Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Brother Huyan... what's going on with you?"

Ren Yuan was dumbfounded when he saw Hu Yanzhuo's disheveled appearance and then Han Cunbao, who was about to appear equally disheveled.

What grudge do you two have against each other that you're fighting like this?

“Brother…it’s a long story, but I’ve brought Han Jiedu with me.”

Hu Yanzhuo pointed at Han Cunbao and said that Han Cunbao was tied up like a rice dumpling and had a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth.

Seeing Huyan Zhuo pointing at him, Han Cunbao became excited, twisting his body on horseback and making "woo-woo" sounds.

"Hmm... Brother Huyan, take the contents out of Han Jiedu's mouth."

"Brother, this guy has been cursing and swearing all the way here, it's really awful, don't take it out."

Huyan Zhuo glared at Han Cunbao, looking displeased.

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah! Waaaaah!"

Upon hearing Huyan Zhuo speak of him in this way, Han Cunbao struggled and twisted even more violently! The sounds he made grew louder and louder!

"Hey, Commander Huyan, why don't you go back to your own camp to rest, or go check on the injuries of the Rejuvenation Legion in the back? Chief Hu and Chief Pang are both there."

Xu Guanzhong signaled Hu Yanzhuo to retreat first, as Hu Yanzhuo's presence here would only excite Han Cunbao.

"Alright, strategist, I'll head down now."

Huyan Zhuo bowed to Xu Guanzhong, then glared fiercely at Han Cunbao before retreating.

Han Cunbao, meanwhile, continued to make "woo-woo" sounds while watching Hu Yanzhuo's retreating figure.

"Stone, what just happened? Tell me?"

Xiao Jiahui turned to ask Shi Bao, who was standing to the side with his back to everyone, trying hard to control the shrugging of his shoulders.

"Huh? Strategist, you called me?"

Shi Bao was taken aback when Xiao Jiahui called his name, then quickly turned around and said to Ren Yuan and the others:

"Brother, this is what happened..."

Listening to Shi Bao's description, Ren Yuan and the two strategists looked at Han Cunbao, who was tied up like a dumpling, and suddenly felt a sense of sympathy in their eyes.

Han Cunbao initially wanted to struggle and make a few more "oohs," but after seeing that Shi Bao had told him everything, Han Cunbao gradually stopped struggling.

Forget it, just do whatever you want.

"Shi Bao, remove the thing from Han Jiedu's mouth, and take him away to be locked up with the other Jiedushi."

Ren Yuan shook his head. The two generals' initial duel turned into a chaotic free-for-all, with the other general watching the whole thing online... It was truly embarrassing!

"Yes, brother."

Shi Bao accepted the order and then took Han Cunbao with him.

"How many military governors have been captured?"

Seeing Han Cunbao being taken away as well, Ren Yuan suddenly became curious.

"There were four at the front, then Master Lu captured General Wang Huan, Commander Qin captured Wang Wende, and then Commander Han, making seven in total."

Xiao Jiahui is keeping track of the numbers.

"That leaves Zhang Kai and Xiang Yuanzhen."

Ren Yuan turned his attention back to the battlefield.

"Keep charging, brothers! Drive these fleeing soldiers out!"

Yes, brother!

"By the way, where is Gao Qiu now? And what about my senior brother?"

Ren Yuan did not see Gao Qiu and Lin Chong amidst the chaos of battle.

"Gao Qiu should have run down the mountain path. Don't worry, brother, I'm sure he'll take that route. As for Instructor Brother, he's probably still chasing after him."

Hsiao Chia-hui said that he had calculated everything correctly and there shouldn't be any major problems.

……

At this moment, Gao Qiu was indeed fleeing in a panic.

Originally, he only had Zhou Ang and a few hundred defeated soldiers with him. The two Dang brothers had both run away. But halfway there, he didn't know if it was good luck, but he actually ran into Qiu Yue.

Qiu Yue gathered his four or five thousand men and ran right into Gao Qiu fleeing. The two groups immediately joined forces and ran away together.

