I became a saint by picking up corpses in Water Margin

Chapter 361: Going to jail for my brother

Yang Chang put the three talismans in his pocket, and suddenly thought that Wu Song's attributes would be triggered when he was in adversity, and his strength would increase exponentially, just offsetting the increase in Qin Ming's strength.

Moreover, Qin Ming's power is not enough. If he can trigger his unique skill [Quenching Gold in Fire], his spear and stick will be upgraded to the seventh level, and he may be able to defeat Wu Song.

Wu Song's strongest points are his fists and feet, while his sword skills are only at the sixth level.

I remember that Qin Ming was defeated several times before and he didn't hold on for long. If he is given enough time to stack his passive ability, I'm afraid even Lu Junyi won't be able to stop him.

Yang Changxin said that if I had these two skills, I would find someone to stack the passive skills before the battle, and then when I had several thousand pounds of strength on my body, I would probably be able to kill every enemy with one stick when I went to the battlefield.

It's a pity that Qin Ming is a die-hard Song Jiang, otherwise with just a little guidance from Song Jiang, he would definitely be reborn.

Now that this set of skills has been stripped away, we need to carefully consider who we use it on next.

Strength attributes are rare in themselves, and if they are replaced and upgraded for existing owners, it would obviously be a waste of scarce resources.

[Thunderbolt Mystical Power] stacks passive abilities through attacks, so it is most suitable for those with agility attributes and high attack speed.

Yang Chang immediately thought of four agile candidates, namely Hu Sanniang, Qiu Qiongying, Yan Qing, and Shi Qian. However, if he also had to consider [Tempering Gold in Fire], only Qiu Qiongying would be left.

This girl has the agility attribute [Shadow], and her fists, kicks, swords, spears and sticks are all at the sixth level. Moreover, she has been training in throwing flying stones for a long time, so her basic strength is very good. It is easy for her to gain an advantage by stacking passive skills.

However, when Yang Changgang arrived outside the big tent and saw that all the soldiers, both alive and dead, were male soldiers, he immediately gave up the idea.

Qiu Qiongying has the special skill of flying stones, so is it necessary for her to work so hard to stack her passive ability?

This is a physical job, so it's better to let a man do it. Besides, Hu Sanniang has also broken through, so how can I abandon my last wife? She also has to cultivate with me.

Yang Chang had already made up his mind that if he couldn't find an opportunity, he would just go to Erxian Mountain with a smile on his face.

Master Luo has helped me several times, so this time won’t be a big deal, right?
As for who should be given the opportunity to the Five Tigers?
Those talismans have not expired, so keep them for now and think about them slowly.

The guy walked out of the tent and looked around. He saw that the outside was full of spots, but there were flashes of light everywhere in the camp, which were signals to guide the corpse pickers.

Yang Chang walked counterclockwise around the camp, and when he returned to the central army tent, it was already pitch dark outside.

The man walked to the door of the big tent, but stood there and stared into the night. Hu Sanniang, who had already returned, saw him and came out curiously, asking, "Sir, what are you looking at?"

"Over there, second brother."

Yang Chang pointed to the northeast corner.

Hu Sanniang came to his side and subconsciously looked in the direction of his finger, but only saw a little light in the darkness. Then she remembered that her man could see at night.

These days, Wu Song led the troops and had to travel at night to save time. In order to eliminate all hidden dangers, he arranged a large number of scouts in front and behind the team, and was even more vigilant when camping at night.

Now, our night fighting man is back, and night is his home court.

If they march eastward overnight, Song Jiang will be caught off guard.

Thinking of this, Hu Sanniang looked at Yang Chang with eyes filled with tenderness.

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I just thought about how Song Jiang's plan was clever, and he almost trapped us to death in the valley. The same people failed in the attack at noon, but you led us to defeat the enemy quickly, and I felt a little emotional."

"As the saying goes, one strength can defeat ten skills. My husband's strength is no longer what it used to be. All your schemes and tricks are useless."

"Oh then."

