Water Margin official

January is fleeting.

Yangshan’s 80,000-strong army is training day and night on Jeju Island.

Zhang Zhengdao is not idle either, and he and Liangshan’s think tank frequently formulate battle plans.

There are three counties in Jeolla Province: Yeongam, Gobu, and Jindo. It consists of Jeonju and Namwon, and four states: Naju, Jeju, Gwangju, and Subju.

In addition, there are 23 counties in Jeolla Province, namely Mangyeong, Maojang, Jinan, Buan, Quanqu, Kangjin, Heungdeok, Hwangseong, Lean, Changpyeong, Jinan, Hueryeong, Daejiang, and Linbo

,Gugao, Nanyang, Fushun, Funing, Maren, Xucheng, Hainan, Shenyun, Yi'an.

The Yangshan army only needs to knock down four state cities to completely occupy Jeolla Province.

After Zhang Zhengdao discussed with Wen Huanzhang and others, they decided to attack four state cities at the same time, sending 20,000 troops to each state city.

After capturing the prefecture city, troops were sent to clear out the garrison defenders of the thirty-two counties under their jurisdiction.

In addition, Zhang Zhengdao, under Xiao Jiasui's suggestion, first selected the magistrates, county captains and heads of the thirty-two counties.

After two imperial examinations, Jeju Island also selected some literati. Although they did not understand officialdom, they were young and energetic.

These more than 100 people have all passed Wen Huanzhang's examinations and have handled some government affairs in the six counties under Jeju Island, so they can be worthy of important tasks.

All chores must be settled before the army sets off, so that we can be confident and move forward steadily.

This time the attack on the Goryeo mainland was initially planned to capture Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province.

However, considering the need to divide the troops to garrison in various counties, Yangshan's troops were somewhat stretched, so they had to go all out to capture Jeolla Province, which is closest to Jeju Island.

In order to successfully conquer Jeolla Province, Zhang Zhengdao ordered the Diting camp to do their best to investigate the military situation.

He also dispatched the Hanshan Army to sneak into the four prefectural cities, preparing to cooperate internally and externally to capture Jeolla Road in one fell swoop.

After everything was ready, another half a month passed.

It was August of the fourth year of Zhenghe in the Song Dynasty, and there were only two months left before Wanyan Agu launched an army to resist the Liao Dynasty.

Early that morning, Zhang Zhengdao put on his helmet, shook his armor, and beat drums to gather his generals.

Outside the city of Jeju Island, the soldiers and horses of each battalion are all fluttering their flags, and their military looks are solemn and solemn!

Zhang Zhengdao, dressed in military uniform, sat on a horse and inspected the three armies.

When the sun rises in the east and the sunshine shines on the earth, Zhang Zhengdao shakes the reins, and the white horse man stands up and neighs.

"Today is the time when Liangshan is showing off its power in foreign lands. Brothers and I have been practicing for a long time in order to kill the enemy and make achievements." Zhang Zhengdao shouted loudly.

His eyes swept over the faces of the commanders of each battalion. Zhang Zhengdao pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed it in the direction of Goryeo, and shouted loudly: "Conquer Goryeo, Liangshan is mighty!"

Si Sheng rode on his horse and shouted first: "Conquer Goryeo, Liangshan is mighty!"

"Conquer Goryeo, Liangshan is mighty!"

For a time, the three armies shook the mountains and rivers. When the people in the city saw such a powerful army, they all shouted: "Down with Goryeo, Liangshan is mighty!"

"Go to war!"

Zhang Zhengdao gave an order, and the ten-sided war drums beat.

"Dong...dong...dong..."

The Yangshan army boarded the ship one by one and headed towards Jeolla Province.

By the time the army crossed the strait and landed in Hainan County, Jeolla Province, it was already evening.

Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, after the soldiers of each battalion had reorganized, they divided their troops and headed straight for the four prefecture cities under the guidance of the guides who knew the way.

