Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 134 How can he, a military man, be qualified to represent the court in recruiting me?

After a battle, the army immediately broke camp and marched quickly, without even having time to eat. Fortunately, there were many horses, so they ate most of the dry food on horseback.

The cavalry were sent to various places in order to find the way the Liangshan bandits returned. Laizhou was already the throat of the peninsula, and there were not many roads to take and not many directions to go.

Just go and block and intercept. Maybe we need to divide our forces. If the bandits get a lot of money, food and supplies and return in several routes, we will have to divide them into several routes to block them.

Su Wu was on horseback with a frown on his face.

Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Wu looked at each other for a few times, and Zhu Wu spoke: "Don't worry, General. This time we have defeated the bandits, killing tens of thousands of them, which is already a great achievement. The fall of Laizhou City is the fault of Laizhou Governor Zhao Xianggong, not the general's fault."

But who would have thought that Su Wu would look at the two of them and ask, "Gentlemen, is there any way to cover up this matter?"

Zhu Wu was stunned when he heard this, and Xu Guanzhong was also shocked when he heard this. He couldn't help but wonder, what is the general planning?

Su Wu also had an explanation: "Speaking of which, Zhao Mingcheng is a man who has a good relationship with me and treats people kindly. He also helped me to become famous. Although it is not a big relationship, it is a relationship and I can't bear to see him go. He is not a wicked person, but he should not be in this position. It is really unexpected that he abandoned the city and left. He and his wife are also very famous... How should I put it... I am also very complicated..."

Su Wu had mixed feelings. Zhao Mingcheng was a great scholar, and a great scholar should do great things. He shouldn't be an official...

But he became an official again, and happened to have this little relationship with Su Wu...

People always have selfish thoughts and desires.

Out of selfishness, Su Wu subconsciously had some thoughts of covering up for Zhao Mingcheng.

But covering it up...how difficult is that?
If it could be covered up, it would not only be for Zhao Mingcheng, but also indirectly for himself and Mr. Cheng. No matter what kind of scapegoat strategy he used, it would always give people something to talk about. It is better to have no topic to talk about than to have something to talk about.

Su Wu thought so...but in the end, he was still troubled by his own selfish thoughts.

He asked the two military advisors. Su Wu was hesitant about this matter. He asked with certainty because of the psychological burden. He was ruthless and ruthless in front of acquaintances, so he was still a little hesitant.

After all, no matter what to do, Su Wu had to do it. Su Wu could even foresee that Zhao Mingcheng would burst into tears in front of him...

Xu Guanzhong looked at Zhu Wu again, and then asked: "General, how could I not know the names of Mr. Zhao and his wife? But what can I do... let's see whether the matter is big or small..."

"What if the matter is big? What if the matter is small?" Su Wu asked again.

"It's a big deal, with many casualties and injustice everywhere. It can't be covered up. The general must not get involved in it. It's a small matter. Laizhou is a remote place, and there are not many real wealthy families. Ordinary people can't pass much information out. As long as we appease the one or two wealthy families who can really connect to Tokyo, it won't be a big deal..."

Xu Guanzhong really gave advice.

"What are the details?" Su Wu continued to ask.

Xu Guanzhong replied again: "Prime Minister Zhao abandoned the city, that was just a treacherous plot of the bandits. The bandits had accomplices in the city who spread rumors to disrupt the army. This is one of the reasons. Those two really high-ranking families must have suffered heavy losses. If they can recover some of the losses, it will be easier to talk about. As for... the fall of the city... then we can say... then we can say that it was a strategy to defeat the bandits and lure you into a trap. Even if the general killed three to five thousand people, the corpses would be placed at the city gate as evidence! If the people were just panicked, it would be easier to talk about!"

Su Wu nodded repeatedly after listening to this, but he knew that there was a big premise in this matter, that is, "the matter is small" and there is a backup plan, which is to recover the losses of many people.

Su Wu also sighed. Although the amount of money and grain was far less than that in Gaotang Prefecture, it was at least around one million strings of cash.

"I don't know whether it is a big deal or a small matter..." Su Wu said this, and he also knew that some things are unforgivable.

But Su Wu himself didn't know that he had always had a chivalrous spirit. He would always remember the friendship and loyalty, and any kindness others showed him, which led to his hesitation at this moment.

Xu Guanzhong said, "It should be a small matter. First, the Liangshan bandits are different now. We can see from the incident in Gaotang Prefecture that they have not killed or injured civilians. Second, in this urgent situation, how could the bandits not know that our army is following them? Looting is a complicated matter. We have to interrogate every household, carry things, find mules, horses, cattle and other livestock, find carriages, and even carry things... I think they also have fast horses and spies coming and going, so they must be able to quickly know that the general has defeated the bandits in Mizhou and set off. In such an urgent situation, the bandits probably dare not stay for long and only rob some floating property... That should be the case!"

