Chapter 1124 Wu Yueniang becomes a slave and fights a decisive battle with the Western Army

Su Mingzhe asked Zhuo's second and third sisters to accompany Madam Zhuo, and he brought two personal guards to the Yanggu County Government Office to investigate the case of Ximen Qing and Captain Wu to find out what was going on.

Upon hearing the news, County Magistrate Li Da and County Deputy Di Wen hurriedly took people out to greet them.

When Wang Lun was still the leader of the village, these two men were appointed as leaders of the village because they had studied for a few years and were considered the few educated people in the village.

Later, when Su Mingzhe conquered Liangshan, these two people surrendered to him at the first opportunity. As they did a good job, they were regarded as Su Mingzhe's confidants.

Therefore, both of them knew about the relationship between Su Mingzhe and Madam Zhuo, and also the relationship between Madam Zhuo and Captain Wu.

"No need to be polite!"

Su Mingzhe extended his hand to support everyone and asked them to stand up with a smile.

Although these old leaders did not have much ability, they were loyal to him, brave enough to take on responsibilities, and helped Su Mingzhe solve many problems.

Su Mingzhe still trusts them.

"Thank you, Village Chief!"

Li Da appeared respectful on the surface, but he started to complain in his heart.

Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing have all been kings for more than a year, but Su Mingzhe still hasn't given himself a title. When his subordinates meet him, they can only call him "lord", "chief of the village", or "brother".

In Li Da's opinion, such a title simply lowered the status of Liangshan's cause.

Accompanied by several people, Su Mingzhe first took a tour of the county government office, then returned to the lobby and ordered the case files of Ximen Qing and Captain Wu to be brought.

The case file was also very simple, and there was solid evidence that Ximen Qing and Captain Wu worked for Cai Jing.

This is an act of treason of "collaborating with the enemy country", which is an unforgivable crime.

After looking through the case file, Su Mingzhe asked casually:

"Has the case been submitted to the Ministry of Justice?"

Li Da didn't know what Su Mingzhe meant, so he could only tell the truth:
"This case was handled by Chief Zhu Gui himself. The case has been submitted to the Ministry of Justice. Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, the approval will probably come after the Chinese New Year!"

"In that case, transfer these criminals to Liangshan as soon as possible!"

Su Mingzhe turned the case file to the page about Ximen Qing's family and couldn't help but secretly click his tongue.

as predicted.

The names of Ximen Qing's wives and concubines, including Wu Yueniang, Li Jiaoer, Meng Yulou, Sun Xue'e, and Li Ping'er, are on the list.

In addition, in the list of servants and maids, Su Mingzhe also saw names such as Chunmei, Yingchun, Xiuchun, Lanxiang, and Huilian.

Li Da stood aside, watching his village chief staring at a bunch of women's names with a distracted look, and couldn't help but complain again:
In just a few years, the leader of the Liangshan stronghold has accumulated a huge fortune. He is definitely worthy of the title of "hero of the time".

Unfortunately, even a hero cannot resist the temptation of beauty. Even though the village chief has more than a dozen beauties in his family, he still cannot walk when he sees a woman.

I must never be a treacherous minister like Gao Qiu and Cai Jing, and I must not find a woman for the village chief!
"This Li Da is so tactless!"

Su Mingzhe didn't expect that he had been in a daze for such a long time, but that bastard Li Da didn't even ask him what he meant. No wonder after following him for several years, he could only be a small county magistrate.

snort!
Don’t think that you, Li Da, are the only one who can get things done!

Su Mingzhe raised his head and shouted directly to the door:

"Cai Si, come in!"

Cai Si, who was guarding the door, heard his master's anxious voice and rushed in.

Su Mingzhe tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said:

"When you went out this time, didn't the ladies say that they were short of maids? It just so happens that I see that there are many wives and daughters of prisoners accumulated in this government office. Find a time to ask them if they are involved in the case. If these women are innocent, ask the Ministry of Revenue how to deal with these wives and daughters..."

"The villain understands!"

Cai Si was a typical lackey, and naturally more perceptive than Li Da. After understanding Su Mingzhe's intention, he immediately gave a veiled response, saying that he would get the matter done.

After Su Mingzhe left the county government office, Cai Si returned to the government office, found the county magistrate Di Wen, went to the prison to select, and took out more than a dozen young and beautiful women.

the next day.

There were a few more beauties in Su Mingzhe's study, adding to his charm.

