Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"kill!"

In the small courtyard, Guan Sheng's Green Dragon Crescent Blade mercilessly reaped the lives of the scum.

The entire courtyard was filled with screams!

His battle robes were mostly stained with blood, all of it the blood of his enemies.

"No retreating! No retreating!"

Fujiwara Ryuji was protected by his retainers and kept retreating.

They had no choice but to retreat, since Guan Sheng's target was Fujiwara Ryuji. If it weren't for his subordinates risking their lives to block him, Guan Sheng would have already reached him by now.

"Your Majesty, flee! The palace is likely beyond defense!"

A retainer advised him.

"Escape? How can I escape! Where can I escape to? Chikugo Province? Or Hizen Province?"

Ryuji Fujiwara was a proud man, and his pride wouldn't allow him to run away!

He's the man who's going to unify the entire Chikushi Island! How could he possibly run away here!

"Master! As long as you live, there is still hope for a fresh start! But if you die here, there will be no hope for Chikuzen Province!"

It must be said that as a man with the air of an island lord, Fujiwara Ryuji still had quite a few loyal subordinates.

"Master, abandon the palace and leave quickly! As long as you are here, Chikuzen Province has not yet perished!"

"No, I won't go! I won't go!... Let me go! Let me go!"

Fujiwara Ryuji was forcibly dragged away by his own retainers. Although he kept shouting, it was no use.

These retainers dragged him into a secret passage inside the palace and forcibly took him away.

Anyway, Chikuzen Province isn't just about the royal palace; there are other villages too. We can go to other villages to rebuild our strength!

"For the patriarch! I'll give you a kiss!"

Watching Fujiwara Ryuji leave, the remaining retainers exchanged glances, all with expressions of resignation.

The green giant and green demon before us are powerful, but don't underestimate the bond between the warriors of Chikuzen Province!

The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is harsh. This is not a later hot-blooded manga. Spiritual bonds cannot help them unleash their full power. The result of charging up is nothing more than adding a few more heads to Guan Sheng and his men's ranks!

In less than half an hour, the Chikuzen Royal Palace was captured, and Seki Shō successfully occupied the most important building in Chikuzen Province!

"Brother Guan, what should we do about these women and servants?"

Suo Chao's axe was still dripping blood, but he had not lost his mind. He would not rashly attack unarmed servants and women.

"Tie them all up and keep them under control. My brother will probably make them do hard labor."

Guan Sheng was removing his armor at this moment. He was about to ask his personal guards to give him a new robe, mainly because the current robe was stained with too much blood and was uncomfortable.

Other soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield. The battle was very satisfying, and a lot of wine and meat were found in the palace, much of which was cooked, because Fujiwara Ryuji had originally planned to hold a banquet to celebrate.

"Give the order: no drinking, and if anyone is hungry, they can eat as much meat as they want. Quickly clean up the battlefield, and after a short rest, we'll continue our journey!"

Guan Sheng said, munching on his dry rations.

"Brother Guan, you've already taken the royal palace, aren't you satisfied yet?"

Suo Chao felt that today's result was already very good.

"Their ruler has fled, which means the country is still quite large, and our mission to destroy it is not yet complete!"

"Was it because Brother Qin Ming destroyed the Kingdom of Tsushima in the first battle that you were provoked?"

Suo Chao's lips twitched. "Brother Guan, you must be so agitated because of Qin Ming, right?"

"No! I just feel that we can still continue!"

Guan Sheng would never admit that he truly envied Qin Ming for conquering a country in a single battle!

We're all five tiger generals, so why can you destroy a country but I can't?

"Brother Guan, shouldn't we talk to the chieftain, otherwise..."

Suo Chao felt that although we had a great time fighting, the chieftain originally only asked us to patrol, but now that we have rushed over and captured the palace, we have already exceeded expectations.

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war. There's no time to explain. Same as before: leave some men behind to clean up the battlefield. The palace is quite large, so leave one garrison there. The rest of you, continue fighting!"

"Anyway, there are no thieves around here, and one army is enough to guard the entire palace."

Guan Sheng is now determined to take over the entire territory of Chikuzen Province, so he simply can't stop now!

"Well... that's fine too, Brother Guan, I'll go with you!"

Suo Chao thought about it and agreed. They had basically swept through the country, and now that the palace had been captured, what was there to be afraid of?

"Brother, go ask among the servants and women if there's anyone who can speak our official language and lead the way."

Guan Sheng suddenly remembered something.

"After all, we need guides for such a long-distance trek."

"Oh, and while you're at it, bring along the food from the royal kitchen, since our soldiers only have three days' worth of rations."

"Rest for an hour, then set off immediately!"

Guan Sheng seemed genuinely anxious.

Suo Chao even felt that Guan Sheng's current performance was more worthy of the nickname "Vanguard".

"Is there anyone who can understand me? I need a guide, is anyone willing to help?"

Guan Sheng went to search inside the palace, while Suo Chao came to the prisoners and asked if anyone was willing to be their guide.

Yes, as expected, there was complete silence.

“Listen, I have a bad temper and don’t like repeating the same things. But I can assure you that if anyone is willing to help us, we will guarantee their safety, restore their civilian status, and give them some financial compensation. Now, is anyone willing?”

Seeing that no one responded, Suo Chao frowned and patiently repeated himself.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Just then, a man who looked like a servant suddenly answered Suo Chao in heavily accented Mandarin.

"Can you understand what I'm saying?"

Suo Chao quickly walked up to the young man.

"I, my grandmother, was... was abducted here..."

The man was startled by Suo Chao's large face suddenly approaching and stammered his reply.

"So you still have Han Chinese blood, huh? But how can you be willing to serve as a servant to these Japanese pirates?"

Suo Chao was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Because, because my grandfather was a servant of the Fujiwara family, so our family has been servants for generations..."

"Shameful."

Suo Chao shook his head, then looked at the man:

"What's your name? Do you want to wipe out your master's family and then return to your commoner status?"

"My name is Takeshita Shun. Really, really, can you let me regain my civilian status?"

Takeshita Shun looked at Suo Chao, still somewhat incredulous.

"Only if you help us destroy this Chikuzen Province and restore the Han dynasty will you be free and no longer a slave."

Seeing the guy who still looked scared, Suo Chao was furious and kicked him.

"You still have Han Chinese blood in your veins! How come you're so afraid of Japanese pirates now?"

"As you've seen, these Japanese pirates are no match for us! We kill them like chickens! What's there to be afraid of?!"

"If you have any guts! If you're still a man! If you want to be a commoner again, then come and help us! Do you dare?!"

After being harshly scolded by Suo Chao, Takeshita Shun's face turned bright red.

"Alright! General! I'll lead the way for you!"