"Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Zhu Wu, Zhu Fu..." Sun Tu looked at the list of captured Liangshan leaders attached to the victory report in his hand, and gently announced the names of these people, and when he read: "Chai Jin, Han Tao" after the names of the two people, the joy on his face became a little heavier.
This time, the Liangshan Army was defeated in Qingzhou and Dongping one after another. This must have greatly improved the morale of the Qingzhou Army, especially since the Qingzhou side still defeated the larger force with less, almost annihilating the invading enemy, and also captured the Liangshan Army Camp. With a large amount of food and supplies, this can naturally be regarded as a rare victory. But for Sun Tu, in a sense, these two great victories were not as important as the two captured by Qingzhou.
Judging from the details of the battle report, Han Tao did know how to lead and use troops better than other Liangshan leaders. Although it was he who ruined the plan laid out by Huang Wenbing and others to annihilate the Liangshan Army, Sun Tu had no intention of hating him, and even The idea of taking him under his wing came up, because he was exactly the talent Sun Tu needed urgently now.
Under the training of Sun Tu and his soldiers, the Qingzhou Army was indeed the leading elite in the Song Dynasty, but even the most elite army needed the command of qualified generals to display their true combat power. Although generals like Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Wu Song, and Lu Da were able to make their soldiers obey military orders and their own martial arts were extremely strong, when placed in front of the two armies, their role was obviously not as good as that of Qi, who had mediocre martial arts. Victory.
Because the latter is a handsome man who is proficient in command, and knows how to adapt to local conditions and how to bring out the absolute combat effectiveness of his troops.
If Sun Tu only wants to be content with the status quo and only wants to guard Qingzhou City and fight against the bandits and bandits within the territory, this Qingzhou Army will naturally be enough to deal with all problems. But he knew very well that this was only the beginning after all. In the near future, he and the Qingzhou Army would inevitably face threats from the Liao Kingdom, Xixia, and even the Jurchen Jin Kingdom. When fighting such powerful enemies, they could only rely on the current situation. Commanding skills are obviously not enough. He needs to be wise and courageous, and be able to truly take charge of his subordinates.
It was because of this consideration that Sun Tu tried his best to draw Dong Ping under his command, but he alone was obviously not enough, and Yum General Han Tao was obviously a very good choice. Although he is not eye-catching among the leaders of Liangshan, it can be inferred that this person is a rare general just from his ability to detect the difference in time and decisively lead the attack at the critical moment to rescue Lu Junyi and the others. If we can get him back, it will be a great enhancement for the Qingzhou Army.
The reason why Chai Jin interested Sun Tu was naturally because of his identity. Not only was this official Chai famous in the world, and countless people in the green forest had received his support and favors, but he was also a descendant of the Chai family in the Later Zhou Dynasty, and he also had an iron book of elixirs that could avoid death hidden in his home. Its status is quite special. Even the important officials in the court had to carefully weigh the consequences when facing him.
You must know that the old Zhao family was able to win this world because Guo Wei and Chai Rong first laid a solid foundation for them, almost eliminating the small forces that had separatized various places since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Then Zhao Kuangyin took advantage of Chai Rong's early death and his orphans and widowers to suddenly mutiny. Seized the throne. Precisely because he knew he was in the wrong, Zhao Kuangyin had always been tolerant to the Chai family, and even gave him a rare iron certificate of alchemy, a gold medal for immunity from death.
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Now that Sun Tu has this in hand, he can make a lot of articles. So for him, other prisoners were secondary, but Han Tao and Chai Jin were important people that he had to conquer and make them available for his own use.
After making up his mind, Sun Tu immediately wrote down the leader and asked people to be sent back to Qingzhou quickly, so that Huang Wenbing and others must keep an eye on these prisoners and never let anything happen to them in prison. Then, at dawn the next day, he told the whole army the good news of Qingzhou's victory, which once again made the soldiers cheering. To be honest, before leaving the city for the expedition, everyone was still thinking about their homeland. Now that they know that Qingzhou is safe and have defeated the Liangshan Army, it naturally greatly boosts the morale of the entire army.
As the good news came, the aftermath work in Dongping City came to an end, and Sun Tu felt that it was time to lead his troops back to Qingzhou. But before that, he forced Cheng Wanli to write a memorial to resign, sent someone to Bianjing City, and made an agreement with the newlywed Dong Ping to transfer him to Qingzhou within a month or two. After the relevant matters, he actually led the army back.
The departure of the Qingzhou Army immediately alarmed the people in Dongping. At noon that day, almost all the people in the city went out to bid farewell to this heroic army that saved their families from danger. Many young people even directly offered to join the Qingzhou Army. Be a soldier.
For such a request, Sun Tu naturally agreed immediately. This made up for the Qingzhou Army's strength a lot. Although it was not as strong as when they came, this damage was nothing compared to the victory achieved.
