景翰 Ten, the sixth month, fifth day. Shandong Province, Du Long Gang. An ordinary day amid war. Search: \(Complete Book Website\) to read excellent literature for free.

The battle, which began on the twenty-eighth day of the fifth month, entered its eighth day. The situation at the Zhu Family Village was like a taut bowstring, nearing the end of its strength. From within the Liangshan camp, information streamed in. Just this morning, Lin Chong and others led a team to directly block the road in front of the Hu Family Village, even setting up preliminary tents and fortifications, preparing to divide the Zhu and Hu estates.

Once the two villages were truly separated, the advantage of the winding mountain paths around Du Long Gang would be completely lost. Both villages would lose room to maneuver. At that point, Liangshan could focus its attack on one village, and the battle would essentially be over. Perhaps realizing this, the Zhu Family Village’s attacks were particularly fierce this morning, while Liangshan continuously dispatched teams and generals to consolidate their defenses.

In fact, if it weren't for the narrow and winding mountain paths, which turned every engagement into a skirmish involving only dozens of people, Liangshan's advantage would have been brought to bear much sooner. The casualties on both sides would probably have been much greater than they are now, and the battle would have been decided long ago.

"According to that Li Ying, if it really comes to being surrounded, the Hu family might surrender."

Standing at the front lines, Xi Junyu, looking at the distant outline of the Zhu Family Village, spoke with the familiar "Flying Saint" Li Gun. Li Gun laughed, "The Hu Family Village has killed so many of our brothers. Now they want to surrender? It's hard to say whether we'll accept their surrender!"

"It's best not to force them into a desperate fight. I think the strategist should accept..." He looked over there, "This battle, at most, will only last two or three more days."

"About right." Li Gun nodded. After a moment, he smiled and turned his head, "By the way, Brother Xi, something strange happened."

"Hmm?"

"Since this morning, it seems that several of our captured brothers have been returning one after another. Two of my men came back and said something very strange. The Zhu Family Village interrogated them for information about our side, and then released them, telling them to be spies..."

Li Gun laughed as he said this. Xi Junyu hesitated for a moment, also finding it somewhat absurd. "Interrogated? Ha... and then they just released them?"

"With the Zhu Family Village's situation, who would listen to them after being released? I believe the interrogation part, but in this ever-changing battlefield, what good is a little bit of information?" Li Gun shook his head. "The overall situation is set. They're really making one foolish move after another."

"...That's hard to say." Xi Junyu thought for a moment, "If they're really releasing people directly, maybe they're planning a scheme to sow discord. With the current situation, we're attacking every day, and it will only take two or three days to settle things. Even if they really sneak in a few spies, what can they do? We just can't let them drive a wedge between our brothers."

Li Gun nodded, "I already told Dean Dai about this. The two men under my command have also been put under surveillance. In any case, it's good that they came back. There's no time to deal with it for now. We'll ask them more questions tonight."

Dean Dai, in Li Gun's words, is "Divine Traveler" Dai Zong, who is responsible for Liangshan's intelligence and scouting. He is a direct subordinate of Song Jiang, and now he is in charge of many intelligence and security affairs in the military camp. Moreover, although the Liangshan team cannot be regarded as an iron plate, the small leaders know each other. It is not easy for the other party to sneak in any spies. Besides, in the current situation, what can they do by struggling a little bit?

Xi Junyu thought for a moment, "They might be fantasizing about assassinating Brother Song..." Thinking about it, since Dai Zong is already taking care of it, it probably won't cause any trouble. With this doubt in mind, he went to deal with other matters. As he passed a small camp, he heard someone shouting, "I want to see the big leader! They want to sow discord among us! I didn't betray anyone!" Someone next to him said impatiently, "You're back, you're back. We know you wouldn't be a traitor. Stay in the camp first... The big leader doesn't have time to see you..."

