A few days later, the water was in Liangshan.

Today's Liangshan Bo has changed greatly compared to a year ago, and it has changed from an ordinary cottage when Chao Gai and others replaced Wang Lun, a white-clothed Xiushi, into a large cottage with dozens of large and small bosses, and three or four thousand minions and brothers, not to mention Shandong, even in the entire Great Song Dynasty, there are very few unofficial powerful armed groups of such a scale.

And more than half of the credit for this is attributed to Song Jiang and Song Gongming, who were rescued by Chao Gai and others at the beginning of this year. Compared with others, Song Jiang, who was born as a yamen official, knows how to run a cottage better, and at the same time, relying on his fame that spreads far and wide all over the world, it has attracted countless heroes and heroes to defect to Liangshanbo, but in more than half a year, there have been more than ten heroes in the rivers and lakes who have come to visit, and this has attracted more desperate local people to seek refuge in the cottage.

Song Jiang's contribution to Liangshanbo is not only to attract more talents, but also to have a set of management strategies to make the whole cottage more systematic. Although it has not been completely done because of the short time, some things have begun to take shape, such as the eight hundred miles of water has been set up in a special sailor army, for example, although it is not easy to raise horses in the mountains, Song Jiang still deliberately looted, or spent a lot of money to get two or three hundred horses from other places, and let the brothers who are good at horse warfare begin to train the cavalry team.

For example, in addition to Liangshan Village, they also deliberately sent a lot of people to station on important roads outside the mountain, or open taverns, or pretend to be merchants, anyway, they can let the people in the cottage know everything that happens outside at the first time, so as to be prepared......

In addition to these large and small arrangements, Song Jiang also paid special attention to the training of his subordinates, although it was impossible to practice every day like Sun Tu in Qingzhou, but every three or five days, thousands of men and horses would conduct large-scale drills on the huge martial arts arena in the cottage, so as to maintain and continuously improve the combat effectiveness of Liangshanbo.

If Chao Gai and them are just a group of mountain bandit leaders who are petty and troublesome, and who are rich but have no ambitions, then Song Jiang really operates Liangshanbo as an armed group independent of the government. It is precisely because of his careful cultivation that today's Liangshanbo is more than one or two times stronger than before, and the awe-inspiring murderous aura brought by the training of those thousands of people alone is enough to make outsiders feel cold.

Han Benshan and Qi Liu came to Liangshanbo in such an environment, and when they saw the earth-shattering roar in the school field, even Han Benshan's heart was also tense, no wonder the name of Liangshanbo is getting bigger and bigger now, such an elite division, it is not too difficult to attack a state capital.

As for Qi Liu, his face turned even pale, and it was only then that he knew that his own brother who was in Erlong Mountain had really thought a little bit of sitting in the well and watching the sky, and the combat power of the people and horses of Erlong Mountain was completely incomparable with these Liangshan soldiers and horses. As for the advantages of the terrain that Erlong Mountain is proud of, it is nothing compared to the 800 miles of water that surrounds Liangshanbo.

With awe in his heart, when Qi Liu entered the Juyi Hall and saw Chao Gai and Song Jiang and other leaders of Liangshan, he was extremely polite, and his waist was bent much lower than usual when he saluted.

After listening to their self-declaration of identity, Chao Gai laughed and said: "Actually, I have heard the name of Erlongshan and Deng Zhai for a long time, why did he actually think of sending someone to my Liangshan today?" But is there anything I need help from my cottage brother? ”

Seeing that he went straight to the point so quickly, Song Jiang and Wu Yong, who was dressed as a scribe on the side, frowned slightly, this is for the other party to take advantage of the situation, and it is really difficult for him to refuse. But Chao Gai is the master of the cottage after all, and the words have been said to be difficult to regret, Song Jiang can only smile and make up: "But I know that Erlong Mountain is also strong and strong, so I shouldn't encounter too much trouble, right?" ”

"It's a joke to the leaders, this time the two of us came to ask all the heroes of Liangshan to save my Erlongshan. It won't be long before the Qingzhou official army will attack the mountain with all their might, and my Erlong Mountain has suffered an accident before, so I am afraid that I may not be able to defend it. Qi Liu didn't care about his own face at this time, so he told the truth at the moment, and said pleadingly: "I also hope that the leaders can help you for the sake of you and I are all people in the green forest." As he spoke, he bowed down to the people around him.

"This ...... Could Erlong Mountain fall into such an unfavorable situation? What the hell is going on, please let the two of you tell me in detail. Wu Yong also immediately opened his mouth.

This time, it was Han Benshan who answered him, he was not a person from Erlong Mountain, so he didn't have much worry about saying it this time, and told the Qingzhou Army about the two mountains of Peach Blossom and White Tiger, as well as the Erlong Mountain people who were defeated out of the mountain.

After saying these big words, everyone in the hall changed color. In fact, with the ventilation reports from those contact points outside the cottage, they still heard about what happened in Qingzhou, but what they knew was not so detailed. Now it is also the first time to know that this sudden Qingzhou army is so strong that it can break two mountains, defeat one mountain, and even set foot on Erlong Mountain in just one month, which even makes people feel a little unreal, and feel that it is a bit exaggerated.

