Chapter 124 Is this reasonable? (6k)

At this time, there were over a hundred leaders joining the Liangshan Marsh.

There was no room for the banquet in Zhongyi Hall, so they had to set up more tables outside.

So half were occupied inside and half were occupied outside, for a total of nearly thirty tables.

The banquet began at noon.

Yang Chang originally planned to sit outside the house, but Song Jiang called him inside to eat.

Although he did not sit in the core position, he was located on the far right of the third row, adjacent to Dai Zong, Li Kui and others on the left, and was a member of the first echelon of Liangshan.

Song Jiang deliberately promoted Yang Chang for three reasons.

First, it was to show that he valued talents; second, it was to prevent Yang Chang from hiding behind and forming cliques, so he deliberately kept him under his nose for surveillance; third, it was to do it for the Ruan brothers, Wu Song and others to see.

Yang Chang brought Hu Sanniang to the table, and his sworn brother Wu Song naturally followed closely behind. Zhu Tong originally wanted to fill the last seat, but was preempted by Nine-Patterned Dragon Leg.

Shi Jin and Wu Song are two extremes. One comes from a wealthy family and has never suffered hardship since childhood, while the other has lost both parents and has been miserable since childhood. This has led to their very different personalities, but they are surprisingly similar in their heroic and cheerful nature.

At this time, he was vying for a seat at the same table with Yang Chang, not only because Shi Jin was of similar age to him, but also because he wanted to learn about the skill of the divine horse in recognizing its master.

The last time Liangshan attacked Zengtou City, Shi Jin and Yang Zhi, as the main commanders of one army, saw the scene of the jade lion throwing people in the camp. They were curious and wanted to find time to ask for advice.

"Brother Yang, is the Jade Lion of the Night easy to ride?"

"Well enough"

"How did you make it recognize its master?"

“I really don’t know.”

"What about riding skills? Who did you learn riding skills from?"

Shi Jin was a very straightforward person and he kept asking questions after sitting down at the table.

When Wu Song saw Shi Jin's clear eyes, he recalled his own youth.

At that time, he liked to watch street sumo wrestling and asked for advice from others like Shi Jin did. However, the poor boy in ragged clothes was either ignored or laughed at. (Sumo wrestling, also known as Jiaodi or Zhengjiao, originated in military camps and became popular among the people during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was a national sport.)
Poor children without parents are often bullied in the market. If they want to survive, they either have to endure or be cruel.

Fortunately, Wu Song grew stronger and stronger. Although he could not appear at the dinner table, he would not appear on the menu either. Ruffian leaders often took him to fights.

However, if you fight too many times, you will inevitably offend powerful people who know martial arts.

Wu Song suffered many beatings as a result, so he became more keen to watch sumo wrestling and learn from them. He then summed up his experience through actual combat and transformed sumo performance skills into killing skills.

"Second brother, second brother?"

"Huh? What's the matter?"

Wu Song was so distracted for a moment, and when he was brought back to reality he looked confused.

Yang Chang was stunned when he heard this. Without thinking too much, he pointed at Shi Jin and said, "Brother Shi, if you don't believe me, I have only learned horse riding for two years. Second brother, please help me testify."

"What Sanlang said is true."

Wu Song nodded and explained patiently, "He was a hunter in the village before. I brought him to the county to be an archer. He really couldn't ride a horse at that time. When we met again in Qingzhou later, I was also surprised."

"That is"

Shi Jin swallowed his saliva, and couldn't help but look at Hu Sanniang, and asked tentatively: "Brother Yang, was it really my sister-in-law who taught you how to ride?"

Hu Sanniang did not comment, but nodded slightly and said, "You are the one who learns quickly."

"Sister-in-law, I would like to ask, who is your riding teacher?"

When Shi Jin heard that the source had been found, he thought to himself that he could just pay to hire him, and a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"It's my brother."

"Brother? Sorry."

