Song Jiang guessed wrong, because it was not the person sent by Sun Tu who came, but the scout team of the Qingzhou Army, and even he appeared in front of the generals half an hour later.

It should have been a very happy thing to meet the main force again after more than half a month, but after seeing the quiet scene in the army, Sun Tu's face immediately became gloomy. After entering the main account of the Chinese army, his sharp gaze fell directly on the faces of Dong Ping, Song Jiang and other subordinates: "What's going on?" Why did most of the soldiers hide in their tents and never practice? Don't you understand the truth that the more wartime there is, the more you can't relax? ”

"Forgiveness for sins, it's really hard for the soldiers to freeze...... Dong Ping hurriedly got up to explain, and after telling the problem of the lack of winter clothes in the army now, he said with a bitter face: "Now there are three or four hundred brothers who have suffered from the cold, and even the commander of Qi can't get up because of the old illness." In addition, more than 20 brothers died of serious illness, so the last general did not dare to let them practice too much. ”

Sun Tu's face not only did not improve with his explanation, but became more and more gloomy: "There is such a thing? Why don't you tell me? Also, what are you waiting for as a general to eat, why don't you think of a way locally, but let my Shandong soldiers suffer this unwarranted disaster? ”

"Back to the jurisdiction, we have already negotiated with the Huainan Army and the Changzhou Mansion for help, but they can't distinguish warm ......clothes for a while," Song Jiang hurriedly said.

As soon as his words fell, Shi Wengong followed up and said: "Why should Commander Song excuse them, Changzhou Mansion is okay to say that the Huainan Army still has a lot of warm clothes, but they refuse to lend it to us at all, obviously they want to freeze us to death here!" ”

"General Shi said cautiously, but there is no such thing, they are also ......" Song Jiang was still arguing, but was interrupted by Sun Tu's words: "I heard that the reason why you have been staying here is because of the Huainan Army's containment?" And the previous battle in Changzhou, what are the specific details? ”

Dong Ping smiled bitterly, and then told the previous thing as it was: "After the army led by the Governor to Danyang that day, our two route armies originally maintained their speed and went to Changzhou. As a result, when there were still three days away from Changzhou, there was an urgent report that the city was about to be broken, and in order to save Changzhou, he ordered the army to speed up, and discarded many materials along the way.

"It is precisely because of this that we were able to kill the city of Changzhou in time and temporarily repelled the enemy army, but because of the gap in strength, we could not achieve a complete victory after all, so we confronted them here. It was not until the Huainan army arrived later and combined the strength of our two armies that they routed the enemy head-on in a series of encounters......

"But because of this, there is a shortage of logistics materials for us, especially for warm clothing. When we noticed that the climate had changed and we were about to retreat, Peng Yongzhen suddenly took out a military order from Zhu Mian, telling me that we must stay here, and threatened that we would send troops to stop us. The last general really didn't dare to clash with him head-on, so he had to stay here with his troops all the time, so that many brothers were cold. Therefore, if he wants to blame, he will be willing to bear it with all his might! ”

Sun Tu calmly listened to him finish speaking, looked at him for a while and asked, "Is this just your idea?" Or is someone helping you with an idea? As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Song Jiang on the side.

Song Jiang didn't have the intention of dodging at this time, and immediately got up and said: "Yu Xuan, this matter is also a lot of responsibility. At that time, many brothers said that they wanted to force their way through, but it was the lowly efforts to stop them that made everyone not act impulsively. Because in the humble opinion, if there is a conflict with the Huainan army, it will be very disadvantageous to us, but they have military orders......"

Sun Tu looked thoughtfully at the two subordinates in front of him who were responsible for the responsibility, and was secretly surprised in his heart. He really didn't think that [58] Song Jiang would have such prestige in the army, and he could forcibly fight against Dong Ping, who he supported himself, as a subordinate, you must know that he has not been in the army for a year. Therefore, when it comes to buying people's hearts, Song Jiang is really a good hand, and at least all the generals have no intention of being enemies with him, including Dong Ping.

But this was obviously not what Sun Tu wanted to see, and his eyes narrowed: "Is that the case?" Then, he suddenly sank his face: "Dong Ping, Song Jiang, can you two be guilty?" ”

This sentence shook the bodies of the two of them, but they still bowed their heads and said: "Despicable and guilty, it is our incompetence that makes my subordinates suffer......

