The heroes who opposed recruitment in Liangshan such as Lin Chong, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, and Li Kui were just heroes with strong martial arts skills. Although Lin Chong was a trainer, he did not have actual combat experience in leading troops in military training. To overthrow the imperial court, a big battle involving hundreds of thousands of people is inevitable, rather than a street fist fight fought by one person alone, so those who oppose the recruitment can just fight, but there is no need to think about overthrowing the imperial court in a war.
It is estimated that Song Jiang himself did not have the confidence to succeed in the imperial court at that time! So I don’t dare! Later, he still drank the wine even though he knew it was poisonous. He thought that with only thirty brothers left, they might not all be able to work hard for him! So I don’t dare even more!
Before the Song Dynasty, no peasant uprising could overthrow an old dynasty. It is impossible without the response of the common people. On Liangshan Mountain, there are thieves who are sneaking around, some villains who set fires, and some officials who are originally from the imperial court. There is a wealthy landowner. At that time, it was Han Shizhong's father-in-law, and the people of the Song Dynasty had deep feelings for the Song Dynasty. So Liangshan is destined to be a grass bandit. Of course there are real heroes.
If Song Jiang wanted to rebel, he would definitely have a chance to succeed with the strength of Liangshan in the later period. The biggest problem with Liangshan is that after conquering several continents, they should hold on to that area, then appoint their own local officials, collect local taxes, and then educate the local people to let the local people realize that Liangshan is doing justice for heaven. The imperial court is incompetent. But Liangshan did not do this. He captured several places but then retreated to Liangshan. He was short-sighted and only wanted to be a mountain king.
Why bully local states and counties like Gaotang Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, Zhujiazhuang, Zengtou City, etc. It’s so great to train in armed forces? The Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom had been at peace for a hundred years, so the Hebei Corps had become decadent, including those stationed in Chanzhou and Daming Prefecture. But the Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia were at odds for hundreds of years, and the elites were all in the northwest. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, famous generals such as Han Shizhong, Liu Qi, Zhang Jun, Qu Duan, the Wu brothers, and the Zhong brothers were all in the Northwest Fifth Route Army. If you really want to make the imperial court anxious and transfer some of the northwest army, you can crush Song Jiang's group to nothing.
Song Jiang was not worthy of being a leader, and the situation at that time was not suitable for recruiting troops. Wouldn't he be committing suicide if he recruited troops just after he returned to the court? You can slowly expand your territory and strength and wait for the opportunity. If you have a party that will not raise large troops to destroy Liangshan in the imperial court, and there are natural dangers, you can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. If you can join forces to resist the Song Dynasty, you can report peace.
Most of the heroes in Liangshan are generals who surrendered to the imperial court. These generals returned to Liangshan because Song Jiang wanted to recruit him! If we don't recruit people, first Lu Junyi, Hu Yan, Zhuo Guan, Xu Ning, Li Qing, and many others will rebel against Liangshan. By then, there will be no need for the imperial court to send troops, and Liangshan will collapse. There are also those who cannibalize human flesh in Liangshan, including Li Kui, Sun Erniang, Zhang Qing, King Dwarf Hu, and Yan Shun. There were also a lot of bloody scenes that were so bloody that the people at that time were afraid of Liangshan. They often used Li Kui to scare children from crying. Some people compared Liangshan to the devil! Song Jiang also always wanted to control his reputation at that time. Therefore, recruitment can only be the only best option, which is why Song Jiang poisoned Li Kui.
I don’t think so! First of all, the top leaders on Liangshan Mountain are basically from the imperial court, such as Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng, Lu Junyi, etc. This shows that although traitors are in power, the imperial court is still full of talents, but every time it conquers Liangshan, it cannot Just sending a general to compete with the entire Liangshan or fighting away from home will certainly not defeat them, but it will also cause a lot of trouble to Liangshan. Moreover, at that time, the Song Dynasty also had to fight externally and internally not only Song Jiang but also Fang La. It did not mean that it would only deal with Liangshan. If both sides concentrated their forces to fight Liangshan to the death, as you said, they would definitely not be able to defeat Liangshan.
Song Jiang also understood this, and wanted to recruit An because he knew he could never solve the fundamental problem. Song Jiang lacks political acumen. Whether he rebels or not, whether he recruits people or not, there will be no good results. This is the tragedy of Liangshan. The reason is that Song Jiang cannot be the boss. Just imagine, if Fang La is the boss, history may have to be rewritten. . Imagine again, what would happen if Chao Gai met Fang La and exchanged ideas between the two parties? I think Chao Gai's personality will take the initiative to give up his position as the boss and welcome Fang La to station in Liangshanbo.
The balance of strength in the novel is not like this. The imperial court launched many encirclement and suppression campaigns, and the more they attacked Liangshan, the stronger they became. All the capable generals surrendered to Liangshan, and the imperial court almost had no one left. Tong Guan was completely defeated and Gao Qiu was captured. The Liao Kingdom defeated the Song Dynasty. Liangshan went to conquer the Liao Kingdom. Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing left the court helpless. Liangshan destroyed them all. With such strength, Liangshan destroyed the Song Dynasty. More than enough.
The reality is that Zhao'an will die if he doesn't recruit troops. With only those 30,000 soldiers and horses trapped in Liangshan Po, Song Jiang may want to try the rotation method of recruiting troops in the future. The result has proved that it is There is no way out. If the leader of Chao Gai goes against the imperial court, to be honest, there will be fewer generals who can command large armies in battle. If Hu Yanzhuo Guan Sheng agrees with Zhao'an and other generals to leave, Liangshan will really be a mob. Besides, the imperial court has Uncle Zhang. Who among Ye Han Shizhong and others is not good at fighting?
It may be difficult to deal with the Jin people, but you are still very sure of dealing with Liangshan. Even if Liangshan is lucky and delays for a few years or even ten or eight years, Yue Fei will come out again. Think about Liangshan's troops and military aircraft. If the Yue family army confronts.
Water Margin is just an art form used by folk artists to exaggerate emotions. Let people talk about it after dinner. Let some literate people sing and vent.
In fact, according to my own speculation in Liangshan, how could it be a large-scale miscellaneous armed force of bandits? But there are a few wonderful stories of chivalry and righteousness among them, and people with positive energy are of course willing to promote them.
Objectively speaking, in terms of strength alone, the heroes of Liangshan are definitely capable of fighting. Each of the 108 generals has their own abilities. As long as they are used properly, there are those who can command the army, and there are also those who are super powerful. As long as the enemy leader is determined, he can definitely fight against the imperial court. However, the army is relatively weak. It is necessary to recruit elite soldiers, uniformly train tactics and tactics, and organize a special decapitation team headed by Wu Song and Lu Zhishen to assassinate the imperial court. Generals, and sow discord between the court and the people, causing more and more rebellions.