Chapter 118: Fate is a cycle, no one can escape it (6k)

It was already midnight when Yang Chang returned to the back mountain. The leaders and minions in the village were all asleep, except Hu Sanniang, who was sleeping alone and had a light sleep.

Hearing some noise outside the house, she immediately put on her coat, picked up her sword and got off the bed, as alert as if she were on the march.

"Who's out there?"

"I"

"Official?"

Hu Sanniang was overjoyed when she heard this. She immediately unlocked the door and welcomed Yang Chang in. She asked in a low voice, "It's almost four o'clock now. Why didn't you stay in my second brother's room? Why did you come back so suddenly?"

"King Chao just died"

"Oh, he was wounded in a vital part, and the arrow was poisoned. It's not easy for him to survive until now. Sir, stay on the mountain and observe. Have you found the real culprit?"

"It's not as simple as I thought. My head is a mess."

"Didn't the official say"

"I'm a little tired, let's talk in bed."

Yang Chang had been guarding for two or three days without a good rest. Now he was back in his own territory and wanted to have a good sleep.

Hu Sanniang responded with a "OK" and busied herself helping the man undress in the dark. The two had been married for a long time and were already quite familiar with each other, so undressing in the dark was a routine operation.

Yang Chang lay down and sighed: "My own bed is still more comfortable."

"Yes, sir."

Hu Sanniang was unbuttoning her silk dress when she suddenly stopped and asked, "Chao Tianwang has passed away. Should I go to pay my respects now?"

"There's a lot of crying on the mountain, and there are too many people paying their respects. It won't be too late to go tomorrow after you wake up. Those shop owners out there won't come to the funeral overnight, so there's no need to rush."

"OK then."

When Yang Chang said this, Hu Sanniang took off her clothes and got into bed. Then she hugged the man's arm and asked, "Official Yang, tell me what you found."

"Women love gossip"

"Gossip? What do you mean?"

"Nothing, my lady, you can only remember what I am going to say next."

Listening to Yang Chang's story, Hu Sanniang immediately stood up in anger and said angrily, "Master, you contradicted Hu Yanzhuo, and this fellow must be vindictive. He mocked our martial arts, but I think he is just so-so, at least a lot worse than Shi Wengong."

"Madam, why are you angry? Song Jiang thinks highly of Hu Yanzhuo. How can he establish his authority without suppressing us? As the saying goes, a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. It is good for us to hide our shortcomings. Go to sleep."

After Yang Changyan finished speaking, he turned over and wrapped up half of the quilt, leaving Hu Sanniang's right leg exposed.

It was a cool late spring night. Hu Sanniang lifted the quilt and pressed it against the man's body, whispering worriedly in his ear: "Sir, since Song Jiang has taken a fancy to Hu Yanzhuo, will he cause trouble for you? Will he succeed as the leader of Liangshan?"

"If Chao Gai can't be suppressed, who can compete with him for the position of leader? If it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to handle it. As for whether they will cause trouble to me, I don't like to fight for power and gain. So what if they cause trouble to me? Maybe they won't let us be the leader of the back mountain? At worst, they will banish us to open a shop at the foot of the mountain?"

"Open a store?"

Hu Sanniang didn't like to please others, so she was startled when she heard this. But then she thought about the fact that Yang Chang was with her, so she hugged the man tighter and said tenderly, "As long as I'm with you, my lord, I can do anything. Hurry up and go to sleep, and don't let your mind wander."

The hot and surging waves and the strong feeling of pushing on my back, are you sure I am just imagining things?
If Yang hadn't gotten enough rest in the past few days, he would definitely not have been able to resist the woman's teasing. He tried hard to instill in his brain the idea of ​​going to sleep quickly, but he couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Hu Sanniang breathed evenly, in and out behind the man's neck.

The cool breeze blew, making Yang Chang feel itchy.

Yang Chang turned over and lay flat, wanting to give Hu Sanniang some strength, but found that she was already asleep.

Woman, you’re only concerned with digging but not burying, right?

Suffering from insomnia and boredom, Yang Chang suddenly remembered that he had just picked up a good thing and he had not had time to check it.

