Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 189 What a Thief! (Ten thousand words are back)
Xiahou Cheng was wearing heavy armor and holding an iron spear in his hand. He led a hundred or so armored men to move sideways to block the government army's arrows.

It wasn't far, only about forty or fifty steps away. However, Wu Song was too conspicuous. Not only was he tall and had a big horse with bright armor, but the bandits in front of him were also flying around on horses and men were falling.

Xiahou Cheng was neither a divine general nor a flying general, and was not included in these so-called groups. He was a unique figure with extraordinary martial arts skills.

In the story, he was able to fight with Lu Da, and even though he was defeated, he was able to walk away calmly. In order to chase him, even Lu Da himself was lost...

It can be seen that he is not comparable to those divine generals or flying generals, and it can also be understood why the right prime minister Zu Shiyuan sent him to lead troops to rescue Wulongling.

Just looking at Xiahou Cheng, who was coming forty or fifty steps sideways, he was able to knock down several armored soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp one after another. He rushed sideways and was extremely fast.

Wu Song was so engrossed in fighting that he didn't notice the man coming sideways. Just as Wu Song swung his broadsword again and knocked another man away sideways, he suddenly heard the sound of wind beside his ears.

Wu Song subconsciously lowered his head, and sure enough, a solid iron spear swept across his head.

At this moment, Wu Song immediately realized that an expert was approaching, so he did not rush forward, but paused for a moment, then swept his machete to the side.

He just wanted to sweep, but didn't hit anyone. He did this to buy time for reaction. Only after this sweep, Wu Song, who was surrounded by thousands of soldiers, could steady himself and turn left to look.

The man who came was also very strong, with a sharp face. He had already put away the iron spear.

Wu Song also raised his broadsword and tried to block it. At this moment, Wu Song felt as if he was being attacked by someone without anyone noticing. The enemy general seemed to have made a surprise attack and he had the upper hand.

Just waiting to block this attack, in fact, the attack of the entire Xianzhen Camp would suddenly stop, and the situation would be bad for the entire Xianzhen Camp.

If they fail to break through and defeat the enemy's formation, and it really comes down to a standoff and a battle of numbers, the casualties of the trap camp will be greatly increased, and there is even the possibility of defeat.

Wu Song gritted his teeth immediately, his eyes turned red at the mere sight of him, his face ferocious, and he swung his broadsword repeatedly!

Logically speaking, no ordinary person could withstand the tremendous strength that Wu Song had built up day and night.

But the guy in front of him was able to actually block it, and it didn't seem like it was very difficult at all.

You thought Wu Song would be anxious?
He was not in a hurry. Instead, an extremely ugly and attractive smile appeared on his ferocious face, and he said, "I haven't met an opponent in a long time!"

Xiahou Cheng was actually terrified, not for any other reason, but because he had never encountered such an opponent on the battlefield. As for strong men, he had also seen them, such as the four marshals, all of whom were strong men. However, although he had competed with the four marshals, he had never really fought to the death.

Even when they were sparring, although Xiahou Cheng had some shortcomings, he was never really at a disadvantage.

Just look at today, Xiahou Cheng, who had the upper hand, was hit by the powerful blows of the government army general's broadsword and felt at a disadvantage. Yet the government army general was still able to speak calmly.

Xiahou Cheng's hands never stopped moving. He just kept fighting, using all his strength and martial arts, as fast and powerful as he could. His iron spear was indeed not light.

Hold the machete and attack. If the attack fails, try again. Just make sure to fight back.

If two big men were really fighting, no one could get close to them. It was also said that there was no room for martial arts competition in the military formation...

Actually, it is not necessarily the case. Why? If both of them have great strength, others will fall down if they touch them, get hurt if they rub against them, or die if they are hit. Then when these two people fight for their lives, they can really form a field on both sides, and others really can't get up.

It is really possible for these two to compete with each other in the dense battle formation of thousands of troops.

Just looking at Wu Song's throat, there was some low sound coming out, not like shouting, not like howling, but just some kind of low humming sound.

With this low hum, Wu Song used all his skills. The big Pu sword was moving back and forth, and his extremely swift mandarin duck feet could always strike at the right moment.

Just look at Xiahou Cheng. If he is compared with others, he is also the one who uses the hard-core approach. However, when he is compared with Wu Song, Wu Song is the one who uses the hard-core approach, while Xiahou Cheng becomes the one who moves left and right, flies up and down, and evades and moves.

