Let's say that on that day, Song Jiang led the Liangshan generals, with majesty and evil spirit, and sent troops to Zhujiazhuang.
Unexpectedly, Zhujiazhuang's soldiers and horses were strong, and they defended tightly. After a good fight, they were ambushed in the end and had to retreat in defeat.
Because at night, the soldiers and horses took the Pantuo Road and couldn't get out, Song Jiang ordered people to light more torches and look for people to ask for the way out.
After a while, the former army came to report that on the road where the torch was lit, there were bitter bamboo sticks, iron caltrops, and deer antlers scattered all over the place, blocking several intersections.
When Song Jiang heard the report, he was stunned for a moment on his horse and couldn't help but said: "Is this because God is mourning me?"
At this moment, Shi Xiu came running over on horseback. He was injured all over and had blood flowing all over his body. He struggled to find a way out and hurriedly came to report. It turned out that this was a poplar tree formation. It was not complicated, but fierce. Song Jiang suddenly let out a long sigh of relief and ordered Shi Xiu to lead the way. Taking advantage of the night breeze, the soldiers left the formation and marched five or six miles away.
Just when Song Jiang was relaxing a little, he suddenly saw a bowl of lanterns and red candles flickering in front of him, shadowy shadows, like will-o'-the-wisps, walking up and down in the forest on the road. The Liangshan soldiers were dumbfounded and wanted to come forward to fight, but they seemed to be fighting. It's like a wall, you can't walk through it.
Seeing this scene, Song Jiang couldn't help but look up to the sky and sighed: "Is it true that I am going to die here?"
At this time, Hua Rong was thinking beside him. He suddenly remembered what he had learned before, slapped his forehead and said, "Brother, don't panic, I just remembered that this is just a candlelight enchantment array!"
Song Jiang hurriedly asked: "Brother, do you know this formation?"
Hua Rong smiled and said, "I know it."
When Song Jiang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and called Hua Rong: "Brother, is there any clever way to break this formation?"
Hua Rong said: "Brother, have you seen the biggest red lantern bowl candle in the shadow of the tree in front of you? Look over there. When we run eastward, Fu Jun will pull the candle lantern eastward. If we run west, Fu Jun will pull it eastward. The candle lamp is pulled to the west, this is the order of the eye of the ecstasy formation."
Song Jiang wondered: "It's so far away and so difficult to pass, how can we get his wax lamp array eyes?"
Hua Rong said: "What's so difficult about this!"
I saw him reaching out to pick up his bow and arrow, and then he rode his horse forward. The bow opened like a bright moon in the sky, and the arrows were like flints and meteors. There was only a "whoosh" sound, and the red light of the largest candle in the distance was blown away. Shoot it to pieces and destroy it.
Zhujiazhuang's soldiers who were ambushing the Candle Lantern Enchanting Formation became a little confused when they saw the bowl of red candle lantern formation eyes, and there was no order for them to go back and forth.
Song Jiang was a man who knew the timing, so he hurriedly ordered the archers to open a path in front and killed them directly.
This time, after they had gone another mile or two, they suddenly saw the light of torches reaching into the sky in the distance, and the shouts of killing could be heard loudly. It seemed like countless soldiers and horses were rushing this way.
Song Jiang couldn't help but change his face when he was on horseback: "Is it possible that there are still ambushes? Is it true that God is going to kill me?"
At this moment, a former army scout came back and reported: "The second master, the third master and the leader of Qin came to meet with troops and horses, and they have already been killed with the ambush troops in Zhujiazhuang."
When Song Jiang heard that Lin Chong had arrived, he couldn't help but stroke his short beard, calmed himself down, and said: "In that case, why don't you leave quickly? Let's kill him first!"
At this moment, the two sides of the army advanced to attack, and they temporarily gained the upper hand and rushed out of the place. Seeing that they could not win, the people of Zhujiazhuang withdrew their troops and left.
Song Jiang joined Lin Chong's troops and walked until dawn. They found Gaofu and set up a stronghold. After arranging the troops, they discovered that Huang Xin from Zhen Sanshan was missing.
Song Jiang hurriedly asked someone for the reason. A soldier who was with Huang Xin last night came over and reported: "Huang Tou Ling listened to his brother's order last night and went to the front to explore the way. Unexpectedly, there was an ambush in the bushes. He stretched out his hand. A few scratches with hooks dragged the horse's legs over, and many Zhujiazhuang troops came out to ambush, and the leader Huang was captured alive. We were so panicked that we couldn't fight, and we couldn't save him, so we retreated in defeat."
After hearing this, Song Jiang was furious and cursed: "You guys, why didn't you report me earlier? If you reported me earlier, you could have saved someone. If you come here now, wouldn't it mean that I, Song Jiang, ignore my brothers?"
He said that he would pull out his sword and kill the soldier.
Lin Chong saw it from the side, and his expression changed slightly. He stepped forward to persuade Song Jiang and said, "Brother, please calm down and be patient. The army is in a hurry at night and we are all busy on the road. How can we think of so many things."
Song Jiang glanced at Lin Chong, his expression softened a little, and suddenly clapped his legs and said: "Yes, yes, I didn't think well. How can I blame my brothers? It's just that the Zhujiazhuang was not captured, and many troops were lost. What should I do?"
Yang Xiong stepped forward at this time and said: "Brother, do you still remember Li Daguan from Lijiazhuang? He was shot by Zhu Biao with an arrow the day before yesterday. Now he is recuperating in the village. Why don't you go to him to discuss things?"
