xymnovel Chapter 142 Song Jiang's Secret
Chapter 142 Song Jiang's Secret
Song Jiang and Dai Zong led the way.
Besides Shi Bao and others, there were also the trusted confidants that Song Jiang had recruited in recent days, who had been waiting nearby according to his arrangements. As soon as Song Jiang called out, everyone followed.
This group has about forty or fifty people in total.
Although there weren't many people, Song Jiang had already inquired about the situation in Wang Lun's mansion.
Wang Lun's thousand-strong private guard team usually trained in the military camp and lived there after training.
His residence had only fifty guards and one captain of the guards each day.
The recent captains of the guards are Wu Song, Shi Xiu, and Zhao Ping'an.
Song Jiang naturally knew that Zhao Ping'an was the weakest in martial arts among the three guard captains, but he felt that the time was ripe tonight.
After some investigation, it was discovered that Wu Song was on duty as the captain of the guards tonight, while Shi Xiu and Zhao Ping'an were resting at their own homes.
By the time they realized what was happening, he had already killed Wang Lun with Shi Bao.
Even though the numbers on both sides are now equal, our side has the advantage because of the surprise attack.
In addition, his side had several experts, including Shi Bao. Although he did not know Shi Bao before, he knew that Shi Bao must be an expert.
Song Jiang had seen too many heroes; he could tell at a glance whether someone was strong or weak.
Otherwise, why would Chai Jin treat Wu Song so well when he was being looked down upon by Chai Song at Chai Jin's residence?
It is precisely because he has developed a keen eye over the years.
He met Shi Bao and others the day before yesterday when he inspected the garrison farms.
Shi Bao and his men disguised themselves as farmers. While Li Kui went to relieve himself in the fields, Shi Bao took advantage of the moment when no one was looking and pinned Song Jiang down in a stack of straw.
Recently, the fields are full of stacks of wheat straw, piled up like small mountains.
Shi Bao and his men concealed their tracks, hiding Song Jiang in a stack of wheat straw, and no one discovered him.
Song Jiang initially thought they were people from the imperial court, but when he heard Shi Bao and the others interrogating him about Wang Lun's whereabouts, they didn't seem to be from the court.
He was so clever that he immediately realized the other party was seeking revenge against Wang Lun.
He immediately pledged his loyalty to Shi Bao, telling him not only all the details about Wang Lun, but also that the city's defenses were currently weak and that the main force of Liangshan had all gone out.
Shi Bao already knew about the Liangshan army's four-pronged expedition, and he had long suspected that the city was currently poorly guarded and lacked skilled fighters.
Upon hearing Song Jiang's words, Shi Bao was overjoyed. It turned out that Song Jiang now only had a few skilled fighters by his side: Yang Zhi, Wu Song, Hua Rong, Huang Xin, and Pang Wanchun.
However, Wu Song, Hua Rong, and Huang Xin had a close relationship with Song Jiang.
Shi Bao needs Song Jiang, and Song Jiang also has a bold plan in mind, which also needs to rely on Shi Bao's strength.
The two hit it off immediately and hid in a stack of straw to discuss it.
After that, Song Jiang acted as usual every day, but in reality, he had secretly sent people to find out the number of guards around Wang Lun and the rotation schedule.
During the day, he would go out to inspect the military farms as usual, but it was all for show for Wang Lun. In reality, only Li Kui inspected the farms after he went out, while Song Jiang discussed matters with Shi Bao every day.
They discussed it until today before deciding to take action, which led to his luring Shi Bao into the city.
Song Jiang was not confident of victory.
But he also knew that if he didn't act now, he wouldn't have another chance.
Once the four armies return victorious, Wang Lun's prestige will be even greater, and the Liangshan Flying Tiger Army will become even stronger.
By then, Wang Lun will have many skilled fighters around him, such as Lin Chong, Guan Sheng, and Lu Zhishen, none of whom will be easy to deal with.
And now, Shi Bao has come to cause trouble for Wang Lun, which is exactly what God is doing.
Song Jiang was in a good mood as he walked along the road.
