Seeing that the brothers suddenly became excited and wanted to immediately send troops to attack Qingzhou to avenge their shame, Song Jiang immediately became nervous and shouted loudly before letting everyone calm down. Then he said seriously: "Brothers, you want revenge. I, Song Jiang, naturally understand the desire for revenge. In the battle at Zhujiazhuang that day, I felt heartbroken when I saw so many brothers being killed by the army led by Sun Tu. For more than a year, I have never thought about how I can take revenge. Avenge this deep revenge and seek justice for the dead brothers!"
What he said was quite beautiful, and all the brothers immediately felt the same. However, no one spoke in agreement at this time, just waiting for him to continue. Song Jiang made up his mind and said: "But we must not be blinded by hatred and make wrong decisions. In my opinion, if we rush to attack Qingzhou at this time, not only will we not be able to avenge those brothers, but we may also It will take the lives of more brothers, which is not worth it."
"Brother Gongming, what you said is too much for other people's ambitions, and it will destroy the prestige of my brother Liangshan!" After hearing this, someone finally couldn't help but question. Most of the brothers in the village are upright and say whatever they want without much worry.
And as one person spoke, others also joined in: "Yes, brother Gongming, didn't we just fight against the Qingzhou Army before? They were not as powerful as we thought, and they were defeated by us. , heavy casualties!"
Song Jiang did not get angry because of their doubts, and still calmly said: "These are completely different things. The Qingzhou Army a few months ago was not led by Sun Tu, and it was impossible to exert their strong combat power. Moreover, we also had Liangshan Bo at that time. With the surrounding terrain to rely on, we have naturally won many times. But it is completely different if brothers want to attack Qingzhou. The geographical advantage will belong to the army, not to mention that Sun Tu is there... Compared with the previous generals who only urged the army to attack indiscriminately. , then Sun Tu is much smarter in using his troops. And more importantly, the Qingzhou city wall is high and the pond is deep. Even if all my brothers from Liangshan come out in full force, they may not be able to defeat it. If there is too much damage, it will only cause The imperial court has an opportunity to destroy us!
"Brothers, unless Song Jiang prevented everyone from taking revenge, it would be too dangerous and reckless to act like this. It is absolutely impossible to attack Qingzhou by force."
These words were so sincere and well-founded that others really didn’t know how to argue. Many people looked miserable. The warm and joyous scene before had quickly cooled down, and they didn’t even drink. A few people continued to drink.
Seeing this, Chao Gai also frowned: "Brother Gongming, are your words too alarmist? Even if Sun Tu is good at fighting and no matter how powerful the Qingzhou army is, we, the Liangshan brothers, will not be completely their opponents, right? And if it is true as you said, then sooner or later the Qingzhou Army will come to attack Liangshan, and we will not have to fight with it then. In this case, instead of waiting for the official army to attack, it is better for us to fight out first. "
These words immediately won the approval of the brothers around him, and many people said: "What the King of Heaven said is that our Liangshan brothers have never been afraid of the official army since we went up the mountain, not to mention that the Qingzhou Army is now greatly weakened for some reason. Just like before, we still dare to fight him head-on!"
"Yes, our brothers
If you come without fear, how can you be afraid of the Qingzhou Army and the great enemy Sun Tu! "
Everyone was talking to each other, and they got excited again. This time, Song Jiang really couldn't stop him with words. After all, it was the leader of the village, Chao Gai, who had just started this conversation. If he objected again, he would be starting a dispute with Chao Gai, which would not be conducive to the unity of the village.
Wu Yong, who had never spoken before, had already seen Song Jiang's dilemma, and he also raised his voice and said loudly: "Brothers, please listen to what I have to say." As a military advisor in the village, he was quite popular among the brothers. Believe me, this opening really silenced the originally chaotic voices in the hall, and then I heard him say: "Actually, brother Gongming's concerns are not unreasonable. The attack on Qingzhou is indeed not what our Liangshan brothers are good at, but the officers and soldiers." , we have been good at defending the city since we were born. In this way, even if we can really capture Qingzhou and avenge ourselves, our brothers will still be injured. Is this the result you want to see? "
These words finally got to the point, which immediately stunned the brothers, and the excitement also calmed down a lot. Wu Yong smiled and said: "But I, Wu Yong, understand how you want to avenge your brothers who died in the battle. Therefore, Qingzhou must be defeated, but it cannot be done forcefully, but some strategies should be used." OK."
"When it comes to tactics, no one in our village can match the military advisor. If you have any clever ideas, please tell me immediately." Someone couldn't bear that he kept trying to hide his words and urged him loudly. This immediately caused the others to burst into laughter. Then dozens of pairs of eyes fell on Wu Yong, waiting for him to continue.
Wu Yong did not disappoint everyone. He gently twirled his beard and said: "Brother Gongming's concerns are actually quite reasonable. We may not be sure of defeating the Qingzhou Army relying on the city, so what we have to do next is to think of ways to defeat them." Lure them out from Qingzhou City, then send people to sneak into Qingzhou City, take advantage of the empty defenders, and seize the city from inside the city!"
