The sunset is setting, and the blood dyes Taihu Lake red.

The war on the western Dongting Mountain island was almost over. Only eight thousand children of the rivers and lakes were left to chase and encircle the water bandits who were scattered and fleeing all over the mountains and fields.

Su Chen quickly searched for the water surface of the lakes around the Xidongting Mountain Island, but no Liu Hong, Li Biao and other bandits fled on a boat, and they disappeared for a moment.

He couldn't help but be secretly annoyed.

This island is not big or small. It is dozens of miles in a radius, with several steep mountain peaks, dense ancient forests, swamp flats and dense reed marshes. It is not easy to find a few escaped people.

The most troublesome thing is that this is the old nest that Liu Hong has been operating for decades. I am afraid that it will be easy to hide in hiding places such as secret rooms and secret passages.

Not long after, a large water bandit leader from the Giant Whale Gang was chased by the navy soldiers and could not escape. He knelt on the ground and surrendered to the officers and soldiers, only seeking a way out. He also said that he knew a large granary on the island and many secret passages, and it was very likely that the leader of the gang, Liu Hong and others, had escaped into the secret passage.

The soldiers were overjoyed when they got this information. While sending people to report to the prefect, they held up a torch and followed the big water bandit leader into the secret passage of the granary to arrest Liu Hong.

"Sir, found it!"

"There is a granary in the secret passage, and countless grains are stored. The fire has just started and has not been burned yet, and the fire has been put out."

"In the secret passage of the Giant Whale Gang, there are dozens of self-immolated corpses. One of them contains a black blade of Liu Hong and Li Biao's weapons. However, the bodies are all blurred by the fire and cannot be seen."

Su Chen, Zhao Juzhen Prefect, Li Shuo and other masters and young gang leaders came to the secret passage of the granary to check the self-immolation corpses.

"Sir Shangxian, can you identify these corpses when you look at them?"

Zhao Juzhen asked.

"I can't see it. Maybe it's, maybe it's not."

Su Chen shook his head.

These corpses were burned to charcoal, and they were too angry, so he couldn't tell whether the two of them were the corpses of Liu Hong and Li Biao.

It is possible that the two of them consciously had no hope of escaping and really burned themselves.

It may also be a fake death to escape.

"What are the instructions of the immortal?"

Prefect Zhao felt a little tricky about this ambiguous result.

"Then Liu Hongzhong's dantian was broken, and he was already a devastated dog. Even if he pretended to die, where could he escape? The navy blocked the island of the West Dongting Mountain. Continue to chase Liu Hong and Li Biao, making it difficult for them to fly, and there is no chance of luck."

Su Chen said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I respect the emperor's decree! The subordinate issued a wanted order for the imperial court and informed the world of the world that he would reward ten thousand taels of silver to chase after him. Even if he chased him to the ends of the world, he would still chase and suppress these two thieves."

Prefect Zhao hurriedly bowed.

...

On the earth slope on the banks of Taihu Lake, in front of Fei Xingchou’s tomb.

Su Chen took the heads of the three bandit leaders and came to the tomb to pay homage to A Chou.

The leader of the Tianying Sect, Han Zhu, the young sect leader Han Shu, the general manager Liu, as well as the lords, elders, worshipers and hundreds of elite disciples who survived the battle of the Tianying Sect, all returned to the island and were seriously in front of the tomb to pay tribute to the hero A Chou, the hero of the Tianying Sect, to see A Chou off.

After a long time, everyone in Tianying Sect left.

Han Shu stayed at the end, looking pale, biting her lips and crying, "I'm sorry, A Chou's death... I have to take a lot of responsibility."

"He died for his dream of the world and became a famous hero in the Wujun world. This is his long-cherished wish for his life and has nothing to do with others. You don't need to blame yourself."

Su Chen shook his head and said.

"A Chou, we were poor and had no time to enjoy a few days of blessings when we became masters. When you are in the first seventh day of your life, I will burn some gold, silver and paper money for you. When you are down there, don't save money, just spend it at will!"

Su Chen looked at the tombstone with a sad look.

Thinking of the years, he and A Chou practiced martial arts in the Chenghuang Temple outside the county town, talking about interesting stories in the world, and looking forward to becoming famous in the world in the future.

