Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Lu Junyi led his men to pursue Guan Sheng.

However, judging from the division of forces, Lu Junyi set off this time with Mi Sheng, Shan Shiqi, and Pang Wanchun.

Those who knew him knew he was going to meet Guan Sheng; those who didn't would have thought Lu Junyi was going to pacify Kyushu Island himself!

"Brother, what do you think Brother Guan Sheng is doing now?"

Mi Sheng leaned closer to Lu Junyi and asked.

"If Brother Guan Sheng really wants to emulate the Marquis of Champion in the past, then he must be moving as fast as he can now and heading to the next place without stopping."

Lu Junyi held a simple map in his hand, which Ren Yuan and his men had just drawn based on the captured map. Apart from the approximate locations of several countries and the locations of major roads, there was nothing else on it.

“After capturing a place, he will definitely have to leave some people to guard it. He can’t understand what these Japanese pirates are saying, and he can’t add these people to his own troops. If he keeps fighting like this, how many of his three thousand men will be left?”

Shan Shiqi also came over, and when he spoke, he showed a level of skill that was somewhat different from Mi Sheng's.

“I’m not worried about Guan Sheng’s martial prowess. My junior brother also said that there’s not much of a figure in this small Japan. But I’m afraid that Brother Guan Sheng will be too hasty and fall into the trap of these Japanese.”

Lu Junyi's concerns were not unfounded. Although Guan Sheng was brave, he had very few opportunities to go to the battlefield in the first half of his life.

Therefore, Guan Sheng's ability to react on the spot when facing a situation on the battlefield is the most uncertain thing.

"Let's go to the Dazaifu first. Based on the current situation, Brother Guan Sheng is most likely to be there!"

"Yes!"

……

At Dazaifu in Chikuzen Province, the troops left behind by Sekikatsu were cleaning up the battlefield and guarding the prisoners.

"Captain, if we stay here to guard the border, will we miss the chance to go with the leader to conquer the country? What a pity!"

Some soldiers asked their captains, since everyone wanted to be involved in something like the destruction of a country.

"What is the most important order for our Liangshan army?"

The constable countered with a question.

"All actions are subject to command."

The soldier answered without hesitation.

"Good that you remember. Since the leader has ordered us all to stay and guard the area, then we will carry out the order properly."

The head constable comforted her:

"The credit for destroying this country belongs to the leader and our entire Ma 10 Legion. You and I are both members of the Ma 10 Legion, which is a collective. So even if we didn't personally carry out the act of destroying the country, we still participated in the operation."

"Besides, what does it mean to destroy a country? Does conquering the enemy's capital count as destroying a country? If it does, then where is this? This is the palace of these Japanese pirates! We have already destroyed their country, we just haven't captured their ruler yet."

“That makes sense. I can go back and tell my mother that I’ve also destroyed a country.”

The soldier felt relieved when he heard his captain say that.

Yes, I've already stormed into the enemy's palace. If that doesn't count as destroying a country, then what does?

"That's right. Go on, continue cleaning up the battlefield, and keep an eye on the prisoners. Remember, we have discipline; we can't rape women! If you want these enemy women as slaves, you'll have to wait until after the battle. Do you understand?"

"Understood! Don't worry, Captain! We'll keep the Liangshan army discipline in mind! We'll uphold justice and never make mistakes!"

The soldier gave his captain a military salute.

"But Captain, why did you scrape a hole in the ground with your foot?"

"Get out of here! Go clean up the mess!"

"Yes!"

In truth, this captain was also somewhat unwilling, after all, he also longed to follow his commander and conquer all sides!

But since the order was to stay and defend, I could only convince myself to do my best!

……

"Is that their royal palace?"

After some time, Lu Junyi and his group arrived at the palace of Chikuzen Province. Seeing the soldiers of the Ma Shi Legion stationed at the gate, Lu Junyi gestured for them to come over.

"How long has your leader been gone?"

Lu Junyi asked.

"Reporting to Chief Lu, our chief has been gone for about an hour."

The soldier stationed there answered.

Which direction did he walk in?

Lu Junyi frowned. Guan Sheng didn't have a map, so why was he running around blindly?

“That way, but Chief Lu, my chief captured some Japanese, one of whom can speak our Mandarin and is willing to lead the way, so my chief took him along.”

"Oh? You have a guide."

Upon hearing this, Lu Junyi thought, "Great! At least someone can give me directions. Otherwise, if this guy really gets lost, where would we find him?"

"Brother, is Brother Guan Sheng heading in the direction of Chikugo Province?"

