The brigade commander guarding the city gate came over and asked loudly: "Who are you and what are you doing in Kuang County?"
"My son is a scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam. He came from Licheng County and passed by Guixian County on his way to the capital. He was very curious about going to the market and went to the city to have a look." Xu Jingnan answered in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
The brigade commander stared at Guo Song's horse and said: "Now the higher ups require a strict investigation of the spies sent by Li Zheng. You come with me and accept the investigation. If you are indeed innocent, I will let you go."
Guo Song saw him staring at his horse with a greedy look in his eyes, and knew that he was trying to plot his own Fire Dragon King. Guo Song sneered, pulled out his sword and slashed left and right. In an instant, the four spears pointed at him were all
After being chopped off, only four wooden poles were left. If he hadn't been afraid of disturbing the enemy, none of these people would have survived.
"let's go!"
He rushed out of the city on horseback. The soldiers were in a daze holding the broken poles. No one dared to stop him. Xu Jingnan also urged the horse and rushed out after Guo Song.
When the brigade commander saw the duck flying, he became furious and whipped several soldiers, "A bunch of idiots, who told you to let him go?"
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Guo Song and Xu Jingnan returned to the temporary army camp. This place is about ten miles deep into Wagang Mountain. It is on the outskirts of Wagang Mountain. It is on a mountainside. The terrain is relatively flat and surrounded by towering trees. You have to walk through a deep ditch to reach the camp. Behind it
It’s the vast mountains and forests.
This position is well chosen, as it can be used to attack when advancing, and to defend when retreating. The view from a high position is wide, and even if there is an intruder, it can be annihilated in the ravine.
The soldiers had cut down hundreds of pine trees and were about to start building wooden houses. At this time, Guo Song and Xu Jingnan returned to the camp. Liang Wu came up to them and said with a smile: "The soldiers have hunted hundreds of game animals. We can beat them for everyone tonight as a sacrifice."
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"What good stuff is there?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"There are wild boars, deer, deer, and a black bear, not to mention hares and pheasants. It's enough for everyone to eat for two meals."
Guo Song nodded, "Have a good meal tonight, go to bed early, and set out at five o'clock tomorrow morning to intercept grain and grass supplies."
That night, the soldiers lit several bonfires. The soldiers roasted game around the bonfires and had a delicious meal.
Before dawn the next day, Guo Song personally led 800 soldiers and set off, leaving 200 people to guard the camp and horses.
Some of the soldiers were wearing cloth, some were wearing leather armor, some were wearing armor, some were wearing helmets, some were holding spears, some were holding iron rods, their equipment was uneven, and their ranks were not neat.
It is the typical equipment of the rogue army.
In fact, with the strength of a thousand people from Guo and Song, they could completely occupy Kuangcheng County. If it were really Li Hanhui, he might do this. He was tired of staying in the mountains and was eager to be recruited by a certain warlord.
But Guo Song can't. He must keep a low profile. In the eyes of the warlords, he is just a bandit composed of rabble. Only by occupying the mountain and becoming the king will he be regarded as a bandit. Once he occupies the county seat, his nature will be different.
When he becomes a warlord, he will immediately attract people's attention. This goes against his original intention. Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is his pursuit.
Guo Song himself did not use his Fangtian Painted Halberd. His Fangtian Painted Halberd was a magical weapon that even the generals of the Tang Dynasty might not be able to possess, let alone a grass bandit who used a large iron spear with rough workmanship and heavy weight.
He weighs more than sixty kilograms, which is consistent with his status. He is wearing the iron mail armor and a rotten iron helmet worn by a low-level general. He rides another yellow horse. His face is painted slightly black, and his eyebrows are painted thickly. It looks like
It looks quite sinister.
At exactly nine o'clock in the morning, drums were beaten loudly in Kuangcheng, and more than 300 carts loaded with grain, fodder, cloth, copper coins and salt left Kuangcheng County and headed for Chenliu County, 350 miles to the south.
More than 300 large carts were requisitioned from the private sector. The so-called requisition means that no penny is paid for use, and the cart drivers are required to bring their own dry food. If there are losses, they will not be compensated. Of course, some governments are better and will waive these.
The labor of a coachman.
Three hundred soldiers, led by a captain, guarded the convoy. This army was actually Tian Chengsi's Hebei Army. It was broken into pieces and distributed in various counties, effectively controlling the Central Plains region.
Half of Li Lingyao's 80,000 troops were dispersed to various places, and 40,000 troops were stationed in Chenliu County. Li Lingyao asked all regions to first transport all the military food supplies in stock to Chenliu County, and then distribute them according to the number of troops stationed in each county.
The cart team left Kuangcheng County and headed south in a mighty manner. They will arrive in Chenliu County in two days.
The team had just left the county less than ten miles away when a team suddenly rushed out of a dense forest and blocked their way.
The soldiers hurriedly reported to the captain. Captain Zhang Ying rushed forward. He saw that the enemy's troops were in a mess, and there were even people holding hoes. He looked like grass bandits. He was furious and shouted: "Where did you come from? Are you alive?"
Are you tired of it?"
Guo Song swung his long iron spear horizontally, and said with a loud sound: "I am Li Jun from Funiu Mountain. I have come all the way to your land. The army is short of food and grass. If you are wise, leave a cart of food and rice, and I will not kill you!"
Zhang Ying laughed angrily. He was actually a bandit who came from Funiu Mountain. When he saw that the opponent's spear was crude, he felt contempt for him. He urged his horse to rush up with a sword and shouted: "If you want food and grass, you can ask grandpa first."
