Chapter 1371 Imperative, Song Jiang's helplessness
Although Song Jiang's leading soldiers fought tooth and nail, there were also Du Bo, Dong Ping and other fierce cavalry generals who led their troops to charge and break the formation. However, Lu Shinang commanded twelve commanderies, 50,000 Confederate troops and more than 3,000 large and small warships. , Song Jiang had no choice but to order the leaders of various ministries to fight as if to fill their lives, so how could he be able to kill all the Manichaeans in one fell swoop?
On the Yangtze River, a large ship broke through the blockade of several small boats. On the ship, Shen Gang, the god of heaven and one of the twelve gods in the south of the Yangtze River, looked indifferent and raised his right arm high. A group of archers also immediately drew their bows and set arrows. He stared at the approaching enemy warships with the bow and arrow in his hand. Accompanied by the creaking sound of the bow strings being pulled, the hard bow was stretched into a full moon shape, and the sharp arrows were ready to go. As the right arm fiercely It fell hard, and all the archers immediately loosened their fingers on the bowstring. The bowstring bounced and vibrated suddenly, and the sharp arrows flew out of the air, forming a rain of arrows in the air, and fired towards the surrounding ships that came to intercept. go.
Arrows rained down, hitting the soldiers of the navy under Song Jiang's command fiercely. The muffled sound of arrows piercing into flesh and blood intertwined with the screams and howls of pain, and a large number of soldiers fell into the air. In the water, it was naturally impossible to withstand this large ship running rampant on the river.
On the bow of the boat, Lu Shinang, who wore a crimson scarf on his head, a brocade war robe, gold armor inside, and a colorful velvet sash on the outside, had a face as dark as water. His sharp eyes crossed the noisy and boiling battlefield on the shore and stared straight at it. As the Song Army raised the banner of timely rain on Song Jiang, they immediately gritted their teeth and said fiercely: "Song Jiang's gang are just grass bandits in Qunshui. I heard that they separated from Chao Gai, the King of Tota, in order to be recruited by the court. They were also killed by Xiao before. The soldiers and horses under the command of the Tang Dynasty were completely defeated, what kind of situation could it lead to!? Unexpectedly, these guys came to intercept and annoy us again. If the imperial court throws a bone in the past, we must be willing to become power traitors and lackeys!"
Diao Keshen Wan, who was following Lu Shinang, admonished and said: "Although our soldiers are numerous and slowly wearing out, it is not difficult to annihilate Song Jiang's guys. But now the Song army's officers and soldiers came to conquer with great force. It is not yet known how many soldiers and horses will come to support the interception. The border of Runzhou has been unable to stay for a long time. If Song Jiang and his gang are involved, I am afraid that the night will be long and the dreams will be long. If there are really several groups of officers and soldiers who are good at fighting, the battle will be terrible. It will become more and more dangerous..."
Lu Shinang saw that his face was cloudy and uncertain. After all, he was named the Privy Councilor of the East Hall by Fang La. He also helped Manichaeism to win over Zhu Yan Wu Bang, a Taoist from Shan County, and Fang Yanshan Chen Shishi, who came to Lingshan, Lanxi. Suzhou Shisheng, Gui'an Lu Xing'er and other rebels who rose up in various ways are certainly not reckless and arbitrary people. Lu Shinang naturally knew that the land of Chuwei and Wutou could not stay for a long time, but the twelve gods of Jiangnan who were his subordinates died in the battle. News of the deaths came one after another. Lu Shinang could not wait to eat Song Jiang, who was a slave of the Song Dynasty, alive and retreat. How could he swallow this breath?
But after all, we still have to put the overall situation first... Lu Shinang secretly thought that now the Song army was overwhelming, and the Shenggong at Bangyuan Cave in Muzhou was in immediate danger. Even if he was in danger, he could not be saved. , but Manichaeism still needs to have a leader to continue to lead its followers to contend with the imperial court... How can they ignore the danger of being surrounded and killed by various Song armies just because of their own emotions?
Finally, Lu Shinang calmly waved his hand again, and Shen Gang gave the order to teach the surrounding warships to gather together and form a formation. They wanted to rush across the Yangtze River, where the river was wide, deep and rough, and headed east. Heading straight towards the mouth of the river...
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Today, Song Jiang's expression is gloomy and vicissitudes of life. He seems to be a bit older, and the only people gathered around him are Wu Yong, Dai Zong, and Song Qing. Although Song Jiang had to urge the leaders under his command to fight to the death, he decided to kill him. Despite the achievements of some anti-army leaders in Manichaeism, Lu Shinang, the leader of Manichaeism, was not captured alive. In the end, the goal of this deadly battle was not achieved. Whether the merits and demerits are equal to each other, I don’t know what will happen to the imperial court. Let yourself down.
