After hearing Yang Zaixing's words, Yue Fei, who was the smartest among his subordinates, immediately guessed something.""Great General, are you saying that these Liangshan bandits came down the mountain so late to surrender?”
The rest of the generals also came to their senses,""That's right!
The leaders of Liangshan, from Lu Junyi to Lin Chong, Xu Ning, and the others, had all been defeated by the Great General. They also knew that the destruction of Liangshan was a matter of time, so Song Jiang had brought the Liangshan bandits to surrender to the Great General!”
"Haha, no matter how many armies we sent, we couldn't do anything to the bandits of Liangshan. Instead, many of them were captured and forced to become members of Liangshan.
Now, this difficult mountain has been so easily taken down by us. This is all thanks to the great general!”
Yang Zaixing smiled and looked at these bootlickers. He shook his head meaningfully, which confused the generals."Great General, why are you shaking your head?
Could it be that they are here to fake surrender?"
Yue Fei's eyes lit up. He looked at Yang Zaixing with admiration and said,"Great General means that the one who came to surrender isn't Song Jiang!”
"The Great General deliberately let go of Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, and the other Liangshan leaders during the day. These people were once innocent officers and commoners. The reason why they went to Liangshan was because they had no choice, or even because they were deceived by Song Jiang.
They weren't on the same side as Song Jiang.
Li Kui, Liu Tang, and the others that the Great General had killed were Song Jiang's trusted aides.
Therefore, this would definitely make Song Jiang suspicious and even lead to internal strife and fire!”
"Song Jiang, who has lost all his trusted subordinates, is definitely not a match for Lu Junyi and the others. He will only be killed.
After Song Jiang's death, Lu Junyi and the others who did not have the ambition to rebel, the best choice was to surrender!”
The more Yue Fei analyzed, the more he admired Yang Zaixing, this young general.
Yang Zaixing led his troops to Liangshan with ease. He had only fought twice, but he had unknowingly confused Song Jiang and caused internal strife in Liangshan. Lu Junyi and the others had broken off relations with Song Jiang and had no choice but to surrender to the imperial court's army!
Moreover, he was completely convinced by this surrender!
The rest of the generals also came to a realization and sighed with shock and admiration,"Only now do I understand what Great General means by attacking the heart.
Great General's foresight, his understanding of the art of war, and his mastery of it were truly amazing!”
The admiration from the generals did not make Yang Zaixing's face change at all.
Sometimes, the simpler the art of war, the more effective it was.
Yang Zaixing, who had mastered the God-level Art of War Quintessence, could use a chess piece to achieve the greatest result with the smallest loss!
"Song Jiang is dead. Lu Junyi is willing to lead the Liangshan brothers to surrender to the Great General!
From now on, he would serve as the Great General's pawn, make contributions, and clear his name!”
In the blink of an eye, Lu Junyi had already led the crowd to Yang Zaixing.
"We are willing to surrender to the Great General and serve as his pawns!”
Behind Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Guan Sheng, Huyan Zhuo, and the other leaders of Liangshan bowed sincerely.
After seeing Song Jiang's despicable side, these fearless Liangshan leaders became more and more respectful of Yang Zaixing.
They would never be able to achieve Yang Zaixing's peerless martial arts and domineering aura in this lifetime.
However, they wanted to follow Yang Zaixing's footsteps and live like him!
This was because they could feel that the morale of Yang Zaixing's soldiers was different from that of the other armies in the Great Song!
In the past, the Upper Four Armies had followed Gao Qiu to conquer Liangshan. However, they suffered heavy casualties and were almost completely wiped out. They fled like stray dogs.
But now, under Yang Zaixing's command, they had become a ferocious army that even the people of Liangshan feared!
This was the difference!
Looking at Lu Junyi and the others kneeling before him, Yang Zaixing smiled and nodded.
Everything was within his expectations. The main culprit, Song Jiang, was dead, and the rest were all useful talents who wanted to atone for their sins.
For example, Huyan Zhuo, Dong Ping, Hua Rong, etc., they were originally generals who could fight in a region, but they were tricked by Song Jiang into going to Liangshan.
Now, they were all going to be used by Yang Zaixing!
"Minister Lu and everyone, please rise.
Since you all have the heart to make contributions and live a clean life.
I will give everyone this chance. From today onwards, you will be under the Great General!”
As soon as Yang Zaixing said this, Lu Junyi and the others heaved a sigh of relief and bowed to Yang Zaixing again."Thank you for your kindness, Great General!"
"Congratulations, host. You have completed the side mission to flatten Mount Liang. You have received the reward, the improved ballista technique!””
At the same time, the system's rewards were also being announced. A new stream of information appeared in Yang Zaixing's mind.
Yang Zaixing was delighted. With this improved ballista technique, the combat strength of his army would be raised to another level!
Although the original ballistae of this era were powerful, they were not only cumbersome, but they also required at least a dozen people to operate and load them. It would take a long time to shoot one.
However, with the Ballista Modification Technique, he could create a lighter Ballista that only required three people to control.
Moreover, the range and power had increased, but the interval between firing had been shortened by ten times!
……
At daybreak, Yang Zaixing led his 30,000-strong army, as well as the 10,000-strong army led by the new generals of Liangshan, and left Liangshan Lake.
Some old, weak, sick, and disabled people were settled here to cultivate fertile fields and fish for a living. From then on, they became good citizens with household registration to prevent Liangshan Lake from being occupied by bandits again.
In Bianliang, a red-feathered messenger rushed into the bustling capital. The news of victory spread from the counties along the way to Bianliang City!
"Great victory at Liang Mountain!
The Great General of the Country did not shed a single drop of blood. He wiped out the bandits of Liangshan, killed Song Jiang and tens of thousands of bandits, and surrendered ten thousand!”
On the streets of Bianliang, when the people heard the news, they were overjoyed."Great General has destroyed Liangshan Lake. From now on, Bianliang and Jingdong Road will no longer be harassed by bandits!”
"Liangshan Lake has already become a great disaster for Great Song. From the Xuanhe years, the Imperial Court sent so many troops, but they were all defeated by Liangshan.
Now that the Great General of the Great Song has appeared, we will succeed!”
"The Great Protector General is truly the Great Wall of our Great Song!”
Bianliang and the counties along the way were filled with the praise of the people for Yang Zaixing.
His respect and admiration for Yang Zaixing was beyond words!
The news of the victory quickly spread to the Great Song Imperial Palace.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, great victory at Liang Mountain!
The general killed tens of thousands of Liangshan bandits, including Song Jiang, without bloodshed, and accepted more than ten thousand people, including Lu Junyi and Lin Chong, who had surrendered!”
When Emperor Zhao Heng, who was reading the memorials, heard the news of victory, he instantly jumped up from his dragon throne and knocked the memorials on the table into a pile. He was so excited that tears were about to fall."Haha! Alright!
The Liangshan bandits had been wreaking havoc for many years, and even Gao Qiu and Tong Guan were helpless against them. Yet, they were exterminated by Minister Yang!
My Great General did not disappoint me!”
Zhao Heng was so excited that he couldn't even care about the scattered memorials. He hurriedly ordered,"Order the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the victory celebration. I will personally go out to welcome the Great General's triumphant return!”
The eunuchs serving Zhao Heng and the eunuchs were stunned.
Ever since the founding of the Great Song, there had never been a scene of an emperor personally welcoming a soldier who had marched ten miles away!
But today, the order of His Majesty Zhao Heng had opened their eyes!
Everything was for Yang Zaixing alone!
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