Chapter Ninety-Five: Li Jiazhuang Surrenders to the Enemy
"Go and tell Song Jiang, just say that Zhujiazhuang will let them go back, Lijiazhuang has suffered heavy losses, so I won't get involved in the matter between them." Li Ying waved his hand and said.
The Zhuang Ding turned around and was about to go out, but was stopped by Du Xing, the housekeeper who had just walked in, and asked the Zhuang Ding to wait next to him first, and walked to Li Ying's side and said, "Is the owner planning to be neutral?" Don't help each other? ”
Li Ying nodded and said: "Yes, Liangshan and Song Jiang are both powerful, we have suffered heavy losses in this battle in Zhujiazhuang, and if we continue to fight with Liangshan, I am afraid that we should really want to be like Zhujiazhuang, so it is better to close the door of the village and not help each other." ”
As soon as Li Ying's words fell, Du Xing shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that the owner's idea is going to be in vain, not to mention whether we can maintain neutrality and not help each other, that is, Wang Yue and Song Jiang will not agree, and now Dulonggang Sanliangshan Bozhujiazhuang has been destroyed by Liangshan, Hujiazhuang has taken refuge in Liangshan, and only our Li Jiazhuang is left, does the owner think that Wang Yue will let us continue here?" What kind of person is Song Jiang has long been spread all over the rivers and lakes, insidious and cunning, as long as we are neutral, it will offend Liangshan and Song Jiang, and then our end will be worse than Zhujiazhuang. ”
Du Xing can say this, Li Ying's cold sweat came down, Du Xing was right just now, he didn't think it through, and immediately asked: "Then in your opinion, what should we do?" ”
"We have already started a war with Liangshan, and we have stood on the opposite side of Liangshan from the beginning, and Liangshan will definitely not give up." Duchenne analyzed.
"Didn't Hujiazhuang also take refuge in Liangshan?" Hearing this, Li Ying couldn't help but ask.
Du Xing shook his head and said: "Hujiazhuang is different from us, that Hujiazhuang's Yizhang Qinghu Sanniang is already Wang Yue's wife of the village, and this time Hujiazhuang is completely out of contribution, and it is also a great effort to break Zhujiazhuang Hucheng." ”
After that, Du Xing continued: "For the sake of today's plan, I can only give up Lijiazhuang, take refuge in Song Jiang, and recruit An to find a half-official position in the future, and I am planning." ”
Li Ying didn't speak after listening, lowered his head and thought about it, and after a long time, he raised his head again and said, "Okay, according to my brother's words, you and I will personally go to greet Song Jiang." ”
Song Jiang and his group waited outside Lijiazhuang for a long time, just when several people were about to get impatient, the door of Lijiazhuang opened, Li Ying and Du Xing walked out with a group of people and horses, and came to Song Jiang, Li Ying smiled all over his face, hugged his fist towards Song Jiang, and said: "Song Zhai master does not go to Zhujiazhuang to rescue me, what do you have to do in Lijiazhuang?" ”
"I just learned the news that Zhu Biao has been killed by the Liangshan bandits, and Zhujiazhuang has also been broken by the Liangshan bandits, and Song Jiangwei came to visit Li Yuanwai." Song Jiang returned the salute with a fist and said with a slight smile.
Li Ying was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and only then did he laugh and said, "Hahaha, this is not the place to talk, and I also ask the lord of Song Zhai and the generals to follow me into the village to rest." ”
Then Song Jiang and others followed Li Ying into Lijiazhuang, came to the conference hall, everyone sat down, Li Ying ordered his subordinates to serve tea, the kitchen killed chickens and sheep, feasted, entertained Song Jiang and others, and waited until they were all ordered, Li Ying asked: "The master of Song Zhai said that he came to save someone, but I was a little confused, I don't know what the master of Song Zhai meant?" Why is my Li Ying in danger? ”
Song Jiang took a sip of tea without hurry, smiled slightly, and then said, "Does Li Yuanwai really not know or pretend not to know?" ”
"Li Ying is stupid, I really don't know, so I also ask the master of Song Zhai to solve his doubts." Li Ying also smiled slightly, looked at Song Jiang, and said slowly.
Song Jiang looked at Li Ying when he heard this, and after a long while, he nodded and said, "Well, no matter whether Li Yuanwai really doesn't know or pretends not to know, since Xiaoke is allowed to solve his doubts, then Xiao Ke knows everything." ”
"Dulonggang Sanzhuang is dependent on each other, only the union can protect themselves, against the Liangshan bandits, but now the Liangshan army is coming to the city, Hujiazhuang takes refuge, Zhujiazhuang is broken, and now there is only one village left in Sanzhuang, and the staff thinks that Wang Yue can still let Lijiazhuang continue to exist in this Dulonggang, or even around Liangshan, it must be impossible, it is estimated that it is not tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, the Liangshan army will definitely appear in the periphery of Lijiazhuang, according to the strength of Lijiazhuang now, I'm afraid it's not the opponent of the tiger and wolf men in Liangshan, wouldn't Li Jiazhuang and Li Yuanwai be in danger. ”
After Song Jiang finished speaking, he didn't look at Li Ying's reaction, but leisurely tasted the tea in his hand, closed his eyes, shook his head, as if he was really feeling the aroma of tea.
