Chapter 57: The King (3)

In the next few days, there was already a quarrel in the barracks over food, and it was cabbage steamed buns for six days in a row. Some people had already put down their dishes and chopsticks and refused to eat, some people made a noise in the back kitchen, and Bei Liang spent a lot of money to calm down the incident, and the most difficult to persuade were those high-ranking officers and captains, as well as knights.

"I need a piece of meat. When the cook poured the cabbage and steamed buns into the captain's bowl, he said, "No, I need two, the fat, greasy kind of meat." There was a long line behind him, and there was a roar of support.

"The grain escorted from the royal court will arrive next month, and there may be sheep, chickens, and maybe pork in the car, and I will personally leave you the fattest pork. Captain, bear with me, I'll give you more food. The chef said as he put a spoonful of cabbage into his bowl.

"My stomach can't stand life without oil. The captain poured all the dishes in the bowl into the pot, along with the steamed buns, "What kind of military discipline order? We live just for a mouth, why should our living standards drop if we change the commander?"

"That's right. The crowd shouted, "We need to improve our food." "Some people threw all the dishes and chopsticks in their hands at the cook, and they shouted angrily and howled like wolves. All of a sudden, the scene was chaotic, the men in armor and the soldiers fought, Bei Liang sent in a group of soldiers to maintain order, disperse the crowd that beat each other, and when Nalan stepped into the cafeteria, there was already a bloodshed incident, and more than a dozen people died there.

"Get out of the way. Nalan shouted, he stepped forward and stood in front of the perpetrator, this person had a sharp-beaked monkey cheek, and his eyes of different sizes revealed a fierce murderous aura when he looked at people, "What, do you still want to continue fighting?" Nalan asked him.

"We don't need to eat cabbage every day in the barracks. The captain said with a grim face, "Our high commander at least guarantees that we have meat to eat every day, war will come at any time, what kind of body will we use to fight?"

"What is needed to fight a war is faith. Nalan corrected, his voice became hoarse, "It's not by burning and looting to satisfy your appetite, come here." He commanded, "Take the perpetrator down." ”

"Nope. The captain shouted, "I am the captain of Commander Gao's own person. Many soldiers came up to the amusement and took all the people who were making trouble with him, "You have no right to do this." ”

As the sound died down, the scene finally quieted down, the bodies had been dragged away, and a long queue had restarted at the door of the meal, and no one stood up to make trouble again.

"Commander-in-chief. Bei Liang whispered beside Nalan, "Forgive him for his anger and stupidity, not long ago his brother died on the battlefield, and his wife and children were killed." ”

"I'll think about it. Nalan walked out of the scene, "As long as he doesn't kill anyone, he can survive." ”

In the afternoon of the next day, it rained heavily in the sky, and the old knights were brought back, and Nalan ordered them to be taken directly to the place where the prisoners were executed, and he ordered all the knights, chiefs, captains, 10,000 cavalry commanders to 100 cavalry commanders, and nearly 100 people watched the execution.

"I don't want to pick up a butcher's knife and kill my brother. There was silence at the scene, and when the soldiers escorted the old knight up, they pulled their hands behind their backs and were helped by ropes, and Nalan said in front of him, "I have never lived and died with you, and I have never experienced a battle on the battlefield, and since we are in the same trench, I also treat you as brothers." As he spoke, he faced everyone, "I want to see a brand new military camp, I need my subordinates to obey the law, our duty is to protect the herdsmen, not to burn and loot, we all have flesh and blood, we have parents, if your parents are killed and everything in the house is robbed, then I want to ask you, how do you feel?" He scanned all the crowd, there were hateful eyes on the scene, but there were also convincing eyes," The military discipline I have set is not written on brown paper, not read to everyone, but for each of us to carry it out. He returned his gaze to the old knight's face, "Are you afraid?"

The old knight shivered the whole time, and the rain drenched his clothes, cheeks, and eyebrows, "No. He replied calmly, his body trembling.

"How do you feel about killing unarmed herdsmen and children?" Nalan continued, and the old knight's lips twitched, "For example. Nalan looked at the crowd, and then withdrew his gaze, "The person you killed is a relative in our military camp, do you think someone will seek revenge on you?" The old knight didn't answer, his eyes were almost narrowed, "I'm sure they will pierce your throat and avenge your relatives." ”

Nalan ended the sentence, and someone at the scene suddenly shouted, "Kill him." Then countless people shouted, "Kill him...... Kill him....... ”

Nalan stopped the shouting with a gesture, he looked back at the old knight, and motioned for the two people who were holding him to let go, Nalan drew a sword from the soldier next to him and walked to the back of the old knight, he knew that there was no point in struggling any longer, so he closed his eyes and waited for the sword to fall from his neck. Nalan grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands and slashed at the rope on the old knight's arm, the moment the rope was cut, the old knight opened his eyes and quickly turned his body in a panic, "Why?" he asked with trembling lips.

"After the military discipline decree was issued, there was no second amnesty for death row prisoners. Nalan handed the sword in his hand to the soldier, "From now on you will no longer be a knight, go to the gate of the barracks and stand guard." After Nalan finished speaking, he turned to leave, Bei Liang followed, and the old knight knelt on the ground, his forehead attached to the ground.

When Nalan walked towards the crowd, those people got out of the way, and they didn't even dare to look directly at the young man again, but when they saw his distant back, they secretly sighed in their hearts, and finally let out a "roar" of support.