Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"You even have a letter of alliance?"

Zhe Kecun looked surprised. Was this still a strongman? Were all the outlaws of the Song Dynasty like this now?

"Yes, my brother greatly admires the Western Army. He doesn't want to fight with them, so he prepared an alliance letter for us before we came."

Zhe Kecun gestured for his junior officer to step forward, and Yang Zhi also had a junior officer step forward to hand over the letter.

"Major General."

Zhe Kecun took the letter, opened it directly, and began to read it carefully from the beginning.

A moment later, he looked up in surprise at Lu Zhishen and the others.

"What are you, your chieftain, doing?"

Zhe Kecun originally thought that Liangshan wanted to use the Zhe family's name to make a show of force, but in the entire alliance letter, Liangshan did not mention anything related to this.

"I didn't do anything. I just didn't want to see the Western Xia people take the opportunity to invade the border. That's all."

"The problem is, where does your Liangshan get the strength to help us? Aren't you just this little marshland?"

Zhe Kecun found it hard to believe.

Because Liangshan said in the letter that if the Zhe family was willing, the entire western war situation would be decided by the Zhe family from now on. Liangshan would fully support the Zhe family's plan to attack Western Xia, and Liangshan could provide military supplies as needed in the future.

The Zhe family only needed to do one thing: suppress the western border, destroy the Western Xia, and not invade the Central Plains.

To put it simply, Liangshan meant that the Zhe family would henceforth be known as the Prince of Pingxi.

"We won't reveal too many details, but you should have heard of Liangshan's reputation, so there's no need for us to lie to you."

Yang Zhi stated that Liangshan enjoys a very high reputation throughout the Song Dynasty, both among the imperial court and the outlaw community.

How do I know if you're just trying to fool me?

Although Zhe Kecun is young, he is still one of the talents that the Zhe family is focusing on cultivating. It is impossible for him to agree immediately just because of this letter.

Have you ever heard of the stone tablet of Liangshan?

Yang Zhiwen asked if the document could be kept.

"Of course I know about the legendary stone tablet that fell from the sky, but I don't think it's real, is it?"

"Anyway, this thing wasn't created by Liangshan; it really fell from the sky. But that's not the point. The point is, there's a name on the stone tablet: Huyan Zhuo. Did you know that?"

"I know, Hu Yanzhuo, the Double Whip, the former governor of Qingzhou, from the Hu Yan family... Hu Yan?"

Zhe Kecun suddenly realized what was happening.

"So, you Liangshan have already made peace with Huyan Zhuo..."

Okay, okay, so that's how it is!

Everyone thought that Huyan Zhuo had no choice but to join Liangshan after being defeated and captured!

All the prominent families held this view.

Unexpectedly, the Huyan family had already colluded with Liangshan long ago!

"Yes, the Huyan family are our allies in Liangshan."

Yang Zhi nodded. There was no point in hiding it. If they wanted to form an alliance with the Zhe family, they needed to show them a good example.

"It seems you've also made a promise to the Huyan family. But I'm curious, what is it that would make someone as cautious as General Huyan willing to take a gamble on you?"

"Zhe Kecun, you should think of it this way: the Huyan family is willing to join forces with us, which means that Liangshan can afford it!"

Yang Zhi is now truly confident, and he is not intimidated at all when facing Zhe Kecun!

"Although your Zhe family is also very powerful, compared to the Huyan family, do you think we Liangshan have any reason to lie to you?"

Yang Zhi's words made sense, and Zhe Kecun fell silent again.

"Zhe Kecun! A man of the Western Army, even if he dies, cannot die at the hands of his own people. Do you agree with this?"

"If you admit it, then you shouldn't be Tong Guan's henchman this time; just go back."

Lu Zhishen said, "You can think about it or whatever, but this time when Tong Guan attacks Liangshan, you shouldn't get involved. Go back!"

"Young General, what should we do?"

His deputy asked if the memorial could be kept.

