Chapter 275: All the heroes have arrived

Daming Prefecture is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, facing Shandong across the river.

This prefecture is the BJ of the Song Dynasty. It has been a famous city since ancient times. It was called Handan during the Warring States Period. In the Song Dynasty, due to the loss of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, the importance of Daming Prefecture became increasingly prominent. It can be called the pillar of the north and the northern screen of Bianjing.

The prefect Liang Zhongshu also served as the commander of the Daming Prefecture. Under him were not only the two military commanders, "Big Knife" Wen Da and "Heavenly King" Li Cheng, but also brave military commanders such as "Vanguard" Suo Chao.

In "God of War", Wen Dadao is one of the thirty-six thunder generals.

These brave generals led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to guard the strong city, and Wu Song's mere 3,000 heavy infantrymen could not attack it.

As for the other troops of Liangshan, they were unable to cross the Yellow River and invade Hebei area at that time.

The Qingzhou soldiers are liberating the Shandong Peninsula and cannot digest such a large territory in a short period of time.

The elite soldiers and generals of Liangshan were wiping out the officers and soldiers in the western, southern and central parts of Shandong.

Hebei still has the Yellow River as a line of defense. Spring is about to arrive, and if the enemy in Hebei wants to go south, they will have to find a way to cross the flooded Yellow River.

This is almost impossible to overcome, as the Liangshan navy is no paper tiger.

As for the Yellow River freezing over and stopping its flow next year, a year has already passed. Liangshan has already absorbed Shandong and started to expand its territory.

Wu Song destroyed Guan Sheng's 15,000 troops and occupied the neighboring Shen County. He did not act rashly to attack Daming Prefecture, but took a steady and cautious approach.

The heavy infantry did not move, but Dong Ping led the garrison troops to move.

It is difficult to attack Daming Prefecture in the west, so we can go and plunder Gaotang Prefecture in the north.

Gaotang Prefecture had just been conquered a few months ago, and its defense was weak at that time.

Dong Ping also wants to make achievements and make progress!

He was indeed brave and valiant. With only 3,000 soldiers who were not up to par, he was able to dominate the entire state.

The soldiers in the wing are not completely without combat power, but they can only fight when the wind is favorable. Once they encounter a strong enemy, they will be defeated at the first touch.

That's how Guan Sheng's 15,000 troops were defeated by a round of artillery fire.

However, when he invaded Dongchang Prefecture, Dong Ping suffered a major setback.

Zhang Qing, the garrison commander of Dongchang Prefecture, was good at using flying stones to hit generals, and he never missed. He was known as the "featherless arrow". He was originally a tiger cavalryman, and his deputy generals included Gong Wang, the "flower-necked tiger", and Ding Desun, the "shot tiger".

Dong Ping returned in defeat, losing thousands of men and horses. If it weren't for the helmet equipped by Liangshan, his head would have been broken and smashed by the featherless arrows.

Wu Song didn't care at first, but when he heard that the garrison commander had two lieutenants, "Flower-necked Tiger" and "Shot Tiger", he became very interested.

The fighting power of the Eighteen Tiger Guards is obvious to all, and Wu Song does not think that he has too many tiger soul warriors under his command.

More is better!

Therefore, he led the elite troops in a fierce battle with Zhang Qing and captured the two tigers and brought them up the mountain. Needless to say,

Soon, it was the first year of Xuanhe.

After several months of attack, Liangshan had completed the initial strategic construction, and almost the entire Shandong Province fell into its pocket. They began to march southward, preparing to unite with Fang La.

With the Yellow River in the north and the Huai River in the south, Shandong is stable with the natural barriers of these two great rivers.

Connecting the central Shandong mountainous area, the northeastern sea and the western Yellow River together, Shandong will become a relatively closed region. Shandong has large plains such as the Jiaolai Plain and the Lubei Plain, which are suitable for agricultural production and provide sufficient hinterland.

This geographical condition is somewhat similar to Guanzhong, and can provide a solid foundation for the development of the regime.

However, there is no strategic location to defend in the west, and the Yellow River in the north dries up in winter, so it is not a very good foundation.

On this day, all the heroes gathered at Liangshan.