Hu Sanniang lowered her head as she finished speaking. Shi Jin was about to ask more questions but he saw Li Kui at the next table. He then thought of the massacre at Hujia Village by the bandits, so the topic came to an abrupt end.

Just when the atmosphere was becoming awkward, Song Jiang at the main table suddenly stood up.

He looked around at everyone in the hall, then fixed his eyes on Lu Junyi, who was sitting at the same table with him, and said solemnly, "Just now, while we were setting up the banquet, Mr. and I drew lots. Now that all the brothers are together, how about we choose our respective leaders to go down the mountain?"

"Uh"

Upon hearing this, Lu Junyi quickly stood up, clasped his fists and replied, "I am extremely terrified. I will leave it to you, brother."

"Well, obey the will of heaven, don't refuse. If you can't start, then I'll choose first."

After Song Jiang finished speaking in a serious tone, he got up from his seat and walked around, calling out the names of the people, "Master Lin, Master Hua, Master Xu, Brother Liu Tang, Master Shi, Sanlang and Sanniang."

Yang Chang thought that he had no share, but he and Hu Sanniang were chosen as the sixth. The ones who came after him, such as Kong Ming and Kong Liang, were basically incompetent on the battlefield and were probably there just to make up the numbers.

Heisaburo, you are quite good at acting.

Even if Qin Ming was injured and couldn't join the army, could you call on Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo? With Lu Junyi's exaggerated martial arts, even Zhang Qing from Dongchang Prefecture couldn't stop him without feather arrows.

Song Jiang selected twenty-four leaders and the three Ruan brothers to lead the navy to sail boats to support them.

Later, when they returned to the main table, Song Jiang asked Lu Junyi to choose people according to his quota, but he still declined with a fist.

Song Jiang was not annoyed when he saw this. He waved his hand and pointed at Wu Yong, saying, "Mr. Lu is not familiar with Liangshan, so you can accompany him as a military advisor and help him select the people. We will go down the mountain together tomorrow."

"Ok."

Wu Yong immediately stood up and accepted the offer, then followed Song Jiang's example, getting up from his seat and walking inside and outside the hall to pick people.

The final selections were: Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, Yang Zhi, Suo Chao, Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, Shan Tinggui, Wei Dingguo, Xuan Zan, Hao Siwen, Yan Qing, Yang Lin, Ou Peng, Ling Zhen, Ma Lin, Deng Fei, Shi En, Fan Rui, Xiang Chong, Li Gun, Shi Qian and Bai Sheng, a total of 24 people, with Li Jun, Tong Wei and Tong Meng leading the navy to sail to meet them.

Comparing the lineups on both sides, Lu Junyi's side is obviously of much higher quality, with twelve of them being from the official army, while on Song Jiang's side, only five of them, Lin Chong, Hua Rong, Xu Ning, Han Tao, and Peng Qi, were from the official army.

Even if Lu Junyi himself did not take action, he could easily win under normal circumstances.

However, Lu Junyi's prestige was insufficient at this time, and if he wanted to give orders, he had to ask the military advisor Wu Yong. But Wu Yong was Song Jiang's close confidant, and the speed of the journey was in his hands.

This is the list of names of generals that Song Jiang and Wu Yong secretly discussed during the preparation for the banquet. They want to use this attack on the two governments to completely consolidate Song Jiang's leadership position.

As for bringing Yang Chang along, he was elected as the village leader by many people, so how could we be at ease leaving him behind?

If he is persuaded by his supporters to turn against them, he might be able to seize the position of village leader and then control the families of the leaders who are away, and Song Jiang would become a lonely man in an instant.

The next morning, the two armies went down the mountain in batches.

Dongchang Prefecture is nearly two hundred miles away from Liangshan, while Dongping Prefecture is less than one hundred and fifty miles away. Song Jiang ordered the navy to allocate warships, giving priority to Lu Junyi's crossing from Yazui Beach, while he himself slowly crossed the water from Jinshatan and gathered his troops at Dongshan Hotel.

