On the 11th day of the first lunar month, in front of Dulonggang, Jeju, Shandong.

Accompanied by a sound of golden sound, Liangshanbo's troops retreated from the Zhujiazhuang area again, but the number of troops was reduced a lot compared to the force he had just entered. Some were injured and full of resentment, especially Li Kui, who was splashed with blood on his body, roared angrily: "As sooner or later, I will kill all the Zhu family!" Zhujiazhuang, who was shocked, looked panicked on his face, and could only keep firing arrows to vent his anger.

This is the twelfth day of Liangshanpo's attack on three villages on Dulonggang. Since the Great Dalian sent troops to attack Dulonggang, the troops on several sides have fought many times, each with injuries. Judging from the casualties, Liangshanpo, which is the main attack, is the most serious, with no less than 300 people killed here.

It’s not that the people in Zhujiazhuang are brave and good at fighting, and can defeat the Liangshan bandits again and again. The terrain inside and outside their village is too complicated. Not only are the roads changeable, but many fatal trap mechanisms are also buried. At the beginning, many people in Liangshanbo suffered great losses in these areas, and nearly a centaur died in the trap.

In addition, the Zhujiazhuang people, led by Zhu Biao and Luan Tingyu, were all brave. After catching themselves off guard at the beginning, they actually kept the entire manor firmly. Although they had only two or three hundred people available, they had to defend their homes with the advantage of geographical advantages, and now it has been more than ten days.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the other two villages on Dulonggang, Hujiazhuang and Lijiazhuang, who are also on Dulonggang, often send troops to provide assistance. On Dulonggang, three villages are distributed in a shape of a font. When one village is attacked, they often get the help of two villages from the side. In this way, the people in Liangshan cannot do their best to attack Zhujiazhuang, and they have to place hundreds of people to resist and restrain the reinforcements of the two villages, which allows Zhujiazhuang to support it until this time.

When he saw the brothers return in a bad mood, Song Jiang's already dark face turned a little darker. But soon, he showed a eager smile: "Brothers, I have worked hard, the hot soup is ready, everyone should rest with the meal first."

"Brother, why did Mingjin withdraw his troops at this time? I was about to kill to the gate of Zhujiazhuang? As long as I broke through the crack, I could kill in to avenge my dead brothers." Li Kui asked loudly with some dissatisfaction.

"Tie Niu must not be arrogant. Brother will make such arrangements naturally have his own reasons." Dai Zong quickly scolded him. This is in the army. Unlike in the past, if he really wants to pursue it, he will suffer.

Song Jiang did not care about these people. He glanced at the brothers who were also puzzled and sighed and explained: "It's too late today, and it may be even more unfavorable for us to continue fighting. Although you have already reached the front door of Zhujiazhuang, I believe they can definitely defend another game, and the casualties will be even greater by then."

"But brother, we have finally managed to get through those traps today. We may not be so lucky to fight again tomorrow." Huang Xin, who was once a general of the official army and had a deep understanding of commanding the battle, frowned and expressed his concerns.

This sentence also gained the recognition of other brothers, and almost everyone looked at Song Jiang. For Liangshan people and others, the biggest difficulty in breaking the Zhujiazhuang was the maze array that was more than ten miles outside the village. If you were not careful, you would be completely lost. If you think about it, you would have to pay a considerable price. Today, they killed them carefully, and finally rushed out of the road by chance. Before they reached the gate of the manor, they should attack with all their strength.

Seeing that everyone expressed dissatisfaction with Song Jiang, Hua Rong, who was his hardcore, quickly said: "Brothers, my brother will naturally have his own considerations for doing this. If we really attack Zhujiazhuang, I am afraid that the other two villages that had been holding their troops before would have to fight to the death. By then, our situation will only become more and more difficult, and it will not be easy to break Zhujiazhuang."

The three villages on Dulonggang are in unison, and their lips are dead and their teeth are cold. Although they dare not fight easily because of the lack of military strength, once Zhujiazhuang is in danger, these two families may also fight to the death. This is one of the reasons why Song Jiang retreated at this moment. The other is that he is worried that the brothers will suffer too much casualties under the attack, and it is difficult to explain to return to the mountain.

You should know that this is the second time that Song Jiang has led his army to fight since he entered Liangshan. The last time he returned to Erlongshan was already blind. If he attacked the third village of Dulonggang this time, he would still have a huge loss, then his prestige in the village would inevitably plummet, which is not the result he hopes to see.

"What should I do according to my brother's opinion?" Qin Ming, who was most anxious, asked.

