They were all martial arts practitioners, competing with each other holding a breath in their chests, without giving anyone any face.
When Lin Chong saw Suo Chao getting ready, he shouted and took action first.
He punched Suo Chao in the face and flew away. Suo Chao couldn't help being surprised when he saw this and praised: "Well done!"
Then he raised his arms to block it.
Hearing a muffled "bang", Suo Chao took half a step back with a fist in his hand.
He counterattacked with his backhand, but due to Lin Chong's dexterity, he took a step out of the way, turned behind Suo Chao, and punched him again.
Looking at Suo Chao again, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He saw Lin Chong's punch, hurriedly dodged sideways, and kicked out with another backhand.
In an instant, the two were fighting in the hall, both moving like thunder and fists and feet like wind.
In the blink of an eye, they fought for more than ten rounds, but there was no difference between them.
Liang Shijie in the hall watched the two fighting with surprise in his eyes. Although he was a scholar, he was also very knowledgeable. Just by watching the two fight, he knew that they were both highly skilled in martial arts.
With the help of his subordinates, why worry about the banditry not being eliminated?
While he was deep in thought, Suo Chao suddenly shouted and smacked out his palm.
Lin Chong crossed his arms and blocked him in front of him. He took Suo Chao's palm and took two steps back.
Seeing this, Gao Kan stood up quickly and said, "Teacher Lin, please stop nodding. Don't hurt your harmony."
Hearing Gao Kan calling him, Lin Chong clasped his fists and backed away.
Just as Suo Chao was about to attack again, his expression changed when he saw Lin Chong retreating on his own initiative and when Gao Kan called him Coach Lin.
"Coach Lin? Which Coach Lin? May I ask, is it Lin Chong, the leopard head coach of the 100,000 Imperial Army in Tokyo?"
Gao Kan smiled on his face, cupped his fists and said, "General Suo is right, Coach Lin is none other than Lin Chong, the coach of Tokyo's 800,000 Imperial Army."
"It turns out to be Coach Lin. What should I do? He has such strong martial arts skills!"
Suo Chao recognized Lin Chong's name and immediately said with admiration: "Please forgive me, Coach Lin, because I am blind and do not recognize heroes, which almost hurt my kindness."
"General Suo's words are serious. I just ask the general to lend troops to join us, so that we can go with the young master to suppress the bandits in Huangmen Mountain." Lin Chong responded.
"You must obey your orders!" Suo Chao no longer had any doubts at this time and agreed on the spot.
Liang Shijie stood up in the hall and clapped his hands and praised: "Okay, this is how heroes recognize heroes. I have watched a good show, which is very satisfying. This time there are many heroes to help, and troops are sent from both sides. The bandits here will have no way out. It should be punished!"
After hearing this, everyone in the hall saluted Liang Shijie with fists in his hands, and shouted "Master Zhongshu is wise", which made him even more happy.
After some calculations, Liang Shijie originally wanted to let everyone stay at the mansion, but someone from the prefect's Yamen came to report that there were important matters in the Yamen that required him to go back and deal with them in person, so he had no choice but to give up.
He explained that when both groups returned victorious, he would personally hold a banquet to celebrate everyone's success, and then he asked everyone to retreat.
After coming out of Zhongshu's Mansion, Gao Kan and the others will follow Suo Chao to the Left Behind Department to lead the troops. Lu Junyi and Yan Qing will also go to the Left Behind Department to discuss with Suo Chao about annihilating the Liangshan bandits. They are traveling together.
When we arrived at the garrison camp of the Left-behind Division, we could hear shouts in the camp from a distance, and the momentum was like a rainbow, which was different from the ordinary Xiang troops in the Song Dynasty.
Lu Junyi got out of the car and praised: "General Suo really has a force of tigers and wolves. With such men and horses, how can they be like bandits?"
"Please give me a compliment. The general is just doing his job, please."
Suo Chao sounded humble, but there was a look of contentment on his face.
