Zhu Meng, who was unwilling to attack Sun Tu and Fan Feng, could only pour all his anger on the unlucky Wang Kaiwen. After the man was brought in overnight and scolded, the sentence was decided that he would be beheaded in public the next morning.
Naturally, it was impossible for a warehouse manager to bear all the charges, so the entire warehouse staff were also implicated. They accompanied their boss to the execution ground and received this fatal knife.
As a result, the rumor that Sun Tu led his troops to forcefully break into the Gaoyou Army camp yesterday, and then rode into the city alone to confront Zhu Meng became even more popular and became a hot topic among the soldiers and civilians in the city. a hot topic. As a result, Sun Tu's reputation spread throughout the city. No one dared to question his previous reputation and achievements, and no one dared to question the power of the Shandong Army. If this army was not powerful, how could it be possible? How can we kill thousands of officers and soldiers without daring to resist with only three hundred people
Later, something happened that made the people in the city respect Sun Tu even more, that is, the Shandong Army has extremely strict military discipline. No officer of the Shandong Army has ever done anything that harmed the ordinary people, and he has truly treated the people. No offense, you pay according to the price when buying things. This immediately made the people who had suffered so much from the government and army feel very grateful. Comparing the two, Sun Tu and the Shandong Army naturally had a better reputation.
Of course, it will take some time for this reputation to ferment. Today, Sun Tu still focuses on self-preservation. Although Zhu Meng relied on his strong self-confidence and threats yesterday to make a rare compromise and escape unscathed, he was also worried that the other party would be desperate when he became angry, so after leaving Zhu Mansion, he left the city again and returned to his home. in the army.
In the middle of the night, the troops staying in Bajiao Town finally arrived one after another, which made Sun Tu completely feel at ease. After seeing the laziness of the officers and soldiers here, he believed that even if he could not truly win with the elite combat power of more than 20,000 men under his command, it would not be a problem to retreat safely.
However, this time he was obviously overly worried, and even the next day he did not see any retaliatory move by Zhu Meng. Moreover, after noon, the city actually sent food, grass, wine and meat to reward the entire Shandong army. The leader was none other than Zhu Meng's aide Lu Bofei, who had had contact with Sun Tu before.
This time when food was delivered to the military camp, Lu Bofei truly saw what it means to be an elite soldier. The solemn atmosphere in the camp alone made him feel chilled, and the inspection procedures were much stricter than those in other armies. . This made him sigh sincerely after meeting Sun Tu in the camp: "Sun Qianji is indeed a famous general that we have rarely seen in the Song Dynasty for many years. He is indeed a good leader, and Lu admires him."
"Mr. Lu, you're welcome. This is just the rule in the army." Sun Tu's understatement was enough to make the officers and generals around him feel ashamed. Then, he smiled and said: "Shuai Zhu is indeed a trustworthy person. He only agreed to the matter of my official affairs the day before yesterday, and today he specially sent someone to deliver food."
"Haha, Sun Qian's words are serious. This is what we should do. As for delivering food to the door, it is also to express our apology to the officers and soldiers of the Shandong Army. Yesterday, those on duty were ignorant and did something that offended the general's power. Well, now that everyone under Wang Kaiwen has been given the honor, Zhu Shuai has finally vented his anger on the soldiers."
After hearing this, Sun Tu just smiled. In fact, he didn't really want Wang.
The meaning of Kaiwen and others' lives was because he knew very well that these people were just being instigated by others, and the one who really wanted to take the opportunity to beat him was the fat-headed and big-eared Zhu Meng. In fact, if he hadn't wanted to quickly establish his authority, he wouldn't have killed those dozens of Gao You soldiers so forcefully yesterday.
However, judging from today's results, yesterday's various risky measures were quite cost-effective. At least now, the soldiers of the surrounding battalions looked at their Shandong Army with obvious awe.
Lu Bofei then chatted for a while, and just as he was about to get back to the topic, he urged Sun Tu to wipe out the "rioters" who had fled to Qixia Mountain as soon as possible, when someone outside the tent came to report: "General, Fan Feng, a trainee from the Gaoyou Corps, asked to be seen outside the camp." He then added with a smile: "He was carried here."
"Oh?" Sun Tu became interested immediately. He really didn't expect that this person would dare to see him again. After thinking about it for a moment, he nodded and said, "Invite him to come in and talk."
After a while, Fan Feng lay on a door panel and was carried to the front of the tent by two soldiers. After seeing Sun Tu, he resisted the pain on his body and wanted to stand up to greet him, but Sun Tu stepped forward and held him down: "Since you are injured, you don't have to worry about such red tape."
"Thank you Sun Qianxia for your consideration. I will be very grateful." After saying that, Fan Feng stood up again and clasped his fists and said, "General, today I am here to thank Sun Qianxia for saving his life yesterday. Thank you Qianxia for disregarding the previous grudges yesterday. Come to the rescue, otherwise the general may be dead."
