When Yang Xianzong and the others returned again, the army had advanced to Lanqiaoyi, which was less than two hundred miles away from Chang'an, and the scale had expanded to nearly 30,000 people.

In addition to the thousands of men and horses led by His Royal Highness King Yong to the west and the 6,000 cavalry from the south of Daibei Road, the increased troops mainly came from Yuzhou, Shangzhou and Huazhou near the left.

As early as the beginning of the Xijing turmoil, these three states were worried about being affected and gathered the strong forces of the state early, and now they are just in the camp, no matter how the Xijing chaos ends next, at least the three states themselves do not slack off their military aircraft.

The three state assassins also sent envoys to prepare materials to send to the army, not because they were arrogant and unwilling to come to meet His Royal Highness King Yong in person, but because the governors of the prefectures and counties were not allowed to control and leave the country at will.

The positive response of the three states to the army's conscription order also encouraged the lieutenant generals and colonels, and there was no lack of optimism about the use of troops on this trip. Therefore, the Chinese army had no choice but to strictly announce a military order, and the soldiers were not allowed to jump in and leave the camp without permission to steal merit.

In particular, the armed forces, which are organized for the purpose of killing, are also pointed to by the troops in Xijing, a place where the vitality of the Guannei gathers, and once military discipline is slightly relaxed, then the harm caused by the officers and troops to the localities will be far greater than that of the bandits.

Even so, those who violate orders in the military continue to be repeatedly banned. The thousands of cavalry soldiers led by King Yong himself have also fallen, they are the army of the Northern Yasu Guard, and they have long been accustomed to orders and prohibitions, and the slightest violation of the prohibition is a disaster of death.

As for the other people from all walks of life, it is quite a bit of self-indulgence, since the westward entry of Tongguan, there are nearly 100 people who have been arrested for violating orders and above the captain alone.

They either covet the abundant wealth of Xijing, or they are eager to take the lead in the chaos, but in the final analysis, they still don't know much about the character of the main general, even if they are inspected by the Chinese army, there is still little fear in their hearts.

Therefore, when the army stopped at the Blue Bridge Station, Li Tong planned to completely clean up the military discipline, gather the generals in the Chinese army's big tent, and then wrote a military order: five miles away from the camp and the general who was executed, the head of the army was shown to the public, and the soldiers were sentenced! Those who are executed within five miles of the camp will be put in a shackle and displayed to the public, deposed to the third rank, won the medal, and the sergeant will be whipped ten, and if he commits another crime, he will be killed!

When the generals saw this military order, they all gasped, not that this military order was too strict, after all, they had seen it no matter how strict the general manager of the army was. It's just that there are too many people involved, there are nearly 100 generals and colonels, and even several thousand people are involved in the non-commissioned army, and the proportion in the army is already extremely high.

At present, it is not very clear what the situation of the thieves in Xijing is, and the sudden large-scale punishment of the people and horses in the rebellion, not to mention the damage to their own military strength, is also a great blow to the morale of the entire rebel army!

So after a moment of silence, Qi Ming and other generals couldn't help but persuade: "The ancients governed the army, and there were three forgiveness without damaging their authority. Now the thieves in Xijing are powerful, the soldiers have exceeded the order, and half of them are thirsty for merit, and this military heart can be used. Thinking of his first offense, it is better to be lenient and allow the crime to make meritorious contributions......"

After Li Tong heard this, he sneered: "Serve the Rong Brigade and serve the battalion, I am not as good as the generals." But the king's order is Xuanhua, and the generals may not be as good as me. Xijing is where the ancestral court of my Tang family is located, it is not a place suitable for chaos, nor is it a foreign state, and the people's sudden chaos is already sensational, and only by quickly fixing the chaos can the national prestige be promoted. The advance and retreat of the armies cannot be the same, and the battalion orders are regarded as nothing. The emperor's order is in my body, although I go to it myself, how can I be afraid of chaos and indulge in chaos! Don't say too much, execute immediately! ”

With his order, Li Zhan, Zhao Changxing and other former Qiancai subordinates got up and accepted the order, agreed with their hands, and then strode out of the account, led the Chinese army officers and soldiers directly into the camp where those generals were imprisoned, arrested everyone, put them on the torture platform for law enforcement, announced their crimes, and then verified their bodies.

