Chapter 131: Fate's Trick (6k)

"General Chen, General Chen?"

No matter how Song Jiang called out, Commandant Chen never turned back.

He knew what Song Jiang wanted to ask, but didn't know how to answer.

When receiving the imperial edict, Huizong sent his trusted eunuch to give advice, asking Chen Zongshan to pay attention to Yang Chang, paying attention to his appearance and conversation, and if conditions permit, to take a look at his martial arts.

Chen Zongshan was able to hold the position of Grand Marshal of the Palace, so he naturally had the ability to guess the emperor's intentions. The emperor must have had special intentions for paying so much attention to the small leader Yang Chang, and it was most likely out of goodwill.

When Song Jiang was selecting people in the Loyalty Hall, Chen Zongshen secretly examined Yang Chang and found that such a handsome man had fallen into a doghouse. Then he threw Zhang Ganban to death like a chicken, and made Li Yuhou, who had been making a lot of noise all the way, wet his pants.

Such a tough guy, such a hero.

Hiding in the water, he could attract His Majesty's attention? Could he be a simple person?
Not only did he fail to complete the mission of recruiting the imperial court, but also the followers sent by the Grand Tutor's Mansion died. Chen Zongshen went from being nervous before boarding the ship to being relieved after boarding the ship. The change in his mentality was all due to Yang Chang's throwing.

With Yang Chang's information at hand, I will feel more confident when meeting the emperor.

Watching Chen Zongshen drift away, Song Jiang stood on the dock like a husband-waiting rock. His mood fell from the clouds to the abyss and he felt as if the whole world had collapsed.

Is there still hope for amnesty?

"Brother, brother?"

"Hmm? Mr. Lu, you haven't left yet?"

"Let's go back."

"Do you know what Commandant Chen meant by what he said just now?"

Yang Chang threw Zhang Ganban to death, and Chen Zongshan wants Liangshan to hand over the murderer?

Lu Junyi's attributes all add to his martial arts ability, and his limited brain can only think of this level, but he knows that Yang Chang has a high prestige in Liangshan, so naturally he is unwilling to draw a conclusion.

He can't beat Song Jiang in scheming and scheming, but he is still very good at playing dumb.

"I have only been in the mountains for a short time, so I don't understand him as well as you do."

"I understand him? I am increasingly unable to understand him. Forget it, let's go back first."

Song Jiang shook his head bitterly, thinking that the military advisor might know.

The two men went up the mountain with their entourage, passed three checkpoints and climbed to the platform on the top of the mountain, where they saw Wu Yong standing at the edge of the slope waiting for them.

As soon as Song Jiang and Lu Junyi showed up, Wu Yong immediately went up to them and greeted them.

"Brother Gongming, Mr. Lu."

"Brothers were provoked today. The military advisor is not in the city to calm people's hearts. What is the purpose of coming here?"

"Everyone is now calm and has returned to their homes. Brother, please relax."

"Oh?"

Seeing that Wu Yong seemed to have something to say, Song Jiang used words to send Lu Junyi away, and then asked: "Military Advisor, do you have anything to say?"

"Yes." Wu Yong came forward and whispered, "Since the surrender failed today, I advise you not to vent your anger on the other brothers, especially Yang Chang."

"The military advisor spoke for him?"

Song Jiang was puzzled and frowned as he replied, "He pretended to be a living Buddha before, but now he killed Zhang Ganban in public and even said he was helping me. This is clearly to undermine the amnesty. How can the court dare to send people here again? How can there be no rebuke?"

"Brother, you have heard the imperial edict and seen the imperial wine. The court treats us like grass. Even if we are recruited, we still have no place to belong. It's fine if Yang Chang kills Zhang Ganban. Cai Jing, a traitor, will definitely ask for troops. When the time comes, we will teach him some ruthless tricks to kill him and make him die. Only then will he accept the amnesty and have some dignity."

"Waiting for a good price is a safe method, but I finally managed to smooth things over, but today it has turned into this situation. How can I explain this to Su Yuanjing? I am afraid that my path to advancement will be interrupted."

