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

Chapter 650 Wu Yong: I regret not meeting you before I was married! [2nd Update]

"Report——"

Just as Cai Fu, Lu Zhishen, Lu Junyi, and Wu Song were enjoying their drinks, they received an urgent message from Zhaode Prefecture.

Upon closer inspection, Cai Fu realized it was none other than Hao Siwen, nicknamed "Jingmu Han"!

Hao Siwen's eyes were bloodshot, his lips were cracked, his hair was disheveled, and his battle robe was stained with blood!
When he arrived, his horse neighed loudly, collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and died of exhaustion!

Although Hao Siwen was just an ordinary military officer under Cai Fu, he was Guan Sheng's sworn brother.

The urgent message must be related to Guan Sheng.

Cai Fu rushed forward and, without saying a word, gave Hao Siwen a Tiger Penis Minor Rejuvenating Pill.

Give Hao Siwen another sip of wine to help her swallow the medicine.

Hao Siwen finally recovered and gripped Cai Fu's hand tightly:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
"General Guan, he, blah blah blah..."

It turned out that Guan Sheng led his army to capture Fenyang Prefecture, and Fenyang King Tian Bao fled to Weisheng Prefecture to seek refuge with Tian Ding.

Guan Sheng pressed his advantage and attacked Weisheng Prefecture, where he fought a fierce battle with Sun An, the commander of Tian Ding's palace guards, for eighty rounds without a clear victor.

The Jin state's national advisor, Qiao Daoqing, used his sorcery to stir up a sandstorm. Guan Sheng was blinded by the sand, and Sun An seized the opportunity to capture Guan Sheng alive.

Fan Rui was also suppressed by Qiao Daoqing in their magical duel...

The Qi army suffered a major defeat, and the Jin army took the opportunity to pursue them all the way to Fenyang Prefecture.

Instead of fleeing to Fenyang Prefecture amidst the chaos of battle, Hao Siwen bypassed the Jin army's pursuit and traveled alone to Qingzhou to seek help from Cai Fu.

"Your Majesty, please save General Guan!"

Hao Siwen was in tears: "I'm afraid it's too late, General Guan will..."

"That's unreasonable!"

Cai Fu was furious.

Although he knew that Guan Sheng's defeat at Sun An's hands was not unjust.

Sun An was a formidable warrior who fought Lu Junyi for over a hundred rounds to a draw, and he was able to sit at the same table as Du Xue and Shi Wengong.

It's not unjust that Fan Rui lost to Qiao Daoqing; in the original story, he was taught a lesson by Qiao Daoqing.

But no matter who it is, they can't mess with his brother!

"Big brother, let's go save fourth brother!"

Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, and Wu Song said in unison.

Cai Fu nodded: "They absolutely must be saved!"

Although Cai Fu had only been back from Jiangnan for a few days, he immediately mobilized troops and set off again for Guan Sheng.

Cai Fu selected Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zaixing, Yu Hualong, Gao Chong, He Yuanqing, Zhang Kui, Wu Shangzhi, Fang Jie, Shi Bao, Wang Yin, Lin Chong, Du Xue, Lü Fang, Shi Qian and other generals.

He then led three thousand Blood Dragon Riders, two thousand Qilin Riders, and twenty thousand Sin Army soldiers, all mounted troops, towards Fenyang.

Of course, the Imperial Advisor Gongsun Sheng was indispensable.

Qiu Qiongying, who was familiar with the terrain, also went along.

Wu Song also wanted to go, but Cai Fu disagreed. He needed to leave a brother in Qingzhou to keep watch, otherwise Cai Fu wouldn't feel at ease...

Qizhou.

Qin Ming returned to Shandong, and as a newly appointed official, he was overjoyed.
I, "Thunderbolt," am back!
But when it came time to hand over his duties, Qin Ming calmed down: It seems I've only been reinstated to my original position...

Before the rebellion, I was the commander of the Qingzhou Commandery!

After the rebellion, it took me five years, a full five years, to finally regain my position as the commander of the Qizhou Commandery...

Why am I so happy?!
Qin Ming is a real man if he doesn't cry!
Wu Yong knew what Qin Ming was sad about, and walked over to him, fanning himself with a goose feather fan:

"Commander Qin, don't be sad. Our rise to prominence is yet to come."

nonsense!

