Chapter 259: Night Raid on Zengtou City, First Battle against Orcs

Cao Jie can be said to have both love and hate for the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty.

Without Wanyan Aguda's resistance against the Liao Kingdom in Liaodong, it would have been difficult for Liangshan to make huge fortunes from the war in the north and obtain continuous support for Liangshan's construction.

But if the Iron Pagoda and the Crooked Horse moved south, that would be a nightmare for the Central Plains dynasty.

The situation Cao Jie is facing now is similar to the situation that King Chuang will face in later generations.

The key issue is how to end the war before the Jin Kingdom moves south, and also to have the strength to stop the Jurchen cavalry.

If the civil unrest is delayed, we will be making things easier for others and become sinners for all eternity.

Therefore, the maritime alliance will never be formed.

Then the Zengtou City must never allow the group of orcs coming south to grow bigger and stronger.

Two words: fuck him!

"Brother Dai Zong, please go back and tell Mr. Zong that we are here to assassinate and behead him when he first arrives."

With so many heroes gathered together, if they cannot defeat the five newly arrived Zeng family tigers, the Liangshan heroes will have to wash their necks and wait to be slaughtered.

"Little Mengde" Cao Jie, "Dragon in the Clouds" Gongsun Sheng, "Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King" Chao Gai, "Vajra Master" Lu Zhishen, "Living Yama" Ruan Xiaoqi, "Red-haired Ghost" Liu Tang, "Little Li Guang" Hua Rong, "Sick Weichi" Sun Li, and "Flea on the Drum" Shi Qian.

The nine people were ready to make a move.

Then the owner of the large manor, Li Ying, known as "Putian Diao", came forward and transferred Shi Wengong out of Zengtou City on the pretext of a banquet.

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was strong. It was the night of murder and arson.

Although he had scouted the area before, it was still Cao Jie's first time approaching Zengtou City. What caught his mind was a dense willow forest with roads leading to all directions.

It's frightening to watch.

If this place is compared with the Pantuo Road in Zhujiazhuang, it can be said that it is even more difficult. If there is no one to lead, ten thousand troops will be trapped here.

Cao Jie turned his head and glanced at Chao Gai behind him. In the original novel, he probably died here.

The soul condensed by the moonlight followed Shi Qian on a winding journey and arrived under the village wall. When he looked up, he found it was indeed majestic.

Zengtou City is surrounded by naturally formed hills on three sides, more than 15 feet high and wide enough for a horse to run. Only the east side is open and has a 15-foot-high wall built by the government using bricks, stones and huge trees. The wall is covered with broken swords and blades.

These defenses can only defend against ordinary people, not masters like Shi Qian.

Led by Shi Qian, a master at replacing one thing with another, the group entered Zengtou City safely.

This market has not been completely renovated yet, and the interior is already in a haphazard manner, like a maze.

The Zeng family was located in the center of the market. They piled up earth into a mound and had high brick walls, built like a fortress. From a high vantage point, the entire Zengtou City was within their sight.

"Let's fight quickly and decisively, and leave no one of the Five Tigers of Zeng family alive! Mr. Yiqing, you and I will hold the fort." Cao Jie ordered.

Gongsun Sheng waved the dust in his hand, and a cloud of white water vapor poured out in all directions: "I will use water magic first to confuse the soldiers in the city. You can fight without worry, and I will hold off the minions."

"Understood sir!" Everyone picked up their weapons and rushed into the darkness.

Shi Qian disappeared again, and no one knew where he went. Hua Rong took a bow and arrow and occupied a high ground, ready to kill people with hidden arrows at any time.

The five tigers of Zeng family ate, traveled and slept together just like they were in the military camp.

The group broke into the Zeng family fortress, and it soon became lively inside, with the sound of swords and weapons.

However, they were confused by Gongsun Sheng's fog method, and the Jurchen soldiers in the city could not tell the direction, so they kept spinning in circles and could not come to support. Cao Jie had the magical power of the Treasure Moonlight King, and he could see clearly with the help of the moonlight.

The five tigers of the Zeng family who fought against the Liangshan heroes were five tall men, aged between 20 and 30. They were probably asleep, and were only wearing thin clothes. They were big and strong, with ferocious faces, like wild beasts.

"Roar!"

The roar of the beasts shook the sky, and soon, the five tigers of the Zeng family completed their transformation together.

Amidst the crackling sound of bones exploding, their bodies swelled up and blood rushed up into the sky like a hurricane.

Then one by one they appeared with animal heads on their heads: bears, tigers, and wild boars. Their strong muscles bulged and were full of explosive power.

On the other hand, among the Liangshan heroes, only Lu Zhishen and Chao Gai can crush their opponents in terms of strength. The other three, Ruan Xiaoqi, Liu Tang, and Sun Li, are even slightly inferior in physical strength, and their fighting power is only on par with their opponents.

However, Sun Li's whip skills were powerful, and he beat the Zeng family tiger so badly that it was only a matter of time before he was defeated.

At this moment, the soil where Chao Gai stepped on suddenly exploded. He rushed forward like a cannonball and slapped his opponent, the bear-headed orc, on the chest with his right palm.

The bear-headed man's sternum made a dull "crack" sound, and his chest seemed to collapse several centimeters. After flying five or six meters in the air, he hit a stone wall, and thick blood immediately spurted out of his mouth.

Although this palm looked very powerful, the orc's physique was also extremely strong, so the guy coughed loudly a few times, climbed up from the ground, and roared ferociously.

"..."

Chao Gai had never encountered such a fierce opponent before, and he was not afraid of life or death at all.

Although the bear-headed man was not afraid of death, he was obviously confused at the moment. Seizing this flaw, Hua Rong bent his bow, put the arrow on, and completed a series of actions smoothly. Then, without even aiming, he casually shot an arrow.

Arrows whistled in the night, and the bear-headed man's hair stood up, but he had no time to dodge, and a wolf-tooth arrow pierced his throat.

The Jurchens who transformed into half-orcs were extremely tenacious. After being hit by an arrow in the vitals, they hugged their necks tightly with both hands, their eyes were bloodshot, and even their eye sockets were cracked and bleeding, but they were still standing.

Chao Gai took a step forward, and the hand as big as a cushion slapped his forehead. With a "crack", his forehead exploded like a watermelon, and his heart and brain were splattered on the ground.

Once one of the Zeng family's tigers died, the remaining four tigers had no chance to resist.

"Big brother!"

The Jurchen woman with a wild boar's head on her head was panting heavily and running like a wolf or a pig.

Now it's an assassination and beheading, so there's no concern for the moral code of the underworld, and naturally, every possible means will be used.

If it were a few years ago, Chao Gai would never join hands with others to attack the weak. Now, after being influenced by him, he has changed his life goals and is ruthless and vicious to his enemies.

Soon, the Zeng family fortress was in ruins and filled with the smell of blood.

The ferocious five tigers of the Zeng family fell to the ground, their half-human, half-beast faces full of hatred, their eyes wide open, as if they were unwilling to close their eyes in death.

"mission completed!"

"withdraw!"

The five men finished off the attack and left quickly.

But at this moment, a slight sound came from the darkness.

"Boom~"

It was the clear sound of drums, not loud but powerful enough to shake the soul.

(End of this chapter)