Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Chapter 1356 3 Years (Part )

"Southeast Fleet, return to port!"

As the Nanyang Fleet returned to port, the large ship sailed into Quanzhou Port, dropped the anchor, and the ship came to a stop. Li Jun, along with the Tong brothers, finally set foot on the land of Dayi again.

"I'm finally back."

Tong Wei and Tong Meng simultaneously opened their arms and took a deep breath.

"Move everything downstairs, and remember, make sure everything is safe!"

After Li Jun disembarked, he ordered the sailors to unload the belongings.

"Da da da……"

The sailors were busy unloading when suddenly, a powerful hoofbeat came from afar, and everyone felt the ground tremble beneath their feet! In an instant, they all turned their gaze toward the entrance to the port.

"Such a powerful sound of hooves, is that our Dayi cavalry?"

"Of course! Only our Dayi has such a strong cavalry!"

……

Amidst the murmurs of the onlookers, dust billowed up on the road, and a formidable cavalry force emerged from the chaos.

This cavalry, with their horses wearing masks and their riders clad in fine armor, formed a clearly defined column, their horses' heads aligned, their footsteps perfectly synchronized, resembling a moving steel wall! Sunlight streamed freely onto the finely forged armor, reflecting a chilling gleam that blinded onlookers.

The soldiers on horseback stood tall and straight, their eyes sharp beneath their helmets. Their spears pointed straight ahead, radiating intense killing intent; the swords at their waists and the strong bows at their saddles silently proclaimed the army's fighting prowess.

Each cavalryman had a cloak on his back, embroidered with the words "Contending for Heaven," which fluttered in the wind as his warhorse galloped.

"The Sky Chariots! It's the Sky Chariots!"

The crowd cheered as the most elite cavalry of the Dayi Army appeared—the Zhengtian Cavalry, the prince's personal guard!

The leading general, with a leopard's head and piercing eyes, a swallow's jaw and tiger's whiskers, wielded a ten-foot-long steel spear with imposing presence. He was none other than Lin Chong, the fourth-ranked general on the martial arts list!

"Xu~"

When Lin Chong reined in his horse and looked towards the harbor, he met Li Jun's gaze. He planted his spear in the ground, jumped off his horse, and strode forward to meet him!

"Brother Li Jun! You're finally back!"

"Hahaha! Brother Lin Chong! Are you here to pick me up? That's quite a grand affair!"

When Li Jun saw Lin Chong, he burst into laughter. One was the commander of the navy, and the other was the commander of the imperial guards. Their meeting was undoubtedly a meeting of the top generals of Dayi, and the scale of the event was quite grand.

“As soon as you set sail this time, my junior brother had people calculate your itinerary every day, and the Kaohsiung port was also monitoring you day and night, and contacting you at any time by sending messages by carrier pigeon. About a month ago, I was sent here by my junior brother just to wait for you.”

Lin Chong and Li Jun exchanged pleasantries for a moment, then Lin Chong asked:

"Did they find those things this time?"

"Found them, brought them all back."

Li Jun pointed to the boxes that were being moved and said.

“The local people say that these things can indeed be harvested three times a year. If they can be successfully grown in Dayi, then the people of Dayi will never have to worry about food again!”

“That’s wonderful! You don’t know, after the Western Xia surrendered, in order to prepare for the final battle with the Jin people, my junior brother has been urging the people in the Ministry of Agriculture to solve the food problem and recruit farmers from all over the world. However, there are still too few farmers at present. My junior brother is thinking about whether to increase the reward.”

Lin Chong felt very sorry for Ren Yuan when he thought of how troubled he was about the food situation.

"Brother Lin Chong, wait a minute, did the Western Xia surrender so quickly? Is Shi Zhong really that powerful now?"

Before Li Jun went to sea, he only knew that Xixia was being beaten to a pulp by Xiye. He never expected that Xixia would be gone as soon as he returned.

"Hey, that's nothing. That kid can't stay idle at all. After the Western Xia surrendered, he spent the whole year there pacifying the people, preparing to launch an attack on the Western Regions at any time!"

