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

Chapter 512 Song Jiang Has No Way Out, Tian Biao Is the Mantis Stalking the Cicada Behind [2 Updates]

His front teeth, canines, and molars have all fallen out, leaving only a few molars and wisdom teeth!
This directly resulted in Li Kui becoming a "shriveled-mouthed old lady"!
That was bad enough, but Li Kui's two arms were chopped off at the shoulders, and he was covered in blood!

He's in such a terrible state, didn't Song Jiang see that?

Without offering a single word of comfort, Song Jiang was consumed by his impotent rage, unleashing a torrent of abuse upon Song Qing…

Admittedly, it's important to scold Song Qing, but isn't losing both of his arms more important than scolding Song Qing?
Brother Song Gongming has changed...

Even though Li Kui was a complete fool, he now truly realized that Song Jiang was no longer the Song Jiang he once was...

Of course, it's also possible that Song Jiang never changed, but that he gradually saw through Song Jiang.

The brothers remained silent.

After all, Song Qing was Song Jiang's younger brother. Song Jiang could scold him, but it was inconvenient for them to scold Song Qing.

If you're not careful, you might even curse Song Jiang along with him.

It was the strategist Wu Yong who, after Song Jiang had had his fill of witty banter, finally advised him:
"Brother, please calm down. Let's discuss a way out first."

Song Jiang sighed: "The strategist is right. It's all my fault for being incompetent, which has left the brothers with nowhere to live."

After saying this, Song Jiang bowed deeply to everyone.

Although they felt that Song Jiang was right, the brothers still quickly knelt down.

Wu Yong, on behalf of his brothers, tried to persuade him: "Brother, what are you saying?"

"We fought the war together, and of course we will share the consequences."

"Besides, we've weathered many storms, so what's a little difficulty now?"

"As long as we brothers are together, our comeback is just around the corner!"

Song Jiang grasped Wu Yong's hand tightly and said gratefully:

"The strategist is right! When brothers are of one mind, their strength can break metal!"

"As long as we brothers are together and work together, we will definitely be able to make a comeback!"

With Song Jiang and Wu Yong working together, they managed to boost morale somewhat.

But now there's a new problem: after capturing the city, nobody wants to go back up the mountain.

This is similar to how many people, after buying a car, become too lazy to walk and will drive even for a kilometer or two.

Since Song Jiang and Wu Yong couldn't change their brothers' minds, they could only discuss which warlord to join.

Going to Qi is definitely out of the question. The Southern Kingdom is related to Cai Fu by marriage, and they don't get along with the three families of Jin…

"Then we have no choice but to surrender to the State of Chu."

Wu Yong habitually shook his head:

"The State of Chu has eight prefectures and eighty-six counties, and its strength is even greater than that of the State of Jin."

"I have heard that Li Zhu, the military advisor and prime minister of Chu, has defected to the King of Qi, which is why Wang Qing has become an enemy of the King of Qi."

“If we surrender to the State of Chu, Wang Qing will surely give us an important position, given Song Gongming’s reputation.”

The brothers all agreed that Wu Yong's words made sense, and Song Jiang had no other choice but to listen to Wu Yong's advice:

"Very well, Wang Qing has already reached Xijing!"
"It's only about two hundred li from Gaizhou to Xijing, let's go and seek refuge with Wang Qing!"

Since Song Qing helped Guan Sheng trick the city gates of Gaizhou into opening, Song Jiang was too embarrassed to mention rescuing Song Qing.

The three groups of defeated soldiers combined numbered over 3,500. Song Jiang led his army to defect to the State of Chu.

……

As the sun set, a group of defeated soldiers fled to Gaizhou.

"Brother Song Jiang is back!"

"Open the door, open the door!"

"The pursuers are almost here! Open the door and let us in!"

"Uncle Tang, Song Jiang is back!"

Yang Xiong, nicknamed "Sick Guan Suo"—no, "Golden-Faced Tai Sui"—on the city wall became excited: "Tell me, if we capture Song Jiang, how will Uncle reward us?"

