The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 391 Negotiation and Cooperation
Faced with Hu Sanniang's soft words, Mu Xu thought about it again and again, but still refused hard-heartedly,
"That's not right. This expedition is mainly about saving lives. Of course, I pay attention to the speed of a soldier. Therefore, the [-] men and horses I brought are all cavalry. How can your women's battalion keep up?"

When Hu Sanniang heard this, she immediately understood that her request was unreasonable, but it was not easy for her to give up just like that, so she continued to bargain,

"The official dispatched some war horses to the women's battalion, and the servants selected some female soldiers who are proficient in riding to accompany them."

Mu Xu was so entangled that he had no choice but to nod his head and said, "Forget it, I will give you fifty horses at most, no more. And you must promise me that you will be honest and obedient in this trip, if not, be careful to serve your husband's family law!"

"Haha, I'm going to tell Mrs. Gu the good news." When Hu Sanniang heard Mu Xu's answer, she ignored Mu Xu's threats and jumped out of the room like a child, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Gaotang Prefecture, in fact, should be Gaotang County to be precise, located on Hebei East Road, under the jurisdiction of Bozhou.Although it is located in the north, there are many rivers nearby and the fishing industry is extremely developed. It is a rare and rich place.

It is precisely for this reason that Gao Qiu put in so much effort to install his cousin Gao Lian here, in order to earn more money.

However, Gao Lian Xiumu was at home that day, and his wife, Yin Shi, kept nagging at the side, both inside and outside the meaning, urging Gao Lian to avenge his brother-in-law as soon as possible.Gao Lian's impatience to be disturbed, sideways,

"It's really a woman's opinion, do you think I don't want to avenge my uncle? Then Chai Jin is a direct descendant of Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, and his family enshrines the iron certificate of the Emperor Taizu's alchemy. If I really dare to behead him , I was stabbed back to the official's house, and my elder brother couldn't keep me."

When Yin heard this, she burst into tears and said, "Could it be that Tianci gave his life in vain like this? How can I see my parents who died young in the future?"

This Yin family is Gao Lian's wife who remarried after Gao Qi's fortune, relying on his elder brother's influence. Putting his arms around her shoulders comfortingly,
"Ma'am, don't be sad, I already have a way to deal with Chai Jin."

Fearing that the Yin family would not believe it, Gao Lian explained triumphantly, "During the court session last time, I used the excuse that Chai Jin Danshu Iron Coupon was not by my side, beat him to death, and put him in death row. I don't think it will take long. That guy will be seriously injured and die."

"Didn't you say you can't kill him?" After hearing this, Yin asked in great puzzlement.

"You say you have long hair and short knowledge, but you still don't admit it. Chai Jin has no evidence, why should I believe that he is a descendant of the previous dynasty? Even if his identity is proved afterwards, it can only be blamed on me for a moment of oversight. He died of his own illness, how could it be blamed on me? Even if the lawsuit is brought to Zichen Palace, I have my own opinion."

Only then did Yin understand her lord's calculations, and praised, "The officials are really wise and tricky, and it is indeed Kong Ming who is reborn!"

The husband and wife were complacent, so someone came to report, and Xue Yuanhui, the commander of the army and horses, asked to see him.Gao Lian invited someone to meet him, and Xue Yuanhui shouted as soon as he came in,
"My lord, something is wrong. Two groups of troops have come from outside the city. Judging from their banners, they are bandits from Liangshan and Qingfengshan."

"What, you read it right?" Gao Lian was so shocked that his face turned ashen, and he hurriedly asked.

Xue Yuanhui smiled wryly and said, "How dare you make fun of this matter, the humble general personally went to the top of the city to see it clearly, judging from the banners, it is indeed Liangshan Muxu and Qingfengshan Song Jiang."

"Why did they come to my Gaotang state?" Gao Lian said to himself while circling.

"My lord, these two gangs of thieves are no small matter. Even fortified cities such as Qingzhou and Dongping Mansion can't resist it. Our little Gaotang Prefecture is probably in danger." Xue Yuanhui said worriedly.

Gao Lian thought for a while, then said with a dark face, "Follow me to the top of the city to have a look, first find out why they came."

