In February of the third year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, Haizhou, Huainan East Road

Haizhou was one of the nine states during the Xia and Shang dynasties. During the Zhou Dynasty, the original Xuzhou territory was divided into Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Haizhou belonged to Yanzhou.

In the third year of Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty, he divided the world into fifteen routes, and Haizhou belonged to Huainan Road. In the fifth year of Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty, he divided the Huainan Road into Huainan East and West Road, and Haizhou belonged to Huainan East Road.

There is another special feature of Haizhou, that is, Haizhou is an important coastal prefecture of the "Maritime Silk Road".

When Xia Zhiyue became emperor, he cut off the ties between Song and the Western Regions, and the "Silk Road" on the land was cut off. So Song opened up three sea routes.

First, silk, porcelain, tea and other objects from all over the country gather in Mingzhou, traveling east to Japan and Goryeo; second, silk, porcelain, tea and other objects gather in Quanzhou and Guangzhou, traveling southwest to the sea and traveling southwest through the South China Sea to the Li Dynasty, Chameng, Zhenla and other countries, and then pass through the Malacca Strait to Tianzhu and other countries; third, porcelain gathers in Yangzhou, from the canal through Chuzhou and from Haizhou to the sea to the north, and sailing along the coast of Mizhou, Jiaozhou, Dengzhou and Laizhou to Koryeo and Japan, which is called the "North East China Sea Road".

Haizhou also had a prosperous business. On weekdays, there were endless streams of merchants such as Han, Fan, and Hu. There were also many shops in Haizhou city, with people coming and going, which was extremely lively.

But at this time, the city gates of Haizhou were closed, and shops in the city were closed, and there was almost no pedestrian on the street. The reason was that Haizhou had a "bandit trouble" at this time.

At the end of the first month of the third year of the Xuanhe period of Song Dynasty, Gao Qiu and Li Sanjian led his army to defeat Liangshanbo and captured Liangshan Village. Song Jiang and Lu Junyi fought to break through the siege, broke out from the Song army, and fled to Qingzhou, Qizhou, Puzhou and other places. Gao Qiu and Li Sanjian were reluctant to leave and led their troops to pursue them closely.

Gao Qiu and Li Sanjian looked at Song Jiang and Lu Junyi's escape route, and thought that they would cross mountains and ridges and flee north. However, Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others were extremely cunning. They turned south in Laizhou and went to Mizhou and other places and rushed to Haizhou. Along the way, they captured cities and land, killed the rich and helped the poor, and killed officials, which made the whole of people from the east of Huainan feel panic and the plants and trees were all soldiers.

Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others' actions were somewhat similar to Li Sanjian's army roaming in the hinterland of Xia. Anyway, it was Gao Qiu. Li Sanjian couldn't figure out where they wanted to go and what they wanted to do. In desperation, he had to be dragged around by Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others, and drove them from Jeju to north of Haizhou.

After receiving the report, the Haizhou government recruited soldiers, collected weapons, closed the city gates, repaired the city walls, and warned the people in the city to stay at home honestly without any trouble. The Haizhou government planned to join Gao Qiu and Li Sanjian's army in Haizhou to wipe out Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and other Liangshan heroes on the spot.

"How many soldiers have been recruited?" Zhang Shuye, the magistrate of Haizhou in his fifties, stood on the Haizhou city wall and asked to the left and right.

"Returning to the prefect Zhang, more than 1,200 soldiers have been recruited." Zhang Shuye's military chief surnamed Yin replied.

Zhang Shuye, who was once the secretary of the imperial court, was appointed as the minister of the Ministry of Rites, was later disliked by Cai Jing because of the "empty yellow" incident and was appointed as the governor of Haizhou by Huiyou Pavilion.

When Zhang Shuye heard that the Liangshan bandits were approaching, he recruited troops, repaired the city walls, and prepared for war. However, in a hurry, Zhang Shuye and others joined the original soldiers, yamen runners, constables, etc. in Shanghai.

"Premier Zhang, how do you defend the city?" Yin Dujian then asked Uncle Zhang with concern.

The soldiers and horses that were gathered together in a hurry were all village soldiers, wing soldiers, yamen runners, constables, etc., and even ordinary people changed into clothes and became soldiers of the Song Dynasty. The battle was fought.

Just imagine the force.

Not only are the number of people and horses incomplete, the combat power is low, but the weapons and so on are also extremely simple. If Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others come to attack in large numbers, how can Zhang Shuye and others defend the huge Haizhou city?

"Who said he was defending the city?" Zhang Shuye smiled slightly when he heard this.

"Premier Zhang, what do you mean..." Yin Dujian asked in surprise when he heard this.

It is reported that Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others came from the sea. Although Haizhou is the sea Binzhou Prefecture, there is not even a Zhoushi. Could it be that Zhang Shuye still wants to go out of the city or go out to fight?

"Teel the enemy deeper and set up an ambush under the city..." Zhang Shuye said in a low voice and asked Yin Du Superintendent: "Is there any news about Taiwei Gao and Li Xuan?"

"The young general has sent several fast horses to the north, but he has not received any news yet." Yin Dujian replied.

The enemy is strong and we are weak. If we take the initiative to attack, we may achieve unexpected results. Zhang Shuye was the descendant of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, and Zhang Qi was the secret residence of Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, and he was considered a military minister. After Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan, became the official, and was awarded the title of Zhang Qi as the Privy Councilor.

Although Zhang Qi was mediocre, he helped the sons in his family to become officials and established a family motto, which was to "use martial arts to enter literature", that is, to enter officials with martial arts.

Therefore, Zhang Shuye has been very familiar with military techniques since childhood and is knowledgeable about military affairs. He is over fifty years old and is still skilled in archery and horses.

