Water Margin: Hu Sanniang and I swapped clothes

"Why does the strategist sigh?"

A vicious, ugly man standing nearby asked a question out of curiosity.

This guy had a face full of fat and big bumps, a pair of big eyes that bulged out of their sockets, a few sparse yellow hairs on his cheeks, and his whole body was covered with black spots. He looked like a water ghost that had come ashore!

The pale-faced, long-bearded scholar was none other than Wu Yong, the strategist of Liangshan Marsh, nicknamed "The Wise Star" and "The Second Zhuge Liang".

Wu Yong looked up at the Zhu Family Village engulfed in flames in the distance, and shook his head with a bitter smile:

Having heard from Liangshan that Song Jiang's troops were not advancing well, he persuaded Chao Gai to come and help him in person.

It's all for the sake of providing timely help!

Unexpectedly, we arrived too late; Brother Song Jiang had already conquered the Zhu Family Village...

This unscientific!

Wu Yong knew why Song Jiang's advance had been unsuccessful.

Song Jiang brought only roughnecks with him; there wasn't a single person who could offer advice or strategies.

Of course, this is a good thing for Wu Yong.

Ever since Song Jiang joined Liangshan and took the second-in-command position, comparisons between Song Jiang and Chao Gai have become inevitable.

Chao Gai originally seemed like a decent leader, but compared to Song Jiang, he was a complete fool.

Wu Yong was a scholar with a brain, so he naturally understood that Song Jiang was the one who could achieve great things.

On Song Jiang's first day at Liangshan, Chao Gai invited him to sit in the first seat, but Song Jiang refused no matter what.

Then Song Jiang said just one sentence, and he completely sidelined the foolish Chao Gai.

Before Song Jiang joined Liangshan, there was a seating arrangement at Liangshan Marsh.

Chao Gai sat in the head chair.

Second Wu Yong, third Gongsun Sheng, fourth Lin Chong, fifth Liu Tang, sixth Ruan Xiaoer, seventh Ruan Xiaowu, eighth Ruan Xiaoqi, ninth Du Qian, tenth Song Wan, eleventh Zhu Gui.

This was the team that Chao Gai started with.

If anyone joins Liangshan later, they will have to start from twelfth and then from there.

It wouldn't have mattered if Song Jiang had taken the second-in-command position, as Chao Gai's faction still occupied the top positions.

But if you go down the list from Song Jiang, the third is Wu Yong, the fourth is Gongsun Sheng, and when Song Jiang got to this point, he said something:

"Let's not discuss who has made the most of their contributions. The former leaders of Liangshan should go and sit in the main seats on the left."

"New leader, please take a seat in the guest area on the right."

"The extent of our contribution will be determined later."

It's a pity that Lin Chong, who had just become the fourth-in-command after merging with Wang Lun, was stripped of his position by Song Jiang with a single sentence.

Gongsun Sheng is a cultivator who doesn't usually get involved in affairs, so his position as the fourth-in-command is practically meaningless.

Then, sitting on the left were only a handful of people: Lin Chong, Liu Tang, the three Ruan brothers, Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, and Bai Sheng.

Sitting on the right were Hua Rong, Qin Ming, Huang Xin, Dai Zong, Li Kui, Li Jun, Mu Hong, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Yan Shun, Lü Fang, Guo Sheng, Xiao Rang, Wang Ai Hu, Xue Yong, Jin Da Jian, Mu Chun, Li Li, Ou Peng, Jiang Jing, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Ma Lin, Shi Yong, Hou Jian, Zheng Tian Shou, and Tao Zong Wang.

Hua Rong and Qin Ming, who had previously joined Liangshan, automatically returned to Song Jiang's camp.

Chao Gai hadn't figured out what was going on yet, and was just standing there grinning like an idiot.

Wu Yong immediately realized that Chao Gai was no match for Song Jiang; they were simply too far apart in skill level.

Gongsun Sheng also understood.

So on the third day after Song Jiang brought Song Taigong up the mountain, Gongsun Sheng used the excuse of visiting his mother to leave the group.

Gongsun Sheng chose not to play with them anymore, while Wu Yong chose to join Song Jiang's side.

