Today's Liangshanbo cottage is a gloomy fog, the spirit of the past has long been gone, even the apricot yellow flag erected high in front of the Juyi Hall is weakly hanging on the top of the flagpole, such as the people in this village are so lifeless.

In the Juyi Hall, Song Jiang and the other leaders stared at each other with big eyes, and no one spoke for a long time. Because the night battle hit them so hard, not only did they lose their troops, but also lost the last bit of courage they had, and a feeling of despair and hesitation had spread in everyone's hearts.

Even Liu Tang and Li Kui, who were clamoring all day long to take the initiative to kill the people who went down the mountain, became saw-billed gourds at this time. The cruel reality has slapped the enemy's strength and weakness, far from the opponent's answer in their faces, no matter how reluctant they are, they have to admit that continuing to hold on is a dead end.

As the head of the cottage, Chao Gai was even more ashamed at this time, although Song Jiang led the team in the night battle, but the idea was set by him, so if you really want to talk about it, he is the most responsible. It was he who miscalculated the situation, which caused such an irreparable situation, and now everyone is afraid that they don't even have the confidence to defend the cottage.

"The King of Heaven doesn't have to be discouraged, although we have suffered a small defeat, but the cottage is still there, and most of the brothers still have the strength to fight, if the official army really dares to attack, we can beat them back!" Song Jiang finally spoke after a long silence, if no one spoke, the brothers' hearts would really be in chaos.

It's just that the comforting effect of his words is very little, because everyone knows that the cottage has reached the last moment, and it is not up to them to decide when it will be leveled, but it depends on Sun Tu under the mountain. As long as the other party gives an order, the officers and soldiers can kill the mountain as if they were walking on the ground......

Just when everyone didn't know how to answer, and Song Jiang was also a little embarrassed, someone outside came to report: "Leaders, someone at the foot of the mountain has spread the word, saying that Sun Tu wants to meet with Brother Gongming......"

As soon as these words came out, the ground jumped up suddenly: "What else is there to talk about at this time?" If he Sun Tu has the courage, he will lead the army to kill the mountain, and see if Lao Tzu will not chop off his dog's head! ”

"Isn't he just relying on his own soldiers and horses to have more soldiers and horses than us, if he dares to fight with us with real swords and guns, our brothers in Liangshan may not be afraid of him!"

This kind of statement was casually shouted, but it was impossible for even his own people to believe it, and Song Jiang even shouted a few words after they shouted a few words: "Brothers, don't be anxious, since Sun Tu wants to meet me, it proves that things have a turnaround." As he spoke, he looked at Chao Gai again: "Heavenly King, I mean to go and meet him, I don't know what your plans are?" ”

Chao Gai smiled bitterly and said hoarsely: "Since he is looking for you, you can go yourself." But beware of his deception, this man has always acted deceitfully, and you must not be guarded against. ”

"It's time for him to do such a thing again." Song Jiang also smiled, and then got up and went out. Li Kui and the other henchmen also subconsciously got up and followed, and in a moment, half of the people in the hall were gone, which made Chao Gai's face a little more gloomy, but his name as the master of the cottage was too undeserved.

Chen Cang saw it in his eyes, but his heart was excited, he was finally about to get out of this thief's nest, and he really hoped that Sun Dujian could build the cottage as soon as possible, so that he could retire successfully. You must know that he has to protect himself in Liangshanbo during this time, and he has to provoke conflicts between the leaders without a trace, so he is really careful everywhere and works very hard.

As for some other people, they all showed strange looks at this time, some were thinking about what to do in the future, and some were worried that they would be convicted by the government...... Anyway, the vast majority of people here no longer have the idea of being able to defend the cottage.

Song Jiang didn't care about the thoughts of the brothers at this time, but just slowly descended along the mountain road, thinking about Sun Tu's intention to see him at this time, and finally came to the conclusion that the other party wanted to persuade him to surrender and return to the imperial court. This made his mind a little lively again, if Sun Tu really had such an idea, maybe there would be room for bargaining.

When he was halfway up the mountain, his footsteps finally stopped. Because two arrows further down, Sun Tu was already waiting there. This situation is similar to the confrontation between the two sides more than a month ago, but time has passed, and now the situation of the two sides has changed drastically, and Song Jiang even has wounds and blood stains left after the failure of the previous night attack.

Seeing Song Jiang coming at the invitation, Sun Tu laughed: "Song Zhusi, don't come to harm?" The similar greeting was a little more ridiculous at this time, which made Song Jiang's heart even more ashamed and bitter, and he said after a while: "Sun Dujian, the soldiers and horses under your command are indeed strong, and they are not the enemy of my Liangshan brothers, I don't know what to teach today?" He obviously didn't have the heart to talk to the other party, so he just let him get to the point.