He quickly touched his forehead with his finger, and a panel immediately appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Name: Yang Chang

Cultivation: Mortal

Fate: Corpse collector

Possessing attributes: Strength of a tiger, suppressing medicine, holding ten thousand with one, leader (heroic charm, intimidating without anger)
Skills: Good hunter, good cook, expert rider, expert in sleight of hand, master farmer, minor master in boxing and kicking, perfect in spear and stick, master in sword (mastering sword and knife skills, having strong personal understanding, rich practical experience, and being a strong man picked out of thousands)
Possessing special skills: Centipede Step, Meteor Crusher, Eye of Insight, Calming and Imprisoning Power (Heavenly King's Pagoda, imprisoning evil spirits, skills integrated into all-weapon falling moves such as covering, pressing, chopping, and slashing. When the opponent's strength exceeds your own, it will be passively triggered, which can temporarily lock the opponent's strength limit to keep its strength consistent with your own)
After seeing his new attributes, Yang Chang couldn't help but frown.

With the help of picking up corpses in Zengtou City, his riding and sword skills have improved, so this trip is worthwhile, but it is not a big surprise in front of the stick perfection.

[Leader] Increases Charisma and Prestige, which is a tailor-made attribute for leaders. Could it be that he wants to compete with Song Jiang? Chao Gai being shot to death is a lesson for us.

At least in the current situation, Yang Chang doesn't really want this attribute. He knows that his martial arts skills are not top-notch now, and the more followers he attracts, the greater the bond will be.

He just hoped that the [leader] would not be too strong. If a group of people inexplicably put on a yellow robe, it would be hard for Yang, who was in his "developmental period".

Yang Chang thought again, since Chao Gai has this attribute, Song Jiang should also have similar attributes, and the probability is even better, so there is no need to worry too much.

Find a chance to use the [Eye of Insight] to take a look?
What side effects would spying on Song Jiang have? This guy's martial arts were at the bottom of Liangshan, but Yang Chang was afraid that he was the so-called star master, with some special luck blessing, and he might be more powerful than Gongsun Sheng.

Forget it. I don’t want to shorten my life unless it’s absolutely necessary.

As for the newly acquired unique skill [Calming Qi and Prisoning Strength], Yang Chang felt that its meaning was very practical.

Although [The Power of a Tiger] has few rivals, there are exceptions like Lu Zhishen. This unique skill not only locks the opponent's strength, but also seems to include momentum?

It’s a pretty good stunt. If you meet a super master in the future, although you may not be able to defeat him, you have the [Calming and Prisoning Power] to support you.

Find a suitable time and try again with Master Lu?
Yang Chang thought of the wonderful things and fell into a deep sleep with the beauty in his arms.

The next morning, a young officer outside the tent knocked on the door loudly, saying that Cao Zheng and Zhou Tong wanted to see him.

Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang were awakened by this. They hurriedly dressed neatly and opened the door to welcome the guests.

It turned out that someone on the mountain had sent mourning clothes and notified the chiefs and small chiefs of each village to go to the Juyi Hall to pay their respects and burn incense. Cao Zheng and Zhou Tong then came to ask for instructions from Yang Chang and his wife.

At the turn of the Chen and Si years, Yang Chang led more than 20 chiefs and leaders from the back mountains and lined up to enter the Juyi Hall to mourn Chao Gai. They saw that Song Jiang, as the host of the funeral, just cried, and the reception and courtesy were all presided over by Lin Chong and Wu Yong.

After the condolences, Yang Chang saw that the leaders of the various villages had not left, so he asked Hu Sanniang to take the rest of the people back, and he stayed to continue to accompany them.

In the evening, Wu Yong arranged for the night watch leader, Yang Changpai, to stop staying in the Juyi Hall after a few days.

When he woke up and went up the mountain, he saw monks chanting and doing good deeds. Chao Gai's body, which had been lying on the ground before, had now been put into a coffin, and the Juyi Hall had been officially decorated as a mourning hall.

Song Jiang led everyone in mourning every day and had no intention of managing the affairs of the stronghold.

Yang Chang mostly stayed in the Juyi Hall during the day and returned to the back mountain stronghold to rest at night until it was his turn to keep watch on the night of March 20th.

In the evening, after having a vegetarian meal with Wu Song, he rushed to the Juyi Hall to keep watch.

There were five leaders on duty that night, namely Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Ruan Xiaoqi, Sun Li and Yang Chang.

Among the remaining four, Lin Chong and Ruan Xiaoqi had worked out a counter-ambush plan with Yang Changding, while Liu Tang and Sun Li followed Yang Changding to retreat first.

