Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 197 It is us who are going to put an end to the chaos today!
As soon as Wu Yong said this, Su Wu went to look at Zu Shiyuan's facial expression.

Zu Shiyuan was slightly stunned. He finally spoke out, "I have been studying since I was young, hoping to get a good name on the list and serve the emperor. But..."

Wu Yong was already laughing: "Brother, aren't you feeding the tiger with your own body? Brother, you are well-read in the poetry and books of sages, how could you be the kind of person who brings disaster to the country and the people? What you did was not to lay a trap thousands of miles away? Under the rampage of the bandits, life and death are at stake, you have no choice but to do it. Brother, you endured humiliation and came here, weren't you just waiting for the imperial army to come? How can this not be loyalty and righteousness?"

After hearing these words, Su Wu looked at Wu Yong and exclaimed in his heart: Awesome!
Zu Shiyuan was even more surprised, and said stupidly: "This..."

Su Wu immediately spoke up, "Is that so? It is truly admirable! If such a thing were to be heard in Bianjing, in the ears of the emperor, he would surely shed tears!"

Wu Yong had already stood up, walked forward and pulled Zu Shiyuan's arm: "Sit down, Zu brother, please sit down. It is hard for me to empathize with your suffering. Please sit down and listen to Zu brother's story slowly..."

Zu Shiyuan also sat down, looked around several times, then at Su Wu, then at Wu Yong. How could he not understand?
Everyone is waiting for him to say something. He is so proud of himself, so will he say it?
Then Su Wu said again: "I have surrendered myself to the enemy, waiting day by day, just for the chance to restore order. I am a scholar with no power, but I can make a difference!"

Zu Shiyuan had already raised his hands to salute Su Wu, Wu Yong, and several others. Finally, he spoke: "God has mercy on me. I was penniless during that time and had no food in my stomach for several days..."

Su Wu raised his hand quickly to stop him: "Hey, don't say that. The words of loyalty and righteousness in poetry and books are still fresh in my mind. Today, it is our generation to put an end to the chaos! Report to our country and the emperor, and bring peace to the people and the country!"

Zu Shiyuan nodded seriously, his eyes were already wet. He raised his sleeves to wipe them slightly, then looked up again: "This city is difficult to attack, and a long siege is not a good idea!"

Su Wu was overjoyed, but frowned: "Oh, I was at a loss, but today I am so lucky to get help from... my grandfather. I hope you can give me some advice."

Zu Shiyuan sat up straight, knowing that he was very important and the price was not low, so he said, "Qingxi City is not big, but Fang La's bandits run it like an iron barrel. If they attack the city by force, the elite soldiers will suffer heavy losses. The only way to break the city is to cooperate with the outside world!"

Su Wu even said: "That's right, my grandfather's words have awakened me from my dream. Listening to your plan is like a revelation, which makes me feel refreshed. This time, you should take the lead in breaking the city!"

Wu Yong was also stunned by Su Wu's two consecutive words, but Xu Guanzhong smiled slightly and stroked his beard gently.

Zu Shiyuan actually sat up straighter, and with his sleeves sweeping to the left and right, he spoke again: "But if we want to achieve a strategy of cooperating with the outside world here, there are still many difficulties..."

"Oh?" Su Wu pretended to ask for advice.

Zu Shiyuan paused deliberately, and then continued: "There are many thieves in Qingxi City who are trusted by Fang La, and Fang Jie is the worst. There are also people like Du Wei and Gao Yu, and the rest are numerous. I am just a scholar, and there are not many people under my command who are willing to die for me. So I still have to go into the city to identify and contact them before I can accomplish my goal!"

Upon hearing this, Su Wu frowned and thought hard. Wu Yong was about to speak, but Xu Guanzhong beside him stretched out his hand to stop him. Wu Yong then took back his words and just waited for Su Wu to think hard.

After Su Wu had thought hard for a while, he spoke again: "I do have a plan, but it just occurred to me. Brother, would you mind listening to it?"

"Oh? Since the general has a plan, how can I not listen to it? Please, General!" Zu Shiyuan raised his hand.

Su Wu nodded, "Didn't Wang Yin and Pang Wanchun surrender after their defeat? If not, is there a way to let Pang Wanchun take some men into the city? In this way, wouldn't it be easy to cooperate with the outside forces?"

