Zu Keyong was stunned and understood that he had lost the weapon. The sword hung on his waist, when he took it away, he didn't know at all, if it was on the battlefield of your life and death, Lin Yi wanted his own life, wouldn't it be easy?

Zu Keyong was a little blushing and his neck was thick, and it took a long time for his face to regain his calm, and he announced to everyone in public: "The competition between the Great Commander and Lin Yi, whether it is fists and feet or weapons, the Great Commander of this Great Commander has lost, and Lin Yi has won completely."

As soon as he said these words, the soldiers present were a little commotionful.

"But my lord, in the end, it is clear that you won."

"Yes, Grand Commander, Lin Yi didn't dare to fight in the end, he was willing to bow down, how could the Great Commander lose?"

Dawang and Zu Keyong's personal soldier Tian Heng were puzzled.

Zu Keyong said: "Don't say it, it's really shameful to use this sword as proof!" As he spoke, he gave a choking and returned the sword.

At this time, Dawang and Tian Heng were all clear, and after being stunned, they looked at Lin Yi, when did this kid draw the sword of the guerrilla commander? Our eyes were so wide at the scene of the competition, although it was night, there were so many torches illuminated, we just didn't see it. The surname Lin is really evil!

The current Lin Yi was also a little unexpected, he only knew that Zu Ke was arrogant and arrogant, and he wanted to clean himself up in this way, and he did it not to compete with his superior guerrilla commander, but for the sake of dozens of thieves who were not even as good as grass mustard in the eyes of everyone.

Lin Yi had already heard and witnessed the corruption of the government at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the thieves in the eyes of the government were those poor people who did not wear clothes, mud legs, and had no way out. Now that they have disarmed and surrendered, and are willing to abandon evil and follow good, how can they be wiped out?

Before the crossing, Lin Yi was also born in poverty, and the household registration book of his family was a farmer for several generations, and he was a soldier of the people, and the people's complex was relatively heavy. He shared a sympathy for the peasant uprisings of various dynasties and a hatred for the corrupt and incompetent government. In particular, he was deeply impressed by the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty not too long before he crossed over, and through textbooks, film and television novels and folk rumors before the crossing, he had some admiration and fantasy for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

That's why Lin Yi risked his life to do this today, the thief who should be cut by a thousand knives in the eyes of others was once a hero in Lin Yi's mind, so Lin Yi would do incredible things.

He is a small flag commander, and he dares to go against the dragon scales of the guerrilla commander like this, which is undoubtedly a death act in the eyes of everyone, and even Lin Yi himself recognizes the existence of the risk, and the guerrilla commander will definitely be annoyed and angry, but Lin Yi didn't expect that he would admit it like this.

Winning is winning, losing is losing, skills are not as good as people, in public admitted, in front of subordinates, how many leaders can do it?

Lin Yi was a little emotional.

Lin Yi has long been accustomed to the chaos of officialdom, the officials are all flattering in front of their superiors, sloppy and patting, in front of their peers and subordinates, they all want to save face and suffer in front of their subordinates, and they have to stir up three points of reason if they are unreasonable, and if they want them to surrender and bow their heads, it is simply overwhelming. In this troubled era, a military general like Zu Keyong is rare, and based on this, Lin Yi feels that Zu Keyong is enough to be a character.

At that time, Lin Yi felt a sense of solemnity in his heart, and hurriedly saluted him respectfully, and said modestly: "Your lord's words are serious, your lordship is brave, your subordinates are far behind, your subordinates just got lucky, your lordship is just a momentary negligence, and if you offend, please forgive your sins."

Although Zu Keyong is arrogant, he is convinced of the people who can win against him, not to mention that Lin Yi is not his enemy, but his subordinate.

