Zhu Mian, who was not good at throwing a mouse trap and attacked Sun Tu and Fan Feng, could only pour out all his anger on the unlucky Wang Kaiwen. After bringing people up and scolding them overnight, the verdict was set to behead them early the next morning.

And it is naturally impossible for a warehouse manager to bear all the charges, so the entire warehouse and others were also implicated, accompanied their boss to the execution ground, and suffered this fatal knife.

As a result, the already spread that Sun Tu led the army to break into the Gaoyou army camp yesterday, and then rode into the city alone to have a positive theory with Zhu Mian, which became a hot topic among the military and civilians in the city. In this way, Sun Tu's prestige really spread throughout the city, and no one dared to question his previous reputation and merits, let alone the strength of the Shandong army.

Subsequently, something that made the people in the city respect Sun Tu also appeared, that is, the military discipline of the whole army of the Shandong Army was extremely strict, and there had never been a single officer of the Shandong Army who had done anything harmful to the ordinary people.

Of course, the fermentation of this reputation will have to wait for a while, and now Sun Tu is still mainly self-preservation. Although Zhu Mian made a rare compromise and retreated with strong self-confidence and threats yesterday, he was also worried that the other party would be desperate under the annoyance, so after leaving Zhu's mansion, he went out of the city again and returned to his own army.

In the middle of the night, the troops left behind in Bajiao Town finally arrived one after another, which made Sun Tu completely settle down. After seeing the laziness and laziness of the officers and soldiers here, he believed that even if he couldn't really win with the more than 20,000 elite combat forces under his command, it would not be a problem to retreat safely.

However, this time he was obviously still a little worried, and the next day he didn't see any retaliation from Zhu Mian. And after noon, the city actually sent grain, grass, wine and meat to reward the whole army in Shandong, and the leader was Lu Bofei, Zhu Mian's staff who had been in contact with Sun Tu before.

This time he sent food into the barracks, Lu Bofei really saw what an elite soldier is, just the atmosphere of slaughter in this camp has made him feel cold, and the search procedures are much stricter than those of other armies. This made him sigh sincerely after entering the camp and seeing Sun Tu: "Sun Zhanzhi is worthy of being a rare famous general in my Great Song Dynasty for many years, and he is really a good leader, Lu admires it." ”

"Mr. Lu is polite, this is just a rule that should be in the army." Sun Tu's understatement was enough to make the surrounding officers and generals feel embarrassed. Then, he smiled again: "Zhu Shuai is really a believer, and he only responded to the matter of this official the day before yesterday, and he specially sent someone to send food today." ”

"Hehe, Sun Chan is serious, this is what we should do. As for sending food to the door, it is also to express our apologies to the officers and men of the Shandong Army. Yesterday, those errand men were ignorant, and they actually did things that offended the general's tiger power, and now Wang Kaiwen and the following people are all awarded, and Zhu Shuai finally breathed a bad breath for the soldiers. ”

Sun Tu just smiled after hearing this, in fact, he didn't really mean to take the lives of Wang Kaiwen and others, because he knew very well that these people were just instructed by others, and it was the fat-headed and big-eared Zhu Mian who really wanted to take the opportunity to beat him. In fact, if it weren't for the sake of being able to establish his authority quickly, he would not have killed those dozens of high-ranking soldiers so forcefully yesterday.

However, judging from today's results, yesterday's various risky practices are still quite cost-effective, at least now the officers and men of the surrounding battalions have clearly looked at their Shandong army with awe.

Lu Bofei then rambled and gossiped, and was about to get back to the point, urging Sun Tu to suppress the "chaotic people" who fled to Qixia Mountain as soon as possible, but a person outside the tent came to report: "General, that Gaoyou Legion Lian Fan Feng is asking to see him outside the camp." As he spoke, he added with a smile: "He was carried here." ”

"Oh?" Sun Tu suddenly became interested, he really didn't expect this person to dare to see him again, thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Please come in and talk." ”

After a while, Fan Feng lay on a door panel and was carried to the tent by two personal soldiers. After seeing Sun Tu, he endured the pain on his body and wanted to get up to salute, but Sun Tu stepped forward and held him down: "Since you have injuries on your body, you don't have to care about such red tape." ”

"Thank you for your compassion, and I will be grateful." Saying that, Fan Feng stood up again and hugged his fists and said, "The last general is here today to thank Sun Chan for saving his life yesterday." Thank you for coming to the rescue yesterday regardless of the previous suspicions, otherwise I am afraid that the end will already be on the ground. ”

These actions and words were indeed sincere, because Fan Feng had already heard about Wang Kaiwen's fate, which made him really break out in a cold sweat. The court officials who were still drinking with him yesterday have fallen to the ground today, and the impact on him is too great. It was only at this time that he realized how small a little person like himself was in the eyes of those high-ranking officials, and life and death were only between his thoughts.

