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Chapter 1789: Rebellion
To be honest, for heroes like Xu Ning and Hua Rong, although they had the idea of ​​surrendering, it was not deep.

After all, they had no position in the Song court, were not used, and were excluded, which made them feel very angry. Since they followed Song Jiang, they have been able to show their talents, become famous all over the world, and feel very happy.

Originally, it was only Song Jiang who had this idea. After thinking about it, they also felt that Liangshan was powerful and if they surrendered to the court, they would surely receive generous rewards, so they did not object.

But now Song Jiang has changed his mind and wants to compete for supremacy in Southern Continent, and compete with the Song Dynasty, the Liao Dynasty and others... This is also a feat. Regardless of victory or defeat, it will cause a sensation in the world of immortals and go down in ancient history.

Although they were surprised at how quickly Song Jiang changed his mind, seriously speaking, they did not find it difficult to accept.

Only Qin Ming, Hu Yanzhuo, Suo Chao and others were very dissatisfied, thinking that Song Jiang had betrayed their original agreement.

At this time, it is difficult for others to persuade them, and they can only wait and see how Song Jiang can calm the dispute and win more support.

"I have heard that the 'General Mian Nie' and great hero Di Qing died unjustly hundreds of thousands of years ago..."

"In this great Song Dynasty, even though civil officials are in power and have expanded the territory by 3,000 miles, it is not as glorious as being called out outside the Donghua Gate!"

"Yes, the chaos among the military commanders during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms needs to be corrected, but as it has come to this point today, let's ask ourselves, has the Song court gone too far in correcting this?"

"The glory of the Han and Tang dynasties is long gone. Our Song Dynasty is prosperous in culture and governance, but the military is weak and we are walking on one leg... Everyone, tell me honestly, is there really no problem?"

"You have returned to the Song court. Even though the Emperor Daojun was not stupid at first and gave us many rewards in order to win us over... But as long as the situation is stable... Hehe, don't even think about it. Wash your necks and wait for the knife."

Song Jiang was not exaggerating. This was the development he saw in another historical line.

The saying "when the bird is dead, the bow is put away" was interpreted to the extreme by Emperor Daojun.

In fact, the leaders did not get any benefits at the beginning. They only received some verbal commendations. It was not that there was nothing practical at all, but it was better than nothing.

If you don't have ten pounds of water in your brain, there is no way you can serve Emperor Daojun!

Moreover, the Song Dynasty's consistent national policy has always been to control the military with the civil...

Song Jiang believed that these people must have been controlled by civil officials and suffered in the past.

As long as they understand that there is not much benefit in returning to the Song Dynasty, the masses will be swept up in the rebellion and have nothing to say but to follow everyone.

As expected, the expressions of Qin Ming, Hu Yanzhuo, Suo Chao and other surrendered generals all looked unnatural.

Song Jiang struck while the iron was hot and continued passionately:
"Gentlemen, who among you doesn't have extraordinary abilities? But what are you doing?"

"Buried in the countryside, not being employed, wasting time, and being oppressed by evil gentry and corrupt officials, how sad it is!"

"I would like to ask, what is the point of serving such a court? What we should have in our hearts is the lives of the people in the world!"

"In order to save the people from danger, what's the harm in taking some risks?"

Once the righteous cause was stated, even the surrendered generals would find it difficult to refute.

Who dares to say in public that they are only acting for their own benefit? Everyone has to save face.

Furthermore, they thought carefully that if Liangshan really became independent, it might be difficult for it to defeat the Song court and unify the world. But if it established its own country like Western Xia and Dali...even if it was inferior to the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, as meritorious followers of the emperor, they would surely be princes and nobles, wouldn't they be much better than the commanders, training envoys, and captains?
You don't have to be controlled by so many civil officials, and your wealth and glory can be passed on to your descendants.

When they thought of this, a group of surrendered generals became moved, and the idea of ​​surrendering was much weakened.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that they understand that after Song Jiang sided with Wu Song, Lu Zhishen and others, insisting on recruiting them would only cut themselves off from Liangshan and would be of no benefit at all!

Since the path of surrender is no longer feasible, I have no choice but to comfort myself and think more about the benefits of Liangshan after its establishment.

The only fortunate thing is that such aspirations are not false.

The strength of Liangshan was quite impressive. In the territory of the Song Dynasty, there were already rebel kings such as Tian Hu in Hebei, Wang Qing in Huaixi, and Fang La in Jiangnan. For Liangshan in Shandong, establishing its own country was not just an exaggeration.

"Brother Song Jiang, since you have this intention, I am willing to do my best to help you!" Tianguixing Little Tornado Chai Jin clasped his hands together and was the first to stand up and speak.

Everyone understood why he was like this.

After all, who among the people of the Song Dynasty doesn’t know the story of wearing the yellow robe?
"If people like Tong Guan, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu lead the troops, we can rest assured." Wu Yong said.

There was no shortage of outstanding generals in the Song Dynasty, but they were often not reused and became frustrated.

The clown jumped up, like a monkey in a human costume, but how could he have the ability to lead an army in battle?

