Chapter 125: The advantage is mine (6k)

Dong Ping's unintentional words allowed Yang Chang to come to the fore again.

Song Jiang himself had little martial arts skills, so if he didn't understand something he didn't bother to delve into it. He successfully recruited a handsome and powerful general, which in itself was something to be happy about.

He immediately ordered Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang to stay behind to finish the job, and he immediately returned to the front line with Dong Ping, Lin Chong and others, intending to strike while the iron was hot to gain control of the city.

Hua Rong had never fought with Yang Chang, but he had watched the battle between Xu and Dong outside the camp in the morning, and then he fought with Dong Ping in person. He knew very well that Dong Ping was very strong.

Is Yang Chang really that strong? Why didn't I notice it before? Is he pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger?

Lin Chong was the most shocked. He himself was not sure he could capture Dong Ping alive, but Yang Chang did it so easily.

Did Dong Ping become exhausted after being surrounded and chased? Or did Yang Chang hide his strength from him before? He would find an opportunity to fight again in the future.

All the leaders present had their own thoughts, some were shocked, some were suspicious, and some were surprised, but Han Tao was the only one who felt grateful.

He was often ridiculed for being captured alive. Now someone as strong as Dong Ping suffered the same fate. This shows that it was not because he was incompetent, but because Yang Chang was incredibly powerful.

Before the leaders turned around and left, they either saluted with fists or nodded in greeting. In short, they all said goodbye to Yang Chang respectfully, which showed their respect for the strong.

Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang finished the cleanup and rushed to Xucheng with their 500 infantry and cavalry.

By then, the city gate had been opened by Dong Ping, and Song Jiang had led his troops into the city to rescue people, avenge, pacify the people, take money, and load food.
That afternoon, carts loaded with gold, silver, grain and rice set out from Xucheng and were transported to Shuibo.

After Song Jiang captured the city, he did not stop, but returned to Liangshan via Anshan Town overnight. He had to arrive before Lu Junyi and win the game fairly.

After arriving at Anshan Town at night, Song Jiang ordered each camp to rest on the spot and continue on the journey at dawn.

Before the temporary camp was set up, Bai Sheng suddenly came to report on the battle in Dongchang.

It turned out that Lu Junyi had encountered a tough opponent. He had been defeated several times in battles with the defender of Dongchang. Now he was no longer able to capture the city alone, so he sent Bai Sheng to ask Song Jiang for help.

Song Jiang was surprised when he heard this, but he was ecstatic inside.

Is Mr. Lu so good at his job? Or is it that Mr. Wu has taught him well? Anyway, this matter has been done very well, and it will make Mr. Song proud. I will certainly not treat him badly when I return to the mountain.

No, I'm too excited, I have to control myself.

Song Jiang suppressed his inner joy, clenched his fist and said to everyone: "Dongchang Prefecture has ruined the reputation of Liangshan. I will not return to the mountain until Zhang Qing is captured. Tell me to stop setting up camp and march directly to Liaocheng!"

"Yes!"

The leaders responded and went to make arrangements.

Song Jiang spread out his palms which were full of sweat. Seeing everyone turning around and leaving the tent, he couldn't help rubbing his palms together, and jumped lightly, as happy as a child.

After three days of rapid march, the army arrived outside Liaocheng and came to Lu Junyi's camp.

When Lu Junyi saw Song Jiang, he immediately clasped his fists and bowed to apologize, humbly saying that he had done his job poorly, which led to his brother being injured and bedridden.

Song Jiang hurriedly helped Lu Junyi up, frowned and pretended to be regretful, and sighed: "I thought that with Wu Xuejiu and Yiqing here, things would go more smoothly, but I didn't expect..."

"Lu is ashamed."

Lu Junyi responded with his waist half bent because he took into consideration that Song Jiang was too short and if he stood up to speak, the other party would feel uncomfortable with his neck tilted back.

People respect me one foot, and I respect others ten feet.

