Two days later, the water vapor was misty and the sky was a little gloomy. A light rain fell and sprinkled on the lake at the beach, dizzying the blood from the battle the day before yesterday.
A ship quickly approached from a distance, and several patrol boats quickly approached.
After seeing the appearance of several people on the boat, the patrol boat quickly retreated.
"Brothers, we are here!"
The ship docked quickly, and then Zhu Wu and two men stepped off the ship. The two men had very similar temperaments to Mu Hong and Li Jun.
They are Mu Chun and Zhang Heng!
"Do you still need to tell me when I get to the place?"
Mu Hong said coldly with a look of resentment and dissatisfaction. Obviously he was very unconvinced.
Zhang Heng has a rough appearance, a rough face and a careful heart. Seeing that Zhu Wu looked a little embarrassed, he gave Mu Chun a hand.
Zhu Wu became a lobbyist again.
Before Mu Chun and Zhang Heng sent troops to rescue, they took the initiative to act as lobbyists. Zhu Wu finally convinced the two of them based on their reputation as leaders of Liangshan in history.
In fact, it was not Zhu Wu's amazing eloquence, but Zhang Heng's keen awareness that after the South Island was breached and Mu Hong and Li Jun were defeated and captured, Liangshan Water Village was unable to recover.
Without food, the hundreds of people under their command could not last more than a few days.
After realizing this, Zhang Heng took the initiative to help Zhu Wu, and the two of them convinced Mu Chun, both internally and externally.
Since ancient times, it has been the winner and the loser.
The same is true in the Green Forest Jianghu. Now that the leaders of the village leaders have been captured, there is no point in resisting anymore, especially since Mu Hong is Mu Chun's brother.
If Mu Chun refused to surrender and insisted on resisting, wouldn't it mean that his brother would be put to death?
For the sake of his brother's life, Mu Chun had to follow the two of them and surrender voluntarily.
Zhang Heng glanced around.
The docks and docks on the island in the center of the lake have not changed much from before, but the ones guarding the docks and docks have become Wang Jing's soldiers.
After the fierce fighting, hundreds of soldiers had a solemn murderous aura.
The many water thieves who had surrendered and the people on the island, under the command of the soldiers, collected the corpses on the island, sent them to a distant place to be burned, and then dug pits and buried them.
From the pier, follow the road and walk to the village built on the island.
They originally belonged to the refugees in Liangshan Water Village. After two days of buffering, calm was finally restored.
On both sides of the village gate, there were two rows of guards standing.
These two rows of guards were the soldiers transferred from Nanzhai yesterday. They were also the elites who had been under Wang Jing's command for the longest time and were trained the hardest.
"Like the elite officers and soldiers!"
Zhang Heng was secretly shocked.
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"Lord, the grain, weapons, and personnel of Liangshan Water Village have been counted. Among them, there are 3,200 dan of grain, 2,000 spears, and 200 plain knives...the most important thing is the human population!"
"The refugees gathered in Liangshan Water Village plus the soldiers, excluding the soldiers who died in the battle the day before yesterday, there are a total of 7,632 people, of which more than 3,900 are young and strong. Most of the refugees they have gathered are young and strong, and the remaining Those who got off were women and children, and there were almost no old people!”
Shen Yi handed over the affairs of Nanzhai to Tian Liangyun. After the battle ended the day before yesterday, he immediately came to the island in the middle of the lake and started taking people to count the supplies.
It doesn’t take long to count the supplies consumed. What is more energy-consuming is counting the population and registering them.
It is only now that the population of Liangshan Water Village has been counted.
"There are more than 7,000 people, most of whom are young men and women!"
Wang Jing's eyes were bright and he couldn't help but look happy.
This time is really a wave of fat!
The population harvested this time, plus the original population, is about 16,000 people.
And there are troops!
With so many young men, plus the original strength of Liangshan Water Village, two thousand households can be directly organized and trained! The three thousand soldiers were already on par with the beggar army and the Murong clan.
In addition to soldiers, there are also blacksmiths, carpenters, doctors and other talents on the island in the middle of the lake.
The two brothers Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Li Jun, Zhang Heng, and the others had all worked hard to gain advantage over Wang Jing.
"Yes, yes! By the way, what do Mu Hong and Li Jun say? Are you willing to surrender?"
Wang Jing said.
Chen Yi said: "Well, I sent someone to test the two of them. Li Jun didn't say a word, but Mu Hong was a little moved, but he didn't express his stance directly!"
"In my opinion, they are waiting for the Lord to recruit them personally!"
Wang Dingding nodded, he thought so too.
Mu Hong and Li Jun are talented people, but they come from the lowest level.
Mu Hong was better off, coming from a wealthy family and a powerful man in the countryside, while Li Jun was a private salt dealer, and occasionally worked part-time as a black boat operator on the water, treating people to plate noodles and wonton noodles.
Later, when he went to Liangshan, he changed from a local bandit to a water thief.
They are all mountain bandits and water thieves, how can they have so much shame, and they are not loyal ministers and filial sons. It is normal to surrender after being defeated.
However, surrendering just after being defeated would be a bit spineless to say the least.
So they wanted to wait for Wang Jing to summon him in person and express that they surrendered for the sake of the people on the island. It would also look good if they said it.
Well, these are all fixed routines.
"My lord, Mai Tiezhang wants to see you!"
At this time, Jiang Zhixiong came to report, his expression was a little strange.
Wang Jing raised his eyebrows and immediately sent someone to invite him in.
"What brings Marquis Mai Jun here?" Wang Jing asked politely.
Mai Tiezhang entered the hall, took a breath secretly, and looked solemn.
"Qianhu treats others with generosity, and rewards and punishments are measured. I am willing to die for Qianhu, and from now on I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Forehead.
Wang Jing and Shen Yi were both stunned for a moment, not expecting that the other party would do this to them at this time.
However, he reacted very quickly, stood up immediately, walked quickly to the other party, and grabbed the arm of Mai Tiezhang.
"How virtuous and talented I am, to be able to win the defection of a military prince... The military prince is a great talent. If you don't let me down from now on, I will definitely not let you down!"
Mai Tiezhang's expression relaxed slightly, and then he bowed down again.
"Mai Tiezhang pays homage to the lord!"
"Marquis, please get up quickly!"
After the other party saluted, Wang Jing immediately helped him up.
"Thank you, my lord, but my subordinates dare not accept my lord's title of military lord!"
After Mai Tiezhang stood up, he said solemnly.
Wang Jing understood and immediately smiled and said: "Marquis of the Army is not a position in our army. It is indeed inappropriate to call him this title. You have made great achievements in conquering Liangshan Water Village this time, so I will promote you to Deputy Qianhu."
Mai Tiezhang was overjoyed and bowed again to thank him.
Wang Jing and Shen Yi already figured out why the other party came to express their stance at this time. The spies reported that Zhu Wu had successfully persuaded Mu Chun and Zhang Heng to surrender.
It is estimated that in the near future, the four leaders of Liangshan Water Village will change their banners and serve under Wang Jing.
If he didn't express his position before them, Mai Tiezhang's time to join Wang Jing's forces would fall behind them.
The chronological order of defection will be the proof of qualifications in the future.
I was stimulated by this news.
Mai Tiezhang could no longer care about his face and took the initiative to express his surrender.
Wang Jing did not treat him badly and directly made him deputy Qianhu. His status in the army was only lower than Wang Jing's Qianhu.
only……
Mai Tiezhang may not have thought that if he had declared his defection before attacking Liangshan Water Village, he would even be able to sit in the position of Qianhu. In the future, the tide will rise, and he can become the first deputy general and general.
