Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 150: Willing to submit your loyalty!
At night, in Liangshan, in a side room next to the Juyi Hall.

Song Jiang and Wu Yong sat opposite each other, both with worried looks on their faces. Some people had returned by water from various places, three or five, a dozen or so...

Of the more than 10,000 troops, only 700 to 800 returned. They had to send boats to pick them up at night and wait in the reeds beside the lake...

Song Jiang and Wu Yong also knew that no matter how hard they tried, they would not be able to bring back too many people. The morale of those outside had already been dispersed, and many people had probably already begun to flee, not knowing where they came from and where they were going.

That’s fine… If he doesn’t come back, there will be one less set of bowls and chopsticks.

But Zhu Tong came back, and his strategy of attacking everywhere still resulted in a great defeat.

The two were silent for a long time, and Wu Yong spoke first: "Brother, these two days, Su Wu has been training his troops in Jeju, loading all the soldiers on boats and launching them back and forth... I think it's a land and sea exercise again, and the huge equipment built in the back mountain is increasing. I'm afraid it's a matter of life and death!"

Song Jiang only had questions: "Where did he get so much money? Where did he get so many people?"

It is really incomprehensible. Su Wu was originally a county head. He was good at scheming and was promoted, but he was just the general manager of the troops under Dongping Prefecture. As for the deputy general manager of the two routes of troops in Jingdong, that was just a nominal position.

So many armors, so many good horses, building ships, and making siege equipment, where did he get so much manpower and material resources?

Wu Yong answered slowly: "I have only heard that Su Wu is the best at grabbing money and making money..."

Song Jiang shook his head, anxious, but he had already gotten over his anxiety. He was very calm at this moment and said, "Navy, since Su Wu wants to fight on the water, we should defeat him again. After this victory, we should find a way to meet that...Tong Guan."

"Brother, do you want to recruit Tong Guan?" Wu Yong asked.

"General Gao is dead, and General Su is unable to persuade the emperor, so the only one left is... Tong Guan who is right in front of us. As long as we win this naval battle, seeing Tong Guan will make everything clear..."

Wu Yong was worried: "Brother, do you really think we can win this naval battle?"

"What?" Song Jiang was shocked.

"Brother... Su Wu is not Gao Qiu, and Gao Qiu was defeated before, so why would Su Wu dare to come by water? We have been dealing with Su Wu for such a long time, and Su Wu has never been a reckless warrior. How could he not be fully prepared?"

Wu Yong was not thinking about things, he was thinking about people.

Song Jiang's heart tightened when he heard this, but he waved his hand and said, "No matter how powerful Su Wu is, he can't have a navy stronger than our Liangshan!"

Wu Yong nodded: "That's true. But for many things, there are precedents and there must be ways to deal with them. Su Wu is already very clear about our navy's methods..."

"Wu Xuejiu, what's wrong with you today? Why are you destroying the prestige of your own people? Can Su Wu fly over the water? Xuejiu has always been full of wisdom and strategies. No matter what difficulties he encounters, he just stays calm and makes plans. Why today... huh?"

Song Jiang became emotional.

Wu Yong was silent for a moment, then spoke again: "Brother, it's not that I am not calm today, but the situation has become so urgent, life and death are already at stake... We have fought many battles, I don't know how many people we have fought against, even an army of 130,000. How about, it's Su Wu again, dealing with Su Wu, I have never gotten the upper hand... never..."

"Xuejiu Wu, what do you want to say?" Song Jiang looked at him seriously.

"I want to say something... Actually, it's something I said before. Su Wu once asked me and my brother to convey a message. Now that I have it, can I have a conversation with Su Wu? Brother..."

Wu Yong actually seemed very respectful, and his tone was mostly tentative.

"Talk to him? Beg for peace and mercy from him?" Song Jiang asked.

"It's not that we are begging for mercy or peace. We originally wanted to find ways to recruit him. This time, the Privy Council Envoy Tong Guan is in Dongping Prefecture. If we want to see him, how difficult is it? But it's very easy for Su Wu to see him. Before, we were able to negotiate some things with General Gao, and now, maybe we can also negotiate some things with Su Wu? It all depends on what Su Wu wants us to do... If he really needs us to do something, isn't it really an opportunity to ask?"

Song Jiang frowned and thought, but waved his hand: "Only if we win another battle can we recruit him. When the time comes, just go and see Tong Guan directly... Only then can we recruit him!"

"Brother, why do you have to do this?" Wu Yong was a little puzzled.

