Chapter 245 The Bigger Your Mind, the Bigger Your Responsibility

No one from outside Liangshan was invited to the welcoming banquet that day.

Only Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Shi Jin, Le He, An Daoquan and Huangfu Duan were in Weisheng. The rest of the old brothers of Liangshan were serving in Pingbei and Luzhou and had not returned yet. Most of the people attending the banquet were from Yongning Army.

After hearing the scout's report, the lively banquet suddenly became quiet.

If during the Liangshan era, a new and powerful team joined the group, they would usually volunteer to fight.

But at this time, they have come from the underworld to the government.

The rules have changed.

The brothers who came to surrender from the Yongning Army, including Sun Li's Dengzhou faction and Zhu Wu's Shaohua Mountain, already had friendships with Yang Chang, so they all sat down and ate and drank at ease. On the contrary, the Four Heroes of Huangmen Mountain were a little restrained.

They first joined Liangshan because of Song Jiang's reputation, then were assigned to Yongning by Lu Junyi, and now in Weisheng, they have changed their masters for the third time, so they really want to do something.

Ma Lin and the others looked at Lu Junyi with burning eyes, and there was no need to say what they were thinking.

Although Lu Junyi wanted to volunteer, he did not step forward when he saw that Wu Song and Lu Zhishen did not speak. He thought that the group led by General Yang was more formal and had completely broken away from the Liangshan model. Unlike himself and Song Jiang, even after becoming the imperial envoys, they still maintained their bandit spirit.

"The Jin people are attacking Liaozhou? Are they trying to make a feint to the east and attack in the west? The Eastern Route Army has already retreated, what does Nianhan want to do?"

After listening to this, Yang Chang pinched his chin and muttered to himself. When he came to his senses, he found that everyone was looking at him, and their eyes were different.

There are expectations, curiosity, and doubts.

The guy glanced around and his eyes fell on Zhu Wu.

The strategist Wen Huanzhang went to Luzhou, and Yang Chang had no one to ask for advice. Fortunately, he poached Lu Junyi's team, including his old acquaintance Zhu Wu.

"Brother Zhu, what do you think?"

"Uh"

Zhu Wu hesitated for a moment, twirling his beard, and replied, "We have just arrived and are not familiar with the surrounding situation, so it is difficult for us to express our opinions right away. I wonder what the commander thinks of the Jin army in Taiyuan? Or what is his vision for the future? I can add something to your comments."

Yang Chang replied, "According to Mr. Wen's opinion, the Jin army in Taiyuan is very powerful now. Although we have won several times, we have not hurt Nianhan at all. At this time, whether in terms of manpower, horses, or armor, we are not strong enough to fight a decisive battle with Nianhan. It is best to use the terrain advantage to wear them down. What I mean is that we should develop people's livelihood first, and wait until the strength is strong enough, and then march north to take Taiyuan."

"Old Chen is steady, which is good."

Zhu Wu nodded in agreement and added: "There is a military threat from Nianhan in the north, and rebellion from King Kang in the south. The Jin army from Zhending may also come for revenge. It is necessary to act cautiously. Even if we do not rescue Liaozhou, it will not affect the layout of the Taiwei. Liaozhou has continuous ravines and is not suitable for large-scale marches, otherwise the supply line will have problems."

"What do you mean? You mean you don't care about Liaozhou? When the Jin army leaves Liaozhou, Wuxiang will become the attack point. If we have to defend two places at the same time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with. We need to ask the general to send more soldiers and generals."

Shi Jin was summoned back to Weisheng by Yang Chang to rest and reunite with his brothers in Shaohua Mountain. At this time, he couldn't help but interrupt Zhu Wu and express his concerns.

Seeing him take the lead in speaking, Lu Junyi immediately extended his hand and said, "Don't worry, Dalang. We have many brothers here. We are just worried that we will have nothing to do. It won't hurt to add more soldiers and generals."

"Yes."

