The atmosphere in the Anxi camp has never been so cold and oppressive.

When Gu Qing was appointed as the envoy, although the soldiers of the Anxi battalion were very tired from practicing every day, everyone was in a good mood, they knew that the commander was generous, and the generals treated the sergeants fairly and justly, as long as they were willing to work hard, they might be able to strive for the top 100 in the daily drill, and a reward of dozens of dollars or a big bowl of stewed mutton.

After Gu Qing left, Pei Zhounan's style of governing the army was completely different from Gu Houye. As soon as he took office, he ordered to stop the reward and meat, there was no profit to promote, and he only knew all day long that he was brainwashing loyal to the monarch and loyal to the community, and for the soldiers, such a day was hopeless.

It was already very depressing and dull, but today Pei Zhounan openly ordered a sergeant to be beheaded, the depressing atmosphere of the camp became more and more depressed, and all kinds of negative emotions lingered in the hearts of the soldiers, resentment, resentment, indifference, everyone stared at Pei Zhounan on the high platform, and everyone's eyes were so cold and terrifying.

Pei Zhounan was also stared at, and he faintly regretted it in his heart.

The order to behead just now seemed a bit harsh, and looking at the eyes of the soldiers below, he realized that he had provoked the anger of the public.

"Chang, General Chang, please let the soldiers go back to the camp, today...... No more drills. Pei Zhounan held back the tremble in his heart and said softly.

Chang Zhong clenched his fists and lowered his head: "Yes." ”

Then Chang Zhong turned around, waved the order flag in his hand, and shouted: "Bring it back!" ”

Pei Zhounan nodded with satisfaction, and regardless of the reaction of the soldiers, he hurriedly got off the high platform and hurriedly returned to the tent.

Back in the handsome tent, Pei Zhounan wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and his face was a little wry.

It is not easy for the literati to govern the military commission, the literati and the martial arts belong to different classes at all, and the conceptual conflict between the two sides is too great, and the things that they take for granted are not necessarily the truth in the martial arts.

Wufu is vulgar and only recognizes interests, but Pei Zhounan especially does not like to talk about interests, after reading the sage books over the years, he believes that he is loyal to the king, serving the family and country, although the fearless spirit of tens of millions of people, the sage principle of sacrificing life for righteousness, as for money and power, it is disdainful for real readers.

Pei Zhounan is such a reader.

Sitting alone in the tent for a while, Pei Zhounan thought a lot.

He is also reflecting on himself, whether he is too strict with the soldiers of the Anxi Army. Just now he was stared at by the cold eyes of the soldiers, and Pei Zhounan was faintly afraid in his heart.

Tens of thousands of soldiers in Anxi have been accustomed to lawlessness by Gu Qing in recent years, leaving too many shortcomings, if you want to correct them, you can only slowly figure it out.

After a long time, Pei Zhounan suddenly felt that something was wrong.

On the school field just now, he ordered the soldiers to return to the camp, it stands to reason that there should be countless chaotic footsteps outside the tent at this moment, why is it still so silent outside?

Pei Zhounan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly walked out of the handsome tent.

Outside the tent, only a few guards from the law enforcement team stood silently, and there was no one else.

Pei Zhounan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and his face turned pale.

Silence is not necessarily an auspicious omen, something is going to happen!

So Pei Zhounan ran towards the school field like crazy, and the law enforcement team guards hurriedly followed.

A moment later, Pei Zhounan rushed to the school grounds, but saw that the officers and men of the Anxi Army were still standing in a neat line on the school grounds, and they were black.

The queue of tens of thousands of people was silent, no one made a sound, and their eyes were still staring coldly at the empty high platform.

Chang Zhong, Li Siye, Shen Tian, Liu Hongbo and other generals stood in front of the queue and looked at each other helplessly.

Pei Zhounan didn't care much, stomped his feet and shouted: "General Chang, the generals of the various departments brought back to the camp tent, didn't you hear the military order of the commander?" ”

Chang Zhong's face turned cold, and he turned around and said: "Pei Jieshuai, the last general has given an order, but none of the soldiers have moved, they have been standing still, the last general is incompetent, there is nothing to do with them." ”

Li Siye, Shen Tian and others said in unison: "The last general is incompetent." ”

Pei Zhounan said in a fierce voice: "Chang Zhong, Li Siye, what are you going to do?" Do you want to rebel? Bring me back to the camp at once, don't gather, right away! Otherwise, military law will not allow it! ”

Chang Zhong had no choice but to turn to face the soldiers, waved the order flag in his hand vigorously, and shouted: "The officers and brigade commanders of all departments and battalions will immediately bring the soldiers under their command back to the camp tent, otherwise the military law will be ruthless!" ”

The school grounds were still silent, and no one moved.

Pei Zhounan's face became more and more pale, his heart fell to the bottom, and cold sweat kept coming out, dripping down his forehead.

If the stalemate continues, something big will happen, tens of thousands of people will gather together, once someone instigates a sentence, it only takes one sentence, and tens of thousands of Anxi soldiers will really mutiny.

The imperial court has always been merciless to mutinous soldiers, and he, the boss, will not end much better.

Pei Zhounan regretted the decision just now, the sergeant who interjected should not have beheaded him, and he went down with a knife, which completely stimulated the contradiction between the commander and the soldiers.

