Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Lingzhou City.

"Prefect, since it is the Grand Commandant's order, we will obey it. Please reorganize the troops in Lingzhou, and we are ready to support the imperial army at any time."

Wei Dingguo was nicknamed the Divine Fire General, not only because he was skilled in fire attacks, but also because of his fiery temper.

"Do you know that this time, the imperial court did not issue any official documents for sending troops? From beginning to end, I only saw Grand Commandant Gao's letter. I did not see any imperial decree."

The prefect of Lingzhou stated that he had indeed not received any orders from the imperial court.

As for Gao Qiu's orders... well, he is the Grand Commandant after all, so we can't disrespect him.

However, asking for 5000 elite troops right off the bat is simply asking for too much!

How many troops did Lingzhou City have in total? (Actually, there was no place called Lingzhou at that time. According to the description, Lingzhou in Water Margin should be today's Dezhou in Shandong.)

"And do you even know who's leading the army this time?"

The prefect of Lingzhou took out the letter and said to the two men:

"Guan Sheng is just a mere patrol inspector of Pudong; Xuan Zan is a laughing stock in the capital, a lowly Baoyi Lang; and Hao Siwen, this guy is not even a commoner!"

"What kind of legitimate government troops are these? Do you think the imperial court would recognize them?"

"What if we lose? Who will take responsibility? Our Lingzhou will! And you two, as the highest-ranking officers in the Lingzhou militia, how many heads do you have to chop off?"

Wei Dingguo remained silent, but Shan Tinggui, after carefully examining Gao Qiu's letter, said to the prefect:

"Your Excellency, although this expedition is not a regular force of the court, with Gao Qiu's letter, we can easily say that it is out of friendship between colleagues."

"Don't you understand Gao Qiu?"

The prefect of Lingzhou smiled wryly: "This guy is like an eel; he'll crawl into anything if there's something to gain, but he's more slippery than anyone else when there's nothing to gain!"

"If you win this time, that's fine. But if you lose, forget about any merit. You'll be lucky if you two can even save your lives."

"Minister Eun-sang, you seem to lack confidence in the two of us!"

Wei Dingguo was somewhat dissatisfied.

"That's just Liangshan Marsh, why are we afraid of him!"

"Wei Dingguo, you pig-brain! Do you think Liangshan is easy to mess with? Do you know that not long ago, they broke through Gaotang Prefecture? Do you think our Ling Prefecture can compare to Gaotang Prefecture?"

"Do you know why Gao Qiu didn't dare to send troops this time? Because Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, is his younger brother! You thought you were going to attack Liangshan Marsh, but actually you're going to find Gao Qiu's brother!"

The prefect of Lingzhou looked heartbroken.

“My lord, Dingguo and I have been in the army for so many years, and we have crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. We understand the reasoning you are talking about.”

Shan Tinggui stepped forward to speak:

“We are very grateful for your care, but as soldiers, there is no such thing as avoiding battle. Hao Siwen, a commoner, dared to follow Guan Sheng to the battlefield. If Dingguo and I, two militiamen, were to cower and shrink back, people would laugh us to death!”

"Please allow us, sir, to lead five thousand men and join them!"

As Shan Tinggui spoke, he knelt before the prefect, requesting permission to fight.

"Yes! Please allow me, sir!"

Wei Dingguo followed suit and also volunteered for the battle.

"You, you, ugh! You're driving me crazy! I don't care about you anymore! Remember, only five thousand people! No more!"

After all, they were his two beloved generals who had followed him for so long, so the governor of Lingzhou couldn't bring himself to refuse and granted them five thousand men!

……

Liangshan.

Yang Zhi's army has already set off for Dengzhou by waterway. They will meet up with the Pinghai Navy in Dengzhou and then set sail.

Ren Yuan and the others returned to the mountain to continue preparing for the development of Liangshan itself.

Ren Yuan first approached Le He.

"Uncle Lehe, how are you finding things in the mountain stronghold?"

As an artistic talent, others may not know the value of Yuehe, but Ren Yuan does.

“Excellent, Chieftain! Please assign me a task quickly, I can’t wait.”

Le He received unprecedented respect in Liangshan.

No one would bully him because of his delicate appearance, nor would anyone look down on him because he was good at singing.

"Okay, that's good. I do have a task here that I need you to complete, Uncle Le."

"Please speak, chieftain."

"Uncle Lehe, you're good at singing, right?"

"But brother wants to hear a piece of music? No problem, just tell me the name."

Lehe was a little disappointed. He thought there would be some other task, but he didn't expect it to be singing again!

"That's great! Uncle Lehe, our Liangshan intelligence network in Tokyo is too small, and sometimes it's inconvenient. So this time, I hope you can take some of the Tianmu Camp brothers to Tokyo, rent a building, and turn it into a singing restaurant. They can then be in charge of gathering information about Tokyo!"

"As for your identity, Uncle Le, you are the owner of a restaurant and the famous singer Le Dajia! You don't usually perform on stage, but on important days, you will personally take the stage to sing! I will have my people in Tokyo spread the news in advance that Le Dajia will be opening in Tokyo, to create momentum for you!"

When Ren Yuan heard that Yue He was particularly skilled, he immediately became excited. No problem! With Yue He as a talent, Ren Yuan could personally create a famous actor!

"Does my brother mean that I, as a member of the Music Master family, should make connections with people from all walks of life in Tokyo in order to gather intelligence about the city?"

Lehe was very clever and immediately understood Ren Yuan's meaning!

He was overjoyed. It turned out he had misunderstood the chieftain, who had entrusted him with a very important task!

Tokyo is the central capital of the Song Dynasty, far away from Liangshan. Safety is of utmost importance when working as a spy there!

Lehe's journey was no less than venturing into the tiger's den!

But I'm happy and willing!

Because he has never felt so important before!

"Yes, but Uncle Le, as you know, Tokyo is still Zhao family territory. You must be extremely careful after you get there, otherwise our Liangshan reinforcements may not arrive in time."

To be honest, Ren Yuan felt somewhat ashamed, because this was equivalent to a secret agent infiltrating the heart of an enemy in later generations, facing danger at every turn.

Moreover, when Ren Yuan sent Le He over, he was planning to bring back his sworn sister Li Shishi, so Ren Yuan felt that he had let Le He down.

"Chief, ever since I learned this singing skill, I've always been used as a tool for people to amuse themselves. I never imagined that one day I would be able to accept such an important task! Chief's kindness to me is like giving me a second life!"

"Please give the order, Chief! From now on, no matter what happens in Tokyo, Lehe Baozheng, will escape my eyes!"

Le He patted his chest and gave Ren Yuan a solemn pledge!

Who says that singers can't be of great use?

His legendary years of joy and harmony are about to begin!