After only a dozen or twenty rounds, Wu Song already knew that the guy in front of him... was extremely skilled in martial arts!
But this fellow in front of him had a shortcoming, that was he was proficient in two things, he had developed tremendous strength and he had also practiced agile marksmanship.

Both of these are extremely powerful, and there are few rivals in the world.

But it was these two things, neither of which he had practiced to the peak of strength, or... this guy had never seen what a peak-level strong man was like before...

Just like Wu Song, he actually only practiced one thing to the pinnacle, that is, tremendous strength, but in the way of martial arts, he followed the method of efficiency, which was simple, effective, and quick.

For example, Luda followed the same approach.

Another example is Lu Junyi and Shi Wengong. They are of a different type. They have great strength, but they have mastered martial arts to the pinnacle.

According to Wu Song's concept, there must be a priority between these two things. But the guy in front of him had no priority, that is, both of them were extremely powerful, but neither of them had reached the peak.

This is because when these two things reach their peak, there will inevitably be a conflict. If the force is too great, the outward force will be strong and the return force will be slow.

In other words, if one's strength reaches the highest level, then it is impossible to be too delicate and agile. If one's delicacy and agility require the highest level, then it is impossible to have immense strength.

If you force yourself to have both, then you will inevitably fail to reach the pinnacle of either one. This is the way of martial arts!
So how to win?
Wu Song had a plan in mind, to fight with his strengths, that is, to fight with his strength, bravery, and courage.

Just look at Wu Song, he has stopped swinging his broadsword and is just walking forward. What is he doing?

Go and block Xiahou Cheng who was moving nimbly left and right, because there were too many people on the scene, no matter how they tried to avoid him, the space was small and limited. Don't try to swing your weapons desperately, but shorten the distance first and block everyone in one place.

But Xiahou Cheng's iron spear was still swinging towards him. Wu Song did not retreat, nor did he block the weapon. He just dodged with his body. When he dodged it, the iron spear came again.

What did Wu Song do? He reached out to grab it, regardless of the consequences. When he was risking his life, he frequently took such risks, that is, he raised his hand to grab the long pole of the waving weapon.

How could Xiahou Cheng not see it? He was stunned. How could there be such a dangerous person?

It was a risk, but there were risks. If he failed to catch it, wouldn't he be hit by the weapon? Even if he did catch it, how could he catch it with such a powerful weapon? His arm would inevitably be injured or broken.

Wu Song didn't care, he just went to fish it out, his eyes were quick and his hands were swift, he had risked his life countless times in life and death situations, and he had developed a keen sense...

He actually managed to grab the long weapon pole in mid-air again. In the past, he even grabbed Lin Chong's weapon in this way, even though his hands were covered in blood.

This time it was different. He caught it, but he felt a bursting pain in his palm. His forearm was in severe pain, and his upper arm was numb from the shock.

But at this moment, he really grabbed the weapon. Why?
Working day and night without stopping, it builds up tremendous strength!
The long-awaited Pu Dao was already swinging in the air, and Wu Song even had a smug smile on his face: "It's my turn!"

Xiahou Cheng hurriedly tried to pull out the spear, but with such force, the tremendous strength that he was so proud of in the past was instantly useless.

What Wu Song wanted was this moment. The huge Pu Dao came down on him like a mountain, carrying with it all of Wu Song's strength.

Xiahou Ben wanted to pull out the spear again, but he knew that he couldn't pull it out in one try. He tried again and it was impossible for him to still not be able to pull it out. It was impossible for someone to surpass his two hands' strength with just one hand.

It was a pity that the machete came and did not give him a second chance to pull it out. If he insisted on pulling it out, it would be too late even if he pulled it out.

Xiahou Cheng had no choice but to hold the butt of the spear with both hands, lift it up to his head with all his strength, and use the spear to block the huge machete.

when!
With just this sound, it was as if both of them were still for a moment, as if the shaft of the iron spear had been bent, and the edge of the machete had been broken. The sword was a good one, and the spear was also a good one.

That man, Xiahou Cheng, had shrunk in stature, and his arms had long since become so numb that they seemed non-existent.

Even the ground seemed to be covered with dust...

Looking again in an instant, the mandarin duck's foot kicked out with a dull thud, hitting Xiahou Cheng's chest solidly.

Xiahou Cheng felt dizzy and his head was dazed. The crisp sound of his bones in his chest was so clear that it felt like his heart and lungs were about to explode.

Wu Song paused for a moment, to gather his strength, and then went on to kill again.

