It was no accident that Chinese soldiers invaded and harassed local residents, and under Li Mingyuan's stern orders, five or six incidents of Chinese soldiers violating military discipline were discovered one after another.

As the investigation deepened, it was found that there were more than 1,000 Chinese soldiers who smoked opium, and almost all of the soldiers who violated military discipline were guilty of opium smoking and other bad behaviors.

It takes years to shape a strong army, and the pests that mix into the army can easily erode the combat effectiveness of the army and ruin an army.

The embankment of thousands of miles was destroyed in the anthill, and Li Mingyuan did not show mercy to the soldiers who violated military discipline, and instructed Liu Pu to try the case in accordance with military law.

Within three days, 200 of the 1,300 Chinese soldiers found were sentenced to death. The others were sentenced to different years of re-education through labor.

After the trial decision came out, many officers in the unit approached Liu Pu to intercede, asking for leniency for the soldiers. However, he was sent away by Liu Pu's sentence "The trial resolution has been handed over to the prince".

Li Mingyuan governed the army harshly, and Liu Pu's trial was based on military law. If they dared to intercede with Li Mingyuan, there would definitely be no good fruit to eat, so the officers who pleaded for mercy died down one by one and went back to remind their soldiers to strictly abide by military discipline and not fall into the hands of Liu Pu.

It is true that sentencing more than 200 soldiers to death at one time is somewhat severe, but in order to rectify the atmosphere of the troops and make an example of the monkeys, Li Mingyuan had no choice but to do so.

Forcing Chinese workers to join the army without discrimination is a last resort when Chinese workers are facing life and death.

After annihilating the main army in southern Peru and settling a deal with Peruvian President Pedro, Li Mingyuan has realized that

The disadvantage of a troop full of different people and equal ranks is that when the troop wins, the whole team can be cohesive.

However, once encountering a strong enemy, the team is likely to fall apart due to the distraction of people's hearts.

In order to solve the problems existing in the troops, Li Mingyuan reorganized the troops a month ago, and the reorganized field army was the core force of the Chinese Independent Army, and the soldiers with slightly inferior combat effectiveness were placed under the command of the garrison force.

To Li Mingyuan's gratification, the vast majority of the soldiers captured this time were soldiers of the garrison and logistics units, and only five or six soldiers of the field army were punished for delaying training due to drinking, and this at least proved that the reorganization of the troops some time ago was successful, and the military discipline of the soldiers of the field army was much stronger than that of the garrison army.

The current military law of the Chinese Independent Army follows the military law of the Taiping Army, and the problem of many soldiers violating military discipline is not clearly defined.

"Liu Pu, there are many loopholes and irrationalities in the current military law. Look at this one: A soldier confronts an officer and is whipped ten times in public. After dealing with the problem of soldiers breaking the law, Li Mingyuan pointed out to Liu Pu an unreasonable aspect of military law.

"Shizi, there is a clear hierarchy in the army, and the whipping of a soldier against an officer is not a severe punishment. In the past, when he was in Heaven, soldiers were sentenced to death if they collided with their superiors. ”

In the feudal army, the phenomenon of arbitrary corporal punishment and killing of soldiers was very common, and what Li Mingyuan wanted to build was a modern army, so it was necessary to abolish the backward feudal military law.

"Liu Pu, we have to take a long-term view,

Now is not the time when the Western powers are fighting for the world in the past, the military industry of the Western powers is developing rapidly, and the feudal Manchu army is vulnerable in the face of the Western powers, and we must also learn a lesson, not only to catch up with the armies of the Western powers in terms of weapons and equipment, but also to learn from them in the management of troops.

In terms of the benefits to the Chinese Independence Army, we must conscientiously learn from the foreign powers and no longer stick to our previous understanding. ”

It is a fact that the armies of the great powers are strong for all to see, and most of the Chinese, like Liu Pu, believe that the foreigners are strong because of their advanced weapons and equipment, and do not consider the deeper reasons.

"Here are my newly drafted military law regulations, you can see that if there are no problems, I will publish them." Liu Putong

After that, Li Mingyuan put the prepared "Military Law Regulations"

Take it out and hand it to him.

The new military law has a total of 32 articles, abolishing the regulations on flogging and corporal punishment that are insulting to soldiers, and replacing them with confinement, labor reform, and military criminal law.

The new military law gives soldiers greater equality in life, but the penalties for violations of military discipline are much stricter than before.

Escaping from the battle, robbing women, and delaying the fighter plane under the pretext of being sentenced to death.

The thirty-two military laws are only five or six pages in size, Liu Pu carefully read each military law, found no particularly abrupt parts, and nodded in agreement.

The next day, at the execution site of more than 200 soldiers who violated discipline, Liu Pu took the new military law written by Li Mingyuan and said loudly: "Since ancient times, a strong army must be strictly disciplined, and these soldiers below have made a big mistake in disregard of the military law regulations, and according to the trial, they are sentenced to death." ”

As soon as Liu Pu finished speaking, the more than 200 soldiers sentenced to death immediately became in an uproar, and as a result, the soldiers who were imprisoned and suppressed were pressed to the ground.

"Before the execution, I announce the new Code of Military Law: A person who escapes from the battle shall be beheaded.

Second, those who are captured and untruthful are beheaded

3. Those who plunder the people are beheaded

Fourth, those who embezzle military salaries will be beheaded

……”

Liu Pu read the thirty-two military regulations in one breath, breathed a sigh of relief, and said solemnly, "Execution." ”

In one morning, more than 200 soldiers were executed.

For the first time, the onlookers felt the harshness of military law.

The execution was not as lively as when Li Mingyuan gave a speech in front of the soldiers. The entire execution process was quiet, and the onlookers also showed a cautious look in their eyes.

Rewards and punishments are equally important, and "through this large-scale punishment, it is hoped that the morale of the troops can be reversed." Li Mingyuan hid not far from the execution and said secretly.

The disposal of the illegal soldiers is just a small episode, and the Chinese in the occupied areas of Peru are busy preparing for the final matters before the transfer.

The more busy it is in the end, in the past few days, Sun Bin has sent news that the exchange of alpacas with the Peruvian natives is going well, and the five thousand alpacas have been gathered, and they can be transported to Arequipa City in two days.

In addition, there is also news of the munitions and materials purchased by the Chinese Independence Army, and tomorrow at noon, the arms and materials transported by the Prussian fleet will be unloaded in Balangka, and the Chinese Independence Army will be better armed and equipped by then.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner, on the Andean steppe, Li Dawei led the cavalry brigade to round up a group of antelopes, Fang Minghong rode to him: Brigade commander, the time specified by the prince has come, we should go back.

Li Dawei looked in the direction of Arequipa City and said, "It's time to go back." ”……