Since the rebellion, countless officers and soldiers have been captured. Among them, one who is worth recruiting is Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Yizhou.

But he was too loyal and foolishly, and it was difficult to recruit him even with Zong Ze's help.

After all, after being captured by the Jin people, he starved himself to death for his country. He had a very stubborn temper.

Of course, the ability is there.

Putting Zhang Shuye aside, Cao Jie shook hands and greeted the other captured officers and soldiers one by one.

Today, the Five Tiger Generals are all in his hands: Double Whip Hu Yanzhuo, Leopard Head Lin Chong, Thunderbolt Qin Ming, Broadsword Guan Sheng, and Double Spears Dong Ping.

However, with Liangshan's current strength, Guan Sheng, Dong Ping and his ilk can only serve as vanguard generals.

Even Qin Ming, the Thunderbolt, would find it difficult to handle one.

The Eight Brave Riders include Little Li Guang Hua Rong, Green-faced Beast Yang Zhi, Bearded Man Zhu Tong, Golden Spearman Xu Ning, Unrestrained Mu Hong, and Nine-Striped Dragon Shi Jin, but are missing the Vanguard Suo Chao and Featherless Arrow Zhang Qing.

There were also the "ugly county horse" Xuan Zan, "Jingmu'an" Hao Siwen, "Holy Water General" Shan Tinggui, "Divine Fire General" Wei Dingguo, "Thunderbolt" Ling Zhen, "Flower-necked Tiger" Gong Wang, "Tiger Shot by an Arrow" Ding Desun and other local evil spirits who surrendered.

In today's Liangshan, Hu Yanzhuo, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong and Sun Li are the generals leading the troops, and there are also young generals such as Lu Fang and Guo Sheng who are not inferior to them.

Among the 108 generals, except for the few who were killed for cannibalism, there are only some heroes from Hebei who have not yet come up the mountain.

"Brothers, now there are more than a dozen heroes joining us. Our Liangshan has become more powerful. Come, raise your glasses!"

Cao Jie raised his huge wine bowl and saluted the yellow flag of justice from afar, saying: "I salute the spirits of the heroes who died in battle, salute the souls who were harmed, and salute the conscience of the world..."

After three toasts, there was only a sip of wine left in the bowl, and Cao Jie tilted his head back to drink it.

The heroes followed suit and drank it all.

"boom!"

The wine bowls were scattered all over the floor.

"This great banner of justice will fly from Shandong to the rest of the country. I, Cao Jie, believe that our cause will surely succeed."

"Not only will it succeed, but it will also establish a truly prosperous world!"

"..."

Barabara!

The speech is over, and then the next stage of strategic deployment begins.

"Brother, Hu Yanzhuo has now captured Xuzhou and is approaching Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture..."

The Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture that Wu Yong mentioned was not the healthy Jinling City, but Shangqiu, Henan.

Xuzhou's strategic position is mainly reflected in its unique geographical location. It is not only a water transportation hub between the Yangtze River, Huai River and Central Plains, but also controls the key routes of north-south transportation, which makes it a battleground for military strategists in history.

Liangshan ignored the Hebei area in the north, raised tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and joined forces with Yuanbi Village to capture the big city in one fell swoop.

This is how we can be considered to have gained a firm foothold in Shandong.

If the imperial court wanted to invade from the south, it could only attack Xuzhou first.

Everyone looked at the huge map hanging in the Juyi Hall, and heard Wu Yong say, "If we attack Yingtian Prefecture, we can use Mangdang Mountain as a springboard."

Cao Jie shook his head: "After we take Yingtian Prefecture, we will be at the gate of Kaifeng Prefecture. The imperial court will fight us to the death. Let Hu Yanzhuo guard Xuzhou, and we will go north to attack Hebei."

"Attack Damingfu?"

"Yes, take over Hebei and Shanxi."

"King Wei, I, Guan Shengshu from Hebei and Shanxi, am willing to be the vanguard!"

"If Brother Guan Sheng takes action, it will be a sure win. However, Daming Prefecture can only be conquered by wits... How about Brother Guan Sheng lead the troops to capture Zhang Qing from Dongchang Prefecture?"

"How dare you disobey my order! I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

(End of this chapter)