"Pass down the order: the Zhe family army shall set up camp on the spot."

After thinking it over, Zhe Kecun decided to hold back for now.

It's not that he was afraid of Liangshan, but the things Liangshan described in their alliance letter were indeed very beneficial to the Zhe family.

In particular, Liang Shan said that there were still large tracts of land outside the Western Regions that were unclaimed and no smaller than the Central Plains, which greatly interested Zhe Kecun.

No military general can resist the temptation of expanding territory. Moreover, the Central Plains dynasty has lost the Western Regions for many years. If the Western Regions can be taken back, it will definitely be recorded in history!

Moreover, the Western Army has always had many factions. If the Zhe family can become the number one in the Western Army, then Zhe Kecun's existence would be worthy of being recorded in the family genealogy!

If you can get all this simply by allying with Liangshan, without having to betray your country or anything like that, then why not do it?

It's a good deal that we only won't participate in the attack on Liangshan this time!

However, Zhe Kecun knew that he couldn't make such a big decision on his own, so he could only order a halt to the advance for the time being.

"So, what do you think about the Zhekecun plan?"

Seeing that the Zhe family army had stopped advancing, Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen exchanged a smile.

Okay, very good, stopping means there's a way!

"Uncle Yang, Commander Lu, I need to discuss this matter with my family. It's a serious matter and not something I can decide alone!"

"However, my Zhe family has received Liangshan's goodwill! I can say that we are not enemies!"

Zhe Kecun's words were also watertight.

“Very well! But nephew Zhe, since you call me uncle, then this time, the advance…”

"Uncle Yang, my Zhe family army has been stationed on the border for a long time and is not familiar with the roads in the Central Plains. In addition, we did not travel with the main army this time, so it is perfectly normal for my Zhe family army to be delayed on the road or not to find where Liangshan is, right?"

Zhe Kecun said loudly that Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen were very satisfied.

Zhe Kecun seemed to say a lot, but it all boiled down to one sentence: Zhe's army is lost.

It's good that they're lost; if they're lost, this battle has nothing to do with them anymore.

"Alright! Nephew Zhe, you can ask your father, or someone in your family who has connections, to find a place to meet with my brother and have a proper talk. Take this letter back with you so they can see it too! We haven't met today, farewell!"

Yang Zhi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhe Kecun, then signaled the Liangshan army to retreat.

Lu Zhishen and Han Shizhong also bowed to Zhe Kecun.

Seeing the Liangshan army preparing to retreat in an orderly manner, Zhe Kecun felt that his order to rest on the spot was the right thing to do.

With strict military discipline and impeccable posture, this Liangshan army was a force to be reckoned with. Even though Zhe Kecun was confident in his Zhe family army, he felt that a fight would result in mutual destruction.

"Uncle Yang, wait a minute!"

Seeing the Liangshan army retreating in an orderly manner, Zhe Kecun suddenly called out to Yang Zhi.

"What's wrong, Nephew Zhe? Have you changed your mind?"

“Uncle Yang, you and Commander Lu are my elders and seniors. I was rash just now, but after coming all this way, it would be a waste if we didn’t warm up.”

"so what?"

Yang Zhi looked at Zhe Kecun and knew that Zhe Kecun wanted to show Liangshan his martial prowess and warn Liangshan not to make fun of him.

"I think that brother from earlier was quite young, and I'd like to have a friendly spar with him!"

Zhe Kecun pointed his spear at Han Shizhong!

"Oh? Hahahaha, Shizhong, what are you thinking?"

Yang Zhi looked at Han Shizhong. Clearly, Zhe Kecun thought Han Shizhong was easier to bully.

"Brother Yang Zhi, since General Zhe wants to spar, I will naturally do my duty!"

Han Shizhong grinned. Interesting. It's been a long time since I've been challenged by name like this in front of the army!

"Alright! Shizhong! Then you can play with General Zhe for a while!"

Lu Zhishen also burst into laughter.

"Remember! Don't let General Zhe look down on you!"

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