xymnovel Chapter 68 Military Council
Chapter 68 Military Council
"Brother, you're really talented."
"Yeah, my brother is no ordinary person."
Wu Song and Lu Zhishen praised him sincerely and frankly one after the other.
Hua Rong was completely bewildered and asked, "Who is that woman in red?"
Lu Zhishen immediately said, "That is the eldest daughter of Emperor Daojun of the Great Song Dynasty, Princess Jiade Zhao Yupan, our future wife of Liangshan, and brother's lover."
Hua Rong quickly praised, "Brother, you're so capable! You've managed to seduce the Song Dynasty's imperial princess."
Wang Lun snorted coldly: "What do you mean by flirting? We fell in love at first sight and are perfectly compatible."
The group led their troops back to Jizhou City, where Lin Chong, Qin Ming, and Yang Zhi were already waiting fully armed at the city gate.
"If brother doesn't come back soon, we'll gather all the Flying Tiger Army and go out of the city to fight Huyan Zhuo to the death." Lin Chong was extremely anxious, but he also knew that Wang Lun was not in the city. As the second leader of the Liangshan Flying Tiger Army, he had to keep things stable, so he sent Hua Rong out.
Wang Lun smiled and said, "I thought I was just meeting with a friend, but I didn't expect to be discovered by Huyan Zhuo's scouts. I'm sorry to have worried you brothers."
"You don't know, my brother actually seduced the eldest daughter of the dog emperor... Bah, you can't call her the dog emperor anymore, she's my brother's father-in-law."
Lu Zhishen was a man of few words and couldn't wait for others to know about Wang Lun and Zhao Yupan's affair.
The leaders became interested and stepped forward to inquire.
Wang Lun rolled his eyes and rode into the city first.
Since we made a bet with Huyan Zhuo, we must do our best. Huyan Zhuo is a man of honor, and once he agrees to surrender to Liangshan after three captures, he will definitely keep his word.
Huyan Zhuo's specialty is the linked horse formation, so we need to figure out how to break this formation first.
Wang Lun returned to the Jizhou government office and summoned the left and right vanguards of the three armies and several military advisors to the main hall for a meeting.
The reason he set up the left and right vanguards and deputy vanguards was because there were now too many leaders in Liangshan. When meetings were held, there were too many people talking at once, and it often turned into a chaotic mess without getting anything done. So Wang Lun decided that in the future, such military-like meetings would only require the left and right vanguards and the various military advisors to participate, while the deputy vanguards would not need to join.
The leaders sat down on both sides of the main hall; they were all experts and strategists in the Liangshan Flying Tiger Army.
On the left are Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Lu Zhishen, and Gongsun Sheng; on the right are Wu Song, Wu Yong, Qin Ming, and Hua Rong. Only Chao Gai, who was the vanguard, was not present; all the other core leaders were there.
Looking at the eight leaders on his left and right, Wang Lun nodded inwardly. Judging from their martial prowess in the original work, all he needed to do was subdue Huyan Zhuo and bring Guan Sheng, the Great Saber of Daming Prefecture, leaving only the Jade Kirin Lu Junyi and the Double Spear General Dong Ping as his two tiger generals.
By then, Liangshan's strength will have reached a new level, and it will basically be able to become the strongest army in the Qilu region, thus enabling it to establish its own independent regime.
According to the original story, Fang La is currently growing stronger, and we must eliminate him before he becomes too powerful. The surrounding areas, such as Zhu Family Village and Zengtou City, should also be wiped out as soon as possible.
On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly.
Wang Lun rallied his spirits and said, "I have a bet with Huyan Zhuo. He will definitely lead his troops to attack after the snow stops. According to... reliable intelligence, Huyan Zhuo will divide his forces into three routes: Han Tao will lead his troops to attack Yuncheng, and Peng Qi will lead his troops to bypass the city and attack Liangshan."
When the generals heard Wang Lun say "reliable intelligence," they all showed expressions of disbelief. Wang Lun even knew about the enemy's military deployment; he truly had connections everywhere.
Only Wang Lun sighed inwardly at Zhao Yupan's deep affection for him, for revealing such military secrets to him. He worried that if the Emperor Daojun found out, he would likely be imprisoned again.
