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

Chapter 284 Song Jiang: It's confirmed! That guy surnamed Cai really is my nemesis! [3rd update, please vote!]

Song Jiang was unaware that Erlong Mountain had already been occupied. When he led his men to the mountain, he found that the three formidable passes were tightly closed.

The gate was filled with wooden blocks, cannons, crossbows, and bamboo spears.

The mountain peaks are majestic, with only one road running through them.

Therefore, to climb the mountain, one must pass these three checkpoints.

Song Jiang looked up at the gate in surprise and anger, and saw green flags fluttering in the wind, each bearing the character "Dong".

Wu Yong was also surprised: "There are no other mountain strongholds in Shandong except Liangshan Marsh!"

"Where did these bandits from Erlong Mountain come from?"

Just then, a great general appeared at the pass, who was imposing except for his crooked nose and one ear!
Two henchmen raised two large flags behind the general:

One side reads "Heroic Double-Gun General," and the other side reads "Romantic King of Qingzhou!"
Each character was bigger than a millstone, making them extremely eye-catching!

Song Jiang blurted out without thinking, "The newcomers are up to no good!"

Li Kui chimed in, "Brother, you're the one who came here!"

"Dong Ping, the Double-Gunner?"

Hua Rong had the best eyesight; even though Dong Ping had changed a lot, he recognized him at a glance.

After all, the ear Dong Ping lost was shot off by him...

It turned out that after Dong Ping escaped from Dongping Prefecture, he had nowhere to go and was hiding everywhere with a few trusted confidants.

He escaped to Erlong Mountain, where he found the terrain easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he simply settled there and became the king of the mountain.

During his escape, he gradually recruited more than a hundred henchmen through force.

After establishing themselves as bandits on Erlong Mountain, they raised the banner of rebellion and within a few months their followers grew to three or four hundred.

Three or four hundred men couldn't possibly fight against more than twenty thousand, so Dong Ping hurriedly went to the gate to see what was going on.

Dong Ping also spotted Hua Rong immediately; it was truly a case of enemies meeting with intense hatred.

"Hmph! You surnamed Hua, do you dare to fight me for three hundred rounds?"

Hua Rong was delighted: "Alright, open the door and come out!"

"Humph!"

Dong Ping glanced at the tens of thousands of Liangshan soldiers densely packed behind Hua Rong and couldn't help but shrink back in fear.

"You think beautiful!"

Hua Rong: "..."

"Supervisor Dong—"

Song Jiang and Wu Yong exchanged a glance, then stepped forward and waved:

"Long time no see—"

How have you been?

Dong Ping snorted coldly: I'm standing right in front of you. How much do I look like I used to?

Looking at Dong Ping's crooked nose and then at his one ear, Song Jiang coughed and changed the subject:

"Dong Dujian was full of vigor and ambition back then!"
"I wonder why we've become colleagues at Erlong Mountain today?"

"Hmph! You have the nerve to say that?"

Dong Ping said angrily:

"Isn't it all because of that 'Sai Xuande' from Liangshan?"

Hello?

Song Jiang subconsciously exchanged a glance with Wu Yong:
The enemy of my enemy is my friend!
"Supervisor Dong, I am Song Jiang!"
People in the martial arts world all love me and call me "Timely Rain"!

Song Jiang cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Dong Ping:
Song Jiang greatly admired Supervisor Dong and wanted to befriend him!

"Humph!"

Dong Ping glared angrily:

"Make friends?"

"Are you trying to trick me into opening the gate and seizing my Erlong Mountain?"

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
Song Jiang was merely overshadowed by Cai Fu; in fact, his inclusion among the "Four Great Bandits" naturally demonstrated his considerable courage.

So Song Jiang decisively shouted, "If Supervisor Dong is not at ease, he can lower the basket!"
"Song Jiang entered the pass alone, solely to have a heart-to-heart talk with Supervisor Dong and share their innermost feelings!"

"Brother, you can't!"

Qin Ming, standing nearby, instinctively called out:
“What if this scoundrel is wicked and tries to harm you…” Lin Chong cried out, “Brother, why risk your life?”
"With an army of 100,000, what difficulty is there in breaking through three passes?"

"Don't stop me!"

