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Chapter 959 Liu Tang’s scolding

"General Sun, our soldiers have been working hard on the march. Why don't you rest today?"

Song Jiang looked at Sun Li and said, his soldiers have been complaining for three days. Even Dong Ping, Yan Shun, Deng Long, Wang Ying and others are complaining constantly. If this continues, he will not be able to suppress it.

"We have only marched fifty miles today, and there are still thirty miles to go!"

Sun Li looked at the setting sun and said.

"General Sun, military law does not stipulate that you must march eighty miles a day!"

Dong Ping looked at Sun Li and said, "Normally, we march forty miles a day, and elite troops march fifty miles. Sun Li directly increased the number to eighty miles. How can he bear this?"

"The military order has been issued, are you going to disobey it?"

Sun Li's face turned cold as he watched Dong Ping speak rudely. His hand had already pressed down on the tiger-eye bamboo steel whip at his waist.

"General Sun misunderstood, we are just worried that the march will consume too much and affect the combat effectiveness of the soldiers!"

Hu Yanzhuo quickly said, this is the military, and no matter how bold they are, they will not dare to disobey military orders.

"Yuan Day will be in less than ten days. Intelligence shows that Sun Lei will return to Liangshan before Yuan Day. Do you want to wait for Sun Lei to come back by marching slowly?"

Sun Li looked at Song Jiang and others coldly and said.

Sun Li's words left everyone in front of them speechless. No one wanted to face Sun Lei's army. Since they didn't want to face it, they could only capture Liangshan before Sun Lei came back. Naturally, the marching speed would be faster. The sooner the better.

"But after marching like this, the soldiers fell down from exhaustion. How can they still fight?"

Mu Chun retorted unconvinced.

"You can't stand the march for several days. You are not an elite soldier. I think you should go back to farming as soon as possible!"

Seeing that Mu Chun dared to talk back, Sun Li's face darkened and he said sternly.

"Mu Chun!"

Guan Sheng quickly stopped Mu Chun who was still trying to talk back. This was in the military, and talking back to the coach would be courting death.

Mu Hong quickly blocked Mu Chun behind him. Mu Chun was usually domineering, but now this was Sun Li's army and they could not tolerate their nonsense.

"General Sun, Deputy Lieutenant Mu Chun was just in a hurry and had no intention of attacking the general. Please forgive me, general!"

Song Jiang quickly helped Mu Chun plead for mercy.

"Hmph, it's just this once. If anyone questions military orders next time, they will be killed without mercy!"

Sun Li said coldly.

"Keep marching! No rest until we reach eighty miles!"

Sun Li loudly ordered to the soldiers, and then rode to the central army.

"How abominable! How can anyone be in such a hurry!"

Mu Chun waited for Sun Li to leave, then gritted his teeth and roared.

"Forget it, let's continue marching. Sun Li is right. Sun Lei should be back later!"

Guan Sheng said helplessly that he was not optimistic about this battle. This was entirely Gao Qiu's wishful thinking. How could he capture Liangshanbo in ten days?
Marching all the way until nightfall, the army finally walked eighty miles and arrived at Nanhua County, the easternmost part of Xingren Prefecture.

Three days of continuous marching made the army very tired. As soon as they arrived at the Nanhua County military camp, they fell to the ground and rested, unwilling to move again.

Sun Li did not give any more orders and let the soldiers rest. He just summoned the generals to the central army.

"I just got news that Linpu County is twenty miles northeast of Nanhua County. Liangshan had [-] troops stationed in Linpu County yesterday."

Sun Li looked at the people gathered and said.

"Only five thousand troops? Tomorrow we will break through Linpu County!"

Yan Shun, Deng Long, Wang Ying and others immediately burst into laughter. They thought they would have to face many enemies. They had [-] enemies to fight against [-] enemies, and that was not just a handful.

Song Jiang just wanted to stop these people who were talking openly, but these people had already spoken out, and he really couldn't stop them.

