This was the first time they had seen the true might of the Heavenly Court's army as a group. Among the dozens of escaped convicts, a dozen Colorful Lotus cultivators had actually died in a single wave of attacks. Their deaths were completely unremarkable, as they didn't even have the strength to resist.
Yang Qing was solemn, Yan Xiu stared at him, and Yang Zhaoqing sucked in a breath of cold air. Hai Pingxin carried the broken flagpole and felt nothing at the scene in front of her. She had never participated in any fighting, so she did not feel anything. She kept looking back at the person she admired the most.
On the other hand, Xu Tangran was so shocked by this scene that he broke out in a cold sweat. If the rebel army had charged in just now, it was likely that none of the people present would have been able to survive. When he looked at Miao Yi, who was standing valiantly in front of him, there was only the word 'worship' in his eyes. To be able to turn things around in such a situation, he simply couldn't imagine it.
If one wasn't personally involved, they wouldn't be able to imagine how much courage it took for the commander to give the order to execute them. Xu Tangran knew very well that when he saw the situation of the army outside, he was so scared that his limbs went soft. But the commander still gave the order to execute them with an indomitable spirit. This was equivalent to the enemy putting a knife to the commander's neck, but the commander tore off his last protective talisman.
This was also the first time the Six Fingers School had seen the might of the Heavenly Court's army. Everyone in the school was terrified.
The women who were watching from afar heaved a sigh of relief. In that critical situation, they broke out in cold sweat and were filled with lingering fear.
After the first wave of shooting, the soldiers immediately charged towards the place where the corpses fell like wild horses. Snatch the corpses!
Why snatch the corpse? The Great Commander had said that whoever killed the three traitors would be promoted to Deputy Commander and Deputy General. However, under the barrage of arrows, who knew who killed them? Naturally, whoever got the corpse would have the advantage.
Very quickly, more than thirty mutilated corpses were snatched back. More than ten thousand men and horses of the central army lined up neatly in the air with the corpses they had snatched in front of them. After the preparations were complete, the ten thousand men shouted in unison, "Greetings, Great Commander!"
"Roar!" Charcoal roared in response.
"Good!" Miao Yi waved his spear and praised. Suddenly, he shouted, "Open the formation door. Welcome back this commander's army! "
"Ah …" Yang Zhaoqing turned around in shock.
Xu Tangran's expression twitched as he looked at him. This time, even Hai Pingxin, who was carrying a broken flagpole, was shocked. What if they let them in and they shoot arrows at us?
Fei Hong and the other womenfolk were also shocked by such a volatile situation. If you let people in now, wouldn't it be very scary?
It wasn't just them. Even the tens of thousands of troops from the middle division were exchanging glances with one another. They couldn't believe that Miao Yi would actually dare to let them in at this moment.
Yang Qing knew that he had angered Miao Yi just now, but this was a serious matter. He had no choice but to summon up his courage and send a voice transmission to persuade, "Milord, they have just surrendered, and the people's hearts are not at peace yet. If we let them in now, the consequences will be unpredictable. If someone has evil intentions, we will have no way out. If we let them in now, they won't be offended. It won't be too late to let them in after they have sorted things out!"
Miao Yi didn't pay any attention to him. At this moment, his domineering aura was on full display. Dragon roars resounded. Brandishing the Inversed-Scales Spear, he yelled again, "Open the door!"
Yang Zhaoqing no longer hesitated. He took out a magic tool and opened the protective array door in front of the mountain gate.
Yang Qing and the rest were speechless, but they were also on tenterhooks.
"It's really open."
"Look, it's really open."
"This Niu brat is quite bold. Isn't he afraid that we'll turn on him?"
"As expected of a hero who single-handedly charged in and out of an army of a million soldiers. He has guts and guts. He lives up to his reputation!"
"Since he was able to capture the two Vice Commanders, he naturally has some confidence."
When the door was opened, it caused quite a commotion among the tens of thousands of troops. Many of them were whispering to each other.