These actions and words were indeed sincere, because Fan Feng had already heard about Wang Kaiwen's fate early on, which really made him break out in a cold sweat. The imperial officials who had a drink with him yesterday were dead today, which had a huge impact on him. Only then did he realize how insignificant a little person like himself was in the eyes of those high-ranking officials. Life and death could only depend on one thought.
If Sun Tu hadn't said those words last night, I'm afraid he would have lost his head along with Wang Kaiwen. Thinking about it this way, Sun Tu's humiliation yesterday was nothing. As for those soldiers who were killed, he simply ignored it. In fact, in the final analysis, Fan Feng, like other superiors, never took the people below him seriously.
Although Sun Tu was a little disdainful of what he had done, everyone was so respectful, and he couldn't show off to him anymore, so he could only comfort him with a few gentle words, and then said with a solemn look on his face: "Fan Tuanlian, although some of your words may not be pleasing to your ears, I still want to warn you. As for whether you listen or not, it's your own business."
"Sun Qian, please tell me. I will definitely obey and receive instruction."
"I know that we soldiers are not taken seriously by the court now, but this is by no means a reason for us to do evil and abandon ourselves. People will insult themselves and others will insult them. I hope you can understand this truth and don't do anything that even yourself can do again. We look down on our own affairs. Why do we serve as soldiers and eat food? Isn't it to protect our country and our country, and protect the people who provide us with food, grass and money? But look at what the officers and soldiers inside and outside Jinling have done? By doing this, not to mention the officials who look down upon us, even the common people, even if they are not as fierce and strong as us, still despise us. Do you understand what I mean?" Sun Tu said this with a serious look. Words come.
Fan Feng fell into deep thought for a short time. These words were like a wake-up call, waking him up after he had been pretending to be asleep! It is said that when he first joined the army, he also thought about making achievements and shining on his family. It was only the various injustices and encounters that followed that sapped all his enthusiasm, turning him into a loser who only knew how to make money and enjoy himself, but put his own work behind.
This experience, coupled with Sun Tu's reminder, finally made him wake up. After a while, Fan Feng stood up again, and then he bowed down respectfully: "Sun Qian's words are like enlightenment. I will realize that I was wrong. I will definitely correct myself when I go back. Otherwise, I will die from random arrows." Next! Wait until someone makes a difference, and then come and thank Sun Qianjia for his help and advice!"
It wasn't until Fan Feng left that Sun Tu smiled and sighed: "I hope I can really wake him up. Our Song Dynasty army is so sluggish because the generals are too selfish and lazy. If they can be inspired, there is no need to worry about rebelling against the traitors. Northland It’s hard to accept!”
This sentence came out of his mouth out of emotion, but Lu Bofei, who was still in the camp, was also moved in his heart, thinking of his former ideals and ambitions. Why would he want to stay next to a greedy and violent guy and become a helper
However, after this thought came together, he immediately woke up and warned himself not to be influenced by Sun Tu. Zhu Shuai could not betray him at will. After calming down, he showed his signature warm smile and praised: "General Sun is indeed very knowledgeable. Even after listening to your words, I am also determined to do something for our Song Dynasty army."
"Haha, it was just a temporary incident, but it made Mr. Lu laugh." Sun Tu also changed back to his casual look at this time, looked at him again and said: "By the way, looking at Mr. Lu like this, it seems that there is something else to do." explain?"
"It's not an important matter. It's just the issue I mentioned yesterday about the rebels who fled to Qixia Mountain. I wonder when General Sun plans to send troops to quell the rebellion?"
"Is this about this? Just don't worry, Mr. Lu. Originally, I planned to mobilize some troops from Bajiao Town before taking action, but now that the troops have arrived, we will definitely see the outcome within three days."
"Is this true?"
"Why, Mr. Lu still wants me to issue a military order?" Sun Tu glanced at the other party with a half-smile, but Lu Bofei felt a chill in his heart. He quickly waved his hands and said, "I don't dare, I'm just a little impatient. Since General Sun I have said so, I will report to Zhu Shuai truthfully, I only hope that the general can succeed in the battle, but we must not let those rogues take advantage of the opportunity and run away."
"Of course." Sun Tu smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, is there anything else you want to say?"
Seeing Sun Tu's intention, Lu Bofei didn't stay any longer and left quickly. At this time, Zhu Wu, who was listening and watching everything on the side, took a step forward and said: "Qianji, his statement seems to have evil intentions..."
"Of course I know this. He just wants to use me as a spearman to help Zhu Meng kill the people. This will not only get rid of a group of enemies, but also ruin my reputation. But how can I let him do what he wants?" Sun Tu sneered. A voice said: "Come here, call Yue Fei, Wu Song and Lu Da."
Originally, he planned to let Yue Fei and the others go up the mountain last night, but due to an unexpected incident, the matter could only be postponed. Now that the trouble is resolved, the matter should be put back on the agenda.