C1976 Final volume
In order to severely punish those generals who disobeyed the military order, Yin Li and Li Shu had a serious disagreement, which could not be contested. In the end, it was Yin Li who made a concession.
Yin Li believed that it was no accident that all the generals would disobey his order, one of them must be the mastermind, he could let bygones be bygones, but the mastermind had to be under martial law, this was also the biggest concession he could make.
He had already revealed his bottom line, so Li Shu could not say anymore. He finally agreed to Yin Li's decision and the dispute between the two of them came to an end.
After that, Yin Li walked over to the generals and said with a trembling voice: "This time, the various generals have disobeyed this marshal's order, and there will definitely be a leader amongst them. As for who among you, is the mastermind, come out now!"
The generals looked at each other, at a loss. What was the mastermind? What nonsense was Yin Li spouting?
None of the generals thought much of Yin Li, and no one cared too much about his orders. This time, collectively resisting the order, was entirely because of their own actions, and no one dared to instigate them.
Seeing that no one said a word, Yin Li's face darkened, he snorted and spoke with determination: "Now that the Great General is here to plead for you, I can exempt you from death penalty, but the mastermind must punish you with extreme punishment, to set an example, and if you take the initiative to stand out now, and only kill you, if you do not stand out, don't blame me for not showing mercy, today, you will all be executed."
Hearing his words, all the generals' faces changed. They really did not have a mastermind this time, so how could they admit it?
"Yin ?" General Yin, we are not bullied by some people, we are ? "But ?" A Zhenren stammered.
"Death is at hand and you are still trying to protect the mastermind. Even if this marshal wants to spare your life, there's no other way." Yin Li's face was filled with helplessness, he shook his head, then turned and cupped his hands to Li Shu and said: "Great General, the mastermind is unwilling to admit, and the generals are unwilling to reveal who the mastermind is. Without waiting for Li Shu to reply, Yin Li shouted at the executioners, "Prepare to execute!"
The executioners all secretly grinned, but because of the commander's orders, they did not dare to disobey. Everyone braced themselves and slowly raised the ghost blade in their hands.
Seeing that, Li Shu started to sweat profusely. He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, but he was helpless to do anything. Looking at the ghost blades that were glowing in a cold light, all the generals couldn't help but think that they were all done for. Now, they could all see that Yin Li was just a bastard who was determined to kill them all, but who would have thought that not only would he not die in front of the two armies, he would even die meekly under his own blade?
Yin Li looked at everyone and raised his hand. Just as he was about to wave his hand to give the order to execute the Ancient Slaughterer, a Sincerity General suddenly shouted, "Wait!"
Hearing the shout, everyone's eyes fell on the loyal general. This person was less than 30 years old and was tall and sturdy. His appearance was originally fierce, and his face was full of muscles. There was a slanted scar on his face, making him look even more ferocious.
This person was the great general of the rebel army, Chen Kui. He was born a bandit, and was one of the seniors that followed Li Shu the earliest. He could be considered one of Li Shu's trusted aides, and had rendered meritorious service to the rebel army.
Yin Li looked at him in puzzlement, and asked: "General Chen, before your execution, what else do you have to say?"
Chen Kui stared angrily at Yin Li, gritting his teeth he said, "Yin Li, didn't you want to look for the mastermind? He was the main culprit! If you want to kill me, kill me. It has nothing to do with other brothers! "
Ah!" Yin Li nodded and calmly said, "General Chen will be fine if he stands out early on. It's not like he has to trouble the other generals.
As he spoke, he turned around once again and cupped his hands towards Li Shu and said, "Great General, the mastermind Chen Kui has already admitted to committing a crime.
Li Shu stared at Chen Kui, his lips trembling, but he did not say anything for a long time.
Chen Kui also looked at Li Shu, his eyes turning red, tears welling up in his eyes, and said loudly: "This general can't accompany Great General in battle anymore, I only hope that Great General can restore my purity, and this general will be happy!"
Hearing his words, Li Shu's tears immediately flowed down.
Yin Li frowned, and reminded them once again: "I ask Great General to carry out the order!" As if he didn't hear his words, Li Shu walked towards Chen Kui with large strides. Seeing that, Yin Li did not wait for him to give the order, and turned to the executioner: "Execute!"
When he spoke, the light that shot out from his eyes made the executioner shiver in fear. He didn't dare to be slow and used all his strength to chop down the ghost blade that was in the air. A saber light flashed, and blood spurted out. With a "kacha" sound, Chen Kui's head fell to the ground.
