"Excuse me, I'm going to make you the deputy commander of the Tiger Leaping Army this time, are you willing?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" Zu Dashou saluted again.

"I know that you have committed capital crimes before and were rescued by Yuan Aiqing, the past is in the past, but after joining the new army, if you violate military discipline, no one will be able to protect you." Zhu Youxiao emphasized.

"The minister understands that since ancient times, a strong army must be a mountain of military law. The reason why General Qi's Qi family army was able to sweep the world was because of strict military law. Zu Dashou said.

"Well, I hope you will make another meritorious contribution in the Tiger Leap Army." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

"The minister will never let His Majesty down." Zu Dashou said with an oath.

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All the death row prisoners who were escorted to Shanhaiguan have also been sent to Shanhaiguan. The war in Liaodong continued, and the number of prisoners was also very large, including 563 people. These prisoners were either robbers and bandits, spies sent by Houjin, or prisoners on the battlefield.

"Decree to order the female guards to assemble at the school grounds." Zhu Youxiao made an order.

The 3,000 female soldiers have also been trained for several months since their formation, and the rules for the training of female soldiers are completely in accordance with the rules of the new army, but the amount of training is about 10 percent less than that of the male soldiers. Zhu Youxiao gave an order, and the three thousand female soldiers quickly assembled on the school field under the leadership of Tang Xiaohong.

"The purpose of I brought you to Liaodong is to let you come to see the blood, the way of the world is not good today, there are strong captives outside, there are natural disasters inside, each of you has eaten and cried, and has suffered sin, this does not need to be talked about, you also understand. Now that you are soldiers, once you go to the battlefield, you will only live and die, although you may not be able to go to the battlefield for the rest of your life, but you must also be prepared, I want you not to have the slightest mercy when facing the enemy, now there are five hundred and sixty-three death row prisoners in front of you, and now I need five hundred and sixty-three soldiers to carry out the execution. Zhu Youxiao pointed to the 563 death row inmates tied to the school grounds.

"Has anyone volunteered to carry out this execution? Whatever method you use to kill these death row inmates, I want results. Zhu Youxiao continued.

Although the 3,000 female soldiers have been trained for a long time, they have never experienced such a thing as killing, especially since these 3,000 female soldiers are less than 20 years old. Zhu Youxiao's words were finished, but none of them stood up.

"My army must be the strongest, in the army, both men and women should be the strongest, they receive orders, when facing the enemy, they must not have a trace of kindness, only the weak need kindness, and the weak like to use kindness to cover up the weakness of their hearts. If you are so weak, then stand here until someone is willing to do it, and if not, then you will stand here until you are all dead. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"Have you heard Your Majesty's will? Li Yu'er ......" Tang Xiaohong said with hatred that iron is not steel.

"Tang Xiaohong, I ask for voluntariness, do you know voluntarily?" Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"No." Tang Xiaohong bowed and replied.

As soon as Zhu Youxiao's voice fell, someone stood up, with the first one, there will be a second one, and hundreds of them will come forward one after another.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "It's not enough, I want five hundred and sixty-three people." ”

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he turned his head to Lu Xiangsheng and said: "Spread the decree, when the Imperial Forest Army enters the school field, if the number of female guards who volunteer does not reach five hundred and sixty-three, then no one is allowed to leave, and if anyone dares to leave without permission, they will be killed!" ”

"No."

"Your Majesty, this ......" Seeing this, Sun Chengzong wanted to intercede with the female soldier.

"My master, I want a real army, not a group of vases, the empire now looks calm on the surface, but inside it is actually an undercurrent, the vassal kings everywhere, and many relatives and officials are very dissatisfied with me, I know that sooner or later there will be one or several rebellions against me, and the Janissaries are the army that ensures the safety of the palace, if there is no combat power, then it will not put the entire harem in danger?" Zhu Youxiao explained.

"In that case, why does Your Majesty insist on going his own way and insisting on implementing a new policy?" Sun Chengzong said helplessly.

"My teacher, if I don't implement the new policy, the empire will fall, the entire royal family will not end well, and the people of the entire empire will definitely pay a heavy price. I've gone down this path and can't turn back. Zhu Youxiao said softly.

Just when Zhu Youxiao and Sun Chengzong were talking, the female soldiers of the Praetorian Guard saw that Zhu Youxiao was serious, and female soldiers continued to stand up.

"Each person chooses a death row inmate, and as soon as the number is full, the execution will be carried out immediately." Zhu Youxiao said loudly.

At this time, there were more than 400 female soldiers who stood up, and when Zhu Youxiao saw this, he said loudly: "It's not enough, continue." I need five hundred and sixty-three brave soldiers. ”

At this time, there was a foul smell in the school field, some of the death row inmates began to scold, some of the death row inmates were begging bitterly, some of the death row inmates were talking to themselves and didn't know what to say, and some of the death row inmates were staring at the female soldiers in front of them without saying a word......

These female soldiers are also worried in their hearts, some of them are trembling, some are talking to themselves in their hearts, and some of them have begun to cry......

In fact, Zhu Youxiao was also worried in his heart, although this was the second time he had seen killing, and the first time was when he saw the two sides fighting on the battlefield of Datong.

The five hundred and sixty-three female soldiers were finally gathered under the coercion of Zhu Youxiao, and at this time, Zhu Youxiao glanced at Tang Xiaohong, and Tang Xiaohong shouted loudly: "Execution!" ”

Tang Xiaohong gave an order, some female soldiers were stabbed indiscriminately with their eyes closed, some female soldiers couldn't do it for a long time, and some female soldiers were executed while crying...... Only a very small number of female soldiers were able to carry out the executions with great calm.

Tang Xiaohong consciously supervised the execution of the death penalty on the side, and it took a stick of incense to complete the execution. Many of the female soldiers at the scene had already collapsed, some cried, some vomited, and some collapsed on the ground......

After taking a few deep breaths, Zhu Youxiao said, "Lu Aiqing, send someone to examine the body." ”

"No."

"Tang Xiaohong, first bring the female soldiers who were executed down and arrange them together, and I will arrange for monks and Taoist priests to recite scriptures to them later to help them stabilize their emotions." Zhu Youxiao commanded.

"No." Tang Xiaohong said.

"Do you think I'm cruel? Yes, I am cruel. Because you are soldiers, soldiers should do military things. First of all, you must have learned that it is your duty to obey my orders, even if it is wrong, it must be carried out, and secondly, you must understand that the Praetorian Guards I want are soldiers who can go to the battlefield, not a group of palace maids. If I only needed palace maids, I wouldn't need you at all, and I wouldn't need so much money on you. Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

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PS: It is said that the Han-Hungarian War, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and others have disappeared from history textbooks! I don't know if it's true or not?

(End of chapter)