Hu Sanniang was about to suggest that they march overnight to defeat Song Jiang in the east, but Yang Chang suddenly interrupted her: "Haha, it seems that the second brother has caught a big fish."

"Big fish?"

"Sick Guan Suo Yang Xiong has become the second brother's captive. Let's go and wait inside the tent. The fighting has stopped for a long time. I guess the brothers will come back one after another to report their achievements."

After saying this, Yang Chang took Hu Sanniang's hand and walked straight to the main seat at the innermost part of the big tent. Qin Ming's body had been moved to the small tent.

After a while, Wu Song pushed Yang Xiong into the tent and said sternly, "Sanlang, I captured him in the chaos, you decide how to deal with him."

"We are all brothers from the past. Suo Chao has already turned from evil to good. Are you willing to join me?"

"I"

Yang Xiong was still his taciturn character. He lowered his head and did not answer Yang Chang's invitation.

Wu Song was immediately annoyed by his appearance, and shouted in a deep voice: "The King of Jin has lowered his status to show goodwill, what do you mean by lowering your head? Do you want to die for the traitor Song Jiang?"

"No, no, it's not."

"Then you should just be more straightforward, don't beat me up so hard that I can't even get a fart out of me!"

"This"

Yang Xiong is still the same.

There are three famous cuckolds in Liangshan. Although they don't like to be close to women, Yan Poxi threatened Song Jiang and Jia Shi murdered Lu Junyi, but Pan Qiaoyun just wanted to have fun cheating on her. If Shi Xiu hadn't instigated him with words, Yang Xiong might not have killed his wife.

Thinking of this, Yang Chang suddenly had a bad taste in his mouth, so he asked, "I heard that you supported Zhao Gou to ascend the throne, and he granted marriages to all the unmarried generals of Liangshan. Could it be that you are reluctant to give up your beautiful wives?"

"no."

"The King of Jin is asking me this himself. Will you die if you say a few more words?"

Wu Song was furious when he heard this and could not help but push Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong swallowed his saliva and said with a bitter face: "I am not interested in women, so I am not reluctant to let go. I am just worried about Brother Shi Xiu. I am afraid that he will have a hard time living if he escapes."

"Then there's nothing to worry about. Suo Chao and the Ruan brothers are going to chase after him. Shi Xiu should be able to be captured as well."

"Huh? Yang Xiong?"

Ruan Xiaoqi, who had just arrived at the door, saw Yang Xiong's face showing curiosity. Wu Song immediately changed the subject and asked, "Where are Suo Chao and the others? Have they captured Shi Xiu?"

"It was getting dark too quickly. We were busy collecting the fleeing soldiers. When we saw Shi Xiu escaping into a small path, we didn't dare to pursue him further."

"Uh" Wu Song was stunned, "Sanlang, look at this."

Yang Chang waved his hand and said calmly: "Since he is a man of integrity, then take him back to Licheng first and deal with him together with Shi Xiu when we catch him."

"Okay then. By the way, my sister-in-law captured Dong Ping before and is currently imprisoned in Licheng. Sanlang hasn't seen him yet, right?"

"Well, I was in a hurry to rescue people today and only stayed in Licheng for a short while. Now it's just in time for me to go back and meet you."

"no."

Sun Li and his wife Sun Xin, who had returned with Hu Sanniang earlier, heard that Yang Chang was going back to Licheng. Sun Li hurriedly stood up to interrupt and asked, "Prince Jin, She County is still in Song Jiang's hands. Shouldn't we make a concerted effort?"

"correct."

Wu Song added, "Song Jiang is in collusion with the Jin people. It is said that Nianhan has sent troops to Zezhou. We must take back Shexian and Fengyueguan before the Jin army arrives. Otherwise, there will be a hard battle later."

"The weather has been hot recently, and the soldiers have been traveling for days. They need to rest and recuperate. The wounded also need timely treatment. It is better to return to Licheng for adjustment. I will streamline the team, and it will not be too late to recover the lost territory later."