"Chen Kui!" Li Shu saw everything clearly and could not help but shout out. His vision turned black and he almost fainted on the spot. His body swayed back and forth and if not for the guards supporting him quickly, he would have collapsed on the spot.
He only managed to recover his breath after a long time. Subsequently, he threw himself onto Chen Kui's corpse without a care and cried loudly.
Li Shu wailed until he cried until the ground was toppled, the surrounding generals also cried, many of the generals cried and said, "Great General, General Chen, he died an unjust death, ah ?" He had exchanged his life for everyone's lives.
Seeing that Li Shu and the generals were in tears, Yin Li did not have any expression on his face. He waved his hand to the surrounding guards and said, "The mastermind who instigated the generals to disobey the military order is currently on trial.
With Chen Kui's death, the commotion caused by Yin Li's new official, Ren Tianxing, and the others came to an end.
It seemed like this was just a small incident, and the one that died was Chen Kui, who wasn't that outstanding in terms of martial prowess. However, the incident this time had far-reaching implications.
From then on, no one dared to ignore Yin Li, and no one in the Zhen Jun army dared to disobey Yin Li's order. With their iron wrists, Yin Li firmly sat on the throne of the commander of the three armies.2
Through the incident with Chen Kui, Yin Li had successfully won prestige, while Li Shu had solidified his heart, the two of them had taken what they needed and created a plan that was half real and half fake.
It must be said that Li Shu and Yin Li had not discussed this matter beforehand, and the two of them had completely reached a tacit understanding between each other at the moment. But towards Chen Kui's death, Li Shu's sadness wasn't feigned, as he felt that Chen Kui's death was meaningful.
Moreover, Li Shu himself was very clear, the Chastity Army had indeed reached the point where it would perish if it was not controlled properly. Previously, he did not manage the Chastity Army well, the military discipline was loose, he did not manage the army well, and it was not because he did not want to manage the army well, but because he really had no other choice, and the majority of the generals in the army were his old brothers who had followed him to their deaths only today. No matter who scolded him, it would not be good to start scolding him, but now, Yin Li was in charge of military affairs, and he could stop worrying about military matters.
Li Shu and Yin Li, the two master and servant pair could be said to be a match made in heaven.
Since Yin Li had become the leader of the Zhen Jun Army, the change in the Zhen Jun Army was huge.
At the same time, Yin Li secretly sent groups of troops to the west border. However, the Zhen Jun camp did not change, it was still the same size, as if the Zhen Jun army had not decreased in strength.
Not long after Yin Li became the rebel commander, the competition for the throne of the Imperial Court of Chuan Country finally came to an end. With an absolute advantage, Xiao Xiang became the first female ruler in the history of the Chuan Country.
When Xiao Xiang ascended to power, the main local army had already been disarmed by her, so they were no longer a threat to her.
Very quickly, Zhang Situ sent a letter to Chen Lihua who was stationed at the Western Zhen, informing him that the Fifth Princess had successfully inherited the throne, that it was time for them to eliminate the rebel army, and gather their forces to deal the final blow to the rebel army that was still struggling on the brink of death. Furthermore, he mentioned that the King had already sent Lv You to lead the tenth legion to the Western Zhen, and increase his power.
After knowing that Xiao Xiang had inherited the throne, Chen Lihua was extremely excited, and when he heard that Lv You had personally led troops to reinforce him, he was even more excited, but he did not wait for Lv You's reinforcements to arrive.
Going from Zhaoyang to Zhen Country was too far of a journey of more than a thousand kilometers. With the speed of the army, they would need at least two to three months, and he wouldn't be able to wait that long. Furthermore, he was anxious to gift Xiao Xiang a congratulatory gift for inheriting the throne.
He gathered all his Chuan Army and formed a grand army of two hundred and fifty thousand people from the ninth, eleventh, sixteenth and seventeenth legions. They attacked the Bainan County where the rebel army was located in a grandiose manner.
To make a long story short, ten days later, the imposing Chuan Army had arrived at the border between Bainan County and commandos. Looking at the simple and crude Chastity Army camp, most of the Generals And Soldiers of Chuan Army scoffed at them, but Chen Lihua did not dare to be even the slightest bit careless.
The fighting strength of the Chastity Army was not something that could be judged by common sense. Even though the Chastity Army only had wooden sticks, their fighting strength was still amazing. Chen Lihua ordered for the entire army to rest for a day, and took the chance to find out the situation with regards to Zhen Camp.
However, most of the spies sent out by the Chuan Army had yet to return. It could be seen that the defenses of the Zhen Camp were still very tight, and the surroundings were already filled with the heralds' hidden sentries.
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