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

Chapter 676 The New Eight Heroes of Liangshan [1st Update]

Song Jiang, Qin Ming, and Wu Yong fled back to Qingzhou in one go.

After taking stock of the remaining troops, it was found that not only were there only five or six thousand men left out of the original thirty thousand, but two great generals, Ren Yuan and Yang Bin, had also been lost.

In addition, Chai Jin broke his lower leg and sought treatment from a doctor. It is said that even after being cured, he would still be a cripple.

Lei Heng is still undergoing emergency treatment...

"Ugh--"

Song Jiang subconsciously touched his missing ear again.

Song Taigong said he had a pair of ingot-shaped ears, which meant he was blessed.

Song Jiang had always thought so, but as a result, his ear was shot off by Pang Wanchun, leaving him with only an ear hole.

Song Jiang wanted to cry again: What a tragedy!

Just then, the door to the ward opened, and the doctor was immediately surrounded by the heroes as soon as he came out.

"Doctor, how is my brother?"

Song Jiang spoke up for his brothers, holding the doctor's hands tightly.

The doctor shook his head with a bitter smile: "I'm sorry, I did my best, but I still couldn't save him..."

"Oh!"

Song Jiang's vision went black, and he fell backward!
Unlike his other brothers, "Winged Tiger" Lei Heng was on good terms with Lei Heng when he was a clerk in Yuncheng County.

He was arrested by the authorities, but Lei Heng released him.

Lei Heng was arrested by the authorities, and it was he who saved Lei Heng.

People like Lei Heng, who are considered his direct descendants, are truly one less to lose...

The deaths of Ren Yuan and Yang Bin were nothing, but the death of Lei Heng was a heavy blow to Song Jiang.

The brothers hurriedly surrounded Song Jiang. Song Jiang was in tears, utterly weak, but then he heard the doctor continue:

"...the left eye!"

"what?"

Song Jiang's face turned green: "Doctor, do you mean my brother's left eye is beyond saving?"

The doctor said, "It's a duck."

Song Jiang: (_)
"Brother, this is a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune!"

Wu Yong quickly tried to smooth things over, but Song Jiang had already shed tears; they couldn't be wasted, he had to make a difference.

"Yes, but the Ren brothers and the Yang brothers weren't so lucky!"

"Especially Yang Bin, he just turned eighteen this year..."

Yang Fan burst into tears and threw himself into Song Jiang's arms; he was all alone in his home now.

"Brother Yang Fan..."

Song Jiang hugged Yang Fan, tears streaming down his face, and said:

"It's because your brother is useless that you lost your only brother..."

"Song Jiang swears that he will avenge Brother Yang Bin, or else he will die by the executioner's blade!"

"Thank you, brother..."

Yang Fan hugged Song Jiang tightly and cried, saying:
"But from this day forward, I will have no more brothers..."

"Who said you didn't?"

Song Jiang said firmly, "Song Jiang is your own brother. Today, let us become sworn brothers!"

Song Jiang thought Cai Fu's move was very effective; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to poach all of Cai Fu's brothers.

Taking this opportunity, Song Jiang swore brotherhood with Yang Fan, Wu Yong, Qin Ming, Zhang Heng, and Yue Zhen.

Song Jiang is the eldest, Wu Yong is the second, Qin Ming is the third, Chai Jin is the fourth, Lei Heng is the fifth, Zhang Heng is the sixth, Yang Fan is the seventh, and Yue Zhen is the eighth.

The reason no one else was brought was mainly because Li Kui had no value in forming a sworn brotherhood, and Hong Xian... had already become a suspected mole in Song Jiang's eyes. "Brothers, those surnamed Cai are the 'Eight Heroes of Liangshan,' and we are the 'New Eight Heroes of Liangshan'!"

After Song Jiang swore brotherhood, he felt his bond with his brothers had deepened.

"If he could fight his way from Liangshan Marsh to Qingzhou and become the King of Qi, so can I, Song Jiang..."

