Chapter 64 Invisibility, sneak attack!
Since his 'brother-in-law' came to talk to him, Yang Chang had no reason to refuse.

When the two men walked to the outside of the camp gate, Hu Chengcai lowered his voice and said, "I didn't expect that we would meet again in such a situation. Please forgive me for being so rude. Leader Song just said that my sister was sent to Liangshan. Is that true?"

"Yes."

"How is she? Has she been wronged?"

Seeing Hu Cheng so nervous, Yang Chang quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, she is under the custody of Song Taigong, so she shouldn't be wronged."

"Oh, that's good. That's good."

Hu Cheng got the confirmation from Yang Chang, and his anxious heart finally eased. He then said, "By the way, please tell Chief Song that I will definitely keep my promise just now. Please treat my sister well."

"I'll reply, though."

"But what?"

"Since you have treated me with courtesy in the past, I have a piece of advice for you to take."

"please say."

Yang Chang glanced at Liangshan Stronghold, then turned to look at Hu Cheng and said seriously, "My dear, have you ever heard of 'a fire at the city gate affects all the fish in the pond'?"

"What do you mean, young man?" Hu Cheng frowned nervously.

"Zhujiazhuang is really too arrogant. I was treated arrogantly as an official. It is inevitable that Liangshan will be destroyed if they offend you. I heard that your two families have a close relationship."

“That was before, now I am…”

"My dear, please listen to me. Chief Song will keep his promise, but Liangshan is not a regular army. If everyone gets angry and kills, or if the disaster in Zhujiazhuang moves eastward, who can guarantee that the Hu family will be safe?"

In fact, it was very risky for Yang Chang to say this. If his "brother-in-law" turned around and sold him out, it would be difficult for him to explain in front of Song Jiang. Fortunately, Hu Cheng listened to his words.

Yes, Hujiazhuang’s collusion with Liangshan is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger, so we should be prepared.

Thinking of this, Hu Cheng bowed to Yang Chang and said sincerely: "Thank you for your righteous reminder, brother. I wonder if you have any way to deal with it?"

"What I say may not be accurate, but since you are sincere in seeking advice, I do have a foolproof method."

"Please say."

"In addition to breaking off diplomatic relations with Zhujiazhuang, it is best to temporarily transfer important relatives and wait until the war is over before returning. But remember to send them away quietly, otherwise..."

"I understand, I understand, thank you very much, little brother."

Hu Cheng bowed again after getting such a good idea, thinking that spring would soon be back in February, so he could let the elderly and weak in the family go out for an outing, which would always be a good idea to stay away from the war.

There were many spies outside the gate, so Yang Chang couldn't talk to Hu Cheng for a long time. After offering his plan, he said goodbye and left.

When they returned to the central army tent, someone had already reported to Song Jiang, so he was interrogated by Wu Yong.

"Brother Yang, do you recognize Hu Cheng? What did you say outside the camp just now?"

"Reporting to the military advisor, I was sending my second brother to Mengzhou as an official from Yanggu. On the way back, I stopped by the Hujiazhuang Inn to rest. At that time, Zhu Biaoqiang said I was a thief. Fortunately, Mr. Hujia rescued me in time, so we exchanged a few words just now."

"What did you say?"

"Hu Cheng asked about Hu Sanniang's situation, and asked me to assure Brother Gongming that he would definitely do what he promised. That's all he said."

Seeing Wu Yong's serious face, which made the atmosphere in the big tent very awkward, Song Jiang interrupted him in time and said, "We are all brothers. Why does the military advisor ask so many questions? Since Hujiazhuang has repeatedly promised, there shouldn't be any problems. Brother, did you tell my fourth brother? Why don't you take a rest for two days before coming back?"

"I brought it. I can't stay idle in the mountains, and I was afraid that my brother might need it, so."

"There will be no fighting in the next two days. You must have been traveling back and forth for a long time. Go and rest first."

"Yes."

Yang Chang clasped his fists and said goodbye to the two men, then turned and left the central army tent. When Yang Chang walked away, Song Jiang frowned and looked at Wu Yong, saying, "Yang Sanlang is sincere, why did the military advisor act like that just now?"

"It's not my intention, but Yang Chang saved my brother and captured Hu Sanniang. This move will definitely make the captured leader lose face. I suggest that the credit for capturing the general be given to Instructor Lin, and his credit for protecting the master be used to ask King Chao for a seat. This way, all aspects can be taken care of. So I deliberately interrogated him with a cold face. My brother can discuss this with him later, and this matter will be much easier to handle."