Zu Shiyuan was also in deep thought after hearing this. After thinking it over, he said, "People like Fang La are extremely suspicious. If they enter the city easily, they will definitely be suspected."

Su Wu laughed, "How difficult is this? I only have 10,000 soldiers here, but there are more than 20,000 prisoners. How can I guard them? Just assume that there was a riot in the middle of the night, and Pang Wanchun led his men to fight and escape from the camp. After entering the city, just say that Wang Yin surrendered, and Pang Wanchun could not escape and was captured... If this is not appropriate, how about you meet Pang Wanchun and discuss this matter with him tonight? Then you can meet him in the city, how about that?"

"Not bad..." Zu Shiyuan nodded seriously, but then said, "How can I meet General Pang here?"

Su Wu waved his hand and said, "This is not difficult. I asked Wang Yin and Pang Wanchun to come and talk to you about surrender. I want you to give up the dark and join the light. In this way, you will meet these two people, right? But you refused and returned to Qingxi. Wouldn't it be more realistic to tell Fang La this?"

Zu Shiyuan was also surprised and looked up at Su Wu: "General, your plan is really brilliant!"

Su Wu waved his hands and said, "Ah, if it weren't for my grandfather's compromise, there would be no such small plan. The way of plan is just a small way. What my grandfather did is the justice of the family and the country!"

How could Zu Shiyuan not be moved? He stood up and bowed: "General, you are so kind to me. I am deeply grateful. I thank you for your great kindness!"

"Absolutely not. How can a scholar not respect him?" Su Wu replied, and then said: "After this, I will kill Wang Yin, hang his head on a high pole, and parade it outside the city."

"Huh?" Zu Shiyuan was stunned.

Su Wu laughed again: "Of course, we can't really kill Wang Yin. We can only parade outside the city so that people inside can't see clearly. We can make a head that looks 50% or 60% similar. This is just to make the matter more real. When the time comes, Pang Wanchun will cry on the top of the city and say that he killed his brother. This will be more touching!"

"Okay, okay, that's really good!" Zu Shiyuan nodded repeatedly, and then looked at the young Su Wu and said, "The general's wisdom far exceeds that of Fang La! They are really incomparable."

Su Wu waved his hand again and said, "Call Wang Yin and Pang Wanchun. I think Wang Yin must be very happy. Brother, please talk to them slowly about this matter. Mr. Xu and Wu Yuhou will help them. I will go and arrange the matter of the midnight camp howl first."

As he spoke, Su Wu stood up and left. Even if he was here, he would feel pressured. Many of them were reluctant to talk about some things, so he just let them communicate and express themselves freely.

In fact, without Su Wu's presence, people would have less psychological burden of betrayal, and Wu Yong would have to show his ability at that time, and might even have to say some words that were difficult to say if Su Wu was present.

When Zu Shiyuan saw Su Wu leaving, he quickly stood up and bowed as a farewell.

Not long after, Wang Yin and Pang Wanchun arrived. They were shocked to see Zu Shiyuan, but after a few pleasantries, everyone sat down and started talking slowly.

The more Wang Yin listened, the happier he became. Doesn't this mean his life can be saved?

Zu Shiyuan became more and more excited as he spoke. If this could happen, it would be like a ray of hope after a dark cloud, like the bright moon appearing after the clouds have parted. Life's ups and downs are nothing more than this. A future is as bright as it can be.

What's the point of talking about whether to join the bandits or not? Judging from the current situation, Fang La's ship is bound to capsize at any moment.

As soon as they had finished talking about the matter, everyone went to see Pang Wanchun.

Pang Wanchun didn't say a word from beginning to end. Now everyone was looking at him, and he also didn't say a word. No one knew what was entangled in his heart.

Wang Yin was also anxious, so he asked, "Brother, the plan has been decided, why don't you say anything at this time?"

Pang Wanchun looked at the people around him and lowered his head without saying a word.

Wang Yin was so anxious that he paced back and forth for a few times, then he took Pang Wanchun's hand and said to everyone, "I will talk to him in private, please wait a moment."

Wang Yin then dragged Pang Wanchun outside the tent. There were many men in iron armor outside the tent, and each of them was holding a sword hilt with fierce eyes staring. However, Wu Yong followed out and told his men to follow from a distance.

