However, when he hurriedly arrived in Pingjiang, seven or eight miles away, he was no different from many other heroes who had fled. He could only look at the empty east bank, the ferry that had long been sunk by Li Dunren's troops at the ferry crossing on the opposite bank, and the untied iron chain suspension bridge, and was speechless.
At this time, some people who thought they were good swimmers jumped into the river to escape, while dozens of brave men became ferocious and simply turned west to prepare for a battle with their backs to the river.
However, most people instinctively looked at the newly appointed King Li.
After all, this is the king who dropped the Great King Flag from the sky before he became the king, right?
However, only a moment later, Li Dongtian personally burned his own Heavenly King flag, which was said to be impervious to water and fire, in front of many stunned heroes, and wrapped the unburned fragments with stones and threw them into Pingjiang. Then, on the one hand, he sent his trusted troops to join Zhang Xian in attacking those bastards who were ready to fight with their backs to the river, and on the other hand, he turned his back, took off his armor, lowered his flag, and sent envoys to surrender respectfully to the west.
In the hottest month of May, huge waves came from the western mountains and poured into the Xingguo Basin. The 100,000 pious bandits and 400 heroes who had been causing chaos for eight years completely disappeared on the west bank of the Pingjiang River in one day.
The speed with which the war ended was incredible.
In fact, after Yue Fei easily subdued more than 100,000 people without a single drop of blood, it was not yet sunset, probably because the summer days were too long. So the commander of the front army of the imperial camp simply set up a seat in front of the thatched hut under the Red Earth Ridge to entertain the newly surrendered kings, vice kings, big chiefs, and small chiefs, and was ready to deal with them today.
Hundreds of heroes had exchanged weapons and had not yet taken their seats when Yue Fei suddenly saw Guo Jin, a famous warrior in the army and the head of Zhang Xian's personal guards, nicknamed "Big Ladle", personally leading seven or eight armored soldiers, dragging a tall and strong man with a swollen face and tightly tied up. Then he walked around the seats to look for Zhang Xian, saying that he had fulfilled his mission.
Among the former brothers from Xiangzhou, Tang Huai had a calm personality and led the central army, often following Yue Fei. Wang Gui was recognized as the second in command of the entire army, and Zhang Xian now also led an army in the army, basically second only to Wang Gui and Tang Huai, and on par with Fu Xuan. Of course, he was qualified to issue military orders and rewards, so Yue Fei did not care.
However, the man was dragged to the front of the straw shed by Guo Jinru like an animal. He looked around and could not help but roar to the sky, and then shouted to Yue Fei: "I don't accept it! I don't accept it!"
Yue Fei was puzzled, but he still responded sternly: "How many of you who are defeated in the army would not submit?"
"I have two objections!" The man said, "If I hadn't been injured when I rolled down the mountain, and my wife and brothers in the village were surrounded, how could I have been captured so easily by this big ladle?!"
Guo Jin's nickname was "Big Ladle" because he had a big appetite. He usually tied a big copper ladle for feeding horses around his waist, which replaced the rice bowl when he ate. As the head of the personal guard, he could also carry the ladle to enforce military discipline... But at this time, he accidentally got his nickname exposed by the other party. However, the nicknames of comrades in the army were intimate, but what did it mean when a prisoner called them?
Therefore, when Guo Jin heard this, he immediately became furious, grabbed the rope with one hand, picked up the ladle in the other hand, and slapped the spoon on the other person's face, making the other person's nose bleed.
But the man was also fierce in temper. He continued to struggle even when being beaten. When Guo Jinyi was stopped by Zhang Xian, he continued to speak in a nonsensical manner: "That's all! Anyway, you, Yue Jiedu, are really good at fighting! But all of you in this room are fake heroes. Why don't I, a real hero, have a seat? Instead, I have to come to see you tied up? Is it just because I killed your general during the battle? Your general was a useless man! I don't accept it!"
Yue Fei found it funny and knew that this man was a bastard. He also roughly guessed that this man had killed one of his generals before and attracted the attention of Zhang Xian's troops. He was not prepared to cause trouble and just wanted to push him down and execute him to be done with.
But when he turned around, he saw hundreds of heroes sitting in front of him, staring at him, and countless surrendered bandits not far away. He remembered that this battle took a long time, and his heart was moved again. Instead, he laughed at this man:
"Then let me ask you, what is your name, this real hero?"
"My name is Yang Zaixing, and I was chased here from Hunan by you." Blood kept dripping from Yang Zaixing's nose, making his mouth and chin full of blood, but he looked up and faced them proudly. "Jiedu Yue, I am really a real hero. Give me a chance today, and I will definitely let you know my ability one day!"
Yue Fei said nothing and just went to see Zhang Xian.
Zhang Xian thought about it and nodded slowly: "If we only talk about ability, this man is indeed a good man, worthy of being a general! Unlike the others, they don't even dare to fart, they are really a bunch of cowards!"
Yue Fei ignored the changed expressions of the leaders around him, raised his head and laughed, then stood up and personally untied the rope with the man, preparing to personally take him to his seat.
Unexpectedly, Yang Zaixing was a bad guy. When Yue Fei personally came to pull him, he tried to test him and refused to move. He was injured when he rolled down the ridge in the morning, and then he was beaten by a ladle. Besides, Yue Fei was not a fake hero. So when Yue Fei pulled him, he could not stand steadily and was directly pulled over.
Yue Fei led him to his seat, where a personal guard had already placed a stool in front of it. However, Yang Zaixing, who had failed in his attempt, was unwilling to sit down: "The governor is a capable and brave man, who is good at fighting and strong. I can just stand."
Yue Fei nodded slightly, said nothing more, and sat down. But after sitting down, he remained silent.
In the setting sun, Peng Tieda and Li Dongtian looked at each other, then quickly stood up from the table, causing hundreds of heroes to wake up and stand up, attracting the cold eyes of the soldiers in the front army of the imperial camp.
"I have made up my mind." After hundreds of leaders stood up, Yue Fei finally spoke slowly. "Among the four hundred of you, you must pardon one hundred of those who were forced to do so as a token of the court's favor, exile one hundred of those who refuse to change their ways to rectify the court's laws, and execute one hundred of those who have committed many evil deeds to serve as a warning to others... The remaining one hundred people will be assigned to the Jingxiang military garrison or the imperial camp according to their abilities... I have finished speaking, and whoever agrees or disagrees, please speak up."
As expected, there were still some real heroes. Immediately, more than forty people stood up to oppose it, so only more than fifty people were needed to serve as a warning to others.
It's a happy occasion.
PS: Thanks to Liuliqin for the third cuteness!
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