"Yep."

Ou Peng and Ma Lin immediately echoed.

Seeing this, Yang Chang looked at Zhu Wu again and asked, "From the tone of the military advisor, it seems that he thinks we should not help?"

"Yes." Zhu Wu stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "Liaozhou has rugged ravines and poor resources. Tian Hu didn't even look down on it at the beginning. Even if the Taiwei took advantage of the situation to include it in his sphere of influence, it would only move the battle line to the northeast. He would still have to work hard to deploy and set up the line. However, compared to directly setting up defenses in Wuxiang, the supply line is too far away, which is not conducive to Weisheng's command and support."

"The land around Wuxiang is fertile and is the main grain production area of ​​the Weisheng Army. Once it becomes a strategic location, a lot of land will be forced to become barren. It will be convenient for us to command and coordinate, but it will be hard for the local people."

Seeing Yang Chang frowning and hesitating, Zhu Wu picked up a piece of potato with chopsticks and smiled to comfort him: "The Taiwei has high-yield grain. Even if we give up the Wuxiang grain-producing area, the soldiers and civilians under his rule should not starve. Moreover, we can use the terrain of Liaozhou to block and slowly weaken the Jin cavalry. Once we push the defense line over, this opportunity will no longer exist."

"Military Advisor, do you want to use Liaozhou as a strategic buffer? Wouldn't the people of that state suffer? Moreover, if we plant potatoes there, we will be able to be content in less than half a year."

"No!"

Zhu Wu stood up excitedly, pointed at the potatoes on the table and said seriously: "The defense line of Weisheng and Pingbei is special, which is almost isolated from Taiyuan, but there are many small roads between Liaozhou and Taiyuan. If this magical food flows through, wouldn't it be equivalent to aiding the enemy? Even if the Taiwei wanted to take Liaozhou, he shouldn't promote potatoes there, and Luzhou and the southern part of Pingbei Army should not grow potatoes."

"Haha, good things are hidden by yourself? I'm not that narrow-minded. Liaozhou still needs to be saved."

Yang Chang patted the armrest and stood up, locking his eyes on Lu Junyi. "Brother is new here, and I wanted to keep you in Weisheng to rest for a while, but seeing that the brothers are eager to try, why don't you take a few brothers with you?"

"I just lost to Talai, so I dare not serve as the commander-in-chief. I would rather serve as a vanguard for the general."

"you."

Lu Junyi's humility in public surprised Yang Chang, who quickly comforted him: "Victory and defeat are common in the military. Brother has won many battles before. You must have confidence in yourself and don't belittle yourself. Military Advisor Zhu will accompany you."

"How about I follow the general and learn some combat experience first?"

“That’s good too.”

Yang Chang originally wanted to give Lu Junyi a chance, but when he thought about how he was stuck at the fourth level of Qi Refining and needed to accumulate a large amount of murderous energy, it would not be a bad idea to go with him to pick up corpses, so he agreed.

Preparations needed to be made for sending troops to rescue, and the welcoming banquet was only halfway through.

Yang Chang then ordered Sun An to prepare his troops and agreed to send troops directly from Congwuxiang the next day.

This arrangement was made because half of Weisheng's original garrison were transferred to Luzhou and handed over to Lin Chong for command, while the militia recruited by Sun An in Wuxiang were Yang Chang's only fresh force.

After last year's battle against Kim and the past two months of training, this militia has undergone a transformation.

Yang Chang believed that with [Po Jun] and the mountainous terrain of Liaozhou, he should be able to defeat the Jin people on horseback, not to mention with the addition of Yu Qilin.

Although the welcoming banquet continued, due to the incident just now, everyone's mind was not on the wine, but on their own jobs.

Seeing that everyone was distracted, Yang Chang made arrangements for the 19 new brothers one by one at the banquet.