Song Jiang said seriously: "Su Wu is just a warrior. How can he be qualified to recruit anyone? If we recruit through Su Wu, then we will be suppressed by Su Wu for the rest of our lives. At that time, we may still be under Su Wu's command, or even become a small general. This is not what I want!"

"My brother wants..."

"Scholar, you and I are both scholars..." Song Jiang said.

Wu Yong just nodded: "That's right, that's right..."

They studied all their lives, one became a bailiff in the county government, and the other became a village teacher.

Why?

Can’t pass the exam…

If you can pass the exam, why do this?

Now, what I want is to serve in the same court as those who have passed the exam...

Song Jiang added: "I don't ask for a high position or a high salary, but at least people should call you and me Sir, even if... even if... you are the magistrate of Yuncheng County, a scholar..."

Wu Yong nodded again: "That's right, that's right..."

But Wu Yong said, "Brother, if we really surrender, I'm afraid we can only let the court use us. How can we choose at will..."

"Scholar, this is what you mean..."

"Brother, what if by some chance we lose this battle?" Wu Yong suddenly asked.

"Defeated..." Song Jiang stood up, paced a few steps, gritted his teeth, and said, "That means we are unlucky. Let's go out of this marsh and go somewhere else. Even if the brothers are scattered, choose another place tomorrow. Just go south. There is Su Wu here, but there is no Su Wu in the south. Go to Jianghuai, or even Jiangnan. Recently, I have heard rumors that someone in the south is going to make trouble... Who knows, there will be a day for a comeback."

The two of them always had heart-to-heart talks, and they always talked about big plans.

Wu Yong listened and nodded again, agreeing first, and then said: "If we fail, I'm afraid we won't be able to get out..."

"Scholar, let's not talk about this for now. How can we not win this naval battle!" Song Jiang's momentum suddenly rose and his words were sonorous and powerful.

Wu Yong nodded, unable to say anything for a moment...

The two sat for a while longer, then dispersed and took a rest.

It was Wu Yong who entered his room and was about to take off his clothes and go to sleep when someone knocked on the door.

When he opened the door, he saw Zhu Tong, who had just returned from a journey today. He came in and sat down.

Seeing Zhu Tong's solemn expression, Wu Yong asked, "Why did brother Zhu Tong come to see me at this time of night?"

Zhu Tong was solemn, but he was speechless for a moment. He just sighed and sat there in silence.

Wu Yong's brain was working fast, and he seemed to remember something, remembering his experiences, so he asked: "Brother Zhu, did you see Su Wu before you came back?"

"How does the scholar know this?" Zhu Tong was stunned.

Wu Yong still sighed: "Didn't I also see him in the past?"

Zhu Tong was certain and asked immediately, "I know this. What did the scholar say to Su Wu when they met?"

Wu Yong took a look at Zhu Tong's appearance and said directly: "Recruit him..."

Zhu Tong was more reassured: "He also told me something similar."

"I know..." Wu Yong nodded, having already guessed the general idea.

"That……"

"Tell me first, what did Su Wu say to you?" Wu Yong paid a little more attention.

"He said... he took a fancy to the navy in our village and said he could spare their lives. He said... he only liked these people." Zhu Tong told him everything.

"He has already asked for it..." When Wu Yong heard this, he thought it was Su Wu who made the offer.

"What does the scholar think?" Zhu Tong asked immediately.

Wu Yong shook his head: "What else can I think? I can't think too much..."

"But...but Brother Gongming doesn't want to?" Zhu Tong asked directly. For Zhu Tong, who never wanted to follow the enemy, perhaps Su Wu was really the best choice.

Wu Yong did not answer this, but only said: "Brother Zhu Tong, in this battle, you must not charge into the front. Regardless of victory or defeat, the most important thing is to save your life..."

This is not a hint, it is an explicit statement.

Zhu Tong just nodded: "It's okay, it's okay..."

Wu Yong also said: "If we can stop the naval battle, we still have room for maneuver. If the naval battle is not favorable, this mountain stronghold will not be able to stop Su Wu's army..."

"Scholar, what about Su Wu..."

"Okay, let's stop talking... It's not easy for you to come back this time, so go back and rest early." Wu Yong saw him off.

Zhu Tong stood up and bowed, not wanting to stay any longer.

War starts as soon as it is mentioned.

Su Wu had already boarded the boat and set off. The people who were lying in ambush in the water had also been waiting for two or three days, and the decisive battle was about to begin today.

Song Jiang stood on a high place in Liangshan, overlooking the entire water lake. No matter how far he looked, he could not see anything. He could only see a vast expanse of mountains and water at the end.