Wang Yin pulled Pang Wanchun out for twenty or thirty steps. When there was no one around, Wang Yin spoke: "Brother, this time, it's about the future, it's about the future... Let's not talk about anything else, why not seek a better future for ourselves?"

Pang Wanchun finally spoke: "The Saint has his own faults, but why did he rise up in rebellion in the past? It was because the government oppressed us, and we could no longer bear it, so we rose up in rebellion. How can we be accomplices to the evil this time?"

Wang Yin knew the crux of the matter and sighed, "Brother, when the rebellion started, I also thought so. But after the rebellion, in the past few months, didn't you see it? Didn't you see it?"

"What did you see?" Pang Wanchun asked.

"Let's not talk about you and me, let's talk about Saint Fang La, and the civil and military officials under the Saint's seat, those who rose up together, and those who later joined the government, how are they different from the government? Speaking of which, there are countless looting and rape everywhere, which is even worse than before."

Wang Yin spoke clearly, and then he looked at Pang Wanchun.

Pang Wanchun was speechless for a moment, but then he heard Wang Yin say, "Yongle Country, whose Yongle is it? At first, I thought it was the people's Yongle, but now, whose Yongle is it?"

Pang Wanchun also said: "Then Su Wu is Yongle? According to what you said, I, Pang Wanchun, am either Fang La's lackey or the court's lackey. Is it okay for me not to be a lackey?"

"Okay, why not? You can go wandering around, or you can hide your identity and work on the land, it's all up to you. But the situation right now should be ended sooner rather than later. If it's not ended, how many lives will be lost and corpses will be left everywhere? The Yongle Kingdom has become a farce. This has nothing to do with betrayal or loyalty. Let's be merciful and put an end to this farce, how about that?"

Wang Yin spoke earnestly and sincerely, and he knew Pang Wanchun very well.

At this moment, Pang Wanchun's brows were somewhat relieved, but he still said: "In Qingxi City, many of us are brothers from the past..."

"Yes, you are right. But think about it. If this city is easily conquered, perhaps those brothers and sisters can still survive, just like you and me. If this city is really filled with corpses and blood, how many people can survive?"

Wang Yin paused, looked at Pang Wanchun again, and said, "Brother, I have one last word to say. At this moment, our lives are hanging by a thread. Without saying anything else, how about you save my life?"

"Alas!" Pang Wanchun spread his hands beside him, shook his head and said, "We can't beat them, we can't fight them, we..."

"After this matter is settled, I have done a great deed of great mercy. You can go far away from home, and I... I will pursue a promising future, and my brothers will have a way to survive. That's it..."

As Wang Yin spoke, he just pulled Pang Wanchun's hand again and went back into the big tent.

Pang Wanchun followed him back into the big tent.

Zu Shiyuan came over and asked, "What happened?"

Wang Yin smiled and said, "It's settled!"

Zu Shiyuan then asked Pang Wanchun: "General Pang, is it really settled?"

Wang Yin looked at Pang Wanchun. Pang Wanchun looked up at everyone and tilted his head again: "Just do as you wish..."

Zu Shiyuan was also very happy: "Okay, okay, let's do this. I still have a few followers watching from a distance outside the tent. So, everyone go out. Let Brother Wang... and I be alone for a while first, and then let General Pang and I be alone for a while. In this way, after entering the city, when Fang La goes to ask, there will be no loopholes..."

Xu Guanzhong nodded and stood up first. Everyone followed him out, leaving Wang Yinxian and Zu Shiyuan alone for a while.

Pang Wanchun was outside the tent, waiting to be alone with Zu Shiyuan for a while, thinking that Su Wu had sent two people to persuade Zu Shiyuan to surrender in turn.

Xu Guanzhong brought Wu Yong, Zhu Wu and Wen Huanzhang together and started chatting and laughing.

Zhu Wu said: "Zu Shiyuan really worked hard."

Wu Yong smiled and said, "The general praises him so much, how can he not feel grateful? As long as he is the one who made the first contribution to the destruction of the city and was the one who gave him the epiphany, he is the most loyal and righteous person in the world, and the most intelligent person in the world. In the future, he will naturally be a high official with a bright future, haha..."

But Xu Guanzhong said: "Be careful with your words..."

