Two days later, in front of Liangshan.
Even though they still had all kinds of doubts, even though many brothers were still reluctant, under such circumstances, the people on Liangshan still chose to go down the mountain and surrender.
At around 1:00 in the morning, groups of Liangshan soldiers were slowly walking down the mountain in an orderly manner, holding their weapons high. After arriving at the waiting officers and soldiers, they all leaned down and put down their various weapons, and then the whole team stood aside with their hands tied.
As people and horses continued to come down the mountain, and they all maintained absolute obedience, the officers and soldiers finally relaxed a little. Especially when a group of women, children and elderly people also came down, everyone was convinced of their sincerity in surrendering, because these people were all family members of the brothers in the village. If the other party was hostile, it would be impossible for their families to take this risk.
So when leaders such as Chao Gai, Song Jiang and others finally came down the mountain, Sun Tu also led a group of subordinates to greet him with a smile: "It is a blessing to the imperial court that you all understand the righteousness so well, and it is also a blessing to our soldiers and civilians in Shandong. You all. Just rest assured, I, Sun Tu, will definitely keep my word, and I will never treat you lightly because of your previous mistakes."
"If you can guarantee this, Sun Dujian, my brothers and I will feel relieved. From now on, everything will follow your orders, Sun Dujian." Chao Gai stepped forward to deal with it as the leader of Liangshan Village. Then, he turned around and looked at the thousands of brothers beside him who were still a little confused: "Brothers, Chao Gai is incompetent and can only bring everyone to submit to the court today. If you have any questions, I have discussed it with Sun Dujian Okay, everyone can leave now."
Although Sun Tu still had a smile on his face, there was a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart. It was obvious that the other party's words were meant for him, and they were still preventing him from going back on his word. However, he did not show this emotion. In the expectant eyes of a group of Liangshan people, he also stepped forward and said loudly: "Dear brothers in Liangshan, what the leader of Chao Village said is true. I have indeed promised him a long time ago." I will not pursue the matter and leave it up to you. But before that, I have a few heartfelt words to say to you."
Under the doubtful gazes of a group of surrendered soldiers, Sun Tu continued: "I know that most of the people in this village were forced by circumstances to become bandits, and many people even encountered the government officials. The injustice and persecution you face have even caused you to hate the government. But what I want to say is that this is not the reason for you to rob families and bring disaster to others.
"Look at yourselves and your companions. Which one of you is not a strong man in his prime, but you have previously used all your abilities on evil ways, venting your hatred by bullying innocent people who are weaker than you? Is this what a good man should do if the government and the court are dissatisfied
"A man stands in this world. Even if he can't do anything, he should know what to do and what not to do. Only in this way can you live up to the body that God and your parents have given you. Otherwise, you will be in trouble with those people." What is the difference between the dog officials and corrupt officials in the countryside
"But since you have surrendered to me today, let all the blame of the past be forgotten. I only hope that in the future you can change your past and do what a real man should do. Protect your homeland and kill foreign enemies! Now our Song Dynasty is in trouble at home and abroad. It is a good time for our generation to work hard and serve the country by killing the enemy. To the north of us, there is the Liao Kingdom, a century-old enemy, and to the west of us, there is Xixia, which has been provoking for decades and is still lingering. Now they They are all in decline, just waiting for our Song Dynasty officers and soldiers to fight everywhere and make achievements.
"I, Sun Tu, can assure you here that when the foreign war begins one day,
, I will definitely lead you and others to fight for the country and strive for a bright future with a wife and a son. Isn't this much better than you and others who can only squat in the ravines and become a group of thieves who are hated by everyone and cannot be seen in the light? Only in this way can I live my life in this world in vain. Even if I die on the battlefield, when I get down there, I can explain it to my parents and ancestors, so that your descendants can still pat their chests and shout loudly when they mention you. Tell others that my father and my ancestors were great heroes who fought for the Han people for many years! "
After saying this long paragraph, the people in Liangshanbo had not yet reacted much, but the officers and soldiers in the rear were already excited. As soon as Sun Tu finished speaking, all the soldiers cheered and shouted: "We will follow Sun Dujian to the death, kill foreign enemies, and protect our homeland!"
The roar soared into the sky, frightening the birds in the mountains to flee in all directions, and invisibly increasing the momentum of the officers and soldiers.
Sometimes emotions can be contagious. After hearing the shouts of the officers and soldiers, many of the surrendered troops began to change their expressions. Suddenly, some people responded: "I... I am also willing to follow Sun Du." Prison, kill the enemy and perform meritorious service."
At first, only a few dozen people responded, but soon, the response spread, and everyone responded one after another. Even some leaders on Liangshan Mountain could not help but loudly said: "We are also willing to follow Sun Dujian..."
