Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Shijie Village in the early morning.

Smoke was rising from every household as people were cooking.

Yes, of course, all the cooks are Zhang Shun's people.

To make their acting more convincing, the old village chief and more than a dozen other elderly villagers stayed behind.

"Yesterday's fire shows that the Ruan brothers have already attacked the water fortress. Based on Brother Xiao's deduction, they will definitely come to demand the boats within the next day or two!"

Wang Yin, dressed in a linen shirt, sat at the village entrance with a hoe on his shoulder and straw sandals on his feet, his ankles still covered in mud, pretending to be a farmer from the village.

"Da da da……"

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar. Upon hearing this sound, Wang Yin immediately perked up!

If nothing unexpected happens, the government troops are coming!

When the familiar military uniforms came into view, Wang Yin admired Xiao Jiasui even more and quickly got into character.

"Hey you, come here!"

Liu Menglong's deputy reined in his horse at the entrance of Shijie Village and then spoke to Wang Yin.

"Sir, you...you called me?"

Wang Yin began his performance, his main characteristic being his honest and simple nature!

"Yes, you, come here!"

Wang Yin clumsily went over, perfectly demonstrating his lack of worldly experience!

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'm asking you, does your village have a boat?"

"A bed? Yes, I have one at home, hehe."

Wang Yin looked rather foolish, which made the deputy general think, "Hmm, this country bumpkin should be easy to fool."

Do you have one? How big is your boat?

"Boss, he can sleep with five people without any problem!"

As Wang Yin spoke, he stretched out his arm and gestured.

"Sleep? You bastard, I'm asking about the boat! The boat! Not the bed!"

The lieutenant felt something was off. He thought the farmer didn't have an accent, so was he trying to understand him?

"Yeah, a bed is for sleeping!"

"It's not a bed! It's a boat! The one in the water!"

"Who would put their bed in the water? That's crazy! Isn't it cold to sleep in water?"

Wang Yin still had an innocent and naive look on his face.

"You, you, you're not just making fun of me, are you?"

The lieutenant looked at Wang Yin and felt a headache coming on. He picked up his riding whip and made a move to strike him.

"My lord! My lord! My elder brother is mentally unstable, please don't take it to heart!"

At this moment, Zhang Shun ran out of the village while shouting.

Well, the original plan was for Wang Yin to play a boat seller, but after Zhang Shun and Wang Yin went over the lines, they suddenly realized that Wang Yin's temperament was more suitable for playing a fool.

So the two of them switched roles.

"Are you his brother?"

Because of Zhang Shun's appearance, the deputy general temporarily stopped, and he turned to ask Zhang Shun:

"I'm asking you, does your village have a boat?"

"Yes, we have boats. Our village is a fishing village; most people fish, and not many farm. We have boats!"

Zhang Shun shielded Wang Yin as he spoke.

"how many?"

The lieutenant was very pleased to hear that there was such a thing.

As long as I can get a boat on this trip, it will be a great achievement when I get back!

"Well, you'll have to ask the village chief, but every household in our village has a boat."

Zhang Shun said meekly.

"Take me to see your village chief!"

"Sir, sir, do you... do you need a boat?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask, lead the way!"

"Alright, alright, come with me, come with me. Brother, you go home first, go home."

Zhang Shun acted like a lackey and then advised Wang Yin to go home first.

I have to say, their acting was pretty good.

"He wants a bed, he wants to sleep! He wants to sleep in the water!"

Wang Yin kept shouting as Zhang Shun pushed him along.

"Alright, alright, big brother, you go back first, go back first."

While offering advice, Zhang Shun turned to his deputy and said...

"Sir, I'm so sorry, my elder brother has a mental disorder."

"I can see that. If you have a mental illness, stay at home and don't let yourself out and embarrass yourself."

The lieutenant and the soldiers behind him were all laughing.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Zhang Shun agreed and led the group to find the old village chief.

"So you're the village chief? I'm here on the orders of the Grand Commandant to requisition your village's boats!"

Even after seeing the old village chief, the deputy general still maintained his arrogant demeanor.

"General, our village only has a few small fishing boats..."

The old village chief also participated in the performance.

"Fishing boats are fine too, I'll take them all!"

The lieutenant didn't care about all that; as long as there was a ship, that was enough!

"But...but that's what the villagers eat..."

"Old man, listen up! The Grand Commandant is going to wipe out the Liangshan bandits and has specially requisitioned your village's boats. This is an honor for your village!"

"If you don't cooperate, that's disobeying orders! I have reason to suspect that you're colluding with the Liangshan bandits!"

The lieutenant swung his whip at the open space, and the whip cracked in the air!

"Sir, we absolutely did not!"

Zhang Shun quickly jumped out and continued acting.

"Village chief, the lord wants a boat! We'll give it to him! The lord is right, this is an honor for our village!"

"That's right, you're a reasonable kid. Here's what we'll do: when I see the Grand Commandant, I'll put in a good word for you and get him to appoint you as a village head. How about that?"

Seeing Zhang Shun's attitude towards him, the deputy general felt extremely satisfied, so he immediately offered Zhang Shun a promise of becoming a village head!

"Thank you, sir! I'll take you to see the ship right away!"

Zhang Shun naturally put on an expression of deep gratitude, and then led his lieutenants to see the ship.

Those boats were naturally abandoned boats from Liangshan; they were all small boats and couldn't carry too many people.

Moreover, the online army "slightly" repaired it. Anyway, if it's used to transport people, it might not be a problem once or twice, but it will probably sink after three or four times.

But Zhang Shun's sycophantic demeanor fooled everyone. The deputy general and the others never expected that this sycophantic-looking man would actually be the leader of Liangshan's navy!

"Your village has about three hundred fishing boats, right? We'll take them all!"

The deputy general roughly counted that there were three hundred fishing boats in Shijie Village, which pleased him greatly, because this way, the losses from the Liangshan attack last night would be almost recovered.

"Sir, the village still needs to fish, and since we've given you the boat, could you... could you give us some money..."

Zhang Shun walked up to the deputy general and bowed respectfully.

"Boy, we are the imperial navy. Without us suppressing bandits, how can you fish in peace?"

The lieutenant's expression turned uncomfortable upon hearing the word "money."

"Stop thinking about asking the imperial court for money all day long. The imperial court needs your help! You need to take the initiative, understand? This is helping the imperial court! Otherwise, you'll be colluding with the Liangshan bandits! The whole village will be arrested!"

"No, no, we wouldn't dare. We're just ordinary villagers!"

Zhang Shun's expression changed drastically, and he quickly begged for mercy.

"Yes, that's right! Today, you'd better row all these boats to our camp, understand?"

"Of course, you'll be rewarded for your merits. If you do a good job, you'll be the head of Shijie Village from now on!"

After speaking to Zhang Shun, the deputy general led his men away, leaving no one behind to watch over the people of Shijie Village.

Perhaps in their eyes, the villagers of Shijie Village wouldn't dare to oppose the imperial court!

"Strategist Wang, how was my performance just now?"

After those people left, Zhang Shun met up with Wang Yin, and the first thing he asked Wang Yin was a question.

"You acted so well."

Wang Yin patted Zhang Shun on the shoulder, his face full of admiration:

"Brother, judging from the way you were acting just now, if I didn't know you were faking it, I would have kicked you into the lake. I don't think that lieutenant could tell you were acting at all."

Zhang Shun was amused upon hearing this.

"Hahaha, strategist, I think you acted very well too. I bet that deputy general really thinks you've lost your mind now!"