After Xu Guanzhong said this, Su Wu nodded silently. Some people and some things only leave people with one thought in the end: to be angry at their lack of struggle and to pity their misfortune.

But Xu Guanzhong said again: "General, you must think carefully about covering up. Although it can be done, the risks are not small. Once the matter fails, it is inevitable..."

Xu Guanzhong was reminding Su Wu that if he were to do this, the risks involved would be quite high.

Nothing is truly foolproof, let alone something this big?

Su Wu frowned, and the hesitation in his heart gradually faded. He said, "Kill the bandits first, kill three to five thousand of them first!"

Xu Guanzhong nodded: "Yes, what the general said is very true. Let's kill the bandits first. A great victory and thousands of bandit corpses can calm the anger of the people in Laizhou and calm the people's hearts."

No one knew how many cavalry scouts had been sent out, and Yan Qing and Shi Qian had already been running everywhere.

The news kept coming back, and Su Wu issued orders: "Erlang, take 500 fast horses and go north. There are people to lead the way. Go quickly. There is a road here, but if you meet bandits, kill them all, leaving no one alive. Take all the bodies and property to the official road."

"Yes, sir!" Wu Song rode away.

"Yang Tian, ​​you two take 500 fast riders and go south. Do the same. Kill all the bandits you encounter and bring all their bodies and belongings to the official road."

"Yes, sir!" Lin Chong and Luan Tingyu bowed and left.

Su Wu had a map in his hand. These maps were collected by Zong Ze after he arrived in Dongping Prefecture. There was a point on the map: "Here, Sun Li, you quickly take 500 infantrymen to ambush at this mountain pass. The bandits are coming! Kill them all, and take the corpses and property to the official road, and wait for the auxiliary troops to slowly transport them."

"Understood!" Sun Li stepped forward to look at the map, and then found a few cavalry scouts to lead the way, and then he set off.

Sun Li was obviously very familiar with this small peninsula. In fact, there were only two provincial capitals at the end of the peninsula, Laizhou and Dengzhou.

If the thieves are just in a hurry, then crossing mountains and rivers is fine as long as they are willing to endure hardship and have the physical strength.

Once the thieves take the valuables, they have to walk. If they don't take the official road, there are actually not many real roads to take. This place is not as vast and well-connected as Hebei, nor is it as numerous as Dongping Prefecture.

"Sun Xin, you, Zhu Long, Hu Cheng, Cao Zheng and other five hundred people, block here and look at the map." This was the first time Su Wu asked Sun Xin to do something, only because Sun Xin was very familiar with this place.

Sun Xin stepped forward excitedly, looked at the map, and simply replied: "I know this place. This is along the seashore. This road is not easy to walk on, but the thieves may really go here. If there are really thieves, I will kill them all!"

"Well, go quickly. If there are no thieves, just search along the way and gather at Laizhou city." Su Wu nodded.

"Understood!" Sun Xin bowed, with a bit of excitement on his face.

But Sun Xin asked again: "In this case, the general only has 2,000 soldiers and horses. If most of the thieves take the official road..."

Su Wu waved his hand and said, "Several thousand bandits are no problem. Just go quickly and make sure nothing goes wrong."

Sun Xin nodded and saluted, then turned around and left.

Two thousand men were sent in four groups, and Su Wu gave the map to Xu Guanzhong for another look. Xu Guanzhong had traveled all over the world and remembered all the topography of the world in his mind, so he just looked to see if there was anything he had missed.

Xu Guanzhong came to see it seriously, looked at it several times, and nodded: "General, this peninsula is only 200 miles across. As long as the thieves don't abandon their property, it should be safe."

Su Wu nodded in relief after hearing this.

Zhu Wu came and said, "General, I have a worry."

"Come to think of it..." Su Wu raised his hand.

"General, there are many bandits this time. The bandits in Mizhou have been defeated. I think the bandit leader must have had fast riders receive the news. There are two routes to go, Laizhou and Dengzhou. Laizhou has been defeated and we have gained something. If the bandit leader abandons Dengzhou and is determined to return, the two routes will number tens of thousands. With this number of bandits, we may be able to divide them into several routes and then return. But if the bandits cheat, the main army will take the official road to fight..."

Zhu Wu’s thoughts are really profound.

Su Wu also frowned when he heard this. It seemed that people like Song Jiang and Wu Yong could also come up with such a plan. They were all in a small area at the moment. If they really wanted to bring their property back safely, how could they not think of a way?

