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

Chapter 768 Song Jiang: Straight to Qingzhou! [2 Updates]

Qizhou.

Song Jiang's 100,000-strong army besieged Qizhou. At this time, Song Jiang was sending out troops to fight against two reinforcements.

The two reinforcements that arrived were led by Zhang Qing, the general of Dongchang Prefecture, and Suo Chao, the general of Dongping Prefecture.

Four generals are engaged in a fierce battle at the front.

The pair is Zhang Qing, the "Featherless Arrow," and Dong Ping, the "One-Spear General."

The other pair is "Vanguard" Suo Chao and "Little Tyrant" Yang Fan.

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

Zhang Qing and Dong Ping fought for four or five rounds, each lasting ten rounds, to a draw.

Originally, Zhang Qing's marksmanship was inferior to Dong Ping's, but since Dong Ping only had one left arm, they were evenly matched.

Dong Ping spent a whole year mastering the single-arm spear technique. Although it wasn't as good as the dual-arm technique, it was still enough to fight Zhang Qing to a draw.

Zhang Qing tried several times to win by using flying stones, but Dong Ping had suffered too many losses and simply wouldn't fall for his tricks.

Therefore, Zhang Qing and Dong Ping were locked in a fierce battle, while Yang Fan was dominating Suo Chao.

In the original novel "The Story of Yue Fei", Yang Fan and the peak Yang Zaixing were evenly matched.

The narrator describes them as evenly matched, like two equally talented generals, making it a close and difficult game to decide.

Yang Fan is at least at the level of a mid-level tiger, so how could Suo Chao, who is at the level of a mid-strong steed, be his match?
On the other side, Qi Zhou General Gao Yu charged out, intending to coordinate with Zhang Qing and Suo Chao from within, but was intercepted and fought by Chu Mingyu and Cao Mingji.

Zhang Jinren and Gao Keli, who had previously gone out of the city to fight, had already been captured alive by Song Jiang. Therefore, Gao Yu was now being overwhelmed by Chu Mingyu and Cao Mingji.

Song Jiang was delighted to see this and laughed to Chai Jin beside him:
"We will surely take Qizhou today!"

"If we can also capture Generals Zhang Qing and Suo Chao, we can march straight to Qingzhou and destroy the stronghold of the Cai family!"

Chai Jin, rarely so proud, exclaimed, "Yes, brother, taking Qingzhou is the greatest achievement for us!"

Song Jiang sighed, "It's a pity that the second brother is recuperating from illness, otherwise we wouldn't have had to fight so hard."

The second-in-command that Song Jiang mentioned was Wu Yong, the "wise strategist".

After my foot recovered, I caught a cold and became seriously ill.

Therefore, only six of the "New Eight Heroes of Liangshan" came when Song Jiang went south this time.

Song Jiang then mentioned Zhang Heng: "My fifth brother was ordered to assassinate the Southern Emperor and that man surnamed Cai, but I don't know if he succeeded..."

Chai Jin laughed and said, "Since it's in the water and Qin Hui is cooperating, the Southern Emperor and the man surnamed Cai are doomed to die!"
"At that time, Fifth Brother will have performed an extraordinary service, and the Wolf Lord might even bestow upon him the title of King!"

Song Jiang encouraged Chai Jin: "Let's make more military achievements and strive to be made kings, then we'll show our power!"

When Chai Jin thought about being able to be made a king, he couldn't help but feel excited. This could be considered restoring the glory of his ancestors, right?

Just as Song Jiang and Chai Jin were full of confidence, they suddenly heard the thunderous sound of horses' hooves!
Like thunder and a tidal wave, it came rolling in!

"Where did these cavalrymen come from?"

Song Jiang and Chai Jin exchanged a surprised glance, then quickly looked around and saw billowing dust in the east, like an earthen dragon turning over!

Song Jiang looked at You Kerong: "Marshal You, take your men and go greet him!"

Why don't you send your brother instead of me?

You Kerong was a little annoyed, but he had no choice but to obey and lead his troops to meet them.

After all, the cavalry that came was still unclear about whether they were friend or foe.

If it were reinforcements from the Jin Kingdom, he would go to greet them.

If it were Qi's reinforcements, he would go to meet them in battle.

Both welcoming and confronting are forms of welcoming.

As a result, You Kerong went up to see—

Damn it! Blood Dragon Rider!

