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

"Brother, strategist, why have you been looking for me?"

"Brother Yang Chun, the strategist suggests we set up camp here,"

The young general in the lead laughed.

"Then send someone to deliver a message to Liangshan, so as to avoid them misunderstanding."

"Brother Yang Chun, you have a steady and reliable character, so I'll have to trouble you with this."

"Haha, what's the big deal!"

The man chuckled.

But then he said with some concern,

"Brother, strategist, do you think Liangshan will accept us?"

"Probably,"

The young general in charge also seemed somewhat uncertain.

"Back when we were at Shaohua Mountain, didn't we always hear people say that Zhao Dalang from Tokyo was broad-minded and liked to recruit talented people?"

"But we have five or six thousand men,"

The man named Yang Chunde frowned and said...

"What if Liangshan worries that we have too many men and will become too powerful to control us later? That would be..."

"Haha, Brother Yang Chun, you're overthinking it,"

The middle-aged Taoist priest spoke with a smile.

"Our force of five or six thousand men is certainly considered strong and well-equipped on the Hedong Road side,"

"But in these Shandong prefectures, it's actually nothing."

"I had previously sent people to inquire, and it turns out that ever since the imperial court promoted the land reclamation system in Shandong,"

"It had already stirred up popular uprisings in various parts of Shandong."

"Among the bandits, those who occupy the mountains and become kings are countless,"

"Take Liangshan, for example. A year ago, it was led by that white-robed scholar, Wang Lun,"

"At that time, there were only three or four leaders and one or two thousand henchmen, and their power did not extend beyond the marshland."

"But after Zhao Dalang of Dongjing went to Liangshan,"

"In just over half a year, there were already twenty or thirty leaders on Liangshan Mountain,"

"The entire stronghold has as many as twenty or thirty thousand men and soldiers!"

Yang Chun was stunned.

I couldn't help but exclaim.

"I've heard that Liangshan has become quite prosperous in the last six months or so,"

"But I never expected them to be so powerful now."

"So, Brother Yang Chun, you can go without worry."

The middle-aged Taoist priest laughed.

"That Zhao Dalang from Tokyo is a man destined for great things,"

"Given his magnanimity, he would be overjoyed if we came to him for help, so how could he possibly refuse us!"

"Furthermore,"

The middle-aged Taoist priest said this,

He glanced at the young general.

"I've heard that Lu Zhishen, the Flowery Monk of Liangshan, is the sworn brother of Zhao Dalang of Dongjing,"

"When our brother went to Yan'an Prefecture to find a master, he also had a brief encounter with that flowery monk,"

"With him mediating, our plan to join Liangshan will surely be successful without any mishaps!"

It turned out that this group of government troops...

It was actually on Shaohua Mountain.

Gathering a crowd to build a stronghold, and becoming king of the mountain, Shi Jin, the Nine-Tattooed Dragon, was chosen.

There's also the strategist Zhu Wu, the leaping tiger Chen Da, and the white-flowered snake Yang Chun and his gang!

The reason why this group of people traveled a long way to Jeju Island to join Liangshan was...

In retrospect, it was Zhao Yuan who caused the butterfly effect.

Originally, it was after Zhao Yuan took control of the Water Margin that...

After Liangshan gradually grew stronger,

The world gained heroes of the greenwood.

Seeing Liangshan doing this,

The imperial court and government officials were completely helpless against it.

A group of capable and talented people,

Or perhaps they are ambitious individuals.

They all followed suit.

They started recruiting heavily!

Since Shi Jin failed in his search for a teacher in Yan'an Prefecture,

After returning to Shaohua Mountain to become an outlaw,

Inspired by Liangshan,

He disregarded the objections of the strategist Zhu Wude,

They also recruited a large number of people near Shaohua Mountain.

But he didn't know that,

How could the prefectures of Shandong compare to Hedong Circuit?

This Hedong Road is located in a strategically important area north of the Song court.

Even at this time, in the imperial court,

Many treacherous and wicked officials were present.

But they haven't completely ruined Hedong Road yet.

Like the various prefectures of Shandong,

Although there are a few military towns,

But compared to Hedong Road, it's nothing.

The entire Hedong Road had as many as thirty to forty thousand Imperial Guards.

Several militia commanders were assigned to guard various military towns.

These militias were stationed on the frontier.

In terms of ability,

Naturally, they were far superior to the imperial generals in Shandong....

Chapter 593 The Missing Scout

This Hedong Road has gathered a group of militia commanders and generals.

Upon learning of the banditry in various parts of Shandong

And then there's the Liangshan Marsh, who terrorized Shandong.

Even the state government couldn't do anything about them.

While I found it amusing,

They also became wary of the bandits and outlaws in their own territory.

They were deeply afraid of the areas under their jurisdiction.

And so, this Liangshan Marsh suddenly appeared!

Meanwhile, Shi Jin was recruiting soldiers and horses extensively at Shaohua Mountain.

This quickly attracted the attention of the local militia.

Although Shaohua Mountain is considered a strategically important and dangerous place...

But ultimately, the foundation is insufficient.

Although under the leadership of Shi Jin, the Nine-Tattooed Dragon, and Zhu Wude, the Divine Strategist...

They thwarted several attempts by government troops to suppress them.

However, Shaohua Mountain was also severely weakened.

Seeing that the government troops had retreated since the last time,

They started gathering provisions again.

Prepare for the next attack.

Meanwhile, on Shaohua Mountain...

But they no longer had much power to resist.

Seeing that Shaohua Mountain was about to be destroyed,

Shi Jin was naturally in a terrible predicament.

At last,

It was only after Zhu Wu's persuasion that...

Nine-Dragon was then forced to lead his men to withdraw from Shaohua Mountain.

They were preparing to go to the Liangshan Marsh to seek refuge with the Liangshan heroes.

After the white-spotted snake Yang Chun left with Shi Jin's handwritten letter,

Shi Jin stood by the stream,

Looking at the busy Shaohua Mountain group behind him,

But he couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother, what's bothering you again?"

The middle-aged Taoist priest, Zhu Wu, also known as the strategist Zhu Wu, asked the question.

"I just remembered my mentor, Wang Jin,"

Shi Jin said helplessly,

"It has been three or four years since my mentor left, and there has been no news of him whatsoever."

"When I first went to Yan'an Prefecture, I searched everywhere, and it took me more than half a year to find it,"

"I spent all the money I had on the journey, all in the hope of finding out news of my master."

"Without my mentor's guidance, I, Shi Dalang, would be nothing more than an ignorant country boy,"

"After practicing the flower stick for a few years, he looked down on all the heroes in the world and thought that he was invincible."

"If I had met Brother Chen Da back then, I'm afraid I would have been defeated by him in just a few moves."

"Speaking of which, although Master Wang Jin only taught me martial arts for half a year, he was a great benefactor to me."

"Without Master Wang Jin, there would probably be no Shi Jin, the Nine-Tattooed Dragon of Shaohua Mountain, in this world."

"Brother, don't worry,"