Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"go ahead!!"

Beneath the walls of Nanjing, the entire Dayi Army, armed with weapons, moved in unison towards the city wall.

At this moment, Nanjing was in complete chaos.

Although Dong Xianwenlang was captured and hanged, not all of his confidants were killed. Seeing their general being hung up, they quickly ran to call for reinforcements.

So now, those in Nanjing who want to leave the city and those who don't want to leave have started fighting amongst themselves.

When the Dayi army's siege ladders were placed on the city walls, they did not encounter much resistance, because the city was too busy to deal with them.

"Such a great opportunity, brothers, let's go!"

Luan Tingyu was the vanguard of this siege. He had a knife in his mouth and was the first to rush up the siege ladder.

Since joining the Liangshan bandits from the Zhu Family Village, Luan Tingyu had been honing his skills in the Imperial Guard, keeping a very low profile. However, he was still one of the Five Tigers of the Liangshan Imperial Guard. While he couldn't compare to Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Guang Hui, or Mi Sheng, he wasn't someone just anyone could defeat. To beat him, one would need at least Qin Ming's level.

His legion, too, has not had a banner for so many years. Although Luan Tingyu did not say it, he was still a little disappointed. However, when he saw that Shi Jin, Hua Rong and others did not have banners either, he was not so anxious.

But things are different now. In this expedition against the Liao Kingdom, both Shi Jin and Hua Rong have successfully obtained a banner. Among the various armies of Dayi, apart from the navy, Luan Tingyu's troops are currently the oldest but still without a banner.

Where does this leave Luan Tingyu, the commander-in-chief, to save face? Even if his brothers didn't say anything, how could Luan Tingyu not feel heartbroken seeing the occasional look of disappointment in his subordinates' eyes?

Therefore, Luan Tingyu personally led the attack on Nanjing this time, determined to earn a reputation for his troops through his own desperate efforts.

"Brother, the Luan brothers have gone up."

Lu Zhishen did not compete with Luan Tingyu for the credit; instead, he volunteered to let Luan Tingyu lead the vanguard while he stayed behind at the rear of the city.

"Luan Tingyu? It seems that Dalang and Hua Rong have recently gained a banner, which has also spurred him on."

Ren Yuan looked up and saw Luan Tingyu, who was leading the way up the siege ladder, and nodded slightly.

After seeing Ren Yuan nod, Lu Zhishen continued:

"The Luan brothers are undoubtedly skilled in training troops and their martial arts are also quite good, but they are taciturn and might not even make a sound even after being hit three times. In all the years he has been in the Imperial Guard, there has been almost no news of him."

"Master, judging from your words, you have a problem with Luan Tingyu?"

Ren Yuan responded to Lu Zhishen with a smile.

“Brother, I’m not saying this about the Luan brothers. I’m just saying that the Luan brothers should communicate more with everyone. Keeping things bottled up by themselves will cause problems sooner or later.”

Lu Zhishen waved his hand.

"Back then, my fellow villager Yang Zhi almost got sick because he kept the matter of the birthday tribute to himself. If the Luan brothers continue like this, they will probably end up like the Yang brothers."

"So today, Master, you're giving him the chance to claim the greatest credit?"

Ren Yuan patted Lu Zhishen on the shoulder.

"Master, it is my good fortune to have a leader like you in the infantry at Dayi."

"Brother, what you say is true. It is my blessing to be able to live in Dayi and to be able to act on behalf of Heaven with so many brothers. I am overjoyed!"

"Alright! Master, let's join forces once again today! Let's take Nanjing! Let's reclaim Yan and Yun!"

"Hahaha! Good!"

……

The temporary residence of Yelü Zongyun in Nanjing.

"General! General! Something bad has happened!"

Yelü Zongyun had drunk some wine that night and was fast asleep in bed, so he didn't hear the noise outside at first.

But as the noise grew louder, Yelü Zongyun was also awakened from his sleep. He was very annoyed, sat up in bed, shakily opened the door, and shouted outside:

"What's all the noise about? Didn't we agree not to bother me tonight?"