But now, in this huge Wujun world, he doesn't even have a brother who can talk.

I felt depressed and speechless for a long time.

The battle of the islands on the West Dongting Mountain has already happened.

There is also a last wish that Ah Chou had not said, but it has not yet been cleared.

Su Chen turned around, left Taihu Lake, and headed towards Gusu City.

...

Outside Gusu City, Ximen Wharf, Hanshan Taoist Temple.

Hanshan Zhenren and many first- and second-rate Taoist masters were all killed on the Dongting Mountain Island in the west of Taihu Lake. Today, there are only dozens of second-rate and third-rate Taoist priests left in the Hanshan Taoist temple.

The news of the rebellion of Hanshan Zhenren, the Giant Whale Gang, the White Lotus Sect and the Hanshan defeat was just passed back to Gusu City by the disciples of the Tianying Sect, causing great shock. The little Taoists were all panicked and packed up their fine and soft fled.

Su Chen came to the Taoist temple, his eyes were cold and cold, and he held a torch in his hand and set fire to the Hanshan Taoist temple.

...

The officials, navy soldiers and disciples of the rivers and lakes cleared the battlefield of the island in the West Dongting Mountain for a whole night, and arrested many water bandits and White Lotus disciples.

"Mr. Zhao, the three bandit leaders were killed. Hanshan demon path killed himself, and Master Mao swung his sword on the lakeside to commit suicide. Only Liu Hong and Li Biao burned themselves, and the corpse could not be distinguished."

Officials reported to the prefect of Wujun Zhao Juzhen about the battle of Taihu, the casualties and prisoners of naval soldiers, disciples of the rivers and lakes, and the water bandits.

"The bandit leader Hanshan Demon Dao and Mao Ziyuan's body were wrapped in grass gray mats and escorted to the capital."

"In addition, tens of thousands of bandits in the Giant Whale Gang were destroyed. Liu Hong lost the Giant Whale Gang, was wanted by the government, and was chased by people from the world. Even if he pretended to die and escaped, he would hide his name and dare not show up, which would not be a climate.

On this Taihu Island, a naval camp will be built to continue to clear out the remaining fleeing water bandits and protect the Xidongting Mountain Island. The water bandits here will be completely cut off!”

Zhao Juzhen ordered.

"Sir, there are some relics in Hanshan Demonic Dao, including more than a dozen demon talismans. How to deal with it?"

The official reported.

"These colorful monster talismans are not known for their purpose, so they should not be touched randomly. If you are not careful, they will catch fire and burn them. Collect them all into a box and hand them over to Su Shangxian to deal with them! He should know how to deal with them."

Zhao Juzhen took a look and felt scared.

Then, another very important thing is to count an accurate battle report and determine the contributions of those who participated in the war. This is very important.

This detailed battle report was counted by the soldiers and officials, and handed over to the prefect Zhao Juzhen, the prefect, to check the final result.

This battle report must be reported to the court and handed over to His Majesty for personal examination. It is not careless.

After the Giant Whale Gang was wiped out, all the gangs of all sizes in Wu County would join forces to divide the Giant Whale Gang's territory.

How to divide it? Of course, we cannot hold our own opinions without any evidence. We need to have a recognized war report and sort the territory and spoils according to the size of the credit. Otherwise, the division will not be evenly enough to convince the gangs of all sizes and large, and there will be unnecessary disputes and turmoil in the world.

List of personal war merits.

Su Chen defeated the Hanshan Zhenren, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, Mao Ziyuan, and the leader of the Giant Whale Gang. The rebellion of the Taihu Giant Whale Gang, the head of the three great masters and bandits died, turning the tide. Su Shangxian made the first military achievements in encircling and suppressing the Giant Whale Gang, which is naturally indisputable.

Li Shuo, the leader of the horse gang, ranks second, and wiped out 30 White Lotus strong men in Beiludang, avoiding major losses to the coalition forces. After the Hanshan Demonic Road rebelled, he commanded the remaining 8,000 coalition disciples to evacuate Piaomiao Peak and stabilize the footsteps on the shore of Taihu Lake, making great contributions.

