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

Chapter 401 Do you still remember Lu Junyi by Liangshan Marsh a year ago? [1st Update]

Jeju Island.

"The heroes of Liangshan have broken in!"

On the street, suddenly someone shouted, and then people from all directions—street corners, alleyways, buildings—shouted in unison:

"Heroes of Liangshan, uphold justice and eliminate evil! The King of Justice, act on behalf of Heaven!"

The streets instantly descended into chaos!

Some people panicked and scrambled into roadside shops, some ran home in a daze, and many more knelt down and kowtowed on the spot...

Although Liangshan Marsh stopped looting after Cai Fu took charge, it still instilled fear in the hearts of the people.

The government troops were in no better shape than the civilians; some fled, others knelt...

"That's it? That's it?"

Lu Junyi rode a Qilin beast and led his army through the gate, and surprisingly encountered no resistance whatsoever.

Previously, the governor of Jizhou was Zhang Shuye, and the Liangshan heroes had to be careful not to be ambushed when they arrived in Jizhou.

After Zhang Shuye was captured by Cai Fu, the new prefect was a good-for-nothing, so how could he dare to fight against Liangshan?

Wen Huanzhang felt that his plan had been completely wasted. He had originally intended to coordinate an attack from within and without, but in the end, he didn't even need to coordinate...

Lu Junyi drove straight into the prefect's mansion, only to find that the prefect had fled alone through another gate without even bringing his relatives.

The battle was so easy that Lu Junyi couldn't believe it. Was the government really that corrupt?
……

Dongchang Prefecture.

"Zhang Qing, the 'Featherless Arrow,' is here!"

"Gong Wang, the 'Flower-Necked Tiger,' is here!"

"Ding Desun, the 'Arrow-Struck Tiger,' is here!"

Zhang Qing was originally the military commander of Dongchang Prefecture, and Gong Wang and Ding Desun were his deputies.

The three of them guarded Dongchang Prefecture together, and the garrison in Dongchang Prefecture consisted of their old subordinates.

The three men simply gave their names, and the government troops, upon recognizing them, surrendered immediately—easier than taking Jeju Island…

……

Lingzhou.

Yue Fei's sharp gaze fixed on Prefect Zhang:
“Prefect Zhang, you wouldn’t want the court to know that you have ‘Knife in hand, follow me’ tattooed on your left foot and ‘Kill Cai Jing, eliminate Gao Qiu’ tattooed on your right foot, would you?”

Prefect Zhang burst into tears: "Isn't it all because of you that I was stabbed?"
You're actually using this to blackmail me? Is there no law anymore?

However, Magistrate Zhang was powerless to refuse.

He was originally controlled by Cai Fu, not to mention that the two militia commanders, Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo, were also bribed by Cai Fu.

Prefect Zhang looked to Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo for help, hoping that they still had some loyalty to the emperor and love for their country.

Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo avoided his gaze, feeling guilty.

What else is there to say? The two brothers had already boarded Cai Fu's pirate ship long ago.

That’s all!

Prefect Zhang shook his head with a bitter smile: "Your Majesty, I will hand over my duties to you, only begging for my life..."

"Don't worry, Magistrate Zhang, you've always been very cooperative with us. My elder brother told us not to make things difficult for you."

Yue Fei, understanding the situation, said, "After the handover is complete, we will pretend to chase after you so that you can escape the city with your trusted men."

"We'll also tell the outside world that you fought desperately, but you were outnumbered..."

Magistrate Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and even felt grateful:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will certainly cooperate!"

As for Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo, they were too closely tied to the leading city, so they could only stay and remain as leaders.

Fortunately, they had long-term contact with Yue Fei, Yu Baosi, Bao Xu and others, and had a good relationship with them, so it was a natural process for them to integrate.

Furthermore, with the assistance of Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo, Yue Fei captured Lingzhou without losing a single soldier and even gained thousands of surrendered soldiers from Lingzhou.

...Cai Fu had painstakingly conquered Yizhou and Yanzhou, but when he arrived, he found that his brothers had easily taken care of them.

The six prefectures of Qingzhou, Yizhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Dongchangfu, and Lingzhou were connected in one area.

This is the benefit of developing in a sneaky way; Cai Fu rose up in rebellion and immediately gained control of six prefectures.

