Chapter Fifty-seventh: Shi Qian's Independent Team
"It's good now. With Wu Dutou as the vanguard to attack the enemy formation, the key to success or failure has been settled. However, the five generals who can break the formation are hard to find. Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Lin Chong, plus Brother Shi Jin, there is still one missing," Wu Yong said, looking at Zhang Qing and said: "I don't know what Brother Zhang is capable of..."
After hearing this, Zhang Qing was stunned for a moment, then blushed slightly and said: "I have the ability to kill the enemy in battle, but the people who come out in the countryside use broken weapons, and whatnot When it comes to playing with swords and spears, I'm really a bit unskilled. I'm afraid that if I go into battle, I won't be able to help, but will ruin the affairs of all the brothers. I'm working hard right now, and I don't dare to embarrass myself to look fat. However, if we kill people on foot, Come on, although we don't have the extraordinary ability like Brother Wu, we are still brave enough to brave the dragon's den and the tiger's den. If you brothers don't give up, I, Mr. Zhang, am willing to follow Brother Wu to brave it. When we go to Gui City, it doesn't matter if we are ambushed from all sides,"
"It's just that 'each has his or her own merits'. Since Brother Zhang is willing to take a trip, then we can go with Brother Wu," Shi Jin said and brushed off the embarrassment. However, these five generals The lack of one was not something that Shi Jin ignored. However, he really couldn't find a suitable candidate at the moment, so he could only leave the problem behind and find a solution.
When Wu Yong came back that day, he told the story, and he also considered a few of the existing generals. Dong Xizhi only had two kitchen knives, and Yang Chun only had a snake scimitar, which could not be used as a long weapon; Gu Yanbing wields a Fengming sword, but is not good at riding; Di Yan is good at riding, but wields a strong bow, and is not proficient in other weapons; Liu Quantian is proficient in swords and spears, and although he is getting stronger with age, he , if he wants to break the formation according to Mr. Gongsun's method, Liu Quantian's energy will be exhausted, far less than the needs of the battle. In the end, Shi Jin wants to use Liu Tang, but Zhu Wu vetoes it immediately. , this time entering the battle to defeat the enemy, running around, the routines are extremely complicated, and it is best to have someone who can restrain himself with some patience, and Liu Tang's temperament is like that of a fierce horse galloping into the field, there is no one who can control it freely, if When the urge to kill suddenly arises, it doesn't matter what tricks or techniques you use. Just rush in at once. If something goes wrong, you will only be affected by the other brothers who broke into the formation. The formation of the Five Elements is extremely dangerous. If you break the formation, It is necessary to break into it at any time. Five generals each bring a thousand soldiers and horses. When they enter the formation, they need not only tacit understanding, but also mutual trust. The danger in the Five Elements Formation is no different than five people walking barefoot together. The sharp blade is no different than a grasshopper on a rope. If any one is missing, it will bring unexpected destruction to everyone.
Therefore, on that day, Wu Yong, Zhu Wu and Shi Jin carefully spent the whole day and night without deciding on the final candidate. The three of them originally wanted to find another way, but after thinking again and again, there was nothing that could be broken. The problem of finding a better way to form the Five Elements Formation has been shelved, and today it seems that this problem has to be shelved again.
At this time, Wu Yong opened his mouth to talk about another matter: "Right now, we have one more thing in front of us, which the eldest brother didn't mention just now."
"What is it?" Shi Jin thought about it briefly in his mind, and it seemed that he didn't miss anything important. He really didn't know which one Wu Yong was referring to, so he turned to look at Wu Yong, waiting for Wu Yong to speak. .
Wu Yongdao: "I have something to ask you. Since brother Shi Jin raised his army from Shaohua Mountain, what kind of banner have we been carrying?"
"This..." After Zhu Wu heard this, he seemed to understand what Wu Yong meant. When he thought about it carefully, it was actually a problem.
