Chapter 374 A glimmer of hope
Ning Liheng.
Chai Zhi walked rustlingly on the ground and wrote these three words. Zhu Wu sat on the steps in front of the altar, watching the afternoon sunlight slanting in and the faint waves dancing in the air. dust.
"Ning Liheng...Ning Liheng...Has anyone heard of this name before..."
What came out of his mouth was not a question, but after a moment, there was still someone Answered: "I haven't heard of it, but the important thing is what to do now."
The speaker was Zhang Shun who had just walked in from the door. At this time, in addition to Zhu Wu, Zhang Shun, Yan Qing, Lu Fang, Sun Xin and other leaders near the ruined temple in the mountains, there were also dozens of injured people. The Liangshan minions, whether light or heavy, are here.
For Ning Yi, these "nameless" people may not receive much human rights treatment, but as the most elite bandits in Liangshan, during the fighting and escape along the way, they It has indeed played a great role. The reason why these people were selected by Liangshan was that they were all people with experience in the martial arts world. Along the way, they had set up a formation of suspicion to cover up their traces. Only then could they really deal with the wounds and be able to breathe a little, but after this blow, Next, the entire ruined temple and the people in the woods near the ruined temple also looked depressed.
While Zhu Wu and Zhang Shun were talking, Yan Qing, who was bandaged and with bloodshot eyes, had also come in from the door. Only Zhu Wu was heard saying: "Have a rest and let's all leave. What else can we do?"
"Leave? This time things are done like this, how can we leave! Brothers... We don’t know how many of the brothers have been arrested. Where can we go now?”
The one who said this was the slightly injured “Little Wen Hou” Lu Fang, who was holding Fang Tian’s painted halberd. , propped up on the ground for a while, and stood up. Zhu Wu glanced at him: "What else can I do if I don't leave?"
"Not to mention those who have already gone, we can't just ignore the brothers who have fallen into the hands of the thief!"
"But we can't have so many people staying here..."
"I saw Brother Shi Yongshi surrounded by more than ten people in the chaos. I'm afraid he has already gone..." Sun Xin interjected with some frustration.
"Yuanwai was just arrested. If I don't leave, I have to go back." Yan Qing said standing by the door. He is quite popular in Liangshan. What's more, although Liangshan has not strictly arranged seats at this time, Lu Junyi's second place is definitely confirmed. Zhang Shun looked at him: "Let's go? How do we go? There are more than two hundred people this time." After reuniting, are there only about forty people left to return? Go? Let Brother Lu and the others be arrested? Let's go back to the mountain. What do others say... people must be rescued..."
"This is not Daming Mansion. It is too far away from Liangshan. In that person's calculation..."
"Brother Ruan and the others are nearby, right? How far away?"
"No, are you going to call me again and throw yourself into a trap? They will arrive at Kaifeng Mansion in only three to five days..."
"What can we do, Brother Zhu."
"...I can't leave, I can only Stay and wait for an opportunity to save people... But the injured brothers must go back first, no matter what the mountain decides..." Zhu Wu struggled for a while and finally expressed his position, "There are fewer of us, so we can act together. But. Then Ning Liheng...Brother Yan, have you learned anything during the past few days on the fleet? Really?”
“You have seen the most talented man in Jiangning. He is in his twenties. I only met him once and didn’t know anything about him. If you hadn’t mentioned him later, I wouldn’t have known anything. He knows about his feud with Brother Xi..." Yan Qing said this with a gloomy face and a stiff tone. He took a breath and said, "But Brother Zhu is right. Their morale is high now. We all stay here and we will just join in. I won't leave, but I think... everyone should leave first." , then Ning Liheng is not simple, let’s not let him take the blame.”
After he said this, he turned around and was about to go out. Lu Fang said over there: "Are you kidding me? It's not that simple. I was calculated just once. Victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers. That guy is only in his early twenties. We are really afraid." He can't! I, Lu Fang, will not leave until I find an opportunity. Chop him up."
Zhang Shundao: "They are going up the waterway. If they want to be dragged away, I will find a way to cut their boat."
"Think twice, now. Go, but I was ambushed." Zhu Wu frowned and lowered his head in thought.
Zhang Shun looked at him and said: "Brother Zhu, among us, you are the best at planning. I am not good at it. I only know some reckless methods. This time we were only temporarily frustrated. If you have any ideas , We are brothers and we always believe in you the most."
After he said this, the others also nodded. Everyone's setback this time seems to be just a problem in one link. When it comes to making plans, the one who can be trusted is Zhu Wu after all. Zhu Wu lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally nodded:
"I know. I thought about it in retrospect. Ning Liheng seemed to be powerful, but in fact he was just doing more to prepare for a rainy day. After Brother Yan arrived on the ship, Ning Liheng suddenly suddenly stopped after his name was reported. The attack showed that he had only had doubts about Brother Yan before, and it could not be regarded as exhaustive. Otherwise, Brother Yan won't be able to hide if he attacks without saying anything... Maybe I'm overthinking it. Let's determine how the brothers will return to Liangshan later, and then... we'll go back. , see if we can wait for an opportunity to save people."
