Chapter 128 Liangshan Annual Work Report
Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the sixth year of Zhenghe in the Song Dynasty.

At the end of last year, a major event happened in Qingzhou, and the news reached Liangshan on New Year's Day.

"Brother Zhishen is quite capable. Qin Ming, the Thunderbolt, is the commander of the Qingzhou Command. He wields a mace and is as brave as ten thousand men. On the day of the Little New Year, this thief led a thousand regular soldiers to attack Erlong Mountain. But when he fell into the hands of Brother Zhishen, what would you do?"

Zhu Fu, the "smiling tiger" who opened a hotel on the main road of Sanshan, closed his shop at the end of the year and came to Liangshan to report on his work. He told stories vividly in the Juyi Hall.

"How?" Everyone was curious.

Zhu Fu was a good storyteller, and he aroused everyone's curiosity, so he started to speak:

"Brother Zhishen ambushed Qin Ming in the mountain path, and rushed into him head-on. Do you think they fought for three hundred rounds? No, no! Just a few rounds...Brother Zhishen...beat him down the mountain like this...He threw away his armor and weapons, and was in a mess. Five or six hundred regular soldiers were trapped on Erlong Mountain."

Wu Yong had already read the battle report and nodded, shaking his goose feather fan, and said, "Zhi Shen won this battle. Qingzhou will be peaceful for the whole year."

"I thought those Qingzhou soldiers were very capable, but it turns out they are just weaklings, good-looking but useless."

"Look at our Jeju officers and soldiers, how capable are they? It's only because we don't go down the mountain. If we do, we can attack the county town and plunder the state capital in three to five days."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the sound shook the sky.

Wu Yong smiled and asked, "If we attack Dongping Prefecture and encounter Wu Erlang, will you still have this confidence?"

"Brother Military Advisor, you are joking. Brother Wu is a great general of Liangshan. How could he help that bastard official?"

"I'm not saying that Wu Erlang wants to help the court. A few days ago, Wu Song sent a letter to his brother, saying that there was a hero in Dongping Prefecture named Dong Ping, who was good at charging into battle and was comparable to Zhang Fei in the Three Kingdoms period.

The world is big. As my brother said, we can look down on them strategically, but we must pay attention to them tactically. We can't underestimate the heroes of the world!"

Since the Little New Year, all the brothers who could come back from all over the place came back. Twenty or so heroes gathered together, drinking and having fun all day long. Chao Gai, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, was naturally deeply immersed in it.

At this moment, he was still hungover and laughed, "This is something the military advisor should consider. We are only responsible for charging into the battle. No matter if Dong Ping keeps bumping into the enemy or keeps bumping into them, when he gets to me, Chao Gai, he will also somersault."

"Haha, Brother Chao Gai is right... But since Dong Ping has the ability to be as reckless as Zhang Fei, why don't you use a little trick to lure him up the mountain?"

Wu Yong sighed slightly: "Brother doesn't allow me to use poisonous tricks, but it's difficult!"

"Yes! But isn't this kind of brother the one we respect the most?"

"To brother!"

"To brother!"

At this moment, behind the Juyi Hall, Ruan Xiaowu, Shi Xiu, Deng Fei, Lu Fang and other heroes who had been in charge of the Liao Kingdom for a year were sitting in front of Cao Jie.

"Then Wanyan Aguda proclaimed himself emperor and established the Jin Dynasty. The Liao Dynasty's 700,000-strong army was completely annihilated. I think it won't be long before Liaodong falls into the hands of the Jin people."

"Brother, there are rebellions in various parts of Liao now. It is clear that the country is not far from being destroyed."

Cao Jie pondered for a moment, calculated the time, and shook his head, saying, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. It can still last another eight or nine years. Have you found any clues about the Liao Dynasty's Yelu Dashi that I asked you to investigate?"

"How could we not carefully investigate what my brother told us to do?"

"Yelu Dashi has been studious since childhood, good at riding and shooting, and proficient in both Chinese and Khitan. He is a man of both civil and military talents. Last year, Yelu Dashi won the first place in the palace examination of the Liao Kingdom, passed the imperial examination, and entered the Hanlin Academy as a Hanlin Yingfeng. We also went to his house to hand in a visiting card, but he only met us once and stopped communicating with us, and even returned the gifts."

"Brother asked us to investigate this man, but do we want to lure him up the mountain? Or get rid of him?" Who is Yelu Dashi?
After the demise of the Liao Dynasty, he led only twenty or so riders into the desert, but within just a few years, he established the Western Liao Dynasty in the Western Regions and dominated Central Asia.

"No rush. Only after the country's destruction can this boy truly grow up. Just keep an eye on him... If you can't subdue him by then, then kill him."

"Yes!"

"What are your plans for this year? Will you continue in Liao or return to Liangshan?"

Ruan Xiaowu clasped his fists and said, "My second brother and I have discussed this. This year, my second brother will go to Liao State, and I will stay in Liangshan to train the navy."

"Alas, it's a pity that the three brothers are separated."

"Brother, although the brothers on Liangshan are much more capable than me, Deng Fei, they don't understand the customs of Liao after all. It's better for me and Brother Shi Xiu to stay in Yinmachuan! Brother Lu Fang's cavalry is also growing stronger, and it's obvious that he will go back with me!"

After another year of experience, Lu Fang's abilities have improved a lot. Now on Liangshan, when it comes to horse fighting, only Lin Chong can definitely beat him.

But when it comes to leading cavalry charges on the battlefield, he is second to none.

Even Lin Chong, without practice in this area, would be far inferior.

Now, Lu Fang can be considered a catfish on Liangshan Mountain.

Lin Chong wanted to go to the grassland, but he couldn't bear to leave his beloved wife behind.

"Brother." Lu Fang was full of vigor and said with a fist: "I will persuade Master Lin to go to Youyan. With Master Lin's ability, he will definitely be a general of the Liangshan cavalry in the future. How can he not go to Liaodong to broaden his horizons?"

"Well, I will ask Madam Lin to persuade him. Now the training of Liangshan's sword and shield soldiers and spearmen is on the right track. Instructor Lin is indeed buried in the mountain."

They chatted for another half an hour before leaving for the Gathering Hall to have fun with their brothers.

As soon as they left, Hua Baoyan, dressed in a suit that looked like a handsome young man, came in and clasped her fists and said, "Hua Yan greets brother."

"Brother Hua Rong is also relieved to let you go out alone."

"Why should I worry about this? How can I let others bully me when I am with my brother? This is a secret letter to my brother."

After reading the secret letter written by Hua Rong, he threw it into the brazier next to him, and the letter paper instantly caught fire.

Cao Jie knew what Hua Rong meant. He wanted to send his sister to him as a hostage.

But he didn't need this hostage.

"You should stay with me! Practice your archery skills well and you will be as good as your brother sooner or later."

"Yes!" Hua Baoyan laughed excitedly.

At this time, Gongsun Sheng, dressed in a Taoist robe, appeared outside the door.

Cao Jie looked in his direction, stood up and said, "Mr. Gongsun."

Gongsun Sheng was a little tired. He made a Taoist gesture and said, "I have lived up to my brother's expectations. I have fasted for seven days and finally calculated the location of Chen Liqing on the first day of the new year..."

Cao Jie raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where?"

(End of this chapter)