In the sound of war drums, a new round of offensive is in full swing on Liangshan, but if you look carefully at the mountain, it will make people feel that this battle is too weird.

Although there were seven or eight thousand officers and soldiers up and down the mountain, there were only a few hundred or so people who could really devote themselves to the battle at this time. In this way, the superiority of the officers and troops in terms of strength could not be fully exerted, and every attack on the second checkpoint of Liangshan appeared to be a little weak, and sometimes before they could rush to the precipice that had been broken, the officers and troops had been stopped by the enemy's bows and arrows, and finally they had to withdraw and retreat. The result of such repeated tug-of-war is that the morale that the officers and troops have gathered by capturing a checkpoint with great difficulty in the first two days is not much left......

The reason for this is that it is limited by the terrain. After crossing the Suotian Pass, the mountain road to Liangshan Cottage is even narrower and rugged, and after going up or two miles, there is a trench-like chasm in front of the officials and soldiers - this is a two-zhang cliff, after the Liangshan thieves demolished the wooden bridge erected on it, it is extremely difficult to pass here, this is the second level on Liangshan - it is difficult to cross!

If the terrain here is open enough, Sun Tuda can send people to force the defenders back with more abundant bow and crossbow weapons, and then send people to calmly build bridges. However, the terrain of the current pass is too narrow, and only one or two people can stand side by side at the narrowest point, so that the suppression of the thieves on the side of the cliff by the official army cannot be formed, but the enemy on the opposite side can continue to obstruct the official army because of their unscrupulousness, so that every attack of them ends in failure.

For a few days, the only thing the officers and troops could do was to attack in turns, hoping that the enemy would be tired and relaxed, and then rush across the bridge in one fell swoop. But for now, it seems that this idea will not come to fruition in the short term.

Although the casualties of the officers and soldiers in the past four or five days were not too large, it was difficult to drag on so much, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was still extremely serious, which made the barracks below look a little lifeless, and even the Qingzhou army, which had always been full of fighting spirit, lost its former demeanor at this moment.

The leaders of Liangshan, who watched this scene condescendingly, smiled quite comfortably, this time finally made the officials and soldiers suffer! This also made Song Jiang's prestige among the brothers improve again, because it was under his strong advocacy that the battle could take a turn for the better, and everyone paid more attention to his views.

For example, at this time, many people looked at Song Jiang and said, "Brother, as long as we continue to consume like this, we can retreat from the enemy, right?" ”

"As long as nothing else, it should be. The only thing to worry about is the water village below us, and now that we have cut off contact with the water village on three sides, if something happens to them, we will be a little out of our way to rescue them. At this time, Song Jiang reflected the overall situation that a qualified general should have, and did not focus only on one point, but looked at the overall situation.

It's just that his words caused a burst of laughter from the brothers: "Brother said that he laughed, our water village is the strongest, and it is difficult to meet opponents in Shandong." Unless the officers and soldiers are impatient, they will never dare to go into the water easily! ”

This immediately won the response of many people, everyone has one hundred and twenty confidence in their own water army, Liangshan Bo can be famous in the world to this day, the most important thing is to rely on this 800 miles of water and the strong water army force, if the official army really dares to go into the water to attack, let them have no return.

is as cautious as Wu Yong, and said with a smile: "My brother is indeed a little too careful, my younger brother has looked carefully, this time the official army has not prepared any ships at all, why did they attack my water village?" Is it just a matter of collecting a group of fishing boats from nearby villages and towns? ”

His words went to the root, which made Song Jiang laugh to himself: "This is a little unfounded for me, there are Zhang Shun brothers in Shuizhai, and the three heroes of the Ruan family will not go wrong when they look at it." Then as long as we drag the time back until the officers and soldiers run out of food and grass, it is time for us to fight back! ”

"Brother, why don't you let our brothers in Shuizhai sneak attack the officers and soldiers at night? If you can find an opportunity to burn their grain and grass, maybe the battle will be won or lost in a short time. Xu Ning suddenly opened his mouth and put forward an idea, but it immediately won the support of many people.

But Song Jiang shook his head: "This is a bit risky, we are facing Sun Tu, who has always used treacherous soldiers, and we must not have the slightest carelessness." If you can win the final victory as long as you hold on, why bother? ”

Although some people muttered in their hearts, but now that Song Jiang's prestige is rising, he has decided, and no one dares to oppose it. Anyway, in everyone's opinion, they won this battle.

Under such emotions, the brothers who took turns guarding the ape Nandu below also went all out, repelling the attacks of the official army again and again, dragging the enemy to the point where they were about to get anxious. In this way, Song Jiang was even more firm in his thoughts, believing that this battle could be dragged out to win.

