"Hahaha, with the blessing of the God of Fire, we will definitely be able to accomplish great things!"
At Fang La's lair, a group of important members gathered here. Fang La laughed heartily, and a magical power surged around him, making his subordinates feel awe-inspiring and dare not look at him.
"This time, I really have to thank Tong Guan!"
"If it weren't for the discovery of magic talismans and communication talismans from his subordinates, which reminded me that our Holy Cult also has extraordinary means, we almost gave the officers and soldiers a huge advantage!"
"It's better now. While the members of our religion are guarding against the official army, their own strength has also improved by leaps and bounds. With the blessing of the God of Fire, they will definitely defeat all the official army!"
The core leaders of Manichaeism hurriedly began to flatter and send out kind words for free, and the direct shots made Fang La so ecstatic that he almost forgot about it.
If Fang La could become the dominant force in Jiangnan, he would naturally not be too superficial, and immediately issued a series of instructions.
Because of the previous victory, he was not blindly arrogant and thought he had the strength to defeat the army.
Instead, he ordered the front line to focus on defense, and at the same time dispatched elite Manichaean warriors to provide support. By the way, he also wanted to see which guys were loyal Manichaeans and which guys had ulterior motives.
Fang La didn't say that he wanted him to show off various fire skills, but if he couldn't use them when he got to the front line, there wouldn't be much to say.
By the way, for Tong Guan’s helper, let’s publicize his ‘contributions’!
As a result, rumors soon spread throughout Jiangnan, most of which were about the great increase in strength of Manichaean believers, which was the result of receiving the blessing of the God of Fire.
In addition, there is also the sudden increase in strength of Manichaeism, and the great contribution of Tong Guan, the commander-in-chief of the army.
It was precisely because he obtained the magic talisman and the communication talisman from Tong Guan's confidant that the Manichaean leaders suddenly reacted. It can be said that Tong Guan was the biggest contributor to Manichaeism's sudden increase in strength.
"Fart, fart, that's nonsense!"
The rumors from outside naturally reached the anxious ears of Tong Guan, making the dignified and cowardly Privy Councilor so angry that he almost vomited blood.
It would be terrible if such rumors were to reach the ears of today's officials, and they would definitely not gain anything good from them.
"No, you must not carry this responsibility on your back. Then you can only throw it to the gang of thieves in Liangshan. It just so happens that they are not trustworthy either!"
Then soon, new rumors spread throughout Jiangnan, directly identifying the Liangshan troops as the culprits of the Fang La tribe's sudden surge in strength.
It’s hard not to believe the rumor that he has a nose and eyes!
"It's too much, it's too much!"
The Liangshan army reacted immediately. With a master of espionage like Gu Shang Sao Shi Qian and many good men with good connections, they quickly figured out the origin of the rumors and immediately yelled angrily, full of resentment.
Tong Guan's attempt to divert trouble to the east was to force them to continue to rebel.
Song Jiang was extremely depressed, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Tong Guan.
But the situation is stronger than the people. If you don't want to continue to be a bandit, you can only admit it this time.
It is easy to persuade a group of leaders who have been converted from officers and soldiers into generals, but those leaders who have been converted from Jianghu heroes are not so easy to persuade.
In addition, how to deal with the increasingly rapid rumors is also a big problem.
Maybe, if the imperial court gets angry and directly defines them as rebellious, that would be an injustice.
Many high-level meetings were held in succession, but the results were extremely noisy, no results were discussed, and an internal conflict almost broke out.
Some leaders were disheartened and told Song Jiang directly through Gongsun Sheng that they wanted to return to Liangshan to rest, otherwise they would leave and live in seclusion.
"No, how could this be possible?"
Song Jiang was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. He objected and said angrily: "Isn't it just that I encountered a little setback? Why are you so careless?"
Is this a small setback?
Gongsun Sheng was speechless, not to mention the frustrated leader of the gang, even he wanted to leave.
Look at what Song Jiang did. Tong Guan even put the shit basin on his head and didn't know how to fight back. He still complied with the situation and was cowardly. What kind of bloody man could stand this? It was already a big honor to not tell Song Jiang on the spot not to come down.
"Big leader, if you don't fight back, nothing you say will be of any use!"
Gongsun Sheng said bluntly: "The old Taoist knows that the big leaders are wary, but there are some things that cannot be suppressed. It is better to let some of the leaders go back and take a good rest!"
Although Song Jiang was reluctant, he finally agreed.
Then, Zhang Qing, whose arm was injured, Lin Chong, who had been unable to regain his fighting strength for several months, and Yang Zhi, who had been recuperating and had not yet fully recovered, took the lead with a group of people who were either missing arms or legs, or whose injuries had not yet been completely healed.
The seriously injured number returned to Liangshanshuibo following a certain rotating logistics team.
I felt a little sad when I left, but when I came back to my senses, I felt relaxed.
To be honest, staying on the Jiangnan front line was quite frustrating...