"That's great!"

Tang Bin, the "Heroic Mountain Puller," looked down:
"They only have a little over a thousand men; we can take them down!"

Looking further into the distance, he saw billowing smoke and dust. Reassured, Tang Bin said confidently:
Even if I can't eat anymore, my brother's pursuers are almost here!

"Once they enter the city, they won't be able to escape!"

"Let them into the city!"

Yang Xiong and Tang Bin hit it off immediately, but because Yang Xiong had been betrayed before, he inevitably harbored some suspicions.
"It's not a scam, right?"

"Probably not..."

Tang Bin pulled aside a Qi soldier and gave him a few instructions, after which the Qi soldier leaned over the battlements and shouted:
Where is King Song?

Since they were disguised as soldiers from Gaizhou, and wore green tassels on their helmets, they could continue their disguise.

The group of defeated soldiers below, without suspecting anything, pushed forward a small, chubby, dark-skinned boy:
"The King is here! Open the door at once!"

The chubby little black boy, with disheveled hair and a face covered in blood, shouted loudly:
"Open the door!"

The sun had already set, and in the afterglow, Yang Xiong glanced around and saw that the figure was indeed Song Jiang.

"Lower the drawbridge and open the city gates!"

Yang Xiong and Tang Bin gave orders to each lead a group of men to ambush on both sides of the city gate, waiting for Song Jiang to enter the city.

Before long, the drawbridge was lowered and the city gates were opened, and the remaining soldiers rushed in.

Once inside the city, among the defeated soldiers, a general suddenly cleaved down the Qi army that opened the gate with a single stroke of his sword, laughing heartily:
"You're all blind! I am Wang Yuan, a general under the command of the Prince of Jinning!"

"kill--"

King of Jinning?
Yang Xiong and Tang Bin were shocked; they hadn't expected that even this group of defeated soldiers were fake!
Their previous scheme was actually repeated by Prince Tian Biao of Jinning so quickly!
As expected, things don't always go as planned. Fortunately, they were prepared, and Yang Xiong and Tang Bin immediately charged out together.

"Yang Xiong, the 'Golden-Faced Tai Sui,' is here!"

Yang Xiong grabbed his broadsword and charged out, leading the charge:
"Brothers, kill me!"

Tang Bin, wielding a 120-pound axe, charged forward once more:

"Tang Bin, the 'Heroic Mountain Puller,' is here!"
"Wang Yuan, take this from me, my axe!"

"Who?"

When the ambushes from both sides suddenly appeared, Wang Yuan was stunned. Upon hearing the names, his expression immediately changed:
"What a terrible plan the Butterfly Fairy came up with!"

His adjutant, standing nearby, asked in a panic, "General, what should we do?"

Wang Yuan roared, "Charge out!"

However, it was too late. Yang Xiong and Tang Bin had already led the Qi army into the remnants of the defeated army and engaged them in close combat!
Wang Yuan brandished his broadsword, trying to carve a bloody path through the enemy lines, but he couldn't outrun Tang Bin.

Tang Bin's machete was like the Grim Reaper's scythe, reaping the lives of the Jinning army!

Tang Bin quickly arrived in front of Wang Yuan, and the two fought for more than twenty rounds!

Tang Bin seized on Wang Yuan's weakness and chopped him in the shoulder with an axe!
Wang Yuan cried out in agony, "Your Majesty, save me!"

"broken!"

His shout made Yang Xiong suddenly realize something:
"These defeated soldiers are fake, and the pursuers must also be fake!"
"Close the city gates!"

However, it was too late; the pursuers had already reached the suspension bridge!

The leader had a square face and a pair of fierce eyes.
"Hahaha! Gaizhou is now in our hands. I will appoint Butterfly Fan as my strategist!"

"Fengxiang, charge in!"

This man was Tian Hu's own brother, formerly the Third King of Jin, and now the King of Jinning—

Tian Biao!

Feng Xiang was his most valiant general, and he charged into the city gate at the forefront!

(End of this chapter)