Chapter 424: The human heart is as dark as moonlight mandala (1)
In the summer of the tenth year of Jinghan, on the eleventh day of the month, there was a heavy rain in Liangshan.
The pouring rain carried dark clouds all over the sky, and the occasional flashes of lightning and thunder made the eight hundred miles of swamp chaotic and restless. In this huge swamp, the foothills of Liangshan Mountain protruded from the water. During the period, during the thunderstorm and lightning,
, like a beast from the ancient times, its huge body remained motionless in the darkness, enduring wind and rain, firm and terrifying.
Since Song Jiang and others started an uprising in Liangshan, they have swept through the mountain strongholds near Shuibo and joined forces to form a vertical and horizontal alliance. They have been stationed in the dangerous areas of Liangshan and have defeated several attacks by officers and soldiers. Since Zengtou City, the momentum has been at its peak. Again with the help of the Wu Dynasty
During the Northern Expedition, the remnants of the failed Fang La uprising took hold and grew stronger. In the eyes of some people, it was as terrifying as entrenching this giant island in the water. Even the power of heaven and earth could no longer defeat it.
Why it was defeated in the Battle of Dulonggang is still a mystery in the eyes of many people.
On the evening of the eighth day of June, the main force of Liangshan broke out from the interception of Wurui Camp. Throughout the night, some leaders worked hard to organize their troops and fled. In the morning of the next day, they gradually converged in the Jiangjun Ridge area. Remembering that only half of the
Months ago, everyone here was so high-spirited that it felt like they were in another world. After that, they consolidated a little in Jiangjun Ridge and then went to Wanjialing, which had been captured. At this time, they counted the number of people. The 20,000 people who went to Dulonggang were now
There are less than 10,000 things that can be sorted out one after another.
Half of the people who disappeared were probably dead, some were captured, and some were left behind one after another while running away. We can only hope that they will gather together in the future, or go back to Liangshan on their own. Among these people, there are probably
Some of them began to feel disheartened by Liangshan. They had no family to tie them to, so it was not impossible for them to run away just because they were left behind.
In Dulonggang, there are only more than 10,000 soldiers that can really be organized. After this battle, from the beginning of a smooth battle to the final loss of more than 10,000 soldiers, it feels like a farce. But at this time, there were not enough
The free time allowed them to stop and reflect. They ran out of the weird nightmare in Dulonggang, but the aftertaste was still fermenting. Even if you think about the problem with your knees, you can think of the bloody-handed man Tu Ning Liheng's revenge all the way.
If you give up at this moment, you will inevitably gather all your strength and take advantage of the emptiness of Liangshan to launch a strong attack.
If one goes away, the other will grow.
The cold situation is in front of us. At the same time, in front of everyone in Liangshan, there is also an extremely distressed situation. The military morale of the more than 11,000 people currently integrated may not be fully available. To return them to their original state will not happen overnight.
It can be done. But the most troublesome thing is that there may still be a considerable number of people who have been incited.
But it is impossible to clean up on the spot. This kind of thing can only be done when the battle is won. The more defeated the battle, the more the majesty of the people above is reduced, and the people below are more united. On Liangshan, where loyalty is the centripetal force,
At this time, we still want to rectify the situation. What is waiting for the big leaders above is the mutiny and rebellion of these heroes from the three mountains and five mountains.
In such a serious situation, one can only turn a blind eye to these troubles temporarily. On the ninth and tenth days of the lunar month, Song Jiang and others tried their best to arrange the troops originally attacking Wanjialing to transport various people on Wanjialing.
After the tenth day of the lunar month, only one or two thousand people were transported back to Liangshan. It started to rain heavily in the early morning of the eleventh day, so things could only be done temporarily.
Delay. Wu Yong and others are paying attention to the morale of the military, but in fact, the morale of the military is quite good...or, maybe it is quite good.
Wanjialing was victorious, but how was Dulonggang defeated? The soldiers, leaders, and family members who had not gone to the battlefield were all curious. Some of them were well-informed. Most of them knew that the first few days of the attack on Dulonggang went smoothly. After that,
Only the leaders of the army and the soldiers who participated in the war could know. However, the soldiers who returned to Liangshan almost all chose to remain silent to the people around them and did not mention what happened. But this
The effect actually comes from the anxiety and fear in my heart.
When faced with the test of life and death, individuals in the game began to choose the game principle of making rational considerations for the overall situation and finally appeared on everyone in Liangshan. In a sense, it can actually give people a little comfort.