Seeing Lu Junyi being so righteous, Song Jiang immediately held his hands and shook them, and whispered to him, "Sir, don't be so modest. You lost the chance to be the leader of the stronghold because of bad luck."

"Brother Gongming, Hao Siwen and Xiang Chong are injured and recuperating. Do you want to go and see them first?"

After hearing Wu Yong's reminder, Song Jiang immediately let go of Lu Junyi and said seriously, "That's what I meant. Military Advisor, please lead the way."

After a while, Wu Yong led a group of people and went straight to the camp for wounded soldiers.

Song Jiang saw that Hao Siwen's forehead was wrapped in cloth, and Xiang Chong's right armpit was also wrapped up. Both of them looked not very good. He thought to himself that Wu Xuejiu had done a good job. He could persuade them to "sell" on their own initiative. "I will give them a lot of gold and silver when I return to the mountain."

"How's it going? Are you feeling better?"

"elder brother?"

"My brother's armpit hurts, sorry I can't finish the ceremony."

"Lie down quickly, lie down quickly."

Hao Siwen was drowsy and Xiang Chong had a headache and was sweating. Song Jiang hurried forward to support him and said some polite words.

After helping the two men lie down again, Song Jiang turned around and said to Wu Yong in a serious tone, "Military Advisor, it is not comfortable to recuperate here. We must send someone back to the stronghold as soon as possible and let An Daoquan treat him."

"I'll arrange it right away."

"Remember to let him use the best medicine. I would rather endure the pain myself than watch my brother suffer."

"understood"

Wu Yong was singing a duet with Song Jiang when a lieutenant suddenly came up to report: "Zhang Qing, the arrowless man, is challenging us to a fight outside the camp."

"I was just about to catch him!"

Song Jiang was delighted when he heard this. He waved his hand to everyone and said in a deep voice, "Let's go meet this man and see how powerful he is."

Soon, Song Jiang led the leaders of the camp and set up their battle formation in the flat wilderness outside the camp.

Hei Sanlang saw the three enemy generals in full gear, especially the commander in the front, who looked very majestic, and thought to himself, is this Zhang Qing, the arrowless one? Why am I so excited to see the prey again?
Zhang Qing saw the general flag with the word "Song" on it and saw that the man in the middle was a fat man with a dark face. He immediately guessed that it was Song Jiang, so he pointed at his nose and cursed: "You thief in the puddle, who dares to fight?"

"Who wants to go?"

After Song Jiang finished speaking, he looked around and heard Xu Ning's response, then he spurred his horse and drew his spear to go out into the battle.

After fighting for less than five rounds, Zhang Qing pretended to be defeated and retreated.

Xu Ning was unaware of the plan and rode his horse to chase after him, but was hit in the center of his eyebrows by a stone. He immediately fell off his horse in pain. Fortunately, Lu Fang and Guo Sheng were quick to act and managed to bring him back to their camp.

Song Jiang always thought that it was Wu Yong's plan, and he was deliberately sent here to gain prestige. But when he saw Xu Ning fighting with Zhang Qing, he realized that this guy was a tough guy.

"Who wants to go again?"

"I come!"

Yan Shun shouted loudly, spurred his horse and brandished his sword to go straight at Zhang Qing. On the way, he was hit by a flying stone on his heart guard, which startled him so much that he immediately turned his horse back to the formation.

Song Jiang was very anxious. Before he could send out more troops, Han Tao attacked with his spear.

This time, he was able to fight Zhang Qing for ten rounds without being defeated, and thought that he had finally regained some face.

Han Tao was feeling very proud of himself when he was hit on the nose by a flying stone. Blood immediately gushed out of his face and he had no choice but to flee back to his camp on horseback.

"Death to the man!"

When Peng Qi saw his companions being attacked, he rushed to support them without waiting for Song Jiang's order.

Zhang Qing took out a stone from his waist and threw it. With a whoosh, it hit Peng Qi's cheek again. The pain made him throw away the three-pointed knife and cover his face and go back.

