"Zhangzhi County, Dongping Prefecture is in urgent need. Please ask Zhangzhi County to quickly send troops to attack Liangshanbo. Qinbei Pavilion"
A Yuhou from Dongping Prefecture looked at Zhang Shuye and said.
"I'm afraid the thieves are ambushing me!"
Zhang Shuye said.
"Zhifu Zhang, the thieves have arrived in Dongping Prefecture. Liangshan is now empty, which is a good time for a surprise attack. Magistrate Cheng has contacted Dongchang Prefecture. The armies of our two prefectures will work together to trap Sun Lei!"
Yu Hou continued to speak.
"Dongchang Mansion is coming too?"
Zhang Shuye was surprised. Dongchang Mansion is northwest of Dongping Mansion, which is still some distance away from Liangshanbo.
"Let me discuss this matter again!"
Zhang Shuye was still a little hesitant. He always felt that Liang Shanbo was not that easy to fight, and there was no reason why Sun Lei wouldn't reveal such a big flaw.
"No further discussion! Send troops today!"
Huang Wenbing's voice came from outside.
"Prefect Huang!"
Zhang Shuye and Yuhou of Dongping Mansion clasped their fists at Huang Wenbin.
"I brought three thousand soldiers and horses this time, which is enough to invade Liangshan!"
Huang Wenbin sat on the main seat and looked at the two people in front of him and said, Sun Lei took away the main force this time, and the void in Liangshan was a good opportunity for them to make a sneak attack.
"Prefect Huang, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple! We don't know the specific situation of Liangshanbo. It is too dangerous to enter like this. What's more, we only have a few fishing boats, which are not enough to transport troops into the waterbore."
Zhang Shuye shook his head and said, Liangshan Po is the enemy's lair, and its defense will not be bad no matter what. Their current strength is simply not enough to break in.
"Dongping Mansion is in danger, Zhang Zhixian is going to die without saving anything?"
Marquis Yu of Dongping Prefecture looked at Zhang Shuye and asked, Jeju Magistrate Huang Wenbing gave the order, how dare Zhang Shuye disobey?
"It's not that we don't want to save them, it's that we can't defeat Liangshan Po. Hu Yanzhuo and Guan Sheng couldn't get in with an army of 20,000 people. Now we only have enough troops to protect ourselves."
Zhang Shuye replied.
"Zhang Zhifu, you are afraid of war! I know it is a serious crime!"
Huang Wenbin was furious. He slammed the table and looked at Zhang Shuye and shouted, "It's okay for Zhang Shuye to disobey, but he went so far as to expose his shortcomings. He was scolded severely by Gao Qiu when he was defeated last time." It's not that Gao Qiu is short of men, he might not even be able to keep his position as prefect.
"Prefect Huang, I'm just explaining the reason. Sun Lei suddenly attacked Anshan Town and moved to Dulong Mountain. There must be a deeper purpose here. If he attacks rashly, he may fall into the trap of the thieves."
Zhang Shuye looked at Huang Wenbin and said, although Huang Wenbing had a higher official position than him, he was demoted to this place, and his previous official position was not comparable to that of Huang Wenbing.
"I ordered you to lead troops and kill the thieves. If you don't listen, I will join in with you!"
Huang Wenbing was furious, but he also knew that Zhang Shuye, who had been in officialdom for a long time, could not offend Zhang Shuye. Now Zhang Shuye was just a county magistrate, but his background and relationship were not simple. He might be transferred back to Tokyo and resume his original post someday.
"Since the magistrate wants to send troops, then I just need to lead the troops!"
Zhang Shuye said helplessly, even though he knew there must be fraud, Huang Wenbing ordered to send troops, but there was nothing he could do.
"Um."
Huang Wenbing nodded with satisfaction, finally regaining the prefect's face.
"But I will not go to Liangshanbo, but to take back Anshan Town."
Zhang Shuye said calmly.
"you……"
Huang Wenbing looked at Zhang Shuye angrily, his good mood gone again.
