Chapter 68: Hidden Guns Fight Hidden Guns

Zhujiazhuang, main hall.

Song Jiang sat facing south, and the leaders who had gone to battle returned one after another, all excitedly reporting their military exploits.

Even the captured Wang Ying, Deng Fei and others talked incessantly about how to take revenge on Zhujiazhuang, with an attitude of joy as if they were dividing the spoils after the war.

Song Jiang encouraged them one by one and immediately ordered people to prepare wine and a banquet to celebrate.

Chao Gai was not present at this time, and Yang Chang was also seated in the hall as the leader, and was invited by Li Jun to sit next to him. Also sitting at the same table were the brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun.

Seeing the three giants of Jieyang chatting and laughing with Yang Chang, Wu Yong stroked his beard and said to Song Jiang, Lin Chong and Sun Li at the main table with a smile: "Brother Yang Chang is quite popular. He gets along so well with the three of them."

"Yang Sanlang is a modest man. He just helped to transfer many wounded soldiers. It is normal for him to be liked by others. When I return to the mountain, I plan to ask King Chao for credit and give him a position as a leader."

"This man has good martial arts skills, and he deserves a place in Liangshan."

As soon as Song Jiang finished speaking, Lin Chong immediately echoed him. He was not flattering Yang out of personal preference, but because he recognized Yang Chang in his heart.

As a traitor, Sun Li had the opportunity to sit at the same table with Song Jiang and Wu Yong. When he saw Lin Chong praising Yang Chang, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at him a few more times.

Although Yang Chang sat at the same table with the three giants of the navy, his mind was not on interpersonal relationships. He had always been brooding over what happened to Li Kui, and couldn't understand why this reckless man was so tough.

If it were a normal person, a heavy blow to the back of the head would at least result in serious injuries if not death, but this black guy was so strange.

On the eve of the celebration banquet, he made a special excuse to ask Bai Sheng for advice. Bai Sheng said that he was bored at the time, so he sat beside Li Kui's bed and drank. As a result, the black man woke up when he smelled the alcohol.

Could it be that he has defensive attributes?
Thinking of this, Yang Chang stole a glance at Li Kui and thought to himself, I can't kill you with my bare fists, I will use weapons to attack you later.

[Camouflage Feather] is gone now. Next time I launch a sneak attack, I can only do it on a dark and windy night. Maybe I can try my new special skill [Meteor Shatter].

Just pick up a stone and throw it there, and no one will be able to find out afterwards.

Well, let's do it.

"Brother Yang, why are you staring at Li Kui? Drink some wine."

"Uh, I drink."

Yang Chang took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. He looked at Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun with a smile, and finally his eyes fell on Li Jun. He explained, "I was thinking that Chief Li wiped out the entire Hu family, and Brother Gongming placed the woman in the mountains. I wonder if they will fight each other in the future."

"Hey, what am I doing?"

Li Jun smiled suddenly, picked up the jar and helped Yang Chang sift the wine, muttering, "Li Kui is Brother Gongming's favorite general. The woman became a captive and was helpless. If she wanted to survive, she had to endure humiliation and live in hiding. By the way, I heard that you helped Master Lin capture that person?"

"yes."

Yang Chang sighed upon hearing this.

Zhang Shun interrupted and said, "What you said is not entirely correct. In addition to Hu Cheng who abandoned his home and fled today, my men were patrolling a few days ago and saw two carriages leaving Hujia Village, so there are still a few people who survived."

"Oh?" Yang Chang pretended to be surprised, "Can they predict the future?"

"Impossible. They left as soon as they knew it. My people stopped them and asked them about it. They said they were going to the south to enjoy the spring."

"I see."

Yang Chang had an expression of sudden enlightenment, thinking that Hu Cheng was quite good at finding excuses, but why did you only transfer two carriages? There were only a few people at most.

The leaders were drinking in Zhujiazhuang while the minions were collecting property and food. When the packing and loading were completed, the impromptu celebratory wine was also finished.

During the banquet, Song Jiang and Wu Yong planned to massacre the nearby villages for their dead and wounded brothers, but Shi Xiu interceded for old man Zhongli who was showing the way, thus saving the surrounding people from a catastrophe.