Yang Chang guessed that Wu Yong had deliberately arranged this, but he didn't know what his intention was.

The monks would also rest at night, leaving only the night watchman in the mourning hall to add incense.

Originally, many people could take turns sleeping, but several of them couldn't sleep in the first half of the night, so they just chatted indifferently. Only Yang Chang folded his hands and closed his eyes to rest.

Regardless of whether Wu Yong was wise or not, Yang Chang thought it was right to be cautious.

After a while, Liu Tang saw that he was motionless, like an old monk in meditation.

"Really asleep?"

"How can he sleep at his age?"

"Brother Yang, Brother Yang?"

"Ok?"

Lin Chong reached out and pulled Yang Chang awake. Seeing his bewildered expression, he couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Yang, aren't you really worried?"

"What are you worried about?" Yang Chang scratched his head puzzled.

Lin Chong reminded him quietly, "That day you contradicted Commander Huyan and started to leave with your own troops. Brother Gongming is very strict about discipline and punishment. Did you explain to him when you returned to the mountain? Brother has been busy with the funeral and has no time to think about it, but you must take the initiative."

"Explain? Why explain?"

Commander Yang was surprised and asked curiously, "I brought my soldiers back to avoid being chased by the enemy. Isn't this what a commander should do? Is this wrong? Besides, didn't you retreat as well?"

"Brother Yang's starting point is correct."

Lin Chong paused, then looked at Sun Li and Liu Tang, and said meaningfully: "Even if you just say hello, it's better than doing nothing."

"you."

Sun Li and Liu Tang both nodded.

Yang Chang finally guessed Wu Yong’s intention. He wanted Lin Chong to beat me?
As expected, no leader likes a troublemaker. Could it be that Hu Yanzhuo was spreading rumors?

Thinking of this, Yang Chang spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "Okay, maybe I am superficial. I will go to Brother Gongming to apologize tomorrow."

"Ruzi can be taught."

Seeing Lin Chong stroking his beard and nodding, Ruan Xiaoqi suddenly frowned and stood up.

He pointed at Chao Gai's spirit tablet and said sternly, "Why do you want to apologize, Brother Yang? What did he do wrong? Chao Tianwang praised him, and Brother Gongming also knew it."

"Ok?"

Lin Chong was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Xiao Qi, what do you mean? Why don't you explain it more clearly?"

Ruan Xiaoqi looked down at everyone, then lazily sat down cross-legged, muttering, "Before Brother Tianwang passed away, he was lucid once or twice. In front of me and Brother Gongming, he praised Brother Yang for being affectionate, righteous, quick-witted, and flexible, and said that it would not be an exaggeration to be a village leader."

"what?"

Lin Chong, Sun Li and Liu Tang were shocked when they heard this, and they all looked at Yang Chang involuntarily.

Yang Chang was completely confused and thought to himself, "Old Chao, don't mess with me. I have no grudge against you."

Without waiting for Yang Chang to respond, Ruan Xiaoqi blurted out another outrageous statement.

"I've been wondering these past few days if Brother Tianwang has something else to say. Does he want Brother Yang to take over?" "Wait!"

Yang Chang interrupted Ruan Xiaoqi in a hurry, and reminded him with a bitter face: "Brother Xiaoqi, don't say that. Brother Tianwang is not in his right mind. He should be talking about Brother Gongming. I am so weak, how can I bear such a heavy burden? Don't guess blindly!"

"Really? But my brother's last words were that whoever can catch and shoot his enemy will be the master of Water Margin in the future. Although brother Gongming has a high prestige, his martial arts skills are weak after all. I'm afraid he can't catch him."

"No. Brother Gongming knows military tactics, so he can lead the troops to capture the enemy, right? If we only talk about who has better martial arts, I'm afraid Instructor Lin is the most suitable. Instructor Lin, what do you think?"

"No, no, no, I have absolutely no such thought."

Lin Chong was "dragged into the water" by Yang Chang, and he immediately expressed his attitude firmly, and then the topic came to an abrupt end.

Yang Chang originally thought he was just going to guard the spirit, but he didn't expect to become the target of attack, which made him sweat all night.

When it was time to change shifts in the morning, Yang Chang was exhausted, but he did not go back to the back mountain to rest.