Everyone crowded around to look at the map.

"That should be it. We're in this position now. If Guan Sheng goes this way, then he has two choices: either go left to attack Hizen Province, or go down to attack Higo Province directly."

Lu Junyi pointed to the map and said to everyone.

Kyushu Island Map

"This country is quite large. Brother Guan Sheng's three thousand men probably won't be enough."

Mi Sheng stroked his beard as he made his judgment.

"In terms of land area, Hyuga Province is the largest, followed by Higo Province, which borders it. The Seki brothers' forces are indeed insufficient."

"But one problem is, we don't know which direction he'll shoot in right now, so how do we chase him?"

Indeed, Guan Sheng currently has no map and is relying entirely on a prisoner guide, making it difficult to predict who he will attack next.

"Brother, how about we split into two groups?"

Pang Wanchun tentatively asked Lu Junyi.

"Split into two groups?"

Lu Junyi glanced at Pang Wanchun and raised his eyebrows slightly.

“Yes, sir, look at this Higo Kingdom. It’s very large. I personally think that Brother Guan Sheng wouldn’t be so reckless as to attack it.”

"Therefore, I believe that after conquering Chikugo Province, his next target should be Hizen Province!"

Pang Wanchun's analysis is reasonable.

"You go on."

Lu Junyi nodded.

"Looking at this map, the northern part of the entire island mainly consists of two provinces: Chiku, Hizen, and Toyo."

Pang Wanchun also pointed to the general layout on the map and said:

"If we split our forces now, one group will go through Chikugo Province to continue pursuing the Seki Shō brothers, while the other group will take the opportunity to attack the two provinces of Toyo. Then we can take over the entire northern part of Kyushu Island in a short period of time!"

"Then, our two forces can advance towards Higo and Hyuga respectively, preventing them from supporting each other. Once we take these two countries, ninety percent of the entire island will belong to Liangshan! The remaining two small countries, Osumi and Satsuma, will not only be easily defeated, but may even surrender without a fight!"

“That’s well said, but have you considered that our mission this time is to bring Guan Sheng back…”

Lu Junyi wanted to think about it some more. He felt that this matter was a little... well, a little tempting!

“Brother, we did indeed look for Brother Guan Sheng, but while we were looking for him, we just happened to wipe out a few other countries!”

Pang Wanchun patted his chest:

“My brother is right. We should stop immediately after finding the Guan brothers.”

"But we decided to split up to search for the Guan brothers because we couldn't find them. We ended up destroying a few small countries along the way, and finally found the Guan brothers after a lot of hardship! Oh well, it's all because the Guan brothers are too good at running!"

"Huh? Old Pang, I never realized you were so cunning."

Mi Sheng thought, "You, Lao Pang, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, I never expected you to be like this..."

"Just tell me, do you want the country to be destroyed?"

Pang Wanchun countered with a question to Mi Sheng.

"Cough, Wan Chun, we're here to find Brother Guan Sheng. We have no idea about the destruction of a country."

Shan Shiqi coughed, then said to Lu Junyi:

“Brother Yuanwai, how about this? Lao Hei and I will go to these two Feng Kingdoms together, while you and Lao Pang will go to catch up with Brother Guan Sheng. It just so happens that Brother Xuan Zan is Lao Pang’s deputy general, and he has a good relationship with Guan Sheng, so it would be more appropriate for you to go after Guan Sheng.”

Lu Junyi did not answer directly, but stared intently at Shan Shiqi and Mi Sheng.

"Hey, brother, do you agree or not? Say something. It's creepy to see you looking at us like this."

Mi Sheng said that the idea was all Shan Shiqi's, and had nothing to do with him!

"Wan Chun, tell the brothers to set off. We're going to catch up with Brother Guan Sheng."

Lu Junyi patted Mi and Shan on the shoulders, then said to Pang Wanchun.

"Brother, what about us?"

"Shanshiqi and Misheng shouted."

"You? You got separated from me as soon as you stepped out the door. I have no idea what happened."

Lu Junyi waved his hand and gave them his final instructions:

"Be careful on the road. We'll meet at the border between Higo and Hyuga provinces!"

"Hehe, brother, I knew you were a good person!"

Mi Sheng was delighted upon hearing this.

“Shut up, Lao Hei. We’re lost. Brother Yuanwai doesn’t know anything.”

"Oh, right, right, we're lost! Hurry up, Lao Shan, I'm not trying to be mean, but you know you're lost, why are you still walking so slowly?"

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