Li Ying listened to Song Jiang's analysis, and the general meaning of what Du Xing, the housekeeper said, was almost the same, but Song Jiang said it more thoroughly, and after a long time, Li Ying moved, stood up at the moment, hugged his fist towards Song Jiang, and said: "Brother Gongming's words are enlightening, so that Li Ying is like clearing the clouds, and I also ask Brother Gongming to give me some guidance." ”
Song Jiang heard Li Ying's name and knew that there was a door, from the very beginning of the official title of Song Zhai Lord to the current intimate call Brother Gongming, indicating that Li Ying wanted to take refuge in himself, Song Jiang laughed at the moment, helped Li Ying back to his seat, put it down and said: "Brother Li Ying don't have to worry, the purpose of Xiao Ke's coming this time is to rescue Li Yuanwai and Li Jiazhuang, this Dulonggang terrain is dangerous, if the Sanzhuang Union can indeed block the Liangshan thieves, but now Sanzhuang is going to the other, it is difficult to rely on Li Jiazhuang alone, So this Dulonggang can't stay anymore. ”
"Xiao Ke is deeply trusted by the prefect of Qingzhou Murong, Qingfeng Mountain is about to recruit An, and his subordinates are employing people, Li Ying's brother Wen Taowu is strategic, and the eighteenth class is proficient in all blades, and it is indeed Qu Cai to be a small outsider here, if you don't go to Li Ying's brother to go to Qingzhou with me, be an official and a half-post, and in the future, he will enter the phase, and he will be glorious, what do you think?"
After Song Jiang finished speaking, he stared at Li Ying, Li Ying thought about it, and only Song Jiang's method was feasible, his own carefree owner could not be done, it was better to follow Song Jiang to get promoted to become rich, and stood up again at the moment, and bowed to Song Jiang like a golden mountain and a jade pillar, and said: "Junior brother Li Ying thanks Brother Gongming for his benevolence and righteousness, and rescues each other with righteousness. ”
"Okay, good, brother, please get up, hurry up." Song Jiang was naturally overjoyed when he got Li Ying, a civil and military all-rounder, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Ying up.
At this time, the banquet in the hall has also been arranged, everyone has sat down, Song Jiang was pushed to sit in the middle of the head, next to the flying marshal Kuang Jinlong and the sky-beating eagle Li Ying, the others sat on both sides, above the banquet, Song Jiang followed Li Ying in a low voice and said: "Zhujiazhuang and Lijiazhuang are not far away, Liangshan thieves will arrive when they say it, so it is better for the brothers to hurry up and retreat, and when the time comes, they will be blocked by the thieves of Liangshan in Lijiazhuang, and they can't leave if they want to." ”
Li Ying nodded, deeply agreed, and said at the moment: "It's not bad at this time, after the banquet, I will personally order someone to pack up my things, and it is estimated that I can set off tonight, and this Li Jiazhuang will be given to Liangshan." ”
Song Jiang and others returned to the camp outside the village to guard the Liangshan thieves, also to meet Li Ying, and Li Ying and Du Xing also took Zhuang Ding to pack all the money, grain and ordnance of Lijiazhuang, until midnight, which was not cleaned up, and everyone did not dare to delay, and did not even rest, and directly followed Song Jiang out of Lijiazhuang, got off Dulonggang, and went straight to Song Jiang's camp.
After the Liangshan Righteous Army rested for a day, the morale was like a rainbow, at this time, the first battalion commander of the Liangshan garrison was the mountaineering leopard Li Tianyan and the deputy general Maotou Lion Li Tianyou took over Zhujiazhuang and Hujiazhuang with 4,000 men and horses, Wang Yue reorganized the army and horses, and directly killed Lijiazhuang.
But when they arrived at Lijiazhuang, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and Bian Xiang, who thought that there was another big battle to be fought, were dumbfounded, where was there still the shadow of Zhuang Ding, Lijiazhuang only left a hundred people, and the others did not know where to go, that is, the warehouses were empty.
Seeing this scene, Lu Zhishen was reluctant to scold the boss again, and said that Zhu Biao and Li Ying were all soft eggs, but there was no way to do it, so they had to go into the city to appease the people and take over Lijiazhuang.
"Brother, there is a good chance that this Li Ying went to Song Jiang, Li Ying is proficient in all kinds of humanities and martial arts, and he has the money, food, and ordnance of the entire Li Jiazhuang, this time Song Jiang's strength will expand again, which is very unfavorable to us Liangshan." Lu Jiang analyzed.
Wang Yue nodded, agreed, but he was not worried, he laughed at the moment, and said: "No matter how hard he Song Jiang tried, he finally relied on the small path of the fly camp and the dog, and he couldn't get on the big stage. ”
"What my brother said is that although there is some trouble, there is no need to be afraid of them." After listening to Wang Yue's words, General Lu also laughed, nodded, and said.