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Chapter 125 Ming Army Surrounds the Training Ground, Wang Guo Dies
After retreating to the center of the command platform, Chen Qing, who held the short sword to Wang Guo's neck, suddenly shouted.

"Stop! Stop it, or I'll take the kingdom's life!"

In an instant, the kingdom's subordinates, who had been charging towards the command platform to save their commander, stopped in their tracks.

As for the personal guards on the platform, they have all been killed.

Seeing this, Chen Qing and Gu Qingwu finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then, the two commanded their soldiers to spread out and firmly guard the command platform.

At the same time, several teams, led by their captains or squad leaders, approached and surrounded the kingdom's direct subordinates.

Upon seeing this, they all changed color.

It turns out that it wasn't just Chen Qing, Gu Qingwu, and others on the stage who rebelled; there were also many people secretly hiding in the army below the stage.

Moreover, is this all that has appeared so far? Could there be more?

For a moment, both the kingdom and its subordinates looked extremely grim, and a sense of despair rose in their hearts.

"Chen Qing, Gu Qingwu, what are you doing? Don't you know this is a capital crime punishable by the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan? Quickly release the general and we'll try to get leniency."

However, in the end, it was the kingdom's personal guards and generals who, with grim faces, loudly rebuked them.

"Hehe, is there any point in saying all this now?"

Chen Qing curled his lip in disdain; they now had absolutely no way out.

Only by joining the People's Salvation Army, and even by completely occupying Gansu Town of Shaanxi Provincial Military Command, will their families and themselves be truly safe.

They will not be rebels, but subjects and soldiers under the rule of the Salvation Army Dynasty.

Then, Chen Qing shouted down.

"Brothers, this kingdom is withholding military pay, food, and supplies, forcing us to fight the People's Salvation Army on empty stomachs."
Who doesn't know how brave the militia is? How could we, a group of hungry people, possibly defeat them?

He's trying to kill us!

"Yes, this kingdom just wants us to die."
However, the People's Salvation Army treated those who surrendered with goodwill.
Joining the People's Salvation Army means three meals a day, meat at every meal, and plenty to eat. You might even receive a high military salary of five taels of silver.

"Brothers, we've decided to join the People's Salvation Army."

"Once you miss this opportunity, you might never get another chance."

"Brothers, why don't you join us in the People's Salvation Army?"

"Wow!"

Hearing Chen Qing and Gu Qingwu shout, there was a commotion below, followed by others shouting back.

"I want to join the People's Salvation Army!"

"I'll join!"

"I'll join too."

In an instant, many soldiers below the stage expressed their desire to join the People's Salvation Army.

It should be noted that the nearly 10,000 Ming soldiers below the command platform today are not only those arranged by Chen Qing and Gu Qingwu, but also many who had originally joined the Salvation Army and then returned.

Upon witnessing the current situation, they naturally expressed their willingness to join the People's Salvation Army.

Driven by this atmosphere, many Ming soldiers who were already interested also spoke up.

Even those Ming soldiers who initially had little interest, and many mid-level generals, upon hearing the countless voices around them expressing their desire to join the People's Salvation Army, and looking at Wang Guo on the stage with a knife to his neck, couldn't help but become tempted.

Given the current situation, surrendering to the militia to save them seems to have become an inevitable trend.

"Yes, this kingdom is withholding military pay, food, and supplies; they just want us dead!"
"If that's the case, why don't we join the People's Salvation Army?"

After hearing this, many more people expressed their intention to join.

"I'll join!"

"I'll join too."

In that instant, the kingdom and its personal guards and generals all turned deathly pale.

It's over, it's all over.

The generals were thinking even more deeply. If the militia suddenly attacked at this moment, they would have absolutely no chance of turning the tide.

Unsurprisingly, many people began to complain about the kingdom, saying, "How could you be thinking of cutting back on the soldiers' pay and food at this time?"

Now look what's happened, haven't we driven these soldiers into rebellion?
At this moment, they completely forgot that when it came to distributing money and food, few of them objected; on the contrary, they hoped to take more for themselves.

Just as they were secretly lamenting their predicament and wondering if they could find an opportunity to escape, their worst fears came true.

"Tap Tap"

A series of hurried footsteps quickly approached from afar and spread out rapidly, enveloping the entire training ground.

Involuntarily, everyone turned to look.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately panicked.

"We've joined the People's Salvation Army! We've joined the People's Salvation Army!"

"I surrender, I surrender!"

"We surrender."

"Don't kill me, don't kill us!"

Upon witnessing this scene, the high-ranking generals instantly fell into despair.

Because the surrounding area was already filled with the People's Salvation Army, dressed in gray clothing and gleaming armor.

After much deliberation, the dynasty finally chose gray as the color for its military uniforms.

Firstly, gray is simple and dirt-resistant, and secondly, gray is more concealed when marching.

For at least the foreseeable future, the main battlefields of the People's Salvation Army will be on land, so gray uniforms will still be quite suitable.

As for what happens next, that's something we'll have to consider later.

They could also make special uniforms for the navy and even the air force.

However, that is all for the future.

As the militia surrounded the drill ground, the remaining Ming soldiers had no power to resist and began to lay down their weapons and surrender.

