Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Of the five capitals of the Liao Dynasty, the Central Capital was indeed the safest.

To break through it, we would at least need to capture a capital city first.

Therefore, after Tokyo was captured, the Liao people immediately began to pay close attention to the security of Zhongjing.

However, when they discovered that those people had remained silent after the fall of Tokyo, the Liao Dynasty's high-ranking officials unanimously concluded that the forces that had captured Tokyo were no longer capable of expansion! If they could expand, how could they be so quiet?

In addition, the Jurchens were still putting pressure on the Liao people, so the Liao people quickly shifted their attention and only sent a few people to keep an eye on the direction of Tokyo.

They never imagined that the enemy who captured Tokyo wasn't incapable of causing trouble, but rather deliberately choosing to lie low!

At present, the Liao Dynasty is still fighting the Jin Dynasty in the north, and the Song Dynasty is stealing chickens in the south. Although the people in the west are still considered to be on their own, the Western Liao and the Liao Dynasty are ultimately different!

Yelü Chun was helpless about this, after all, the mess Yelü Yanxi had made was too big, and it was already difficult for him to maintain it.

If Wuyan Guang is really pushed to the limit, the more than 300,000 troops in the Western Liao are no pushovers!

This time, when Nanjing was attacked, Yelü Chun mobilized 120,000 cavalry to reinforce it, which was almost the limit of his strength.

Zhongjing currently has only 30,000 cavalry; the rest are all infantry.

"Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from Nanjing. General Yelü and his men have repelled the Song army, forcing them to retreat twenty li!"

Yelü Chun was handling state affairs in the palace in Zhongjing. Although his move of the royal family from Shangjing to Zhongjing was approved by the vast majority of people, there were still many issues involved. For example, some people believed that the royal family should not have been moved, and that they should have fought a decisive battle with the Jurchens in Shangjing to take back Huanglongfu!

For example, some people believe that Wuyan Guang was also a traitor! "To repel external aggression, one must first pacify the internal situation!" "How can we allow the Western Liao to exist? We must abolish Princess Dalibo's title and remove her from the family genealogy!"

These messy affairs are giving Yelü Chun a huge headache. He is now deeply regretful that he didn't step down to take over this mess!

"Twenty li? Not enough. Let them fight even harder!"

Yelü Chun was not satisfied with this result. Only twenty li? Not enough!

"Your Majesty, what should we do..."

"Inform them that we will utterly defeat the Song Dynasty! We will make them beg for peace with tears in their eyes!"

Yelü Chun gave a death order.

"Especially the annual tribute; make the Song dynasty double the annual tribute!"

"Yes!"

Recently, the Liao Dynasty's finances have also suffered a huge deficit, leaving Yelü Chun with no choice but to turn his attention to the Song Dynasty.

In any case, in their eyes, the Song Dynasty was a fat sheep, sending money every year, so sending more wouldn't hurt.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!"

Just as Yelü Chun was about to send someone to give instructions on the war situation in Nanjing, a soldier suddenly stumbled in from outside with a letter in his hand and shouted to him.

"What's with this flustered behavior? What's wrong?"

When Yelü Chun saw the soldiers' appearance, he frowned. The Great Liao was a superior country, and the soldiers of a superior country should act like one!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! A large group of enemies of unknown origin has appeared outside Zhongjing City! They are numerous and stretch as far as the eye can see!"

"What? Enemies? Where did they come from?"

Yelü Chun's eyes narrowed; this matter was not simple!

"Yes, it's in the direction of Tokyo!"

"Tokyo direction? How is that possible!"

Yelü Chun was shocked and quickly got off the dragon throne. He snatched the letter from the soldier's hand and opened it while asking questions. He was particularly puzzled. Didn't the enemy in the direction of Tokyo say that they had no extra fighting force? Then where did these people come from?

"Didn't we say before that there were no spare combat forces in the Tokyo area?"

After reading the battle report, Yelü Chun was completely baffled!

"Your Majesty, that information was investigated by people sent by the late Emperor, so..."

His attendant thought for a moment and decided to tell him the news.

"..."

Yelü Chun almost choked on his breath. What on earth was Yelü Yanxi doing?!

How many soldiers are currently inside the city?

