Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Brother, Tong Guan is probably preparing to set off tonight."

At night, Liangshan was not celebrating its victory over Wang Qing's vanguard with lanterns and decorations; instead, it remained in a solemn atmosphere of preparation for war.

Ren Yuan was not asleep at this moment, but was personally overseeing things in a side hall of the Hall of Gathering Righteousness.

"Is Tong Guan planning to launch an attack in the middle of the night?"

Ren Yuan raised an eyebrow.

He knew very well that Tong Guan would not retreat, but he did not expect that Tong Guan would actually prepare to advance in the middle of the night.

"Yes, based on the current intelligence and the assumed marching direction, they are probably preparing to set up camp in several villages near our marsh."

Zhu Wu analyzed the intelligence.

"They want to move directly into the villagers' homes and then use their things to restrict some of our behavior."

Ren Yuan immediately understood that Tong Guan's move was intended to make him hesitate to act rashly.

"I have to say, Tong Guan is quite capable."

Zhu Wu also believed that Tong Guan was indeed skilled. Liangshan would not destroy the people's property. Tong Guan was now living directly in the people's homes. Although it was like a cuckoo taking over a nest, Liangshan could not touch this nest!

Back then, when Gao Qiu set up his own stronghold, Liangshan could send people to raid his camp, but now that Tong Guan is doing this, this tactic can no longer be used.

How many people from the nearby villages have been evacuated?

Ren Yuan asked Zhu Wu.

"Don't worry, brother. It might be hard to say about other places, but the villages around our lake have basically all been evacuated."

"Zhu Wu, quickly spread the word: infantry and navy, bring all those still in the villages up the mountain tonight. Then leave some of our Sky Curtain Army soldiers who were originally from those villages in the villages! Select a few clever ones from Sky Curtain to serve as temporary commanders."

"Brother, are you planning to... turn the tables on me?"

Zhu Wu roughly understood what Ren Yuan meant.

"Yes, tell those brothers that safety comes first, and make them show their deep hatred for Liangshan, so as to curry favor with Tong Guan!"

Tong Guan, didn't you want to use the people's land? Fine, then I'll leave my men right here in your base!

"Remember, make sure to send the local soldiers down, and don't send too many of them, to avoid arousing Tong Guan's suspicion. Also, have them act like local thugs."

Ren Yuan said that if you're going to go undercover, you can't go to someone who's too honest. You have to make people think that this kind of person is not honest! Liangshan definitely doesn't want him!

"Understood, brother, I'll go right away."

Zhu Wu understood Ren Yuan's meaning and immediately prepared to go.

"By the way, Zhu Wu, time is of the essence, so it's okay if we can't find too many people, as long as we have some!"

"Don't worry, brother!"

Zhu Wu went down to make arrangements for this matter, while Ren Yuan remained in charge of the overall battle situation.

As for Wang Qing...

"Bring Wang Qing here!"

Ren Yuan had made up his mind to send Wang Qing to Kyushu Island to mine coal.

After all, compared to Tian Hu, whose crime of colluding with foreign tribes was unforgivable, this gigolo was unlikely to lose his life directly.

“Wang Qing, your father-in-law doesn’t recognize you as his son-in-law. He has no intention of withdrawing his troops or paying to ransom you. In fact, he has launched an attack overnight.”

Wang Qing has been kept under guard in a small room near the Hall of Righteousness for the past few days. He waits anxiously for news every day and can't do anything. Ren Yuan wanted him to experience this feeling of being anxious but helpless.

"What? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Wang Qing was clearly unable to accept this information; he felt that his relationship with Tong Guan should be pretty good now!

Father-in-law, how could you abandon me?

"Nothing is impossible. Here, this is a military report that I just found in Liangshan. I can show it to you!"

Ren Yuan threw the military report directly to Wang Qing.

Wang Qing quickly stepped forward, picked up the military report, and read it word by word.

