Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

(The Liangshan military system has been revised in Chapter 43. A regiment has been added between the battalion and army units. A regiment consists of four battalions, with a full strength of 2000 men, commanded by a commander and a deputy commander. At the same time, the number of men in an army has been adjusted to 6000, which is three regiments. Note that the regiment unit is not a modern invention; it existed in the Tang Dynasty. The *New Book of Tang, Treatise on Military Affairs* records: "Soldiers were organized into regiments of three hundred men, and each regiment had a colonel." This book uses the title "regiment" but changes the number of men.)

"Chief, how is my good-for-nothing disciple doing now?"

Wang Jin eventually learned about Shi Jin's situation, and the next day, despite still being injured and receiving treatment, he came to find Ren Yuan.

"Don't worry, senior brother. The Shi family village wasn't implicated this time. The Black-Clad Guards only confiscated their property; everyone is fine. I've already sent extra men there to protect them secretly. You can write them a letter and bring them up the mountain later."

"As for Shi Jin, he should have gone to Weizhou, which is the territory of Xiao Zhong, and Gao Qiu's reach is not too far."

The Zhong family army of the Great Song Dynasty was a legendary force. From Zhong Shiheng to Zhong E to Zhong Shidao and Zhong Shizhong, spanning three generations, they were a leading force in the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty!

Among them, Zhong E was even more respectfully called "Old Zhong". Even though he has been gone for almost thirty years, people still use the title "Old Zhong, the Grand Marshal" to commemorate him.

Zhong Shiheng's grandson, Zhong Shidao, currently known as "Little Zhong," was in charge of overseeing Weizhou. (According to the *History of the Song Dynasty*: "At that time, Shidao was advanced in years... and successively rose to the positions of Commander-in-Chief of the Four Wings of the Dragon God Guard, Defense Commissioner of Mingzhou, and Prefect of Weizhou.") Therefore, if Shi Jin went towards Weizhou, he was going to Little Zhong's place. (Here's an interesting point: because Zhong Shidao later achieved great merit, in his later years people also called him "Old Zhong," exactly the same as Zhong E.)

Ren Yuan wasn't worried about Shi Jin. Even if Gao Qiu issued a warrant for his arrest, it wouldn't matter. Xiao Zhong was a very tough guy, and he wouldn't give Gao Qiu any face.

Moreover, Lu Da is still in Weizhou, so Shi Jin won't be completely isolated and helpless. In any case, the two of them hit it off immediately in the original story.

"Sigh, I was supposed to be the one going there, but it turned out he was the one who went. What a cruel twist of fate!"

Wang Jin felt somewhat emotional, because currently, no one in the martial arts world knew that he was at Liangshan, nor did anyone know that he was "dead." Even on Shi Jin's side, Ren Yuan did not send anyone to inform him, for fear of disrupting Shi Jin's growth trajectory once again.

They've already snatched the three heroes of Shaohua Mountain ahead of time. If they mess things up again, Shi Jin might not be able to grow up.

But to his surprise, Gao Qiu was shameless and managed to turn Shi Jin into this mess.

"Chief, I'll go write a letter right away, and leave a copy for our spies in Shi Family Village. As soon as Shi Jin returns to the village, we can immediately head up the mountain." Wang Jin still cared for his disciple and immediately went to prepare.

Ren Yuan naturally agreed. Shi Jin was a promising military general, and also his junior apprentice, so this was a must!

"Summon Shi Qian and Bai Huang. The scout camp needs to intensify its efforts!"

The world is changing, and Ren Yuan's advantage of foresight is constantly diminishing. He needs to seize the time to gain more advantages.

……

A few days later, at the foot of Liangshan Mountain, a group of about four hundred people, driving more than thirty carts, were braving the snow and heading towards Liangshan Mountain.

"Brother, why are we in such a hurry? It's snowing heavily."

Of the three men at the front of the group, one couldn't help but ask a question.

"Yes, brother, we were doing just fine at Baodu Mountain, why did we have to come to Liangshan?"

The other man was also somewhat puzzled.

"Because Liangshan is different from other places. And if we have to choose a place to avoid Tian Hu, this is the best place."

The leader was a man eight feet tall, brave and upright, with boundless pride and an aura that seemed to be able to withstand ten thousand men. He carried a long iron spear in his hand, which gleamed coldly!

This man was none other than Tang Bin, the chieftain of Baodu Mountain, nicknamed "The Mountain-Pulling Warrior." Originally a military officer from Pudong, he was framed by powerful figures and forced to wander the martial world after killing his enemies. He was an old acquaintance of Guan Sheng and possessed formidable martial arts skills, ranking among the Five Tiger Generals. (In the 120-chapter version, he fought against Mi Sheng and Ma Qiang for a long time, eventually succumbing to exhaustion and being killed by Mi Sheng.)

The two men beside him were the other two leaders of Baodu Mountain: Cui Ye, the Mountain-Moving Warrior, and Wen Zhongrong, the Mountain-Shaking Warrior. (The identities of Tang Bin and his companions differ in different versions. In the abridged version, they are the Four Warriors of Huiyan Peak: Tang Bin, Cui Ye, Wen Zhongrong, and Nie Gong. In the 120-chapter version, they are the Baodu Mountain trio: Tang Bin, Cui Ye, and Wen Zhongrong. This version uses the Baodu Mountain group from the 120-chapter version.)

