Author: Sharpshooter Lao Feixia

But he said that Lao Cao's dispatch of troops this time was a big deal. He ordered five thousand troops and horses, without any officers and soldiers. They were all sharp soldiers who had been training in Liangshan for several years.

In order to select these five thousand men, Liangshan held a lively competition for seven days. The strong were selected, the best were selected, and the best were selected. Only then were the five thousand heroes selected.

The youngest among them is nineteen years old, and the oldest is thirty-one. In terms of human nature, they are both ruthless men who have killed people, fought in battles, and rolled many times in the field of life and death. In terms of ability, against ordinary soldiers, one is worth ten.

, five or eight, it’s probably no problem.

Among these five thousand men, there were five hundred tigers and five hundred horsemen. They rode good horses and used long soldiers. They were all wearing heavy armor. With this outfit, I don't know how much money Lao Cao spent.

There are also a thousand and five flying cavalry, riding fast horses and holding long bows. All of them can shoot the red heart from a hundred paces away.

In addition, there are two thousand leopards riding on them. They have light leather armor and eyebrow-pointed knives. They can also draw their bows and shoot arrows. They can also rush into battle to kill the enemy, chase the dead and chase the north. They are even better at it.

The last thousand, although they were infantry, were also mounted on horses. They dismounted when fighting. Among them were five hundred warriors, all of whom were skilled at using hidden weapons. There were five hundred warriors, each with a long sword, narrow and sharp.

Not only can it defend against enemies with a forest of spears, but it can also cut through thousands of armies.

Look at these five thousand men. When they are pulled out, they are like a mountain rising from the ground——

It’s not just that he is tall, it’s that billowing evil energy that can reach the sky!

If you look at them separately, it becomes more and more remarkable. Each one of them has bulging temples, bulging cheeks, shy chests, and turned-over buttocks. They always look at people through their nostrils. They are truly arrogant soldiers who have fought many battles.

extraordinary!

However, arrogant soldiers are good, but if there are no strong generals, who can command them?

Therefore, Lao Cao appointed twenty-four generals from Liangshan for this expedition!

Among them, the eight divine generals are "Leopard Head" Lin Chong, "Guan Dadao" Guan Sheng, "Wen Dadao" Wen Da, "Thunderbolt Fire" Qin Ming, "Double Whip General" Hu Yanzhuo, "Xiao Li Guang" Hua Rong,

"Nanli Magic Sword" Shi Bao, "Ghost Commander" Li Tianrun.

There are six more mysterious generals, namely Fan Rui, the "Demon King", Ma Ling, the Horse of God, Tang Bin, the strongman who pulls the mountain, Shan Shiqi, the "Smashing Mountain", Xu Ning, the golden gunner, and Niu, the Iron Dragonfly.

Wenzhong.

There are six more brave generals, namely Huang Xin, who is responsible for "Zhen Sanshan", Xuan Zan, "Choujun Ma", Hao Siwen, who is "Jing Mu Qian", Yu Yulin, who is "Xiong Wei General", Jin Ding, who is the "Taiyue Double Eagle", and Huang Yue.

There are also three Biao generals and one Wolf general: Bao Xu, the "Sorrowing God", Xiang Chong, the "Eight-Armed Nezha", Li Gun, the "Flying Great Sage", and Cao Zheng, the "Swordsman Ghost".

When the generals were ordered on the mountain, many heroes were clamoring to leave, especially those from the Mingjiao. However, Fang Jie and Si Xingfang were seriously injured and have not recovered yet, so they could not move lightly.

Besides, there were too many ruthless people this time, and Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi and others were still in the south of the Yangtze River, so the strength of the cottage was inevitably empty. Tong Guan saw the expedition to Liao, and if his head got hot, it was not impossible to hit Liangshan along the way.

Therefore, Fang Qifu, Pang Wanchun and others were left in charge, plus Han Shizhong and Bian Xiang, so that they could protect themselves.

On the Qingzhou side, Lao Cao also ordered a few brothers to go with him, namely "Shen Gun" Shi Wengong, "Sai Zhang Fei" Du Bo, "Shameless" Jiao Ting, "Little Overlord" Zhou Tong, and "Little Wen Hou"

Lu Fang, "Sai Rengui" Guo Sheng, and two more female generals: "Yizhang Qing" Hu Sanniang and "Nv Tianmo" Duan Sanniang.

Not counting Lao Cao himself, there are thirty-two heroes in total!

He made the selection carefully. Except for Du Kuo, all of them had no official positions. In fact, he did not want to take Du Kuo with him, just because Hu Sanniang promised him to go to the Liao Kingdom to catch his wife in front of everyone, but Lao Cao did not want to marry him.