And Song Jiang's face became even more gloomy after hearing him say that the brothers of the Kong family in Baihu Mountain were actually killed by Sun Tu, but he didn't say anything at the time, but Wu Yong had already seen it in his eyes and asked casually: "Since the Qingzhou official army is so powerful, Erlong Mountain is no longer defensible, why don't you think about leaving there?" ”

"This ...... It's not that our owner is reluctant to cottage the foundation, but because it is more dangerous to go down the mountain at this time than to stick to the mountain. Before, in Dongshi Kip, our troops were superior, and it was an ambush battle, but we were easily defeated by the official army, which leaked out of the mountain, and the official army took the opportunity to chase and kill, but I am afraid that we will die without a place to be buried. Of course, if the leaders of Liangshan can lead the army to protect us and others, the people of Erlongshan will definitely defect here and obey the dispatch of King Chao and the leaders of Song. Qi Liu hurriedly explained.

"The stakes are high, and we are fighting head-on with the officers and soldiers, and we are going on an expedition to Qingzhou, but we can't give a clear answer to the two of you all at once. Why don't you two go to the guest room for a night's rest and we'll make a decision in two days? Because he was afraid that Chao Gai would agree to this matter because of a moment of righteousness, Wu Yong didn't care about the difference between dignity and inferiority, and hurriedly said.

Song Jiang also understood at this time, and followed: "Yes, this kind of thing is not something we can deal with casually. If you really want to send troops, you have to be prepared. Please relax and stay in my village for a few days. ”

Qi Liu just wanted to say something, but was preempted by Han Benshan: "Since this is the case, the two of us should obey our fate." However, before that, there are still a few heartfelt words to say that once Erlong Mountain is really lost, Liangshanbo will not have a good time in the future. Maybe the Qingzhou officials and troops can't threaten Liangshanbo, but in this way, the officials and troops of other state capitals in Shandong will have to give an explanation to the imperial court, and they can't let Qingzhou dominate the front. At that time, even if they knew that they couldn't break Guizhai, the official army would use troops against Liangshanbo. This is not a cold mouth, but helping others is also helping yourself, and I hope that the leaders can think twice. ”

And Qi Liu couldn't say these many reasons, but pleaded a few words again as a fellow green forest, and then left the justice hall with Han Benshan.

It wasn't until the two of them withdrew that some of the other leaders spoke one after another, both of them felt that this was a good opportunity to raise the prestige of Liangshan and advocated sending troops, and those who felt that they should stay in the cottage and not take risks, anyway, they all had their own reasons, and finally everyone still set their eyes on Song Jiang and the three of them.

"Brother, as far as I know, the Kong brothers in White Tiger Mountain are the two apprentices you accepted before, right?" What Wu Yong said with his mouth was a topic that made everyone stunned.

Song Jiang sighed: "Yes, I did teach them some fist and foot kung fu at the beginning. However, their success today is due to the fact that others teach them, and it is not my work. Of course, they have a good relationship with me, and there have been correspondence before, and the two brothers have even mentioned when they want to bring the crowd to join me Liangshan. ”

"Damn, the thieves in Qingzhou actually dare to kill my brother's apprentice, that is our enemy, we should send troops to take Qingzhou City, kill them to avenge the two Kong brothers!" Li Kui was the first to jump out and shout, followed by some people who had a close relationship with Song Jiang and had a short temper said similar things.

Seeing this, Song Jiang hurriedly dissuaded: "All the brothers have good intentions, Song Jiang understands it, but the public is the public, and the private is the private, and the brothers must not be allowed to take great risks because of Song Jiang's personal enmity." ”

At this time, Chao Gai also opened his mouth: "Actually, it's not just for Brother Song's personal enmity, what Brother Han said is also reasonable, if we sit back and watch Erlongshan be leveled by the Qingzhou officials and soldiers, the consequences are not easy to say." In addition, since Brother Song went up the mountain, my Liangshan soldiers have been strong and strong, and my life is thriving, and it is time to make a career and let the heroes of the world see. ”

Song Jiang still frowned slightly and seemed to be worried, and Wu Yong also said: "What the Heavenly King said is also true, but sending troops to save Erlong Mountain should not be too public, otherwise if we really annoy the Great Song Dynasty completely, our situation will be worrying." Fortunately, Han Benshan said before that he had burned down the Qingzhou official warehouse early in the morning, and they would definitely be short of food. As long as we can grasp this flaw and suddenly kill and defeat the Qingzhou army when they run out of food, we can obtain the greatest benefits at the lowest cost. So what we have to do next is to send more people to Qingzhou to investigate the news, just wait for the two sides to start a war, and then break into pieces and sneak into Qingzhou to give the official army a head-on blow. I wonder if the two brothers think this plan is feasible? ”

Chao Gai was still frowning there, but Song Jiang had already stroked his palms and smiled: "The military advisor deserves to be called Zhiduoxing, and such a strategy is really the most appropriate." If we can't do it, we still have a chance to get out of it. ”

Seeing that even Song Jiang said this, Chao Gai didn't insist on it after all, but he always felt in his heart that it was not good enough to do so, and it was not a good man's doing.