This also gave him a new habit - staying overnight in the study.

Because of this matter, Fang Jinzhi, Qiongying, and Hu Sanniang and other women often came to make a fuss.

In the sixth year of Zhenghe, spring passed and summer came.

April has just arrived.

The court finally completed the deployment of troops.

General Xiaozhong was ordered to lead 60,000 Western Army troops, 50,000 imperial troops, 100,000 garrison troops, and 40,000 naval troops, a total of 250,000 troops, claiming to be an army of 300,000, and they marched towards Liangshan in a mighty force.

After hearing the news.

Su Mingzhe summoned all the leaders to discuss battle strategies.

When everyone heard that the court had sent 300,000 troops, they became visibly nervous.

It was Qiao Lie who stood up first and explained to everyone:
"My lord, all the leaders, as we all know, the soldiers are just a bunch of useless people. We only need to defeat their main force and they will naturally fall apart. And the imperial guards and navy have not been trained for a long time and are just a bunch of rabble. They can only fight when the wind is favorable!"

"So, what we really need to deal with are only the 60,000 Western troops."

"What the military advisor said is also my opinion!"

Su Mingzhe saw that everyone's emotions did not ease much after Qiao Lie's speech, so he did not continue to talk nonsense, but directly began to assign tasks:

"Waiter, you have only one mission in the navy. You must intercept the imperial navy and don't let them land on our Liangshan headquarters!"

"Xiao Er, follow my orders!"

The navy department under the command of Ruan Xiaoer has only 15,000 people. Now they have to fight against the imperial court's 40,000 naval forces, so the pressure is naturally very great.

Fortunately, Liangshan is fighting at home, so there is still a chance to turn the situation around.

Su Mingzhe also believed in the strength of the three Ruan brothers, and turned around and continued to give orders:
"Captain, you and Envoy Yang, lead 30,000 infantrymen and stop the 50,000 imperial guards!"

Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi also received the order.

"Hua Rong, Shi Xiu, Zhu Gui, the three of you lead your troops to intercept the 100,000 soldiers!"

Hua Rong and Shi Xiu were the main generals of the firearms department and the engineering department respectively. Together with Zhu Gui's reconnaissance department, they had only more than 30,000 soldiers. Even with powerful firearms, it would be difficult to stop 100,000 soldiers.

However, all three of them are honest people with tenacious characters. Even if they cannot eliminate the soldiers, they will definitely be able to intercept them.

After arranging the others, Su Mingzhe stood up and said:
"Other leaders, lead your troops and follow me to fight against the Western Army!"

The leaders hurriedly bowed:
"promise!"

Although they were many leaders, in fact there were only a dozen people including Lin Chong, Qin Ming, Huang Xin, Luan Tingyu, Sun Li and so on.

At this time, Qiao Lie and Gongsun Sheng stood up together and asked to fight, asking to go into battle together to kill the enemy.

Su Mingzhe thought about it and agreed.

This battle was a huge challenge for Liangshan.

After all, at this time last year, Liangshan had only 10,000 troops, and the 100,000 that came later were basically surrendered captives. No one could guarantee how much combat effectiveness they could exert.

If it wasn't for the purpose of avoiding being too shocking, Su Mingzhe really wanted to learn from Liu Xiu, the "great magician", and summon a meteor shower to directly destroy the enemy's army of more than 200,000.

soon.

Zhong Shidao accepted the letter of challenge sent by Liangshan.

The day of decisive battle has arrived.

The location is on a plain thirty miles west of Yuncheng County.

This is also the boundary between Jeju and Puzhou.

Early in the morning, Zhong Shidao sent thousands of scouts to patrol and confirm that the site of this decisive battle had not been mined by Liangshan.

After ensuring that there were no traps at the site of the decisive battle, Zhong Shidao led the army and slowly approached the border.

Deputy General Yao Pingzhong saw the Liangshan army begin to deploy their troops and said habitually:

"Sir, those Liangshan bandits are extremely cunning and sly. This time they overestimated their own strength and wanted to fight a decisive battle with our army. They must have some new tricks. How about I lead the troops to fight, and you stay in the rear?"

Zhong Shidao was the type who listened to advice and had a full stomach. He felt that what the deputy general said made sense, so he immediately accepted the suggestion:

"Then I'll trouble you, little lieutenant!"

Yao Pingzhong: “…”

(End of this chapter)