Wang Yue asked again: "The new defeat of the thieves has not yet gained a stable foothold, why doesn't your army take the initiative to attack?" ”

Liu Liangzuo explained: "The rogue is overwhelming, and the last general is worried that he is not an opponent, so he will defend it according to the danger and wait for work. ”

Wang Yue laughed out loud and said, "When did Liukou not be overcrowded? When did the officers and soldiers not hit more with less? As you say, we just need to count the number of rogues and run away? It's a lot of rhetoric. ”

Liu Liangzuo was about to explain, but Wang Yue waved his hand and interrupted: "Let me ask you, how many rogues did your army kill this time?" How many people did your army lose? ”

Speaking of this, Liu Liangzuo is a little anxious, how to make up this?

When Wang Yue saw his eyes twinkle, he knew that he was going to make up a lie, so he reminded: "This officer wants real figures, if General Liu lies about the military situation, don't blame this officer for your military treatment." After you have finished speaking, all the officers are not allowed to leave, and the officers are to send someone to check with you. ”

Liu Liangzuo knew that it was difficult for him to hold his mouth with so many people, so he had to say: "The rogue did not hurt a single person, our army injured three people, and four people were killed!" ”

Wang Yue smiled and said, "General Liu, you have also been fighting for many years. Your army has 15,000 troops, and this damage is like a fierce battle? ”

Liu Liangzuo kept silent, this kind of thing is often done by the Ming army, and he is not the first, nor the last.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Wang Yue turned his head and asked Wu Zhidao, the eunuch of the prison army next to him: "Gonggong Wu, what is the crime of escaping from the battle?" ”

"Ugh!" Wu Zhi was stunned for a moment and said, "Capital crime!" ”

Wang Yue asked Liu Bin, the eunuch of the Nanjing Jingying Supervision Army, who came with him, and said, "Is this the case with Gonggong Liu?" ”

Liu Bin had no choice but to smile and say: "Yes, Lord Wang, escaping from the battle is a capital crime, a capital crime!" ”

Wang Yue clapped his hands and said, "Then the official will enforce the military law!" Father-in-law Liu, order your people to suppress Liu Liangzuo and behead him immediately to set an example! ”

"Huh?" Whether it was Wu Zhi, Liu Bin, or other Ming army generals, they were all dumbfounded.

Military regulations clearly stipulate that it is indeed a capital offense to flee from battle. But the one who killed the general because of this article was unique in the late Ming Dynasty.

There are more people who have fled from the battle, not only military generals, but also civilian officials. Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, is the famous Wang Ranran, who is one of the few generals who was executed for escaping in the late Ming Dynasty. But many people ran and ran, and there was nothing at all, such as Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu.

The imperial court's disposal of these generals who escaped from the battle depended on the situation, Wu Sangui was an example, and the people were Guan Ningjun.

Liu Liangzuo was also shocked, and he said with a stalk on his neck: "Lord Wang, you have no right to dispose of this general!" ”

Indeed, Wang Yue does not have such great power, unless he is holding the sword of Shang Fang like Lu Xiangsheng. Wang Yue's greatest authority can only detain Liu Liangzuo and send him to Beijing, where he will be dealt with by the imperial court, because he is the chief soldier.

Wang Yue said indifferently: "This official will make a decision on the spot, and he will make it clear to the court afterwards." ”

He said to Liu Bin again: "Father-in-law Liu, quickly carry out the official's order." ”

Liu Bin saw that this king was more determined to kill Liu Liangzuo. Thinking about the combat strength of the Tiance Army, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and beckoned to the Ming army under his command: "Come on, take down Liu Liangzuo!" ”

Seeing the soldiers of the Nanjing Jingying coming over, Liu Liangzuo pulled out his waist knife with a sigh and sneered at Wang Yue: "Lord Wang, please forgive the last general for being rude!" "He was originally born in a rogue, and it's a big deal to do it again, and many of his generals were originally turned into rogues.