Wu Yong stopped smiling and nodded: "General, oh general, I don't know what you are thinking. You are not very old, but there are people in the world who are so naturally intelligent and have such a thorough understanding of the world and human nature!"

Zhu Wu also nodded: "The cooperation between Wu Yuhou and the general is perfect. If I didn't know, I would have thought that you two had discussed it before..."

Wu Yong waved his hand and said, "It's still a step short of the mark. If it weren't for Mr. Xu stopping me, I might have gone too far and said one more word. Mr. Xu is really smart."

Xu Guanzhong sighed and said, "I don't know how the general will treat Zu Shiyuan in the future."

Wen Huanzhang was a man of few words, but he said at this moment: "This is a bit difficult. If I treat him poorly, Zu Shiyuan will be unhappy and feel cheated. If I treat him well, he is not that smart and cannot handle the important task. The general is in a dilemma..."

Wu Yong waved his hand and said, "I don't think it's difficult. Just let him serve as a clerk under you and me. If he can do it well, then he can do it. If he can't do it well, or if he feels he is being neglected, then he can leave as he pleases..."

Xu Guanzhong shook his head: "It's not that simple..."

Apparently, these four people often get together like this to discuss things.

Wu Yong also replied: "It's not that complicated. When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked. He is not such a smart person. He should just abide by the rules. If he doesn't abide by the rules, what else can we do? Besides, even if we treat him badly, what can he do?"

"Let's talk about it later..." Xu Guanzhong waved his hand and looked over there. Pang Wanchun also entered the big tent and came out again. The show was over.

Everyone just went back into the big tent and explained many details to Zu Shiyuan. After a while, Zu Shiyuan went out angrily, and went back to Qingxi City with a few followers.

He didn't beat or kill them, but let them go.

On the top of the city wall, several people were hoisted up in a hanging basket, and Zu Shiyuan just ran to see the Holy Lord.

Inside the big tent, Su Wu came back and asked several questions about the situation. Everyone answered and finalized the details one by one.

Su Wu nodded: "Very good, then follow the plan. This is a pleasant surprise. I never expected that this battle would end like this..."

Xu Guanzhong said: "Everything in the world is like this. If the general trend is to be successful, there will be help everywhere and everyone will be a good person. If the general trend is to be unsuccessful, there will be obstacles everywhere and everyone will be evil."

Wu Yong nodded: "That's right. Zu Shiyuan, didn't he also know the general trend, so he came to serve? In the future, he'd better not really think that he is loyal and righteous..."

Su Wu understood what he said, looked at Wu Yong, and smiled: "It's nothing, it's nothing, what's wrong with being unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness?"

"General, you are so generous!" Wu Yong said with a bow.

When Su Wu looked at Wu Yong again, he felt that this guy was really like a fish in water.

In Qingxi City.

Zu Shiyuan was reporting, talking about every detail.

Fang La would occasionally interrupt and ask, "You said, then Su Wu should not be allowed to surrender?"

Zu Shiyuan nodded: "Yes, he said that the little thief can be recruited, and also said..."

"Just say it!" Fang La said sternly.

"That's outrageous of me. I also said that the traitors who dared to discuss the destiny of heaven should not be recruited. I also said... I want to bring the head of the Holy Lord to the capital to receive the reward..."

Zu Shiyuan answered truthfully.

Fang Jie was furious at the side: "How can this be absurd? The fate is on the Lord Saint, who wants to surrender! Just keep fighting, even if it takes a year or two, Qingxi City will be as solid as a rock. Let's see how he withdraws his troops. Once he withdraws his troops, I will rise up again with a million people and sweep across the world!"

Zu Shiyuan just nodded: "This delaying strategy will not work. I think it won't be long before the government troops really attack the city. Let Su Wu suffer a little first..."

"What else is there to say, Prime Minister? Your plan doesn't work. I thought it would really work if you went out of the city. You still have to let me fight him. I'll fight him until the end of the world, and we'll talk about it after a year or two." Fang Jie was quite complacent.

Zu Shiyuan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, who would have thought that Su Wu was so arrogant. But going out of the city like this is not without gain. There is an important matter that I want to report to the Holy Lord." "Speaking of which..." Fang La waved his ochre-yellow sleeves.

