Two hundred and fiftieth chapters after the great war three
Shi Jin now recalled that when Na Pi Guangqiu ambushed Hujiazhuang, it was not actually to "take him by surprise and cover up his unpreparedness". Now he thought that what they did to Hujiazhuang could prove that the mission of the ambush was to "fail." To lure the enemy, the hatred of burning and killing was used as a promotion and guarantee for the lure. As for Shi Jin's original idea of treating them as the main force, it was "a slight difference is a thousand miles away." These soldiers and horses are just a small part of the officers and soldiers. Yes, and Pi Guangqiu is naturally not the coach.
When Shi Jin thought of this, he felt more and more guilty. It was precisely because of his carelessness that he underestimated the enemy that allowed Song Jiang to step into the ambush arranged by the enemy. In the past, Song Jiang had been defeated in three battles, and the entire army had no face. , he naturally wanted to seize this last opportunity to make contributions, and Song Jiang insisted on going. This was human nature. However, although there was some chance and luck at play, Shi Jin still felt that he was responsible for Song Jiang's disastrous defeat. He had the main responsibility. He watched Luan Tingyu and Song Jiang bandage their wounds, but Song Jiang's face was full of vicissitudes of life. After this fight, he looked quite haggard and old.
"Commander, King Chao Tian has arrived," Lin Chong walked up to Shi Jin and whispered in his ear.
Shi Jin was shocked when he heard this, and hurried to the bedside to tell Song Jiang: "Brother Gongming, Brother Chao heard that you were seriously injured while fighting for the village, and came to see you in a hurry."
"Ah,," this really surprised Song Jiang, and he quickly asked everyone to help him up. Song Jiang looked at his clothes, and looked around in a panic, becoming more and more confused.
Shi Jin quickly sent his men to get some matching clothes and put them on with Song Jiang and Dai Zong. They all left the camp to meet Feng. After standing at the gate of the camp for a short time, they saw Chao Gai's soldiers and horses entering. He caught his eye and saw that the majestic man sitting under the big red handsome character was none other than Shi Jin's eldest brother Chao Gai. Shi Jin quickly went up with everyone to meet Chao Gai.
Chao Gai came closer, dismounted and saw that Shi Jin and Song Jiang were both injured. His eyes warmed up, and he couldn't help but hugged Shi Jin and Song Jiang together. Chao Gai said: "The two brothers are here for me. Liang Shanshui Bo I have been through life and death, and have repeatedly accomplished extraordinary feats. I, Chao Gai, am really..." Chao Gai choked up a little and could no longer speak.
After hearing this, Song Jiang then thought about himself. He could barely bear the responsibility, but it was a bit humiliating to have such extraordinary achievements added to his head. He had lost four of the four battles, how could he have the face to say so? , Thinking of this, Song Jiang burst into tears from sadness and couldn't help but flow down.
Chao Gai asked: "Brother, are you injured?"
Shi Jin knew that Chao Gai was looking at him and was naturally asking him, but seeing Song Jiang with tears streaming down his face at this moment, he was afraid that "snatching" Song Jiang would make his heart colder, so he pretended to be confused and said: "Brother Gongming is injured on the shoulder armor." , In fact, at the most critical moment of the attack on Yuncheng County, I took an arrow from that guy. The arrow feathers of the officer and soldier were full of barbs. Brother Gongming just pulled it out and was seriously injured." After saying this, Shi Jin paused After a moment, he can continue: "It is also true that Brother Song Jiang fought hard to resist the main force of the officers and soldiers, which bought us and other people who came later precious time and the final chance to win. In that fierce battle, the officers and soldiers relied on their newly built Mechanical weapons... Alas, the soldiers and horses who went with Brother Song Jiang were all killed..."
"Ah," Chao Gai was deeply surprised and said to Song Jiang, "Brother, I've suffered a lot for you."
Song Jiang never expected that Shi Jin would speak like this and describe his tragic defeat in such a heroic manner. The defeated general suddenly became a hero that attracted attention. This was something Song Jiang had never expected. At the moment, he looked at Chao Gai Holding his own hand, it looked like thousands of words were stuck in his throat. Song Jiang was really ashamed and couldn't resist. At that moment, he could only lower his head and said: "The defeated general has defeated the king's troops. It is not Song Jiang who suffered, but Song Jiang." Not only that, Song Jiang also chilled the hearts of all the brothers and wasted the trust of the King of Heaven. The sinner Song Jiang still hopes to be punished by the King of Heaven." After saying this, Song Jiang knelt down on the ground again.
Upon seeing this, Chao Gai hurriedly helped Song Jiang up with Shi Jin and said: "Brother, why are you doing this? Victory or defeat is secondary. As long as you are safe and sound, Sanlang, you have lived and died for the village. We will all remember it. Don't worry about it." Blaming myself so much,"
"Let's go into the big tent and talk," Shi Jin said, and invited Chao Gai and everyone to sit down in the big tent.
Shi Jin told Chao Gai the important story after polishing it. Chao Gai listened with great concentration and was often moved by what Shi Jin said. When he talked about the fight with the officers and soldiers, Chao Gai frowned. When talking about the new and powerful weapons and equipment of the officers and soldiers, Chao Gai's face tensed up as if he were actually there. When talking about Zhu Biao and others' attack on the city, Chao Gai kept shouting happily.
