Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 41 Brother, you are as good as God
When Dong Ping heard it was Suo Chao, he paused and asked, "Is it Suo Chao, the vanguard commander of the Daming Prefecture?"

The person beside him nodded: "It's him, General..."

Dong Ping thought about it for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "He does have some reputation, but it doesn't matter. Once he sees me holding two guns, he will definitely not dare to do anything rash!"

After saying this, he went down from the city wall, came to the foot of the tower, put on his armor and mounted his horse. After only a moment, the thousand or so people had already arrived in front of the city.

At this time, Dong Ping looked around and saw about one or two thousand people around him, including four or five hundred armored men and a hundred or so horsemen, who were heading out of the city. He then came up with an idea.

First, arrange the troops in battle array to give the appearance of being ready for battle.

When they were only three to five hundred steps away from the city gate, Suo Chao waved his hand and the thousand or so men behind him stopped. They turned around and saw Su Wu and Wu Song, who were also holding spears and wearing armor. At first glance, they looked no different from the knights on their left and right.

When Su Wu arrived at the front, he heard Suo Chao ask, "Brother Su Wu, Dong Ping is waiting for us in battle array. What should we do?"

Su Wu thought for a moment and said, "We just wait for him to send someone over. That person will probably tell us to wait outside the city and he will go and fetch the person and hand him over. In this way, he wants the captain to tell them the location to fetch the person."

"That's hard to do..." Suo Chao frowned, and turned around and ordered, "Form your formation."

Su Wu was thinking further that Dong Ping was indeed a tough opponent. Although he had some problems with his character, he was not stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart.

The idea of ​​finding an opportunity to capture Dong Ping unexpectedly was obviously unrealistic at this time.

"Someone is coming..." Suo Chao saw a rider coming from a distance.

Su Wu's mind raced, and he said, "Captain, this... if the person who came really wants them to bring someone over, you should pretend to be unwilling and argue with him a few times. After he comes and goes to pass on the message a few times, you can pretend to be reluctant and agree..."

"Just give me an address?" Suo Chao seemed to understand.

"Well, I'll make up a story. Let's say it's in Tianshuijing Lane, Qin's Drink Shop... Tell him to go and fetch the person here as soon as possible."

Su Wu was not familiar with the city of Dongping, but after all he had been there twice and stayed there before, so he could actually remember the names of a few shops.

Suo Chao asked again: "What then? Are we really going to wait for him to bring someone?"

"Then..." Su Wu's eyes suddenly flashed with ferocity and he looked at Suo Chao.

Suo Chao seemed to have understood, so he asked, "Could it be... that we wait until they think they have succeeded, when Dong Ping is happy, when they relax, and then we charge at them?"

Su Wu nodded seriously: "Now, we have no choice but to strike first. Dong Ping never expected that the captain would really start a fight as soon as he said so. Dong Ping also didn't know that his conspiracy with the bandits has been exposed..."

Su Wu calculated that Dong Ping would feel that the fight would be impossible. Why?

Because at this moment, did Dong Ping ever have any intention of rebellion?

Suo Chao frowned even deeper, stepped on the stirrups and stood up slightly, then went to look at Dong Ping's army formation in the distance, then suddenly said: "Brother, your plan is already very good, let's do it this way, defeat them with one blow, and we'll be done!"

Su Wu was indeed a little worried that Suo Chao would not agree, but he also underestimated the vanguard's eagerness to make merit.

Seeing that the man on horseback was really approaching, Su Wu turned his horse around and retreated behind the hundred or so riders.

The person who came was the same one from before. He greeted Suo Chao first and then said, "Taixia Suo, my general said that there is no letter from the Privy Council, so it is not easy to let the enemy troops into the city. However, since it is the order of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, it is not easy to disobey. It is a small matter to bring the people back. You don't need to ask the chief to do it. Just let me go and bring the people back to you."

When Suo Chao heard this, the corner of his mouth slightly raised, but it disappeared in a flash, and Su Wu really guessed it right.

Suo Chao's face immediately changed, and he said, "Since I received the order to bring the person here, I have to do a handover, hand over hand. If something goes wrong, how can I report back? This is a matter that was agreed upon by your prefect and my secretary. Go and tell Dong Ping that I must bring the person here in person!"