Sun Tu looked at Song Jiang from afar, and found that there was a deep weakness and exhaustion on the other party's face, so he stopped going around in circles, and said straightforwardly: "In fact, with the current situation, it shouldn't be difficult for me to flatten Liangshanbo. But in the spirit of a good life, and you will not die in the end, so I did not rush to order the attack on the mountain, just to give you a chance to make amends. If Song Abbot can lead the people of the mountain to descend the mountain and surrender, this official can guarantee your safety and will not let another person die in vain. Song Oshiji, what do you think? ”

Sure enough, he came to persuade him to surrender, which gave Song Jiang a little more hope, and his confidence was a little stronger: "Song Jiang can naturally understand the kindness of Sun Dujian, but my Liangshan brothers have been persecuted by the government before, and they are really desperate to fall into the grass, and they really can't rest assured of the government." ”

"Haha, Song Zhusi's words are wrong, I don't dare to say it, but my Sun Tu has always done what he says, and the people and horses in the villages such as Peach Blossom Mountain and Erlong Mountain did not pursue their previous crimes after they surrendered to me, so you can rest assured that as long as you go down the mountain and sincerely return to obedience, I will definitely let the court exempt you from other crimes."

"This ......" To be honest, Song Jiang was really moved.

In fact, his long-standing dream has always been to enter the court and serve the country, and as for being a bandit leader, it is completely helpless. Not to mention that now that they are in a desperate situation, going down the mountain and surrendering is the best option. The only thing to consider is how to get the most out of it.

Wu Yong, who was beside him, also understood Song Jiang's thoughts, and said: "We can naturally trust Sun Dujian's character, but after all, this is our entire cottage matter, and Brother Gongming is not good at making decisions without permission, so I will agree to you now." ”

Sun Tu nodded understandingly: "Of course, I can give you two days to think about it, if you refuse to surrender then, don't blame the official for ignoring the original situation." ”

"Eunuch Sun, don't talk too much. Although my Liangshanbo is at a disadvantage for a while, it is far from the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and it is not something that you can break if you say it. Not to mention anything else, my brothers have robbed the rich and helped the poor for many years, and they have a good reputation in Shandong. If you really desperately want to kill me, I am afraid that you will have to pay a lot of price at that time, and even the reputation of the people will inevitably plummet! Li Jun suddenly said loudly beside Song Jiang, as if to refute Sun Tu's statement that he could easily break through Liangshan.

In fact, with Li Jun's knowledge, it is naturally impossible to say such words, which is all secretly pointed out by Song Jiang in front of him. Because he knew very well that even if he had to surrender, there was a big difference between surrendering after being forced into a Jedi and surrendering when he still had the strength to fight.

In fact, according to his original plan, he planned to let the imperial court come to the cottage to recruit peace after defeating the official army, so that the future of himself and his brothers would be better, and the status in the court would be higher. However, his wishful thinking finally failed, and now he can only use this kind of words to intimidate.

Sun Tu didn't get angry when he heard this, but laughed hahaha: "What Your Excellency said is really too taken for granted. Do you think that you Liang Shanbo can really boast of the way of heaven under the banner of doing the way of heaven, and think that if you call yourself a hero, you can really be accepted by the people of the world? What a joke! ”

"Sun Dujian, what do you mean by this?" Song Jiang couldn't help frowning, and asked a little unpleasantly. As the second-in-command of Liangshan, everything he does is to build the reputation of Liangshan's heroes, and he also thinks that the cottage is now very famous abroad, at least more popular than ordinary bandits and officials and soldiers.

But Sun Tu tore up his delusional thoughts: "Lord Song Zhai, haven't you noticed the changes around Liangshanbo?" In the past few years, the villages and towns within tens or hundreds of miles around Liangshanbo have fled far away, and there are few pedestrians, haven't you ever thought about the reason? ”

These words immediately made Song Jiang and the others stunned, they really hadn't thought about such details carefully. Sun Tu continued: "Because of your existence, the people around you are terrified, and the only thing they can do is to leave their homes and flee here!" As for your attack on the local state capital, it has led to the tragic death of countless innocent people. Even if you do open a warehouse to help the people afterwards, there are very few people who can benefit, and it is far from being comparable to the number of people you have harmed. Your so-called robbery of the rich to help the poor, the robbery of the rich is real, but there are only a few poor people who can help, and most of the food wealth has not all fallen into your own hands? Plundering the rich and giving to the poor is just an excuse for you to plunder wealth and satisfy your own selfish desires!

"Look at how many acres of fields and a few fishing grounds are inside and outside this Liangshan Bo, can the production capacity here meet the needs of thousands of people and horses in your mountain? You don't do anything to produce, the only thing you can do to survive is to loot the surroundings, this is what you call the way of heaven, this is what you think is the decision for the people? I am not afraid of the wind flashing my tongue, and I am smiling generously! ”