"What does this mean, Leader Sun?"
Zhang Shuye looked at Sun Lei and asked.
"Two old generals want to go across the Yellow River, so of course they need soldiers and horses. Although my Liangshan soldiers and horses have been trained for a long time and are considered elite, they have never been on a real battlefield. What do you think?"
Sun Lei looked at Zongze and Zhang Shuye with a smile and said, what Liangshan has experienced so far is not a real war.
Sun Lei asked Lu Zhishen privately about the war between the Western Army and Xixia. On the real battlefield, you will die or I will live. There is no third way. The battlefield is a meat grinder, and human life is the least valuable anywhere. .
"You two also know that after crossing the Yellow River, there will be a war between countries and tribes. It's not like it's a joke here."
Sun Lei looked at Zong Ze and Zhang Shuye and said.
"Leader Sun wants us to help train the formation?"
Zongze saw through Sun Lei's purpose at a glance. Sun Lei actually asked them to teach the art of war, and now he has the idea of military formation.
"Mr. Zong really understands the truth. This kind of war is not about fighting for the top of the mountain in the rivers and lakes, where the two armies are confronting each other. It cannot be done without a strict military formation."
Sun Lei smiled and nodded. The military formations of the Song Dynasty were unrivaled. It is said that Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty had a "Pingrong and Ten Thousand Entire Formation", which was said to require 140,000 people to form a large formation. It was considered the pinnacle of military formations in the cold weapon era.
Sun Lei was curious, how could 140,000 people gather together to issue orders? There were no radios or telephones in this era. It is said that the width of the 140,000-strong military formation was seventeen miles.
Among them are cavalry, chariots, various phalanxes, and baggage equipment. Even the messengers have to run for half an hour on horseback. How can they command once the war starts?
"Don't worry, Leader Sun, I will give you everything you have!"
Zongze said, since he wanted to use Liangshan's help to regain his homeland, he would not hide his secrets. The more powerful Liangshan is, the more hope he has in regaining Yanyun.
"Haha, then I will leave this matter in Cangzhou to Mr. Zong and Mr. Zhang. I will go back to Liangshan in a few days."
Sun Lei looked at Zong Ze and Zhang Shuye and said.
"Is Chief Sun leaving?"
Zongze and Zhang Shuye looked at Sun Lei unexpectedly. According to the current situation, Sun Lei had two choices, return to Liangshanbo or stay in Cangzhou.
Now the entire Cangzhou has been conquered by Sun Lei. Although Cangzhou has a flat terrain, it is surrounded by the Yellow River on the northwest and the sea on the east. Only the south is not blocked.
Sun Lei has a powerful naval fleet. As long as he builds some fortresses south of Cangzhou, digs some ravines, and defends against the mountains, he can completely build a Bohai Kingdom.
Liangshanbo is surrounded by waters, with mountains to the east and heavily guarded Tokyo to the west. The pressure it faces will definitely not be small. It is a place where there is insufficient access but more than enough self-preservation.
"Liangshanbo is my foundation, how can I give up?"
Sun Lei smiled.
Zongze and Zhang Shuye only thought about the Northern Expedition, so they thought Cangzhou was a good place.
But Sun Lei was different. Both the Northern Expedition to the Foreign Races and the Westward Expansion into the Central Plains had to be done. Moreover, Cangzhou had only just been captured, and people's hearts were unstable. They couldn't focus here yet.
Liangshan Po is different. It has been operating there for several years. Liangshan is popular among the people and is extremely popular. Moreover, the terrain of Liangshan Po can guarantee absolute safety.
"In addition, let me introduce you to the two of them. These two are Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng, Shenjuzi Ma Ling, Liangshanbo military advisor and the leader of the investigation. From now on, they will be responsible for Cangzhou's intelligence."
Sun Lei smiled and called Ma Ling over.
"Taoist Master Gongsun, Taoist Master Ma, I leave the information to you."
Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and Ma Ling and said.
"Don't worry, brother, I will do my best, little brother."
Ma Ling bowed to Sun Lei.
"Master Ma, what are you doing?"