(As mentioned by the author in the previous article, Dongchang and Dongping used by Shi Gong were place names in the Yuan Dynasty. Dongping Prefecture in the Northern Song Dynasty was called Yunzhou, but the name of the prefecture seat was the same in both dynasties, namely Liaocheng and Xucheng)

At 3:00 p.m. on the first day of March, Song Jiang slowly crossed the river and left the island, riding his horse to the assembly point at Dongshan Hotel.

Looking out over the plain, the flags are waving.

The teams that arrived one after another were gathering and lining up.

Song Jiang rode his horse slowly forward, inspecting the brave men of Liangshan. He saw: the spears and swords reflected the cold light, the men and horses were like raging fire, and they were really heroic and in high spirits.

"Yeah"

As Song Jiang was stroking his beard and sighing, he suddenly saw a general in front of the formation wearing an embroidered robe and golden armor, riding his own Zhaoye Jade Lion, holding Shi Wengong's Fang Tian Huaji in his hand, dazzling among all the generals.

Finally changed weapons, right?

Are you planning to imitate Shi Wengong's style, or do you really have the ability to wield this weapon?

I heard that the Fang Tian Hua Ji is quite difficult to play. I wonder how you compare to Lu Fang and Guo Sheng?
But to be honest, this outfit is really nice-looking, even Song Jiang nodded his head.

Humph, what's the point of being good-looking? Do you think you can go to the battlefield just because you join the war? It's up to me to decide whether to use it or not.

After all, if Yang Changruo can achieve more remarkable feats, his prestige will continue to increase, and he will still be a threat to the position of village chief.

"The whole army marches out!"

When all the teams arrived, Song Jiang drew his sword and pointed it forward, enjoying the pleasure of being above thousands of people.

After two days of marching, the 10,000-strong army arrived at Anshan Town, only 40 miles away from the provincial capital Xucheng.

Song Jiang ordered the camp to be set up, and said to the leaders: "According to the intelligence, there is a military commander in Dongping Prefecture, who is from Shangdang County in Hedong. His surname is Dong and his name is Ping. He is good at using two spears and is known as the Double Spear General. He is braver than ten thousand men. When we go to attack his city, we should be polite and send two people to issue a declaration of war. If he is willing to surrender to Liangshan, we will get a powerful general without moving troops. If he refuses to listen and kills people, who dares to go with me to issue a declaration?"

"I recognize Dong Ping and would like to take the letter with me."

"I am willing to go with you too."

Yu Baosi and Wang Dingliu stepped forward one after another and volunteered to run errands. Seeing this, Song Jiang readily agreed.

The two men had little ability and had not achieved any success since going up the mountain. They wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to gain some small credit, but when they entered the city they were severely beaten by Dong Ping and returned to Song Jiang's camp crying.

Song Jiang was furious and immediately ordered the soldiers to be punished.

Shi Jin stood up first and said, "I used to be in Dongping Prefecture and had an affair with a prostitute in the Taklimakan. Her name was Li Ruilan, and we were very close."

"Brother Shi, you can't do that. If you want to go into the city as a spy, you can imitate the attack on Beijing last year and send more people into the city in disguise. It's not appropriate for you to take the risk alone. Besides, Dongping Prefecture already knows that Liangshan is coming, so they will definitely be on high alert."

Yang Chang was not familiar with this plot. He only remembered that Zhang Qingfei Shi of Dongchang Prefecture was very powerful. At this time, seeing Shi Jin trusting prostitutes and thinking that money could buy everything, he couldn't help but persuade him.

After all, they had some friendship, so Yang Chang couldn't bear it even if he had to suffer some physical pain.

However, Shi Jin didn't take it seriously. He patted his chest and said, "We are old acquaintances. I've given her a lot of gold and silver. How could she repay me with evil? Brother Yang, don't worry."

"Can"

Yang Chang wanted to persuade him, but Song Jiang interrupted him and said, "Sanlang, there is no need to say more. As you just said, Dongping Prefecture may have been prepared. It is not appropriate to send more spies. Let Dalang go alone. I think it will be fine."

