Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 150 Zhang Qing: You're as cunning as a devil, yet you've drunk the master's foot bath water! [4 chapters, please subscribe]

Song Jiang was getting anxious.

On the shore of Liangshan Marsh, the two armies faced each other, and Song Jiang's generals had already taken turns leading more than a dozen of them.

"Golden Spear" Xu Ning, "Golden-haired Tiger" Yan Shun, "Invincible General" Han Tao, "Heavenly Eye General" Peng Qi, and "Unhindered" Mu Hong charged forward one after another, only to be defeated and sent back one after another...

In a fit of rage, Song Jiang slashed off the corner of his robe with his sword and swore:
"I swear I will not return to my army until I have captured this man!"

Hu Yanzhuo, nicknamed "Double Whip," was provoked and charged forward only to be defeated again.

Seeing that the cavalry leader was incompetent, Song Jiang, in desperation, sent the infantry leader to give it a try.

Then, one after another, "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui and "Red-Haired Devil" Liu Tang were sent away.

Li Kui escaped and returned, but Liu Tang was captured.

Even when the two brothers, "Hairy Star" Kong Ming and "Lone Star" Kong Liang, fought together, they were still defeated.

In order to save the two brothers, "Thunderbolt" Qin Ming and "Leopard Head" Lin Chong were humiliated by Zhang Qing one after another.

"Little Marquis Wen" Lü Fang and "Sai Rengui" Guo Sheng rushed forward to fight him two against one, but they escaped with their faces covered in blood.

Song Jiang was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks:
This bastard actually defeated fourteen of my generals! I should have known better than to swear that oath earlier...

Unlike in the original story, all of Cai Fu's leaders remained inactive.

Lu Zhishen wanted to go up, but Wu Song held him down.

Hua Rong, nicknamed "Little Li Guang," originally didn't want to take the role; he didn't appear in the original story.

But seeing Song Jiang scratching his cheeks until sparks flew, Hua Rong felt sorry for his brother Song Gongming and had no choice but to urge his horse into battle.

"You scoundrel, do you recognize 'Little Li Guang' Hua Rong?"

Hua Rong announced his name, but Zhang Qing, who had defeated fourteen generals in a row, was already arrogant and wouldn't take a pretty boy like him seriously.
"Wa hahaha--"

Zhang Qing laughed arrogantly, looking up at the sky:
"One comes, one goes! Two come, two run away!"
Do you know my method of throwing stones?

"You can beat others, how can you get close to me?"

Hua Rong sneered and drew his spear to fight!

Two horses meet, weapons are drawn!
Two gun formations clashed, while four pairs of arms circled and swung wildly!
After only five or six rounds, Zhang Qing turned his horse and rode away.

After walking a short distance, Zhang Qing sensed something was wrong:

Why is nobody pursuing me?
Zhang Qing hurriedly turned around and saw that Hua Rong was running in the opposite direction from him, and was also looking back at him.

Their eyes met, and the scene became extremely awkward...

It turned out that Hua Rong and Zhang Qing had the same idea. As soon as Zhang Qing turned his horse and rode away, Hua Rong also turned his horse and rode away...

Both the government troops and the rebels were stunned:

What are you doing?
……

I made a mistake, let's try again!

Zhang Qing had no choice but to rein in his horse and turn back, pointing his White Pear Blossom Spear at Hua Rong and shouting:

"Traitor, do you dare to chase me?"

Hua Rong also turned his horse around, pointed his gleaming silver spear at Zhang Qing, and shouted:

"You scoundrel, do you dare to chase me?"

Zhang Qing flew into a rage and spurred his horse forward a few steps:

"Little Li Guang, come here!"

"I've come to take your dog's head!"

Hua Rong snorted coldly, brandished his spear, spurred his horse, and charged towards Zhang Qing once again!

Unexpectedly, Zhang Qing refused to fight him this time. Starting with zero frames, the stone flew towards Hua Rong with a "whoosh"!

"Shameless!"

Hua Rong's expression changed, and he quickly deflected the pebbles with his silver spear, sending them flying with a "clang"!

The second pebble came right away, but Hua Rong used his gleaming silver spear to deflect it!
The third pebble came flying in like a shooting star chasing the moon!

This time, Hua Rong didn't have time to use his gun, so he just flicked his head and the pebble hit his helmet!

“DUANG——”

Hua Rong's head was spinning, and he had no choice but to turn his horse and leave.

"Where to go!"