"General! Something terrible has happened! There's been a rebellion inside the city, and fighting has broken out on the city walls. The enemy is also attacking the city!"

A guard stumbled in and said to Yelü Zongyun.

"what?"

Yelü Zongyun sobered up considerably in an instant. He stepped forward, grabbed the guard by the collar, and looked at him with disbelief:

"Weren't they saying the enemy's offensive was ineffective? How come there's suddenly internal strife?"

"General, this is not the time to talk about this. We need you to go out and take charge of the overall situation right now!"

The guard quickly said.

"Have they broken in yet?"

Yelü Zongyun quickly asked.

"not yet……"

"Take the Royal Guards and let's retreat!"

To the guards' surprise, when Yelü Zongyun heard that the city had not yet fallen to the enemy, his first reaction was not to resist, but to prepare to retreat.

"withdraw?"

The guards were dumbfounded. The city hadn't even fallen yet, and they were already retreating?

"Retreat! My father only had four sons, and my three brothers are all dead. I cannot die!"

Yelü Zongyun had lost all will to fight. His courage had been completely extinguished in the previous battles. Now, he was nothing more than someone who wanted to survive as much as possible.

"General! These people are from the north! That means there's been a problem in Zhongjing (Nanjing). Where do we retreat to?! Nanjing hasn't fallen yet; there's still hope of holding on!"

"There's no hope!"

Yelü Zongyun roared in anger!

"There is no hope for Nanjing, and there is no hope for the Liao Dynasty!"

"I'm going to Xijing to seek refuge with Marshal Wuyan. Only Marshal Wuyan can deal with that terrifying person!"

Yelü Zongyun dared not confront Ren Yuan any longer; he would rather give up a city than lose his own life.

"What are you standing there for? Go and call for men! Prepare the horses! We're retreating through the west gate!"

Yelü Zongyun forcefully pushed the guards away, then quickly donned his armor.

The guard stared blankly as Yelü Zongyun returned to the house. A look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and then, as if he had made a decision, he turned and ran out.

When Yelü Zongyun finished putting on his armor and came out of the house again, the entire courtyard was already filled with guards.

"We've all arrived, right? Let's go, get on our horses, and head out through the west gate."

Upon seeing the arrival of the people, Yelü Zongyun immediately attempted to slip away without saying a word.

But after he took a few steps, he found that the people around him were not moving.

"What's going on? Don't want to leave? You're my guards!"

“General, we are your guards, but we are also warriors of the Liao Dynasty. We have never been deserters, not before, and not now.”

One of the guards stepped forward and spoke to Yelü Zongyun.

"So, you're planning to stay?"

Yelü Zongyun looked around and spoke coldly:

"Whoever wants to stay can stay on their own. This general doesn't need you; I can get to Xijing on my own!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around to leave, but as soon as he turned back, he found that the road was completely blocked by people.

"Step aside!"

Yelü Zongyun frowned; the current situation was somewhat unexpected.

"General, you can't leave."

The guards surrounded him.

"For the sake of Nanjing, General, you must stay."

"You've rebelled! You've rebelled! I... I'll kill you all!"

Yelü Zongyun's first reaction was to draw the precious sword at his waist and kill these disobedient fellows.

But he dialed the number and missed.

"General, you've forgotten, I've always been in charge of keeping your sword."

One of the guards held up Yelü Zongyun's precious sword and spoke.

"Since the general is unwilling to cooperate, then we have no choice but to offend him!"

"You, what are you going to do?!"

Yelü Zongyun assumed a fighting stance, looked around, and saw no weapons, but he still had his fists and feet! What were these guards up to?

But the next second, several ropes flew out from the crowd and landed on his limbs! As the ropes tightened, more than a dozen people rushed over and tightly bound Yelü Zongyun!

"General, Nanjing cannot be lost. As the commander-in-chief, you must stand by!"

"If you don't want to go, then we'll have no choice but to tie you up!"

"You bastard! You bastard! Let me go! Let me go!"

……