Chapter 584
Sun Tu, who was in Qingzhou, didn't know that Liangshanpo is now in panic. It seems that as long as the troops are sent to attack, he can wipe out all the thousands of Liangshan bandits. He is still fighting with Zeng Kai in the city, planning how to further differentiate the leaders of Liangshan and prepare for the next offensive.
In fact, even if Sun Tuzhen knew about this, he would not rush to use troops hastily at this time. In his eyes, the soldiers under his command were not strong enough. More importantly, he was worried that this would lead to a new consensus within Liangshan and unite. This possibility is not without it. Once the threat outside is too great and the survival of the leaders is a problem, how could they spend their thoughts on suspicion and competition?
So at this time, Sun Tu still remained silent. Even though Zeng Kaigan had completely suppressed Zeng Kaigan, he learned from Zhu Fu who had just returned that Zhu Gui was willing to surrender and cooperate, but he did not rush to move the troops. However, the smile on his face became even stronger: "Okay, Zhu Fu, you did not disappoint me. Once the battle against the enemy is completed, I will report your contribution to the court!"
"I am just doing my duty. Thank you for your support." Zhu Fu was also happy and responded quickly.
Sun Tu glanced at him again and asked, "By the way, you just went to Liangshanpo, do you have any suggestions?" He would not let go of any possibility of success, even if Zhu Fu did not use military strategies as the leader, it would not prevent him from asking a few questions.
This question really made Zhu Fu say: "The chief minister, Bei Zhi actually thought about some things there. If you attack head-on, even if the people in the village are distracted, we will probably pay a huge price. So I think the wisest choice is to attack the mountains from the east and west, which have weaker defenses. After looking across the lake, Bei Zhi thought that those water villages were not completely impeccable. If you could choose to approach them secretly at night, it might have a miraculous effect."
"Does it launch an attack on the water at night?" Sun Tu frowned and looked at the other generals. Whether it was Lin Chong and Dong Ping, or Qi Desheng, Yang Zhi looked embarrassed. Qingzhou was far away from the rivers. Even if they were diligent in their daily practice, water battles were still the weakest link of this army. Correspondingly, the strongest among the Liangshanbo army was the sailors, which was completely a matter of attacking the enemy's strengths with one's own shortcomings. It was really unwise.
Sun Tu also understood this, so he quickly shook his head: "This is difficult. You can go back and have a rest. How to attack the mountain, we have to think about it again."
After Zhu Fu left, Dong Ping suggested: "Maintain, I think his statement is indeed reasonable. As for the navy, why don't we seconded troops from other prefectures?"
"Do you lend it?" Sun Tu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This matter is probably even more difficult to do. Our Qingzhou Army has been doing too well over the years and has long been jealous of others. Neither the court nor the other governments would be happy to see us easily suppress the Liangshan bandits. If we do not have the support of the court, we will most likely not get what we want to borrow troops."
Everyone's faces were dark, and then they were a little angry: "It's really outrageous. We obviously pacified the enemy for the sake of the Song Dynasty, but they were good. Not only did they not want to help, but they also kept stumbled on us behind their backs and plotted against us!" "The wood was so beautiful that the forest wind would be destroyed, and the people were above the masses would be wrong. Who told us that our Qingzhou army was too strong and too sharp?" Sun Tu sighed and shook his head. This idea could be completely eliminated. To solve the problem of Liangshanpo, he could only rely on the Shandong local power alone.
"In fact, it is really good to put the breakthrough point on the water camp outside. The key is how to take it down under their reaction and keep it." Qi Desheng also frowned and thought about the solution, but Lu Da sighed: "We don't have a few decent warships on hand now. Even if we collect them from the local area, it is probably not as hard as Liangshanpo's years of hard work. Even if they are really approached by us because of the sky, with their water battle, they may be able to easily defeat us."
These words cannot be considered as a way to deteriorate one's own prestige. Everyone was stunned after these words, and no one spoke again.
In this way, the good mood brought by winning Zeng Kaikan and Zhu Gui's surrender was much weaker, and everyone's faces were filled with worries. Seeing this, Sun Tu smiled: "Okay, I believe there will always be a solution for everything, but we haven't thought of it yet. You don't have to worry too much. Now everything is still in our control. Everyone just keeps training troops. Maybe in two days, you will have a way to defeat the thief."
This made everyone feel excited and they all said it was, and then they dispersed. Sun Tu continued to stand in front of the newly drawn topographic map around Liangshanpo, thinking about countermeasures.