But no one would have thought that Xiahou Cheng, who fell to the ground, could actually turn over and stand up immediately, but after standing up, he turned around and tried to get into the crowd.

Is this an escape?
Wu Song was also puzzled. How could he stand up like this? How could he still have the strength to escape?
Wu Song took only half a breath to catch his breath, then rushed forward to chase after him, slashing at the enemy with his large Pu knife, which had many cuts of varying sizes on it.

Xiahou Cheng had a face as pale as a pig's liver, but he could turn his head to look, and he could even turn back to block with the bent spear in his hand. This guy really deserves to be the kind of person who can walk calmly under Lu Da's command.

There was another loud bang, and Xiahou Cheng rolled to the ground again, and subconsciously turned over and stood up to leave.

There was no way Wu Song would let him get away, so he just kept swinging his Dapu sword, not caring how much strength he had left, and just used it all.

The bent iron spear could actually still protect Xiahou Cheng.

Wu Song didn't care about these things. He just kept shooting at the people on the ground, ding ding ding ding...

As soon as Wu Song paused and took the remaining breath, he looked down and saw that the iron spear that was protecting the thief was bent in many places.

The thief was already dead, perhaps he was crushed to death by the iron spear. Maybe he was about to die, but he had a moment of vitality and was finally dead at this moment, even his chest collapsed.

"What a thief!" Wu Song actually said this, then shook his arm which had just felt numb and painful, loosening up his muscles, bones and blood, so that he could use it again.

As soon as Wu Song raised his head, his wolf-like eyes swept forward, and in front of him, all he saw were thieves with pale faces, but no one came forward to fight.

"Follow me forward!" Wu Song's footsteps had already taken a step before he spoke.

But then he saw a thief take a step forward and raise the hammer above his head, as if he was trying to stop Wu Song.

But in a flash, he took a step back and didn't swing the hammer, as if he was just pretending to strike...

It means that you have lost your courage.

If he didn't come, Wu Song would naturally go. He swung his Da Pu Dao with all his might, and the hammer head blocked it. Then the hammer head fell to the ground along with the thief's body.

When I looked at the thief again, his face was no longer visible, only his back.

Wu Song chased after him and killed him. The arrows suddenly rose again, sharper than before. It depended on how fast he could run that the sharp arrows could penetrate the enemy's formation.

Looking outside the Wulongling Fort, there was an intense battle going on. The bandits were trying to break out, but the government troops were blocking them at the entrance.

There were continuous arrows shooting from the wall of the village.

But the bandits were not pedantic. They opened all the gates of the camp, front, back, left and right. The government troops could block one gate but not all four.

They rushed out to the left and right, and then turned towards the main gate, as if tens of thousands of people were about to surround more than a thousand officers and soldiers.

Zhu Tong also shouted: "Hold on, hold on, Commander Wu will be here soon!"

There was no need for Zhu Tong to shout, as the government troops on both sides actually took the initiative to meet them. Even if they were armored soldiers against civilians, countless of them were knocked down in an instant.

For a moment, the encirclement was not formed.

Bai Qin stood on the top of the city wall, shouting: "Surround them, surround and fight! Don't be afraid, the government troops are few, the government troops are few!"

There were really some people who were afraid, as if they were surrounded, but many thieves were on the front line, shrinking back and not daring to move forward. Those who did move forward were actually smashed to the ground.

This government army is too brave!

Zhu Tong looked around and saw the situation of more than a thousand people clearly. He felt relieved and started to move forward again, hammering forward again, and shouting, "Follow me and charge in."

Then he knocked down several people head-on.

What Zhu Tong was thinking at this time was actually very simple. Since the gate of the Wulongling Fort was opened, you must never let this door be closed again.

Regardless of victory or defeat, and regardless of whether we can really break into the fort with only a thousand armored soldiers, we must occupy this doorway and make sure it cannot be closed again.

As long as the gate was not closed, they could wait for Wu Erlang to defeat the reinforcements and fight to the death, and Wulongling could still win. If the gate of the fort was closed again, they would have to climb the wall and attack again.

Not knowing whether he could hold out or not, Zhu Tong just kept going towards the doorway to fight and kill. He also looked around and saw that there were quite a few people following him, so he just followed them.

The men of Water Margin, whether from Yunzhou, Jeju, or Jingdong, have come thousands of miles with General Su. Today, they inexplicably feel that the purpose of life is to live as a human being and to be comfortable.

Today, I will risk my life to show my comfort!