After looking out for a while, drum sounds suddenly came from the rear camp.

Song Jiang hurried to the rear camp to see, and sure enough, they were also beating drums to gather the troops. The vanguard was led by Qin Ming, the center had a thousand armored soldiers, and on the left and right wings were Zhang Qing and Suo Chao.

There were thirty or forty towering ladders in a row. In fact, even if the small pass was filled with them, there was not enough space for so many ladders.

The same was true for the stone artillery carts. The open space in front of the pass was filled with them, and many of them were even out of range.

There were various vehicles behind, including ramming vehicles and carts. If they all rushed forward in a swarm, even the road to the pass would be blocked.

Why did Su Wu want to build it this way? Because no one had really built it for many years, and since there was nothing else to do this time, he just let the master craftsmen, the junior craftsmen, and even the apprentices learn these skills.

This was a grand drill for the craftsmen. If there really was a siege in the future, these craftsmen would be able to easily make these things with twice the result with half the effort.

The stone cannons had already started firing. With a creaking sound, the huge catapult threw a stone weighing dozens of pounds into the air, which could reach more than two or three hundred steps.

It hit the pass with a loud bang.

Song Jiang hurriedly went down the pass to hide, because the stone cannon carts had just been test-firing, but now there were twenty or thirty of them, all firing at the same time.

Fortunately, the high wall of that small pass had been reinforced several times, and it remained strong despite being hit by the huge rocks.

Song Jiang was still anxious, fearing that the high wall that had been reinforced several times would really collapse, so he said, "Scholar, we should send some people out to fight the government troops."

As he said this, Song Jiang went to see the sick tiger Xue Yong who was not far away from him. Now among all the Liangshan people, Xue Yong was the only one who could be used in real land battles, simply because Xue Yong's family was a disciple of the old general Zhong Jinglie in the northwest.

However, Xue Yong's face darkened when he heard this.

Fortunately, Wu Yong came to persuade him immediately: "Brother, at this moment, it is important to hold the high wall tightly. This high wall must not be easily broken. If we go to war, now is different from the past. The three generals outside the camp are foreign troops, but none of them is easy to deal with. The central army also has Su Wu's elite armored infantry, which is even more difficult to defeat."

Xue Yong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and gave Wu Yong a look of gratitude.

After Song Jiang was anxious for a moment, he calmed down and nodded: "Well, there is no hurry, just wait for them to come forward and die!"

No one came forward to die, but the stone cannons kept hitting people. Someone was even seen pushing something forward, which turned out to be the crossbows. There were not many of them, about a dozen, and they started firing.

How could anyone stand on the top of the city wall at the pass?
Fortunately, the government troops would not climb over the wall at this time. It would not be too late to move up once the stone cannons and crossbows stopped firing.

However, the stone cannons and crossbows continued to fire non-stop, and some of them were even pushed forward until they reached a distance of 150 steps before firing again.

They actually threw huge rocks and crossbow arrows directly into the mountain stronghold. The people in the stronghold just hid everywhere and were thankful that there were not many of them and that the area near the pass was narrow and they could not place too many of them.

At this moment, in the water.

More than a dozen large ships and one or two hundred small boats, carrying two or three thousand armored soldiers, began to enter the deep water.

Li Jun, the River Dragon, had been lying in ambush in the depths of the lake for a long time. When he finally saw the official ship, he was quite excited and kept shouting, "Brothers, here we come. Just like we won last time, we will win again this time!"

There were many people around, and they all seemed full of confidence.

But as time went by, it turned out that the official ship was not heading east, but turned north.

The people around him immediately asked, "Captain Li, what's going on? Aren't they here to attack the village?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Hurry up and get on the boat. There are many small waterways. Let's follow them. They may want to take a detour. Just wait for them to do so. There are also places for ambush in the north. There are also the Ruan brothers over there. Let's go straight to support them."

Li Jun was really calm and composed in the face of danger.

Everyone just got on the small boat and rowed continuously, following the path heading north. After more than an hour, they saw the official ship finally heading east and entering the narrow part of the lake, where the reed floating island was hidden.

Li Jun was naturally overjoyed: "Brothers, don't hold back, just use all your skills. After this great victory, Brother Gongming will reward you greatly."

"Order!"

The people around him bowed, some were rowing the boats, some were launching the boats, and some were going to the island. They were quite calm. They were also government military ships, but they were not actually moving fast. Even more so, the inland ships of that era were not moving fast.