Song Jiang's heart moved when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Lin Chong and said, "I have forgotten about him. Brother Lin, just guard the village while I go to Lijiazhuang."
Lin Chong smiled and nodded: "Brother, it's okay to go. Lin Chong will keep the camp intact."
Song Jiang thought again about going to visit and bringing gifts, but there was no good gift in the army at the moment, so he randomly selected some wine, mutton, and prepared two good horses, and then went straight to Lijiazhuang.
After a long while, before arriving at Lijiazhuang, I saw that the gate tower of this big villa had been closed, the suspension bridge was hanging high, and there were many soldiers and horses on the walls, all of them looking eagerly at the bottom.
Song Jiang reported his name and origin at the front, but after the announcement, he was not seen for a long time, and the gifts were not accepted. In the end, he had no choice but to lean on the general here. In the end, Li Ying, the owner of Lijiazhuang, couldn't bear it and had to send Du Xing, the grimace boy, to answer .
Du Xing opened the gate of the village and took the two of them across the Huzhuang River. When he came, he said that Li Ying was ill in bed and couldn't get up to see each other.
When Song Jiang heard this, he didn't know the other party's concerns, so he didn't say anything. He just pulled Du Xing's sleeves, talked about Zhujiazhuang, and asked him for advice on the reality of this place.
Du Xing's eyes couldn't help but burst when he heard the words "Zhujiazhuang". He was secretly annoyed that Zhu Biao shot and injured Li Ying, so he said: "If the leader of the Song Dynasty asked about other things, Du Xing didn't know. It's just that Zhujiazhuang's falsehood is not true." Know a thing or two.”
Song Jiang was secretly happy when he heard this. He hurriedly asked Du Xing to sit down, served food and wine, and said: "Brother, Song Jiang asked brother for advice on this matter, and I hope he will give you some advice."
Du Xing looked at Corporal Song Jiang Lixian and couldn't help but feel inspired. He said bluntly: "Chief Song, our three villages are located in Zhujiazhuang in the middle, Lijiazhuang is in the east, and Hujiazhuang is in the west. In the early years, the three villages vowed to form an alliance. We are determined to be friends of life and death, and we will help each other in times of trouble.”
Song Jiang touched his beard and said, "So that's it. It's just that Zhujiazhuang is unkind and unjust. He shouldn't take such a heroic oath."
Du Xing nodded and said: "No one can say otherwise. It's just that if there is something going on in Zhujiazhuang, then Hujiazhuang to the west will definitely come to help. There is nothing else in his village, but there is a female general called Yi Zhang Qing Hu Sanniang, who is good at making She has two sun-moon swords and is very skilled in martial arts, but she is the fiancée of Zhu Biao, the third son of Zhujiazhuang. If the leader of the Song Dynasty wants to attack Zhujiazhuang, there is no need to be wary of the east, just guard the west."
Song Jiang heard this and wondered: "It turns out that there are female generals in Hujiazhuang, but why are they called Yi Zhangqing?"
Du Xing said: "It means that Hu Sanniang is not only beautiful in appearance, but also tall and delicate in figure. She has a higher head than ordinary men. She also wears green clothes on weekdays and is very skilled in martial arts, so she has this nickname."
When Song Jiang heard this, he took a peek at his somewhat fat figure, nodded and said, "That's it."
Du Xing added: "There are two gates in Zhujiazhuang, one in front of Dulonggang and one behind Dulonggang. It is also difficult to attack the front gate. You have to attack from both sides to break it."
Song Jiang nodded and said: "When I went to attack before, I saw many tree formations and lamp formations, but I didn't know how to survive."
Du Xing said: "The road at the front gate of Zhujiazhuang is difficult to identify. There are many winding paths, but there are formations wherever there are poplar trees. The leader of the Song Dynasty only had to send people to cut down all the poplar trees to defeat this problem. Array, the bowl of lanterns array is the simplest. As long as we attack during the day and don't send out troops at night, the lantern array will be of no use."
After hearing this, Song Jiang already had a plan in mind. After thanking Du Xing, he left a gift and the group went straight back to the stronghold.
Lin Chong was waiting in the stronghold at the moment. When he saw Song Jiang coming back, he saw the joy on his face and knew that he must have gained something. However, Liangshan was now divided into three factions. Each of their three leaders had trusted people, and they knew each other tacitly. It's hard to ask questions about things.
Since Song Jiang went up to Liangshan, he actually took the second highest position, which made Lin Chong wary. However, Song Jiang was powerful and had the most heroes of all kinds. Normally even Chao Gai would give up three points, so Lin Chong held back. He should be respectful. I respect you, as long as everyone has a decent face.
Song Jiang returned to the stronghold to see Lin Chong, and when he saw that he did not come to ask, he secretly laughed in his heart. However, he did not hide it, and told the story of the matter, saying, "In this way, I wish the village can be defeated soon."
After listening to Song Jiang's words, Lin Chong felt that it was only a matter of time before Zhujiazhuang was conquered by someone like Li Jiazhuang who broke his oath and stabbed him in the back, so he said: "What my brother said is true, but if necessary, Lin Chong can take the lead."
Song Jiang said: "Brothers are extraordinary in martial arts. Who from this rural village is worthy of my brother taking the lead? Most of the people in the army think that if there is really a strange person, it will not be too late for my brother to take action."
Lin Chong smiled when he heard this, said that's fine, and went out to reward the soldiers.
Song Jiang looked at his back, suppressed his smile, and showed a thoughtful expression.
(End of chapter)
