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Chapter 403 Song Jiang: Enjoying this place, I don't even think of emulating others! [3rd update, please vote!]

"Brother, don't worry!"

Wu Yong was much more confident than when he was in Shandong:
"No one in Hebei or Hedong can stop my brother!"
"Once General Hua arrives to join us, it will be a piece of cake for my brother to rise again in Hedong!"

Hearing Wu Yong say this, Song Jiang felt much better:
"I wonder if General Hua has received my letter yet..."

"Only these two days remain!"

Wu Yong said confidently:

"General Hua is extremely loyal to my brother. He will surely come to join us when he receives his letter!"

Song Jiang thought about it and agreed. He couldn't guarantee the loyalty of others, but Hua Rong's loyalty was as clear as day!
Anyone may leave him, but Hua Rong will definitely stay with him until the end!
Letting out a long, stale breath, a dejected Song Jiang gazed ahead:
"Strategist, where is this place?"

Wu Yong used a goose feather fan to create a sunshade, and looking around:

"Brother, we should be approaching Gaizhou soon."

"Gaizhou?"

Song Jiang came to his senses: "Isn't Gaizhou now within the territory of the Jin Kingdom?"

Wu Yong: "Exactly."

Song Jiang curled his lip: "I heard that Tian Hu is dead, the Jin state is fragmented, and its power is not what it used to be."

"These treacherous officials, even if they gain power for a time, are ultimately not true emperors and will perish sooner or later!"

Wu Yong: "...Brother is right."

Song Jiang and Wu Yong rode side by side, chatting as they went. Suddenly, a lowly henchman galloped up on horseback.
"Your Majesty, we cannot proceed further!"

Song Jiang pressed further, "Why can't you go?"

This lowly scout dismounted to report:
"Your Majesty, Prince Tian Biao of Jinning is currently engaged in a fierce battle with Niu Wenzhong, the Privy Councilor of Jin!"

"Niu Wenzhong fell into Tian Biao's trap and was surrounded by the Jinning Army outside the city!"

"If our troops advance any further, we will enter the battlefield!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yong's face lit up with joy:

"Brother, this is a great opportunity!"

"If our army helps Tian Biao fight Niu Wenzhong, then Niu Wenzhong will surely die."

"If our army helps Niu Wenzhong fight Tian Biao, then Tian Biao will surely perish."

"Whether Niu Wenzhong dies or Tian Biao perishes, our army will have a place to stay."

"The fates of Tian Biao and Niu Wenzhong rest on your shoulders, brother. I wonder what your choice will be?"

Song Jiang hesitated: "I'm afraid that's not a good idea. Whether we occupy Gaizhou or Jinning Prefecture, we'll become rebels..."

"You silly brother!"

Wu Yong quickly reassured him, "Whether it's Gaizhou or Jinning Prefecture, we seized them from the rebels!"

"If we hand over the prefectures and counties we seized from the rebels to the imperial court, then we will be the righteous army!"
"If the imperial court wants to destroy the Jin state, we will become the key to victory or defeat. Why wouldn't the imperial court come to offer us amnesty?"

"Wow! Wow!"

Song Jiang was overjoyed by Wu Yong's words:

"In that case, strategist, who do you think we should attack?"

Wu Yong, fanning himself with a goose feather fan, pondered and said:
"The State of Jin is now divided into three."

"The original second king, Tian Bao, occupied Fenyang Prefecture and became the King of Fenyang."

"The Third King Tian Biao occupied Jinning Prefecture and became the King of Jinning."

"The new ruler of Jin, Tian Ding, has three prefectures under his control: Weisheng Prefecture, Zhaode Prefecture, and Gai Prefecture."

"Only by joining forces can Tian Bao and Tian Biao fight against Tian Ding."

"If we eliminate Tian Biao, Tian Bao will be left alone and powerless to fight against Tian Ding."

“If we take Gaizhou, Tian Bao, Tian Biao, and Tian Ding will be evenly matched, which will be more advantageous for us.” Song Jiang gave a thumbs up: “Truly worthy of being called ‘the second Zhuge Liang,’ let’s just attack Niu Wenzhong!”

……

"Wa hahaha!"

