This heavy rain not only blocked the roads in the Gyeonggi area, but the situation on Jingdong Road was not much better, especially for the officers and soldiers who were entrenched in front of Liangshanbo. It was a big challenge. The constantly filling lake water made the army only It is possible to suspend the offensive and retreat to higher ground in the rear to avoid bigger problems.
The suspension of the attack by the officers and soldiers made everyone in Liangshanbo feel a little ready to take action. Then they stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the officers and soldiers camp a few miles away. After discovering that their morale was much lower than before, some people started to ask for a fight again by bringing up old things: "Tianwang, brother Gongming, the military morale must be low after being frustrated for a long time. In addition, there should be problems with their logistics supply. I think it's time for us to take the initiative to go down the mountain and kill them without leaving a trace!"
The person who said these words was Deng Fei, who was known as the Fierce Eyes Ni. Although this person was not from the army, he still had some insights into leading troops in combat, and his status in the village was not low now. His words also won the approval of many brothers. Many people eagerly looked at Song Jiang. As soon as he nodded, everyone ordered their troops and horses to kill down the mountain.
Although Liangshanbo has been firmly defended during these days and has not allowed the officers and soldiers to take any advantage, the situation of being suppressed and beaten by the officers and soldiers is still difficult for many brothers to accept. They have never suffered such a big loss since they went up the mountain. . Seeing that something was wrong with the officers and soldiers, they naturally wanted to avenge their past humiliation.
In fact, not only some ordinary brothers, but also Chao Gai was a little eager to try. At this time, he also looked at Song Jiang who was silent and said: "Brother Gongming, what do you think?"
Song Jiang frowned in embarrassment. In his opinion, it was better to continue to hold on. After all, they had persisted for so long. If they went down the mountain because of this opportunity, it would be fine if they won, but what if they lost? ? After falling short of success, I am afraid that the military morale of the entire village will completely collapse.
After all, the Liangshan brothers are not a real military system. They have always been good at fighting smooth battles, but they may not be able to withstand an unexpected defeat. But he couldn't say this directly, otherwise it would shake the morale of the army and make the brothers doubtful again.
Fortunately, there was Wu Yong at the side. He could see Song Jiang's concerns at a glance, so he persuaded with a smile: "Brother, brothers, I know everyone is eager to vent their anger, but in my opinion, right now, It’s not time to take revenge yet. Although the officers and soldiers retreated slightly after being frustrated, they had no intention of losing their control. I even suspected that they were deliberately showing weakness and wanted to lure our brothers down the mountain to fight with them.
"Don't forget, everyone, we have destroyed the suspension bridge of the Yuannan Crossing below. It will not be possible to build it again in a day or two. Once the officers and soldiers discover our actions, they will definitely be on guard. If we want to kill them, we won't be caught off guard. Moreover, we have been defending for more than half a month, and we don't have to defend for a few more days. Maybe the officers and soldiers will retreat in a hurry once their food and grass are exhausted, and then go down the mountain to attack. The enemy is also more advantageous."
His words were very reasonable, and Chao Gai nodded repeatedly. Later, Song Jiang, Hu Yanzhuo and other prudent people also tried to persuade again, and finally dissuaded this somewhat reckless decision, and the whole village once again reached a consensus to continue to defend.
But after two more days, a less than satisfactory situation occurred. As the rain gradually subsided, Song Jiang and the others went out more frequently to check the situation of the officers and soldiers below.
At noon that day, when they looked at the military camp over there again, they saw a large convoy coming slowly from the west.
Although those carts were covered with thick tarpaulins and other materials, coupled with the distance, it was difficult to tell exactly what was on them. But just looking at where it came from, coupled with the excited cheers of the officers and soldiers after entering the barracks, everyone was able to quickly come up with the answer - that should be the arrival of the food and grass that they had previously judged to be in short supply!
And the bursts of smoke rising from the military camp shortly afterwards confirmed this judgment, which made the faces of everyone on the mountain become very ugly, especially Song Jiang, whose original black face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, low and low. He muttered: "How could this be? According to the previous news, the imperial court should make a big fuss about this matter. How come it only took a few days for the food and grass to be delivered?"
Of course they didn't know how much risk Sun Tu had taken for the food, and how much he had committed a major case that, once the truth was found out, would be enough for the court to label him a traitor.
But after seeing the cheers and encouragement of the soldiers after the food arrived, Sun Tu felt that his risk was worth it. And he was also confident that this operation would not leave any consequences. Even if he would be reported to the court by the local government soon, without any evidence, the emperor and his ministers would not dare to impose such a crime on himself.
This was the reason why Sun Tuhui personally led his troops on this mission at the critical juncture of the confrontation with Liang Shanbo. No matter how loyal the other generals were to him, they would not dare to do something so extreme. After all, those were two thousand forbidden troops and strong men. Under Sun Tu's order, these people had become the victims of the sword. Without some courage, they would not be able to make such a decision.
