Tong Guangang gave the order, and when the whole army set off, a loud and clear voice shouted.
"Your Excellency, it is absolutely inappropriate to send troops to Jeju at this time."
Tong Guan heard someone objecting and saw that it was Su Yuanjing who spoke out.
If it were his subordinates, Tong Guan would have scolded him long ago.
However, Su Yuanjing was of the same rank as him, and he was also a valued minister of Dao Lord and Emperor Zhao Ji, so Tong Guan had to give him some face.
Tong Guan asked: "Oh, what do you think of Taiwei Su?"
Su Yuanjing said: "Prime Minister Tong, the imperial court is deploying troops in the south of the Yangtze River, and at the same time it has to guard against the Liao Kingdom and Xixia.
The troops are somewhat stretched.
Now those bandits have powerful weapons in their hands.
If someone fails to catch the bandits, .
Without the 50,000 troops in your hands, Tong Shuxiang, I am afraid that the Jingdong Road will no longer be owned by the Song Dynasty.
At that time, the government and the public will be in turmoil, and the people will be frightened.
In my opinion, it is better to stay on the side and send people to investigate the weapons of the traitor in Jiangnan.
To pacify, I, the Song Dynasty, will mobilize our troops and pacify this group of thieves.”
Su Yuanjing spoke up, and Liu Yanqing, the military supervisor of Xiangzhou, began to persuade: "Your Excellency, the last general also believes that it is not appropriate to use troops against Jeju at this time.
The bandits have already occupied Jeju, and there are nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses.
I The army does not have the upper hand.”
Xin Xingzong, the warden of soldiers and horses in Chungju, also echoed: "The general thinks so too.
We don't have an advantage in attacking Jeju City, but this time the Yangshan bandits attacked Jeju City and suffered a lot of damage to their soldiers and horses.
If they want to attack other cities, It is necessary to divide their forces.
This will further disperse their already weak forces, which will be more advantageous.
After our army defeated each one, the general thought that now our army is strictly guarding Liangshan.
If they don't attack other cities, we will crucify him in Jeju.
When Jiangnan is pacified, the imperial court will mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress such bandits.
If they dare to divide their troops to attack other places, We will attack Jeju, implement the strategy of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, and delay them."
The gang of thieves and bandits in Liangshan are not easy to deal with.
I only have 50,000 soldiers and horses in my hands, while those bandits have nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses.
If it is ten, it is to surround it, if it is five, it is to attack it, if it is twice as many, it is to fight, and if the enemy is divided, it can be divided.
Now they have five times the number of soldiers and horses.
They have a favorable location and unknown sharp weapons in their hands.
It is really not a good time to attack rashly.
But I finally asked the officials to recruit 50,000 troops, in order to eradicate this gang of thieves and wash away the shame on myself.
Are you just going to stare blankly at Gao Qiu, an ignorant guy, eradicating Fang La and establishing great achievements?
No, it absolutely cannot be like this.
If we can't attack here, we might as well have gone to Jiangnan to encircle and suppress Fangla.
It seems that we need to find a solution.
"Hey," Tong Guan sighed and said, "The fall of Jeju is of great importance.
Lieutenant Su also asks you to return to Beijing as soon as possible to report to the Holy Emperor.
I will lead the troops here and guard them carefully."
Su Yuanjing also knew that he was of no use here, so it was better to report the matter to Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji as soon as possible.
"As it should be, I will set off back to Beijing to report to the Holy One."
Tong Guan led the troops to garrison in Leize, guarding the Liangshan Army.
Juye Fortress, the capital of Jeju, has just been conquered.
It will take time to appease the people and resume production.
The gap in the south city gate needs to be repaired.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
When the Liangshan army attacked the city, more than 2,000 people were killed and injured, and the wounded soldiers needed medical treatment.
In addition, the weapons in the hands of soldiers need to be repaired, arrows need to be replenished, and food and grass need to be prepared.
The more soldiers and horses there are, the longer it will take to rest and prepare supplies.
After resting for more than a month, the food and grass were finally gathered.
