The reason why Zhou Yi wanted to spare Deng Ponu was firstly because he was Lin Zhenyuan's personal soldier, and secondly because Zhouyi knew that Deng Ponu was indeed brave in battle.
Pingliang and Pingjiang counties already lack talents. If one is killed, one will be missing. That's why Zhou Yi made an exception and wanted to let Deng Ponu go.
"So this Deng Ponu is not a member of our army, so he can't use military law to make demands?"
Wu Laoliu, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "It seems...probably...that's what happened!"
"What seems, probably, maybe, Wu Laoliu, let me ask you, if you have not included General Lin and his bodyguards in the military, have you ever preached to them the three major disciplines and eight points of attention of our army and other military laws? ?”
Wu Laoliu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "The last general never told General Lin and others about the Eight Points of Discipline and other military laws."
"I asked you to serve as political commissar and governor of the military discipline of the entire army. Firstly, you failed to include General Lin and others in the military, and secondly, you failed to teach them military law. In the final analysis, it is your fault that Deng Ponu committed the crime!"
Wu Laoliu was being treated like this, and he immediately felt that it was his fault!
Lin Zhenyuan knew that Zhou Yi would definitely punish Wu Laoliu for this, so he quickly stood up and pleaded: "Master Zhou, this is not Political Commissar Wu's fault."
"The military situation was urgent at that time. Just gathering troops and rushing to Pingjiang was already tight enough. Furthermore, Lin's personal guards did not read through the three major disciplines and eight points of attention set by Mr. Zhou. This is entirely the responsibility of my subordinates for being lax. , how can you blame Political Commissar Wu!"
Zhou Yi waved his hand and motioned Lin Zhenyuan to sit down.
"Chen Li will do it, and if he can't, he will stop. Since Wu Laoliu has become the political commissar, he must seek his own political affairs in his position. Otherwise, how can I train him and reuse him in the future?"
"What's more, I have established military law, so there must be laws to follow, laws must be followed, law enforcement must be strict, and violations must be investigated. Otherwise, how can we convince the public?"
When Wu Laoliu heard Zhou Yi's heartfelt explanation, he felt even more guilty. He quickly kowtowed and admitted his mistake: "General Lin, please don't say anything anymore. It was indeed my fault!"
"Sir, I have failed to live up to your expectations, please punish me!"
At this time, Deng Ponu looked confused. Didn't he just say that he wanted to kill him? Why did he suddenly blame Wu Laoliu again?
After Lin Zhengyuan heard the 16-character policy of "There are laws to be followed, laws must be followed, law enforcement must be strict, and violations must be investigated", he could not think of any reason to refute Zhouyi.
He just glanced at Deng Ponu and Wu Laoliu helplessly.
Deng Ponu looked at his general with a look of hatred, as if he was saying that he had done something wrong and had harmed others.
"Since you have admitted your mistake, Wu Laoliu, I will give you a light punishment since this is your first offense."
"Come here, as a political commissar, Wu Laoliu failed to perform his duties, so he used the command stick to punish fifty people. Qian Xiaohao, it's up to you to beat Wu Laoliu, so that you can send an order to the whole army as a warning. "
Qian Xiaohao is the son of Qian Yong. Qian Yong was originally the leader of the police, and he taught his son the skill of playing with boards long ago.
The father and son can make the board look heavy when hitting it, but it is actually light when it lands on the butt; they can also make the board look light, but it explodes like thunder.
When Qian Xiaohao was ordered by Zhou Yi to hit Wu Laoliu personally, he guessed the intention.
The next second, Wu Laoliu was pressed onto the tiger bench by several soldiers, and Qian Xiaohao personally held the fire and water stick.
"Wu Laoliu, this is Master Zhou's order, no wonder brother me!" Qian Xiaohao said while winking at Wu Laoliu to indicate that he would cooperate with him.
But Wu Laoliu didn't realize it, so when Qian Xiaohao hit the first thunderous board, he didn't react at all.
He was still curious, could it be that his butt was too hard so the paddle wouldn't hurt?
Qian Xiaohao saw Wu Laoliu being so indifferent, so he just started fighting normally for the next two times.
Wu Laoliu, who originally thought it was nothing, suddenly screamed without warning.
Wu Laoliu glanced at Qian Xiaohao again, understood instantly, and began to scream artificially in the subsequent comments. Zhou Yi didn't want to expose his acting skills.
But in the eyes of others, Zhou Yi's military laws and military sticks were harsh, and even a tough guy couldn't withstand a few blows from the killing stick.
When a leader punishes a person who has made a mistake, that person may be dissatisfied and resentful.
But when you don’t punish the person who made the mistake, but instead punish other people who were implicated, then the person who made the mistake will feel extremely guilty as long as they have any conscience and gratitude.
Deng Ponu was like this at the moment. Kneeling on the ground, he couldn't bear to hear Wu Laoliu's screams.
"Sir...Sir Zhou, it was the little one who did something wrong, so he should be punished. What does this have to do with Political Commissar Wu!"
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Zhou Yi reprimanded Deng Ponu: "Since you are not a lieutenant general in our army, I cannot impose military law on you."
"You want to kill prisoners and put our army in danger. Because you are so brave in killing the enemy, you can escape the death penalty, but you cannot avoid the punishment of living. I will also punish you with 50 large sticks. Can you accept the punishment?"
Deng Ponu kowtowed quickly and said: "The villain accepts the punishment, the villain accepts the punishment!"
"But I have one more thing to ask for, and that is to ask Mr. Zhou to put all the remaining boards of Political Commissar Wu on my body!"
When Qian Xiaohao heard this, he immediately stopped the board in his hand and waited for Zhou Yi to give the order.
When Zhou Yi heard this, his heart was filled with joy, and he thought to himself: "Wu Laoliu's blow is louder than the thunder, but the raindrops are lighter than the sound of thunder, but your blow is a real hit on me!"
Wu Laoliu also knew that the slap on Deng Ponu's body would be real, so he pretended to be in pain and said with a long face: "Brother Deng, this matter is indeed my negligence. This slap is still mine." Come and endure it!”
Deng Ponu was greatly moved and responded resolutely: "In the final analysis, I am still reckless and do things without thinking, so Brother Wu, you should let me do the work for you!"
"good!"
Zhou Yi said to Deng Ponu in a pretentious manner: "Since you two heroes cherish each other, I will help you, and you will take the rest of Wu Laoliu's blame for him!"
Deng Ponu also bowed his hands to Zhou Yi gratefully.
When the board fell on Deng Ponu's butt, the burning pain made his expression change, but he still held it back.
It wasn't until the fifth blow that he couldn't help but scream.
After experiencing the power of the board, Deng Ponu even thought that if Wu Laoliu screamed out the third time, the force he received would be much heavier than his own, and his gratitude to Wu Laoliu deepened in his heart.
After dealing with Deng Ponu's violation of military discipline, everyone present, whether it was Lin Zhenyuan and his personal guards, or Pingjiang County officials, were all convinced by Zhou Yi's handling.