In the end, Song Jiang not only did not massacre the whole village, but also used the help of Old Man Zhongli to win the hearts of the people. He gave the rice from Zhujiazhuang to the people, and instantly won the favor of the people. When he was leaving, the villagers helped the elderly and children and thanked him on the road. In fact, for the lower-class people, whether they paid taxes to the Song Dynasty or worked as tenants in Zhujiazhuang, their lives did not change much. It was just that Dulonggang was a little far from Liangshan. If it was closer to Liangshanpo, they would become the people of the bandits.

There were many people near Liangshan who paid taxes to the stronghold, especially the villagers who made a living by fishing in Liangshan Lake. They had been exploited by the court in the past two years and could no longer survive. Many of them took the initiative to pay taxes and seek protection from Chao Gai.

Seeing the villagers bowing their heads as they received their grain, Yang Chang recalled the interesting stories of his rural relatives in his previous life.

In the past, various formal and informal religions went deep into the fields to recruit farmers as believers, thinking that these people were uneducated and easy to fool. Unexpectedly, these old farmers had their own calculations.

If there is benefit, I will believe it.

No good, who are you?
You can give out oil, rice, or eggs, and you can say Amitabha or Amen to God. If you don’t give out gifts, they will turn against you and refuse to acknowledge you.

Once there is no funding, the gospel and scriptures are either used to pad the table or to start a fire.

It turns out that in the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago, the common people were also so "simple".

Returning to the main road outside Zhujiazhuang, Song Jiang suddenly ordered his troops to split into two groups. One group, led by Wu Yong, took the full harvest and went southeast to Liangshanpo, while he himself led Lin Chong, Hua Rong, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu and others and headed straight for Lijia Village in the northeast.

Yang Chang followed Song Jiang halfway and came to an ambush in a forest.

After waiting for about half an hour, a group of government troops passed by with two prisoner vans.

At Song Jiang's command, Lin Chong and his men rushed out in unison, stopped the officers and shouted, "Heroes of Liangshan, all of you are here!"

Upon hearing this, the officers immediately abandoned the prison cart and fled northward like frightened birds and beasts.

Song Jiang did not arrange a pursuit, but surrounded the prisoner car, rescued Li Ying and Du Xing, and invited the two to hide in the mountains.

Li Ying was reluctant at first, but he fell into the hands of the thieves and had no choice but to follow the team to Liangshan.

Yang Chang followed Song Jiang and watched the show. He immediately understood that Hei Sanlang had used a trick to lure people up the mountain. He thought that the group of officials were probably arranged by you.

It was probably Wu Yong's work. Compared with the ruthless trick he used to trick Lu Junyi into going up the mountain, today's move was very gentle.

Song Jiang traveled light all the way and caught up with Wu Yong's troops two hours later. Then he returned to Liangshanpo in a mighty manner.

When the large army reached the lake, it was already dark.

The clouds floating in the western sky looked like the burning fire in Hujia Village, black with red and endless.

After the main force reunited, Song Jiang was surrounded by Hua Rong, Sun Li and others, so he no longer needed full-time guards. Yang Chang followed Li Jun's team on board the ship.

The scene was chaotic when they were boarding the ship. Yang Chang took advantage of the fact that people around him were not paying attention, secretly picked up a stone and hid it in his sleeve, and deliberately boarded the ship with Li Kui. He planned to take advantage of darkness to make his move later.

It was early spring in February, and a cool breeze blew across the lake after dusk.

Li Kui stood at the bow in a single layer of clothing; the cold night wind had no effect on him at all.

When the fleet reached the center of the lake, Li Kui, who was still talking and laughing a second ago, suddenly fell into the lake with a scream.

Pfft!
"Brother, someone fell into the water on that boat!"

Yang Chang had just made his move and immediately patted Li Jun on the shoulder to remind him.

This time he threw the stone with all his might, thinking that he might not hit it due to the dim vision, but [Meteor Shatter] was indeed Luan Tingyu's unique skill, and it hit Li Kui on the back like a homing missile.

Li Jun raised his hand and saw a white figure jumping into the water. He turned back and said with a smile, "Zhang Shun is a very good swimmer. He can fish it out even when it's dark."

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