Zu Shiyuan spoke slowly, explaining how Su Wu sent people to persuade him to surrender, and how he first met Wang Yin and then Pang Wanchun.

No matter how Wang Yin flattered, how he grovelled, and how he tried every possible means to incite rebellion, his ancestor Shiyuan firmly refused to obey.

Even if Pang Wanchun spoke again, who would have thought that Pang Wanchun actually told the truth about the defeat. It turned out that Wang Yin was cowardly and wanted to surrender. Under the coercion, Pang Wanchun had no choice. The two sides were still arguing, but they were already surrounded by the government cavalry...

All kinds of things...

Fang La cursed: "People like Wang Yin, we only thought he was loyal and righteous in the past, and he was good at both civil and military affairs, so he was given the position of Minister of War. I didn't expect him to be such a double-faced villain. He should be killed and cut into pieces!"

Fang Jie also cursed: "Just wait for me to find an opportunity to capture him!"

Zu Shiyuan then said, "Sage, I have something to discuss with General Pang."

"What's the matter?" Fang La asked immediately.

"General Pang said that after midnight tonight, he will take his death squad to give it a try..." Zu Shiyuan paused deliberately.

"Try what?" How could Fang La not ask.

"He said he wanted to give it a try. He said the government army had only 10,000 soldiers and this time they captured more than 20,000 prisoners, so it would be difficult to guard them. He wanted to give it a try with his soldiers. If it worked, he would rush to Qingxi City and ask me to prepare a long ladder on the city wall and let it down for him to climb up. He also said that if it didn't work, he would die and not let down the Saint Duke's kindness!"

After Zu Shiyuan finished speaking, he immediately looked at Fang La.

Fang La frowned and asked, "Are you serious?"

Zu Shiyuan nodded: "Really, he pretended to persuade me to surrender, and said a few words like this in private."

Fang Jie immediately said, "You have wrongly blamed General Pang. I thought he was so loyal and righteous, which is true. In the past, General Pang was such a hero. Who in the martial arts world doesn't speak well of him?"

Fang La still frowned: "Could it be a strategy of the government troops?"

Zu Shiyuan thought for a moment and said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, we won't open the city gates anyway. Let's put some ladders down. If they are just a few people coming, it's fine to put them up. If they are a large group of people, we can just take out the ladders and beat them all. General Fang and his brave men will be on the top of the city wall, so it should be foolproof. If this is true, I'm afraid General Pang won't be able to rush down from the city..."

"That does make sense!" Fang La nodded slowly and looked at Fang Jie again.

Fang Jie also replied: "If General Pang can really rush down to the city, I will do everything I can to save him. But now is a critical moment, and the more loyal and righteous people are, the more I will risk my life to save them."

Fang La's brows were still furrowed: "What if... Pang Wanchun is here to help from inside..."

Zu Shiyuan frowned and thought about it. Fang Jie was also stunned. He had naturally not thought of this.

After a moment, Zu Shiyuan said, "When the time comes, we will interrogate all those who came back with General Pang one by one, and ask them what the circumstances were when they surrendered..."

Fang Jie nodded immediately: "Yes, just ask what the situation was like when they surrendered. It's impossible for everyone to make up a lie perfectly, but if there is something wrong, just detain them first."

“Yes, most of them are illiterate. Even if they are making up lies, it is impossible for all of them to make them so convincing…” How could Zu Shiyuan not know the details?
In the surrender scene, it was Wang Yin who took the initiative. Pang Wanchun never took the initiative at all and was almost shot to death on the spot for not kneeling on the ground.

However, Zu Shiyuan was also thinking that the counselors under General Su's command really considered every detail when planning something.

Fang La's frown relaxed slightly after hearing this, and he nodded and said, "Okay, let's do this. Prime Minister, you go down and have a rest for a while, have some food and tea. I'm afraid you'll be busy tonight, thank you for your hard work!"

Zu Shiyuan nodded, bowed, and walked out, feeling relieved as he left the house.

Inside the house, Fang La frowned again and said, "Go and ask those people who went with the Prime Minister whether Wang Yin and Pang Wanchun had asked him to surrender."

How could Fang La not have a backup plan? How could he really not send someone to monitor him?

Fang Jie turned away and came back after a while. He nodded and said, "I have interrogated them separately. It is true. They all described it in great detail..."

