Chapter 1,119 Zhang Shuye loses, Zhujiazhuang strokes the tigers beard
Early May.
After Liangshan captured the entire territory of Jeju, Qiao Lie proposed a plan to divide his troops to attack nearby prefectures and counties.
Su Mingzhe didn't care, so he divided the ten thousand soldiers into two and led five thousand to continue the attack on Yanzhou.
Qiao Lie led five thousand troops to attack Shanzhou.
Yanzhou is a large state and Shanzhou is a small state.
Within five days, the entire territory of Yanzhou had fallen into Su Mingzhe's hands.
At this moment, Qiao Lie had just conquered two towns in Shanzhou.
Su Mingzhe did not go to help Qiao Lie, but continued to lead his troops south to attack Xuzhou.
By late May.
Su Mingzhe captured Xuzhou again.
Only then did Qiao Lie capture Shanzhou.
The entire east-west road of Beijing is just the land of four prefectures and five states.
Liangshan captured Jeju, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Shanzhou, and already occupied three-fifths of the territory of the east and west roads of Beijing.
Zhang Shuye, who originally planned to stick to Dongping Mansion and wait for Liangshan to attack, was forced by the court to send troops to look for opportunities.
End of May.
Zhang Shuye sent 30,000 troops, and at the same time mobilized hundreds of imperial navy warships, plus civilians, a so-called 50,000-strong army, to attack Liangshan's home base.
Under the guidance of Gongsun Sheng, the three heroes of the Ruan family made clever use of the right location and easily defeated the imperial navy, capturing more than 6,000 imperial navy soldiers and hundreds of warships.
Zhang Shuye had no choice but to flee and returned to Dongping Mansion.
Seeing the imperial navy fleeing, the three heroes of the Ruan family wanted to pursue them, but they were stopped by Gongsun Sheng:
"Brother Xiao Qi, don't chase after the poor enemy! My lord has already given the order. If Zhang Shuye comes to attack, we only need to repel them!"
On the other side, Zhang Shuye, who was preparing to feign defeat and lure the enemy deeper, saw Liang Shanshui's army advancing upon hearing the drum, calling for gold to withdraw their troops, and enforcing orders and prohibitions. They were more strict than the imperial army, and he couldn't help but secretly complain:
"Liangshan is so rigorous in running the army. I'm afraid it can't be wiped out with just 30,000 troops!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Liang, the Imperial City Division's Zuoyao Division, frowned:
"My lord, why do you need to raise the enemy's ambition? Liangshan is just a small place, so how much can it do? Why don't we attack the main force of Liangshan, and the remaining remnants can't be determined without a message!"
"No!"
Zhang Shuye looked at Cao Liang, who was a relative of the emperor, and felt a little contempt in his heart, but he had to explain for him:
"The Liangshan bandits were able to defeat the four states in more than a month. Their power is unstoppable. If we face them directly, we will suffer serious losses. Even if we capture Liangshan, the imperial court will probably blame them!"
Cao Liang was not only a relative of the emperor, but also came from a noble family, and he could understand Zhang Shuye's words.
However, thinking of the imperial court's strict order to quickly wipe out the Liangshan bandits, Cao Liang had to ask:
"Then what should we do now according to Mr. Xiang's wishes?"
"We just need to fight steadily and pursue and intercept them!"
Zhang Shuye's plan was aimed at ordinary peasant uprisings.
You must know that ordinary peasant uprisings basically have no foundation and are mostly rogue bandits.
Fighting steadily, pursuing, interdicting, and narrowing the scope of the bandits' movement are all strategic policies that are stable and stable.
Cao Liang knew that this was the standard answer in the military manual, and he had no other choice but to follow Zhang Shuye's plan.
Early June.
Liangshan did not continue to attack other state capitals on the Jingdong East Road, but switched to the Jingdong East Road to destroy the Huaiyang army in one battle.
Later, Liangshan took advantage of the great victory and attacked Yizhou.
At the beginning of the attack on Yizhou, Su Mingzhe and Qiao Lie continued to divide their troops into two groups and led their own troops to attack Yizhou Prefecture and Yishui River.
Qiao Lie attacked Cheng County and Fei County.
At the beginning, everyone got the results quickly.
After Su Mingzhe captured Yizhou, he prepared to continue his attack on Yishui County.
