Under the starry sky, more than 400 recruits kneeling on the ground looked at each other's partners in a bit of a daze.

They have only been in the Changxiu Army for less than a month, so soon, are they going to be driven home?

However, after a period of confusion, panic ensued.

Yes, that's right, it's panic.

At the beginning, Xia Huan's Changxiu Army needed to expand its army. They were chosen as the best of them.

The envious eyes of the people around him at that time are still vivid in my mind.

While satisfying their vanity, the family also received the land obtained from the army.

You know, these fields are not from their former owners. But these are the lands that may be left to the children of their children.

Now, they're going to be driven back. Losing all of this, not to mention, it is certain to become the laughing stock of others.

And, that's not all. At the beginning, Xia Huan had a great kindness to the people in Beicheng, if the crime of escaping from the battle was passed back, they would become the people who would take revenge.

Such people, not to mention the people around them, even their parents, brothers, wives, children and grandchildren, will be shameless.

They want to stay, and if they leave, unless they stay away from Yingshang, they will not be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives.

However, escaping from the battlefield is such a big crime. Looking at the Seventh Highness, who is gentle and elegant on weekdays, now it seems that he has changed as a person, which shows how serious it is.

They silently looked at Wang Yan, who was also kneeling on the ground, hoping that this thousand-person general could give him a glimmer of hope.

"Your Highness, you said that once you enter the barracks, you are the Pao Ze brothers. Please give them another chance, Your Highness! Wang Yan knelt on the ground and pleaded bitterly.

"Opportunity?" Xia Huan snorted coldly and said, "If tonight, it is the enemy who attacks the camp, and if Benjun happens to be in the camp, can Benjun's head still be saved?" ”

In Xia Huan's tone, there seemed to be no trace of forgiveness. It's still that cold and unkind.

Wang Yan wanted to persuade again, however, at this time, Yu Meng's voice came from his ears.

"The sin will be fierce, meet Your Highness!"

Like Wang Yan, Yu Meng is also unspeakable in his heart now.

Tonight's fire, although it looks big, the real damage caused is minimal.

In the battalion, almost no one was injured except for a few who were choked by the fire in order to extinguish the fire.

When fighting the fire, Yu Meng also figured it out. Fire is not the key, the key is that Xia Huan, who set the fire, obviously wants to take this opportunity to re-establish his prestige.

After all, before again, Xia Huan's image to everyone in the army was that of a humble gentleman, gentle as jade.

When the time comes, it will not be easy to train. Without enough prestige, it is difficult for people in the military to train to the death without letting go of a trace of water.

And now, judging by the situation, these 400 recruits seem to have become the targets of killing chickens and monkeys.

However, when the army was recruited, it was Yu Meng who went.

Therefore, Yu Meng naturally knew that these recruits in front of him could only go to the barracks again when they were old. No matter what the other circumstances, out of the Changxiu Army, it is the object of disloyalty and injustice.

"Your Highness, these people have been in the army for less than a month, and they are absolutely loyal to Your Highness. It is better to give them a chance and punish them severely. ”

Yu Meng is not a ruthless person, it can be seen from his treatment of the original Zhao Liu and others.

Now, Xia Huan's words can determine the second half of the lives of four hundred people, and of course Yu Meng wants to give more advice.

Yu Meng can also be regarded as an old man beside Xia Huan, and his face is much bigger than Wang Yan.

However, this time, Xia Huan did not give him this face.

"Hmph, Yu Meng, Benjun hasn't looked for you yet. In such a large camp, there are more than 2,000 people, and there is not even a single outpost. Could it be that you, the Overseer General, are you an ornament? ”

Yu Meng lowered his head a little embarrassed, this was indeed his problem.

There is no way, Yingshang is the hinterland of Chu State, who can sneak attack their camp quietly!

Therefore, for defense, Yu Meng naturally did not care so much.

"But ......" Xia Huan's voice changed, and he pointed to Wang Yan on the side again.

"Wang Yan, you are the commander of a thousand people of these people. After being in the camp for so long, is it possible that there are no rules among the generals to tell them? You deserve to be punished, too! ”

"Whoa! The last general is guilty, please punish His Highness! Wang Yan said in a humming voice, as if he was already a little deflated.

"Yu Meng!" Xia Huan suddenly shouted without warning.

Yu Meng, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head slightly almost reflexively.

At that moment, Yu Meng saw a different look in Xia Huan's eyes. This look seemed to hint at him something.

"Are you willing to be convicted?" Xia Huan continued to ask.

"The last will be convicted!" Yu Meng replied while thinking about the meaning of Xia Huan's eyes before.

Suddenly, Yu Meng's eyes lit up, and he waved his arm and touched Wang Yan on the side.

Then, he whispered, "Continue to plead ......"

Hearing Yu Meng's voice, Wang Yan was stunned at first, although the two were very close, Xia Huan was only four or five steps away from them.

Even though it's night, you can still see this little action clearly.

However, when Wang Yan raised his head a little nervously, he found that Xia Huan, who was riding on a horse, didn't seem to see it. Even the expression is not as gloomy as it was at the beginning.

Wang Yan is not very smart, but he believes in Yu Meng very much.

"Your Highness, it doesn't matter how you punish the last general, but please give those robes a chance!" After speaking, Wang Yan slammed his head on the ground.

"Reprimand?" Xia Huan's voice calmed down slightly, and then with a hint of inquiry, he looked at Yu Meng and asked, "Your Majesty is not strict, how to deal with it?" ”

Xia Huan's words made Yu Meng breathe a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, everything was as he guessed, Xia Huan didn't really want to get rid of these people.

Just kidding, these people, to have physique, to be loyal and loyal, can be said to be the most suitable group of people to be pro-soldiers among the fifty or sixty thousand adult men in the entire Yingshang.

Let them go home, what about Chang Xiujun? When the time comes, let alone not finding the right person, even if you find it, will you have time to train in the remaining time?

"Be a stick forty!" Depressed suddenly raised his voice a little, which was enough to ensure that the nearly five hundred people present could hear it.

"Forty military sticks......" Xia Huan murmured softly, seemingly a little hesitant.

"Okay, Wang Yan, you can be regarded as personally selected by Benjun. If you are willing to add forty more sticks, you will let them go! ”

Xia Huan's voice is also enough to ensure that everyone can hear it.

And his words also made the recruits who were kneeling on the ground look at Wang Yan with complicated expressions.

Trepidation, anticipation, and a hint of guilt. In short, intricate.

"The last will be punished!" Wang Yan replied without hesitation.

Xia Huan nodded and said to Chen Zhaoming on the side: "Okay! Zhaoming, you do it yourself! ”

"Whoa!" Chen Zhaoming replied coldly.

Turning the horse's head, Xia Huan said to the group of recruits again: "Since your thousand generals are willing to be punished, this monarch will also be condemned." Everyone, from now on, from the barracks to the river embankment, ran a hundred miles as a punishment. In addition, before sunset tomorrow, Benjun wants to see the camp in good condition. ”

"Whoa!"

"Your Highness!"

The recruits, kneeling on the ground, cried in response.

Compared to being sent home, they can't hold their heads up for the rest of their lives, and this punishment is nothing to them.