Xu Guanzhong was also shocked and said, "That's right. If the bandits take the official road, they are looking for a fight. Regardless of victory or defeat, they want to fight the general and make him afraid to split his troops. In this way, the wealth and goods on the side roads will naturally return."

I have to say, it’s really brilliant.

Human life is not important, they only want money and goods, or even bully Su Wu because he is short of manpower and needs to leave people to guard the house, and he also needs to come to rescue everywhere...

Su Wu looked back at the two thousand soldiers behind him and suddenly gritted his teeth: "If this is the plan, I think there will be eight thousand people on this official road, so kill eight thousand of them!"

What Su Wu had been avoiding finally happened. He did not want his subordinates to suffer too much loss. Each soldier was hard to come by and human life was precious.

This was also the first time that Su Wu encountered such a difficult situation.

Zhao Mingcheng, ah Zhao Mingcheng, if you could just guard the city for another day or two, this matter would be a lot easier!
Thinking of this, Su Wu hesitated, but he went a lot further...

Feeling depressed, Su Wu said again: "This time, I will kill him and throw his horse to the ground!"

Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Wu looked at each other, nodded, and said nothing more.

Just waiting for the cavalry in front!

After an hour or two, Yan Qing came back in person and reported, "Uncle, the bandits who were heading to Dengzhou returned halfway. The bandits from Dengzhou and Laizhou are probably gathering together. There are tens of thousands of them."

"Explore again!" Su Wu frowned and said only one sentence.

Yan Qing turned his horse and left.

Su Wu stood up from his stirrup, turned around and shouted: "Brothers, it's time to kill the enemy again!"

I only heard the familiar voice behind me: "I am willing to die with the general!"

Su Wu nodded. Laizhou and Mizhou were not far away. Su Wu looked at the map again. After a few glances, Su Wu pointed to a place and showed it to Xu Guanzhong.

Xu Guanzhong also nodded: "This place is very good."

Su Wu nodded and said: "We will set up camp fifteen miles ahead. We will set up camp on the official road and not allow anyone to pass by."

Since a big war is going to happen, we have to block the official road and choose the battlefield ourselves, so as to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, and even use some surprise tactics, that is, we have to choose carefully where the heavy cavalry will enter and where they will exit.

The bandits are very proactive this time, and Su Wu also needs to be proactive, which is to take the initiative to choose the battlefield.

There was no place to go on this small peninsula. Didn't Song Jiang and Wu Yong want to "besiege Wei to save Zhao"? Su Wu's "Wei" didn't want anyone to save him. Two thousand people fought against eight thousand people.

Su Wu never wanted to fight with the Liangshan bandits too early. Now that things have come to this, he must not let the Liangshan bandits take any property back. What’s more, he must kill the bandits, at least three to five thousand of them.

We just need to wait until we reach the chosen battlefield and set up camp. We will not be afraid that the enemy will not come. If the enemy does not come to surround Wei, then our wealth will never be able to leave this small peninsula.

Song Jiang and Wu Yong are more impatient than Su Wu.

However, as soon as the camp was set up, auxiliary soldiers slowly followed and began to set up the tents.

Su Wu also asked Xu Guanzhong: "Mr. Xu, why don't you tell me whether it will be good or bad?"

Xu Guanzhong smiled bitterly: "The general is just teasing me. It's a good omen, but I'm afraid the general doesn't feel happy in his heart."

Su Wu smiled and said, "If the enemy is defeated in one blow, then I will be happy. But if there is a fierce battle, I will not be happy. Sir, can you tell me more? Is there a fierce battle?"

Xu Guanzhong replied: "If there is a fierce battle, even Song Jiang will come here to supervise the battle in person. He has been in business for a long time and has some brave and fearless people under his command."

Su Wu seemed to have made up his mind and said resolutely: "We can't fight!"

If we engage in a fierce battle, we will suffer heavy losses. The troops under my command are gradually becoming really useful and cannot be lost.

Xu Guanzhong asked: "General, what is your plan?"

Su Wu kept silent.

Xu Guanzhong felt a little worried and looked at Zhu Wu. Zhu Wu also had a worried look on his face. The two looked at each other and realized that they had the same idea.

But at this moment, the two of them did not say anything.

Yan Qing's scouts came to report one after another, with all kinds of news coming very quickly. The bandit army was really coming in a swagger from the official road, and the treasures were also on the road, taking the small roads.

The bandit army was getting closer and closer, eighty miles, sixty miles... fifty miles, forty miles... At night... the bandits were also setting up camp.

Forty miles is still a bit far. The battle will probably start tomorrow afternoon...