In the storm, in the room on the side of Juyi Hall, Zhu Wu also felt a little calm when talking about this incident.
"......At least if we really want to fight, the military morale is still available. The Yao family's family members are all in Liangshan, and most people don't want Liangshan to collapse."
There were many leaders sitting in the room. When the door was opened, the wind and rain came in, causing the burning torches to stir. Behind the desk, Wu Yong supported his forehead: "After all, the people over at Dulonggang are almost exhausted. They want to come,
Not many people can come. If...if Ning Liheng really gets the support of the treacherous Prime Minister, Wu Ruiying will send troops, but in my opinion, they are not so determined. As long as our first formation can take Wu Rui Camp head on
Even if we are defeated, given the terrain of Liangshan, we will still be able to defend it."
"We still don't know how that person will attack, but as long as we can win in one battle, we can take advantage of the victory to start rectifying the morale of the army. From then on, it will be smooth sailing. In short, everything must be done towards this point."
"The several thousand people who were originally under the command of the Huyan leader, and the five thousand people we left behind in Liangshan are still very popular. The total number of ten thousand people, thanks to the favorable location, will not be a big problem in holding on."
"You can do a **** thing for your dead brother to boost your morale..."
Since returning from Wanjialing, everyone has been working intensively to prepare for the possible attack, how to defend the surrounding islands, which leader is better, how to control the public opinion on the island, and estimate the opponent's offensive.
Wait, wait, etc. By this time, at least between Wu Yong and Zhu Wu, there is no longer a problem of who excludes whom.
Xi Junyu has also been included among everyone, but he chose to be low-key and silent during this period. He also cried to Song Jiang that he was the cause of the disaster and caused the death of many brothers, but at this time, how could Song Jiang change his mind from
He held the responsibility accountable, patting his chest and saying that as brothers we should share blessings and misfortunes. Xi Junyu burst into tears of gratitude, and everyone also said that he is a righteous brother.
They also understand that even if Chen Junyu is sent away, the other party may not let Liangshan go. At least the brothers who rushed into the Su family that day are probably on the revenge list there. If these brothers can really be sent away, it will not only save face.
Problem, Liangshan, which valued loyalty above all else, completely collapsed.
In fact, regarding how to rely on geographical advantages to defend officers and soldiers or the enemy, there have been countless countermeasures on Liangshan. At this time, no matter how much I think about it a hundred times, I can't think of a single flower, but now that the situation is unclear, do more
A little, and everyone will feel a little more at ease.
Distributing their tasks to the leaders of Yiqian, telling the people who were originally staying in Liangshan that this was just an unexpected setback, and making all possible preparations intensively, this was also the best way to boost morale.
But by noon that day, the rain had changed slightly and there was no more lightning and thunder. When the first boat arrived at Yunliangshan, it brought news about the Wanjialing area.
"The brothers who had left the team and were separated on the road have gathered hundreds of people this morning. However, among them, some were massacred by the bloody-handed people and returned... Leader Huyan settled them all together
He asked the younger one to come back and ask what to do. He also asked the younger one to bring a few people to the leader and the military advisor to ask..."
After hearing the news in the meeting hall, Wu Yong's hands trembled and he looked at Zhu Wu. Although it was urgent, he actually knew it. He moved his lips and smiled: "Put it back again?
"
After a little inquiry, he also found out how many of the hundreds of people who had gathered again at Wanjialing were released. Hu Yanzhuo couldn't count them, but he did the right thing.
People can still only be temporarily isolated. But what worries Wu Yong and others the most now is what the other party did to these prisoners. Now they no longer take it lightly and quickly summoned the few prisoners who were brought to the island.
Make the most detailed inquiries about the entire situation.
It was still raining outside the meeting hall. This inquiry lasted for several hours. In the afternoon, soldiers came to report that someone was returning to the island by boat in such heavy rain, but was stopped by soldiers from the water village.
Next, the other party also said that he had something to report to the leaders.
When the person was brought back, K's questioning was still going on, and everyone was starting to feel a little numb. When he was asked to reply, he was also released. According to him, he thought the situation was serious and had done it.
The boat came back immediately to report the whole thing. Everyone had questioned several other people several times, including more than a thousand prisoners who were all released, including all the interrogation procedures, including what Ning Yi said. Several soldiers originally asked
These words were still hesitant. It was not until Wu Yong and others lost their temper that they finally said these words exactly. Wu Yong and others were able to understand the weight of those words.