"Tixia..."

"Don't say anything more, go back and report to Dong Ping!" Suo Chao glared at him and raised his hand to drive him away.

The man rode back, and when he was a little further away, Suo Chao turned back to look for Su Wu with a smile on his face, saying, "Brother, you are so good at predicting things!" Su Wu rode forward again and said, "It was Dong Ping who was really alert and cunning."

"Didn't you expect him to be alert and cunning?" Suo Chao laughed and said, "Brother is really not an ordinary warrior..."

"Thank you for your compliment, Tixia..." Su Wu said politely.

Suo Chao added: "I am not praising you falsely. I really think highly of you. If it weren't for your advice, I would be in a difficult situation and would have to fight alone..."

Su Wu said, "When the battle comes, I will be with you, brother, and we will fight to the death with Dong Ping."

What this means is to give Suo Chao more confidence and courage, and to encourage him before the battle.

Suo Chao nodded: "I am confident that you are a man of integrity! If this is successful, I would like to become sworn brothers with you. What do you think?"

"How could I not be willing!" Su Wu had already bowed.

Su Wu understood that this kind of thing was never just about friendship, but also about interests. Moreover, Suo Chao gradually realized that he, Su Wu, was not an ordinary person.

Of course, friendship and righteousness are the foundation. After this battle, this foundation has been truly established and is relatively solid.

Suo Chao also bowed in return, and saw the man coming again.

Su Wu turned around and went behind the knight...

Then he heard the words of the visitor: "My general said that the foreign troops must not enter the city. If something happens, no one can bear the responsibility. Since it is such a small matter to send someone, if the captain insists on going to the city, it will inevitably make people suspicious..."

Suo Chao was also angry: "Why? I came here on the orders of the Secretary, what does Dong Ping mean? What does he suspect of my Secretary? He is really bold, is he asking my Secretary to come to him in person?"

"Tixia, that's not what I meant. It's like this, but I have no choice..."

Suo Chao interrupted the man and pretended to be very angry: "Go, don't say anything more, go and report again, and ask your general to make way..."

The man had no choice but to turn around and ride back to report.

Dong Ping immediately said: "If this guy is really on guard against me, then you must not let him into the city. Go and tell him that he is a foreign soldier and he must not be allowed into the city without the order of the Privy Council. If he insists on doing so, then we will inevitably have to fight each other. Even if we have a lawsuit in the Privy Council in the future, I will not be afraid of him..."

The messenger had no choice but to run back and bring Dong Ping's tough attitude with him.

Suo Chao also knew that it was almost time. He cursed angrily for a few times, then said, "Then you can file the case, but we have to make it clear in advance that if there is any mistake, when the Grand Tutor Cai and the Minister of the Central Secretariat blame us, it will all be Dong Ping's fault. Let him think it over. If it comes true, he can file the case..."

When the message came to Dong Ping, he did not hesitate at all and said to the messenger, "Just ask him to tell you where the person is. Bring him the person in a moment or two."

The messenger went again, and saw Suo Chao reluctantly said, "Tianshuijing Alley, in Qin's Drink Shop."

The last message was delivered, and as soon as the messenger left, Su Wu and Wu Song had already arrived in front of the army.

Suo Chao said, "I wonder if Dong Ping will go back to the city to pick him up personally."

Su Wu said with certainty: "Yes!"

"Why?" Suo Chao asked again.

"This is a serious matter. He is not going to rescue someone, but to kill someone. Only by seeing it with his own hands can he feel at ease. In addition, he must not think that the deputy commander will really take action today. In his mind, the deputy commander has already given him the opportunity to rescue someone, so he has already won a great victory..."

While Su Wu was speaking, his eyes were fixed on the messenger who was riding at full speed on his horse, just waiting for the opportunity to fight.

Suo Chao turned around to look at Su Wu, and the more he looked, the brighter his eyes became. Even at this moment, he had an inexplicable feeling that what Su Wu said would definitely come true.

This brother Su Wu is truly an extraordinary person!
(End of this chapter)