Su Wu stood on top of the tall ship and began to look around. He was obviously nervous. Although he had practiced several times, this was his first naval battle after all, and it was different from all the previous ones.

Zong Ze was standing by, and he seemed calmer. He said, "Ziqing, according to the plan, we should launch the rocket."

Su Wu nodded and shouted, "Fire the rockets. Just light them up if you see anything like reeds or rushes."

A lot of rockets were prepared, and it was troublesome to ignite them, but everything was in order, and they just had to set off the rockets everywhere.

A fire slowly started to appear among the endless reeds, and when the wind blew, the fire began to spread.

Arrows suddenly came from nowhere, and Su Wu didn't need to give orders. Just looking at the direction where the arrows came from, many soldiers had already practiced several times, so they just shot back.

Su Wu was still shouting: "Speed ​​up, speed up, get out of here!"

Under the ship, the men rowing the oars were bare-chested and rowing desperately, simply because baskets of yellow copper coins were placed in front of them for everyone to see. The general said, just row fast, and you'll be rewarded when you're done. Then row again, and reward again when you're done.

There were also soldiers patrolling around, urging them: "Hurry! The general has given the order, hurry up!"

The sails on the boat were flapping non-stop, and the boatmen were working really hard. The reward money had not yet been pocketed, so how could they not work hard?

Even if they really didn't want to work hard, the patrolling soldiers would beat them with long whips. In the past two days, many people were beaten. But the general was also nice, giving them good food and drink and even giving them rewards.

The boat moved quickly.

But suddenly, a lot of people appeared from the fire, and they didn't hide anymore, and kept shooting arrows.

The people on the boats kept firing back without any panic, and only heard people wailing.

Suddenly, countless small boats appeared in the various branches of the water, trying to block the way so that the underwater thieves could dig in with ease.

Su Wu, who was high up on the ship, also had his own orders: "Shoot arrows, shoot arrows, charge forward!"

It was such a simple military order, just don't get entangled, if the small boats blocked the road, let them block it, how can the big ships have inertia? They can always rush out.

It doesn't hurt to slow down a bit...

If you want to drill the bottom of the boat, just come and hit it.

The bow of the boat was already colliding, and the speed of the boat was slowly decreasing. The soldiers on the lower deck of the boat were shouting and urging them, "Push hard, rush out, and there will be a big reward, hurry up!"

"Hey-yo hey-yo!" the boatman shouted and rowed hard.

If there really was a brave thief, he would come to the aid of the enemy in a small boat and jump up to kill people.

There were spears everywhere beside the boat, as if they had been prepared for this. They would stab at anyone they saw. The thief jumped into the air and saw countless spears stabbing at him, so he just fell into the water and left.

Behind the big ship of the government army, there was a small boat with low sides. The pirates changed their target. Last time, they attacked the government army in the same way. They just got on the boat and chopped at them with long swords. The government soldiers were so scared that they dared not to fight back.

This time, a pirate jumped from his own boat into the government ship, but before he could stand firmly, the government troops did not panic at all. Countless people came to shoot with guns.

Just looking at the countless gun tips, the pirate made a decision in an instant, turned around and jumped into the water.

The thief was quite capable, but he was very anxious and lost his trace in the water. He reappeared in the distance, looked around, and found that he had caught another small boat of the government army and dived away again.

As soon as he jumped onto the boat again, countless guns came at him immediately, so he had no choice but to jump into the water again.

It was different. It was completely different from the last time. Logically, as long as we got on the boat, the government troops would panic...

How could this be the case?
The pirate no longer looked for the official ship, but continued to swim underwater, occasionally rising to breathe, and heard shouts from all sides: "Quick, quick, shoot that one, that one has shown its head."

Just after taking a breath, he heard the shouting and dived again hurriedly, heading for the tallest ship, because they were sinking the ship over there. As long as they sank the ship, it would directly block a large row of ships in this narrow waterway, and the government troops would be thrown into disarray.

However, the building ship was still moving, although not fast, but it was moving all the time, and it was obvious that there was no complete blockage in front.

The pirate who was lurking everywhere was called Ruan Xiaoer, so he tried even harder to swim towards the bottom of the ship.

As soon as he got closer and took a look, Ruan Xiaoer knew in his heart that something was wrong...

What was that black patch on the bottom of the boat? If not iron, what else could it be? There was even some rust on many places.

Iron rusts very quickly. If you put it on the bottom of the boat like this, it won't be long before it rusts into a mess...

However, there was not much rust at this time, so Ruan Xiaoer hurried over to ask, "Xiaoqi, Xiaoqi, what's wrong?"

