Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Open the city gates!!"

Just as Dong Ping and his companions were growing impatient outside Yanggu County, the sound of the city gates opening finally came from inside the city!

Then, the gates of Yanggu County were slowly opened.

"It seems you, as the captain, do have more influence here than I do."

Dong Ping looked at Wu Song and was surprised to find that the guy was actually quite capable, managing to get the county town to open its doors late at night. That was quite interesting.

"Sir, let's go into the city."

Wu Song didn't want to say anything more, after all, now, the more he said, the more mistakes he would make.

"You're quite arrogant, fine, a little arrogance is good."

Dong Ping looked at Wu Song with some sympathy as he went ahead. For a moment, he wondered if he had been like that back then.

Yeah, definitely not, that would be so stupid!

"Captain, you've worked hard. The lord has ordered that since it's late, you should take the commander's troops to the yamen to stay overnight."

The guard who went to report personally stood at the city gate to welcome Wu Song.

"What the heck? You want us to stay at the government office? Does your government office even have a place for us to stay?"

"Exactly, is this how Yanggu County treats its officials who come on official business?"

"Damn it, you left me hanging for half the night, and now you're planning to make me sleep on the street? Does Yanggu County have any nerve?"

Before Dong Ping could say anything more after he finished speaking, his men were already dissatisfied!

Why stay at a government office? Stay at a restaurant!

"My lords, I am truly sorry, but Yanggu is a small place, and it is really too late today. I can only ask that you stay at my office for the time being."

At this moment, the county magistrate, also dressed in his official robes, hurried over and immediately began to speak kindly to him.

"Although our county government office is not large, it is enough to accommodate you all. Moreover, I have already ordered people to prepare food and drink, and we are just waiting for you to come."

"You, the county magistrate, are quite capable."

Dong Ping was indeed a little angry just now, but after hearing what the Yanggu County Magistrate said, he didn't say anything more.

After all, the county magistrate was a civil official, and although Dong Ping was a military supervisor, he couldn't go too far in front of a county magistrate.

Who knows if this guy has anyone backing him up?

Dong Ping may be a bit arrogant and a bit of a scoundrel, but he's not brainless.

“However, my brother and I came twice today. The first time we were refused entry into the city. Your Excellency, what should we do? If the Prefect finds out, this will be troublesome.”

However, Dong Ping would still try to get a little something in return.

"My lord, this is just a small token of my apology. It's nothing much, but it's my personal way of apologizing to you. Besides, it's getting late, so please go to the county office first. We can talk about it tomorrow, okay?"

The magistrate was a shrewd man; he had heard some things about Dong Ping, so he took the initiative to untie a bag from his waist and hand it to Dong Ping.

There's no way around it; the deceased Ximen Qing gave the government that much every year, so it's reasonable for him to symbolically collect a small amount of working capital.

“Your Excellency is truly thoughtful. We brothers will take our leave now. But Your Excellency, why haven’t we seen the County Commandant? We came here specifically to see him.”

Dong Ping looked around, somewhat puzzled. The county magistrate was here, but where was the county lieutenant? That guy was always so eager to have me, the general, escort the goods.

"The county magistrate is injured. A group of bandits came to the county tonight, and the magistrate fought bravely against them but was injured in the process, so he cannot come."

Wu Song was stunned. "No, Magistrate, what nonsense are you spouting? A bandit? Who is it?"

"Commander Wu is back. You've worked hard. Let's go to the yamen together to hand over the duties before going home."

The magistrate then said to Wu Song, clearly realizing that Dong Ping was not someone to be trifled with, and that Wu Song could not be allowed to escape now.

Without you, how am I supposed to deal with this guy?

If I save you, you have to save me too!

"As ordered."

Wu Song readily agreed, after all, just a few hours ago he was a captain, so it didn't seem out of place now.

Dong Ping and his group followed the magistrate of Yanggu County to the county government office. Indeed, the county government office had a large square that could accommodate so many people!

"It smells bloody."

Dong Ping was also a veteran of the battlefield and was very sensitive to the smell of blood. As soon as he arrived at the county government office, he could smell a strong stench of blood.

"Yes, that gang of thieves came all the way here today, so the smell of blood is very strong."

The magistrate remained unfazed.

"Is the local customs in your Yanggu County really that bad? Even bandits have stormed the county government gate!"

Dong Ping grinned, expressing his disdain for the security situation in Yanggu County.

"It's a small place after all, not as safe as the prefectural capital. Please excuse my poor attempt to describe it."

The magistrate smiled and replied slowly.

"Alright, bring out the food and wine, I'm hungry."

Dong Ping was too lazy to deal with the other party's security issues. He would go check on that county magistrate tomorrow. It didn't matter that he was injured; the most important thing was to prepare the goods for me.

"Thank you, sir."

After Dong Ping left, Wu Song clasped his hands in greeting to the county magistrate.

"Don't thank me yet. You've already killed them. How are you going to explain this tomorrow? These two hundred-plus people are all ruthless."

The magistrate looked at the group of people, and cold sweat poured down his back.

"Don't worry, sir, our reinforcements will be here soon."

Shi Qian stepped forward and addressed the county magistrate.

"Your reinforcements? You are..."

The magistrate was somewhat curious.

"Liangshan".

Shi Qian said proudly.

"Liangshan... I see."

The magistrate was taken aback, then shook his head, thinking that he had nothing to worry about.

Damn, Liangshan is really great!

……

At this moment, Ren Yuan and his group made contact with Wu Da and his group.

"Brother Ma Ling, you've finally arrived. My brother and Chief Shi Qian encountered a group of soldiers, and they went back to the county town. We don't know how they are now."

As soon as Wu Dalang arrived, he quickly expressed his concerns.

"Don't worry, Da Lang! This is my brother Ren Yuan from Liangshan. He's personally leading his men. We'll go rescue Er Lang right now!"

Ma Ling quickly arranged for Wu Da and Ren Yuan to meet.

"Brother, don't rush, speak slowly. Do you know which government troops those are?"

Ren Yuan was relieved to see Wu Dalang. He thought, "If you're alive and well, then Wu Song won't have any more trouble."

"I don't know, but more than two hundred people, all of them are from the Ma army."

"Brother, they must be from Dongping Prefecture."

Xu Ning immediately realized that a small county town could easily produce 200 cavalrymen.

"If Dong Ping really comes, then this is a bit troublesome. Judging by the time, they should have entered the city by now."

Hua Rong also said that this was quite troublesome, as even if they were two battalions of cavalry, it would be difficult to fight them within the county town.

"Teachers, Hua Rong, are you familiar with the names of the government troops in the surrounding prefectures?"

Ren Yuan thought for a moment and suddenly had an idea.

"Brother, you mean..."

Xu Ning and Hua Rong were both intelligent people, and they immediately understood Ren Yuan's meaning.

"That's right, it's a piece of cake for us to pretend to be government troops now."

Because of the armor provided by He Tao, the Liangshan army was actually very similar to the government army in terms of equipment, making it easy for them to disguise themselves.

“Let’s go into the city too. I want to see what kind of person this Dong Ping is.”

Xu Ning and Hua Rong nodded in agreement. They left two hundred men to protect Wu Da and the others. After tidying up a bit, they became two battalions of Song Dynasty cavalry and headed openly towards Yanggu County!

Half an hour later, they arrived at the foot of Yanggu County, covered in dust from their journey!

The guards at the city gate of Yanggu County were dumbfounded when they saw them.

No, what's going on in Yanggu County today? Why is another troop of government troops here?