Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Du Xue was worried about Zhang Qing's situation, so he hurriedly began to gather his troops to prepare for support. But before they could set off, a messenger came running.

"Report! Ma Qi's messenger has just returned!"

"Quick, let him in!"

Upon hearing that a messenger had returned, Du Xue quickly let him in.

"Report, General Du, my general is on his way to Daming Prefecture to accept surrender. He said that the matter was urgent and it was his fault for not informing General Du immediately. If you are willing, you can set out for Daming Prefecture at any time to join him."

When Zhang Qing was halfway there, he realized that he had taken everything to Daming Prefecture and no one had sent a message to the main camp. This was undoubtedly a mistake, and he would have to go to Pei Xuan to be punished.

However, Zhang Qing realized his mistake and immediately sent his messenger back to inform Du Xue, so that his progress would not be affected and the message could be relayed to the main camp.

"How could General Zhang make such a big decision on his own? That's Daming Prefecture. Wen Da and Li Cheng aren't incompetent. He just took a few hundred men there. How dangerous is that!"

Du Xue said, "Zhang Qing, aren't you being a little too confident?"

“General Du, my general said that you should understand him best. Moreover, my general is quite confident in Li Cheng and Wen Da.”

"Where is your general now?"

"Judging by the time, we should have arrived in Daming Prefecture by now."

"Okay, you can come with us."

Du Xue said, "Then let's not delay any longer and let's go together!"

Hopefully Zhang Qing's judgment this time is accurate; otherwise, if something happens to him, it will be difficult to explain to myself.

……

Daming Mansion.

"General Zhang...?"

Zhang Qing and Li Cheng were heading towards the inner city together. Li Cheng, as the defector, led the way, while Zhang Qing and Ding Desun followed behind. Gong Wang stayed behind to guard the pass.

"You can call me that. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"General Zhang, you see, Wen Da and I have surrendered, right? Then I wonder what the Prince thinks of those who surrender?"

Li Cheng was most concerned about his treatment after surrendering. He hoped he could get a good result, otherwise his surrender would have been in vain!

"what do you want?"

After hearing this, Zhang Qing raised an eyebrow and asked directly.

"Hello, in this Daming Prefecture, I am, after all, a military supervisor, and for so many years, I have always remained a military supervisor, so..."

Although Li Cheng didn't say it explicitly, Zhang Qing understood what he meant.

"So you want to go further, right?" Zhang Qing said, "You, Li Cheng, have quite the appetite."

“General Zhang, I’m getting on in years. If I can’t advance further now, what about in the future… By the way, General, you’re in Dayi, do you have any influence there?”

Li Cheng turned around and smiled at Zhang Qing, then suddenly asked a question.

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Qing looked at Li Cheng and couldn't help but tighten his grip on the spear.

"From what you're saying, if I can't speak on your behalf, do you still have ulterior motives?"

"General Zhang, I know you are a veteran of Liangshan and one of the top figures in Shijie, but there are many veterans in Liangshan. I just want to know, if I join your side, how much can you say to me in front of the prince?"

"If you don't talk much here, and since I'm surrendering anyway, why can't I switch to another leader to surrender?"

As soon as Li Cheng finished speaking, the atmosphere around them became tense.

"Li Cheng, are you trying to humiliate my general?"

Ding Desun spurred his horse forward two steps, half-blocking Zhang Qing's path to prevent Li Cheng from suddenly attacking, since Zhang Qing's close combat ability was indeed somewhat worrying.

"I didn't mean that."

In that instant, Li Cheng stopped his horse, touched his twin swords with both hands, tightened his grip on the hilts, and his muscles tensed up instantly!

"However, Daming Prefecture was once the capital of the Song Dynasty. If General Zhang wants to take over such a great achievement as capturing Beijing, he must have the strength to do so."

"You think I don't have that ability?" Zhang Qing's tone changed after hearing this. He suddenly raised his hand, and a pebble instantly appeared in his palm. The seemingly ordinary pebble seemed to exude boundless killing intent at this moment!

"Or do you really think that I was able to win a commanding position in the Dayi Cavalry just because I got here early?"

The night wind seemed to have stopped at that moment, and the firelight flickered on the three men's faces, making their complexions appear and disappear.

"Old Li! Old Li!"

Just as the atmosphere was getting more and more tense, a loud voice suddenly broke the balance. Wen Da was riding a horse and carrying a torch, rushing towards them.

"Old Li, is the person here? Hurry up, I can't wait!"

When Wen Da rushed to the front of the crowd, he discovered that Li Cheng was confronting Zhang Qingding and Desun.

"Lao Li, what are you doing?"

Wen Da was a little confused for a moment.

"It's nothing, just having a chat with General Zhang."

Li Cheng smiled, removed his hands from the hilt of his sword, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhang Qing, and then gestured for Zhang Qing to enter the inner city of Daming Prefecture.

"General Zhang, please come into the city with us."

"That's right, General Zhang, Old Li and I will lead the way for you!"

Wen Da took the initiative to put his arm around Li Cheng, and then the two of them rode ahead on horseback.

"General, be careful, this Li Cheng is not honest."

Ding Desun did not loosen his grip on the throwing fork. In that instant, he was certain that Li Cheng was prepared to fight him.

If Wen Da hadn't arrived quickly, the three of them would already be fighting.

"He is an ambitious person."

Zhang Qing retrieved his pebble, but his eyes remained fixed on Li Cheng's retreating figure.

"But we didn't back down just now, so we must have intimidated that guy."

"General, should we call Lao Gong back too? Now there are two of them, and two of us too. I'm afraid..."

Ding Desun was mainly worried about Zhang Qing's safety; he himself didn't care.

"It's alright. Wen Da is different from Li Cheng, and Li Cheng is probably more interested in official positions."

Zhang Qing shook his head. This was a test of courage. If he showed weakness now, Li Cheng would naturally have other ideas. But if he remained resolute, Li Cheng wouldn't do anything rash.

"Old Li, what were you doing just now?"

Ahead of them, Wen Da lowered his voice and asked Li Cheng.

"I... I didn't do anything."

Li Cheng stated that he did nothing.

"Don't pretend. You had both hands on the hilt of your knife just now. Don't be stupid. We just dealt with Wang Wancang and Wang Ding. If we offend Da Yi, we'll have nowhere to go!"

Wen Da said, "We always play it safe and protect our lives. Don't do anything reckless at a time like this."

"I just told him that if he wants to claim the credit for taking back Daming Prefecture, he needs to have the strength. If he doesn't have the strength, then we'll find someone else to surrender. You've been a prisoner for half your life, don't you want to take another step forward?"

Li Cheng revealed his true thoughts.

"I do want to, but those people from Liangshan..."

Wen Da thought of the senior monks from back then and suddenly felt a chill.

"Let's see in a bit. I reckon there will be others later. If the person who comes later is better than him, then for the sake of the future, we should also consider it."

Do you know who this person is?

Wen Da didn't get a good look at the person just now, and felt like he had never seen them before.

"I know, he just showed the stones, it must be Zhang Qing, the Featherless Arrow. Hopefully, he's someone who can get his hands on things on Liangshan..."