"Brother, I'm going to call the formation!"
Lin Chong said.
"Go ahead, no one will come out!"
Sun Lei nodded and said, Wang Zhen is not Han Shizhong, he will not show off his bravery, and most likely he will not go out of the city to fight against generals.
"Who in the city dares to come down and fight!"
Lin Chong pointed his spear at Yangzhou City and shouted.
No one answered. The defenders all had straight faces, weapons in hand, and looked at the enemies below the city as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Is there any reply?"
When Lin Chong saw no one responding, he yelled again.
Wang Zhen glanced at Lin Chong who was calling the formation, but said nothing. Instead, he looked at Sun Lei under the banner of "Monkey King" in the military formation.
Seeing no response, Lin Chong could only return to the formation angrily.
"Don't worry, Wang Zhen is not the kind of person who would come out to fight with others."
Sun Lei said with a smile.
"Back five miles and camp on that canal quay!"
Sun Lei pointed to the dock opening next to the canal behind and said, where the terrain is open, ships can be docked and troops and horses can be stationed.
"Come on, let's go meet this General Wang!"
Sun Lei waved his hand and the flag began to move. The target was Yangzhou City.
"General Wang, can you come out and say a few words?"
Sun Lei looked at Wang Zhen on the city and said.
"What do I have to say to you, a traitor like me?"
Wang Zhen looked at Sun Lei coldly.
"General Wang, why bother to reject people thousands of miles away? I'm not here to attack the city. In fact, we can sit down and chat!"
Sun Lei looked at Wang Chen and smiled.
"You won't attack the city?"
Wang Zhen's eyes were full of disbelief. If Sun Lei didn't attack the city, why would he come all the way to Yangzhou?
"Come down and talk?"
When Sun Lei saw Wang Zhen's interest, he immediately spoke.
Wang Zhen looked at Sun Lei, hesitated for a moment, and decided to accept Sun Lei's advice. He was the defender of the city, and all he had to do was delay. The longer they delayed, the closer they would be to victory.
"General Wang, why do you have to do this? Let's just talk alone!"
Looking at Wang Zhen's appearance as if facing a formidable enemy, there were at least five hundred personal soldiers behind him, and the shield soldiers surrounded the front row like a city wall.
"Of course you have to be careful when talking to thieves."
Wang Zhen didn't care about Sun Lei's words and sailed the Wannian Ship carefully. He was now concerned about the safety of the entire army and did not dare to take any risks.
"General Wang misunderstood, I'm not here to attack the city!"
Sun Lei shook his head.
"Then why did you come to Yangzhou if you didn't stay in Liangshanbo?"
Wang Zhen looked at Sun Lei.
"Come to contain one or two. Now that General Wang can be in Yangzhou, he can be considered worthy of Fang La!"
Sun Lei said with a smile.
"Aren't you here to help Fang La?"
Wang Zhen asked doubtfully. Last year, Sun Lei went to Hedong to aid Tian Hu. This year, the army went south to help Fang La. They were all rebels.
"Help Fang La? He is not a good guy. He kills, burns, loots, and commits all kinds of evil. It can be said that death is not a pity. Why should I help him?"
Sun Lei said with a smile that what Fang La did in Jiangnan was not worth saving at all.
"This is not what a rebel should say!"
Wang Zhen sneered. Sun Lei, a big rebel, was simply shameless when he said such things.
"I'm a rebel, but I don't do anything against the law! Isn't this a conflict? Your government claims to be fair, but isn't it also full of traitors?"
Sun Lei shrugged and said.
"Actually, I know what you are thinking. Why have you been staying in Yangzhou and crossing the Yangtze River? Aren't you just waiting for Fang La to mess up Jiangnan and make the people miserable? Then you can raise your banner again to restore Master Wang!"
Sun Lei continued to say that since the end of last year, the imperial army had been assembled in Jiangbei, but more than half a year had passed before the imperial court launched a general offensive. What they wanted was the support of the people.
"You can see clearly, no wonder you can conquer the eighteen states!"
