Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Yelü Dezhong, what do you mean?"

When Yelü Zhangnu saw Yelü Dezhong draw his sword at him, he sneered and drew his own sword from his waist as well.

"You think your sword is sharp? You think mine isn't?"

"With a great war imminent, you're doing this? You're going to destroy the Liao Dynasty!"

Yelü Dezhong raised his sword, his tone very serious.

"Hmph, that fellow Yelü Yanxi, he won't listen to advice and insists on leading the army in person. Is he even fit to lead an army in person?"

Yelü Zhangnu also raised his sword.

"Letting him personally lead the expedition is no different from putting our Liao Kingdom on the hot seat of war."

"As long as you don't cause trouble now, with our current military strength, the two of us working together, plus so many generals working together, we can definitely control the situation! We might even wipe out the Jurchens in one battle!"

"Yelü Dezhong, how naive you are! Yelü Yanxi is about to arrive, and you still think we can have real power in the army?"

Yelü Zhangnu said sarcastically to Yelü Dezhong:

"If you want to be his dog for life, that's your business, don't drag me into it!"

After saying this, Yelü Zhangnu turned around and prepared to leave.

"Stop!"

Yelü Dezhong's face turned bright red, but he still loudly stopped Yelü Zhangnu.

"Stop? Yelü Dezhong, I advise you to leave as soon as possible. If the Yelü family doesn't kill the Yelü family members, I will only depose Yelü Yanxi from the throne."

"You're going to do it your own way! You're bound to fail! Even if you insist on doing it this way, why can't you wait until this battle is over before doing it!"

Yelü Dezhong questioned Yelü Zhangnu.

"I really didn't want it to be this fast."

Yelü Zhangnu sneered and said without turning his head:

"If you have to blame someone, blame their own stupidity!"

"With the emperor personally leading the campaign, the country is without a ruler, and I'm not the only one dissatisfied with him!"

"Believe it or not, if I raise my arm and call upon others, a whole bunch of people will follow me and rebel against that piece of trash!"

Yelü Zhangnu looked at Yelü Dezhong.

“You’re a kind old man, and your son is under Wuyan Guang’s command. I advise you to hurry up and go to the west to find Wuyan Guang, otherwise I won’t be responsible for what happens afterward.”

After saying this, Yelü Zhangnu left alone, leaving Yelü Dezhong standing there in a daze.

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Protect the steps and answer the hill.

Although there are 120,000 people here now, and although the Jin people have built Hubudagang into an impregnable fortification, they have also received news that 700,000 Liao troops are coming in like a tidal wave, preparing to completely surround the entire Hubudagang.

Wanyan Aguda surveyed the entire camp, his face filled with worry.

Although they were confident in the fighting capabilities of their soldiers, the problem was that this time the enemy had 700,000 men!

That's 700,000! Not 300,000, but two 300,000s plus 100,000!

Although they had previously defeated 300,000 people, the huge gap between 700,000 and 300,000 is not so easy to bridge.

Therefore, Wanyan Aguda is now in a real predicament. He doesn't know what to do to ensure that he can successfully overcome this crisis.

"Father."

Zeng Sheng is now practically Wanyan Aguda's shadow. This guy is the envy of many young Jurchens because he married two princesses.

"My lord, do you think we can get through this smoothly?"

Wanyan Aguda asked Zeng Sheng.

"Why does Your Majesty lack confidence?"

Zeng Sheng was somewhat surprised. Wanyan Aguda was not the kind of person who would be afraid of challenges. This time, he had repeatedly encouraged everyone in the army not to be afraid of the 700,000 Liao people. Zeng Sheng thought that Wanyan Aguda already had a plan in mind.

"Nonsense, that's 700,000 people, not 700,000 pigs."

Wanyan Aguda rolled his eyes at Zeng Sheng.

"Your Majesty, I believe that not all of these 700,000 men are willing to fight."

Zeng Sheng said that although there are 700,000, we don't need to be afraid.

"You go on."

Wanyan Aguda gestured for Zeng Sheng to continue.

"Yes, Father."

Zeng Sheng, looking at the now impenetrable Hubu Dagang, offered his analysis.

"Your subject believes that we have now occupied the main city of Hubudagang. The city is high and the moat is deep, which is conducive to defense, and we also have abundant supplies!"

"We are on the defensive again. All we need to do is hold our ground and wear down the morale of the Liao people so that we can regain the initiative in the battle!"

Now that Zeng Sheng has fought more battles, his vision has broadened. He now regrets not learning more from Instructor Su Ding when Su Ding was around.

"But if we are besieged for a long time, we are outnumbered and it will be difficult to maintain morale."

Wanyan Aguda had already realized that although the Jin army's morale was still high, it was unpredictable. Although Hubudagang currently had sufficient supplies, if they were besieged for a long time, their morale might change.

"Your Majesty, I believe that even in terms of morale, we are better!"

Zeng Sheng, on the contrary, felt that they had an absolute advantage!

"The Liao people's 700,000 men are probably the last men they could muster from the entire nation! But how many of them are truly capable of fighting? The Liao people are warlike and force everyone to the battlefield. This cobbled-together force will crumble after just a few defeats!"

"Father, when we swore an oath, there were only a few thousand of us. You were not afraid of anything then. Now that we have established a country and you have become emperor, why are you afraid now?"

Zeng Sheng's words made Wanyan Aguda fall into deep thought. He thought about it and realized it was true. When he had nothing, he was fearless. Now that he had more, he was more prone to overthinking.

That really shouldn't be the case!

"Prince Consort, your fireball was quite impressive back at Huanglong Prefecture. Do you have any more tricks up your sleeve this time? How about another fireball?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that this fireball only needs to happen once. If it happens again, it will only diminish the mystery."

But Zeng Sheng shook his head; he was less inclined to do it again.

"What should we do then? Is there any better way to boost morale than fireballs?"

Aguda asked Zeng Sheng.

Zeng Sheng frowned, his mind racing, frantically searching through almost every piece of knowledge he had ever acquired.

"My lord, think of another idea. If you can think of another one... well... there's no princess left, but what about the county princess..."

Seeing that Zeng Sheng hadn't spoken for a long time, Aguda thought for a moment and then offered what he considered to be an offer that was impossible to refuse.

"Your Majesty! I have an idea!"

Upon hearing this condition, Zeng Sheng's mind suddenly exploded once again!

"Quick! Tell me! If you succeed, the princess is yours!"

"Your Majesty, this method will definitely work, but it's a bit too harsh on yourself. Do you dare to try?"

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