Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Two days after Xu Ning went up the mountain, Shi Qian returned with his family's heirloom armor and Xu Ning's family.

"Brother! I'm back!"

"Brother Xu Ning, your precious armor and sister-in-law are all returned to their rightful owners!"

Shi Qian first greeted Ren Yuan, then smiled and took out a package from Xu Ning. When he opened it, he found Xu Ning's family heirloom, the Goose Feather Gold Ring Armor!

"My armor!"

Xu Ning was overjoyed! His family's heirloom armor had finally returned!

“Brother Xu Ning, it’s not just Jia, there’s also sister-in-law.”

When Xu Ning looked up, his wife appeared at the entrance of the Hall of Righteousness. She was looking at him with eyes full of love.

"Brother! Brother Shi Qian! From now on, Xu Ning will be a Liangshan man in life and a Liangshan ghost in death."

"What are the teachers saying? We all need to live well."

Ren Yuan reached out and patted Xu Ning on the shoulder.

"Teacher, you've arrived. Brother Tang Bin has been complaining for a long time about not having any colleagues on Ma Jun's side. My senior brother is in charge of the guards, so I'd like to ask you to form the second battalion of Ma Jun. Is that alright?"

"Brother's kindness is greatly appreciated. Xu Ning will certainly do his best to build the Second Cavalry Battalion!"

“Brother, besides Brother Xu Ning’s armor, I also brought back some other things.”

Shi Qian spoke again.

"What did you do?"

Ren Yuan felt a chill run down his spine. "Damn it, you didn't go to some inappropriate place right now and steal some inappropriate things, did you?"

Wait before declaring yourself king! Wait before declaring yourself king!

"No, no, brother, I know what you mean. I will not go to the palace now."

Shi Qian quickly waved his hand. Of course he knew his brother's ambition, so this time, when he passed by the palace, he forcefully restrained his urge to take action.

But besides going to the armory, he did other things too.

Based on rumors circulating in the capital, he went to Grand Commandant Wang's house and obtained a knife.

You wanted to compare swords and armor? Well, I'll take both away from you!

Go ahead and compete! What are you even competing in?

"Brother, look, doesn't it look familiar?"

Shi Qian took out a knife and handed it to Ren Yuan.

"Is this Yang Zhi's weapon? Where did it come from?"

Ren Yuan took it and looked at it. It looked familiar. Wasn't this Yang Zhi's weapon? It had been in his bag that day, and he had shown it to him later.

“Someone from the household of Wang Taiwei, a flower-loving official.”

"Coach, what about this one? Are you familiar with it?"

Shi Qian then threw another knife to Lin Chong.

Lin Chong caught it mid-air, drew it, and the gleaming blade shone on his face.

"This is it!"

"Is this the knife that tricked my senior brother?"

Ren Yuan took the precious sword and compared it horizontally with Yang Zhi's sword.

Hmm...that's about right.

"Senior brother, take this knife. You paid for it back then anyway. Keep this knife to chop off that old thief Gao Qiu's head!"

"Shi Qian, keep the other knife safe. In case Commander Yang comes to Liangshan again in the future, we can return it to him. After all, it belongs to the old general, and we in Liangshan cannot accept it."

"Okay, brother."

Shi Qian took the knife and said casually, while Lin Chong stared at the knife without saying a word for a long time.

This is the knife that changed the course of my life!

This knife severed his relatively smooth first half of life, but brought him a different second half!

"Junior brother, since you don't have a suitable short weapon, you can have this knife."

Lin Chong wanted to leave the knife to Ren Yuan.

But Ren Yuan refused.

"Senior brother, I don't need this. When Tang Long comes up the mountain, I want him to make me a mace."

"A mace? Junior brother, you've learned this?"

"No, Master didn't teach it, but I asked Senior Brother Wang recently, and he knows it. I'll ask him to teach me later."

In his previous life, Ren Yuan had seen a movie called "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame".

There is a weapon there specifically designed to break through armor and weapons, called the Kanglong Mace.

