Qi Jiguang suddenly ordered that all the injured soldiers be sent to Miyun City for recuperation, and then selected a thousand people from the remaining cavalry to patrol around the camp to prevent enemy sneak attacks.
After everything was deployed, Qi Jiguang gathered the five captains of the Thousand-Man Team and the fifty captains of the Hundred-Man Team into the commander's tent and held a secret meeting.
Xiao Feng did not attend the meeting, but stayed alone in the military tent connected to the commander's tent.
Qi Jiguang's expression was serious and his eyes were stern. He looked around, which made all the generals' hearts beat fast. They didn't know what this young general was going to do.
They all looked down upon Qi Jiguang because as a general, he was indeed too young. But in today's battle, if it weren't for Qi Jiguang's rich experience and decisive command, the entire army would have been wiped out, so they had already developed a sense of awe towards Qi Jiguang.
"There is a spy in our army!" Qi Jiguang's first words made everyone tremble, and then they all looked at each other.
"This...can't be right?"
"No wonder, I said how could the Tatars ambush us so accurately? There are so many roads..."
"What a shame, he'll be cut into pieces after being caught!"
Qi Jiguang looked at the excited officials and carefully observed everyone's expressions. It was hard to tell, but everyone showed just the right amount of anger and shock.
"It's hard to say whether there are one or more spies who have sneaked into the army, but I will catch them soon! I will never risk the lives of my brothers!"
All the generals nodded. It would be too dangerous to advance rashly without removing the spy. But how to find the spy? According to Qi Jiguang, the spies haven't been found yet.
Qi Jiguang looked at everyone confidently: "I think you have all forgotten who the counselor in our army is!"
All the generals suddenly realized, and they all turned their attention to the tent behind the commander's tent. Living there was Xiao Feng, the great Ming Dynasty Wenxuan, the heavenly master of Chinese calligraphy! With him here, are you still worried about not being able to find the spies?
Qi Jiguang did what he said, spread paper and ink, picked up a pen and wrote the word "traitor", then opened the handsome tent and walked into Xiao Feng's tent. There were low voices inside.
After a pack of cigarettes, Qi Jiguang walked out of the tent with a livid face. As soon as he entered the commander's tent, he pointed at a centurion captain named Wang Peng and shouted: "Take it down!"
Everyone was shocked. The soldiers outside the tent rushed in and tied up Wang Peng. Wang Peng shouted that he was wronged.
Qi Jiguang sneered and said, "It's in vain that I asked Ding Shangshu to ask you to come in. You look like a man, but you didn't expect that for ten taels of gold, you would join the traitor and help others!"
Master Xiao is so fascinated by Taoism, how can I allow you to deny it! If you admit it happily, I will consider you a man and give you a pleasure in the future! If you refuse to admit it even to death, if the real evidence is found in the future, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape and be executed! "
Qi Jiguang did not say that the party is strict, but that the party is traitorous. This is inevitable. Not to mention that there is no conclusive evidence yet, even if there is evidence, he cannot say it clearly. But all the generals were not stupid, and they were all shocked.
Those who can become a party in the court are the two major factions, Qingliu and Yandang. Although Qingliu is also hateful, especially when they are very difficult to deal with the military attachés, they are all rotten people. If they are really betrayed by the imperial court, they will be treated as traitors. Definitely not.
Then the rest will be the strict party!
When he heard that Xiao Feng had even calculated ten taels of gold, Wang Peng immediately stopped shouting that he was wronged and kowtowed as hard as he could.
"In front of the gods, the villain dare not deny it. It is true that the family is in trouble, so he accepted ten taels of gold. But if the adults want the villain to tell who it is, the villain would rather die than dare to tell."
Qi Jiguang sneered: "Since you admit it, I will keep my word and report it to the court so as not to embarrass your family.
As for whether you can do all the tricks, it depends on how hard your bones are. Keep him in the account first, and hand him over to the Jin Yiwei when he returns to the army, and he will be sentenced to prison! "
Imprisonment! All the generals were experienced in hundreds of battles and were capable of killing many people. When they heard this word, they still couldn't help but tremble.
After the soldiers escorted Wang Peng away, Qi Jiguang glanced at the crowd again with a cold expression.
"Zhenren Xiao calculated that there was more than one spy, but unfortunately he could only test one word a day. I was exhausted after finding Wang Peng today. The next one can only be tested tomorrow!
You all go back to your camps, restrain your soldiers, and don’t allow anyone to leave at will! The patrolling cavalry outside the account has stepped up patrols. Anyone who dares to escape will be charged with collaborating with the enemy and prosecuted according to military law! "
That night, there was silence. The cavalry patrolling outside the camp looked around vigilantly to see if there was any trouble.
Suddenly, a figure passed by very quickly, and then a rocket shot into the camp, and someone screamed.
"Get up quickly, there are enemy troops!"
The military camp suddenly broke into commotion. Fortunately, these cavalrymen were all elite soldiers. After a moment of confusion, they immediately mounted their horses and faced the battle.