It's not a big deal if he fights Fang Labu, but the worst he can do is to die on the battlefield.
The key is the performance of the friendly forces, which is really chilling and depressing.
As the leader of Liangshan, Song Jiang's performance is really disappointing. Now that he has left, there is nothing to say. If nothing changes, they will not return to the Jiangnan battlefield in the future.
Of course, there was also the factor of being frightened by General Fang La's fire-breathing method. Even masters like Lin Chong were almost doomed. Before they found a way to deal with it, few Liangshan leaders were willing to take risks easily.
It feels like the world is changing so fast that they don't even know each other...
The previous wars were based on military formations and generals' abilities, which naturally included the generals' martial arts. What Liangshan's army liked most was to lead the charge to the death.
But now, everyone is engaged in a battle of wits. Even the most skilled generals cannot withstand it. They are confused and frightened. They don’t know where the way forward is.
As Lin Chong and other leaders left, the Liangshan army in the south of the Yangtze River seemed to have suddenly lost their energy and spirit, and they could not see the high fighting spirit they had when they just came over.
Song Jiang couldn't care less about this at this time, so he had to stand still for the time being...
But acting like this seems to confirm the rumors outside...
If it weren't for a guilty conscience, there were more than 60,000 troops in Liangshan who had experienced the flames of war, so why should they stop moving forward and give the Fang La tribe a chance to breathe and adjust?
Why bother to accuse someone?
The faster the rumors outside, the more rebellious the mood within the Liangshan army grew.
Song Jiang also wanted to settle the matter and kept arguing with the rebel commander-in-chief Tong Guan, but unfortunately his leaders simply refused to agree.
He was really worried. If his men accidentally resorted to a jump-starting move after being dispatched, they would not be able to escape even if they jumped into the Yellow River.
In short, the Liangshan army is in a state of long-term rest. As for when it can be fully restored, it depends on the court and Tong Guan's means.
Otherwise, the suppression of Fang La's rebellion would have to be borne solely by the elite of the Western Army.
After many things, the Liangshan army finally became a marginal existence in countering the rebellion, which can be regarded as fulfilling the wishes of many people.
But at this time, not only did Tong Guan not feel happy at all, but the Western Army that entered Jiangnan was also very depressed, wishing that the Liangshan army would perform better.
Fang La's subordinate seemed to suddenly have an enlightenment...
Most generals have the ability to breathe fire, and some are particularly powerful. They can not only breathe fire, but can even summon flames to accompany them in battle.
The morale of the officers and soldiers of the Fang La tribe was even higher, and in some areas they even overwhelmed the elites of the Western Army and beat them wildly.
If it weren't for the overall failure of Fangla's tribe, with less than 10,000 elites capable of fighting, the Western Army and the Liangshan Army would have been driven out of Jiangnan.
The strange thing is that the war situation in Jiangnan has undergone such earth-shaking changes, but the current officials in Bianliang City, Tokyo, know nothing about it.
I thought that Tong Guan's Western Army was still in a state of continuous battles and victories.
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"Interesting!"
With such a powerful errand-running tool like the magic walking talisman, Chai Daguan, who was stationed in the main village of Liangshan, naturally learned about the changes in the Jiangnan war at the first time, and immediately became very interested.
Fang Labu suddenly broke out, which was unexpected but reasonable.
In other words, the concentration of spiritual energy in the Water Margin world is one level higher than the Zhenqi era in the main world at this time, so it can be regarded as a fantasy world.
Since it is a fantasy world, the means of war cannot be the same as normal battles, where the elite level of the soldiers and the strength of the generals are compared, or the means of marching and forming formations.
There should be a magic duel, with all kinds of weird and bizarre methods fighting each other!
Ruyunlong Gongsun Sheng is the best example. This guy mastered the formation method and the art of drawing thunder, but he turned into an absolute supporting role during the battle.
The weirdest thing is Fang La's department. In this world where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is very active, using Manichaeism's methods, a group of high-level members and crazy believers may not have any magical means. Isn't that too disrespectful to the nature of the fantasy world?
As we all know, Manichaeism, also called Zoroastrianism, is a very pure sect that worships fire, and has a large number of devout believers at the bottom.
Judging from Chai Daguan's own observations and insights, as long as his spiritual realm reaches a certain level, he can easily connect with the fire energy in the air.
If you have some means, casting fire spells and magical means is not a problem.
At the moment, it seems that Fang La and other senior leaders of Manichaeism have reacted and decisively used the many masters and believers in the sect who possess magical means of fire, causing Tong Guan and the elite of the Western Army to suffer so much that they stopped moving forward.
But Chai Daguan thinks that this is normal...
As for the methods of General Fang La sent back by the Divine Walking Talisman Scud, he didn't pay attention at all. They were just basic fire techniques. Even ordinary generals could easily avoid the damage of these methods as long as they were careful.
In addition, he also has a lot of targeted methods, such as water talismans that are very skillful in making. With a little strengthening and modification, he can easily restrain or offset Fang Labu's magical fire methods...