After hearing this, Li Jun nodded repeatedly, his face full of praise. They had watched Han Shizhong grow up, and now he was doing better and better, which made everyone very happy.

"What about the Du brothers?"

"The Du brothers, along with Nanye, have been fighting against foreign enemies. We don't know where they are now, but fortunately, they have Dali as their backup, so there shouldn't be any major problems there."

When the Southern Army was mentioned, Lin Chong was slightly helpless. The Southern Army was probably the most ruthless of the four major field armies of Dayi. Du Xue was fighting three people at the same time. The wealth accumulated by the Duan family of Dali over the years had now all become the military supplies of the Southern Army.

Of course, Nanye's performance was good. At least the battles took place in other countries' territories, and most of the time they were in an advantageous position. For this kind of territorial expansion, Ren Yuan directly gave Nanye's soldiers a generous reward!

Including the Duan family of Yunnan, Ren Yuan also followed Du Xue's previous suggestion and first gave them the position of marquis. He also promised them that as long as they fully cooperated with Du Xue and conquered two of the three kingdoms of Yue Li, Bagan and Tianzhu, the Duan family could be granted the title of duke and permanently govern Yunnan.

The Duan family had no other choice. Since they were already on board, they might as well stick with it to the end! They could only give their all and fully support Du Xue!

"What about the Duan family? The Duan family in the future..."

"No matter how strong the foundation that the Duan family has accumulated over the years is, it will be gone after the Three Kingdoms period. At that time, they will just be a Duke of Yunnan in name only. The Du brothers have wiped them out completely."

Lin Chong also admired Du Xue's methods. He knew that Dayi had just been established and could not withstand multiple wars, so for the past three years, he had not asked Bianjing for grain and supplies. Instead, he had been fleecing the Duan family. This was not Dayi fighting three against one, but Dali fighting three against one.

"It's alright, with these things, he can have as much food as he wants!"

Li Jun pointed to the boxes that had been moved down, his tone very confident.

"Alright, let's go. Let's set off now, just in case. I'll take half of them back by land, and you, Brother Li Jun, can take the other half by water. How about that?"

Lin Chong looked at the things that had been moved down. These were all treasures, and just in case, it was safer to separate them.

"Listen to Brother Lin Chong."

Li Jun agreed, saying that although there were no troublemakers in Dayi at the moment, this was indeed a matter of great importance, and it was wise to be on the safe side. Thinking of this, he suddenly smiled and asked Lin Chong:

"Brother Lin Chong, Brother Yang Zhi didn't come this time, did he?"

"Ok?"

Lin Chong was taken aback at first, then reacted, pointing at Li Jun and laughing and scolding:

"You, you've even started joking around with the brothers after just one trip? Are you worried that our goods this time will turn into a tribute of rare stones? Or a tribute of birthday gifts?"

"It's all a joke, it's all a joke."

Li Jun laughed too. He didn't mean any harm; he just really missed his brothers because he hadn't seen them in a long time.

"Alright, then hurry up. I'll take the Sky Chariots and send some back first."

"Alright! Brother Lin Chong, see you in Bianjing!"

See you in Bianjing!

……

The Imperial City of Bianjing, the Imperial Palace Garden.

Ren Yuan was resting against a tree. Three years had made him look more mature, and he had even grown a mustache on his upper lip.

"Susu..."

The tree wasn't particularly tall. At that moment, a rustling sound came from the leaves on a branch above Ren Yuan's head. Ren Yuan's brow twitched slightly, but he didn't open his eyes.

"Hey hey hey..."

Suddenly, a sly little head peeked out from among the leaves. Looking at Ren Yuan, who was fast asleep under the tree, the child's expression immediately turned smug.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, come down quickly..."

The two maids stood helplessly behind the tree, not daring to make a loud noise. They could only watch the small figure climbing up anxiously and whisper reminders.

"Don't make a sound!"

Ren Jingtian seemed to sense something, twisted his small body, turned his head, made a shushing gesture to the two maids, and then looked back at his father under the tree, his expression even more smug.

"Hehe, Father always claims to be the seventh best in the world. Watch how I sneak up on him today!"

"After today, I will be the seventh strongest in the world!"

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