The thief who had just come out for a breath of fresh air immediately replied: "I'm afraid it won't be possible to drill it for a while!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, this iron sheet is definitely not thick, keep hammering, hammering..." Ruan Xiaoer was already anxious. If they continued to move forward, they would soon enter a wide area... Ruan Xiaoer also dived under the boat, took over the tools from others, and just hammered. The iron sheet was not like wood at all, it was really wet and slippery, and it was difficult to use force in the water, but these were secondary...

The main thing is that the boat doesn’t stop, and you have to keep treading water to catch up, which is even more tiring.

The people on the boat also discovered that there were people under the boat, and they heard people shouting: "Bring big rocks, just look for people to show their heads to breathe, and throw them with big rocks!"

The sound of huge rocks hitting the water caused splashes of water several feet high.

This was Su Wu's plan. No matter how powerful the arrow was, it would be difficult for it to enter the water. Although the boulder did not have much power after entering the water, its weight was there after all, so it would always have an effect, and it could even stir up waves and make the people underwater unstable.

At the bow of the tower ship, someone had already brought a long wooden pole and was pushing the boats blocking the way to the left and right. There was also a big fire on the boat, and they wanted to use the fire to burn the government army's tower ship, so they just pushed it open.

Arrows were continuously fired from the bow, and no thieves dared to expose themselves easily in front of the ship.

The ship continued to move forward, and kept moving forward.

Ruan Xiaoer's skills were really amazing. He finally chiseled and rolled a piece of iron sheet underwater and saw the wood. However, he suddenly found that the boat above his head suddenly sped up. He hurriedly treaded water hard to catch up with it, wanting to catch up with the place just now.

However, the boat was getting faster and faster. Ruan Xiaoer immediately felt discouraged, and knew that the big ship above his head had sailed out of the branch of water and was heading to a wider place.

Ruan Xiaoer hurriedly went to pull Ruan Xiaoqi in front of him and gestured, "Let's go, we have to go!"

Now that I have used up most of my strength, if I really follow them to a wide area, I am afraid it will be difficult to hide and escape. By then, I will have to take a breath and show up. How can I not see the government boats scattered to the left and right? I have to go.

Little did he know that Ruan Xiaoqi was still unwilling and pointed to the top of his head. He had already broken through the iron sheet and saw the wood. He was reluctant to retreat.

But it was Ruan Xiaoer who reached out and grabbed Ruan Xiaoqi. He paused, and the bottom of the boat had moved several steps away. He paused again, and the bottom of the boat moved several steps away again.

Only after the boat had sailed far away did the two dare to surface slightly to breathe, as they had already reached their limit of holding their breath.

Ruan Xiaoqi asked again, "Brother, I was about to break through, why didn't you wait before pulling me?"

Ruan Xiaoer replied helplessly: "You are very capable, but what's the point of digging a hole?"

Ruan Xiaoqi thought about it and realized that it was true. His brothers hadn't chiseled the hole open yet, so it would be meaningless for him to chisel one hole open by himself. The people on the boat could block it if they wanted.

Only when there are leaks everywhere can the ship sink. A small leak is not a big deal.

Ruan Xiaoqi turned around and asked, "Brother, what should we do? The government ships are already heading to the water fort with all their might."

"What else can we do? Hurry up and find a boat and go to the mountain stronghold to rescue your fifth brother!" Ruan Xiaoer said so and dived immediately. When the boat was about to return, Ruan Xiaowu stayed in the water stronghold.

The Water Fort is a large fort near the water on the bank of Liangshan. After the government troops landed, the Water Fort was the first to be hit.

Once the water stronghold is destroyed, the government troops can charge straight into the mountain stronghold without any obstruction.

It's not that Song Jiang had never thought about surrounding the entire Liangshan with high walls, and even building high walls on the beach.

But... the project is too huge, just like building a large city, which is really difficult to accomplish.

Not only does it require countless building materials, but it also requires a large number of manpower. These are secondary. The most important thing is time. If we wait another two or three years, perhaps this can really be accomplished.

On second thought, if the beach had really been occupied, then even if such a city was built, it would be meaningless. Liangshan is high up and there is no water source. Trapped on the lonely mountain, death would come in a few days.

Therefore, to guard the mountain, we must guard the water fort.

Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaoqi were unable to stop the government troops at this moment, so they could only focus on returning to guard the water fort.

Li Jun, the Dragon of the River, was still at the back and didn't know what was happening in front of him. He only saw the government ships heading towards the wide area. He was anxious and scolded: "What are the Ruan brothers doing? Why did they let the government ships out of the water?"

