The sun was in the west, and it was already the turn of Shenyou, and the golden sun shone obliquely on the military camp in the north of Guangling City.

At this time, the barracks had long since lost the noise and chaos before, but was silent, as if there was no longer a single figure in it.

In fact, it was the opposite, at this time, in the military camp, more than 500 soldiers were all present, even Xiao Mo, the commander, and several generals of his cronies were also standing below. Not only that, but around these five hundred people, there were also a hundred and ten soldiers in the same costume, who also looked solemn and did not make the slightest sound.

From Xiao Mo, everyone in the barracks stood bowed down, and in front of them, on the chair that originally belonged to Xiao Jiang, there was a majestic man with a narrow face and long beard and eyes.

Although this person was only wearing an ordinary single coat and did not have much expression on his face, the momentum exuded by his body made everyone around him dare not even take a breath, let alone look up at him.

If you can have such a compelling momentum, you can only be the general army of Datong, Hu Sui.

Because at this time, the post of governor has not yet been spread out in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, it is a strategic place like Shanxi, and the imperial court has not yet formally appointed a permanent governor official, so at this time, the local military power has been firmly in the hands of him, the head of the military attachés.

As one of the few important towns in the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, there are no less than 100,000 elites in the whole territory of Datong Mansion. As the commander of these 100,000 elites, Hu Sui's power and ability are naturally extraordinary. Not to mention that it is just a small general, even the high-ranking officials of the DPRK and the central government dare not have the slightest slack in getting along with it.

What's more, they still have something to do in the hands of General Hu today!

His gaze slowly moved over the soldiers, until they felt that a mountain was constantly pressing on their shoulders, and many of them almost fell to the ground. After a long time, Hu Sui said in a deep and majestic voice: "What is this place?" ”

Unexpectedly, the first sentence he opened his mouth was such a question, and everyone was stunned. But since the chief soldier asked a question, he naturally couldn't help but answer. After a little hesitation, Xiao Mo still said cautiously: "This is Guangling County, and it is a strategic place adjacent to the Tartars!" He had already guessed something, so he directly added the second half of the sentence.

"You know where you are! Do you know what this place means to me? Sen Leng's question smashed out like a stone, and Hu Sui's eyes completely fell on Xiao Mo's body: "Such an important place, you don't want to defend the land with all your heart, but you actually indulge your subordinate soldiers to go out at will, and let everyone indulge in drinking, gambling and frolicking in the barracks, are you really a child's play in my Ming military law?" There is a strict ban on alcohol and gambling in our army...... You're good enough to break all the laws in one fell swoop! ”

"The last will be convicted!" Xiao Mo's face turned even paler, and he immediately knelt on the ground and admitted his mistake.

Seeing this, the soldiers under him also knelt on the ground with a hula: "I'm waiting to be convicted!" ”

"Guilty?" Hu Sui's eyes fell on the open space in front of him, where there were a lot of dice, pai gow and other gambling equipment, as well as a pile of copper money gambling money, and his eyes became cold again.

"Xiao Mo, you are also a person who has led soldiers to fight, don't you even understand this truth? Don't you know why gambling is not allowed in the army? ”

Xiao Mo naturally knew, but at this time he didn't dare to agree, he just bowed his head, looking like he was admitting his guilt and knowing his mistakes.

Sure enough, Hu Sui didn't mean to let him explain: "Just because there are always winners and losers in gambling money, there will be disputes between winners and losers, and even become enemies because of this." In this way, when the army is at war again, it will no longer be as united as before...... If you allow the army to gamble, you will not only break the military law, but also break the morale of the army! Now, are you convicted? ”

Although Hu Sui's question was the same as just now, the pressure in the ears of the people below had increased several times, especially Xiao Mo, who was named, trembled for a while, he knew that his disposal this time was not light, but in front of Hu Zongbing, he didn't even dare to beg for mercy.

"Where is the military discipliner?" With Hu Sui's inquiry, a subordinate had already walked out: "Let me ask you, how should you be punished for gambling and drinking in the army?" ”

"The first offender will be severely punished with 20 military sticks, and the second offender will be severely punished with 50 military sticks, and will be demoted by one level to see the after-effects." Without hesitation, the man said the way to punish him.

Hu Sui nodded: "Did you all hear it?" Except for those who served in the city and outside the camp, everyone else was judged to be a first offense. There is also Xiao Mo, as the commander, who has never restrained his subordinates, the crime is increased by one degree, and the heavy responsibility is fifty military sticks! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed again, and Ma Wei was too ruthless this time. But in front of Hu Zongbing's tiger might, who dared to say half a word, so they could only bow their heads and respond.

