Chapter 487: A Dead End
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Under the leadership of Liu Tang, Song Jiang and his entourage went around the east and west, crossed the Taishan Mountains, and came to Yimeng Mountain.
At this point, Song Jiang couldn't help but sigh, if it weren't for Liu Tang's leadership, it would be impossible for everyone to find a way out.
At the bottom of the mountain is Laiwu, but Song Jiang did not dare to order everyone to go down the mountain, because he had already seen that a group of officers and soldiers were marching into Laiwu, and it could be seen from the flags they raised that this group of officers and soldiers should be supported by Jieshou Town.
"So fast!" Song Jiang exclaimed.
In terms of straight-line distance, he should be closer, but he has been shuttling through the jungle, and the speed of the march is not fast at all, surely not as fast as the capital town?
It's just that he wondered, how could the officers and soldiers of Jieshou Town come to Laiwu for some reason? He didn't think the other party had come after receiving the news of his disappearance.
He went up the mountain from the valley on the other side of Zhangqiu, and the news naturally had to be released from Zhangqiu, but from Zhangqiu to Jieshou Town, and then from Jieshou Town to Laiwu, the distance of these three points and one line was more than three times that of him, how could such a distance come in front of him?
couldn't figure out the situation, and Song Jiang didn't bother to pay attention to it, but now he was facing another problem.
Laiwu couldn't go, and Lushan was to the east, which also blocked the way, so he could only choose to go north and south.
To the north, it entered Zizhou, and the city of Zizhou was not far away, which was a good supply point. However, Song Jiang understood that the officers and soldiers who intercepted him should have returned to Zizhou City long ago, and his past at this time was tantamount to throwing himself into a net, and it was difficult to say whether the supply could be achieved, and a big war would definitely be inevitable.
To the south, he entered Yizhou, which was also his target, and it stands to reason that this direction is the most reasonable, but Song Jiang looked at the tired soldiers, and he still hesitated.
The nearest county seat is Yishui, which is at least a day's journey, and the rest of the places are steep mountains, and it is difficult to find even ordinary people, let alone supplies from more than 1,000 people.
In other words, they will have to walk another day to find a supply point, and as for whether they can be recharged, it depends on how Yishui's defense is?
Of course, if they are not in a hurry, they hunt in the mountains, and they may be able to solve the temporary problem of food and clothing. It's just that Song Jiang knows that the news of his escape has spread, and if he delays any more time on the mountain, once Yizhou City receives the order from Gao Feng, it will be difficult for him to fly.
He can only take advantage of this time difference to borrow from Yizhou, and he is also gambling, betting that he can take the opportunity to rush through Yizhou and go to the broader land of Huainan.
It's just that as soon as he arrived in Yishui, Song Jiang sighed helplessly. There was obviously a precaution here, and if he wanted to resupply, it was simply impossible. Of course, he can also choose to storm the county seat, as long as the county seat is defeated, everything will be there.
But Song Jiang still made a decision, the soldiers were fast, he wanted to leave the last bit of spirit to Yizhou, and besides, there were a few places such as Juxian to the south, maybe they could also get supplies there.
It's just that along the way, Song Jiang in Juxian, Yinan, Junan and other places didn't find a chance. These places are either occupied by officers and soldiers, which is extremely difficult to conquer, or the whole town is empty and cannot be restocked, so to speak, those empty towns can leave anything, but not a grain of food.
A strong smell of conspiracy lingered in Song Jiang's heart, and he didn't dare to have many illusions about continuing to go south, all the way, he didn't believe that Yizhou would be defenseless.
"Alas!" Song Jiang's mood was not much stronger than being trapped in the valley, he knew that if he continued like this, it would be over sooner or later, and he was just barely catching his breath now.
It's just that even if he knew that there was a dead end ahead, Song Jiang still had to rush forward. Things have reached a node, and if it doesn't work, he has to give it a try, and he will definitely not give up if he doesn't take a look.
Yizhou is also known as Linyi, called Langya in ancient times, it is centered on Yi and Shuhe, surrounded by mountains on three sides in the west, north and east, forming a fan-shaped alluvial plain to the south, Yishan, Mengshan and Nishan are the three mountain ranges around it, here, there are more than ten peaks above the kilometer.
Therefore, Yizhou locks the key to the north and south, the geographical location is very important, and if you want to go from north to south, you must pass through Yizhou City.
Of course, after Yizhou City, it is different, where a horse and a flat river, it is a good place to gallop.
Song Jiang hurried to Yizhou, just to cross Yizhou to the vast land of Jianghuai, where he could truly realize his plan of uprising.
The idea is good, but the most important thing at the moment is how to get through Yizhou. Song Jiang's initial idea was to borrow the road, and the reason why he came in a hurry was to avoid the order of the peak and catch the governor of Yizhou off guard.
It's just that he doesn't dare to have this kind of idea now, and the government has been strictly guarding him all the way, will Yizhou open the net? What's even worse is that even if the other party opens up to him, he can't believe it.
However, even if he didn't believe it, Song Jiang still sent someone to Yizhou City to talk to the other party. For nothing else, because his men had not eaten officially for two or three days, and they had no food at all except to eat some wild fruits and leaves from the mountains, and the brothers were basically hungry on their way.
It's good to pass Yizhou smoothly, but if you can't pass it, it can only be a dead end, Song Jiang was ruthless, he decided to salute first and then soldier, but it was really not good, only to fight the boat.
Let the brothers be ready for battle and be ready to attack Yizhou City at any time, while Wu Yong came to the city to talk to the people of the government.
What Song Jiang never expected was that Jiang Yuan, the governor of Yizhou, was very talkative, and when Wu Yongyi asked for a loan, he agreed.
What's going on? This is too unexpected, shouldn't you refuse? What's the deal with saying yes so readily?
Song Jiang was full of doubts, no matter how well Jiang Yuan said it, he wouldn't believe it. There must be a demon when things go wrong, he doesn't think Jiang Yuan will be kind enough to lend him the Tao.
It's just that knowing that the other party has a conspiracy, Song Jiang can't do anything, and now he is in a dilemma.
Why? Because he had been preparing to attack Yizhou City for a long time, it was inconvenient to carry it out at this time. Yes, I promised to lend you the way, and you still attack me, from which point of view is it also you Song Jiang is untrustworthy, this time it is one thing to get over Yizhou, even if it passes, your next development will be limited, who wants to mix with a person who has no promises?
Unable to make up his mind, time waits for no one, in desperation, Song Jiang had to ask Yizhou to open the city gate, he decided that as long as he and his brothers entered the city, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks the other party had, they would not be able to help them.
The fist is the boss, and at this moment, Song Jiang is extremely confident.