Tian Biao stood triumphantly on the hillside, looking down at Niu Wenzhong, who was trapped by his own troops.

He sent a group of men disguised as bandits to burn, kill, and plunder in Gaizhou, all in an attempt to lure Niu Wenzhong.

Sure enough, he lured Niu Wenzhong out.

Moreover, Niu Wenzhong's intelligence indicated that there were about three to five hundred thieves, and he only brought four lieutenants, Sheng Ben, He Ren, Shi Xun, and Sang Ying, leading two thousand men to pursue and kill the thieves.

Little did they know that upon arriving at the destination, they would fall into Tian Biao's ambush.

Tian Biao ambushed 10,000 troops here and surrounded Niu Wenzhong, beating him to death!
Although Niu Wenzhong was a Privy Councilor, he was an outstanding martial artist, skilled in wielding a three-pointed double-edged sword, and was known in the martial arts world as "Iron Dragonfly".

Even when surrounded, he and his four lieutenants fought desperately and refused to surrender.

Tian Biao calmly watched the battle from the hillside, and incidentally even gave his son a lecture:

“My son, with Niu Wenzhong dead, Gaizhou will be within our grasp!”
"Once we get Gaizhou, we'll be evenly matched with that brat Tian Ding!"
"If I take over your second uncle's Fenyang Prefecture, the Jin Kingdom will be ours sooner or later..."

His son, Tian Shi, listened with great interest: "Father, why not persuade Niu Wenzhong to surrender?"

Tian Biao shook his head: "He is your uncle's best friend. We can't bring him back. Let's just send him away."

"Drink—"

In the midst of the chaos, Tian Biao's fierce general Feng Xiang killed Niu Wenzhong's deputy general Sang Ying with a single stroke!

Niu Wenzhong's expression changed; of the four lieutenants he had brought, only Sheng Ben and He Ren remained.

If all four of his lieutenants were to die, he would be left to fend for himself and would eventually be trapped and killed by Tian Biao's troops...

Niu Wenzhong couldn't help but secretly groan. Just then, a troop of soldiers suddenly charged in from the outside!
This army was extremely brave and skilled in battle, and Tian Biao's army was completely routed!
"Have reinforcements arrived?"

Niu Wenzhong was overjoyed and hurriedly searched for familiar figures among the troops!
However, even after his eyes were strained, he couldn't spot a single familiar figure among the soldiers...

The general leading this army had a leopard's head and round eyes, a swallow's chin and tiger's beard, and carried a ten-foot-long serpent spear!
He possesses the courage to fight ten thousand men!
This very general charged forward, unstoppable, cutting through Tian Bao's army until he reached him and asked:

Who is Niu Wenzhong?

Niu Wenzhong thought that since they had come to rescue him, they should be his own people, or at least not his enemies.

So Niu Wenzhong shouted, "It is I!"

"Pfft!"

Without saying a word, the general thrust his eighteen-foot spear forward and chopped off Niu Wenzhong's head!

At that time, Niu Wenzhong's troops also collapsed...

"hiss--"

Seeing this general's unparalleled bravery on the hillside, Tian Biao asked in astonishment:

"Whose general is this?"

His fierce general, Wang Yuanfei, rode down the mountain and shouted:
"Military generals may leave their names!"

The general replied, "I am Lin Chong, 'Leopard Head'!"

Wang Yuan reported back to Tian Biao, who looked completely bewildered.
"'Leopard Head' Lin Chong? Isn't he from Liangshan Marsh?"

Before the words were finished, a naked, burly man with dark skin, carrying two large axes, suddenly charged up the mountain.
"Black Whirlwind is here! Tian Biao, prepare to die!"

Wang Yuan led several hundred Jinning soldiers to charge forward, but the burly black man chopped off his horse's leg with an axe!
Wang Yuan fell off his horse, and the burly man struck again with his axe, severing Wang Yuan's neck and arm!
A group of henchmen charged up alongside the burly man. Tian Biao couldn't hold them off and had no choice but to flee on horseback...

"Wa hahaha--"

Song Jiang witnessed the entire battle and felt a surge of pride; he hadn't won such a decisive victory in a long time.
The joy here is so great that I don't even think of emulating it!

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