Chapter three hundred and ninety seventh inexplicable defense
Song Jiang, who is on the front line of Huaixi, does not know what Chai Daguan and his people are doing in Liangshan. Even if he knows, there is probably nothing he can do...
In the future, he may not be willing to return to Liangshan given the opportunity.
No matter how much trouble Chai Daguan made, he couldn't intervene. Even if he felt unhappy, he could only hold it in.
At this time, Song Jiang led the Liangshan army and had a fierce battle with Wang Qing's troops, and each suffered casualties.
This time, without Tian Hu's surrender masters to back him up, the Liangshan heroes suffered heavy casualties.
It’s funny to say that Liangshan and Huaixi Wang Qing’s troops fought a battle with a scale of more than 100,000. Both families like to play the game of one-on-one battles between generals, and their green forest aura remains unchanged.
Even the generals who came from the army were affected and enjoyed it.
Think about it, even the general is taking the lead in the charge, how can the Liangshan hero, who is the deputy general, not charge with him?
Then the battle losses of the Liangshan leader appeared...
The little overlord Zhou Tong, who was nicknamed loudly but whose real strength was average, was the first to die in battle under the giant ax of Wang Qing's fierce general.
Next, the three former heads of Qingfeng Village, the white-faced man Zheng Tianshou, the golden-haired tiger Yanshun, and the short-legged tiger Wang Ying, all died in battle at the hands of General Wang Qing.
It is said that the news of the death of the third brother reached Song Jiang's ears. This pioneering officer in the fight against thieves was so sad that he couldn't help but burst into tears several times. His face was extremely sad.
By the way, these three people are very disliked by Chai Daguan. I don’t know if it’s because of this that they died early.
Chai Daguan's luck at this time was so strong that it would not be an exaggeration to call him a son of luck. Being hated by a son of luck is not a lucky star in itself. It would be difficult for him not to die early.
During the attack on Jishan, another man-eating demon king in Liangshan, Deng Fei, the fire-eyed Suani, died in battle. Song Jiang was also "sorrowful" after hearing the news.
I don’t know if they clashed with Wang Qing’s troops. The Liangshan army broke through the city, destroyed the stronghold, and beheaded the generals. They actually killed Wang Qing’s generals until their heads rolled into rivers of blood, without any intention of surrendering.
Every time a Xiongguan city was broken, the captures made by the Liangshan army were quite astonishing.
The people in the rear camp cleaned the battlefield and searched for loot very professionally. They took away almost everything they could find, leaving no oil or grease for the officials of the Song Dynasty who took over later.
Lieutenant Chen, who was accompanying the army, made some cryptic remarks several times. Song Jiang wanted to give him face, but unfortunately his command of the rear camp was not good enough, and he had to consider the opinions of the generals of the front camp, so he had no choice but to give up.
Originally, I wanted to find trouble with the rear camp transporting men and horses, but unfortunately, the rear camp men and horses took turns to follow the army and always performed well.
Regardless of whether the road was difficult or not, the grain and grass baggage transported by the rear camp was never delayed or short of weight.
I don't know how the soldiers in the rear camp have such good physical strength. You must know that there is a small detachment in the rear camp that follows the cavalry and is not left behind. The generals of the cavalry are full of praise.
Everyone hopes to be able to eat hot and fragrant rice and pasta after a tiring march. They also hope to be able to soak their feet in hot water and have a safe and comfortable marching tent and camp bed to rest.
The men and horses in the rear camp who followed the cavalry did all this, and it was difficult not to get praise. Under such circumstances, Song Jiang could not find trouble randomly.
It is really strange to say that the rear camp has been rotated, but the number of chariots and horses following the army has not decreased.
Some roads were really not suitable for carriages and horses, but the soldiers in the rear camp were still able to bring the carriages and horses in the camp to keep up, as if the rugged and difficult terrain had no effect on them.
The food we ate was the familiar food produced by Liangshan's kitchen, and the unique atmosphere of Liangshan wafted in the tent we stayed in. This feeling of being at home was so good, and it soothed the former army's fatigue from long-distance marches and successive battles.
Sometimes, the battle goes too smoothly, and the forwards charge all the way with the defeated army, and the newly captured towns behind are temporarily taken over by the rear battalion, and the scattered defeated soldiers and horses scattered nearby are cleared away.
This kind of temporary work can also be completed quite well by the rear camp.
In short, as the Liangshan army advanced smoothly, the performance of the rear camp supplies and troops who moved at the same time as the army was also remarkable, without any mistakes or omissions.
Unfortunately, Song Jiang was really not a qualified military commander. Seeing the outstanding performance of the people in the rear camp, he had the idea of leaving the leader of the rear camp behind.
Originally, he wanted Zhang Shun to stay, but Zhang Shun's rotation time passed quickly, and Hua Monk Lu Zhishen took charge of the rear camp.
Lu Zhishen was quite keen on participating in battles, especially during the attack on Jishan. He personally led hundreds of heavily armored infantry around the path to the mountain city and was the first to break into the enemy's lair.
Such a vigorous performance endeared him to Song Jiang the most. After the war, he forced Lu Zhishen to stay in the army and sent a letter to Chai Daguan, who was staying at the main village in Liangshan, to inform him.