Forty miles away, in the bandit camp, the central army tent was not crowded with people, except for Song Jiang and Wu Yong.

Both of them had frowns on their faces, and it was obvious that they were under a lot of pressure.

Then Song Jiang said, "Xuejiu, this is the first time I'm facing Su Wu head-on. I'm worried. The soldiers under Su Wu are really brave. This strategy has been in the minds of the two of us for a long time. I don't know how many times we have discussed it, but he still figured it out easily. He has already blocked the official road and chosen a battlefield to wait for us to tire ourselves out... If we can't fight two or three battles, I'm afraid the soldiers Su Wu sent out will not come back to rescue..."

Wu Yong nodded, "I thought that once my army was gathered, Su Wu had few men and would never fight against my army with only 2,000 men. I didn't expect that Su Wu was so brave and would actually fight against my 8,000 men with only 2,000 men. Of course, we need to fight twice... Brother Gongming, are you worried that our army can't hold on? We have a large number of people, good generals in front, and some brave men. Why are you really afraid of Su Wu's 2,000 men?"

Song Jiang was silent for a while. Eight thousand against two thousand. There were good generals like Hua Rong, Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, etc., and several men who were brave enough to die were selected. There were also a lot of armors. It was different from before. Why did he still not have confidence?
After thinking about it for a while, Song Jiang could only say: "Xuejiu, you also saw Su Wu enter the battle last time. How brave he was?"

Wu Yong said, "That time, he got the upper hand and attacked half of our army. Our army was fighting with Hu Yanzhuo, and he had more horses. He found a flaw and was able to move freely... This time, it's a battle array, and he only has 2,000 people. Brother, you should have a chance of winning!"

Song Jiang didn't know what to say. He was worried anyway, so he changed the subject: "I wonder what's going on in Weizhou..."

Wu Yonglai replied: "Qin Ming of Qingzhou has already rushed to Weizhou, so it may not be destroyed. As long as the wealth and goods of Laizhou can be returned safely, it will be a great victory."

After all, at this moment, human life is not important, but property is important. As long as there are more property and food, Liangshan will have more strength. The death of thousands of people will not actually weaken the strength of Liangshan.

"We should order the troops from Weizhou to withdraw." Song Jiang said.

Wu Yong stood up and said: "I will send a fast rider to inform them immediately. They will rush there overnight and retreat early tomorrow morning."

Wu Yong went out for a while, made arrangements, turned around and came back, and the two continued their conversation.

After talking for a while, Song Jiang asked again: "Have the boats really been prepared over at Laoshan?"

Wu Yong nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother. It's hard to find a boat that can carry a large number of people. But a boat that can carry a hundred people is easy to find. It has been prepared long ago."

This is obviously talking about the retreat route. The minions, big and small, can retreat and run all over the mountains and plains. But Su Wu does not have many soldiers and horses, so he cannot chase many.

But how could Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others, these major bandits, not find a good way to retreat? This retreat is at Laoshan, and outside Laoshan is the sea, a matter of a hundred miles.

If that time really comes, as long as you get on the boat, you can go ashore anywhere, and Su Wu will not be able to catch up with you.

It also shows how meticulous the plan was made by Song Jiang and Wu Yong.

At this point, Song Jiang sighed and said sincerely: "I am not afraid of being laughed at by scholars. Even if I really meet Su Wu, I will never be at peace."

Wu Yong said, "I know what you are thinking, brother. Su Wu has become more powerful day by day. It is natural for you to be worried or afraid. I will wait until tomorrow when we can really train a group of strong men and horses to defeat Su Wu. Only then will you feel at ease."

"Yes..." Song Jiang sighed and stood up, pacing back and forth, but he said: "How can there be a person like Su Wu in the world?"

Wu Yong smiled bitterly. Although he didn't say anything, he couldn't help but have this thought: Why was Su Wu born in Dongping Prefecture?

If Su Wu did not have Liangshan, what would the situation be like now?
Why would one need to work so hard to calculate such a small amount of money and food?
I can only sigh, it’s all about time and fate!
Looking outside the tent again, the bright moon had passed overhead and was really bright. However, the two of them did not feel sleepy at all and could not fall asleep.

Inside the tent, one was pacing, the other was smiling bitterly, and the two looked at each other.

Song Jiang suddenly asked, "Scholar, this matter of recruiting the amnesty should be successful, right?"

Wu Yong nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry. The momentum has already started. There are countless heroes from all over the world coming here. With the natural defenses of Liangshan, as long as we can survive, we will definitely succeed."

Live!
All I want now is to survive. If I survive, I will be recruited.