"Captain Li, what should we do?" The one asking the question was Tong Wei, the dragon that came out of the cave.

How to do?
Li Jun looked forward and saw that the official ship was going faster and faster. What else could he do? He shouted, "Quick, go back to the water fort to guard it."

There are two water forts, one on each side, on the beach below Liangshan Mountain, forming a horn-like posture against each other. On the left are the Ruan brothers, and on the right are Li Jun and Tong Wei and Tong Meng.

The officers and soldiers had already crossed the branch of the water. Li Jun even rowed the boat himself, rowing very fast, because he was afraid that the officers' boats would arrive first and Tong Meng would not be able to defend the water fort on the right side by himself.

As soon as Li Jun rowed hard and headed towards the water fort, he saw the government army's ships suddenly and slowly stop, and then stopped about a mile or two away from the shore.

Behind the mountain, Song Jiang heard that the official ship was about to land, and hurried over in panic. He actually saw the official ship in the distance, entering Li Jun's right camp, and shouted, "Why didn't you block the official ship?"

Li Jun felt very aggrieved and could only reply: "Brother, the official ship did not go to my side, but to the north. I hurriedly chased and helped, but I didn't know that the Ruan brothers suddenly let the official ship pass."

Wu Yong, who was standing by, heard this and his face darkened. He quickly explained, "Brother, the Ruan brothers will not let the official ship come over easily."

Song Jiang was furious and pointed to the water: "Then how did they get here?"

Wu Yong was speechless for a moment, and in fact he didn't understand it.

But Song Jiang got up and headed for the left camp, saying angrily, "If he really is a traitor, I will capture him and kill him on the spot."

Wu Yong immediately followed and said from behind: "There must be some twists and turns in this, brother must ask for clarification, and you must not kill the general in battle..."

Song Jiang simply mounted his horse and rode away quickly, while Wu Yong quickly followed.

As soon as they entered the left camp, the Ruan brothers came forward and bowed without waiting for Song Jiang to call out.

"Someone come, tie up these three people!" Song Jiang shouted, obviously furious.

The three of them knelt down and kowtowed. Ruan Xiaoer said, "Brother Gongming, please allow me to report that the government ship has iron objects installed on the bottom of the ship. It is really impossible to break it open. Moreover, the government ship is moving very fast. There is not enough time to smash it. It is really impossible to stop it. We have to try our best!"

Wu Yong also hurried over to pull him back: "Brother, it must be true, it must be so! Who is Su Wu? How could he come unprepared? How could he really follow Gao Qiu's old path? I didn't plan carefully enough! It's my fault, brother, please forgive them..."

Song Jiang calmed down a little at this time. He looked around, then looked at the water in the distance. He spread his hands and asked, "Scholar, what should we do now?"

After Song Jiang finished speaking, he seemed to be a little exhausted.

The fighting in the rear camp was going on fiercely, and the government troops' stone cannons had already flattened the battlements on the top of the wall.

In the front camp, the government troops are about to land...

"Now that things have come to this, let's give it a try. Brother, none of us brothers are afraid of death, so let's fight... at worst... there will definitely be a day when we can rise again!"

Wu Yong kept saying it, and he also spoke to Song Jiang's heart, saying that the day of his resurgence was what Song Jiang had said before.

Song Jiang calmed down a bit, looked at the water, and asked: "Xuejiu, why did the government troops stop the boats again?"

Wu Yong heaved a sigh of relief at this time. He waved to the Ruan brothers, signaling them to step back. Then he calmed down, thought for a while, and said, "The government troops are probably waiting for reinforcements to arrive."

Song Jiang paced back and forth, frowning: "There must be a way to deal with this!"

There must be a way to deal with it. Wu Yong tried hard to think of it, but he was very nervous. He looked left and right, front and back, how to deal with it?
"Fight to the death on the beach!" This is how Wu Yong responded.

Song Jiang raised his head slightly, looked up at the sky, then closed his eyes and sighed... a long sigh...

Ruan Xiaoer said, "My brother will sail back and fight the government troops to the death in the water!"

Wu Yong immediately became anxious and waved his hands repeatedly: "The government ship is tall and difficult to climb. Instead of doing this, it is better to hold the water fort tightly and let the government troops attack. This will give us the advantage of the terrain!"

Song Jiang opened his eyes, raised his head, looked around, and said calmly: "Xuejiu, you stay in the front camp. The rear camp is also in urgent need. I will go to the rear camp to reassure the troops. You and I will work together to overcome this disaster!"

