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

Chapter 552 Lei Heng: A Divine Dancer, a Charming Beauty! [3rd Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]

The man who came was sent by Huermi to deal with the severed head, and he brought Lin Chong his eighteen-foot spear.

The man was Hu Ermi's confidant. He didn't say much to Lin Chong, silently dealt with the severed head, and left.

Zhang Kui and Dong Xian breathed a sigh of relief as they watched him disappear into the snowstorm.

Seeing Lin Chong's calm and composed demeanor, Zhang Kui and Dong Xian exchanged a glance, both feeling a little embarrassed.

Lin Chong felt even more confident; he found it wonderful to have someone to rely on!
The reason I had a bad feeling about him before was probably because Song Jiang wasn't someone I could rely on...

Lin Chong deeply regretted his decision, wondering how he could have been so blind as to choose Song Jiang over Cai Fu.
They put the ten heads into a sheepskin bag, and Lin Chong, Zhang Kui, and Dong Xian braved the wind and snow to head south.

He couldn't wait to reconcile with Lu Zhishen, and couldn't wait to fight alongside Cai Funan...

……

Xijing.

After Cai Fu returned, he discussed with Lu Zhishen the matter of forming a second army corps:
"This time we conquered eight prefectures of Chu. The area was large, the population was large, and it was too far away from the mainland of Qi."

"Therefore, I decided to organize these eight prefectures into the Second Army Corps."

"Third brother, you shall be the legion commander!"

Lu Zhishen replied without hesitation, "Brother, don't worry, it's all on me!"

Cai Fu patted Lu Zhishen on the shoulder with relief:

"Sixth Brother (Han Shizhong) will be your deputy corps commander, and Assistant Li will be your strategist!"
"With them supporting you, no one else can help!"

Lu Zhishen chuckled: "Great! I can also invite my sixth brother for a drink!"

Cai Fu exchanged a few jokes with Lu Zhishen, and then discussed the generals of the eight prefectures.

Finally, it was decided that Lu Zhishen would be the General Commander of Xijing, He Ji would be the General Commander of Shannan Army, Feng Tai would be the General Commander of Nanfeng Prefecture, Mi Sheng would be the General Commander of Yun'an Army, Li Zhu would be the General Commander of Jingnan Prefecture, Liu Yuan would be the General Commander of Ande Prefecture, Han Shizhong would be the General Commander of Dongchuan Prefecture, and Liu Tang would be the General Commander of Wanzhou.

Each general was assigned a deputy general, which will not be elaborated upon further.

After everything was settled, Cai Fu and Lu Zhishen drank together and set off for Tokyo the next day to present the severed heads.

Meanwhile, Song Jiang had already arrived in Tokyo.

Song Jiang also had nine other leaders under his command: Wu Yong, Kong Ming, Kong Liang, Lei Heng, Guo Sheng, Zhang Heng, Qin Ming, Chai Jin, and Li Kui.

And the more than three hundred henchmen who have followed him from Liangshanbo to the present.

These three hundred-odd henchmen, who followed him on his campaigns across the country, could be considered an elite force.

Song Jiang certainly couldn't bring so many people into the city, so he first found a village inn outside the city to stay in.

They left behind four leaders—Chai Jin, Li Kui, Guo Sheng, and Zhang Heng—to guard the underlings at the village shop.

Song Jiang, along with Wu Yong, Qin Ming, Lei Heng, Kong Ming, and Kong Liang, disguised themselves as traveling merchants and infiltrated Tokyo.

They found a hotel, and Song Jiang and his group booked a private room on the second floor, where they ate and drank while discussing their plans.

"Although we have decided to surrender to the imperial court, we must do so in a proper manner and not just rashly come to their door."

Wu Yong, fanning himself with a goose feather fan, explained the situation to his brothers in detail.

He and Song Jiang had been discussing this matter for a while, but they were only letting the brothers know about it now:
"Brothers, do you know who is the number one courtesan in the Song Dynasty?"

Lei Heng raised his hand: "Li Shishi!"

Seeing his brothers all staring at him, Lei Heng blushed.
"A goddess of song and dance, a captivating beauty under the moon!"