"No, it's not a matter of ability, it's a matter of attitude. Song Jiang, when a problem arises, you don't think about standing up for the soldiers, but you still want to cover up and delay, so that the soldiers suffer, and even human life is damaged. And you, Dong Ping, since I have handed over the entire army to you, you should have your own judgment, how can you be shaken by a few words from others? How many times have I said that the top and bottom of our Shandong army are one, and we wait for our generals to be selfless and selfless during drills, but once the soldiers have difficulties, we should also do our best to help them solve the problem. But what about you? Thinking only about the overall situation, but leaving the lives and health of all the soldiers behind, it is really unreasonable! ”

was scolded by Sun Tu like this, and the two of them once again showed panic and shame on their faces, and immediately nodded on one knee: "Guilty of despicable duties, please punish him!" ”

"Now that you two have been convicted, this official should be a small punishment and a big warning. Come, take them out of the tent, and beat them with eighty sticks in public, without the slightest mercy! ”

With his shout, the four pro-soldiers had already entered the account. Song Jiang and Dong Ping were also single, and they didn't need to pull them, so they took the initiative to walk out of the tent and lay on the ground in full view of everyone. The soldier who was executing there did not hesitate, and immediately waved the big wooden stick with the thickness of his arm and beckoned to the two of them.

The sound of banging sticks immediately attracted many soldiers, and soon, those Liang Shanbo's brothers also saw that Song Jiang was being beaten, which made many people change their faces, and after hesitating, Li Kui was the first to shout: "You are so bold, you dare to beat my brother Gongming!" As he spoke, he was about to go up to stop him, but he was stopped by Song Jiang with a low shout: "The iron bull can't come nonsense, it's me who made a mistake first, and I deserve this punishment......"

The shouting outside quickly led Sun Tu out, and after seeing him, Hua Rong and the others hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down with a hula: "Sun Chuzhi, please raise your noble hand, although Brother Gongming is wrong, there is no need to punish him so severely...... For the sake of his military merits before, let him atone for his sins......"

Sun Tu's gaze swept over these people faintly, but there was no expression on his face: "What, are you trying to rebel?" "He can understand that Song Jiang has such great prestige in the army, and even Dong Ping can't suppress him, in the final analysis, it is because these Liangshan brothers are too powerful.

After all, people like Hua Rong, Huang Xin, and Hu Yanzhuo now have certain positions in the army, and they are also deeply supported by many soldiers, and they have always been desperate for Song Jiang, so that he can influence a large number of officers and soldiers in the army through these people.

After understanding this, Sun Tu unconsciously felt a trace of worry in his heart, in the long run, I am afraid that it will be very detrimental to the unity of the Shandong army. Song Jiang and the Liangshan Brotherhood will set up a mountain in the Shandong Army, and after a while, maybe someone will set up a mountain again because of conflicts with them, so as long as there are a few forces that disagree with each other or are dissatisfied, it may completely break up the Shandong Army, which was originally one and one heart!

Sun Tu would never allow such a thing to happen in his army, so he had already made a decision at this moment that he had to kill the signs before things became out of control. And Song Jiang is his pawn to kill chickens and set an example for monkeys.

When everyone was uneasy because of his words, and they didn't know how to answer, Sun Tu had already snorted and said: "The army has its own rules, and you have violated military law if you dare to obstruct the execution!" Come on, take them down to me and take them down, and they will all be heavily punished with fifty military sticks to set an example! ”

"Yes!" At that moment, dozens of soldiers had already strode forward, and without saying a word, they were going to beat these generals of Liangshanbo as well. The others didn't dare to resist, but Li Kui couldn't stand it, and when he saw someone pounced, he dodged, and at the same time threw out a punch and slammed the person over: "We're right, we speak for Brother Gongming because of righteousness, you can't punish us for ......"

"Iron Bull, don't talk nonsense!" Song Jiang saw that his face turned white, and he shouted loudly.

The effect was quite significant, Li Kui immediately restrained his hands, and was immediately held down by the next pro-soldier who pounced on the spot. As for the others, they were even more panicked when they saw this, so they could only be caught with their hands tied, and they could be arrested obediently.

Sun Tu's face became more and more gloomy, and after sweeping over everyone, he said coldly: "Our Shandong army has always been heavy on military discipline, you dare to make such nonsense, all of them are guilty of one more degree, so everyone will be sentenced to fifty points, and Song Jiang, this matter is up to you, and the sentence will also be increased to one hundred rods, can you be convinced?" ”

Song Jiang had already understood at this time, Sun Tu was using himself to establish his authority, which also made him feel stunned, knowing that what he had done before had touched the bottom line of Sun Zhan's jurisdiction, how could he dare to shout injustice at this time, and immediately responded: "Accept the crime of despicability, please punish him!" ”

But when several soldiers were ordered to torture this cadre, Li Kui, who had already obeyed the order, changed his face and shouted: "I don't accept it!" Sun Tu, you want my brother Gongming's life, I'll fight with you! At the same time as he roared this, his body suddenly exerted force, and he broke free from the restraints of the two soldiers in one fell swoop, and pounced on Sun Tu like a hungry tiger hunting.

At this time, in the Huainan military camp not far from the side, Peng Yongzhen looked out of the tent with a complacent face: "He Sun Tu is actually here...... But how is this good......" The low words were filled with panic and anxiety, as well as a weak heart......