Yu Huan and his men escorted Guan Shen, Liu Ye and Feng Zhen, feeling proud and proud. When he arrived at Wang Xiao's hunting commander's tent, he threw him to the ground and entered the commander's tent with his head held high.
After saluting, Yu Huan said: "The general found traces of three deserters nearby and chased them closely. Fortunately, he fulfilled his mission and took them over."
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said, "Bring them up."
Guan and Shen entered the commander's tent, knowing that they would die, so they stood there proudly without kneeling. He held his head high and looked very strong.
Wang Xiaolie said: "If you just escaped from the military camp, it would not be considered a capital crime. But after you left the military camp, you killed several people in the city and killed many more people on the way to escape. You would not be spared your lives -"
Guan Shen said loudly: "Since I have done this, I am not afraid of life or death! Zhizhou quickly gives the order and kills me with one knife!"
Wang Xiaolie looked at the three of them and said slowly: "You know you will die, so you are not afraid of death. However, if you are not afraid of death, aren't you afraid of suffering punishment? Come on, each of you will be beaten with thirty army sticks first, and then we will be detained. Come and talk!”
The soldiers nearby swarmed up and held the three people down. He took off his pants in front of the tent and beat him with thirty military sticks. Wang Xiaolie commanded the army, and this was the first time he was beaten with a stick. The soldiers under my command were a little unskilled, neither light nor heavy, and the three of them screamed at the top of their lungs.
After thirty military sticks were beaten, Wang Xiaolie looked at the three people who were on the verge of collapse and said in a deep voice: "What do I ask you, answer it honestly, and you can still have a good time. If you have any doubts, be careful about the physical punishment!"
After finishing speaking, he said: "Why did you escape from the army? These days, the army treats you very well."
Guan Shen said: "I am a murderer and a rough man who leads the army, but I ask us to learn some literacy every day. The boss is impatient. For this drill, let us junior officers make plans first. We must also write it down for later. Basis for promotion. Straight bitch, how do you live your life?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "If you don't want to stay in the army, you can ask to be removed from the army. Since arriving in Ruzhou, many villages have been built. After you are removed from the army, you can go there to cultivate fields. I made it clear that there are people who ask to be removed from the army. I won’t look at it differently.”
Guan Shen said bitterly: "Who am I? After living for more than thirty years, I can't tell the difference between wheat seedlings and leeks. How can I cultivate fields? It's better to make some money in the state and find a way out. It's better for me to die than to farm. !”
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said no more. Although I had guessed it a long time ago, now I feel a little sad to hear Guan Shen say it with my own ears. The composition of his three thousand troops is very complex, including good people who farm and idlers like Guan Shen. It is impossible to train them and expect everything to go smoothly. Wang Xiaolie thought about it, even if he didn't want to stay in such an army, it wouldn't matter if he voluntarily dismissed his military status. At this time, the war is in chaos, and Ruzhou under his rule is still peaceful. How about living a good life? But there are some people who don’t want to live a good life.
After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "Since you have escaped from the city, why do you still come to my house to cause trouble?"
Guan Shen said: "Zhizhou chased him too fast and couldn't leave for a while. So he thought that if he went to Zhizhou's house to cause trouble, he would have a chance to escape."
Wang Xiaolie looked at the three people and didn't know what to say for a moment. I really can’t understand the thoughts of these people. He clearly left an escape route for them, but he still had to escape from the army. Whenever something goes wrong, they try to make things worse.
After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "Send someone to escort them back to the city and behead them for public display! Although they are deserters, they have committed a capital crime of killing people and stealing goods, so they should be punished according to the canon! The generals will go back and inform the army. These three people serve as a warning not to be half-hearted!"
The generals below sang the promise loudly. Someone came over and took three people into custody and sent them back to Ruzhou.
Wang Xiaolie sighed as he watched the three of them go out. I want to transform this army, how easy is it? The main force of this army is the good people of Ruzhou, but it is still so difficult. If it were any other army of this era, the difficulty would be even more conceivable.
We cannot doubt human nature and think that many people like to do such anti-human things. But we have to admit that the social reality of the Song Dynasty and the army's supply of soldiers made the army full of such people. .
The three of them were taken away. Wang Xiaoxing said: "Have a day off today and go all out tomorrow! The day after tomorrow, the whole army will arrive at Ye County. When going south from Luoyang, in addition to taking Lushanguan, the other way is to take Ye County and cross Fangcheng Mountain and go south to Luoyang. Dengzhou and Xiangyang. We must guard these two places tightly and not allow the rebels to regard Ruzhou as a smooth road! If the rebels go south, they are not allowed to pass through Ruzhou and go elsewhere!"
Everyone sang the promise together.
Zongze passed away, and Du Chong took over the post in Tokyo. Wang Xiaolie vaguely remembered that this man, unlike Zong Ze, caused a big mess. There is a saying that Zongze became a soldier when he was a bandit; Zongze became a bandit when he left the bandit. Since they are a group of thieves, they will not be willing to be on the front line and face the Jin army. Where will they go after leaving the capital? Looking around, one is Jianghuai and the other is Jinghu.
Needless to say, going to Jianghuai has nothing to do with Wang Xiaolie. If you go to Jinghu, Ye County is an important place. After passing Ye County, heading south to Dengzhou, and then Xiangyang, the door to Jinghu Lake opened.
After Zhao Gou ascended the throne, he was advised to build capitals in places other than Yangzhou and Hangzhou, and then Xi'an and Dengzhou. Especially Dengzhou, where property and military supplies have been accumulated this year, the supplies are abundant. In the eyes of the thieves, he is really a big piece of fat. Wang Xiaolie saw this and couldn't help but think.
In these troubled times, what is the most important thing? In addition to territory, there is also population. The area around Dengzhou and Xiangyang has not been exposed to war, and the land is fertile. It is the land of kings. Taking advantage of the rebel army's move south, Wang Xiaolie intended to take the opportunity to occupy this place. Even if you can't occupy it, you still have to visit it. Get something.
Ruzhou, a small city, cannot support big things. Wang Xiaolie needs a larger territory to build his foundation. Only by crossing Fangcheng Mountain from Ye County and occupying Tangzhou, Dengzhou, and even Xiangyang Prefecture in the south can we really have capital.
Wang Xiaolie had this in mind when he chose Ye County as the destination for this exercise.
Historically, Jinghu and Lianghuai, two prosperous places without war, became a haven for gangs of bandits. In a few years, countless forces have risen and fallen. The four great generals of ZTE, including Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, also developed in the process of exterminating bandits.
Wang Xiaolie didn't remember the history, but he could see that if the Jin army's troops were to target Zhao Gou, Jianghuai and Jinghu would inevitably be turbulent. The place where the Jianghuai Four Battles took place was so close to Zhao Gou that there was no need for him to get involved. Jinghu is different, it is an area that cannot be taken into consideration by various forces at the moment.
He has three thousand soldiers and horses. If he is truly capable of fighting, he will be quite a powerful force at this time. In these troubled times, it would be unreasonable not to do something worthwhile. Not to mention Jinghu, we must at least occupy the states along the South Jingxi Road.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie let out a breath and looked at the generals under the tent. I don’t know if they can support their own ideas.
