Zhao Tong's face was as cold as water: "Where is your horse?"
Where is the horse!
Not everyone in the dark Forbidden Army team in front has a horse to ride on. There is usually a standing soldier sandwiched between two horses, and a cavalryman sandwiched between the two soldiers.
The horse is half missing!
At first, Zhao Tong only paid attention to the military appearance, spirit and vigor of these forbidden troops, and did not think about anything else.
Later, the more he looked at it, the more wrong he became, and then he realized that the majestic Dragon Guard cavalry actually had no horses!
The Dragon Guard Army has nearly 900 men at its full command, but the actual situation is less than half. There are free-paying activities here and there is also a shortage of horses.
However, all of the remaining Imperial Guards that are actually being organized are mounted on horses. Otherwise, what else would they call the Horse Army Commanding Division?
Is it possible that if a man can eat free food, a horse can also eat it?
Zhao Tong's eyes fell on the commander of Ma Jun Sidu who had just returned from counting.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ma Army, whose surname was Sun and Gaosheng, was from the Forbidden Army for generations. His ancestors had participated in the Chenqiao Incident and were later named the Founding Fathers. He was considered a noble family.
Sun Gaosheng felt Zhao Tao's gaze and immediately shed cold sweat. He also wondered in his heart that although there was a shortage of war horses in the Song Dynasty, the quota of war horses was still sufficient when the Dragon Guard was not satisfied with the establishment.
And just a few days ago, he visited the Dragon Guard Army. He was afraid that Zhao Tie Dian's army would find any flaws, so he made a special inspection. The weapons, armor, and horses were clearly on par that day, but now they are gone. Woolen cloth?
"My lord, your lord..." Sun Gaosheng murmured, "The soldiers must have been so busy that they didn't have time to lead the war horses. The horses were in the corridor."
"The horses are in the gallery?" Zhao Tong said expressionlessly, "Go to the horse gallery and see how many horses there are!"
Sun Gaosheng accepted the order and felt a little relieved. The value of war horses is self-evident. If something happens to these many war horses, not to mention whether the official position can be saved, even the head will be moved.
He didn't believe that those many horses would be lost out of thin air, and he was already convinced of what he had just said, but when he arrived at the horse gallery, he was suddenly struck by thunder and lightning, which made his face turn pale. He saw that the horse gallery was empty, and there was no one anywhere. livestock.
Sun Gaosheng almost fainted without taking a breath. Fortunately, he still had some sense of consciousness and knew where to lose so many horses for no reason. He couldn't help but crawl back to the place where the troops were ordered, knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, , I came to check a few days ago, and the war horse is still there, why is it gone today, why is it gone!"
Zhao Tong looked at him for a moment and suddenly sneered: "There is someone who dares to do something under my nose, and has been exposed at this moment, and he still doesn't come out to accept the crime. I really think that this king is as easy to talk to as anyone in the hall!"
Sun Gaosheng knelt on the ground and trembled. He also knew that there was a mole, but he actually hid this matter from him. It was obvious that he wanted to kill him.
"Come here, take down all the commanders and commanders of the Ma Army and above!" Zhao Tong said.
Within a moment, hundreds of people were tied up and approached. Thirty-eight commanders, the third-level commander of the Xiang Army Camp and their adjutants were all captured.
The third-level chief officers, deputy commanders, and Marquis Du Yu, including Sun Gaosheng, the commander of the Ma Army, all knelt on the ground even though they were not tied up with ropes.
Zhao Tong looked at these people and said slowly: "Tell me, where did the horse go?"
No one said anything. Zhao Tong said coldly: "You are military officers. You are no better than civil servants who chew on words. You are usually indifferent to the law and discipline, but you don't even think about such a serious crime? This is a matter of confiscating the family and exterminating the family, and you still dare to persist. Moreover, this is going to happen. Sitting together!”
As soon as they mentioned confiscating their homes and killing their families, the expressions of many of the generals below immediately changed. One of the military commanders suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty, I saw the military commander Du Yuhou leading people to drive away the war horses that day!"
As soon as he said these words, there were echoes from all around.
Sun Gaosheng's eyes widened and he looked at Du Yuhou who was kneeling beside him: "You, Wang Yuanzheng, how dare you harm me!"
The face of Marquis Yu, the commander of the cavalry division named Wang Yuanzheng, turned green. Beads of sweat fell down his forehead, and when they landed, they immediately made a small hole in the soil in front of him.
"My lord, your lord..." Du Yuhou opened his mouth, making random "clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack, clack clack out there out of their mouths." , yes, it was the order from Commander Feng of the Pro-Military Department, I mean..."
"What did you say?" Zhao Tong looked to both sides with a dark face, only to see Feng Ju, the deputy commander of the Guards and Military Division who had come with him to count, quietly left at some point.
"They said that the Dianqian Division wanted to practice to support the Japanese army and they didn't have enough war horses. They came to our Dragon Guard Army to borrow war horses. They also said... and said that you know about this, Your Majesty."
Ma Junsi Du Yuhou felt regretful at this moment. Most of the reasons why he didn't say anything just now were because he thought Zhao Tan knew about it and was just showing it off. As for why, it was always the twists and turns above, not He should think about it, but at this moment he found that Zhao Tong really didn't know about this.
"Catch Feng Ju back to me!" Zhao Tong said expressionlessly: "And hang Wang Yuanzheng on a tree for me!"
Tan Zhen pressed the knife on his waist and whispered: "Your Majesty, what if he runs to Gao Qiu?"
Zhao Tong looked at Tan Zhen and said, "Then I will destroy Gao Qiu's White Tiger Festival Hall!"
"Yes!" Tan Zhen accepted the order and left without any nonsense.
Zhao Tong took a deep breath, looked at the people kneeling in front of him, turned around and came to the side of the big tree. The Yuhouwang Yuanzheng, the commander of the horse army, had been hung up. He was trembling all over and didn't even have the strength to beg for mercy.
"Sun Gaosheng, you control me well, come here!"
Sun Gaosheng rolled and climbed to the foot of the tree. Zhao Tong put his riding whip on the ground and said, "First give him a hundred lashes!"
Sun Gaosheng immediately trembled when he heard this. These one hundred lashes are going to kill people!
"If the whip weakens its strength, it will all be recorded on you!"
"It's the prince!" How could Sun Gaosheng dare to show mercy? He hated Wang Yuanzheng to death for this incident. He picked up the whip and whipped it down. A scream suddenly made the birds on the tree fly up.
Zhao Tong's face was deep, looking at the imperial guards standing without horses, he only thought of two words in his mind, kill!
It is no exaggeration to say that the short horse of the Song Dynasty is an important weapon of the country. Such an important thing can be "borrowed" easily, which shows how lax the military discipline and rules of the Forbidden Army are.
He knew that Gao Qiu's move was just to disgust him, and Gao Qiu would not dare to take advantage of him. However, between borrowing and repaying, his prestige in the army would inevitably decline, and there was no telling what he would do next. Use out.
"Come here, give me my order!" Zhao Tong suddenly turned around: "Commands one to ten of the Dragon Guard Army, all equipped with crossbows and light armor for me, the two of them will ride together and line up by the Yellow River!"
