Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Brother Tang Bin! I've been waiting for you for ages!"

Ren Yuan led his strategist down the mountain and personally and warmly welcomed Tang Bin, which warmed the hearts of Tang Bin and the others.

"Let's go, hurry up the mountain. It's snowing heavily, don't get too cold!"

"The leader of the Misheng tribe has already distributed ginger soup to everyone. The hot ginger soup will keep you warm."

Cui Ye and Wen Zhongrong also felt the care from the chief, and their goodwill towards Liangshan immediately increased.

"Haha, so we can finally relax and not have to spar every time we meet?"

Ren Yuan joked with Mi Sheng, saying that Mi Sheng was currently a martial arts fanatic on Liangshan. When he wasn't on patrol, he would almost always be carrying his axe, looking for someone to spar with—Sun An, Yuan Lang, Guang Hui, and Ren Yuan himself. If it weren't for Wang Jin's injury, he would definitely have sought him out as well.

Now that's good, Tang Bin has another person to spar with when he goes up the mountain.

How wonderful! Two people who were rivals and mortal enemies in the original work have now become comrades-in-arms. What an ironclad relationship!

"I've been learning from my brother for so long, I should at least... become famous, right? Strategist, can you help me remember what that phrase is again?"

"One is influenced by one's company?"

Zhu Wu spoke on his behalf.

"Yes, yes! One is influenced by one's company."

"Wow, your education level has improved! Mi Sheng, you really surprised me!"

Ren Yuan laughed heartily, then led everyone back to the mountain.

Tang Bin has become the first leader of Liangshan to be a former government military officer.

Naturally, he was also the first cavalry leader of Liangshan!

"Brother Tang Bin, you brought more than two hundred horses, and Liangshan currently has more than two hundred as well. How about this, let's round it up first. We'll use the men from Baodushan who can ride horses as the core, and then add some elites from the stronghold to form the first cavalry battalion of Liangshan! I'll give you 400 horses first, and I'll go to the north to buy some more, so that your battalion will have a full five hundred horses!"

Ren Yuan's idea was that since they were cavalry, each man should have his own horse! Although he knew that this wish was a bit naive.

Of course, after Shi Jingtang ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, the entire Central Plains dynasty was indeed short of horses.

The Song Dynasty also lacked this, which is why it consistently suffered losses in wars against the Liao and Jin dynasties.

If you want to buy horses now, you can only go north.

“Brother, actually, three hundred horses are enough for one battalion, we can’t have too many. After all, the Song Dynasty’s cavalry only has 400 men per battalion, while our mountain stronghold’s cavalry has 100 more men per battalion, which is already a huge advantage. Listen to me, just give me three hundred horses. We can save the rest, and that will make another battalion of cavalry!”

Tang Bin quickly said, "After all, the Song Dynasty is indeed short of horses. Even the cavalry under the Tokyo Cavalry Command can only manage to provide five or six horses for every ten men."

Therefore, generally speaking, a cavalry battalion with two hundred horses is already considered quite good.

The Liangshan cavalry camp already had more men than the imperial army, so they didn't need to be too demanding when it came to warhorses.

If the cavalry were built according to the standard of 500 men per battalion, with each man having a horse, then Liangshan would really be unable to afford it.

We can't afford it right now, at least not.

"Alright, Ma Junying, I'm leaving the cavalry matters to you. Just tell me what you need, and I'll do my best to help you with anything I can!"

Ren Yuan patted his chest and vouched for Tang Bin, which warmed Tang Bin's heart.

Although he had guessed he would be given an important position before he came, Tang Bin was still deeply moved when he actually faced such great trust from Ren Yuan.

After all these years of suffering, finally someone has appreciated him!

"Brother, entrust the Liangshan cavalry to me with confidence! I will definitely train an elite cavalry force for you!"

Tang Bin said to Ren Yuan very solemnly.

"Good! I look forward to seeing how the First Battalion of the Cavalry performs on the battlefield!"

Ren Yuan patted Tang Bin on the shoulder with great trust; he had complete confidence in Tang Bin!

"Come on, come on! Brother Tang Bin, let's spar a hundred rounds first. I feel an inexplicable sense of kinship the moment I see you!"

Mi Sheng then stirred things up, only thinking that he now had someone else to spar with.

……

More than a month later, in some unnamed mountainous area.

"Whoosh whoosh."

A young man who looks to be under twenty is struggling through the mountains and forests.

