It is urgent to rectify military discipline. For a long time, Nalan locked himself in the house and wrote a set of military discipline management orders, but before he could convey it, a tricky matter was ushered in. The rangers, who had been out for half a year, returned with the remaining 50 or so troops, carrying nearly 100 wagons, all loaded with goods, and tying back nearly 100 people who had been conscripted into the army, and driving thousands of sheep behind them.

Nalan and Bei Liang arrived at the scene, the knight was wearing armor, had neck guards on his knees, and held a long sword in his hand, the color of the armor and sword was almost unvisible, his hair was greasy, and his whole face was dirty. He was tall and fat, tall and like a giant, and he strode forward with a sense of honor, "Commander, I am a knight in charge of the Hetao region, everyone calls me the old knight, I have brought you the spoils of nomads and herdsmen, this cart is full of grain and grass, as well as horses and sheep, these are enough for us to enjoy more than a month of food, and please Commander-in-chief smile." ”

Nalan examined all the goods, horses, and sheep in front of him, as well as the army, and only after a long time did he face the knight, "These things will be sent from wherever they are." He spoke, and more knights and rangers swarmed together.

The old knight's expression froze instantly, "Why?" he made an incomprehensible gesture, "How many years have passed before, and we have all come over like this. ”

"What was before is a thing of the past. Nalan replied, "I am Prince Nalan, the eldest son of Da Danyu, I am still the commander here, and our military camp should have a new future." ”

"There are tens of thousands of people here. The old knight frowned and looked at the scene, "Relying on the food distributed by the royal court alone, we don't have food and clothing at all. Without these sheep and horses to feed us, how can we have the strength to train, to be on duty, to patrol?"

"Even if we improve food, we need formal channels. Nalan explained, "Hunting for a living is also a method. ”

The old knight laughed wantonly, "Could it be that the commander wants to turn our military camp into a nomadic people? We protect a pure land, and those vulgar servants should send us prey and food, which is their honor." ”

Nalan felt that he couldn't bear this moment, glanced at the eyes that were not convinced by him, took out the military discipline outline to be put on vellum paper, and handed it to Bei Liang, "Read it to these people." He commanded.

Bei Liang opened the kraft paper in his hand and tried to make his voice louder, "Military discipline regulations." When he finished reading the first sentence, he glanced at Nalan cautiously and raised his voice a little more, "In order to standardize the discipline of the border legion army and establish a good military discipline order, we have stipulated three disciplines, please implement them conscientiously." First, all armies, knights, rangers, and captains of all horsemen were not allowed to burn, kill, and loot the goods of the people or the sheep during the performance of their official duties. Second, it is forbidden to force the women of the people, and it is not allowed to harass the lives of herdsmen. Thirdly, the Frontier Corps will cancel the training of child servants. ”

Bei Liang breathed a sigh of relief, Nalan knew that the military discipline order had been read, he was stunned, and took a few steps back, "There is only so much I can think of, if there are imperfections, I will add them in the future." Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will be punished by military law. With that, he turned to the old knight, "I can forgive you for your ignorance this time, as long as you do what I say, where these things come from, where they are sent, and send them safely to their respective homes, I will forgive you for your crimes." ”

The old knight shook his head in disbelief, "It's just some food, there is no need for the commander to make such a decision, not to mention that these are transported from thousands of miles away, and we are not willing to eat a sheep on the way." ”

"The old knight. Nalan solemnly admonished, "If you don't want to be dealt with by military law, you will continue to go your own way, thousands of miles away, thousands of miles away, I just want my subordinates to fulfill the military discipline orders I made, and I won't ask anything else." ”

The old knight furrowed his eyebrows slightly, and Nalan clearly saw him breathe a slight sigh of relief, then was silent for a while, holding his breath and turning his gaze to the sheep, "I think I should really delay on the road for another year and a half." He staggered away angrily, then shouted, "Let's go ahead and send these beasts back to the grasslands." ”

The crowd under him began to move gradually, the wheels creaked, someone turned the horse around, someone chased the sheep in the other direction, and there was a dusty cloud ahead, "Send someone to follow them." Nalan looked at the departing procession and commanded, "If there is one sheep missing, or one human life, I will send him to the guillotine to warn those who are undisciplined." ”

"I'll do it. Bei Liang bowed and left, Nalan watched those unfamiliar and unconvinced faces gradually disperse, and finally chose to go to the Scout camp, where they lined up in a long line, standing straight at their respective posts. They are indestructible, with cold eyes and cold countenances.