From territory to military strength to prestige, Cai Fu was no less formidable than the other three major bandits, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La.

If we calculate the troop strength, before Cai Fu came to the aid of Erlong Mountain, Liangshan Marsh had a total of 22,000 henchmen.

Cai Fu led 10,000 men away.

They defeated Gao Qiu's 130,000-strong army, and reduced the number of surrendered soldiers from over 40,000 to just over 6,000.

Later, they recruited over 5,000 of Song Jiang's henchmen and over 7,000 of Liu Guangshi's surrendered soldiers, streamlining them to obtain over 8,000 elite troops.

With 10,000 plus 6,000 and then another 8,000, Cai Fu's forces in Qingzhou reached more than 25,000.

After conquering Yizhou and Yanzhou, they gained more than 5,000 surrendered soldiers, and after streamlining, they still had more than 1,000 left.

Even after removing the casualties, the total number is over 26,000.

There were still 12,000 henchmen at Liangshan Marsh, and 2,000 naval troops were left to guard Liangshan Marsh.

Lu Junyi led an army of 10,000 to attack Jizhou without bloodshed and gained more than 4,000 surrendered soldiers.

Zhang Qing also captured Dongchang Prefecture without bloodshed, gaining more than 5,000 surrendered soldiers.

Yue Fei still managed to capture Lingzhou without bloodshed, gaining more than 3,000 surrendered soldiers.

The surrendered troops in these three prefectures have not yet been streamlined and are not included for the time being.

In addition, there are more than 4,000 people from Longtou City.

Even excluding the surrendered soldiers who were not streamlined, Cai Fu still had more than 42,000 elite troops under his command.

Of course, if Cai Fu had accepted all comers, including the old, weak, sick, and disabled, like Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La, and had also exaggerated the numbers to embezzle salaries, he could have amassed an army of over 100,000 men.

But there's no need for that; that's just deceiving yourself.

If a real battle breaks out, what use is a million-strong army if it can be scattered by a single charge?

In the original story, Tian Hu had more than 500,000 troops, but he was still easily defeated by Liangshan's 100,000 troops!
"Second brother, eighth brother, you're both like this!"

After Cai Fu, Lu Junyi, and Yue Fei joined forces in Dongchangfu, Cai Fu transformed into a boastful monster, giving two thumbs up from head to toe, making Lu Junyi and Yue Fei feel like they were floating on air!
Lu Junyi, full of fighting spirit and excitement, asked:

"Big brother, who's next?"

Cai Fu put his arm around Lu Junyi's shoulder and raised an eyebrow meaningfully:

"How is Dongping Prefecture?"

Lu Junyi was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, brother!"

Cai Fu laughed heartily: The one-year period has come to an end, it's time to help Lu Junyi bring his wife back!
To give Lu Junyi face, Cai Fu directly led 30,000 elite troops to Dongping Prefecture!
His men were either henchmen of Liangshan trained by Lu Zhishen, Guan Sheng, Yang Zhi, and Suo Chao, or brave men selected from the Imperial Guard. After fighting several tough battles, they could be considered elite troops.

With 30,000 elite troops at the city gates, Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, panicked.
What are you doing?
Standing atop the city gate tower and looking down, Cheng Wanli couldn't help but gasp in shock:
"hiss--"

Everyone there was a burly, imposing figure...

A group of demons emerged from the green mountains, and the Samadhi Fire burst forth from the green forest!
"Old Taishan"

A general took the lead and shouted loudly:

Do you still remember Lu Junyi from Liangshan Marsh a year ago?

"It's you?"

Cheng Wanli stared intently and saw that the man had bright, piercing eyes, eyebrows that were parted in the shape of the character "八" (eight), and a nine-foot-tall, silver-white body...

Isn't that the same incompetent son-in-law he looked down on, Lu Junyi, the rebel from Liangshan?
"Master Cheng, how have you been?"

Cai Fu urged his horse forward, standing alongside Lu Junyi, and laughed loudly towards Cheng Wanli on the city wall:
"Now we brothers have occupied Qingzhou, Yizhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Lingzhou, and Dongchang Prefecture!"

"Including Runzhou and Mozhou, there are a total of eight prefectures!"

"Shandong is within my grasp!"
"Is my second brother good enough for your daughter?"

(End of this chapter)