Seeing that he had lost four generals at the beginning of the battle, Song Jiang panicked and prepared to withdraw his troops back to the camp. However, Xuan Zan in the back row was confident of his extraordinary strength and walked to the front of the battle while boasting.

"I see that this man has few martial arts skills. Even though he has some skills in using hidden weapons, I don't believe he can beat me!"

"Come on, come on, add you in, and it will make up the total number of five elements!"

Zhang Qing heard Xuan Zan's gruff shouting and immediately waved for him to come in.

"I'll take care of your mother."

"Go!"

Xuan Zan raised his long sword and swore, but his words fell without a sound and a stone flew towards him, hitting the corner of his mouth, causing him to feel excruciating pain. He then fell off his horse and fainted.

Song Jiang had more people in his camp, so he snatched Xuan Zan back.

Zhang Qing then held his spear in front of him, holding the saddle with his left hand and continued to provoke, "Are you the so-called heroes of Liangshan? You are just a bunch of rabble, come again if you have the guts!"

"You bastard! I will not return to the army unless I capture you!"

Song Jiang flew into a rage upon hearing this, and drew his sword to cut off the corner of his clothes as an oath.

"Don't worry, brother. I will help you capture this man!"

Hu Yanzhuo had been watching the battle for a long time and felt that it was time for him to make his debut. He whipped his horse and led it to the front of the battle. He looked at Zhang Qing and cursed: "Flying stones is just a trick. Do you recognize the great general Hu Yanzhuo?"

"A traitor and rebel, do you think you deserve my grandfather's recognition? I'll beat you up!"

After Zhang Qing finished speaking, he threw a stone in the air. Hu Yanzhuo hurriedly raised the whip to protect his face, but he didn't know that the opponent had a fake move before a real move.

The second stone hit his wrist, causing the steel whip in his hand to shake and fall. Hu Yanzhuo had no choice but to turn his horse back to the battle formation, and saw Song Jiang lowering his head in shame.

"Even the cavalry leaders are easily affected, maybe the infantry leaders will be more effective?"

Song Jiang frowned and talked to himself, then looked around for someone to fight with, and happened to meet Liu Tang's eyes.

The red-haired ghost understood, raised his broadsword, and strode forward, shouting and yelling. He knew that an infantry general would be at a disadvantage against a cavalry general, so the first thing he thought of was to chop the horse's legs.

Zhang Qing laughed at his ignorance and fearlessness. He led his horse closer to see Liu Tang's intention, then hurriedly pulled his horse to leap forward and flew directly over the red-haired ghost's head.

Liu Tang raised his knife and chopped at nothing. When he came to his senses, he was hit in the face by a stone. He fell to the ground and rolled over in pain.

As it was too far from the battle site, the Liangshan leaders were too late to rescue Liu Tang and could only watch him being dragged away. Song Jiang was already panicking at this time, pointing at Liu Tang and shouting randomly: "Who will save Liu Tang?"

"I go!"

Yang Zhi rode his horse and brandished his sword to rescue him, but was intercepted by Zhang Qing and fought with him halfway.

After fighting for only two rounds, Yang Zhi was hit by two stones. Although the stones hit his armor, he was frightened and showed his cowardice, so he led his horse back to the camp.

Immediately afterwards, Lei Heng and Zhu Tong came out together, and were also accidentally injured by flying stones. Fortunately, Guan Sheng came to rescue them in time.

He used his Qinglong sword to block a flying stone, but was worried about getting hurt in the face like the others, so he only protected Lei Heng and Zhu Tong to return safely, and was unwilling to step forward to fight with Zhang Qing.

Song Jiang counted on his fingers and found that including Hao Siwen and Xiang Chong, thirteen people from Liangshan had been defeated by Zhang Qing.

What a disgrace.

At this time, the only leaders who had not yet gone into battle and were good at martial arts were Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Hua Rong, Suo Chao, Yang Chang, Hu Sanniang, and Dong Ping.