To be honest, with two Imperial Guard instructors, Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang, leading the way, we were running even faster!

Among these 110,000 to 120,000 people, Gao Qiu, as he ran, actually came to the very front!

Unfortunately, running too fast resulted in them getting lost.

Liangshan is full of mountains and forests. Gao Qiu was so focused on charging ahead that he doesn't even know where he's gone now.

All they knew was that they had broken away from the path they had taken before, because the shouts of battle were now coming from their side and behind.

"Qiu Yue, send scouts to find out where we are!"

After temporarily escaping his pursuers, Gao Qiu quickly caught his breath. Even with his foundation in Cuju (ancient Chinese football) from his youth, he was still panting heavily after running for so long.

"Yes."

Qiu Yue quickly sent someone to investigate, and soon the scouts returned with their reports!

"Report! Grand Commandant, there is a fork in the road ahead. There are two paths, one is a main road and the other is a side road. Both paths seem to lead out of this forest."

"Oh? Go and see."

Upon hearing that there were two paths, Gao Qiu suddenly became interested. He ordered his junior officer to lead the way, and the group headed towards the fork in the road.

When we reached the fork in the road, the main road, though winding, looked smooth and could accommodate about eight horses abreast. The smaller road, however, was more rugged and could only accommodate two or three horses abreast.

However, looking along the main road, two barricades blocked the intersection, and several plumes of smoke rose from the road. Above the side road, some birds were circling continuously.

At the entrance to the path, there is a tree with a piece of bark peeled off and some words carved with a dagger.

Upon closer inspection, the inscription read, "Gao Qiu died on this road!"

The shouts of battle behind them grew closer and closer. Everyone looked at Gao Qiu, now the decision was in his hands. Which path should they take?

"Grand Commandant..."

Seeing Gao Qiu's troubled expression, Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang couldn't help but speak up.

Grand Commandant, make a decision quickly! If you don't decide soon, the Liangshan bandits will catch up with you!

"Take the main road!"

Gao Qiu said it with absolute certainty.

"Sir, why?"

Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang asked.

"Hmph, the Liangshan bandits deliberately set up barricades and smoke signals on the main road, just to make me think there was an ambush on the main road, so that they would make us take the side road."

"The main road is wide and flat, allowing us to retreat quickly. The side roads are narrow and rugged, and we might get stuck. It's not good to set up an ambush on the main road, but we can set up an ambush anywhere on the side roads."

Gao Qiu looked completely confident.

"As for the threatening words at the alley intersection, they seemed to be reminding us not to go this way, but they were actually intentional."

"The Liangshan bandits must think that I, Grand Commandant, will disagree with these words. In addition, with the smoke of war on the main road, I will definitely take the side road. That way, they will ambush us on the side road and plot against us! In that case, the words they carved will come true."

"They are indeed very cunning, but they have one weakness! That is the birds!"

As if he had discovered some important clue, Gao Qiu raised his hand and pointed to the birds flying above the path, asking Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang.

"You're all veterans, and birds don't fly into the forest. What does that say?"

"There's someone in the woods! Grand Commandant, you're brilliant!"

For the first time, Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang looked at Gao Qiu with genuine admiration.

Who would have thought that Grand Commandant Gao was so meticulous!

"Therefore, we can't take the side paths; we have to take the main roads to leave this place faster and more safely!"

Gao Qiu was very pleased with the admiring looks the two men gave him. He made up his mind and immediately ordered the barricades to be removed, and then the whole army marched along the main road!

The group left along the main road in a grand procession. However, they did not notice that on the trunk of a large tree along the side road, a woman dressed in white was sitting on a branch, surrounded by many birds flying around her, and many more circling in the sky above the woods.

One of the deputy leaders of the Liangshan Sky Curtain Legion, the seventy-first of the Earth Stars, the betrothed wife of Shi Qian, the Flea on the Drum, the Flying Feather of the Earth Star—Bai Huang.

Unique skill: Bird training...