The Western army's large camp was thirty miles outside the city, built in a strategic location. "General's tent is raised!" The loud shouts were continuous and unbroken, spreading throughout the entire military camp.

  Shouts rose, dozens of armor-clad military officers with precious swords at their waists, and over a hundred soldiers wearing Fan Yang hats and leather armor, lined up from the central army tent to the gate, except for the sound of footsteps, not a single cough was heard.

  This was as swift as the wind, this was as majestic as a mountain, and that which permeated the entire camp, invisible and inaudible, yet seemingly substantial, was an aura of killing intent. The civil and military officials from Guangnan, who had rushed to the scene with all due haste, felt increasingly heavy-hearted and uneasy with each step they took forward.

  Because it was to receive the commander's order, nearly a hundred civil and military officials from Yongzhou City arrived almost without exception. When they arrived in front of the central army account, they saw the Deputy Envoy of the Secretariat of the Great Song Dynasty, the Envoy of the South Branch of the Imperial Insignia Guard, the Envoy for Pacifying Jinghu North and South Roads, and the General-in-Chief for Suppressing Bandits in Guangnan East and West Roads, Di Qing, already sitting in the commander's position.

  "We pay our respects to General Yuan..." The civil and military officials bowed together in unison.

  "Everyone, take your seats." Di Qing's face, adorned with a golden seal, revealed a hint of a cold smile as he said, "Give Commander Yu a seat to sit in."

  A soldier brought over a folding stool, Yu Jing nodded slightly in gratitude and sat down with a flourish.

  "Today, gather the civil and military officials of Liang Guang," then heard Di Qing say in a deep voice: "Firstly, to inform you all that I have arrived. Secondly, I want to ask if anyone has violated the two military orders that I repeatedly emphasized?"

  Many generals' hearts skipped a beat and secretly thought: 'What's feared will come...' They all cast their eyes towards Yu Wenxu.

  Yu Jing smiled and said: "Ah, well, let the Commander-in-Chief know that I have already sent a letter to the King of Jiaozhi, ordering him not to enter the border."

  "Why are there still reports of massacres and looting by Vietnamese troops?"

  "It's probably a rumor, or some lawless people are using his name to commit crimes, both are possible." Yu Jing said seriously: "Let me investigate and I will definitely give the marshal an explanation."

  "Never mind that, what about the second one?" Di Qing looked at him steadily and said: "I have strictly ordered each department to stand by in their original positions and not to launch a surprise attack. Anyone who disobeys will be dealt with according to military law. I wonder if anyone has violated this order?"

  Yu Jing's words stuck in her throat.

  "Speak!" Di Qing slapped his hand on the 'Tiger Gallbladder', making a loud slapping sound, startling everyone.

  If it were possible, they would have liked to conceal it, but the list of killed and wounded has already been reported to the Ministry of War; how can it be concealed any longer?

  "But there was one time I counterattacked." Yu Jing said with a forced tone.

  "Which one is in charge?" Di Qing's voice was cold enough to freeze people to death.

  "It's me." Chen Shu took a deep breath and stepped forward.

  "What's more?" Di Qing slowly swept his gaze over the crowd of generals.

  "There is still General Mo." The second-in-command of the Southern Army, Deputy Commander Yuan Zhi, stepped forward.

  "There is still the end general..."

  "There is still the end general..."

  "Will be back soon..."

  "Finally..."

  In the blink of an eye, all thirty-six generals from both Guangnan roads stood out without exception.

  Di Qing sneered inwardly, it was clear that these people had already colluded with each other, first to avoid being held responsible as a group, and second to let this distant general see how united the Lingnan military was.

  We know you're a mighty dragon, but even a mighty dragon can't suppress a snake in its own den, so it's up to you.

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  In front of the military account, 36 Lingnan generals lined up, and everyone's eyes returned to Di Qing's face.

  "What's going on with the judicial assistant?!" was all he said in a low voice.

  "Present!" A military officer immediately responded loudly.

  "These thirty-six men disobeyed orders, advanced on their own, and brought about defeat, damaging our military prestige and violating military discipline. What crime should they be charged with?"

  "According to military law, those who disobey orders will be beheaded!!" The judicial advisor replied loudly.

  "What else can you say?" Di Qing looked at the Lingnan generals as if they were dead.

  "Report to the commander!" Chen Shu and others knew things were not going well, and they hastily begged for mercy: "We detected that the enemy's intelligence was high, and planned to send troops to Jinzhou. Considering the opportunity might slip away, we didn't have time to report back to the commander, so we went ahead to intercept at Jinzhou. Who knew the army would contract a plague, which is why our efforts were in vain... Please spare our lives, Commander." This was also a pre-arranged excuse.

  "Can he be spared from death?" Di Qing asked the judicial advisor.

  "Even if there is an opportunity for battle, if the commander does not give the order to attack, behead him!" The judicial adjutant replied sternly.

  "Please, General, we did not intentionally disobey, but were eager to establish merit. We beg you to show us mercy beyond the law!" Chen Shu and others then became fearful: "Since we rebelled against the bandits, we have been fighting continuously, recovering most of the two routes. Although we have no merit, we do have hardships. We humbly request that the General show us mercy!"

  "This commander is lenient with you, but military law cannot tolerate emotions." Di Qing slapped the "Surprise Tiger Gallbladder" heavily and shouted: "Tie him up!"

  "Yes!" A group of soldiers with sturdy physiques rushed forward.

  "Wen Shuai, you can be in charge for us!" Chen Shu and others dragged the silent Wen Shuai down.

  "Hold on." Yu Jing didn't intend to ignore them either. He slowly got up, walked into the arena and saluted: "General, I'd like to plead for leniency on their behalf..."