Immediately, the soldiers who came with Hu Sui rushed forward, and one of them pressed dozens of them to the ground, and regardless of the cold weather, they stripped them of their clothes and trousers, picked up the stick with the thickness of their arms, and drew it.

For a while, the crackling wooden sticks in the entire barracks were endless, accompanied by a series of terrifying screams and cries of pain, which made the other people who had not yet been tortured tremble, and their legs were a little weak.

Because the military camp occupies a limited area, and General Hu didn't want to disturb the people, they left most of the men and horses outside the city after they went around to the north gate of the city, and Hu Sui only brought more than 100 personal soldiers into the military camp. Therefore, this punishment can only be taken in turns, but I am afraid that after this punishment, the sky will be completely dark.

But the effect is also quite significant, because the longer the torture is used, the greater the deterrence. Only thirty people escaped this catastrophe, and several soldiers guarding the gate of the barracks even looked at each other, full of surprise.

I thought that other people were happy in the camp, but it was really unlucky that I had to eat the wind and guard the door outside, but now it seems that this is clearly the biggest bargain.

But soon, they found out that this was not necessarily a good thing, because trouble had come to the door—

Just as they were both happy and frightened listening to the movement behind them, they suddenly saw two figures appear on the silent street in front of them, and behind them, there was a large group of people.

The group of men, moving forward, walked straight towards the barracks, and it was not until they came a few feet away, in the reddish sunset, that the defenders could see the appearance of the first two men.

At the front, there is a young man in his twenties, who looks handsome, dressed in a cyan official robe, wearing a swallow-winged official hat, and has a delicate emu embroidered on his chest.

And the man who was slightly behind him, although the pace was big, but one high and one low, with a lame, was Lin Lie, the head catcher in the county government.

In this regard, even the soldiers in the barracks know something about the previous incident. I didn't think that these two people would suddenly appear at this time, and it looked like they were coming straight to the barracks.

And behind them, there was a team of no less than 100 people, these men, women, and children were all in high spirits, as if they were going to make something big.

All this fell in the eyes of the guards, and their hearts were suddenly raised: "Could it be that this Lu County Order is to lead people to make trouble for the people?" ”

In fact, Lu Jin's mood at the moment is also a little strange. He originally only planned to rush to report and expose Hu Sui with Lin Lie when he arrived - although Hu Zongbing had no intention of disturbing the people, so many people passed outside the city, and it was quickly known to the whole city, and Lu County, who had been paying attention to the situation outside the city, naturally received the news as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they set off, they let the people who were wandering in front of their homes and on the streets see the clues. Because Lu Jin's previous move to win Zheng Fuhe against Xiao Mo made him establish a good reputation among the people, and as soon as he saw that he was going to do something big, the people spontaneously followed behind to strengthen his momentum.

It's just a distance of more than a mile, and there are more than 100 people behind the two, and their momentum is so great that it has frightened the soldiers guarding the gate.

Seeing them approaching, the soldiers became even more nervous, and some of them even picked up their spears, and even their bows and arrows were copied in their hands. The leader quickly stepped forward and shouted in a deep voice: "The barracks are heavy, and the idlers are waiting to retreat quickly, if not, don't blame us!" ”

Lu Zhen stopped when he came to a distance of three or four zhang from Yuanmen. I saw that he first straightened out his official robe, and then raised his hand, but instead of indicating that he was not carrying a weapon, he solemnly straightened the official hat on his head - along the way, the neatly dressed outfit was already a little messy.

And Lin Lie and the people behind him also stood down with him. After seeing the weapons displayed by the soldiers, the people panicked even more and did not dare to make any more moves.

After Lu Zhen finished tidying up his clothes, he took another step forward: "Lu Jin, the magistrate of Guangling County, learned that the general soldiers of Datong were coming, and he asked to see him for a special matter!" ”

Seeing him step forward again, the soldiers subconsciously raised their weapons and aimed them at him, as if he would suddenly pounce on him. It wasn't until he heard his words that the leader said loudly: "Lu County, please go back, General Hu has other important things to do in the camp today, and I won't see you." ”

"No!" Lu Zhen shook his head very firmly: "It's about the safety of my Guangling County, and this official must see General Hu today!" With that, he took another step forward.

Lin Lie also followed closely with his move, the expression on his face did not even change, and he was still as resolute as iron. And those people were different, looking at the shining weapons in front of them, their footsteps were completely fixed on the spot, and they only followed Lu Zhen forward.

Seeing that he didn't mean to pause, the expressions of those soldiers changed again: "Lu County's order, please stop, don't force us!" ”