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

Chapter 612 Cai Fu: Gao Chong, you coward! [2 Updates]

"Daddy—"

When Gao Chong saw Cai Fu, he fluttered his wings and nestled into Cai Fu's arms like a little bird.
"Thank you, Father, for saving me, your child..."

At this point, Gao Chong's eyes were already filled with tears, and he choked up, unable to speak.

"You are my son!"

Cai Fu held Gao Chong, who was covered in blood, in his arms.

After checking him up and down, left and right to make sure he wasn't injured, she patted Gao Chong's little head with lingering fear:

"A father saves his son, why should I thank him?"

Gao Chong's tears welled up uncontrollably.

Although he was arrogant because of his extraordinary courage at such a young age, he was just a child a little over seven feet tall in front of Cai Fu.

In front of their father, even the oldest child is still a child.

After embracing Gao Chong for a while, Cai Fu sighed, put his arm around Gao Chong's shoulder, and walked forward.

"My darling, did you see that?"

Gao Chong nestled happily in Cai Fu's arms, asking innocently:

"What do you see?"

"Corpse."

Cai Fu walked forward with Gao Chong in his arms, pointing to the battlefield that resembled a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Although the Qi army won a great victory this time, it paid a heavy price of more than 3,000 casualties...

Most of these three thousand-plus men were vanguard troops led by Gao Chong, and they had all died fighting valiantly.

"Do you know they are all your brothers and sisters?"

Cai Fu said in a low voice, "Because of your impulsiveness, their lives will be forever frozen at this moment!"
"There will always be sacrifices in war!"

"To defend our country, it is the most glorious thing for a soldier to die on the battlefield!"

"But if the commander's wrong command leads to unnecessary sacrifices, then it is not worth it at all!"
They are willing to risk their lives for you because they trust you!

"And you have betrayed their trust!"

"Father, I—"

Gao Chong burst into tears, and with a clang, drew his sword from his waist and held it to his neck.
"Brothers, Gao Chong apologizes to you!"

"Snapped!"

Just as Gao Chong gritted his teeth and glared, ready to slit his own throat, a large hand grabbed the blade!

This large hand was like a pair of pliers, clamping down on the sword's edge, preventing Gao Chong from slitting his throat.

But this large hand was not a pair of pliers after all, and bright red blood quickly flowed from between its fingers.

"Father, you—"

Gao Chong was shocked and didn't know what to do for a moment. Cai Fu snatched the sword away.

"Snapped--"

He retaliated with a resounding slap, and Cai Fu, enraged, glared at him.

"I'm sorry to them, the way you think of atonement is to die?"
"Gao Chong, you coward!"

Gao Chong, with a large, bright red handprint on his face, knelt at Cai Fu's feet, tears streaming down his face.

"I know I was wrong, please teach me, Father..."

"They all died under the swords and spears of the Jin dogs!"
"Do you think they'd be happy if you died?"

Cai Fu angrily pointed at Gao Chong's nose and shouted:
You're wrong! It's Jin Gou who's happy!
"So many golden dogs couldn't kill you, but you committed suicide. Do you think the golden dogs are happy?"

Gao Chong asked, weeping, "Then what should I do?"

"Kill the golden dog!"

Cai Fu said through gritted teeth:

"The more Jin dogs you kill, the more revenge you avenge for them!"

"Only the blood of the enemy can wash away your debt to your brothers! Most importantly, learn from your mistakes and correct them!"
"In future battles, don't just think about your own enjoyment and ignore the lives of your comrades!"
Treat each of your siblings well!
"They have entrusted their lives to you because they followed you!"
"Now, follow my instructions!"

Cai Fu strode over to the two corpses, a Qi soldier and a Jin soldier locked in a fierce struggle.

The Jin soldier stabbed the Qi soldier in the stomach with his knife, and the Qi soldier grabbed the Jin soldier's neck and bit his neck until it was mangled.