Two days later, on this morning, the official army did not attack as before, but slowly approached the edge of the cliff, and shouted loudly: "Sun Dujian wants to talk to the master of Song Zhai, and please go down the mountain to see him!" ”

Again? Under the suspicion and dissatisfaction of the brothers, Song Jiang quickly made a decision to meet Sun Tu again to see what else he had to say, and at the same time to explain the current situation to the other party.

So after half a month, the two lords will look at each other again, but this time there are archers and shield bearers standing in front of them on both sides, always on guard, for fear that the enemy will take the opportunity to suddenly use cold arrows.

After seeing Sun Tu standing over there in military uniform, Song Jiang laughed: "Sun Dujian, what do you have to say today?" If you just want to bring up the old things again, and then persuade us to surrender, you will not be able to open your mouth. Now you and I know the situation of the war, and my cottage is invincible......"

"Lord Song Zhai, you can't help but say too much, this battle has only been fought for half a month, and the damage of our army is even more limited, and you have already pulled out one of your key points, you dare to say that you will win?" Sun Tu shook his head with a smile and said: "Yes, I saw you today to persuade you to surrender, not only for my Shandong official army, but also for the consideration of your brothers in Liangshan." Because once I really break your cottage, death and injury will be inevitable. ”

"Hahaha...... Sun Dujian, at this time, do you still want to scare me with such words? Now your officers and soldiers can't even pass this ape difficult pass, not to mention that there are still three difficulties behind us, and it is simply wishful thinking to break my cottage. Also, if my expectations are good, the grain and grass in your army are almost unable to keep up, if you stop the army and retreat, you can still save your face, otherwise, the result of the Qingzhou army's attack on my cottage before will be your end! ”

In the face of Song Jiang's sharp counterattack, Sun Tu was not annoyed, but just sighed softly: "Master Song Zhai, you and I are also old friends, why let things become so stiff?" Do you really think I can't do anything about your copycat? Do you still remember how I broke the tiger head village in the first place? ”

Just one sentence, but the smile on Song Jiang's face suddenly froze, and he unconsciously remembered that incident many years ago.

At the beginning, the strongman of Hutou Village in Xishangang, Yuncheng County, seized Cai Jing's birthday, and the official army's attack and encirclement were frustrated, and it was the fire attack under Sun Tu's suggestion that the cottage was completely destroyed. Song Jiang even remembered the terrible scene of those oil being thrown up the mountain and turning into flames, and if that scene were repeated at this time, it would really be a disaster for Liangshan.

But soon, he settled down again, and replied, "You want to attack with fire?" It's a pity that this is not Xishangang in Yuncheng County, and our Liangshan Cottage is not the Tiger Head Village. There are still seven or eight miles away from my Dazhai, even if you really transport the catapult up, I'm afraid you won't be able to hit the mountain. And you can't even cross this ape, so why don't you threaten my cottage? ”

Sun Tu shook his head with a smile: "Of course I know that the fire attack will not work, I mentioned it at the beginning, I just wanted to tell you a truth, you wait for the cottage to be broken through, just see if anyone is willing to use their brains." For example, if you Liangshanbo, the water on the periphery is indeed a natural barrier, but what if I dig the embankment of the lake and divert the water to him? Once you lose the protection of the water pool, can you still hold Liangshan? ”

As soon as these words came out, the brothers around Song Jiang all changed their faces, and no one thought that Sun Tu would hit this idea. But Song Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then looked up to the sky and laughed: "Sun Dujian, you really know how to laugh, how can these eight hundred miles of water be dug up by you so easily?" If you really dare to do this, my Liangshan brothers haven't troubled you yet, I'm afraid that the local people and the Great Song Dynasty will punish you. ”

"It seems that you don't believe that I can break your cottage?" Sun Tu sighed: "I have already given you the opportunity, I just hope that you will not regret it in the future." Sun Tu glanced at Song Jiang calmly, and then led people back.

Seeing him calmly retreat, Song Jiang, who was still full of confidence, suddenly became a little worried in his heart for some reason, could it be that the other party really had any way to turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop? But he thought about it for a long time, but he didn't see any loopholes in his cottage.

Perhaps, this is just Sun Tu's bluff there, trying to force himself to surrender out of fear...... In the end, Song Jiang could only comfort himself like this.

He didn't know Sun Tu's real killer moves, but one thing was accurate, there was indeed a problem with the food and grass of the officers and soldiers today. Another more serious problem also appeared two days later, a team of men and horses from Bianjing entered the military camp with such a swagger, and brought a court order to Sun Tu-

After many days, the Son of Heaven's instructions for this battle have finally been delivered!