  "Is military law greater or is personal relationship greater?" Di Qing said coldly. "No ads, updated quickly, 81 Chinese."

  "Of course... Martial law."

  "There must be rewards for merits and punishments for faults, only then can the three armies be used to their fullest extent, and they will be invincible wherever they go." Di Qing slowly shook his head and said: "General Yu, military law is emotionless, please forgive me for not giving you this face."

  "You..." Yu Jing's face fell, and with a flick of his sleeve, he glared at him and said: "To be honest with you, they attacked on my orders. If the General wants to kill someone, then start with me!"

  "Taizu Emperor carved the stone into a stele", Di Qing coldly gazed at him and said: "The imperial court does not kill scholars and officials!" The implied meaning is, if it weren't for that stele, I would have killed you long ago!

  With a heavy wave of his hand, as if shooing away flies, he didn't look at him again and said, "Help General Yu down to rest."

  "Yes." Then two soldiers came forward and, without saying a word, lifted Yu Jing up and carried him out.

  "Let me go, let me go!" Yu Jing angrily said: "Di Qing, you will pay the price for this!" And then shouted again like a spoiled child: "You don't kill me, what kind of reward or punishment is that?!"

  "I won't take you in, heaven will!" Di Qing's face turned iron-green as he slammed his hand on the table.

  Yu Jing's curses grew fainter, and those generals finally understood that Di Qing really wanted to kill someone. They were terrified and begged with tears: "Commander, our Great Song not only doesn't kill civil officials, but since Taizong, we haven't even killed military officers... Even when the northern expedition failed miserably, no one's head fell..."

  "This is why the great Song Dynasty's military power has declined!" Di Qing said, waving his hand heavily.

  The bodyguards called out two by two, and some wanted to resist, but Di Qing's bodyguards were all sturdy men who knocked them to the ground and captured them.

  "Di Qing, you will not die a good death!"

  "You will get what's coming to you!"

  "Waaah, spare my life..."

  Thirty-six generals, with all sorts of reactions, but none hindered the soldiers from binding them and beheading them at the gate, their heads hung at the gate for three days to show the crowd!

  "From now on, whoever disobeys orders will be an example! " Di Qing said to the pale-faced officials and military officers in front of him, word by word: "Although civil officials are not punishable by death, this commander will make you wish you were dead!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, leaving behind a group of officials and military officers who were as silent as cicadas in winter.

  When they arrived at the gate, they saw thirty-six gruesome human heads hanging there. The civil and military officials were so frightened that their whole body trembled. These people had only heard that Di Qing was exceptionally good at fighting, but what they never expected was that he would be so ruthless, cutting off thirty-six heads to establish his authority on the first meeting!

  From now on, they wouldn't dare disobey military orders even if you killed them.

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  Many officials did not dare to stay in this hell-like military camp, and Di Qing also didn't ask them to stay, so they planned to return to the city. But how could they dare to act on their own? They wanted to ask Yu Jing for instructions, but couldn't find any trace of Yu Wen's presence. After asking around, it turned out that the old general had been escorted out of the central army camp, feeling ashamed and humiliated to death, not even willing to stay in Di Qing's camp for a moment. So he mounted his horse led by his personal guards, without even saying goodbye, and rushed towards Binzhou City...

  From Diqing's large camp to Binsuicheng, there are more than 30 miles, Guangxi has many mountains, and several mountain roads need to be walked, and two mountain streams need to be crossed. One of the stone bridges was dismantled in the last battle and has not been rebuilt yet, only a temporary wooden bridge has been set up.

  Afraid that this bridge is not solid, the troops arrived here and had to get off their horses, one by one carefully passing through, this time was no exception.

  Today, Yu Wenshuai's mood was terrible and he didn't have the patience to get off his horse again, so he rode straight onto the bridge. Who knew that when he reached the middle of the wooden bridge, he suddenly heard a loud noise beneath his feet, and before he could figure out what was happening, the bridge collapsed with a loud crash, sending him and his horse tumbling into the water.

  The guards cried out in alarm, watching as he was swept away by the turbulent river waters. They hastily went down the mountain to rescue him. By the time they finally found the river downstream after much searching, Yu Wenxu had already been washed away without a trace. The guards searched along the river for over ten miles, but only found the drowned warhorse and Yu Wenxu's boots; nothing else was gained.

  Soon, the news of Yu Wenshuai's fall into the river and drowning was transmitted back to the military camp. The civil and military officials who heard it were shocked, more than the thirty-six human heads!

  In this era, people are very superstitious. They all heard that Di Qing said "Heaven will take you back", and didn't Yu Wenxiao just get taken away by the Old Man in Heaven? Could it be that the rumors are true? Is General Di a fallen star from the Wuqu constellation, otherwise how could he have the assistance of heavenly gods?

  Actually, there is no heavenly god, and Yu Jing wasn't taken away either...

  In the mountain forest not far from where Yu Jing fell into the water, several big men wearing hoods were surrounding Yu Jing, who had been pulled up by a fishing net, and punching and kicking him. The old fellow's physique was unexpectedly good, and he didn't pass out until after being beaten for half a day.

  "How should we deal with him?" After confirming that he had fainted, a burly man finally spoke up: "Bury him and be done with it. Keeping him around would only bring trouble."

  "Don't kill him, our imperial court doesn't kill scholars and officials." Another burly man spoke up, clearly Chen Ke's lazy voice.

  "Drop it, you're still worrying about those things." It was Song Duanping's voice.

  "I'll sell him to the soles of his feet." Chen Ke said very seriously: "If you like Yunnan macaques so much, go and be with them. I've heard they love male wind, although this old servant is a bit ugly, but he can't bear the weight of being precious!"

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