Kou Dao will answer or not."
He had just run halfway when there was a sudden crash, and the man and his horse stepped into a large pit. Although the pit was not deep, the horse's legs were broken, and Zhang Ying was thrown more than ten feet away.
Guo Song laughed loudly, swung his gun forward, and killed Zhang Ying with one shot.
He waved his gun and shouted: "Brother, rush forward and kill!"
Eight hundred soldiers shouted in unison and rushed towards the convoy. Seeing that the situation was not good, the coachmen jumped off the cart and fled. Their escape seriously affected morale. In addition, the general was dead, and the soldiers had no intention of fighting and turned around.
Running away, several brigade commanders couldn't stop shouting, so they had no choice but to rush their horses to follow him and flee.
Without losing a single soldier and without any effort, Guo and Song's army grabbed a large amount of money, food and supplies. The soldiers drove their carts towards Wagang Mountain. This batch of supplies could support them for at least two or three months.
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Chenliu County is not a big county in the Central Plains. It can only be regarded as a second-rate county. It is far less populous and prosperous than Kaifeng County and Songcheng County. However, Li Lingyao put his foundation in Chenliu County, mainly
There are three reasons for this. First, he proclaimed himself the King of Chenliu County, and he would take Chenliu County as his foundation both emotionally and rationally.
Secondly, the city wall in Chenliu County was rebuilt ten years ago and is tall and strong. In comparison, the city walls in Kaifeng County and Songcheng County are relatively old and not high. Moreover, although Chenliu County has a small population, it is the county seat.
It is very large and has enough space to station troops without having to station them outside the city.
The third reason is that Chenliu County is an important water transportation transit area. A large number of warehouses have been built in the county. Although there is not much grain stored, these warehouses can be used to store the money and grain he transferred from various places.
These days, one of Li Lingyao's busiest tasks is to transfer all the money and grain from the official warehouses of the eight prefectures to Chenliu. He estimates that he can mobilize more than 400,000 shi of grain, almost 100,000 guan of copper coins, and a large number of other materials. There is not enough
How can he support his army with money and food?
Li Lingyao was in his early fifties, burly and fierce in appearance. He served as the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Shence Army, and as the commander-in-chief of Hulao Pass. After Yu Chaoen's death, he promptly pledged his allegiance to Yuan Zai and was re-employed by Yuan Zai.
As Shi, the governor of the Bian-Song Festival, if nothing else happened, he would definitely be appointed as the governor of the Bian-Song Dynasty. However, at this time, Yuan Zai fell, the remaining party members of Yuan Zai were traced, and Li Lingyao was demoted to the captaincy of Puzhou.
How could Li Lingyao be willing to do so? He took advantage of his control over Puzhou's Yellow River ferry and ships and secretly sought refuge with Tian Chengsi in Hebei Province. Tian Chengsi, who was doing everything possible to expand southward, was overjoyed and immediately promised to fully support him as the vassal of Bian Song Dynasty.
A month ago, Li Lingyao officially launched a rebellion. He killed Meng Jian, the governor of Puzhou, and based on Tian Chengsi's tens of thousands of Wei Bo troops, he rushed to Bianzhou and caught Li Mian, the governor of Bian and Song Dynasties, by surprise.
Li Mian retreated to Hulao Pass, and Li Lingyao took advantage of the opportunity to occupy the eight states of Bian and Song Dynasties and massively expanded his army. In just one month, his army surged from 40,000 to 80,000. Li Lingyao also took Tian Chengsi's 30,000 troops
He was stationed in various places, with the euphemistic name of helping Tian Chengsi control the eight states of Bian and Song Dynasties, but in fact, he wanted to get rid of Tian Chengsi's control over himself.
At noon today, Li Lingyao received news that the grain and grass supplies sent from Kuangcheng County, Hua County were actually robbed by a group of bandits on the way, which made Li Lingyao very angry.
In the military office, Li Lingyao was discussing this unexpected incident with his two aides, Xie Hongyun and Wang Pei.
Xie Hongyun smiled slightly and said: "Lord, I estimate that similar things will happen again. There are five famous grass bandits in the eight states of Bian and Song Dynasties. How can they not be jealous when so much food and supplies are shipped to Chenliu County? In addition, there are not many escort troops.
It’s easier for them to succeed. I think we should pay attention to it, but we shouldn’t take it too seriously.”
Li Lingyao stared at the map for a long time and said: "I have never heard of bandits in Huazhou. I heard from the brigade commander who fled back that this bandit actually came from Funiu Mountain. Mr. Wang, you are from Nanyang.
You should know the situation over there!"
Wang Pei bowed slightly and said: "If it is a bandit who came from Funiu Mountain, it can only be Li Hanhui. My brother from the humble family works in Dengzhou Prefectural Government and often tells me about Li Hanhui's situation in Funiu Mountain."
"Did your brother ever tell you that a man named Li Jun, armed with an iron gun, is the leader of this bandit?"
Wang Pei thought for a while, "There seems to be such a person, who is Li Hanhui's nephew. He is a rough man with pretty good martial arts skills. If he appears in Wagang Mountain, Li Hanhui must have been wiped out, and he came here with his remaining troops."
Li Lingyao heard that they were bandits from Funiu Mountain. The report also said that they were poorly equipped and used wooden sticks and hoes as weapons. He was not interested in asking any more questions. In the future, he would become the Bian Song vassal and send troops to annihilate this bandit.