"It's just a small job, it won't affect the future of Liangshan. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Xiu killed Cao Cao's nephews and favorite generals, but in the end he was still accepted by Cao Cao, and his strategist Jia Xu even became Cao Cao's arm. Brother, you should look at the long-term."

Wu Yong's nickname is Mr. Jialiang, but he takes Jia Xu as his role model in his actions, and at this moment he unconsciously puts himself in his shoes.

Song Jiang felt relieved after hearing this, but he was curious about Wu Yong's words for Yang Chang, so he asked: "Just now, General Chen left a message before leaving, saying that if we want to succeed, our hope lies in Yang Chang. Military Advisor, what do you think this means? Take him to the court to apologize?"

"Absolutely not. If you do this, wouldn't you be destroying your own Great Wall?"

Wu Yong shook his head like a rattle, then frowned and looked in front of Wanzi City, and said thoughtfully: "This is Chen Zongshan's first time to Liangshan, and none of the brothers knew him before, but why did he single out Yang Chang? Could it be that he is resentful because of the failure of the amnesty and deliberately did this to alienate us?"

"I think he speaks very sincerely and doesn't seem to have any bad intentions." Song Jiang frowned and shook his head.

"If this isn't a plot to sow discord, then maybe this person knows Yang Chang? But he didn't show it today, or maybe his friend knows him?"

"His friend?"

Wu Yong's words pointed out a direction, and Song Jiang also thought in this direction, boldly assuming and confidently overturning it, "Yang Chang has been to Tokyo three times. Could it be that he has made friends with the dignitaries in Beijing? Impossible, impossible."

"Forget it, don't think about it." Wu Yong patted Song Jiang on the shoulder and pointed to the north to remind him: "The brothers have been upset today. You'd better go back and comfort them one by one, and don't let Yang Chang take away their hearts."

Song Jiang exclaimed, "What do you mean, Advisor?"

"Heroes in the martial arts world take pleasure in avenging their enemies. How do you think we can quickly calm down our anger?" Wu Yong spread his hands bitterly, thinking that you should be very familiar with it.

"Ok?"

Song Jiang's eyes widened and he asked, "Did he kill Zhang Bangan?"

Seeing Wu Yong nod slightly, Song Jiang's heart was suddenly in turmoil. He finally understood Yang Chang's motive for murder. Could it be that he was trying to win people's hearts?
Is this still available?

So calculating and terrifying.

How can I redeem myself?

While pacing on the spot to think of a countermeasure, Song Jiang suddenly remembered Li Kui's trouble. He immediately stared at Wu Yong and asked, "Military Advisor, what happened to Li Kui today?"

"I arranged it."

Wu Yong was very frank and added in a serious tone, "I had consulted Pei Xuan beforehand at Jinshatan. Li Yuhou and Zhang Bangan have evil attitudes and are obviously sent by Gao Qiu and Cai Jing to do bad things. Rather than provoke the other brothers to lose their temper, it is better to let Li Kui make trouble in advance. This way, it will be easier to control him."

"Why didn't you discuss it with me?"

"My brother has been waiting for me all the time, and I can't find any opportunities at all."

"Did the black fellow's rebellious words come from his own nonsense, or was it taught by the military advisor?"

"I just said wait for the right opportunity, but this black fellow kept his mouth shut. But it doesn't matter. We have to fight the imperial court anyway. As long as we win, everything will be fine."

"Alas, this black guy has been ruining my plans. I really want to chop off this black head."

Song Jiang slapped his forehead. He loved and hated Li Kui. Thinking of this, he asked again: "Where is that black fellow now? I can't rebuke Yang Chang, so I can only use Li Kui to establish my authority."

"Brother, I suggest you don't do that. Li Kui's behavior today is actually similar to that of Yang Chang. It can be regarded as venting the anger of the brothers. If you punish him arbitrarily, won't it chill the hearts of the brothers?"

"But if we don't kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, won't they become lawless? How can we lead the team in the future?"

