Poor Family

  Chapter 422 Xucheng internal strife

  The person Chai Jin does not want to see the most is Wang Ying, but for food, he has to beg Wang Ying every now and then, which makes Chai Jin feel as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly.

In the military yamen, Wang Ying read Song Jiang's letter and said with a smirk: "Since the elder brother values ​​loyalty and does not want to hurt the relationship between brothers, we should of course follow the elder brother's opinion. I don't know when General Chai plans to hand over the military power to the I?"

   "Is this the result of your so-called discussion?" Chai Jin glared at Wang Yingdao.

  Wang Ying shook her head, "Just kidding, but I understand that the so-called negotiation should be a compromise between both parties. I want the army, and General Chai wants food. In fact, I think it's a good solution!"

  Wang Ying’s implication is to exchange food for troops. In fact, this is also the plan that Chai Jin thought of. Since there is a compromise, he cannot fail to pay. The key is how many troops will he give? How much food can the other party give me?

   "Then how many troops do you plan to have?" Chai Jin asked bluntly.

   "I want you five thousand troops and give you 30% of the food."

  Chai Jin's face suddenly became ugly. If he had to leave his 5,000 troops, he would only have 3,000 troops left, while Wang Ying became 8,000 troops, just the opposite of what it is now.

  Chai Jin immediately shook his head and objected, "This proposal is too much, I cannot accept it."

  Wang Ying was just talking. If there is any sincerity in exchanging troops with the other party, he sneered, "Since the toast is not eaten, I will be fined, then I have no choice."

   After finishing speaking, he turned around and left. Before Chai Jin could react, dozens of Wang Ying's personal soldiers rushed in and pointed their spears at him.

   Chai Jin was furious, "Wang Ying, what are you doing?"

   "You will know soon!" Wang Ying's triumphant laughter came from outside the tent.

  The soldiers rushed forward and tied Chai Jin up with ropes. Chai Jin cursed with hatred, but Wang Ying walked away.

   Not long after, Shi Jin and Shi Xiu also received news that the army had conquered Shouzhang County, Liang Shan urgently asked for help, and asked him to come to discuss the issue of sending troops.

Shi Jin and Shi Xiu had no doubts, and rushed to the barracks. Just as they entered the barracks, two large nets fell from the sky and covered them. And Shi Xiu was tightly tied up.

   "Wang Ying, you bastard, you will die!" Shi Jin cursed.

At this time, Wang Ying appeared next to the two of them in a suit of armor. He kicked them hard and cursed: "You son of a bitch, you still dare to scold me. If it wasn't for the sake of big brother, I would have killed you a long time ago." You three **** are torn to pieces."

  He turned back and ordered: "Gag their mouths for us!"

  The soldiers blocked the mouths of the two with rags, and the two roared, their eyes spitting fire with hatred.

But Wang Ying was relentless. He immediately ordered the three of them to be loaded into a carriage, taken out of the city together with their horses and weapons, and thrown into the wilderness ten miles south of Xucheng, and threw them a small knife. The cavalry returned to Sucheng like lightning.

After a while, Shi Jin cut Chai Jin's rope with a knife, and Chai Jin untied the two of them again. The three of them were so angry that their chests would explode, but they also knew that Wang Ying was ruthless, and if they went back, they would be killed by him. , the three discussed for a while, and felt that they still had to go to Song Jiang to uphold justice, so the three got on their horses and galloped south.

Wang Ying immediately recruited Chai Jin's 8,000 troops, put his confidant in it, and served as the commander of each battalion. In two days, he firmly controlled this army.

The reason why Wang Ying dared to do this is of course his confidence. Chai Jin received a letter from Song Jiang, and Wang Ying also received a secret letter from Song Jiang, which implied that he could seize power, but he was not allowed to hurt the lives of three people. Without Song Jiang's secret support, Wang Ying would have no scruples.

  As for Liang Shan asking for help, Wang Ying didn't take it seriously at all. Liang Shan was under the command of Liu Tang. Since he asked for help, he should go to Lu Junyi. What did he have to do with him?

  After Li Yanqing conquered Shouzhang County, he did not get a response from Xucheng County. Xucheng County ignored Liangshan's request for help, so Li Yanqing had to intensify his efforts to attack Liangshan.