As he said this, Song Jiang started to walk away. How could he really kill the Ruan brothers? Even if he wanted to kill them, it was not the right time...

After venting his anger, Song Jiang calmed down completely.

Wu Yong looked at Song Jiang's back as he left, slightly dazed. Whether it was Hu Baoyi from Shandong, timely rain from Yuncheng, or the filial and righteous Heisabalang, what about him?

Maybe...

Song Jiang rides away on his horse!

Wu Yong recovered from his daze and said to his left and right: "Close the gates of the camp tightly and prepare for the government troops to attack!"

The Ruan brothers bowed and said, "Yes, sir!"

Watching the men getting busy, Wu Yong stood on a higher place and looked at the slightly panicked expressions on the men's faces.

Wu Yong turned around to look at Liangshan and sighed deeply...

After a long time, looking at the water in the distance, there were countless large and small ships converging...

The official ships began to move again, no matter how big or small, they all headed for the shore. The large ships stopped about a hundred steps away, and the small ships began to go directly ashore. Then the small ships came back to pick up the people on the large ships.

And watching the government troops so busy...

Logically speaking, when the government troops landed, we should attack them. While they were still unstable, we might be able to drive them back into the water...

Wu Yong did not give any orders. He only looked at the first government troops who came ashore and the huge broadsword in the hands of the armored men. Wu Yong did not give any orders...

Even if we know that if these people in the water stronghold fight their way out, there will definitely be a bloody battle, so what can we do?

Can't win!

Just a few more people died on both sides.

But I saw a group of people really rushing out from the water fort on the other side, about one or two thousand people, running towards the other side of the beach.

There were only four or five hundred government troops on the beach, and they didn't even form any formation, but just went over there to meet them.

Wu Yong closed his eyes slightly and stopped looking...

The situation is over!
a while...

Then General Su Wu, when he comes ashore, will probably come and shout again, right?

He shouted, "Is Master Wu here? How about meeting him?"
Or someone might come and shout, "Student, long time no see, an old friend is here, why don't you come out for a while?"
As Wu Yong was thinking, he turned around to look at Liangshan. There were still countless panicked old, weak, women and children in the mountain stronghold. It seemed that General Su was not the kind of person who would kill innocent people indiscriminately...

At a glance, we can see a fierce battle between the water fort and the government troops. In fact, this had been expected. Su Wu's army had already gathered a lot of information several times. The leader of the government troops must be Wu Erlang from the Xiaxian Camp of Dongping Prefecture, and Wu Erlang used a Dapudao.

When the big Pu sword is swung, who can match it?
How could those one thousand and two men be a match for Su Wu's Xianzhen Camp?

When has the army in the mountain stronghold ever been able to defeat the soldiers under Su Wu's command?
Whether there are many people or few people, every time they encounter Su Wu, there will not be countless deaths and injuries.
The same is true today.

Ruan Xiaoer beside him even came to ask: "Xuejiu, do you want to send troops to help?"

Wu Yong did not answer.

Ruan Xiaoer was very anxious: "Xuejiao, the government troops have not landed yet, it's time to attack and fight!"

Wu Yong still did not answer this question, but turned around, looked Ruan Xiaoer up and down, and asked an abrupt question: "Erlang, will you blame me for taking you to rob the birthday gift in the past?"

"Scholar, what are you talking about..." Ruan Xiaoer was stunned for a moment, then he said, "What are you talking about, Scholar?"

"When the birthday gift was robbed, my brothers didn't have a good life... I was afraid that you three brothers would blame me..." Wu Yong said.

The leader of the birthday gift robbery was said to be Chao Gai, but in fact it was Wu Yong.

"Don't blame me, don't blame me. How can I blame the pedant? Even if I haven't had a good life, I feel good to have robbed the treacherous Grand Tutor Cai of his money!" Ruan Xiaoer replied.

"Just don't blame me..." Wu Yong nodded.

"What's wrong with the scholar?" Ruan Xiaoer asked again.

"Maybe I will take you to do something else. You won't blame me, right?" Wu Yong asked.

"Scholar, this is the time of life and death. Don't blame me if I live, and don't blame me if I die. We are brothers, and we are in the same boat in life and death!" Ruan Xiaoer also felt a little sad and angry for some reason.

"Okay, okay, okay..." Wu Yong said three "Okays" in a row, and then looked at the battle on the shore. Wu Erlang had already rushed out of the water stronghold on the right, killing people along the way, with their heads and feet connected, lying on the ground.