The words are divided into two ends, each expressing one branch.However, when Mu Xu led his troops fifty miles south of Gaotang Prefecture, a scout came to report that a group of troops was found in the southeast direction.Mu Xu immediately ordered the whole army to stand on guard, and when the team got close, he found that it was the banner of Song Jiang of Qingfeng Mountain.

After thinking about it for a while, Mu Xu realized that this must be Li Kui's rescuer, but what puzzled him was that in the original text, Song Jiang and his gang were willing to rescue Chai Jin, and they meant to make him go up the mountain to join the gang, but what they did in this life was what is it
It is understandable to say that others don't know, but Song Jiang should be very clear in his heart that Chai Jin and Mu Xu have a very close relationship, and Mu Xu will definitely not stand idly by.Therefore, according to Song Jiang and Wu Yong's disposition of being unprofitable, they shouldn't be so active in rescuing Chai Jin.

At the same time that Mu Xu discovered Song Jiang and his party, Song Jiang and the others naturally also discovered the people from Liangshan.At the forefront of the Qingfeng Mountain team, Song Jiang and Wu Yong rode side by side. Wu Yong said, "My brother knows things like a god, so the Master Mu of Liangshan has really come."

Song Jiang ordered the army to rest for a while, while humbly said, "The pedant is absurd, I just knew in advance that Chai and Mu had a close personal relationship, so it is not surprising to have such a judgment. But I don't know one thing, why did the pedant urge me to give up on the mountain?" Come to rescue Chai Jin?"

Wu Yong looked left and right, and when he saw that the other leaders were quite far away from the two, he whispered, "Brother, everything we did today was for the purpose of recruiting security. To force the imperial court to issue an order to recruit security, we must With enough fame and strength, Chai Jin is the head of the imperial family. We have successfully rescued him, and we will be able to make a big name for ourselves.

Furthermore, brother, don't forget, not everyone is willing to recruit, and some people will object at that time, and the brothers who make trouble will have two hearts, and brother must firmly control the hearts of the soldiers on the mountain.Therefore, before the big event is done, the elder brother should seize every opportunity and lead more troops to the expedition. "

Although Wu Yong didn't say it clearly, but Song Jiang already knew that Chao Gai was the one who opposed him the most, but it's not appropriate to tear his face out now, so he had to make excuses first.

Now that he has figured out the doorway inside, Song Jiang certainly knows how to act in the future, so he listened to him, "Scholars are right, Song Jiang has been taught."

Wu Yong smiled in satisfaction, then pointed to the front and said, "Brother, why don't you go see the village master Mu Xu and discuss the cooperation between the two."

At that moment, Song Jiang took Wu Yong, Dai Zong, Qin Ming, and Guan Sheng with him, and rode towards Liangshan's army on horseback.

Mu Xu saw Song Jiang approaching on horseback from a distance, so he naturally didn't want to be rude to others, leaving Hu Sanniang and Gu Dasao waiting in place, and he took the three leaders Lehe, Lin Chong, and Shan Shiqi to greet him.

The two sides finally met at the center of the two armies. Mu Xu and Song Jiang got off their horses and exchanged greetings, and introduced each other's entourage.

Since there are a lot of issues involved, such as who should be in charge of this battle, how to distribute the spoils after the city is broken, etc., the two sides naturally have to make it clear in advance.

As the leaders of the two parties, Mu Xu and Song Jiang couldn't talk to each other in front of everyone, so the two tacitly walked aside in the name of reminiscing about the old days, and let Lehe and Wu Yong start arguing with them.

After a while, Lehe and Wu Yong came over and reported to Mu Xu. After some discussions, Liangshan was in charge of the southeast and southeast sides of this battle, and Qingfengshan was in charge of the northwest. The right to choose the spoils.

Neither Mu Xu nor Song Jiang had any objection to this, so they clapped their hands together as an oath, and each turned around and led the army towards Gaotang Prefecture.

On the way back, Le He pleaded guilty to Mu Xu, "Brother, my brother is not good at negotiating, please forgive me."

Mu Xu didn't care and said, "It's okay, I guessed that Wu Yong would propose this plan, this guy just wants to take advantage of their current number of soldiers and want to break through the city before we have all the soldiers. Little do they know that cleverness will be misunderstood by cleverness, so let them compete with the officers and soldiers of Gaotang Prefecture first, and let's wait and see what happens."

(End of this chapter)