"Suppress this gang of rebels for the imperial court!"

……

"Boom... Boom..."

Cai Fu led an army of over 100,000 back to the border in a grand procession, having already made arrangements for the new territory.

With Bazhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou established, Mozhou and Tanzhou were no longer exclaves, but were officially connected to the Qi state's mainland.

Cai Fu then transferred Shi Wengong to Bazhou as the general and Luo Yanqing as his deputy.
Zhu Wu was transferred to Qingzhou as the prefect, Yuan Lang became the general, and Teng Kan became his deputy.

Zong Ze was transferred to Jizhou as the prefect, Wang Jin became the general, and Ma Ling became his deputy.

Ten thousand troops were each transferred from Cangzhou, Mozhou, and Tanzhou to Bazhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou, respectively.

In addition, Cai Fu also distributed 5,000 surrendered Song soldiers to each of the six prefectures, which made them easier to manage.

The remaining nine thousand or so Song soldiers who had surrendered took them with them.

As for the 30,000 surrendered Jin soldiers, Cai Fu handed them over to Lu Junyi, who then established a new "traitorous army."

The "evil army" and the "criminal army" are a perfect match.

Because Tanzhou and Jizhou are located in the middle of the Liao and Jin states, like a sandwich, Cai Fu will send more generals to help them.

As for now, he's going to Tokyo to visit his father-in-law.

When the army arrived at the border, they were met by the Qingzhou reinforcements who had been ordered to be stationed there.

This wave of reinforcements from Qingzhou numbered 80,000, led by generals such as Princess Tianshou, Qiu Qiongying, Gongsun Sheng, Deng Yuanjue, Bian Xiang, and Sun An.

They had been waiting here for several days after receiving a notification from Wang Heng.

"Great King!"

Princess Tianshou saw Cai Fu from afar and couldn't help but spur her horse to go and greet him.

As the two horses passed each other, Cai Fu reached out, and Princess Tianshou grabbed Cai Fu's hand and jumped over!
Watching Princess Tianshou sit in front of Cai Fu and share his mount, Qiu Qiongying and Hu Sanniang both pouted in unison.
You little rascal! You're rowing without oars, relying entirely on the waves!
Cai Fu laughed heartily. His biggest regret after transmigrating was that the women of this era were too traditional.

While there's nothing wrong with tradition, I can no longer find the feeling I had as a Wing Chun instructor, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, rock climbing instructor, e-sports instructor, billiards instructor, and so on, from before I traveled back in time.

Fortunately, there was Princess Tianshou, a princess of the Liao Kingdom, whom Cai Fu decided to make his equestrian instructor.

"Your Majesty, how is my father?"

Princess Tianshou leaned back against Cai Fu's broad chest, tilting her head back to gaze at Cai Fu's jawline:

What a tough guy!
"Don't worry, I saved my father-in-law."

Cai Fu embraced Princess Tianshou and said with a smile:
"To express his gratitude, my father-in-law gave me Bazhou and Qingzhou, and also used Jizhou as your dowry."

"In addition, they also gave me a lot of gold, silver and warhorses, which I originally didn't want, since we're all family."

"I couldn't refuse my father-in-law's kind offer, so I had no choice but to accept it. It'll be good to have a relationship with him in the future, won't it?"

Princess Tianshou breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with alluring eyes.

She didn't care that Yelü Hui had given Cai Fu three more prefectures; she herself was Cai Fu's person, and these three prefectures hadn't benefited outsiders.

If she gives birth to Cai Fu's child and he doesn't become the heir apparent, at least she can be given a province, right?
Qiu Qiongying came up to her: "Brother, have we gone back to Qingzhou?"

"No return!"

Cai Fu's lips curled into a wicked smile: "We're going to Kaifeng Prefecture now to collect the debt!"

Tokyo?

Who owes you?

Qiu Qiongying looked puzzled: Isn't that Sister Zhao and Sister Cai's family home? Who is my brother going to collect the debt from?
Goodnight everyone~

(End of this chapter)