Chapter 198 Megatron Dragon and Tiger Down the Mountain
Song Jiang took over the matter of pacifying Zhujiazhuang from Chao Gai, thought about it three times, and took it very seriously.
Chao Gai was so furious that he was worried not only that those people in Zhujiazhuang did not pay attention to Liangshan, but also that Shi Qian's brother fell into their hands. If his second brother Shi Jin learned that his cronies had been arrested, he would also Chao Gai must be anxious, and Chao Gai wants to settle this matter as soon as possible, so as not to distract his second brother from worrying on the Yongxing Military Road, but in Song Jiang's heart, he does not think so. What Chao Gai is worried about, whether it is Liangshan Song Jiang was not worried about his reputation or Shi Qian's safety. All he was thinking about was how to win this battle and how to make himself famous in one battle.
To be honest, after Song Jiangci returned home to "go to the funeral", he encountered difficulties all the way. He just responded to the saying "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later". After escaping with his life repeatedly, it was indeed a blessing in disguise and he got to know a large number of people. Gang brothers, especially Li Kui who was so determined and willing to follow him to the death, Song Jiang's brothers and power became stronger and stronger. Once they settled down in Liangshan, the power of Song Jiang's faction suddenly became more powerful than Chao Gai's elders. It was more than doubled. Although Chao Gai was very close to Song Jiang, under the strong urging of Song Jiang's brothers, Song Jiang finally firmly took the second top spot. Although there were many brothers who were closely grouped around Song Jiang. , everyone has their own abilities, but Song Jiang is not a person who is easily confused by this "good situation". He deeply realizes that in Liangshan, it is not enough to have a broad mass base, but to have a decent His military exploits can highlight his role.
However, in line with Liangshan's order not to disturb the people in the surrounding villages, Song Jiang came up to the mountain. After thinking about it over and over, there was nothing that could be accomplished. However, Shi Qian's mistake played into Song Jiang's hands.
On that day, Song Jiang followed Chao Gai's rules and asked the iron-faced commander Pei Xuan to mobilize the troops from the mountain. He personally mobilized the leaders of his faction to attack Zhujiazhuang. He was sure to cleanse the village and show Song Jiang's heroism. True color.
After some discussion, Song Jiang proposed a strategy of arranging troops. In addition to leader Chao Gai guarding the stronghold, the three brothers of the Ruan family and Lu Fang and Guo Sheng were left to guard the stronghold. They were originally assigned to guard the beach and guard the hotel. With all the troops stationed, he also assigned his crony Meng Kang to take charge of the shipbuilding, replacing the original Ma Lin to supervise the warships. At the same time, he issued a notice to divide the leaders who came down the mountain to attack Zhujiazhuang into two groups. The first group Naturally, Song Jiang led a group of his followers. Li Kui, Li Jun, Mu Hong, Deng Fei, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Huang Xin, Ou Peng, and Yang Lin led three thousand small minions and three hundred horse troops. The whole army was covered with armor. Advancing down the mountain, the second group was Qin Ming, Hua Rong, Dai Zong, Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Ma Lin, and Wang Aohu, who also led 3,000 small minions and 300 horse troops, and then responded. After the generals Wang Aihu guarding the two small villages of Beach and Duckbill Beach, they were guarded by their own men Song Wan and Zheng Tianshou respectively, and they also accompanied them to provide food and grass.
All these were arranged by Song Jiang. It was just a change of personnel. The battle was about to begin. Everyone on the mountain and down the mountain were focused on the upcoming troops to fight. No one thought about the meaning of this. Chao Gai was sincere to his brothers. He didn't care about the city government, and he didn't care about the personnel transfers involved. On that day, Song Jiang led his troops down the mountain, and Chao Gai set up a wine camp to send them out of Liangshan. After many warnings to be careful and take care, he returned to the stronghold.
Let us say that Song Jiang led all the leaders to Zhujiazhuang, but there was no conversation on the road. Before noon, the army arrived in front of Dulong Gang. Ten miles away, the front army descended the village gate.
Song Jiang sat down in the Chinese army's tent, and Hua Rong arrived with his troops. He reported to Song Jiang, "I heard that the roads in Zhujiazhuang are complicated and it is not possible to enter the army. Now, what should we do?"
Song Jiang pondered for a moment and said: "First, let two people explore the twists and turns of the road and draw a map of the up and down routes. Then we will open a road to advance troops and confront him."
Li Kui on the side heard this and immediately said anxiously: "Brother, brother, I have been idle for a long time and haven't killed anyone, so I will go and do this first."
Song Jiang stopped Li Kui, winked, and said: "Brother, you can't go. If we break the formation and charge the enemy, you have to go first. This is a delicate job. How can you draw the route with your rough hands and feet?" If you go, I'm afraid you will cause chaos yourself,"
Li Kui smiled and pulled out the ax from his waist, and said: "To measure this bird farm, why do you need to be so careful and laborious? As long as I bring three or four hundred brothers, I will kill him all the way. He is the man in the bird farm." They’ve all been chopped off one by one, so why do you need anyone to inquire first?”
Song Jiang secretly glanced sideways at Hua Rong, who looked at Li Kui with a faint smile. He was amused by Li Kui's naughty boy's thoughts, and did not take into account the meaning of Song Jiang's words. Song Jiang immediately shouted: "You guy Don't talk nonsense here, go aside and cool down, I'll ask you to come back later,"
Li Kui was coaxed away by Song Jiang. As soon as he came out of the big tent, he said to himself: "Killing a few flies doesn't make a fuss."
