The north wind is howling, it's cold in late autumn, and a blizzard is coming at a moment's notice.
Since the Jin people suddenly sent their troops south a month ago, violently stirring up war between the Song and Jin countries, first in Hebei, and then in Shandong, the people of the Song Dynasty in many places suffered from the war, were displaced, and their families were destroyed.
The entire northern Song Dynasty was almost reduced to a living hell.
But God seems not to be satisfied with this, and still wants to torture the Song people who are struggling to support themselves under the iron hooves of the Jin. The sudden cold wind in the north declares that this year will be an early winter.
It snowed for the first time since late autumn in Xiongzhou, Mozhou, Hejian, and Cangzhou. The heavy snow followed the trend southward and carried it all the way to Beijing's East and West Road, approaching Bianliang, Tokyo.
In Pingyin, Shandong, after the 40,000 elite Jin Army on the East Route penetrated Jeju, they went south for days and captured Pingyin City last night.
As soon as the genius dawned, heavy snow fell with the wind, as if mourning for the thousands of creatures that died last night.
Outside Pingyin City, a group of elite cavalry from the Jin Army, covered in black armor and armed to the teeth, stepped out of the snow and reached the high ground outside the city.
The leader of this Jin Army cavalry was a mighty commander wearing black gold armor, and he exuded the aura of a royal aristocrat.
He was Wanyan Zongwang, the prince of the Jin Kingdom, who was the commander-in-chief of the east-route army as the Jin army moved southward at this time.
The soldiers and horses stopped on the high ground, and Wanyan Zongwang looked into the distance with a look of contemplation on his face.
The deputy general behind him stepped forward and reported: "Commander, the news has arrived. The Song army has sent troops from the south to King Qin of Bianliang, the imperial city of the Song Dynasty. It is expected that they will arrive outside Bianliang City in a month or two."
"In a month or two, how far is this place from the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty?" Wanyan Zongwang retracted his gaze and asked coldly.
"Commander Qi, this place is located at the east-west pass of Jingjing Road in Song Dynasty. If we go south from here, if we go straight to the imperial city of Bianliang, we will still have two to three thousand miles." replied the deputy general.
"To the northwest from here, where is it?"
Wanyan Zongwang suddenly raised his hand and pointed far to the northwest, and asked again.
The lieutenant general was stunned by his question. After a slight hesitation, he replied: "To the northwest, the nearest place should be Bozhou. After Bozhou, there is the famous Daming Mansion in Song Dynasty. There are a large number of Song troops stationed there. At the same time, there is sufficient money and food, and it is a strategic location for the Song people. If they attack Damingfu and then go to the capital of the Song Dynasty, there will be no strong troops stationed along the way."
"Where are the West Route Army?" Wanyan Zongwang looked back and suddenly asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with the previous question.
After the deputy general pondered for a while, he said: "According to previous reports, the troops led by the deputy marshal of the Zuo army have invaded Taiyuan Mansion and are besieging Taiyuan. I think they will be able to capture the entire land east of the river in the near future."
"Send an order to the entire army to abandon all captured baggage and capture and kill the prisoners. The army marches lightly and simply, and goes straight to the imperial city of the Song Dynasty."
Wanyan Zongwang suddenly gave the order.
The deputy general looked shocked when he heard this, but facing this sect prince who still had the most say even in the royal court, he did not dare to question at all, and immediately clasped his fists to accept the order.
After his men led his men to deliver the order, Wanyan Zongwang turned back to look in the direction of Tokyo Bianliang and murmured to himself in a low voice.
"Two months, it's just a Song dog. Why two months? They can be slaughtered in one month!"
"How can such great rivers and mountains be allowed to be occupied by these southern barbarians? They should have been returned to my God-given clan long ago!"
With a wave of his hand, Wanyan Zongwang reined in his horse, turned around, and headed back to the city. The army would be ready to start again in less than half a day.
At the same time, it was on the 800-mile Shuibo Liang Mountain not far from Pingyin.
In the Juyi Hall, all Liangshan heroes gathered together. There was one person sitting on the left and right of the first person, namely Chao Gai, the king of the pagoda, and Song Jiang, the timely rain.