Having been "tricked" by Ruan Xiaoqi last night, he must find Song Jiang to express his stance, otherwise he will become Hei Sanlang's target and his life will be difficult in the future.

Song Jiang pretended to be grief-stricken and ignored the affairs, but secretly asked Wu Yong to take Lin Chong to preside over the meeting, just to examine the person he wanted to examine.

Before his death, Chao Gai pushed Yang Chang out. Song Jiang thought that he was trying every possible means to find a cure. He thought that Yang Chang was a boy who had not grown up. If you really want to find me an opponent, I think Lin Chong would be more suitable.

Coincidentally, Chao Gai's last words confirmed Song Jiang's guess.

Having only been tested once by Wu Yong, Coach Lin, who was well versed in the ways of the workplace, immediately found Song Jiang to express his loyalty, which led to the follow-up of the wake and the warning to Yang Chang.

The monks performed good deeds for Chao Gai for nine days and then set an auspicious day for his burial.

The day after the funeral, Lin Chong summoned all the leaders of the stronghold and took the lead in nominating Song Jiang to take over as the leader.

Song Jiang declined the offer citing Chao Gai's last words, but with the help and persuasion of Wu Yong and Li Kui, he finally agreed to temporarily take over the position of leader of the stronghold.

As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. When Song Jiang took over the position of leader of Liangshan Stronghold, he had to adjust the original seating order and duties so that those who were loyal to him could be promoted.

It would be difficult to weigh the pros and cons of directly rearranging the seats and it would take too long. Taking into account that more heroes would join the group later, Song Jiang and Wu Yong agreed on a compromise.

The original military camps will be adjusted, and then small seats will be arranged within each camp. This will enable us to quickly formulate a plan and take into account the interests of various groups.

That night, Song Jiang and Wu Yong discussed the matter by candlelight.

It was initially decided that the water fort, the two small forts on the beaches and the four forts on the back mountain would remain unchanged, and the rest of the cavalry forts and dry forts would be disrupted. Then four dry forts would be set up in front, behind, left and right around the main fort on the top of the mountain. In this way, there would still be nine forts outside the main fort.

But in the end, when the seats of each stronghold were determined, it was found that there was only one remaining hill that was difficult to take care of, so Wu Yong set his sights on Yang Chang.

"Brother Gongming, we can actually divide the back mountain into two, turning the current big camp into two small camps, and directly give Shaohua Mountain one small camp to manage, and make sure Shi Jin and Zhu Wu have no complaints."

"If I follow the military advisor's plan, wouldn't that be a tantamount to reducing Yang Chang's power? He has a good network of people in Liangshan, and others will say that I am deliberately suppressing him."

"Yang Chang is young and doesn't obey orders easily. It's not a good idea to let him take charge of a large village alone. This should be an explanation for Hu Yanzhuo."

"In that case, we can only let him down. I will come down and explain to Erlang later."

Song Jiang stroked his beard and nodded, suddenly remembering that Yang Chang claimed to have killed a general in Zeng Tou City, so he added: "Yang Sanlang said that he stabbed a son of the Zeng family to death, but because he was in a hurry to fight Shi Wengong, he did not have time to bring back the head. Hu Yanzhuo, Hua Rong, and Qin Ming did not believe it. Does the military advisor think that he lied about his military achievements?"

"Brother, are you afraid of wronging him? If the Zeng family has any sons killed in battle, we can send someone to Zengtou City to find out. We should quickly decide the seating arrangement for each village so that we can announce it to everyone tomorrow."

"Alright."

The two men discussed and made arrangements, and the next day they called the chiefs together for a meeting.

Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang rushed to the outside of the Juyi Hall and saw a large apricot-yellow flag with the words "Carrying out Justice on Behalf of Heaven" erected outside the door, and the plaque on the door of the hall had also been changed to "Loyalty Hall".

Seeing Yang Chang suddenly stop, Hu Sanniang curiously asked, "Sir, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, let's go in."

Yang Chang shook his head slightly, thinking that without Chao Gai as a stumbling block, Song Jiang would begin to unify his thoughts and prepare to seek amnesty and come ashore.

Since Song Jiang did not make new seating arrangements, the leaders all sat in their original seats as usual.

Because Yang Chang was the chief commander of the camp, Chao Gai arranged him to sit in the front row, with Hu Sanniang sitting at the last two seats on the left.