The Medicine King Sun Baihong ranked third, and used magic tricks to wipe out a thousand water ghosts in the Water Ghost Hall, and severely damaged the water bandits without any effort from one soldier.

Han Pingshan of Iron Sword Gate ranked fourth and was the vanguard. When he went to the foot of Piaomiao Peak Mountain, he died in a battle. He was also the only master of the generation. The four gang leaders were killed in battle and the highest-ranking position on the list of coalition forces.

The leader of the Tianying Sect, Han Crow, had the fifth place in the military achievements. He assassinated hundreds of water bandits, disciples of the White Lotus Sect, and disturbed the morale of the water bandits. However, he was personally attacked by Hanshan Zhenren and injured with a fireball talisman, but he failed to do his best.

The sixth man in the war was designated as A Chou of Tianying Sect, who covered hundreds of Tianying disciples to escape and died in the battlefield. However, he died in battle, and no one claimed this contribution.

The remaining people have much less merits, each with military achievements, and they are sorted in sequence.

As long as you kill a disciple of a water bandit, you can get a reward of at least ten taels of silver.

As for the prefect of Wu County, Zhao Juzhen, himself, he was not on the list of military achievements. The successful extermination of the Giant Whale Gang is already a great achievement. If this battle is reported to the court, the emperor will naturally appreciate it, without adding it to it.

"Where is Su Shangxian now?"

"I don't know... Someone saw that he and the disciples of Tianying Sect had paid homage to A Chou, and left Taihu Lake and headed towards Gusu County. I don't know what to do."

"Send people to find this! The first achievement in Taihu bandit suppression will be given to the court. I am afraid that there will be tens of thousands of taels, so I will hand it over to him personally."

"Yes, sir."

County Magistrate Wang hurriedly ordered his men to go to Gusu City to find someone.

The eldest son of the Iron Sword Sect and seven or eight hundred people made a coffin temporarily, carried Han Pingshan's coffin back to Gusu City.

Li Shuo comforted Master Han a few words, held the cold coffin, his heart was silent and sighed silently. Since ancient times, several people have been fighting in the martial arts world. After this battle, another old brother who has been decades left. In this martial arts world, fewer and fewer people can talk and drink together.

Zhao Juzhen saw Li Shuo Luoji's back and hurriedly said, "General Li Shuo, let's leave one step."

Li Shuo was slightly shocked and said coldly: "Mr. Zhao, Li is a wise man, not a general."

Zhao Juzhen said sincerely: "General Li was excluded and wronged in the Western Regions, and left in anger. He felt resentful in his heart, and Zhao understood.

But in the world, although you are a master of a generation, you can only show the courage of one person. The ability to fight against thousands of enemies on the battlefield in your life is very useless. In the world, you just sink and bury your light.

When the situation collapses today, the court is in a difficult situation, and it is time to hire people. Your Majesty has become old these years, and he misses his old people and the general.

Whenever a general fights, he will wear armor and bows, silver spears and iron horses, which shows that he has never forgotten the battlefield. Everyone has his own destiny, and General Li's destination is not in the world. Why not go back to the Western Regions? The battlefield is your destination. He will leave his reputation for eternity in history books and will be admired by all people in the world!"

Li Shuo shook his hands, sighed, and rode his horse silently, leading the disciples of the horse gang to leave.

The depression and anger in his heart, if it was so easy to eliminate, why would he have been away from the Western Regions and wandered around the Wujun River for more than ten years?

Zhao Juzhen watched him lead the horse away and sighed silently. It seemed that he could only wait for him to clear the knot in his heart.

"Report! Lord Prefect and the imperial envoy Wang Shoucheng, who was here, was also a member of Jiangzhou Bai."

Suddenly, a messenger came to report.

Zhao Juzhen's heart sterned and couldn't help but snorted.

The imperial envoy probably had arrived in Wujun long ago to observe the battle to suppress the bandits and only watch the result of the battle from afar. Seeing that the battle in Taihu Lake was won, I couldn't wait to come out immediately to see if there were any benefits to gain.

However, this imperial envoy was a eunuch around the emperor. He often made suggestions around the emperor, and he did not dare to offend him.

"Let's go and welcome the imperial envoy, Lord Wang!"
Chapter completed!