"Isn't this bad?"

Seeing Song Jiang's hesitation, Wu Yong took the wine jar from the table in the corner, poured a bowl and handed it to him, saying, "Brother, try holding the bowl in one hand and the jar in the other, and see if you can hold both hands equally. In everything, the overall situation should be taken into consideration."

"Okay, I'll find a chance to talk to him."

Song Jiang thought that Yang Chang was of a calm nature and should be willing to bear losses and obey his arrangements. He could also secure the position of leader and report to his father, so he agreed to Wu Yong's suggestion.

Everyone envies the person in charge, but they don’t know that once they become the person in charge, they have to balance all aspects and can only sacrifice those with less say at critical moments.

Nothing happened for several days after Yang Chang returned to the front line. During the day, Song Jiang and Wu Yong held meetings in the big tent, and each leader led his soldiers for daily training. Only Dai Zong frequently went in and out of the camp to report on the situation, and it was obvious that he was taking measures against Zhujiazhuang.

Yang Chang didn't even need to eavesdrop to know that Wu Yong had sent an undercover agent to Zhujiazhuang. This was a common trick of "Little Jia Xu".

Most of the time he was on guard outside the tent, watching the new buds slowly sprouting on the branches.

On the third day after returning to the camp, it was February.

The dead branches are sprouting new green leaves, and the sun is shining warmly on the earth.

Wu Yong suddenly left at dusk, and Song Jiang asked Yang Chang to enter his tent to have dinner with him.

The two men sat face to face, and Song Jiang praised Yang Chang from time to time, which immediately made Yang Chang alert.

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. Is there something wrong with the black bird?
As expected, Song Jiang got straight to the point after a few casual words, and earnestly hoped that Yang Chang would consider the overall situation and give the credit for capturing the general to Lin Chong, so as to save face for the other leaders.

In return, he guaranteed that Yang Chang would become one of the major leaders of Liangshan, and stated that Wu Yong, Lin Chong and others would support him together, so Chao Gai had no reason to refuse.

Song Jiang's language skills were extremely high, his voice was full of emotion, and his drumming and beating were so vivid that Yang Chang couldn't refuse.

Unfortunately, Yang Chang was not from Song Dynasty.

Consider the overall situation? I am definitely not in the situation.

But it doesn't matter. I went to Liangshan to pick up corpses. I don't care about any merits, and I don't care about the seats in Liangshan.

He agreed to Song Jiang's suggestion with a smile, but in his heart he despised this Black Sanlang. He thought to himself that he should pick up the loot in Zhujiazhuang first, and if the drop was not good, he would make other plans.

Two days later, Song Jiang suddenly led his troops to attack.

When they arrived at the battle outside Zhujiazhuang, Yang Chang heard Sun Li's name and instantly realized that the traitor was in place and that today they were just putting on a show for the Zhu family.

In the end, as expected, Shi Xiu, who was known for his cleverness, took the initiative to go out and "sell", but was captured alive by Sun Li.

Song Jiang immediately sounded the horn to call back his troops, but there was no change in his expression. After returning to the camp, he immediately deployed combat tasks. He divided the troops in the camp into four groups, as if they were going to have a final decisive battle.

Yang Chang thought that there would be a surprise attack at night, but unexpectedly Song Jiang ordered the entire army to rest for one night and attack Zhujiazhuang the next morning.

Why is the plot development different from the TV series?
Yang Chang remembered that they wanted to defeat the enemy at night, but the Black Bird actually chose to attack in the morning. How could it be convenient to strike them unconscious during the day?
Although he gave Hu Cheng an idea, there was no guarantee that this guy would follow it. After defeating the enemy, Yang Chang was busy picking up corpses and could not keep an eye on the reckless Li Kui all the time, so he planned to knock this guy out before the battle.

Li Kui had minions on guard beside him, so Yang Chang did not attack the camp at night. He had been thinking about it all night and had not slept well. It was not until he was changing clothes in the morning that he touched the [Camouflage Feather] he had obtained before.

Wearing [Camouflage Feathers] can blend into the environment. Yang Changyong used games to understand it and thought it could only be used for lurking. However, he decided to give it a try and found out that the real effect of this thing was invisibility.

Wow, I have to waste a life-saving item, but the arrow is on the string and has to be shot.

While everyone was having lunch in the morning, Yang Chang, wearing the [Camouflage Feather], walked behind Li Kui with bated breath, raised his fist and swung at the back of the black man's head.

(End of this chapter)