Yelü Chun could only pin his hopes on the fact that there were enough soldiers in the city.

"Your Majesty, there are still nearly 100,000 soldiers in Zhongjing City."

"Pass down the order: all soldiers, prepare for battle!"

Yelü Chun thought for a moment and then signaled for everyone to prepare for battle.

"Your Majesty, should we recall the troops from Shangjing and the vicinity of Nanjing to protect Zhongjing?"

A trusted eunuch asked.

"Not for now, we need people in both Beijing and Nanjing."

"Notify all troops to reinforce the defenses of Zhongjing City!"

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"Give it your all, give it your all!"

"Where's the ammunition? Bring the ammunition over here!"

"Can we shoot that far? Should we move it closer?"

At the Zhongjing front, the Shenji Army is bringing out their newly developed heavy artillery and lining it up outside Zhongjing City.

As the leader of the Divine Machine Army, Ling Zhen was both excited and somewhat nervous.

The exciting thing is that the Shenji Army has been working on the artillery for so long, and now it can finally be deployed.

The tension was that this was the first time the cannons had been used, and if anything went wrong, it would tarnish the reputation of the Divine Machine Army!

"My lord, why are you here?"

Just as Ling Zhen was preparing, he suddenly heard a sound behind him.

He turned around and saw that it was Ren Yuan who had come in person with his men!

"elder brother!"

"How's it going, Ling Zhen? How are the preparations?"

"Brother, the heavy artillery has already been deployed, and the Thunder Cannon is also ready."

Ling Zhen pointed behind him, where, in addition to the heavy artillery, the Thunder Cannons used in the previous battle against the Japanese pirates were also being installed.

How many shells have been prepared?

"Thunder Cannons carry 120-pound stone projectiles; this time, we're well-prepared!"

Ling Zhen pointed to the stone-throwing carts next to the Thunder Cannons. There were two carts next to each cannon specifically responsible for throwing stones.

"What about heavy artillery?"

"Brother, our gunpowder isn't yet at the point where it can be used like stone bullets, but it can still fire dozens of rounds without any problem."

Ling Zhen said that if he could have more time to prepare the gunpowder for the heavy artillery, he would be more confident. After all, the Shenji Army had practically used all of its current resources in this operation.

"Alright, the heavy artillery will be aimed at the city gate in a bit. As soon as the city gate opens, don't worry about what comes out, just fire."

"Shoot the stones at the walls of Zhongjing City! Hopefully, they'll knock the walls down!"

"Don't worry, brother!"

Ling Zhen checked once again to make sure everything was ready, and then signaled to Ren Yuan that the Divine Machine Army could prepare to advance.

"Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Deng Yuanjue, Shi Jin!"

Seeing Ling Zhen's signal, Ren Yuan nodded and then called out the names of four infantry generals.

"What are your orders, brother?"

"You four take your troops and protect Ling Zhen's Divine Machine Army! Remember, you must escort them to a safe location! Protect the safety of the Divine Machine Army!"

"Yes!"

Lu Zhishen and the others accepted the order and then went downstairs.

"Qin Ming, Yang Zhi, Shi Bao, Hua Rong!"

Ren Yuan then selected four more cavalry leaders.

"What are your orders, brother?"

"Your four cavalry units will protect the left and right flanks and intercept any enemy attacks that may come. If the city gates are breached, the cavalry units may decide whether to seize the gates depending on the situation!"

"Yes!"

The four leaders of the cavalry also received their orders and went to make preparations.

"Old Xiao, do you want to beat up the Liao people?"

After giving instructions to his men, Ren Yuan looked at Xiao Jiahui beside him.

Xu Guanzhong went to Lu Junyi's place a few days ago, and now Xiao Jiasui is with Ren Yuan.

"Brother, what are you saying? I'm the strategist, how can a strategist personally go into battle?"

Xiao Jiahui slowly said while fanning himself, "Brother, don't try to trick me."

"Huh, I was just thinking of getting ready in a bit, and you'd come charging with me, but I didn't expect you to actually..."

After hearing Xiao Jiahui's words, Ren Yuan showed a "regretful" expression on his face.

"What are you saying, brother!"

But before he could finish speaking, Xiao Jiahui interrupted him!

"When it comes to beating up the Liao people, I absolutely have to be included!"