Now that Song Jiang has attracted these remaining soldiers and horses, he is afraid that he will no longer be able to achieve success in the war against Manichaeism in the south of the Yangtze River.
Another frustrated leader taught the soldiers to carry Kong Ming and Zu Qiu's stretcher forward. They were shot several times in the chaotic battle, and both had deep wounds visible to the bones. Now they can only hang on. He still has a life, but he is already on his deathbed. Even if we try our best to save him, he may not be able to save his life.
When Wu Yong saw this, he sighed and said: "If the genius doctor An Daoquan had not been summoned by the officials and transferred to the imperial court to take orders, Zhemo would still have the means to save the life of his seriously injured brother, but now..."
Dai Zong also seemed unable to bear it. He turned his head away and reported to Song Jiang: "Tieniu was also seriously injured in the fight. Fortunately, he is a tough man after all, with old skin and strong bones. It seems that his life is not in danger. But during this period I am also determined not to fight in battle again, otherwise most lives will be lost..."
Song Jiang was indeed very heartbroken. He stepped forward and held Kong Ming's raised palm. However, he saw that Kong Ming's eyes were distracted, and when he glanced this way with great effort, his words were unclear and intermittent. Said: "Brother... my brother Kong Liang... Zhemo has also died...? We will follow my brother... I will never abandon you... but I will never abandon you... After going through many dangers... this... when will this be the end..."
After listening to Kong Ming's words, Song Jiang felt heart-wrenching discomfort. Just as he was thinking hard and trying to comfort his confidant who had always thought he admired him, he saw Kong Ming's chest rise and fall violently several times. The hand that was holding on to him suddenly became limp. If Song Jiang noticed something, when he let go in surprise, Kong Ming's outstretched hand immediately dropped and hung on the side of the stretcher, and another ball of blood spurted out of Kong Ming's mouth. , no more sound.
The depression and pain in his heart forced a mouthful of dirty blood to almost spurt out of Song Jiang's mouth. When he forced himself to calm down and looked at Zu Qiu lying on the stretcher on the other side, he saw that his eyes were hollow and crooked. He stared at him with eyes fixed on his head, but after struggling for a while, he was already dead.
Song Jiang felt grief, anger, and pain, and couldn't help but said: "We were unable to subdue Xiao Tang the previous time. Fortunately, Magistrate Zhang and Lieutenant Su returned from Zhonghan and were still able to serve the country. Since we were dispatched to cross the river this time, it has been so unfavorable. Another series of losses! But I, Song Jiang, am incompetent and I am unworthy of my brother who died for the country!"
It was indeed Song Jiang who felt this. Wu Yong, who was beside him, hesitated for a moment. Although he dared to feel discouraged, he still had to follow his own awareness that as a military advisor, he must stabilize the morale of the army. He sighed and said: "Brother, don't say this."
I am afraid that the morale of the army will be weakened. When I was sent to the imperial court to conquer Xiao Renxia, Quan was doing evil things due to Gao Qiu and other traitors like Li Zhu who were not of the same mind as me. It was only natural that we would lose our limbs and we could not force them to do so.
Now I have lost my brothers again, and each of them has a certain life span. I have seen that since the king's troops crossed the river and captured the military states, not only did the emperor bring great blessings to the sky, but my brother obeyed the will of God and tried his best to serve. How can it be disadvantageous? Don't lose your ambition at this time.
Brothers follow their elder brother's long-cherished wish, but life and death are determined by fate..."
Wu Yong, who had always been good at talking and writing, and was deliberately trying to show off his wit and planning, suddenly felt his heart stagnate. He was only halfway through speaking, and even Wu Yong himself felt that he couldn't go on. He secretly said: "Previously."
I'm so glad that Gao Qiu, the powerful villain who was bound to murder us, was killed by Xiao Tang, and the soldiers and horses under Brother Song Jiang and us were saved...
Wu Yong thought sadly in his heart, but he also understood very well that he and his brother Song Jiang had decided to leave the green forest and submit to the imperial court. They had always been in an awkward situation where their grandma did not love them and their uncle did not love them.
This situation is not what Wu Yong wants to see, but whether he wants it or not, he can only continue on this path.
Wu Yong couldn't help but think of Xiao Tang. In fact, it was all because of his plot to plot the birthday plan escorted by the escort under Xiao Tang's name that he betrayed him and fled, becoming an important military leader in Liangshanbo. Wu Yong knew very well who he recognized as Song Jiang's brother.
He was forced to leave the court, but if his identity could be cleared, Wu Yong would be more willing to accept Song Jiang's ideas than King Chao Gai and King Chao Tian, who he was closer to at the time. He just made his own choice, but it involves the present
The situation is even worse.
Thinking of this, Wu Yong looked at Song Jiang in the middle of his words, smiled bitterly, and thought to himself: That's all, I can only walk to the end of the path I have set.