At this moment, Wu Yong suddenly remembered something. One dark and windy night, Su Wu said to him, "Tell Song Ya Shi that when he comes to recruit him, he should think of him first."

Wu Yong actually didn't bring up this. Looking at Song Jiang now, he was also hesitating whether he should bring up this today.

After hesitating for a while, Wu Yong still didn't speak.

But suddenly, I heard a rumbling sound coming from somewhere. It seemed familiar, but also unfamiliar. It seemed familiar because it was the sound of horses galloping. It seemed unfamiliar because it was a sound with a dull tone.

Wu Yong stood up suddenly, and Song Jiang ran out of the tent, shouting, "Enemy attack, enemy attack! Beat the drums and gather the troops!"

When the enemy really attacked, Su Wu arrived with 500 men on light cavalry and fast horses. The sound came from far away at a very fast speed, and arrows were already flying.

Song Jiang quickly retreated into the tent, asking, "Why are there so many scouts outside, but no one is reporting?"

Wu Yong still smiled bitterly: "Brother, don't panic. Su Wu has fast cavalry. He is riding three or four horses and running wildly on the official road. He is faster than the scouts... From the sound, I am afraid that the horses have their hooves wrapped. Su Wu doesn't have many people, so he won't charge into the camp..."

This was indeed true. Su Wu had really not thought of charging the camp. He only saw fast horses galloping around outside the camp and arrows flying everywhere.

Inside the camp, drums sounded, and the bandits stood up, putting on their armor and picking up their weapons. Many of them even lined up.

There were countless cries of grief, and I don't know how many people were unlucky enough to be shot by arrows in the dark night. A moment later, Hua Rong had already put on armor and led his men into the central army. He was holding a simple shield and walked straight to Song Jiang, asking anxiously, "Brother, are you okay?"

Song Jiang calmed down for a while: "Nothing, nothing..."

Hua Rong said, "Brother, I will lead the troops out to fight him!"

Song Jiang came to stop them and said, "Don't be impulsive. He has many horses and can come and go quickly. Just exchange fire with him. Wait until tomorrow, when we will line up and approach and face him head-on."

Wu Yong was already frowning. There were a few shields beside him. He walked out of the military tent to see. From afar, he saw someone outside the village starting a fire and igniting the arrows.

Then I saw the rain of arrows coming again, and the sky was dotted with stars, all of which were flames.

Wu Yong shouted: "Prevent fire, prevent fire, go and prevent the fire, it must not burn..."

There were countless people busy in the camp, but there was still a fire in the tent. The fire was caused by cloth and animal skins, which were too easy to ignite.

Wu Yong knew that if this continued, Su Wu would become even more fearless, so he just kept running back and forth. He turned back and said to the tent: "Brother, send some men out of the camp to drive Su Wu away."

Song Jiang frowned and thought about it, but he was helpless. He just held Hua Rong's hand and said, "Brother Hua Rong, don't fight too much. He has many horses and they are galloping. If you really fight him, you can't catch up with him. If you chase him, he will come to kill you when you turn around. It will be more trouble than gain. There are fewer people, so you can just drive them away with arrows. Don't fight him. If he can't gain any advantage for a long time, you should return to the camp to rest..."

"Understood sir!" Hua Rong bowed and left the tent immediately.

Song Jiang was really making rapid progress now. Hua Rong first formed a battle array in the camp and opened the gate. Then they formed a tight formation and filed out in a line. They also had many bows and crossbows and started shooting with the cavalry.

Sure enough, Su Wu went quite far away, but Su Wu also had a response. He ran around the camp, and then around the back camp, and then shot arrows and rockets. In fact, it was troublesome, so he had to stop his horse and start the fire one by one.

Seeing that Hua Rong was chasing slowly around the village, more rockets were launched and ignited. Just as Hua Rong was coming again, Su Wu rode his horse again and headed straight for the front village.

It made Hua Rong run around quickly.

Horses are really good things. Why is it that in history, when the Song army defeated foreign enemies, they could not win a big victory, and when they lost, they suffered a big defeat? Just like the scene tonight.

There are countless strong horses. If they cannot be defeated, they will run away. If they can be defeated, they will chase after them. How can we face the camp full of infantry?
No matter if your camp has 8,000 men and Su Wu has 500 men, he can just gallop back and forth outside the camp effortlessly. Although the casualties may not be many, the blow to morale is self-evident.

Su Wu was still galloping outside the village, and Hua Rong led his men to chase and shoot him around the village.

It was not until late at night, when Su Wu felt his horse was about to run out of steam, that he calmly retreated.

How many people were killed or wounded? Or how many camps and food were burned? Su Wu didn't care about these things...

