Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"One hundred and eighty cups?"

Li Congji was stunned when he heard this answer.

"One hundred and eighty coins? Or one hundred and eighty strings of cash? Is this official mocking the court's extravagance and debauchery?"

"I think it's just that this kid has nothing better to do. Just remember this."

Xu Jing waved his hand. He had attended many palace banquets before, and he had never heard of any palace banquet where the wine cost 180 yuan a cup!

……

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, a huge crowd gathered in front of the Jinling naval camp by the lake!

The imperial army of 130,000 men has gathered here!

"Soldiers! The Liangshan bandits are ignorant of the will of Heaven, acting against the natural order and rebelling against their superiors! Today we swear an oath here, and in this battle, we will annihilate the Liangshan bandits and glorify the glory of our Great Song Dynasty!"

"Soldiers, follow me, Grand Commandant, and fight the enemy!"

Gao Qiu stood before everyone and spoke with great passion!

However, the effect was rather mediocre. Apart from a few people such as Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang, and the Dang brothers, the others did not buy it.

"All troops, board the ships! Set sail!"

But Gao Qiu was thick-skinned. It didn't matter if you ignored me. I would just continue talking and finish what I had to say.

As for the rest, that's none of his business.

With 130,000 people and 2,000 ships of varying shapes and sizes, it was impossible to transport everyone at once; the imperial army had to travel in batches.

Therefore, they had to get up so early so that a group of people could cross over first and set up camp at the foot of Liangshan Mountain before the rest of the brothers could cross.

Zhang Kai, Mei Zhan, and Qiu Yue are the vanguard this time.

"The worst thing in a river crossing battle is to attack the enemy while they are crossing. Gao Qiu chose to cross the river so early this time, which shows that he has some common sense."

Zhang Kai and Mei Zhan stood together, watching the soldiers crossing the river, and they were both quite moved.

With a major battle imminent, who knows how many of these soldiers will never open their eyes again tomorrow?

Do you think those people from Liangshan might realize that we've already started crossing the lake?

Mei Zhan asked Zhang Kai.

"What's the use of thinking about it? This vast expanse of water is impossible for them to ambush us."

Zhang Kai was very confident in his martial arts skills.

“Don’t be careless. Brother Xu said that Liangshan is not simple. We’ve been on our way for so long and everything has been calm. I have a feeling that something is wrong.”

Mei Zhan is still quite cautious.

But whether Gao Qiu truly chose the right time to cross the lake or not, the 30,000 vanguard troops did not encounter any surprise attacks until they saw land.

"Quickly, go back and bring the rest over! Liangshan is caught off guard!"

Qiu Yue, wielding the Three-Part Blade, commanded the warships to hurry back and retrieve the people!

"Generals, let's set up camp quickly!"

Although Zhang Kai and Mei Zhan found Qiu Yue's sycophantic behavior uncomfortable, Qiu Yue's ability to become the chief instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards was undeniable. After all, an incompetent person wouldn't have been able to hold that position.

So, after watching all the ships leave, Zhang Kaimei began to build the camp.

They need to protect this landing area so that they can protect their colleagues who are about to arrive.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

But just as they began to build their camp, a signal cannon suddenly sounded from the mountains ahead!

Immediately, more than a dozen huge rocks flew out of the forest and crashed into the crowd!

"Catapults! The enemy has catapults! Spread out! Get down!"

Qiu Yue lived up to his title of chief instructor. As soon as he saw the flying boulders, he immediately shouted for the soldiers to take cover.

But since the catapult was used, how could it possibly come back empty-handed?

Moreover, there are 30,000 people standing on this not-so-large flat area by the lake. The catapults don't even need to aim; they can just start hurling the catapults!

Following the catapult's attack, a dense barrage of crossbow bolts erupted from the forest!

"Shield! Shield! Get down, don't show your face!"

Zhang Kai and Mei Zhan quickly signaled the soldiers to lie down!

It turns out that Liangshan was not unprepared; they waited until all the ships had left before launching a surprise attack on their 30,000-strong vanguard!

In this way, the troops behind had no idea what was happening!

Those damned Liangshan bandits! They have no martial ethics! They launched a sneak attack!

"You bastards! Men, charge with me!"

This was Qiu Yue's first time fighting in Liangshan, and he knew nothing about the situation there. When he saw that his troops had been ambushed, the Imperial Guard instructor's anger flared up instantly!

He immediately called to the two battalions of soldiers closest to him, who raised their shields and prepared to charge with him!

At this moment, the rain of arrows in the woods temporarily stopped, presumably to reload, when suddenly a group of men and horses burst out of the woods!

This team was flying a banner with the character "Zhang" on it, and was led by three leaders. The leader was particularly young, and he was none other than Zhang Qing, the seventh of the Liangshan heroes!

"How dare you bandits block our way! Take this!"

Qiu Yue was indeed charging very fast. The three-section sword in his hand looked powerful and heavy. Even though he hadn't mounted his horse yet, he looked imposing from a distance!

But Zhang Qing wasn't afraid at all. He slapped his horse and charged off, with Ding Desun and Gong Wang following closely behind with their men!

"When this guy charges at me, I'll dodge to the left and then slash at his horse's legs!"

Qiu Yue looked at Zhang Qing charging towards him with a very calm expression. He even mentally simulated how he would take down Zhang Qing!

What he needs to do now is wait for the distance between the two of them to close!

However, things rarely go as planned.

Take Zhang Qing for example. He didn't intend to use the momentum of the horse to kill Qiu Yue with a single spear thrust. Instead, when he felt the distance was sufficient, he simply raised his hand and threw a flying stone!

In order to gain the upper hand, Zhang Qing used all his strength, and the flying stone was like a meteor, heading straight for Qiu Yue's forehead!

At that moment, Qiu Yue was deep in thought, not paying any attention to Zhang Qing who was rushing towards him, but secretly gathering his strength.

By the time he felt the whooshing sound and hurriedly tried to look up to dodge, it was too late!

He only saw a black dot rapidly magnify in his field of vision!

"Bang!!"

The flying stone hit Qiu Yue squarely in the mouth!

The immense force of the blow tore Qiu Yue's mouth open, leaving it lacerated and bleeding. Two of his front teeth were knocked out!

"Woo!"

Qiu Yue was in excruciating pain, and involuntarily staggered backward, unable to even hold onto the Three-Part Blade! It fell to the ground! He covered his mouth with both hands, tears streaming down his face!

This really hurts!

"Hit?"

Zhang Qing was somewhat surprised. Judging from the general's appearance, he seemed quite strong. How come he couldn't even withstand a single pebble from him?

Could it be... that I've become stronger again?

"Arrest them! Arrest them!"

But Zhang Qing quickly suppressed these distracting thoughts and signaled his men to hurry up and capture Qiu Yue!

Capture a government general right at the start! I, Ma Qi, want that credit!