The winter sun shone through the gaps in the branches, casting dappled shadows on him.

This person had a face like a silver plate, and wore a large white felt hat with red tassels, inside which was a soft blue headscarf covering his hair.

He wore a bright yellow ribbon around his neck, a white silk double-collar battle robe, and a five-red brocade sash around his waist. His legs were covered with blue and white Taoist leggings, and he wore a pair of hemp shoes with multiple loops for traversing mountains and valleys. He had a copper-cymbal-shaped goose-feather knife at his waist and carried a simple knife in his hand.

He ran forward with all his might, glancing back every now and then as if someone was chasing him.

This man is none other than Shi Jin, who left Shi Family Village, but now he is once again in danger of being arrested.

The reason is simple: about a month ago, he came to Weizhou from Shijiazhuang, where he happened to meet Lu Da, a famous local military officer.

The two hit it off immediately, invited each other to have drinks, and even bumped into their mentor, Li Zhong.

As the three of them were drinking, Lu Da discovered a father and daughter being bullied by a local thug. In a fit of rage, he confronted the thug and killed him with three punches.

This disturbance made it impossible for Shi Jin to stay in Weizhou any longer. Since Shi Jin was with Lu Da at the time, the government considered him an accomplice and wanted to arrest not only Lu Da but also Shi Jin.

He was already wanted by a large number of people, and now he's being hunted even more. How could he not escape?

"Brother Tixia said that he hasn't heard any news about Master going there from General Zhong's side. So where could Master have gone?"

Shi Jin ran towards Yan'an Prefecture to seek refuge with his teacher, because he remembered his teacher saying that he wouldn't have to worry about Gao Qiu's pursuit if he stayed in Zhonglinglue's area.

But what's strange is that not only is there no news from Zhong Jinglue's side, but the entire martial arts world doesn't know where his master, Wang Jin, has gone.

Some say he died, some say he went into hiding, and others say he defected to Gao Qiu.

Shi Jin believed that his master was definitely not dead, because he thought the men in black who attacked Shi Family Village that night must have been sent by the old villain Gao Qiu.

If his master was already dead, Gao Qiu had no reason to pull this stunt.

So now Shi Jin's goal is to find his master and go to him, since he can't go back to Shi Family Village now anyway.

But after leaving Weizhou, he had been hiding and dodging along the way, and had almost spent all his money. Now he was starving.

Shi Jin felt that he probably had to become a bandit, otherwise he might starve to death before he even found his master.

He doesn't know where he is now, he just knows that after leaving Weizhou, he has been running aimlessly south.

Master, oh Master, where are you?!

But at that moment, Shi Jin's ears twitched. He suddenly heard the sound of a bowstring, and startled, he quickly ducked into the bushes!

"Whoosh!"

But the arrow was quite powerful. It darted past Shi Jin's back and actually knocked his large felt hat off, which then became embedded in a tree trunk!

It also startled a few small birds nearby.

"Now they won't even arrest me alive? If I hadn't dodged that arrow, I would be dead!"

Shi Jin inwardly groaned. Damn it, he was starving, and there were archers chasing him. It seemed that he was going to die here today.

"Huh? Brother, did you miss? Look at your arrow, it looks like it hit a hat!"

"Nonsense, how could that be? My archery skills... wait?"

But then Shi Jin heard two different voices: one was a woman's voice as beautiful as a nightingale's, and the other was a strong, masculine voice.

This group doesn't look like a thief-catching team at all!

"Who is it that has come to my Siming Mountain? I meant no harm. That arrow was an accident. I hope you will show yourself!"

"Stop shooting! I was just passing by!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Jin realized they were indeed not bandits, and breathed a sigh of relief, slowly standing up with his broadsword in hand.

What came into his view was a man and a woman who looked similar, probably a brother and sister. Both of them were dressed in tight-fitting clothes and were holding a bow, but the man was also holding an arrow, so it seemed that he was the one who had just fired the arrow.

"Hey, brother, be careful next time. You're shooting arrows like that, you might accidentally hurt someone."

Shi Jin complained a bit. He was already exhausted from hiding from the pursuers, and this scare made him feel even more tired.

"Excuse me, it was my fault. May I ask who you are, sir?"

The man sheathed his bow and arrows and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Shi Jin.

"I……"

Shi Jin was about to answer when his stomach beat him to it!

"Gurgle...gurgle..."