"Don't think too much about it. Chen Zongshan is back in Beijing to report. I expect the imperial court will lead a large army to attack. Brother, prepare for war as soon as possible. It is easiest to rally people's hearts through fighting. Have you forgotten the battles in Zhujiazhuang, Qingzhou, Gaotangzhou, etc.?"

"makes sense"

After Song Jiang and Wu Yong finished their discussion, they went back and talked to people in batches, directing the conflict to the treacherous villains in the court. At the same time, he encouraged everyone to train their troops and prepare to welcome the government army's expedition.

Yang Chang went "crazy" during the day, and waited for Song Jiang to find him to "question" him in the afternoon. However, no one came until dusk. It was not until the next night that Song Qing came to invite him home for a drink.

As Yang Chang expected, Song Jiang was also at Song Qing's residence.

Yang Chang thought Song Jiang was going to blame him, but Hei Sanlang praised him for doing the right thing, saying that he should give the treacherous officials and their lackeys a warning. Song Qing then talked about the past in Yuncheng and praised Yang Chang for his strong sense of loyalty.

Seeing the two brothers toasting one after another, Yang Chang guessed their intention to force them to drink, so after drinking more than ten bowls, he held his head and pretended that he was not drunk. In fact, he had the [Drug Inhibitor Body], so it was no problem for him to get the two brothers drunk.

Seeing that he started to talk incoherently, Song Jiang intentionally or unintentionally led the topic to Tokyo, and kept asking about his experiences in Beijing several times and whether he had met any noble people.

Yang Chang had no idea what Song Jiang meant, so he pretended to be drunk and talked a lot of nonsense, making sure he wouldn't let Hei Sanlang succeed.

The three of them clinked glasses and drank until three o'clock in the morning.

When Yang Chang went out, he fell down. It was Song Qing who helped him back to his residence. When he saw Song Jiang again, he shook his head slightly.

"Brother, you are overthinking. How can you easily get to know the rich and powerful? If Sanlang really had this opportunity, he would definitely not stay in Liangshan."

"That's true. After sending Su Yuanjing several valuable gifts, Le He only met him once. It was not as good as the chance meeting at Weishui. But Chen Zongshan's words are really interesting."

"Maybe it's just a casual remark. It's better to follow Wu Xuejiu's advice and spend more energy on military training. Only after we win will we be qualified to negotiate terms."

"Right."

It is said that Chen Zongshan failed to surrender, so he went to Jizhou to report to Zhang Shuye, and then returned to Beijing by water overnight.

Zhang Ganban died in Liangshan. When Chen Zongshen returned to Beijing, he first went to the Grand Tutor's Mansion to plead guilty, saying that the Liangshan bandits were brutal and unreasonable.

Cai Jing was mentally prepared. After comforting Chen Zongshen, he allowed him to enter the palace to meet the emperor. He then sent people to invite Tong Guan and Gao Qiu. Zhao Ji had not punished him in these days, and he could not wait to return to the court.

Chen Zongshen entered the palace in the afternoon. Zhao Ji was practicing calligraphy in Ruisi Hall again, allowing the visitor to kneel down at the steps to report.

After Chen Zongshan finished speaking, the hall fell silent, and Zhao Ji stopped writing and looked up.

"that's it?"

"There was also Zhang Ganban from the Grand Tutor's Mansion, who angered a leader named Yang Chang and was thrown into the sky and fell to his death."

"Throw it into the sky? How high exactly?"

"It's estimated to be about 30 or 40 feet high."

"Does Yang have three heads and six arms?"

"No, he was a young man less than eight feet tall, with a handsome appearance."

Zhao Ji had learned from Zhao Fujin that Yang Chang had great strength, but he did not expect it to be so exaggerated, so Chen Zongshan reported it timidly and did not raise any questions.

After Chen Zongshan left, Zhao Ji took up his brush and came to the white screen. In the place where the word "Shandong Song Jiang" had been scraped off, he wrote the four characters "Guangming Tianzun" in a ferocious style in the thin gold script.

