Chapter 20 The imperial court where famous generals gather to punish the army!
Liangshan Bo Juyi Hall.
Lin Nuo sat in the middle on the first chair at the top, his eyes constantly roaming around the leaders in the hall.
"Leader Zhu Gui sent a message not long ago that the official in the palace has finally prepared everything and is going to attack me, Liang Shanbo!"
After Lin Nuo's words fell, there were no sounds of panic or surprise in the hall. In the eyes of the leaders, the village leader had already severely damaged the emperor's face by making such a fuss in Tokyo. How could that official
It is extremely rare to tolerate it until now and start to take offense.
Lin Nuo was quite satisfied with the reaction of everyone in the hall. After his training in the past few years, the leaders of Liangshanbo were finally no longer a bunch of grass bandits, but had become somewhat of a court general.
"The official has issued an imperial edict, bestowed the golden seal military talisman, and worshiped Tong Guan, the privy envoy of the East Hall, as the general marshal. He has allowed him to select troops and horses from various places to come and arrest us and other Liangshan bandits. We will set out on a selected day."
Upon hearing the name Tong Guan, the expressions of many leaders in the hall changed slightly.
Although this Tong Guan was a eunuch, he was highly trusted by the officials. He had been in charge of the army for many years, and he was very familiar with the military situation in various parts of the Song Dynasty. There were even several leaders in Liangshanbo who had served under him.
"Fortress leader, did Zhu Gui's letter mention how many soldiers and horses Tong Guan mobilized this time, and which generals he summoned?" Military Advisor Zhu Wu asked aloud.
"There are no less than a hundred thousand soldiers and horses!" Lin Nuo continued with an indifferent expression: "As for the generals, I guess many of you have heard of their names!"
After that, Lin Nuo passed on Zhu Gui's secret letter. After reading it, all the leaders looked a little unhappy.
Not to mention the 100,000 elite soldiers that Tong Guanna recruited from all over the country, the various generals who accompanied him to conquer Liangshanbo this time were not easy to deal with.
Both officials and Tong Guan knew that Liangshanbo with Lin Nuo was definitely not easy to deal with, so they were extremely well-prepared for this expedition. In addition to money, food, soldiers, armor and other supplies, they also recruited several troops from various places.
Famous general.
Pu Dong was inspected, and Da Dao Guan won; the commander of Runing County was commanded by Yan Zhuo with two whips; the military commander of Dongping Prefecture, Dong Ping with two spears; the general of Dongchang Prefecture, Zhang Qing, who had no feathers and arrows; the teacher of the Golden Spear Class of the Forbidden Army
, golden gunner Xu Ning; Daming Mansion guard and vanguard Suo Chao.
These people, even in the Song Dynasty's military system, are considered masters. Tong Guan mobilized them all this time, which shows how afraid he is of Liangshan.
Not only that, Tong Guan also recruited the imperial flying dragon general Feng Mei and the imperial flying tiger general Bi Sheng. The two of them served as generals of the Chinese army to protect the Chinese army camp.
After recruiting so many famous generals in a row, Tong Guan was still worried. He even asked Huang Shang, an old man in his sixties, from the emperor to be responsible for personal protection of his own safety. When necessary, he was responsible for restraining the eighty-year-old general.
The head coach of the Forbidden Army, Lin Nuo!
"Fortress leader, these generals are not easy to deal with!" The person who spoke was Lin Chong. His face was very serious at this time and he continued: "I have basically heard the names of these people. Although I have never seen most of them.
Yes, but Xu Ning, who is also the instructor of the Forbidden Army, must be understood by the leader of the village, and his strength is only slightly inferior to mine!"
Lin Nuo nodded, "Well, Xu Ning is not weak in strength. The generals Tong Guan has recruited this time are at least at this level, or even stronger!"
"Everyone, this will be the most severe battle we have faced since Liangshanbo has grown and developed. If we win this battle, the imperial court will no longer be able to conquer Liangshan for at least five years. But if we fail, what will be the consequences? There is no need for me to continue.
Are you talking too much?"
As soon as Lin Nuo finished speaking, all the leaders stood up in unison, bowed and saluted: "Don't worry, village leader, we will fight to the end!"
Lin Nuo smiled and waved his hand, "There is no need to be so serious. Don't forget that the leader of the village is here!"
The leaders felt relieved when they heard this. Yes, there is still a village leader who is like a god. With him here, no matter what, it will be a draw with the imperial army and horses. We cannot lose this battle at all!
"Commander Zhu Wu, please tell us how to fight this battle next?"
Zhu Wu stood up with a serious expression, clasped his fists and said: "With the importance Tong Guan attaches to Liangshan Po, he will definitely not risk getting too close. The most likely possibility is to cut off the main roads around Liangshan Po and cut off our supply of food."
"Although there is a lot of food in our village, most of it comes from the continuous tribute from Zhujiazhuang, Lijiazhuang, and Hujiazhuang. If the grain road is cut off, with the number of tens of thousands of soldiers and more than 100,000 people in our village,
I’m afraid I won’t be able to sustain it for even half a year!”
"Therefore, I suggest that our Liangshanbo army, rather than sit in the stronghold and be surrounded by others, it is better to attack in advance, build fortifications, and wait for work..."
Here, the leaders of Liangshan Bo are discussing strategies to fight the enemy. On the other side, outside Tokyo City, Tong Guan's army of one hundred thousand has already set off.
The army left the city and marched to a short pavilion five miles outside the city. Gao Qiu, who had only one arm left, led the officials and waited there.
Tong Guan dismounted, and Captain Gao held a cup in one hand and said to Tong Guan: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council will make great achievements with the imperial court during this trip. We hope to perform a triumphant song soon!"
At this point, Gao Qiu lowered his voice and whispered: "That Lin Nuo is extremely powerful. The army may be able to defeat him, but he cannot be killed at all. The prime minister only needs to let Huang Shang restrain this person. Don't let him
Just disrupt the military formation! As for the rest of the bandits in Liangshanbo, they are not worth mentioning. In this battle, we only need to cut off the grain and grass on all sides, strengthen the stronghold fence, lure the bandits down the mountain, and then advance into the army. With the strength of the generals, we can definitely defeat them one by one.
Capture him alive, and he will live up to the imperial commission."
Tong Guandao: "I just took away all the thieves, and only missing Lin Nuo. I'm afraid the officials will be dissatisfied."
Tong Guan knew very well that the officials did not notice the thieves in Liangshan. This battle was for Lin Nuo. For the generals, it was to quell the rebellion, but for the officials, it was just to save the day.
It's just a loss of face.
Speaking of Lin Nuo, Gao Qiu still had a look of fear on his face. He shook his head and said: "My Lord Privy Council has not experienced that scene at that time, so he has no idea. Lin Nuo can fly, and there is no way he can be defeated. Instead of wasting his energy on
For him, it’s better to destroy Liangshanbo first to prevent his power from continuing to grow!”
Tong Guan smiled and nodded in agreement, but as for what he was thinking in his heart, it was unknown. However, from the disdainful eyes after he and Gao Qiu left, one could vaguely guess that for Gao Qiu's subsequent words,