Chapter 1110: Arrange Chao Gai and others to defeat the Jeju troops
The news that Jeju Prefecture had sent 4,000 men to attack Liangshan reached the Liangshan Gathering Hall.

Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others who were sitting in the Juyi Hall and being received by Su Mingzhe were shocked and confused when they heard that four thousand soldiers were coming to attack.

As locals, they knew that the 800-li Liangshan Marsh had been thriving over the past year or so.

However, Chao Gai and others had no idea about the actual strength of Liangshan Water Stronghold.

They didn't even know whether Liangshan would confront Jeju's 4,000-strong army just for them.

At this time, Su Mingzhe, Qiao Lie, Lin Chong and Zhu Gui had not expressed anything.

The leaders below burst into laughter and said:

"This governor of Jeju is too stingy. He actually gave us 4,000 old, weak and sick people as snacks! This amount of troops is not even enough to fill our teeth!"

Five of the naval leaders even stood up and volunteered to join the battle.

"Not urgent!"

Su Mingzhe first instructed Qiao Lie:
"Military Advisor, the Jeju government has sent 4,000 men this time. They must be on guard. I would like to trouble you to lead 1,000 naval forces to fight this battle!"

"Don't worry, my lord. Qiao Lie will be back soon!"

Qiao Lie really didn't take the so-called 4,000 government troops seriously, and was about to set off.

Unexpectedly, Su Mingzhe called him again:
"Wait a minute, military advisor. Bring the three Ruan brothers with you! Xiao Er, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Qi are all water dragons. If you have these three brothers to help you, this battle will definitely be much easier!"

Qiao Lie was stunned when he heard this.

The three Ruan brothers just arrived at the mountain, and they are already being given important positions?
Not to mention the surprise of Qiao Lie and the other naval leaders, the three Ruan brothers quickly expressed their willingness to follow the military advisor and annihilate the invading enemy.

He watched Qiao Lie, the three Ruan brothers, and several naval leaders leave.

Su Mingzhe then turned his gaze back to Chao Gai:

"Heavenly King, from today on, we are all brothers who eat from the same pot. There are some things I will not hide from you, Heavenly King!"

Su Mingzhe said, and then he told the story of how he was preparing to rebel, but because he was not well prepared, he needed to wait for the right opportunity:
"The Zhao and Song dynasties are unkind. They say they want to rule the world together with the scholars and officials, but in the end they treat the common people like livestock. The Manichean Fang La in the south, the tyrant Tian Hu in Hebei, and the private salt dealer Wang Qing in Huaibei are just like me. They all have rebellious intentions, and they will definitely start a rebellion within the next two years!"

"I want to use Jingdong and Jingdong as my base. Now I have already taken control of Jingdong and Jingdong. I only have half of Jingdong East left. If the Heavenly King is willing, I would like to invite him to Qingzhou in Jingdong East. The location has been chosen, which is on Erlong Mountain near Qingzhou City."

"Chao Gai obeys the orders of the village chief!"

Chao Gai didn't expect that he would be "sent" to the outer camp just after he joined Liangshan. For a while, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he is a man of great righteousness and will not feel resentful.

Seeing Chao Gai's agreement, Su Mingzhe nodded and said:
"Heavenly King, Erlong Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and can hide thousands of soldiers and horses. Now it is occupied by a man nicknamed 'Golden Eyed Tiger' Deng Long. This Deng Long was originally a monk on the mountain, but because of insufficient incense, he gathered local hooligans, occupied the mountain and became the king, bullying the locals. I have already made an appointment with him for a battle. After we repel Jeju Prefecture this time, we can go to conquer Erlong Mountain!"

After discussing the details, Su Mingzhe looked at Wu Yong and Liu Tang again:
"When King Chao goes to Erlong Mountain, he must have helpers by his side. Mr. Jialiang and Brother Liu Tang, follow Military Advisor Qiao and Instructor Lin for a few days to learn about Liangshan's discipline and training methods!"

After the two heard Su Mingzhe's instructions, Wu Yong immediately bowed and agreed:

"I will follow the orders of the village chief!"

However, Liu Tang was born a gangster, so he was not willing to learn any discipline or military training methods.