Knowing that Song Jiang's advance was unsuccessful, Wu Yong rushed over in person to offer timely assistance and help Song Jiang win a victory.

Once Song Jiang learned of his abilities, he would naturally welcome him with open arms.

However, to Wu Yong's surprise, he arrived too late; Song Jiang had already captured the Zhu Family Village...

That's not right!

Wu Yong was completely baffled, as Song Jiang's previous setbacks in advancing his troops were all within his control.

The combined forces of Zhujiazhuang, Hujiazhuang, and Lijiazhuang totaled between 10,000 and 20,000 men, and even excluding Lijiazhuang, they still numbered around 10,000.

Luan Tingyu, a teacher from Zhujiazhuang known as "Iron Rod," possesses unparalleled bravery.

The "Three Heroes of the Zhu Family"—Zhu Long, Zhu Hu, and Zhu Biao—were all highly skilled in martial arts.

With home advantage and the support of Hujiazhuang, Zhujiazhuang has the best of both worlds.

With only three thousand henchmen and three hundred cavalrymen, and without offering any strategies of his own, how could Song Jiang possibly conquer the Zhu Family Village?

Where exactly did things go wrong?

Wu Yong waved his goose feather fan twice, feigning regret as he replied to the vicious and ugly man:

"I regret that I arrived too late and was unable to help."

"Brother Song Jiang has already conquered the Zhu Family Village."

"yes……"

The vicious, ugly man, without suspicion, also gazed at the distant sea of ​​fire and sighed.

"What a wasted trip..."

"Quack quack! Quack quack!"

Just then, the sound of disordered hooves arose, gradually approaching from afar.

The strategist Wu Yong was the first to react and immediately warned:

"The remnants of the Zhu Family Village have escaped!"

"Well done!"

The vicious, ugly man was overjoyed, picked up his smartweed spear, and shouted:

"If we get him, our trip won't have been in vain!"

The other leaders also roused themselves, grabbed their weapons, and led their henchmen to block the way.

"Quack quack! Quack quack!"

A defeated opponent appeared around the corner.

He had broad shoulders, a wasp waist, and long arms; a pointed face and deep-set eyes.

Even while fleeing for his life, he exuded a sinister aura.

Seeing that he was alone, the vicious, ugly man didn't hesitate to run away:

"Hey! 'Living Yama' Ruan Xiaoqi is here!"

"If you know what's good for you, dismount and surrender now, or don't blame me for being merciless with my spear!"

"Seventh Brother, you—"

The other leaders were all frustrated, but Ruan Xiaoqi went quickly and came back even faster!

Of course, Ruan Xiaoqi didn't just run off randomly; her henchmen had already laid tripwires along the way.

With Ruan Xiaoqi's shout, the henchmen immediately pulled hard on the tripwire!

"Hissing sound—"

The defeated general was caught off guard and tripped by the suddenly tightened tripwire!

His mount neighed and rolled forward!

He pressed his palm down on the horse's head, then performed a front somersault, flicking something out of the air!

Just then, Ruan Xiaoqi rushed over, originally intending to take advantage of the situation and deliver a salted fish thrust.

Before he could even thrust his spear, a fist-sized iron hammer struck him in the chest!

"Bang!"

Ruan Xiaoqi was hit by this heavy blow and flew backward as if she had been shot!

"puff--"

Upon landing, Ruan Xiaoqi coughed up a mouthful of blood, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

"Seven-Lang-"

Two leaders who bore a resemblance to Ruan Xiaoqi rushed over and hugged her.

But then they saw that Ruan Xiaoqi's chest had been smashed open...

The defeated general knocked Ruan Xiaoqi back with a flying hammer, landed on his feet, ran a few steps, and suddenly leaped into the air, thrusting his spear at a young general on a white horse!

The young general on the white horse, clad in white robes and armor, wielding a halberd, could easily be mistaken for Xue Rengui reincarnated at first glance.

The young general on the white horse never expected that the defeated general, after falling off his horse, could still injure Ruan Xiaoqi and then attack him.

In his panic, he could only try his best to parry with his halberd.

As a result, the defeated general's iron spear was like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, piercing through the defense of the halberd and stabbing fiercely into his shoulder socket!