The system has to be used even if it is pulled

Zhao Yuanlang won a great victory yesterday, so Gao Qiu was naturally overjoyed. He wrote a victory letter on the same day and had someone send it to Bianliang. Today he beat the drum to gather his generals and asked Liu Menglong and Dang Shixiong to lead the navy and ride on the boats to attack Liangshan.

This is what a bad teammate is. The 800-li Liangshan Lake has complex waterways with varying depths. Coupled with the vast reeds, the huge official ships cannot maneuver. Only four or five ships can move forward and slowly explore the waterways.

When Song Jiang and his men saw that Gao Qiu had sent out the navy and the ships were heavy, they immediately ordered the three Ruan brothers to lead their men to ambush.

Seeing the Liangshan headquarters in sight, Liu Menglong and Dang Shixiong were happily preparing to launch an attack with their soldiers, but they heard the deafening sound of drums from the mountain stronghold, and the small boats ambushed in the reeds rushed out together, breaking up the main force, with no government ships coming to the front or back to rescue.

The five official ships in front were lost in an instant. Liu Menglong and Dang Shixiong hurriedly ordered the ships behind to speed up and provide support, but they found that many official ships began to leak. The last official ship was attacked, blocking their retreat.

Many soldiers abandoned their boats and went into the water. Liu Menglong and Dang Shixiong's boat was also leaking. The two had no choice but to take off their military uniforms and put on armor. However, as soon as they entered the water, they were spotted by the three Nguyen brothers.

Although the two were proficient in water combat and were good at swimming, the three Ruan brothers were like fish swimming in water. They fought with the two in the water and sank into the water by holding their legs.

Poor two military governors, they were drowned in the water.

Gao Qiu, who was originally waiting on the beach, waited for half a day but no one sent any message. The six military governors watched Gao Qiu circling back and forth and had no choice but to wait helplessly. Zhao Yuanlang did not follow. After the battle yesterday, Gao Qiu specially allowed Zhao Yuanlang to lead the army to rest for a few days.

Gao Qiu was secretly worried, but then he saw a few government ships, shaky and in tatters, coming towards him.

The three lieutenants on the boat were dressed in tattered clothes, with their helmets tilted. As soon as they got off the boat, they knelt down in front of Gao Qiu, crying and shouting.

Just when Gao Qiu wanted to question them, three lieutenants suddenly drew their weapons and stabbed Gao Qiu. Gao Qiu dodged two attacks but was still stabbed in the stomach. The three lieutenants turned around and ran away.

Several of the six military governors hurriedly supported the fallen Gao Qiu, and the rest led the troops to chase after him. The three lieutenants blew a whistle, and the soldiers on the official ship immediately rowed.

Dozens of archers emerged from the boat's awning and fired indiscriminately at the pursuers.

"Those who killed Gao Qiu are your three Ruan family grandfathers!"

The three lieutenants threw away their helmets and dived directly into the water. Soon they climbed onto the boat and waved triumphantly to say goodbye to the military governors on the shore.

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When the three Ruan brothers returned, Song Jiang learned that Gao Qiu had been assassinated, so he ordered people to slaughter cattle and horses, set up a grand banquet, and make a lot of noise, and gather leaders of all sizes and families to come and drink.

Things were quite peaceful over at Liangshan, but the Song army camp was in complete ruin.

The six military governors and Zhao Yuanlang looked at Gao Qiu, who was lying in the big tent, breathing out more than breathing in, and they were all at a loss.

"We can't do anything about this. Send the general back to Bianliang and write a memorial. The general led the navy to charge, but was stabbed and the navy was defeated. We risked our lives to save the general. This is the only way. Everyone sign and submit it."

The six military governors looked at each other, and finally at Zhao Yuanlang. No one wanted to take the responsibility, but there was no other way. If Gao Qiu died, no one could escape.

In the end, everyone had no choice but to handle the matter according to Zhao Yuanlang's wishes.

More than 4,000 Imperial Guards and several doctors will escort Gao Qiu back to Bianliang tomorrow.

That night, Zhao Yuanlang used magic to lead Yang Zhi, Lin Chong and others into Gao Qiu's tent. He asked Yang Zhi and Lin Chong to add something to Gao Qiu's medicine, and then led the two away, lifting the magic.