Zhang Qing chased after him triumphantly:

You are as cunning as a devil and drank the master's foot washing water!

To his surprise, Hua Rong, with his back to him, hung his spear on the slingshot and took out his bow and arrow. Nocking the arrow on the string, Hua Rong, ignoring the ringing in his head, suddenly turned and fired!
Hua Rong shot the arrow with lightning speed, almost without even aiming. In the blink of an eye, the arrow was already flying towards Zhang Qing!
"hiss--"

Zhang Qing couldn't help but gasp:
The moment he saw a glint of cold light, his scalp tingled!

The arrow was so fast that he didn't even have time to dodge, and stared in disbelief as the cold light arrived in an instant!

"laugh!"

Just as Zhang Qing's body stiffened, a red tassel suddenly fell from above his head!
Zhang Qing caught it, and it took him a moment to realize what was happening:

That red tassel is from my own helmet!

Good guy!
Only then did Zhang Qing realize that "Little Li Guang" lived up to his name, and he quickly reined in his horse, no longer daring to chase after him.

Hua Rong was very depressed.

If his head hadn't been buzzing, Zhang Qing would have taken the arrow to his face.

Unfortunately, the shot went astray.

It was as if it was a reminder to Zhang Qing that it would be difficult to get him to pursue her again...

Hua Rong returned to his main camp, and Zhang Qing dared not pursue him. Thus, both sides ceased hostilities and withdrew their troops.

"Ugh--"

Song Jiang had no choice but to break his promise and enrich himself.

After all, in the original story, he selectively forgot the oath he made in public: "If I do not capture this man, I swear I will not return with my army"...

Although the battle seemed to end in a draw, Song Jiang lost face completely after Zhang Qing defeated fourteen of his generals.

Back at the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness, Song Jiang summoned all his trusted confidants to discuss countermeasures. With a wry smile, he said to Wu Yong:

"I have heard that during the Five Dynasties period, Wang Yanzhang of the Great Liang Dynasty could kill thirty-six Tang generals in a single day without shifting his shadow."

"Today, Zhang Qingwu defeated fourteen of my generals in one fell swoop. He is truly no less than this man and should be considered a fierce general."

Everyone was silent.

Is it even appropriate to say that?
Wu Yong was at a loss for words.

It's only because everyone present was Song Jiang's confidant that the morale of the army was in chaos!

How can you boost someone else's morale while diminishing your own?

However, to be fair, Zhang Qing's flying stone technique is indeed impressive.

Even fierce generals like Lin Chong, Qin Ming, Huyan Zhuo, and Hua Rong couldn't defeat him.

Zhang Qing will challenge us again tomorrow. What should we do?

"His only skill is throwing stones!"

Even with his face covered in blood, Li Kui's ferocity remained undiminished.
"Tomorrow, I will have Xiang Chong and Li Gun accompany me into battle!"

“The two of them each had a pair of dough shields. That fellow threw stones at me, and Xiang Chong and Li Gun used their dough shields to block them!”

"After blocking that guy's stones, Tie Niu went up and swung his axe!"

"First chop off his horse's legs, then chop off his head!"

"Yes!"

Song Jiang's eyes lit up:
Don't underestimate Li Kui just because he's not very bright; even a fool has his own tricks!

Wu Yong had already prepared three strategies, superior, middle, and inferior, but after Song Jiang said this, he had no choice but to remain silent.

If Li Kui kills Zhang Qing tomorrow, that's fine, but if he loses, won't Song Jiang come to question him then?

……

Inside the central command tent of the government army camp.

Zhang Qing took off his helmet, looked at the bare top of the helmet, then at the bright red tassel, and shook his head with a wry smile:
"I never expected that Liangshan Marsh would have such a figure. It seems that taking down Liangshan Marsh will not be so easy..."

"Why does the general boost the morale of the enemy while diminishing his own?"

Gong Wang, who has a tiger head tattooed on his neck, said:

"If that fellow surnamed Hua dares to come again tomorrow, General Ding and I will shoot him together!"

Ding Desun, nicknamed "Arrow-Shot Tiger" and covered in scars on his face and neck, also said:

"Don't worry about not being able to shoot him down!"

Zhang Qing thought about it and agreed. Just as he was about to say something, a junior officer came to report:

"Commander, someone from the Palace Guard has arrived!"

[It's strange in the original story that so many people participated, but Hua Rong didn't. So I specially arranged for Hua Rong to fight Zhang Qing to make up for that. Fourth update delivered, please subscribe~or2]

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