At dawn, everyone in the camp of 8,000 people had black eyes, and many of them were exhausted.

While cooking, people were sighing and groaning everywhere, feeling extremely exhausted.

In the central army tent, Song Jiang and Wu Yong had frowns on their faces, and the same thing happened to Hua Rong.

Hua Rong said, "Brother, why don't we not go to the battle today? Let the brothers get some sleep first?"

Wu Yong had already spoken: "No, we must line up and march without delay."

Hua Rong was very anxious: "My brothers are really tired, why do we still need to line up to fight? Isn't it just letting Su Wu take advantage of us?"

why?

Song Jiang said, "Brother Hua Rong, if you don't go today, Su Wu will definitely come back at night. You can't go tomorrow either. Su Wu has the advantage of horses. If you don't go, he will come every night, even in the daytime. If our army doesn't move, he will come! If we delay like this, we won't be able to return with the wealth on the small road..."

Hua Rong sighed helplessly: "Ah... is that the truth? Why is Su Wu so difficult to deal with? I really want to kill him on the spot!"

Wu Yong stood up and said, "After the meal, blow the horn and leave the camp!"

Song Jiang also nodded: "Brother Hua Rong, the battle is all up to you!"

"Brother, there is no need to say more, let's just fight! In such a situation, there is only death and no life! A hundred deaths!" Hua Rong bowed, feeling aggrieved, but since it was like this, just fight!

Su Wu went back and just went to sleep. He took a nap first. If the enemy did not come, he would go after waking up. If the enemy came, he would go into battle after waking up.

When it comes to fighting, Su Wu is "self-taught". He has a lot of cards. It is also useful for Song Jiang and Wu Yong to make moves first and for Su Wu to make moves later.

As soon as he woke up, Su Wu summoned two military advisors to ask, "What are the movements of the enemy?"

Zhu Wu replied, "We are here. There are still 15 miles to go. I was thinking of waking you up when the enemy is 10 miles away, but you woke up on your own..."

"According to yesterday's deployment, all troops should guard the camp tightly and see whether they will attack or not! Now that they are here, it will be difficult for them to attack or not, and it will be even more difficult for them to retreat!"

After Su Wu said this, his face became serious. He stood up and washed his face first.

The army was preparing in an orderly manner. Two thousand soldiers and two thousand auxiliary troops were all busy.

Su Wu rode his horse to inspect the left and right, supervising the pre-war preparations in various places. However, there was nothing that really made him anxious and angry. Even the firemen who were cooking were not in a hurry. He just returned to the central army with peace of mind.

After lunch, more than an hour later, the enemy army arrived. The battle array was so huge that it was impossible to see the end of it. There were eight thousand of them...

However, there are flags like clouds and iron armor shining brightly, which shows that Liangshan is managed very well.

Su Wu went up to the high platform in the camp and looked around.

Three hundred steps away, the enemy army stopped.

Su Wu also looked at the enemy's center, where they were also building a simple high platform.

Zhu Wu beside him said: "The enemy is exhausted and has come from afar. We should find an opportunity to strike them down!"

Su Wu nodded: "Well, it depends on how the thieves move."

Su Wu became more and more experienced, and there was no ripple in his heart. In the past, when he went into battle, he could not help but feel nervous, but now, his heart was as calm as a calm lake.

A simple platform was also built over there, and each unit slowly took up its formation.

Wu Yong took a deep breath before speaking: "Brother, what should we do if Su Wu is guarding the camp?"

Song Jiang thought of Qingfeng Mountain one day and said: "Surround three routes and attack fiercely, leaving one route, and surround three routes without one!"

This is the correct principle of military strategy, and you can give the troops orders to go.

Wu Yong nodded and said, "In fact, he has 4,000 men... I'm afraid he can use 2,000 auxiliary soldiers."

Song Jiang said nothing, just frowned.

Wu Yong continued, "If we fight to the death this time, we will get our money, food and treasures back... It's really difficult. We have to fight. If we come close and set up camp, it won't work. Once we disperse the army, Su Wu will surely attack us. We have no choice but to fight to the death!"

Song Jiang finally said: "Student, this time, you and I seemed to be smart, seemed to be proactive, and seemed to have Su Wu in a mess... But now, looking back, we are still at a disadvantage..."

Wu Yong said: "Brother, if we conquer Laizhou, it will be a great victory. Maybe after this battle, Su Wu will return and be punished severely by the court, and lose his power. Isn't that a good thing?"

"This is the only last thought..." Song Jiang nodded, and both of them knew in their hearts that this battle might not be successful.

As for all the wealth and goods, I’m afraid it’s... difficult to get them back. But we can still hope that we can get them back together.