These three men, known as the Three Strongmen of Baodu Mountain, had been making waves in Baodu Mountain for the past six months. But not long ago, their leader, Tang Bin, made a surprising decision: to lead the entire village to join Liangshan.

"Brother, Liangshan just has a big lake, what's so great about that?"

Wen Zhongrong was still somewhat reluctant to leave his own Baodushan Mountain.

"Firstly, last year I originally wanted to join Liangshan, but I met you two good brothers and settled down at Baodushan. But you don't know, with this big lake, Liangshan has a natural defense, which is something that Baodushan can't compare to."

"Secondly, I have already found out that the original rules set by the chief of the stronghold are very good, and the people are almost never harmed in any way, which is what I like. Most importantly, Liangshan's way of doing things is different from other places in the Song Dynasty, especially compared with Tian Hu's place. Liangshan is simply a paradise."

"Thirdly, our Baodushan is located in a strategically important area near Tianhu. Tianhu has come to recruit us many times. Although we look down on him, he has a large and powerful force. Baodushan cannot be defended for long, so we might as well give up on our own initiative."

Tang Bin explained in detail to his two brothers.

"I see. Then I have no objections."

Wen Zhongrong just wanted to hear Tang Bin's thoughts. After all, the facts of the past six months had proven that his elder brother was right, and he should just listen to his elder brother.

"But brother, Liangshan is no longer the small stronghold it used to be. It's said that there are more than a dozen leaders and two or three thousand men. If we go to join them this time, will they accept us?"

This is the problem that Cui Ye is worried about.

"Don't worry, all the brothers from Baodu Mountain can ride horses. If nothing unexpected happens, Liangshan doesn't have a cavalry force yet. When that happens, the brothers from Baodu Mountain will be the veterans of Liangshan's cavalry. Don't you think that's a high status?"

Based solely on his own guesswork, Tang Bin deduced that Liangshan was preparing to develop its cavalry, infantry, and navy. Currently, Liangshan's infantry and navy already had some reputation in the Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world), but the cavalry was still lagging behind. Tang Bin felt that his arrival with over four hundred men who could ride horses and over two hundred horses was a timely and much-needed boost!

All I can say is that he is indeed a former government officer, which is quite different from those who come from humble backgrounds!

"Big brother is indeed a man of great foresight!"

"That's right, we just need to listen to our eldest brother!"

Cui Ye and Wen Zhongrong were convinced. This was exactly the same feeling they had when Tang Bin passed by Baodu Mountain and was forced to join them as the eldest brother.

However, Tang Bin had a guess, but he hadn't told his two brothers yet.

That is, he felt that Ren Yuan's ultimate goal wasn't to be recruited by the government, which suited his taste perfectly. He himself had come from the legitimate world to the underworld; if he were in the underworld but was thinking about going back to the legitimate world, what kind of nonsense would that be? It's like taking off your pants to fart!

("Achoo!" A clerk who was warming himself by a fire in a village suddenly sneezed.)

"Who goes there? What brings so many of you to my Liangshan territory?"

Today happened to be the day when Mi Sheng was on patrol with his three battalions. Upon seeing so many troops approaching, Mi Sheng immediately became alert. He quickly led his three battalions to form a battle formation.

"I am Tang Bin from Pudong, the leader of Baodu Mountain. I have long admired Liangshan, and today I have brought my brothers from Baodu Mountain to join Liangshan!"

Tang Bin rode out and clasped his hands in greeting to Mi Sheng.

"You want to go up the mountain? Okay, then please wait here for a moment while I inform my brother."

Although Mi Sheng was pleased that other mountain strongholds were willing to come up the mountain, he dared not make a decision easily with so many people. He quickly sent someone to send a signal arrow to inform Ren Yuan. At the same time, his troops maintained their formation and remained on alert.

“Alright, then let’s rest here for a while.”

Tang Bin wasn't angry that Mi Sheng hadn't asked him to come up the mountain immediately. On the contrary, he thought Liangshan's vigilance was excellent. Even this seemingly simple-minded leader was so alert, so he was sure he had made the right decision to come.

So he immediately signaled to his men to settle down properly first.

"Go to the nearest hotel and get a few buckets of ginger soup. In this snowy weather, if they really are coming to drown themselves, we can't let them freeze."

Looking at the group from Baodushan who were preparing to rest, Mi Sheng thought for a moment and then instructed his men to prepare some warm clothing, since it would take some time for the news to reach the main stronghold.

Inside the village at this time.

"Report! Chieftain, strategist, and leader of the Misheng tribe have come to report that a group of people have come down from the mountain, saying that they all want to surrender. The leader claims to be Tang Bin from Baodu Mountain. Leader of the Misheng tribe, please make a decision."

Ren was originally discussing with Zhu Wu and Qiao Daoqing how to further improve some of Liangshan's rules and how to proceed with the next stage of development when he heard that Tang Bin had arrived. He immediately laughed and pulled Zhu Wu and Qiao Daoqing along as they ran outside.

"Strategists, hurry, come with me to greet Brother Tang Bin."

"Hey, brother, slow down. I can run by myself, I can run by myself."

Zhu Wu was used to Ren Yuan's behavior. It seemed that his older brother really had the list of heroes in the world in his heart. As long as someone signed up, he could give a detailed account of it. It seemed that his brother's ambition was truly extraordinary!

"Brother, what's so special about this Brother Tang Bin?"

Qiao Daoqing followed, and he could keep up with Ren Yuan's speed without Ren Yuan pulling him.

"Hehe, now that he's here, the mountain stronghold has its own cavalry!"