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

Chapter 398 Li Kui: Vegetable Garden, what a mess you've made! [1st Update]

"kill!"

Song Jiang pointed his whip at the large manor ahead, and Li Kui, Mu Hong, Kong Ming, Kong Liang, Zhang Qing, and the others immediately led their henchmen in without any hesitation!
Lin Chong, Qin Ming, and Ling Zhen reined in their horses. Although they had become outlaws, they still adhered to the most basic principles.

"Whoa, whoa--"

After sobering up, Li Kui realized how much he had missed and flew into a rage, deciding to kill someone to vent his anger!
The servants of the large manor hurriedly closed the gate, and Li Kui, who was at the front, rushed forward and kicked it:
"boom--"

With a powerful kick, Li Kui opened the gate of the manor and swung his large axe, splitting the servant in two with a single blow!

The other servants were terrified and forgot to resist, even with the sticks in their hands.

Li Kui rushed forward and chopped down several servants with his axe, one by one, before laughing loudly to the sky.

“Great!”

Zhang Qing barged into a side room and happened to see a maid changing clothes inside.

Zhang Qing turned and closed the door, then pounced on the maid and pinned her to the bed.

His temper was even worse than Li Kui's.

It had nothing to do with Sun Erniang's death; the main problem was that Zhang Qing's hard work as an inside agent had all been in vain.

This time, Zhang Qing really put in his best efforts, informing Gao Qiu that Erlong Mountain was short of food and inciting his underlings to rebel, all in order to become the military commander of Jizhou.

However, to his surprise, the government army actually lost; all 130,000 troops were defeated!
This is a scam!
After venting his frustration with a snap of his fingers, Zhang Qing finally calmed down and was able to think about what to do.

Actually, it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to leave Song Jiang's group now and return to Tokyo to continue working as a military officer in the Imperial Guard.

But once you leave, it's hard to come back, and Zhang Qing knows where his value lies.

He was able to become the commander's assistant because of Liangshan Marsh, and if he wanted to get promoted, he could only rely on Liangshan Marsh.

Therefore, the best option is to continue following Song Jiang and find a suitable opportunity to betray him once more.

Find wealth in danger!
In order to become the military commander of Jeju, Zhang Qing made this decision against his conscience!

"Woooooooo..."

The maid's crying angered Zhang Qing, who grabbed his broadsword without even pulling up his pants and killed her with a single blow.

"boom!"

Just then, the door was kicked open.

Zhang Qing looked closely and realized it was "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui!
"Hurrah!"

Li Kui was completely naked, his entire body stained red with blood, his body hair clumped together with the blood.

"Vegetable garden! Look what you've done!"

Zhang Qing said dismissively, "Tie Niu, you're making a fuss over nothing. This kind of thing is perfectly normal..."

"fart!"

Li Kui glared at him and shouted, "You collude with the government and betray your brothers, is that only human nature?"

"hiss--"

Zhang Qingqing couldn't help but gasp:
How does the biggest fool in Liangshan know so much?

Lin Chong, carrying his eighteen-foot spear, and Qin Ming, wielding his spiked club, followed Li Kui in with menacing airs.

Behind Lin Chong and Qin Ming were Song Jiang and Wu Yong, and further back were Kongming and Kong Liang...

Seeing this, Zhang Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted, his face red and neck bulging, as if he had been wronged:
"I'm not! I didn't! Stop talking nonsense!"

"Zhang Qing, you have disappointed me greatly."

Song Jiang sighed. His voice wasn't loud, but his words silenced everyone.

Zhang Qing immediately realized that Song Jiang must have some evidence, otherwise he wouldn't have said such a thing so easily.

Indeed, Wu Yong had already investigated, and the rebel henchmen all said they had seen Zhang Qing.

These rebel lackeys were definitely not to be retained, and after investigating the matter thoroughly, Wu Yong dismissed them.

