Chapter 1120: The battle of foundation, Zhang Shuye falls into the trap
Just as Su Mingzhe expected.

When Lijiazhuang and Hudiazhuang were besieged by Liangshan, Zhujiazhuang refused to send troops to rescue them.

Seeing that the Liangshan army was well-organized and advanced and retreated in a measured manner, Lijiazhuang knew that it was no match for the Liangshan army, so after a little resistance, it announced its surrender.

Qiao Lie took over Lijiazhuang without bloodshed.

When Su Mingzhe attacked Hujia Village, he encountered a challenge that was directed by name.

Su Mingzhe took a look at Hu Sanniang's round and pretty face and did not indulge her. He rode his horse forward, stretched out his arms, and swept the young lady back.

Hu Sanniang's brother, Hu Cheng, also known as the Flying Tiger, was a man who was crazy about protecting his sister. When he saw his younger sister go out into the battlefield without permission and then be abducted by Liangshan, he was afraid that his younger sister would be humiliated, so he quickly raised the white flag and announced his surrender.

At night.

Su Mingzhe and other leaders of Liangshan hosted a banquet for Hu Cheng, the Flying Tiger, and Li Ying, the Flying Eagle.

Hu Cheng and Li Ying came to the banquet.

At Su Mingzhe's suggestion, both of them agreed to send troops to attack Zhujiazhuang together.

the next day.

Lijiazhuang and Hudiazhuang sent out troops together, plus the 5,000 soldiers from Liangshan, totaling more than 8,000 people, and easily overthrew Zhujiazhuang.

Zhu Chaofeng, the owner of Zhujiazhuang, and his three sons Zhu Long, Zhu Hu and Zhu Biao were all killed in the battle.

Luan Tingyu, the stick coach of Zhujiazhuang, chose to surrender.

After breaking into the Lianhuanzhuang, Su Mingzhe held a celebration banquet.

The wine is at its best.

Qiao Lie suddenly stood up and said solemnly:

"My lord, brother Li Yingli, the Putian Diao, is quite knowledgeable about business. I would like to recommend him as the head of the household department (accounting office) of Liangshan. Please grant my approval!"

The position of head of the household department was originally held concurrently by Qiao Lie.

Now, Qiao Lie has to give way to Li Ying.

Su Mingzhe was slightly stunned after hearing this, then his face warmed up, he looked at the nervous Li Ying, and said with a smile:
"Master Li, my military advisor recommends you to be the leader of Liangshan. What do you think?"

Li Ying was "interviewed" by Qiao Lie yesterday. Knowing that he could not disobey the order, he could only walk to the front with a respectful face, kneel on one knee and say:
"Li Ying is willing to serve Liangshan!"

"it is good!"

Su Mingzhe laughed and asked Li Ying to get ready and go to Liangshanmarsh to take over the household registration office managed by Qiao Lie.

After arranging Li Ying, Su Mingzhe, who was a little drunk, looked at Hu Cheng who was bowing his head and saying nothing, and said with a smile:
"Brother Hu Cheng, the Zhao Song Dynasty is cruel and brutal, forcing the people of the world to live in misery. In this chaotic time, what are your plans, brothers and sisters?"

When Hu Cheng was asked, he was about to politely refuse.

Unexpectedly, his sister Hu Sanniang stood out with excitement on her face, clasped her hands and asked:

"Master Su, if I join Liangshan, what position can I get?"

"Sanniang, you are a heroine."

Su Mingzhe had some favorable impression towards Hu Sanniang. He knew that she was a simple little girl and he did not want anyone to take advantage of her, so when she asked him questions, he just smiled faintly and continued to look at Hu Cheng.

Seeing that Su Mingzhe didn't want to take her in, Hu Sanniang quickly turned to her eldest brother, hoping that he could speak up for her.

Hu Chengzhen is a man who is crazy about protecting his sister. He basically agrees to his sister's requests without any reason.

Therefore, at this moment, Hu Cheng could only bite the bullet and stand up and bow down:
"Hujia Village is willing to serve the village master, please take us in!"

"Okay! From now on, Brother Hu will be the leader of Liangshan!"

Su Mingzhe knew that Hu Cheng was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and his only advantage was that he was good enough to his sister.

Such a Hu Cheng is also good for maintaining relationships.

Su Mingzhe turned his gaze directly to the graceful Hu Sanniang.