Sun Lei quickly helped Ma Lingdao up.
"My brother is true to his words. In just two years, he has already sent troops to Cangzhou, which is only separated from Yanyun by a river. I would like to thank my brother on behalf of the people of Yanyun!"
Ma Ling insisted on worshiping him. Sun Lei promised him that he would send troops to Yanyun in five or six years, but now he has arrived in Cangzhou only two years later. How could he not be excited?
"Taoist Master Ma, our brothers are working together to make everything go smoothly, but we should not take it lightly when doing big things. We still need to be more careful when we move on the other side of the river."
Sun Lei helped Ma Ling up and warned.
"Brother, don't worry, little brother knows!"
Ma Ling nodded solemnly.
After Sun Lei explained the matter, he left with a smile. He was going back to Liangshan soon to make arrangements for the Cangzhou matter.
"Both of you are from Yanyun?"
Zhang Shuye looked at Gongsun Sheng and Ma Ling and asked. These two people seemed to have different feelings for Yan Yun. This seemed to be the reason why Sun Lei kept them here.
"Yes, we are all Yanyun people. You guys like us are so accustomed to the glory and wealth of being officials that we have long forgotten the pain of Yanyun people!"
Ma Ling looked at Zhang Shuye coldly. He also wanted to regain the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, but their goals were completely different from Zongze and Zhang Shuye.
Ma Ling and Gongsun Sheng just wanted the people of the Sixteen States of Yanyun to get rid of the foreigners and live a good life. As for whether the Song Dynasty recovered or Liangshan recovered, they didn't care. In their opinion, Liangshan was far better than the Song Dynasty.
As for Zongze and Zhang Shuye, they just want to regain their homeland and fulfill their lifelong wish.
Ma Ling's words made Zongze and Zhang Shuye speechless. As former court officials, they ignored the suffering of the people. Although they obeyed the orders of the court, they knew what was right and wrong.
"Taoist Master Gongsun, I'll go and check it out first!"
Ma Ling clasped her fist at Gongsun Sheng, took a bamboo penny from the nearby river beach, threw it into the water with all her strength, jumped on the penny in a sprint, and crossed the Yellow River one by one.
"You two, the army is stationed upstream, let's get through now!"
Gongsun Sheng clasped his fists at Zongze and Zhang Shuye and smiled. Unlike Ma Ling's anger, he did not blame Zongze and Zhang Shuye. After all, the entire Song Dynasty was ruined, and it was meaningless to blame these two people.
"Brother, if you don't want to stay a few more days, it's already autumn, and I will go hunting with you!"
Chai Jin looked at Sun Lei and said, after more than ten days, Chai Jin finally recovered and became the Cangzhou Xiaoxuanfeng Chai official again.
However, Sun Lei could still see changes in Chai Jin. Now Chai Jin is much more restrained than before. After experiencing so many things, Chai Jin has matured and is no longer so self-righteous and arrogant.
"Master Chai, it's been two months since I left Liangshan. It's time to go back."
Sun Lei smiled and shook his head and said, Qiu Wei's hunting is indeed good, but now he doesn't have time.
"elder brother!"
Chai Jin held Sun Lei's hand with some reluctance.
"If Mr. Chai Daguan has time, you can come and sit in Liangshan Bo!"
Sun Lei invited with a smile.
"sure!"
Chai Jin nodded repeatedly.
Saying goodbye to Chai Jin, Sun Lei led the army to Liangshanbo.
"Brother, I'm afraid it will be the autumn harvest when we go back this time!"
Lin Chong smiled and said, this army campaign can be said to be a complete victory.
"Not only the autumn harvest, but Fang La is also ready to take action!"
Sun Lei handed a letter to everyone.
"Deng Yuanjue came to Liangshan to leave a post?"
Lu Zhishen immediately became interested when he saw it. He was very dissatisfied with the great monk Deng Yuanjue. There was no difference between victory and defeat in martial arts. But the last time he debated the scriptures with the great monk Deng Yuanjue, he was very angry. These days he studied the scriptures hard. We must regain our position and defeat Monk Deng.
(End of chapter)
