Chapter 371: Dead Taoist Friends Don’t Die Poor Taoist
Not long after, Ruan Xiaoqi's face was full of excitement and he couldn't wait to tell the good news: a great victory, the village had wiped out Hu Yanzhuo's men in one fell swoop!
Chai Daguan's expression was indifferent, and there was no change in his expression at all. He said angrily: "Don't be too anxious to be happy. Have you completed your fishing mission today?"
He was not polite at all to these two guys, Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhang Shun, and assigned two thousand catties of fish and shrimp tasks every day.
If they fail to complete it, there will be punishment. Cleaning up the smelly corners of the front camp is the best punishment for them.
Accustomed to the cleanliness and tidiness of the back camp, Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhang Shun couldn't stand the mess and stench of the front camp. They couldn't get past it.
Ruan Xiaoqi looked bitter and said dissatisfied: "Do high-ranking officials want to be so strict? Can't they take a day or two to rest during a great victory?"
"You think beautifully!"
Chai Daguan was not polite at all and warned: "It's getting late. If you fail to complete the task, you know the consequences!"
"I know, I know, I'm going fishing right now!"
Ruan Xiaoqi looked unhappy and hurriedly shouted to his subordinates to get on the boat, and soon disappeared into the vast water.
"The officials are too harsh. Aren't they happy about the victory?"
The iron-faced Pei Xuan rarely had free time. At this time, he followed Chai Daguan and asked with a smile: "Aren't you afraid that Xiao Qi will feel disgusted?"
"What's so happy about something that's expected?"
Chai Daguan smiled and said leisurely: "Whenever the Liangshan army and horses can defeat the same number of Western troops, it will not be too late to be happy then!"
"As for Ruan Xiaoqi being unhappy, that is impossible!"
At this point, his expression became a little weird, and he said calmly: "You must also know what is happening on the mountain. After the Hun Jianglong from Jiangzhou joined the gang, the three Ruan brothers have been marginalized.
Tell him to get busy, but the busy work is still important work, and it’s not too late to be happy!”
Pei Xuan's expression remained unchanged and he said leisurely: "The high officials have bright eyes, but they just don't know what they think of the future changes in Liangshan?"
"No idea!"
Chai Daguan looked calm and said leisurely: "With someone here, we can't cause internal bloodshed in Liangshan!"
Pei Xuan said nothing. Whether he believed it or not is not known to outsiders.
Soon, the victorious Liangshan troops, jubilant, escorted a large number of prisoners and supplies up the mountain by ship.
At this time, the logistics department is the busiest.
Different from the chaos in the past, this time the logistics department received prisoners and trophies in an orderly and orderly manner, and the speed was not slow at all.
Naturally, these trivial chores do not require the direct involvement of Chai Daguan.
He was gathered in the Hall of Justice for the first time to participate in the distribution of benefits after the war. Of course, the official statement was to celebrate the victory.
"Haha, the official really got it right this time!"
Seeing Official Chai coming over, Song Jiang laughed with joy.
"It's just an obvious thing, there's nothing to say!"
Chai Daguan's tone was calm, and he had a natural boss temperament as he went to that building. The originally noisy Juyi Hall became slightly quiet.
Song Jiang and Chao Gai didn't think anything of it. Is it normal for Chai Daguan, who was born in a noble family in Tianhuang, to have such insights that ordinary people don't have?
Anyway, after this guy went up the mountain, he expressed his intention not to fight for the boss. This made Song Jiang and Chao Gai sigh in relief, and they were naturally more polite and enthusiastic towards Chai Daguan.
Chai Daguan in the original work is similar to a vase character in Liangshan. There is not much difference between him and without him.
The current high-ranking official has shown enough vision and ability. Song Jiang has already had some thoughts in his heart, but it is difficult to reveal them now.
As for Chao Gai, he was delighted with the development of Liangshan and naturally had no other thoughts.
Wu Yong, on the other hand, showed an inexplicable smile...
After listening to the eloquent talk of the leaders present, Chai Daguan also knew the details of the battle.
Things are pretty much the same as what he said before...
The Liangshan men and horses didn't play any tricks. They directly took up positions in the wilderness beside the water and faced off against Hu Yanzhuo's men who were running towards them with great momentum.
Before the heroes of Liangshan came forward to challenge, the so-called Yum Victorious General on the opposite side couldn't wait to jump out and challenge him.
This was in line with the wishes of the Liangshan leaders, and they immediately stepped forward one by one to fight with General Yum Sheng and General Tianmu.
The martial arts of General Yum Sheng and General Tianmu are only average. Among the leaders of Liangshan, they can't even defeat Hu Sanniang. How can they withstand the torment?
As the commander-in-chief, Hu Yanzhuo, with two whips, rode his horse and galloped over without saying a word.
The Liangshan heroes who had saved their strength were immediately overjoyed. On one side, two top masters, Qin Ming and Lin Chong, entangled Hu Yanzhuo, while the others did not block Mu Hong. Bing Yuchi, Sun Li and other powerful warriors took the retreat from both sides, and suddenly blocked Hu Yanzhuo.
Hu Yanzhuo was surrounded.
As for the so-called General Yum and General Tianmu, they were easily captured by Hu Sanniang.
