Volume 2: Travel to the River and Lake]

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In the once prosperous Dongchang Mansion, the atmosphere was a bit oppressive at this time. Soldiers kept walking on the street, wearing armor and holding weapons, running towards the camp in the north of the city with great momentum. Moreover, in the Dongchang Mansion, the gates of military warehouses were all open, and soldiers kept entering and moving out the food and grass, and then loading trucks to the camp in the north of the city. Of course, the same is true for the weapons warehouse, all kinds of weapons were moved out and transported to the camp in the north of the city.

At this time, the camp in the north of the city was even more like a battle. The huge military camp covered a few miles of land, all of which were built. At this time, tens of thousands of soldiers were divided into countless columns and square formations, and began to practice. The sound of drinking came one after another, which was extremely majestic. The spear was like a forest, which seemed to be able to pierce the sky. The blade flashed white light, brighter than the sun. The armor was hideous, and it almost turned into a colorful beast on the human body, the war horses neighed, and the war wind was fierce.

Compared with the soldiers in Liangshan, the 50,000 troops in Dongchang Prefecture are the real elite army.

Yue Fei and Dai Zong left the water and rushed to Dongchang Mansion day and night. As soon as they entered Dongchang Mansion, they saw a scene of a war coming soon. They were secretly shocked at this.

It seems that Dongchang Prefecture is determined to wipe out Liangshan. At this time, the army has been assembled. Just wait for the food and weapons to be prepared, the army can directly set sail into Liangshan. At this speed, it will take only a few days to take.

At this time, Yue Fei and Dai Zong had just returned from the camp in the north of the city to investigate the enemy situation. The two found a restaurant and ordered wine and meat to rest for dinner. Yue Fei looked solemn and said, "Brother Dai Zong, the army in Dongchang Mansion is really powerful. Look at the momentum, it is far better than our Liangshan."

"That's right!" Dai Zong replied, then smiled and said, "But you don't have to be afraid! No matter how powerful the soldiers are, it's useless. If the generals are not good, those soldiers are just the materials for being massacred."

"You are right. But have you forgotten who was leading the troops this time?" Yue Fei rolled his eyes and asked.

Dai Zong was stunned, then his face wrinkled and said, "Yang Bufeng is the commander and Zhang Qing is the deputy. It seems that Yang Bufeng wants to drive away the wolf and let Zhang Qing and the commander fight, so that both sides will suffer."

"Yes, Yang Gou Thief is really easy to plot! It seems that the situation in Dongchang Mansion must be told earlier. Brother Dai Zong, I think you should go back soon!" Yue Fei said.

Dai Zong nodded and said, "I will rush back after drinking this glass of wine. Don't worry. Brother Yue Fei, just stay here to continue investigating the situation."

"Okay!" Yue Fei nodded.

The two separated.

Dai Zong started to practice the magical movement technique, traveling 800 miles a day, and after a while, he returned to Liangshan River. Then Dai Zong did not dare to delay and directly found Ximen Qing.

After listening to Dai Zong's report, Ximen Qing quickly summoned Wu Yong, Tao Qian, Song Jiang and Chao Gai to discuss in Juyi Hall.

In the hall, Wu Yong also asked Dai Zong and learned the exact matters of Dongchang Mansion. Finally, Wu Yong touched his beard and said to Ximen Qing: "Emperor Yi, Yang Bufeng actually seized Zhang Wenyuan's military power and wrote a letter to encircle Liangshan. It seems that Yang Bufeng was determined to take down Liangshan. Now it is certain that Yang Bufeng is to avenge his personal revenge. However, this personal revenge covers the resentment of Cai Jing, Yang Jian and Gao Qiu."

Ximen Qing said: "That's right. Yang Bufeng was able to seize Uncle Zhang's military power, so it must be thanks to the help of the three dog thieves. Otherwise, Yang Jian alone would not be able to shake Uncle Zhang's status in Dongchang Prefecture. These three dog thieves hated us Liangshan to the core and wanted to wipe out Liangshan, but now they finally showed their fangs. You bribed Tong Guan and asked him to advise the emperor, and with Tang Tianheng's help, the emperor did not send a large army to encircle and suppress us. But Yang Jian and the other two were not stupid and knew the roundabout strategy. Since the emperor did not want to make a big move, we would send local troops to fight. However, this time the local army was powerful, with a total of 50,000 troops, not weaker than the army sent by the emperor. They were all elites of Dongchang Prefecture, and they were good soldiers trained by my Uncle Zhang for many years."

Chao Gai also nodded and said, "Brother is right. What should we do now? According to Dai Zong, the enemy will come to Liangshan in five days. By the way, the spies from the court said that Gao Qiu had sent fifty warships to Liangshan from the tributary of the Yellow River, and would meet up with Yang Bufeng soon! Damn, even the warships have been brought in. It seems that Gao Qiu and the three dogs are determined to encircle Liangshan! If Yang Bufeng takes over the warship, who can stop them with the hideous fangs of the warship? Could it be that the broken ships of our Liangshan Navy?"

Song Jiang said: "That's right, Brother Chao is right! Liangshan's defense is still too weak now, with artillery, sentry villages, naval equipment, warships, etc., not being supplemented. As long as the enemy has large warships, it can easily tear through our advantage of water and easily attack Liangshan, so Yang Bufeng and the warships cannot take over!"

Ximen Qing nodded and said, "It seems that we have to do it first, stop Yang Bufeng halfway and then defeat him so that he cannot meet with the warship!"

