Li Kui's sudden outburst was indeed beyond the expectations of everyone present, including Sun Tu. They had never thought that he would suddenly take action, which suddenly flashed a trace of murderous intent in his eyes.
Song Jiang was even more frightened, and immediately roared: "Tieniu stop, don't be rude!" He had noticed Sun Tu's dissatisfaction and beating on him. At this time, if Li Kui did the same thing again, the consequences would be too serious. It's serious.
But Li Kui was already angry in his heart at this time. Once he took action, he could not stop easily. In the blink of an eye, he had already punched in front of Sun Tu, and he was about to land the punch. Suddenly, a person flashed behind Sun Tu. With one hand, he pushed his powerful and heavy punch aside. At the same time, he moved his body and followed closely, pushing his shoulders against each other. A stocky man weighing more than 100 kilograms was hit so hard that he staggered back and screamed strangely.
Sun Tu, who wanted to take the opportunity to take action, could only hold back and look at the young guard who jumped out to protect him with some admiration. This person was Yue Fei!
As Yue Fei, who was taken by Sun Tu as a personal soldier, he had fully fulfilled his duties at this time. He had already defused Li Kui's seemingly vicious sneak attack with just one face-to-face encounter, and with a few quick counterattacks, he had already defeated him. They were beaten back and forth, screaming continuously, but there was nothing they could do.
Although Yue Fei is still young, his martial arts skills are already worthy of Zhou Tong's true inheritance, which is far beyond what a reckless guy like Li Kui can withstand with only his own strength but not much structure. In just a moment, he had been hit with several blows, and one of them hit his Dantian. He was so beaten that he couldn't catch his breath. He swayed and fell to the ground with a pop. It seemed that in a short time I'm afraid I won't be able to get up.
It was only then that the soldiers on the side recovered from the shock. Without any further instructions, they rushed forward quickly and held Li Kui down while others tied him up with ropes. At the same time, all the surrounding generals showed strange expressions, scanning the bodies of Song Jiang and other Liangshan brothers to see how they would react.
At this time, Song Jiang was pale with shock, but he was still clear-headed at last, and hurriedly shouted: "Qianji, it's Song Jiang's lax discipline that allowed him to indulge this black guy with no military discipline. If Qianji wants to blame, blame me." , I will bear all the responsibility for Li Kui’s crimes!"
Wu Yong, who did not participate in pleading for Song Jiang, quickly winked at the others, and immediately stepped forward to plead with Sun Tu: "Qianjia, Li Kui has a reckless and rude temper, and he values loyalty the most, so he He would offend Hu Lai so much, please Qian Ha, considering that he has made meritorious deeds before, spare his life! I am also willing to sacrifice my life!"
"Qian Ju, we are willing to sacrifice our lives for each other, and please spare Li Kui's life!" Others who felt sorry for him also came forward to plead for mercy. Dozens of Liangshan brothers spoke at the same time, and the momentum was really quite big.
Sun Tu's face became more and more ugly. He immediately saw the thoughts of these people. They wanted to protect Li Kui forcefully without blaming others. And when they begged for mercy, even the other generals were embarrassed to remain silent. Sure enough, just a moment later, even Shi Wengong, Lu Junyi and other generals who had some quarrels with Song Jiang and the others came forward to plead: "Qian Ju, the enemy is ahead, here we are. Killing a brother in the army for a trivial matter will eventually damage morale, so please think twice."
It turns out that Qing
The trusted generals in the state army remained silent at this time, staring angrily at these people who persecuted Sun Tu, especially Li Kui who dared to offend Sun Qian's jurisdiction, wishing they could teach him a lesson now.
Sun Tu's expression was uncertain, and he was weighing things quickly in his mind. Li Kui's move indeed had a very rapid impact. If not punished, it would only break the rules of his army. But if we really insist on killing him now, it will chill the hearts of Song Jiang and a large number of people, and even make them feel resentful. The consequences will be more serious, ranging from shaking the morale of the army to completely destroying the Shandong Army. Split!
It was only then that Sun Tu began to regret a little, regretting why he had to absorb everyone in Liangshan into his army. Just because I have watched Water Margin since I was a child, I still like and respect them a little, so I think I can lead them to make achievements... But in fact, these people are used to being thieves and bandits, so how can they really only listen to their own orders
His mind turned quickly and a decision was made. He turned his face solemn and said: "Since so many people are interceding for him, I can't refute everyone's face, so I won't kill Li Kui. But he doesn't abide by the military law. The first is the one who commits the following crimes, and the death penalty is exempted." , there is no way to escape the crime! Someone came, stripped him naked and carried one hundred and fifty military sticks, and showed it to the public for three days! And Song Jiang, since you want to take the blame for him, add twenty more military sticks, a total of one hundred and twenty Ten Army Sticks, are you convinced?"
"I..." Song Jiang's heart suddenly twitched when he heard this. He was already in agony after being hit with more than a dozen sticks. If he really got hit with a hundred and twenty sticks, half of his life would be lost even if he was not afraid of death. He would even be hit by the stick in a few months. Incredible. But after meeting Sun Tu's cold eyes, he didn't dare to bargain any more. He could only say in a low voice: "I am convinced and willing to be punished."