Fang La sighed slightly: "Ah... we have to be on guard..."

Fang Jie also said: "Only our Fang family is of one mind. There are countless people like Wang Yin. Maybe Wang Yin really thinks he can have a career in the government! When has the Zhao family ever used a traitor?"

"Jie'er, according to your plan, could the matter of Pang Wanchun be true?" Fang La asked with a frown.

Fang Jie also thought about it, and then said: "It should be taken seriously... Not to mention that he might not succeed, even if he really rushed into the city in the middle of the night, I think there won't be too many people with him, at most a hundred people. When the time comes, these people will be separated and interrogated strictly. No matter how good Pang Wanchun is, he can't be fake. If the Holy Lord is still worried, just let him come back and don't use him..."

Fang La nodded: "Hmm..."

Then he asked, "Prime Minister... you don't have any second thoughts, right?"

"Prime Minister Zu?" Fang Jie thought about it carefully and said, "He is a civil servant and has no soldiers under his command. The soldiers are all in my hands. What if he has two minds? If he has a large army, I would still be a little worried. Since he has no soldiers, if the Holy Lord is worried, then we should be on guard. However... if he has two minds, he should not say anything about instigating rebellion when he comes back. He should just not come back..."

"What if he doesn't come back?"

"If he doesn't come back, he can just go to Jiande or Xincheng, and fake an imperial edict. Wouldn't that be of great use?" Fang Jie really thought about it.

Fang La nodded slowly again: "That's true, but I still feel a little uneasy. You must be concerned about what happened tonight. Even if Pang Wanchun really comes, you must be careful. However, thinking back, if Pang Wanchun is really such a loyal person, it would be a blessing! My destiny is clear! It's also where people's hearts are!"

"Then I will go and prepare for tonight's events! Just prepare bows, crossbows, battering rams and rolling stones. Keep the armor at your side and respond cautiously!" Fang Jie bowed.

"Okay, okay, my good nephew, please go quickly." Fang La's face was full of kindness and love.

Fang Jie turned around and went...

Fang La sighed again...

Both the uncle and the nephew have their own thoughts, and it is hard to say whether they are good or bad.

Although one of them lost his prince and his son, the other one wanted to succeed Yongle.

Fang La knew what his nephew was thinking. He still wanted to use him and rely on him, but he was also reluctant. Recently, Fang La had been working very hard at night. Perhaps he also wanted to have another child, but now was different from the past. It was so difficult to have children in the past, but now there were so many women, and he could have whoever he wanted.

Fang Jie was naturally determined to show off, not only to Fang La, but also to everyone else. He only hoped that one day he would be the popular choice and succeed Yongle.

At night, midnight had long passed.

Fang Jie and Zu Shiyuan waited on the city wall for a long time, but still heard no movement.

Fang Jie was already asking, "Prime Minister, it's been a long time, why hasn't General Pang made any move yet?"

Zu Shiyuan only replied: "Maybe it's the wrong timing. The later it gets in the night, the more lax the guards will be..."

"He won't not come, will he?" Fang Jie asked again.

Zu Shiyuan replied: "I don't know either. I only heard him say that. If he really didn't come, I wouldn't know the details..."

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard loud shouting from the camp in the distance.

Then there were loud shouts and screams, and lights were seen everywhere. In the flickering lights, countless human figures could be seen coming and going here and there, making the scene very lively.

Chasing and killing, it was a mess...

I saw a group of figures running, sometimes hiding in the trenches, sometimes climbing over the trenches and running again. They even jumped over the countless barricades.

Then someone shouted: "Hurry up, run, hurry!"

Zu Shiyuan was overjoyed: "Here they come, come on, General Fang, get your bows, crossbows and arrows ready."

Fang Jie was also delighted and shouted, "Get ready, lower the ladder."

In fact, it was still far away. I could only see that group of people as a dark mass. They were getting closer and closer, and someone was already shouting, "Prime Minister, Prime Minister..."

Zu Shiyuan quickly replied: "Here, here, I am here, and the long ladder is also here."

Then I could hear the horses neighing and galloping.

Zu Shiyuan seemed impatient and shouted again: "General Pang, hurry up, hurry up, the Song cavalry is coming!"

For a moment, he was very nervous. Fang Jie looked around and saw the dim shadows of fire chasing after him. They must be the soldiers of Song Army.

