Chapter 358: Full of Flaws
The arrival of Dengzhou reinforcements brought the defense strength of Zhujiazhuang to nearly 1,000 people, which also made the people of Zhuangzhong feel excited and encouraged. Originally, they were a little worried that they would not be able to hold it in the future, but with this support army, they were sure to continue to hold their homeland.
So taking advantage of the dusk, the Liangshan army had no intention of attacking, and Zhujiazhuang immediately set up a banquet to entertain the officials and soldiers of the two sides to express their gratitude. Although the wine and food here are not too rich, it is also the best food that can be obtained in Zhujiazhuang today.
For Zhujiazhuang's warm hospitality, Sun Tu did not stop it, except for letting Lin Chong and Yang Zhi stay by the wall just in case, he even brought Luda and Wu Song and several generals to the banquet and had a good gathering with everyone.
A jar of wine, a pot of meat and vegetables brought to the table, immediately attracted everyone's attention, many soldiers did not say a word and ate and drank, but put aside the Zhu Cheng who was talking about the scene, only Sun Tu, Sun Li and a few people were still very fond of the venue to exchange two sentences with the Zhu family father and son.
It wasn't until Zhu Cheng finished his words of gratitude and raised his glass to toast that Sun Tucai also raised his glass to salute Sun Lilai: "Sun Tizhi can lead the army to aid Zhujiazhuang this time, which really makes Zai Xia deeply admire." Especially makes me feel that it is fate, or you and I are still the same clan, maybe we were still a family five hundred years ago. Come, let me, a junior junior, toast you three cups first as a sign of respect. As he spoke, Sun Tu quickly drank three glasses of wine.
Sun Li, who originally wanted to refuse, could only smile bitterly when he saw this, and drank three glasses of wine in a row. Don't look at Sun Tu's politeness, he is indeed much younger than himself in terms of age, but when it comes to identity, he is much higher than his own governor, how dare he not drink such a toast.
After putting down the wine glass, Sun Tucai asked with a smile: "I don't know when Sun Tizhi set off, I didn't expect that there were such heroes in my Shandong Province, and I was willing to draw a sword to help for the irrelevant Zhujiazhuang." β
Sun Li hesitated slightly, this question has to be answered carefully, after all, Dengzhou is hundreds of miles away from here, and now the road is blocked, it is indeed difficult to walk. But after a while, he replied: "On the fifth day of the first lunar month, I received a distress request from Jeju Prefecture, and I am ashamed to say that in fact, the local civil and military forces in Dengzhou did not want to send troops to rescue, after all, it was none of my business, and it was a long way to go." It was the last general who felt that he couldn't sit idly by and watch the Liangshan thieves be so lawless, so he brought his brothers here. To tell you the truth, many of the soldiers who came with me this time were originally my relatives, and ordinary court generals did not dare to come with me. β
"Oh? In this way, Sun Tisha is really dedicated to saving people, which really makes me feel admired. Come, I'll toast you again......" Sun Tu said and drank a glass of wine again, and said: "Don't worry, if there is any blame in Dengzhou Mansion, this official will take care of you for you, I think I can still say a few words over there as my identity as the Qingzhou Metropolitan Supervisor." β
"Then thank you Sun Dujian for speaking up." Sun Li's attitude was very indifferent, but the wine was still drunk quickly. His reaction fell into Sun Tu's eyes, which increased the suspicion in his heart a lot, this guy also behaved too inappropriately, didn't he already grasp the military power of Dengzhou like himself, didn't he worry about going back and being severely punished afterwards?
After a wine banquet, the guests and hosts were happy, Sun Li was better, and the few people who went to the banquet with him were already drunk at this time, staggering, laughing loudly and then hooked their shoulders and went to the residence in the back, and Sun Tu's eyes flashed with a strange light when he saw this scene.
When everyone dispersed completely, Sun Tu stopped Zhu Biao, who was also full of ambition: "Zhu Sanlang, I still have to talk to you about some defensive matters." β
Zhu Biao seems to be deliberately alienating Sun Tu these days, and when he suddenly stopped him, it seemed a little awkward. But after all, it was related to the safety of his own manor, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he answered and accompanied Sun Tu to walk around the village casually.
"Have you ever thought about leaving here one day to make a career?" Sun Tu was not in a hurry to get to the point at the beginning, but asked casually.
Zhu Biao was a little dazed for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I have always only thought about guarding Zhujiazhuang with my father and brother, but as for what happens outside, I can't control it." After a pause, he lowered his eyes again and said, "Brother Sun, you and Sanniang...... I hope you will treat her well in the future......"
In the past few days, Sun Tu didn't care too much about Hu Rong's situation, but Zhu Biao took the opportunity to visit his injury to do a side knock. As a result, Hu Rong, who was straightforward, simply told all his thoughts about his admiration for Sun Tu, and hoped that Zhu Biao could fulfill himself, which naturally hit him hard, and it was also the reason why he deliberately avoided Sun Tu.