I don’t know how many people were running away in panic.

Wu Erlang stopped outside the water fort, showing off his might.

Looking behind me, the people on the big ship also began to come ashore in small boats, and there were still a lot of supplies being carried.

Su Wu had reached the shore, and there was no traffic on the shore. Thousands of people began to form a team, and Wu Erlang was also returning with the Xianzhen Camp.

Wu Yong was wondering in his heart whether Su Wu would attack the right water stronghold first or the left water stronghold first.

Wu Yong guessed it was on the left, his side.

Sure enough, Su Wu's army did not move, but came to the left with a hundred or so people.

Wu Yong was standing high on the village wall, watching from afar.

Su Wu came, about a hundred steps away, and said, "On the right, Li Jun is very powerful, and on the left, the Ruan brothers, I didn't expect that the school is actually in the water fort. Nice to meet you!"

Wu Yong bowed and said, "Wu Yong greets General Su!"

"No problem!" Su Wu nodded and asked, "Wu Xuejiu, can you come out for a moment?"

"Okay!" Wu Yong was not surprised and answered immediately.

The three Ruan brothers were stunned. They saw Wu Yong turned around and the three brothers immediately went to stop him.

Ruan Xiaoer said, "Scholar, how did you fall for his evil plan?"

Ruan Xiaowu continued, "Scholar, if you go there, he will definitely threaten us with your life!"

"Yes, yes, scholar, if you go out, will you still be alive?" Ruan Xiaoqi was the first to stop him.

Wu Yong looked around and was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he said, "I have seen him twice. You know I know it. This is only the third time."

"Scholar, things are different from the past. This time it's a matter of life and death..." Ruan Xiaoer said again.

"Yes, it's a matter of life and death, so I have to go see him..." Wu Yong sighed.

"Why is this?" Ruan Xiaoer asked.

Wu Yong smiled and said: "In the past, I led you three brothers to rob the birthday gift, and you believed me. Today, I will lead you to find a way out between life and death, and you should listen to me..."

"Ah?" Ruan Xiaoer was stunned.

"What way out?" Ruan Xiaoqi didn't understand anything.

But Ruan Xiaoer suddenly made way and said, "Student, is this really possible?"

"If I had no idea, I wouldn't dare to do this. Don't worry." Wu Yong nodded seriously.

Ruan Xiaoer stepped aside and said to his left and right: "Let the scholar go..."

Ruan Xiaowu had already made way, and Ruan Xiaoqi was stunned for a moment until Ruan Xiaoer gently pushed him and he made way.

Wu Yong immediately walked down quickly. The gate of the water stronghold opened a crack and Wu Yong went out.

Outside were Su Wu's hundred or so men. Su Wu was waiting in the distance, but he was not in a hurry. He watched Wu Yong walking quickly towards them with a slight smile on his face.

Because he saw Wu Yong walking very fast, but his body was bent, and his hands were folded in front of his head. With this posture, how could Su Wu not laugh? He laughed heartily.

It’s really worry-free to deal with smart people.

"Meet General Su!"

As he approached, Wu Yong bowed deeply.

Su Wu raised his hand to help him: "Scholar, you and I have known each other for a long time and have been friends for a long time. Why should we be so polite?"

"The general is an extraordinary warrior. How dare a mere villager be rude to me?" Although Wu Yong was helped up by Su Wu, he did not dare to be casual in his words.

"Okay, okay, come... Scholar, follow me and turn around to look. There is a water fort over there. What should we do?" Su Wu asked.

"General, those three people relied on the waterways to smuggle salt, and most of them were brave and courageous. Tong Wei and Tong Meng were... honest people..."

"Hmm? Are there any honest people among the private salt dealers?"

"General Rong, Li Jun is a man of integrity. He was a tyrant in Jieyang in the past. He was very close to the judge Li Li, but Li Li had already died at your hands. He also admired Song Yasi the most. You want a good navy, but I'm afraid this man is difficult to tame. Although Tong Wei is also loyal, he can be tamed to some extent..."

"You go to persuade them?" Su Wu asked.

"I am willing to persuade Tong Wei and Tong Meng, but not now..." Wu Yong replied with a bow.

"When was that?" Su Wu asked again.

"General, please...take down that water fort!" Wu Yong bowed.

Su Wu nodded: "How to fight?"

"I am willing to pledge my allegiance!" Wu Yong said.

"At this time..." Su Wu hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's not too late to pledge our loyalty now. This is the last chance. Master Wu is very scheming! Master Wu, please!"

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