Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"Meet the general."

Lü Shinang sighed.

"What a crushing defeat."

Pan Wende said cautiously,

How did you lose?

Lu Shinang said painfully,

"Once the Great Liang's linked cavalry and heavy cavalry are deployed,"

"The entire army was routed."

"We underestimated the enemy; we should have held Tonglu."

Pan Wende advised, "The Great Liang has no more than 80,000 soldiers."

"We have gathered our troops,"

"Hold fast to Wulong Ridge,"

"That should be enough to stop them."

Lü Shinang nodded and said, "Yes."

"Hopefully, more soldiers will return."

"The Great Liang still has ten thousand light cavalry in pursuit,"

"They probably captured quite a few."

Upon hearing this, Pan Wende

My heart sank.

The Song Dynasty lacked horses.

The Jiangnan region is even more lacking in horses.

The ten thousand cavalrymen of the Great Liang were a nightmare for them.

How can two legs outrun four legs?

Sure enough, until night fell,

All the personal guards that Lü Shinang had sent out to gather troops returned.

They brought back fewer than 10,000 defeated soldiers.

Wulongling Pass

Lü Shinang and Pan Wende remained seated in the hall.

Waiting for the returning generals,

As a result, by evening,

Only Taibai God Zhao Yi escaped and returned.

Lu Shinang sighed.

"It seems none of them escaped."

Pan Wende thought for a moment,

"I don't want to go through a war,"

"Of the more than 200,000 soldiers, only 10,000 remain."

"There's no way to fight anymore,"

"Why don't we follow the example of the Southern Song Dynasty and submit to the Great Liang?"

Lü Shinang has now lost his ambition.

But thinking about Fang Jie's plan to kill him today, he shook his head and said...

"I fear that the King of Liang will not accept our surrender."

Zhao Yi knew about what happened on the battlefield today.

Upon hearing this, suspicion arose again.

Pan Wende asked in surprise, "How could that be?"

"There are 20,000 soldiers at Wulong Ridge,"

"Muzhou City has 10,000 soldiers,"

"There are still 50,000 troops on Fujian Road."

"The general has these 80,000 troops,"

"How could the King of Liang of Great Liang not accept the general's surrender?"

Lu Shi Nang said helplessly.

"Shen Gang plotted to harm the Holy Maiden that day,"

"Fang Jie was rescued by Shi Bao,"

"The two of them surrendered to the Liang dynasty."

Fang Jie believed that I had instructed Shen Gang to harm the Holy Maiden.

"That's why you want to take revenge on me."

"The King of Liang and the Holy Maiden are in love,"

"He probably also thinks that I instructed Shen Gang to harm the Holy Maiden,"

"You forbid me from surrendering."

This was the first time Pan Wende had heard of this matter.

Hearing this, I didn't know what to say.

Shen Gang was a confidant of Lü Shinang.

Was Shen Gang acting on his own initiative or was he instructed by Lü Shinang?

Only Shen Gang knew,

However, it's difficult for them to judge.

Chapter 1795 Let's Try It Out

Zhao Yi said, "Perhaps the King of Liang wouldn't think that way."

"Why don't we send an envoy to him to surrender?"

"It's not too late to make a decision after we see how he responds."

Pan Wende nodded and said,

"General Zhao is right,"

"Why not give it a try?"

Lü Shinang actually did not want to send anyone to surrender.

In case the King of Liang pardons the others at that time...

He alone was not pardoned.

Wouldn't that lead to him being abandoned by everyone?

However, Zhao Yi and Pan Wende raised this matter together.

He couldn't refuse.

Moreover, he didn't have a good reason to refuse.

"Alright, let's give it a try."

Seeing that Lü Shinang agreed, Zhao Yi immediately said,

"This humble general is willing to go."

Lü Shinang hurriedly replied, "We still do not know the intentions of the King of Liang of Great Liang."

"General Zhao, you must not take such a risk."

"Let's send one of my personal guards instead."

Zhao Yi smiled and said, "It's alright."

"In times of war, envoys are not to be killed."

"The King of Liang of Daliang will not make things difficult for me."

"I also have some acquaintance with Fang Jie,"

"You can also explain it to the general."

Seeing Zhao Yi's persistence, Lü Shinang

He could only say,

"Then we'll wait for your good news."

Pan Wende said, "I still have some gold and silver jewelry there."

"General Zhao, take him with you."

Zhao Yi shook his head and said, "The Liang King of Great Liang has conquered Tokyo and Xingqing Prefecture of Western Xia."

"What kind of treasures haven't I seen?"

"We don't need to embarrass ourselves,"

"It's enough to be sincere with each other."

Upon hearing this, Pan Wende smiled and said,

"You're right, it's I who's too old-fashioned."

Immediately, Zhao Yi led several soldiers to Tonglu overnight.

When they arrived at the city of Tonglu,

It was already quite dark.

The city gates had already been closed.

The soldiers guarding the city walls heard the approaching sound of horses' hooves and shouted,

"who?"

“We are messengers of General Lü Shinang,”

"I have come specifically to request an audience with the King of Liang of Great Liang."

Even the officer on the city wall didn't dare to make a decision, and shouted...

“You all wait there,”

"I will go and inform the King of Liang."

"Alright, thank you for your trouble, General."

Zhao Yi and the others waited outside the city for a while.

Then someone on the city wall shouted.

"The King of Liang is willing to receive you,"

"Come up in the gondola."

Zhao Yi walked to the foot of the city wall.

Sit in the hanging basket

The Liang soldiers on the city wall dragged him up the wall.