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Chapter 546 Song Jiang: How dare this dark-skinned fellow be so rude? [3rd update, please vote!]

"I accept this gift of apprenticeship. I will repay him with great wealth in the future."

Cai Fu smiled and ruffled Chai Paifu's little head a few times:
"What's inherited can't compare to the satisfaction of what you earn yourself."

Everyone could see that the orphan and widow could not hold onto Nanning Prefecture.

Although Cai Fu did take over Nanning Prefecture, he at least saved the lives of the orphans and widows and gave Chai Paifu a bright future.

Meanwhile, Song Jiang and his gang were in dire straits, fleeing Nanning Prefecture in a panic like stray dogs.

They fled all the way to a deserted place in the suburbs before finally taking a break in the woods.

"Ugh--"

Chai Jin looked up to the sky and sighed: "This whole mess... it seems I can't hold onto Nanning Prefecture..."

Wu Yong rose and bowed deeply to Chai Jin:

"Master Chai, it's all Wu Yong's fault for being so useless..."

"What are you saying, strategist?"

Chai Jin helped him up: "Who would have thought that the red-haired barbarian would have the courage of ten thousand men?"

This was truly unexpected for all of them; they had all assumed that Qin Ming could handle it.

Unexpectedly, even Qin Ming couldn't defeat Li Shufu, which made Song Jiang miss Lin Chong...

"Disciple—"

Just then, Qin Ming's thunderous roar suddenly rang out!

Song Jiang was stunned, but then he realized what had happened...

"Shh-"

All eyes turned to Huang Xin.

Huang Xin was knocked off his horse by Li Shufu's gilded halberd, but Lei Heng rescued him.

Then everyone rushed to escape, and no one gave him first aid.

Song Jiang originally thought Huang Xin would be fine, after all, Huang Xin had followed him all these years of traveling around the country.

did not expect……

Song Jiang hurriedly scrambled to Huang Xin's side and tried to check Huang Xin's breath.

Huang Xin was already dead.

With trembling hands, Song Jiang turned Huang Xin's body over and saw a large crater in Huang Xin's back!
This is no longer just a matter of broken bones; it's very likely that internal organs have been shattered!

Just now, Qin Ming saw Huang Xin lying motionless on his horse. He went over to help him off the horse, only to find that Huang Xin was already dead.

Sensing the intense resentment emanating from Qin Ming, Song Jiang sniffed and immediately burst into tears.
"Brother Huang Xin, I promised to help you make a fortune, how could you leave like this? Waaaaah..."

"Back then in Qingfeng Village, you followed Song Jiang, traveling all over the country and fighting side by side..."

"So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. Song Jiang has gained a lot and lost a lot!"
"But what makes Song Jiang most grateful is that you old brothers are still by his side!"
"With you all here, Song Jiang has the courage to keep going!"
"But why did you just leave like that, Brother Huang Xin? Waaah..."

Song Jiang cried hysterically, beating his chest and stamping his feet, which successfully dissipated some of the resentment in Qin Ming's heart.

"Brothers Huang Xin—"

Song Jiang suddenly drew Huang Xin's death sword and held it to his own neck:
Wait for me on the road to the underworld—

"Song Jiang will go down and join you—"

"Brother, you can't!"

Wu Yong and Lei Heng hurriedly grabbed Song Jiang from the front and back, sandwiching him between them like a sandwich!

Kongming, Kong Liang, Guo Sheng, Zhang Heng, and Chai Jin all came to stop Song Jiang, and Chai Jin performed exceptionally well:

"Brother, we must live on for our brothers!"
"Only by surviving can I avenge my brothers!"

If you can talk, then say more!
With tears streaming down his face, Song Jiang said, "Master Chai, you are right!"

"Even if Song Jiang is torn to pieces, he will definitely avenge our brothers who died unjustly!"

Qin Ming's resentment dissipated considerably, and he embraced Huang Xin's corpse and wept...