"Qian Ju..." When the other Liangshan brothers heard this severe punishment, they became a little anxious. They wanted to persuade him again, but were rudely interrupted by Sun Tu: "There are rules in the army. I have taken it easy for everyone's sake." Deal with them. If anyone dares to intercede again, he will suffer the same crime as them!"
With the power of Sun Tu, even these bold Liangshan brothers were all silent, not daring to say another word, and could only watch helplessly as Song Jiang and more than a dozen people were lined up to be severely punished with military sticks. The sound of banging sticks made everyone tremble with fear. It also made them re-examine the identities of Sun Tu and their own family, and understand that there are some things they cannot do.
After showing off his power and suppressing everyone in the army in Liangshanbo, Sun Tu's expression softened a little, and he looked at the soldiers who had all walked out of the military tent and looked at him with some anxiety. Seeing that they were still wearing only thin clothes and shivering in the cold wind, Sun Tu's face became a little remorseful again: "My incompetence has made my brothers suffer, but don't worry, I will soon I will help you get winter clothes so that no one will get cold again!"
Next, it's time to show kindness to gain military morale!
Sun Tu didn't waste any time and immediately took a group of personal guards with him and walked straight towards the Huainan military camp a few miles to the side.
Seeing Sun Tu leading his troops, the officers and soldiers in the Huainan military camp showed panic. Some even subconsciously picked up their swords and guns, as if the other party was not the official soldiers who were traveling with them, but the Fang La rebels on the opposite side. of. Until a general shouted repeatedly
Drink, these panicked soldiers put down their weapons. Sun Tu put too much pressure on them.
Even though he was guilty and worried, since Sun Tu was here, Peng Yongzhen couldn't avoid it. He could only bite the bullet and come out of the camp with a false smile: "Why did Sun Qianha come to my camp so quickly? I plan to go over and visit you later.”
"Haha, Peng Qianha is interested. It doesn't make any difference whether you go or I come. Since I have something to ask you, it's natural for me to come over." Although Sun Tu smiled, there was no trace of smile in his eyes, and even The cold gaze made Peng Yongzhen feel chilled, and he could only invite him into his tent with a stiff smile.
The two sat down, and Peng Yongzhen was just about to exchange a few words with him. When they were trying to get along, Sun Tu had already gone straight to the point and asked a question that made his face change: "Peng Qianjia, what will happen to the battle here in Tianzhou City?" How come, why did I receive two completely different battle reports? Is it my Shandong soldiers who took the credit for repelling the rebels this time, or is it your Huainan Army?"
"This..." Being pressed by Sun Tu so head-on and stared at with a serious look, Peng Yongzhen felt even more guilty. The words that should have come out of his mouth were actually unable to be uttered, and his forehead was even more... Now sweating.
After a long while, he hesitated and said: "This matter... There must be some misunderstanding about this matter. In fact, the battle in Changzhou was the result of the joint efforts of our two armies. Naturally, everyone deserves credit."
"Really? Then why did you not tell the truth in the battle report you sent to Jinling? Not only did you take all the credit, but you also complained to Zhu Shuai, saying that our Shandong soldiers were as fearful of the enemy as tigers, which led to the failure of this battle. Gong?" Sun Tu asked calmly, without any hint of joy or anger.
Peng Yongzhen was even more panicked, and after a long while he said: "Is this happening? How come I don't know about it at all? Counselor Zhao who was sent by Zhu Shuai to be responsible for this battle report. Maybe he made a typo by mistake. Did you?" He suddenly found a way to shirk the situation and breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said loudly: "Come here, go and invite Counselor Zhao Siliang and Zhao to speak."
After hearing his lame excuse, Sun Tu looked down on him even more. This person was so irresponsible as the leader of an army. No wonder the Huainan Army as a whole was in such a bad state. After all, there was a raging nest of generals.
He smiled coldly and said, "Did you never expect that Peng Qianjia would delegate power so much? You can't even pay attention to major military reports and let a counselor make his own decisions. It's really eye-opening."
Faced with such ridicule, Peng Yongzhen still smiled and did not dare to have any anger. After seeing how Sun Tu dared to threaten even Zhu Meng and the powerful combat power of the Shandong Army, he did not dare to fall out over such a trivial matter. Anyway, no matter how big the issue is, someone will take care of it, and he is forced to do nothing, so he just pretends to be stupid.
But it was obvious that Sun Tu didn't intend to let him go just like that. At this time, he squinted his eyes and said: "Let's put aside the specific details of the Changzhou battle for now. I would like to ask Peng Qianji for an explanation as to why you are here." There are still many winter clothes in the army, but you sit back and watch our Shandong soldiers suffer from the cold and refuse to help? If you can't give me a satisfactory explanation, then I can only give you an explanation!" said At this point, murderous intent suddenly appeared on his body, and he rushed towards Peng Yongzhen...