Chapter 327: Each Has a Conspiracy (1)
The incident that happened in Qingzhou this time was too great, and its impact was even more unpredictable. Sun Tu, who had already grasped the entire Qingzhou area, dared not hide it anymore.
On the fifth day of the 10th month, he killed hundreds of officials and their families. On the tenth day of the 10th day of the 10th month, a memorial detailing the consequences of the matter was sent directly to Tokyo Bianliang in a 600-mile-rush manner. At the same time, a letter he wrote to Tong Guan himself. If he wanted to minimize the consequences, he had to rely on the Privy Councilor to mediate.
However, Sun Tu believes that after Tong Guan knew the movements in Qingzhou and the prestige established by Sun Tu in the army, he would definitely find a way to help him excuse him. After all, Murong Yanchao was originally a member of Liang Shicheng, and now eliminating it can be regarded as a way to help him get angry. At the same time, Sun Tu replaced Murong Yanchao to control Qingzhou, which was also a great help to Tong Guan.
Of course, he also knew that the disaster was a bit big. In a century, no military general dared to take his own initiative and killed civil officials. This would inevitably provoke the sensitive nerves of the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty. Maybe many people would really shout at him, so in addition to Tong Guan, he also needed the assistance of other forces.
Sweeping Erlong Mountain and establishing absolute prestige among the Shandong government troops was his second way of protecting himself. When the court found that it would lead to chaos in the Shandong army, or even mutiny, they had to consider the consequences of attacking him. Moreover, Sun Tu was not a foolish and loyal person who was willing to hand over his life like this. If the matter really reached an irreversible point, then let it go. He had already seen through the virtues of the Song Dynasty's official army and was really not afraid of the court's crimes.
Of course, the most urgent task now is to suppress Erlong Mountain as soon as possible to make greater contributions, and at the same time, it will also allow all troops from Shandong to understand their strength and lay a solid foundation for the future.
So after the tenth day of October, the Qingzhou army, which returned and integrated, was once again engaged in boring and high-intensity training. Time was too late, and they had to seize the day. It would not take long for them to embark on the journey again.
The scene of preparing for war in Qingzhou City was soon reported back to Erlong Mountain. Deng Long and others, who were already guilty of being guilty because of the failure of the previous incident, were even more panicked when they heard about this.
If they could comfort themselves before, and felt that the official army could easily suppress the White Tiger, the Peach Blossom Mountains were not because the other party was strong enough, but because the other two mountains were too weak, then after the collapse of the battle with the Qingzhou Army, these leaders who fled back to the mountain village were really afraid of the Qingzhou Army. After learning the news, they were even more anxious all day long, and some people planned to escape quietly.
Although Deng Long was still calm on the surface and kept cheering for his subordinates, he was also nervous and kept thinking about what to do. If he only relied on the dangers of the village to defend himself, could he really be able to defend it?
In such a tense atmosphere, Han Benshan climbed the mountain again to seek a meeting. This time, the attitude towards him on Erlong Mountain became worse and worse. Almost all the leaders stared at him with swords in their hands. Then Deng Long spoke, and someone shouted: "Han Benshan, you actually have the courage to come to my Erlong Mountain! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have lost so many brothers, nor would we have formed such a deep hatred with the Qingzhou official army!"
Han Benshan was still calm and just smiled when he heard this: "This leader's words are too unfair to Han. Do you think that the government army would let you go without the initiative that time before? Although he failed to win this time, he still had some results, at least he annihilated many government troops and also tested their quality, right?"
"Hmph, but I, Erlong Mountain, also paid a heavy price." Deng Long said with a gloomy face, then stared at him and said, "Why are you here again today? Do you still want to encourage me to go down the mountain to fight to the death with the government army?"
"Of course not. In fact, the combat power of the Qingzhou army has indeed exceeded my expectations." Han Benshan smiled bitterly and shook his head. This is the truth. He thought he had done everything and the official army had fallen into a trap, but in the end he lost a lot. This forced him to review himself and re-examine the Qingzhou army.
"In fact, after this war, I can already assert that by relying on the power of Erlongshan and one village, even if the three mountains in Qingzhou are really in line with our Qingzhou, we may not be able to defeat the Qingzhou army. Today's plan is that there is only one way to win, that is, contact the people from other villages to come to support, such as those from Liangshanbo."
Deng Long and others were stunned when they heard this, and Lu Yuan frowned and said, "Although Liangshanbo is strong and has many good players in the village, how could they help us send troops to attack the Qingzhou army?"
"This depends on how sincere the leader Deng's village is. As long as Deng's village master can agree to join Liangshanpo after the matter is completed, I think with the demeanor of Chao Gai and others, I will not sit idly by the way."
