Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Brother, what do you think of Wanyan Aguda's personal campaign this time?"

After finally managing to persuade Li Zhu to stop, Xiao Jiahui turned to ask Ren Yuan.

How can I see it?

Ren Yuan shrugged. "Wanyan Aguda was also a powerful and ruthless man. I have to admit that he was much better than Zhao Ji and others in the past. He was a worthy opponent."

"But the Jin Kingdom's territory is too far to the north. If they want to continue to develop, they must move south. So this operation was within my expectations."

Xiao Jiasui raised an eyebrow, then continued, "Brother, so who do you think would win if you faced that guy Wanyan Aguda?"

“In terms of fighting strength, I can take him down with one hand, but in other aspects, that guy is no worse than me.”

Ren Yuan had a high opinion of Wanyan Aguda, after all, he was the founder of the Jin Dynasty and his abilities were top-notch. If Ren Yuan hadn't had the knowledge of later generations and knew how to humbly listen to the advice of his subordinates, he might not have been able to compete with him in politics.

But Ren Yuanqiang was right there. Even though he was the ruler of Dayi, in some highly specialized political matters, Ren Yuanqiang would only offer some pointers, allowing Xiao Jiasui and the others to make specific arrangements based on these ideas, and then Ren Yuanqiang would make adjustments to the details.

"Brother, you're good in every way, except you're too cautious."

The strategists exchanged glances and then laughed.

They weren't unaware of Wanyan Aguda's background; he was indeed a capable man. The Jin Dynasty's campaign against the Liao Dynasty was truly miraculous; many battles seemed illogical! Yet, the Jin Dynasty still won!

Even the Taoist priests, including Gongsun Sheng, said that if it weren't for his brother's existence, Wanyan Aguda would probably be the new emperor.

But things changed after his older brother appeared. Two years ago, Master Luo observed the celestial phenomena at a special time of night. Although the imperial star in the north was very bright, the imperial star in the central plains could even suppress the moonlight. Which one was stronger? Need I say more?

"This time, I will personally lead the campaign, and no one can stop me."

Seeing his brothers teasing him and Wanyan Aguda, Ren Yuan didn't say much. It's just a personal expedition, he can do that too!

"Brother, is this the final battle?"

Upon hearing the determination in Ren's words, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Brother, after this battle, will you ascend the throne?"

"But we have to win first. To ascend the throne after losing would be too..."

Ren Yuan said, "If I were to ascend the throne after losing the war, wouldn't that be a makeshift regime?"

"Brother, we can't lose. If we lose this time, none of us brothers will stand up anymore, and we'll all go home and retire!"

Upon hearing Ren Yuan's concerns, the strategists objected, declaring that they couldn't afford to lose. Li Zhu even tried to leave the palace again, preparing to assassinate the enemy!

"Alright, I understand the brothers' intentions. I don't believe we'll lose either, so we need to make some plans."

Ren Yuan picked up a small flag from the sand table and began to lay out the layout on it.

"Besides the point I just mentioned, I hope there's another team of ours here. These two teams can serve as the left and right flanks, protecting the central army!"

"And here!"

Ren Yuan pointed to a flat grassland.

"This is where the decisive battle will take place. This time, we won't be fighting a siege; we'll be fighting a major battle on the plains!"

"The Jurchens have always boasted about their cavalry's prowess. This time, let's see if their cavalry can still be as formidable as they were three years ago!"

"Brother, if possible, we'd like to try setting up an array."

Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong exchanged glances and spoke together.

"Huh? What formation?"

Ren Yuan was a little curious. Hadn't we already used formations like the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams?

"The Liao Kingdom had a powerful formation back then. Guan Zhong and I have studied it in the past year or two. If we can set it up, its power will definitely be stronger than that of the Liao people back then!"

"Yes, but too many brothers are on important missions right now and can't come back. Otherwise, with the strength of all our brothers and the fighting power of our Dayi soldiers, the power of this formation would definitely be even greater!"

Seeing the serious expressions on Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong's faces, Ren Yuan thought for a moment and remembered the battle formation they had mentioned.

"Are you two talking about the Taiyi Hun Tian Xiang Formation, which Wuyan Guang used to secure his life?"

“Brother, you’re so smart! That’s right, it’s the Taiyi Hun Tian Xiang Formation! This formation is very powerful. The Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation and the others that we practiced back then are no match for this one.”

Hsiao Chia-hui said, "We have to acknowledge the strengths of others. This formation is indeed impressive and worth learning from!"

"Forget it, the Jurchens won't fight us with their formations. Let's just set up something simple. If it's too complicated, we'll lose the initiative."

Ren Yuan disagreed, because he felt that when fighting against the Jurchens, who rode horses around, mobility was more important. While large formations were good, they offered no advantage in terms of movement and would make it difficult to pursue the enemy.

"Too……"

The strategists had been thinking about which people to call back if they were to actually set up a formation, but after hearing Ren Yuan's reasons for not setting up a formation, they wholeheartedly agreed with his explanations.

"By the way, we were talking about Wuyan Guang earlier, right? How's that guy doing now?"

Since there's no need to set up an array, there's no need to bring it up again. Xu Guanzhong then thought of Wuyan Guang. He looked at Shi Qian. Others might not know how Wuyan Guang is doing, but Shi Qian certainly does.

"elder brother?"

Shi Qian nodded to acknowledge the question, but he did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Ren Yuan first, and only after Ren Yuan nodded did Shi Qian speak.

"Brothers, please forgive me. Wuyan Guang is still in the prison in the capital of Jin. How should I put it? He has suffered a lot of torture in the past three years, but he is tough and is still alive!"

"The Jin Kingdom's prison is also infamous; it's been three years, and he's still alive?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yin was shocked and expressed his admiration for Wuyan Guang.

"After all, he was once the number one expert in the Liao Kingdom, and the brothers Su Ding and Xie Ning secretly bought some connections to protect him to some extent."

Shi Qian said that Wuyan Guang was able to live largely thanks to the help of their Dayi.

"Shi Qian, how much of his martial arts skill does he still have?"

"When the two brothers sent a message before, they said that the Jurchens were still using various chains to bind Wuyan Guang's hands and feet, so we don't know how much strength he still has."

"Wanyan Aguda has left the capital... Shi Qian, select some elites from the shadows and infiltrate the Jin capital, Shangjing, while Wanyan Aguda is away. Find Wuyan Guang and help him escape from prison. Ideally, they should cause a huge disturbance in Shangjing! The bigger the commotion, the better!"

After frowning for a while, Ren Yuan gave Shi Qian a rather difficult task.

"Brother, do you want Wuyan Guang... to listen to us?"

Shi Qian was somewhat surprised. He had roughly guessed Ren Yuan's thoughts, but he did not expect that Ren Yuan would be so at ease with Wu Yan Guang.

"Yes, you should have Brother Su Ding find a way to tell Wuyan Guang that he has a daughter. If he can fight his way out of the Jin capital, I will give him a chance to see his daughter."

Ren Yuan waved his hand. Although he said that, everyone knew that as long as Wu Yanguang was still a mortal, this mission was impossible to complete!

Ren Yuan simply wanted to give Wuyan Guang a shot in the arm, to let this former top general of the Liao Kingdom burn himself out completely in the Jin Kingdom!

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