At 100 years old, he joined the army in place of his granddaughter, and became a national war god.

The sounds of fighting still echoed through the streets and alleys of Ninghai City.

Near the city gate, the remaining Dongyi soldiers had been forced into several dead ends.

They leaned against the wall, their swords dulled, their shields riddled with cuts and arrows, and some of their armor shattered, revealing bleeding wounds.

But they are still resisting.

It wasn't because they still had a chance of winning, but simply because fear and instinct prevented them from putting down their weapons.

The soldiers of Daqian had no intention of giving them any chance.

They surged in from the alleyway entrance, from the rooftops, and from behind the walls on both sides, swords and shields clashing, spears and lances clashing, forcing the remaining soldiers into corners one by one, and then killing them all.

"Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

Just then, Ye Qingzhou led his brothers from the Shenshui Camp out from the corner of South Street.

He walked at the front, holding a short blade in his left hand and a thick hemp rope in his right, the other end of which was connected to Ryunosuke's wrists, which were tied behind his back.

Ryunosuke also had a rope tied around his ankle, the knot of which was tightly knotted, making it difficult for him to take big steps. He could only stagger along behind.

Takenaka Hyōe was escorted behind, following closely.

When the soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty saw this escort team, they instantly erupted in thunderous cheers and shouts.

"The Eastern Barbarian Commander has been captured!"

"He was soaking wet; he was probably pulled out of the river by the brothers from the Divine Water Camp?"

"Hahaha, serves you right!"

Upon hearing the shout, Xu Cheng turned around abruptly. When his gaze fell upon Ryunosuke, he paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

The laughter carried a sense of relief, as if a pent-up feeling had finally been released.

"Good! Got him! We finally caught this bastard!"

"Back then, I was knocked off my horse at the gates of Ninghai City, but today I've finally avenged myself."

Qin Hao was directing the follow-up troops into the city from the foot of the city wall when he saw this scene and was extremely excited.

He thought to himself, "Old Su is truly a brilliant strategist; he has blocked Ryunosuke's escape route."

Ye Qingzhou did not stop in a hurry.

He led Ryunosuke and Takenakabei through the main street and onto the high platform at the city gate.

There were still traces of blood on the steps that hadn't dried. He stepped on them, wrapped the rope in his hand around his palm again, and made sure that Ryunosuke was positioned so that he was directly in the line of sight of the remaining soldiers who were still watching below.

He cleared his throat and shouted loudly:

"You barbarian bastards, look carefully! Your commander-in-chief and your strategist are right here!"

One by one, the remaining soldiers below the stage raised their heads.

They saw Ryunosuke's disheveled hair and armor covered in mud, and Takenaka Hyōe's disheveled appearance with two spears pressed against his lower back.

The knife handle slipped from his hand and hit the ground with a crisp sound.

The first one to put down his weapon.

Then came the second, the third... the sound of weapons hitting the ground echoed one after another.

The remaining thousand or so Dongyi bandits all laid down their weapons and surrendered.

The shouts of battle in the city finally ceased completely.

Da da da……

At this moment, Su Mu rode his Akhal-Teke horse slowly down the street.

The horses' hooves pounded on the bluestone pavement, which had been burned by war and soaked in blood.

At that moment, Ryunosuke and the other person raised their heads.

Looking at the white-haired old man riding a white horse, his body hunched over.

He suddenly remembered what he had said a few months ago when he stood on the city gate tower of Zhenhaiguan and pointed to the map of the East China Sea.

"Take over the entire East China Sea within three months."

At that time, he thought that the army of Daqian was nothing but a disorganized mess, the emperor was incompetent, the generals were useless, and the people were weak.

But now, a complete transformation has taken place.

And all of this is thanks to this centenarian.

If it weren't for him, the East China Sea would have been completely controlled by the Dongyi.

Takenaka Hyōe's gaze followed the white figure.

He felt that sense of oppression even earlier than Ryunosuke.

When he heard the words "Golden Dragon," "White Hair," and "One Palm" from the defeated soldiers at Nanguanjiangkou, he had already weighed the weight of this person in his mind.