Fang Jie immediately shouted to everyone: "Look at the fire, if it's only a hundred or two hundred steps away, shoot!"

Many men on the city wall were also very nervous, fearing that the people rushing over would be stopped.

But he also heard the humming of the bowstring, and he actually shot and killed several people running in front of him.

Pang Wanchun gritted his teeth and ran wildly, and had already reached the foot of the city.

"Here, here, the ladder is here!" Zu Shiyuan shouted.

Fang Jie also quickly followed and shouted: "Over here, General Pang!"

Pang Wanchun had already arrived at the foot of the city and started climbing up the ladder. There were actually about a hundred or eighty people following him.

A few more ladders were lowered and everyone started climbing.

The pursuing soldiers were getting closer, and the bowstrings on the city wall were drawn. In the darkness, one could not see where the arrows went, but only heard the whistling sound.

It happened quickly. About a hundred people came up in a moment and the long ladder was quickly pulled out.

The pursuing troops of the government army, both infantry and cavalry, actually reached the foot of the city. It was really dangerous. If they were a moment slower, Pang Wanchun would never have been able to get up.

Even the government troops shot, and the people on the city walls also shot. After a long period of shooting, the government troops slowly retreated amid cursing.

But the general said: "Pang Wanchun, you escaped, but your brother Wang Yin must have been beheaded. He was killed by you!"

Pang Wanchun replied: "I escaped, it has nothing to do with him. He was willing to serve you, I didn't want to, why kill him?"

"Humph!" The general left as soon as he said that.

Looking at the sky again, it was gradually getting brighter.

Fang Jie immediately praised: "General Pang is truly a loyal and brave warrior!"

Pang Wanchun bowed in return: "I followed the Holy Lord in the uprising, why would I want to be a lackey of the court? Anyway, I don't want to serve them, and they want to kill me. I will die if I fight this hard. I never thought I could really survive. Thank you, Prime Minister, and thank you, General Fang."

Zu Shiyuan also bowed in return, but he also thought that General Pang’s performance was also not bad.

Fang Jie just nodded: "Okay, okay...but there is one thing, please don't blame me, General."

"That's what General Fang said..." Pang Wanchun nodded.

"I will detain these hundred or so people under your command separately for a day, and interrogate and identify one or two of them. Don't worry, General. I will treat them with courtesy and will not treat them unfairly. I just want to identify whether there are any spies among them. Please forgive me, General." Fang Jie said politely.

Pang Wanchun looked around and nodded, "That's right. Take me to see the Holy Lord later! After such a great defeat, I will ask for my punishment and death!"

"General, what are you saying? It's not your fault. It's all Wang Yin's fault. The general is loyal and righteous. He has done nothing wrong. The Lord will definitely reward him handsomely." Fang Jie nodded, but turned around to look. The sky was getting brighter and several riders on fast horses were coming.

There was a human head on a long pole, and a white cloth as a banner with the words "Head of the bandit leader Wang Yin" written on it.

Seeing the knight approaching from afar, Pang Wanchun immediately lay down on the battlement to watch, and everyone else also went to watch, and watched several times.

Pang Wanchun cried out: "Brother, oh brother, I am hurting you!"

Zu Shiyuan also said: "It's really Minister Wang... Alas... I told you, how can we trust people from government offices so easily!"

Fang Jie also went to look, and after looking for a few times, he saw the knight going to the side, intending to patrol the city.

Fang Jie just kept cursing: "This is the fate of a thief who is so double-faced. General Pang, don't be sad. He deserves it. It has nothing to do with you!"

Pang Wanchun said, "Brother has always treated me badly. Although I have brought this upon myself, how can I not be sad..."

"Alas..." Zu Shiyuan just sighed.

"Let's go, General Pang, the Holy Lord has been waiting for you for a long time!" Fang Jie was too lazy to look at him any longer. Wang Yin deserved to die. It was an easy and simple death. If he was in his hands, he would have been tortured.

Zu Shiyuan also came to say: "General Pang, please accept my condolences. It is important for you to see the Holy Lord first."

Pang Wanchun nodded, wiped his tears, lowered his head and followed slowly.

(Guys, the end of the month is almost here, another month has passed...time flies.)
(End of this chapter)