Pang He was called to the backyard of Huaiyin County, and Fang La pointed to himself and introduced to the people around him: "He, his name is Pang He!"

Then, Fang La introduced the people around him to Pang He: "Mr. Jin Jian, Li Zhu! Beside me are my prime minister Lou Minzhong, the military secretary Wang Yin, the privy envoy Lu Shinang, and the general Shi Bao of Nanli. Everyone is here, Mr. Li, let's talk about the situation!"

Li Zhu said: "I came here on the orders of the King of Chu, just to ask you to send troops to help us relieve the siege. The current Song Jiang is no longer the Song Jiang of the past, he has the imperial court as a support, first killed Tian Hu, and now he is going to send troops to fight us, and next, I am afraid it will be Jiangnan. ”

Fang La said: "Of course I know this, my lips are cold and my teeth are cold. Don't say that the king of Chu was destroyed, even now, we have constant friction with the Song court, and they have always coveted us. As for me, I really want to send troops to help you, this point, Mr. Li didn't come, I already thought about it, but how to help you is a big problem, so I gathered the important ministers around me today, and Mr. Li and you analyze and analyze how to deal with Song Jiang. ”

Li Zhu asked, "It's all hit the door, is the sect leader still hesitating about something?"

Lou Minzhong said: "The sect leader has just said that not only you King Chu, but we are also facing the imperial court. If we send a large number of troops, then we will just fall into the hands of the imperial court, and they can take advantage of the situation. ”

Wang Yin said: "That's right! The Song court has always been eyeing us, we need to send troops, but we also have to think about ourselves, once we ourselves are finished by the Song court, we will have nothing to work hard for." ”

The privy envoy Lu Shinan said: "To be honest, we are indeed in a dilemma now. If it weren't for Song Jiang joining the imperial court, we wouldn't be so embarrassed now. What Mr. Li said is not wrong, we must not let either side be captured, otherwise we will face a difficult situation. But our own strength is also limited, as the Prime Minister said, we also need troops to defend now, if the Song court takes advantage of it, then we will fall short. ”

Shi Bao said: "You guys, whether to fight or not, after saying so much, you haven't come up with a result yet, I really don't know what you are doing with so much uselessness." ”

Pang He said at this time: "It is better to let the last general lead two thousand elite soldiers to rush to the aid of the King of Chu." ”

Li Zhu felt that this rescue was too shabby: "Two thousand?"

Pang He nodded and said: "That's right, two thousand, maybe Mr. Li, you haven't heard of my Pang He's record, when he was in Liangshan, he fought Zhujiazhuang, and then fought with Song Jiang in Zhujiazhuang." I Pang He didn't win more with less, I know Song Jiang's use of troops and his understanding, if I go, it is equivalent to having a person who knows Song Jiang's use of troops very well, it can be said that my Pang He can be worth 10,000 horses. ”

Fang La said: "That's true, Mr. Li, you should have heard of it." I didn't think that General Pang was willing to go, so the matter of supporting the King of Chu would be left to you. As for the 2,000 elite soldiers, I also promise you, after all, we can't let you go empty-handed, it seems that we are too insincere. ”

Seeing Fang La say this, Li Zhu hurriedly said, "Sect Master, this point of soldiers and horses really can't solve the problem!"

Lou Minzhong said: "Mr. Li, you must know that two thousand soldiers and horses are also soldiers and horses, and they are not in decimals. What's more, we also let General Pang come with you. To tell the truth, we are willing to give you 10,000 soldiers and horses, but General Pang, we are very reluctant. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible, as soon as General Pang passes, you know how to deal with Song Jiang, as long as you give General Pang enough support and want to make Song Jiang withdraw his troops, it will be a breeze. ”

Lu Shisang said: "That's right, as long as General Pang is here, Song Jiang will be jealous." Although it was the first time we had met, I had heard a lot about General Pang. Mr. Li, don't worry, didn't General Pang say just now, he alone can reach 10,000 soldiers and horses, and then it will depend on how you King Chu uses it. ”

Pang He said: "I heard that Mr. Li's swordsmanship is excellent, and there are few opponents in the world, I, Pang He, want to ask for advice, otherwise, I will not recommend myself." I would also like to thank the Sect Master for granting me this request. Mr. Li, don't worry, with me, the King of Chu is there, and I, Pang He, guarantee my life. ”

Li Zhu saw that these people were singing and harmonizing, and there was really no way: "Then Li Zhu is here to thank the sect leader for his assistance." ”

Fang La reminded at this time: "Because this time, we are secretly aiding and can't let Song Jiang know, so you can only mention this matter to the King of Chu, not to others." After you go back this time, I will ask General Pang to lead his troops over and join the establishment of the King of Chu. In other words, General Pang and those 2,000 men and horses are your people, and they have nothing to do with our side, understand?"

Lou Minzhong said: "Yes, this matter must not be known to Song Jiang, once Song Jiang knows, he and the spearhead of the court will be directly aimed at us, and when the time comes, we will also suffer." ”

Lu Shisang said: "Well, it should indeed be so, after all, we are still very weak now, and in the absence of a way, we still have to recuperate, relying on the advantages of Jiangnan, and after we develop and grow, we will consider going north." ”

Li Zhu listened, nodded and said, "Okay, I will never let Song Jiang know." ”

Fang La breathed a sigh of relief, like a big stone in his heart: "That's good, I hope our cooperation will be successful and Song Jiang will be defeated." ”

Li Zhu said: "Well, okay, then I will retire and go back to report to the King of Chu!"

Fang La said: "Well, by the way, say hello to the King of Chu on my behalf, he is free in the future, and I will visit him in person." ”

After Li Zhu left, Fang La asked Pang He what to do next. Pang He didn't say anything, just said that he would talk about it when the time came.

Back at home, Pang He cleaned up, and Hu Sanniang also wanted to go with him, but Pang He refused: "This time, I'll come back when I go, there won't be any danger, it's not good for you to go, listen to me, stay here, wait for me to come back, okay?"

Hu Sanniang said: "No, I just want to go with you!"

Pang He put down the package in his hand: "Okay, obedient." You see, I haven't even handed over my senior brother to go with me, how can I be in danger? You, just worry, don't worry, I'm fine, what about you, wait for me here obediently, I will be back soon. ”

Hu Sanniang looked at Pang He and asked, "Is that the case?"

Pang He said: "Okay, it's true, don't you even believe me? Besides, you may need your protection here, you can rest assured here, and I can do things with peace of mind, isn't it good?"

Hu Sanniang didn't say anything, and went to help Su Ying cook together.