The dozens of Feng Wang soldiers who were supposed to be on duty at the camp could not escape the fate of being scapegoated.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if Zheng Yu hadn't ordered the whole camp to drink freely, then even if these dozens of people had a hundred courage, they would never have been able to sneak into the camp to drink and eat meat together.
However, the Xue family troops stationed here did not expect that Xia Hougong, who had never left the top of the mountain for so many years, would actually lead his troops down the mountain today when food and grass were not exhausted.
According to Zheng Yu's plan, he planned to arrange for a few "embarrassed soldiers" to pull a cart of white rice up the mountain in two or three days. He said that he encountered a tiger monster on the way and destroyed a large amount of food and grass in an unknown part of the mountain, and then left it there. On the top of the mountain, while secretly watching every move of the White Tiger Camp, he pretended to accompany the White Tiger soldiers to continue drinking rice porridge for ten days and a half.
I, the Xue Jiajun, can't defeat you openly, but can't I plot against you secretly?
Moreover, the overall plan that Zheng Yu received from Prince Feng was to starve Xia Hougong and others for two or three months. After they were almost starved to the point where they could no longer hold a knife, they could then find some reason to engage in a sparring match between the two armies. .
At that time, a lucky draw was made. If the White Tiger Camp was defeated, the two armies would switch defenses and the Xue Jiajun would guard the top of the mountain.
This is of course not because King Feng kindly asked the White Tiger Camp to retreat from the front line to rest, but after so many years, King Feng could no longer hold back his curiosity that he had suppressed for a long time.
King Feng has always wondered why Shen Wanjun sent more men to station on this active volcano.
This mountain is the highest in the Chifeng Mountains, and there is a volcanic crater on the top of the mountain as a natural defense. Logically speaking, it should be the defense point that the Xisha Dynasty would be least likely to choose to break through once it launched a war.
In addition, in the past, he often sent people up the mountain to test the area near the crater. The result was that they were blocked by the White Tiger Battalion, and even worse secretly, they were captured by the White Tiger Battalion and shot to death!
This clearly shows that there is something fishy hiding near the crater!
From this, King Feng came up with a strategy that could not only vent the evil aura accumulated over the years on Baihu Camp, but also take back the garrison power on the top of the mountain, and then send people to explore the vicinity of the crater.
What if there is really a great treasure? Wouldn't it be stolen by outsiders at the door of one's own house?
In summary.
Xue Jiajun, whose plan went awry, had to act according to the rules when faced with Xia Hougong's accountability.
The people who took the blame were the dozens of Feng Wang soldiers who should be on duty around the camp at this time.
Thinking of the inhuman torture they were about to endure for three to five days, the dozens of soldiers hid in the crowd and hid, no one willing to move forward to suffer the torture.
Seeing that Xue Jiajun had no results, Xia Hougong couldn't help but speak out again:
"General Zheng, could it be that your army has lived a comfortable life at the foot of this mountain for too long and has lost the fearless and bloody nature of our Great Yan soldiers? If so, General Zheng said so, and I will have a reason to fight with my King Jin. Your Excellency, please explain the situation."
Xia Hougong's implication is that as long as you, Zheng Yu, admit that Xue Jiajun is a woman, we will not hold you accountable for this crime.
After all, as the saying goes - good men don't fight with women!
Being so provoked by Xia Hougong, Zheng Yu's anger instantly rushed to Tianling Gai!
Although the reputation of the Xue Jiajun is not as great as that of the Shen Jiajun, the Xue Jiajun also experienced war times and won many victories!
Dare you say that the soldiers I lead are women?
Can this be tolerated? !
"General, I'll say it again! Those on duty will come out today!"
A loud shout mixed with endless anger undoubtedly showed Zheng Yu's resolute attitude.
It is not difficult to tell that if those dozens of people continue to hide and Zheng Yu has to go to the crowd to catch them one by one, then the consequences for those who are caught will probably not be as simple as thirty beatings with a cane.
Maybe Zheng Yu, who was in a rage, would directly strike with a knife and kill him!
When they had to choose between torture and death, the dozens of soldiers on duty finally walked out of the crowd obediently.
When Zheng Yu saw this, his deep voice continued to rise.
"Get the bench and the thornwood!"
Dozens of people became frightened when they heard this and knelt down one after another begging for mercy.
"General Zheng, please spare your life!"
"We realize our mistake! Just spare us this time!"
These pleas for mercy only brought Zheng Yu a rising anger, and naturally, this anger was silently blamed on Xia Hougong.
"Well, Xia Hougong, I have recorded this account. Don't let me catch it in the future, otherwise I will definitely ask you to pay it back tenfold!"
Zheng Yu, who was secretly furious in his heart, saw that no one was making any move, so he ordered loudly:
"Why are you still standing there in a daze? Do you want me, the general, to carry out the execution in person?"
Benches and thorn trees were quickly brought in, and the soldiers who were not involved formed two teams and led the dozens of punished soldiers to lie down on the benches.
The person in charge of execution held up the thorn tree covered with poisonous black thorns in his hand, and then dropped it skillfully. It looked like he was using force, but in fact he was just pricking some needle holes in the buttocks of the punished soldiers. It hurt, but it didn't hurt. The black thorns break into the flesh and release toxins.
After all, they are all brothers. Even if there is no friendship, they usually lower their heads and never look up to see each other. No one wants to fall apart from the other.
Unexpectedly, Xiahou Gong refused to give up. After the stick fell, he immediately stopped.
"General Zheng, if your army is so drunk that it cannot use its strength, I, the White Tiger soldiers in the White Tiger Camp, can do it for you."
Zheng Yu's eyelids jumped when he heard this, and he snorted loudly:
"Those who show mercy are guilty and punished with the same punishment!"
As soon as these words came out, the dozens of soldiers wielding thorn trees looked at each other in disbelief, then gritted their teeth and swung the second stick with all their strength.
"ah!"
"ah!"
"ah!"
The shrill screams could be heard, and Xia Hougong was satisfied. The other White Tiger soldiers present also showed expressions of relief.
After thirty or early twenties beatings with the cane, more than half of the dozens of victims fainted from the pain, and those who stayed awake had a hard time, their throats became hoarse, and they hoped to fall into coma with them.
In the end, the battle between the two armies ended miserably with dozens of Xue Jiajun's buttocks blossoming.
After the execution, Zheng Yu called the military doctor with a gloomy face and carried the dozens of people back to the camp for treatment.
Then Zheng Yu looked at Xia Hougong and asked in a bad tone:
"General Xiahou is satisfied now?"
Xiahou Gong replied calmly: "General Zheng strictly enforces military regulations, which is worthy of praise and respect."
Hearing Xia Hougong's sarcastic words, Zheng Yu became even more angry and waved his hand:
"Now that the matter is over, please ask General Xiahou to take your troops back to garrison! I won't send them away!"
After saying that, Zheng Yu turned around and left.
Xia Hougong had no expression on his face and said calmly:
"General Zheng, stay."