"Liangshanbo is Sun Lei's old nest. It has been in operation for two years. It can be said to be impregnable. Killing so many people rashly is equivalent to death. Compared with Liangshanbo, Sun Lei, who is far away from the waterbore, is alone. Now there is Dulong in front of him. Shanzhu Village has Dongping Mansion on the side, and as long as we capture Anshan Town, we can surround Sun Lei."
Zhang Shuye said that this was just a temporary idea. Sun Lei obviously had a conspiracy. It was unwise to go to Liangshanbo at this time. In comparison, it was a good choice to surround Sun Lei.
"Hmm... That makes sense. As long as Sun Lei is killed, Liangshan will be defeated without attacking."
Huang Wenbing looked happy again. He didn't understand military affairs, but after hearing what Zhang Shuye said, he understood his intention and felt that it was good. There were so many people in Liangshan, and he could only deal with one Sun Lei.
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Dongping Mansion.
Since Dong Ping returned from his defeat, there has been constant laughter in the city. It seems that most people are waiting for the arrival of the Liangshan army.
"Waste! What a waste!"
Cheng Wanli was furious. There were 6,000 defenders in Dongping Mansion. Dong Ping's defeat directly destroyed a third of them.
"Mr. Magistrate, calm down. The thieves are about to attack Zhujiazhuang. We still have to find a way. Otherwise, if Zhujiazhuang is attacked, our Dongping Mansion may be next!"
All the officials said with horrified faces that everything that had happened in the past two days had kept them awake at night. The arrival of the Liangshan army had put too much pressure on them.
"What are you doing here? Go do something!"
Cheng Wanli looked at the horrified officials and shouted.
Seeing that Cheng Wanli was angry, all the officials had no choice but to go down. However, they were not in the mood to do anything. Now they only thought about how to escape with their family documents.
"How long until reinforcements from Dongchang Prefecture arrive?"
Cheng Wanli looked at the cronies beside him and asked. After Dong Ping's defeat, he immediately sent people to Dongchang Prefecture and Jeju next door to ask for help. In his plan, Dongchang Prefecture's army would come to help him hold back Sun Lei. , and the Jeju government sent troops from Yuncheng to attack Liangshanbo, raided Sun Lei's lair, and completely eliminated this Liangshan disaster.
"It will take two or three days at the earliest."
The confidant said that although Dongchang Mansion is close to Dongping Mansion, they are still hundreds of miles away.
"Two or three days, I wonder if Zhujiazhuang can hold off for two or three days!"
Cheng Wanli looked at the gloomy sky outside the door and whispered, Zhujiazhuang can't make any mistakes, otherwise Sun Lei will turn around and come to Dongping Mansion.
"Come here, gather two thousand soldiers and horses, and ask Dong Ping to wait outside the south gate!"
Cheng Wanli shouted to the guards outside the door that as the prefect, he couldn't just sit back and watch the thieves do whatever they wanted, he had to do something.
After giving all the instructions, Cheng Wanli went to the back hall, went directly to his study, dismissed the servants and maids, and personally dragged out a box that had been sealed for a long time from a corner.
"I never thought I would have to wear him one day."
Cheng Wanli suddenly found it funny. In the past, he always laughed at the disciples in Tong Guan's house, saying that those warriors only knew how to wield swords and guns and had no strategy at all, but now he actually had to wear this suit of armor and stomach.
Opening the box, there was a leather armor woven with red thread embroidery. There were various patterns on the leather armor. Although it had been sealed for a long time, it should be because the box was well sealed and not contaminated with dust.
"Father, what are you doing?"
Cheng Wan'er's voice sounded at the door of the study, her voice trembling, as if she was extremely frightened. She saw her father take out a stomach, and there was a sword on the desk next to him. This sword was usually hung up as a decoration.
"You can stay at home with peace of mind. Father will come back as soon as he goes!"
Cheng Wanli didn't look back, he just took out the armor from the box and prepared to put it on. As the privy envoy Tong Guan's Mr. Mengguan, he still knew how to do it.
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