Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Cai Jing actually kept all his treasures in Tokyo?"

"He actually said he could be the regent?"

"Is there really such a good thing? Has Cai Jing lost his mind?"

"Interesting, shall we give it a try?"

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Upon hearing this news, the ambitious individuals gathered near Tokyo were eager to give it a try. After all, if they succeeded, they would be able to turn their lives around and transform from bandits into powerful ministers. Who wouldn't want such a good thing?

In order to increase their chances of winning, these powerful figures even began to eliminate their opponents in advance. After Cai Jing made his bold statement, the ambitious people gathered near Tokyo made their move first!

"You bastards! You actually launched a sneak attack!"

"You son of a bitch! You actually poisoned me!"

"Men, charge! Take them down first!"

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From that day on, the shouts of battle never stopped in the mountains and forests outside Tokyo!

Many people who came here hoping to take advantage of the chaos and make a quick buck lost their lives before even entering Tokyo.

The fighting was fierce outside the city, but the garrison inside the city paid no attention to it. On the contrary, they looked forward to seeing such a scene. Every day, teams would go out of the city to collect the bodies of the dead and leave some supplies for them.

"Hey bro, just asking, is it true or false that Cai Jing said he wants us to be regents?"

On this day, as the soldiers of Tokyo once again went out of the city to clean up the mess and leave behind supplies, a strongman who had won the battle that day emerged from the forest with a large sword on his shoulder and his men, taking away most of the supplies.

"If you have the ability to gain the emperor's approval, then you can indeed become the regent."

The leading soldier said to the strongman.

"Hahaha, good! It seems that Grand Tutor Cai has indeed changed a lot since becoming emperor. Tell the Grand Tutor, I'm determined to be the regent!"

The leader of the strongmen laughed heartily, blood still dripping from the large sword in his hand, clearly the battle today had given him immense confidence!

"You'd better live until then."

The leading soldier sneered. In recent days, he had seen too many of these ambitious people who wanted to rise to the top. Most of them were delusional and short-sighted, blinded by the "bait" set up by the emperor, and fighting each other outside the capital city of Tokyo.

Do they really think they can become regents in the end? Hmph, dream on!

"Rumble..."

Just as the Tokyo garrison was about to return, they suddenly saw a huge cloud of dust rising at the end of the road and heard a loud noise.

The Tokyo garrison and the strongmen who had not yet returned to their camps all saw the huge plumes of smoke immediately.

"Damn it, who are those people?"

The strongman carrying a large sword was dumbfounded. He had never seen such a cloud of dust in his life, and he didn't even know what was happening.

"That is……"

The Tokyo garrison, after all, was a seasoned veteran. They knew that with this level of smoke and dust, there must be a large number of people and warhorses!

Based on recent information, the only military force that is close to Tokyo and possesses such power is the Ori clan!

"Oh no! It's the Zhe family army! Retreat!"

The Tokyo garrison immediately turned their horses around and left, eager to return to the city and report to the Emperor!

"The Zhe family army? Interesting, whose younger generation is it that wants credit again!"

The strongman grinned, then brandished his broadsword and set up a battle formation on the road!

He wanted to see just how capable this Zhe Family Army really was!

"Brother Cun, a group of people suddenly appeared on the road ahead. They look like... bandits."

"Does this strongman dare to stop us? Does he think he's one of the Liangshan heroes?"

Zhe Kecun sneered, spurred his horse hard, and thrust his spear forward!

"Men! We've already killed one group of people today! Now, if we kill this so-called Zhe family army, everyone will know the infamous name of the Five Ghosts Stronghold of Jiufeng Mountain!"

"The Boss is mighty! The Boss is mighty!"

The henchmen behind him, perhaps equally inexperienced, were actually shouting along with their leader!

"Hehehe, good! Watch closely, my little minions! No matter if they're from the Zhe, She, or She families, they'll all be stabbed in the face by me!"

As Zhe Kecun drew closer, the bandit leader, wielding a knife, licked his lips and then slashed at Zhe Kecun's horse's leg!

"You petty thief! Die!"

Zhe Kecun looked at this arrogant and overconfident man and sneered in return. He, Zhe Kecun, had been on the western battlefield for many years, but that did not mean he could accept the contempt of a small-time hoodlum.

Do you really think I'm easy to deal with just because I'm not well-known in the Central Plains?

As the broadsword came slashing down, Zhe Kecun reined in his horse, raising its forelegs high to dodge the blow!

At the same time, he held the gun in one hand and thrust it forward with force. The spear, like a dragon, tore through the air and aimed straight for the strongman's throat!

"laugh!"

With just one shot, the sharp spearhead pierced the strongman's throat, and the arrogant smile on his face hadn't even disappeared yet!

"Xu..."

With a single shot, Zhe Kecun reined in his horse and raised his spear high!

"I am Zhe Kecun of the Zhe family! Lay down your weapons and you will not be killed!"

The Five Ghosts Stronghold's men had no time to react before they suddenly found their leader had fallen! Many of them hadn't even finished saying the words that were cheering for their leader!

"Refuse to surrender? Then kill them!"

Because they stood there stunned, Zhe Kecun assumed they were unwilling to surrender. With a wave of his hand, his brothers rushed forward and overwhelmed the people of Wuguizhai!

"Brother Cun, we left two survivors, should we ask them?"

Among the 20,000 troops that Zhe Kecun brought, there were quite a few young men from other aristocratic families in the Western Army. To be fair, although they were young, they still knew some of the necessary skills.

"Whichever of you can divulge some useful information will live, and whoever refuses to speak will die."

"My lord, what do you want to ask?"

The two henchmen from Wuguizhai were now trembling, their pants even soaked with sweat.

"What's the situation in Tokyo lately? Can anyone tell me?"

Zhe Kecun looked at the two henchmen, shook his head slightly, and then asked.

"M-Sir, yes, that's how it is..."

The two henchmen were terrified and spilled everything they knew to Zhe Kecun.

"The Regent? All the wealth? Cai Jing is playing with such a huge amount of money?"

After listening to it, Zhe Kecun felt like his brain couldn't keep up.

He originally came here to fight Tokyo, but now it seems that Tokyo... might not even need to be fought!

"So, is there any news now about how to compete for the position of regent?"

Zhe Kecun continued to ask, saying that he had 20,000 men under his command, and since they were vying for the position of regent, he should have a good chance.

"They said that on the last day of the first month of the lunar calendar, everyone can enter Tokyo, and there will be a ring in front of the Imperial Palace. On the ring will be the royal seal representing the Regent. Whoever can stay on the ring until the end will become the Regent!"

"The condition is that whoever becomes regent must treat the Cai family well!"

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