At night, Song Jiang felt quite uneasy and stood in front of the tent and looked at the north alone. At dusk, he connected to two 800-mile express reports sent by Wang Ying. Five thousand officers and soldiers raided Xucheng County. The situation in Xucheng County was critical, and Wang Ying begged to withdraw troops to rescue.

This news really made Song Jiang uneasy. He began to realize his mistake of going south with heavy troops, and he should keep a part of his army in Xucheng County.

This time, Song Jiang responded to the 30,000 army of Zhong Shidao, and he still adopted the method of defeating the official army several times, concentrated his superior forces to fight the opponent in a decisive battle, and defeated the opponent in one fell swoop. This time, Song Jiang was deeply stimulated by the recruitment and was too eager to defeat the official army, so that he pressed the 80,000 army on the front line of Juye County, hoping to fight with Zhong Shidao in Juye County, but the development of the situation was not as he imagined.

At this time, a small fire suddenly flashed in the distance, and disappeared in a moment. The soldiers exclaimed. They could see the flash of fire in Xucheng County two hundred miles away. You can imagine how violent the explosion was.

"Master, it should be that the firearm depot on the dock exploded!" Military advisor Wu Yong appeared beside Song Jiang at some point and stared at the firelight in the north with him.

"It must be Li Yanqing!"

Song Jiang gritted his teeth secretly and said hatefully: "I still underestimate him."

Wu Yong did not say anything. Before the army headed south, they lost contact with Zhang Cen. They estimated that Zhang Cen might have been destroyed. He also reminded Song Jiang, but he firmly did not believe that Zhang Cen would fail, and secondly, he determined that Li Yanqing would station in Hebei and would not go south easily. The facts proved that Song Jiang not only misjudged the situation in Hebei, but also underestimated Li Yanqing.

"If the sheep are lost, the village leader should send an army to station in Yunzhou as soon as possible. After all, Yunzhou is the foundation of our business for many years. Not only Xucheng County, but other counties also have a large number of military families. Yunzhou is unstable and the morale of the army is unstable!"

Song Jiang also understood this principle. He had decided to send troops back to the rescue, but he was still unsure of his mind.

"How many troops should I send back to Yunzhou?" Although Song Jiang did not want to show weakness in front of Wu Yong, Wu Yong's words, "If Yunzhou is unstable, the morale of the army is unstable" really hit him in the vital light.

"Bizhi thinks that at least 20,000 will be sent back to help!"

"Twenty thousand!"

Song Jiang was surprised, "Do you want so many troops?"

"The village leader, 20,000 is the lowest number. After all, it is necessary to control the counties in Yunzhou. In my opinion, 20,000 is still not enough."

"All right!"

Song Jiang made up his mind, "Then according to your suggestion, send 20,000 troops back. How about I let Shi Jin lead the army back?"

"Shi Jin has good martial arts skills, but he can only fight alone. He has no ability to command the troops. He can only serve as generals but not as commanders. I suggest sending Hu Yanchuo or Dong Ping to command the army north. Both of them have good commanders."

Song Jiang pondered and said nothing. Hu Yanchuo was a surrendered general in the court. He had always distrustd him. He thought it was too much for commanding three thousand troops, not to mention commanding two thousand troops. Dong Ping was even worse. He was not only a general of the imperial guards, but also a member of Lu Junyi. How could he let such a person control Yunzhou?

Wu Yong understood Song Jiang's thoughts and advised him: "When the enemy is in front of him, you must use available people. Don't worry too much about some small shortcomings."

Song Jiang sighed with his hands behind his back, "The military advisor doesn't understand that people's hearts are terrible. I have a deep feeling in this life. I have been betrayed again and again. The court has offered generous conditions. If the old officials of the court can lead the army to surrender, they will not only betray the past, but also be awarded official positions and promoted. Hu Yanchuo, can Dong Ping and others not be moved? Give them 20,000 troops, which is just the level of advancement!"

Song Jiang's concerns are not unreasonable. People usually drink and eat meat, call each other brothers, and are peaceful. When it comes to a crisis, all kinds of conflicts hidden by the Liangshan Army will be revealed, and everyone will have their own ideas. As the leader of the village, Song Jiang, who has always been good at understanding people's hearts, he knows it even more.

Wu Yong was speechless. After a while, Song Jiang finally made up his mind and said, "I asked Chai Jin to lead the army north. He has literary talent and has always been calm. Although his martial arts skills are a little inferior, I will ask Shi Jin and Shi Xiu to assist him. In this way, there will be literary and military strategies. This is how it is decided."

