Chapter 16 Preparing for War

The horn of war has sounded. At present, Liangshan united for the first time in Song Jiang's absence.

Because of fighting with the imperial court for many years, Liangshan's war machine has always been in high operation.

As the orders in Zhongyi Hall spread out one by one, the mountains and villages mobilized one after another. First, according to Song Qing's instructions, a fire isolation belt was cleaned up in front of the gates of each village. Wooden stakes were hidden on the main routes in the water, making it impossible for court ships to pass smoothly.

There are many fine sand and large tanks for water in the cottage. Except for the soldiers, all other idle people retreated to the back mountain.

These are all defensive preparations. Compared with defense, Song Qing prefers offensive defense, which is what he calls pre-emptive.

It is not difficult to see from the news released by the court that Zhang Shuye is more inclined to mobilize Liangshan and then surround and suppress them. That is to say, the imperial army will not take the initiative to attack the cottage for the time being, which gives Song Qing and others a chance.

Although firearms began to use the army in the Song Dynasty, the ancient people's knowledge of firearms was obviously far lower than that of the Song Qing Dynasty. 150,000 imperial troops are nothing in the eyes of Liangshan heroes. What really makes Song Qing afraid of fierce fire oil and fire thistle.

Song Qing already knows what the fire thismock is in the description of Shi Qian. This can be said to be the earliest and simplest version of the grenade.

Iron thismbus is hollow and contains gunpowder. When used, it ignites the lead and throws it out. Although its power is still unknown, Song Qing believes that once this kind of thing is used in large numbers on this battlefield, it is definitely a nightmare for Liang Shan's heroes, so his first order is to destroy this batch of fire thistle at all costs. Of course, it would be better to grab it.

Fire thistium and fierce fire oil are used by the imperial court as secret weapons, so the defense must also be very tight, which requires people with strong martial arts to carry out this task.

Shi Qian felt that the imperial army made such a big move with low eyelids in Liang Shan. Liang Shan knew nothing about it. He had an inescapable responsibility, so he took the initiative to complete the task.

The light work of time is one and two in Liangshan. Therefore, after discussing with Wu Yong and others, Song Qing agreed to his request and ordered him and Duan Jingzhu, the golden retriever, to go with 20 strong martial arts subordinates. At the same time, he also ordered Hong Lei Lingzhen to go together.

Everyone didn't understand what Song Qing sent Ling Zhen to do. Song Qing only said two words "learn"

Nowadays, people have not fully understood the importance of firearms in war. Song Qing knows that as long as Liang Shan mastered this technology, he can be invincible in future wars.

After dispatching Shiqian, Song Qing ordered the sailors of the Ruan brothers to be on standby at any time to prepare to pick them up.

According to the latest information, the grain carriers have not yet arrived in Jeju, so the troops scattered around Jeju have not been fully gathered, which also leaves a greater gap for Liangshan.

Military is not Song Qing's strength, so Song Qing will humbly ask several military divisions for advice before every decision.

After studying with several military divisions, Song Qing finally decided to adopt various strategies to defeat the imperial army while the fierce fire oil or thisurium detonated.

The imperial army in Jeju is now stationed in the north, south and west of Jeju City, among which the western battalion is the most popular.

Although there are many people in the imperial court, they are not afraid in the hearts of the people in Liangshan. On the one hand, the imperial army has been weak for a long time and is not vulnerable at all. On the other hand, the imperial court has always been a literati commander, which greatly limits the flexibility of the generals on the battlefield. However, Liangshan solved this problem well, and Song Qing gave power to various generals to play freely.

For the above reasons, Liangshan did not send all the people, but Guan Sheng and Lu Zhishen led 5,000 people to ambush the North Camp of Jeju, Qin Ming and Wu Song led 5,000 people to ambush the Jeju South Camp, and Hu Yanzhuo, Dong Ping, Li Kui and Liu Tang led 1,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry to attack the Jeju West Camp.

Lin Chong and Hua Rong led 20,000 land people in the middle.

Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Xie Zhen and Xie Bao took 200 brothers to sneak into Jeju City in advance. After the war began, they created chaos in the city, disrupted the rear of the enemy, and disintegrated their fighting spirit.

The total attack time is set at midnight three days later.

After all the horses were assigned, Song Qing called Xiao Rang over.

"Mr. trouble you to write a letter to Zhang Shuye, which probably means that we Liang Shan is ready to be loyal to the court, hoping that the court can send someone to contact him, and also to make it clear that the people sent must be as honest as Zhang Shuye."

After everyone accepted the task, they had not completely dispersed. Hearing Song Qing's words, they were stunned and didn't understand that Erlang was singing again.

Gongsun Sheng laughed, and Wu Yong and Zhu Wu also nodded and smiled. Obviously, these people all thought of Song Qing's true thoughts.

Xiao Rang is known as a holy scholar. Writing this kind of thing is not a piece of cake. In a moment, he wrote a gorgeous but respectful letter.