Subsequent leaders came in one after another, and Yang Chang unexpectedly discovered that the chief on the right side of Hua Rong was replaced by Hu Yanzhuo today.

What does Song Jiang mean by this? In order to win over Hu Yanzhuo, he is willing to sacrifice his confidant?
Yang Chang didn't understand at first, until he heard Song Jiang adjust the division of labor, then he realized that Hei Sanlang was a trickster, and it turned out that he was the one who was sacrificed.

However, Yang Chang was not disappointed. After all, he had supported Chao Gai and confronted Hu Yanzhuo in the army. It was good enough that he was not demoted. He was probably able to retain the position of chief of a small camp because of Wu Song's face.

The Zhongyi Hall camp and the four dry camps on the left, right, front and back each have an average of seven leaders in charge of the soldiers and horses. The five main generals are Song Jiang, Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo, Li Ying and Chai Jin; the water army camp is adjusted to eight leaders, and Li Jun is parachuted in as the water camp leader; the two small camps are expanded to four leaders, and the back mountain is divided into two small dry camps, each with at least three leaders.

Yang Chang, Hu Sanniang and Cao Zheng were guarding the small left camp behind the mountain. The territory they were responsible for was half as small as before, and they were in charge of 100 cavalry and 400 infantry.

Yang Chang completed the expansion of the camp on the back mountain and divided it into two small dry camps without the need to build a new one. Zhu Wu, Chen Da and Yang Chun could move in almost immediately.

Perhaps he felt bad about taking advantage of something that was already in his hands, so when Zhu Wu and others first moved in, they visited Yang Changze frequently. Yang Changze behaved magnanimously and modestly, showing no sense of loss at all for having his power stripped away.

In the months since Chao Gai passed away, Song Jiang ordered the entire village to fast and abstain from alcohol, so all banquets between friends stopped.

Yang Chang just cut off his favors, and he handed over all the daily training to Cao Zheng. During the day, he practiced horse riding with Hu Sanniang, and at night he enjoyed his married life, and even found time to tinker with brewing wine.

During these few months, he did not take the initiative to inquire about major events in the mountain stronghold, and he didn't even know what day it was in the outside world. He went from being a prominent figure in Liangshan to an invisible man living a simple life.

A few months later, in the middle of summer, Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang were enjoying the cool air in their room when Cao Zheng brought a message from Lin Chong from the mountain.

"Brother Yang, the 100-day mourning period for King Chao has passed. Master asked you to take time to go up the mountain to drink, and Master Lu has been thinking about you all the time."

"hehe."

Yang Chang smiled at Hu Sanniang and murmured, "It must be that the Shi brothers mentioned it to Master Lu, saying that they wanted to drink as much as they wanted after the alcohol ban was lifted."

"Are you going, sir? It's just right to bring your newly brewed wine."

"never mind."

After hearing Hu Sanniang's suggestion, Yang Chang kept shaking his head and said, "How can I show off my first brew? Besides, I don't have much, so let's talk about it later."

After hearing this, Cao Zheng said, "Actually, you don't need to bring wine, Brother Yang. Mr. Lu from Beijing is visiting the mountain recently, and the leaders of each village have taken turns to host a banquet for him. The wine and food are provided by Brother Gongming."

"Mr. Lu, Lu Junyi?"

"It's him."

Seeing Yang Chang startled, Hu Sanniang curiously asked: "Who is Lu Junyi? Is he famous?"

"Didn't my brother (Hu Cheng) tell you?"

Yang Chang didn't expect that Hu Sanniang didn't know about this. He was stunned for a moment and then introduced: "Lu Junyi's nickname is Jade Unicorn. He is really good at martial arts and is known as the best in the world with his spear and stick."

"The gun and the stick are unmatched in the world?"

Hu Sanniang looked unconvinced. She first glanced at Cao Zheng and then expressed her opinion to Yang Chang.

"This person dares to boast like this, I wonder if he has any real talent or knowledge, even Master Lin didn't say such a big thing."

"Sister-in-law, you don't know that this Lu Junyi is really powerful. Master had a sparring match with him yesterday and praised him for his superb skills."

"So, the Jade Unicorn is really as famous as it is said to be? Your Excellency has also had a sparring match with Master Lin. Why don't you go up the mountain and ask for advice? I really want to know how powerful the spear and stick can be."

"Go and do your work."

