Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

The year 1117 AD was a very different year for the people of the Central Plains.

In the early winter of that year, the Southern Field Army of Dayi, under the command of Commander-in-Chief and Commander of the Suanni Army, Du Xue, marched south in a mighty force, heading straight for Dali!

Upon hearing the news, the Duan family of Dali did not put up much resistance. Influenced by a prince who had witnessed the might of the Dayi army, King Duan Zhengyan of Dali chose to surrender directly.

This pragmatic behavior made the generals of Nanye very uncomfortable. They had been holding their breath, ready to fight a big battle, but when they arrived here in high spirits, they were caught off guard!

So what should we do? We're all hot-blooded men, we can't just come here, not fire a single arrow, and leave comfortably, right? That would be a waste of our time.

So Du Xue directly asked the King of Dali, "Are there any more places outside your territory that you can fight?"

"Yes, yes."

King Duan Zhengyan of Dali decisively replied, "Yes!"

"To the west is India, to the southwest is Bagan, and to the southeast is Vietnam."

"Oh?"

Du Xue immediately became interested. The thing that the generals of the Southern Field Army are least afraid of is having nowhere to fight!

What is the relationship between the three families?

"It's not good, especially between Viet Ly and Bagan, it seems like they'll only have one fight."

After hearing this, Du Xue felt even more confident! "I'm going to beat up those with bad relationships!"

"Fang Xuedu, Zan Tongmei".

"exist."

The two responded in unison.

"You two will serve as the commander-in-chief and strategist of one of the routes, and attack Viet Ly!"

"Yes!"

"Liu Min, Feng Tai!"

"exist!"

"You two will both serve as commander-in-chief and strategist for the same campaign to attack Bagan!"

"Yes!"

Du Xue immediately dispatched his top generals.

"Boss Du, should we divide our forces and attack? Won't that be a bit too much for our troops...?"

Fang Xuedu was somewhat worried because the Southern Field Army had only recently been reorganized, and its main force numbered just over 100,000. If it were divided into two routes...

"Don't worry, this battle is more of a test. You go and test the strength of these two sides. If they are easily defeated, then we will fight for real! If they have some ability, we can retreat a little and set up defenses south of Dali."

"And what about you, Boss Du?"

Liu Min asked Du Xue, because Du Xue had not left any strategists with him this time.

"The Lord of Dali?"

Du Xue looked at Duan Zhengyan.

"Commander Du gave his instructions."

"How many troops does Dali have, and what is their fighting strength?"

"We have about 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers who can fight. If we gather them together, we can have 100,000. Their combat strength is also quite good."

Duan Zhengyan stated that he does have some things in Dali, not nothing at all.

"Okay, then would you mind handing over your troops to me?"

Du Xue directly expanded his own forces.

"What does the commander mean?"

Duan Zhengyan was somewhat surprised. "General, are you going to directly seize my troops?"

"Do you want to fight India?"

Du Xue got straight to the point.

"Would never dream of it."

Duan Zhengyan immediately perked up. How could he not want to fight India? He dreamed about it! The only reason he hadn't fought before was because he couldn't win!

"If you want to attack India, give me your troops and let me fight."

Du Xue saw the desire in Duan Zhengyan's eyes to fight against India, and decisively gave him a straight shot.

"The...the commander-in-chief wants to launch a three-pronged attack?"

Duan Zhengyan was dumbfounded. A three-pronged attack? Had he gone mad?

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

Du Xue looked at Duan Zhengyan.

"Your Dali Kingdom has been established for a hundred years, with a century of accumulated wealth. How could you not fight a war like this? Besides, my tribe has its own food and supplies and does not need your Dali's support completely."

"In this situation, you dare not fight me on three fronts? Duan Zhengyan, the Duan family of Dali is not that cowardly."

"That, that's true..."

Duan Zhengyan was somewhat speechless. He was not a particularly capable and skilled ruler, so he was sometimes not very clear about these military matters.

"Do you want to be the last ruler of Dali?"

Seeing that Duan Zhengyan was still hesitating, Du Xue began to use the method of drawing a pie in the sky.

"If this time you surrender with the merits of fighting in India, Bagan, and the three Viet-Ly families, then that would be merits of both war and surrender!"

"Think about it, isn't this more meritorious than surrendering alone? You know our prince, your merit is greater, and you'll get more in the end!"

"Do you want to be just a Guiyi Earl, or a Chengyi Marquis? Or even a Zhennan Duke?"

Du Xue truly deserves to be a marshal; he has such a set of clever words, and he even believed them himself after reciting them!

Duan Zhengyan's breathing became rapid. He wasn't stupid; of course he knew the difference between these things.

Who would want to be an earl if they could be a duke? Who would want to be an earl?

Duan Zhengyan, after all, was the ruler of the Dali Kingdom, so of course he wanted to take it a step further.

"General Du, I may not understand military affairs, but I do know the principle that an army must be well-supplied before it can move. I entrust all 100,000 troops of Dali to you, General Du!"

"I will prepare all the necessary supplies as soon as possible! As long as..."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will report your merits to you and will never let a meritorious official feel disheartened!"

Du Xue patted his chest and said it with such conviction that no one would believe he was lying.

With the help of the Dali troops, Nan Ye's forces split into three groups and launched simultaneous attacks on India, Bagan, and Vietnam!

The attack came so suddenly and quickly that the three kingdoms had no time to react before they were all caught in the crossfire!

Especially in Bagan and Viet Ly, who were still fighting to the death for some territory, they were even attacked by the Da Yi Nan Ye troops during the battle, and their main force was directly defeated!

While the Indians were in a better position, they also underestimated the fighting strength of the Dayi army, especially Du Xue, the commander-in-chief of the Dayi Southern Field Army. After crossing the border, Du Xue seemed particularly excited and used all sorts of methods that he was reluctant to use in China.

Although the Dali soldiers were indeed less capable in combat, what did it matter to Du Xue if the Dali soldiers couldn't fight? As long as Du Xue had his fun, that was all that mattered!

In particular, Du Xue's serpent spear accomplished the feat of killing a hundred people twice more on the border of India! The Indians thought Du Xue was a demon from hell!

Meanwhile, in Bagan and Viet Ly, Feng Tai and Zan Tongmei were also fighting like madmen. Their strength was unstoppable, and with the True Dayi Army as their main force, Bagan and Viet Ly lost more than a hundred miles of land in just a few days!

When news of Nanye reached Bianjing, the entire city was in an uproar!

When was the last time the Central Plains intimidated the surrounding barbarians? It must have been a very, very long time ago.

Today, our soldiers of Dayi Nanye have done it again!

"Brother, Boss Du is indeed the most murderous of all the generals."

Hsiao Chia-hui said, "Boss Du is amazing."

"Yeah, I didn't expect Nanye to be so daring!"

Ren Yuan also shook his head.

This Nanye is truly formidable...