Chapter 789: Tiger Ben Army (II)
In the barracks of the Tiger Ben Army, the atmosphere was a little dignified and depressing, Sun Tu looked at the roster in his hand after the long case, and Tang Feng and other subordinates stood on both sides of the front. Although these people were only standing solemnly on the side, the powerful killing intent condensed from the life-and-death battles still made Fan Ming and other generals unable to even breathe, while the other forbidden soldiers could only stay outside the room with anxiety, not knowing what would happen.
After a meal, Sun Tu put down the roster in his hand and slowly reported a string of names: "Cao Yan, Pan Song, Zhao Jiongguang, Yang Siming......" After reporting more than 20 names in a row, he stared at Fan Mingdao: "How long have these people not come to the barracks to report?" ”
"This ......" Fan Ming was embarrassed for a moment, but after being stared at by Sun Tu like this, he didn't dare to hide it after all, so he hesitated and said: "These generals haven't been here for half a year. ”
Although he had already known that this would be the result, Sun Tu still frowned after getting the answer. The people he called were all the main generals in the Tiger Ben Army written in the roster, for example, Cao Pan and the others were the commanders of the A, B, and 2nd Battalions here, and now even these people who were the main generals had not shown up for half a year, so how could they use military discipline to ask the sergeants below?
However, he did not have a seizure, but continued: "What about the other soldiers? Why weren't they in the camp? ”
"This ......" Fan Ming was even more flustered, but he didn't dare to reply.
"They're not going to be working their fields because they're busy farming, are they? As far as this official knows, the forbidden army is different from the box army, and you don't have your own land. Sun Tu said and looked deeply at the other party again. In other words, he still remembers very well that this was the case with the Qingzhou Xiang Army at the beginning, and when he first went to the camp, there were few people.
Chased and questioned by Sun Tu, Fan Ming finally couldn't bear the pressure, so he could only bow his head and say, "Those brothers are ...... They are all making a living outside, ......" said, and told the truth that made many people present feel discolored.
Don't look at the forbidden army, it sounds quite lofty, but in fact, the life of ordinary soldiers is also very difficult, at least the Tiger Ben Battalion has not received full military pay for almost two years. Of course, this only refers to those ordinary soldiers, such as Cao Yan, Pan Song and other officers, there can be no shortage of silver, and with their background, it is impossible to really care about the salary that is only enough to drink flower wine once.
The forbidden soldiers, who were deducted and paid two years late, had a hard time, and they had no land to support themselves and their families, so they had to leave the barracks and work all over the city to survive. Some of them have skills, they can naturally eat with their skills, and those who don't have skills can only work hard, and more than half of the coolies in the area of the Bianhe Wharf are still forbidden soldiers.
In addition, there are a group of lucky, flexible and good at stammering, so they take refuge in those sons who are bosses, or become their long-term followers, or help their families run around to do business. Speaking of which, it means one thing, except for a few people who stayed behind such as Fan Ming, the soldiers of the entire Tiger Camp are out to make a living, and it is impossible to have any training at all.
Rao is Sun Tu was a little prepared, but after listening to this narrative, he couldn't help but gasp. It's not that he's worried about the slackness of the army under his command, he really can't accept that even the forbidden army has become like this now, this is in Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, these people are all forbidden troops!
It seems that except for the elite of the forbidden army such as the Fourth Army, which needs to defend the Son of Heaven at all times, the other forbidden armies have long been ill and have become unrepresented. It's no wonder why, in history, not long after, such a city with a population of one million and hundreds of thousands of defenders was quickly breached by the Jin soldiers. They don't want to resist, they really can't do it.
Seeing that Sun Tu's face was cloudy for a while, and it seemed that he might explode at any time, Fan Ming was even more frightened and didn't dare to speak, and his head was lowered to his chest. He knew very well that in his own situation, once the matter was exposed, others might be able to survive safely, but he would definitely be dragged out to take the blame, even if he was the only military attache in the barracks.
However, Sun Tu didn't have a seizure after all, he only sneered twice, and then asked him again: "Then how many of these officers can you find?" I will see them in two days. ”
"This ...... Although these Yanai are in Bianjing City, they are not easy to see such small people as lowly officials, so they ...... Please forgive the general! After saying this, in a panic, Fan Ming knelt down with a puff, he was really crushed by Sun Tu's momentum.
Sun Tu smiled bitterly, there were no soldiers and no generals, and the time was only more than a month, what Gao Yu threw to himself was really an extremely tricky trouble. However, he was not yet at the point where he needed to vent to an innocent person, so he could only soften his tone and say, "You get up and speak first." Since you're in the Tiger Army with them, you can always know something they like, right? ”
Fan Ming didn't get up, and his face showed embarrassment, if he really wanted to talk about it, of course he could come up with some places, but in this way, he was also afraid of being blamed. Those people are not easy to mess with, once they really hate them, they will have to suffer a lot.
