Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Father-in-law, are you really going to listen to me?"

Wang Qing was still somewhat incredulous.

Tong Guan had never respected him so much before, and he even asked him this question before the battle?

"Yes, I'll listen to you."

Tong Guan gestured for Wang Qing to sit down.

“You also come from a bandit background, so you know more about bandits than I do, and you understand their behavior better than I do.”

"Just tell me your own thoughts, what exactly is the situation with Liangshan?"

Tong Guan was indeed a man of leadership talent; before facing an opponent, he would thoroughly understand that opponent.

Liangshan, as one of the four great bandits in the world, needs no further explanation of its reputation.

Wang Qing was, after all, one of the Four Great Bandits, so Tong Guan believed that Wang Qing should be on the same page as Liangshan.

In other words, through Wang Qing, he could see some of the shadow of Liangshan.

This is also a key reason why he asked Wang Qing to analyze the situation for him.

He wouldn't have sought out Wang Qing if it were any other opponent!

“Father-in-law, to be honest, the way Liangshan acts is not the style of outlaws.”

Wang Qing thought for a moment before answering seriously.

"How to say?"

Tong Guan gestured for him to continue.

"Of the four great bandits of the past, Tian Hu was a fool, needless to say. He only wanted to become king and dominate, so he was the most active in attacking prefectures and counties, and he was also the one who wanted to show off the most."

Wang Qing still looked disdainful when Tian Hu was mentioned.

"As for Fang La, he was a charlatan. He formed a bandit group to spread his so-called religion. He mainly used all sorts of fancy miracles to fool the people."

"As for me... I don't need to say anything, father-in-law, you know me."

When Wang Qing spoke about himself, he paused for a moment, and only continued after seeing Tong Guan nod.

"But this Ren Yuan is the only one we don't know what he's up to."

"He raised the banner of acting on behalf of Heaven, which is fine; what powerful figure doesn't have a plausible banner? But the problem is that he actually did it."

"The entire Liangshan region not only refrains from borrowing grain from the common people, but also distributes grain to them! When caravans pass through other people's territory, they are subject to heavy taxes, but Liangshan has low taxes and even provides them with protection!"

"Not to mention that they also made promises to the people, giving them houses, land, money, and grain..."

"Father-in-law, I may not like to hear this, but in all the years of the Song Dynasty, there has only been one strongman like Ren Yuan. There will never be another like him!"

"The path he walked was one that had never been walked before!"

Wang Qing became more and more excited as he spoke.

"So you think you're inferior to him?"

Tong Guan was not distracted by Wang Qing's overly excited words, and continued to ask questions.

“Father-in-law, although I am reluctant to admit it, judging from the fact that Liangshan easily wiped out Gao Qiu’s army of over 100,000, I am indeed inferior to him.”

Thinking about this, Wang Qing shook his head dejectedly.

"I really don't know what he's thinking. He has no respect for the imperial court whatsoever. Everyone else wants to become an official, committing murder and arson to be granted amnesty, but he's not like that. Although Tian Hu was the one who openly raised the banner of kingship, I think Ren Yuan is the one who wants to rebel!"

"What he wants is probably not just a few prefectures or counties, but the whole world!"

It has to be said that although the "soft rice king" (a term referring to someone who lives off a woman) performed poorly personally, his analysis of Ren Yuan makes some sense.

"He has quite the appetite; I'd like to see if he has the ability to achieve it."

After listening to Wang Qing's analysis, Tong Guan also raised Ren Yuan's danger level to the highest level in his mind.

According to Wang Qing, Tong Guan felt that what he was facing this time was not an ordinary bandit force, but another country!

“Father-in-law, Liangshan’s military strength is no less than ours; it must also have close to 200,000 men.”

Wang Qing continued his analysis.

"Moreover, the Liangshan cavalry is very powerful. In the Battle of Huguan, Liangshan relied on its strong cavalry to fight two against one and overpower Tian Hu and Fang La."

"As for my father-in-law's subordinates... Father-in-law, I'm not saying the four commanders are incompetent, but if they were to fight Liangshan, they would indeed suffer losses."

Wang Qing expressed his opinion, saying that he had seen those four supervisors before, but they were not competent enough!

"Speaking of this, I just remembered something. Take a look at this thing, is it reasonable?"

Tong Guan thought for a moment, then picked up a piece of paper from the table and handed it to Wang Qing.

That's a copy of the list of the eighteen most notorious outlaws in the world!

"Hiss, this is the first time I've ever heard of this thing... Father-in-law, how do you have one?"

Wang Qing was very surprised. Who compiled this list?

“We also have scouts. This is what they recorded based on the information they gathered around Liangshan. It’s said that it has spread throughout the entire martial arts world of the Song Dynasty. That guy Ren Yuan has turned his Liangshan into a holy land of martial arts in the Song Dynasty.”

"People who practice martial arts are generally not very bright. Liangshan's move is a blatant scheme to lure more martial arts practitioners to their side. Hmph, how insidious."

Although Tong Guan was his opponent, it did not prevent him from acknowledging his opponent's abilities.

“Father-in-law, Liangshan has many strategists. There were seven strategists on that stone tablet back then, and each of them seemed to have a considerable reputation in the bandit world. This kind of plan must have come from them. Ren Yuan... Ren Yuan may be smart, but he's not that good.”

Wang Qing stated that this was likely the work of the Liangshan strategist.

"Hmm, it seems we need to be more careful this time. Wang Qing, what do you think about you being the vanguard this time?"

"what?"

Wang Qing was somewhat surprised. He had been made the vanguard just like that?

“Yes, you will be the vanguard, and then Li Ming and the other three will join forces. I will lead Feng Mei and Bi Sheng as the central army. In addition to our route, Zhe Kecun from the Zhe family will also lend us a hand. He will be a flanking force to harass us from the side.”

"Do you have anything to add?"

This is roughly what Tong Guan's plan is like.

He knew that Liangshan was not easy to deal with, so Tong Guan also gathered a large army together.

“Vanguard? That’s not impossible. Thank you for your high regard, Father-in-law.”

"But father-in-law, are you acquainted with Zhang Shuye from Jiangnan?"

After thinking for a moment, Wang Qing stood up and said to Tong Guan.

"Zhang Shuye? The one who's currently engaged in a tug-of-war with Fang La?"

Tong Guan thought about it and said, "Yes, there is such a person."

“Father-in-law, Zhang Shuye and Fang La are currently evenly matched. I personally think that you could have Zhang Shuye send an army to launch a surprise attack on Liangshan from the rear!”

Wang Qing thought for a long time and came up with this plan!

"As the vanguard, I will hold Liangshan back so they have no time to attend to other matters. The four commanders in the rear and the Western Army brothers in the flank can also play a harassing role!"

"At that time, Liangshan will definitely be busy dealing with me. Father-in-law, you can secretly lead the central army to join forces with Zhang Shuye's troops, and then launch a surprise attack on Liangshan from the rear! We can definitely catch them off guard!"

"Father-in-law, Ren Yuan would never have expected us to deploy troops like this. I think that by doing this, we have a much greater chance of winning!"

Wang Qing became more and more excited as he spoke, and he suddenly felt that he was a genius!

When Zhuge Liang made his Longzhong Plan, he probably looked just like himself now!

What should this tactic be called if it gets out?

Otherwise, how about we call each other father-in-law and son-in-law?