After that, the Chinese army rode out in a group, carried the bloody heads with long poles, rode through the battalions, and re-read the general order.

This scene naturally frightened the crowd, and the sergeants and soldiers in the camp felt even more frightened when they saw the heads. In particular, the camp where some soldiers who also violated the prohibition were located, seeing that the law of the army was so strict, there was a hidden tendency of fear and chaos.

But as soon as this sign was revealed, these camps involved were divided and outflanked, crossbows were erected, spears were erected, and the horse team was ready to attack, as long as anyone dared to rush out of the camp, they would be slaughtered on the spot!

Although Li Tong gave the order blatantly, there was no lack of nervousness in his heart at this time, although it was enjoyable to hold the power of life and death, but when it was really implemented, there was a trembling in his heart.

Only by fearing power can we not abuse power, and power itself has no humanity, so it needs to be controlled by human nature. But many people are lost in such a sense of awe, so instead of being destroyed by power, human nature is destroyed, perhaps before the body dies to understand a truth, the individual in the face of the power given by the group, is really nothing.

Therefore, after ordering the execution, he asked the generals to return to the camp to restrain the camp, and at the same time he himself went out to patrol the camp.

He rode his horse slowly between the camps, and when he saw that the camp guards were looking at him with fear, he took a deep breath and said loudly: "There are two ways in the army, which are rewards and punishments!" Whoever helps me, give him silk; Those who mess with my law, show them with a sword! The law comes from me, and it is given to the people! If the punishment order is majestic, it will be rewarded! This statement is told to the public, and heaven and earth can learn from it! All armies guard the camp, don't lose again! ”

He deliberately controlled his speed, and this patrol took nearly two hours, although I don't know how effective it was, but at least the camp did not continue to riot.

In addition to the dozens of generals who were sentenced to death, the relevant camps involved were also incorporated into the crime camp. There were more than 2,000 prisoners, and more than 3,000 should be flogged, mainly the army recruited by the three states.

They pride themselves as landlords, familiar with the path and hometown, and they do not have an intuitive feeling of the power of King Yong, after joining the army, they see that the general is young, and their hearts are more or less underestimated, so they dare to try the law, but they were met with a tough counterattack.

In the end, the more than 3,000 battalion guards who should have been flogged were not executed immediately, but were led by their respective commanders. The iron whip used for torture in the army really needs to be drawn ten lashes, and those who are weak are afraid that they will directly lose half their lives, and if they really have to survive, it is difficult to ensure that they can move freely for ten days and half a month.

Suddenly there were more than 3,000 injuries, which was really unbearable. Therefore, Li Tong finally decided to break up his battalion, integrate it into the army, and allow him to make meritorious contributions, and did not blindly despair to the end.

Of course, the dozens of heads hanging in front of the gate are enough to show the severity of the commander's military orders.

The punishment imposed on such a large scale is not without hidden dangers, and it is mainly the armies of the three prefectures in the Guannai region that are particularly punished, and if they are not handled well, it is very easy to cause quite serious divisions and confrontations in the army.

Therefore, after some weighing, Li Tong decided to adopt an old-fashioned but more effective method to buy people's hearts, that is, to integrate some generals and soldiers from the three states into his Chinese army formation. One is to show kindness, and the other is to eliminate the possibility of their connection.

Although in this way, his own personal safety will be threatened to a certain extent, but he will be in Guanzhong for a long time in the future, and too stark opposition will inevitably affect his control of Guanzhong. And he didn't think that these people had the guts, or that it was necessary to mess with him in the army.

Despite this, he still pushed aside the rest of the military affairs in the afternoon, and set aside time to communicate with the generals who were selected to join the Chinese army one by one.