People are divided into groups. From now on, I will be one of them. If you ask me which group, it is the elite Jingdong soldiers, the group under General Su's command!
Zhu Tong couldn't see it, but Bai Qin could see it from his high position on the wall. He raised his head to take a look, and saw that not far away, the five thousand reinforcements were actually in disarray. Only the one thousand government troops in iron armor could break into the battle array and crush it like a force to be reckoned with.

Bai Qin seemed to be in a stalemate just now, how come it became like this in the blink of an eye?

Why couldn't 5,000 elite soldiers from Muzhou defeat 1,000 armored soldiers from the imperial army? The elite soldiers from Muzhou also had quite a few armored soldiers under their command.

Bai Qin could not help but wonder, and subconsciously, he shouted down: "Quick, come back to the fort, come back!"

It was a chaotic scene, with no one able to hear much in the way of military orders. Those who could hear turned around and ran, or went back through the various gates. Those who could not hear were still cowering, neither advancing nor retreating.

Bai Qin was very anxious and turned around and shouted: "Sound the gong..."

But Jingde hurriedly came to stop him and said, "Commander-in-chief, you can't sound the horn yet. You can only sound the horn after you have defeated this group of government troops!"

"Don't sound the horn, don't sound the horn!" Bai Qin immediately changed his mind. The reason was simple. If they couldn't repel the government troops in front of them and still sounded the horn, the gate of the village would be wide open, allowing the government troops to rush in.

"Beat the drum, beat the drum, keep beating the drum!" Bai Qin continued to shout.

The drumbeats continued to sound, and now they sounded even more urgent!

Jingde also knew the critical situation at this time. If it was delayed any longer, the consequences would be disastrous. He gritted his teeth and said, "Commander, I will go down and repel the government troops!"

Bai Qin nodded: "Okay, okay, just go quickly!"

There is indeed a huge gap between reality and expectations. According to expectations, there were only two thousand government troops, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

The reinforcements from Muzhou must be elite, and they will surely defeat the government troops. After all, the government troops are not many. Even if the reinforcements over there are victorious, the 30,000 troops here will come out in full force, charge and surround, and the government troops will be greatly defeated!
But starting from the first step, no step goes as expected.

Many people only think that fighting a war is about planning and winning the battle from thousands of miles away.

This is true, but in this truth, only the person who is in charge of the overall situation is mentioned, and only this person is praised highly, and only this person is written about in great detail in history books.

This is the real truth. No matter how well you plan and strategize, when it comes to winning, soldiers still have to fight bravely in close combat.

No matter how well the plan is planned, it ultimately depends on people to execute it, and on brave men who are willing to risk their lives one after another.

It is just like without the elite Qin army who were brave enough to die, how could they have surrounded Zhao Kuo's 400,000 troops?

No matter how Bai Qi planned and strategized, it was still the elite Qin troops who blocked the desperate attempts of the 400,000 Zhao troops to break out.

It is just like at this moment, no matter how good Bai Qin's plan is, and the pincer attack seems to have succeeded, the government troops in front of him will fight bravely, their morale will be high, and they will not be defeated, what can he do?
Even if the situation changes again, even if this group of 2,000 government troops are really trapped in an encirclement that is dozens of times their number, even if this group of government troops wants to break out, which force can stop them?
Looking from a distance, the reinforcements were already disintegrating. Wu Song had already rushed to the rebel army's banner. The rebels who held and protected the banner were all killed and driven away by Wu Song. How could the banner still tower high?
Just look at the reinforcements, where is there any one facing the enemy? They are all running all over the mountains and plains.

Wu Song chased him for only a hundred or two hundred steps before he stopped, laughed and turned back: "Follow me to seize the Wulongling Fort!"

Everyone around was overjoyed. Not many armored thieves escaped, so they didn't have to chase the remaining ones. They could go back to Wulong Ridge, where there were more of them, all money.

Turn back quickly and kill the one on Wulong Ridge!

Are you tired?
Not tired!

Go pick up money, no matter how tired you are, you won’t be tired at all, not at all, the quick hands will get you, the slow hands will miss you! If you are half a beat slow in picking up money, you deserve it!
The soldiers around Wu Song were urging each other, "Hurry up, hurry up, don't let the navy take advantage of it."

"Run, run, there are many bandits in Wulong Ridge, run..."

Zhu Tong had already rushed into the gate of the fortress on Wulong Ridge. The thieves in front of him were densely packed.