Several such incidents were happening simultaneously in the camp. On the battlefield, fighting was chaotic. Some people found their brothers and fellow villagers in the chaos and simply returned to the team. Others went to the gate of the Liangshan camp, where they were gathered together until a small or medium-sized leader heard the news and came to claim them, then they returned to their respective teams.

Today, the fighting outside is fierce, and teams of soldiers come and go. For the time being, no one can deal with these things. As the saying goes, at home depend on your parents, and when you're away from home, depend on your friends. Liangshan values loyalty, and most of the people who join the mountain are introduced by friends and brothers. Many people know some small and medium-sized leaders, who come to claim their men. "My brother wouldn't have any problems! I'll report anything later!" The soldiers at the camp gate agreed with this logic. If someone comes to claim them, naturally they let them go. Some they don't know, they don't even record their names. Liangshan is at its peak, and the military discipline is still good. No one would defect at this point. It's just not reasonable.

These "small things" were collected by Dai Zong and reported to Song Jiang and Wu Yong after noon. Suddenly hearing these anecdotes, Wu Yong also felt a little strange. "Logically, they should be exchanging people with us. How come they're releasing them..."

After thinking for a while, he realized the first possibility: "So many people, first interrogated, then scattered and released. They clearly want to... sow discord among the brothers. But in the current situation, it's not very meaningful. I think they want to muddy the waters. Now, the only chance to turn the tables is probably to assassinate Brother Gongming... Heh, what wishful thinking..."

There are many experts on Liangshan. As long as they are a little vigilant, even if Luan Tingyu and others from the Zhu Family Village came in person, they would not be able to capture Song Jiang. Wu Yong and others took precautions first, and then told Dai Zong: "I'm sorry Dean Dai to gather these brothers together, eat good wine and good food, and ask the specific things in detail. The enemy is cunning, and if they really forced a confession, they must have said something about the Liangshan situation. Don’t take it to heart, and in three or two days, Zhu Jiazhuang will be broken, and this matter will naturally disappear."

Most of the people who go to Liangshan as bandits are not very clear-headed at this time. At least, in a short period of time, Dai Zong asked a few people, and no one could explain the matter clearly for a while. Some people talked about interrogating and killing people at night, some people talked about the involvement of people from the court, and some people reported to the top that the Zhu family village people asked him to come and poison him, which he would naturally not do.

"Poison?"

"A packet of laxatives." Dai Zong took out a paper packet. On the paper packet was an eight-angled red piece of paper, with the word "Zhu" written on it. "That brother said that the Zhu family village threatened him to put a packet of laxatives into the well water, and then report back, and the court would write off what he had done. , there are also rewards.”

Wu Yong smiled dumbly: "Just kidding, this area is all living water, and we haven't used a few wells outside to prevent being poisoned. Why let people put poison in the well water, or laxatives... It really is a strategy to muddy the water. ..."

This is really the end of the road, and foolish tricks are emerging one after another. Wu Yong joked with Song Jiang and said that he would break the village in three or two days and laugh at the other party's clownish behavior. Then he called Hua Rong and others to protect him. Dai Zong then went out and asked more questions to the dozen or so frank people.

Then many news gathered step by step. Not only the more than ten people who appeared at the entrance of the camp and were later summoned by Dai Zong, but also many generals and leaders in the camp came out to confess one after another, reporting what happened in Zhu Jiazhuang last night. Some leaders were still asking, and some leaders felt that something was wrong and began to report to Wu Yong. It was originally a small matter, but more than ten leaders were talking about it, which seemed a bit large-scale. At this time, not many people were worried, but they felt that Zhu Jiazhuang's assassins might have sneaked in. Wu Yong thought for a while and went out to Dai Zong. There were already twenty or thirty people gathered at Dai Zong's place, and more than twenty people were still under the command of their original leader.

