A few days later, in the Jinan government office, Song Jiang looked at the slightly rising charcoal fire in the stove in front of him. A thin iron stick was constantly turning back and forth in his hand, and his face showed a bit of solemnity.
The news should have arrived at the state capital that did not submit, but now, except for Leiden's reply and departure, there is no news. Although he had planned to regain the entire Jingdong by force before, Liangshan now also has this cost, but no state responded, and I was still a little disappointed.
Soon, the door curtain was opened. Song Jiang turned around and looked at Gongsun Sheng who came in, and said quickly: "Is there any news??"
Gongsun Sheng shook his head slightly, looked at Song Jiang who was suddenly disappointed, and quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Brother, there is no need to be like this. Even if they are stubborn, now my brother is also the governor of Jingdong. With the strength of Liangshan, I can definitely win , the brothers below have already sharpened their knives."
When Song Jiang heard this, he shook his head and said, "Military advisor, you know very well that this is different. What is defeated is called strength, and taking the initiative to surrender is called prestige. We, Liangshan, do not lack strength now, but what we lack is prestige, which is the general trend that everyone expects. , is there no news from Zizhou either??”
"Brother, don't worry, Wen Yao has gone there in person."
Song Jiang sighed, "Thanks to him for his hard work. After all, it's my brother who doesn't have the qualifications, otherwise why would he be like this!!"
"Brother, please don't say that. Without me, how could we have the foundation we have in Liangshan? Now we have nearly 100,000 troops in Liangshan, and we occupy most of Jinan, Shanzhou, Dongping, Laideng, and Jeju." It's my brother's strategy. Since ancient times, if you want to achieve great things, you have to face countless difficulties and cannot achieve it in one day," Gongsun Sheng said quickly.
Upon hearing this, Song Jiang nodded slightly and sighed: "If everyone insists on refusing, prepare to start a war immediately after the New Year festival!!"
"yes!!"
"After waiting for two days, if no one is willing to come, there is no point in my staying in Jinan Mansion. Let's go to Li's house soon to finalize Wu Song and Chai Jin's marriage, and then go back to Liangshan," Song Jiang waved. .
"Brother" Just when Gongsun Sheng was about to respond, Chai Jin rushed out with an excited face and said loudly: "There is news!"
Song Jiang's expression changed, and he quickly stood up and said, "Has Yang Yin from Zizhou decided to submit?"
"No, it's Yizhou," Chai Jin said.
"What did you say?" Song Jiang looked happy and said in shock: "Yizhou??"
"Yes, Huo Shan, the general magistrate of Yizhou, responded to the call of his brother, the Jingdong Governor, and killed Jiang Yuan, the former governor of Yizhou. He led three thousand soldiers and horses and galloped towards my Jinan Mansion, ready to pay homage to my brother." Chai Jin took out a The official document said.
When Song Jiang saw it, he quickly grabbed the official document and read it in person. He immediately pumped his fist excitedly and looked at Gongsun Sheng and said, "Military advisor, Yizhou is the largest in the Jingdong states!!"
"That's right, brother. In addition, Yizhou's surrender means cutting off the connection between Yan, Mi, and Qingzhou. I thought about other states, but I never expected that someone from Yizhou would take the initiative to vote," Gongsun Sheng said.
"Okay, okay! Finally, a hero will rise." Song Jiang said happily. The area of Yizhou is almost the same as the size of two Dongping Prefectures. What's more important is that someone is willing to join him. This is more precious than anything else.
"Brother" At this time, another official rushed in and said excitedly: "The military division of Han just sent someone to deliver a message. Yang Yin, the magistrate of Zizhou, has decided to surrender and will set off. My right guard has been stationed in Zichuan. We will be ready at any time." We can send troops to Qingzhou"
"Okay, Wen Yao has lived up to his expectations. With these two states surrendering, we can achieve great things in Liangshan!!" Upon hearing this, Song Jiang looked outside and said, "Wang Su"
"exist"
"Go, prepare some food and wine, let's have a few drinks together and celebrate," Song Jiang said happily.
"yes!!"
Not long after, several exquisite side dishes were placed on a round table. Chai Jin and Gongsun Sheng held wine glasses and said, "Congratulations, brother, for taking over two more states."
"Haha, okay, come on." Song Jiang happily picked up the wine glass and the three of them drank it down in one gulp.
"By taking down Zizhou and Yizhou, Liangshan will be equivalent to occupying half of the state capitals in Jingdong. Even if the remaining ones want to resist, they can only hit the stone with eggs," Chai Jin said with a smile.
Gongsun Sheng nodded, looked at Song Jiang and said: "There is no need to say more about Zizhou Yang Yin, but letting him serve as the magistrate of the state for half a year can be regarded as fulfilling his brother's promise. The key is that this Yizhou Tongjuan Huo Shan, no matter he is really Although he admires his brother, he still has other small thoughts of his own. Since he is so decisive and even leads the army in person, it shows that his surrender must be generously rewarded. Only in this way can he appease people's hearts and make everyone happy. Understand, I, Liangshan, will never be stingy in any way towards those who take the initiative to submit!!"
Song Jiang held the chopsticks, thought for a moment, and said: "I haven't seen him yet, and I don't know what he thinks. But this time he comes, you two will personally go out of the city to greet him on my behalf."
"yes"
"Just let Wu Song go too."
"Brother is wise!!"
"After I talk to him and implement the reward in detail, I need to send someone to inform Liangshan as soon as possible. The land in Yizhou is vast and it was not easy to get it. We must not let Qin Ming and Yan Shun lead the army if there is any problem. Enter the territory of Yizhou and prepare for the future recovery of Mizhou!!" Song Jiang ordered.
"yes"
On the second day, Song Jiang was holding a wooden ruler and looking carefully at a map of Jingdong in front of him when he saw Gongsun Sheng and Chai Jin walking in.
Song Jiang turned around and looked at the two people who looked a little gloomy at the moment. His eyes suddenly focused and he said, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Huo Cun?"
"No, brother. Huo Tongpan has already entered Zizhou. He will probably arrive in Jinan in the next two days to meet his brother!!"
"Then what are you doing??"
"Brother, I just received news that Luo Zhiyong from Qingzhou not only refused to submit, but directly beheaded the people we sent, and hung their heads outside the city gate, vowing to fight to the death against the Liangshan bandits! This official business trip, In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, many of them are my old brothers from Liangshan and Ren San who went to Qingzhou. They have been fighting for many years and just got married half a month ago!!" Gongsun Shengdao
When Chai Jin heard this, he looked angrily and said: "Wang Ge from Jezhou, Qian Bozhi from Yanzhou, and Li Yanxi from Mizhou, although they all refused to submit, they were not so ruthless and even said that they hoped that my brother would The world is most important and the people should not suffer, but this Luo Zhiyong is not like the magistrate of a state at all, he is simply more ruthless than bandits and bandits."
Hearing this, Song Jiang clenched his fist, and the ruler in his hand was crushed to pieces. He said in a cold voice: "Send someone to treat Ren San's family favorably."
"yes"
"I, Song Jiang, do not want to start a war, but Cong is not afraid of war. For such a self-righteous and arrogant person, persuasion is a complete waste of words. Only the sword can make him clear. Give me an order to Hu Yanzhuo immediately. There is no need to wait until after the New Year. The opportunity is as long as Okay, just call me," Song Jiang said angrily.
"Yes!!" -->
