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Li Kui immediately jumped out to object.

"Instructor Lin has already given the reason,"

Zhao Yuan said casually,

"Furthermore, the one who truly plotted to kill Ah Xiu was Ruan Qixiang!"

"This person is still in Yizhou Prefecture."

"If we spare these Yizhou Prefecture soldiers today, we can capture that bastard and avenge Ah Xiu after we break through Yizhou Prefecture tomorrow!"

“This… (bica)…”

Tie Niu was taken aback by what he said.

“If my brother hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it, including that jerk Ruan Qixiang.”

"In that case, I'll listen to my brother!"

"how about you?"

Zhao Yuan looked at Qiong Ying.

"Brother, since you've said that, what else can I say!"

Qiongying snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, don't be angry anymore,"

Zhao Yuan comforted him,

"After we've persuaded the Yizhou Prefecture government troops to surrender, we'll identify the soldiers who massacred Anle Village,"

"Tomorrow, bring them to the city walls of Yizhou, where you and Tie Niu will personally oversee their execution!"

"Let those government troops see for themselves what happens when they offend Liangshan and bully the people!"

"Thank you, brother!"

Hearing this, Qiongying nodded in satisfaction.

.........

In front of the burning military camp,

A group of Yizhou Prefecture officials and soldiers,

Faced with the gradually encircling Liangshan shield formation...

Despair was already shining in his eyes!

But compared to the merciless flames behind them,

A shield formation in front,

If we break through, there will still be a chance to escape!

Among the many officers and soldiers,

They all picked up their weapons.

When preparing for a final, desperate fight...

The Liangshan soldiers here need to form a shield formation.

But the voice that had been calling out had changed.

The soldiers beat their shields as they did so.

They shouted loudly, "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

So, surrendering means you won't die?

The sound of Liangshan's surrender was heard.

This immediately caused the government troops, who had just mustered their courage, to hesitate again.

As the saying goes, "One should strike while the iron is hot, but the momentum will wane on the second attempt and be exhausted on the third."

A moment's hesitation,

This caused the courage that the government troops had just mustered to vanish instantly.

As the first officer soldier dropped his spear...

Then, with a look of trepidation, he walked towards the Liangshan soldiers.

The second one, the third one...

Soldiers coming one after another,

They all dropped their weapons and surrendered to Liangshan!

Chapter 530 News Received from Zhaojia Village

Large swathes of government troops outside the military camp surrendered, abandoning their weapons.

The Liangshan shield formation immediately parted to make way for a small path.

Let these unarmed soldiers pass through.

Without them blocking the road,

The government troops in the camp were already half-cooked by the raging fire.

They all finally escaped.

Then, upon seeing the fully armed Liangshan soldiers waiting outside,

He hurriedly threw down his weapon.

They simply and decisively raised their hands in surrender!

......

Half an hour later,

After settling the surrendered soldiers and officers of Yizhou Prefecture, Sun An was able to continue his work.

I came to report the situation to Zhao Yuan.

"Chief, a total of 2,162 government troops have surrendered,"

Sun An looked at the booklet in his hand and said,

"Among them were more than two hundred cavalrymen."

Of the remaining 1,400-plus government troops, less than 200 died at our hands.

"Most of them perished in the chaos, either dying in the fire or in the infighting among the government troops."

"Where are the government troops' generals?"

Zhao Yuan asked,

"Where is Huang Kui, the military commander who led the army?"

"This Commander Huang was unlucky; during the infighting among the government troops, he was pushed into the fire and burned alive."

Sun An said with a smile,

"Of the four commanders under his command, Qian Feihu and Li Fengming died in the chaos of battle."

"Only Zhao Long and Sun Lin survived."

"Chief, what should we do with those two?"

What are the public's opinions about these two?

Zhao Yuan asked casually.

"I already asked Brother Han Bolong about this before,"

Sun An replied,

"Whether it's Huang Kui or the four officers under him, they are all sycophants with no real skills."

"Look carefully first,"

Zhao Yuan pondered for a moment,

"After we capture Yizhou City, we will hold these two men, along with the other officials in the city, on a public trial in front of the people."

"If he is found innocent, he will be released immediately."

“If they are guilty, but not guilty of a crime punishable by death, they shall be sent to mine in Qingyun Mountain.”

"correct,"

Zhao Yuan thought of what happened in Anle Village.

"Have any of these soldiers who went to Anle Village been selected?"

"They've been selected; a total of 306 people,"

Sun An thought for a moment,

“I asked the surrendered soldiers, and the soldiers who went to Anle Village before also came to launch the night raid this time.”

"Most of the remaining two hundred or so people have died in the chaos of battle and in the fire."

"Yes, tie all these people up and keep them under separate guard."

Zhao Yuan instructed,

"They will all be sent to the city of Yizhou for execution the day after tomorrow."

The location for setting up camp here

Although it is only twenty or thirty miles away from Yizhou Prefecture.

But in order to ambush the government troops at night...

The Liangshan soldiers also didn't sleep all night.

Zhao Yuan naturally wouldn't let his men fight while exhausted.

So they decided to find another place to camp first.

After the soldiers had rested for a day...

Then attack Yizhou Prefecture.

.........

After finding another campsite to set up camp,

Zhao Yuan had just lain down to rest for a short while when

He was awakened by the guards around him.

"Chief, a man claiming to be from Zhaojia Village requests an audience."

"Zhaojia Village?"

Zhao Yuan yawned and got up.

He paused for a moment,

Then I remembered that Zhaojia Village was where Gaoliang lived.

Could it be this mirror-like sorghum?

What do you need to see him about?

"Go and bring the person in,"

Zhao Yuan gave an order,

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After a while,

Two guards led a man dressed as a farmhand into the main tent.

Upon seeing Zhao Yuan sitting in the middle, the man...

He immediately knelt down on the ground.


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