Soon after dark, the main force of the thief army also appeared in front of the Daimyo's Mansion under the leadership of Sun Tu, and when he saw the big banner of Sun Zi replaced at the head of the city from a distance, as well as the two flags that fluttered high like a banner, the last bit of concern was completely dissipated, and his judgment was indeed correct.

"For the country to get rid of the thief and clear the king's side, the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty should be self-reliant!" The purpose of the thief army represented by these two flags really resonated with the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, so that there was little resistance to the army when it went south. Because the continuous soldiers took the two important gates of Yanmen Pass and the Daimyo's Mansion without bloodshed, it is clear that just looking at the open city gate and a few soldiers and horses guarding near the city gate, we know that since entering the city, the thief army has not encountered any battle.

Seeing this, Sun Tu made a decision immediately, ordered the army to be stationed outside the city, did not do anything to disturb the people, and only drove directly into the city with 3,000 elites, responsible for taking over the entire Daimyo's mansion. Just like the Yanmen Pass that he quickly entered without resisting before, he didn't intend to hurt anyone who was willing to cooperate with him, except for arranging some men to replace the main general guarding the city, it can be said that Qiu did not commit any crimes. And when he arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, Sun Tu went even further, even the Chinese army never entered the door, and really did not disturb the people.

However, after entering the city gate, Sun Tu found that things were not as simple as he thought, although the soldiers and horses defending the city did not resist, and as soon as the vanguard army entered the city, they abandoned their weapons and surrendered, but in the end, there was still a team of thousands of people who did not compromise, and they actually guarded in front of the left-behind mansion, and confronted the vanguard army led by Han Tao, and did not let them occupy this key mansion.

And because Han Tao had already received Sun Tu's order, it was not good to start the battle again when the defenders almost all surrendered, so he did not march because of this, but led the army to surround and confront each other outside, and surrounded the left-behind mansion like an iron bucket. It wasn't until Sun Tu arrived that he stepped forward to report with some shame: "General, it was a moment of neglect of his duties, and he let a garrison run here to defend it strictly, so that he failed to arrest Liang Zhongshu and other city officials. ”

Sun Tu smiled disappreciatively and said, "General Han doesn't have to blame himself, you have no merit in quickly taking the Daimyo Mansion this time, and it is not a problem to take it later after taking a mere mansion." By the way, I already heard when I entered the city, it was precisely because of Liang Zhongshu's perverse persecution of the people in the city that the army and the people were dissatisfied, and our army was let in the city? ”

"Exactly. This thief has been exploiting the officials in the Daimyo Mansion for many years, harming countless people, just to send these people to Tokyo to his father-in-law, Cai Jing, the old thief, he really deserves to die! Han Tao had inquired about the crimes committed by Liang Zhongshu from the surrendered soldiers and the surrounding people, and immediately replied loudly angrily.

Sun Tu nodded and said, "We are here to eliminate traitors on the side of the Qing monarch and hang the people for crime. Such a man who has destroyed the people for personal gain will not be able to spare him! Come, press me forward, I want to see how bold these defenders can be, dare to contend with my army! ”

Sun Tu gave this order, and immediately let the army that had only been surrounded before begin to press forward, and the layers of soldiers and horses were like waves, like mountains and mountains, and the outermost defenders were frightened to retreat again and again, until the generals who had been guarding the gate of the palace broke off and shouted: "Stabilize me!" He took another axe and rushed straight over, and the momentum of this army was slightly lifted.

And after seeing the coming general, Sun Tu was also stunned, and hurriedly ordered in a low voice, stopping the generals Wu Song who were about to rush to kill the past, and then shouted loudly: "General Suo, I haven't seen you for many years, I can't imagine that you and I will meet here again!" ”

The only general in front of him who was willing to bring his cronies to guard the door was Suo Chao, but at this moment, there was a trace of doubt on his face: "Who are you?" ”

Sun Tu's face was also full of emotion, he really didn't expect that he would change the lives of many people, but most of them were familiar to him, but this Suo Chaozhen was a little special.

Suo Chao, the pioneer of urgency, should have fallen into Caoliangshan early, but because he had a meritorious role in regaining the birthday gang in Yuncheng County, he was trusted by Liang Zhongshu, and his official position was promoted several times. In addition, Sun Tu pacified Liang Shanbo earlier, so that he has been a military attache in the Daimyo's Mansion until today, and even became Liang Zhongshu's right-hand man.

Seeing the confusion on Suo Chao's face, Sun Tu laughed again and replied loudly: "General Suo is really a noble person, do you remember Sun Tu, the little man who helped you regain the Birth Gang in Yuncheng County that day?" ”

"It's you!" Suo Chao finally reacted at this time: "You are the Sun Tu who has made a hundred years of miraculous achievements for my Great Song Dynasty?" In fact, he had heard of Sun Tu's name a long time ago, but he had never linked these two people together, which really surprised him.

And at the moment when he was a little distracted because of Sun Tu's identity, Sun Tu, who was constantly leaning up by talking to him, suddenly grabbed his horse from his crotch, rode forward quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he had already rushed to Suo Chao. As soon as Suo Chao exclaimed, he raised his axe to meet him, and Sun Tu's spear had already slammed into his waist with the momentum of the horse, knocking him to the ground in one fell swoop.