He stood up as he spoke. At this time, the skylight shone into the temple gate through the gaps in the trees. Yan Qing came over, patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you." He also nodded. The rest of the people began to make preparations, wiping their weapons, tightening bandages, or starting to close their eyes to rest. To them, just one night without sleep was not a big deal, but the continuous fighting in the middle of the night and the subsequent escape still made everyone very tired.
Here, in addition to imagining the possibility of saving people, Zhu Wu had also begun to write letters to be sent to Liangshan or to some brothers on the way.
This matter may not be said to be without improvement, but it cannot be settled easily. For him, it is a complete failure. Of course, if he can find a glimmer of hope in such a desperate situation, he still has hope of winning back.
On Liangshan, he was not the Zhaoan sect. Everything this time can be said to have emerged from this.
Ever since the leader of the Song Dynasty came to the mountain, Liangshan's consistent trend has been to recruit troops. This is the wish of leader Song, and most people also know that if they can recruit people, it is of course a good thing. After all, being a bandit all his life has no future. For a long time, it seemed like the only way forward. The non-recruitment faction was vague about the future, and there was actually no consensus between them. These things have only changed since Fang La captured Hangzhou.
For Zhu Wu and others who are accustomed to living in the green forest, joining the imperial court is not actually a very exciting thing. It can only be said to be the only choice when there is no choice. However, as the situation between the north and the south began to change drastically, everyone finally saw a glimmer of hope. Now the Wu Dynasty wanted to suppress Fangla in the south, and faced successive defeats in the Liao Dynasty in the north. It couldn't care about Liangshanbo at all, and Tian Hu and Wang Qing were also the beneficiaries. Under such circumstances, if we can really rise up and shout the slogan that princes and generals should live together, it is not without hope.
Most of the more than 40,000 people above Liangshan are still without foresight. For them, since they have become bandits, the first thing they think about is their future as bandits. Leader Song wants to recruit people, but this idea cannot be expressed openly. When the idea of rebellion began to become obvious, the entire Liangshan could not sit still. This time everyone was sent down the mountain to really raise the banner of Liangshan.
The troops divided into several groups, including robbing prisons in Jiangning and other places, rescuing all those captured under Fang La's command, and contacting Fang La's branch, which had become fragmented again after the city of Hangzhou was broken. The bottom line is that after Fang La's defeat, he must take advantage of his defeated troops, and even tell other green forest people that Liangshan has a better future. After all, they were defeated, but we still saved them. And in Zhu Wu's journey, the last thing he chose to make his name was the birth plan.
For a long time, Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others were unwilling to break up with the royal family. Even if they sent everyone out this time, they still had the idea in their hearts that "after Liangshan becomes stronger, they can still increase their recruitment chips." . Zhu Wu directly robbed the birthday card. As long as he left a reputation after success, everyone in the Zhao'an sect could only be dumb and admit the matter with a smile. It can be said that it was a clever plan to remove the firepower from the bottom of the cauldron, but unfortunately it fell short in the end.
But no matter what, although Zhu Wu has been saying before that this is not Daming Mansion. But Lu Junyi was captured, and there might still be people on Liangshan. If he could find a way to settle things before the large army arrived, he would be able to find a way out after all. After all, it would be pretty good if he could fight his way out of thousands of people. .
This matter must be difficult, but until now, he can only walk.
As for Ning Liheng, after all, this is the only time they will fight, and he still has the confidence to level the situation.
I thought about the whole thing in my mind. After writing the letter, Yan Qing and others were about to go back to the pier to investigate the situation. Zhu Wu arranged for everyone near the small temple, and after they quickly evacuated to the new location, they followed Yan Qing and Zhang Shun. , turned back together, the three of them were all good players, but if they just went to explore the situation, the possibility of being surrounded was still small after all.
At the same moment, in the dusk, Ning Yi and Wen Renbuer were walking on the side of the ship: "Has the news been released?"
Wenren Buer nodded and looked at the scene on the pier: "Let them all go. Now everyone around here, even a tea egg seller, knows about the arrest of a group of bandits in Liangshan, and they will be there tomorrow." His legs were broken and he was hung on the mast to die in the sun.”
Ning Yi looked at a seller over there. Tea egg stall: "Will such cruelty arouse any resistance?"
Wen Renfuer laughed: "How is it possible? Everyone is very happy and the crowd is excited. Wait until tomorrow morning , there will probably be many people from ten miles and eight towns coming to watch the fun... But, Li Heng, are you sure this will happen? Use?”
“I don’t know.” Ning Yi still looked at the scene outside the dock, looking further away, “But in theory, they were arrested because of their mistakes. , they can't go back, they can only stay here and follow until the second in command is rescued Go or make sure he is dead, so..."
He paused slightly, then looked at Wenren Fuji, and smiled as if he was a little unsure: "So, no matter which bandit is in In the nest... I think it should be like this, right?" (End of Chapter)