For a moment, they didn't know whether to go in or not. The group of centurions greeted each other, then gathered together to discuss the matter.
"What? With your strength, don't tell me you don't dare to come in? If I'm not afraid, then what are you afraid of? " Miao Yi shouted, then pointed his spear at them again, and reiterated, "I am a man of my word. If I say that I will let bygones be bygones, then I will. Why are you hesitating?"
The group of centurions looked at each other and nodded. Then, they cupped their fists towards Miao Yi and said, "Thank you for your mercy, Great Commander!"
They then called out to their troops. Once again, the tens of thousands of troops marched into the mountain gate's defensive formation.
Yang Qing closed the formation door, and Miao Yi brought his men down as well, landing in front of the troops of the central army. The tens of thousands of troops formally greeted him again, all of them shouting in unison, "Greetings, Great Commander!"
Miao Yi said, "Enough with the nonsense. Letting bygones be bygones is one thing, but what needs to be done still needs to be done. Kang Zhilu, Yao Yuanchu, Pei Laiming, Heng Guangling, Wu Feng, and the others defied military orders, sowed discord among the troops, and plotted to usurp the throne. Everyone here witnessed it with their own eyes. I want you to write down their crimes now. Write down everything you saw and know.
Is there a problem with that? "Yan Xiu, who was following closely behind to protect Miao Yi, had a slight change in his gaze. This scene seemed familiar to him. It seemed like Miao Yi had done this before.
The group of people tilted their heads left and right, looking at each other. In the end, they came to a consensus and cupped their fists, saying, "We are willing to obey the Great Commander's orders."
Miao Yi said, "Since there are no problems, then write it down. Write it down now. Once you're done, we'll talk about the promotion and appointment."
Since it concerned their appointment, everyone naturally didn't dare to be careless, especially the centurions who had high hopes of being promoted. They quickly took out their jade discs and invoked their arts to write down their deeds, denouncing Kang Zhilu and the others for their various misdeeds.
Miao Yi ordered Yang Zhaoqing to set up a table, then sat down and waited.
In less than an hour, over ten thousand accusatory jade discs were all handed over to him.
Miao Yi sat down and looked through them. He realized that there were all kinds of complaints written down. Things like raising troops to gain self-respect, sowing discord among the troops, and plotting to usurp the throne were all things that everyone had to write down. The most interesting part was that many people had personally witnessed and heard Kang Zhilu, Yao Yuanchu, Pei Laiming, Wu Feng, and Heng Guangling talk about how Miao Yi was powerless and was just a decoration. They said that they had a large army on their side, and how they were going to force Miao Yi to leave. They discussed how they were going to overthrow Miao Yi, and how they were going to remonstrate if Miao Yi refused to comply.
There were over ten thousand accusations. Miao Yi couldn't read through all of them in a short amount of time. He planned to read them later. The main point wasn't for him to read. He was only going to check them out. In the end, he would show them to the Black Dragon Division. After such a major incident, it would be inexcusable if he didn't give his superiors an explanation. Kang Zhilu, Yao Yuanchu, and the others couldn't do whatever they wanted. Now that so many people had testified against them, this was the best explanation they could give.
After collecting the ten thousand jade discs, Miao Yi stood up. He swept a cold gaze across the troops of the main army, and said in a forceful voice, "I wish to appoint Xu Tangran as the Great Commander of the Main Army. Does anyone have any objections? "
Everyone fell silent for a moment. They looked at each other again. They had heard Kang Zhilu and Yao Yuanchu's words long ago. Even if they didn't hear them, everyone still felt that Xu Tangran was being a little too arrogant. When they heard that Miao Yi and the others were coming here to take up the post, including the people around Miao Yi, they naturally inquired about it as well. To think that such a useless ass-kisser would be coming here to be the Great Commander of the Main Army. It wouldn't be a big deal if his cultivation was passable, but he was a Golden Lotus cultivator. The only redeeming quality he had was that he was a General.