At the same time, the soldiers and horses around him also hurriedly followed, and many knives and axes had been put on the neck of Suo Chao, who was still struggling, and Sun Tu shouted violently: "Benhou is a thief for the country and the people, do you still want to resist?" With the shouting, the war horse under his crotch let out a long neigh, and the manpower rose, and Sun Tu on his back suddenly raised his gun, and the momentum was extraordinary, and the thousands of defenders around him were suppressed at once.

In fact, these defenders had no fighting spirit, and they only held on because of their loyalty and righteousness to Suo Chao. But now, seeing General Suo, who was regarded by himself as a god, being overturned by Sun Tu with one move, their last bit of resistance disappeared. Coupled with Sun Tu's spirit and prestige, all of a sudden, everyone dropped their weapons and knelt down, and no one dared to stop the thief army from entering the palace.

Only Suo Chao, who was difficult to get up, shouted hatefully: "Sun Tu, you are so despicable!" "If Sun Tu hadn't used such a sneak attack, he could have defended it for a while.

Sun Tu smiled and said, "General Suo, soldiers are not tired of cheating." And this is the best result, I don't want to hurt the harmony between us because of a corrupt official. I know that Liang Zhongshu must be very important to you to make you so desperate, but it is a fact that he is greedy for money and harms the people, and I am also eliminating harm for the people! ”

After saying this, without waiting for Suo Chao to react, Sun Tu had already strode into the left-behind mansion that was knocked open the door. At this time, Liang Zhongshu, who was hiding in the back house and trembling, was still muttering: "How can this be? Why did someone suddenly rebel and quickly break through my daimyo's mansion, what did those defenders and soldiers eat, and what should I do? ”

And with the sound of chaotic footsteps outside, the door was finally slammed open, and several soldiers rushed in like wolves. As soon as he saw Liang Zhongshu who was still wearing an official uniform and shrunk in the corner, he didn't say a word, so he dragged him up and got up. Then, he shouted even more: "I caught that dog official Liang Zhongshu!" ”

When Liang Zhongshu was brought to Sun Tu, he was already trembling like a withered leaf in the wind in this late autumn season, and he couldn't even speak: "Sun ...... General Sun, why are you ...... Why do you do such things? "It was a question, but at this time, it sounded so empty-hearted.

Sun Tu didn't answer, but asked people to take the two flags and put them in front of Liang Zhongshu. At first glance, the local high-ranking official was even more frightened: "You...... How are you staying? ”

"For the Song Dynasty and the innocent people of the Daimyo's Mansion!" Sun Tu didn't bother to communicate with him more, and immediately waved his hand and ordered: "Take him out, and at noon two days later, all those henchmen will be cut off, and their heads will be hung at the head of the city, thinking that the officials of the world will serve as a lesson." I want everyone in the world to know that my thief army is here to kill corrupt officials and traitors for the people, so that my Great Song Dynasty soldiers can stand up upright from now on! ”

Liang Zhongshu was dumbfounded for a moment, he really didn't expect Sun Tu to act so recklessly, so decisively, and directly condemned himself to death without any interrogation. It wasn't until he was dragged out of the hall that he screamed repeatedly: "Sun Tu, you can't kill me, I'm the fourth rank of the imperial court, and the local important minister...... Even if there is really any crime, it should be interrogated by the imperial court before it is dealt with. If you do this, you are plotting against ......."

"Hmph, the court is already unfair, I won't follow the rules anymore, I won't let go of anyone who should be killed, you are just the beginning, and there are corrupt officials like you who mislead the country and the people in the footsteps!" Sun Tu snorted coldly, as if giving an answer. However, his words were not loud, naturally it was impossible to reach the ears of Liang Zhongshu, who had been constantly dragged away, and in the end, he could only listen to his screams, which sounded outside, and there was no difference between the pigs and sheep before they were slaughtered.

With the main force of the thief army in the outer city, and one of them took full control of the city's defense, the entire daimyo's mansion completely fell under Sun Tu's control. In the next two days, he first appeased the local people, and then took out half of the money and grain in the warehouse and distributed it to the people in the city who had been exploited, and won the hearts of more than 100,000 people in the Daimyo Mansion at once.

At noon on the 20th, a group of corrupt officials headed by Liang Zhongshu were taken to the most lively cross street in the city, and with the sound of drums, hundreds of heads fell to the ground at the same time, and also ushered in the tsunami-like cheers of tens of thousands of people around.

After the thief army entered the Daimyo's mansion, the autumn did not commit any crimes, eliminated harm for the people, and opened a warehouse to help the people...... As soon as these few things were done, its reputation was completely developed, and afterwards, not only did most of the defenders in the city sincerely vote, but also ordinary people, and many people even proposed to join this righteous army.

Therefore, when Sun Tu set out again with his army on the 22nd, the size of this army of thieves not only did not decrease due to the capture of the city, but further expanded.

And all this is just the beginning, the Daimyo Mansion is just the first Great Song City that was easily taken by Sun Tu!