Wang Zhen looked at Sun Lei. This was no secret, but it was rare for a rebel to see this step.
"Now there are twenty states. I have also captured Haizhou and Lianshui Army!"
"But you are not a good person either. To put it bluntly, it is the people of Jiangnan who are suffering. After you have done the evil, Fang La will continue to do it. You do not actively stop it, but encourage it. In fact, you are all the same, and you have no shame in criticizing others!"
Sun Lei said.
"You want to shake my military morale?"
Wang Zhen looked at Sun Lei.
"Don't get me wrong, it's just a chat, it's almost over now!"
Sun Lei turned around and left, leaving Wang Zhen alone.
Return to camp.
"Brother, you are ready! You can set off tonight!"
Wang Dingliu watched Sun Lei clasping his fists.
"Um!"
Sun Lei nodded. Wang Zhen only thought that holding Yangzhou would be able to block the Liangshan army, but he never thought that he could make a small detour and directly enter Jiangnan.
"Don't stop along the way, go directly to Taihu Lake! Find Fei Bao and the others."
Sun Lei looked at everyone and said.
That night, Sun Lei led people into the Yangtze River by walking along a small river. Soon they reached the south bank and entered the waterway.
Taihu Lake, Yuliuzhuang.
"Brother, we've almost collected the information!"
Di Cheng looked at Fei Bao and said.
"I didn't expect Fang La to cause such trouble to Jiangnan!"
Fei Bao sighed. As a native of Jiangnan, he was very heartbroken when he looked at Jiangnan today.
"It would be great if brother Sun Lei could come to Jiangnan!"
Bu Qing said, Sun Lei's Liangshanbo did not bully the people. Now under the rule of Liangshan, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and is peaceful.
"Oh, it's too early. My brother has just taken over the eighteen states of Shandong and Hebei. It's still far away from Jiangnan."
Fei Bao shook his head. Even if Liangshan wants to swallow up the whole world, it will take a while. It has only been a year since the army was launched. Zhao and Song Dynasties are still alive, and the northern aliens are rising rapidly. The center of gravity is almost all in the north, and it is impossible to go south.
"Brother, there is news!"
Ni Yun rowed a small boat and quickly docked.
"Liu Yanqing is leading troops to attack Pingjiang Mansion. In addition, he has divided his troops to prepare for a sneak attack on Jiaxing!"
Ni Yun said quickly.
"Jiaxing is the gateway to Hangzhou! Once Jiaxing breaks through, Hangzhou will be difficult to defend!"
Di Cheng said quickly.
"You have people attack Jiaxing before Pingjiang Mansion is defeated. Are you in such a hurry?"
Fei Bao squinted his eyes and said that the government's march should be steady and steady. It is not common sense to send people to attack Jiaxing before the Pingjiang government is defeated.
"Fang La is in Hangzhou now, right? Is it because of this news?"
Bu Qing said, Fang La secretly went to Hangzhou from Bangyuan Cave a few days ago. They only found out the news after all their efforts. Could it be that the officers and soldiers also knew about it and wanted to rush to Hangzhou?
"I don't know. There are wars everywhere now."
Ni Yun shook his head and said, now the whole Jiangnan is at war, not only Pingjiang Prefecture and Jiaxing to the east of Taihu Lake, but also Xuanzhou, Guangde Army, and Huzhou to the west of Taihu Lake. The imperial court's troops are divided into several groups and attack in all directions.
"How long can Fang La last?"
Fei Bao asked.
"Well, it's hard to say. Maybe the army will be able to reach Hangzhou in a month or two."
Ni Yun said.
"Fang La can't help but beat him!"
Bu Qing's expression changed, he must have lost too quickly.
"Those people in Fang La are just ordinary mobs. They have no weapons or armor. After capturing the city, they only know how to rape and plunder. They don't strengthen the city walls or build equipment. They don't even think about training. They only know how to enjoy themselves. We have the same wall in Jiangnan. You know, some of them are only a foot high, and if they can stop the army, they will be broken into pieces with just one blow."
Ni Yun said helplessly. (End of chapter)