Hua Rong, as a confidant, did not speak up, so Song Jiang would not take the initiative to send him out. Lu Junyi, as a knowledgeable and good official, was also the second in command in Song Jiang's mind, and he did not want him to show up in public and take risks. There was also Yang Chang, who he wanted to deliberately "hide", and Hu Sanniang as well.

Song Jiang made a rough mental inventory and found that the only people he could use were Lin Chong, Suo Chao and Dong Ping.

Suo Chao couldn't even defeat Yang Zhi, so naturally he couldn't be a match for Zhang Qing. Lin Chong was the last ballast in his heart, so he could only place his hopes on Dong Ping.

Dong Ping saw Song Jiang staring at him, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Do you need me to fight? Brother Yang Chang is very agile, so sending him to fight will definitely lead to success."

"Um"

After listening to Dong Ping's recommendation, Song Jiang immediately turned his head and looked at Yang Changming, thinking that this is a good idea. Let you also get hit by the flying stones and embarrass yourself. Finally, let Lin Chong and Dong Ping take action together. I don't believe that Zhang Qing has three heads and six arms.

"Since General Dong has recommended you, then I'd like to trouble you, Sanlang?"

"it is good."

Yang Chang was enjoying the show and thought it was a pity that Hei Sanlang didn't bring Li Kui with him. That guy has thick skin and tough flesh, and he might be Zhang Qing's natural enemy.

Being recommended by Dong Ping was really a surprise, but Yang Chang relied on his [Flying General] attribute and was not afraid of being hit by Zhang Qing's flying stone, so he agreed to Song Jiang and led his horse out to fight.

Hu Sanniang wanted to remind him to stop him, but she didn't say anything. After all, Yang Chang would not do anything without confidence. Maybe he wanted to become famous here?
Yang Chang rode his horse forward slowly. His mount looked majestic and his golden armor shone, which made the enemy troops cheer secretly.

Zhang Qing couldn't help but sigh: "Haha, Liangshan also has such a handsome young general? You look so well dressed and good-looking. If you are hit by flying rocks, you will definitely be scarred and ugly. You'd better think it over before moving forward."

"Flying stones? Come on."

Yang Chang on the horse had a calm expression and stretched out his hand to hook it back in a provocative manner, which immediately angered Zhang Qing.

Grandpa gave me a kind reminder, but you don’t appreciate it?

"Okay, okay!" Zhang Qing secretly held a stone in his hand, thinking that it was no one's fault that you were seeking death, so he took the opportunity to throw it.

The stone flew towards Yang Chang's face like a meteor.

There was a whooshing sound of wind.

Yang Chang tilted his head slightly, and the stone grazed his left ear by half an inch. The fellow immediately raised his hand and continued to provoke: "I didn't hit you, is that all?"

"Interesting, there is"

Zhang Qing first made a feint, and the second shot was the real flying stone.

It was a pity that such a confusing move was met with Yang Chang who was as steady as an old dog. He only dodged sideways at the second attack, which made Zhang Qing's blood boil.

“Nothing special”

"Little thief, don't be so arrogant."

Hearing Yang Chang's mocking words, Zhang Qing thought that since Yang Chang was defending with all his strength, it would be difficult to hit him with a flying stone, so he jumped on his horse and charged forward with his spear, intending to find an opportunity in the battle.

There was a sound.

Zhang Qing took the lead and advanced with a spear, but unexpectedly Yang Changma was able to arrive first and directly met the silver spear with his halberd. The strength of the spear was so great that it almost slipped out of his hand.

This guy is so powerful!
Yang Chang reined in his horse, turned around, and swung his halberd back to chop. Zhang Qing opened his eyes wide and feinted his spear, dodged, and at the same time took out a stone and threw it again.

"Go!"

Clang.
The angle was originally impossible to dodge, but Yang Chang forced a change in his swinging move, and incredibly, he ended up hitting out with the halberd in his backhand, and in the end, he hit the flying stone accurately, just like hitting a baseball back.

