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

Chapter 605 Gao Chong: Father, save me—[1st update]

"Hmph, I deserve to die..."

Zong Ze woke up groaning and mumbling. He had drunk himself into oblivion last night, and when he opened his eyes, the sun was already high in the sky.

"My son—"

Zong Ze woke up feeling thirsty and asked Zong Fang to pour him some water.

When Zongfang walked in from outside, Zongze took a closer look and saw that Zongfang's face was swollen like a pig's head.
"My son, who did you quarrel with?"
"Didn't your father teach you to be kind to others?"

Munakata: (_)
After much hesitation, Zong Fang ultimately did not reveal the truth:
"Father, I bumped into the door frame last night..."

Meanwhile, in another room at the same inn.

"Wa hahaha……"

Yang Hu and Hua Pufang returned, arm in arm, chatting and laughing. As soon as they opened the door, they saw Wu Shangzhi already there, sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for them.

Wu Shangzhi curiously observed Yang Hu and Hua Pufang, who were beaming with joy:
"Brothers, what brings you such joy?"

Hua Pu said excitedly, "Brother, we just came back from the command post, and now we're captains!"

Yang Hu said proudly, "Because we are good at naval warfare, we were assigned to Runzhou as the deputy general of Governor Zhang!"

Wu Shangzhi: "Which Commander Zhang?"

Hua Pufang: "Brother, don't you know?"
"The naval commander of Runzhou is none other than 'White Streak in the Waves' Zhang Shun!"

"It turns out to be him!"

Wu Shangzhi suddenly realized what was going on and was happy for them:

"That's great! Runzhou has a very important geographical location, and it will allow you to make good use of your strengths!"

"You'll find it easier to achieve great things there!"

Yang Hu became even more smug and asked Wu Shangzhi, "Brother, have you arranged your duties?"

Wu Shangzhi: "No."

"what?"

Yang Hu and Hua Pufang exchanged a glance: "Brother, you have a silver medal, why didn't the King make any arrangements for it?"

Wu Shangzhi sighed: "The General has taken me as his disciple, so I have to stay by his side."

"Once I've completed my training, the General should have made arrangements."

Yang Hu and Hua Pufang: (_)(_)
"By the way, where is Brother Wang Zuo?"

Not wanting to continue the topic, Yang Hu decisively changed the subject:
"Didn't he also make it to the finals? Why isn't he participating?"

Wu Shangzhi also didn't want to talk about Wang Zuo, so he changed the subject as well:

He went back to his hometown for some business.

"I've heard that the General has very strict standards for accepting disciples!"
His eldest disciple, Zhang Qing, is now the General of Dongchang Prefecture!

"You've all met the second disciple, Zhang Kui, the one with the bronze medal!"

"I am the third disciple..."

Are you still not done?
Yang Hu and Hua Pufang: (_)(_)
……

A martial arts arena.

"Quack! Quack!"

Gao Chong, fully armed and swaggering, rode the Jade Lion of the Night and wielded a tiger-headed, gold-inlaid spear, arriving in the center of the arena and shouting:
"The greatest hero under heaven is here. Who dares to fight me to the death?"

"Stinky boy!"

Cai Fu chuckled, and Lu Junyi waved to Yu Hualong.

Yu Hualong immediately spurred his horse forward: "Third brother, I've come to learn from your skills!"

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding..."

Yu Hualong fought Gao Chong for four or five rounds, but was already at a disadvantage.

Seeing this, Lu Junyi waved to Wu Shangzhi again.

Then Wu Shangzhi joined the battle: "Stop being so arrogant, Wu Shangzhi is here!"

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding..."

Yu Hualong and Wu Shangzhi fought Gao Chong for over twenty rounds, but gradually lost ground.

Lu Junyi waved to Zhang Kui, who then charged forward to fight three against one.

Zhang Kui, Yu Hualong, and Wu Shangzhi fought against Gao Chong, and this time they finally managed to hold their ground, remaining evenly matched for over fifty rounds.

Cai Fu laughed, "One more, let me see my darling's limit." Lu Junyi waved to Yang Zaixing again, whose tattered silver spear was already itching for a fight!