It's not necessarily because of how brave and courageous these bandits were, but they were helpless because the fort was packed with people, and when they rushed out just now, it was even more crowded.

At this time, the doorway was still very narrow. Even if you were afraid of death and wanted to escape, there were densely packed people in front and behind. How could you escape?
If one person falls down in such a dense crowd, there will be countless footsteps...

Jingde got down from the village wall and squeezed into the crowd. After a long time, he finally reached the doorway and looked forward to seeing Zhu Tong and countless soldiers in armor.

There were several layers of people between Jingde and the countless iron armors in the doorway.

Should I go or not?

For a moment, Jingde stopped where he was!

Bai Qin, who was on the wall, was even more anxious. He saw that the reinforcements had really collapsed and the officials were also rushing over. Besides being anxious, he couldn't help but think...

I’m afraid we’re going to lose. If we really lose, is there any way to save Wulong Ridge?

Is there any other way?
I was really killed by the reinforcements. It was all because of those useless reinforcements. Even if there were no reinforcements, the fort would have been fine with all four gates closed every day...

When the reinforcements arrived, they thought they were a big deal, but when the fort was opened, it was really killing people, killing people! So, who is to blame? Where is the blame?

Bai Qin thought about this, looked around, and shouted: "Quick, follow me to the north gate and go out again to attack the government troops!"

As he spoke, Bai Qin started moving and headed north directly on the top of the wall. He was followed by two or three hundred personal guards, walking very quickly. Even if someone blocked his way, he would push them away and keep walking.

The fort was not big, and it was fast to move on the wall. It didn't take long before they reached the north. Bai Qin went down the city and went out.

He ran away, and the people around him were also confused. What...

Why not face it head-on?

As soon as Bai Qin and his guards ran out a hundred or so steps, someone on the wall immediately shouted: "The commander ran away, the commander ran away..."

People were filing out of the northern city gate, and people were filing down from the top of the wall...

It was like a chain reaction. After a while, Zhu Tong felt that the thieves in front of him were suddenly loosening up. This loosening up meant that their density was decreasing...

Zhu Tong, whose armor was covered in blood, was overjoyed. He swung his hammer with all his might: "Fight in, follow me and fight in!"

As they went further forward, they had passed the entire gate and saw the scene inside the fortress. The density of the bandit army had decreased greatly. Countless people turned back and saw that the other three gates were crowded with people.

But I don’t know how many people cried out and wailed, how many people trampled on each other…

Zhu Tong was not in a hurry. He looked around and said, "Go up to the top of the wall, and then go down to the city gates to block it!"

But Wu Song also came. He did not enter the fort. He had already seen the escape scene, so he just went to surround and block the enemy on both sides, and killed people.

Killing people means money.

The soldiers who broke into the enemy lines were all like this. They would kill anyone they met without a word of explanation. Even if they surrendered or begged for mercy, they would be killed with a single blow of their weapons.

Just go out and block the doorway.

When Zhu Tong climbed up the wall, he immediately saw the scenery outside the city. He was also overjoyed and shouted repeatedly: "Run to the far side first, and block the north first."

For a moment, Zhu Tong only hated that he had too few men. It would be great if he had three or four thousand soldiers!

In this case, I don't know how many bandits will run away. It's so urgent, what a pity. If we have three or four thousand soldiers, then the twenty or thirty thousand bandits in this fortress can be wiped out, right?
"Hurry, hurry, block the north gate and then block the two sides..." Zhu Tong was also running on the wall and shouting.

Some run, some step, some block, some intercept...

For a moment, it was really a mess.

Amid the commotion, some people managed to escape, while others were caught and beaten or trampled.

There was panting everywhere, but I didn't know how much despair and helplessness there was...

Finally, countless bandits were trapped inside the fort. The four gates were filled with armored soldiers, and on the top of the wall, there were also crowds of armored soldiers.

Zhu Tong shouted from the top of the city wall: "Those who surrender will not be killed, those who surrender will not be killed!"

It is like a master standing beside his flock, trying to gather the frightened sheep together again.

Then some soldiers also followed suit and shouted, "If you surrender, you won't be killed."

All I saw were the thieves who were in panic, who gradually calmed down amid the shouting, began to look up, dropped their weapons, and knelt on the ground.

Zhu Tong was finally relieved. He also saw Wu Song coming up the stairs. While looking at the people in Manbao Village, he asked Zhu Tong: "How much is this?"

Zhu Tong raised his eyes to estimate and replied: "About 15,000 or 16,000..."