Carefully separating the Qi army and the Jin soldiers, Cai Fu found that the Qi soldier's arms were too tightly clasped together, so he simply chopped off the Jin soldier's head with a single stroke and then laid the Qi soldier's body on the ground.

Closing the angry eyes of the Qi soldier, Cai Fu walked toward the next Qi soldier's corpse...

With tears streaming down his face, Gao Chong followed Cai Fu and did as he was told, tidying up one Qi soldier corpse after another.

The actions of Cai Fu and his son inspired Yang Zaixing, Yu Hualong, He Yuanqing, Zong Ze, Wang Jin, and others.

With heavy hearts, everyone carefully arranged Qi Jun's body neatly.

This battle was extremely fierce.

Cai Fu has never sacrificed so many brothers since his debut.

In fact, Cai Fu was also worried that Gao Chong's impulsiveness would harm himself and others, so he not only repeatedly told Gao Chong to be careful, but also asked Zong Ze and Wang Jin to assist Gao Chong, and immediately sent Yang Zaixing to support Gao Chong.

Three insurances.

However, their efforts were thwarted by a surprise attack by the Jin soldiers.

There's no way around it; some things are unavoidable. People have to go through pain to grow.

This time, however, it hurt too much...

The Qi army was different from the Song army; every soldier was an elite, carefully selected and rigorously trained.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to eliminate more than 10,000 Jin soldiers with only 3,000 casualties after being ambushed.

Therefore, Cai Fucai was even more heartbroken, and he took the lead in properly sorting out the more than three thousand corpses of the Qi army.

Even the arms and legs lost in battle were retrieved and pieced together as much as possible to make the body whole.

After all the Qi soldiers' corpses were collected, Gao Chong knelt on the ground and wept bitterly upon seeing rows of familiar faces.

The joy of a resounding victory paled in comparison to the pain of losing a brother...

Gao Chong originally didn't understand.

But this experience left a deep scar on his heart, a painful lesson.

"The same goes for you!"

Cai Fu pointed at Yang Zaixing, Yu Hualong, and He Yuanqing, and lectured them one by one:

"I don't want this to happen again. Otherwise, you'll have to go door to door and kowtow to the families of the victims!"

Yang Zaixing, Yu Hualong, and He Yuanqing didn't dare to breathe loudly; they had never seen Cai Fu so angry before.

Cai Fu had always doted on these children, but there were some things that could not be tolerated.

Only then did An Daoquan rush over and quickly treat Cai Fu's palm wound.

Cai Fu took a breath and instructed Gao Chong:
"Write down the names of the injured, and make sure each family receives adequate compensation!"
"Anyone who dares to embezzle even a single penny will have their entire family executed!"

Gao Chong sobbed and said he understood. At this moment, Zong Ze and Wang Jin came over and knelt down with a "plop":
"This humble general failed to dissuade the young general in time, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"

“You guys…”

Cai Fu shook his head. Gao Chong was too headstrong; Zong Ze and Wang Jin's identities couldn't really keep him in check.

After a moment's hesitation, Cai Fu beckoned Gao Chong over and said to Zong Ze:
"Old Zong, you are skilled in military strategy."

"I will have my beloved son become your student to learn military strategy. Please do not refuse."

"Ah this..."

Zong Ze wanted to refuse, but if the master-disciple relationship were established, he and the Prince of Qi would be bound together forever!

If the King of Qi were to rebel again, I would undoubtedly be an accomplice to the rebels!

However, after Gao Chong kowtowed repeatedly, Zong Ze hesitated again and again but still couldn't bear to refuse.

Firstly, Gao Chong was his savior, and secondly, he wanted to groom Gao Chong into a pillar of strength...

With a long sigh, Zong Ze helped Gao Chong to his feet.
"I am deeply grateful for Your Majesty's favor; how could I, a humble general, dare disobey?"

(End of this chapter)