Zhang Liao was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly reached in front of the Arabian horse, stretched out his hand to touch the silky fur, jumped on the horse's back, shouted loudly, and galloped away.
The horse was as fast as lightning, and it circled around the playground. By the time Zhang Liao dismounted, the onlookers' eyes were already shining with envy, and they all turned to look at Lu Bu.
Zhang Liao came to Lu Bu with a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Marquis Wen. I will be very grateful."
Cheng Lian grinned from ear to ear when he saw such a majestic horse, "Marquis Wen, can you give it a try too, general?"
Lu Bu shook his head, "Didn't you give up already?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they remembered what Cheng Lian said just now.
Cheng Lian's face turned red and he hurriedly handed over his hands, "The general said something wrong just now, why not change it now?"
Lu Bu nodded, "Since you have made a great contribution this time, I will let you change it once. You won't do it again next time."
Cheng Lian was immediately overjoyed. He quickly mounted his horse and galloped away in front of everyone.
Lu Bu looked at everyone's envious eyes and laughed and said, "If anyone makes meritorious service in the future, I will reward you with war horses."
When everyone heard this, they were immediately overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, Marquis Wen."
Gao Shun suddenly said, "Marquis Wen, General Wei and others have been detained for a day, what should we do with them?"
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered Wei Xu and others who were imprisoned, and his face sank.
"Bring them here, I will deal with them together now."
…
Hou Cheng leaned against the wall, his face full of frustration, and looked at Wei Xu beside him, "General Wei, what do you think Marquis Wen will do with us?"
Wei Xu waved his hand indifferently, "Lao Hou, don't worry, what is my relationship with Marquis Wen? Everything will be fine."
Hou Cheng thought of the relationship between Lu Bu and Wei Xu, and felt a little relieved, "General Wei, it will all depend on you later."
Song Xian also came over and said, "General Wei, if you can escape this difficulty, Lao Hou and I will treat you to a drink."
Hou Cheng nodded hurriedly, "That's right, we'll treat you to a drink."
Wei Xu laughed loudly, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. I'm just waiting for your drink."
The three of them were talking when the door was opened and several soldiers walked in and said loudly, "Three generals, Marquis Wen wants to see you."
Hearing this, Hou Cheng looked at Wei Xu nervously. Wei Xu waved his hands hastily, "Old Hou, I told you to rest assured, why are you so nervous!"
The three of them stood up and followed the soldiers towards the door, and soon arrived in front of the hall door.
Hou Cheng and Song Xian saw Lu Bu through the crack in the door, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. Only Wei Xu didn't care and walked into the door carelessly.
"I will finally meet Marquis Wen."
When Lu Bu saw the three of them, he snorted coldly, "Do you know your guilt?"
Hou Cheng and Song Xian were so frightened that they trembled and nodded repeatedly, "I will admit my guilt. Please take into account your past achievements and please Marquis Wen to spare me this time."
The two begged for mercy, but Wei Xu didn't care. He raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, although we are defeated this time, the three of us ventured out of the city to drive away Cao's army. I hope Marquis Wen can be given a lighter punishment."
Lu Bu looked at Wei Xu's indifferent expression, and a surge of anger suddenly arose in his heart. However, this month in the adventure world was not in vain. At least he had made great progress in terms of tolerance.
Although he was furious now, he still turned his head to look at Gao Shun and asked slowly, "General Gao, what is the crime for disobeying orders?"
Gao Shun stepped forward and held up his hands, "The crime of disobeying orders will be punishable by death in the first class, the second class will be punished with thirty military sticks, and the third class will be punished with meritorious service."
Lu Bu nodded, "What crime do the three of them do?"
Gao Shun hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "Behead!"
As soon as these words came out, Hou Cheng and Song Xian's expressions changed with fright, and they hurriedly handed over their hands, "Marquis Wen, spare your life, no general will be willing to take the blame and perform meritorious service."
Wei Xu didn't believe that Lu Bu could really kill him, and he still looked indifferent.
Snapped!
Lu Bu slammed the table and said loudly, "You three disobeyed orders and caused serious damage to the soldiers and horses. You should be executed for your crime."
At this point, Lu Bu shouted towards the door, "Come here, drag them out and kill them."
"cut!"
Looking at the soldiers rushing in, Wei Xu's expression changed and he hurriedly shouted, "Marquis Wen, you can't kill me, we are here to defeat Cao Jun!"
The generals in the hall saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him.
"Marquis Wen, please calm down. Although General Wei and others were defeated, they had good intentions, so please be punished lightly."
Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, although Cao's army retreated, they will definitely come back as long as they raise enough food. Now is the time to employ people, so it would be a good idea to let the three of them take the blame and perform meritorious service!"
After hearing what everyone said, Lu Bu nodded, "Since everyone begged for mercy, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped."
Having said this, Lu Bu looked at the three of them and asked slowly, "Can you accept the punishment?"
The three of them were already frightened out of their wits by the scene just now. Seeing that they had a way to survive, they repeatedly handed over their hands and said, "We accept the punishment."
Lu Bu nodded, "Since we accept the punishment, each of us will be beaten with 30 military sticks, and we will be punished with meritorious service in the future."
When the three of them heard this punishment, they were immediately frightened and their whole bodies were soaked in cold sweat.
If he is an ordinary person and the soldier really wants to fight, ten army sticks can kill him. Now it is 30 army sticks. Although no one dares to hit him seriously, it is definitely not an easy matter.
Soon, Gao Shun commanded several soldiers to carry the three people out of the hall. Not long after, there was a crackling sound outside, accompanied by the screams of the three people, which was chilling.
Not long after, Gao Shun walked in from the hall, raised his hands and said, "The execution has been completed, and the three of them have passed out."
Lu Bu waved his hand, "Carry them back."
This time, Lu Bu originally didn't want to punish the three of them so severely, but the war was imminent. If everyone disobeyed military orders, the battle would be lost without even fighting.
Just like what Zhang Liao said just now, Cao Mengde should kill again soon. When that happens, how to resist it.
"Everyone, Cao's army will come to attack the city again before it is needed. During this period, we must train diligently and never slack off. Do you understand?"
"You will finally understand."
Gao Shun stepped forward and raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, although Cao's army was driven away in this battle, our army also suffered heavy losses. Should we recruit troops to make up for the losses?"
Lu Bu nodded, "We must handle this matter as soon as possible, recruit soldiers as soon as possible, and train them into soldiers."
…
After the affairs in the military camp were arranged, Lu Bu returned to the mansion.
Lu Bu sat in the room and stretched out his hand, "Come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, a shadow flew out from his sleeve, hovered in the air, and landed on Lu Bu's hand. It was Lu Bu's little pet.