He persisted in training soldiers diligently in the left-behind department and worked hard for many years to achieve such results.
I thought that although the soldiers and horses were well trained, it was a pity that there were no knowledgeable people. Daming Mansion was located in a pass, and there were no thieves daring to attack, so there was no place to display their skills.
Unexpectedly, in one day, I first had the opportunity to send troops to achieve great feats, and then I was rewarded by someone who appreciated me. How could I not feel happy?
It is said that a scholar dies for his confidant. Lu Junyi's praise also made him feel a lot less resentful about Master Zhongshu inexplicably appointing an ordinary commoner as the commander-in-chief.
After entering the military camp, Gao Kan deliberately followed Lu Junyi and Suo Chao and secretly observed the soldiers and horses of the Daming Prefecture's left-behind department.
One thing must be admitted, Lu Junyi said that Suo Chao led good soldiers, not as a compliment, but as a truth.
At least in Gao Kan's eyes, the troops from the Daming Prefecture's Remaining Department, under the same conditions, are not necessarily worse than the 100,000 forbidden troops from Daming Prefecture in Tokyo.
When we meet on a narrow road, we still have the potential to win.
While watching, he whispered to Lin Chong: "Coach Lin, this army is called the heroic army of the Song Dynasty."
Lin Chong also nodded and said: "These men and horses of the Remaining Division are all very powerful, brave and murderous. If used properly, they can be regarded as a strong army."
While the two were talking, they followed Suo Chao to the camp.
They all sat down, and Gao Kan was the first to speak: "General Suo, I'll wait for this time, collect the troops, and leave. The suppression of bandits in Huangmen Mountain should be carried out sooner rather than later. Please ask the general to dispatch people to wait with me immediately."
"Okay, Mr. Gao, don't be anxious, I'm going to call someone to order the troops." Suo Chao said.
Huangmen Mountain is a few days' journey from Daming Mansion, and Gaokan and the others have to rush there, lest it be too late for the people on the mountain to listen to Liangshan's gathering of flags and then merge into that group, calling for nothing.
Fortunately, it is not difficult to mobilize men and horses. The left-behind department has four troops and horses, and Gaokan only needs enough troops to destroy Huangmen Mountain.
There are no more than a hundred bandits on Huangmen Mountain. Taking into account the advantage of the Shanzhai Gate, two or three times the manpower should be enough for a strong attack.
Suo Chao thought about the previous misunderstanding at Zhongshu Mansion and felt ashamed, so he added more people, giving Gaokan a battalion of 500 people.
Seeing this, Gao Kan was of course very grateful to Suo Chao.
Originally, he thought that Suo Chao would be very good if he could mobilize two or three people to work with him, but he didn't expect that he would be given so many.
According to the name he asked Liang Shijie, these 500 people were given to him, and they went to Huangmen Mountain for a visit, and then used some excuses to station themselves directly on the mountain.
In other words, these five hundred people directly belong to him.
Even though there were only 500 people, these were elite soldiers that Suo Chao had spent a lot of effort and money and food from the Daming Mansion to train.
Normally, it would take at least a year and a half to train such an elite army. Even if there were masters like Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong to train, it would not be possible in two or three months.
As for using these five hundred soldiers and horses as the backbone structure, as long as the recruitment speed is fast enough and the training is proper, Gaokan will be confident to pull out a force of thousands of soldiers and horses on Huangmen Mountain in less than two or three months.
Even if the combat power is not as good as a single five hundred elite soldiers and horses, they can still accomplish something.
After a few more rounds of fighting, they will be a surprise force. If the Jin army marches south, it would be better to send troops to guard against it. If they don't take precautions, they will dare to let the Tatars taste the power of back stabbing.
The more I thought about it, the happier I felt. Before leaving the military camp, I almost couldn't hold back my laughter.
Lin Chong and Yang Zhi, on the other hand, seemed calm as usual, as if they were used to seeing each other. Originally, they were also military figures, with only 500 soldiers and horses, so it was normal for them to look down upon them.