When Zhang Shuye was sent to Liao, he used his bow and arrow skills to shock everyone.

"I can't wait for their news." Zhang Shuye said after hearing this.

Zhang Shuye then collected all the funds from Haizhou and the property at home, and rewarded more than a thousand new soldiers.

As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, so more than a thousand soldiers in Haizhou became brave men in an instant.

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Haizhou Sandao Cliff

Three cliffs are divided into three layers: lower rock, middle rock and upper rock, so it is called "Three cliffs", one of which is called "General Cliff".

Under the General Cliff is a wide bay. At this time, there are more than a dozen large and small ships moored in the bay, rising and falling with the waves by the sea.

"Send orders to rectify the troops, military weapons, etc., and conquer Haizhou tomorrow." Song Jiang, the leader of the Liang Dynasty, stood on a large sea boat and ordered.

After Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and other Liangshan troops were defeated by Gao Qiu and Li Sanjian, they fled everywhere, headed south in Mizhou, attacked the Huaiyang army city, and robbed them for a lot of plunder. After robbing dozens of sea boats of all sizes in Shuyang, they took a boat to Haizhou and wanted to capture Haizhou.

In this world, as long as the wind direction and trend are right, nothing will be faster than a ship. Therefore, even if the Black Flag Army is an iron cavalry, it will not be able to catch up.

When Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and other Liangshan troops arrived in Haizhou, Gao Qiu, Li Sanjian and his troops were still in Yizhou and Ju County, and were rushing to Haizhou, while the Black Flag Army's boat troops had not yet entered the sea.

The purpose of Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others to capture Haizhou was to cross the sea through Haizhou and go to Yuntai Mountain, and to fight against the official army based on the steep terrain and complex terrain of Yuntai Mountain.

"Big leader..." Hua Rong hurriedly advised: "You must not take this risky move."

"Hmm? What is a risky move?" Song Jiang asked after hearing this.

"There are pursuers behind and the Haizhou city in front of them. If anything goes wrong, our army will be in a state of doom." Hua Rong replied.

“What’s wrong?

According to your wishes, what should I do?" Before Song Jiang could speak, military advisor Wu Yong pondered.

"Military advisor, we have few soldiers. If the Haizhou official army is in the city and defends the city, our army will not be able to take it quickly. If the official army in the rear is blocked, our army will be in danger." Hua Rong replied after hearing this: "The leader and military advisor have been surprised. For the key to using troops, the official army knows that our Liangshan wants to take Haizhou. It is better to go the other way. Our army simply takes a boat back. In this way, the official army will be defeated and settled after returning to Mizhou."

"Persist in the city and defend?" After hearing this, Wu Yong shook his fan and chuckled, "Wu is afraid that the official army will not control the city. The city walls of Haizhou are ten miles across, but it is known that there are not many officers in the city, with only a thousand people, and most of them are temporarily recruited villagers. How can the official army defend the city? More than a thousand men and horses are guarding the city, and there will be loopholes everywhere. Our army only needs to attack one point and will be able to break the city."

"Big, big, big." Sun Li, who had already been eager to try, praised him after hearing this, pointed at Hua Rong and said, "The big leader, military advisor, the arrow is on the string, how can there be no reason not to fire? Hua Rong's advice to our army to return at this moment is really unpredictable."

In the battle of Liangshanpo, the Liangshan army was defeated and the generals were lost. Two out of ten Liangshan army were left. Sun Li was even more so. His subordinates died or surrendered, and no one left. Sun Li fled back alone. However, Hua Rong and his subordinates came back almost completely, and they also received a lot of money, food, horses, etc. from the Black Flag Army. How could this not make Sun Li extremely jealous?

"Sun Li, villain, is he slandering?" Hua Rong said furiously when he heard this.

"Someone slandered?" Sun Li pointed at Hua Rong and said to Song Jiang again. Wu Yong said, "Big Leader, Military Advisor, Hua Rong has personal relationship with Li Zhe! In the battle of Liangshanpo, the brothers were killed and injured, but he and his subordinates were not injured at all. They also received a lot of food and salary for the official army. Horses, Li Zhe was cruel and cruel, but to him, this is not favoritism, what is it? At this moment, Hua Rong actually advised our army to return. He wanted to give our brothers to Li Zhe. The leader, Military Advisor, Hua Rong wanted to surrender to Li Zhe, and regarded us as a gift for advancing. In fact, it was a rebel who was traitor who was betrayal and sold his owner for Rong!"

"Hahahaha..." Hua Rong laughed loudly when she heard this, and she almost burst into tears. She laughed and said, "Why should Hua want to surrender to Mr. Li, why should she wait until today?"

"Look, look, Mr. Li? You can see it in your words." Sun Li said.

"Stop!" Song Jiang scolded and asked Wu Yong, "What do you think?"

"I will talk about Hua Rong's affairs in the future. We should conquer Haizhou now. The leader, we have a ship. If Hua Rong said, we cannot attack the city, but we can return to the ship and do what he thinks." Wu Yong replied.

Song Jiang nodded when he heard this.

Song Jiang and others spent more than ten days at sea. The food, fruits, vegetables, fresh water, etc. had been exhausted and urgently needed to be supplemented.

At the same time, as Wu Yong said, if you can't attack the city, you will never be able to return to the ship and then escape.

"Big leader, military advisor, a certain person is expected to be defeated in the attack of the city." Hua Rong said stubbornly at this time.

"Random!" Song Jiang said furiously when he heard this: "The attack is about to attack the city. How dare you speak rudely and disrupt our army's morale? Come and take down Hua Rong and wait until I capture Haizhou, then I will be punished."

As Song Jiang saw with his own eyes, Hua Rong and Li Sanjian were "in-one" and taking Hua Rong at this time can also annex his subordinates, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Chapter completed!