At least, they don’t think that Gao Qiu, Cai Jing and the like can play as well as Brother Song Jiang!

Song Jiang's military and political strategies were both top-notch. When Emperor Taizu of Song was still alive, he was naturally inferior to him, but other Song emperors...even if they led the army in person, they would have brought humiliation upon themselves.

However, after the Song army went too far in correcting the abuse of power by military generals, its strength began to decline sharply.

The most powerful Taizu dynasty happened more than a million years ago.

"Songting is a vast country with abundant resources. We must not be careless!" Song Jiang said seriously.

Then, Song Jiang gave instructions one by one to the chief, military advisor, assistant military advisor, financial manager, logistics chief, as well as the generals and leaders of the cavalry, infantry, and navy, as well as the leaders who were responsible for gathering information and keeping secrets, including the leaders who were in charge of supervising all matters, without missing a single one.

On the Liangshan side, the two big banners of "acting on behalf of heaven" and "loyalty and righteousness" were also raised, shaking the Shandong area!

In particular, it was Song Jiang who personally declared that the "loyalty" of Liangshan meant loyalty to the people, not to the emperor or the bureaucrats, and the "righteousness" of Liangshan meant righteousness to brothers and sisters...

As soon as this news was released, it attracted countless glances, some praising and some mocking.

But at least, Liangshan's reputation has risen.

The Song court was quite decisive. It dispatched a large army, which marched day and night straight to Liangshan.

"Brother, according to the information I gathered, the Song army is divided into two groups, one led by Tong Guan, and the other led by Gao Qiu. Each group has 100,000 elite soldiers and generals. They march at dawn and sleep at night, heading straight for Liangshan!"

Dai Zong, the God of Speed, is proficient in the art of escape. Although he is a Daluo, he has the speed of a quasi-sage. He can go in and out of various parts of the Song Dynasty as if he were in an empty place. However, he is the first choice for Liangshan to gather information!
"Brother Dai Zong is wrong. Where are the elite soldiers and strong generals in the Song court?" Wu Yong said with full wisdom, "Even if there are, they would not be transferred to Shandong by the order of the Song Emperor."

"Military advisor, are you talking about the Zong family army?" Lu Zhishen asked, mentioning Old Master Zong and Young Master Zong with great respect.

The Western Army of the Song Dynasty was the most capable, but it was on guard against Western Xia and could not be mobilized.

"No matter what kind of military horse it is, we have to order him to go there and never come back!" said Ruan Xiaoer.

"Don't be reckless!" Zhu Wu said, "There are two armies coming, totaling 200,000 troops. This is a formidable force."

Below Liangshan, the infantry, cavalry, and navy combined only had about 100,000 or so soldiers.

"That's a lot!" Yang Zhi said, "One hundred thousand against two hundred thousand, what's there to be afraid of? We have the advantage of terrain and can protect the two Song armies from being defeated." Listening to the conversation between the leaders, Song Jiang pondered for a while and asked Dai Zong, "Brother Dai Zong, are there any dancers in the Song army? Where did the two hundred thousand troops come from? Who is the general leading the army? What is his background? What is his ability?"

Dai Zong answered them one by one.

When he learned that there were groups of dancers in the Song army camp and that the generals were enjoying themselves day and night, Song Jiang immediately sneered.

"How can anything be accomplished in such an atmosphere? Tong Guan and Gao Qiu are not people who know military affairs."

Then, Song Jiang instructed many leaders, each with their own responsibilities, to respond to the attack of the Song army in an orderly manner.

Soon, eight million miles away from Liangshan, they were surrounded by 200,000 Song troops from the south and the north.

But Song Jiang was not in a hurry at all. He only sent a small team to fight with the Song army, and then guarded the pass, formed a battle formation, and relied on magical objects to defend himself.

Tong Guan and Gao Qiu couldn't help but laugh when they saw this. They felt that Liangshanpo was already trapped in a jar and there was no way to escape.

"Privy Councilor, now that we have come to Shandong, we cannot make a wasted trip. The land of Qi and Lu has always been rich, with natural resources and treasures that are inexhaustible." Gao Qiu said with a smile.

“I just wanted to share the wealth and honor with General Gao, and reach the quasi-saint realm together!” Tong Guan also smiled.

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Below, a group of generals kept flattering him, making the women dancing in the venue feel very embarrassed.

"I'm just taking this opportunity to plunder wealth. Those sects and families must have a lot of treasures." Gao Qiu said with greed flashing in his eyes.

"You and I have relied on the good fortune of the Song Dynasty to reach the peak of Daluo, but we cannot cross the quasi-saint stage. Even if we hold the honorable positions of Privy Councilor and Grand Marshal, we will not make any progress."

"After we flatten Liangshan Lake, the fortunes of the Song Dynasty will surely grow. You and I are generals, and we will certainly repay you."

"And the resources of the land of Qi and Lu will then belong to you and me, and we can control them at will."

"If anyone dares to disobey..."