At this time, the ‘Smiling Tiger’ Zhu Fu suddenly came to report bad news:
"Lord, the military advisor passed by Dulonggang Lianzhuang yesterday and was attacked by Zhujiazhuang. He lost hundreds of brothers and has now returned to Fei County."
When Su Mingzhe heard that he had lost hundreds of brothers, his eyes instantly turned red.
Liangshan swept through several states, and there were no tough battles along the way, and the number of soldiers and horses lost was less than a thousand.
As a result, hundreds of people were lost in a small serial village.
When the other leaders heard this, they were furious and started gearing up:
"Brother, what a **** Lianzhuang dares to go against me, Liangshan, and it is self-destruction! Why don't you let me lead the troops and help the military advisor!"
Su Mingzhe ignored these leaders, but looked at Zhu Fu and asked:
"Where is the chain store?"
"That chain village is in Dulonggang!"
Zhu Fu was afraid that he could not explain clearly, so he came to the map, pointed to a high hill next to Feixian County, and said:
"Dulonggang is close to Yimeng Mountain. On the hillside is Zhujiazhuang, the one close to Yizhou is Hujiazhuang, and the one close to Feixian County is Lijiazhuang. The three villages, headed by Zhujiazhuang, jointly defend and defend themselves, build strongholds to protect themselves, and support the number of soldiers Thousands of people, even the government doesn’t pay attention to it on weekdays.”
"I see. No wonder the military advisor was careless and suffered a setback!"
Su Mingzhe naturally knows the so-called Zhujiazhuang very well.
Now that Zhu Fu had spoken once, Su Mingzhe chuckled at the other leaders and said:
"A mere villager dares to go against me in Liangshan. He is really overestimating his capabilities. Brothers, Dulonggang is not that far away. Why don't we all go and have a look?"
In Su Mingzhe's eyes, even a chain village with thousands of villagers and soldiers could still be defeated in a single battle.
Naturally, the other leaders quickly agreed.
At noon.
Su Mingzhe led the leaders to Lianhuan Village and met Qiao Lie.
After Qiao Lie saw Su Mingzhe, he immediately dismounted and apologized.
This time when Liangshan launched an uprising and captured Jeju, Qiao Lie saw that the imperial court was vulnerable and took the initiative to divide his troops to attack the state capitals.
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A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Mingzhe has conquered two major states and also eliminated the Huaiyang army, which can be said to be a fruitful victory.
It took Qiao Lie a month to capture not only a small single state, but also a mere chain village, and he lost more than a hundred troops.
It is clear at a glance which of the two sides' ability to lead troops is superior and inferior.
When Qiao Lie faced Su Mingzhe, he couldn't help but feel that he was a little shorter, and he immediately dismounted and apologized.
Naturally, Su Mingzhe would not punish Qiao Lie for this.
It had only been two years since Liangshan Village was established. Although it was a massive force, it could not conceal the true nature of the Caotai team.
Su Mingzhe asked Qiao Lie to lead the army, which was a helpless move.
Now that Qiao Lie suffered a setback at Lianhuan Village, Su Mingzhe must also bear part of the responsibility.
Everyone finished the ceremony.
Su Mingzhe immediately beat the drum to gather the generals.
Zhujiazhuang on Dulonggang heard the sound and immediately started to prepare.
"Lord, are we going to attack Zhujiazhuang now?"
Seeing that Su Mingzhe was so eager as soon as he took over the army, Qiao Lie wanted to persuade Su Mingzhe to be more cautious, but he was afraid that he, a defeated general, would be despised by others, so he could only ask in a low voice.
"There is no need to attack Zhujiazhuang, let's attack Lijiazhuang first!"
Since the three villages are like horns to each other, Su Mingzhe only needs to remove Lijiazhuang and Hujiazhuang, and Zhujiazhuang will have to send troops to rescue them.
It would be better if Zhujiazhuang did not come to the rescue.
As long as Lijiazhuang and Hujiazhuang are abolished, and Zhujiazhuang is just one, even with thousands of pigs, all the so-called institutions in Zhujiazhuang can be removed one by one.
After hearing this, the leaders took the initiative to ask for help.
Su Mingzhe was not polite and arranged for Qiao Lie to lead three leaders and 2,000 people to attack Lijiazhuang, while he led 2,000 people to attack Hujiazhuang.
The remaining 1,000 people returned to Lin Chong, led by leaders such as Lu Zhishen, and sniped at Zhujiazhuang's reinforcements.