"I'm coming to kill you, can you catch me?"
It can almost be said that the terrifying image of the other party almost turned into reality with these words, appearing face to face in front of everyone. Because they can almost see the seriousness in these words and the possible consequences.
Among the more than 1,000 people, more than 500 were caught by the opponent on both sides. Coupled with the opponent's record of taking Liangshan from its peak state in three days, how many people will feel the opponent's influence this time?
The threat is beyond estimation.
Wu Yong's voice was dry. At this moment, he remembered something again: "Let Shuizhai be on alert and check... check how many people are returning to the island despite the heavy rain..."
After making some more inquiries, Song Jiang stood up and walked out of the meeting hall wordlessly. Rain drifted from the eaves, and he held on to the wall as he walked forward. Behind him, Li Kui picked up his ax and caught up. He heard Song Jiang murmuring in the sound of rain: "I
Hu Baoyi Song Jiang has been upright and upright throughout his life and has never done anything to offend his own conscience. Why..."
Li Kui thought he was angry about Xi Junyu, and said: "I will go and kill that talented person named Xi right now! Such people..."
"Tieniu, don't mess around!" Song Jiang turned around, "You...what's the use of killing him now? Doesn't it make everyone in Liangshan afraid? And how can we listen to that evil thief?
In other words, Brother Xi, Brother Xi, he..."
He was not necessarily angry because of Xi Junyu's incident, he was just worried about the intractability of the situation. After talking a few times, he finally couldn't say anything. His eyes swept outside the Juyi Hall, the entire Liangshan Mountains caught in the rain, far and near.
The nearby houses, arrow towers, figures, spots of light, the pavilions entrenched in the mountains, and the large ships in the water, his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes.
"This is to... this is to force people to death——"
He lowered his voice and roared angrily and lowly.
At the same time, a small episode was happening on the side of Liangshan Mountain in the rain.
Xi Junyu was carrying a small bag, a bamboo hat and a raincoat. He was watching the rain at the water's edge, but he finally leaned over and started pushing a small boat into the water. At this moment, a voice sounded.
From behind: "Is Brother Xi going to leave!?"
Xi Junyu's bent body paused for a long time, and finally stood up and turned around: "This matter in Liangshan is all caused by me. Although brother Gongming is righteous with all the brothers, how can Xi have the face to stay in Liangshan? Then the Su family
They all came here because of me. Maybe if I leave, he will follow me and leave..."
He had a look of regret and sadness on his face. This kind of excuse was actually a bit weak, but no one saw that the moment he leaned over to push the boat and the sound from behind sounded, the look that appeared on Xi Junyu's face was neither regret nor sorrow.
, but a weird smile as if he had been waiting for a long time for something to finally happen.
However, in the evening of that day, when the rain stopped, the news that Xi Junyu wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to escape still spread among a famous leader, and Xi Junyu was temporarily placed under house arrest. That night, there was a good light in the sky
Under the moonlight, Xi Junyu was sitting in the dark room. Finally, another figure came from under the eaves, quietly waved away and looked at the door, opened the door, and came in silently.
"Brother Xi has been wronged."
"This happened because of me, so a little abuse is nothing... Are you investigating?"
"Already checking."
When the other party answered, Xi Junyu nodded, looking at the light outside, with a hint of cruelty on his face, and laughed.
"It hasn't been long since the incident started. Those who are paying so much attention to me now either have the intention of surrendering to the imperial court, or they are the traitors that Ning Yi placed among us from the beginning. In the scene this afternoon, the latter
I will definitely not be absent. As long as you follow the clues and peel them off slowly, you will be able to find the person..."
After he said this, the other party nodded, and after a moment of silence, Xi Junyu raised his head: "I heard what those people brought, isn't it... already a little late?"
This time, the other party looked out the window and said nothing. The situation in Liangshan and the hearts of thousands of people were beyond expectation...
The moonlight shines on the earth, and the mountain stronghold in Liangshan looks like a city trapped by a huge swamp. People's hearts are flowing. More than a thousand people who were released from the military camp are also surrounding the city, making their own choices.
Many people who returned to Shuize at night were intercepted, or were investigated and cleared out. There are still many people who are already hiding in the darkness of the cottage, and they are infected with malice bit by bit.
This time, it was not just a few cracks caused on the ice. If someone could see the whole situation, they would feel that the fortress belonging to Liangshan had been destroyed from this moment on, even before it was attacked.
These cracks are gradually splitting, peeling off, and collapsing...