Song Jiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then leaned over and hugged Qin Ming and Huang Xin together, crying even harder than Qin Ming!
The brothers also shed tears with him. After crying for a while, Wu Yong mustered his spirits and asked Song Jiang:

"Brother, this is a dangerous place, we should not stay here for long."

"The best course of action now is to discuss where we can go." Where else can we go?
Song Jiang looked at Wu Yong with a miserable expression: "Please, strategist, teach me..."

Wu Yong smiled bitterly; the road ahead was getting narrower and narrower.

Song Jiang didn't want to go abroad, and he didn't even have anyone to turn to.

After pondering for a long time, Wu Yong finally said, "Brother, I have three strategies: superior, middle, and inferior."

"The best course of action is for us to surrender to the imperial court. Although we may not be given important positions, we can still serve the court."

"The best course of action is for us to join forces with Tian Ding or Tian Bao. We can either replace them or assist them in dealing with Guan Sheng."

"A poor choice..."

Song Jiang pressed further, "What is the worst possible strategy?"

Wu Yong shook his head: "Brother should be loyal to the country and die for it. It's better not to talk about this inferior strategy."

When he said that, his brothers understood that the worst option was to defect to the Jin Dynasty.

Song Jiang pondered for a long time after hearing this before finally making up his mind:
"The worst option is out of the question, and the middle option is unlikely to turn the tide either. We might as well surrender to the imperial court!"

None of the brothers objected, except for one person who jumped up:
"Surrender? Surrender my foot!"

With a single kick, he struck Song Jiang's horse in the belly!

The kick sent the horse flying ten feet into the air, spitting blood, and it landed so hard it could no longer struggle to rise...

Song Jiang was furious: "How dare this black scoundrel be so rude?"

"Push me away... Wake up!"

Huang Xin is already dead, and the leaders, including the disabled Li Kui, number only about ten.

At this point, unity was paramount, so Song Jiang could only give Li Kui a loud but ultimately ineffective scolding.

With a slap followed by a sweet treat, Song Jiang easily fooled Li Kui into calling him "good brother."

Having reached a consensus, Song Jiang and his men headed towards Tokyo...

……

Cai Fu spent some time in Nanning Prefecture, firstly to reorganize the army, and secondly to send people to search for Song Jiang.

Chai Gui once boasted to him that Nanning Prefecture had 50,000 elite troops, but in reality, they were not even as good as the Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty.

After Cai Fu finished reorganizing, he only had 10,000 men left. On the contrary, the Miao soldiers from Huawai were really good at fighting.

As it turned out, Song Jiang escaped swiftly this time, and the scouts sent by Cai Fu failed to find any trace of him.

Cai Fu decided not to linger in Nanning Prefecture. He needed to go to Chu to join the main force before returning to Qi.

By the way, the State of Chu no longer exists; those eight military prefectures were reorganized by Cai Fu into the Second Army Corps.

The corps commander was Lu Zhishen, the deputy corps commander was Han Shizhong, and the strategist was Li Zhu.

There was no other way; those eight military prefectures did not border the State of Qi, so this method was the only temporary solution for managing them.

With such a combination of civil and military talents as Lu Zhishen, Han Shizhong, and Li Zhu, Cai Fu was at ease.

However, in Nanning Prefecture, Cai Fu deliberated for a long time before finally deciding to hand over power to Hua Rong:

"Xiaohua, I'm entrusting Nanning Prefecture to you."

"Ah this..."

Hua Rong could hardly believe his ears:

"Master, without your servants, who will attend to you personally?"

"Do you want to serve me for the rest of your life?"

Cai Fu smiled and placed his hands on Hua Rong's shoulders:

“You are a great general. The time you spend with me is just to temper your character. It would be too unfair to ask you to serve me for the rest of your life.”

"A true man born in chaotic times should wield a three-foot sword and achieve unparalleled feats!"

Cai Fu patted Hua Rong on the shoulder:

I believe in you, you can do it!

Goodnight, please give me some monthly tickets and recommendations, or maybe 2?

(End of this chapter)