When Song Jiang saw that Li Kui had gone, he sent someone to call Shi Xiu. Yang Lin entered the tent. Song Jiang asked Shi Xiu to sit near him and said, "Brother, here is less than ten miles away from Dulonggang. But, I "When you hear that the paths in Zhujiazhuang are complicated, and those who don't know have access and no exit, what should I do if you only see it?"
Without thinking, Shi Xiu said: "In my opinion, if we approach rashly and Zhujiazhuang takes advantage of the location, we will definitely be attacked in the belly and let them lead the way. It is better to camp the troops and horses first." Here, there is no need to fight for this moment. First send out spies to explore the path. It is best to draw a road map so that you can control your advance and retreat."
Song Jiang touched his palm and said: "What my dear brother said is the same as what I saw." Song Jiang looked at Shi Xiu and said: "Brother, you have been there before and you are very capable, but you can go with Yang Lin this time. I Whichever is most appropriate,"
"Brother Song ordered us to recruit him naturally," Shi Xiu added, "Now that many of my brother's troops are here, there must be many eyes and ears in this country's territory. How can we not be more prepared? If you want to infiltrate, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. How about we pretend to be who we are and go in?" After this sentence, Shi Xiu looked at Song Jiang and threw the problem away.
Song Jiang didn't answer, but Yang Lin took up the conversation and said: "I'm going to dress up as a mage who can solve nightmares. I have a short knife hidden beside me and a magic ring in my hand. Yu Lu is about to go in. You just listen to the sound of my magic ring. Don't leave me behind or before me, that's all."
Yang Lin's words were concise, but they had different meanings. In short, they mean nothing more than these. First, I want to pretend to be a mage. As for what you pretend to be, this problem is returned to you. Second Second, you have to listen to me all the way. Wherever I go, you will follow me obediently.
Shi Xiu is such a smart man. How could he not understand this meaning? However, he did not fully understand the looming factions in Liangshan. He just thought that Yang Lin was born with arrogance and came to bully him. He immediately said: "I In Jizhou, I sold firewood for a few days. I couldn't pretend to be anything else. I just picked up a load of firewood and sold it. I didn't bring my weapons. I hid some hidden weapons around me. If I needed them in an emergency, I swung my pole. It can also be used as a gun,"
Although Shi Xiu's words were said in a submissive manner, they also have several meanings. First, you go your way and I go mine. The mage and the firewood seller can't always walk back and forth in the same place. You can't control me remotely. , let’s just fight alone. At most, I will take care of you in critical situations. Secondly, I don’t carry any short sword with me. Why? Firstly, I, Shi Xiu, am bolder than you. Secondly, I am more brave than you. You have the ability.
Song Jiang could hear the essence of this soft words, but he just pretended not to hear it and smiled secretly in his heart.
I only heard Yang Lin say: "Okay, okay, okay, then it's settled. We'll take care of things tonight and we can go out at five o'clock."
When they arrived tomorrow, Shi Xiu carried firewood and left the camp first. After walking less than twenty miles, he saw that the path had indeed become winding and complicated. The surrounding bays were very similar, making it difficult to mark. In addition, there were dense trees. , it was difficult to recognize the road, which made Shi Xiu feel a little dizzy. Just when Shi Xiu rested his load of firewood for a while, he heard the sound of the Dharma ring coming closer behind him. When Shi Xiu looked back, he saw that it was Yang Lin wearing the ring. A man wearing a ragged hat, wearing an old robe, holding a dharma ring in his hand, was about to come in.
Seeing that there was no one around, Shi Xiu stopped Yang Lin and said, "The path here is complicated. I don't know where I followed Li Ying the day before yesterday. It was getting late that day, and they were all running around so familiar that I couldn't see carefully." ,"
Yang Lin said seriously: "Don't worry about the straightness of his path, just take the main road." After that, Yang Lin shook his staff and continued to move forward. Shi Xiu thought about the wrong path, and then picked up firewood and picked up a We walked along the road with horse marks. After walking for a short time, we saw a village and several hotels and butcher shops in front of us. Shi Xiu carried firewood and rested in front of the hotel. He saw knives stuck in each shop. In front of the door, everyone in the village wears a yellow vest with a big word "blessing" written on it, even the people walking on the road between the villages do so.
Yang Lin thought to himself, Zhujiazhuang is indeed very sophisticated. In this way, let alone disguise and infiltration, even if you dress up real, you can't hide inside. Something will inevitably happen. Not only can't you find out on the road, but you can't even find it yourself. I'm afraid it won't be safe, so the immediate priority is to find a place to stay.
When Shi Xiu was worrying, he saw an old man walking by. Seeing that his face was very kind, his mind immediately moved, and he stepped forward with an honest face and sang "O" in a daze, bowing politely. Yi asked: "My father-in-law, what is the custom here? Why do people stick knives in the door?"
The old man looked up and saw that Shi Xiu had an upright face and was honest, so he said, "Where are you from? Don't ask any more questions. Just leave quickly."
Shi Xiu pretended to be frightened and said: "The villain is a client of a jujube seller in Shandong. He has lost his capital and cannot return to his hometown. Therefore, he wanders here and carries firewood to sell here. He does not know the local customs and geography of this place."
The old man said very worriedly: "You can only run away quickly and hide elsewhere. Sooner or later, there will be a killing spree here."