But it wasn't until Su Mu actually appeared before him that he realized the words of those defeated soldiers were not exaggerations, but the absolute truth.

Su Mu reined in his white horse, stopped below the platform, then dismounted and walked to the front of the platform.

Ye Qingzhou immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Elder Su, this humble general has fulfilled his mission and successfully captured Ryunosuke and Takenaka Hei."

"No one was injured or killed, only a few brothers suffered minor injuries."

Su Mu nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

Qin Hao and Xu Cheng also stepped forward, both covered in battlefield dust and blood, but full of energy.

Xu Cheng cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, his voice carrying a sense of relief that had been suppressed for a long time and was finally being released:

"Old Su was truly a master strategist."

"To be able to foresee that Ryunosuke would escape via the South Gate waterway, anticipating the enemy's moves, I admire you wholeheartedly."

"This is truly worthy of being the God of War of our Great Qian Dynasty."

Xu Cheng's praise came from the bottom of his heart.

Su Mu was indeed a general he had seen before, a commander whose military skills were superb.

Looking at the surrendered Dongyi bandits, Qin Hao asked, "Elder Su, what are your plans regarding those surrendered Dongyi bandits?"

Su Mu did not answer immediately.

He turned around, his gaze falling on Ryunosuke. After a few moments, he turned back to the three thousand surrendered soldiers kneeling in the dark mass on the street.

Then he coldly said, "Kill them all, leave no one alive."

Upon hearing this, Ryunosuke's expression changed completely in an instant.

He abruptly raised his head, his voice hoarse: "Su Mu! They've laid down their weapons! They've surrendered! They're unarmed! You can't kill them!"

Takenaka Heibei also raised his head and said urgently, "Su Mu, the Great Qian is a land of propriety. If word gets out that we are massacring surrendered soldiers, what will the world think of the Great Qian? You should treat prisoners of war well..."

At this moment, Su Mu suddenly turned his head, a cold glint flashing in his cloudy old eyes, carrying a chilling killing intent.

"An unarmed person?"

"snort!"

He took two steps forward, his eyes sharp as he looked at Ryunosuke and the other man, and reprimanded them:

"When you invaded the land of Daqian, weren't the people you slaughtered unarmed?"

"When you killed those mothers holding their babies, those toddlers who hadn't even learned to walk, those elderly people leaning on canes, did you ever consider whether they were unarmed?"

Ryunosuke's lips moved slightly, but he couldn't utter a word.

"Now that you've been defeated, you kneel before me and talk about treating prisoners of war well? You call yourselves a land of propriety?"

"This is utterly ridiculous."

After speaking, he turned around, no longer looking at Ryunosuke, and swept his gaze over the kneeling surrendered soldiers below the stage, giving his orders decisively.

"The Eastern barbarian bandits killed my people, slaughtered my cities, burned my houses, and humiliated my women and children."

"They are not prisoners, they are beasts. I do not kill prisoners, I only kill beasts."

Qin Hao clasped his hands in a fist salute, his eyes showing no hesitation: "This subordinate obeys."

Xu Cheng clasped his hands and said, "This humble general obeys."

"Archers, prepare!"

Qin Hao raised his hand and gave the order.

The archers around immediately drew their bows and nocked their arrows.

"preparation!"

"put!"

Then, a volley of arrows, burning with the flames of revenge, was fired at the Eastern barbarian bandits.

Immediately, screams of agony echoed through the air.

Ryunosuke stood on the high platform, watching the soldiers who had once followed him fall one by one, listening to their screams.

He was in immense pain.

Unfortunately, all of this was the fault of the Dongyi people themselves.

Takenaka Heibei closed his eyes, unable to bear watching the scene.

Soon, the screams stopped.

Ryunosuke sighed deeply, then burst into laughter.

He used such loud laughter to mask his inner fear.

At this moment, Xu Cheng looked at Ryunosuke, then turned to ask, "Elder Su, what should we do with these two?"

Su Mu smiled and said, "Lock him up in prison and keep a close watch on him. He will be of great use to me in the future."

"yes!"

"Take him away."

Then, several soldiers took Ryunosuke away!