After intercepting the leader of the rear camp, Song Jiang did not allow the rear camp's baggage and horses to have any problems. He was very strict with others but lenient with himself.
Chai Daguan was not too angry, and promptly dispatched a new leader of the rear camp to take over Lu Zhishen's position.
Anyway, the rear camp adopted a rotation system for transporting baggage troops, including leaders, and Song Jiang's sudden method did not cause any mistakes.
However, as the Liangshan army continued to penetrate deeper, casualties began to appear in the rear camp that followed them, including the leader.
First, the rotating judge Li Li was attacked by elite troops from Wang Qing's command and was killed in the melee.
Zhang Qing, a vegetable gardener, and Sun Erniang, his mother and yaksha, followed the Liangshan army to attack Wang Qing's base camp. They both died in the melee.
From then on, except for Li Kui who was still alive, all the murderous kings among the leaders of Liangshan died on the battlefield of the conquest of Wang Qing.
Ahem, it is said that none of these people are liked by Chai Daguan, and I don't know if it is because of this reason that their vitality is so weak that they cannot escape death.
It was also because of the successive deaths of the leaders of the rear camp and Lu Zhishen's plea that Song Jiang finally let Monk Hua return to the rear camp sequence.
Together with Wu Song, he became the leader of the rear camp who was responsible for the military force.
I don't know why, but the rear camp's heavy troops clearly showed extremely strong combat effectiveness, especially the small number of heavy infantry, which was completely the best choice to charge into the battle.
It is impossible to say that Song Jiang didn't know. He always wanted to recruit leaders who could fight in the rear camp. How could he not know the power of the heavy infantry in the rear camp?
But in every battle, the soldiers from the front camp charged into the battle, and after the city was captured, the men from the rear camp were allowed to take over the task of searching for the loot, while also serving as city guards.
In addition, the divine walking talisman and the recently appeared communication talisman have shown great value. Song Jiang also used them quite smoothly, but he had no intention of promoting them in the army.
Instead, they gathered the Scuds from the back camp who had the magic talisman and had been trained to use them exclusively in the commander's tent. Even if the leader wanted to go over one or two of them, he didn't agree.
As for the messenger talisman, any fool knows it is a good thing.
But Song Jiang still refused to allow it to be disseminated and only allowed it to be used internally by the rear camp. He was not allowed to show off in front of the soldiers in the front camp, otherwise he would have to engage in military law.
The leader of the rear camp following the army was puzzled. He didn't understand that there was something good but Song Jiang was unwilling to use it.
Even if it is used, it is only on a very small scale, as if it is to prevent something.
hehe……
After hearing the complaints from the rotating leader, Chai Daguan only smiled lightly and did not explain.
What else could it be for?
Aren't you worried that the influence of him, a high-ranking official, would spread rapidly in the front camp through things like magical talismans and communication talismans, and eventually affect Song Jiang's status?
Don’t forget, how did Chao Gai lose power to Song Jiang, and was even in danger of death in the end?
Song Jiang had done things himself, and he would definitely not let something like this happen to him.
"Forget it, just listen to what the big leader says!"
Chai Daguan waved his hands and said with a smile: "We are just the rear camp. We just need to handle the front army's baggage, grain, grass and other logistical materials properly. There is no need to create extra problems!"
"High official, this is not your usual style!"
Lu Zhishen happened to be rotating back to the mountain. Hearing this, he couldn't help shouting: "Whether it's a magical talisman or a messenger talisman, as long as the combat effectiveness of the current army can be greatly improved by using it, how can we give up so easily?"
"The current battle is going very well!"
Official Chai said with a smile: "I guess Wang Qing won't be able to hold on much longer. It's been less than half a year since the former army entered Huaixi to put down the rebellion, right?"
Lu Zhishen had nothing to say, but the progress of the Liangshan army was too smooth.
"Of course, we have also lost many brothers here!"
Chai Daguan looked around and said with a smile: "What the dead guys are, I don't think the master will care too much. I don't like them anyway!"
Lu Zhishen's face became a little strange and he didn't say anything.
Just as the official said, he had no sympathy for the dead leaders. They were all a bunch of cannibals. In the past, they were the ones who would definitely be slain by him!
To be honest, Monk Hua doesn't feel very good about being brothers with such a group of people.
"The senior official is really straightforward!"
Lu Zhishen laughed bitterly: "It's just that, it's better not to say it in the future, so as not to ruin the brotherhood!"
"Haha, I know that the master hates evil so much that I reveal my true feelings!"
Mr. Chai Daguan waved his hands and said with a disapproving smile: "If you really want to talk about it, our group of people just gathered together under the banner of 'Practice for Heaven', so the friendship is really too much!
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Lu Zhishen slowly came to his senses and looked at Chai Daguan. His eyes became a little strange. He nodded and said with a smile: "What Chai Daguan said makes sense. It's all up to you!"
"Master, if you have time, go to the countryside around the lake and be a patrol messenger!"
Chai Daguan quietly changed the subject and said with a smile: "After all, the foundation of us rear battalion leaders is still here in Shuibo. We can't sacrifice the good and the weak. No matter how great the front battalion's contribution is, how much credit can we get..."