At this moment, a noisy sound suddenly sounded outside, and then a rather arrogant voice came in clearly: "What General Sun is the Marquis of Yu, which round of my Tiger Army will get him to call the shots?" Tell him to come out and speak! Before the words fell, a tall and strong man had already strode in front of the barracks under the followers of dozens of military men, and just happened to meet Sun Tu, who was looking up.
This person has a rough appearance, a proud look, and his cheeks are flushed, and his eyes are misty, and he knows at a glance that he is a person who has just come off the wine table, and even has some wine stains on his beard. But the momentum exuded by this person was not small, at least it was so oppressive that the soldiers outside did not dare to approach, and completely ignored the posture of the Shandong soldiers in the barracks who put their hands on the hilt of the knives on their waists, and only shouted at Sun Tu: "Who are you?" This is a military camp, how can you go in? Come on, take him down for me! ”
With the strength of the wine, this person really didn't pay attention to everyone in front of him at all, and staggered to break into the door. Sun Tu frowned and asked, "Who is he?" "Seeing that this person should be about forty years old, and he is only wearing civilian clothes, I really can't tell the identity of this person.
Fan Ming hurriedly introduced: "General, he is Yan Hengban, and he is the temporary chief general of the Tiger Ben Army......"
"Yes, Lao Tzu's name is Yan Ziliang, it is the commander of this Tiger Ben Army, what are you, dare to ......" As he spoke, he stumbled forward, as if he was about to make a move on Sun Tu. Seeing this, Tang Feng and the others wanted to make a move, but they were stopped by Sun Tu with his eyes, they could only retreat and dodge in front of those entourages who followed Yan Ziliang in, making it difficult for them to approach for a while.
In fact, these people have already seen that something is wrong with the situation, after all, they have not drunk, and they have not been instigated, so they naturally dare not really make any moves at this time. It was Yan Ziliang, but he looked like he was not afraid of heaven and earth, and still pointed at Sun Tu and shouted: "You are so bold, you dare to give orders at will in the general's account, do you really dare to kill you?" As he spoke, he pulled out his saber even more suddenly, pointing it at Sun Tu's nose, as if he might stab it at any time.
Sun Tu looked calm at the moment: "Yan Ziliang, since you are the chief general in the army, you should know the rules of the military camp, and the military law is like a mountain!" If you allow your soldiers to leave the camp without permission, you are guilty of one sin; Going out to drink alcohol during a non-recess period is guilty of the second sin; The following offenses, insulting and attempting to disadvantage the superior are guilty of the third crime. These three sins alone are already unpunishable, and they can be summarily executed......"
"Let your mother's dog ......" When Yan Ziliang heard this, he immediately laughed, and couldn't help but want to mock something. But before he could completely utter this dirty word, suddenly there was a flower in front of him, and Sun Tu, who was still sitting there, leaned out, stretched out a hand like lightning, and grabbed the wrist he mentioned, twisted it at the same time, and slashed it upward-
Mo said that Yan Ziliang was drunk at this time, the whole person was in a trance, and it was too late to react, even if he was in good shape and prepared, he was far from Sun Tu's opponent. At this time, he couldn't even dodge, he only felt a chill in his throat, and then a large stream of blood gushed out like a spring, and at this moment, the alcohol on his body finally separated from his body with the blood, and his mind was a little clear, and then the emotions of pain, stunned and terrifying instantly came to his brain.
But at this time, he couldn't make any decent sound, he could only giggle and stare at the still calm young man in front of him, cover his throat with one hand, tremble for a moment, and finally his body went limp, and he fell down with a bang, and the blood instantly spread completely.
This change came too quickly, so that Fan Ming and other soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army and all the subordinates who came in with Yan Ziliang were killed by surprise. After a long time, these people let out a scream, and then looked at Sun Tu with frightened eyes, some of them were already weak in their legs, and they were about to kneel. However, Tang Feng and the others still remained calm, they were completely used to all this, and they didn't even frown, but their sabers were also unsheathed at this moment, ready to do something with these entourage.
"This ...... This...... General Sun, General Yan is ...... But ......" Fan Ming was so frightened that the three souls lost their spirits, and they couldn't even say a word.
And Sun Tu was still calm, as if he had just killed a fly just now: "I said, he has committed several crimes, plus trying to disadvantage the official, damn it!" After a pause, he said again: "Fan Ming, now you can tell me if you can find those generals, right?" ”
It was only an hour after arriving at the Huben military camp, and Sun Tu had already killed the former chief general in the army, shocking the audience!