Although everyone knew that this was indeed a clever plan that could easily capture Qingzhou, they couldn't figure out how to lure the Qingzhou army out of the city. If someone like He Mo is still in charge of Qingzhou now, they will naturally have many ways to trick him. But if it were Sun Tu, things would not be that easy.
Song Jiang also frowned slightly: "Military advisor, is this plan really feasible? With Sun Tu's cleverness, will he be transferred out of the city?"
Wu Yong already had a comprehensive plan at this time, and he looked confident at the moment: "It is precisely because it is Sun Tu that this little brother's plan can succeed. Brother Gongming, don't forget, in addition to being the governor of Qingzhou, he is also the entire As for the military commander on Jingdong Road, once a city under his control is attacked by our Liangshan army, how can he sit idly by and not save us?"
"You mean to ask us to send troops to attack a certain city and then lead him to rescue? After Sun Tu leads the Qingzhou army to leave, our people will disguise themselves and enter Qingzhou to successfully capture the city?" Song Jiang finally understood the other party's full plan at this time. After some thought about the plan, the hesitation on his face slowly dissipated: "This is really a clever plan that can capture Qingzhou in one fell swoop. And in the future, maybe we can even set up an ambush in Qingzhou City, and maybe we can set up an ambush in Qingzhou City." Where are Sun Tu and his Qingzhou Army who are eager to return for reinforcements? The military advisor is indeed very resourceful and worthy of the title of Wise Star!"
After his explanation,
, everyone also understood the subtlety of this strategy, so everyone in the hall applauded, everyone was gearing up, wishing they could send troops into Qingzhou now to avenge their previous shame.
Of course, Wu Yong's proposal of this strategy was just the beginning. There were still too many details that needed to be perfected, such as who to send to attack which city to force Sun Tu to send troops to rescue as soon as possible. Another example is who is the safest person to send in disguise to infiltrate Qingzhou City, but these cannot be decided quickly at such a banquet, and not all brothers will participate in the discussion. After all, among the heroes of Liangshanbo, there are really brave and resourceful ones. There are only a few of them, most of them are just brave enough and their martial arts skills are higher than ordinary people.
It was not until the afternoon of the next day that Chao Gai and Song Jiang gathered together several brothers who were able to lead troops and had sufficient strategies to discuss the matter.
Although there was no decent map of Shandong in the village, relying on their familiarity with the hometown, everyone still marked all the important state capitals and counties on a piece of paper. At this time, the most eye-catching thing above is Qingzhou City, and everyone's eyes are more on the location far away from Qingzhou, because Sun Tu's Qingzhou Army must be moved as far away as possible to create opportunities for the brothers who have sneaked into Qingzhou. .
"Originally, Dengzhou was an ideal choice, but..." Wu Yong shook his head with regret: "Since Sun Tiha and the others suddenly rebelled and took away hundreds of their elite men, Dengzhou's defense has become extremely fragile. It’s really hard to make any more plans here.”
"What do the military advisors mean by this? Isn't it easier to attack Dengzhou city if it is empty?" Chao Gai asked with some confusion.
"The King of Heaven doesn't know. Capturing Dengzhou is not our purpose. We only do this to draw out Sun Tu and the Qingzhou Army. If we are unable to capture even one Dengzhou city for a long time, will Sun Tu not be suspicious?" Wu As he spoke, his eyes continued to wander over the drawings, and finally, he designated one of the cities: "Dongping Mansion, it is three to four hundred miles away from Qingzhou. Even if he rushes quickly, it will still take a long time. In five or six days, if we lead troops, it will take at least ten days to rush back! Ten days is enough for our brothers to capture Qingzhou City!"
"Well, I heard that there is a fierce general in Dongping Mansion called Dong Ping, who is invincible. With him in the city, it is reasonable that we have been delayed in attacking Dongping Mansion. Sun Tu will not do anything. Doubtful." Song Jiang also nodded after some thought.
Now that the goal has been set, the next step is to discuss who will attack Dongping Mansion and who will lead the brothers to sneak into Qingzhou. Originally, Song Jiang planned to lead his army to attack Dongping Prefecture, but before he could say this, Chao Gai smiled and said: "Since it is to show my brother Liangshan's determination to attack Dongping Prefecture, I will lead the army." Let's fight this battle. As for the candidate to attack Qingzhou, Yuanwai Lu is new to Liangshan and has not made any achievements yet. He is also a new face and will not attract the attention of the government. How about letting him take the lead?"
Song Jiang was stunned for a moment when he heard this arrangement, but then he vaguely thought of something. After a moment of silence, he said: "The King of Heaven has considered it carefully and as you said, I will stay at the stronghold this time and wait for everyone's triumphant return!"
As a result, when Sun Tu had not yet planned to use troops against Liangshan, they first wanted to attack Qingzhou.