Chapter IX: Punishment and Bribery

On the first night of arriving at the barracks, the potter, under Mi Fang's arrangement, met with his men on this expedition.

In the handsome tent, a banquet was set up, and the four captains, three lieutenants, and fifteen uncles all came to sit, and the tent seemed to be tight for a while, and everyone was crowded, and it seemed a little impossible to sit down, and they even hit their butts a little together.

Mi Fang and the potter sat on the main seat one on the left and the other right, looking at the generals below, thinking about each other.

Mi Fang is the first time to be the main general, the old god is here, he is proud, he seems to be quite proud, and the spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoof.

The potter was not in such a good mood as he was, he was just calmly observing the people below.

On the surface, all of them look extremely respectful, and they look like dogs, one by one; But no one knows exactly what's going on in their hearts......

But the potters are sure that they will not think of good things in their hearts, at least they must not be convinced.

In the previous life, every time an important position in the group was filled by a new airborne officer, everyone was unconvinced, and on the surface it looked like a mess of harmony, but in fact they were sneering at it behind the scenes. This is a kind of human nature, the red dust is rolling, which one in the world is not a layman? It is not a layman, and it is not mixed in the world.

Everyone is human, no matter ancient or modern, the psychological state should be the same.

Mi Fang is the first time to lead the troops, and he is a powerless teenage hairy boy, these people have followed Cao Bao all the year round, even if they are not experienced in a hundred battles, they should all be veterans who have fought with the Xuzhou Yellow Turban, and they are afraid of the appointment, so they have to bow their heads to themselves and Mi Fang, but this head is probably not sincere.

According to common sense, the best way is for the potter and Mi Fang to give grace, rely on time to accept their sincerity little by little, and use time to enrich their feelings...... But now that the expedition is imminent, the potters don't have so much time to pull the calf.

At this moment, you have to use a big stick to pluck and dial.

"It's about to go west to join the alliance, my potter is ordered to supervise the army, go to the front line with you, and beg the thief to rebel, tonight's meal, according to my words, is considered a travel wine, but also a meeting wine! I also know you well, and I am familiar with each other, and in the days to come, I need to rely on you to assist General Mi well, fight a few beautiful victories, and don't insult the reputation of our Xuzhou army...... Come on, one! ”

The potter raised the wine cup, and the captains and lieutenants in the account also raised the wine cup together.

"Punish the thief! Swear to kill the national thief! After that, everyone was bored.

The corners of the potter's mouth raised, these people, the slogan was shouting very loudly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what you have to say, might as well talk about it?"

Among the people, they saw a captain surnamed Wu get up and salute: "The eldest prince, according to the opinion of the last general, this alliance is very far, not to mention the loss of money and labor of the army expedition, and Dong Zhuo's command is full of fierce Xiliang Army, Bingzhou Army and the battle-hardened Luoyang Central Army, which is far from being comparable to the Xuzhou Army, it is better to pretend to fight with it, sit and watch the success or failure of the alliance, and receive it when it is good, but also." ”

After Captain Wu finished speaking, he saw that everyone below was talking about it, nodded his head, and all expressed his approval.

Tao Shang smiled slightly and said: "Captain Wu is right, but when Tao Thorn Shi issued a military order, it was not this requirement for this expedition. ”

Captain Wu raised his head and raised his chest, and said without humility or arrogance: "Although Lord Assassin Shi has such a military order, he will be outside, and the military order is not subject to it, and his subordinates have followed General Cao to fight for many years. According to the last general, this expedition to the west has no chance of winning. ”

The potter gently played with the wine cup and said with a smile: "A good one, every time you are in battle, you don't hesitate to give advice...... According to Captain Wu's opinion, General Cao's ability should be above the history of Tao Thorn? ”

Captain Wu was not frightened, but raised his neck.

In his eyes, the potter is just a stinky child, and he can be regarded as a person who has killed people in battle, so why be afraid of him?

"The last general didn't say that, the history of Tao Thorn is the chief of Xuzhou, and he has the ability of Tao Thorn History, but when it comes to military conquest, General Cao is the first in Xuzhou."

Hearing this, the potter said slowly: "Captain Wu said that he would not accept the military orders abroad, but did he know that the military orders were like a mountain?" Lord Assassin's military order has been issued, how can we not obey? ”

Captain Wu said: "The eldest prince insists on going his own way, if he insists on doing so, I am afraid that these 5,000 soldiers and horses will die in a different place." “

The potter pouted: "What's the big deal?" ”

Captain Wu emphasized: "If the army is forced to fight, the army's morale is unstable and it causes a mutiny, it will be difficult to control!" This is a big deal. ”

Difficult to control? Mi Fang was uneasy listening to it next to her, how could this become more and more threatening the more she listened?

Thinking of this, Mi Fang looked at the potter in a daze, but saw that the potter's face had already become indifferent.