Nalan walked over to a young man who was less than sixteen years old, "How did you get here?"

"They brought my father first, and my father died, and then they brought my brother, and my brother died, and finally they brought me. The guy replied.

"You got caught here?"

"It's also for life, and I've endured all those painful trainings. ”

"Have you ever complained to anyone?"

"All people from poor families have to go through pain and suffering, and the people are used to it. ”

Nalan frowned in surprise, "Do you still have relatives?"

"I also have a younger brother and a grandmother in command. ”

Nalan nodded, "Your brother doesn't have to suffer the pain you went through, tell all the boy servant soldiers here that here, in the future, they will no longer use the training of the child servant army, and the synonym of the child servant army will be abolished from now on, from now on, you are the warriors here, if you want to go home, you can go back to your own home." ”

The young man gasped, "Really?"

"I'm the commander here. Nalan replied, "You don't have any jokes. Through the armor, it was not difficult for him to see the joy in the young man's heart, and he forced himself not to let out an indecent smile, and only when Nalan was far away did he let out a burst of laughter.

When Nalan returned to the room, Tingqi had already prepared soju and decoction for him, and he was not in the mood to take the medicine, but sat down in a chair.

"It seems that your plan is not going very well. Ting Threshold wrapped up some of the dregs, "You should have already thought of this, nothing is smooth sailing, and the more they are exposed, the better you will be able to recognize them." ”

"But the problem is that everyone is not convinced by me. Nalan pinched his forehead, "I'm worried that the situation will be difficult to control in the end." ”

"You are too young and vigorous to know anything about the management of the army, so don't expose your anger in front of anyone, or they will think they have won. Zhang Yuting covered the fire in the soju with gauze and said slowly, "This is just the beginning, you have to be mentally prepared, and when necessary, you have to draw your sword to punish those who are ignorant." ”

Before Tingji's words fell, Nalan looked at him with great interest, then got up, and when he finished speaking, Nalan couldn't wait to speak, "Do you think it should be like this?"

A smile tugged at the corner of Ting's mouth, "So you thought of it a long time ago." Nalan replied with a smile, and Tingqi frowned and said, "Very good, but the bad habits that have been cultivated for many years are difficult to change, and if you want to abolish the old habits, you need to pay a price, lie down Commander, no matter what, it is important to treat the injuries on your body." ”

Nalan nodded and complied, he took off his clothes, drank the medicinal wine, and lay down on the bed, and when he finished his medicine, he fell into a deep sleep, which lasted for a whole night.

When Nalan woke up, the moonlight came in through the window, tilting on his face, it was not yet dawn, but there was already a training slogan in the barracks, Nalan wanted to know the news about the old knight, and the people sent out by Bei Liang had no news, and they didn't come back until the third day to report.

The soldiers came galloping on horseback, and Nalan and Bei Liang were standing on the top of the watchtower, and they met at the staircase of the watchtower, "Commander." He dismounted, "The old knight's party went in the direction of the forest, where they had set up makeshift tents, and it looked like they were going to stay for a few days. ”

"Then keep staring. Nalan commanded.

But he killed two people on the way. The soldier bowed his head and replied, "A little boy is only twelve years old." ”

Nalan Wo's angry mouth, "Then find another newcomer to escort the supplies, bring the old knight back, and wait for processing." ”

"Yes, Commander. "The soldier mounted his horse and departed,