Song Qing handed the letter to Wu Yong and asked him to send it to Zhang Shuye. Song Qing can't guarantee how useful this letter can be. Thinking that Zhang Shuye, as a civil official, has captured Song Jiang in history and can deceive Liang Shan's ears and eyes at the foot of Liangshan Mountain. Is it so easy to cheat such a big move? However, Song Qing also has reason to believe that it is impossible for the court to hand over so many troops to be commanded by a Zhizhou. There must be an important minister of the court beside Zhang Shuye. He is the real commander of this war.

Therefore, Song Qing asked Xiao Rang to repeatedly emphasize in his letter that he hoped that the court would not send corrupt officials like Gao Yu, hoping to confuse Zhang Shuye and the mysterious member of the court in this section. So as to buy more precious time for Liangshan.

The war machine has been started, and everything Song Qing can and should do has been done. The next step is to wait. Of course, Song Qing will not go to the battlefield, and he is also very afraid of death in his heart.

After sending everyone away, Song Qing came to the back hall. Before the war was over, he would live here.

Dou Niang is about to become Song Qing's nanny. She can't trust others to take care of Song Qing at all. After knowing that Song Qing is going to live here, she has cleaned up the back hall first so that Song Qing can rest comfortably here.

Song Qing was still a little excited when he commanded the battle for the first time, but thinking about the cover-up of Wu Yong and others, Song Qing's heart cooled down again. Obviously, these people still had reservations about themselves.

Seeing that Song Qing's face was not good, Dou Niang obediently handed over a cup of hot tea and retreated. Before Song Qing's tea was delivered to his mouth, Gongsun Sheng came in.

"Erlang doesn't seem to be very happy"

"I have repeatedly explained that I managed the cottage for my brother. Why are these people still hiding from me? To be honest, sometimes I really don't want to sit down in this position."

Song Qingyi said happily that Gongsun Sheng was also one of the few people who could speak his mind in the cottage, so he did not hide his thoughts from him at all.

Gongsun Sheng actually came here for this matter. He pinched his beard and squinted his eyes for a while before saying to himself, "According to my understanding of Dai Zong, he is by no means the kind of villain who forgets profits and is greedy and afraid of death. Lu Junyi can't buy him, but why hasn't he sent back the news back, or has he already sent the news back, and Only you don't know. What do they want to hide?

At this time, Song Qing and Gongsun Sheng almost thought of a name "Song Jiang"

After looking at each other, both of them knew the answer in each other's hearts.

Song Qing couldn't help frowning and said, "Since you have news about my brother, you should tell me. What's good for them to hide it from me?"

"There can only be an explanation, that is, your idea is contrary to Brother Gongming, and now there are more and more people supporting your idea on the mountain. They are afraid that releasing Brother Gongming's news will not be conducive to the stability of the cottage."

This statement seems to be reasonable, but Song Qing is still very awkward and has a faint loss.

Is Song Jiang really coming back? Where should I go? Although Song Qing never admitted that he had any ambitions before, once he tasted the taste of power and gave up, he did not seem to be so free.

But it's okay to come back. When you are free, you can take Dou Niang out to travel and see the rivers and mountains in ancient China.

Thinking of this, Song Qing's heart relaxed again. He inadvertently turned his head and saw Gongsun Sheng looking at him with bright eyes. His mind moved slightly, and he immediately understood what Gongsun Sheng was thinking.

"Is the Taoist priest afraid that I can't give up this Liangshan power?"

In fact, Gongsun Sheng has been observing Song Qing's reaction, and the slight changes on Song Qing's face did not escape his eyes at all. If Song Qing is reluctant to give up his power, he will definitely react and be seen by him after knowing that Song Jiang may return to his face.

If Song Qing is the kind of person with greed, Gongsun Sheng will give up on him without hesitation. Fortunately, Song Qing's performance did not disappoint Gongsun Sheng.

"At first, I was really afraid that Erlang couldn't let go, but now it seems that I'm too worried. Erlang is ambitious and young, and there is still a long way to go! Therefore, if Brother Gongming can really come back, Erlang should immediately bow down and retire, which can not only protect my Liangshan from civil strife, but also complete Erlang's reputation."

"During this period, under the guidance of Erlang, the leaders' Zhao's heart has long been indifferent, so if Brother Gongming mentions the matter of Zhao'an again, I'm afraid that the leaders will not agree, and Brother Gongming will not force everyone for the sake of the overall situation. If I expect it, Liangshan's future development will definitely follow Erlang's ideas."

Gongsun Sheng left with relief. He went to settle accounts with the two unnatural old guys, Wu Yong and Zhu Wu.

Song Qing leaned on the chair and silently thought about Gongsun Sheng's words.

"The ending of Liang Shan has changed because of me, so what about the ending of the Song Dynasty? What else will history change? I'm still young. What's the hurry?"

Song Qing's eyes gradually lit up.