Chapter 221: Preparing for a showdown
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After Song Jiang led the people back for twenty miles, he discussed with his leaders, only to learn that although there were many leaders on their side, none of them could fight against the mage.
But there is a mage on Mangdang Mountain who doesn't know the depths.
Song Jiang sent people to inquire nearby, only to learn that the owner of Mangdang Mountain, surnamed Fan Mingrui, ancestor Puzhou people's clan, learned to be Mr. Quanzhen when he was a child, and his magic power was strong, and he learned a good martial arts in the rivers and lakes.
Song Jiang was a little speechless: "I'm really afraid of something!" ”
After these old leaders under Song Jiang knew that this was the case, they looked at Song Jiang and stopped talking.
They have all experienced the ravages of high prices, and they also have an unforgettable psychological shadow for the mage.
Therefore, they hoped that Song Jiang could send someone back to ask Gongsun Sheng to let the mage fight against the mage, at least not like the last time they faced Gao Lian, their side had no resistance at all.
But the relationship between Chao Gai and Song Jiang is now known to everyone in Sima Zhao's heart, and it is really embarrassing for Song Jiang to ask Gongsun Sheng, who is under Chao Gai, to come over to help in the war.
However, it has to be said that Song Jiang, who has experienced the first two entrepreneurial failures and has paid a lot of price for the comeback, has really grown a lot.
Looking at the expressions of the old brothers who were expecting and afraid of him, Song Jiang smiled slightly and said, "He has a mage in Mangdang Mountain, can't I be a master in Fengshan?" I, Mr. Ichikiyo of Fengshan, am no worse than any mage. ”
Speaking of this, Song Jiang said: "Where is Dai Zong?" ”
When Dai Zong heard this, he said, "The little brother is here." ”
Song Jiang ordered: "You go back to Dazhai quickly, ask Mr. Yiqing to come over to deal with this Fan Rui, and if you encounter a problem, you can ask Wu Junshi to help solve it." ”
Dai Zong knew it in his heart, and bowed: "No! ”
After receiving the order, in only half a day, Dai Zong returned to Naitou Mountain, and then went straight to Wu Yong to explain the problems they encountered in Mangdang Mountain, and Song Jiang asked him to come back to Wu Yong to ask Gongsun Sheng to help subdue Fan Rui.
After listening to this, Wu Yong was very pleased!
Wu Yong saw Song Jiang's growth, and even saw Song Jiang's efforts to achieve great things.
Whether it was giving Song Yulian to Jiang Hongfei in exchange for a respite when he was about to lose everything, or his rapid growth after lying on the salary and trying the courage to do whatever it takes, Song Jiang's performance is like a person who has achieved great things.
Look at Chao Gai again.
Knowing Song Jiang's wolf ambitions, he didn't do anything, and seemed to lie there and die.
The most unbearable thing for Wu Yong was that when he came back from Gaotang Prefecture, no, when he was still in Gaotang Prefecture, that is, when Song Jiang had not yet offered Song Yulian to Jiang Hongfei in exchange for the nine hundred Qi Refiners, that is, when Song Jiang was the weakest, Chao Gai did not decisively merge Song Jiang, and took the opportunity to annex the leaders under Song Jiang, missing the opportunity.
Later, Song Jiang grovelled and made promises, and Chao Gai indecisively sat back and watched Song Jiang become stronger and bigger for the third time.
Chao Gai's performance is simply stupid, and it is not the performance of a person who has achieved great things at all.
And when Song Jiang did everything possible to rise for the third time, Chao Gai still did not change a little bit as before, and his strength did not improve an inch.
Seeing all this, although Wu Yong still faintly felt that Song Jiang might not have the destiny to achieve great things, Song Jiang was only possible, and Chao Gai had no possibility of achieving great things at all.
In other words, Wu Yong was already so disappointed in Chao Gai that he no longer had any illusions.
On the contrary, it is too rare for Song Jiang to lose to that extent, and he can once again rely on his own ability and limited resources.
So much so that Wu Yong couldn't help but think: "Maybe Song Gongming is similar to Uncle Liu Huang, who is destined to be displaced in the early stage, and can achieve great things in the later stage." ”
Yes.
Wu Yong had already made a choice between Chao Gai and Song Jiang.