After all, I am also from Guanlong, and my wife is also from Guanlong, so there is no shortage of Guanlong people, so we break bones and tendons. As for those who were killed, they really didn't give me face, and I was also helpless and sad! Needless to say, the chaos in Xijing has been solved, and we still have a lot of time to get along and get across, so you can see how I perform!

It's a subtle way to win hearts and minds, but it's effective. In particular, there are many people from middle families or people from the bottom of the family, such as Huan Yanfan, Wang Renjiao, Zhao Changxing, Yang Fang, etc.

Most of the generals who were called into the Chinese army served as middle-level in the army, and they rarely had the opportunity to face such big people directly. Especially after seeing the ruthlessness of King Yong's murder without blinking in the morning, after such an exchange now, between the power and the comfort, I also respect King Yong in my heart.

Probably because the contrast between Li Tong before and after is too big, or the words are too heartfelt, he actually dug out a "traitor" directly among this group of people.

A lieutenant named Zhang Zhuo, who was in his early thirties, was excited, knelt down in front of the case and choked up after being encouraged by King Yong's words: "A humble and humble man, although he has been in the army for a long time and has no trace to boast of, he has been so encouraged by His Royal Highness!" There is no way to show it, willing to offer advice to repay, humble in addition to the army, but also send a name to the name of the people's clothing society, the community is very wide, all of them are still righteous, in Xijing also has a lot of obedience, humble courage to invite Xijing, Chen said the king's order, visit the same righteousness, in response to His Royal Highness's division of chaos! ”

Hearing this, Li Tong's face couldn't help but become a little embarrassed. Therefore, the clothing society has developed rapidly in Guanzhong, and it is full of old soldiers from the government, so he is not surprised to be able to attract this Zhechong Fuguo Yi to join the society.

But the question is, if you poke out the old clothes society in front of me, King Yong, should I think you are loyal or traitorous?

Zhang Zhuo peeked at His Royal Highness King Yong's frowns, and said busily: "Therefore, the name of the Yishe Society is to help the needy, and the righteousness of the society proclaimed is absolutely not to confuse the people's feelings and violate typical theories......"

Listening to such a sincere defense of Zhang Clumsy, Li Tong felt more comfortable, at least the propaganda path of the Former Clothes Society was not crooked, so that such ordinary people were sincerely convinced of the society's righteousness.

He was still thinking about how to respond, and suddenly Zhao Changxing hurriedly entered the camp and told Yang Xianzong that he had returned to the camp, so he said to this Zhang Zhuo: "I have written down the affairs of Guo Yi, what is the background of this old clothing society, and I will review it carefully after the army enters Xijing." However, at present, the army is ordered by the emperor, and it still does not rely on the extraction of rural forces. ”

What did I tell the Former Clothes Society to do, don't I know yet? You guys honestly keep me in the army, don't always think about what kind of operations!

After Zhang Zhuo heard this, he still couldn't help but feel a little regretful, he saw that King Yong's authority was still willing to give him such an ordinary commander, and he felt a little bit of grace in his heart, so he wanted to recommend some brave people in the society he admired, if he could perform under King Yong's command and be born, he could also give more shelter to those hard-working people.

But since His Royal Highness King Yong has already said so, he doesn't dare to speak out again. After all, although King Yong has the side of Corporal Lixian, those dozens of bloody human heads are not empty.

Moreover, as a powerful member of the clan, King Yong's perspective on things may not be the same as that of a subordinate like him, if he really regards their old clothes society as some kind of chivalrous forbidden organization, his recommendation may be self-defeating.

Thinking about it this way, Zhang Zhuo couldn't help but secretly regret that he was a little reckless, and planned to contact some of the fellow disciples in the army later, and strive for a good performance in the next battle, hoping to reverse His Royal Highness Yongwang's feelings about their old clothes society. At the very least, although they are members of the old clothes society, they do not conflict with the service and the Tang Dynasty.