Wu Yong said: "That's right, you must do this! Yu Qi guards Liangshan and waits for the enemy to come and attack, so it's better to attack first! Everyone, please see!"

As he said that, Wu Yong pointed to the large topographic map hanging on the wall on the hall, then pointed to a place, saying, "Look at this place, this is the place where Dongchang Prefecture must pass to Liangshan. There are two mountains on this land, called Hushan and Baoshan. There are two mountains and two consecutive mountains, and there is only one road in the middle. Yang Bufeng will lead his troops to come, so he will have to take this road! As long as we set up defenses behind the two mountains first, we can trap them in front of the mountain. In this way, Yang Bufeng will have to go there and fight us, and we will be able to cut off his advantage in the warship. At that time, the warship sent by Gao Qiu could only go back obediently!"

"Since that's the case, then do it like this! Scholars, you can inform the army to gather in the future. Well, by the way, Lin Chong will also lead his troops to withdraw from Liangshan County. Only the navy will protect the water. All the soldiers in Liangshan will be dispatched to cook at the third day of tomorrow, and set off at the fifth day of the day to Hushan and Baoshan to prepare for the battle!" Ximen Qing said in a deep voice.

"Okay!" Wu Yong nodded and responded.

At this time, Tao Qian, who was standing beard, said wisely: "Commander, our Liangshan defense is very poor. As long as the enemy sends large warships, we will have no choice. Since that is the case, why don't we steal the enemy's warships? If our navy has warships, the security defense index will be greatly improved. This opportunity is hard-won! If the food sent is not eaten, it is a bit unreasonable! Haha..."

"Huh?" Ximen Qing raised his eyebrows and looked at Tao Qian. Then he smiled and said, "The military advisor is a good idea! This time Gao Qiu got fifty large warships. If we don't accept it, we will be sorry for Gao Qiu's kindness. Haha... I'm still worried about the defense of Liangshan River. Now he has sent the warships. Haha, it's true that I am in my heart. Military advisor, this time, you will stay with Brother Chao and Brother Gongming to stay in charge. The eight thousand navy troops will be left for you. I will take the opportunity to steal the enemy's fifty warships!"

"Haha, don't worry, commander, we will definitely complete the task!" Tao Qian, Chao Gai, Song Jiang looked at each other, and then said in unison.

Then, everyone went out to prepare for the pre-war affairs.

At the next three o'clock the next day, Ximen Qing got up early and had a hard-to-leave breakfast with the girls. Then, after saying goodbye to his father and mother, Ximen Qing came to Juyi Hall in military uniform.

At this time, the army of Liangshan was gathered in the large-scale colonial field in front of Juyi Hall, as well as the golden beach at the foot of the mountain, and on the duck-billed beach. The 28,000 troops were all ready. Unfortunately, Hou Jian did not make all the military uniforms, so the clothes of the entire army were still uneven, unlike any genuine army, but like a miscellaneous army. However, the enthusiasm of the people was not affected by this deficiency.

Afterwards, Ximen Qing sacrificed to the sky on the school ground, and then the order was issued, and all of them were dispatched. Thousands of small boats had been prepared long ago to transport all the soldiers, food, war horses, supplies, etc. on Liangshan.

It took several hours to transport all the soldiers and materials out of the water. Then the army gathered and scouts headed forward to explore the way forward. The army from the rear slowly moved forward.

The head of the army was the eleven cavalry general, who led 200 people to open the way in front. Then was Yang Zhi's "Modao Camp" and then the eight infantry camps. On both sides were Hua Rong's "Yu Battalion".

Later, there are the supplies needed by the army, such as food, tents, cooking utensils, etc. Finally, there is the rear of the Leopard Camp in Lin Chong.

It should be mentioned that after Ximen Qing discussed with Wu Yong, he made careful changes to the Eight Great Infantry Barracks.

Lu Zhishen's first battalion was renamed "Xiangying", Li Kui's fourth battalion was renamed "Xiangying". All people in the two battalions who were less than 1.8 meters tall and weighed less than 180 kilograms were arranged into the other six battalions. Similarly, the tall and large army men in the other six battalions were also transferred to the Xiangying and Xiongying. Once the personnel changed, everyone in the two battalions changed all light weapons such as long spears and long swords into heavy weapons such as boring and axes, and they were no longer wearing soft armor and partial armor, and the newly built full-body heavy armor. The Xiangying and Xiongying also completely transformed into heavy armor infantry.

Wu Song of the second battalion and Liu Tang of the third battalion were renamed "Wolf Camp" and "Mastiff Camp" respectively. The weapons of the soldiers of the two battalions were all replaced with sharp knives, and they were wearing light and convenient soft armor, becoming the most mobile infantry.

As for Yang Xiong of the Fifth Battalion and Shi Xiu of the Sixth Battalion, the two battalions were combined into one and renamed the "Shield Camp". As the name suggests, all personnel of the two battalions will carry large shields and become the most defensive shield battalion of the entire army, protecting the safety of the entire army.

The last Seventh Battalion Jie Zhen and the Eighth Battalion Jie Bao were also combined into one and renamed "Stat Camp". All soldiers carried spears with big thumbs, about 1.67 meters long and weighing more than ten kilograms, becoming a "javeliner" with huge lethality. And they also had a brand-new small Zhuge crossbow!

The transformation of infantry has greatly improved the strength of infantry. The division of labor between each battalion has been clear and effectively improved the combat effectiveness. I believe that in the next battle, unexpected results will be able to be achieved!

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Chapter completed!