Ren Yuan recently wanted to give himself a makeover. It's impossible to completely replicate the functions, but at least it'll look cool!

After all, his current three-pointed double-edged sword is already very cool. If he were to get a Dragon-Slaying Mace, he would be even cooler!

"Report! Report!"

Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, suddenly, a junior officer from the foot of the mountain rushed back in a hurry!

"Why are you so alarmed?"

Ren Yuan asked.

"Chief! News has come from Yuncheng! Song Jiang, the clerk of Yuncheng, has personally led men to seal off the inns in our city! Then, he has joined forces with He Tao, the arresting officer of the Three Capitals of Jizhou, and Wang Lun, the arresting clerk of Jizhou, preparing to gather troops again to attack our Liangshan!"

"Who are you talking about?"

Ren Yuan listened with an incredulous expression.

Song Jiang? Wang Lun?

These two people can actually work together?

No, I can understand Wang Lun, but Song Jiang, what are you doing here? Liangshan didn't even attack you!

"Yes, because the magistrate of Yuncheng County is about to be replaced. Song Jiang has spent a lot of money and greased many connections. It is said that he has a good chance of being promoted out of turn. Moreover, the old magistrate seems to have given him a verbal promise that he will fully support him to become the next magistrate. Based on this, the scouts speculate that he hopes to use our Liangshan as a stepping stone for his advancement!"

The junior officer continued.

Huh? Is this reasonable? Two separate systems, clerks and officials, can they really cross that line? Money talks, huh? But I don't think they could do this in the Song Dynasty. This is just fooling Song Jiang, and he actually believed it? He must be desperate to become an official.

After hearing this, Ren Yuan inwardly complained.

"He deserves it too!"

Lin Chong was furious and smashed the armrest of the chair with a single slap.

"Junior brother, I request the Imperial Guard to be dispatched so I can capture Song Jiang!"

"Brother! It's war, huh? I'll go! My Third Battalion hasn't been in action in ages!"

Mi Sheng also jumped out to volunteer for battle; he was truly exceptionally warlike.

"Isn't the Third Battalion mine? When did it become yours?"

Yuan Lang showed no respect to Mi Sheng. "You're always running around outside, never training the troops in the Third Battalion. How dare you!"

"Haha, brother, we're all one family. What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours, just like my mother is your mother, right?"

Mi Sheng hooked his arm around Yuan Lang's neck, showing their brotherly affection.

How many people did they bring this time?

Ren Yuan wasn't blindly arrogant; he still needed to do some analysis first.

"Reporting to the chieftain, it is said that two thousand men have come this time, all of them strong and capable men recruited from various places!"

"Alright, since they're sending people to Liangshan, I'll take them down easily!"

Ren Yuan didn't want to pretend anymore. Two thousand men, and they think they can take down my Liangshan?

Are you kidding me!

Lao Tzu has five battalions of infantry alone!

A full two thousand five hundred people!

There are other branches of the military and reserves. Two thousand men think they can wipe out my Liangshan? Dream on!

Fine, Yuncheng, right? Song Jiang, right? You're asking for trouble. Since you're going to fight this time, you should be prepared to be attacked in return!

"Except for the cavalry battalion, which is still being formed, the 1st Water Battalion will remain in place. The 1st Cavalry Battalion, 1st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Battalion, 5th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Water Battalion, and 1st Guards Battalion, all are on standby!"

I have eight battalions! A full four thousand men! If I can't take down your two thousand men, I, the leader of Liangshan, will quit!

"In this battle, we're not just going to defend the stronghold. After we win, we're going to counterattack! This time, I'm going to take Yuncheng!"

Song Jiang, you'd better pray that I don't see you again, otherwise, the arrows in my hand will not hold back!

"Brother, should we take Yuncheng and move there?"

"No, Yuncheng is still Yuncheng, but this time, I will cripple Yuncheng so that they will never dare to plot against Liangshan again! I will make them so terrified that they will wake up in their dreams from the sight of my Liangshan army! From now on, they will cower in fear and hide away!"

Ren Yuan declared with unparalleled arrogance that he had been waiting for this battle for a long time!