Now seeing Lin Yi so humble and polite, he recognized Lin Yi even more in his heart, and couldn't help nodding and said: "Now that the Great Commander is completely convinced, your kid is really a fierce man who can kill a hundred thieves by himself, no wonder the five of you can destroy 200 of them." With such skills, it is really buried to be a small flag commander, and this time he has made such a great contribution, and he should pay attention to the repromotion of the reward, but the authority of the commander of this is limited, so I will first wronged you to be the chief flag officer of the guard of the commander, are you willing? ”

There are more than 100 people in Zu Keyong's personal guards, and the head of these more than 100 people is the captain of the guard, and the general flag officer of the guard is the adjutant of the captain of the guard, that is, the second-in-command of the personal bodyguard of the guerrilla commander, second only to Tian Heng, the captain of the guard.

Every general of the pro-soldier guard is Zu Keyong's henchman, not to mention the second-in-command flag officer. In addition, this Ningyuan Army is different from the Weisuo Army, and the chief flag officer of a field army is not known how many generations stronger than the head of the hundred households of the Weisuo Army.

Therefore, for Lin Yi, he suddenly overtook his original boss, Wang Jian, the chief flag chief and acting head of 100 households, and became one of Zu Keyong's personal soldiers in one step.

Of course, Lin Yi knew what was good or bad, and saluted again: "Thank you for the help of the Great Commander, Lin Yi is honored to be the chief flag of the Guard, how can you say that you are wronged?"

"Hahaha," Zu Keyong laughed, "Lord Baihu has no objections, Xiao Cao Da Commander turned back to this Grand Commander and told him." ”

Wang Jian hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Adult, how dare the villain have objections?" We have now been cast under the command of the Grand Commander, and it is our blessing to be loyal to and serve the Lord. ”

Zhang Hua, He Tao, Wang Qi, Dongsheng and others were all overjoyed, especially Xiaoying saw that Lin Yi had been promoted due to misfortune, and she smiled like a flower.

At this time, Lin Yi remembered something and said, "My lord, can those captives let them go?"

"That's natural, if you win the competition, how can this great commander break his word?" Zuke said bravely.

The next day. More than 40 prisoners of the thieves were escorted out, kneeling neatly, and the black pressure was overwhelming.

Zuke Yong Gao Ma shouted like a little vicious, and circled around them twice, his eyes swept over the faces of each of them, and these 40 or so people felt that the end was coming.

Zu Keyong held a horsewhip in his hand, pointed at them and shouted: "You damned things, this great commander really wants to kill you all." But if you are lucky, the Grand Commander has changed his mind, and now he has decided to let you all go, you have to do it yourself, and then dare to rebel against the imperial court, and commit it in the hands of the Grand Commander, and I will kill you alive, do you hear? ”

These people thought that their heads were going to fall off today, but they didn't expect Zu Keyong to let them go, they were stunned, and they couldn't believe it, and then they reluctantly said that they would be a Ming Shunmin in the future.

Zu Keyong said: "Come on, untie them all, let them all go!"

More than 40 people were all untied, and there was really a feeling of rebirth after the catastrophe, and the next scene that no one expected happened.

More than 40 people escaped from danger and picked up a life, but they did not disperse with a bang, and after looking at each other, they all knelt down one after another, and said in unison: "Thank you for your grace not to kill, thank you for sparing your life, your lord is really a good person, and I should remember this kindness."

Zu Keyong is a big man, he has always been arrogant, he is a bloody man who says he will kill him, and he can't see the emotional scenes of these mothers-in-law.

Therefore, he waved his hand, "Forget it, you don't have to thank me, if you really want to thank you, thank Lin Yi, the new chief flag officer of the Great Commander, they risked their lives to save you, otherwise none of the Great Commanders will spare you." ”

These people have too much impression of Lin Yi now, that night in the cave Lin Yi became their nightmare, after they abandoned their weapons and surrendered, Lin Yi did not kill them, from this aspect, Linyi is their savior, now I heard that Lin Yi risked death to save them, they have gained life and freedom, people's hearts are flesh and blood, they were all moved, and they knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Yi to thank them.