"The person that Maode has chosen is indeed extraordinary. I really want to meet him. However, you are so arrogant. I wonder if Cai Jing will show up in the court tomorrow."

The next morning, the emperor took the throne at the court session.

Both the civil and military classes shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.

When Zhao Ji saw Cai Jing in front of the class, he thought to himself, you finally show up, let's see what you have to say today.

After the ceremony between the emperor and his ministers, the palace chief official shouted, "If you have something to do, please report early. If you have nothing to do, please withdraw from the court."

Wang Fu reported on recent disasters, people's livelihood and other matters, showing that he had performed his duties conscientiously as prime minister. However, Zhao Ji had been enjoying himself mainly in his palace so far and did not care about the suffering of the people. He sat on the throne and said calmly that he knew about it, then turned to look at Cai Jing beside Wang Fu.

"Is the Master still in good health?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am old and frail and often suffer from illness. I need to rest for some time every year."

"Since you are still ill, why are you here today? You could rest at home." "I am really worried about state affairs."

Cai Jing coughed twice, then reported that the bandits had torn up the imperial edict and slandered the emperor, which resulted in Chen Zongshen's failure to surrender. Seeing the emperor's change of expression, Gao Qiu also came out to agree, advising the emperor to send troops to suppress the Shuibo rebellion.

Zhao Ji was distracted in the Ruisi Palace yesterday and did not hear clearly the bandits' slanderous remarks about the imperial edict. When he heard the report, he was furious and immediately ordered Cui Jing to be sent to the Dali Temple for questioning.

Su Yuanjing was sweating profusely and stood on the stage not daring to say a word.

On that day, Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and other pro-war factions jointly recommended Privy Councilor Tong Guan as the commander-in-chief.

Tong Guan once served in the northwest, so Zhao Ji was still confident in him.

Sending Tong Guan to Liangshan to suppress the bandits was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, but Huizong thought that the attack on Liao was imminent and the various troops needed to be integrated, so using Liangshan as a training ground would be fine.

It is said that after receiving the imperial edict, Tong Guan began to make preparations for the expedition. He selected the eight routes in Tokyo and the imperial camp, with a total of 100,000 soldiers.

As the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent before troops move out. The military equipment and food required for 100,000 troops was enormous. Tong Guan prepared in Tokyo for twenty days before leading the vanguard troops to Jeju, and ordered the rest of the troops to arrive before June.

In early May, the imperial vanguard arrived in Jeju, and Zhang Shuye led his men out of the city to welcome them. Tong Guan then ordered the troops to station outside the city and rode lightly into the city to host a welcoming banquet at the provincial government.

After all, Tong Guan held a high position, and unlike Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng and others who mobilized their troops hastily, when he met with the officials of Jizhou Prefecture, he was not in a hurry to understand the strength of Liangshan.

After the welcoming banquet, Tong Guan called Zhang Shuye to the side hall and asked, "People say that the bandits in Shuibo are extremely vicious. Ji Zhong (Zhang Shuye's courtesy name) knows how many soldiers and horses there are in Shuibo?"

"About 20,000 to 30,000 people."

"How much? Just this much?"

After listening to Zhang Shuye's report, Tong Guan opened his eyes wide in disbelief, wondering if the war report received by the Privy Council was false? Or were the previous government troops all idiots? How could they be so defeated by such a small group of bandits?
"Prime Minister, you must not be careless. These bandits are hiding in the water and occupying the terrain. Although most of them are mountain bandits, there are some wise and brave men among them. If you are not prepared, you will be too restricted by boats. You need to use good strategies to succeed."

Zhang Shuye meant well, but Tong Guan found it offensive.

One hundred thousand versus twenty thousand, government troops versus bandits, the advantage is on my side!

Do you still need good strategies to succeed? Do you think I, Tong Shumi, am a fool? You offended Grand Tutor Cai and your career is not going well, and now you dare to criticize me in a roundabout way? This is really unreasonable!