After talking about this matter, Chao Gai became more and more fond of the three heroes of the Zhu family. He had heard the battle report in the village that his second brother Shi Jin had subdued and persuaded Li Ying to surrender. Zhu Biao and others also felt that Shi Jin had surrendered. Jin took him in so rashly because he was afraid of raising tigers. Now Luan Tingyu led them all to break down the door and rescue his second brother. He could be so loyal and possess unique skills. How could he not make Chao Gai happy?
Chao Gai had been in the mountain stronghold for a long time, and it was rare to go down the mountain today. As soon as Shi Jin asked Chao Gai to go to Yuncheng County to have a look, Chao Gai happily agreed and immediately ordered the two thousand soldiers and horses accompanying him to go with him, and Shi Jin He also immediately ordered the troops to move their camp outside Yuncheng County.
In this way, a large group of people came to Yuncheng County in a mighty manner. Shi Jin was not seriously injured, so he insisted on riding a horse to accompany Chao Gai. Others could not persuade him, so he had to obey him. Song Jiang was injured and it was difficult to ride a horse, so he rode with the group in a carriage. Come.
It was already close to the middle of winter, and although the sun was shining brightly, it was still quite chilly. However, in the hearts of the two brothers Shi Jin and Chao Gai, they felt like Spring Xi everywhere, with a sense of "the spring breeze is triumphant and the horses' hooves are anxious".
"Second brother, I am very envious of your eldest brother. You are young, energetic, and capable. You can conquer cities and conquer the world. How refreshing it is," Chao Gai said for a moment against the cold wind. He was full of energy, and at the end of his words, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Brother, I am sitting in the mountain stronghold, like a frog at the bottom of a well. Although I have some heroic ambitions, my temperament is not suitable for war. After all, I am a mountain man. It is difficult for me to even go out to Liangshan. ah,"
"Brother, since this is the case, brother, I still say what I said, come back to Chang'an with me and have a good time," Shi Jin said, "Brother, I am only suitable for conquering the country, but this is not my job. I just want to invite you." Brother comes to help,"
Chao Gai could hear Shi Jin's intention to give way to talents, and immediately said: "Don't say this nonsense. Chang'an is good, but Liangshan is a blessed place after all. When I leave, won't the court be so happy?" Chao Gai said: " Back then you told me that Liangshan was extremely important to the Green Forest Army and was a sharp knife stuck in the heart of the Song Dynasty."
"Yes, Liangshan's location is extremely special. With my brother's troops here to contain it, the Song Dynasty would not dare to rashly raise troops to fight against the Green Forest Army. And if he does not counterattack with a large army, he will definitely not defeat me by relying solely on individual legions.
Brothers were eliminated," Shi Jin said: "So, and precisely because of this, I often say that the Liangshan brothers also contributed a lot to the victory achieved by the Green Forest Army."
Chao Gai was very happy after hearing this. Unless he was arrogant, Shi Jin's words were truly to the point. He nodded and said, "It is precisely because Liangshan is extremely important to our brothers that I cannot leave."
At this time, the head of the city could be seen from a distance. Shi Jin pointed with his hand and said: "Brother, Yuncheng County is just ahead. You see, that is the south gate. There were hidden traps by the officers and soldiers, and many brothers were burned alive."
If you die on top, the city will become loose and it will need to be demolished and rebuilt."
Chao Gai built a pavilion between his brows and looked in the direction Shi Jin pointed. No, it was really the south gate of Yuncheng County that he was familiar with. The gate tower had been destroyed by fire and half of it collapsed. Chao Gai
Gai saw this and felt very uncomfortable. He said, "Come on, let's go into the city and have a look." After that, he quickly led the people to run away.
Shi Jin followed Chao Gai to the gate of the south city. Li Ying and others got the news and had been waiting in front of the gate of the south city for a long time. Seeing Chao Gai and others coming from a distance, they all came to greet him. The two groups joined together.
At one point, Li Ying gave a general report on the work in the city.
Although Chao Gai's ancestors' foundations were all in Shijie Village, he had some business in Yuncheng County, including pawnshops and gambling houses, so he was not familiar with Yuncheng County, but since King Chao Tian went to Liangshan
, I have never been to Yuncheng County, but I came here again after a long time, especially after the war in Yuncheng County, Chao Gai really felt that it had been a long time, and he couldn't help but have many feelings in his heart.
Walking all the way through the south gate, the streets here have been cleaned, but there are still a lot of blood stains on the walls and in the cracks of the bricks, and there are also a few people who bring rags to wipe the front of their houses.
The blood stains, the flesh and blood on the door panel of the store, dyed the rags in their hands red, and also dyed the water after washing red. The air in Yuncheng County was filled with a faint trace of blood everywhere, and the sergeants coming and going
, and the people in a hurry, with no expression on their faces, as if they were frozen by the cold air in winter. In Chao Gai's eyes, Yuncheng County is no longer what it used to be, and there is no singing on the streets.
Children were singing nursery rhymes, and there was no lively and joyful market. Instead, there were traces of swords and mottled flesh and blood everywhere. The messy scene aroused messy emotions, and all of this was undoubtedly attributed to King Chao Tian's deep sigh.
"For these burned-down houses, as well as the destroyed storefronts on the east and west sides of the city, I sent people to use money from the government treasury to compensate according to the price. The people who were trampled by the war and became homeless will eventually have a place to settle them.
The current depression in the city is only temporary, and everything will recover soon." After saying this, Shi Jin paused and said seriously: "I am implementing a new method in the Green Forest Army. Brother Chao can give it a try.