"In that case, tomorrow you and a few others will lead [-] troops to attack the city!" Sun Li nodded.

Only then did Yan Shun, Deng Long, Wang Ying, Zheng Tianshou, Mu Chun, Jiang Zhong, Kong Ming, and Kong Liang realize that they had gotten into trouble again by talking too much. There was no joke in the army. The military order had been issued, so they had to bite the bullet. Take it.

"Well, let's have a good rest today and conquer Linpu County tomorrow."

Sun Li saw that those people had received the military order and made some arrangements, and then he spoke.

Song Jiang and others returned to their military camp depressedly, and Mu Hong had already begun to blame Mu Chun.

"Brother Mu Hong, don't blame them. You can try it out tomorrow. There are only five thousand enemies. If you be careful, nothing will happen."

Song Jiang thought for a while and then said, now that none of Liangshan's enemies have returned, it's not like they have no hope at all.

"What Brother Song Jiang said is that tomorrow we will capture Linpu County and let Sun Li see how powerful our brother is!"

Jiang Zhong laughed and said, he is now an eighth-grade Congyi Lang and the commander of the Forbidden Army. He is a serious official. He is no longer the lackey who makes a lowly living under Zhang Dujian and Zhang Tuanlian. In this position, who can I don’t want to go further by establishing military merit.

Early the next morning, a few people led an army of [-] people and went to Linpu County first.

"General Sun, if we have nothing to do, why don't we go and capture Linpu County as soon as possible, and we can also enter Liangshan as soon as possible."

Song Jiang was a little worried. He didn't know why he was always uneasy.

"In that case, you all go ahead!"

Sun Li was very happy and directly agreed to Song Jiang's request.

"Thank you, General Sun!"

Song Jiang was overjoyed and headed towards Linpu County with Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo.

"Junior brother, does a county need such a large formation?"

Luan Tingyu looked at Sun Li and asked, This vanguard army sent Song Jiang and others.

"I always feel that Liangshan is not so defenseless, and it is not easy to fight."

Sun Li shook his head and said that he did not tell Luan Tingyu about meeting Lehe, Sun Xin, and Sister Gu. Since Sun Lei asked him to fight normally, he must have been prepared in advance.

"Then let's march normally?"

Luan Tingyu looked at Sun Li and asked.

"Well, let's bury the pot and make rice. The army will set off in an hour and arrive in Linpu County before noon!"

Sun Li nodded.

Song Jiang and others soon led their troops to Linpu County.

"Listen to the rebels in the city. The officers and soldiers have arrived. Kaicheng surrenders. Your Majesty is merciful. You will not die if you wait around. Those who resist will be killed without mercy!"

A soldier named Yuhou came forward and shouted.

"Song Jiang, you are a despicable, shameless, ungrateful villain. I, Liu Tang, will kill you to appease King Chao Tian's spirit in heaven!"

Liu Tang, who had red hair, a broad purple-black face, and a cinnabar mark on his temples, stood on the city wall with a simple knife in his hand, pointed at Song Jiang below the city, and cursed.

"Liu Tang!"

Song Jiang and others were shocked when they saw Liu Tang. No one expected to see Liu Tang here.

"Song Jiang, you betrayed your brothers in exchange for glory and wealth, and assassinated King Chao Tian. You are worse than a pig or a dog. I will kill you..."

Liu Tang continued to yell and curse in the city. Liu Tang was a straight-tempered man. Although he was not good at speaking, he showed his sincerity.

Most of the soldiers around Song Jiang came out of Erlong Mountain, and they were deeply impressed by Liu Tang, a leader with a unique appearance.

Now when they heard Liu Tang's words, they all looked at Song Jiang with strange faces. Song Jiang had always claimed that he was filial, righteous, and benevolent, but according to Liu Tang's words, Song Jiang was a despicable and shameless person who betrayed his brothers for glory and wealth.

(End of this chapter)