Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Brother, the arsenal has been searched!"

"Brother, the warehouse search is complete!"

Before long, many of the Liangshan leaders arrived at the prefectural government office and reported to Ren Yuan.

"What's the situation with the armory?"

Because Liangshan has expanded its army, its previously abundant armor and weapons are now insufficient. Jiangzhou is a large prefecture, so it would be even better if there were some in the armory.

"Brother, the Jiangzhou armory is in pretty good condition. After sorting it out, we found over three thousand sets of iron armor, over four thousand sets of leather armor, over two thousand sets of finely crafted paper armor, over ten thousand swords and spears, and some other good stuff that seems to have just been delivered."

Shan Shiqi came out to report. He was also from a wealthy family and was quite good with numbers.

"That's almost 10,000 sets in total. That's good, it's relieved a lot of pressure for us knock-offs. By the way, what good stuff is it?"

Ren Yuan was somewhat surprised; the armory still had some good stuff that had just arrived?

"Bring it up."

Shan Shiqi gestured for the junior officers to bring out the items, and Ren Yuan and the others gasped in shock when they saw them.

Goodness, thank goodness this stuff just arrived!

Otherwise, Liangshan would suffer a great loss this time!

"Divine Arm Crossbow!"

Qin Ming and Lu Zhishen were both from government troops, so they could immediately tell what this thing was.

"The Great Song Imperial Guard's Divine Arm Crossbow has a bow length of three feet three inches, a string length of two feet five inches, and a range of more than two hundred and forty to three hundred paces."

Although Ren Yuan had never met him before, he had heard his master Zhou Tong mention him.

"Yeah, brother! If they use this thing to defend the city today, we'll suffer a huge loss!"

Qin Ming's expression was solemn.

“But Jiangzhou is not a major border town, so how could it have a divine crossbow? This thing should only be deployed in the Western Army and the North.”

Lu Zhishen had seen the Divine Arm Crossbow in the Western Army, which was considered a divine weapon when used to deal with the Western Xia people.

"Cai Jing dotes on his son, this thing is obviously newly made by the Imperial Guards this year."

Qin Ming touched the Divine Arm Crossbow, then smelled it, and said to Ren Yuan.

"Brother, the paint on this is all new; it must be a new product this year."

"Shiqi, how many of these did you find in the armory?"

"Not many, maybe three hundred or so."

Shan Shiqi scratched his head.

"Take them all! Go back and let Tang Long's craftsmen see if they can replicate them."

"Yes!"

Shan Shiqi went down happily.

“Brother, Jiangzhou does indeed have a lot of money and grain. According to the granary’s ledger, Jiangzhou has 1.4 million shi of grain, of which 300,000 shi were recently collected from the people and are prepared to be transported to other places for sale. There is more than 1 million guan in cash in the granary. More than 300,000 guan in cash were also found in Cai Jiu’s own residence, as well as jewelry, calligraphy and paintings that have not been counted.”

Bian Xiang also came out to report.

“Open the granaries and distribute the grain. Those 300,000 shi were just collected, right? According to the account book, return them to the original owners of each village and household.”

"Give all the jewels and such from Cai Jiu’s mansion to Qingfeng Mountain as payment for this. Half of the 300,000 coins will be distributed among the common people inside and outside Jiangzhou. The other half will be the reward money for the brothers who went down the mountain this time."

"As for the things in the warehouse, take them all back to Liangshan! We need to be quick! Cai Jiu ran too fast; I'm afraid he'll go back to his father and complain, which will cause trouble."

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Ren Yuan made Cai Jiu sound very funny, which made everyone laugh. Afterwards, they all went off to do their work happily.

"Brother, do you think it's a pity not to occupy a prefecture or county?"

Gongsun Sheng and Qiao Daoqing were standing next to Ren Yuan. They saw Ren Yuan staring at the map of the Song Dynasty's territory on the wall for a long time without moving, so they asked him a question.

"No, not at all. Our current strength is not enough to expand that quickly."

Ren Yuan shook his head. To be honest, it wouldn't be impossible to put all of Liangshan's forces in Jiangzhou, but it's unnecessary. Even if he occupied such a large prefecture, it would still be very difficult to fight against the entire Song Dynasty with just one prefecture.

"By the way, Yiqing, Daoqing, you two go and find out if that 'River Dragon' Li Jun is in the city. If he is, we'll go and meet him."

"Is it the person my brother originally wanted to find last time, but later temporarily gave up?"

Qiao Daoqing remembered that Ren Yuan seemed to have mentioned this person when he led his men south.

"Hmm, this guy is a rare naval commander. With him around, the last piece of our naval puzzle is complete."

Ren Yuan thought about it and realized that his own online army was already basically complete. If Li Jun joined, the online army could be completed first.

"Brother, is this Li Jun even more powerful than Xiao Qi Zhang Shun?" Gongsun Sheng asked with some doubt.

"In terms of individual swimming skills, Li Jun is no match for Zhang Shun and Xiao Qi, but in terms of commanding the navy in battle, Li Jun is a commander-in-chief, while Xiao Qi and the others can only be described as generals."

"Don't worry, brother. Give me half a day. I will definitely bring you news before sunset today."

Upon hearing Ren Yuan's high praise for Li Jun, Qiao Daoqing and Gongsun Sheng immediately summoned soldiers and ordered them to disperse and inquire about him within the city.

According to his brother, the future commander-in-chief of the Liangshan navy will be Li Jun.

How could they not be anxious?

Fortunately, the Liangshan army had enough manpower to enter the city this time. In addition, Ren Yuan had opened the granaries and distributed money and food. As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding." As long as they asked if anyone knew about Li Jun, the "Mixed-River Dragon," when distributing money and food, someone would quickly inform Liangshan of their whereabouts.

Later that day, Ren Yuan finally saw the River Dragon at a riverside restaurant in Jiangzhou.

The man was eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a dignified appearance. He was accompanied by two brothers who looked exactly alike, as if they were guardians.

"Haha, Brother Li Jun? A native of Luzhou, nicknamed 'River Dragon,' skilled in the waters and boats of the great river, isn't that right?"

As soon as Ren Yuan met Li Jun, he greeted him very cheerfully, which immediately warmed up Li Jun, who was initially a little nervous.

"I am Li Jun, a man of little renown, who never expected to be valued so highly by you, brother."

Li Jun immediately stepped forward and, along with his two brothers, bowed to Ren Yuan.

"Haha, your reputation is far from insignificant! These two must be the brothers Tong Wei, the Cave Dragon, and Tong Meng, the River Mirage. I wonder which one is Tong Wei and which one is Tong Meng?"

Ren Yuan then looked at Tong Wei and Tong Meng. Goodness, twins are really hard to tell apart.

"Brother, you've heard of us too? This is your younger brother, Tong Wei, and this is your younger brother, Tong Meng."

The man to Li Jun's left, Tong Wei, was also very surprised.

They thought that Liangshan was only looking for their eldest brother, but they never expected that the leader of Liangshan would call them by name first!

"As Li Jun's right-hand men, how could I not know that you Tong brothers are his right-hand men? This time, I've come to invite the three of you to come up the mountain together. How about it, are you interested?"

Ren Yuan didn't waste any time. He filled his bowl with wine and drank it first, addressing Li Jun and the other two as a sign of respect.

Li Jun and his two companions exchanged glances, their eyes filled with excitement. They felt that the surprise had come too suddenly!