Outside the city, people shouted and horses were neighing, and the torches of Liangzi shone through.

It was already late at night, and it was getting colder, but inside and outside Sui City, it seemed like it was boiling, making people feel restless.

Bunches of bonfires were lit and flames soared into the sky.

Liangshan soldiers and horses were outside the city, but they were a little messy.

Two big crows were flying in the cold wind, and the letter was written: Shandong rained in time, Yuncheng Hubaoyi.

In the center, a big character "Song" is particularly eye-catching under the firelight. Under the banner of the door, a Shandong man, who was six feet tall and wearing a black robe, was sitting on a white horse with a gloomy face, staring at the top of Xucheng.

Chao Gai has been sent to the rear army for treatment.

Liu Tang stood in front of the man and told the reason for the incident.

And beside that man, there was a scholar in white clothes, who was about forty years old, wearing a scarf on his head, and his beard was floating under his jaw. His eyes were shining, and his eyes were shining, revealing a wise spirit.

The person riding a white horse was Song Jiang, the leader of Liangshanbo, and the person following him was Wu Xuezhao, known as the "Zhiduoxing". These two people were the most important figures in Liangshanbo. In addition, more than a dozen leaders were lined up behind him.

"Tianbuyou brother Tianwang... I have planned this action thoroughly, but I never expected that there would be mistakes one after another.

Brother Song Jiang, now Brother Tianwang is unconscious, so I can only ask my brother to make the decision. We are willing to obey Brother Song Jiang’s instructions.”

After listening to Liu Tang's story, Wu Xuejue spoke.

He glanced at Liu Tang, his eyes fell on Song Jiang and said, "This sneak attack on Xucheng is not only seriously injured by the King's brother, but also knows Brother Zhen, Brother Tie Niu and Brother Shi Xiu. What should I do next? Please make a decision."

Song Jiang had deep eyes and looked up at the Xucheng Tower.

He also complained secretly in his heart that the situation in front of him was indeed somewhat beyond his expectations.

Song Jiang hoped to take charge of Liangshan, but unlike Chao Gai, he did not want to rebel. According to his idea, as long as Liangshan's strength reaches a certain level, he can try to seek understanding from the court, and then seek peace and serve the court.

To seek the country, kill officials and rebel?

Song Jiang never thought about it.

Since the Song Dynasty, the imperial power and the scholars and officials ruled the world together, enriching the supreme space of the scholar-official class.

This scholar-official class does not only refer to scholars, but also includes the local clan power since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Moreover, the court is extremely generous to the scholar-official class, and for its own interests, these people will try their best to safeguard the imperial power.

After all, no one knows whether the court after the change of dynasty can still give sufficient benefits to the scholars and officials.

Liangshanpo, strong soldiers and horses are good.

But if you want to shake the entire scholar-official class, it is like a mantis armed with a chariot.

Song Jiang, who was a clerk, knew this very well. Therefore, even if he became a bandit, Song Jiang was actively planning for the future. However, Chao Gai was different from him. Although he was a vested interest, he was ambitious and wanted to change the dynasty.

This can be seen from the nicknames of the two.

Song Jiang people sued in time and called Baoyi; while Chao Gai called himself the "Iron Heavenly King".

As a result, the two naturally had differences, and their own forces, and they formed a faction without realizing it.

However, Song Jiang did not want to really rebel against Chao Gai.

The two of them are from Yuncheng, not only fellow villagers, but also friends and brothers.

One is the guards and the clerk in Yuncheng; the other is the guardian, who has a wealthy family and is powerful. For both literature and military, the two seem to have no connection on the surface, but in fact, they can even put an end to the yamen in Yuncheng.

In fact, the two are exactly the same.

Song Jiang did not want to rebel against Chao Gai, and Chao Gai was also unwilling to make enemies with Song Jiang.

Even though the two men fought openly and secretly, the two men always maintained friendship. But... Sometimes, the situation was uncontrollable, and it was not that they could not fight if they said they would not fight. The people below all hoped that their elder brother could take over the power and that they could also rise. In addition, with Dong Ping and Qin Ming joining the gang, the balance of strength slowly tilted towards Song Jiang. Song Jiang was trying his best to restrain him, but Chao Gai felt uncomfortable and he developed a fighting spirit.

Thinking about it, the two of them were originally on equal terms, but now they are divided into superiority and inferiority.

More importantly, with the increase of Song Jiang's strength and reputation, his influence on Yang Zhi and the twelve others became increasingly greater... Yang Zhi and others formed their own line and did not participate in the fight. But later, they gradually turned to Song Jiang.

A sense of crisis!

It was this sense of crisis that made Chao Gai's self-esteem begin to cause trouble.

Song Jiang did not agree with attacking Xucheng from the beginning because in his opinion, Xucheng was the capital of Dongping Prefecture, which was of extraordinary significance. Previously, they had little problem with harassing villages and towns and killing gentry. Even they occupied Yanggu County, which was better than attacking Xucheng County. However, Chao Gai hoped to use this to enhance his prestige and demanded to attack Xucheng.

From the initial opposition to the later compromise.

Song Jiang finally agreed with Chao Gai's idea and even sent Jie Zhen to secretly help.

Never thought...

Song Jiang was both angry and glad.

He was angry that those who seriously injured Chao Gai were also glad that Chao Gai was seriously injured, so he was able to take charge of the overall situation, and even... he was a little secretly happy.

But Song Jiang would not express his thoughts. After listening to Wu Xuezhao's words, he nodded slowly.

"The city is high and thick, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

He first asked Liu Tang to go down to rest, and then said to Wu Xuejue: "Galiang, you should be clear. I do not agree with attacking Xucheng... Originally, according to my intention, after we got ashore, we detoured Xucheng and went straight to Yanggu County, which was enough to be supplemented. Then we went north by Zhukou Village and entered Daming Mansion... In this way, we could go to Hebei, retreat to Taihang, and turn to Jingdong East Road. The king's brother insisted on his own and wanted to attack Xucheng, but it was not good for us.

You are a smart person, and you should know my intentions and never have any selfishness."

Wu Xueshou, whose real name is Wu Jialiang. It's just that everyone calls him juvenile for a long time, so many people almost forgot his real name.

Wu Xueshou said: "Brother's thoughts will naturally be easier."

"Now we have failed to attack. If we want to attack for a strong force, we will lose our troops and generals.

And if we are exposed, all the officials and soldiers will soon know and then rush to Xucheng to help us. Then we will be in danger."

"That brother means..."

"Give up the attack and negotiate with them.

As long as they are willing to release the Tie Niu and Shi Xiu brothers and hand over the bodies of the Jie Zhen brothers, we will withdraw our troops... I think that Brother Li Ying has already taken action. After we evacuate Xucheng, we will quickly go to Yanggu to meet. Before the official army has arrived, we will go north to Daming Mansion... As long as we arrive at Daming Mansion, we can leap with the vast sea and the sky is high and the birds can fly."

"That Heavenly King Brother..."

Song Jiang's eyes flashed and he glanced at Wu Xuezhao.

Wu Xuezhao's heart suddenly trembled inexplicably! He knew that no matter whether Chao Gai could survive, Liangshan would probably change his surname to "Song" from now on.
Chapter completed!