The patrol team also rushed to the place where there was any movement. They were fully armed. Even if an enemy attacked, they could immediately engage in battle and buy time for their comrades sleeping behind to prepare.
After a period of confusion, Qi Jiguang issued an order. The enemy scout was approaching and had been overtaken and killed by the patrol. There is no need to panic, each battalion should form its team, count the number of people and then go back to sleep.
The result of the headcount showed that not a single soldier was missing, but the two centurions and the thousand-man captains they belonged to were missing.
All the generals understood that these three people must be spies. They probably stayed up all night, waiting for the opportunity to escape. It's just that the patrols outside are heavily guarded and there is no way to escape.
By chance, enemy scouts arrived, causing chaos in the military camp. They finally got the chance and took advantage of the chaos to escape.
All the generals were gnashing their teeth in hatred. They never expected that such a scum could be found in the army.
"Damn, these three beasts run fast. If I catch up with them, I will eat them alive!"
"It is better to say that they are lucky. If there is no chaos tonight, Master Xiao will be able to find out another one tomorrow when he takes a calligraphy test!"
"Yeah, what a pity!"
At this time, Xiao Feng walked in from outside the account, followed by a person. When everyone took a look, it turned out to be Wang Peng, who had been tied up by Wuhuada during the day. At this time, he was following Xiao Feng with his head held high!
Everyone was in an uproar and couldn't help but move forward to take action. Xiao Feng waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
"Brothers, the ones left here today are all brothers who will fight tooth and nail in the future. Xiao Feng doesn't want everyone to be kept in the dark, and he doesn't want Wang Peng to suffer too much, so he brought him out now. "
The generals looked at Xiao Feng in confusion, and Qi Jiguang shook his head helplessly. According to his intention, it was best to hide it for a while. But Xiao Feng disagreed.
"Collaborating with the enemy is the most serious crime in the army. Now that the spies have escaped again, what if someone is filled with righteous indignation and rushes into the tent and beats Wang Peng to death?
Although he was just a squad leader, he would die on the battlefield, and he couldn't die in such a humiliating and cowardly way! "
Xiao Feng stood in the middle of the generals and patted Wang Peng on the shoulder. Wang Peng's chest puffed up even higher.
"Brothers, Wang Peng is not a spy! He was Qi Jiguang's old subordinate when he was in Dengzhou. Qi Jiguang assured me that his father died at the hands of traitors and he would never be a spy. That's why I asked him to help me act. This scene.”
"Acting?" The generals were stunned, "Why are you acting?"
Xiao Feng smiled bitterly and said: "Brothers, the art of measuring characters is not a universal art, and sometimes it cannot be particularly accurate.
Take the matter of spies as an example. I can figure out that there are spies, and I can even figure out that there are three spies. But if you want me to figure out who the spy is, it won't be possible with just one word.
If I test a few more words and grind slowly, maybe I can finally figure out the spy's name. But the military situation is urgent now, and I can only test one word a day. How can I have so much time for us? "
If the generals realized something, they exclaimed and looked at Xiao Feng in awe.
"So General Qi and I discussed using this to frighten the tiger and frighten the snake. I bet that when the traitors bribe the spies, they must do so individually. The spies don't know who the others are.
This is easy to understand. To reveal the information, all it takes is one spy. But the traitor is worried about what if this person happens to be unable to escape when he needs to deliver a message? So additional insurance is required.
But if the spies know each other, then if one of them is exposed and caught, the other spies will be exposed and all will be arrested.
So, I guess there's more than one spy, and they don't know each other. You may also know that there is another colleague, but you don’t know who it is. "
Qi Jiguang also came over and patted Wang Peng on the shoulder, his affection beyond words.
"So Master Xiao asked me to find someone I absolutely trusted, so I found Wang Peng. Wang Peng did not refuse, took huge risks, endured huge humiliation, and pretended to be the number one person who was 'calculated' by Master Xiao. A spy!"
Xiao Feng smiled: "The remaining spies didn't know that Wang Peng was fake, so they must have been frightened out of their wits by my word test, fearing that I would count him out the next day.
So their only chance is to escape tonight. But I deliberately let the news out that there were cavalry patrols outside, and it would not be easy to escape.
In this case, God suddenly opened his eyes, and the enemy's scouts caused temporary chaos. They would just thank God and run away with all their lives. Then there was still time to consider whether it was suspicious? "
The generals suddenly realized, and one general asked cautiously.
"Master Xiao, how did you calculate that the enemy scouts would come tonight?"
Xiao Feng laughed loudly: "There are no enemy scouts, it's just a show played by our own people."
All the generals were stunned, and it took a long time before someone murmured something in a low voice.
"What a brilliant plan, it's just a pity that we couldn't catch these three bastards!"
Xiao Feng unfolded his fan and looked at everyone with a smile.
"A spy is like a fish bone stuck in your throat. You care about it when it's in your throat. When it's pulled out, will you still care about the fish bone?"
Some people died, but not completely...