Poor Jiuwenlong didn't listen to the advice, and Song Jiang didn't listen to Yang Chang's words, so they fell into the tiger's mouth again in Huazhou and suffered great physical pain.

The day after Shi Jin went to Dongping as a spy, Song Jiang recalled Yang Chang's advice and felt uneasy, so he wrote a letter with details of the situation here and ordered someone to send it to Dongchang overnight to ask Wu Yong for advice.

Wu Yong was shocked after reading the letter. He told Lu Junyi not to advance rashly and he went to Dongping personally to provide assistance.

Lu Junyi didn't want to take command, but was forced into the position by Song Jiang. After Wu Yong left, he set up camp and had no intention of attacking the city. He just sent scouts to track the movements of Dongchang and Dongping prefectures.

When you accompany the prince to study, you have to act like you are accompanying him.

Wu Yong came to Song Jiang's camp and told him that his cousin was heartless and that Shi Jin would surely suffer if he went there.

Song Jiang was stunned when he heard this, muttering, "At that time, Yang Chang also advised me, but I agreed without thinking too much. Now, what can I do?"

"Yang Chang actually has such insights? It shows that he is not a simple person. But brother, don't worry. Since I came here at night, I will definitely solve this dilemma."

"Mr. Lu's side"

"The master is very sensible. He won't act rashly. Besides, I will go back after I finish making the arrangements."

"That's good, military advisor, please use your strategy quickly."

"Ah."

Wu Yong turned around and walked to the door, asking the guards outside the tent to call Mrs. Gu so that he could make another arrangement for the undercover plan.

Mrs. Gu was mature and prudent. She disguised herself as a beggar and entered the city to contact Shi Jin. Unfortunately, something went wrong when she arranged the date, so Jiu Wenlong failed to escape from prison and was beaten again.

The night of March 29th.

Shi Jin escaped from prison and released prisoners to cause chaos, but did not get a response from Song Jiang.

Dong Ping realized that there was a traitor in the city, so he let Cheng Wanli guard the city alone while he led his troops to attack Song Jiang's camp.

At daybreak, Song Jiang received a message from the scouts of the vanguard army and guessed that something had happened to Gu Dasao as well, so he ordered the leaders of each camp to go out and meet the enemy.

Soon, both sides formed their battle formations in the open space outside the village.

When Song Jiang led his horse to the battle formation, he saw Dong Ping riding a white horse with silver armor and holding two spears. There was a small flag in his quiver with a couplet written on it: "A heroic general with two spears, a famous marquis."

Dong Ping was handsome, elegant and handsome, which made Song Jiang very happy.

While he was stroking his beard and thinking, Dong Ping urged his horse to the center of the battle formation, raised his spear and shouted: "How dare you, you bold bandit, invade our city? Seeing Lord Dong here, why don't you dismount and surrender?" "What a 'heroic general with two spears, a famous marquis'. If you are willing to submit to Liangshan and enforce justice, you will definitely be a great help." When Song Jiang was communicating with his left and right, he saw that Yang Chang was eager to try, but deliberately did not respond and asked him to fight.

"Han Tuanlian, thank you for going out and capturing Dong Ping."

"Yes."

After Han Tao finished speaking, he took the iron spear in his hand, rode out on his horse and attacked Dong Ping directly.

However, Dong Ping's double-gun attack was as powerful as a rainstorm, and Han Tao was beaten so hard that he had no power to fight back.

Song Jiang was even more delighted after seeing this, thinking that this man's martial arts was among the best in Liangshan, and he must capture him and use him for his own benefit.

When seeing Han Tao in danger, Yang Chang was eager to challenge for a fight again, but Song Jiang deliberately ignored him and called out Xu Ning.

"Coach Xu, quickly replace Han Tuan for training."

"Order!"

Xu Ning rode out on his horse, entered the battle array with his hook-and-sickle spear, and intercepted Dong Ping and started fighting.