On the left and right below, there are the leaders of the soldiers and horses of the various villages in Liangshan. Although the faces of each of them have different colors, most of them are gloomy.
After a long time, Song Jiang, who was in the top spot on the right, spoke first and said to Chao Gai: "Brother, the Jin army is coming fiercely. They broke through Pingyin yesterday, and I am afraid that the next step will be Liangshan. At this time, we still have to go early." It’s better to be prepared!”
When Chao Gai heard this, he glanced at Song Jiang, and then looked at Wu Yong, the chief military advisor of Liangshan, who was first on the right, and asked: "The military advisor thinks, how should we deal with the gold thieves?"
When Wu Yong heard Chao Gai suddenly ask him, he turned his eyes and secretly exchanged glances with Song Jiang before he stood up and stepped forward.
"The gold thieves were cruel, invaded our Song Dynasty, and killed our Song people. This is a sworn enemy. We will fight to the death with these thieves to protect our family and country."
When Chao Gai heard Wu Yong's words, his eyes were surprised and he asked anxiously: "Oh? The military advisor thinks that we should fight? If we want to fight, how should we send troops?"
"The golden thief went south this time to engage in battle with the army. He won consecutive battles. This is the most successful thing for a soldier. Although we have many brothers and heroes in Liangshan, we are not afraid of the golden thief. However, after all, we do not have enough soldiers and horses, and our equipment is inferior. The gold thieves' army is excellent, but they only occupy a water bank of 800 miles and have some terrain advantages. It is best to use our own strengths to attack the enemy's shortcomings and lead the gold army into the water bank to fight."
Speaking of this, Wu Yong glanced at Gongsun Sheng, who was at the head of the queue on the left, and continued: "The Jin people are not good at water fighting. Just lead them into a pool of water, and then ask the Taoist priest to do it, so that the fog will fill the middle. , those gold thieves are invisible, so we can surround and kill them at will."
"Okay!" Chao Gai was overjoyed when he heard this, and he stood up in admiration.
Opposite Gongsun Sheng listened to Wu Yongzhi's words, but his expression changed.
Suddenly, he seemed to recall in his mind what Mr. Gao had said to him when he was still on Huangmen Mountain.
He glanced at his good brother Chao Gai, who was very excited at this time, and wondered: "The plan is a good one, but how can we make the gold thief voluntarily enter the pool?"
Wu Yong stroked his hands and smiled and said: "That's not easy. The gold thief is arrogant and thinks he is invincible. We only need to send an elite army and ask heroes to lead it, and pretend to attack them. The gold thief will definitely not give up, so he will send troops. Chase."
"Let's set up an ambush to cover up the pursuers."
"With just two or three visits like this, the golden thief commander will be furious and send a large army to attack. Then he will retreat to the water, and the plan will be successful."
The color on Gongsun Sheng's face did not change, and he asked again: "Who can take on the important task of leading the troops to lure the gold thieves?"
As soon as Gongsun Sheng finished speaking, Chao Gai said: "This matter concerns great justice, and I should take the lead!"
"No!"
Unexpectedly, just after Chao Gai finished speaking, Song Jiang stood up, cupped his fists and bowed to Chao Gai: "My brother is the leader of the village, and the safety of the entire mountain is related to him. How can he personally take such a big risk? I am willing to lead the troops to lure the gold thieves." , I hope my brother will fulfill his wish."
"A man born between heaven and earth, how can he be afraid of fighting enemies? Brother Gongming, there is no need to say more. I have made up my mind on this matter. I will order the troops immediately and send them out at noon!" Chao Gai waved his hand and forcibly settled the matter.
Seeing Song Jiang's face full of worry, he could only persuade him again: "My brother insists on doing this, and it's not easy for my brother to stop me. But I still ask my brother to agree. No matter what, I ask my brother to lead another army down the mountain, and I will support you at any time." If anything changes, it's better to take my brother back to the mountain."
When Chao Gai heard this, he glanced at Song Jiang, then nodded and said, "Okay, then there's brother Lao Gongming."