Yang Chang replied in a nonchalant manner, without mentioning the invasion of the Jin army.

When did the Jin army mobilize its troops? We only have over 20,000 troops now, but Sanlang wants to take the initiative to streamline the troops?

Do you intend to defeat Song Jiang and the Jin army alone? Wu Song's scalp tingled and he could not help but remind him: "Sanlang, didn't you hear clearly just now? A large number of Jin troops are coming."

"and then?"

"We are in a hurry, so it's better to send more troops. I guess the pressure in Zezhou is not too great, so let's ask Chief Lin to send reinforcements."

"I said I didn't need it."

Yang Chang's expression remained calm.

Seeing that everyone in the tent was puzzled, even the dull Yang Xiong was curious, Yang Chang responded seriously: "Let alone 100,000 or 80,000 Jin troops, even if there are 200,000, it doesn't matter, they will definitely withdraw on their own initiative."

"why?"

"It's okay to tell you that the Jin emperor Wuqimai has died. This news will probably spread to the south soon. Their commander-in-chief Nianhan will definitely return to the country to fight for power. I wonder if the generals on the front line still have the heart to fight?"

"This"

While everyone in the tent was still digesting this, Yang Chang broke out another shocking piece of information, "Don't doubt whether this news is true or not, because I was the one who killed Wu Qimai and hung his head at the gate of Shangjing afterwards, so how could the Jin Kingdom not be in chaos?"

"hiss"

"No wonder Sanlang was gone for so long. It turns out you did such a big thing."

"This"

Not only Wu Song and others were excited when they heard this, even the taciturn Yang Xiong's eyes were shining.

The Jin people put a curse on him with certainty, and as a result, Yang Chang went to Shangjing and killed their emperor. Is this still the Yang Chang I knew before?
I really want to tell Shi Xiu to be careful.

Seeing everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, Yang Chang stood up and walked to the center of the tent. He patted Wu Song on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "This time I'm going to the capital, I'll bring you a gift."

"Oh? What is it?"

"The gift is with Master Lu. You will see it when you return to Yangqu. It is the sword of the Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi. I used it to chop off Wuqimai's head!"

"hiss"

Wu Song took a deep breath and then said three words excitedly, "I like it!"

"Do we have any?"

Yang Chang saw that Ruan Xiaoqi was teasing on purpose, so he smiled and responded to everyone: "This is the only gift. I haven't even prepared anything for my own wife, so how can I take care of you? I will lead everyone to attack the Kingdom of Jin in the future, and you can take whatever you want."

"Hehe, luckily I have mastered horse riding, otherwise the navy would be useless on the grasslands outside the Great Wall."

"Ha ha."

Amidst laughter and joy, Generals such as Suo Chao, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Tao Zongwang returned to the team one after another, and the battle achievements of each battalion were finally counted.

Qin Ming brought 20,000 troops, captured or surrendered more than 8,000 people, and cleared more than 5,000 bodies from the battlefield. This number also included the casualties at noon. Excluding the number of people who died on the way and were not counted, Shi Xiu could only bring back 3,000 to 5,000 people at most.

The 8,000 newly surrendered soldiers certainly could not be put into battle directly, and they had to be kept back for integration. Wu Song then realized Yang Chang's intention of returning to Licheng to rest and streamline the army.

That night, Yang Chang left 3,000 soldiers and asked Sun Li and Sun Xin to deal with the aftermath, while he led the main force back to Licheng for rest and recuperation.

Yang Xiong followed the army as a prisoner. He thought about what he had seen and heard today over and over again, and became more and more uneasy.

At noon, Wu Song led his troops to attack fiercely, but they failed to break through the gate of the camp. In the evening, only Yang Chang appeared, and our army was almost wiped out. If it was true that he killed Wu Qimai, what was the difference between him and a god?
The army traveled at night in the cool weather and reached Licheng at dawn.

Yan Qing received the news from the scouts and waited outside the city to welcome the triumphant army.

When everyone was dismounting and greeting each other, Ruan Xiaowu suddenly brought Yang Xiong to the front row and said concisely, "Prince Jin, he said he has something important to see you about."