But seeing that Chao Gai and Wu Yong both obeyed his orders, he couldn't argue and could only nod to indicate that he understood.

Seeing this, Su Mingzhe naturally guessed that Liu Tang was going to slack off while studying, so he smiled faintly and explained:
"Brother Liu Tang, our Liangshan family rules are different from those of the incompetent Zhao Song officials. We seek fairness and justice in everything! First, we do not allow nepotism; second, we do not allow people to take credit and shirk responsibility; third, we base everything on trust. We will reward those who have made contributions and punish those who have made mistakes!"

"Any hero who joins Liangshan, if he has no contribution and superior abilities, can only start as a soldier or leader..."

"The Heavenly King brought several brothers to Liangshan. With the Heavenly King's ability, he can naturally be the leader. And Mr. Jialiang, with his unparalleled wisdom and strategy, can also be the leader."

"Brother Liu Tang, a brother like you who only has the strength of bravery can only be a leader in Liangshan, but cannot even sit on the throne."

"Brother Liu Tang, if you want to sit in the top position, you need to make great contributions to Liangshan and learn the military discipline of Liangshan! After all, if the general who leads the army doesn't know the military discipline, how can he win the battle?"

Wu Yong had guessed this a long time ago, and naturally expressed his support again after hearing this. Liu Tang saw that there were indeed only six chairs in the Juyi Hall, and the other thirty or forty leaders were all looking at him with a covetous look, so he had to admit his mistake and expressed his willingness to start as a leader.

Rules were set.

Everyone continued to drink.

Three hours later.

The time came to Youshi, when the sun was about to set.

Good news came.

Military advisor Qiao Lie led a thousand naval forces and easily defeated Jeju's four thousand soldiers and horses, killing about five hundred people and capturing more than two thousand people. Only less than a thousand people escaped.

The military commander of Jeju escaped, and the commander of the militia, Huang An, was captured alive.

Qiao Lie commanded this battle well.

The five naval leaders and the three Nguyen brothers each made some gains, but the three Nguyen brothers were the most valiant.

When the merits were finally evaluated, the three Nguyen brothers were promoted to leaders together, and two other naval leaders were promoted to leaders due to their merits.

Upon seeing this, Liu Tang immediately rubbed his hands in anticipation, wishing that more people would come from Jeju Prefecture so that he could have a chance to show his talents.

Won the battle.

Chao Gai thought there would be a celebration party.

Unexpectedly, Su Mingzhe did not arrange any celebration banquet at all. Instead, he ordered Gongsun Sheng and Wu Yong to assist Qiao Lie. The three of them went to distinguish between the captives and Liangshan undercovers, and at the same time began to discover talents among the officers and soldiers.

Su Mingzhe, on the other hand, provided psychological counseling to the separated captives, so that they could integrate into the Liangshan family as soon as possible.

I was busy until late at night.

More than 2,000 prisoners were finally separated.

Among them, more than 1,200 people were willing to join Liangshan and were incorporated into the Liangshan army.

Among the remaining more than one thousand people, six or seven hundred of them had some skills and were organized into "Liangshan residents".

There were still five or six hundred captives left, including the commander Huang An, and they could only be sent to the back mountains to farm, dry salt, and work.

Everyone is done with their work.

Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Liu Tang, the three heroes of the Ruan family gathered at their residence.

Chao Gai rarely looked at the three Ruan brothers with a deep gaze:

"Second brother, fifth brother, how do you feel about following the brothers in Liangshan Village to resist the soldiers from Jeju today?"

"powerful!"

Ruan Xiaoer was not good at speaking, but he expressed his impression of the Liangshan navy with just one simple word.

Ruan Xiaowu added:

"The Liangshan navy has a joint attack formation that can be formed by three people! Ten people form a small team, thirty people form a large team with a small leader, and one hundred and twenty people form a battalion with a big leader."

"Compared with the Liangshan navy, the 4,000 Jeju soldiers are nothing but a mob and are vulnerable!"

After hearing this, Chao Gai couldn't help but sigh:

"There are now more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Liangshan. It seems that a dragon may really emerge from the 800-li Liangshan Marsh..."

(End of this chapter)