Tong Guan's face suddenly changed, and he slammed the table and cursed: "I just arrived in Jeju, and you said such depressing words, what is your intention?"

"I dare not, I have no."

Zhang Shuye was so frightened that he fell to the ground and begged for his crime, but Tong Guan would never give him a chance to explain. His following words were like a slam dunk on him, which made Zhang Shuye feel suffocated.

"Song Jiang has grown powerful under your rule, and you still dare to talk nonsense here? You are just like cowards like you, who are afraid of death and have missed the national affairs. I am leading the heavenly soldiers here now, what do you have to fear?"

"The Prime Minister, I just reported this to you last year."

Zhang Shuye wanted to cry but had no tears. Liangshan had been harboring bandits for several years and he was only transferred to Jizhou Prefecture last year. Moreover, Jizhou only occupied half of the 800-li Liangshan Lake, and the other half was in Yunzhou (Dongping Prefecture).

The most critical thing is the Liangshan thieves' lair. The island in the middle of the lake is located to the north of the water park. Moreover, the rapid development of Liangshan is related to Yang Jian's economic policy. The nearby fishermen cannot pay the rent and taxes, and have no way to survive except to become thieves. Tong Guan is scolding him as a resentful person, and he just doesn't let Zhang Shuye explain.

"Don't shirk your responsibility. You just need to obey orders and cooperate. When I defeat Liangshan, you will have your share of the credit. If you dare to neglect it, humph."

"Don't worry, Prime Minister. I will fully cooperate with you."

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. Seeing that Tong Guan was unreasonable, Zhang Shuye stopped defending him.

After venting his anger, Tong Guan returned to the camp outside the city with a drunken attitude and discussed with his generals: "At present, only two of the eight armies have arrived, and there are not enough boats to cross the river in Jeju. If we want to win quickly, we have to lure the enemy down the mountain. However, this lake is 800 miles in radius, so we have to choose a suitable battlefield. Who among you is willing to lead the troops to survey the terrain?"

"The general will go where he wishes!"

Wu Bingyi, the military commander of Chenzhou, and Li Ming, the military commander of Xuzhou, volunteered at the same time. At that time, the troops from these two states arrived first, and they both rushed to show their goodwill to Tong Guan.

Tong Guan was pleased to see this, so he ordered two generals to scout on the left and right, and told each of them to lead 3,000 soldiers and then divide them into seven or eight for reconnaissance. He was afraid that if too many soldiers were sent, the bandits would be frightened and dare not come down the mountain.

The government troops were short of boats and had no naval forces to accompany them, so all their actions were monitored by Liangshan.

Wu Bingyi and Li Ming divided their troops into scouts, which was completely a waste of lives for Liangshan. They were ambushed dozens of times within ten days and lost three thousand soldiers in vain.

When Tong Guan received the battle report, he did not blame anyone. Instead, he continued to send out additional scout teams, but they were getting further and further away from the water.

When fishing with a straight hook, you are afraid that the fish will not take the bait.

At the end of May and the beginning of June, troops from eight states arrived in Jeju.

Tong Guan had also completed the preliminary "laying a nest", so he led 20,000 soldiers from the imperial camp and marched forward in a mighty manner. The soldiers from the eight states followed with their flags lowered from a small road and set up camp 20 miles southeast of Liangshan.

As expected, Song Jiang fell into the trap and led his troops down the mountain, forming a battle array on the east side of the lake.

Tong Guan had been marching for half a day without a break, so how could he wait until tomorrow to get the intelligence? He urged all troops to go to Shuibo for a decisive battle.

That afternoon, the heat was rising.

The front army had formed a battle array and was advancing slowly. Tong Guan led his horse to a hill to observe. He saw that the people of Liangshan had already formed a battle array. He could not help but sigh, "I thought they were just a group of bandits, but I didn't expect that they were so well-equipped and had deployed the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams formation in such a short time. Fortunately, we didn't advance rashly before."

"Prime Minister, the enemy's battle array is ready. I'm afraid they have already prepared. Why don't we retreat today and use up our energy in a few days before coming back? Maybe we can win the battle in one go?"