Pei Zhounan was anxious, and ran up to the high platform on his feet, and said loudly in a hoarse voice: "The soldiers will go back to the camp separately, and starting tomorrow, there will be rewards for daily exercises!" There is a bounty! ”

Still no one moved, the eyes of the soldiers were still cold and indifferent, Pei Zhounan made eye contact with them, and his heart became more and more frightened, he knew that his envoy had completely lost his prestige in the Anxi army, in other words, he had lost control of this army.

No one took his power, he did it himself.

There was a chill in his heart, and Pei Zhounan thought of a lot at this moment, including the way Gu Qing governed the army in the past.

Why is it also to govern the army, Gu Qing is also as strict with the Anxi army, and the daily drills are never interrupted, but he has been unanimously supported by the officers and soldiers of the Anxi army, and the same thing happened to him Pei Zhounan, but the result is completely different.

What went wrong?

Pei Zhounan was puzzled, and the silent group of soldiers in front of him also made him realize his mistake.

Anxi Jun is not mercenary, just now he said in public that there will be a reward for training tomorrow, but the expressions of the soldiers did not show any joy.

Soldiers love money, but they don't refuse to come.

Pei Zhounan became more and more anxious, the longer the time dragged on, the greater the possibility of a mutiny among tens of thousands of soldiers, and only by letting the soldiers return to the camp and not allowing them to gather together could the mutiny be avoided.

Seeing that Pei Zhounan's face was getting paler and paler, Li Siye was also a little anxious.

If the Anxi army mutinies, it will not be beneficial to anyone, and the court will definitely punish them severely, maybe they will be regarded as rebels, everyone's parents, wives and children are still in Guanzhong, how can they cause such a big disaster for the sake of a momentary mood?

So Li Siye took two steps forward, stared at the Modao Battalion under his department, and said loudly: "Modao Battalion soldiers, return to the camp immediately." ”

The three thousand soldiers of the Modao Battalion showed a little restlessness.

The composition of these 3,000 Modao battalions is more complicated, they were formed by Li Siye himself, not only the people from the various departments of the Anxi Army, but also the people who were young and strong, as well as the people who were dug from the Hexi Army in Liangzhou City.

The members come from all over the world, and now they are still in the run-in stage, and Li Siye's authority in the Modao camp is unique.

Pei Zhounan shouted a few times and no one paid attention to him, Li Siye only said one sentence but made the Mo Dao Battalion start to move, and the three thousand Mo Dao Men still stood still, but their expressions were clearly a little shaken.

Seeing this, Li Siye couldn't help but sink his face, and said coldly: "A group of wolf cubs, my words don't work, do they?" Go back to the camp for Lao Tzu, otherwise don't blame me for using military law! ”

Under the roar, the Modao Battalion finally moved.

The Mo knife men reluctantly and slowly walked to the outside of the school field, but Li Siye was unceremoniously, seeing that someone was moving slower, he kicked up, and the soldiers did not resist, silently left the school field under the urging of Li Siye, and returned to the camp.

Someone took the lead, and the rest of the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army naturally had no reason to insist on resisting, so they returned to the camp one after another under the reprimand of Chang Zhong Shen Tian and other generals.

Until the last soldier left the school field, Pei Zhounan, who was standing on the high platform, finally breathed a sigh of relief, his legs were weak, and he sat on the ground unconsciously, his back was wet.

Today...... It's a fluke.

Pei Zhounan has realized his mistake, and he has decided that from tomorrow, everything in the Anxi army will be in the same way as Gu Qing before, and the four words "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" will have a certain truth after all.

The officers and men of the Anxi Army can no longer be stimulated, Pei Zhounan clearly felt that their nerves were already very tense, and they were almost tensed today.

As for the consequences of the break...... Pei Zhounan couldn't even think about it.

In any case, today's hurdle is considered to be dangerous.

…………

That night, sub-hour.

The camp was silent, the soldiers still went to bed early as usual, there were only the soldiers patrolling in the camp, accompanied by the footsteps of the collision of armor leaves, and under the desert moonlight in the distance, the howl of the jackal came from afar.

Everything was so normal, no different from the old days.

In an ordinary tent, the soldiers who were lying in their clothes were still not asleep, and it was dark in the tent, but the soldiers were chatting quietly.

"Huo Chang, we made such a fuss on the school field today, will Pei Jieshuai hold a grudge and find an opportunity to cure our sins in the future?"

The fire chief hummed and said, "How do I know? There was almost a big incident today, if there is a real mutiny, none of us can escape, and the court will definitely investigate it. ”

Another soldier said: "I was originally ordered by the army, but if you don't move, I don't dare to move......"

"The literati govern the army, the more they govern, the more chaotic they become, in the future, we are afraid that our Anxi army will be made into a miasma by him, but it is a pity that Gu Houye left the foundation......"

"I also heard that literati are particularly vindictive, today we let Pei Jieshuai not come to the stage, I'm afraid this matter will not be good, today he is just temporarily pacifying us, and in the future, he will definitely divide our Anxi army one by one, looking for an opportunity to retaliate."

The soldiers in the camp became more and more anxious, and hurriedly said: "Huo Chang, we won't really be punished by Pei Jieshuai, right?" ”

Huo Chang's heart was also pressed with a heavy heart, and he sighed and said: "Who knows, the thousand-man cavalry team brought by Pei Jieshuai from Chang'an is not a good one, when Gu Houye was there, he cut off their leader Chen Shufeng with a knife, and the thousand-man cavalry team has not had a good face for our Anxi army, if they get a chance......"