Zhang Qing really needs to have something to say about this; it's even more hateful than Li Zhong and Zhou Tong suggesting surrender!
Li Zhong and Zhou Tong were only forced by circumstances, but Zhang Qing deliberately came to harm Song Jiang!
"Pfft!"

Zhang Qing knelt before Song Jiang, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Brother, please forgive me, I was forced into this..."

"Who forced you to do that?"

Song Jiang sneered: "You have no family, you're all alone, what can I use to force you?"

Zhang Qing was speechless and could only try to appeal to emotions:
"Brother, I have been loyal to Liangshan ever since I joined the Liangshan bandits..."

Song Jiang waved his hand and said, "I don't want to hear any nonsense!"
"I'm only giving you one chance. Tell me who sent you?"

Zhang Qing: "My esteemed minister, no, Grand Commandant Gao!"

Song Jiang and Wu Yong exchanged a glance. In fact, before this, they had suspected that Cai Fu had sent them...

Unexpectedly, I've once again judged a gentleman by my own petty standards.

"Humph!"

Song Jiang angrily flicked his sleeve and turned to leave, while Li Kui grinned and stepped forward, swinging his large axe!

"Wait!"

Zhang Qing hurriedly cried out, "Brother Song Gongming, didn't you say you'd give me a chance?"

Song Jiang didn't even turn his head, and just snorted coldly:
I'll give you one chance—die!

"What did you say?"

Zhang Qing was dumbfounded. Seeing Li Kui's massive axe coming down on his head, Zhang Qing cried out in shock and anger:
"That son is the most faithless of all!"

"Pfft!"

Li Kui killed Zhang Qing with an axe. At that moment, Kongming handed him a torch, which Li Kui casually threw at Zhang Qing.

Spitting hard, Li Kui picked up his great axe, turned and left...

The heroes of Erlong Mountain left the manor with food and loot, heading west.

Behind them, the manor house was engulfed in flames...

……

Qingzhou.

Seeing Qingzhou City with its gates tightly closed and drawbridge raised in the distance, Zhu Wu felt he hadn't performed well before and was determined to showcase his true skills this time.
"Brother Cai Fu, I have a plan!"

Cai Fu was taken aback: "What plan?"

Zhu Wu pointed to the towering city of Qingzhou and revealed his ingenious plan:

"Brother, look! The gates of Qingzhou are tightly closed and the drawbridge is raised. They must have known we were coming to attack the city all along!"

"Qingzhou City is high, its walls are thick, and its moat is deep. If we were to launch a strong attack, even if we managed to take it down, we don't know how many people would die or be injured!"

"Why don't our troops disguise themselves as Gao Qiu's defeated army, trick our way into opening the city gates, and then things will be simple once we're inside!"

Cai Fu nodded with a smile: "This plan is good, but it's a bit troublesome."

Zhu Wu was taken aback: "Is there an even simpler plan?"

Cai Fu smiled but said nothing.

Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun exchanged a glance, and Chen Da and Yang Chun gave Zhu Wu a thumbs-up in unison.
Great idea!

In Chen Da and Yang Chun's view, Zhu Wu's strategy was not far off from that of Zhuge Liang.

Calling Wu Yong "the better Zhuge Liang" and Zhu Wu "Little Zhuge Liang" or "Sick Zhuge Liang" would not be unreasonable.

Pull it down!

Zhu Wu smiled wryly: If it's truly a brilliant plan, why didn't Brother Cai Fu adopt it?

Chen Da and Yang Chun exchanged a smile: Brother, don't rush, let's see what plan Brother Cai Fu has first!
Zhu Wu was also a little unconvinced. Cai Fu didn't bring a strategist, so what strategy could he have that was better than his own?
As they were talking, Cai Fu had already led his army to the walls of Qingzhou. Zhu Wu stared wide-eyed, waiting to see Cai Fu's brilliant plan.

But then Cai Fu rode forward in a grand display, shouting towards the city gate tower:

"Cai Fulai is here!"

(End of this chapter)