"This Li Shishi is quite a famous name, you haven't all heard of her, have you?"

"Oh--"

The brothers burst into laughter in unison, and Song Jiang revealed a smile that all men understood:
"I have heard of it, but not in as much detail as Brother Lei Heng has."

It turns out that Lei Heng was also a hidden lecher; he was forced to join the Liangshan bandits because of his frequenting of brothels.

When Lei Heng returned to Yuncheng County from Dongchang Prefecture on official business, Li Xiaoer, who was helping out, told him that a famous courtesan named Bai Xiuying had come from Tokyo while he was away. She was quite the leading lady!
It's not explicitly stated here that Lei Heng is a womanizer, but if you think about it carefully, why did he have a hanger-on tell him about this as soon as he returned?

Why didn't the hanger-on tell Zhu Tong? Wu Song had also been a constable; did he have any accomplices who led him to brothels?
Moreover, as soon as the hanger-on mentioned it to Lei Heng, Lei Heng went, which shows that this wasn't Lei Heng's first time visiting brothels.

This is similar to the arrival of new tea in the 21st century.

However, Lei Heng's other flaws were so great that they overshadowed his lecherous nature.

After his brothers teased Lei Heng for a while, Wu Yong continued speaking:

"Li Shishi is very close to the Emperor. If we can get her to say a few good words for us in front of the Emperor, it won't be difficult for her to recruit us."

Qin Ming frowned and said, "She is not related to us at all. How can we ask her to speak well of us to the officials?"

"This is not difficult."

Wu Yong confidently waved his goose feather fan:
As the saying goes, money can make the devil turn the millstone.

"We're throwing money around, are we afraid she won't speak up for us?"

Lei Heng gave a thumbs up in complete agreement: "The strategist is right!"

Just then, Kongming suddenly pointed to the street below and said:

"Brothers, look who's that?"

The private room they were sitting in had a window, from which they could see the street below, so the brothers all went to look.

On the main street, a general was leading a patrol. The general was wearing an iron mask, so his face could not be seen.

However, he held a silver spear and rode a tall horse with golden curly hair.

His brothers couldn't recognize his face, but they immediately recognized his silver spear and curly-haired lion beast!
"Silver Spear! Leomon!"

Song Jiang couldn't help but call out his name:
"He is Dong Ping! 'Double-Gun General' Dong Ping!"

"It's really him!"

Qin Ming also recognized Dong Ping, after all, Dong Ping had gone up Erlong Mountain with them before.

Qin Ming and Dong Ping were both once government military officers, and they often sparred together at Erlong Mountain.

So Qin Ming was puzzled:

"Dong Ping has been missing for a long time, how could he be in Tokyo?"

"He also became a military commander of the Dragon God Guard?"

"And why is there only one arm left?"

Wu Yong's small eyes darted around, and a plan came to him:

"Brothers, bring Dong Ping here!"
"Perhaps our grand plan of recruiting him will have to rely on him!"

Meanwhile, Dong Ping, looking dejected, led a group of men on a patrol of the streets.

Having his nose smashed was bad enough, but losing an ear was actually a blessing in disguise. However, having his right arm chopped off by Cai Fu was just too desperate.

The Dragon God Guard would never appoint a disabled person as commander. Out of respect for Gao Qiu, they demoted him and kept him as a military envoy.

The Imperial Guard was organized into teams of fifty men each, with two teams forming a unit.

The commander of an infantry unit was called "Dutou," and the commander of a cavalry unit was called "Junshi."

In other words, Dong Ping can only command one hundred cavalrymen at present.

Fortunately, he was originally a dual-wielder, and even without his right arm, he could still wield a gun with his left hand.

However, Dong Ping knew that his future was ruined; he would probably have to sit in the position of "military commissioner" for the rest of his life.

Unless he performs some great service, he can't possibly make a comeback, but what great service can he possibly perform like this?
So Dong Ping is now very depressed. When he was patrolling the streets and reached the intersection, he suddenly heard someone reciting:
"A valiant general with two guns, a dashing marquis with ten thousand households!"

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(End of this chapter)