Liu Qi listened to Wei Yan's words, and felt very strange in his heart, because there were so many gains in a battle, but he didn't get a single pawn, then there can only be two situations, one is that the enemy lost his weapons and ordnance and fled, but the enemy army was completely annihilated, but both situations seem unreasonable.

Because even if the enemy army escapes, it is impossible to not get a single pawn, and it has paid so many sacrifices, not to mention that since the enemy army has prepared an ambush in advance, that is to say, it has occupied a geographical advantage, how can it be possible to flee without letting their own side pay this price?

And the second situation is even more impossible, if the other party is completely annihilated, then it will definitely fight back to the death, how can you only pay such a small price?

But seeing Wei Yanshuo, he bowed his head and said: "This is mainly because the enemy army was slaughtered by the order of the last general, and there was not a single living mouth." ”

"What?" Liu Qi couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Wei Shan beside Wei Yan, "Wei Shan, what's going on?" You make it clear to Ben. ”

Wei Shan was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said in horror: "General, please forgive me, in fact, we can't blame our general, the main reason is that the enemy is too inhumane, and he actually used our brother's corpse to roast and eat." Our general, in a fit of rage, killed the enemy general and ordered the total annihilation of the enemy. ”

Next, Wei Shan told Liu Qi in detail how Wei Yan sent scouts, how the scouts did after discovering the dense forest, and how Wei Yan designed to encircle and annihilate the enemy army.

After hearing this, Liu Qi first took off his helmet, kowtowed three times to the dense forest in front of him, and said with tears: "Wei Chuang, these seventeen brothers, in order to investigate the enemy's situation, did not hesitate to sacrifice themselves, they are really warriors in our army, models of the three armies, pass the order down, posthumously crown them as military Sima, Wei Chuang as the captain, according to this level to give bereavement benefits to their families, their families do not have to pay food and taxes for ten years, exempt from five years of forced labor, their orphans are all sent to Xiangyang County to study, and, collect their clothes and armor, will build a mound for them, Pay your respects to their spirits in person. ”

When Wei Yan and the others heard Liu Qi say this, they all knelt down with tears in their eyes, thanking Liu Qi for their kindness on behalf of the seventeen people who died.

Liu Qi dodged to the side, and then said coldly: "Wei Yan, are you guilty?" ”

Wei Yan bowed down and said, "The last general is guilty." ”

"Oh?" Liu Qi's expression remained unchanged, and he continued: "Tell me, what crime have you committed? ”

Wei Yan bowed his back and continued: "The last general violates the general's festival and does not obey the order and attacks without authorization, which is also a crime; The last general kills and surrenders without permission, violates the general's military regulations, and is guilty of two crimes; The last general did not accept the surrender, which caused the damage to the combat strength of our army, and the three sins were also. ”

But I heard Liu Qi sneer and say: "Your leadership is not effective, causing the scouts under your command to die innocently, and the four crimes are also; You don't hesitate to take revenge and make more brothers hate the battlefield, and the five sins are also; You don't care for yourself, as the main general, you actually take the risk lightly, once you die, how should these more than 10,000 soldiers be protected? These are the six sins. Six crimes are punished together, do you have something to say now? ”

Wei Yan lowered his head and sighed softly: "The last general has nothing to say, please ask the general to punish the crime." ”

"Well, since that's the case, then don't blame General Ben for being ruthless. Come on, push it out, cut it. Liu Qi's face was cold, and he shouted loudly.

After Liu Qi finished saying this, he saw that Wei Yan and all the soldiers under his command were shocked. All the generals under Wei Yan's command knelt on the ground and mourned: "Please let the general spare my general's life, there is also our fault in this, we are in a hurry, so we ignored the enemy's surrender." ”

Wei Shan and the others also kowtowed heavily, claiming that they were willing to die on behalf of Wei Yan.

At this moment, Xu Shu said slowly: "General, please listen to the words of the last general, it is a bad omen to cut the general before the battle, when our army is employing people, the general must not do this relative's hatred and hatred, although Wei Yan violated the military order, but he should not be killed, it is better to let him wear the crime and make meritorious service, I don't know what the general wants?" ”

Liu Qi nodded and said: "Since it is the military advisor's intercession, I will spare your life, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable. ”

Not long after the soldiers dragged Wei Yan down, they heard the sound of thunderbolts and sticks, and after a while, they saw Wei Yan being dragged out, although his expression remained the same, but the blood on his buttocks could prove that this time the executioner had indeed used enough strength.

"Wei Yan, if you don't obey the military order, the general will decide to punish you for half a year, demote you to a former military captain, still command the front army, and after you capture Linxiang, I will celebrate your achievements and exempt you from the previous crime, if you lose, you will be punished with the previous crime, can you be convinced?"

"The last general is convinced, the last general thanks the general for sparing his life, and thanks to the military advisor for interceding." Wei Yan struggled to bow down to the two, and then said respectfully.

