Chapter 425: The human heart is as dark as moonlight mandala (2)
In June, the collapse of the entire Liangshan Mountains was like an undercurrent of water at first, and then rapidly expanded. The whole process did not last for a long time, and many people had not yet fully understood the truth of the situation.
, the cruel reality has been pushed in front of everyone's eyes.
From the afternoon of June 11th, Wu Yong and others learned about what the other party had done. Rumors had actually spread quietly on Liangshan Mountain, secretly eroding the dark side of people's hearts. In the early morning of June 12th, the light
More than a dozen people who sneaked up to Liangshan at night were intercepted. However, it is impossible to estimate how many people were not intercepted or who had sneaked into the stronghold through various connections.
The story of the Battle of Dulonggang, the reasons for the opponent's attack, the terrifying means and the determination of the will, spread irresistibly on Liangshan in the next few days. In the Battle of Dulonggang, more than 500 people were released.
At most, people choose to wait and see, but this time, probably more than half of the people actually choose to take sides out of fear.
When going to Jiangjun Ridge, Wanjialing took the initiative to choose to be honest or expose themselves, and there were only a few of them. In these years, most of the people who were able to wander around in the green forest, or travel hundreds of miles to find a job.
Ordinary people are all very imaginative. Whether you surrender this time or not, the only way to ensure that your identity is hidden is to advance, attack, retreat, and defend. The opponent will clear Dulonggang in three days. If it is true,
They were fighting against Liangshan, could he really run away and fight to the death?
These people who choose to wait and see are actually a breeding ground for betrayal. As powerless individuals, they can only sneak back to Liangshan first. Even if they don't do anything bad, they can still make arrangements for their families in advance. And once
After being intercepted, and realizing that the higher-ups might take action against them, these people could only cry out for injustice, while exaggerating the course of the Dulonggang Battle, the horror of the other party, and the helplessness of their own plans.
"We didn't betray Liangshan, we just wanted to come back early. We were really playing over there. We didn't want to be suspected, so we had to come back secretly, otherwise what else could we do..."
These people all have relatives and friends in Liangshan. When the whole situation is discussed, although the friends and brothers cannot let them go, in a sense, they can only understand their actions. And the next day, the brothers who secretly came back
It is said that there are more people, but the number of people who were intercepted is actually less. It is said that some of the middle-level leaders felt compassion and secretly let them go.
Among the more than a thousand people who were released, those who had carefully considered and chosen their stance before returning to Liangshan realized even more clearly that only when the situation became more chaotic could they have a way to survive.
, the frequency of privately talking about things and rumors to people around him is gradually increasing.
In the first two or three days, these were not the only troubles. In the Wanjialing area, the Liangshan soldiers who were originally gathered because they had fallen behind were mixed with the prisoners who had been released. After realizing the fact that they were isolated, people's hearts began to
Many of them were still loyal to Liangshan and took the initiative to explain the situation. However, their families were also in Liangshan. If they were isolated and suspected, it would be nothing. And more of them were really left behind on the road.
The soldiers who came over felt innocent and began to cry out for injustice. Among them were many fishermen who fished in troubled waters...
When someone makes a fuss, someone who regards them as brothers will start talking. The little consciousness that was formed due to fear on Liangshan Mountain has completely collapsed at this time. The whole process only took two or three days, and some people whispered,
It is about how many people have secretly surrendered to the government, and when the officers and soldiers come over, will their neighbors slash at them with knives? Although most of them are still confused and think "What's going on" and "It's not that terrible, right?"
There are many people, but the words of smart people can already dominate the direction of the entire situation.
But when the time passed on June 11, the thoughts of Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others among the top management in Liangshan gradually began to become blurred. Everyone knew that the current decision-making level above Liangshan must have been under tremendous pressure.
This can be seen from the mental state of Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others in the next few days. The terrible thing about the conspiracy is that once it really takes shape, the situation will be like a snowball rolling down the snow ridge.
It is beyond human power. If you really want to crack it, you will definitely need the same extreme and drastic method, but almost no one can find it right now.
From the outside, after the initial hesitation, Song Jiang and others did a few things that they had no choice but to do. They recalled all the troops from Wanjialing after June 13th, and Liangshan's troops
The defense line was reduced in the most conservative manner. Song Jiang gave several morale-boosting speeches, which were of little significance. However, after the speech, he separated the brothers who sneaked back to the mountains and the soldiers who were isolated in Wanjialing.
I let it all go, because there is nothing I can do about it right now, so I can only do nothing about it.
At the same time, Liangshan was also performing rituals for the companions who died in the battle. Originally, such rituals could arouse the hostility of the companions, but at this time, it was a mixed blessing. The hostility of some people can indeed be incited.
On the other hand, it further confirmed the disastrous defeat of Dulonggang.
They strengthened Liangshan's defense and military discipline from orders, but in fact, it was already too late. Some sensitive quarrels and frictions began to appear in Liangshan from the 134th year, and it began to seem like a storm was brewing.
While such a chaotic situation was brewing, Ning Yi, who was outside Liangshan River, had not stopped doing what he was doing for several days. On the one hand, he asked Dulonggang to send people to the surrounding villages, cottages, and caravans to publicize the Liangshan disaster.