It was precisely because Song Jiang saw this that he asked Dai Zong to ask Wu Yong to come forward to persuade Gongsun Sheng to come and help him.
Wu Yong, who had already completely stood on the Song Jiang team, had no extra nonsense, so he took Dai Zong to the Juyi Hall and found Chao Gai and Gongsun Sheng, who were eating tea here.
Seeing that Dai Zong was back, and as soon as he came back, he went to see Wu Yong first, Chao Gai glanced at Wu Yong very complicatedly.
Chao Gai and Wu Yong are both from Dongxi Village, not to mention growing up together, they have also been together for twenty or thirty years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the closest pair of friends.
Chao Gai never thought that even his closest friend would leave him.
However, Chao Gai did not resent Wu Yong, he didn't even resent Song Jiang now, because he saw Song Jiang's hardships and Song Jiang's perseverance.
Chao Gai asked himself, he couldn't do Song Jiang like this, let alone three times, once he had already lay down and lay flat.
Even, Chao Gai has clearly realized that his current achievements are not because of his own ability, but mainly because of the country that Wu used them to help him build.
To be honest, in the recent period, Chao Gai has carefully examined himself, and then looked at the extremely inspirational Song Jiang, if he was asked to choose one between himself and Song Jiang to be the boss, he would choose Song Jiang, not his useless self.
Chao Gai knew that he was not as smart as Song Jiang, nor did he have Song Jiang's courage and perseverance, let alone Song Jiang's unscrupulous means to achieve his goals.
Chao Gai knew that he was not wronged if he lost to Song Jiang.
In other words, "confused" can also be said to have escaped from the cover for many years, and now it is fully realized.
Chao Gai looked at Dai Zong and asked, "Why did you come back?" ”
Dai Zong said: "The younger brother went to Mangdang Mountain with Brother Gongming, and he has won a small victory, but Fan Rui, the owner of Mangdang Mountain, learned to be Mr. Quanzhen when he was young, and his mana is strong, Brother Gongming did not dare to venture forward, so he sent his younger brother back to invite Mr. Yiqing to go to Mangdang Mountain to subdue demons." ”
Hearing the reason why Dai Zong came back, Chao Gai sighed secretly: "Song Jiang has grown up again, and the distance between me and him has widened a little. ”
Wu Yong then persuaded: "Brother Gongming went to recruit Mangdang Mountain on behalf of the cottage, friends in the rivers and lakes are watching, if we sit idly by, I will teach him to laugh at me, and after the great changes in Gaotang Prefecture, it is rare that not only the strength will be restored as before, but also go further, if it is folded again, I am afraid that it will be impossible for me to achieve a great thing, I can't forget the original intention......"
In fact, Wu Yong's words have two meanings:
The first one, Chao Gai and Song Jiang have not yet separated, nominally Song Jiang still represents Naitou Mountain to annex Mangdang Mountain, in this case, Song Jiang sent people back to move the rescue troops, if Chao Gai does not let Gongsun Sheng go to reinforcements and spread the word, others will say that Chao Gai is not righteous, narrow-minded, jealous of the virtuous, and has no mind, that is, jealousy and arrogance are less lenient, in this way, even if Song Jiang is a fire and Chao Gai, it is reasonable, just like the original Chao Gai Huo and Wang Lun.
- In other words, Wu Yong has already begun to cover Chao Gai, whitewashing and laying the groundwork for Song Jianghuo and Chao Gai.
The second is to imply that Chao Gai, the meat is rotten in the pot, no matter how Chao Gai and Song Jiang fight, they should not hinder the development of Naitou Mountain, otherwise Naitou Mountain will always be a small hill that does not enter the stream, which is also sorry for the trust and efforts of the brothers, he Wu Yong will not agree, and you Chao Gai has not lost yet, in case the person who wins in the end is you Chao Gai, these family backgrounds are all your Chao Gai in the end.
To be honest, Wu Yong has even thought about it, if he says so, Chao Gai still doesn't agree, then he is ready to let Dai Zong call Song Jiang back, Mangdangshan will not fight first, and then completely defeat the stumbling block of Chao Gai.
