Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Hebei.

Jinning City.

Recently, Jinning has been embroiled in continuous fighting, with Tian Hu's third brother, Tian Biao, personally overseeing the battle.

Originally, when Tong Guan led the Ten Commanders to fight, Tian Hu was not afraid of the 200,000 laborers he had raised, and could even have won.

But after Tong Guan lost a few matches, he became ruthless and directly recruited men from the Western Army!

Moreover, he risked his reputation by begging Zhe Yanzhi, one of the current leaders of the Zhe family in the Western Army, to intervene! (The tenth generation leader of the Zhe family army)

Iron spears urge on the Tanguts, horses gallop and howl in the west wind! The Zhe family of the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty is a family that can contend for the title of the number one military family in the Great Song Dynasty. By the time of Zhe Yanzhi, they had already reached the tenth generation!

Originally, Zhe Yanzhi didn't really want to help Tong Guan. After all, this old Tong was always competing with the Zhe family for good talents in the Western Army, and their relationship was just so-so. Currently, the ninth-generation leader of the Zhe family, Zhe Keqiu, also had a very ordinary relationship with Tong Guan.

After all, Zhe Keqiu is young and young people tend to be arrogant, while Tong Guan is already quite old, so they can't see eye to eye.

But Zhe Yanzhi is different; he's older! Tong Guan can still chat with him, and since Tong Guan has taken the initiative to lower his pride, Zhe Yanzhi can't very well refuse directly.

So he held a meeting within the family to discuss the matter. The result of the discussion was that it was not impossible to help Tong Guan in exchange for some benefits from Tong Guan's side.

Therefore, out of consideration for both being from the Western Army, Zhe Yanzhi asked his youngest cousin, Zhe Kecun, who was just eighteen years old that year, to lead 20,000 Zhe family troops to support Tong Guan! (For your information: Zhe Yanzhi's father, Zhe Keshi, was the son of Zhe Kejun, born in 1040 or 1050, and was the ninth generation of the Zhe family army. Zhe Yanzhi was born in 1080, making him the tenth generation. Zhe Kecun was the son of Zhe Kexing, born in 1096, and was also the ninth generation. They were both young but of high seniority, hence Zhe Kecun was Zhe Yanzhi's cousin.)

This Zhe Kecun is extraordinary. Although he is young, his martial arts skills are exceptionally high! He is no less than Dong Ping, and coupled with his family background as a military family, he is well-versed in military strategy and tactics, causing Tian Biao to suffer repeated defeats! He was forced to retreat to Jinning!

Now, even Jinning is almost out of defense!

"Third King! Let's retreat! We can't hold out any longer!"

Dong Ping, looking disheveled, ran up to the city wall to find Tian Biao.

"Duke Zhenguo, we can't retreat! Don't you know how important Jinning is to our Great Jin? If we retreat, how will we explain it to our elder brother?"

Tian Biao was the most capable fighter among the Tian brothers. Logically speaking, with him and Dong Ping working together, plus the high walls and deep moats of Jinning, their defenses were solid, and holding out to the death would definitely not be a problem.

Unfortunately, Tong Guan called for reinforcements!

If you can't beat them, call in reinforcements!

"But the Western Army is too fierce; we can't hold them off!"

Dong Ping prided himself on being a fierce general, but in the contest between He Zhekecun and Dong Ping, he really didn't gain any advantage at all!

"Duke Zhenguo! We have to hold on, even if we can't! If we lose Jinning, both of us will have to give our heads to the King!"

Tian Biao yelled at Dong Ping at the top of his lungs.

"boom!"

Just as the two were arguing, a loud crashing sound came from below the city gate!

"Damn it! Third King! Then call for reinforcements immediately! Tong Guan has reinforcements! Where are our reinforcements?!"

"I've already sent them! Duke Zhenguo! You must hold the line until reinforcements arrive! Aren't you known as the invincible dual-wielder? Don't be a coward! Zhe Kecun is just a greenhorn, and you can't even beat him?!"

"Damn it! You think I'm afraid of him? You just wait! I'm going to take his head right now! But you better call for reinforcements right now!"

Despite his grumbling, Dong Ping's actions betrayed his words. After kicking the city wall hard, he went down to direct the defense again.

Tian Biao's eyes were bloodshot as he roared at his trusted confidant:

"Send men to break through the siege again! Be sure to tell the King that Jinning is in dire need! Send reinforcements immediately!"

……

So, does Tian Hu know that his Great Jin Kingdom is currently in turmoil?

I know, and I don't know.

In the six provinces of the Great Jin Kingdom, every province is now conscripting soldiers to fight against the imperial court. Moreover, because Tian Hu has used many oppressive policies, the people of these six provinces are actually quite dissatisfied.