Wu Song kept laughing: "Good, good, good, that's good. I caught so many with one hand. Brother, please praise me for doing a good job."

Shi Xiu was standing by, also laughing: "Commander-in-chief, you kill as you please, and you allow others to take as you please..."

Shi Xiu finally complained about this.

Wu Song turned around and said, "Let me ask you, did you get a lot this time?"

Shi Xiu smiled bitterly and nodded: "It's a lot, how can it not be a lot..."

Only Zhu Tong looked regretful: "The doorway is really big, at least five or six thousand people escaped."

Wu Song nodded repeatedly: "That's enough, that's enough, I'll report to you. Brother, at least one of the thieves will be given ten strings of cash. Commander Zhu, how are we going to divide it?"

Su Wu bought captives from his own army to dig for copper, coal, iron and crystal. Ten strings of cash were given to each coolie for free. This business could not be a loss, but a huge profit. If the food and living conditions were improved, the coolies could earn even more, which was very cost-effective.

If these people were brought to Jingdong, they would not be able to escape. The people in both directions of Jingdong would be Su Wu's "jailers".

Of course, Su Wu does not necessarily have to trap these people for the rest of their lives. If Su Wu really achieves that goal in the future, the so-called ruling the world will mean the day of freedom for these people.

Perhaps the day of decision will not be too far away, maybe 1957, maybe 1989...

Zhu Tong simply replied: "Commander Wu has made greater contributions this time, so let's divide it 80-20, 80 for the vanguard and 20 for the navy, how do you think?"

After saying this, Zhu Tong still felt a little uneasy. After all, he felt a little insecure. How could he, a general born as a bandit, compete with Wu Song, the most trusted brother of the general?
He was also afraid that there would be too many, and Brother Wu was unhappy.

Wu Song was stunned when he heard this. He looked around and waved his hand: "What are you talking about, Chief Zhu? If we divide it this way, wouldn't it be me bullying my own brothers? How can I, Wu Er, live my life in the future?"

Zhu Tong was stunned when he heard this, and then he said "my brothers" in a daze, but his heart was warmed, and a smile appeared on his face. All the fatigue in his body disappeared in an instant, and he said: "After all, the brothers in the Xianzhen Camp are more difficult to fight."

Wu Song raised his hand and said, "Don't say that. Eighty-two is not good. In this way, just add two and one to make five. We will each take half. You will have brothers under your command. Life has been hard lately."

As Wu Song spoke, he also looked at the people behind him. The soldiers behind him did not seem to be unhappy.

Is Zhu Tong also looking at the people behind him? All the soldiers behind him, who doesn't have a smile on their face? Who doesn't look very happy?
Zhu Tong nodded, but said, "Six and four, we'll just take four."

"Look down on me? Don't you treat me as a brother?" Wu Song learned this from his brother, and he would learn it after hearing it many times.

"Hey, that's not what you are talking about. The commander thinks highly of us, so we should do as he says!" Zhu Tong smiled quickly.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you, my brothers in the navy, to tie up all the bandits and keep them under guard. I also have quite a few corpses of bandits and many of them are in armor, so we should go and clean up some of them."

When Wu Song made these arrangements, he also looked up to Zhu Tong from the bottom of his heart.

This time, I am the supervisor of the army, and I have done a good job. Just tell your brother the truth that the navy brothers are really good and are like our own family.

Zhu Tong bowed and watched Wu Song turn away. He then turned back and looked at his men. It was as if something had disappeared from that glance.

They all felt extremely happy, their heads held high, and their hearts relaxed. They also thought that when they returned to their hometown one day, they would hold their heads high and have glory on their faces.

Life seems to be suddenly bright, without any more haze.

Zhu Tong couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha... good job, brothers!"

Just look at the crowd, everyone is laughing, friends and relatives are hugging and clapping each other, and immediately there is a thunderous cheer.

After the brothers shouted, Zhu Tong waved his hand and said, "Get to work!"

Everyone was busy.

This Wulong Ridge is really good. It forms a corner with the water fort and blocks the main road down the mountain.

Just hold on here. From now on, the enemy army will be split into two parts, east and west. Go east and attack Tonglu, Xincheng and Fuyang.

Going west, you will immediately reach Jiande City, the capital of Muzhou. After Jiande, you will reach Qingxi, and Fang La will be right in front of you.

We just need to wait for General Su's army to arrive, and whether it is east or west, it will be no problem.

General Su, it will take three days, or at most four days, to get here.