But what surprised Wu Yong was that Chao Gai listened patiently, and then said to Gongsun Sheng: "Mr. Yiqing, you have worked hard, let's take a trip." ”
Gongsun Sheng's attitude was also very intriguing, he didn't force it at all, so he responded: "Okay." ”
Wu Yong frowned: "No, how can Chao Gai and Gongsun Sheng agree so happily?" Could it be that they see that Song Jiang may succeed and want to take the Zhao'an route with Song Jiang? ”
Chao Gai didn't answer Wu Yong, what did he think, after giving the order, Chao Gai left lonely, and Gongsun Sheng took Dai Zong to Mangdang Mountain with a white cloud.
On the way, Gongsun Sheng's spiritual strength was exhausted, and Dai Zong took Gongsun Sheng with a horse.
The two arrived at Song Jiang's Chinese army tent when it was almost dark.
Seeing that Dai Zong invited Gongsun Sheng, Song Jiang, who had been worried, was overjoyed, he immediately greeted him in person, gave a salute, put a reception wine, and asked about the hard work on the road, and invited Gongsun Sheng into the Chinese military tent, and the leaders also came to celebrate, and made a celebration feast in the village.
The next day, on the Chinese military account, Song Jiang and others discussed with Gongsun Sheng about the surrender of Fan Rui.
Song Jiang asked: "Mr. Yiqing, I wonder if you have a way to recover the three leaders including the Demon King of the Mixed World?" ”
Gongsun Sheng took out the formation diagram that Jiang Hongfei had given him when he taught him the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Righteous Method, and said:
"This array is the method of dividing the stone into a formation in the late Han Dynasty. In all directions, it is divided into 8864 teams, and the general in the middle lives there. It is like four heads and eight tails, turning left and right, according to the opportunity of heaven and earth, dragon, tiger, bird and snake. When he came down the hill and rushed into battle, the two armies opened together, as if waiting for him to enter the battle. Just look at the place where the Seven Stars are raised, and turn the array into a long snake. The poor road started the Tao and taught these three people to be in the array, with no way in front and back, no door left and right. But he dug a pit in the ground and forced the three of them to get there. Both sides are ambushed and scratching their hands, ready to catch the general. ”
Song Jiang was overjoyed when he heard this, so he passed on the general's order and asked the generals to do the same.
At the time of the day, the armies of Naitou Mountain set up a formation near the mountain, waving flags and drums.
After a short time, I saw that there were thirty or twenty gongs on Mangdang Mountain, and the price of the land was shaken. The three leaders came to the bottom of the mountain together and set the more than 3,000 people away. On the left and right, Xiang Chong and Li Gon. On the middle horse, the hero who hugged the head was none other than Fan Rui, the demon king of the mixed world riding on a black horse.
Although Fan Rui can use magic and demon magic, he doesn't know the formation. After looking at Song Jiang's military horses, they formed a formation in all directions, and secretly rejoiced in their hearts: "If you set up a formation, I will also plan it!" ”
Fan Rui then divided Xiang Chong and Li Gon: "If you see the wind rising, the two of you will lead five hundred hob fighters into the battle." ”
Xiang Chong and Li Gon got the order, each holding a brute card, holding a javelin flying sword, and just waiting for Fan Rui to cast a spell.
I saw that Fan Rui was standing on the horse, holding the meteor copper hammer in his left hand, and holding the sword of the Demon King of the Mixed World in his right hand. ”
Then I saw that the wind was blowing, the sand was flying, the sky was dark, and the sun and moon were dark.
Seeing this, Xiang Chong and Li Gon shouted loudly while bringing five hundred hob knives to kill the generals.
When the people of Naitou Mountain saw that Xiang Chong and Li Gon were coming over with a killing general, they opened the door in accordance with the order they received in advance and let Xiang Chong, Li Gon and forty or fifty minions from Mangdang Mountain come in.
As soon as Xiang Chong and Li Gon entered the formation, Gongsun Sheng made a move of the Seven Star Banner, and the big array rolled into a long snake formation.
Xiang Chong and Li Gon were in the formation, driving east and west, turning left and right, and finding the way was nowhere to be seen.
After trapping Xiang Chong and Li Gon, Gongsun Sheng pulled out the sword of Na Songwen Guding, recited a spell in his mouth, and shouted: "Disease! ”
I saw the wind rolling behind Xiang Chong and Li Gon.
