Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Liangshan was actually unaware of what was happening on Gao Qiu's side.

Because they were busy practicing the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation under the guidance of two strategists.

Of course, thanks to the early formation training conducted by Ren Yuan at Liangshan, the Liangshan soldiers had excellent execution and comprehension skills.

Moreover, the movement of these large formations is something we've encountered to some extent during training, so it's not entirely unfamiliar to us.

Furthermore, the two strategists broke down the specific changes of the grand formation into concrete parts, making Ren Yuan's Liangshan army far superior to Song Jiang's Liangshan army in terms of handling details.

Therefore, they prepared very quickly, and the entire Liangshan Mountain was like a high-precision instrument, operating in an orderly manner.

Meanwhile, on the imperial side, after Gao Qiu stormed out of the tent, Wang Huan immediately grabbed Xu Jing:

"Old Xu, tell me the truth, did you join Liangshan?"

"Brother, do I look like someone who has surrendered? If I had really surrendered, I would have just helped Liangshan kill Zhou Ang."

Xu Jing said it quite frankly.

Because he did not actually tell Ren Yuan that he wanted to surrender to Liangshan, he was essentially invited to join by Ren Yuan.

If someone invites me, it doesn't count as me surrendering. After all, there's a difference between actively seeking refuge and being passively recruited, right?

Wang Huan looked into Xu Jing's eyes, seemingly trying to see through his heart, but Xu Jing was particularly frank, which made Wang Huan unsure of what to do.

"Xu Jiedu, if you can't play as the vanguard tomorrow, I can take your place."

Han Cunbao spoke to Xu Jing on his own initiative.

"Young Master Han, you look down on me?"

Xu Jing responded with a smile.

"How old were you when I was a gangster?"

"Old Li, come with me to get ready."

Xu Jing left with Li Congji, leaving Wang Huan with no choice but to turn his attention to Xiang Yuanzhen.

"Brother Wang, why are you looking at me like that?"

Xiang Yuanzhen looked incredulous:

"I just shot down at least thirty Liangshan bandits. You don't mean to say I've joined Liangshan too, do you?"

"No, I want to ask you, in your judgment, do you think Xu Jing joined Liangshan?"

“Brother Wang, I don’t think Brother Xu would do that. If he really had surrendered, he wouldn’t have ignored me just now. Because if he hadn’t called me, I would have been the one on those boats.”

Xiang Yuanzhen thought about it; he was unwilling to believe that Xu Jing had surrendered so quickly.

We have to fight Liangshan, no matter what!

"I hope your guess is correct."

Wang Huan muttered to himself, feeling that his old brothers had spent their whole lives together and he couldn't afford to ruin their reputations in their later years!

Silent all night.

The next day, while Gao Qiu was having breakfast, he suddenly heard the sound of a cannon!

"What's going on? Go find out what happened! Where did that cannon come from?"

The cannon fire came suddenly, and Gao Qiu's hand trembled, spilling some of the hot porridge from the bowl onto his hand, scalding him and making him wince.

"Report, Grand Commandant, there are Liangshan bandits challenging us at the camp gate!"

The junior officer on duty at the gate rushed in a moment later to report!

"They've gone too far! Those damned bastards, they won't even let us eat breakfast?"

Despite grumbling and cursing, Gao Qiu still went out with the junior officer.

At this moment, the imperial army was also rapidly assembling in the entire camp to respond.

"The bandits from the marshland are attacking! Everyone, follow me and fight bravely to kill them! There will be a great reward for those who kill the bandits!"

The Dang brothers and Zhou Ang quickly joined Gao Qiu, while Gao Qiu also gave the soldiers some encouragement!

However, in the somewhat chaotic military camp, no one paid him any attention.

"Hey, you scoundrel Gao Qiu, your Grandpa Zhang is right here, do you dare come out?"

Zhang Qing, leading Ma Qi's battalion, was circling around the main camp about a hundred paces away.

His purpose is to lure the enemy; maintaining mobility is crucial.

Moreover, Ren Yuan also taught him some provocative phrases:

"You treacherous Gao Qiu! Your grandfather Zhang Qing is here today! You may attack or fight, advance or retreat; if you neither attack nor fight, neither advance nor retreat, you are nothing but a coward!"

Yes, that's right, it's the eight-panel screen from later generations, but it's just right for Zhang Qing to use.

"Who is this young man?"

Wang Huan and the others were already at the entrance of the camp, but Gao Qiu had not yet arrived, so no one made a move.

“Look at that flag, Zhang Qing, I remember now, he seems to be a kid from the Tiger Cavalry, he was very good at throwing stones.”

Yang Wen thought for a moment, and he seemed to remember it.

"That's him, the one who harassed us before. Those stones were really sharp; my back still hurts a bit."

Zhang Kai had experienced firsthand the power of Zhang Qing's stones.

"However, where did this kid get the guts to challenge everyone by himself? Aside from throwing stones, his marksmanship is terrible."

"Is this a trap set by Liangshan to lure the enemy?"