But sometimes strategies can’t be thought of, so in the next few days, Sun Tu was still confused about this. Seeing that March was about to enter the middle of the month, the court sent people to urge him, but the government army still did not see any action.
This made Zeng Kaigan feel a little restless. You must know that the court sent people to him directly, and now he is on the same boat as Sun Tu, so he is really on the pirate ship. If the official army is slow to move, he will not be able to withstand the pressure.
So on March 11, he asked to see Sun Tu again and explained his difficulties: "Sun Dujian, even if you pretend to behave, you have to send troops to Liangshanpo, otherwise we will not be able to explain to the court. If the officials really believe that you have the evil intention of raising enemies and paying attention to your military power, I am afraid that you will not be happy to see you."
"If you don't have the confidence to win, how can you use troops? Then, waste your military strength and make the soldiers die there in vain. How can you and I bear it?" Sun Tu said helplessly. At least before there is a decision, he would rather drag things down, at least in this way he could hope that chaos would arise within Liangshan due to his own provocations.
"Sun Dujian, don't you understand the principle that Ci is not in charge of soldiers? A general's success has been undone. If you want to make a contribution, you have to exchange the lives of the soldiers under your command! I think that no matter whether it is to use strong attacks or conspiracies, even if it is to use medicine, we must eradicate the Liangshan bandits as soon as possible." Zeng Kaigan was really anxious at this time, and said in a verbal manner, his tone was particularly tough.
This made Sun Tu feel annoyed and immediately snorted: "I, Sun Tu, have always regarded the soldiers as my brothers. How can I do such a thing? What kind of tricks and medicine? If there is really a way, will I delay it until now!"
"The Chief Executive..." When Sun Tu wanted to scold Zeng Kaihan and let him understand what the soldiers were united and soldiers were brave, Zhu Wu, who had been watching, suddenly shouted, which surprised him a little. He turned his head and looked, but found that the face was a little excited and kept blinking at him.
Sun Tu was stunned and quickly came back to his senses - Zhu Wu had a countermeasure! He immediately ignored Zeng Kaifan, who had a gloomy face, and asked his personal soldiers to take him away. Then he looked at the other party: "Is there any trick for the military advisor?"
"Main Supervisor, we have always been trapped in a prejudice, believing that only a strong attack can break Liangshan, but in fact, as the military supervisor said, we can use tricks. The water camp uses our water battle power to attack, even if it is a sneak attack, it will naturally not work. But if we change the method and directly use medicine to make them lose their resistance, wouldn't it be easy to seize it?" Zhu Wu seemed very excited at this time and said his plan loudly.
"Speak slowly, why do I feel a little confused about it... taking medicine? How could we use medicine to those guys in Liangshan Shui Village?" Sun Tu was still a little confused, but his expression became solemn.
"Of course we can't do it, but there are people inside them that can do it. Then isn't Zhu Gui the most suitable candidate?"
He really woke up the dreamer. In just a moment, Sun Tu's face also showed ecstasy: "You're right, I really ignore that Zhu Gui is of such use! Yes, he runs a hotel, so it would be natural to send some wine and food to the people in the water village! And they would never dream of the fact that the wine and food delivered to the door by their brothers would be filled with sweat medicine..." The more he thought about it, Sun Tu felt that this matter was feasible, and even complained that he had never thought of such a good idea before?
Zhu Wu was also happy to see Sun Tu agree with his plan. In fact, he has never made any contribution since he surrendered, but Sun Tu was very respectful to him, which made him feel a little uncomfortable and wanted to make contributions with advice. Now he finally has the opportunity to show off.
Then, he said cautiously: "By the way, the most important point of this plan is to grasp the time. When Zhu Gui sent wine and food into the water village, we had to take the opportunity to go over and take the opportunity to take the village when they were poured into the medicine."
"I naturally save this, and it's easy to cooperate with time. I can even make the troops of Liangshan's village not have time to rescue them!" Once my thoughts were opened, more ideas emerged in Sun Tu's mind. Although it was just a concept, he believed that as long as this first step was done, it would no longer be difficult to break Liangshanbo next. Moreover, if this is true, maybe this time it can not only defeat the thief, but also take all the power of Liangshanbo for his own use.
Although the people in Liangshanbo call him Kou, their combat effectiveness is still quite large, even far exceeding the current wing army of the Song Dynasty, which is only slightly worse than the elite army such as the border army. If he can be used for himself, then his bargaining chips will be more abundant!
Chapter completed!