"The demons wanted to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh, but they always took advantage of the time when Tang Sanzang's defenses were weak. The White Bone Demon saw that Sun Wukong had gone out to beg for alms, and Tang Sanzang only had Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing with him, so she started to have evil thoughts."
Wang Lun continued telling the story, but he had already reached the part about "Three Battles with the White Bone Demon". The people listening to the story around him were Zhao Si, Shi Qian, and Zhao Ping'an.
Wu Song leaned against the courtyard gate, his mind racing, but he was also listening intently to Wang Lun's story.
He knew that the story Wang Lun was telling was a veiled reference to what was happening now.
So now it seems that someone is taking advantage of the absence of the various armies and leaders to try and seize Wang Lun, this "Tang Monk's flesh".
But Wu Song didn't know who this person was.
He thought about it over and over again, thinking of Chao Gai and Hua Rong, but he felt that neither was very likely.
For no reason, Wu Song became nervous. He gripped the knife tightly, not relaxing at all. If something happened to Wang Lun, how could he explain it to the Flying Tiger Army soldiers who were out fighting? How could he explain it to the people of Jizhou? How could he face his own conscience?
If it weren't for Wang Lun, Wu Song wouldn't be here today. His brother Wu Da would have been killed by Ximen Qing, and he might have been beheaded for killing Ximen Qing in a fit of rage.
If it weren't for Wang Lun, he wouldn't have met Hu Sanniang, let alone married her.
Hu Sanniang looks fierce, but she is very gentle with Wu Song, and the couple has a very good relationship.
Thinking of Hu Sanniang, Wu Song couldn't wait to kill off the enemy and return to his house to sleep in her arms.
"The White Bone Demon transformed into a beautiful woman, immediately attracting Pigsy's attention. Pigsy, being a lecherous man, could not resist such temptation. With just a slight move, the White Bone Demon bewitched Pigsy, rendering him unconscious. Sandy, whose cultivation was not high, was about to succeed when Sun Wukong returned in time and killed the woman with a single blow."
Everyone else knew the story had a deeper meaning, but only young Zhao Ping'an was very happy and listened with great interest. When he heard that Sun Wukong had returned in time, he clapped his hands with joy.
Wang Lun saw the innocent-looking boy, reached out and touched his head, and laughed, "Sun Wukong has fiery eyes, so he naturally knows that this woman is a demon in disguise. But Tang Sanzang and his companions are just ordinary mortals, how could they tell? Plus, with Zhu Bajie stirring things up from the side, Tang Sanzang started reciting the Tightening-Headband Mantra to Sun Wukong..."
"Thump—"
Someone jumped over the wall, one person landed, then two, three... dozens.
"They're here," Shi Qian said with a smile. "We've been waiting for so long, they're finally here."
Wu Song stood at the gate of the courtyard, knife in hand, like an iron tower, watching the dozens of people entering through the courtyard wall. In the darkness, he could not make out their faces.
With a wave of his hand, the guards who had been lying in ambush all around stepped forward.
Song Jiang hid behind Shi Bao and took a closer look. It matched the information he had. There were about forty or fifty guards here.
Through Wu Song's body, he saw Wang Lun and the others sitting at the door of the inner room, drinking tea.
Unable to contain his excitement, Song Jiang said, "The one in white inside is Wang Lun."
Shi Bao's gaze fell on Wu Song, and he could clearly sense Wu Song's murderous intent.
At the same time, he also felt Wu Song's body suddenly shudder.
Song Jiang spoke softly, but in the quiet night, Wu Song could hear him clearly.
This greatly shocked Wu Song. He guessed Chao Gai and Hua Rong, but he never guessed Song Jiang.
He never expected that the person who would take advantage of Wang Lun's weakened defenses to attack him was Song Jiang.
Has Song Jiang forgotten that Wang Lun once led a group of men on a long journey to Jiangzhou to rescue him?
If it weren't for Wang Lun, Song Jiang would have been reduced to bones long ago.
Why would he lay a hand on Wang Lun?
Wu Song's hand holding the knife trembled slightly, and anger and disappointment gradually spread throughout his body.