It was already afternoon, and the information was pieced together piece by piece. The two interrogations last night, the cruel court person... Some of the people who came to confess swore that they had not provided any information, and the other party clearly provoked discord. Some people confessed with a little shame, and what was more important was that in the end, the noble son gave almost everyone tasks. The previous people thought that they would definitely not do it, so they did not mention it when talking about the main points. Only the one who carried the laxative bag told Dai Zong about it.

The things that person arranged were many, almost bizarre. Some put laxatives in the well, some set a fire in the forage field, some put small pieces of paper with the word "Zhu" written on them in the food that everyone ate, and some killed a companion around him on the battlefield or in the camp, and took the head to receive a reward, etc. As long as it was done, you could be pardoned immediately, and even one person was given a particularly direct task.

"That person said... after I come back, I will report this information to the top immediately, until I tell Brother Song, Military Advisor Wu and other brothers. He said that this is how my business is done and I can be pardoned, but... but he also said that after reporting, there might be some danger if I stay in the camp. He said that if I want to live, it is best to find an excuse to go out as soon as possible and rush to Zhu Jiazhuang, so that I can save my life..."

One after another, more and more people in the military camp confessed. Dai Zong came back and said, "One of the brothers received a task, saying that after he comes back, there must be many people who confess or inform him. That guy told him to kill one casually, take the head back, and he can be recognized."

Wu Yong's face was uncertain. These orders seemed to be varied. Only a few people received duplicate orders. In terms of difficulty, some had to kill and escape, which was certainly not easy, but others were very easy to do if there was no defense. If something really happened, some people might be instigated to try. While he was thinking, he was suddenly attracted by what someone next to him said and shouted, "What did you just say? Say it again!"

The soldier who was released back next to him was a bit clumsy and naturally said what he thought was important first, and then added various details from last night. At this time, he was talking about the words used by the noble son to threaten them. Not many people believed these empty words at the moment, and he put them at the end. At this time, he was startled. Looking at Wu Yong, he repeated it uneasily.

"Na, that person said before... Our Liangshan looks strong and strong, but in fact there are big problems, a bunch of mountains, helping relatives but not helping reasoning, he said... the court has something natural... something suppressing us, some people's families haven't even come to Liangshan, they will definitely rebel, he said what he wants to do, we will know today, he also said... he also said…"

The man hesitated, wiped his sweat: "He said this is some kind of Yang conspiracy, we... have to accept it, and we have to accept it if we don't accept it."

"Accept if you have to... and accept if you don't have to?" Wu Yong frowned after hearing this sentence: "Yang conspiracy..."

"If he has the ability, he should have taken action long ago when he was trapped in Zhu Jiazhuang. He is playing tricks and talking big with Yang conspiracy..." He weighed the situation and smiled sarcastically, but he still said to Dai Zong, "I'm sorry Dean Dai, immediately issue the order to find out all the people who escaped from there who haven't spoken out yet. As long as they come out, don't blame them for the past! Also... what is the origin of this 'Hun Yuan Thunderbolt Hand' Lei Feng? Has Dean Dai ever heard of it?"

After saying this, Dai Zong shook his head and was about to speak when someone suddenly came to report: "Military Advisor, something has happened. Leader Song wants you to go over quickly."

"Well, I'll go right away. I'm sorry to bother Dean Dai here."

Wu Yong frowned and walked out: "What's wrong?"

"Zhu Zhuang used a trick to lead Brother Suo Chao's team into an ambush. Now they are about to be unable to hold on. I heard that someone in the team sent a signal to the Zhu Zhuang people."

"..." Hearing the last sentence, Wu Yong stood there, looked at the person reporting, and then looked at the tent here, his eyes blinked suspiciously.

"...Impossible." He shook his head and rushed to the main tent.

Walking out of the tent, Wu Song was leading a team of soldiers out of the camp door. Beacon smoke rose in the distance, and the setting sun was gradually declining. In the same ordinary battlefield, the Liangshan people felt a slight stumble in their usual crushing momentum...

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