The common people's demands are actually very simple: enough to eat and wear, a piece of land, and a home. Whoever can fulfill their wishes can become emperor.

When Tian Hu rebelled, he also said a lot of bad things about the Song court before he officially raised his banner. Although the people of the six prefectures felt that it was not very reliable, at least they could hear something new.

As it turned out, they really rebelled. When everyone saw this, they thought, "Good heavens, this Tian Hu is not even as good as Song Ting!"

The exorbitant taxes levied under his rule were even greater than those levied during the Song Dynasty!

Wasion, as the main base, was run by Tian Hu in an exceptionally luxurious manner!

In the words that came from Tian Hu's side:

"I've fought half my life, why can't I enjoy myself?"

In short, whatever Zhao Ji has, Tian Hu wants too!

What Zhao Ji didn't have, Tian Hu must have too!

Therefore, the Weisheng Palace was particularly magnificent, and Tian Hu was fond of women, so there were many beauties there. Tian Hu spent his days indulging in wine, women, and meat!

What war? He didn't care at all, leaving it all to Fang Xuedu, Wu Li, Tian Bao, Tian Biao, and others. As for himself, he'd enjoy each day as it came! He didn't care about the deluge after he died!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The Third King urgently requests reinforcements, requesting Your Majesty to send troops to Jinning to provide assistance!"

The communications soldier who risked his life to break through the siege of Jinning arrived at the palace in Weisheng.

Of course, he wouldn't be able to see Tian Hu, because Tian Hu was enjoying himself in the palace.

"Your Majesty! Jinning needs reinforcements! Jinning needs reinforcements!"

With no other option, the messenger had to send the eunuch to report again.

This time, Tian Hu came out drunk, his face flushed, his clothes disheveled, his chest bare and covered in lipstick marks. He was unsteady on his feet and staggered. If it weren't for the eunuch supporting him, he would have definitely fallen!

"Who, who are you? What are you doing here? *hiccup*"

Tian Hu let out a burp and struggled to open his drunken eyes to look at the messenger outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, I am a personal guard of the Third King of Jinning. Jinning is besieged, and the situation is critical! I request reinforcements!"

The messenger kowtowed, tears streaming down his face!

Heavens above! So many brothers in Jinning fought to the death, and what was the King doing?! What was he doing?!

"What?! Jinning?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Hu sobered up halfway!

"How could that be! Jinning has 60,000 elite troops and a million bushels of grain! With the Duke of Zhenguo and the three kings both in command, how could they possibly be in dire need of help?"

Tian Hu was very skeptical, because he felt that his arrangements in Jinning should be flawless, so how could there be an emergency?

"Your Majesty! Tong Guan was unable to capture Jinning, so he sent reinforcements from the Western Army. Zhe Kecun of the Zhe family personally led the troops. This Zhe Kecun is extremely capable. His martial arts are no less than those of the Duke of Zhenguo, and his strategies are far superior to those of our army!"

"Our army has suffered three defeats in three battles and is now forced to retreat into Jinning City!"

"Your Majesty! Hurry and send reinforcements to Jinning! If we don't, it will truly be too late!"

The messenger's voice was like a cuckoo's mournful cry, choked with tears!

Tian Hu was so shocked by the news that he felt dizzy.

He stumbled to the messenger, looked at him, and seemed to want to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

It took him a long time to catch his breath.

"Issue the order: all officials, immediately proceed to the main hall for a court assembly!"

……

PS: Here is a genealogy of the Zhe family generals spanning ten generations and including key figures.

First Generation Zhe Zongben

The second generation of the "Si" generation, represented by Zhe Silun.

The third generation, represented by the character "从" (cong), is exemplified by Zhe Cong Ruan.

The fourth generation, whose generation name includes the character "De," includes: Zhe Deyi (She Hong) and Zhe Deyuan (Zhe Deyuan).

The fifth generation of the "Yu" generation, represented by: Zhe Yuxun (She Ying), Zhe Yuqing, and Zhe Saihua (also known as She Saihua, the matriarch of the She family) (female).

The sixth generation of the Wei generation, represented by Zhe Weizheng, Zhe Weixin, and Zhe Weizhong.

The seventh generation, represented by the character "Ji", includes Zhe Jixuan and Zhe Jimin.

The eighth generation of the "Ke" generation includes: Zhe Kexing, Zhe Kejun, and Zhe Kerou.

The ninth generation, whose generation name is Ke, includes: Zhe Ke Shi, Zhe Ke Qiu, and Zhe Ke Cun.

The tenth generation, named Yan, includes Zhe Yanzhi and Zhe Yanwen.