After Liu Qi helped Wei Yan up, he continued to say loudly: "This general changed the military order without permission and forgave Wei Yan privately, which is also a blasphemy of military regulations, and in addition, the reason why Wei Yan was able to make a big mistake this time is also due to the general's lax restraints, and the chief of the text cannot be blamed for it, so this matter should also be punished." ”

After Liu Qi finished speaking, he pulled out his sword suddenly, then cut off a handful of hair with a sword, and said to everyone: "It is still useful to keep the head, and cut off this hair as punishment." ”

I saw Wei Yan in tears, and said softly: "The general treats the last general as a mountain, and even if the last general is broken, it is difficult to repay the general's great kindness." ”

Xu Shu also sighed: "The general governs the army strictly, and the military discipline is strict, although Sun Tzu and Wu Qi are nothing more than that." As the old saying goes, the body is skinny, and the parents who receive it dare not be injured, and the beginning of filial piety is also, and the general is willing to bear the name of unfilial piety to the whole life, which is really the lord of benevolence. ”

Liu Qi said a few words humbly, and then ordered someone to vacate a carriage transporting grain and grass, let Wei Yan lie forward, and then ordered Wei Shan to temporarily command the front army and order everyone to continue to advance.

Liu Qi ordered his elite soldiers to be responsible for investigating the enemy's situation, fortunately there was no ambush on the way, the army moved slowly, and it took ten days to finally come to Linxiang City, and the 20,000 troops led by Yu Ban and Gan Ning rendezvous.

After several people met, Liu Qi learned that when Yu Ban and Gan Ning led the army to the outside of Linxiang City, they had encountered an ambush, which was jointly laid by Du Xian, the general in Linxiang City, with an army of 10,000 and 30,000 Changsha barbarians.

When the army suddenly ambushed, there was no confusion under the command of Yu Ban, but immediately formed a circular formation and prepared to meet the enemy.

When Yu Ban said this paragraph, he said to Liu Qi with a smile: "The general doesn't know, Gan Ning saw that our army was surrounded, so he first led the army to break through, and roared when he charged: 'Bajun Gan Xingba is here, if you don't want to die, let me dodge.'" Guess what happened to you? ”

"What's the change? Could it be that the enemy is really all gone? Liu Qi asked with a smile.

"Huh? Did the general see it with his own eyes? Or who did you listen to? Why is the speculation so close? Yu Ban was stunned and couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"What? Ben guessed it was true? What the hell is going on? Wen Ze will tell me in detail. Liu Qi couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, and hurriedly said.

But seeing Yu Ban smiled: "At that time, Xingba shouted that voice, 30,000 barbarian soldiers actually ran away, without any hesitation, after a meal, there was no one left, and as a result, the Du raid army, which was originally dominant, actually returned and fell into the encirclement of our army, if he didn't see the opportunity quickly, I am afraid that even he would be captured, even so, the 10,000 troops he brought also returned to our army, and he brought them into Linxiang City completely, and there were less than 5,000 people. Hehe, since then, Linxiang City has never been out of the city to attack. ”

"What? Xingba's voice turned out to be so effective! Haha, why didn't I find out that Xingba still has such magical powers? Liu Qi smiled and said half-jokingly.

But seeing Gan Ning smiled embarrassedly: "General Hugh wants to make fun of it, this may be because when the Changsha barbarians attacked my Yuannan City some time ago, the last general led eight hundred soldiers to break into the enemy camp, and as a result, the barbarians were scattered. ”

"It turns out that Xingba still has such a glorious history, haha, since Xingba has made great contributions, how can Ben Jiangyan turn a blind eye? Ben will immediately appoint you as the captain of the thief, and he will be reluctant. ”

Liu Qi stopped smiling, looked at Gan Ning Zhengse and said.

But seeing Gan Ning said with pride: "The general must not be busy sealing the generals, and it is not too late to reward the meritorious deeds after the last general breaks Changsha, this time the last general will definitely compare with the generals, and see which of us will climb the city of Linxiang first?" ”

After Gan Ning finished speaking, he glanced at Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, Liu Shi and Yu Ban with a smile, and his eyes were full of confidence.

"Haha, it's better than that, who's afraid of whom? Although I, Huang Hansheng, am nearly fifty years old, I may not be as good as you in the next life, and the words that the future life is terrible will not work in the old man. Huang Zhong first narrowed his eyes, and then said with a smile.

Yu Ban didn't say much, but his eyes also showed a strong desire to make meritorious contributions, as if Linxiang was in his pocket this time.

Wei Yan's injuries are not completely healed, but he still clenched his fists and said: "Linxiang is my Wei Wenchang, none of you can snatch it away, everyone take a good look." ”

Liu Shi was not to be outdone, and said loudly: "My Chinese army is the most elite legion, and this time to capture Linxiang, it mainly depends on these warriors under my command, hehe, this is trained under the personal guidance of the general, known as its speed as the wind, its Xu as a forest, aggression as fire, and immobility as a mountain!" I'm sure everyone has seen how powerful they are. ”