At the second watch, after Gao Qiu took the medicine, his whole body was burning hot, his face turned pale, and his lips turned gray. The doctor was panicked, and the six military governors and Zhao Yuanlang led the generals and officers to the scene in a hurry.

The doctors then knelt down and reported that the wound the general had received during the day had become infected and that he would not be able to hold on for much longer.

For a moment, the whole tent was silent.

"Send a messenger, and tell the general to leave immediately. We can't stop. If the general really dies here, none of us can escape responsibility."

After hearing what Zhao Yuanlang said, the six military governors gritted their teeth and ordered the Imperial Guards to set off for Bianliang overnight.

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On the second morning, Emperor Huizong of Song was attending court.

When news of the battle came from outside the palace, Song Huizong hurriedly asked the guards to bring the messenger in.

The messenger hurried in and presented the memorial to Emperor Huizong of Song.

What! How is this possible! Song Huizong’s eyes darkened and he almost fell down in front of the imperial table.

"His Majesty!"

"Gao Qiu, he may not be able to make it!"

When Song Huizong said this, everyone in the room was shocked.

Cai Jing hesitated a little: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"

Song Huizong did not say anything and handed the memorial to Cai Jing. Cai Jing was shocked after reading it and passed it to Tong Guan, who was also shocked beyond words.

After Gao Qiu won a great victory, he besieged Liangshan Water Stronghold, was stabbed, and died of infection from the wound on the way.

The other ministers also read the memorial and were all so shocked that they were speechless.

"The most urgent task is to stabilize the army. The Imperial Guards have turned back, and the army still has 130,000 to 140,000 soldiers. The army cannot be in chaos! I request Your Majesty to select wise and capable people to take charge." Although Cai Jing was a powerful and treacherous minister, he still had a good vision.

"Who among you is willing to go?"

Everyone in the hall was silent, no one stood up. Song Huizong didn't know what was going on, but they all knew that Tong Guan suffered a crushing defeat, fled back in a panic, and almost lost his life; Gao Qiu went there, suffered two minor defeats, won a big win, and then suffered another major defeat, and even lost his life. Liangshan was simply a machine to eliminate important officials, and anyone who went there would be unlucky.

Seeing that no one in the court said anything, Song Huizong was about to get angry when Cai Jing stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Yuanlang has made outstanding contributions. It would be better to appoint him as the governor of the anti-rebel army, and the governor of Dongping, Jizhou, and Dongchang. The six governors should return to their respective places, and half of the troops should be left to him. Let him temporarily lead the army to fight against the Liangshan bandits."

Song Huizong had a calm expression. He squinted his eyes and looked at Cai Jing for a long time before nodding: "Good."

Not to mention how Song Huizong arranged Gao Qiu's funeral and posthumously conferred him a title, a day had passed by the time the imperial edict reached Zhao Yuanlang.

Zhao Yuanlang welcomed the angel, and after some salutes, Zhao Yuanlang beat the drum to gather his troops.

Although the six military governors were dissatisfied, they had no choice. The situation was stronger than the people. Zhao Yuanlang had more than 50,000 soldiers and was highly skilled in martial arts. They each left half of their troops behind and returned to their respective places and evacuated.

Because of the loss of the navy, Zhao Yuanlang ordered the felling of trees and set a deadline. The three prefectures of Dongping, Jizhou and Dongchang all sent common shipbuilding materials.

More than half a month later, all these things were ready and the Song army began to build ships.

Liangshan tried many times to break through the water fort and burn the boats, but the water fort was guarded by Wu Song and others with 20,000 people, so Liangshan returned empty-handed many times.

Finally, summer passed and autumn came. There were only ten days left before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Zhao Yuanlang mobilized the three armies and began the final general offensive.

Wu Song, Lu Zhishen and others led 10,000 troops to station in the abandoned camp of the Liangshan coalition forces. Ling Zhen led the artillery battalion to station in the camp and fired all the artillery.

Zhao Yuanlang led 40,000 of his own troops to board the ship, while Hu Yanzhuo and the newly surrendered Guan Sheng's 20,000 troops were stationed in the main camp. The last 10,000 were stationed in the water stronghold by Lin Chong and the newly surrendered Shi Wengong to prevent the Liangshan bandits from robbing the camp.