"The moth thief has retreated!" More than 100 crossbowmen standing on the camp wall shouted in unison.

The Han army camp was full of excitement and cheers, so that before accepting the order, the more than 200 archers who had just come out of the gate and had not yet begun to line up were completely at a loss, until they saw Huang Ting leading more than ten tiger warriors with shields in front of them to protect Liu Wei's banner and turn back to the camp, and then they found that on the ramp more than 100 steps before the camp gate, there was no longer a living Yellow Turban thief.

And this time the moth thieves retreated, not to mention for what reason, at least from the current point of view, within that day, there was no possibility for them to go up the mountain to attack the Han camp.

Therefore, after making a series of arrangements for the guard of the outposts, Yang Gu, the chief general of the battalion, and Huang Ting, the deputy general, no longer went to the camp wall to guard in person, but returned to the Chinese army tent and began to discuss the follow-up battle plan.

Seeing that Huang Ting did not enter the tent directly, Yang Gu hurriedly went out of the tent and grabbed his wrist, and returned to the tent with him, and said with a smile: "Zijun seems to be quite displeased, but why? ”

Huang Ting was quite helpless, glanced out of the tent, and sighed.

"Now that the moth thieves have all retreated, I don't think they will return today, do you still have any worries?"

"I'm not worried about the return of the moth thief." Huang Ting shook his head, frowned and said, "When I returned to the camp, I saw those soldiers in the camp tent on the left......

"Those soldiers looked displeased, and they were quite annoyed."

"Team Yang has also seen it?"

Yang Gu couldn't help laughing and said: "These dozens of people all have ordinary looks, I am a fool, and I can feel strange in the end." ”

Huang Ting nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Yang Gu let go of Huang Ting's wrist, turned around and sighed lightly, before he whispered: "Zijun is worried that these soldiers may have a recurrence?" ”

Huang Ting hurriedly took a step forward and said softly: "No matter what, you must not be unguarded. ”

Yang Gu turned around, stared at Huang Ting for a moment, nodded, and asked in a deep voice, "Or should you kill them all?" ”

When Huang Ting heard this, he was quite surprised, and couldn't help asking: "In the morning, those people surnamed Yang were holding knives at each other, and Team Yang was so tolerant, but these individuals just looked weird, but they made Team Yang lead with killing intent?" ”

"It's a big difference." Yang Gu shook his head again and again.

"How different."

"The old man surnamed Yang is just a dereliction of duty, and his heart is good in the end, not to mention that in order to restrain his people, he is even more determined to die." Speaking of this, Yang Gu let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile: "I've been thinking about it since he killed himself, so what's the matter if I don't order him to be killed?" ”

Huang Ting was silent.

"I'm not yet 20 years old this year, don't say that these nearly 1,000 soldiers and horses, even the commander and the commander of the army who are in charge of ten or five people, I have never done it. Zijun, I won't tell you, I don't know anything about the army, the old man surnamed Yang died because of me, I feel extremely guilty, how can I kill other people again? ”

Huang Ting shook his head repeatedly.

"But these rebels are different." Yang Gu continued: "The leader of Fang Cai thinks that he is the head of their clan, although Zijun kills people because of military law, he may be able to suppress and intimidate in a short period of time, but these soldiers are resentful, and the protective camp will definitely not be able to serve the dead, not only that, if you can't quickly cut through the chaos and control all these rebellious people, once there are words that disturb the morale of the army and disperse in the camp, I am afraid that there will be variables." ”

"Since we divided the camp, we have led the new army to defend against the moth thieves for only one day, and these many incidents have occurred." Huang Ting couldn't help but sigh and said, "Isn't it because you and I really don't have the ability to command, and we can't convince the people in this army, so we have such a shape?" ”

"Probably not."

"Why?" Huang Ting became more and more puzzled.

Yang Gu pointed at Huang Ting and said with a smile: "I've been thinking about it for a long time, thinking about it, I'm afraid the reason for this is ......"

"In me?"

"In your armor." Yang Gu said calmly: "Your Highness's soldiers are a combination of 700 new troops and 300 tiger army, when His Royal Highness was there before, there were 300 tiger soldiers loyal to guard, even if these 700 new troops are bold sons, but they do not dare to rebel." ”

Huang Ting suddenly realized: "As for the division of the camp, my 300 tiger soldiers are divided into two, and the number of people in this large camp is less than 20, that is, they have their own duties, and they are the leaders of the new army, but in the end, they can't win the hearts of the people and use them as constraints." ”

Yang Gu also nodded and said: "What's more, most of these new troops fled from the north, and hundreds of them are close relatives of the same race, and they have joined the army unofficially, and their wives and families have not been taken care of by my big man, so they will naturally form a group to resist you and me, and the reason why I regret that the old man surnamed Yang was martyred is not because of the kindness of women, but because there are few ordinary people who know the righteousness and keep the festival like him, and they are just respectful when they see their generosity." ”

Yang Gu came down this day, and there was a lot of thinking, why in the past, when his brother Yang Chuan was in the army under the command of Zhang Xiu, the Hun Zhonglang, the soldiers could be so loyal, and in the face of the fierce and barbaric Huns, Xianbei Huqi can also be not afraid of life and death, and do their best, Yang Gu thought that it was probably because the big Han Erlang had blood in his chest and had a good desire to serve the country with great ambitions, so he was willing to defend the frontier and move forward, but these many years of military career, coupled with the fact that he is suddenly a chief, made him suddenly understand the choice of his brother Yang Chuan.

