Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

He Conglong fell down unwillingly. He really couldn't understand why he died like this. The Dayi Army was supposed to treat prisoners of war well and accept their surrender. Why was it different when it came to him?

In fact, if it were Lu Junyi, Sun An, Lin Chong, or someone else today, He Conglong would not have died.

Unfortunately for him, he ran into Du Xue, who was already determined to kill someone today, so He Conglong could only accept his bad luck.

"General, what's the next step?"

Lu Cheng killed all the people who came out with Fang Tianding, but he wasn't satisfied and wanted to kill more.

"Once we storm the city, kill anyone from Fang Ming's court, except for civilians, regardless of whether they have surrendered or not."

Du Xue's words were so cold that they startled Lu Cheng.

Brother Du, why did you suddenly become so bloodthirsty... Wasn't killing Fang Tianding enough?

“Fang La’s Ming Kingdom was different from others. They were a theocratic state. People in such a country, even if they surrendered verbally, would not surrender in their hearts.”

“I know this is not a good thing to do, and it conflicts with what the prince has been saying all along, but I will bear all the consequences.”

Du Xue said that he knew Fang La's Ming Cult very well, having dealt with it many times before. The Ming Cult's theocracy was actually quite terrifying, and its loyal followers were truly difficult to kill for the sake of its so-called doctrines.

Although they say they're surrendering now, what if they rebel in the future?

We can't leave such a big problem behind!

Moreover, Du Xue believed that even if he killed all the members of the Ming Cult, the prince would not blame him!

After all, compared with Lu Junyi and others, Du Xue, the second-best in the world, is somewhat unremarkable. Du Xue also hopes that when others mention him in the future, they will think of him as the most ruthless of the several generals of Dayi!

"Alright! Since the commander-in-chief has said so, I can't let him be the only one scolded. I'll go with him! If anything happens, we'll go together to receive the military rod from Commander Pei Xuan!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng immediately expressed his willingness to accompany Du Xue!

"Me too! This can't be left for you to bear alone, Commander!"

Liu Yijing also expressed his willingness!

"Good brother! Let's go together!"

Du Xue nodded without saying anything more, his meaning clear without words. Then, with a murderous look on his face, as if a killing star had descended upon the world, he rode into the city first!

Behind him, Lu Cheng and Liu Yijing led their men, their men filled with murderous intent, and followed Du Xue into the city!

On that day in Hangzhou, the common people heard shouts of killing coming from the streets, especially around the Hangzhou Imperial Palace, where the shouts of killing were deafening!

The sound startled the civilians; it was the first time they had ever seen such a commotion. Wasn't it said that the Dayi army always made very little noise when entering the city? What was going on?

Moreover, the closer you get to the city wall, the stronger the smell of blood becomes!

Of course, there were no problems in the civilian areas. No Dayi army came to cause trouble in the civilian areas. They only carried out a massacre in the Ming Dynasty palace in Hangzhou, killing almost all of the Fang family members and Ming Cult loyalists!

The moat of the Hangzhou Imperial City turned red that day!

Du Xue was also known by the people of Hangzhou as the Killing Star of Dayi!

……

Liangshan.

It has been some days since Ren Yuan returned to the mountain. Everyone is preparing to take some important institutions and facilities to Bianjing first, so that Bianjing can continue to serve as the temporary capital.

"Brother! Military intelligence in Hangzhou."

On this day, Ren Yuan was reviewing documents when Shi Qian suddenly walked in with a solemn expression and handed him a letter.

"what happened?"

Ren Yuan noticed that something was wrong with Shi Qian.

"Something has happened in Hangzhou. This is a military report, and this is a letter from Brother Du Xue."

Shi Qian's expression was not good.

"Brother Pei is already on his way."

"It actually alarmed Pei Xuan?"

Ren Yuan was very surprised because Pei Xuan was on the mountain, almost always in charge of the military law office, and rarely made any moves. He rarely came to see him personally. What was wrong with him today?

"show me."

"Yes."

Shi Qian handed over the military report and letter, then stood silently to the side.

When Ren Yuan opened it, his brows furrowed slightly.

With the fall of Hangzhou, the territory of the Ming Dynasty was reclaimed, and all the former Zhao Song territory was recovered.

The problem is that Du Xue used ruthless methods in Hangzhou, or rather, throughout the entire Jiangnan region. Although he did not target ordinary people, he truly spared no one, including the officials of the Ming Dynasty and the die-hard Ming Cult members!

This is the first time in many years that such news has emerged from the Dayi Army.

“Brother, not killing surrendered generals was one of the rules you established. Brother Du Xue…”

Shi Qian didn't know what to say. Du Xue shouldn't be like that. Was he so desperate to make a name for himself?

"elder brother!"

Just as Ren Yuan was about to say something, Pei Xuan stormed in angrily!

"Brother, what is Du Xue doing? We didn't even kill like this in the Liao Kingdom in the north, how could he kill the entire Ming court without asking for permission or authorization?!"

"What are our military laws? What do they say? Brother! Brother Du Xue has made a mistake!"

Pei Xuan was truly angry; his chest heaved, and he found it difficult to calm down.

“Pei Xuan, don’t be angry. Sit down. Shi Qian, go and call Military Advisor Xiao, Military Advisor Zhu, and Military Advisor Li here.”

Ren Yuan gestured for Pei Xuan to sit down, and then gestured for Shi Qian to go and call someone.

"Brother, I won't sit. Since I took over the Military Law Department, this is the biggest violation of military law! And it even involves a commander-in-chief!"

“Brother! Killing prisoners is an ominous sign! Du Xue, what will the people of Jiangnan think of us after he does this?”

Pei Xuan waved the military report in his hand, his face showing disappointment and frustration.

“Pei Xuan, sit down! Calm down. Du Xue didn’t kill civilians; he only killed die-hard Ming Cult members and people from the Ming Cult’s court…”

Ren Yuan tried to defend Du Xue, but Pei Xuan interrupted him again.

“Brother! You said back then that military law is as firm as a mountain! There can be no mercy! I admit that what Du Xue did did help to take back Hangzhou! But if this precedent is set, what will happen to the other army commanders? Will they also kill? What if their soldiers go crazy and kill civilians?”

Pei Xuan's words, though not pleasant to hear, were indeed all reasonable.

"The title of 'the righteous and benevolent army' of our Dayi Army was earned through the hard work of countless brothers. Du Xue has made a grave mistake this time!"

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry yet."

Seeing Pei Xuan jumping up and down, Ren Yuan quickly came over to comfort him.

Yes, he admitted that when he first saw Du Xue go on a killing spree, his heart skipped a beat, but after carefully reading the military report and Du Xue's letter to him, he was not too angry.

Theocracy is indeed dangerous. If it is not eradicated completely, who knows what other sects might emerge in Jiangnan in the future, using the banner of opposing Yi and restoring Ming to deceive the people!

"Brother! Du Xue must be punished this time! And severely punished!"

Pei Xuan was even prepared to personally punish them.

Seeing this, Ren Yuan could only continue to appease him:

“Brother Pei Xuan, please sit down and rest for a while. Have some tea and calm yourself down. We can discuss this further when the three strategists arrive. Brother Du Xue was perfectly fine before, but he suddenly turned into a killing machine. It's quite strange…”