"What a courageous thing, are you going to let the leader of this village be abandoned?" Deng Long immediately changed his color and scolded.
"Zei Deng, do you have a better solution now? Although before coming here, I burned all the food and grass in Qingzhou City, as long as the official army can let go, they can still obtain a large amount of food and supplies. When the official army is approaching, Erlong Mountain is in danger. How long can you sit as the throne? Deng Village Master, this is not Han's alarmist statement, but the fact is that, I hope you think twice."
Deng Long stared at his face for a while and suddenly smiled grimly: "Han, can you have made this idea from the beginning! I was slapped with the statement that the government army wanted to suppress my Erlong Mountain and sent troops hastily, but in the end I was defeated. Then you asked me to ask for Liangshanbo so that they could just annex my Erlong Mountain... You really had a good plan!" It's not a big mistake for him to have such suspicion. It was really a coincidence, and he also needed a statement to scapegoat.
Han Benshan saw that the people around him were all showing bad looks and seemed to be ready to move, but he was not nervous. He still smiled and said, "I have never had any relationship with people from Liangshanbo, so it is even more impossible for them to help them harm the Dengzhaizhu. I said that all this I did was to avenge my brothers and the others! Today I came here just to make up for some of my previous mistakes. If you don't appreciate it, then forget it. You just stubbornly guard Erlong Mountain to see if the Qingzhou army has the ability to flatten the mountain."
After saying this, he turned around and wanted to leave. But suddenly two people jumped out of the side, blocking his way: "Han, don't leave easily until the matter is clear! My Erlong Mountain is not a place where you can come whenever you want and go whenever you want!"
"Zhouzhu Deng, I came here to persuade you out of kindness. As for the attitudes of your brothers... they are afraid that he can't keep me?" Seeing that the other party was aggressive, Han Benshan was also angry. With a turn of his wrist, the short knife hidden on his body had fallen into his palm.
It was here that day, and he was shocked by the audience when he took action. Today, he was confident that no one could stop him. Deng Long and the others knew this. Seeing him holding a knife in his hand, the faces of these people changed. The two leaders who were blocking the road subconsciously took two steps back, and at a glance they knew they were afraid.
As soon as the momentum came up, Han Benshan simply spoke again: "Master Deng, if I really have a bad intention, I will kill you all with my ability, why do you have to plot so much? If you are willing to believe me and send someone from the mountain village to Liangshanpo with me, you may be able to ask reinforcements to lift the siege of Erlongshan. If you don't believe me, then just think that I have never been to the mountain village again, and I will not be enemies with you."
"You..." Deng Long was so angry that his whole body trembled, but he knew very well that no one could stop him here, and he felt really aggrieved.
Just as the people in the hall were all black, and seemed to have no choice but to let him go, a bold voice sounded from outside the hall: "You thief, you really have a big tone. Do you really think there is no hero in Erlong Mountain?" As he spoke, a tall and fat figure appeared in front of the hall gate, blocking his way to the hall tightly.
Han Benshan looked up and saw a fat monk staring at him with round eyes. Next to him was a strong man with the same tall figure and golden seal on both cheeks. Although the two sides did not fight, the imposing aura emitted by the two men still made him feel nervous and he blurted out, "Who are you?"
"Sajia Lu Zhishen, this is my brother Wu Song and Wu Erlang. We are all from Erlong Mountain." The monk looked at him without any concession and reported the names of the two.
Lu Wu and the other two, who had disappeared before Sun Tu left Boden, now appeared on Erlong Mountain, in Baozhu Temple! And they became brothers who joined Erlong Mountain!
This matter looks strange, but it was actually Sun Tu's arrangement, in order to gain more confidence when attacking Erlong Mountain in the future. After all, this Erlong Mountain has always been known for its easy defense and difficulty in attacking. Even if Sun Tu has the elite army of the Qingzhou Army, he is not very sure that he can easily capture this mountain.
That's why he asked Lu Da and the others to join Erlong Mountain in the name of fugitives. In fact, if Erlong Mountain had not suffered a great loss under the Qingzhou Army before and suffered serious losses, Deng Long and the others would not have accepted these two people.
But even so, after going up the mountain and joining the gang, the two of them were not taken seriously. For major discussions like today, they couldn't even get in the palace gate and could only stay outside.
Lu Da and the other, who had been looking for opportunities, found this opportunity to show their own strength just now. Seeing that Han Benshan was overwhelming the whole audience, they wanted to leave. They immediately stepped forward and blocked each other's way!
Chapter completed!