The existence of Liangshan's army indeed added a lot of variables to Tong Guan's second battle to regain Yanyun Sixteen Provinces.
At least, the 20,000-strong Liangshan army commanded by Wang Xun all won the battle as the vanguard.
Cooperating with the surrendering Han general Guo Yaoshi's troops, they swept through several states and were almost invincible.
Generals such as Dadao Guan Sheng, Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming, Double Whip Hu Yanzhuo and Green Faced Beast Yang Zhi performed brilliantly, killing all the Liao army defenders they encountered. Their strong martial arts shocked the surrendered Guo Yaoshi.
In addition, the performance of Tian Hu, who had already finished surrendering to his generals, was also quite astonishing.
Dragon slayer Sun An is a superb warrior no less inferior to Jade Unicorn Lu Junyi.
Tang Bin, a mountain warrior, is also a top-notch expert who is not inferior to the Five Tigers of Liangshan.
In one fell swoop, he occupied four of Yanyun's sixteen states, and for a time he became famous and prosperous, but that was all.
It's not that Liangshan's army has no strength to fight anymore and occupy the four states, and it doesn't need the main force of Liangshan to be divided into garrison. All these extra-organic tasks other than war can be left to the rear camp.
Houying can provide a steady stream of manpower to establish a simple administrative system for the newly occupied four states.
Unless the main force in Liangshan is unwilling to let the rear camp control the newly won administrative control of the four states and the power of public security management, everything will be quite easy.
Such a scene dazzled the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Liangshan Army, General Wang Zhen, who was born in the northwest.
The most troublesome issues of managing the occupied areas and stabilizing order were easily solved by the troops dispatched from the rear camp.
However, what made him very curious was that the rear camp only had 5,000 personnel, 3,000 of which were full-time baggage transport troops, and 1,500 of the other 2,000 were professional guards. How could there be so many manpower to take over the newly occupied area?
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"Don't forget, Commander, Liangshan Village has a magical talisman!"
Zhiduoxing Wu Yong smiled slightly, his expression full of contentment.
As the third-ranked boss in Liangshan, he became the representative of the Liangshan people after Song Jiang and Lu Junyi left the Liangshan army.
Before, the new commander-in-chief Wang Zhen was still a little wary and distrustful, but as time went by he discovered that Wu Yong had no intention of fighting for power and gain, and because of the Liangshan generals, he gradually accepted Wu Yong.
It has to be said that Wu Yong may not be able to use serious methods, but he is really good at designing for people's hearts.
At this time, the situation in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was in chaos. Whether it was the dignitaries of the Liao Kingdom at the upper level or the people of all ethnic groups at the bottom, everyone was in panic and could not find peace.
Such a chaotic situation happened to be Wu Yong's area of expertise. The process of Liangshan's army conquering the four states was full of Wu Yong's style of intrigues.
Although Wang Zhen, the new commander-in-chief of the Liangshan Army, was a little unhappy, he couldn't stand Wu Yong's strategy and it worked well. Attracted by such great military achievements, he could only hold his nose and admit it.
What made Wang Zhen even more frightened was that as time passed, a group of Liangshan generals slowly reached the starlight tempering stage, and every night the entire camp was ablaze with stars.
Such a strange sight made his scalp numb with shock. After knowing what happened, he felt all kinds of envy and jealousy in his heart, and he became more and more afraid to underestimate his Liangshan general.
He had seen the inhuman existences in the Liangshan Army when he accompanied the army to conquer Fang La. They were definitely terrifying existences descended from gods.
Facing such super masters, the limit on the number of troops is greatly weakened. If you accidentally offend them, the consequences will not be good.
Due to various reasons, the relationship between Wang Zhen and Liangshan generals was quite good.
As for whether the captured territory will cause any trouble if it is taken over by Liangshan Main Village, which controls the rear camp, the current military situation is urgent and there is no need to consider this.
On the contrary, with the arrival of a large number of people from the village who relied on divine talismans to take over the newly occupied four states, they not only easily stabilized the chaotic order in the four states, but also stabilized the retreat of the Liangshan army, and even temporarily provided necessary supplies.
Logistical support.
The people and horses in Houying and Liangshan Village performed so well. Wang Zhen had nothing to say and could only let nature take its course.
He believed that when the government troops completely captured the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, the threats and hidden dangers that might have been brought by the Liangshan Stronghold would be completely eliminated.
Then, the nightmare came...
I don’t know if it was due to internal disputes, or if the performance of the Liangshan Army made their peers jealous, but in short, the Liangshan Army lost its position as the vanguard.
The rest of the Forbidden Army took their place, and the Liangshan army could only serve as the last echelon of troops, following the rest of the Forbidden Army to eat dust.
Not to mention the mood of the generals of the Liangshan army and the new commander-in-chief Wang Chen, the news naturally spread back to the Liangshan main village as soon as possible.
The leaders of the village, including Chai Daguanren, have been paying attention to the second battle between the army and the army to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
Previously, Liangshan's main force swept through the four states, which made the leaders of the village very happy.