Wang Huan and the others were all veterans in the military, and they quickly understood Zhang Qinglai's intentions.

But Gao Qiu didn't know that!

Zhang Qing cursed outside several times, and Gao Qiu arrived just as he was cursing the last time, and overheard him.

"You bastard, do you think I'm a mere commoner? All troops, listen to my command! Charge! Charge! Xu Jing! You're the vanguard, why aren't you moving yet!"

Xu Jing rolled his eyes.

"Grand Commandant Gao, didn't you say yesterday that as the supervising officer, no one was allowed to leave the camp without permission, and that all actions required your approval?"

"...Then I now command you! Attack! Attack!"

Gao Qiu was taken aback by Xu Jing's words and remembered that he had indeed given this order before going to bed last night. Of course, this order was to prevent these military governors from secretly running to Liangshan.

"Open the door! Charge!"

Xu Jing didn't waste any words and ordered his soldiers to quickly remove the barricades, open the camp gates, and prepare to charge.

"Gao Qiu, your Grandpa Zhang is right here. If you have the guts, come and get me!"

Zhang Qing saw this and thought it was a good idea. After uttering those harsh words, he turned and ran!

Enraged that a young man had called him a grandson, Gao Qiu immediately issued an order:

"I want this man alive! I'll personally skin him alive! Capture him, and the reward will be one hundred taels of silver and a promotion of two ranks!"

However, no one paid him any attention. After the gate opened, Xu Jing led his men out first, followed by Li Congji, Han Cunbao, and then Wang Huan and others!

Gao Qiu, once again, fell to the very back!

"Grand Commandant, we..."

Zhou Ang stood guard beside Gao Qiu. Amidst the chaos of the army, where danger lurked everywhere, he dared not easily leave his future patron.

If Gao Qiu were to die, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

"Chase after them! Chase after them!"

But Gao Qiu's mind is now filled with nothing but capturing a Liangshan bandit and then torturing him properly!

Zhang Qing led Xu Jing behind him, keeping the distance between the two armies within a manageable range.

Zhang Qing would occasionally look back, but Xu Jing's troops behind him showed no intention of charging quickly; they simply followed at a leisurely pace.

"Senior Xu is indeed very cooperative."

Without much thought, Zhang Qing led his men to the designated location. After turning a corner, he saw the Shengwu Legion waiting to meet him!

"Leave it to you!"

Zhang Qing nodded to the four leaders of the Shengwu Legion, and then withdrew first.

"no problem."

After Fan Rui gave the signal, the 500 Shengwu infantrymen of this battalion lined up in a row at the foot of the hillside, with Fan Rui and Tie Ta in the middle, and Xiang Chong and Li Gun on the two sides, and all of them put their shields in place.

When Xu Jing arrived and saw this scene, he didn't say much. He still had to put on a show and ordered the main force to continue its charge.

Seeing this, Fan Rui and Tie Ta smiled slightly. The Shengwu Legion split into two groups from the middle, each carrying their shields upside down, and walked over the foot of the mountain!

"stop!"

Upon seeing this, Xu Jing signaled the army to stop, as the area had become a flat, open plain. Xu Jing watched as Fan Rui and Tie Ta led their men into the woods and disappeared.

"Commander Xu, why have you stopped pursuing?"

Li Congji and Han Cunbao caught up, and Han Cunbao asked Xu Jing.

"Look at this terrain, what are we chasing? Liangshan is going to have a decisive battle with us here. Notify the rear guard to get into formation."

Xu Jing pointed to the vast, seemingly endless open land before him, and Han Cunbao, an expert in military affairs, immediately ordered the army to halt.

Why did you stop chasing them?

A moment later, Gao Qiu finally caught up. To his surprise, all nine military governors were there, without moving an inch.

"Grand Commandant, Liangshan is about to engage us in a decisive battle here. Let's establish our formation and set up a wooden command platform."

Wang Huan looked at Gao Qiu and said very seriously. The other military governors also had very serious expressions on their faces.

Judging from this atmosphere, a major battle is really about to break out!

"Gudong."

Gao Qiu swallowed hard.

Despite his fierce shouting before, this was the first time he had ever experienced such a large-scale battle!

Now that his anger level has subsided, he's nervous!

"Erect the command platform! Protect the Grand Commandant! Flag officers, go up and deploy the troops!"

Zhou Ang immediately signaled the soldiers to set up the platform, and at the same time, he surrounded Gao Qiu to protect him.

However, the Song army was slow to issue orders, and it took them quite a while before they began to prepare to set up a four-gate fighting formation.

For the first time, Gao Qiu, accompanied by the Dang brothers, stood on the general's platform. Standing high and looking far, he seemed to feel a little uneasy.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

While the Song army was still setting up their formation, three signal cannon shots suddenly rang out from the mountains! Immediately afterwards, many troops rushed out from the mountains on both sides!

Who exactly are these teams?

In the next chapter, the enhanced version of the Liangshan Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation will make its debut!