And this is the so-called compassion that does not command troops. As long as it is a method that helps achieve the final victory of the war, even if it costs the lives of innocent people, we will not hesitate!
After giving the grain to Wei Dingguo and letting him arrange for the whole army to have a full meal, Sun Tu had no intention of resting. He immediately called Dong Ping, Qi Desheng and other generals to him and asked them about the battle situation during his absence. Although he came and went in less than seven days, it was still wartime after all, so he couldn't be careless in the slightest.
After listening to Dong Ping's story, Sun Tu frowned again: "So, the Liangshan bandits have been completely silent for a few days? We have already exposed our flaws, and they didn't take advantage of it. What do you mean by attacking?”
"Exactly, these thieves are very smart. They even deliberately showed some flaws in their humble positions before, but they failed to lure them down the mountain." Qi Desheng sighed with some regret: "In this way, continuing to attack the mountain will be another battle. It’s been a long battle.”
"Fortunately, we have enough military rations now, so we can afford it." Dong Ping glanced at Sun Tu with admiration: "The governor still has a way to get those guys to hand over the food." He didn't know that Sun Tu was like this The second time was about how to get the food. I just thought that the governor of his family had persuaded the court officials.
Sun Tu didn't mean to explain this. He just smiled lightly and asked Dong Ping and others to go down and deal with military affairs. Only Lin Chong and a few others, who knew Sun Tu's style of behavior best, could see some profound meaning in his expression. When there was no one else in the tent, Lin Chong asked carefully: "Captain, these grains were not voluntarily handed over by those officials. Ours, right?”
"Hmph, if they can cooperate like this, our Song Dynasty will not end up like this.
It's such a wasteland today. Sun Tu snorted lowly: "A bunch of bastards who bully the weak and fear the strong. Do you really think I don't dare to do anything to them?" "
Just this sentence made Lin Chong's expression change again. He had already vaguely guessed the fate of those people, and his heart felt cold. After a moment, he said again: "Captain, aren't you afraid of being held accountable by the court for doing this?"
"You don't have to worry about this. Even if the court has doubts, they can't blame us without any basis. And if this happens, the court will have to prepare additional food for us, which is only good for us..." Sun Tu sneered. , now is the critical time to suppress bandits, and the emperor will never cause trouble just because of the slightest suspicion. And he believes that once the matter spreads, some guys on both ends of the spectrum will know what choice to make next.
Of course, these things seem to be trivial at the moment. The most important thing now is to defeat the thieves in Liangshan as soon as possible. As long as this is done, everything will not be a problem and it will be enough to cover up all doubts. But once he loses his hand in Liangshan Park, the result will be hard to say.
"It seems that ordinary methods cannot defeat Liangshan, so we can only use that one move!" After pondering, Sun Tu finally made the final decision. If you just want to use this trick, you have to be fully prepared, so it seems that you will need to delay here for a while.
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While Sun Tu led his army to continue the confrontation with the Liangshan bandits across the mountain, the tragedy that occurred in Wuqiu Town had already caused an uproar in the entire Gyeonggi Road.
The capital city, where the imperial capital is located, has always been the place with the fewest crimes. But this time, it was better. Such a huge murder occurred all at once, and a large number of Forbidden Army soldiers died. Moreover, a large amount of food was missing. This was more than the officials from one district to another could handle.
In just a few days, such a shocking case was reported to the court, causing an uproar throughout the court. When they learned that thousands of people from Li Su down had been killed, even a man like Cai Jing and Gao Qiu, who was used to seeing storms, was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.
"You are really crazy and lawless to the extreme!" Cai Jing, who was always respected by officials for his stability and authority, was now extremely angry and cursed loudly with his hair and beard spread out.
Gao Qiu's face turned blue, but he didn't know whether he was angry or frightened. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "If what I expected is correct, this must have been done by the audacious Sun Tu and his army, and he alone." Only the soldiers and horses under his command are so capable that they can kill thousands of my forbidden troops in one night!" When he said the last four words, his voice was obviously trembling.
Liang Shicheng also said afterward: "Yes, this Sun Tu is really serious about killing him. Grand Master, we can't let him off lightly."
Cai Jing slowly calmed down while they were talking. Then he glanced at the officials in front of him and asked slowly: "You said it was the people led by Sun Tu who did it, but who has the evidence?" With just this question, he let Everyone was speechless...
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It’s Monday again. I wonder if everyone has returned to work and school. Passers-by have noticed that the surrounding area has gradually become lively. I just hope that everyone can still be careful under this situation and not take it lightly. . . . .
In addition, after seeing Monday, have you thought of anything else, such as tickets or something? . . . .