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Cheng Wanli was appointed as the prefect.
It's something you absolutely can't lose.
Therefore, the government troops must absolutely not find out.
Cheng Wanli already had connections with Liangshan.
As for Kaesong before that...
This is actually easy to handle.
After all, when the city was opened,
Cheng Wanli did not show up in person.
Zhao Yuan has already had it spread.
They were Liangshan spies in Dongping Prefecture.
He secretly opened the city gate behind Cheng Wanli's back.
The officials and soldiers who had opened the city gates according to Cheng Wanli's orders...
They have all been invited back to Liangshan by Zhao Yuan's men.
Without these witnesses,
Zhao Yuan then had Liangshan send another sum of money to Cheng Wanli.
He was ordered to immediately send it to Tokyo by fast horse.
The tribute was given to that Privy Councilor Tong.
Tong Guan was a eunuch.
He had very few civil officials under his command to begin with.
As long as Cheng Wanli doesn't betray him
They gave enough money.
Even if Cheng Wanli really opened the city gates and surrendered to the bandits,
This Privy Councilor Tong will certainly try his best to find a way.
Protect his only remaining civil official protégé.
.....
Things happened in Dongping Prefecture.
For now, let Gao Liang and Qiong Ying handle it.
Zhao Yuan urgently returned to Liangshan.
This is because news was received on the mountain.
It has been confirmed.
In Bianliang, Tokyo,
The troops that were mobilized to attack Liangshan this time
He is Huyan Zhuo from Hebei!
Huyan Zhuo was a famous general who helped found the Song Dynasty.
Iron Whip King, a direct descendant of Huyan Zan!
Even now
The Yang family generals have declined.
However, the Huyan family remained a prominent family in the Song court's army!
Liangshan Dazhai
In the Hall of Gathering Righteousness,
Zhao Yuan had just returned to the mountain.
Then he appointed the three military advisors.
Xu Guanzhong, Wen Huanzhang, and Zhu Wu came looking for them.
Besides them,
Lin Chong, Xu Ning, Qin Ming, and others who once served in the Song court's army,
They all arrived at the Hall of Gathering Righteousness.
"The Shi Qian brothers have been confirmed,"
Zhao Yuan looked at everyone and said,
"The troops that came to besiege Liangshan this time were a force from Huyan Zhuo in the north."
“Huyan Zhuo...”
Lin Chong pondered for a moment,
“I heard about it when I was in the Imperial Guard,”
"This General Huyan Zhuo was known as 'Double Whip' Huyan Zhuo because he was skilled in using two water-polished octagonal steel whips!"
“This Huyan Zhuo is a descendant of the Huyan family, a military clan, so his martial arts skills must be extraordinary.”
"Chief, in terms of martial arts, even if Huyan Zhuo is strong, he is certainly no match for the brothers on the mountain,"
Qin Ming spoke up,
“But when I was working in the North, I heard…”
"This General Huyan is not only skilled in using cavalry and horsemen,"
"Under his command is a chain of cavalry!"
"Those linked horses were made by covering both the soldiers and the horses with iron armor,"
"Then chain the horses together in pairs!"
"Thirty horses form a row, and three hundred horses form a team!"
"Because of the iron chains, once this chain of cavalry charges,"
"Their momentum was so overwhelming that even hundreds or thousands of infantrymen would find it difficult to stop them!"
"I wonder how many men are still in the Huyan tribe's linked cavalry?"
Zhu Wu asked.
"I heard that before the Song and Liao dynasties made peace, the Huyan family had a linked cavalry force of tens of thousands of men in order to deal with the Liao cavalry!"
Qin Ming thought for a moment,
"But since the peace talks between the Song and Liao dynasties, Hebei has not experienced war for nearly a century,"
"The linked cavalry units were very expensive each year, so the imperial court disbanded them,"
"At present, the linked cavalry under Huyan Zhuo's command should only have a team of more than three hundred people at most."
"Only three hundred, that won't affect the overall situation,"
Zhu Wu had just finished speaking when
Wen Huanzhang, standing to the side, disagreed.
"Although there are only three hundred now, Huyan Zhuo was sent by the treacherous minister Cai Jing and others,"
"In order to wipe out Liangshan in one fell swoop, they will most likely strengthen Huyan Zhuode's power."
"Over the past hundred years, with peace in the north, the Imperial Guards in Tokyo have accumulated quite a few tens of thousands of horses."
"If Cai Jing and the others were to allocate these horses to Huyan Zhuo, it would probably take only a couple of months,"
"Then the imperial army will have one more formidable linked cavalry unit!"
Chapter 685 Enemy and Friend Linked Horses, I Have a Hooked Spear
"That's true."
Zhu Wu nodded in agreement.
"The Huyan family is a military family. They must have disbanded the linked cavalry back then. The remaining linked cavalry must have been the elite of them."
"With these veterans around, it shouldn't be difficult to recreate the might of the linked cavalry."
"Although there are now more than 5,000 cavalrymen on the mountain, this is the family fortune that has been painstakingly accumulated over the past six months,"
Xu Guanzhong frowned and said,
"And according to the message Deng Fei sent earlier,"
"Since last month, the northern border has been cracking down on horse smuggling."
"Even if we bribe the local garrison with silver, the number of horses delivered each month will probably be reduced by more than half."
"The cavalry is an essential force for conquering the world in the future, and it must not be wasted at this time."
"good,"
Zhu Wu nodded in agreement.
“The cavalry on the mountain are indeed not yet able to withstand losses.”
"However, in this battle, the cavalry will not actually have to fight a tough battle."
"Brother Zhu Wu, do you intend to use the Eight Hundred Li Water Margin to fight the enemy?"
Wen Huanzhang asked,
"Um,"
Zhu Wu replied,
"This 800-li-long marshland is a natural barrier for Liangshan, how can we not use it!"
"Furthermore, General Huyan Zhuo, who has come this time, is skilled in using cavalry in the north,"
"Then they certainly aren't very skilled in naval warfare,"
"As long as we seize the opportunity and use the water army to achieve our goal in one battle, it will not be difficult."
"Ever since the Meng brothers of Yufangan came up the mountain, the navy has been working tirelessly to build all kinds of ships,"
Wen Huanzhang pondered for a moment and said,
"To date, we have more than 200 small fishing boats, more than 30 medium-sized merchant ships, and eight large warships."
"And those medium-sized merchant ships were built with future combat needs in mind, so they could be converted into warships at any time."
"With these ships and the advantage of the vast expanse of water, winning a naval battle shouldn't be difficult."
"If we are to win a naval battle, we must first arrange for the trade towns in the four cardinal directions to be properly located."
Xu Guanzhong said helplessly,
"Once the government troops arrive, these once prosperous commercial towns will likely be reduced to ruins in no time!"
"But now, the four commercial towns combined have at least tens of thousands of people,"
Wen Huanzhang said with a headache,
"Besides that, there are those priceless goods,"
“The mountain stronghold is already overcrowded, so where would we find any spare space to house them?”
"Why don't we send it to Dulonggang?"
Zhu Wu suggested,
"The terrain of Dulonggang is treacherous, and the cavalry cannot demonstrate their power on that winding road,"
"Temporarily relocating the people and goods of the trading town there should ensure their safety."
"Yes, Dulonggang is indeed quite nice,"