Seeing this, Song Jiang without saying a word summoned thousands of his brothers to charge at the same time, and directly fought with the officers and soldiers who had lost their chief general and deputy general.
Needless to say, the result of the battle was that the officers and soldiers were completely defeated.
It's just a pity that Hu Yanzhuo's one-man force is very powerful. With all his strength, he broke out of the encirclement and fled in panic with hundreds of cavalry remnants.
As for the so-called chain horses that defeated the Liangshan army in the original work, they did not work at all and the entire army was almost wiped out.
When handing over the spoils of war, Chai Daguan also saw the captured Lian Ma.
Nima, except for Lu Qiannai, who is a real war horse, the rest of the horses are all relatively sophisticated draft horses!
No wonder you want to play the so-called chain horse, it turns out this is what it is!
He also saw the confiscated serial horse equipment. If he faced other officers and soldiers in the future, he might not be able to play a small role.
As for the capture of the 3,000-horse army, it was also the contribution of Chai Daguan.
It turned out that after giving the idea to Song Jiang and other front-line leaders, he later found Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng, and asked this guy to lead a group of Dao soldiers under him to the road where the army came from, and performed a magic spell to control wind and rain.
Temporarily changing the weather in some areas, the road was turned into a swamp by continuous heavy rain when the officers and soldiers arrived.
Many cavalry officers and soldiers were captured when they fell into the quagmire while running away in a hurry.
At that time, Chai Daguan did not hide this matter from others. Song Jiang and other leaders naturally had no other ideas. They just felt that Chai Daguan was really powerful. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Chai Daguan knew things like a god.
"It's just a pity that Hu Yanzhuo ran away!"
Song Jiang felt a little regretful and shook his head: "That guy's martial arts skills are really amazing!"
'So what if your martial arts skills are high?'
Chai Daguan sneered: "I don't even know what I should do and what I shouldn't do. This guy has to bear the main responsibility for the defeat of the army. It's nothing to regret!"
"That's what the official said!"
Song Jiang was a little embarrassed and hurriedly changed the topic and said: "With this great victory, our momentum in Liangshan is even greater than before. What a joy to congratulate!"
All the leaders present suddenly started making noises with joyful faces, and Li Kui even walked around holding a wine jar, shouting and drinking happily.
Song Jiang was keenly aware that Chao Gai's expression was a little too plain.
"Brother Tianwang, aren't you happy?"
As soon as he said this, the core leaders nearby looked over one by one, looking quite unhappy.
"Of course I am happy, but I just thought about what I said to the senior official before, and I feel a little worried!"
Chao Gai was not one to hide his words, so he directly recounted the conversation he had with Chai Daguan in the rear camp not long ago.
Unexpectedly, what he said made several people change their colors...
Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Lin Chong, Qin Ming and Huang Xin all looked at the indifferent Mr. Chai with incredulous eyes.
Due to their boldness and recklessness, they were all shocked by what Chai Daguan said about raising the flag to rebel and becoming a party to the separatist regime of the feudal town.
Mainly because of the prosperity of culture and education in the Song Dynasty, it is not difficult to understand that raising a flag to rebel, but becoming one of the separate factions and towns is definitely something that the court cannot accept.
Moreover, the imperial court has always been trying to avoid such a situation. It has this kind of thought in guarding against and suppressing the generals' illness.
Song Jiang has been dealing with the county magistrates for a long time, so he naturally knows the thoughts and ideas of these civil servants. He has never had such thoughts since he went to the mountain.
Wu Yongnai is a pure literati, and his butt naturally sits on the side of the literati group. He definitely does not like this kind of thing happening to Liang Shan.
As for Qin Ming and Huang Xin, they were senior generals of the local imperial army and middle-level generals of the entire imperial army system of the Song Dynasty. They naturally understood how severe the civilian officials were in guarding and suppressing military generals, and they did not dare to have such bold ideas.
"What's so surprising?"
Chai Daguan said with a smile: "If Liangshan's strength expands rapidly in a short period of time, and the number of troops exceeds tens of thousands, it will be impossible not to attack the state and destroy the county. There will not be so much food to feed so many troops!"
"At that time, wouldn't it be almost like a rebellion?"
When Song Jiang heard this, he couldn't help but secretly take a deep breath. He subconsciously looked at each other and Wu Yong, both seeing some uneasiness in the other's eyes.
The excitement that I was originally filled with has mostly dissipated at this time.
Song Jiang had the intention of recruiting peace. If he directly raised the flag to rebel, I am afraid that the court would not give up easily, which would definitely not be a good thing for recruiting peace.
However, it is inevitable for Liangshan to expand his power. In other words, it is because he has improved his strength and used it as a trump card to bargain with the government in the future. He would like to have as many subordinates as possible.
"I wonder if the officials have a solution?"
Wu Yong could not think of any way, so he had to ask directly: "We in Liangshan need to develop and expand, but we cannot easily raise the flag of rebellion and become a thorn in the side of the imperial court. Is there a way to avoid such a thing?"
"Then we can only let other big bandits attract the court's attention and buy time for Liangshan's development and expansion!"
Chai Daguan smiled and said: "It's just that the deadly feud between Liangshan and Gao Qiu is not so easy to hide at the moment. There will still be troubles in the future..."