It seems that I will have to work hard at night.

Turn around.

Hu Sanniang, who was taken into Su Mingzhe's room, pouted her bright red lips and followed her brother Hu Cheng to be sent to Liangshan Marsh to take up a post.

Leading troops to fight is a man's job.

It is really inappropriate for Hu Sanniang to follow him as a woman.

Even if Su Mingzhe took Hu Sanniang in, he would not agree to let her stay with him.

Mid June.

Su Mingzhe led the Liangshan army to capture the entire Yizhou, and also recruited Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu.

The Liangshan army attacked Mizhou.

In less than half a month, the entire Michigan state fell.

Afterwards, Liangshan continued to attack Weizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou.

August.

As the Liangshan army continued to sweep eastward, most of the counties in Weizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou surrendered.

Mid-August.

Su Mingzhe left Qiao Lie to comfort the people of the three states.

He turned around and approached Qingzhou.

When Liangshan conquered Yizhou and Mizhou, Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, sent an emergency message of eight hundred miles to Bianliang every day, requesting the court to send reinforcements.

Murong Yanda's sister was Zhao Jiji's concubine.

When Concubine Murong learned that her brother was in danger, she kept whispering in Zhao Jiji's ear.

Zhao Jiji was even more gullible than his son Wanyan Gou. He issued ten tokens in a row to Zhang Shuye, who was stationed in Dongping Prefecture, asking him to rush to Qingzhou for assistance.

At the same time, Zhao Jiji also ordered Qizhou and Zibo to mobilize local troops to fully support Qingzhou.

Zhang Shuye, who had originally planned to advance step by step, was forced to leave Dongping Prefecture with his army and move to Qingzhou due to pressure from the court.

At the same time, rescue troops from Qizhou and Zibo also rushed to Qingzhou.

Late August.

Qingzhou has gathered an army of 100,000, eyeing the main force of Liangshan covetously.

When the other leaders heard that there were 100,000 troops of the imperial court in Qingzhou, they all asked Su Mingzhe to change the direction of attack, or to advance steadily and avoid the sharp edge of the imperial army.

Unexpectedly, when Su Mingzhe heard the news, his face was overjoyed:

"Brothers, I am here to fight for Liangshan Dingji!"

"If we destroy the 100,000-strong army in Qingzhou, Liangshan will no longer have any rivals in Jingdong!"

Since the uprising in April, up to now.

In just four months, Liangshan had captured two routes to the nine states in Jingdong.

When he left Liangshan Marsh, Su Mingzhe had 10,000 soldiers under his command.

Later, he continued to gather soldiers from all over the place, counties, and villages. Except for the troops left behind to suppress the various prefectures, Su Mingzhe now has 50,000 strong soldiers under his command.

Among these 50,000 troops, there are actually only more than 6,000 veteran soldiers.

In the eyes of other leaders, using 50,000 to fight against 100,000 was already a joke to the foundation of Liangshan.

However, as soon as Su Mingzhe opened his mouth, the other leaders didn't know what was going on with them, and the panic in their hearts disappeared immediately.

Not only that, the leaders even volunteered to be the vanguard generals.

"It doesn't have to be like this!"

Su Mingzhe waved his hand, signaling everyone not to rush:
"Mr. Jialiang, please take the trouble to send a message to Zhang Shuye and tell him that I am here to challenge him to a duel under the city of Qingzhou!"

Three days later.

Wu Yong, escorted by a team of guards, arrived at the city of Qingzhou and handed over the "declaration of war".

When Zhang Shuye saw Su Mingzhe's extremely arrogant tone in the letter of challenge, his already existing disdain for Liangshan increased even more.

Afterwards, this declaration of war was sent back and forth among many generals in Qingzhou City.

All the generals in the city were angered by Liang Shan's "arrogant tone" and asked Zhang Shuye to agree to the battle.

Seeing that he had inspired the courage of the generals, Zhang Shuye spoke to Wu Yong and said that he agreed to a decisive battle under the city of Qingzhou in five days.

One day later.

Wu Yong met Su Mingzhe, who was leading a large army towards Qingzhou City.

When Su Mingzhe heard that Zhang Shuye actually agreed to a decisive battle, he couldn't help but laugh and said:

"Uncle Zhang has fallen into my trap!"

(End of this chapter)