Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Oh!"

A crashing sound rang out, and the silver light that was originally aimed at Zhou Ang suddenly veered off course and landed in empty space. Then, the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground was heard. It turned out that a soldier had launched a surprise attack from the side and used his body to knock down the fierce man who was slashing at Zhou Ang.

"Go! You're the lieutenant general, don't die here!"

Although the soldiers verbally expressed their "disdain" for Zhou Ang, they were genuinely willing to take a knife for him on the battlefield! After all, despite being a convict, Zhou Ang had been incredibly brave in both training and combat during his time with the Tiger-Taming Army, and this was the kind of person the troublemakers admired most!

The battle was becoming increasingly intense. One by one, the soldiers behind Zhou Ang fell down, and fewer and fewer people were able to breathe. The Jin cavalry around them also saw this situation. They surrounded them like a pack of wolves hunting their prey, their swords flashing and spears flashing, making it impossible to block Zhou Ang and his men!

"Form ranks! Protect Vice General Zhou! Charge another wave!"

Soon, Zhou Ang's forces were reduced to only about ten men, still trapped in the Jin army's ranks, seemingly with no hope of breaking through. But these soldiers spontaneously formed a circle, spears pointing outwards, determined to charge one last time! Although many of them could barely hold their spears steady, they still had the mind to banter:

"Old Li, how many did you just kill?"

"Ten, eleven!"

"What nonsense! I'll kill twenty-one then!"

"How dare you two? I killed thirty-one people and I didn't say a word?"

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As Zhou Ang listened to the sounds around him, his breathing became heavy, and his vision would occasionally go black. But his mind clearly told him that if this dragged on any longer, everyone would die here!

"I'm not dead yet! I don't need your protection! Charge with me!"

Zhou Ang kicked his horse's belly again, and the horse, in pain, neighed loudly, reared up, and galloped forward! He mustered the last of his strength and swung his great axe like a windmill, carving a bloody path through the enemy ranks. His soldiers followed closely behind, their weapons swirling wildly, forcing back the Jin cavalry that were trying to encircle them!

However, there were simply too many Jin soldiers, as if they could never be killed. Before Zhou Ang could react, a spear pierced his armpit, and blood gushed out again. Zhou Ang felt that he was really not far from dying in battle!

The Jurchen encirclement shrank again. This time, when Zhou Ang turned around, he found that only four people were still following him, and all of them were injured.

One had a broken arm, another had an arrow stuck in his abdomen, and the remaining two, though without obvious external injuries, were covered in blood and could barely hold their weapons.

"Zhou, Deputy General Zhou, shall we be men today?"

The soldier, who had lost an arm, struggled to maintain his balance and asked Zhou Ang a question.

"Today, we're all real men!"

Zhou Ang grinned. He really hadn't expected that his group of troublemakers would actually fight to the very end with him!

"What a pity. You said that once you became the deputy commander, you would recruit us all as your personal guards."

The soldier who had been shot in the abdomen was pale-faced. He was on horseback, and with every step he took, his wound was getting worse!

"It seems there's no chance in this life, brothers. If there's a next life, I, Zhou Ang, will be your personal guard!"

Looking at the still densely packed crowd around him, Zhou Ang gave a helpless, bitter smile.

This damn fate, Qiu Yue, I really envy you!

"What nonsense are you talking about? We're not dead yet, are we? Deputy General Zhou, what do you think the Prince will say about us if we all die?"

The two, covered in blood, looked at each other and then spoke.

"The brave warriors of the Tiger-Taming Army, our names will be engraved on a monument and admired by future generations."

"Well, that's good too."

Zhou Ang laughed. "Qiu Yue, even if you become the deputy commander again, it doesn't seem as impressive as having my name engraved on a monument!"

"They're done for! Kill them!"

The Jurchens realized that these men were at their last gasp, so they raised their spears once more, ready to pierce through them!

"Soldiers, we'll die together! Let's be brothers again in the next life!"

Just as Zhou Ang and the others were preparing to burn their last drop of blood and perish together with the Jin people, a powerful roar suddenly rang out from behind the Jin people:

"Wu Song, the Drunken Tiger Subduer, is here! Where is Zhou Ang?!"

"Commander Wu!"

"The commander has arrived!"

Upon hearing Wu Song's shout, everyone immediately cheered!

In the Tiger-Taming Army, Wu Song is like the sky! With him around, the sky will never fall!

"Boom! Boom!"

In everyone's sight, the Jin army's elite cavalry suddenly seemed to be attacked by some wild beast, with many people screaming as they were sent flying into the air! Many others fell off their horses in a sorry state, and the ownerless warhorses kept neighing in fear!

Immediately afterwards, a fully armed heavy infantry force, with the combined strength of swords and shields, spears and crossbows, broke through the Jin cavalry's defenses!

The leading general wore a suit of armor forged by Tang Long, which was gold and blue in color. The breastplate was decorated with a relief of a tiger descending a mountain, its eyes wide open, seemingly radiating a captivating light on the battlefield.

His shoulder armor featured two roaring, protruding beast heads that looked very thick; his arm guards were covered with specially made, fine plates that fit tightly against Wu Song's arms; most eye-catching was his tiger-head helmet, with a large red tassel on top that danced in the wind, making him look like a real tiger showing off its power in the hunting wind, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment!

"Form ranks!!"

After Wu Song charged into the formation, he immediately formed a line to protect Zhou Ang and the other soldiers. He himself stood at the very front, facing the thousands of Jin cavalry. His hands hung naturally at his sides, and his two snowflake-patterned iron ring-shaped swords seemed to be about to start roaring again, sensing the murderous aura on the battlefield!

"Zhou Ang, well done."

Seeing Zhou Ang and the others covered in blood, Wu Song knew they had gone through a lot. Not to mention that he had just heard that Zhou Ang had apparently killed a Jin army general.

Originally, Zhou Ang came to my army as a convicted criminal, but I didn't expect him to give me such a big gift. It seems that he really wants to reform.

"Commander Wu, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission."

Zhou Ang was being supported and protected, while Wu Song stood at the front, like the most solid and insurmountable mountain in the world, shielding everyone from the storm!

"Okay, you go first, I'll take care of the rest."

Wu Song nodded, then stared at the Jin army formation that was preparing to charge again, his eyes burning with boundless fighting spirit!

"We weren't really ready to fight while we were rushing to save someone, let's do it again!"

"My men! Follow me and kill!"

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