His close lieutenant general Ryosatsugu immediately drew his sword.

Liu Liangzuo smiled when he saw it, he shook his waist knife and shouted, "Brothers, ......!" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly only listened: "Smack!" With a gunshot, Liu Liangzuo was shot in the thigh and Gutong fell to the ground.

It was Yue Shun, the leader of the guard platoon next to Wang Yue, who shot him, and as soon as Liu Liangzuo pulled out his blade, he had already pulled out his gun, and Wang Hongwu and other officers also pulled out their pistols.

Seeing Liu Liangzuo fall to the ground, Wang Yue said: "This official only removes the first evil, and the follower is guilty of the same crime." As he spoke, he nodded to the deputy general Liang Jizuo, and said to Liu Bin: "Take him away too!" ”

Liu Liangzuo didn't care about the pain in his legs, and shouted: "Brothers, fight with them!" ”

The generals to which the Linhuai General Army belonged were a little at a loss, mainly because the incident happened suddenly, and they were not psychologically prepared at all. Moreover, they are now officials, which is not easy to come by, and the cost of rebellion is too great. Just as Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, Mao Wenlong's subordinates did not rebel.

The reason why Liu Liangzuo was not killed on the spot was that Wang Yue just wanted to see how many people were determined to follow Liu Liangzuo. Now it seems that the majority of people who want to continue to serve in the official army still account for the majority.

The lieutenant general Ryosatsugu's hand holding the blade trembled, because he realized that the others were not responding, and then he knew that he was impulsive.

Those Ming generals were still hesitating, and the Ming army in Nanjing Jingying rushed over and took Liang Jizuo's sword and took him and Liu Liangzuo away.

These Ming troops of the Tianjing battalion followed behind the Tiance army and had been completely subdued, so Wang Yue's orders were carried out unequivocally. With two clicks, the Ming army who was executing came over with a plate and said, "Report to Lord Wang, after the execution, please check Lord Wang!" ”

Wang Yue didn't look at it, but just waved his hand to let them go down. Wang Yue looked at the Ming army generals to whom the Linhuai commander-in-chief belonged, who were as quiet as a cicada, and said: "Liu Liangzuo, the former Linhuai commander-in-chief, did not obey the order and escaped from the battle, and he should be beheaded according to the crime." The deputy general Liang Jizuo tried to resist stubbornly, and he had the intention of rebellion, and he was also ambushed. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Yue paused and said, "Where is General Zhang Hongqiu?" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Hongqiu immediately knelt down and said: "Lord Wang, spare your life, the last general is up for a moment, just want to help, just want to help!" "This incident started because of him, I didn't expect it to be so big, he was really worried that Wang Yue would also take him under the knife.

Wang Yue waved his hand and said, "Get up and speak!" ”

Seeing him trembling and getting up, Wang Yue said: "Staff General Zhang Hongqiu temporarily took the post of Linhuai General Army, waiting for the official appointment of the imperial court. ”

Zhang Hongqiu was stupid, it is said that he is the culprit, how can there be such a good thing as a blessing in disguise?

The power to appoint the general army is mainly vested in the Ministry of War, and then it must be reported to the cabinet for discussion and filing.

Among them, the role of the Ministry of War is the greatest, Wang Yue is the left attendant of the Ministry of War, Xie Baoqing is also the secretary of the Ministry of War, and he is also a minister, this operation is not too simple.

Wang Yue only needs to give Zhang Hongqiu a credit, and this matter will be a matter of course, this time there are too many credits for suppressing bandits, and he only needs to give him a point.

The reason why Zhang Hongqiu was appointed as the chief soldier was because Wang Yue had just observed his face and could see that he had already been afraid. Moreover, this person has already seen the combat power of the Tiance Army, and the soldiers of Linhuai Town, with him as the general soldier, will only bow down to the Tiance Army in the future.