Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

What will it take for you to be convinced?

Ren Yuan asked Han Shizhong with some curiosity.

"We, the Western Army, are all men who have tasted blood on the front lines, so we definitely need to see your martial prowess, Chief Ren, first. I wonder if Chief Ren would be willing to show off his skills?"

Han Shizhong stood with his neck stiff, his face beaming with youthful pride.

"Hahaha..." The surrounding leaders burst into laughter upon hearing this.

I thought it was something serious, but it turns out it was just a fight.

"What are you laughing at? This is how our Western Army is. If you want to win people over, then show us your true abilities and make us respect you!"

Han Shizhong was unaware of the specifics of Liangshan. Back when he was in the Western Army, he had always been dealing with the people from Western Xia.

He only knew about the Liangshan heroes through hearsay, so he naturally felt that Liangshan was somewhat undeserving of its reputation.

Of course, Han Shizhong still held great respect for Lu Zhishen, his former Western Army predecessor and idol.

He even felt that Lu Zhishen should be able to become the leader of Liangshan!

That's why he wanted to see what Ren Yuan's true level was!

If he knows nothing and only relies on his words to deceive people, then Han Shizhong will expose Ren Yuan's deception!

"Sure, how would you like to compete?"

"Let's start with strength! We'll arm wrestle!"

Looking at Ren Yuan's tall and imposing figure, Han Shizhong proposed the first contest.

Ah, arm wrestling.

Ren Yuan was slightly disappointed. He thought Han Shizhong would make some special request, but he didn't expect this.

Come then.

There happened to be a stone table in the courtyard behind the prison, so Ren Yuan gestured to Han Shizhong to try it out.

“Chief Ren, I’m not comparing myself to you.”

Somewhat surprisingly, Han Shizhong did not step forward.

"You little rascal, didn't you just say you'd have my martial uncle beat you into submission? Why are you scared now? What a coward! You think you're part of the Western Army? Don't embarrass the Western Army!"

Han Shizhong is 24 years old, only slightly older than Shi Jin, and Shi Jin greatly admires his martial uncle, Ren Yuan. Seeing how enthusiastic Han Shizhong is, Shi Jin naturally steps in to act as his martial uncle's mouth-swallowing substitute.

"You just don't understand. My Western Army has no shortage of good men! What we need is for everyone to do their best and for resources to be used to their fullest potential. Just blindly rushing in won't do! Da Niu! Come out here and have a contest with Chief Ren!"

Han Shizhong didn't take Shi Jin's mockery to heart at all, and even retorted that Shi Jin only knew how to act recklessly.

"Who are you calling stupid?"

Shi Jin was naturally unconvinced. He wasn't a time traveler like Ren Yuan who knew Han Shizhong would be incredibly powerful in the future. In Shi Jin's eyes, Han Shizhong was just a defeated general. If it weren't for his connection with Lu Zhishen, he would have been a prisoner long ago!

How dare a prisoner act so arrogantly?

Besides, I am a disciple of Wang Jin, a prestigious lineage! What are you, a lowly soldier, compared to me?

"Big Brother, what's the rush? You're the commander of the Third Army Corps now, be mindful of your position."

Ren Yuan pulled Shi Jin back from saying anything more and then nudged him.

Shi Jin then realized, "Oh no, I just lost my composure and was provoked by a prisoner!"

"Come on, where's that 'Big Bull' guy?"

When Han Shizhong saw that Ren Yuan's expression was normal and he didn't seem angry at all, he couldn't help but think more highly of Ren Yuan.

That's impressive. No wonder they were able to build Liangshan into such a large operation; at least they weren't just all talk.

However, he did not stop his contest with Ren Yuan. With a wave of his hand, a huge man, eight feet tall and with a waist ten spans wide, stepped out from the Western Army. His arms were bulging and he looked particularly frightening.

"Chief Ren, this is the number one arm wrestler in our Western Army. He has never lost an arm wrestling match in the Western Army! How about it, can he be your opponent?"

Han Shizhong patted the big ox beside him, his face full of confidence!

"Da Niu, have a match with Chief Ren!"

"Okay big brother!"

Da Niu answered in a deep, booming voice, while showing off the muscles in his arms!

"come on."

When it comes to strength, Ren Yuan is not afraid.

This young Han is really too young!

The two men sat down opposite each other at the stone table, extended their hands, and clasped them together. Han Shizhong personally acted as the arbitrator, instructing the two to compete. Behind them, the Western Army continued to cheer on Da Niu.

"Great talent! Great talent!"

"start!"

At Han Shizhong's command, the guy called Da Niu immediately roared!

"Yeah yeah!!"

With his roar, it was clear that the muscles in his arms were taut, his face was flushed, and even his temples were throbbing.

On the other hand, Ren Yuan remained as steady as a dog, not moving an inch. One of his hands was as firm as an iron rod, standing firmly in place without moving an inch.

"This is it?"

Ren originally thought that this so-called arm-wrestling expert would put some pressure on him, but he didn't expect that he was nothing special.

This ability is passable against ordinary people, but it's not a problem for someone like Ren Yuan.

Seeing that Ren Yuan remained completely unmoved, the guy called Da Niu was quite surprised. After all, he should have the advantage in terms of size!

He immediately lost face, and not only roared again, but he also slightly raised his elbow and pressed his body down, trying to use his weight to overpower Ren Yuan!

In short, it's about flirting with the edge of cheating.

"Hey, this isn't fun at all!"

Ren Yuan looked at him and thought, "Well, Fatty, are you cheating?"

Then I'm not playing with you anymore!

With a sudden burst of strength, Ren Yuan used one arm to press Da Niu's arm down!

Da Niu was dumbfounded. No, what happened? How did he get broken off?

"Da Niu, are you sure you can do it?"

Han Shizhong was stunned when he saw it!

He went up and kicked Da Niu.

How can you have the nerve to call yourself the number one arm wrestler in the Western Army?

That's so embarrassing!

If we were to join the Liangshan bandits in the future, people would look down on us!

"No, I really used all my strength, but he... he's just too..."

Da Niu really wanted to explain, but he simply couldn't!

“We were careless, Chief Ren. Don’t worry, we have other plans.”

"Oh? What else?"

Ren Yuan actually realized that Han Shizhong wasn't deliberately making things difficult for him, but rather trying to prove to him that the Western Army had talented people on its side!

They might even want to rely on these Western Army brothers to show Liangshan their abilities, hoping to become a leader or even a chief in Liangshan.

Hmm, it's a good thing that young people are ambitious, but unfortunately, Ren Yuan is no ordinary person.

"Erhu, come and wrestle with Chief Ren!"

Ok?

Wrestling?

Ren Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Such a good thing?"

"What's wrong, Chief Ren? Can't you wrestle? It's alright, Erhu is the number one wrestler in our Western Army! We'll just have a little fun! We can give you a handicap with one hand!"

Seeing Ren Yuan's expression, Han Shizhong assumed that Ren Yuan wouldn't fall, and his confidence immediately returned!

Hmm, this kid's been in the Western Army for too long, he might be a little slow-witted.

Wrestling... Ren Yuan has never seen such an easy request since he transmigrated!

Han Shizhong can indeed be considered to be good at recognizing and utilizing the talents of his subordinates.

Unfortunately, they didn't understand their opponents' situation; they were still too inexperienced!