When Yang Chuan and Yang Gu's parents were mourned, and their homes and fields were completely destroyed by military disasters, it can be said that it was under extremely unavoidable circumstances that Yang Chuan resolutely chose to protect the Huns Zhonglang and join the army of Zhang Xiubu.

And after Yang Chuan joined the army, the friction and conflict between the border Han army and Xianbei unfolded instantly, and Yang Chuan stepped on the border battlefield as a horseman. Others don't know that as his only brother Yang Gu, after many years of intimacy with Yang Chuan, he can't believe that his current brother has such grand ambitions, and the reason why Yang Chuan has no hesitation, even if he breaks the sole of his foot, is not willing to be a deserter, and the root cause is because of Yang Gu.

In fact, since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu implemented the policy of boycotting troops, the central court has fully launched a conscription system.

The so-called recruitment system is to temporarily recruit strong men as soldiers when the army is needed, or in wartime, and its means are nothing more than recruiting with money and food, or a series of means such as exemption from taxes, and no matter what kind of means, the combat effectiveness and willpower of the army soldiers filled up in this way are naturally conceivable, so in order to ensure that these soldiers can do their best and be loyal to the Han Dynasty without hesitation, the imperial court and the government often use various ways while recruiting soldiers. The soldiers' families and relatives are collectively absorbed into the control range, as a guarantee of the soldier's loyalty, and if you want to be a deserter, you have to kill the whole family.

As for Yang Chuan's fearlessness of life and death a few years ago and his loyalty to the country, the fundamental reason is naturally because Yang Gu, the only younger brother in the world, is the so-called hostage.

And a person like Yang Gu who is alone and only serves the army for a mouthful of military food is really rare in this world.

And this time, the 700 new troops led by Yang Gu and Huang Ting are all fleeing from the war in the northern borderlands, and the whole army has migrated, and there are not many people who can escape here and still live their lives, and since these people are not responding to the imperial court's recruitment through regular channels, there is naturally no so-called relatives, friends and family members as hostages, once the war starts, if they can defeat the enemy army, they will naturally be happy, but if there is a slight defeat, the whole army will be scattered, and even the assassination of the main general, it is not impossible to take the head of the main general to the enemy to invite merit.

Therefore, a heroic person like the old man surnamed Yang can be called a hero of the Han Dynasty, and it is no wonder that after Yang Gu's words, Huang Ting, who has been serving the Han Dynasty for many years, also agrees with it very much, and then sighs angrily: "This old man of the Yang family is really a hero, and his people abide by his words, and after hearing his testament, they abandon resistance, and they are also considered filial piety." ”

Yang Gu nodded again and again, and after thinking for a while, he ordered the two tiger ben in the tent to retreat outside the tent, and then continued with Huang Ting in a low voice: "Zijun, I intend to raise the tent in Jiangtai this evening, gather the soldiers of the whole battalion, and release the Yang clan in public, what do you think?" ”

"Team Yang is not the only thing he wants to do, right?"

"This is natural." Yang Gu chuckled, and still said in a low voice: "As for those dozens of resentful soldiers, I want to kill them all!" ”

"Did you really kill them all?"

"Naturally, take it seriously!" Yang Gu said with great certainty: "Life and death, how can it be child's play? ”

When Huang Ting heard this, he frowned, shook his head again and again, and said, "It's not appropriate." ”

"What's wrong?" Yang Gu asked: "These soldiers, when the moth thieves attacked the camp in the morning, they disobeyed in public, echoed and rebelled, and the whole battalion saw it in their eyes, and now the moth thieves have retreated, I am the chief general of my department, and I asked for the crime after the war, shouldn't I?" ”

"After the war, it is natural to be guilty." Huang Ting shook his head and said slowly: "It's just that these soldiers have no clear rebellion, the so-called disobedience to military orders is just the personal act of the death squad, although they are related to these dozens of soldiers or clansmen or townspeople, but it is difficult to convince the public by punishing dozens of people for one person's crime." ”

Seeing that Yang Gu was deep in thought, Huang Ting continued: "If Team Yang is determined to do this, I am afraid that in the future, the rest of the soldiers will be worried and afraid, and it will be difficult for you to work together to serve you. ”

"If I don't kill these people, will the whole battalion of soldiers be able to die and serve their lives?" Yang Gu asked categorically.

"Naturally, I can't." Huang Ting was still not in a hurry, shook his head and smiled: "But Team Yang has thought about it carefully, everyone is here to live, if it can be like today, the moth thief can't shake my camp in the slightest, and the morale of the soldiers in the whole battalion is naturally high, and there will never be the slightest objection." ”

"But what if the moth thief takes the lead and vows to break my camp?"

"Then at noon today, the moth thieves are attacking heavily, and Team Yang still ordered these soldiers to go out of the camp and line up, and all of them thought that they couldn't live, so they rebelled."

Yang Gu realized something, bowed his head slightly, and pondered for a long time before continuing to ask: "In this case, according to Zijun's opinion, how should these dozens of soldiers be punished?" ”

"It can be called to make meritorious deeds." Huang Ting replied.