"Hmm? Important?"

"Yang Xiong?"

"What? Have you figured it out?"

Yang Xiong ignored them. He looked at Yang Chang with a serious face and said, "Prince Jin, I thought about it yesterday and I know that General Song is no match for you, so I want to write a letter to Shi Xiu to persuade him to surrender secretly."

"and you."

"You should keep me in custody first, and wait until Brother Shi Xiu really comes, and then we can serve the King of Jin together. What do you think?"

"Are you worried that Shi Xiu will be embarrassed? What a deep brotherly love."

Yang Chang smiled and paused, then waved his hand and said, "But since you have this intention, how can I not help you? When you enter the city, you can write a letter and find a surrender soldier you are familiar with. Today, take the letter to She County, how about that?"

"Thank you, King Jin."

Yang Xiong bowed happily. Although he wrote the letter sincerely to persuade Shi Xiu to surrender, he also reminded Shi Xiu to be careful in his intentions.

After all, Shi Xiu was a very righteous person, and Song Jiang was very kind to him, so Yang Xiong could not guarantee that he could persuade him, but he praised Yang Chang's reputation in the letter, thinking that it could serve as a warning.

Even if Shi Xiu was unwilling to betray Song Jiang, he would definitely be careful given his intelligence. As long as people are alive, there is a chance to see each other again. Yang Xiong used to work in prison, so he is not opposed to going to jail for his brother.

Because he spoke sincerely, Yang Chang did not notice his emotional fluctuations and asked Sun Xin and his wife to take him ahead.

Yan Qing was very smart. After he had a brief understanding of the situation, he whispered a reminder: "Prince Jin, Shi Xiu is Song Jiang's confidant. I'm afraid he won't betray you easily."

"It won't hurt to give it a try."

"Sanlang, Xiaoyi's worry is not unreasonable. If Yang Xiong passes on information via letter, it may be disadvantageous to us."

Shi Qian once met Shi Xiu by chance in Wenshui County. Wu Song learned that he had no good feelings towards Shi Xiu for working with the Jin people, so he also expressed his concerns. However, Yan Qing, who brought up the topic, came to comfort him instead.

"It's not that serious. Not to mention that the King of Jin is extremely intelligent, there are also wise men in Licheng to guard the city. I believe Yang Xiong will not dare to act rashly."

"Is there a wise man in Licheng? Who is he?"

"Haha." Yan Qing smiled mysteriously, "Let me keep you in suspense for a while, you'll know soon."

Although Yang Chang didn't understand what he heard, he cooperated with Yan Qing and didn't ask any more questions. Then he rode to the government office with everyone else.

When everyone arrived, Yang Xiong had already written the letter. After reading it and finding no problems, Yang Chang ordered Sun Xin and his wife to take it away for settlement. However, Wu Song frowned as he held the letter.

"Sanlang, he actually included the matter of the Jin emperor in this letter. Is there really no problem with that?"

"Are you afraid that Song Jiang will tell the Jin people? That would be bad for us. If you don't believe me, why don't you ask the wise men in Licheng?"

"Who?"

“It’s not coming.”

Wu Song turned in the direction Yang Chang pointed and saw an acquaintance rushing towards him. He immediately asked excitedly, "Mr. Wen? When did you come? Is Zezhou okay?"

"We just arrived last night, Prince Jin, Commandant Wu, and everyone else."

Wen Huanzhang bowed and saluted as soon as he entered the palace, and replied: "Hu Yanzhuo continued to feint, and although General Lin fought back many times, he did not deal a fatal blow. He was also worried about the safety of Luzhou, so he did not dare to go all out with the remaining troops. So he sent me here to help, thinking that I could give you some advice. I didn't expect that the King of Jin had already returned. It seems that this was unnecessary."

"Sir, you are too modest. You came at the right time. I can't get away now. That old guy Hu Yanzhuo is jumping around happily. You take care of him for me!"

(End of this chapter)