Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Brother Cun, why don't we just attack Tokyo directly? Why are we staying here waiting?"

After learning of Cai Jing's plan, Zhe Kecun also changed his own plans.

He chose to set up camp in a very conspicuous place outside Tokyo, which was a clear message to Cai Jing: "I'm here!"

"Tokyo is, after all, a former capital city, with high walls and deep moats. We only have a little over 20,000 men. It would be unwise to launch a direct attack."

"Since Cai Jing has come up with this arena competition, let's play along! With over 20,000 men, are we afraid we can't defend one arena?"

Zhe Kecun said that since there is a more convenient method, he doesn't mind giving it a try.

"We'll do whatever Brother Cun says!"

"That's right! Brother Cun, we'll follow you!"

……

Just as everyone was agreeing, someone came to report:

"Brother Cun! A group from Tokyo has arrived, bringing provisions, wine, and meat!"

"Cai Jing's men?"

Zhe Kecun got up and left the tent, then led his men to greet him.

"General Zhe, this is the Emperor's supply for you."

The person who came to deliver supplies to Zhe Kecun was none other than Zhu Mian!

"Zhu Mian? You actually worked for Cai Jing?"

Zhe Kecun remembered Zhu Mian; that guy was no pushover.

"His Majesty has been good to us, so it is only right that we serve His Majesty."

Zhu Mian didn't say much, but simply gestured to the soldiers behind him to bring out fifty carts of grain and ten carts of wine and meat.

"Fifty carts of grain and fodder, ten carts of wine and meat, General Zhe, this is the Emperor's special treatment for your Zhe family army. Others, even the victors outside the city every day, don't get this much all at once."

Zhu Mian said to Zhe Kecun.

"What do you mean? So, your goal is to watch the dead people outside the city every day?"

Zhe Kecun was a little confused. What was Cai Jing trying to do?

"General Zhe, you are a member of the Zhe family, don't be so short-sighted. If this is all the Zhe family descendants are capable of, then we will be disappointed."

Zhu Mian grinned, looking incredibly irritating.

"Zhu Mian, what are you pretending for?"

Zhe Kecun's gaze turned cold. He could say that about him, but he couldn't say that about the Zhe family!

"You just want these people to kill each other, and then find someone to help them! Otherwise, given the current state of Lai, let alone competing with Yi and Song for the Central Plains, you probably can't even defeat Ming, right?"

"Help? What kind of help can those people who can't even see the situation clearly provide?"

Zhu Mian sneered after hearing this.

"If you're not seeking help, why are you appointing someone as regent? And even promising them wealth?"

This is something that Zhe Kecun finds very difficult to understand.

"If we don't say it this way, how can we get all these people to gather here? If they don't gather here, how can they witness this group of people killing each other?"

"What good will this do you? Are you saying that Cai Jing is dying and you want to drag a bunch of people down with him?"

"General Zhe, you're underestimating people. The Emperor is eliminating those ambitious but powerless individuals in the land. Don't you think this is a good thing?"

Zhu Mian said that the State of Lai was solving a major problem for the world.

"It's better for those powerless people to die here than for them to go elsewhere and cause trouble. Wouldn't it be better for the world to be at peace this way?"

"Cai Jing would actually do something like that? I don't believe it."

Zhe Kecun said he didn't believe Cai Jing would be so kind as to think about eliminating ambitious people for the world. Was this really Cai Jing? Cai Jing himself was the biggest ambitious person!

"Whether you believe it or not, that's the truth. General Zhe, I look forward to the day you enter Tokyo. Farewell!"

Zhu Mian did not continue to speak with Zhe Kecun, but turned and left with his men.

"Brother Cun, this guy surnamed Zhu is too arrogant, should we beat him up?"

After Zhe Kecun's death, some people were enraged by Zhu Mian's words and wanted to take Zhu Mian down right then and there.

"The fact that he dares to come now means that Cai Jing has made full preparations. We should not clash with them at this time."

Zhe Kecun had actually wanted to take down Zhu Mian earlier, but reason told him that now was not a good time to fight Zhu Mian.

"Brother Cun, what should we do? Do we want all this grain, fodder, and meat?"

someone asked.

"Why should we refuse things that are given to us for free? Check them first, and only distribute them to the brothers after you've made sure there are no problems."

Zhe Kecun said that the grain, fodder, wine, and meat were exactly what he needed, so he should accept them.

"Brother Cun, if Cai Jing wants to use the title of Regent to deal with those who are not fit to serve, then should we still fight for it?"

"Go, why not go? You all should go and investigate these next few days to see which forces have come."

"Yes!"

……

"Your Majesty, will the arrival of the Zhe family affect our plans?"

After returning to the palace, Zhu Mian went to a side hall to report to Cai Jing.

"It's alright, let that kid handle it!"

In the side hall, Cai Jing's voice came from behind the curtain. Judging from his voice, there didn't seem to be any major problems.

"Your Majesty, but we're not... If the Zhe family wins in the end, then..."

Zhu Mian hesitated.

"What's wrong with the Zhe family? Since the Zhe family is willing to let Zhe Kecun leave, then he shouldn't blame others if anything happens. Within the Zhe family, he is one of the nine generations of the Zhe family's patriarch, but outside the Zhe family, he is just an ordinary person!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Go down."

After Cai Jing's voice came, Zhu Mian withdrew from the side hall, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

If there were any doubts before, Zhu Mian can now be certain that Cai Jing is absolutely innocent!

At the very least, the "Cai Jing" who just spoke to me is absolutely without fault!

……

"Brother Cun, you'd never guess who's here."

In the Zhe family army camp, a brother came to report to Zhe Kecun with the latest information he had gathered.

"Who?"

"The Duan family."

"The Duan family? Which Duan family?"

Zhe Kecun was a little confused. Where was the Duan family? How come he didn't know them?

"The Duan family of Dali."

"The Duan family of Dali?"

Zhe Kecun is dumbfounded. No way, people from Dali are all coming to join in the fun?

"Not only the Duan family of Dali, but we also discovered the Li family of Western Xia."

"The Li family? What are they doing here?"

As a long-time adversary in the west, Zhe Kecun was taken aback when he heard that the Li family of Western Xia had also arrived. He did not believe that the Western Army would be in such great turmoil after only a few days of absence.

“The Li family supported a band of mountain bandits in the Central Plains, and some of their people came with that band of bandits this time.”

"Keep an eye on that group. I don't care about the others, but I won't let a single one of the Western Xia people escape! Here's what we'll do: let's go wipe them out now!"

No sooner had Zhe Kecun finished speaking than another voice rang out from outside the tent:

"General Zhe, you have great courage, but sometimes you can't do things with just courage, you also need strategy."

Before the words were finished, the tent flap was lifted, and a figure darted in like a ghost!

"who?"

Zhe Kecun immediately pressed down on the hilt of his sword!

"General Zhe, my lord has ordered that you must not act rashly before my Dayi army arrives..."