Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Zhang Zhongxiong left his elder brother and quickly ran to the back of his team.

The main reason was that when he ran over last night, he remembered that he would pass by a mountain stream.

If there's a stream, there should be sweet water to drink, and maybe even fish!

Eating fish is much better than eating flatbread and dried meat!

As long as my brother doesn't find out, then it's fine!

……

Zhang Zhongxiong ran away, while Zhang Bofen was still discussing things with the people around him.

"Young Master, we actually need to wait for the support of our brothers in the Sichuan and Chongqing navy. Without boats, it will be difficult to cross this marshland."

“Yes, young master, although this section of the journey should be the shortest part of the marshland, it is indeed too dangerous for the brothers to swim across without taking a boat.”

"Let's wait for the boat. This is all we can do for now. But make sure the brothers stay alert and take turns keeping watch and resting."

Zhang Bofen rubbed his temples; he was quite tired after this long march.

"Wait a minute, where's the second brother?"

Zhang Bofen suddenly realized that his younger brother was not by his side.

"Young Master, the Second Young Master just told you that he is going to check on the situation at the rear."

"I let him go?"

Zhang Bofen couldn't quite remember. It seemed like the second brother had spoken to him earlier, but he couldn't recall what he said.

"Yes, you sent the second young master."

"Oh no! It's the second son!"

Zhang Bofen truly lived up to his reputation as the eldest brother; how could he not know what his younger brother was thinking?

"Young Master, is there a problem?"

"No, you all continue with the previous arrangements. I'm going to find him!"

Zhang Bofen ran straight to where Zhang Zhongxiong had left!

Meanwhile, Zhang Zhongxiong had already arrived at the stream. After drinking the sweet water from the stream, he indeed caught a fish in the stream!

"Hehe, isn't eating fish more delicious?"

With fish in hand, Zhang Zhongxiong decisively abandoned the baked flatbread and dried meat. He found some tree branches, peeled and sharpened them, skewered the fish on the branches, and then lit a small fire by the stream to grill the fish.

Listening to the crackling sound of the firewood burning, Zhang Zhongxiong silently drooled.

Brother, don't blame me, it was this fish that attacked first!

"Second brother! What are you doing!"

Just as Zhang Zhongxiong was enthusiastically grilling fish, Zhang Bofen, who had chased after him all the way back, also saw this scene. He was furious and rushed straight at Zhang Zhongxiong, forcefully stomping out the fire that Zhang Zhongxiong had started.

"Brother! Brother! What are you doing! I finally managed to start a fire and grill the fish!"

Zhang Zhongxiong was first startled by Zhang Bofen's behavior, and then he became somewhat angry!

Even if you're my older brother, you can't act like this! Don't you have any sense of reason?!

"What are you doing? I've repeatedly ordered you not to light a fire! We're only allowed to eat dry rations. Who gave you permission to grill fish?!"

Zhang Bofen pointed at Zhang Zhongxiong's nose and said.

"Those rations don't taste good! So what's wrong with me not wanting to eat them?!"

Zhang Zhongxiong also quit.

"Besides, I only made this small fire, where did the smoke come from? If you hadn't come and caused trouble, my fish might have been cooked by now!"

After hearing Zhang Zhongxiong's words, Zhang Bofen couldn't help but want to slap him!

"This is Liangshan! It's the territory of those bandits. You think you can just light a fire, but how do you know those Liangshan bandits won't find it?"

"If they find out, all our efforts will be wasted, and we'll be in danger, you know that!"

"Brother! You're too cautious! What time is it? The sun has only just risen! Do you think a group of strongmen would get up this early?"

In response to Zhang Bofen's questioning, Zhang Zhongxiong said, "Aren't you overestimating the Liangshan bandits?"

"Besides, this is the outer perimeter of the marsh. Liangshan needs to cross the marsh first to find this place!"

Zhang Zhongxiong pointed to the cliffs and forests on both sides, saying that the place was very quiet.

"Given the terrain on both sides, do you think anyone would easily spot us here, brother?"

"You're just too cautious!"

Well, I have to say, Zhang Zhongxiong is someone who knows how to find excuses for himself, but the excuses he makes seem reasonable at first glance.

So Zhang Bofen didn't continue to scold him, and the two of them just stared at each other by the stream.

"I'll let it go this time, but don't let it happen again. If you don't listen to me next time, I'll send you back home!"

Finally, Zhang Bofen spoke first.

Zhang Zhongxiong breathed a sigh of relief, because he was too afraid to fight his brother. He could talk, but he felt he couldn't beat his brother in a real fight.

"Understood, then this fish..."

Zhang Zhongxiong pointed to the half-grilled fish and said.

"Big brother, there's some grilled food here for you, it's not fully cooked yet, look..."

"No need, just eat it."

Zhang Bofen interrupted Zhang Zhongxiong, picked up a fish, and forcefully tore off a piece of meat from its body!

"Brother, what are you doing? The fish isn't cooked yet! Put it down, I'll grill it some more!"

Zhang Zhongxiong was startled by Zhang Bofen's action and quickly went up to try to snatch the fish, but Zhang Bofen stopped him!

"No need, it's fine to eat it half-cooked, it tastes good!"

Zhang Bofen chewed the fish diligently, forcefully swallowing the fish meat into his stomach!

"Second brother, remember this: a great general can eat anything on the battlefield! And he must be in sync with his soldiers!"

"I'll remember that, brother. You don't need to eat anymore, let's eat dry rations instead!"

Watching Zhang Bofen struggle to swallow the half-cooked fish, Zhang Zhongxiong felt somewhat ashamed.

His older brother was giving him a hint!

"No! We're having fish today! You pick some up and eat too! Don't leave until you finish it!"

……

Just as the Zhang brothers were eating fish, on the cliff tops on either side of them, Mi Sheng, dressed in a camouflage suit made of turf and wearing a straw camouflage hat, was hiding in the grass, observing everything from above with his telescope.

"Old Black, Old Black, what do you see?"

Shan Shiqi lay down beside him, not showing his face, also afraid of being discovered.

"Just as I expected, there were indeed government troops who came by the side road. They are resting down here now. It looks like they have come a long way. They are all exhausted and resting."

After observing the ranks of the government troops below for a while, Mi Sheng crawled back into the bushes and whispered to Shan Shiqi.

"What we can see from here, Brother Sun An must have seen from the other side as well. Since Brother Sun An hasn't given any signal to act, let's not make any rash moves."

Shan Shiqi said that today he would follow Sun An's command completely.

"By the way, Lao Hei, have you seen the leader down there?"

"No, there are so many people crammed here, it's hard to find anyone. Besides, it's getting brighter now, and I'm afraid they'll spot me."

Mi Sheng said that he hadn't looked closely just now, but there was a reason for it.

“Okay, I’ll take a look too. I’ll look from the beginning to the end, and you look from the end to the beginning. Once you spot a general who appears to be the leader, immediately signal to the other side with flags.”

Shan Shiqi also took out his telescope, preparing to hide in the grass to observe.

"Old Shan, you're right. Okay, let's make this clear first: once you find the leader, you can't take him from me!"

"Nonsense, whoever finds it owns it..."