All the banners and armor were blood-red, stretching as far as the eye could see, like a vast sea of ​​blood!
The two leading generals were a man in a blood-stained brocade robe, wearing a tortoise-shell armor piled with silver, riding a mythical beast, and holding a wolf-tooth mace. His eyes were wide open, and his voice was like thunder. He was none other than "Thunderbolt" Qin Ming!
The other one, with red lips and white teeth, bright eyes, eyebrows that reach his temples, a slender waist and broad shoulders like an ape, rode a five-jade steed and held a silver-threaded iron spear, was none other than "Little Li Guang" Hua Rong!
The Blood Dragon Cavalry were directly under Cai Fu's command, and were usually led by the "Four Little Tigers".

With the "Four Little Biaos" absent, Hua Rong naturally took over.

Hua Rong and Qin Ming, leading five thousand Blood Dragon Cavalry, rushed from Qingzhou to rescue Qizhou. You Kerong's face turned green, but he had already arrived and could only face the Blood Dragon Cavalry.

If you can't handle it, it's understandable to run away. But if you run away without even touching it, wouldn't you become the scapegoat?
Marshal Song's skill at shifting blame is top-notch!

"kill--"

Therefore, You Kerong decided to strike first and pointed his whip at the Blood Dragon Riders:

"Whoever slays the general and captures the flag will be rewarded with ten thousand strings of cash and appointed as a commander of a thousand!"

What?
His 10,000 infantrymen were dumbfounded: You're making us 10,000 infantrymen charge against 5,000 cavalrymen?

Even a soldier's life matters!

"Hulala-"

His ten thousand infantrymen turned and ran in unison, leaving him alone, bewildered in the wind...

After all, You Kerong was a surrendered general of the Song Dynasty, and his troops were also surrendered soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

We've been dedicated to escaping for a hundred years; we're professionals at deserting!

"Trash! It's all trash!"

You Kerong decisively turned his horse around and fled:

So be it, I'll just take the blame and surrender to the King of Qi again!

Their escape immediately clashed with Song Jiang's army, leaving Song Jiang stunned.

No, you guys could at least have blocked it a little!

Even if you don't block them, don't help them charge at us!

"Brother, kill them all!"

Yue Zhen reminded Song Jiang from the side, "Otherwise, our formation will be broken!"

At this moment, Song Jiang also became decisive: "Kill! Kill even the deserters!"

So the commander pointed the flag toward the Blood Dragon Cavalry, and Lei Heng and Yue Zhen led the entire army to charge toward the Blood Dragon Cavalry!

Chai Jin and Li Kui stayed behind to protect Song Jiang, as Song Jiang couldn't be without his brothers by his side...

Amidst the chaos of battle, Lei Heng confronted Qin Ming and launched into a tirade of curses:
"You surnamed Qin, how did you betray Brother Song Jiang and side with the surname Cai?"

Qin Ming was so angry from being scolded that he turned red in the face and couldn't retaliate, so he had no choice but to use his spiked club to shut him up.

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

The spiked club struck Lei Heng's arms until they went numb, as if it were iron!

Unable to withstand the attack, Lei Heng turned and fled, uttering threats as he ran:

"The green hills remain unchanged, the clear waters flow on forever! The Qin family..."

"Oh!"

Qin Ming spurred his horse to catch up, swung his spiked club, and smashed it into the back of Lei Heng's head!

Lei Heng's vision went black and he fell off his horse!
Qin Ming smashed the back of his head with the stick again, denting a large crater in his helmet!
Lei Heng lay motionless on the ground, already cold...

Hua Rong had it much easier than Qin Ming. Yue Zhen was the traitor; after exchanging a few blows with Hua Rong, she quietly gave him a hint:

"follow me!"

So Yue Zhen turned his horse and rode away, and Hua Rong deliberately let him go a few steps before starting to chase after him.

Yue Zhen fled, Lei Heng died, and the morale of Song Jiang's army, which clearly had a numerical advantage, collapsed instantly...

Song Jiang, who was watching the battle, was completely bewildered: "Wait, how come our army was defeated as soon as we charged forward?"

"Brother, let's go!"

Chai Jin skillfully pulled on the reins of Song Jiang's horse and ran alongside him:

"Where there is life, there is hope!"

(End of this chapter)