Chapter 95 Whether Qingzhou is in chaos or not, I, Cao Jie, have the final say (55)

The 300 infantrymen of Liangshan, led by Generals Song Wan and Du Qian, hid during the day and traveled at night, marching at a rapid pace, and arrived at Qingfeng Mountain only three days later than Pei Xuan and his men.

After all, they were carrying heavy loads and marching at night. Only a few border troops in the entire Song Dynasty could rush from Jeju to Qingzhou at such a speed.

After being trained by Lin Chong and others, the Liangshan infantry has become an elite force capable of crushing local troops.

With sufficient food and money, they are like a group of howling wolves.

"Brother, I'm glad you fulfilled your mission and arrived on time."

Cao Jie looked at the "King Kong in the Clouds". After more than a year of experience, especially the full growth under Lin Chong's training in recent months, Song Wan's temperament has changed a lot.

Of course, the oppressive force brought by his infantry armor also played a big role.

The infantry armor is the highest level of defensive armor for the Song Dynasty infantry. It is composed of 1825 armor plates with a total weight of kilograms. Only such heavy infantry can form a square formation with long spears and giant axes and remain unmoved in the face of foreign cavalry.

Liangshan could not afford to equip such an infantry corps, so only infantry officers could wear heavy armor and had the physical strength to wear armor during a forced march.

Song Wan and Du Qian stood there, one on the left and one on the right, like two door gods.

Just by looking at their figures and appearance, you can tell that they are heroes who charge into battle.

"Thank you for your hard work, brothers."

"I have arranged for accommodation and food, and provided wine and meat."

Cao Jie didn't say much. Large barrels filled with meat and grain and a pot of wine for each person were quickly delivered to them.

Faced with the temptation of the aroma of wine and meat, these three hundred people did not rush to rob, but looked at the commander Song Wan, waiting for him to give orders.

"eat!"

After getting Cao Jie's consent, Song Wan gave an order and the three hundred men pounced on them like hungry wolves.

Although it was a robbery, no one dared to cross the line, take things that did not belong to him, or attack his comrades.

They were all ferocious, but the leaders of Liangshan were ten or a hundred times more ferocious than them.

After many lessons, you will know what to do and what not to do.

“Elite!”

Pei Xuan's eyes sparkled as he watched in amazement. He had seen infantry training on Liangshan Mountain, but at that time they did not look elite.

This time, during the rapid march to Qingfeng Mountain, it was clear at a glance whether it was a dragon or a bug.

Cao Jie was naturally very satisfied. He had spent so much money and worked so hard, but if they still turned out to be a group of bandits, he would hold Lin Chong and others accountable.

"Brothers Song Wan and Du Qian, you guys eat too. We can talk about other things after you are full."

"Yes, brother."

After eating and drinking, the three hundred men who had marched quickly put the equipment they carried on their backs neatly into the armory.

First came the swords, three hundred hand swords, then the spears, three hundred long hard-handled spears, and then the single-arm small round shields, also three hundred.

This is the standard weapon for infantry.

If the brothers on the mountain grow stronger, they will be able to split out 300 sword and shield soldiers and 300 spearmen.

Non-standard equipment includes a short spear made of all steel, which is a piercing cone specially used to break armor. Even infantry armor will not be able to escape the fate of having its armor broken within ten steps with the blessing of Song Wan's tremendous strength.

There are also three heavy weapons, which were restored from the Eight-Ox Crossbow through "Wujing Zongyao", "Mengxi Bitan" and Cao Jie's oral narration.

The Eight-Ox Crossbow, also known as "one spear, three swords and arrows", is a spectacular sight when fired. The arrows are like javelins and can be directly nailed into the city wall when fired at close range. The attacking soldiers can use them to climb up and show their prowess on the battlefield.

This is a heavy weapon with very poor mobility. It can be used as a defensive weapon, but it is very powerful.

Pei Xuandong touched here and there until his whole body was almost numb.

Even the Imperial Guards may not have this equipment!
Except for the lack of armor, how are these 300 infantrymen worse than the Northwestern Frontier Army?
After putting the two sets of infantry armor into the warehouse, Song Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Brother, the military advisor brother bought a scrapped divine arm crossbow, which is very likely to be restored." "Divine arm crossbow? Great, he actually got such a good thing, and he didn't even write to tell me."