Although the stone did not hit Zhang Qing, this martial art was obviously beyond his understanding. He panicked and turned around and ran away.

How could Yang Chang let him get away so easily? He immediately urged the Jade Lion of Night to chase him, and in an instant he was behind Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing heard the deafening sound of horses' hooves, so he secretly looked back and was shocked to find that Yang Chang had already raised his halberd and was ready to kill him. He was so scared that his face turned pale.

He hastily drew his spear and turned around to block, but his hands were numbed by the shock of the Fang Tian Hua Ji.

Before Zhang Qing could react, Yang Chang lifted up his halberd and thrust it forward, easily knocking away Zhang Qing's spear with his skillful force. At the same time, he dropped the halberd and hooked the lion's shoulder with the branch of the halberd, and finally gently pulled it back.

The flying stone hero who had made all the heroes lose face was pulled off his horse so easily.

Zhang Qing struggled to get up and tried to run, but Yang Chang's halberd was already against his throat. He said coldly, "If you move, you will die. Think it over before you move."

"You are awesome, I have nothing to say."

Zhang Qing spread out his hands, indicating that he would no longer resist.

Yang Chang's brilliant performance just now stunned all the Liangshan heroes. They watched it as if they were watching a snooker match, holding their breath and not saying a word.

On the contrary, the newcomer Dong Ping was unaware of the situation. When he saw Yang Chang's victory, he immediately reported the good news to Song Jiang: "Isn't what I said right? Brother Yang Chang is an extraordinary martial artist. We should have let him go earlier."

"Ahem. Yes."

Song Jiang smiled awkwardly, thinking to himself, this is more eye-catching than capturing you. How many brothers have seen this scene? I wonder how much prestige Yang Chang will gain. Am I shooting myself in the foot?
Wu Yong saw what Song Jiang was thinking, and felt mixed emotions. He followed Dong Ping and comforted him, "Now that Yang Chang has captured Zhang Qing, Dongchang Prefecture will be captured soon."

"yes."

After listening to this, Song Jiang nodded slightly, and then ordered Lu Fang and Guo Sheng to come forward to assist and cooperate with Yang Chang to bring Zhang Qing back.

However, Yang Chang's next move was completely beyond the expectations of Song Jiang and Wu Yong.

After controlling Zhang Qing, he called out to his deputy generals Gong Wang and Ding Desun, asking them to bring the prisoner Liu Tang over for exchange.

Most of the Liangshan leaders cheered in their hearts. They thought that it would take a lot of effort to save Liu Tang, but they didn't expect such a quick turn of events. However, this "killing first and reporting later" touched Song Jiang's sore spot.

He looked at Yang Chang with a dark face, thinking, "Do you have the final say on whether to change or not? This village leader has to make the decision. And if we let the tiger go back to the mountain at this time, how many brothers will be killed? What's wrong with letting Liu Tang down?"

Yang Sanlang, you are overstepping your authority!
Song Jiang looked at everyone else and saw nothing unusual. He didn't know how to vent his anger, and he couldn't show it on his face.

On second thought, it seemed that when Chao Gai attacked Zengtou City before, it was this guy who acted on his own initiative and made plans without telling the commander, Lin Chong, and Ruan Xiaoqi. Now he has "relapsed"?
Did he take me seriously?

Gong Wang and Ding Desun in the enemy camp thought that Zhang Qing deliberately retreated and threw flying stones, so they did not come out to help in advance. Then they watched their commander being knocked off his horse. They were so shocked that they stood there for a moment. It was Yang Chang's shouting that woke them up.

The two men looked at each other and immediately made the decision to exchange prisoners.

Exchanging Liu Tang for Zhang Qing is a good deal no matter how you think about it.

After a brief discussion, Gong and Ding finally decided that Ding Desun would escort Liu Tang, while Gong Wang would lead an empty horse at the side to provide support.