The defeat told the story of Zheng Biao's vicious methods before, creating a feeling of hostility that everyone would push against. On the other hand, he was also visiting the prefects of several nearby cities and towns, giving money and merit, and at the same time exaggerating it.
Qin relative took this matter seriously. The situation on Liangshan Mountain was occasionally reported through different channels.
"It's strange. These guys seem to have accepted their fate. They didn't make any special moves. How could they save Liangshan?"
The carriage was driving on the official road, and a table was set up in the carriage. Surrounded by four people were Ning Yi, Wang Shanyue, Qi Xinhan, and Su Wenyu. They were sorting out the information that had been passed on. Qi Xinhan threw the proclamation in his hand on the table, and was quite interested in the development of the situation.
Strange. Wang Shanyue also frowned: "We don't know what they are doing secretly, right? But they can't purge them now, and Huairou is useless. It's even hard to let people go down the mountain. There are at least hundreds and thousands of people inside.
When the chaos breaks out, I really don’t know what they can do if they kill their own brothers with knives... Otherwise, are they looking for other people to bring in reinforcements? For example, Tian Hu defeated Wurui Camp in the first battle? "
After saying this, he looked at Ning Yi. Ning Yi was actually thinking, and looked at Su Wenyu: "Wenyu, what do you think?"
Su Wenyu came to the crowd as a member of the Su family who wanted to be cultivated. He had always kept a low profile. At this time, he frowned: "I don't think... they will think of taking refuge in Tian Hu at this time. But what to do?"
, I can’t think of it either. Second brother-in-law, if it were you, what could you do?”
Ning Yi took those things and thought for a while: "Wu Yong and Zhu Wu combined cannot be underestimated, but in this situation, I think they want a strong man to cut off his wrists."
"At this time...how to stop?"
"I'm just guessing, but in this situation they can no longer push forward. The harder they push, the more likely they will be annihilated. Once they truly realize this, they may not dare to push anymore. Right now
In this game, their only way to survive is not to break it, because if they can't break it, they can only follow the game and get themselves out. If they are so decisive, it will be the most troublesome thing for us..."
Ning Yi paused, others still looked confused, and he laughed: "Think about why the morale of the army is shaken, whether it is the surrender of the leader, internal chaos, or someone watching covetously, or the Hunyuan Thunderbolt Handle Lei Feng is too powerful, to sum up
At the most fundamental point, what everyone is worried about is that if Liangshan is really broken, I will not be able to survive. Now if I were Song Jiang and Wang Shanyue, if you want to live, just kill Qi Xinhan, but you don’t have the will to kill me.
If you are so strong, you can become an official even if you kill me. If this is clear, then the strong man will cut off his wrist."
He didn't speak clearly. He looked at Su Wenyu. Several people were stunned. Wang Shanyue said: "Impossible? You can't mean that he wants to let the situation develop. In that case, Liangshan
...Liangshan is really finished."
"When they withdrew their troops at Dulonggang, they could only cut off their tails to escape. For a real strong man to cut off his wrist would be painful. The pain is so painful that one wants to die." Ning Yi shook his head and smiled, "If they can think of it,
Being decisive and capable of execution is the most troublesome thing for us. Su Wenyu, think about it more, and then tell me why this is the most troublesome thing..."
He said this and assigned the homework. Su Wenyu's mouth twitched and he nodded helplessly: "Ah..."
In the carriage, Wang Shanyue and Qi Xinhan both laughed, but they were also thinking about what would happen on Liangshan Mountain. It was indeed a headache to put themselves in Song Jiang and Wu Yong's position. Over there, Ning Yi
Organizing the information: "No matter what, next... we have to prepare for war."
Above Liangshan, Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others were really having a headache at the moment.
On June 15th, a small-scale fight occurred on Liangshan Mountain. The cause of the fight was the friction between two families who were originally at odds, which eventually led to dozens of people from each side killing each other. When the situation was under control
, seven or eight people have been injured. This was actually a case of mutual restraint. Although no one died, when the incident was reported to the Juyi Hall, Song Jiang, who was sitting on the chair, still grabbed the armrest of the chair.
Creaking and unable to speak a word.
Starting from this incident, frictions and fights of all sizes broke out frequently, and then people began to disappear. Leaders of all sizes tried desperately to stabilize the situation, and the suspicion between the leaders was actually escalating.
.The body of "Flying Great Sage" Li Gun was found among the grain and grass on Mount Liang. It was obvious that the mole who killed Li Gun later brought the body back. Brothers Xiang Chong and Fan Rui burst into tears when they saw it, and in Juyi
Someone in the hall pointed at Li Kui and said, "You have seen it now! My brother is not a mole!" Li Kui had nothing to say at that time.
But in fact, everyone knows who is the mastermind and leader behind pushing things to this point.
Ning Yi, Ning Liheng, and even the most staunch and die-hard elements in Liangshan had to realize that the revenge that had occurred in Suzhou had brought unbearable consequences to Liangshan.
The huge pain, and this man's revenge is far from the end.
A copycat confronts a person, and ends up in this situation...
In the next few days, the situation intensified. On June 19, some leaders began to try to leave Liangshan, but not many people could really leave.
In the early morning of June 20th, the warships of Wurui Camp broke through the fog, began to block the water, and rushed towards Liangshan. To put an end to the whole situation, the army was mobilized in high spirits before Liangshan. At this time, Wurui Camp rushed to the door.