Cai Jing called Song Jiang over and said, "Song Jiang, I have already discussed with Lord Taiwei, we have one thing that can only be handed over to you to do." ”

Song Jiang said: "My lord, please say, I, Song Jiang, am duty-bound!"

Cai Jing said: "Judging from the situation we fought with Pang He, your troops are the most combative, Liangshan has Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, Hua Rong and other fierce generals, of course, I also know that you also lost Qin Ming and Suo Chao and other generals this time, but Pang He also has a lot of losses, I heard that Shi Bao under Fang La's command was killed by Hua Rong, which is enough to prove that your troops are the most combative." Therefore, in this contest with Pang He, you must be the main force. What about us, we have also considered, you also lost a lot of troops last time, and we have also discussed with the two adults, we will transfer our troops to you for your command, I don't know if you have the confidence to take Huaiyin City!"

Song Jiang worried: "I am not as strategic as the adult, I'm afraid, not Pang He's opponent, Song Jiang asked the prime minister to consider it, Song Jiang is sincerely afraid of this matter, for fear of living up to the adult's trust." ”

Cai Jing smiled and said: "Hey, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, you lost the first two times, did I blame you? No, don't worry, as long as you do your best, even if you lose, I won't blame you." As for you, just do it boldly and boldly, and I will take care of everything. ”

"But!" Song Jiang said: "Song Jiang is only afraid of what happens..."

Cai Jing said: "Hey, what are you afraid of, it's okay, you just have to rest assured, doesn't the emperor blame me as the main general, will he blame you? Okay, you don't have to shirk anymore, you go back and discuss with Wu Yong, see how to attack the city best, I will also send someone to count the number of people to you, and the heavy responsibility of Huaiyin City will be handed over to you." ”

Song Jiang had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll go back and discuss with Wu Yong now!"

When Song Jiang went back, he saw Wu Yong and sighed loudly: "Hey, it's not good, it's not good!"

Wu Yong hurriedly asked: "What's wrong, what happened, is it the Prime Minister who has any difficult things to hand over to you?"

Song Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, he said to give me some men and horses and tell me to attack Huaiyin City, you say, is it a bad thing." ”

Wu Yong also sighed: "The birds are good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooking!" I didn't expect them to want to do it so quickly, but unfortunately, we can't disobey his orders, and we are now in a dilemma." ”

"Yes!" Song Jiang said: "With my current strength, I can completely refuse. But he gave me troops and asked me to lead the troops to attack the city, which made me have no reason to refuse. ”

Wu Yong said: "Then brother, if the two troops are united, then there is a lack of tacit understanding, and it is more likely that they will not listen to our command?"

Song Jiang said: "What's the difference between mentioning it and not mentioning it, isn't he just trying to make us and Pang He lose both now? No matter how many reasons we have, it's useless, and now I regret it a little!"

Wu Yong said: "Brother, it's not like we don't have anything we can do now. If they do give us troops, then we might be able to win this one. There is also Ling Zhen's artillery fire, we can also use it, and the matter has not yet reached the point of no return. ”

Song Jiang said: "Now that the matter has come, do we have any other choice? We can only do what he wants, and on the premise that we do not suffer much, we may still have a chance to live." ”

Wu Yong reminded: "Then, has my brother talked to Sima Xiu to see if he gets the news?"

Song Jiang said: "Sima Xiu, if you don't say it, I forgot." We always thought he would help us, but I recently noticed that he was deliberately avoiding us, perhaps because he was so fortunate that he deliberately distanced himself from us. ”

Wu Yong said: "Isn't Sima Xiu arranged by his brother to be by the prime minister's side, isn't he grateful to his brother?"

Song Jiang said helplessly: "His wings are already stiff, and he doesn't need me anymore, so why worry about me?"

Wu Yong nodded: "In that case, Sima Xiu, we can't hope for it, we can only face it ourselves!"

Song Jiang said: "I originally thought that I would serve the court wholeheartedly and would not fall to this, but who knows, in the end, it will still be the same end." If I knew this, I really shouldn't have done this, maybe I could have lived a better life!"

Wu Yong said: "Since my brother has already chosen, even if he regrets it, it will be useless." ”

Song Jiang laughed at himself: "Yes, if you don't take a wrong step, when you realize your mistake, it will basically be irreparable." If I didn't have so many entanglements with Pang He, at this time, it would be nice to join forces with him!"

Wu Yong asked, "Is my brother really willing to let go of his past hatred?"

Song Jiang smiled sarcastically: "What can't be put down, until now, can't I let go of these? All these battles are not caused by me, how can I still not let go? If he can let go, I am really willing to rebel against the court with him!"

Wu Yong said: "Perhaps, this is really just a dream, a dream that we ourselves should not believe. ”

Song Jiang asked, "Will you blame me now?"

Wu Yong said: "I have the same idea as my brother, but everything is still decided by my brother, I should thank my brother, how can I blame my brother? In any case, even if it is death, I am willing, and I have no regrets!"

Song Jiang felt a trace of comfort: "It's good to have you with me! Next, we will attack Huaiyin City, and it is inevitable." What do you think should be done?"

Wu Yong said: "I think we should slowly consume with them, although we are the besieging side, they are the defending side, and Huaiyin City has sufficient grain and grass." But Pang He is very scheming, and we must be careful not to rush it. Also, we chose this way for another purpose, which is to hold on to time. In any case, time is very precious to us. ”

Song Jiang listened, nodded and said, "Yes, what you said makes sense, as long as we hold it down, Cai Jing can't do it, so what should we do." ”

Wu Yong added: "If he is not happy, we will return all the soldiers he gave us to them." ”

Song Jiang smiled: "That's right, that's right, in this way, we have enough reasons." We'll feign an attack tomorrow and show Cai Jing, as long as we hold on to the time, we will be able to get out." ”