Seeing that the prisoner exchange was a done deal, Song Jiang ordered Lü Fang and Guo Sheng to go and meet Liu Tang, but Gong Wang shouted at them, "Don't move! If you want to take advantage of this opportunity to cheat, we'd rather not do the exchange!"

"This"

Lu Fang and Guo Sheng had just taken a few steps forward when they were yelled at by Gong Wang and were at a loss what to do.

Ding Desun was walking the leash like a dog, and at Gong Wang's reminder, he held on to the leash and stopped moving. They were obviously worried that Liangshan would outnumber the weak.

Song Jiang frowned and slapped his forehead. He really wanted to take advantage of the prisoner exchange to snatch the person away. He was just about to instruct Lin Chong and Dong Ping to go out together, but he didn't expect that Gong Wang had anticipated it.

"No problem, I can do it!"

Seeing Yang Chang turning his head and signaling, Lu Fang and Guo Sheng turned around and retreated to their camp, while Gong Wang and Ding Desun continued to move forward.

Yang Chang's "arrogant" attitude once again aroused Song Jiang's dissatisfaction.

It would be better if the two deputy generals cheated you later. If they can capture you and bring you back to the city, I, Song, will buy some time before rescuing you, and make you suffer a few more beatings like Shi Jin.

The two generals walked to two feet away from Yang Chang and stopped as if in a stress response.

Gong Wang frowned and said, "We have brought Liu Tang here. Now let's all release him at the same time?"

"hehe."

Yang Chang smiled and shook his head slightly, hooked his Fang Tian Hua Ji in front of Zhang Qing's neck, and said lightly: "General Zhang is unrestrained, if anyone wants to release him, you should do it first."

“This is against the rules”

"My rules are just rules."

Gong Wang reminded with embarrassment, but got a wild reply from Yang Chang.

"Listen to him!"

"All right."

Zhang Qing had been half-kneeling for a long time, and now he was eager to get away.

When Ding Desun saw Gong Wang nod, he gently loosened the rope and shouted, "You can go now."

When Liu Tang slowly walked out more than ten feet away, Yang Chang also kept his promise and moved the painted halberd away.

Zhang Qing turned his head with a complicated look, then ran towards Gong Wang without looking back.

The prisoner exchange between the two sides was originally very smooth. Liu Tang and Zhang Qing walked behind the friendly army at the same time, but Zhang Qing did not suffer serious external injuries after all. After he got on his horse, he winked at Gong Wang and Ding Desun.

Ding Desun nodded in understanding, handed the spear in his hand to Zhang Qing as a weapon, drew his sword and took the lead, and Zhang Qing and Gong Wang followed closely behind with spears and forks.

As Song Jiang had expected, the three of them did not want to talk about the so-called martial ethics at this moment. They wanted to work together to defeat the powerful enemy in front of them.

Originally, Yang Chang could retreat with the help of his divine horse, but Liu Tang would be in danger if he walked. The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, and he planned to try out his new unique skill [Random Dance].

Zhang Qing is not strong in close combat, and his two deputy generals are probably even weaker in martial arts, so they are just the right size to provide Yang with some skills.

The Liangshan heroes saw that the situation had changed and that Yang Chang was outnumbered and yet he rushed forward without hesitation, leaving the other heroes dumbfounded.

"Official!"

"Hurry up and save Brother Yang!"

"what?"

Without waiting for the order, Hu Sanniang was the first to rush out on horseback to provide support. Lin Chong and Dong Ping followed suit, while the other leaders all looked at Song Jiang.

At this time, the government troops on the opposite side saw the unusual movement and took the initiative to attack without any orders. Song Jiang had to order the entire army to follow.

The troops of both sides collided like a tide, and normally it would turn into a melee.

However, Yang Chang's passive skill [Frenzy] was triggered, and not only was he not at a disadvantage when fighting one against three, but he also stabbed Ding Desun's thigh right away, knocking him off his horse easily.