Han Tao rode his horse back to the battlefield with lingering fear. Looking back, he saw the dust flying in the battle. For a moment, he could not tell who was stronger and who was weaker. He thought to himself that the coach of the Golden Spear Squad was really powerful. There was still a big gap between him and him.

The two men in the formation fought for more than fifty rounds, but there was no clear winner.

Song Jiang was afraid that Xu Ning might be in danger, so he quickly ordered the troops to retreat.

When Dong Ping heard the enemy's horn sounding, he mistakenly thought that Song Jiang was cowardly and afraid of the enemy, so he immediately ordered the rear troops to charge after him.

Song Jiang saw this and quickly waved his command flag. The soldiers in front of the camp were divided into four parts, and they were about to encircle Dong Ping from the east, west, south and north, intending to capture the Double Spear General in one fell swoop.

Dong Ping raised his two guns and charged left and right without a trace of fear on his face. Finally, he fought hard to open a gap and fled towards Xucheng with the remaining troops.

Seeing the sun was setting, Song Jiang worried that there might be an ambush on the road, so he did not pursue Dong Ping and the remaining soldiers, but led his troops forward steadily.

At night, the enemy arrived at the city gates, and Song Jiang ordered the various camps to attack and besiege the city.

At night, visibility was poor and sieges were mainly bluffing, the goal being to tire the defenders out and wear down their morale for another battle the next day.

The front army surrounded the city and harassed it, while Song Jiang gathered his generals in the big tent to discuss. He said solemnly, "We attacked the city overnight, but there was no unrest in the city. I guess Shi Dalang and Gu Dasao failed to accomplish their mission and fought in Anshan Town this morning. I see that Dong Ping is so brave that he often doesn't care about anything in battle. So tomorrow I will use myself as bait to lure him out of the city and into our trap."

"Brother, don't do that." Hua Rong interrupted hurriedly and reminded him in a deep voice: "Don't forget that King Chao did the same thing at the beginning."

"hehe."

Song Jiang smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, I am different from King Chao. Besides, this is not Zengtou City. Just listen to my arrangements carefully."

"Oh"

Hua Rong thought about it and realized it made sense, so he stopped trying to stop him.

How could Song Jiang dare to take the risk himself? He brought Lin Chong and Hua Rong with him to protect him, and ordered Lü Fang, Guo Sheng, Han Tao, Peng Qi, Kong Ming, Kong Liang, Jie Zhen, and Jie Bao to set up an ambush in a small town ten miles west of the city, and then lure Dong Ping there to capture him in one fell swoop.

Seeing the familiar recipe and his absence from the task list, Yang Chang guessed Song Jiang's intention.

Are you hiding it on purpose? Anyway, Dongping and Dongchang are not very profitable, so it's okay to follow and pick up some experience.

Yang Chang thought he was about to leave, but Song Jiang suddenly stopped him and said earnestly, "Sanlang, you and Sanniang have experience in capturing generals. We will need your help to capture Dong Ping this time. You two should go to the end of the town."

"Oh, got it"

Although Song Jiang was extremely reluctant to use Yang Chang, he had to capture Dong Ping, so he used this experienced couple.

After the tents were dispersed, each unit of troops moved according to orders.

Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang set out overnight and when they arrived at the ambush town, they found that eight people including Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Han Tao, and Peng Qi had set four traps in succession. Only when Dong Ping broke through all of them, would it be their turn to take action.

It was the time between the Yin and Mao periods, and there was still some time before dawn.

After a day's journey, the couple leaned against the wall of a thatched hut by the roadside to rest until the sun rose from the east and the warm light shone on their faces.

Hu Sanniang was the first to get up and tidy up, and then ordered her soldiers to cheer up and prepare to welcome the fish into the net.

Yang Changyi stretched lazily beside the wall and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, my lady. This may not be our turn. If Dong Ping breaks in here, what will the teams ahead do?"

"It doesn't matter."