Among them, Zhang Zhengdao led the cavalry army and captured the camp, rushing to Guangzhou where the largest number of defenders were.

According to reports from sentinels, there are 3,000 Korean troops and horses guarding the city here.

In addition, Xiao Jiasui led the flying cavalry army and the attacking mountain army to capture Jeju.

Fang Xuedu commanded the Flying Tiger Army and led 3,000 infantry troops to capture Luozhou.

Qiao Daoqing and Fan Rui led the Flying Leopard Army and three thousand infantry to capture Pleiades.

Liangshan's 80,000-strong army, carrying only five days of food and grass, marched in all directions.

I will not violate any county towns I encounter on the way.

This attack on Jeolla Province relies on surprise and taking the entire territory at the minimum cost.

The army rushed on the starry night, and on the 5th or 7th day, they rushed to the outskirts of the four prefectures and cities.

When Zhang Zhengdao led the army and horses and rushed outside Guangzhou City, it was dark and he had no idea what was going on in the city.

Wen Huanzhang, who was following him, said: "The leader of the village, take advantage of his unpreparedness and attack him unexpectedly. At the third watch, we seize the gate and seize the city."

Shi Qian, who was behind the two men, said: "The leader of the village, the military advisor, and the villain will lead the people into the city now. Wait until the third watch to seize the city gate for the army to enter the city."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "Brother Shi Qian, if this battle is successful, it should be the first achievement."

When Shi Qian saw that the leader of the village had agreed, he carefully selected fifty good men from the Diting camp and sneaked towards Guangzhou City while the night was getting dark.

Fifty good men arrived under the city wall. Shi Qian listened to the movements on the wall and wanted to understand the patterns of the night watchmen.

After waiting for a long time, there were no sounds of footsteps or voices. Shi Qian couldn't help but feel suspicious. Could it be that the Korean defenders in the city were asleep?

Shi Qian waited for a while, but when there was no movement, he whispered: "I'll go up and take a look first. Don't make any noise."

After saying that, the man took out a flying rope from his waist, spun it several times in his hand, threw it onto the city, and grabbed the city wall. With the power of the rope, Shi Qian was as light as a swallow and climbed up the city wall.

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Arriving on the city wall, Shi Qian crouched in the darkness and saw firelight in the city gate tower not far away, so he tiptoed closer and looked inside.

I saw three or five Goryeo defenders lying on the ground in various shapes, with many wine jars beside them. They were obviously drunk and sleeping soundly.

When Shi Qian saw the appearance of the Goryeo defenders, he felt relieved and dropped tree root ropes from the city wall, and the heroes from the Diting camp climbed up to the city wall one after another.

Everyone carefully went down to the city and hid in the dark, preparing to seize the city gate and let Liangshan's troops enter the city at the appointed time.

The night is sultry, and in Guangzhou City, a city lord's palace is brightly lit at the moment. The city lord Cui Juyuan is hugging two Korean women, drinking and talking.

All the high-status officials in the city are here, teasing the Korean woman next to them from time to time.

Outside the city lord's palace, Wen Zhongrong and thirty brothers from the Hanshan Army were hiding in a house. Listening to the laughter and laughter in the city lord's palace, they couldn't help but look at each other.

"Commander, I never imagined that the country of Goryeo would be like this." A veteran of the Hanshan Army, holding a long sword, said in a low voice.

Wen Zhongrong smiled and said: "If the Goryeo defenders are so miserable, they will not be far away from us becoming marquises and becoming prime ministers."

When the thirty brothers heard this, their eyes all shone with light.

They were all old brothers from Baodu Mountain. They fell into banditry because they could no longer survive. They never thought that after joining Liangshan, they would be able to go to this foreign country and make contributions.

When the army went out for battle, Zhang Zhengdao clearly issued a military order. If Goryeo was captured, all Liangshan soldiers would be rewarded with fields according to their military merit.

Land, this is the foundation for people's survival in the world. If we can get a hundred or so acres of high-quality land, the brothers and sisters in the family will no longer have to endure hunger.