As for Zhang Qing and Gong Wang, who arrived a little later, they could not last more than three rounds at the hands of Yang Chang. One of them was hit on the back by the painted halberd and fell off his horse, while the other was stabbed in the armpit and fell to the ground.

One against three, the few defeat the many.

Hu Sanniang, Lin Chong and Dong Ping came to support, and each of them was able to control one prisoner.

The government troops who were shouting and rushing to fight saw that their main general had been wiped out in advance halfway through their journey. The soldiers in the front row seemed to have their legs filled with lead, and they slowed down suddenly, causing the soldiers in the back row to collide and trample on each other.

The government troops were in chaos, but the Liangshan soldiers were in full force and swept past them like fallen leaves in the autumn wind. The government troops either died or surrendered, and the whole army was crushed to pieces.

When the governor of Liaocheng saw the government army's defeat, he collapsed on the city wall in a daze like mud. After thinking for a while, he decided to give up resistance. He planned to use the money and food in the treasury to protect the people in the city from being killed.

Zhang Qing and his two companions were captured and thrown into captivity. Song Jiang personally urged them to surrender, so how could they dare not refuse?
When Song Jiang learned that the prefect was honest, he strictly ordered the soldiers not to disturb the people, and moved the money and grain from the treasury and left immediately.

According to past practice, after taking down two big cities in one month, the success should be celebrated in Liaocheng.

But Yang Chang had just stolen the limelight, and many leaders looked at him with admiration. How could Song Jiang be in the mood to drink the celebratory wine?

The purpose of dividing the troops to attack the two mansions was to enhance the prestige of the leader Song Jiang, but it made Yang Chang famous in one battle.

After moving all the items from the Liaocheng treasury, Song Jiang ordered his troops to return that same day.

Before leaving, Zhang Qing recommended the veterinarian Huangfu Duan to Song Jiang, and they finally gathered the number of Tiangang and Disha.

On the way back to Liangshan, Song Jiang was in a bad mood.

Yang Chang is powerful, unwilling to be controlled, and has high prestige and good popularity. When I deal with the affairs of Liangshan in the future, I must consider this person's opinion and I will no longer be able to make decisions alone.

From the death of Chao Gai last year to now, it has been the time when Song Jiang has held all the power.

Why are good days so short?
Drive away wolves from the front door and welcome tigers from the back door.

Yang Chang is much more powerful than Chao Gai. How can I restrain him in the future? Why do I feel powerless?

So annoying!

The army returned to Yanggu County and stationed in Guanshan Town to rest overnight.

Song Jiang was out of bed at night, so he went outside the tent alone to look at the starry sky. He saw a sky full of twinkling stars, which overshadowed the brilliance of the moon.

"Ugh"

"Why do you sigh, brother?"

Wu Yong came quietly to his side. Song Jiang felt warm in his heart but did not look back. He said to himself: "Isn't the military advisor asleep too? It is said that the stars surround the moon, but who would have thought that the stars are so bright that they can cover the brightness of the moon. It makes people sigh when thinking about it."

"Haha, brother, why are you so sad?" Wu Yong smiled and said, "The moon waxes and wanes, this is the normal law of nature. Now that the moon is in its new moon phase, it should be dark and unclear."

"Since ancient times, the stars have been able to show what's happening in the world. It's common sense that the moon has new and full moons. Do you think it's the new moon or full moon in Liangshan now?"

"Brother, don't worry. Liangshan has strong soldiers and horses, and sufficient money and food. Now is the time to hope."

"Isn't it the stars and the crescent moon?"

Song Jiang asked excitedly. Wu Yong understood his worries and said meaningfully, "Brother, you have the Book of Heaven in your hand. Why don't you show the will of Heaven to others? And recreate the situation of the moon surrounded by stars?"

"What the military advisor meant."

"There are already enough mountain stronghold leaders. It is best to re-arrange the seating order as soon as possible, but be extremely careful when assigning seats and responsibilities."

"I understand. We'll discuss this in detail when we get back to the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)