In the lobby of the Jeju government office, Shi Jin inspected his leaders and shouted: "Zhu Wu, Lin Chong, how many new soldiers have been recruited to our army now?"
Zhu Wu and Lin Chong looked at each other.
Zhu Wu stood up and sighed and said: "Brother, when attacking Jeju, the Song army suffered heavy casualties.
We only captured less than a thousand people.
More importantly, although our Liangshan reputation is very Well, the people are cooperating with us and have not made trouble or resisted.
However, there are not many people willing to join the army, less than 3,000 people.
Most of them are ordinary people who cannot survive and want to go to the military camp to beg for food."
"So few."
Shi Jin frowned when he heard this.
Only one state had recruited so few soldiers.
It was too few.
If you recruit few soldiers, it will greatly affect your follow-up plan.
What should I do?
Shi Jin had a headache thinking about it.
Seeing Shi Jin's headache, Zhu Wu said, "Brother, why don't you just learn from Fang La and recruit strong men into the army?
As long as they join the army, they still have to obey us."
Shi Jin shook his head and said: "No, soldiers who capture strong men cannot fight a tough battle.
The people must join voluntarily in order to be of one mind with us."
Zhu Wu said: "But in this case, we don't have enough soldiers and horses, and we can't balance the defense of Jeju and the attack on Yanzhou."
Now that the imperial court is focusing on Jiangnan, Shi Jin must take advantage of this moment to capture Jingdong East Road as soon as possible so that there is room for recovery.
We cannot be stuck in Jeju and miss precious time.
Shi Jin hesitated for a while, then finally made up his mind and shouted: "Lin Chong, I will leave the Second Corps and 3,000 recruits to you.
Are you sure you can hold on to Jeju for half a year?"
When Lin Chong heard this, he stood up and shouted: "Don't worry, brother, let alone half a year, even a year, I, Lin Chong, will definitely help him take care of Jeju."
Shi Jin pulled Lin Chong and shouted: "Okay, I'll leave it to you, brother Jeju.
I'll let the leaders Yuan Lang, Sun Li, Sun Xin, Yan Shun, Wang Ying, Zheng Tianshou, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, and 1,000 people with armored horses are staying to help you defend the city."
"Yes, Lin Chong was ordered."
Shi Jin left 2,800 men of the Second Corps, 3,000 new soldiers, and 1,000 armored chain horses to Lin Chong to stay in Jeju.
Shi Jin led 11,000 troops to attack Yanzhou.
In order to achieve an unexpected effect, Liangshan's army tried to find secluded villages to rest during the day and rushed on the road at night.
The Liangshan army was sneaking, but Shi Jin personally led a group of troops and rushed forward quickly.
"Quick, quick, as fast as the wind, as violent as fire, as moving as thunder, just run faster."
Similar shouts kept ringing out from the mouths of all the leaders.
Every time there was a shout, there were countless shouts in response.
The speed of advancement immediately became faster.
Shi Jin knew that once the army moves, no matter how hidden it is, it will still leave traces, which will sooner or later be detected by the Song army's detailed operations.
Therefore, in this attack, Shi Jin prepared to compete with the Song army carefully for time.
When the Song army made a detailed investigation and reported it to the Yanzhou magistrate and Tuanlian envoy, Shi Jin led his troops to seize the city gate.
A long-distance attack, covering nearly two hundred miles a day.
The cavalry galloped rapidly, sending up dust all over the sky.
From a distance, it looked like a rolling earth dragon.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
The day after Shi Jin left, Tong Guan also received news from Xizuo.
Tong Guan was overjoyed when he heard that Shi Jin divided his troops to attack Yanzhou.
He shouted to his subordinates: "Shi Jin's gang of thieves and bandits don't know how to live or die.
They don't stick to Jeju, but they try to attack other cities.
This is the opportunity for me to wait for an opportunity.
Send my order and send out the whole army.
Take Jeju first, and then cut off the whole army."
The escape route for bandits” "Yes, Prime Minister" Xin Xingzong, Liu Yanqing and other soldiers shouted in unison.
Tong Guan led 50,000 soldiers and horses towards Jeju.
Shi Jin and Tong Guan are competing for time in order to realize their plans: