When Wang Yuan returned to the barracks, the fire had been extinguished, but more than fifty Shenwei cannons had been burned beyond recognition. Although the skeleton of most of the Shenwei cannons is still there, once this behemoth is damaged, it will definitely be scrapped. After being burned by fire, the frame throwing arm will not be able to withstand the huge force of launch, and may break at any time. So these more than 50 Shenwei cannons are completely destroyed.

Wang Yuan returned to the big tent of the Chinese army with a gloomy face, but saw that seven or eight generals knelt in a row before the big tent. Song Jiangong knelt in the first, his armor was removed and his upper body was exposed, and the thick hemp rope was strangled in the flesh. Behind him, seven or eight of his generals also took off their armor and knelt on the ground.

Seeing Wang Yuan's arrival, Song Jiangong kowtowed to the ground: "The crime of despicability deserves death, and I have betrayed the trust of the deputy marshal. ”

Wang Yuan said coldly: "Don't be busy confessing your guilt, tell me, I want you to send someone to guard the Shenwei Cannon, how did you arrange it?" ”

Song Jiangong hurriedly said: "I ordered the former deputy generals Zheng Hu and Yang Jianguang to be in charge of the night guard of the Shenwei Cannon. He ordered the two of them to lead 500 patrol cavalry to continuously inspect the place where the two Shenwei cannons were placed in the north and south of the camp gate. At the same time, 10 teams of 50 people were set up 500 paces outside the camp to give early warning. Liu Liang, the deputy general, was appointed as the post of outpost inspection, and led 300 cavalry to continuously survey the outpost camp. Everything was carried out according to the plan agreed with the deputy marshal in advance. ”

Wang Yuan shouted: "Then why is there such a mistake? How could the brutes easily enter the vicinity of our barracks? ”

Song Jiangong said in a low voice: "It has now been ascertained that the brute soldiers attacked a sentry camp in the northeast corner of the camp, and then disguised themselves as soldiers of our Jiannan Army approached the site where the Shenwei cannon was placed. The crossbowmen on Tower 16 were nearly thirty paces away when they were spotted, and when they were spotted, they forced their way into the Shenwei cannon and poured fire oil. The crossbowmen on the turret shot them all, but they couldn't stop them from pouring fire oil on the cannons. Another barbarian crossbowman touched nearly a hundred paces away and ignited the fire with rockets, which caused this catastrophe. ”

Wang Yuan sneered: "However, when the camp in the northeast corner was attacked, where was the patrol cavalry team led by the deputy general Liu Liangsuo?" ”

Song Jiangong turned around and glanced at a thin black man kneeling beside him and shouted, "The deputy marshal asked, but it was not as good as the truth." ”

Adjutant General Liu Liang's voice trembled: "Humble position...... At that time, he and his brothers...... At...... On the south side of the barracks...... In the open space to the south...... Drink...... Roast...... Somewhat...... Chat and talk. ”

Wang Yuan shouted: "In other words, you didn't follow the requirements and inspect the outpost camp without interruption. I didn't make a reasonable arrangement, even when I was resting, I had to take shifts, did I? You didn't know anything about the attack on the camp in the northeast corner, and you were still sitting around with your men until the brutes got to the camp, were you? ”

"......" Liu Liang was speechless, hanging his head and being silent.

Wang Yuan sighed: "This is the soldiers and horses led by my Wang Yuan, who are so lax. Fortunately, it was a small attack on the camp tonight, and if a large force of brutes attacked, it is not known that the camp would have been flattened. Song Jiangong, what crime should Liu Liang be guilty of? ”

Song Jiangong said in a deep voice: "Dereliction of duty military order, should be beheaded." ”

Wang Yuan shouted: "Okay! Someone came, beheaded Liu Liang, and hung his head on the flagpole in front of the camp for three days. ”

Liu Liang's face was like ashes, and he shouted miserably: "The deputy marshal spares his life, and General Song spares his life." ”

Zhao Qing waved his hand, and two guards stepped forward to carry Liu Liang away, and after a moment of screaming, Zhao Qing came to recover with Liu Liang's bloody head.

Wang Yuan didn't look at it, and continued to ask: "When the barbarians approached the left side of the Shenwei Cannon on the north side of the camp gate, Zheng Hu and Yang Jianguang, where were the two of you?" ”

Zheng Hu, who was obese, shook his body and said, "Humble duty...... Humble ......"

Yang Jianguang raised his head and said: "Deputy Marshal, I and Vice General Zheng deserve to die, the two of us don't feel the need to patrol the guards all night, seeing that the brothers are working hard, I ordered the brothers to rest in the camp tent, and did not inspect." We didn't expect the brutes to have the guts to attack the camp, we didn't expect them to really come, count me unlucky, damn it. ”

Wang Yuan waved his hand and said: "Since you understand that you should die, then I don't need to say more, drag it out." ”

Zhao Qing led people forward to drag the two away, and after a while, he came back with two heads to recover his life.

In an instant, the three lieutenants were beheaded by the deputy marshal, everyone was silent, and the people around them didn't even gasp loudly.

Wang Yuan said slowly: "Song Jiangong, do you think you are at fault?" ”

Song Jiangong said in a deep voice: "Despicable is guilty, military law is ruthless, but I want to die." ”

Wang Yuan sighed and said: "General Song, the whole army is too lax, and military discipline is not strictly enforced, this is a big crisis." If there is no such disaster today, and I don't know that military discipline has been scattered to this point, do you think such an army can still win the war? You are responsible for this matter, but the crime is not punishable by death, and the military law is ruthless, and you must be punished, otherwise how can you alert the whole army? When someone came, General Song was heavily punished with twenty military sticks as a punishment. In addition, all those involved are responsible, and according to military law, all of them are heavily responsible for ranging from 10 to 30 sticks. Execute. ”

The soldiers of the guard battalion rushed forward in hula, took down all the dozens of middle- and low-level officers involved in this matter, and pressed them to the ground one by one and took heavy responsibility with their military sticks. The soldiers of each battalion looked sideways one after another, and their hearts were awe-inspiring.

Song Jiangong endured the beating of the twenty military sticks without saying a word, the pain was secondary, and the discomfort in his heart was real. Wang Yuan handed over the responsibility to the soldiers and horses of the former battalion led by himself. The drudgery of cutting wood and opening stones to make Shenwei cannons is not done by the soldiers and horses led by himself, which is very important to the soldiers and horses of the former battalion led by himself. Entrusted all the responsibilities of protecting the whole army to himself, and his subordinates were not angry, and they were all lax, this is where Song Jiangong is uncomfortable.

After the twenty beatings, Song Jiangong's entire buttocks and back were bruised and swollen. Wang Yuan also couldn't bear it, and after Song Jiangong was carried away, he took the sore medicine brought by Mrs. Qin Guo from Chang'an and followed him to Song Jiangong's tent and personally applied the medicine to him. Song Jiangong lay on the bed and shed tears, and he couldn't say what he felt in his heart.

"General Song, don't blame me, it's time to purge military discipline, I know it's not your fault, but this incident happened in your former army, and I must give an explanation to the whole army."

"Deputy marshal, don't say it, it's incompetence and disappointing the deputy marshal."

Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "It's not your problem alone, now the whole army has the heart to slack off the enemy." So I thought about it just now, and I am going to set up a military discipline room for the Jiannan Army, and I plan to ask you to take this position concurrently. In the future, I would like you to preside over the affairs of military discipline in the army. Generals at all levels, up to my Wang Yuan, down to ordinary men, but if there is anything that violates military discipline, you have the right to punish it. How is it? ”

Song Jiangong bowed and said: "This ...... How can I take on such a heavy responsibility? “

Wang Yuan said: "No one can do it except you." I know that your soldiers and horses used to be strictly disciplined, but now a large number of new recruits have been recruited into the army, which has led to some confusion in the army. You've said it a few times, but I don't care, and I'm also responsible for it. You've actually suffered for me. ”

Song Jiangong was both aggrieved and grateful in his heart, and with the pain on his buttocks and back, he burst into tears, snorted and said: "The deputy marshal is very loving, Song has nothing to repay, and it is not a pity to go to the soup and die for the deputy marshal in the future." ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "What is the death?" I want you to recover as soon as possible. The siege will be in a few days, and I will be sorry if you can't make it in time. ”

"Don't worry, deputy marshal, my board can hold up with ten military sticks." Song Jiangong wanted to turn over, but he bared his teeth in pain and inhaled cold air.

Wang Yuan sighed: "The situation is not optimistic. Tonight, there was such a commotion, and more than 50 Shenwei cannons were destroyed, which will delay us for at least another day. The consumption of grain and grass in the army is huge, and it is not a small amount for people to eat horses and chew it. The next time General Li Mi's grain and grass supply should be in seven days, I am counting the days. I thought that in two more days, I would build more than a hundred Shenwei cannons, and a total of more than 300 would be able to cover the western wall of the city. But now, it will take another day to delay the construction and consume another day of food and grass. If it is blocked here, and the grain and grass are exhausted, it will really be a big mess of the army. ”

Song Jiangong frowned and said: "It is indeed urgent, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have been invested in the manufacture of Shenwei cannons, even if they are built, it will take at least two or three days to prepare the stones to be thrown." The stone collection does not want to be felled, and the stones on this mountain are not to be picked up, they need to be excavated, which takes too much time and energy. Yesterday I wanted to mention this to the lieutenant. ”

Wang Yuan said: "I have actually thought about these things, but if the Divine Power Cannon is not numerous, the power will not be enough to suppress the other party. As for the collection of stones required for throwing, it is indeed a big problem. However, tonight's events gave me a great inspiration, and I thought that maybe I didn't have to build so many cannons, and maybe I didn't have to worry about collecting the stones that were thrown. ”

Song Jiangong was surprised: "Oh? What are the new ideas of the lieutenant marshal? ”

Wang Yuan said: "Tonight's barbarian sneak attack actually gave us a wake-up call. They didn't attack the soldiers and horses, but only attacked the Shenwei cannon, which actually showed that they were trying to delay our time. Presumably, they also know that the route of our food and grass supply is too long, and delay is the best solution for them. In this case, we have to consider the worst-case scenario, which is the cutting off of the grain route. Then we only have seven days. If we can't take the sheep and baa the city for seven days, we will be defeated without a fight. So, I was thinking, we need to change our strategy and do the opposite, the more they try to delay us, the faster we attack. ”

Song Jiangong was stunned and said: "Isn't what the deputy marshal said contradictory? The number of Shenwei cannons is not enough, and the collection of throwing stones is not ready, how can you launch a siege? Hard attack? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Keep it a secret first, tomorrow I will do an experiment and I will know that this method is not feasible." ”