Lu Junyi, Zhu Wu, Yang Lin, Ou Peng, and Ma Lin will follow Yang Chang to rescue Liaozhou tomorrow.
Chen Da and Yang Chun went to Pingbei Army and served under Zhu Tong.
Sun Li and Zou Run went to Luzhou and served under Lin Chong.

Chai Jin, Jiang Jing, and Du Xing assisted Tang Ke in distributing money and grain to various states;
Li Zhong assisted Ling Zhen in building artillery and gunpowder, Hou Jian supervised the manufacture of armor and military flags for the three armies, Cai Fu and Cai Qing were in charge of Weisheng Prison, and Tao Zongwang was in charge of agricultural affairs in various states. He is currently mainly responsible for the promotion of potato planting and storage.

With the help of [Eye of Insight], Yang Chang's arrangements were basically complementary, and everyone showed satisfied smiles. However, a total of 19 people came this time, but the arrangements stopped at 17, and the only ones missing were Sun Xin and Gu Dasao and his wife.

Mrs. Gu was a strong-willed person, and when she didn't hear her name, she nudged Sun Xin with her elbow.

"Boss, arrangements have been made for all the brothers, but we are the only ones missing. Hurry up and stand up and ask."

"What are you asking? Do you want an official position?" Sun Xin pointed at the tables and chairs around him and said seriously, "General Yang's place is very formal. What else can we do besides running a hotel? Just let brother make the arrangements."

"nonsense."

Mrs. Gu rolled her eyes at the man, and looking at Yang Chang at the top from a distance, she said seriously: "Brother Yang, we only select people based on their talents. I heard that Shi Qian was entrusted with important tasks, so why can't we do the same when we open a hotel? Don't expect Uncle to take care of everything. Isn't he a newcomer as well? We have to do our best."

"How to be proud?"

Sun Xin responded lightly and was about to pour himself a glass of wine, but he saw that Mrs. Gu had a face full of flesh. He thought that one should not be too reasonable with a woman, so he immediately put on a smile and laughed it off.

"Okay, okay, I'll come down and ask Le He to find General Yang for something to do."

"Brother Yang is right in front of us, why are you still looking for Lehe?"

Mrs. Gu stood up with the table, walked to the center of the hall, clasped her fists and saluted to Yang Chang, and said loudly: "Captain Yang, you have made arrangements for everyone just now, why are we not included? Even if we are not very useful, it is not a problem for us to cook for the army."

"Ok?"

Yang Chang smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly stood up to return the gift, explaining: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I have an important matter. I originally planned to return from Liaozhou and hand it over to you and your wife. Since you can't sit still, then make preparations as soon as possible."

"Important? Important matters are good."

Mrs. Gu was delighted to hear this. It turned out that it was not an arrangement, but the time had not come yet. She immediately waved to Sun Xin, "Boss, come over and listen."

"Oh, here we come."

Sun Xin wiped his mouth with his hand, bowed to the people around him with a smile, and then came to Mrs. Gu.

When Yang Chang saw Sun Xin's slick appearance, he thought that the couple was a perfect match. Although Mrs. Gu seemed so strong in public, she was completely devoted to her man, which was enough to indicate that Sun Xin had a skill.

"King Kang failed to recruit me, so he turned right and wrong outside. We can't let this happen. Rumors can melt gold. Since he dared to do it on the first day, we should do it on the fifteenth.
Song Jiang's actions in Hebei should have been directed by him, so I hope you two can go deep into Cizhou, Xiangzhou, Damingfu and other places to make a name for His Royal Highness Prince Kang."

"It should be, but."

Mrs. Gu nodded in affirmation, but a look of doubt appeared on her face, so she changed the subject and asked, "Spreading rumors is not difficult, but to what extent should this be done?"

"Just a little movement will do. You can decide the extent of it. In addition to helping to expose King Kang's true intentions, you must also find out his troop movements. I'm afraid he will be desperate and collude with the Jin people."

"Okay, General, leave it to us and we will ensure the mission is accomplished."