After a long while, Song Jiang sat on the platform, frowning, and said, "Beat the drums, march forward!"

The drums were beating loudly, and eight thousand bandits surrounded the stronghold on three sides and began to attack it, and they also prepared a lot of simple ladders.

The bandits swarmed forward and did not seem to be in disarray. The training at Liangshan seemed to be on the right track.

Spears were stabbing at each other inside and outside the stockade, and arrows were raining down on each other.

Hua Rong was really brave and was the first to climb the fence. However, the armored soldiers inside the fence did not retreat, raised their spears, and forced Hua Rong down the ladder again and again...

Hua Rong was extremely anxious, and kept shouting left and right: "Climb, climb quickly, climb up together!"

For a moment, the people on both sides were braving the spears and arrows, and they all rushed forward to set up ladders and climbed up like ants.

Su Wu was on the general's platform and could see clearly. He couldn't help but say: "There are really some brave men among the bandits. It seems that the main attack point of the bandits is still the front."

Even though Hua Rong was shouting and yelling, he was the first one to climb up. How could he not know that he was the leader of the army?

A green-faced man went first, holding a huge broadsword in his hand. He just looked up, his eyes were like those of a tiger or leopard, and said, "You thief, just jump down!"

Hua Rong really gritted his teeth and jumped as soon as he was told to. His martial arts were so advanced that he could deflect several stabbing gun tips with the spear in his hand while in mid-air.

Hua Rong landed steadily on the ground, and the green-faced man stepped forward to meet him, thrusting his spear at him quickly and urgently.

Hua Rong landed and was thinking about repelling and killing a few people so that he could occupy an open space and let the soldiers behind him jump in one after another. However, he never expected that a green-faced man came in front of him with a gun. He was so powerful that he could only block it repeatedly and retreated directly to the fence.

This green-faced man was so powerful that Hua Rong was shocked and already regretted jumping in alone.

But then another person came. Hua Rong recognized him, not the person, but the bronze double whip in the person's hands. Wasn't this Hu Yanzhuo with the Double Whips?
Why was the imperial general Hu Yanzhuo in Su Wu's army?
Hu Yanzhuo roared, "Brother Yang Zhi, I'm here to kill the bandit leader!"

Hu Yanzhuo's hatred was too deep, and his emotions were even greater. Now he owed too many favors to the army. At this moment, he seemed to have lost his mind. Even Yang Zhi was squeezed from behind by him and staggered.

Yang Zhi smiled bitterly and stepped aside, just watching Hu Yanzhuo wield his whips, hitting the bright silver spear in the hand of the thief in front of him, causing sparks to fly.

Yang Zhi raised his head and looked left and right to see who was going to jump in.

There were still people who wanted to jump in, and this time there was no one to rob, so Yang Zhi just went ahead. However, this thief was too weak to take a beating, so he stabbed him to death on the spot in just a few moves.

Looking over there, Hu Yanzhuo was whipping the man with his double whips, but he hadn't caught him yet. Yang Zhi shouted, "General Hu Yan, the thief is very skilled in martial arts, don't lose your sense of tactics..."

Hu Yanzhuo really lost his strategy and just vented his emotions. Even though he attacked fiercely, he could not defeat Hua Rong quickly. He was even forced to retreat several times by Hua Rong who took advantage of his long weapon.

If Hu Yanzhuo had not insisted on fighting alone, and the soldiers on both sides had just stabbed with their spears like a forest, Hua Rong would not have been able to resist.

After Yang Zhi's reminder, Hu Yanzhuo immediately calmed down. When Hua Rong shot at him, Hu Yanzhuo blocked it with a single whip, took a step forward, and smashed it with another whip.

Hua Rong was startled and quickly turned the butt of his gun to block it. There was a loud bang. The copper whip was really heavy and it made Hua Rong retreat.

Hu Yanzhuo rushed forward and attacked with his whip again.

Hua Rong was really strong. He threw away his spear, quickly drew his sword, and attacked again.

Even the copper whip had a crack and the blade of the sword was bent.

I heard someone shouting behind me: "General Hua Rong, we can't get in, come out quickly!"

How could anyone climb over the fence so easily? Those who climbed over were all stabbed to death on the spot by long spears.

Under the rain of arrows, how could the unarmored bandits behind catch up?
How could Hua Rong, who was struggling alone, retreat? Even if he had wings, he couldn't fly...

He was already at a disadvantage. The two copper whips came at him with their left hand and their right hand. There was no longer a single good spot on Hua Rong's sword.

There was no way to save the people outside the village. There were countless guns sticking out from inside the village...