After Yang Chang sent Cao Zheng out, he looked Hu Sanniang up and down and murmured, "The weather has been hot and humid recently, and I haven't practiced martial arts with you for a few days. I wonder if you are resentful and want to see me being bullied by the world's number one?"

"how is this possible?"

Hu Sanniang denied it and hurriedly explained, "Only by fighting with the strong can you make progress. You didn't know how to fight on horseback before, but with the guidance of Master Lin, you made rapid progress. If Lu Junyi is really unrivaled in the world, it will be helpful for you to ask him for advice."

"Forget it. They are visiting Liangshan, not here to fight. We won't join in the fun."

Yang Chang responded to Hu Sanniang verbally, but in his heart he was thinking that Lu Junyi's visit to Liangshan was likely a result of Wu Yong's plan to wipe out the entire family.

He kept a low profile in the back mountains during this period because he was worried that Song Jiang would settle the score with him later.

After all, before and after Chao Gai's death, Yang Chang did several things that made him stand out. In particular, he pointed out that the real murderer was from Liangshan, which might have touched Song Jiang's reverse scale.

It is also possible that there will be another conspiracy.

Fortunately, the situation was calm for several months and Song Jiang did not seem to take the matter to heart. He even sent Yang Lin, the "murderer" speculated by Yang Chang, to the north to buy horses with Shi Yong and Duan Jingzhu.

Two months passed, it was late autumn and early winter.

In order to rescue Lu Junyi and Shi Xiu, Song Jiang mobilized all the soldiers of Liangshan to attack Daming Prefecture.

Although Yang Chang's small camp had few soldiers and horses, they were also among those summoned by Song Jiang, but the three leaders in the camp were all disrupted.

Hu Sanniang was appointed as the female leader, leading her deputy generals Gu Dasao, Sun Erniang, and a thousand followers, becoming the third group of troops to support the front; Cao Zheng was incorporated into Lin Chong's rear army as a deputy general, and Yang Chang became Hu Yanzhuo's deputy general.

It is true: fate is a cycle and no one can escape it.

Yang Chang had been angry at Hu Yanzhuo before, how could he have imagined that this day would come?
Before Hu Yanzhuo prepared his troops to set out, he first gave a long speech on military discipline with his three deputy generals, Yang Chang, Ou Peng and Yan Shun.

To sum it up in one sentence: All actions must be under his command, and those who disobey his orders will be punished by military law!
Beijing Daming Prefecture is now Daming County, Hebei Province.

Upon learning that the Liangshan bandits had invaded, the prefect Liang Zhongshu sent King Li Cheng to fight outside the city, but unfortunately he was defeated by Li Kui and other four vanguards. He then sent Wen Da with a big knife to fight, but he was defeated by Song Jiang's main force that arrived later. Finally, he retreated into the city and held his ground without fighting.

Yang Chang followed Hu Yanzhuo to fight. Fearing that Hu Yanzhuo would use the opportunity for revenge, he would rather pick up fewer corpses than give him excuses. As a result, the two had been at peace for the past ten months.

In November, Liang Zhongshu sent a letter asking for help to Tokyo, and the court sent Guan Sheng to attack Liangshan to rescue Zhao.

Song Jiang hurried back to Liangshan to provide support. Just as he reached the waterside and set up camp, before he could discuss countermeasures with Wu Yong, Guan Sheng sent his deputy general Xuan Zan to challenge him.

Seeing the Xuanzanmen raised his sword to challenge, Song Jiang looked around and frowned and asked, "Who is willing to take this guy?"

Hua Rong was about to step out and offer to fight, but Hu Yanzhuo got there first and said, "Brother, as the saying goes, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. Guan Sheng sent his deputy to challenge us, so we should respond with our deputy. My deputy, Yang Changzeng, captured the general in one go, so why not send him to capture this man, so we can get the captured leader back?"

"Oh? That's fine."

Song Jiang hesitated for a moment, then turned back and called out to Yang Chang, "Sanlang, do you dare to go out and capture the enemy?"

"I am willing to go!"

Yang Chang reined in his horse and drew his spear, standing in line from the back row, and glanced meaningfully at Hu Yanzhuo along the way.

The look in his eyes seemed to be saying: Keep your eyes open and watch carefully, if I can capture your deputy general alive, I can also capture Guan Sheng’s deputy general.

(End of this chapter)