Although Wu Yong felt that it was not appropriate, since the camp leader had made up his mind, he could only express his support, "The situation is urgent, I hope the northern aid will be as soon as possible!"

Song Jiang nodded, "I'll set out overnight tonight!"

That night, Song Jiang ordered Chai Jin as the main general, Shi Jin and Shi Xiu as the deputy general, and the three led an army of 20,000 to quickly go north to rescue Xucheng County and counterattack Li Yanqing's harassment of Yunzhou

Just as 20,000 Liangshan reinforcements left the camp and headed north, they were discovered by the official scouts lurking on the periphery. They rushed back to the camp to report this important information to Zhong Shidao.

It was already late at night, and the lights in the big tent of Master Zhong were still on. Master Zhong paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands, waiting for the news of the scout.

Zhong Shidao also received an emergency report sent by Li Yanqing. When he learned that Li Yanqing had led his army to Yunzhou, he knew that there would be any movement in the Liangshan army tonight. He was very concerned about how Liangshan would rescue Yunzhou, which was related to the success or failure of his entire battle situation.

After being in the army for fifty years, he certainly knew how he could defeat the enemy's 100,000 army with 30,000 troops. The key was that he wanted to hold the Liangshan Army's seven-inch key. Zhong Shidao knew very well where the Liangshan Army's seven-inch key point was? It was in Yunzhou.

He dragged the enemy's main force with his main force, and then invaded Yunzhou with surprise troops, dragging Song Jiang's 100,000 troops to death step by step. Since Li Yanqing was able to complete the task in Hebei, Zhong Shidao also believed that he could be competent for his surprise mission.

At this time, the sound of rapid footsteps came from the big tent. Zhong Shidao hurried to the door of the tent, and only heard the soldiers report outside, "Report to the Grand Commander, General Liu has sent the news!"

Zhong Shidao was a little disappointed. He thought it was Song Jiang's news. Of course, Liu Qi's information was also very important, so he asked, "Where is General Liu now?"

"General Liu has passed Yun County, but he did not alarm the guards of Yun County."

Zhong Shidao returned to the map and watched Liu Qi's marching route. Yun County was located west of Liangshanpo. Together with Shouzhang County in Yunzhou, it became the outer defense line of Liangshan. Although it was unknown how many troops Song Jiang had deployed in these two counties, it was certain that the troops were stationed. Liangshan was the place where Song Jiang made his fortune. Although it was no longer as important as Xucheng County, it was still the spiritual holy place of the Liangshan Army.

Just then, Zhang Shuye's voice came from outside, "Please report to the Grandmaster, I have important information."

Zhong Shidao hurriedly walked out of the tent and asked, "But Song Jiang sent troops?"

Uncle Zhang smiled slightly, "It seems that the commander is waiting for this news. He did send troops. The scouts judged that there were about 20,000 people, but I don't know who will be in charge for the time being?"

Zhong Shidao couldn't help but get ready to go, but he was indeed guessed. Song Jiang could not withdraw all the troops. There was no effect in too few troops. Twenty thousand people were the most suitable force.

"Is there any news from Liu Qi?" Zhang Shuye asked again.

Zhong Shidao nodded, "I have passed Yun County and should arrive in Xucheng tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"Will that be a good show be played?"

An unconcealable expectation flashed in Zhong Shidao's eyes. He looked at the dark sky and sighed: "I look forward to the joint efforts of the two of them bringing us the final victory!"

After Li Yanqing led the cavalry to destroy the surrounding areas of Xucheng County, he retreated to Yunshan, twenty miles southwest of Xucheng County. Yunshan is also located on the bank of Liangshan. Half of the mountain is in the lake and across the lake from Liangshan. It is actually formed from Liangshan. Compared with the high mountains and deep valleys and crisscrossing gullies, Yunzhou is much lower, more like a hill and hill, and the terrain is not complicated. However, the forest is lush, and the endless forest connects Yunshan and Liangshan.

That afternoon, Li Yanqing stood beside the lake and stared at Liangshan thirty miles away. The water surface was sparkling and endless. Liangshan was like a black awl drilling out of the lake. If it could burn the Zhongyitang of Liangshan, it would be a heavy blow to the Liangshan army. Unfortunately, he had too few troops in his hands, so many things could only be thought about and difficult to implement.

At this moment, a soldier rushed over and reported on one knee: "Reported to the commander, an army came to the west, saying that it was reinforcements sent by General Zhong, and it seemed to be the Zhuque Camp!"

Li Yanqing was stunned and then overjoyed, and his reinforcements also came.
Chapter completed!