At the same time, the news that the Qingzhou Army had defeated the Liangshan bandits in two places has quickly spread throughout Shandong. This is naturally a great thing for the people everywhere, because it proves that the local officers and soldiers are still capable of protecting The common people no longer have to worry about the growing strength of the Liangshan bandits, but for many state officials, this is another story.
For example, it is only a hundred miles away from Dongping, but some officials in the Zizhou Prefecture, who were unaware of the siege by the Liangshan Army in Dongping, became a little uneasy. They were really worried that Sun Tu, who was passing by, would make a big fuss about this matter and find fault with their family. Ah, especially the local superintendent Duan Yu was even more frightened. He went to the prefect Shen Danian several times and asked him for advice to protect himself.
Early this morning, the Zizhou Military and Horse Superintendent, who did not look like a military general, once again asked to see Magistrate Shen, and said with a sad face: "Fu Tai, you have to speak for me this time, otherwise Sun Yan Wang If we really want to pursue it, the lower officials won’t be able to bear it.”
"Why are you panicking? Although his Sun Tu has some reputation, he has not yet reached the point where he can dominate the world with one hand. Does he still dare to do whatever he wants in our territory of Zizhou? Didn't you just not send troops to rescue Dongping? Now Dongping has been saved and is not dead. Several common people, it will be even more difficult for him to use this matter against you!" Shen Danian was really annoyed by his troubles, and immediately scolded him with a tiger face: "You are also the governor of the whole place, and there are more in my city. With thousands of soldiers and horses, are they still afraid of Sun Tucheng?"
"But... you don't know something about Futai. Someone from Dongping came to ask for help that day, but they were blocked by the official. This is a serious crime for not saving anyone. Moreover, Sun Tu had sent someone before I sent a note to my subordinates asking me to lead the troops to Qingzhou for training.
Guo was also stopped by you at Futai. If he used these two things to make trouble, the official would really be unable to defend himself. "This is the crux of what makes Duan Dujian so frightened. Not saving Dongping can be said to be to ensure local safety, but if he doesn't follow Sun Dujian's order, he won't be able to handle it if they really want to pursue it, especially When Sun Tu returned with a great victory, his momentum was something that even the governor of the state capital could not withstand.
Magistrate Shen, who understood, snorted dissatisfiedly: "That's what I said at the time. It was because you thought that once you led troops to Qingzhou, you would lose your military power even if you were not charged, so you ignored it."
At this point, seeing that Duan Yu's face looked very ugly, he comforted him: "Actually, you don't have to worry so much. You, the capital supervisor of Zizhou, was appointed by the imperial court. Even if Sun Tu is the military supervisor of Jingdong Road, you can't do it at will." I will speak for you when the time comes. Moreover, if he really comes with his army, we can also use the excuse that we are worried about trouble in the city to prevent him from entering. Does he really dare to attack the city? Okay, everything is fine. I'm here, so just rest assured."
To be honest, Shen Danian looked down upon Duan Yu's performance. He didn't have the generosity of a general at all. No wonder the Zizhou Township Army was so weak. Fortunately, there were no bandits in the territory, otherwise God knows what would happen here. What does it look like
But then I thought about it, if the governor of Zizhou was replaced by a powerful figure like Sun Tu, I'm afraid I wouldn't be so comfortable. Didn't you see that two prefects in Qingzhou have died in just two or three years? He, Shen Danian, didn't want to be killed in such a confused way.
Seeing that he had made the promise, Duan Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Then I will go and make arrangements right now. I will guard the city gate tightly for the next two days and not let anyone come in or out at will."
"Go, go, I'll scare you." Shen Danian smiled helplessly and waved his hand to send him away. Unexpectedly, a close confidant came to the door with a strange expression at this time and reported in a low voice: "At the mansion, there are people from Qingzhou Sun Dujian outside the Yamen who came to pay their respects. They said they wanted to invite Duan Dujian out of the city for a talk!"
The two officials had just picked up their tea bowls and planned to take a sip of tea. When Duan Yu heard this, his hands shook, and the bowl of tea soup poured all over his body and hands, which made him scream in surprise. Judging from his expression, in addition to pain, there was also fear. Who would have thought that just as soon as Cao Cao arrived, Sun Tu would actually appear outside Zizhou City.
Shen Danian's hand also trembled slightly, but his performance was much stronger than Duan Yu's. He quickly calmed down and asked immediately: "Has the Qingzhou Army already sent troops outside Zizhou City? His grandson Tu is so brave, how dare you threaten the imperial official?"
These words gave Duan Yu some courage, and he immediately said: "No, that's right, how dare his Sun Tu do this? I won't join in with him, just let that man go back by himself!" He just had some courage, but as soon as he could After hearing that the Qingzhou Army had appeared outside the city, they quickly dissipated.
Before the confidant could reply, a rather majestic voice suddenly sounded outside: "Since Duan Dujian is so arrogant, I will come to see you in person!" Before he finished speaking, a man with a heroic and domineering voice appeared. The young man strode to the door accompanied by more than a dozen soldiers...