Hu Sanniang smiled lightly and replied, "I will prepare first. It is better to be prepared. Sir, please take a rest. I will call you later."

"Ah okay"

Yang Chang yawned, turned his head away from the sunlight, and closed his eyes again.

At two quarters past noon, shouts were heard in front of the town, and Yang Chang then put on his armor and mounted his horse.

Hu Sanniang looked at the smoke and dust ahead and reminded quietly: "If Dong Ping really breaks in here, please hold him back first. I will come out quietly to trap him like I did when I captured Suo Chao."

"alright."

Yang Chang nodded and sighed, still feeling that there was no chance.

But Dong Ping was worthy of his nickname 'Dong Yi Zhuang'. After realizing he had fallen into a trap, he kept charging forward and miraculously broke through the first four lines of defense and finally came in front of Yang Chang.

Seeing Yang Chang riding a majestic horse, wearing golden armor and holding a painted halberd, he was even more handsome than himself, so he raised his spear and shouted angrily: "Little thief, I have never seen you before. If you don't want to die, get out of my way."

"Let you?"

Yang Chang smiled contemptuously, raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji and said disdainfully: "Ask me about the weapon in my hand first."

"You are asking for death!"

The sound of pursuers approaching from behind, Dong Ping had no choice but to move forward. He gritted his teeth, steeled his resolve, raised his two guns and rushed out like lightning.

Facing one of the Five Tigers of Liangshan, Yang Chang did not dare to show any contempt. He urged his good horse to raise his painted halberd early and slammed it down hard at the enemy.

"Watch the fight!"

"Your tricks can do nothing to me."

Dong Ping's concept of battle was to attack instead of defend. He originally planned to seize the opportunity by launching a sudden attack, but he did not expect Yang Chang to ride so fast. He had no choice but to set up two guns for defense.

However, with just this simple cover, the passive effect of [Calming and Imprisoning Force] was triggered, directly suppressing Dong Ping's momentum of charge.

How is this going?

Dong Ping had never been afraid of fighting, but this was the first time he had this strange feeling. However, he quickly adjusted his mentality, immediately stuck to the painted halberd with his right hand, and stabbed Yang Chang's heart with his left hand.

Wow, so fast? The double-gun general is really not simple.

Yang Chang was surprised at Dong Ping's quick spear skills. With the blessing of [Flying General], his body suddenly twisted like a water snake, dodging the spear and sweeping across with his halberd.

There was a crisp clang sound.

Dong Ping first raised his right hand to block, but found that his opponent was so powerful that he had to use his left hand to make up for the opponent's attack. He couldn't help but boast to Yang Chang: "You are very good, I'm going to take it seriously!"

"You're not bad, I didn't try my best either."

Yang Chang responded while withdrawing his moves and following up with a slash. Dong Ping took advantage of the gap between his moves and raised his two guns like two silver pythons, giving up defense and rushing forward at the risk of his life.

This is Dong Ping's usual style, risking injury to defeat the enemy with speed.

When Yang Chang was about to withdraw his attack, he saw that Dong Ping was not willing to die, so Yang, who valued his life, immediately adjusted his strategy.

Hold the halberd horizontally, extend the end of the pole, and change the moves to attack.

This move is like an antelope hanging on a horn, which can miraculously deflect the tip of a gun.

Dong Ping's eyes widened in shock, wondering how he could possibly defend against it?

Before he could be shocked, Yang Chang made another sweeping backhand move, forcing Dong Ping to use his double guns for defense.

Clang Clang Clang.
The two men used quick attacks and defenses to compete in hand speed, and fought for five or six rounds in a flash.

Yang Chang gradually adapted to Dong Ping's all-out attack style, but Dong Ping was shocked by Yang Chang's unfathomable martial arts.

At this time, the shouting from behind was getting closer and closer, and he also noticed a rider entering the scene diagonally in front. Dong Ping knew that he was also a Liangshan leader, and his heart was suddenly panicked. He waved his two guns vigorously and attacked continuously, intending to escape while Yang Chang was resisting.