Under the eyes of all the brothers, Song Jiang finally revealed his own strategy: "I have seen that Dulonggang is really difficult to fight after the attack and defense in the past few days. The difficulty of the three villages is that they can rescue each other, making it impossible for us to do our best. Since that is the case, why don't we think of dividing the three villages and cleaning up one by one. For example, in Lijiazhuang over there, their owner Li Ying was said to have had a rift with the Zhu family. We can convince him to join us in Liangshan, or not help each other, so we no longer have to worry about the threat on the left. As for Hujiazhuang, although the two villages have the intention of getting married, as long as Lijiazhuang has not sent troops, they will definitely not dare to fight alone. Then we can attack Zhujiazhuang with all our strength."

After more than ten days of hard battle, Song Jiang has re-examined his thinking and no longer blindly attacks, and plans to use strategies.

"Will the people from Lijiazhuang agree?"

"You will know if you try it. Dai Zong, you will be left to you to deal with this matter. Tonight you go to Lijiazhuang to meet Li Ying. Be sure to convince him, at least let him stay in the village without leaving. Also, it is best to ask him about the mystery of the maze array in Zhujiazhuang from him. As long as you can understand the truth of the roads, you will only break the Zhujiazhuang in a short while." Song Jiang said with a serious expression.

Dai Zong did not refuse, and immediately agreed with his fists: "I must do my best."

Seeing that Song Jiang had made a decision, the leaders no longer questioned them and took the bill and went to rest. Only Dai Zong, Hua Rong and other few people remained. When only a few of them were left here, Hua Rong said with some concern: "Brother, this strategy is of course useful, but maybe it will be delayed for a while. I am only worried that the government army will come to rescue Zhujiazhuang again..."

Huang Xin also echoed: "I think so too. Brother, the longer the time is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be for us. Even if the official army of Jeju Prefecture suffered a great loss before and did not dare to come again, the official army of other nearby prefectures may also..."

"This is not a problem. Now all prefectures in Shandong are too busy to take care of themselves. How could they send troops to rescue a small Zhujiazhuang? The only thing that is worrying is perhaps the only official army in Qingzhou, but they are hundreds of miles away and the mountains are closed down hundreds of miles away. Even if they really receive a letter of help, it will take half a month to rush over." Song Jiang looked confident.

Recently, he has been observing the nearby roads. Although the wind and snow stopped early, the congestion on the road has not eased. At least the cars and horses cannot pass smoothly. As for walking, it is impossible to get through the mountains and ridges for less than ten days and half a month. By then, Zhujiazhuang had been broken by his own family.

Speaking of this, the brothers are undoubtedly unquestionable and all expressed their willingness to obey Song Jiang's orders and wait for another two days.

On the high wall of Zhujiazhuang in front of them, the three brothers of Zhujia Longhubiao and a big man with yellow face were observing the movements of Liangshan camp from afar. At this time, their faces were a little confused.

"This time they have all reached the gate of my manor, why did they suddenly withdraw their troops? I didn't see any changes. Even the reinforcements from Hu Li Village did not show up..."

"They must have had some conspiracy, otherwise they would not have withdrawn so easily."

"Two brothers, Teacher Luan, in my opinion, we don't have to think too much. Sending people to attack the Liangshan bandit camp at night is the best countermeasure." Zhu Biao looked eager to try: "How many people in our village were injured by them these days, and I really can't swallow this tone."

"Nonsense, now my Zhujiazhuang is full of dangers, how can I take such a risk again!" Zhu Long, who is the elder brother, immediately scolded: "No matter how high your martial arts skills are, can you still fight a thousand times?"

"But……"

"Third brother, don't mention this matter again. And what you said before is asking for help from the Qingzhou Army. Don't say that our people can't kill them at this time, they can really go out. Do you think that Sun Dujian, who has only one meeting with you, is willing to send troops to rescue him? At this time, Hu Li and other villages, which have always been dependent on us, are more just protecting themselves. How can we count on the official army hundreds of miles away?" Zhu Long is extremely steady and cannot have expectations for some illusory things.

When he heard his performance from the other two villages, Luan Tingyu frowned deeply: "Our three villages had made an appointment to advance and retreat together, but now Liangshan can only restrain the forces of the two villages with only a hundred people, which is really heartbreaking. In the long run, our situation will only become more and more unbearable. Third young master, should you take the initiative to ask for help from Hujiazhuang? After all, their Sanniang is still in a marriage contract with you."

Zhu Biao, who was arrogant and arrogant, really didn't want to ask for help, but he didn't know how to refuse. Just when he was struggling with this, Zhu Hu, who had never spoken, suddenly said anxiously: "Look at the other side, why did they send people to Lijiazhuang..."

When the people on the wall heard this, they immediately looked at the direction of Lijiazhuang on the side. Sure enough, they saw a wave of fire running towards Lijiazhuang quickly. Judging from the number and time of the people, it was obvious that they were not trying to attack Lijiazhuang.

"No, are the people from Liangshanbo going to talk to Lijiazhuang and join forces?" In an instant, the people present felt a deep heart, and an extremely bad answer had emerged from their hearts...
Chapter completed!