Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree reported the truth.

"When I arrived, the Liangshan bandits had already captured Guangji Army,"

"It's only a little over 300 li away from the capital."

Tong Guan frowned and asked, "Are the Liangshan bandits continuing their attack on the capital?"

"No, I heard it's an attack on Shanzhou and Puzhou,"

"They threatened to take over JD.com entirely."

Tong Guan nodded and said, "Understood, please return to the capital first, Your Excellency."

"I mustered my troops and then returned to the capital."

The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree said, "His Majesty ordered me to urge Lord Tong to return to court together."

"Please forgive me, sir."

Upon hearing this, Tong Guan

He couldn't help but frown.

He also knew why Emperor Huizong had specifically sent a eunuch to deliver the imperial edict.

Otherwise, elite soldiers could have delivered the imperial edict much faster.

In those years, the Tubo and Qiang tribes rebelled.

He led 100,000 western troops to quell the rebellion.

The army arrived at Huangchuan.

A fire broke out in the Forbidden City.

Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) considered it an ominous sign.

He then sent a handwritten edict to Tong Guan.

Tell Tong Guan to stop the attack.

After Tong Guan read the imperial edict,

But they believed they would win this battle.

He casually folded it up and stuffed it into the boot.

The Western Army general then asked him,

What are the Emperor's orders?

Tong Guan then said, "His Majesty wishes everyone swift success."

"A great reward will be given after success."

In that battle, the Western Army soldiers fought bravely and fiercely.

The Qiang rebellion was successfully quelled.

They recaptured the four prefectures occupied by the Qiang people.

And everyone was rewarded for their contributions.

Emperor Huizong feared that Tong Guan would again secretly keep the imperial edict.

Disobeying imperial orders and showing disrespect

That's why he deliberately sent someone to announce the imperial decree in public.

Urge him to go back.

Tong Guan was a man who was used to acting arrogantly.

He drew his sword from his waist and said...

"Do you recognize it?"

Chapter 1685 The General is Out in the Field

The eunuch glanced at it.

He was so frightened that he knelt on the ground.

"It is the precious sword that the Emperor bestowed upon Lord Tong when he went to war."

Tong Guan nodded and said,

"You must know the purpose of this sword, right?"

The eunuch noticed that Tong Guan was staring at his neck.

I couldn't help but shudder in fright.

"His Majesty grants Lord Tong permission to wield this sword and execute first, then report to the Emperor."

Tong Guan said in a deep voice,

"Go back and report to His Majesty first,"

"I have mustered my troops and am about to return to base."

Do I need to say it again?

"I'll be going right away, I'll be going right away."

The eunuch delivering the imperial decree no longer cared about the emperor's orders.

He got up and ran outside.

Tong Guan's trusted general, Wang Bing, stepped forward and said...

"Does Your Excellency intend to conquer Muzhou before returning with your troops?"

Tong Guan, seeing that all the generals behind him were looking at him, said in a deep voice,

"The situation is now excellent; the army has encircled Muzhou from both sides,"

"Fang La can be wiped out within ten days."

"As you have seen, there are many Manichean followers,"

"Once the troops are withdrawn, Fang La will be able to regroup,"

"To seize Hangzhou and Shezhou again."

"The soldiers who were previously killed or wounded should be considered to have died unjustly,"

"Therefore, I decided to go all out,"

"We pacified Muzhou and beheaded Fang La and other bandit leaders."

Wang Bing said worriedly, "What you say is very true, sir."

"But what if Tokyo falls?"

"I'm afraid by then we'll have wiped out Fang La,"

"They will not escape the punishment of the imperial court."

Tong Guan laughed and said, "The defenses of Tokyo were designed to withstand an attack from the Liao Kingdom."

"Let alone the Liangshan bandits, even the Liao Kingdom couldn't take Tokyo after a month of attacking."

"You all just need to follow orders,"

"If the Emperor blames me, I will bear the consequences."

He then drew a circle in the air with the sword before inserting it into its scabbard.

None of them wanted to test the sword's sharpness.

They all responded in unison, "Yes."

Tong Guan immediately ordered Commander-in-Chief Liu Yanqing to march south and attack Quzhou and Wuzhou.

Completely encircle Muzhou.

Liu Yanqing's reconnaissance revealed that most of the rebel forces in Quzhou and Wuzhou had already retreated to Muzhou.

Protect Fang La,

He then instructed his son, Liu Guangshi, to lead troops to attack the two prefectures.

He was eager to achieve military exploits.

Fang La also rallied hundreds of thousands of followers from nearby prefectures to defend Muzhou to the death.

Furthermore, Li Jun and Shi Bao rode at breakneck speed all the way.

When they arrived in Jiangnan,

Tong Guan's army had just begun to encircle Muzhou.

There are still many places that are not under lockdown.

The two had just entered Muzhou,

Then a group of people with red headscarves tied around their necks were...

Fang La's rebel army, whose members wore bronze mirrors on their chests, blocked their way.

One of the leaders noticed that the two men were strong and muscular.

They were also carrying weapons.

But they weren't dressed like brothers from the church.

"Who are you?"

Li Jun clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "We two are envoys from the Great Liang."

"I have something to discuss with your Holy Father."

The leader thought for a moment.

"Heroes of Liangshan?"

Li Jun laughed and said, "That's right, your Holy Duke had a pact with our King Liang before."

The rebels, upon hearing that they were allies,

Only then did they put down the swords and spears.

One of the rebels couldn't help but ask,

How many cities have you conquered?

Li Jun counted them.

"When we arrived, we had already captured eight prefectures."

Eight places?

"You're just bragging. At most, we only conquered five prefectures: Muzhou, Shezhou, Hangzhou, Quzhou, and Wuzhou."

"You can conquer eight prefectures?"

The Jiangnan rebels heard Li Jun mention eight places.

They couldn't help but begin to have doubts.

Chapter 1686 Hundred Flowers

The leader of the rebel army couldn't help but begin to doubt Li Jun's identity again.

He stared warily at Li Jundao.

"I heard that the rebellion in Daliang started on January 1st,"

"At most, it will only take two months."

"And our uprising has been going on for more than four months,"

"The rebel army numbers in the hundreds of thousands,"