"Maybe he's preparing a surprise for his brother!"

The Shenbi Crossbow can be said to be the most powerful individual crossbow of this era.

This crossbow was originally invented by the Xixia people. The former Xixia emperor Li Yuanhao regarded the Shenbi crossbow as a forbidden delicacy. Except for his trusted capture troops and personal soldiers, other Xixia tribes were not equipped with the Shenbi crossbow, because it was a powerful weapon against cavalry.

Later, a traitor from Western Xia appeared and presented the Shenbi Crossbow to the Song Dynasty. After being improved by the Song Dynasty, it became even more powerful.

From then on, the Shenbi Crossbow became a powerful weapon for the Song Army to fight on the battlefield. Later, because of this weapon, the Song Dynasty was able to survive for so many years under the iron hoofs of the Mongols.

Pei Xuan couldn't sleep the whole night. He knew that the alliance of the three mountains, plus the traitor Qingfeng Village, had made this place as hard as an iron barrel.

Whether Qingzhou is in chaos or not really depends on the elder brother of the Cao family.

Qingzhou is finished.

If Liangshan joins in the uprising, the whole of Shandong will be destroyed.

If Shandong falls, can the capital, which is so close, stop Liangshan?

If the Western Army was dispatched to Shandong, Western Xia would have to counterattack, and Hengshan, the Western Xia-Song Dynasty frontier that had just been occupied, would have to be abandoned.

That’s the result of several generations and decades of hard work!
Although he was born as a clerk in the Six Cases Department and was only familiar with the laws of the Song Dynasty and was not familiar with military affairs, he was a scholar after all, and he understood many things as soon as he thought about them. For things he did not understand, as long as he thought about them carefully and applied them to other situations, he could roughly guess one or two.

'well! '

"What does it have to do with me? I am not in a position to interfere in other people's affairs. I am now Pei Xuan, the rebel of Qingfeng Mountain, not Pei Xuan, the clerk of the Six Cases."

"Brother Cao is my lord, and it is not a bad idea for me to help him conquer the world and change the world."

"If you treat me like a great man, I will treat you like a great man! If you treat me like a passerby, I will treat you like a passerby in return! If you treat me like a worthless person, I will treat you like an enemy in return!"

After convincing himself, Pei Xuan closed his eyes, silently recited the Legalist classic "Han Feizi" in his mind, and soon fell asleep.

Yang Lin slept comfortably and started snoring.

He has been living comfortably and happily these days. Just as his good brother Deng Fei said, the elder brother of the Cao family is a real gentleman and the best hero in the world.

The only thing that made him unhappy was that Wu Song was so scary. Every time he saw him, Yang Lin felt his body instinctively frightened, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Sharing the same feeling as him was the "smiling tiger" Zhu Fu.

After only one encounter, Zhu Fu would avoid Wu Song when he saw him, feeling extremely panicked.

Qingfeng Mountain was once again occupied by bandits, and the news soon reached Huang Xin's ears.

As the military commander of Qingzhou, he has the power to mobilize and command the garrison troops. His reputation as "Zhen Sanshan" was almost ruined last time, so this time he naturally has to show his skills and save some face.

Otherwise, not to mention that his subordinates would laugh at him, even Governor Murong would have a problem with him.

What the prefect wants is political achievements, so he will naturally use whoever can bring him political achievements.

The bandits must be suppressed. There is no other way.

Huang Xin took the name "Zhen Sanshan" and forced himself into a dead end.

Wouldn’t it be a joke if you can’t control the three mountains?

Therefore, you must be extremely careful when naming yourself. If your virtue does not match your position, you will only become a laughing stock.

Just as Huang Xin gathered 800 troops and marched towards Qingfeng Mountain in a mighty force.

Upon receiving the news, Lu Zhishen also gathered two hundred monk soldiers and blocked Huang Xin on the road to Qingfeng Mountain.

Rest easy and wait for the opportunity to come!
(End of this chapter)