Song Jiang, a gentleman who was frank and straightforward, waved his hand dismissively:
"I believe Supervisor Dong is a good man; he would never harm me!"

Dong Ping did indeed have the idea of ​​"capturing the king first to catch the thief," but he still admired Song Jiang's courage.

Most importantly, Lin Chong's words frightened him:
A hundred thousand troops?

Then I really can't withstand these three challenges...

The question is, did Liangshan Marsh have an army of 100,000?

Looking around, Dong Ping saw a dense crowd stretching all the way down the mountain, numbering at least ten thousand, if not a hundred thousand!
Actually, they don't need 100,000. Their mountain stronghold only has three or four hundred people. Even an army of 10,000 could break through the three passes.

With a determined look and a fierce determination, Dong Ping ordered the basket to be lowered, and Song Jiang indeed rode up in it alone.

After coming up, Dong Ping was about to give Song Jiang a hard time, but Song Jiang unexpectedly slid down to his knees!
"Chiliu——"

Song Jiang skillfully slid down to Dong Ping's side:
"Brother Dong Ping, Song Jiang is willing to apologize to you on behalf of Brother Hua Rong!"

"Ah this..."

Song Jiang had Dong Ping stumped, so Dong Ping had no choice but to say:

"At that time on the battlefield, everyone was fighting for their own side, so you can't blame him!"

"Besides, the person I hate the most is 'Sai Xuande'!"

Upon hearing this, Song Jiang stood up:

"Brother Dong Ping, to tell you the truth, I have an irreconcilable hatred for that Cai fellow!"

Dong Ping was taken aback: "Why is that?"

Song Jiang's words were filled with tears:
"Brother Dong Ping, you don't know this, blah blah blah..."

"So we are not enemies, we are allies!"
“The one surnamed Cai is our common enemy!”

"Besides, Brother Dong Ping can't fight alone. Why don't you join forces with me to deal with the Cai fellow?"

"After we deal with that Cai fellow, we can accept the imperial court's offer of amnesty together. Wouldn't that be better than being mountain bandits?"

Dong Ping was successfully persuaded by Song Jiang and immediately bowed down in obeisance.

"Your humble brother Dong Ping greets Brother Song Jiang!"

That's it!

Song Jiang proudly helped Dong Ping up with both hands:
Good start!

Good luck will come once you leave the Cai family!

It's confirmed! That guy surnamed Cai really is my nemesis!
……

Liangshan Park.

"what?"

Cai Fu stared wide-eyed in disbelief:
"The chubby little black guy has actually teamed up with 'One-Ear'?"

"One-Ear" was the new nickname Cai Fu gave to Dong Ping.

Shi Qian reported: "That's right, I've found out."

"After the little fat man took over Erlong Mountain, he created a group of 'Five Divine Generals', namely Lin Chong, Hua Rong, Dong Ping, Qin Ming, and Huyan Zhuo!"

"Another 'Ten Great Generals' have been created, namely Li Ying, Xu Ning, Huang Xin, Mu Hong, Li Kui, Lei Heng, Han Tao, Peng Qi, Ou Peng, and Ma Lin!"
"Wu Yong was appointed as the chief military advisor, and Zhu Wu as the deputy military advisor."

"Raise the banner of 'Acting on Behalf of Heaven' on Erlong Mountain, and recruit soldiers..."

Cai Fu thought it made sense!
However, the fat, dark-skinned man had already solidified class distinctions early on, which, while seemingly extravagant, actually cut off the upward mobility channels for those below him.

In other words, what appears to be a beautiful and promising start is not conducive to long-term development.

"Let's fatten him up first."

Cai Fu chuckled, rewarded Shi Qian, and then summoned his brothers:
"Next month, all the martial arts candidates in the country will be going to Tokyo to take the martial arts championship. Let's go and join in the fun."

"If we can recruit one or two good men, that would be best. If we can't, we'll still ruin the whole thing."

Three years later, the same year Yue Fei took the imperial examination for martial arts, as depicted in the original novel. Many future generals of the Yue Family Army came from that year.

So this year, Cai Fu wants to either pick up a bargain or overturn the table.

The next update might be very late, so if you can't wait, go to sleep first. Remember to vote!

(End of this chapter)