"If you don't go out and talk nonsense, how can you be unstable?" The potter slowly stood up, and there was already a chill in his eyes: "You are a soldier, and it is your duty to obey military orders!" It's your calling! If you are afraid of death, hold your children and hug your wife at home, what are you doing here to be a soldier? As a soldier, not to mention being buried in a different place, the horse leather shroud, that is, there is a knife mountain oil pot in front of you, and the military order asks you to jump in, and you have to jump in! Talking about life and avoiding death, afraid of strong enemies, are you embarrassed to talk to me about the heart of the army? With people like you, how can you get the heart of the army! ”

After speaking, the potter raised a kick and directly kicked over the table.

Everyone present couldn't help but be shocked when they saw this, they couldn't imagine that this seemingly polite and weak eldest son would have such a strong temper.

The potter kicked over the table and quickly glanced at Mi Fang, who understood and shouted, "Someone! ”

The soldiers outside the tent walked into the camp almost instantly, as if they had been arranged a long time ago.

The potter pointed at Captain Wu: "Pull me down, and I will be heavily punished with forty military sticks!" ”

After saying that, I saw several guards come forward to grab Captain Wu.

Captain Wu showed a fierce look: "Who dares? I hacked him! ”

"Presumptuous!" The potter also showed a fierce face: "Who wouldn't dare? Who will take those forty sticks for him! If he dares to fight back, he will be summarily executed! He was killed, and it has nothing to do with you, and if you are killed by him, I will die in vain! ”

At this level, which guard would still keep his hand, gritting his teeth one by one, and went up to arrest Captain Wu fiercely.

At this moment, Captain Wu finally became anxious and shouted: "The eldest son! I am faithful from the bottom of my heart, and you shall not beat me! ”

The potter raised his neck: "I am a prison army, who can't beat me?" His wife didn't know him! ”

The pro-soldiers came up, one left and one right, and each of them tried their best to hold Captain Wu up, dragged and dragged him out.

Captain Wu kicked and struggled vigorously, and shouted angrily: "I am the captain directly under General Cao's left army, you can't do this, you, you, you have no right to fight ......"

The potter sneered: "Mention someone to scare me with me?" I'm sorry, I don't eat this! Add me twenty more sticks and beat me hard...... Beat me to slag! Scum to the scum that General Cao doesn't know! ”

One left and one right dragged Captain Wu out, and when he was young, he heard the crisp sound of 'popping' from outside the tent, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of the board, and the sound of painful shouts.

Facing everyone's suspicious gaze, the potter sat down slowly, looked around at the others, and said: "I was ordered by Lord Shi to supervise the army, only recognize the military order, not human feelings, this western expedition, the commander of the army is General Mi, not General Cao!" The war is coming, we all need to respect the military order to do things, I hope you have a scale in your heart, you must know who is leading the troops, you must know who to say, you should listen! ”

After a pause, the potter said quietly: "What I mean, you understand, right?" ”

At this time, if you don't understand, how much less can you see? What else do you say about going out for wine and meeting wine...... It is clear that it is a premeditated Hongmen banquet!

The remaining three captains, three captains, and fifteen captains stood up one after another, and expressed their loyalty in unison: "No! The last general and other generals are only the first to supervise the army and the general Mi! ”

"Good!" The potter continued: "As a prisoner, although everything is based on military law, but I also know your difficulties, the generals are out on the march, eating and sleeping in the open, and bathing in blood for the country and the people. ”

After that, he saw the potter pointing at Mi Fang, and said: "Your general, prepare a gift for each of you, thirty gold for each of the lieutenant and the captain, and ten gold for each of the uncles, as the aftermath of your expedition, General Mi also promised that if any of you sacrifice, in addition to the compensation for the supply of Xuzhou, he will provide an additional thirty gold, and the prison army will also guarantee here, so that you have no worries." ”

Mi Fang raised her chest, revealing a very underwhelming look, the meaning is obvious - Lao Tzu has money!

After a pause, the potter said again: "Of course, if you don't want to, Captain Wu is your example...... Pick it! ”

Mi Fang got up and clapped her hands, and saw a row of soldiers take a few large wooden boxes into the tent, and then open them, and the neatly arranged gold leaf in the boxes instantly illuminated the eyes of everyone present.

Everyone has integrity, everyone has wind and bones, but for most people, integrity and style are far less important than eating. No matter how fierce the general is, he is also a human being, and no matter how desperate the soldier is, he has to support his family, compared with the ethereal slogan, money is the most tangible thing, of course, money can't buy everyone's loyalty, but the temporary loyalty of these people in front of the potter is no problem.

There are people who regard money as dung, but they are rare, and most of the people in society are still laymen.

Money is the most vulgar thing, and the reason why it is said to be vulgar is because it is the most practical for the laity.

These captains, captains, and uncles, you look at me, and I look at you, and they all see a deep longing in each other's eyes.

"If you want it, take it! If you don't want it, go get the stick, and then be the companion of Captain Wu, the scumbag. The potter said with a smile

When the words fell, I saw everyone in the tent kneeling down and shouting: "The last general is willing to serve the eldest prince!" ”

This time, the potter could hear the shout, it was indeed from the bottom of his heart, completely from the heart.

"Wrong." The potter shook his head: "I am the prison army, not responsible for fighting, and the person you want to serve the death force is General Mi." ”

Everyone said in unison: "The last general is willing to take General Mi's horse head as a vision!" ”