Qin Ming didn't want to pay attention to him. Before the rebellion, Wu Yong was just a down-on-his-luck scholar who made a living as a private tutor.

In seven years of rebellion, Wu Yong rose from a commoner to become the prefect of Qizhou, a promotion even faster than the imperial examination!

The contrast made Qin Ming want to cry even more.

Just then, a Song soldier rushed in, panicked, to report:
"General, something terrible has happened! The Jin soldiers are attacking!"

"Jin soldiers?" Qin Ming and Wu Yong were shocked and rushed to the city gate tower. Looking down from their vantage point, they saw...
Sure enough, countless cavalrymen dressed in golden armor roared in from the east!

"wrong!"

With a strange expression, Wu Yong pointed with his goose feather fan at the rows of blood-red banners fluttering in the wind:
"This is the banner of the Qi army!"

Qin Ming was stunned: "The armor of the Jin soldiers, the banners of the Qi army..."

"Could it be that the man surnamed Cai surrendered to the Jin Dynasty?"

"No!"

Wu Yong corrected him: "I'm afraid the Jin soldiers have surrendered to the King of Qi!"

"Ah this..."

Qin Ming was stunned.

Having arrived in Qizhou, he naturally heard about Cai Fu's victory over the Jin army in the northern frontier.

But to his utter surprise, so many Jin soldiers surrendered to Cai Fu and became his accomplices...

"General, what should we do?"

The Song soldiers on the city wall were trembling with fear, so much so that they could barely hold their swords and spears...

"Don't act rashly."

Wu Yong saw that the drawbridge had been raised and felt relieved.

"They don't seem to be coming for us."

"Even if they're coming for us, we can raise the drawbridge. They're all cavalry, what can they do to us?"

Qin Ming immediately issued the order: "No rash actions are permitted!"

So all the Song soldiers on the city wall clung to the crenellations, peeking like thieves at what the Jin soldiers were up to.

As expected, the Jin cavalry did not enter the city; they simply rushed past it on the official road outside the city like a gust of wind.

Following closely behind were the Blood Dragon Riders, all clad in blood-red armor, and the Qilin Riders, all clad in cyan armor!
"Strategist, look!"

Qin Ming suddenly spotted Cai Fu, Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, and others swaggering ahead of the Blood Dragon Cavalry.

Wu Yong also saw Cai Fu, and a bitter feeling welled up in his heart. The executioner of the past had become the King of Qi...

If I had chosen Cai Fu back then, I would at least be a prime minister now, and Wen Huanzhang would never have had the chance.
What a pity, I wish we had met before I was married!

Qin Ming also felt bitter. If he had followed Hua Rong to join Cai Fu back then, wouldn't he be more powerful than he is now?

"Strategist, could they be heading to attack Tokyo?"

Qin Ming suddenly realized a terrifying possibility:

"They passed right in front of our city gates, so aren't we going to be held responsible?"

"Don't worry, from here to Kaifeng Prefecture, we still have to pass through many prefectures and cities such as Puyang and Xingren."

Wu Yong comforted Qin Ming: "If they really attack Tokyo, everyone along the way will have to take responsibility."

Hearing this, Qin Ming felt much more at ease, after all, so many people were sharing the blame...

Wu Yong added, "But I don't think they're going to attack Tokyo; it seems more like they're rushing to reinforce some place..."

"Could it be that something has happened in the state of Jin?"

Qin Ming: “…”

Just as Wu Yong had predicted, Cai Fu's army passed through prefectures and counties without anyone daring to question them.

And so Cai Fu's army arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture in a grand procession, passing through the city gate as well.

Such a commotion naturally alarmed Emperor Huizong of Song.

When Emperor Huizong of Song climbed up to the city gate tower, he couldn't help but gasp in shock:
Good heavens! So many Jin soldiers... are they all prisoners of war surnamed Cai?

Even knowing they were Cai Fu's prisoners, the civil and military officials still trembled with fear upon seeing so many Jin soldiers.

That's incredible!

If these fierce and ruthless soldiers were to reach Kaifeng, even 800,000 imperial guards might not be enough to wreak havoc on the Jin army!
Moreover, I've heard that the Jin state has a million-strong army and a thousand fierce generals; if they threw their whips into the river, they could stop its flow...

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered!
[The third update is definitely coming soon, everyone should rest first]

(End of this chapter)