Before the second drum was beaten, except for the soldiers guarding the gate, the other generals and soldiers had already come to the school ground, and they were arranged in rows according to the composition of each song, each tun, and each team and each army. The voices in the barracks gradually became quieter, except for the "crackling" of the torches, only the sound of the horses.

Chen Cheng is familiar with the Tiger Prison Pass Sanying Battle of Lu Bu, the Guandu Battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Mengde, the Xiaobawang sweeping Jiangdong, and the Yiling burning company camp, and he is not very familiar with the things before Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, and he knows that the eunuchs and relatives are finished together, and then the Han Dynasty began the era of military generals and families splitting mountains and rivers and separating one side.

But even in the military camp and the palace, he could sense that Luoyang today was like a huge powder keg, which could explode at any time. Not only here in Luoyang, but also in the entire Han Empire, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was just a prelude, and it was far from the bloodiest and most cruel time.

Therefore, he instinctively grabbed the military power, and only then did he think of transferring Liu Bei, Guan Yu and them to the capital. Only by mastering enough troops will you be able to get a head start in the turbulent years that will follow.

The whole team finished riding and stood quietly on the flat school field. After Wu Kuang and the hundred soldiers also entered the ranks, Chen Cheng spoke: "Jun Sima." ”

Wei Li clenched his fists and said loudly: "The end will be!" ”

"How many people should our army have, and how many people should there be?"

Wei Li glanced up, and then said loudly: "It should be three thousand and seventy-two, and it is really ..... Three thousand and forty-three! ”

"What about the others?"

"This.... This .......", Wei Li hesitated for a while, and said: "Some people are sick, and some people are because of temporary things...... So..... So .........."

"Really?" Chen Cheng said expressionlessly: "How many people are sick, and how many people are temporary?" ”

"This ......", Wei Li gritted his teeth and said simply: "The last general doesn't know!" ”

Chen Cheng looked at Wei Li and said, "According to military law, if you don't return to the camp at night, what crime should you be guilty of?" ”

Although the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties reduced a lot of cruel punishments, what was reduced was the corporal punishment of the people, and the military discipline was never said to be lenient. Although in the actual course of operation, according to the temperament of each general, military law is strict and clear, and it is almost nonexistent.

He Miao's army is decent, but he has led troops to fight, and in a large battalion of more than 3,000 people, only a few dozen people are not there at night, and he is already a qualified general. Wei Li swallowed his saliva, cursed the new boss in his heart, and said loudly: "According to military law, those who do not return to the camp at night without reason will be punished with twenty rods." ”

So light? Chen Cheng thought it would be a beheading. In the two days he was in the palace, in addition to playing with Dong Hou, he also watched "Seven Prohibitions and Fifty-Four Beheadings". According to the second article of the 54 beheadings, "the name should not be called, the time is not enough, the time is not reached, the time is violated, and the division law is changed, this is called a slow army, and the offender is beheaded", if the roll call is not time, and when the camp is closed, it can be counted in this.

However, this is a general military discipline, and it will be more or less different when it comes to each army. Since Jun Sima said that as long as he hits twenty military sticks, then he only needs to hit twenty military sticks.

He looked at Wu Kuang, the commander of the Chinese army, and said, "All the soldiers in the battalion have a meal, and Wu Duwei and Wei Sima lead people to guard the gate and prohibit soldiers from entering and leaving." ”

Wu Kuang asked: "If a soldier returns to the camp, what should be done?" ”

"Military discipline is enforced by the military commander!"

After that, he looked around at the soldiers in the field and said, "Disband!" ”

The soldiers were silent and did not move, but looked at their respective lieutenants. Wei Li cursed in his heart again, he turned around and shouted, "The captain said to give you more food, what else is there to dislike?" It's all disbanded! ”

The tensed soldiers suddenly relaxed. As soon as the anger was discharged, there was a buzzing sound in the field. Chen Cheng took He Miao's hand, and a gentle smile appeared on his face again, as if the cold face just now was just an illusion, he smiled and said: "General He, don't leave today, I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and invite the general to drink a few cups." ”

Borrowing flowers to offer Buddha? He Miao is not an uninformed clay stick, so he naturally knows that there is a White Horse Temple in the east of Luoyang City, but he himself does not believe in it. He was surprised in his heart, and secretly said: Could it be that this person is a Buddha? But he said with a smile on his face: "Then it's disrespectful." ”

Chen Cheng ordered someone to pack up some wine and food and send them to the Chinese army's big tent. He Miao sat down on the futon and couldn't help but sigh a little. A day before, he was the commander of the Yue Cavalry Battalion, and everyone in the camp treated him with respect. But in an instant, he became an outsider, and could only sit in the guest seat.

There were only two people in the big tent, him and Chen Cheng, sitting on the primary and secondary seats respectively. After the wine and food came up, Chen Cheng raised the bronze wine vessel and said: "General He, I am a rough man from Youzhou, and I don't understand many things in Luoyang City. In addition, there are many things I don't understand, and I would like to ask the general about it. ”

He Miao was surprised in his heart, he saw Chen Cheng's envy and suppressed the officers and soldiers in the army, and saw that his eyebrows were picturesque and his conversation was good, just as he was a child of a family who joined the army, where did he think that Chen Cheng would call himself a rough man?