Tong Guan continued, "We have a large army at hand, and you and I have the responsibility to suppress the bandits. Whoever we say is a rebel is a rebel... What sect or clan can resist an army of 200,000? Cutting down mountains and destroying temples is nothing but a piece of cake."

Gao Qiu looked at the group of generals, smiled, and said: "When the time comes, you will also be rewarded generously!"

"The peak of Daluo is not an extravagant hope."

"Those sect goddesses, noble ladies from wealthy families, and even the darlings of heaven among the common people are all at your disposal to be your cauldron or concubine, all at your will."

Everyone was overjoyed and quickly stood up to salute the two generals, and the sound of flattery was overwhelming.

But they did not notice that in the distance, two figures quietly left the Song army camp and returned to Liangshanpo.

One is Dai Zong, the Speedy Adviser, and the other is Shi Qian, the Flea on the Drum.

They all have the cultivation level of Daluo. Their direct combat capability is average, and they can be defeated by powerful Golden Immortals. But when it comes to concealment and escape techniques... ordinary Daluo peak masters are not as good as these two.

This is also the reason why Dai Zong and Shi Qian are responsible for intelligence affairs.

They have it all in their hands.

"Sky Speed ​​Star, Earth Zei Star... if these two people have the opportunity and rely on the art of seclusion, they both have the hope of becoming quasi-saints." Cao Ya said secretly.

No matter what happened in Water Margin, it could not escape his eyes.

Although Cao Ya was not familiar with fighting on the battlefield, he still shook his head when he saw the troops led by Gao Qiu and Tong Guan.

If Liangshanpo had no capable men and just competed with the Song army, it would be hard to say who would win or lose.

But the question is, is Liangshan such a force?
It can be said that Song Jiang is meticulous and never shows mercy when it comes to killing.

But in addition to his top military level, his political level is also first-class.

How to recruit the people, expand influence, and consolidate the foundation... Song Jiang knows it all.

After the gathering of heroes and before the arrival of the Song army, Song Jiang sent people to deal with demons and corrupt officials from time to time with the people in the surrounding counties. Liangshan only took away a part of the stolen money and goods, and the rest was distributed to the people nearby.

This also won some support for Liangshan.

Anyway, the current expenses of Liangshan are not that high, and the eight million miles of territory are enough to supply most of the needs. As for the remaining gap, they can just capture a few counties and kill the officials, which will be enough to cover the expenses.

Song Jiang also asked Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Shi Xiu, Yan Qing and others to establish military rules. Although they did not harm the civilians, they were far inferior to the Song army.

With the comparison, the scale in the hearts of the common people couldn't help but tip towards the "rebels and villains" of Liangshanpo!

Even the sects and noble families were secretly in collusion.

Song Jiang didn't take any benefits, nor did he agree to anything, he just left it there.

He believed that the actions of the Song army would bring a turning point to Liangshan!
At that time, they could snatch the spoils from the Song army camp, gain both face and money, without having to owe any favors to others.

If Tong Guan and Gao Qiu were generals who knew military affairs, Song Jiang would not dare to sit back and relax like that. But the facts proved that these two people knew nothing about leading troops to fight.

Being able to employ such great generals, and two of them at once... the stupidity of Emperor Daojun is beyond words.

Song Jiang became increasingly speechless about himself in another historical line.

"Liangshan under the command of Song Jiang is not outstanding, but it is pretty good. But even so, it is still a unique place in the Southern Continent."

Cao Ya suddenly sighed. If Song Jiang kept his original intention, then unification would be a good thing for the people of Nanshanbuzhou.

Song Jiang loves power, but not money or beauty. Therefore, in order to consolidate his power and gain the support of all people, he will suppress the gentry and give benefits to the common people.

It has to be said that if Song Jiang had not lost his mind, the titles of Kuixing, Jishiyu and Hu Baoyi would have been well-deserved.

The Song Jiang in the book is different from the one on TV. He has a heroic demeanor and is also very good at leading troops. As for political struggles, he is an expert at it.

In the original novel, if Song Jiang had not thought about seeking amnesty, there was a high probability that he would have led Liangshanpo, overthrown the Song court, and suppressed various rebel kings, unified the country, and then marched north to the Liao Dynasty to achieve great unification!
After all, whether it was the Song army, the Liao army, or the anti-king forces, they were all defeated by Song Jiang and Liangshan.

Cao Ya only needs to make Song Jiang see the corruption of the Song Dynasty and the cruelty of Emperor Daojun, and erase the corruption of Lady of the West, so that he can have an independent mind and distinguish the pros and cons according to the current situation... Then the development after that will be a natural thing, and he can just watch from the sidelines without having to get involved at all.

"Well, the current situation in Liangshan is not out of the ordinary, and it is still within the range that the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens can tolerate. The original plan was that Liangshan would surrender after defeating the Song army several times! Naturally, the two sides would have to clash and the armies would fight. But after this battle, I'm afraid they won't be able to sit still."

Cao Ya thought about the interference from the Heavenly Palace, the Great Illusionary Realm, the Chixia Palace, and some possible evil demons, immortals and Buddhas... He had to be vigilant to avoid any accidents.