Two days later, on the bank of the Qinghe River, about twenty miles away from Black Tiger Village, thousands of soldiers in armor were resting. Beside the river, Gongsun Sheng, who came to seize food on Song Jiang's order, also attacked. A, with a sword hanging on his waist, beside him Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Zhu Dian, Liu Tang, Qin Ming, Lu Fang and others gathered around.
At this time, everyone was looking at a map of Huainan. After Wu Song looked at it for a long time, he suddenly frowned and said: "Military advisor, I have something that I don't understand?"
"Brother Wu Song, just say it??"
"One million military rations are of great importance. Why not go directly by water? I just took a closer look. From Yangzhou, we can start from the canal, cross Si River, enter the Bianhe River, and go straight to Bianjing. This is not only safe, but also can reduce a lot of manpower and labor. Material resources," Wu Song said.
When Gongsun Sheng heard this, he immediately smiled and praised: "Brother Wu Song, you are becoming more and more knowledgeable about soldiers."
"The military advisor has received an award"
"Actually, after my brother received the news, he also had this doubt. The so-called waterway and canal transportation were indeed the most important thing for the imperial court in the past. There were even more waterways around Bianjing. Millet from the south of the Yangtze River could enter the canal and pass through the Bian River to Beijing; millet from Shaanxi The grain from Shaanxi and Cai can be transferred from the Huimin River to the Cai River and flowed into the Bian River to Beijing; the millet from the east of Jingdong can be transported from Qilu to the Wuzhang River to reach Beijing."
"Then why??"
"Four words, the imperial court is corrupt." Gongsun Sheng shook his head and said, "Now your Majesty is fatuous, traitors are in power, the borders of Liao and Jin are eyeing each other, the banks of the Bian River are often damaged, the government of Bian is slack, and the water is drying up. Water transportation has long been difficult to operate, so we can only use land transportation regardless of manpower and material resources!!"
"So that's the case, then this court should indeed be finished," Liu Tang said.
"Military advisor, there is a more serious problem. Even if we take it, how can we transport it back?" Lu Zhishen frowned. When Gongsun Sheng brought them out at first, in order to ensure the confidentiality of the news, they didn't know it yet. In order to rob food and fodder, you now know that they only have four thousand soldiers and horses, and they cannot transport it back at all.
"Of course it will be done in batches, and even most of them will stay in Huainan temporarily. Brothers, don't worry, my brother and I have already discussed it." Just after Gongsun Sheng said this, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded. He turned around and saw Shi Xiuhe. Yang Xiong came on horseback.
"Military advisor, we are back," Shi Xiu said, cupping his fists.
"Brother Shi Xiu, how are you doing?" Gongsun Sheng immediately asked with concern.
"Military advisor, a large number of civilians have indeed been gathered in Yangzhou City, and they will set off in two days at most!!"
"Okay." Gongsun Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. What he and Song Jiang were most worried about was that the news was wrong and it would be in vain. He smiled and said: "Brother Shi Xiu, thank you for your hard work. Yangzhou City must be extremely lively at this moment!"
“Yangzhou is indeed prosperous”
"With so many people transporting military rations, how can it not be lively? I guess there is a reluctance from every family!!"
Shi Xiu was stunned and said unexpectedly: "Military advisor, Yangzhou is an important town with a large population. Three thousand people are not many people!!"
After Gongsun Sheng heard this, his expression suddenly changed, "What are you talking about, three thousand!!"
"Yes! No more than four thousand at most!!" Yang Xiong also nodded.
Gongsun Sheng trembled, shook his head and said: "Impossible, you must have made the wrong inquiry."
"Military advisor, what's wrong with you??
"To transport one million grains and grasses, an ordinary grain truck can weigh up to 1,500 kilograms, which is about 20 shi, so that means 50,000 grain trucks are needed. At least tens of thousands of civilians must be mobilized. How can there be only 3,000?"
"Could it be done in batches?" Wu Song asked.
"No, this batch of grain and grass is to be transported to the border and used to attack the Liao Kingdom. There is no time to delay for too long!!" After Gongsun Sheng said, he suddenly looked shocked, looked at Shi Xiu and said anxiously: "Brother Shi Xiu, let me ask you, in Are there many ships on the Yangzhou Canal?!"
"How did the military advisor know? There were hundreds of ships. Brother Yang and I were a little surprised."
When Gongsun Sheng heard this, he immediately ran to the map. After looking at it carefully, his pupils shrank and he said: "It turns out that they still used water transport, but they took Yingshui, from Cai River to Bianjing!!"
"Military advisor, what's going on?" Lu Zhishen asked in confusion.
After Gongsun Sheng's mind kept spinning, Song Jiang's words before seeing him off suddenly rang out, "Zhang Shuye is a talented general, so be extremely cautious!!"
"I understand, what a great Zhang Shuye, so powerful, so courageous. Fortunately, I sent brother Shi Xiu to investigate, otherwise we would be totally ruined."
"this??"
"This million grain and grass is basically a trap. He is using the million grain and grass as bait to attract all the bandits in Huainan, not just Huainan. He wants to swallow them all in one gulp." Gongsun Sheng was surprised, but also showed admiration on his face. color.
"Is that one million grain and grass fake??" Liu Tang asked anxiously.
"No, the grain and grass are real, but they can't travel by land at all. Now they are hoarded in Yangzhou. The Song Dynasty still has generals like Zhang Shuye. It is not our blessing to Liangshan, not our blessing to Liangshan!!" Gongsun Sheng Anxiety said.
"Military advisor, let's..."
"Quick, send someone to inform Sanniang, tell him not to rob food and join me as soon as possible!!"
"yes!!"
"Wait a minute." Gongsun Sheng's eyes narrowed, as if he thought of something. After a slight silence, he looked at Wu Song and others and said, "Brothers, I wonder if you can trust me, Gongsun Sheng?"
"What did the military advisor say? My brother had already given the order when he came. Everything must be obeyed by the military advisor," Wu Song said immediately.
"Okay." When Gongsun Sheng heard this, he suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of Liangshan, and then he knelt down and said: "Brother, I said that I will bring you one million military rations. This uncle Ye is too terrible, and I can't keep it. I’m going to take the initiative today to see if it’s God’s will that chooses him, Zhang Shuye, or God’s will for my brother!!”
After finishing speaking, Gongsun Sheng kowtowed, stood up suddenly and said: "Give me the order, and the whole army will set off immediately."
"Military advisor, where are we going??"
"Yangzhou" Gongsun Sheng said with a determined look.
. . . .
In another change, on top of the majestic Yangzhou City, there was a man wearing battle armor, with a waist as straight as a spear, a resolute face, and majestic eyes. Only some white hair floated on his head, giving him a bit of vicissitudes of life. A sexy middle-aged man stood on it, looking sharply into the distance.
"Father," at this time, a young general came over and said, clasping his fists: "I just got the news that a large number of bandits from the west of Beijing and west of Huaihe have secretly entered the Huainan and Huaidong areas."
"Really??" The man raised the corner of his mouth and said, "It seems they all want these millions of grain and grass. Okay, then give it all to them and pass on the order. In three days, we will set off!!"
"yes!!"
After the young general left, the man looked into the distance and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so unsettled at home? So I planned a strategy with millions of grain and grass. Can we completely open the grain road from the south of the Yangtze River to Bianjing? Can we wipe out all the grain roads?" Thieves, it’s just this time.”
The man was none other than the famous general Zhang Shuye who annihilated Liangshan in official history and killed all the people in Liangshan among the bandits.
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