In fact, after Yue Fei and his companions entered the Jingdongxi Road and learned about the situation in Shouzhou, they discussed with Ma Kuo and others, and they all felt that this rescue might not really be effective, and that at most they could just find a Linhuai city nearby to serve as a fulcrum.
As for the 5,000 Jin troops in Jeju, it's not that Yue Fei hadn't thought about it, but he was short of soldiers and could only think about it. Unexpectedly, General Yang Weizhong happened to be here, and the documents from Emperor Zhao aroused countless volunteers, which were enough to gather strength in the Guangji Army. Naturally, people had some ideas... Breaking the retreat and forcing Jin Wushu to withdraw is the only way to resolve this battle!
And this is exactly what Emperor Zhao has been striving for.
"Does Pengju think it's feasible?"
After discussing for a while, seeing that the various military leaders in the hall were in a mess, with all kinds of people, and what they said was more outrageous than the other, Ma Kuo could not help but ask Yue Fei privately... In the past few days, he followed Yue Fei's army and saw that this number one general under Zong Ze was indeed strict in military discipline and enforced his orders, and he had already been convinced.
"If there are 20,000 soldiers willing to be deployed, it will be enough!" Yue Fei answered simply. "But I don't know how many soldiers there are in Dingtao City at this time..."
"Jingdong is a prosperous place, so there must be 20,000 soldiers." Even though Ma Kuo had already convinced the other party, he still shook his head. "But Pengju, that's 5,000 Jin soldiers, and there are cities to rely on..."
"How can the Jin army abandon field battles and rely on the city?" Yue Fei answered calmly without changing his expression.
"That's true." Ma Kuo nodded, but then shook his head. "But it's still not right... As you said, the Jin army prefers field battles, and 5,000 cavalrymen will never defend the city, but how can our 20,000 soldiers be enough for them to charge in the wilderness?"
"Why do we have to fight in the wilderness?" Yue Fei remained calm. "Below the Ji River from Dingtao, in the territory of Jizhou, there is a battlefield that can restrain cavalry. Send a group of soldiers to lure the enemy. With the current ferocity of the Jin army, they will definitely follow. We can ambush them there..."
Ma Kuo was slightly moved, and just as he was about to say something, he heard a commotion in the hall. Suddenly, a ruddy-faced, gray-haired, old general in his 50s or 60s came in with seven or eight fully armed military officers. It was Yang Weizhong. And beside Yang Taiwei, a red-robed civil servant was walking in the same position, but he just said no. It turned out that the officials of the Guangji Army had already fled when the Jin Army occupied Jeju. The one who followed was a Tongpan from Hebei, who was picked up by Yang Weizhong. At this time, he was pretending to be something, so naturally he didn't have any shape.
But no matter what, the civil and military officials sat down first. After all, they represented the authority of the Song Dynasty for one or two hundred years. The leaders of the rebel armies, bandits, and defeated soldiers in the hall became more or less solemn.
"You all know the official's will."
After Yang Weizhong sat down, he didn't say anything nonsense, but rolled up his sleeves and slapped his palm on the table, which scared the judge beside him. "You should understand my intentions. And I also understand your intentions... Those who have served in the army should recognize me, Yang Weizhong, and know that I am the governor of the Northern Circuit appointed by the emperor; even locals should recognize me, because at this time last year, before the emperor ascended the throne, I led troops here to garrison... So don't bother with small talk, I'll tell you straight, if this thing succeeds, those without a family background will naturally have a good family background, and those with a family background will also have a good future! If you want to stay at home, I can give you a proper commander on the spot, so that you can stay at home and have a proper official position to defend your country; if you want to bring honor to your ancestors, it's not a big deal for me to take you to the imperial court to see the emperor afterwards! What do you say?!"
The heroes in the room looked at each other, some were tempted, but some were reluctant to be the first to do so. But since everyone had come here, who was not here for the background and future that Taiwei Old Yang had mentioned?
So, some superficial people finally stood up, bowed loudly in the hall, and started talking.
Once someone started talking, the scene became chaotic. One said that I had fought against the Jin people before, and we needed so many soldiers and horses; another said that we had to first determine the status and who was in charge before we could send troops; someone else volunteered to give him so many soldiers and horses; someone else was indignant and argued on the spot that he wanted to be the deputy of the grand marshal and take charge of the whole battle... The lobby of the Dingtao government office turned into a gathering place for heroes of the green forest!
In this regard, Yang Weizhong neither stopped nor advocated it, but just watched coldly.
However, after talking for half a day, two people finally gained the upper hand in the hall. One was Zhang Rong, a hero from Liangshan Marsh. Behind him were tens of thousands of fishermen who were half bandits and half civilians in the 800-li marsh, and he was very powerful. The other was Li Cheng, a bandit leader who escaped from the battle in Zibo that day. He was originally from Hebei. After the Jin army occupied Hebei, he fled to Shandong and occupied Zibo as a bandit. However, he had gathered together to fight against Jin Wushu's large army a few months ago, so he was quite respected by the Shandong heroes.
One of them was a local tyrant, and the other was a newcomer. They were almost equally powerful and had similar prestige. They both wanted to be the leader of the rebel army. However, General Yang, his second in command, almost came to a head with swords drawn.
The two argued for a long time. Li Cheng looked back and saw Yue Fei and Ma Kuo sitting at the table in front of Yang Weizhong, staring at him. He became furious and drew his sword in public, pointing at Yue Fei and yelling:
"What do you mean by that? How dare you roll your eyes at me? Do you look down on me, Li Cheng of Xiongzhou?"
PS: Sorry everyone, I really didn’t pay attention to the time. When I looked up and saw it was 0:00, my heart sank... It’s also my fault. I couldn’t help but play Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV when I came back in the evening.
I bow to everyone! Fortunately, I have invested...
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