Hearing this, Sun Tu was also stunned. Because he already had Ya'er in his heart, and now that the strong enemy is outside, Sun Tu really didn't put his mind on the personal affairs of his children, even if he felt the heart from Hu Rong, he pretended not to know. Unexpectedly, Hu Rong hadn't pierced the window paper yet, but today Zhu Biao opened his mouth first.
After being stunned for a moment, he glanced at the other party with some concern: "Aren't there a marriage contract between you and Miss Hu?" β
"It was just a joke when I was young, and it was also because I wished the family a big fortune, so the Hu family had to obey the arrangement. But now...... In fact, I also know that she has never really regarded me as a lover, but she ...... to Brother Sun" Speaking of this, Zhu Biao looked at Sun Tu with a deep sense of helplessness and envy in his eyes.
Sun Tu could only smile bitterly, this emotional matter is really unreasonable, he and Hu Rong have only met twice, and the other party will actually fall in love with him. After sighing, Sun Tu finally said: "Let's not talk about such things for the time being, now that Zhujiazhuang is in the midst of internal and external troubles, we can't be blinded by the love of our children." β
Zhu Biao is a heroic person after all, and he can pick up and put down emotional matters, and he immediately heard the meaning of Sun Tu's words, and quickly frowned: "What do you mean by this?" Is there a hidden danger in my village? Could it be that it means ......" As soon as he said the right thing, he even changed his name quickly.
Sun Tu glanced around, and then nodded: "Yes, don't you think that this Dengzhou reinforcement came too timely and strange?" Dengzhou is not far from here, do they look like they are coming day and night? β
"This ......" Zhu Biao really didn't doubt Sun Li's identity before, but he was still a little hesitant at this time, and he looked at Sun Tu, and said in his heart that your Qingzhou is not far away from my Zhujiazhuang, and you can't fight if you don't come, and you have fought a beautiful battle, you don't have the slightest sense of fatigue at all.
Sun Tu saw his thoughts, and smiled hesitantly: "My Qingzhou Army is the elite that has been forged after several major battles and half a year of hard training, how can it be compared to the Dengzhou Army?" Didn't you notice that at today's banquet, those guys had no rules at all? Where do they look like officers and soldiers? There are also those so-called military attachΓ©s, all of whom are fierce and vicious, and I want to see them more like reckless than generals. β
After he said this, Zhu Biao also became suspicious in his heart: "Thinking about it this way, they are indeed a little inappropriate, is it ......?"
"They are likely to be the internal response arranged by the Liangshan thieves into the Zhuangzi, in order to cooperate with the inside and the outside, and even do something in my village. Have you ever thought about what will happen to these hundreds of defenders in my village if they do something in the food or water and suddenly attack again? Sun Tu raised his worries with a grim face, and Zhu Biao's heart was even more nervous when he heard it: "Is this true? But what if not? β
"Actually, I asked Sun Li when he came here just to test it, and he did show his flaws again. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I also received the paperwork from Jeju not long ago, and Dengju is even farther away, how could I receive it so quickly? Moreover, with the efficiency of the current government, this matter will have to drag on for several days, and it is impossible for him to know that such a thing is going on in just a few days. When he really fell out with his boss, and then he came with troops in anger, he had to wait until around the Shangyuan Festival. It's only eighteen today, do you think they can rush to Zhujiazhuang in just four or five days? They don't have the means of our Qingzhou Army. β
The more he talked, the more he noticed that Sun Li and them were full of flaws, and Zhu Biao finally believed Sun Tu's judgment.
In fact, it's not that Wu Yong's arrangement is really so unbearable, or that Sun Li and others are too sloppy and expose flaws, but because the Sun Tu they encountered is a bug itself. Others have to collect evidence and clues to find the truth, but it is better for him to push back and find clues when he already has an accurate answer, which is naturally much easier than the former. So when Sun Li and the others entered Zhujiazhuang in front of Sun Tu, the prophet, their result was already decided.
Zhu Biao's expression changed several times: "Then what should we do?" "It's true that such a hidden danger can't stay in the village, but now they lack conclusive evidence.
"This is easy, I will think of letting Sun Li and them fight against the people of Liangshan tomorrow, and I can know some inside information by looking at their performance." Sun Tu laughed and said, "Next, if there is a mental calculation or not, I will see how they deal with it." β
After convincing Zhu Biao and Sun Tu, he called Shi Qian to him and whispered a few words. After more than half an hour, he returned to Sun Tu's side and handed over a small paper bag: "Du Jian, this is the sweat medicine found from those people......
"Now the evidence is also there, tomorrow we will consume them first, and then we will strike first!" Sun Tu said, and the murderous intent appeared in his eyes!