"Old Taiwei Yang, we are here today to fight against the Jin under your banner... Although it was me, Li Cheng, who drew the sword first and broke the rules in the hall today, are you going to kill me for this? If you kill me, who among the heroes in Jingdong will believe in your orders? Your Majesty has fled all the way from Hebei to Huaishang, and has only just recovered from his shame and anger, and has made up his mind not to retreat again. As a result, he has not yet broken his promise there, and Old Taiwei Yang is going to ruin your reputation in Jingdong?!"
"You have a sharp tongue..." Yang Weizhong couldn't help but sneer. "With such a sharp tongue, why did you lose to Chief Zhang just now?"
Zhang Rong came to his senses and was slightly stunned.
"No matter what, if General Yang doesn't want to kill me, I will go first!" As he said this, Li Cheng didn't hold his sword, nor paid attention to the Song army officer in front of him. He just glanced deeply at Yue Fei, who had already sat back with a normal expression, and quickly walked out of the hall.
After this man left, many Shandong heroes, or heroes from Jingdong East Road, looked around and probably felt that since Li Cheng was gone, it would be difficult for them to stay here, so they also bowed and said goodbye... The lobby that was bustling before was suddenly half empty.
However, Zhang Rong smiled and put his hands on his hips: "How about it, Old Commander Yang, how about I be your deputy this time? And give me a commanding position, so that I can wear a red flower on my head to show off when I return to Liangshanpo..."
"Chief Zhang, wait a minute, let me go to the backyard to catch my breath." Yang Weizhong pinched his beard and stood up, speaking fluent Mandarin. "Yue Fei, Ma Kuo, the two of you follow me to the backyard!"
"As you wish, old commander!" Zhang Rong couldn't help but grin again.
Yue Pengju and Ma Zichong stood up immediately, and Fu Xuan and others hurriedly followed... It should be noted that Yue Fei had been directly under Yang Weizhong in the Marshal's Office before, and Ma Kuo was from Didao, Xizhou, and had a Western Army background, otherwise he would not have been easily summoned by Yang Weizhong with a document. How could he dare to neglect him now?
"Yue..."
They didn't even reach the backyard, but just turned into the corridor behind the lobby, but Yang Weizhong couldn't wait any longer and wanted to speak.
"Then Li Bencheng has bad intentions."
However, before the old lieutenant could ask, Yue Fei had already answered calmly. "Although he is from Hebei, his subordinates are all from Jingdong East Road. May I ask how a group of bandits from Jingdong East Road abandoned the geographical advantages of Mount Tai and Yimeng Mountains, abandoned their hometown, and ran to Jingdong East Road to fight against the Jin? It's just that they saw that the chaotic world has come, so they specifically look for the place where the Jin people are fighting with us, intending to waver, raise the price, and even take the opportunity to secede! To put it bluntly, it's just that the government is holding back the Jin army on Huai River at this time. If it can't hold back, Huai River will be trampled by the Jin army, and these people will run to Lianghuai to cause chaos."
Yang Weizhong thought about it and was unable to refute it. Even Ma Kuo, Fu Xuan and others nodded in agreement.
"As for Zhang Rong, it's different." Yue Fei continued calmly. "Half of Liangshan Lake is in Jeju, and this time the 5,000 Jin troops are in Jeju City next to Liangshan Lake, and they are bullying and trampling on the people. Zhang Rong is the lord of Liangshan Lake, and his subordinates are all poor fishermen who make a living from Liangshan Lake. I'm afraid he is as determined as us to deal with this Jin army... So, you can use Zhang Rong without worry! And the only way to defeat the 5,000 Jin cavalry in Jeju is to lure the Jin army into Liangshan Lake and destroy them by taking advantage of the terrain!"
Yang Weizhong thought for a long time but still had nothing to say. Fu Xuan and Ma Kuo could only nod their heads.
"Call Zhang Rong!" Seeing that Yue Fei stopped talking for a while, Yang Wei Zhong naturally knew what was going on.
After a while, Zhang Rong came in with his hands on his hips. Seeing the three people standing there, he continued to laugh.
Unexpectedly, Yue Fei was too lazy to argue with this man, and asked directly: "How many soldiers does Commander Zhang have?"
Zhang Rong could not help but be solemn, and stepped forward to intervene: "Old General Yang and this Commander Yue really want to fight?"
Yang Weizhong and Yue Fei remained silent.
Zhang Rong had no choice but to nod his head. "If we go out of the water fort and fight on land, I can only have 7,000 to 8,000 young and strong men! But let me make it clear in advance that although you call me the commander, I am not as good as you. I will not eat the salary of my fellow villagers, and you will not give me salary..."
"What if we lure him to the waterside?" Yue Fei was too lazy to argue with the other party and just asked seriously.
"Then I can summon 15,000 or 16,000 people! They are all capable of using bows, rowing boats, and swords, but they don't have many armors." Zhang Rong became more serious. "Do you really want to fight? Don't bluff me!"
"How many soldiers does the old general have?" Yue Fei turned his head and asked again.
"I only have over a thousand remnants, but Commander Fu brought over three thousand soldiers from Taihang Mountain..."
"That's enough." Yue Pengju narrowed his eyes and answered. "Select 20,000 people, take advantage of the water, find a good place to set up an ambush, and that's enough to defeat the enemy! You know, for an enemy of 5,000, 20,000 people are enough to ambush, and more is useless."
General Yang, Ma Kuo and Fu Xuan still didn't know how to refute.
"Water Margin Liangshan is 800 miles long, and there are many places of wonder. I can tell with my eyes closed where to kill the Jin army and feed the fish." Zhang Rong still felt a little confused. "But why would the Jin army take the initiative to come to Water Margin and fall into my ambush?"
"Of course we should take advantage of the fact that the enemy is so rampant now and lure them forward." Yue Fei answered simply.
"Whoever goes to lure the enemy will die!" Zhang Rong put his hands on his waist again and sneered.
"Of course I'll go." Yue Fei remained calm.
It was spring but the flowers had not yet bloomed, and there was a sweet breeze blowing in the corridor. Even Zhang Rong didn't know how to refute it.
"Do you really want to fight?" After a long pause, Zhang Rong stood in front of him again.
"If we do this, how many days will it take to prepare everything?" Yang Weizhong asked, twirling his beard and gritting his teeth.
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