Zhu Tong had a lot on his mind, and he wondered how surprised General Su would be when he saw this situation.

At this moment, Su Wu was still on the boat, and could not hear any news. He just kept looking at the map, thinking about which place to attack first and which place to attack later...

Wuzhou in the south is actually not far away, only 200 miles away. Wang Bing has already entered Wuzhou without even attacking Pujiang City. He is very familiar with the terrain. He went straight across the upper reaches of the not-so-wide Puyang River and went to Yiwu first.

There were countless common people following along the road, most of them were young and strong, but most were the elderly, the weak, women and children. As long as they met them and knew that Wang Bing was returning with a large army, they would follow him with their families.

At one time, Wang Bing had the original 800 soldiers, plus the 3,000 to 4,000 people recruited later. At this time, he also had 3,000 to 4,000 young and strong people, and more than 10,000 old, weak, women and children.

He just went to Yiwu in a leisurely manner. The capital of Wuzhou was in Jinhua, so he was not in a hurry. He just wanted to go around Jinhua and visit all the counties before attacking Jinhua.

Want to ask why?

In fact, it was also a well-thought-out plan. Wang Bing was worried about one thing, that is, the number of soldiers recruited was not enough to meet General Su's trust. General Su wanted good and elite soldiers, so he needed more selection.

He had to travel around Wuzhou first, as there were still bandits in various places, so it would be easier to recruit soldiers.

If the bandits in various places were to be defeated, it would be difficult to recruit soldiers...

Wang Bing just had this little thought, but it was effective.

As for if the enemy dares to come out of the city to fight, that would be even better, as fighting in the field is easier than attacking a city.

If the bandits don't come out of the city to fight, then we'll just roll around all over Wuzhou first. In fact... this is really a strategy that was created based on the bandits' method of coercing them.

In the past, there were many people who were dissatisfied with the imperial court, and the bandits would go around to coerce them, and then besiege the city with their huge military advantage.

Nowadays, the bandits are not behaving like human beings, and there are many people who are dissatisfied with them. How can Wang Bing not be "forced" to do the same?
After being coerced, we can start the war again, so that we can select the best troops among them. When the war is over, we can just send those who are not selected back to their hometowns.

Anyway, General Su gave a lot of money and food, and more money and food could be delivered continuously from the Puyang River waterway. General Su wanted 20,000 elite troops.

Wang Bing actually had a different idea in mind. What kind of elite troops did General Su want? Wang Bing knew it very well.

Those 20,000 elite troops are really hard to maintain. Once Fang La's bandits are gone, there won't be any more bandit troubles in Jiangnan and Liangzhe in the short term. At most, there will be three or five gangs of small bandits...

Then why do we need to raise 20,000 elite troops?

Although he didn't know what would happen in the future, Wang Bing could guess something different. Raising it would certainly be useful, and he might need it in the future...

If you think this way, how can you treat this matter in any perfunctory way?
If we want elite troops, we must have the best of the elite. We must be worthy of General Su's kindness and the armor, money and food that General Su has given us.

Yiwu was the first stop. Wang Bing knew very well that Yiwu produced good soldiers. Afterwards, he went to Dongyang, Yongkang, Wuyi and Lanxi. He had already passed through Pujiang and "enlisted" a lot of people.

Finally, they directly besieged Jinhua. The bandits in cities all over the country must come to rescue and help. Even if they come, the situation can be settled in one battle.

It’s okay if they don’t come. If Jinhua is conquered, how much morale will the bandits in other places have?

In fact, this was also the method used by the bandits in the past. Wang Bing saw it and learned it. Now the attack and defense have changed. In the past, the bandits had more people and more power, but now, Wang Bing has more people and more power.

Obviously, Wang Bing is indeed a talented general who can stand on his own. He operates in this way, and he is very smart.

If they really took one city at a time and attacked Pujiang first after entering Wuzhou, they would definitely still be scratching their heads in front of Pujiang City at this time, and it would be difficult to make a breakthrough.

Wang Bing is busy here.

In Yuezhou, Yao Pingzhong, with the Guanzhong Army and Guan Sheng's Hedong Army, was in trouble. They were preparing to attack Xiaoshan City, so they also made preparations for the siege, which delayed for several days.

Xiaoshan is the lower reaches of the Puyang River, very close to Hangzhou. Yao Pingzhong had no shortage of food or money. Even the siege equipment was dismantled and transported from the south of Hangzhou. He just had to assemble the huge ladders and stone cannons.