Lin Yi said: "You all get up, remember the admonition of the Great Commander, stop doing evil, and be a submissive citizen of the Ming Dynasty."

"Lord Lin, to tell you the truth, we were forced to take this step, if there is a way to live, who wants to pin their heads to the waistband of their trousers to rebel. Your Excellency spared us today, and when we go back, we will probably die of hunger......"

As he spoke, many people shed tears.

A kind of sourness rose in Lin Yi's heart, he knew that what these people said must be true, people are not sad and do not cry, not to mention that men do not flick when they have tears, which dynasty's peasant uprising does not have the factor of official coercion and rebellion? Will a good common man hang his head on the waistband of his trousers and sacrifice his life to revolt? This is the year when there was no uprising in the prosperous years of the ruling world, and in the years of chaos and famine, the common people could no longer live, so they would rise up.

What kind of mess was the society in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, Lin Yi has both heard and witnessed, and has personally experienced, the government is corrupt, full of holes, internal worries and external troubles, coupled with the influence of the climate of the Xiaoice River, natural disasters are continuous, hungry people are everywhere, and the bones are heavy, can the people not rebel?

He risked his life to save these people and let them go, but when they returned, if they didn't rebel, they would have to starve to death. If they rebel, they are still thieves in the eyes of the government, and they still send troops to exterminate them, will they save them or harm them? Does it make sense to do this yourself?

It's messy, it's messy......

Lin Yi felt that his ability was too limited for a while, the official position was small, and the person was soft-spoken, and he couldn't change the world.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, "You don't have to be sad, if you are really desperate, you can still eat food and become a soldier, are you willing to kill the Tartars?" ”

When these people heard this, they quickly kowtowed, "My lord, we are willing to follow you to kill the Tartars, as long as we can eat enough, please take us in." ”

Lin Yi looked at Zu Keyong, "My lord, the Tartars have violated the realm for no reason and have repeatedly ravaged Gyeonggi, and the imperial court is the time to employ people, so it is better to take them and kill the Tartars." ”

Zu Keyong pondered: "Okay, it just so happens that there is a serious shortage of personnel in the three-fork guards, so let's be assigned to the three-fork guards for the time being, and return them to your three-fork guards after the war in the future." As he spoke, he looked at Wang Jian.

"Obedience." Wang Jian promised.

Zu Keyong said to these dozens of prisoners again: "You are all soldiers of the Sanchakou Military Station now, temporarily under the command of the Great Commander, and return to the Military Station after the battle." If you want to be a soldier and kill the Tartars, this is a good thing, in the future, you will have a military salary, not only can you eat enough, but you can also receive some silver taels, meritorious service, the commander will also reward you, but the Tartars are all murderous, if you retreat from the battle, or become a deserter, it is still a capital crime, and even the nine clans will be exterminated. Got it? ”

"My lord, we understand, we swear allegiance to your lordship."

In this way, more than 40 rogues and prisoners were turned into officers and soldiers, and they were incorporated by Wang Jian and added to the banners.

At this time, Lin Yi became their most admired idol, no matter which banner, whether it was a recruit, a veteran or a captive soldier. Some admired Lin Yi's bravery, some admired Lin Yi's courage, and more were moved by Lin Yi's kindness. There are also Xiaoying, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Wang Qi, Erhu and others, they talk about it with relish, and Lin Yi is the one who talks the most all day long, and as long as Lin Yi is mentioned, they are full of praise and give a thumbs up.

This can make Dawang angry, he wants to see Lin Yi unlucky, Lin Yi is now a blessing in disguise and promoted, not only has he become the henchman of the guerrilla commander, but also a hero in the eyes of the people, how can he bear this breath?

When I returned to my house, I gritted my teeth with hatred, chewing on this name, the boy surnamed Lin, I must be unlucky, no, this matter must not be stopped!

His mind was spinning rapidly, and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and then a sinister look appeared on his face......