Seeing this scene, Song Jiang couldn't help but understand and respect Sun Tu even more. This young man was not only able to train and lead troops, but his eloquence in inspiring military morale was much better than his own, so he and others were defeated by him. It’s not a surprise.
Sun Tu was quite satisfied with the reaction of these people. He could see that the vast majority of Liangshan troops were willing to submit to the imperial court. As for the remaining handful of people, it was impossible for him to blame them all. So then, he smiled again and said: "Of course, everyone has his own ambitions. If there is someone who can't stand the restraints of our army, I will never make it difficult for you, and you can go on your own. But I have to say something ugly first. , after you leave here, you can only be good citizens in the future. If you dare to commit crimes again and do things that violate the national law, as long as you fall into the hands of this official, I will not let you go lightly!"
When he said this last sentence, Sun Tu raised his eyebrows and swept his eyes like lightning. A wave of coercion directly enveloped the thousands of people in front of him, which actually made these thousands of Liangshan heroes who had experienced many battles. They were all secretly feeling chilled and breaking into cold sweats.
After he made his words clear, he let the soldiers make their own choices.
Soon, the results were revealed. As Sun Tu had judged, the vast majority of people here were still willing to submit to the imperial court, and only a mere 300 people wanted to leave. Half of these people are over forty years old and are not suitable to join the army again. The remaining half have obviously been harmed by the government. They really cannot trust the government and would rather make a living elsewhere. Join the army.
In this regard, Sun Tu didn't mean to force himself at all. He immediately waved his hand and asked people to let these people go.
It was not until they saw these people leaving safely that the other Liangshan people were completely relieved. It seemed that Sun Dujian was indeed a man of his word. If his family surrendered to him, they would naturally not have to worry about him settling the scores in the future. .
After completing this most important thing, the army officially took over the entire Liangshan village. Except for some of the troops who were guarding the military camp, half-guarding the newly surrendered Liangshan people, the others all went to the mountain stronghold to deal with matters related to the mountain stronghold.
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Although Chao Gai had distributed all the belongings in the village to his brothers before going down the mountain, they were only ordinary gold, silver and jewelry. They did not have other weapons, food, cloth, and more bits and pieces. Maybe it's all divided up. So these things naturally became the seizures of the officers and soldiers after the war.
After all the usable things in the entire cottage were moved down, leaving only an empty cottage still standing on Liangshan, Sun Tu gave the last order without hesitation: "Set fire and burn this cottage!"
Soon, a soldier was holding a torch and lighting it everywhere in the village. After a while, the raging flames rose up and then swallowed up the entire village -
The Juyi Hall and the martial arts arena in front, the granary and stables in the rear, and the large house where the brothers lived in the back were all surrounded by flames. Before long, these buildings will become ashes and ruins. From then on, Liangshan Bo Village has become a thing of the past, a legend...
When they saw the fire completely destroying the entire cottage, Song Jiang, Chao Gai and others all showed sadness and helplessness. Their escape route has been completely cut off. Even if they want to return to the village in the future, it will be difficult to create another Liangshan village under such circumstances.
"The past is over. What I have to do next is to look forward, serve the court, eradicate evil spirits, resist foreign enemies, and build a greater cause!" Song Jiang quickly adjusted his mentality and shouted to the brothers quickly. .
It's just that at this time, everyone is still trapped in their own emotions, but few respond.
As the flagpole in front of the Juyi Hall was also burned down by the fire, and the "Practice for Heaven" flag hanging above was burned, Liang Shanbo finally came to the end, and their era was completely over.
Of course, this is just the end of the Liangshan bandits. For them, a brand new challenge has appeared in front of them. Although the road ahead is rugged, it is still much better than being a group of bandits.
For Sun Tu, after quelling the Liangshan bandits, there were no more opponents in the entire Shandong region. Whether in official circles or among the people, his reputation has reached its peak, and small Shandong can no longer carry his ambitions and ambitions.
What's even better is that because Liang Shanbo's family is the largest and most famous, in the past few years, people from small villages in Shandong have all come to join him. It can be said that once Liang Shanbo is surrendered today, it means that Sun Tu has already surrendered. The entire green forest road in Shandong was calmed down.
At least for a long period of time, there will be no more banditry in Shandong, and it can really be regarded as once and for all.
As he led his army slowly away from Liangshan Po, Sun Tu breathed a long sigh of relief, and then his eyes became more determined. There must be more difficulties and obstacles on the road ahead, but no matter who it is, he is confident to deal with it. !
(End of this volume)
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It's the beginning of January again, and it's the end of a new chapter. It's the right time to ask for tickets. Please get some monthly tickets. . . . . What a poem, so wet. . . . .