On the reviewing stand, Chen Qing, Gu Qingwu, and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, smiles appearing on their faces. Wang Guo and his personal guards, however, were now utterly despondent, having lost all hope.

Oh no, it's all over, everything is over, completely over!
Wang Dahu, accompanied by Li Hu and other guards, strode towards the command platform. All the Ming soldiers along the way made way for him, their faces showing ingratiating smiles.

After arriving near the command platform, the kingdom's personal guards looked at their commander on the platform, and then at Wang Dahu and the others.

In the end, they all made way for each other.

"Haha, you two must be Chen Qing and Gu Qingwu! You truly understand the greater good."

"Yes, yes, we are indeed the centurion, Chen Qing."

"Gu Qingwu."

"This must be General Wang Dahu. Your subordinate respectfully requests to pay his respects to the General."

"Your subordinate, Gu Qingwu, pays his respects to the General."

As they spoke, the two of them knelt down on one knee.

"Hahaha, get up, get up, we, the People's Salvation Army, do not kneel."

You guys have done a great job this time, I will definitely speak to the leader to recommend you for commendation.”

"Your subordinate thanks the general!"

After the two bowed in gratitude again, they stood up.

Then, Wang Dahu looked down at the audience with great pride and said loudly with a big smile:
"Brothers, we, the militia, are just like you; we are all exploited and oppressed by those corrupt officials and generals."
"If they weren't desperate to survive, why would they risk death by rebelling instead of living a peaceful life?"

"Don't worry, we are all the same people. We will treat prisoners of war well. Besides, you surrendered voluntarily, so you don't really count as prisoners."
After registration, those of you who wish to continue serving in the military can join my People's Salvation Army.
If you don't want to be a soldier, you can go farming, doing business, or working.
As long as you don't do anything illegal or against the rules, no one in my militia's territory can oppress or exploit you.
If you wish to return to your hometown, you can be allowed to go back after this battle is over.

"Really? Can we really go back?"

Listening to Wang Dahu's story, the audience was moved, especially after hearing that they could go back. Someone couldn't help but speak up.

"Haha, of course."

However, that will have to wait until after this battle is over.

"That's good too, that's good too."

In an instant, many Ming soldiers who had initially resisted the People's Salvation Army also put aside their resistance.

After appeasing the numerous Ming soldiers, things became much simpler. Wang Dahu immediately arranged for people to register them.

Then he finally came before the kingdom.

After looking him up and down, Wang Dahu casually asked a question.

"Do you want to join the People's Salvation Army?"

"Hmph! Traitor, don't even think about me surrendering to the enemy."

Despite his pale face, the kingdom still gave a firm reply.

"Tsk, although you're not a great person, I didn't expect you to have some backbone."

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Guo puffed out his chest and snorted coldly.

"Although we have different positions, I still admire people like you."
Since that's the case, then I'll grant your request for loyalty and righteousness.

"Huh? No, don't kill me."

"Pfft!"

The blade flashed and disappeared in an instant. Before the surrounding crowd could even see Wang Dahu's movement, Wang Guo had already had his head chopped off by Wang Dahu before he could finish speaking.

That head, filled with astonishment, regret, and fear, rolled far away in an instant.

Chen Qing and Gu Qingwu exchanged a glance, both able to see the astonishment in each other's eyes.

This leader of the People's Salvation Army really doesn't play by the rules.

Under normal circumstances, upon seeing such an unyielding general, shouldn't one try every means to persuade him to surrender?
How could they just chop off someone's head without warning?

And to uphold the kingdom's loyalty?

Judging from the last words the kingdom said, he clearly didn't want to die either.

However, regardless of whether the kingdom wanted to die or not, it was already completely dead.

If Wang Dahu knew what the two were thinking, he would definitely tell them with disdain that since they were enemies, it was naturally a matter of surrender or death.

The main reason was Wang Guo's actions, which forced his soldiers to mutini, making Wang Dahu truly disgusted.

He asked a question, but it was just a question.

Therefore, after Wang Guo made a show of loyalty with bluster but no substance, Wang Dahu beheaded him without saying a word.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the kingdom's personal guards and officers immediately erupted into chaos upon witnessing the king's beheading.

"Brothers, fight them to the death! Avenge the general!"

Seeing the kingdom's head roll away, some people's eyes instantly turned red, and they roared out, preparing to draw their swords and fight the surrounding militia.

"whoosh whoosh"

"Puff puff"

However, before they could even draw their longswords, they were met with a hail of arrows.

In an instant, that man and others around him who wanted to draw their swords were riddled with arrows.

Although apart from Li Yu's troops, Wang Dahu's team rarely chose archery skills when advancing to higher celestial ranks; most of them opted for melee weapon mastery.

However, this does not mean that their archery skills are really weak; they just do not have any supernatural powers.

In fact, because the elite soldiers and top warriors of the militia needed to be proficient in various close and long-range combat skills, their archery training was also top-notch.

Despite having the archery skills passed down from dynasties and other individuals who possessed extraordinary archery abilities, they might not yet have reached the level of master archers.

However, at such close range, hitting the target is still quite easy.

So in just a moment, many Ming soldiers were riddled with arrows, but no one around them was harmed in the slightest.

(End of this chapter)