My mother-in-law's face, I simply put it on.

On the first day of September, everyone drank a bowl of expedition wine and left Qingzhou. Within three days, they had arrived in Dengzhou.

Dengzhou Jiedu envoy Song Jiang and Song Fuzhou had received the letter early and calculated the time accurately. They were thirty miles outside the city. He jumped off his horse from a distance and rushed towards him like a ball. He hugged Lao Cao and said, "Brother, we have been away for almost a year."

Nian, I want to harm my little brother."

Cao Cao patted Song Jiang's back affectionately, feeling that he had gained two inches more, and said with a smile: "My good brother is so comfortable, but he is becoming more and more official."

Song Jiang lowered his head, not seeing his toes, rubbed his belly, and said with a shy smile: "But I made my brother laugh. From tomorrow onwards, I will pick up my martial arts skills."

Cao Cao smiled and said: "This is the prime minister's belly. It would be better if it is wider. Dear brother, although you sit in the position of Jiedushi, you are actually the same as the prefect. In the eight states of Shandong, if the politics are clear and bright, the market is prosperous, and the people are happy,

You alone are the most outstanding in the Prefecture. As a brother, I have underestimated you in the past. You are a talented person like me. If I were in Zhao Guan's family, the prime minister would definitely let you sit."

Lao Cao's words seemed to praise him, but in fact they were not an exaggeration.

Song Jiang was in the court two years ago. With his good martial arts, he killed Zhou Zhifu with his life. Cao Cao wrote in detail how he single-handedly killed hundreds of bandits to put an end to the chaos. He was so angry at Zhao Guan's family that he also thought about the late Lieutenant Gao Qiu.

Because of his old love, he was promoted to the position of Jiedushi in an unusual way.

After taking office, according to Lao Cao's instructions, he sent his younger brother Song Qing to Tongque Trading Company to withdraw money, go to Beijing to present gifts, and worship under Cai You's family.

Cai You inherited his father's family tradition of getting things done with money, having an outstanding reputation, and being more capable than his father in doing things.

Originally, according to the qualifications of Song Qing and Song Jiang, they were completely incapable of being appointed as magistrates, but he somehow managed to promote Song Qing from a county official to a magistrate of Penglai County.

Penglai was the seat of Dengzhou Prefecture. During the Song and Qing Dynasties, the county magistrate was appointed, but the post of magistrate was deliberately left vacant. From then on, all military and political power fell into the hands of Song Jiang.

Although there is something ridiculous about Song Jiang, when it comes to his heart, in today's officialdom, he is like ice and snow, and his own abilities are also extraordinary.

He is a landowner and has been an official for many years. He knows everything about agricultural, commercial and political affairs, local customs and customs. Now that he has the opportunity to show his talents, he is like a sudden leap in the wind——

The officials admired him for his skill in government affairs, his sophistication, and his willingness to make room for others. The powerful people admired him for his generous spirit, his extravagant means, and his lack of lust for money. The common people admired him for being kind, benevolent, approachable, and aware of the sufferings of the people, so he was harmonious.

, everything went smoothly, and in less than two years, he managed a prosperous scene from Penglai County to Dengzhou Prefecture.

When Lao Cao learned about it, he also claimed to be strange. He originally thought that Huang Wenbing was superior to Song Jiang in terms of talent and intelligence. However, comparing people with others should be compared with goods. Huang Wenbing was a prefect who was just and right, and he was not good at managing the army and the people.

Song Jiang is the boss.

Cao Cao was a pragmatic person and would not let the prejudices of the past influence him. His words of praise for Song Jiang at this moment were truly from the bottom of his heart.

When Song Jiang heard this, he was immediately shocked, especially the word "prime minister", which was deafening. The ecstatic energy was like a warm current, flowing out from the Dantian, opening up the Ren and Du meridians in an instant, and jumping around the whole body.

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When the two bridges of heaven and earth were connected, my spirit was suddenly lifted. I felt that my heart was clear and clear. The sages' books I had read in my early years flowed through my heart word by word, and many old-fashioned and stubborn opinions in my mind were shattered without a trace.

When I opened my eyes and looked around, I felt that the heaven and earth were natural, everything was harmonious, the mountains and rivers were beautiful, and they were full of vitality. I couldn't help but smile, and my whole aura changed accordingly. I suddenly had a clear understanding and saw clearly where my true heart lies: To Jun, Yao and Shun

, make the customs more mellow!