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are an eternal pain in the hearts of the cowardly soldiers and civilians!
Without the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures as a barrier, Da Ting was always under the attack of the Liao Kingdom.
Hebei, which was originally the core area of the north, has become the scene of chaos between the two countries. Both the economy and people's livelihood are in a state of decline.
This is also an opportunity for the development of Jiangnan. Otherwise, the government's finances would not be able to support the huge bureaucracy and the even larger military system.
Even if the leaders of the Liangshan village are dissatisfied with the imperial court, they will not hesitate to cheer loudly if the imperial court can regain the sixteen states of Yanyun.
Later, the Liangshan army, which occupied four states, actually allowed the rear camp to control the administrative management and public security of the newly occupied territory. Naturally, the village continuously supplied qualified talents.
After several years of accumulation, especially compulsory night school study and a large number of training for rural management positions, our village has trained thousands of outstanding grassroots management talents.
As for middle and high-level management talents, it takes a lot of time to train them. However, the new area is mainly under military control, so there is no need to worry about the lack of middle- and high-level management personnel.
As long as we strictly follow the military management regulations of our village, basic control will not be a problem.
As time goes by, it will not be easy to completely digest the four states, but it will not be difficult to stabilize the rule.
However, when the vanguard position of the Liangshan army was taken away and became a flag-waving role from behind, Chai Daguan knew that this campaign to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun would end in failure.
"Master Lu, Wu Dutou, and all the brothers, it's our turn to take action!"
Summoning a group of military leaders from the village, Chai Daguan said straight to the point: "Liu Yanqing is in trouble. At this time, he will withdraw the most capable main force of Liangshan to the rear. I estimate that his Song army will not be able to withstand Yan Yun Liuliu."
The Liao army attacks the state!"
"No way, the situation is quite good for the Song Army!"
"What's the use of a good situation? With the level of commander of the Song army, if the main force of Liangshan is not used, it is possible that it can withstand the crazy counterattack of the Liao army?"
"The Song Army can only fight with favorable conditions. Once the situation is unfavorable, it is likely to collapse!"
"..."
As they talked, the leader, who had rich combat experience and a good understanding of military affairs, especially the Song army's urine behavior, remained silent. Apparently he was aware of the serious situation that might arise.
"What do the officials think, and how should we respond?"
Lu Zhishen, representing all the military leaders, asked: "But if you have orders, the high officials can just speak up!"
"No matter whether the situation will develop to that point or not, it is always good to be prepared!"
Chai Daguan said bluntly: "Master Lu, and all the brothers, I plan to have you hide your identity, follow the rear camp to transport the logistics, and quietly rush to the four states in the North that have been controlled!"
"What the official means is..."
"It would be fine if the army successfully recaptures the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. But if the unfavorable situation we expected occurs and the army of the Song Dynasty collapses, you brothers will take action boldly to clean up the mess and take over the collapsed army!"
Having said this, Chai Daguan paused and said with a smile: "We will take over and continue to attack the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun!"
When the leaders heard this, they immediately exploded...
They thought before that Chai Daguan just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, but they didn't expect to have such ambitions.
If the official army is defeated, their Liangshan stronghold will take over the war to regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture. How heroic is this?
At the same time, all the leaders present also felt the great ambition of Chai Daguan.
Emperor Daojun promised that whoever conquers Yanyun first will be crowned king!
At that time, if Mr. Chai Daguan takes advantage of the situation and becomes king, his momentum and status will suddenly reach an astonishing level.
These leaders who did not want to be involved in the Song Dynasty system could also become famous under Chai Daguan, who was the king, and it was justifiable.
Even if the officials of Chai Dynasty looked down upon the princes of the Song Dynasty, there would be no problem if they took advantage of the land of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures to build a palace.
Even the Song Dynasty court could not treat them as so-called bandits, but as veritable local separatist forces.
At that time, they can still become the generals called the Great Song Dynasty and recognized by the entire Central Plains.
As for whether they have the strength, or in other words, whether the village has the strength to replace the useless officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty and regain the sixteen states of Yanyun?
Is there any need to say more?
At this time, the village has gathered almost two hands of starlight-tempered warriors, and their combat power can equal one to a thousand.
The combat strength of the soldiers in the main village of Liangshan is not comparable to the mud-blocking Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty or the panic-stricken Liao Army.
As long as the logistics supplies are inexhaustible, the well-trained soldiers of our village can be in place in advance, and it will be easy to capture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
"Everyone, the opportunity for our Liangshan village to rise completely is right in front of us!"
Chai Daguan laughed loudly and said proudly: "As long as you can successfully capture the sixteen states of Yanyun, from now on, the sky is high and birds can fly, and the sea is wide and fish can leap!"
After saying this, he paused, glanced at the military leaders, and said leisurely: "I hope you brothers will not disappoint me!"
"Don't worry, high officials, I will definitely go all out!"