When Feng Mei saw that Tong Guan took the initiative to support the enemy, he could not help but offer some advice.

Tong Guan shook his head slightly when he heard this, and said sternly: "The bandits have the advantage of the terrain, how can we fight them from afar? We have finally lured them out of the water, and we will fight them immediately even if they are prepared."

"But our army has been marching for half a day and has not had time to rest."

"It's okay. Thanks to Song Jiang for setting up this formation, I can see the real situation clearly. It seems that Zhang Shuye's intelligence is correct. They only have more than 20,000 people. You and General Bi must hold on and buy time for the soldiers from the eight states to encircle them. Even if the casualties today are higher, we can accept it."

"I will obey my orders."

After observing the enemy situation, Tong Guan returned to the central army to command, but what he had just seen was what Song Jiang wanted him to see.

The intelligence provided by Zhang Shuye had not actually been verified in detail. Liangshan had gradually expanded from Chao Gai to Song Jiang, and had a maximum of 20,000 people going out to fight, but that did not mean they only had 20,000.

The surrender of Hu Yanzhuo, Guan Sheng, Dong Ping, Zhang Qing and other generals, the accompanying government troops alone numbered more than 20,000, plus the bandits accumulated before, the total number was more than 60,000. If the logistics, family members and all the male members were taken into account, it would be no problem to mobilize an army of 100,000.

High-end hunters often appear as prey.

Tong Guan wanted to lure the fish from Liangshan, but unknowingly he took the bait from Liangshan.

At this time, behind the Liangshan Central Army's general platform, Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang led their own two hundred cavalry scouts, responsible for conveying the general's orders to various units in real time.

With Yang Chang's martial arts, he was more than qualified to be a pioneer, but Song Jiang was unwilling to give him the chance.

Yang Chang had gained a lot of prestige by killing Zhang Bangan with one blow. If he were to gain military merit on the battlefield again, Song Jiang would be worried that he would not be able to control him.

Song Jiang was unwilling to give Yang Chang a chance, and he did not fight for it at all.

He knew the outcome of the war, and it would be great if he could just lie down and pick up the corpses. Song Jiang knew he was in the wrong, so he would not interfere with him anymore.

In the fierce fighting on the battlefield that day, several military supervisors were killed or defeated, which directly stunned the "fisherman" Tong Guan. When Song Jiang's troops saw that they had won the upper hand by beheading the general, they took advantage of the situation and fought in the government army's formation.

Tong Guan hurriedly commanded the attack, and was just planning to hold on to the main force of Liangshan in front of him to buy time for the ambush troops of the Eight States. However, about half an hour into the battle, he received the news that the troops of the Eight States had been counter-ambushed.

It turned out that Liangshan used its naval advantage to transport the hidden troops to the rear, directly cutting off Tong Guan's connection with the rear army.

Tong Guan was struck by lightning when he heard the battle report. His idea of ​​conquering Liangshan with just one battle collapsed. He immediately ordered his troops to retreat towards Zhongdu County. The Liangshan troops followed them for twenty miles and stopped chasing them only when it was almost dark.

The government troops retreated thirty miles and set up camp. At last count, they found that they had lost more than ten thousand soldiers and horses. The high casualties shocked Tong Guan.

Yang Chang rode the Zhaoye Jade Lion to pick up corpses, and acted as a sponsor like he did in Zhujiazhuang. Although he did not pick up particularly good skills, the drops were much better than those in Zhujiazhuang. They were basically weapon skills and riding experience, and occasionally he could pick up high experience. After a battle, he also improved his boxing and kicking to proficiency.

Yang Chang picked up the body and returned to the big camp by the lake, only to see that the central army tent was brightly lit.

The night jade lion was dazzlingly white. Zhu Tong, who was sitting outside the tent enjoying the cool air, saw it and quickly stood up and waved to him, "Come quickly, Sanlang. Brother Gongming and the military advisor are arranging the battle plan for tomorrow. You should quickly enter the tent and take up a mission."