With these powerful weapons, there are no strong bandits in Yuezhou, and they are all "franchisees" that Fang La looks down upon, so it becomes easy to attack the city.

Just push all the large military equipment forward and deploy them. The soldiers from Guanzhong and Hedong will go first and take the enemy's position in no time. The bandits have no chance to fight back.

However, it is this kind of "franchise" that is the most cruel to the city and the people...

After passing Xiaoshan, the troops were divided. Yao Pingzhong went straight to Kuaiji, the capital of Yuezhou, and Guan Sheng in Hedong went downstream to Zhuji. Su Wu also had military orders to ensure the smooth flow of the small waterway of Puyang River and to attack Zhuji quickly. For this reason, even if the city could be spared, the thieves in Kuaiji must not be allowed to harass the narrower waterway of Puyang River.

Because Puyang River is the lifeline of Wang Bing of Wuzhou. If it is blocked to Zhuji, Wang Bing, who has "held hostage" countless people, will starve.

This kind of battle situation is all on Su Wu's map and in Su Wu's head. Su Wu has a clear plan of how all parts should coordinate and cooperate with each other. Su Wu is becoming more and more skilled in planning, and he knows more and more how to take charge of the battle situation and how to command large troops.

These are Su Wu's experiences, learning by doing and learning by doing.

Of course, Su Wu's military advisors made great contributions.

It took Su Wu another three days to land at the water stronghold under Wulong Ridge. Boats of all sizes on the waterside were busy unloading people, horses and cargo.

Many soldiers were busy, and the fleet had to go back to pick up Liu Yanqing.

As soon as Su Wu himself came ashore, Wu Song came to greet him, laughing and saying, "Brother, what do you think?"

Su Wu smiled when he heard this. He guessed that Wu Song had done something great and was feeling very proud. He asked, "Just tell me."

"Haha...Brother, Commander Zhu and I have a total of 2,500 people, and we left 500 people to guard the water fort. With 2,000 people, we captured the fort guarded by 30,000 bandits in Wulongling, and also repelled the 5,000 reinforcements from Muzhou!"

This was Wu Song's first time fighting alone. He wanted to show off, but he hoped more to be recognized.

Su Wu was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Really?"

Behind Wu Song was Zhu Tong. The two looked at each other and smiled. Wu Song nodded: "How dare you say such jokes in the army!"

Su Wu was surprised, needless to say, and he looked back and forth at Wu Song and Zhu Tong several times, and replied, "Tell me the details quickly!"

Wu Song immediately said that they had just got off the boat at the water's edge, and there were many people around, including the military advisor and his brothers, so he just told them all.

Wu Song is still talking...

Su Wu looked at Zhu Tong, and Zhu Tong bowed repeatedly.

Su Wu's gaze turned to Wu Yong again, and Wu Yong just bowed with a smile on his face. This time, Wu Yong was proud of himself, not only was his official position promoted, but his brothers were also so motivated.

Wu Yong knew that from today on, he, Wu Yong, would stand firm in this army.

As soon as Wu Song finished speaking, Lu Da praised him: "You fought well, Erlang fought well, and Commander Zhu also fought well!"

Wu Song looked very pleased with himself, but he waved his hand: "It's just a small fight, it doesn't matter..."

Zhu Tong bowed and said, "It's all thanks to my brothers who sacrificed their lives!"

Su Wu came and said, "Erlang can take charge of the situation! Just report all your achievements, big or small, to Zhu Yuhou. Once the boats are unloaded, he will reward you immediately."

Wu Song was waiting for that word of praise. He was very excited when he heard it, but he didn't say much. He just asked immediately: "Brother, where shall we go next?"

Su Wu waved his hand and said, "The seat of Muzhou is Jiande!"

"Okay, okay, after we defeat Jiande and Qingxi, we will capture Fang La and bring him to kowtow to me!" Wu Song's confidence was overflowing, and he was truly a proud and brave general.

"Choose a place for the army to camp." Su Wu assigned a task to Wu Song.

Wu Song just said: "I have already chosen it. Let's take my brother to see how I choose it!"

Everyone was in high spirits and just followed Wu Song to see how he would choose the camping place.

However, everyone did not know that Fang La was not in Qingxi at this time. He was in Jiande and had just arrived in Jiande City.

He was also inviting all civil and military officials of Yongle State to a grand court meeting.

(Brothers, I'm back, 10,000 words, 10,000 words, muah!)
(End of this chapter)