Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

The capture of Zhongjing, the capital of the Liao Dynasty, was originally a very gratifying thing for Ren Yuan.

The Liao Dynasty is now insignificant. Although the Jurchens are quite fierce, Shangjing is the Liao Dynasty's capital city, guarded by more than 200,000 people, so it cannot be taken down in a short time.

As for the Western Capital of Liao, that old fellow Wuyan Guang still wields considerable power, and Ren Yuan won't touch him anytime soon. Besides, Wuyan Guang still has a lot of unresolved issues with the Yelü family, so letting them deal with those matters a little longer isn't out of the question.

Therefore, for Dayi, the Yan-Yun region, where Liao's Nanjing was located, was their next target, as well as the target of so many generations of military men in the Song Dynasty.

Ren Yuan's brothers, and even his master Zhou Tong, all had feelings for the Yan Yun region! Even Tong Guan was obsessed with Yan Yun!

Therefore, Yan and Yun must be taken back! Enemies that Zhao Song dared not fight, let Ren Yuan fight; lands that Zhao Song had not taken back, let Ren Yuan take!

Moreover, with Tong Guan as an ally, the casualties should be even better.

"Brother, shall I head south immediately?"

Xiao Jiasui asked Ren Yuan.

"Immediately? How can it be immediately?"

Ren Yuan smiled and then said to him:

"Zhongjing is not completely stable yet, so you can't leave. Let Tong Guan's side fight for a while first."

"Brother, are you really going to let Tong Guan hit you?"

Xiao Jiasui was somewhat surprised; he had thought Ren Yuan was just saying that casually.

"Why not fight? The Song army in the Nanjing area still has at least 200,000 men, and a lot of them are infantry. Let them attack the city first, and then we will move south and attack from both the north and south."

Ren Yuan said that since Tong Guan is willing to fight, let him fight.

“There’s a problem, brother. Tong Guan hasn’t shown any sign of publicly indicating that he wants to submit to us. If he takes Nanjing, then Nanjing will belong to the Song Dynasty.”

"Should we confront the Song Dynasty so soon? If we let the Song Dynasty take back Yan and Yun, then we won't be able to take advantage of public opinion."

Xiao Jiahui was somewhat worried about this.

"If Tong Guan had been able to capture Nanjing, he wouldn't be stuck under the walls of Nanjing now."

Ren Yuan patted Xiao Jiahui on the shoulder.

"I've read Shi Qian's intelligence report. 120,000 Liao cavalry have gathered in Nanjing. Although they are all cavalry and not good for defending the city, this group used offense as a defense and forced Zhao Ji to flee on the battlefield."

“I remember his Zhao family ancestors did the same thing before.”

Xiao Jiahui also remembered that the intelligence from last time had made them both laugh and cry.

"Zhao Guangyi, the 'God of the Chariots' of Gaoliang River, is an example of how his ancestor, Zhao Ji, inherited the family business."

When Ren Yuan learned of Zhao Ji's feat of escaping in a chariot on the battlefield, he expressed his admiration for the power of the Chariot God's bloodline. Good heavens, even after so many generations, the Chariot God's bloodline is still terrifying!

"Brother, even though you call him a racing god, I don't feel like you're really praising him."

Having followed Ren Yuan for so long, Xiao Jiasui was no longer surprised by Ren Yuan's sometimes unusual way of speaking.

"You guessed right, and you can guess again, where is this guy now?"

Seeing that he was surrounded by his own people, Ren Yuan relaxed a little and started joking with Xiao Jiahui.

"Where else can we go? We can only go back to Bianjing."

Xiao Jiahui blurted it out, then suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Brother, I vaguely remember that Brother Lehe said back then that Cai Jing might rebel?"

"Hmm? Now that you mention it, it seems so. But Zhu Wu and the others should be prepared."