"Impossible! My father-in-law told me to go back and marry Jiaoxiu. How could he abandon me? Ren Yuan! You're lying! You must be lying!"

"You showed me this just to make me despair, didn't you! I saw through your despicable intentions! It's no use!"

"I can't be scared by you! No way!"

Wang Qing shouted at Ren Yuan with all his might, the iron chains on his hands and feet clanging.

"Don't get agitated. I also really hope your father-in-law will pay to withdraw his troops, but he just won't! Don't get agitated."

Ren Yuan looked at Wang Qing and shook his head with a look of sympathy.

Wang Qing, you are indeed quite affectionate, but it seems... it's not very useful.

How could I not be excited!

Wang Qing pointed at Ren Yuan and said:

"Do you know what? For Jiaoxiu! I gave up the foundation of Huaixi! Hundreds of thousands of brothers, I said I didn't want them, and I didn't!"

"To ease tensions with Cai Jing, I took a whole million strings of cash! A million strings of cash! Do you even know what a million strings of cash is, Ren Yuan!"

"Put your hand down, I know."

Ren Yuan gestured for Wang Qing to put his hand down. Really, one million strings of cash is nothing!

"you do not know!"

Wang Qing shouted at Ren Yuan!

"That was the money I prepared for Jiaoxiu! It was for my marriage to her! But that old dog Cai Jing took it all! But Tong Guan said at the time that I would be his son-in-law from now on! He would support me all the way!"

"How could he do this now! A man's word is his bond!"

"Phew, phew, calm down, calm down. You were once known as Xi Xuan, don't lose your composure like this."

Ren Yuan saw that Wang Qing was on the verge of going crazy, so he quickly told him to calm down.

“Look, first of all, this Tong Guan, he doesn’t have OO, so he’s not a real man. He can’t keep his word.”

"Secondly, Tong Guan did indeed recommend you to be the vanguard, right? It's easier for the vanguard to make contributions, but you lost the battle. You can't blame him for that; it's your problem."

"Finally, this expedition was initiated by Zhao Ji to take my life, not by Tong Guan's personal actions. If Tong Guan really withdrew his troops for your sake, how would he explain it to Zhao Ji when he returned? Right? So, Wang Qing, you still need to put yourself in his shoes, understand? You need to consider the issue from Tong Guan's perspective."

Ren Yuan calmed Wang Qing down with a few words, and then continued speaking.

"Wang Qing, seeing that you still can't forget Tong Jiaoxiu, here's what we'll do: you go work in the mine as agreed. If there's an opportunity later, and she's willing, I'll send Tong Jiaoxiu to the mine so you two star-crossed lovers can be reunited. How about that?"

"Can you help me find Jiaoxiu?"

Wang Qing's eyes suddenly lit up!

"Ren Yuan! No, Brother Ren! If you can help me find Jiao Xiu, Wang Qing's life is yours!"

Forget it, I don't want you.

Ren Yuan gestured to the junior officer beside him to take Wang Qing out.

"Keep a close eye on him; he'll be one of the next batch of miners."

"Yes, village chief!"

The junior officers dragged Wang Qing away, but as he was being dragged, he kept shouting:

"Brother Ren! Brother Ren! You promised me, you must keep your promise! Brother Ren..."

The shouts faded into the distance, and Ren Yuan scratched his head in exasperation.

How could Tong Jiaoxiu have captivated Wang Qing like this?

Is this Tong Jiaoxiu?

Is this Su Daji?

"Brother, I saw Wang Qing being dragged away just now, and he was still shouting. What happened to him?"

Suddenly, the window of the side hall was pushed open, and Shi Qian, dressed in night clothes, slipped in through the window.

"Don't worry about him, he's gone mad."

Ren Yuan waved his hand, then asked Shi Qian:

"Why did you come here in the middle of the night? What happened?"

Shi Qian took out a piece of intelligence from his pocket and handed it to Ren Yuan, saying:

"Brother, there are rats on the paths near Liangshan..."