Although Dong Ping had a good plan, Yang Chang became more clear-headed as the battle went on. He knew that the other side was fighting a desperate battle and wondered how the high-speed attack could be sustained.
"Go to hell!"

"No."

Dong Ping's spear was like a violent storm, his shouts and howls were heartbreaking, but he only got a 'tsundere' response from Yang Chang, which made the two spear generals want to cry but have no tears.

In the interval between the rapid attacks, Dong Ping turned his horse and ran to the right front, but was seen through by Yang Chang.

When the two men's bodies were offset, Yang Chang thrust his halberd diagonally and placed it directly across Dong Ping's chest like a fence, blocking him.

Dong Ping was still in shock, and he pulled back the tip of his Fang Tian Hua Ji on his horse. The small branch of the halberd hooked the scales on his breastplate and pulled him off his horse.

After a moment, he fell rapidly, landing on his chest like a toad, his internal organs churning.

Dong Ping struggled to get up. He could feel two cold rays on the back of his neck. He turned around and saw the dashing female general.

This woman is so beautiful, but unfortunately I am...
"Tied!"

Hu Sanniang's tender cry interrupted Dong Ping's fantasy.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Dong Ping realized that they were a young couple and thought they were a perfect match made in heaven.

After a while, Song Jiang appeared on his horse galloping.

When I saw from afar that the person had been caught, I was immediately overjoyed.

A group of people arrived one after another. Song Jiang jumped off his horse and rushed to Dong Ping, saying enthusiastically: "Why are you so disrespectful to General Dong? Why don't you untie him quickly?"

"I am ashamed."

Seeing Dong Ping lower his head, Song Jiang pushed the two henchmen aside and tried to untie the rope for him himself, muttering, "Don't blame me, General Dong. We country folk don't know etiquette. Please forgive me for any offense. Why is there this rope?"

Song Jiang was trying to untie the rope just now, but accidentally tied it into a knot. He was so embarrassed that he broke out in a sweat.

"Madam, take the handle of my halberd."

Yang Chang handed the weapon to Hu Sanniang and stepped forward to take the knot from Song Jiang.

First pick and then pull, and you can easily break the deadlock.

Song Jiang wiped the sweat off his forehead, stepped in front of Dong Ping, bowed, and said, "If you are willing to be humble, please become the leader of our stronghold."

"what?"

Dong Ping and everyone else were stunned.

Yang Chang couldn't help but secretly despise him, thinking, have you become addicted to letting the village chief give in? Should you give in to anyone?
Dong Ping was in the officialdom and was a very obedient person. He mistakenly thought that Song Jiang was threatening him, so he knelt down and expressed his willingness to surrender to Liangshan.

Song Jiang smiled and helped him up. At this time, he no longer mentioned letting the leader of the stronghold, but only discussed with Dong Ping the plan to break the city. The two-gun general immediately expressed his willingness to take the city as a token of his surrender.

After deciding on a plan to break into the city, Song Jiang introduced Lin Chong and other companions to Dong Ping.

When it was his turn to introduce Yang Chang and his wife, Song Jiang suddenly smiled and stroked his beard, turned around and asked, "Do you still need to know these two? Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang and his wife, although they are young, they are very good at cooperating to capture generals. I am really sorry for offending them just now."

"Cooperate to capture the general?"

Dong Ping scratched his head, pointed at Yang Chang and muttered, "Brother Yang Chang is an excellent martial artist. I was defeated by him. I was convinced of my defeat. It seems that there was no cooperation."

"What? You can't defeat him?"

Song Jiang opened his eyes wide, looking around in disbelief.

Did my ears just get damaged?

Seeing Lin Chong, Hua Rong and others were all shocked, Song Jiang couldn't help swallowing his saliva, thinking, how could Yang Chang be possible?

If he changes his weapons and horses, will his martial arts improve dramatically?
Is this reasonable?

(End of this chapter)