With a clang, the sword finally slipped out of his hand. Hu Yanzhuo's powerful force and martial arts skills made it impossible to tell how many times he had hit Hua Rong's iron helmet.

Although the iron helmet was good, Hua Rong felt his eyes go dark when he was hit by Hu Yanzhuo's bronze whip, and he fell down immediately without any consciousness.

Hu Yanzhuo laughed loudly and just looked outside the village. His wolf-like and tiger-like eyes were able to push back many steps.

Hu Yanzhuo stepped forward and took off Hua Rong's iron helmet. There was a lot of blood on it, but he could see his face clearly. He said, "He is a handsome man..."

He grabbed the man's hair with one hand and dragged him back. Hu Yanzhuo still said, "I will catch this thief by myself."

Yang Zhilai laughed: "You got it by yourself, which is a great achievement for the general! You don't know whether you are dead or alive..."

Hearing this, Hu Yanzhuo raised his hand to check: "Alive... I got a live one!"

"Living well is a great achievement. Haha, General Huyan is mighty!" Yang Zhi and Huyan Zhuo had already met each other several times in Jingyang Village. Both of them came from the Palace Front Division and were very good friends.

More importantly, both of them are descendants of generals and have inherited the reputation of their ancestors, so they have countless similarities and sympathies.

Hu Yanzhuo was also very happy. He had been feeling depressed these days, but today, all the depression was gone and he felt happy and refreshed!

Hu Yanzhuo pulled Hua Rong's hair and did not ask for help. He found a rope and tied him up himself.

There are so many bandits, how can they get into the village?

Behind the thieves, the supervision team kept driving them away. Under the stockade, they would poke forward, then quickly retreat a few steps, as if testing them, but in the end, no one came to crawl over them.

It's really impossible to climb in.

After shooting arrows for an unknown amount of time, the quiver gradually became empty and the arms became sore.

It's just a stalemate, with no way forward or backward.

Song Jiang stood up on the platform and asked, "Is it my brother Hua Rong who has been captured?"

Wu Yong quickly replied: "No, no, that one is not him."

Song Jiang felt relieved, but he asked again: "Scholar, we are stuck in this situation, what should we do? If we sound the horn to retreat, Su Wu will surely come and kill us!"

Wu Yong couldn't answer, and he didn't know what to do. He even reflected on how he had come to this point.
The plan was made in advance, and everything was fine. They attacked from all directions, making it difficult for Su Wu to take care of everything. If they succeeded along the way, they would not lose anything. The army went to battle, and the wealth went back by small roads...

The planning is all good...

What went wrong?

where?

Wu Yong thought that there was something wrong with the fighting power. The Mizhou Yushan Village could not withstand Su Wu's attack.

Here, eight thousand people set up camp, but they were in a dilemma.

There was a mistake in the combat effectiveness. If Mizhou had held out for two or three days more, it would have returned by now.

If we could really attack the camp today...how could the situation be like this?
All the calculations and plans, no matter how good they are, they still fall short in combat effectiveness.

It can be seen that in order to plan and strategize, one must have strength as a foundation.

Wu Yong reflected deeply, and suddenly looked at Song Jiang and said, "Brother Gongming, Su Wu once asked me to tell you a message..."

"What?" Song Jiang asked.

"He said...if Ya Shi Song wants to surrender in the future, he should be considered first..." Wu Yong finally brought up this sentence.

"Huh? What?" Song Jiang was stunned.

"That's all." Wu Yong replied.

Song Jiang said: "He is a warrior, how can he be qualified to recruit me on behalf of the court? You and I are scholars, how can we serve under the command of a warrior?"

Song Jiang wanted to be an official, a civil servant, and he wanted to hear the word "Sir".

Wu Yong nodded: "Well, what brother said makes sense."

Song Jiang suddenly thought and looked at Wu Yong. He seemed to see some changes in Wu Yong's mentality at this time, and said: "Don't worry, scholar. Even if we lose this time, Brother Chao is going to attack Zengtou City. Su Wu has no soldiers to rescue Zengtou City. If Brother Chao takes Zengtou City, we will have no worries about money and food. We will have a contest with Su Wu in the future!"

Wu Yong nodded: "That's right, that's right. That's what we expected at the beginning. Su Wu would save Jingdong Prefecture and not Zengtou City."

But as he was speaking, he suddenly saw the gate of the government army's camp opened wide, and a group of armored cavalry rushed out.

Song Jiang raised his hand and pointed, then asked, "What is Su Wu going to do?"

"Not good!" Wu Yong stood up suddenly.

(Brothers, please see the author's words at the end. My words at the end have never been included in the paid list. I typed a lot today and was afraid of being charged, so I put them in the author's words.)
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