"That's good."

Yang Chang was confident in Gu Dasao and her husband. They, Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang were all under Song Jiang's command, and their superiority was obvious when they sneaked into Xiangyuan.

Zhang Qing and his wife were captured alive due to their carelessness and were eventually boiled to death in public, while Sun Xin and his wife returned safely, so they dared to take the risk.

At the welcoming banquet that day, Yang Chang drank until he was blackout-drunk, and was later helped back to the rear quarters by Wu Song.

Yang Huang took Li E away to play, and the three women stayed by the couch and served him carefully. They ordered people to cook sobering soup and get hot water to wipe the sweat off his face.

"Master is really drunk this time. We can't wake him up even if we try to wake him up."

"With so many new people here, it's a big deal if each of them toasts. Yang Lang no longer has to worry about not having anyone to use. He's one step closer to his hegemony. I guess he's in a good mood and drank a few glasses."

"What do you mean? A daughter who is married off is like water that has been poured out. Our husband wants to rebel, but Princess Sister says it so easily."

"Third sister, you are talking nonsense again!"

Seeing Hu Sanniang scolding Qiu Qiongying, Zhao Fujin gently raised her hand and said, "Sister, don't be angry. Third sister is right. Although I am from the royal family, since I am married to Yang Lang, I am naturally a wife of the Yang family. Everything will be based on my husband's family."

"Good sister."

Hu Sanniang was really moved by what she heard, and she patted Zhao Fujin on the shoulder.

Zhao Fujin was of noble birth and gave birth to Yang Chang's only son, which also helped Yang Chang's ambitions. If her man became the emperor, Hu Sanniang was willing to give up her position as queen.

He wanted to reveal his true feelings in front of the princess, but was afraid that the drunk Yang Chang would hear him, so the words stopped at his lips.

Since they met, Yang Chang has given Hu Sanniang too many surprises, from his tremendous strength at the beginning to his terrifying alertness now. She doesn't want to listen to the man's nagging.

At this time, Qiu Qiongying suddenly interrupted Hu Sanniang's thoughts and asked curiously, "Sister, didn't you say that the master can drink a lot? He almost never got drunk in Liangshan before, and sometimes he was even drunker than my second brother. Why can't he drink now?"

"I don't know why you were really good at drinking before, but you got drunk at the table and sobered up when you got home. I don't know why your alcohol tolerance has decreased."

Of course Hu Sanniang didn't know that Yang Chang was able to drink before because of his [Drug Inhibitor], but it was later replaced by [Iron Wall], and the ability to drink was gone, so whenever he met a drinking party, he would bring Wu Song with him.

"Um"

Qiu Qiongying put her index finger on her chin and said thoughtfully, "At that time, it seemed that only my sister could drink. Now that I and the princess are here, could it be because of us?"

"Ah? Could this be related?"

Zhao Fujin couldn't help but glance at Yang Chang, thinking that Yang Lang didn't look like he was drained by alcohol and sex, and he had always failed in battle. The enemy girl was having wild thoughts again.

Oops, what am I thinking about?
Zhao Fujin felt his cheeks burning, and immediately called Qiu Qiongying to remind her: "Big sister will take care of Yang Lang, let's go back, don't forget to light the lamp in the main room tonight."

"Yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot. Don't blame me, sister."

Qiu Qiongying quickly bowed to Hu Sanniang, then pulled Zhao Fujin out of the main room.

"This girl"

Hu Sanniang smiled helplessly, went over, closed the door and returned to the couch. When she bent down to wipe the sweat off Yang Chang's face, she was suddenly held by a familiar big hand on her lower back.

"Oh, hate it"

"Were you just making up stories about me? Your husband will punish you."

"Are you pretending to be drunk again? That's not me."

"You are the eldest sister, it would be you if it wasn't you? Have you heard of a famous saying?"

"install?"

"With great hearts comes great responsibilities!"

(End of this chapter)