Wu Yong, eager to improve his image in Wang Lun's eyes, immediately said, "Since you have intelligence, brother, we should split up and make our own plans. In my opinion, we should send one army to distract Huyan Zhuo, while we concentrate our forces to ambush Han Tao on the road to Yuncheng and take him down first."
When he said this, everyone nodded in agreement. The Liangshan Flying Tiger Army was small in number, while the government army numbered ten thousand, so they could not fight them head-on.
Wu Yong's proposed strategy was to concentrate forces to first defeat Han Tao, whose forces were smaller, which was more feasible.
Wang Lun pondered for a moment, then looked at everyone and asked, "What are the other leaders' plans?"
Qin Ming said, "I am willing to lead my troops to set up an ambush and capture Han Tao."
His nickname was "Thunderbolt," and he was impatient. In battle, he would often take the lead in charging into the fray, and as soon as he heard there was a chance to make a contribution, he would immediately apply to go into battle.
Gongsun Sheng said, "I can use my magic to summon a strong wind and disrupt the government troops."
Gongsun Sheng's Taoist magic seemed mysterious; he had once used it to summon heavenly lightning and kill Pan Jinlian. However, each spell required a huge amount of energy, and he couldn't just use his magic whenever he wanted.
"The enemy has 10,000 troops. Although we don't know Huyan Zhuo's specific deployment, his main force is at least 5,000 men. Let's assume that Han Tao and Peng Qi each lead 2,500 men. It will be very difficult for your army to ambush them."
Wang Lun was unwilling to dampen their enthusiasm, so he only pointed out the disparity in troop strength between the two sides, since each of the Liangshan Flying Tiger Army only had a thousand soldiers.
Wu Song said, "Then why don't we concentrate our forces and fight Huyan Zhuo head-on?"
Wang Lun smiled and said, "That's the same idea. They have more soldiers, so they can naturally divide their troops. We have fewer soldiers, so we absolutely cannot divide our troops."
He glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Chao Gai has a thousand soldiers in Yuncheng. If they keep the city gates closed and don't come out, the city will be safe. Liangshan Marsh has a thousand soldiers under Du Qian and Song Wan, plus five hundred naval troops under the Ruan brothers. With the advantage of Liangshan Marsh's terrain, the government troops will not be able to gain any advantage."
He analyzed the situation, and the leaders nodded in agreement. Wang Lun's words were very reasonable. Chao Gai was only defending the city, so naturally there would be no problem. As for Liangshan Marsh, it was even more so. With its geographical advantage, no one could break into it, let alone the insignificant Peng Qi.
"Send the order to Chao Gai and the leaders of Liangshan Marsh: the soldiers should only hold their ground and negotiate, and should not take the initiative to attack."
Zhao Si quickly clasped his hands in agreement and went out to find someone to relay the order.
He served as Wang Lun's "secretary," and these tasks were handled by him.
"We concentrated our forces and defeated Huyan Zhuo from the front, severely damaging his main force. With his defeat, Han Tao and Peng Qi had no choice but to lead their troops back, and the siege of Yuncheng and Liangshan could be lifted."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Wang Lun spoke with great confidence: "I personally commanded this battle, deploying the entire Flying Tiger Army with all our strength to decide the outcome in one fell swoop. After this battle, Huyan Zhuo's arrogance will be gone, and he will not dare to flee back to Tokyo to report. He will only seek help from nearby prefectures, thus draining the strength of those prefectures. This battle is precisely the opportunity for Liangshan to rise."
His analysis immediately brightened the eyes of all the leaders.
Neighboring prefectures, whether they provide generals or soldiers, will suffer heavy losses if they are defeated, which will greatly reduce the difficulty for Liangshan to attack these prefectures.
As Wang Lun said, this is the opportunity for Liangshan to rise to power.
"Huyan Zhuo's first battle will definitely be against the linked cavalry formation. Let's discuss how to break the formation. Once this formation is broken, Huyan Zhuo will be no threat."
Hearing Wang Lun's confident words, the leaders were both surprised and delighted. Who exactly was Wang Lun? How could he be so powerful that he even knew that Huyan Zhuo was going to use the linked horse formation?
Wang Lun is truly a divine being!