So Yang Zaixing also joined the battle, and the four young generals circled around Gao Chong, fighting fiercely!

It's like a revolving lantern, dazzling to the eye!

This time, Gao Chong was finally at his wit's end, only able to parry but unable to retaliate...

After barely managing to hold on for more than ten rounds, Gao Chong cried out in desperation:

"Father, save me—"

Cai Fu laughed heartily, and then let the children come down and rest so that Gao Chong wouldn't get too tired.

"My darling, have you learned your lesson?"

Cai Fu handed Gao Chong a towel to wipe his sweat and asked him with a smile.

Gao Chong was covered in sweat, his face flushed, and he said angrily:
"They're ganging up on the few because of their numbers!"

"In a battlefield, it's perfectly normal for the majority to bully the minority."

Cai Fu handed him another bowl of water: "You rely on your superior martial arts skills and charge at the enemy whenever you encounter them."

"As a general, being fearless is a good thing, but you can't just charge blindly."

"We will not talk about traps or pitfalls today."

"If the enemy has several generals like them surrounding and attacking you, how would you break through their defenses?"
"At that time, your father might not be able to save you..."

Gao Chong took the water blankly, Cai Fu's words replaying in his mind, and for a moment he forgot that he was thirsty.

Cai Fu then looked at Yang Zaixing, who was gloating beside him:
"the same as you!"

Yang Zaixing: (⊙ω⊙)
Cai Fu looked around and said, "You're all the same!"

Yu Hualong, Zhang Kui, and Wu Shangzhi all said they knew.

After the children rested, they went back to the arena to practice their martial arts. Cai Fu said to Lu Junyi:

"The grain, armor, and weapons prepared by the imperial court have arrived in Cangzhou."

"How are our troops preparing?"

Lu Junyi: "We are ready. This time, 80,000 troops is the maximum we can deploy."

"If there are any more, the defenses of each prefecture will be insufficient."

"I'm afraid that while we fight desperately at the front, the rear will be unstable..."

Cai Fu nodded: "Eighty thousand troops are enough. It's up to the Jin dogs to decide what to do."

Lu Junyi said worriedly, "Brother, I wonder if my third brother (Lu Zhishen) and sixth brother (Han Shizhong) have received the news."

"Hopefully it's not too late; Yang Yao hasn't taken any action against Huaixi yet."

"Do not worry."

Cai Fu said confidently, "With my third brother, sixth brother, and Li Zhu, Yang Yao is nothing to worry about."

Lu Junyi: "I hope so..."

……

Xijing.

"Third Brother! Strategist!"

Han Shizhong arrived weary from his journey from Dongchuan Prefecture. Upon entering the Grand Commander's office, his first question was about Lu Zhishen and Li Zhu:

What urgent military situation is there?

Li Zhu handed him a piece of intelligence: "General Han, this was sent from Qingzhou by express courier."

Han Shizhong quickly took it, glanced at it, and snorted coldly:
"So it was that scoundrel Yang Yao!"

"This fellow started his career in Dongting Lake and has now conquered five prefectures around Dongting Lake: Yuezhou, Tanzhou, Dingzhou, Jiangling Prefecture, and Jingmen Army, which border our Qi Kingdom!"
“We haven’t even used our troops against him yet, and he dares to set his sights on us!”

"This is intolerable!"

"Third Brother, give me 30,000 men, and I'll go get Yang Yao's head and bring it back to you!"

Lu Zhishen glared at him: "Nonsense!"
"You are the deputy commander-in-chief. If you go to take Yang Yao's head, who will guard Huaixi?"

Don’t you still exist?

Han Shizhong looked puzzled and didn't dare to speak directly.

Lu Zhishen stepped forward, put his arm around Han Shizhong's shoulder, and said earnestly:
"Sixth brother, don't blame your third brother for speaking bluntly!"
"The waters of Dongting Lake are very deep; you can't control them. Don't make a big mistake because of a moment of anger!"
"Take my advice, Third Brother. Focus on guarding Huaixi steadily. That's better than anything else..."

(End of this chapter)