Hearing Xiao Jiasui's words, Ren Yuan also remembered that when they were still in Liao Kingdom's capital, Tokyo, a intelligence report from Liangshan headquarters seemed to have mentioned this matter, but at the time, because there were many things to do in Tokyo, everyone seemed to have forgotten about it.

“I remember Brother Shi Qian also said that Cai Jing left the group ahead of schedule during the Northern Tour and returned to Bianjing.”

"If he really wanted to rebel, then Bianjing should already be under his control. If Zhao Ji goes back now... hehe, brother, I'm afraid the Song Dynasty will be destroyed prematurely."

Xiao Jiahui's final smile resembled that of a thousand-year-old fox.

"The Song Dynasty is gone. It is only right and reasonable for us, Dayi, to represent China and reclaim Yanyun. We are the rightful heirs."

Ren Yuan pointed in the direction of Nanjing.

"Therefore, Tong Guan's men are Chinese who have lost their homeland and have no roots. Even if he is lucky enough to take Nanjing, he can only follow us. I don't think Cai Jing will give Tong Guan a good look."

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At this time, Zhao Ji was indeed leading Yang Jian, along with 20,000 imperial guards and some officials, on their way back to Bianjing.

War is no fun, he doesn't want to play anymore, but Tong Guan wants to continue, so let him continue.

"Daban, do you think Tong Qing can win?"

As they approached Bianjing, Zhao Ji felt relieved.

In fact, his journey back was far from peaceful. He didn't know why, but they encountered four or five attacks by powerful figures along the way, and each attack involved a considerable number of people, all with Zhao Ji as their target! Although the Imperial Guards eventually repelled these attacks, he was still very frustrated.

Isn't the Song Dynasty generally peaceful and prosperous? How come there are so many bandits who want to kill me?

This made Zhao Ji somewhat nostalgic for Tong Guan; at least when Tong Guan was around, no bandits attacked.

"Your Majesty, Privy Councilor Tong is brave and skilled, and with the 200,000 troops Your Majesty left behind, victory is certain. However, how many battles he can win and to what extent is hard to say."

Yang Jian was speaking the truth and did not mean to belittle Tong Guan.

"That's what I was thinking too, my lord. What if, what if Tong Qing wins? Would the soldiers think I'm not brave enough if I'm not in the army at that time?"

Zhao Ji was thinking about his own face. If he didn't win a battle when he was around, but won one when he wasn't around, where would his face be?

Yang Jian felt helpless upon hearing this.

Your Majesty, do you have anything to do with the word "bravery"?

Even so, Yang Jian could only say to Zhao Ji:

"Your Majesty is overthinking it. Although Your Majesty is not in the army, Your Majesty's heart is with the soldiers. When the soldiers are fighting, they will surely remember Your Majesty's heroic figure and your earnest teachings."

"Tong Shumi is a loyal minister. He will surely tell the soldiers that the victory is due to the Emperor's blessing."

"That's right, that's how it is. Your Excellency, you understand me best. After you left, Minister Gao also understood me, and later Minister Xiao Gao also understood me. The Grand Tutor originally understood me, but after I understood him, he understood me less and less."

Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) began to sigh, and after thinking about Cai Jing, he suddenly remembered something.

"Master, shouldn't the Grand Tutor have returned to the capital by now? Why haven't we heard from him since he left?"

"This one……"

Yang Jian wasn't too sure about this either; indeed, after Cai Jing left the army, there was no further news of him.

"Oh no! Otomo!"

Zhao Ji suddenly became serious. He grabbed Yang Jian's hand, and his tone became heavy.

Yang Jian thought he was about to say something important, so he quickly became serious as well.

"My lord, those bandits knew it was my carriage, yet they still dared to rush forward one after another. This shows that they are all desperate criminals!"

"They dared to charge even with over 20,000 imperial guards around me. When the Grand Tutor left, he only had a few thousand guards with him. Wouldn't they be even more daring to attack then?"

"Daban, do you think it's possible that the Grand Tutor has already been harmed by those people?"

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