"General Chen smiled," He Miao raised his glass and drank, and said, "Your Excellency can achieve the position of Jinwu and Yue Cavalry Captain in just a few days, how can you need to ask me for anything?" ”

Chen Cheng turned his head sideways, pondered for a while, and didn't bother to think about what the other party meant. He said directly: "I heard in the palace that the general wants to punish the eunuchs, is there such a thing?" ”

He Miao's hand shook, and the bronze wine set fell on the desk, making a dull sound. He looked at Chen Cheng dumbfounded, a little crying and laughing, "This kind of thing....... You ask me about this kind of thing? ”

Almost everyone in Luoyang City knows that the Ten Standing Servants and the Great General are eager for each other to die, but he is the younger brother of the Great General, and you Chen Cheng are from the eunuch camp to just take the road of Jianshuo, and you are a member of the eunuch camp, just tell me "Punish the eunuch" or something, is it really good?

Rao is He Miao had already seen many children of the family, and knew the prodigal virtue of these people, but he was also shocked by Chen Cheng's straightforwardness and was almost speechless. He said insincerely: "It should be..... There is no such thing, where did General Chen hear about it? ”

Chen Cheng just didn't see He Miao's expression, and continued: "Actually, I came to Suiyang from Youzhou, and I originally wanted to join the general's door. It was only because he was forced by Yuan Shu that he entered the Xiyuan Army by mistake, and now he is appreciated by His Majesty and has become a captain of the Yue Cavalry. General He, you say, the general won't put me in the ranks of the eunuchs, right? ”

He Miao said in his heart: "The term eunuch is also very novel..... But you are not a eunuch who is a eunuch? ”

Chen Cheng said sincerely: "Please General He must tell the general that I am in Cao Ying...... Ahem, I'm on the general's side! ”

He Miao was speechless, no, he didn't know what to say, picked up the wine glass and groaned for a while, but he still didn't know what to say. He shook his head and drank the wine.

"General He doesn't believe it?" Chen Cheng said: "I am willing to lead the troops to kill the eunuchs for the vanguard of the general!" ”

Speaking of this, Chen Cheng said in his heart: "Brother Jian Shuo, I can only be sorry, it's a big deal to let you go when the time comes." ”

"Ahem, ahem!" He Miao was choked, he propped one hand on the desk, covered his neck with the other, coughed for a while, and said with a wry smile: "General Chen, please stop teasing me." ”

"Teasing you? How so? Chen Cheng said in surprise: "What I said came from the bottom of my heart! ”

He Miao looked at the other party's sincere appearance and was confused, what did the person in front of him think? If you really want to join the general's side, it's not impossible. Now the world is raging, and they all blame the eunuchs for the corruption of state affairs, thinking that it is because of them, which makes the people of the world miserable, and swords and soldiers are everywhere.

However, if you kill the eunuchs, even if you kill all the eunuchs, will the situation in the world be improved?

He Miao was infected by Chen Cheng, and couldn't help but say something in his heart, "General Chen thinks that by killing the eunuchs, he can pacify the rebels in Xiliang, eliminate the remnants of the Yellow Turban Party and rebels across the country, and make the people in the world no longer starve?" ”

Most of what Chen Cheng said was true, at least he didn't tell a lie. He really planned to join He Jin's side, but he was also ready to help He Jin kill the eunuchs. However, he didn't expect to get an unexpected answer to what he said in order to get closer to the general.

He thought for a while and said, "I've heard many people say that it's because of the autocratic power of the Ten Standing Servants that the state affairs are corrupted, isn't that true?" ”

"It's not like that," He Miao shook his head again and again, "It's not like this. ”

Chen Cheng said in surprise: "That's not the case, so what's it?" ”

He Miao drank a few glasses of wine given by Chen Cheng, and at this time, the wine swelled up, and said with a wry smile: "Where is it so simple?" Of course, I'm not saying that the eunuchs are not wrong, but is it the fault of the eunuchs that the world is like this? It's easy to kill, but it's hard to do things. After killing someone, will state affairs get better? I don't think so, not necessarily........"

Chen Cheng was about to ask again, when there was a sudden commotion outside.

At the gate, a general wearing fish scale armor pulled out the ring head knife he was wearing, pointed at Wei Li and said angrily: "I am the captain of the left army, and you dare to stop me?" ”

Wei Li looked at Wu Kuang on the side, and when he saw the other party's indifferent appearance, he could only stubbornly say: "It's the order of the new captain, don't make it difficult for me!" ”

The general spewed wine in his mouth and said with a cruel smile: "Your grandfather is just embarrassed for you, what's wrong?" You bite my eggs? ”

He said to a few soldiers around him: "Let's go, if any dog dares to stand in the way, I will chop it up for grandpa!" ”

Wei Li's face changed drastically, and he shouted: "Who dare I see?" Trespassers, slash! ”

After he is Hedong Wei, how can he allow others to be humiliated?

The general laughed wildly and shouted: "I am the captain of the left army, you dare to kill me?" Move me to try it? Your whole family will not die well! ”