If Sun Tu hadn't said those words last night, I'm afraid he would have lost his head with Wang Kaiwen. Thinking about it this way, Sun Tu's humiliation yesterday was nothing, and as for those personal soldiers being killed, he directly ignored them. In fact, in the final analysis, Fan Feng, like other superiors, has never taken the people below seriously.

Although Sun Tu was a little disgusted with what he had done, but everyone behaved so respectfully, he couldn't put on a face to the other party anymore, so he could only comfort the other party a few words with gentle words, and then said with a solemn face: "Fan Tuanlian, although some words may not be listened to, but the official still wants to warn you, as for whether to listen or not, it's your own business." ”

"Sun Chan, please say that the lower officials should obey and be taught."

"I know that our soldiers are not valued by the imperial court now, but this is by no means a reason for us to do evil and give up on ourselves. People will insult themselves and others will insult them, I hope you can understand this truth, and don't do anything that even despises yourself. What are we soldiers eating food for, aren't we trying to protect our families and defend the 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? In this way, not to mention that the officials look down on us, even those people, even if they are not as fierce and strong as us, they also despise us. Do you understand what I mean? Sun Tu said these words with a serious expression. And Fan Feng fell into contemplation for a short time, these words were really like a slap in the face, waking him up who had been pretending to be asleep! It is said that when he first joined the army, he also thought about making meritorious contributions and glorifying the lintel. It was only the injustices and encounters that later consumed all his enthusiasm and made him the waste who only knew how to enjoy the money, but left his job behind.

And this experience, coupled with Sun Tu's reminder, finally made him wake up. After a while, Fan Feng stood up again, and then bowed respectfully: "Sun Xuanzhi's words are like an enlightenment, and the last general will know that he is wrong." The last general will correct it when he returns, and if he doesn't, he will let me die under the arrows!" Wait for someone to make a difference, and then come to thank Sun Chan for saving his life and mentioning the grace! ”

It wasn't until Fan Feng left that Sun Tu sighed with a smile: "I hope I can really wake him up." My Great Song army has languished so far, all because the generals are too selfish and lazy, if you can be excited, why worry about the injustice of the thieves, and it will be difficult to collect the north! ”

This sentence blurted out out of affection, but it made Lu Bofei, who was still in the camp, also feel moved in his heart, thinking of his former ideals and ambitions. How could he be willing to stay next to a greedy and tyrannical guy and be a man for the tiger.

However, after thinking about it together, he immediately woke up and warned himself not to be affected by Sun Tu, Zhu Shuai was not something that could be betrayed at will. After calming down, he showed a warm smile like his signature again, and said approvingly: "General Sun is really knowledgeable, even after listening to your words, he also has the heart to do something for my Great Song Dynasty official army." ”

"Hehe, it's just a momentary start, but it makes Mr. Lu laugh." Sun Tu also changed back to his casual appearance at this time, looked at him again and said, "By the way, looking at Mr. Lu like this, it seems that there is something to say?" ”

"It's not a big deal, it's just the incident mentioned yesterday about those rebellious people who fled to Qixia Mountain, I don't know when General Sun plans to send troops to quell the chaos?"

"Is this a thing? Mr. Lu can rest assured, originally I planned to draw some soldiers and horses from Bajiao Town before I started, but now that the soldiers and horses are here, we will definitely see it in three days. ”

"Is that true?"

"What, does Mr. Lu still want me to make a military order?" Sun Tu glanced at the other party with a smile, but it made Lu Bofei's heart chill, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't dare, I'm just a little anxious." Since General Sun has said so, he should truthfully play Zhu Shuai, I just hope that the general can succeed in the battle, but don't let those chaotic people take advantage of the loophole and run away. ”

"Of course." Sun Tu smiled, and then had the intention of sending off the guest: "Mr. Lu, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Seeing Sun Tu's intentions, Lu Bofei didn't stay any longer, and soon left. At this time, Zhu Wucai, who was listening to everything from the side, stepped forward and said, "Zha Shi, what he said seems to be harboring evil intentions......"

"I naturally know this, but I just want to use me as a gunman to help Zhu Mian kill the people, so that I can not only get rid of a group of enemies, but also damage my reputation. But how can I let him do it? Sun Tu sneered: "Come on, call Yue Fei, Wu Song and Luda." ”

Originally, he planned to let Yue Fei and them go up the mountain last night, but because something happened, things could only be dragged back. Now that the trouble is out of the way, it's time to put the matter back on the agenda.