"Water Margin" is a **, despite the large number of people, although it is impossible to average the pen and ink, there must always be a detailed strategy, but the author has feelings for the 108 heroes in the pen, and is sincere and responsible for everyone.
Even if it's just a passing mention, the author explains the origin of each hero, and writes their final ending one by one: where did the survivors go and what they did; Whether they died in battle, died of disease, or died of wounds, they are all clearly explained.
Not only that, but those who died of illness were also explained one by one. And it is never ambiguous whether those who died were killed by the enemy in front of the battle or in the melee.
However, in the Battle of Qingxi, the last leader to die, Ruan Xiaowu, his death is vague.
Ruan Xiao** followed Song Jiang or Lu Junyi to participate in the siege battle, and he had previously mixed into Qingxi City with Li Jun and other naval generals to surrender.
Originally, at the beginning of Song Jiang's troops starting from Muzhou, Wu Yong discussed with Song Jiang that they had to make a deceptive surrender plan, inside and outside, in order to catch Fang La. Wu Yong suggested that Li Jun lead the generals of the navy and bring a lot of grain on the ship to the deception. They believed that Na Fang La was a lonely countryman who would like the grain when he saw it, and then believed it.
So, Li Jun led Ruan Xiao, the remaining general of the naval army in Liangshan.
Fifth, Ruan Xiao. Seventh, Tong Wei Tong Meng brothers, 5 people drove 60 grain ships to deceive the landing.
The reception of Li Jun was Fang La's prime minister Lou Minzhong.
Li Jun did not hide his name and background, he told Prime Minister Lou Cheng that I had saved Song Jiang's life in the Jiangzhou robbery field, but he was later recruited by the imperial court, so he forgot his previous kindness and righteousness, and repeatedly humiliated us, not to mention, now many generals are dead, and he also threatens our navy to move forward. We were very angry, so we took his grain and rice ships and came to "worship the great powers".
After hearing these words, Prime Minister Lou Cheng was convinced, and immediately took Li Jun to see Fang La, who did not have the slightest suspicion, and immediately named Li Jun as the "head of the water army", and Ruan Xiao Wusi was named the deputy head of the water village, and arranged for them to manage the water village ships in Qingxi.
There is nothing wrong with this trick itself, but the problem is that the timing is not right.
When was this? The Song army continued to advance victoriously, the Fang army was defeated and retreated, most of the territory had been lost (there was only one Qingxi County and Bangyuan Cave left), and the soldiers under his command were ten gone**, and the fate of destruction was clearly visible.
No matter how lonely Fang La is, no matter how stupid and stupid (such as a reader like me), it is impossible to "believe it"!
Why don't they take all the grain boats, and then wipe these people away?
Song Jiang attacked Qingxi, and it was possible to "cooperate with the outside and the inside", but this internal should never be the person sent by the Liangshan Army to deceive the undercover agent at this time, only the person who could be inside the Fang Army, who had taken the initiative to surrender in the eyes of the general trend - ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, when any group was on the verge of annihilation, only those who surrendered one after another, how could anyone take the initiative to surrender the loser?
But the author must believe in this clumsy "deception plan", so we can only read it like this.
Li Jun and others, who successfully penetrated into the enemy, really released ** in the city at the critical moment when Song Jiang and Lu Junyi joined forces and attacked Qingxi City, causing chaos in the city, and the Song army outside the city took the opportunity to attack the city, and the two sides engaged in a big melee.
When the battle was over, Song Jiang counted ** in Qingxi City, and the situation was like this:
"Changhan Yu Baosi and female general Sun Erniang were both injured to death by Du Weifei's knife";The seven army commanders in front of him were all sacrificed in the siege battle, but Ruan Xiaowu, he followed Li Jun to surrender by fraud, what do you mean "was killed by Prime Minister Lou Cheng in Qingxi County first"?Zou Yuan, Du Qian, and the Ma army were trampled and killed";
Li Li, Tang Long, and Cai Fu were each seriously injured and died without healing";
Ruan Xiaowu was first killed by Prime Minister Lou in Qingxi County."
Later, when it comes to this Prime Minister Lou, it is said that some people came to report, "Prime Minister Lou Cheng killed Ruan Xiaowu, saw the soldiers break Qingxi County, and died from the hanging pine forest" - it seems that Prime Minister Lou Cheng saw through this deception plan first, or, when Ruan Xiaowu set fire to the city, he found out and killed Ruan Xiaowu immediately?
But Ruan Xiao** is the leader, not the last, why was he killed? What did the other four do when he was killed? Why didn't his younger brother Ruan Xiaoqi do a favor? Since he had found out their identities, why did Prime Minister Lou only kill Ruan Xiaowu, and why did the other four people let them go?
Later, since Prime Minister Lou had time to hang himself calmly, why didn't he run away? If you already have the heart to die, why don't you kill a few more people?
Of the five people who went to deceive together, only one died, and the other four were all safe and sound, and the author didn't even have a sentence to explain, which is really suspicious.
And, Ruan Xiao** is one of those vague-faced heroes, he is one of the seven people who participated in the outwitting of the Birth Gang, he is considered the "Shouyi" hero, he is still the general of Tiangang, no matter what, the author should explain a little clearly, he shouldn't die so confused, right?
But the author just doesn't say it, we can only guess.
Reading paves the way for the future We remember that once, in the battle of Wulongling, Ruan Xiaoer led Tong Wei Tong Meng and Meng Kang to meet the enemy, but Tong Wei Tong Meng abandoned his comrades and fled from the battle.
Now, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi have surrendered with Tong Wei and Tong Meng, could it be that they are not saved when they see death? Or did the Tong Wei brothers have a weak heart and instigated Li Jun to transfer Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi separately?
We don't know, I just think Ruan Xiaowu died too inexplicably.
The Liangshan Bo Water Army is divided equally between the Chao Gai and Song Jiang systems, Zhang Shun and Zhang Heng have already withdrawn from the battlefield, Li Jun's small team is unharmed, and among the three heroes of the Ruan family, Ruan Xiaoer committed suicide, Ruan Xiaowu died mysteriously, and only one Ruan Xiaoqi survived.
Although there is no basis, I am a little suspicious of Li Jun and a few of them.