At this time, Hua Rong happily jumped off the horse, hugged Song Jiang and said: "Brother, I want to hurt my little brother! I am in Liangshan and heard the guests singing: 'After Bao Gong left, it was as long as the night, but the sky in Dengzhou is blue again.' I am really happy.

I'm sorry, my brother is so benevolent and righteous. If he really becomes prime minister, he will surely benefit all people."

Song Jiang patted Hua Rong, shook his head and said with a smile: "The official Zhao family will not give me a seat as prime minister. Although I have some knowledge of government affairs, I don't know how to deal with Hua Shi Gang. Unless Brother Wu becomes an official, Song Fuzhou may have the day to pay homage to the prime minister."

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After saying that, he looked at Lao Cao, the two of them blinked, looked at each other and laughed, it was clear that everything was unspoken.

Song Jiang came to pick up Lao Cao. Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Li Jun, Zhang Shun, etc. were all in the team. When Song Jiang finished the ceremony, they all rushed to pay homage to Lao Cao.

Lao Cao's side, Lin Chong, Huarong and others, are all old acquaintances when they were envoys to the Jin Kingdom. Qin Ming and others also fought against each other when they first fought against Zongze. Now we meet again, we know each other's friendship, and we introduce strangers to each other. It's so lively.

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But Song Qing said with a smile: "Brothers, why are you blowing the wind here? The younger brothers in the city have already prepared a banquet, drinking, talking and laughing at the same time, wouldn't it be fun?"

In the evening, everyone entered the city, and Song Jiang was led to the mansion. In a moment, a banquet was served. When Lao Cao and others saw it, it was not only rich and delicious, but also full of human kindness!

How can you see kindness when you see it? There are poems to prove it——

Fine wine, fragrant tea, fresh fruits and melons, piles of plates and bowls are worthy of praise:

There are animals such as roe, bears and deer in the mountains, and fresh fish, crabs and shrimps on the seabed.

The former were all hunted by Zhenbao, while the latter were all captured by Li Zhang.

The sister-in-law of the Gu family cooked it herself, and the brothers all smiled like flowers.

Brothers get together, enjoy fine wines and delicacies, eat and drink, and feel half intoxicated.

Song Jiang drank a few glasses of wine, and his dark face turned red. He thought for a moment, asked someone to bring him a big bottle, filled it full, held it in both hands, walked slowly to Qin Ming, and knelt down.

Everyone was shocked immediately and stopped talking to look at him.

Qin Ming also drank a lot of wine. He was explaining the magical functions of the mace with two female generals, Sister-in-law Gu and Duan Sanniang. He was getting to a point where he was very proud when he suddenly saw Song Jiang kneeling on him. He was startled and even turned his stool over.

When he arrived, thanks to his good skills, he hurriedly took two steps back, stabilized his body, frowned and said: "Brother Song, what do you mean?"

Song Jiang lowered his head and refused to raise it: "Back then, Song killed your wife in order to force you to fall into the grass and cut off your future. Now every time I think about it, I break out in a cold sweat. I really regret it! I have thought about it many times.

I went to Liangshan to look for you and tell you that Song was wrong and I wanted to kill you, but I knew that you would definitely refuse. It seemed that I was confident but not sincere, so I didn’t go there for so long..."

Having said this, he slowly raised his dark face, which was covered with beads of sweat: "Now you are going to fight the Khitan with Brother Wu. This is a first-class heroic undertaking... If I don't apologize now,

But I don’t know how long it will take. Today’s kneeling is Song’s apology to your deceased wife.”

He spoke a little unclearly, but everyone knew what he meant. He clearly felt that there was a lot of danger in going there. He was afraid that Qin Ming would do something bad and he would never have the chance to confess in person, but he was afraid that it would be unlucky to say it, so he was vague.

Qin Ming also didn't expect Song Jiang's arrival. He stood blankly in front of Song Jiang with a straight face and no trace of sadness or joy.

Cao Cao frowned and didn't know what to say. Should he persuade Qin Ming to forgive Song Jiang?

Qin Ming could naturally forgive Song Jiang, but he shouldn't have said it as his elder brother, so he simply kept silent and watched what he did.

The whole hall was silent.

After a while, Hua Rong stood up, knelt down beside Song Jiang, and sighed: "Old Qin, if we look closely, Hua Rong also owes you this kneeling."

Qin Ming didn't have much friendship with Song Jiang, but he was very close to Hua Rong, his brother-in-law. He quickly pulled him up and said, "Brother, I know what you mean. Please get up. Qin will have something to say."

Hua Rong still refused to get up, so Cao Cao winked and Duan Sanniang understood, stepped forward and grabbed Hua Rong, and with a "Hi" force, Hua Rong couldn't help but stand up.
To be continued...