Xiang Chong and Li Gon were in the formation, only to see that the sky was dark, the sun was dark, there was not a single military horse on the four sides, all the eyes were black, and the minions that followed behind were gone.
Xiang Chong and Li Gon panicked and began to run around in a panic.
While running, suddenly only heard a "boom", and Xiang Chong and Li Gon fell into the pit.
On both sides are hook hands, and the two of them are set up early, so they tie up the spirit rope and untie it up the hillside to ask for credit.
Song Jiang saw the opportunity to point the whip, and the three armies covered it together.
Fan Rui led the men and horses to run up the mountain, and those who couldn't go in time were killed and captured by the people of Nai Tou Mountain, and most of them were scattered.
Song Jiang collected the army and ordered the minions of Nai Tou Mountain to capture more prisoners and treat the wounded, and all the leaders returned to the tent and sat down, and the army escorted Xiang Chong and Li Gon to the tent.
Song Jiang hurriedly called for the untie of the spirit rope, personally poured wine for Xiang Chong and Li Gon, and said, "The two strong men are not strange. When facing the enemy, it is not so. Xiao Ke Song Jiang heard the names of the three strong men for a long time, and wanted to come to the mountain to invite them to gather together, but they missed it because they couldn't do it. If you don't give up, you will return to the cottage together, and you will be very lucky. ”
Xiang Chong listened, bowed down in the ground and said: "I have heard the name of the rain for a long time, but the younger brother has no chance, and I have never known him." It turns out that my brother is righteous, and the two of us don't know good people, so we have to fight against heaven and earth. Today, since he was captured, his death was still light, but he was treated with courtesy. If he is not killed and taken in, he swears to repay his great kindness by death. ”
Li Gon said: "Fan Rui, how can he do it without me? The leader of the righteous people, if you are willing to let one of us go back, you will say that Fan Rui is here to worship, I don't know what the respect is? ”
Song Jiang said magnificently: "You don't have to leave one person here, please go back to Guizhai together, Song Jiang will wait for good news in Japan." ”
Xiang Chong and Li Gon thanked and said, "What a big husband!" If Fan Rui does not surrender, the two of us will capture him and dedicate him to the honorable driver. ”
When Song Jiang heard that he was overjoyed, he invited him to join the Chinese army, stayed for wine and food, changed into two sets of new clothes, took two good horses, asked his minions to take the gun card, and sent Xiang Chong and Li Gon down the mountain to return to the village.
When I came to the foot of Mangdang Mountain, I saw that the two kings and the three kings were back, so I hurriedly picked up the cottage.
Xiang Chong and Li Gon returned to Mangdang Mountain and said to Fan Rui: "We are people who defy the sky, and we deserve to die, Brother Song Gongming does not think we are lowly, Corporal Lixian, righteous and angry, why don't we lead people to vote, how about it?" ”
There is one thing that Xiang Chong and Li Gon are not wrong, that is, without them, Fan Rui himself will not be helpful.
Moreover, Fan Rui knew very well what his two "good brothers" were beating, and knew that if he did not agree to throw a piece of Naitou Mountain, his two "good brothers" would have to cut off his head and then take the family of Mangdang Mountain to Song Jiang.
Forced by the situation, Fan Rui could only say: "Since Song Gongming is such a great sage and has the heaviest righteousness, I will go down the mountain and worship if I can't go against the sky." ”
Mangdang Mountain has also returned to Naitou Mountain, making Naitou Mountain's strength even further.
A few days later, the people of Mangdang Mountain led the oxen and dragged the horses, rolled up the money and grain, carried the luggage, gathered the people and horses, burned the wall, and returned to Naitou Mountain with Song Jiang and other teachers.
Yu Lu had nothing to say.
Song Jiang led the people of Naitou Mountain and the people of Mangdang Mountain as soon as they returned to the boundary of Naitou Mountain, only to see a big man on the side of the road looking at Song Jiang and bowing.
Song Jiang hurriedly dismounted and held on, and asked, "Who is your surname?" Where's the people? ”
The big man replied: "The villain's surname is Duan, and his double name is Jingzhu." When people saw the little brother's red hair and yellow beard, they all called the villain a golden retriever......"
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(End of chapter)