"Me? Don't I have a job?"

Yang Chang handed the mount to his follower and pointed at himself with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhu Tong pulled him in, muttering, "Investigating the affairs of the three armies is just a fixed duty. It is natural to make some adjustments during wartime. Now all the leaders have combat missions. How can you, the pillar of Liangshan, just do the job of a messenger? Come on, come on."

Yang Chang was dragged into the big tent by Zhu Tong without any explanation. At that time, Wu Yong was setting up an ambush from all sides, and had already arranged the last part of capturing Tong Guan.

"If the plan succeeds tomorrow, Tong Guan will lead the defeated army to escape to Jeju through here. There are not many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized for this last battle, so we need a leader with strong martial arts skills. Now only Mr. Lu is left."

"Why would Mr. Lu come in person? Captain Yang hasn't received his mission yet."

Zhu Tong interrupted Wu Yong's arrangements and at the same time drew everyone's attention.

Dong Ping looked at the people around him, pointed at Yang Chang and said seriously: "Yes, yes, yes, how could you forget Brother Yang? When I broke out of Dongping, it was him who stayed at the end, like an iron barrel."

"correct."

"Military Advisor, please give the order quickly."

"elder brother."

Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, Shi Jin, Han Tao, Xuan Zan and others all came to agree. Under pressure, Wu Yong looked at Song Jiang and finally gave Yang Chang 500 infantry and cavalry, putting him in the last link of the ambush.

After the tents were dispersed, Song Jiang was still looking at the map, but he was not happy about his victory.

Wu Yong knew what he was thinking, so he sat beside him and comforted him softly, "Don't worry, brother. If Tong Guan is defeated tomorrow as he wished, he may not be able to escape to Yang Chang's position. If he can really break through more than a dozen ambushes, even Yang Chang will have no reason to stop him."

"You have seen it just now. There are too many leaders supporting him, including many surrendered generals. His prestige is much higher than that of Mr. Lu. Fortunately, he was not allowed to take charge of the military power, otherwise my words would be meaningless." Song Jiang frowned with a dark face.

Wu Yong said after hearing this: "Brother, don't think too much. As long as Tong Guan can be captured, it will be just around the corner to recruit him. By then, he will return to the court and most likely go his separate ways. Why are you so persistent?"

"But without these brothers, how can we be taken seriously when we surrender to the court? I hope Yang Chang doesn't have that luck."

Song Jiang saw it very clearly that he could not suppress Yang Chang at this moment and could only rely on God's will.

However, fate always plays tricks on people. The more Song Jiang didn't want Yang Chang to achieve success, the more God arranged it.

The next day, Tong Guan removed his disguise and stopped using his tricks.

Early in the morning, he led 80,000 to 90,000 soldiers to attack the waterside. Unfortunately, these soldiers came from various states and it was difficult for them to work together. In addition, the defeat yesterday damaged their morale, and they were all nervous on the march.

Furthermore, the vegetation is lush in summer, the reeds by the water are as tall as a forest, and the weeds on the road are more than ten feet high, which is very suitable for ambush operations.

Tong Guan was ashamed and anxious, and his anxiety made him lose his mind, and he walked into the trap step by step.

After being defeated in the battle, he fled in panic and encountered countless ambushes on the way. If it were not for Feng Mei and Bi Sheng's protection, he would have almost fallen into the tiger's mouth.

After finally escaping, they were only thirty miles away from Jeju, but were blocked by a group of soldiers.

Tong Guan looked up and saw the general in the lead with a dazzling white horse and dazzling golden armor, so he murmured, "There are still soldiers blocking the road here, but I'm afraid he can't stop the two generals."

"That's right. The Liangshan bandits can only win by numbers. I will go up and kill him, and vent my anger today."

"Hey, wait for me!"

After Bi Sheng finished speaking, he rode out with his spear in hand. Feng Mei looked at the man's figure and figure and wondered if he was the Yang Chang mentioned by the government. He immediately picked up his sword and rode out to chase him.

(End of this chapter)