However, there was nothing they could do about it. Everyone knew that no matter which Great Commander took up the post, they would definitely arrange for the Main Army Commander to be one of their own. Not to mention that Miao Yi was a good bootlicker, and the Great Commander liked him. What else could they do?
Xu Tangran himself was feeling extremely guilty. Even he felt that he wasn't suitable to be the Great Commander of the Main Army. However, the Great Commander insisted on giving him the position, so he couldn't very well refuse. If he refused, he would be seen as someone who didn't know what was good for him.
In order to fight for the remaining positions, no one objected. In the end, the centurions replied on everyone's behalf, "We are willing to obey the Great Commander's orders."
The rest of the matter was easy to handle. Would stealing the corpses be considered a merit? No way. Miao Yi tyrannically rejected the idea. He didn't care if they had any objections. Since they couldn't prove who killed the corpses, then he could only make the arrangements.
If he left it to the Main Army Commander, Xu Tangran, to make the arrangements, Miao Yi also knew that he wouldn't be able to do it. If he really let Xu Tangran make the arrangements, he wouldn't be able to keep the situation under control.
Under everyone's gaze, Miao Yi calmly sat in front of everyone. He took out the name list of the Main Army and flipped through it.
Over ten thousand people held their breaths in concentration. They stared at him without blinking, knowing that the new core structure of the Main Army was about to be formed.
After roughly looking through the name list, Miao Yi calmly said, "Hu Ansong, Xue Pinggong. These two shall be the Deputy Commanders of the Main Army."
In that instant, the silence was frightening. Soon after, the crowd began to move. Many of them were even trying to stifle their laughter. This alleviated the tense atmosphere after a mutiny. A centurion pointed to the corpses on the ground and said, "Great Commander, these two have already died to the arrows."
"…" Just a moment ago, Great Commander Niu was calm and composed, but now his expression froze. He realized that he had made a fool of himself. His expression darkened as he said, "Since you know, then why don't you hurry up and list out the names of all the dead?"
This was the trouble of not understanding the situation below. But now that things had come to this, he didn't have the time to slowly understand it. Stabilizing the army's morale was the most important thing. He had to first draw out the groups with vested interests. These people would quickly help him control the Main Army for their own benefit. As for whether it was suitable or not, it wasn't something to consider now. He would understand it in the future. As long as he had control over the military, he could slowly adjust it. Now was the time to fulfill his promise.
The centurion quickly listed out the names of the dozens of dead and handed them over with both hands.
After Miao Yi received them and verified them, he ignored their grades and directly selected them based on their cultivation. The two Deputy Commanders of the Ren Zhongjun were the ones with the highest cultivation. He then selected ten Wolf Flag Deputy Generals in succession, as well as one Wolf Flag Deputy General who was the Commander of the Ren Zhongjun's personal aide. Miao Yi handed them over to Xu Tangran to select.
Xu Tangran was also cautious. After taking the list and choosing the people he liked, he began to talk to them one by one. He had his own way of judging people. Those with suitable cultivation, who he liked, and who could cooperate with him were all picked out by him.
As for the positions below, Miao Yi didn't interfere. He decisively handed over the authority and let the Deputy Commanders pick out their own people. He knew very well that if he wanted to rely on these people to control the Main Army, he would need these Deputy Commanders to rope in the people they needed. If he were to interfere again, he wouldn't understand the situation and would be acting recklessly. If he were to force his enemies onto others, even his subordinates wouldn't be able to sort things out, and there would definitely be problems within the Main Army.
Looking at the chaos below him, as each of the core members were picking out their own troops, Miao Yi raised his head to look at the horizon and said, "The Ten Eagle Banners Commanders should be here by now, right?"
He had already subdued the Main Army. Once the Ten Eagle Banners Commanders arrived, they wouldn't be able to escape unscathed. After killing Kang and Yao, how could he let their people continue to control the army?
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