That night, a raging fire suddenly ignited in Liangshan Town at the foot of Liangshan. Liangshan Town was originally a small village at the foot of the mountain. , dedicated to welcoming the heroes of the world, there are two restaurants and an inn, there are more than a dozen various shops and more than a hundred households, and there are three hundred soldiers garrisoned in the town.

  Although the attack at night was expected by the Liangshan Army, when it really happened, it still caused great tension among the soldiers of the Liangshan Army on the mountain.

  Although it was night, the 3,000 soldiers of the Liangshan Army who guarded the mountain rushed to various checkpoints, with their bows and arrows, ready for battle.

Liu Tang rushed to the frontmost checkpoint. This checkpoint was only 300 steps away from Liangshan Town. In fact, a stone wall was built on the only way up the mountain. To go up the mountain, you must pass in front of the stone wall. The tall stone walls and the narrow mountain roads can be said to be guarded by one man, and no one can open it.

  There are already two hundred soldiers guarding behind the stone wall, and everyone is nervously staring at the fire at the foot of the mountain, lest an army be killed from the fire.

   "Is there any hostility?" Liu Tang asked looking at the foot of the mountain.

   "Report to General, not yet!"

   As soon as the commander finished speaking, the soldiers shouted, "Someone is coming up!"

  Everyone was taken aback. They looked down the mountain together and saw that there were many people at the foot of the mountain. There seemed to be hundreds of people rushing up the mountain. The soldiers raised their crossbows together. Liu Tang shouted: "No shooting!"

  He heard the cries of a woman inside. This should be the people of the small town who fled up the mountain, not the officers and soldiers.

  The commander said anxiously: "General, what if there are enemy troops mixed in?"

   This is indeed a big problem. Liu Tang pondered and ordered: "Send a few brothers down to have a look. If there are enemy troops mixed in, they are not allowed to approach!"

  Several soldiers were sent down, and came back in a while to report: "They are all old and weak, women and children, and no enemy troops have mixed in."

   Liu Tang immediately ordered: "Let them come up!"

After a while, hundreds of old and weak women and children bypassed the defensive wall. These people are the family members of the Liangshan army living in the small town. When they saw Liu Tang, they cried: "Everything is burnt. They set fire and killed people everywhere. The poor soldiers were beheaded by them, what a tragedy!"

  Liu Tang sensed something, and quickly asked, "Are all the opponents cavalry?"

   "Yes! They are all soldiers on horseback, coming and going like flying."

  At this time, a soldier suddenly came to report: "The stone wall on the western front has been captured by the enemy!"

This news surprised Liu Tang. The three roads up the mountain were all built with defensive stone walls. The three lines are almost synchronized. If one defensive line is breached, the other two lines must follow and retreat, otherwise the enemy is likely to come from above. .

  Liu Tang realized that the problem was serious. It was probably not the enemy's harassment, but a real attack on the mountain. He urgently ordered: "Let all the brothers retreat to the city of Ringing Arrow immediately!"

  Xiangjian City is a mountain city located on the mountainside. It is built close to the mountain and is the most important mountain city in Liangshan. However, it was only built for defense and has no other functions. It is actually an upgraded version of the three-line stone wall connected together.

  The reason why Liu Tang gave up the several lines of defense at the foot of the mountain was because Liangshan had only 3,000 troops and could easily be defeated individually. It was also a last resort for him to concentrate his troops in Sound Arrow City for centralized defense.

  If the Xiangjian City is breached, the core buildings of Liangshan, such as the military village, Juyi hall, and warehouses, will be hundreds of steps up, and Liangshan will be completely destroyed. Liu Tang is really worried.

  A commander looked at the dark enemy army below and said bitterly: "If Wang Yingken comes to rescue, why is Liangshan so passive?"

  One sentence touched Liu Tang's sore spot. He asked Xucheng for help three days ago, but Xucheng County showed no sign of sending troops, nor replied to explain, and ignored himself at all.

   This made Liu Tang hate him so much, what did he say at the beginning? What does it mean to defend Liangshan at all costs, is Song Jiang's promise like farting?

   "Pass my order and light the Liangshan beacon fire!"

  Liu Tang issued the most serious order to light the Liangshan beacon, but he didn't believe that Song Jiang would be so shameless?

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