Shi Jin lowered his eyes and looked at the clear wine in the wine bowl in front of him. He was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes, looked at Wu Yong and asked: "At the beginning, the banner was Shaohua Mountain, but now, We are completely out of the mountain, and our territory is getting bigger and bigger, so it will be difficult to raise this banner again,”
"Brother, with all due respect, you are no longer playing small tricks in the green forest, nor are you the king of the mountain. Since you conquered the first city, we are no longer heroes who fell into the grass. What are we doing and why? , My eldest brother has always talked about it with us brothers, which is to overthrow the Dark Song Dynasty and establish a peaceful and prosperous age shared by everyone," Wu Yong said here, looked at Shi Jin seriously and said: "From the perspective of the Song Dynasty Look, this is a rebellion, and what we are doing now is the major event of the uprising,"
Zhu Wu understood the meaning of Wu Yong's words best. Seeing that Shi Jin seemed unmoved by Wu Yong's words, he immediately took over the conversation and said: "The so-called uprising is to bring out the old and bring out the new. Our banner should also be displayed to The world will see, otherwise, how can we call ourselves ourselves, and how can we stand on our own feet,"
When Shi Jin heard this, he frowned slightly and said: "To show our banner now, wouldn't it be openly challenging the Song Dynasty? It would be too arrogant. At present, our grain and grass reserves are not self-sufficient, and our economy is not strong. , there is even a shortage of troops, and we have always relied on war to support war. Isn’t it inappropriate to make a big show of it now? "
"Brother, this is your fault. If it is too ostentatious to use our banner, we are already extremely ostentatious at the moment. We are attacking cities and territories. No mountain can match our majesty." Zhu Wu said: "I know what eldest brother is thinking. I just hope that the court will think that we are just making a small fuss without a banner and will not raise a large army to attack, so that we can have a chance to breathe. Alas, this idea is really good, but it is a bit too naive at the moment. After a while, the people in the court have already predicted that we are not willing to accept this, and will definitely have the momentum to get bigger and bigger. Otherwise, why have we sent troops continuously? Although we have no eyewitnesses in the court, but, as far as I can infer, in the past few months, the court has You must be talking about us all the time. Regardless of whether we raise the banner or not, we are still a thorn in the side of the imperial court, and we are still sworn in."
"The way to use military force is to consolidate its foundation first, fight with its foundation firmly in place, win more and lose less. When this banner is played, the court will surely know that I am not a thing in a pot. I will definitely be dissatisfied with one city or one state, but my intention is for the world. If I don't raise this banner now, even if the court knows that I have ambitions, they still don't know that I seek the world. The size of my ambitions can determine how much the court will pay for this. Besides, with the troops in front of the city, we will wait. How to separate your mind to do this," Shi Jin said.
At this time, Wu Yong walked to Shi Jin's side and persuaded: "Brother, have you ever thought about it carefully? Nowadays, there are rumors about eldest brother everywhere in the world, and there are also rumors about our Huazhou everywhere, whether it is people in the world or ordinary people. , these are the things that I like to talk about in private after dinner. The people have been oppressed by the government, and the contradictions in society are also sharply concentrated. What the middle and lower-class poor people are most concerned about is our battle report, but I heard that Huazhou has captured another city. Then he rejoiced. If this is what the people want, why are so few people coming to seek refuge?"
"This..." Shi Jin listened and was really confused by the question. Shi Jin went to Qingzhou and Yunzhou a few days ago and actually heard the sounds outside. In some places, it was just as Wu Yong said. , if Wu Yong hadn't raised it, Shi Jin really didn't think about these issues. Why he didn't come to seek refuge is worthy of careful exploration. So, Shi Jin raised his eyes, looked at Wu Yong seriously and said : "Please sir, please enlighten me,"
Wu Yong waved the feather fan in his hand and fluttered his beard. Wu Yong smiled slightly and replied: "Let's see their happiness first. What these poor and lower-middle peasants are happy about is not just that we won, but more. It's the failure of the government. In the past, those dog officials were arrogant and did not take the people into consideration at all. They exploited and oppressed them everywhere, but the people could only swallow their anger. There was nothing we could do about them. Now we happen to be the ones to vent this bad breath, although we may not be the right ones. Killed in their prefectures and counties, but hearing about the misfortune of the government was enough to make them think of coming to their own place. This seems to be a bit self-deceiving, but it is also the reality that the people have no choice but to force,"
Everyone nodded when they heard this, especially Wu Song who agreed very much. He couldn't help but said: "That's good. I came here to seek refuge. First of all, I hit it off with Brother Shi. I want to help my brother succeed. This is exactly what I came here for." I hate the arrogance of those officials. They think they are superior and never look directly at others. This time I walked in Mengzhou, I suffered from this bird's air."
Wu Yong nodded and continued: "It is obvious that Wudu has come to seek refuge. In fact, the same is true for the people. Now let's see why Wudu has come, but the people have not. "Wu Yong said this, paused, and answered by himself: "Wu Dutou came here because he had dealt with Shi Jin on Erlong Mountain and knew about Brother Shi's great talents and strategies. Therefore, heroes cherish heroes and come here. Defection, but for the people in the outside world, what they know about us is just some rumors in the world. Other than that, there are very few. Every time they talk about it, they are talking about what they did in Huazhou. They only know that we won and lost, but they don’t know how we won or why we lost. Coupled with word of mouth, it is inevitable that there will be some added distortion. The more the words are spread, the more false they are, and the more and more false we are portrayed. Being divorced from reality makes people feel that they are far out of reach. They are still ordinary people, raising families and raising families. Unless there is a major change and they are desperate, they will naturally not be able to get along with each other. However, there are still some capable people with lofty ideals and some knights and knights. Why they didn't come to join us is because we didn't set up a banner, we didn't show our talent roughly, and let people know that we are not country bumpkins, but an eagle with wings ready to fly, a tiger ready to pounce. "