Chapter 441: Rectification of Military Discipline
After Su Qin left the Chu army camp, Qu Xin immediately followed Su Qin's instructions and asked the Chinese army guards to go to all parts of the Chu camp to convey his instructions: "Don't continue to drink, and the officers and men of the Chu army will return to their respective positions." ”
However, Jing Feng didn't buy it, and after he went back, he shouted and asked his relatives to continue to bring wine to the school, and drank wildly. Jing Feng scolded Qu Xin while drinking. When the news reached Qu Xin's ears, Qu Xin was also angry, but thinking about Su Qin's relationship, he still couldn't bear it.
After Su Qin left the Chu army camp, he did not return to his station, he took Zhou Shao and Yan Sui, followed by hundreds of personal guards, to inspect the camps of Qi, Wei, and Yan. He issued an order to the princes to prohibit the consumption of alcohol in the army.
Many tents in the camps of Qi, Wei and other armies were brightly lit, and a group of soldiers were sitting inside, drinking and making noise. Whenever Su Qin found out, he immediately stopped it until everyone dispersed and went back to bed. that
Of course, there were also people who were very unconvinced, but seeing that Su Qin and the attendants led by him were all armed to the teeth and ready to fight, they were also intimidated by the momentum and dispersed with reluctance.
When he returned to his Chinese army treasure tent that night, it was already slightly dark, and Su Qin thought to himself: "The war ahead is about to break out, and the reinforcements of the princes here are scattered to the extreme, and they are not of great use at all. I have to find a way to get the coalition forces in order as soon as possible. This matter cannot be delayed. ”
Su Qin remembered the "Art of War" given by Wei Wei and the "Art of War of Sun Bin" left by Senior Brother Sun Bin, he vaguely remembered that there was a content about the rectification of military discipline, so he read it again at night, until he had a complete calculation in his heart, and then he fell asleep.
The next day was a day for Su Qin to give the coalition troops a rest, and he also took the opportunity to sleep a lot and make up for the loss of sleep the night before. Since it was the prescribed rest time, Su Qin didn't want to take care of the behavior of the soldiers, however, as soon as the rest was over, it should be a time for serious military discipline.
In the early morning of the third day, Su Qin got up early, he washed up, refreshed his muscles and bones, put on his armor, and waited for the arrival of the generals in the treasure tent of the Chinese army.
A quarter of an hour before the hour, the lieutenant commander beat the three-sided drum about five feet wide erected in front of the tent, and the sound of dong dong resounded throughout the camp of the coalition army, which was the drum of the gathering generals.
The rhythmic three-way drum beat was beating, and it was exactly the hour of the hour, when about half of the generals had just arrived under the tent of the Chinese army. Su Qin looked at the situation under the tent, feeling angry in his heart, but he didn't show any abnormality.
He looked at the tent and said nothing. When the generals who had already arrived saw that the number had not yet arrived, they greeted each other and talked to each other.
Su Qin heard the noisy voices under the tent, slapped the town hall wood, and shouted loudly: "Listen, the generals are not allowed to make noise in the tent of the Chinese army, please keep silent immediately!" ”
The generals looked up to the hall and saw the coach Su Qin wearing a golden crown and silver armor, his face was sinking like water, sitting upright behind the handsome case, majestic and heroic.
The generals glanced at each other again, wanting to exchange their views on today's boss, but Su Qin had already ordered first, and they didn't dare to disobey the order, so they made eye contact, and they all motioned to each other to see the boss's majestic appearance.
Le Xuan, the commander of the Yan army, was a little unconvinced, and he came out and said, "The last general has something to ask Prime Minister Su Cheng." ”
Of course, Su Qin couldn't even allow his generals to ask for instructions, and he was happy to accept this kind of advice to abide by the rules of the Chinese army.
Su Qin replied: "General Le, please tell me in person if you have something." It's good that you can speak with military etiquette, and I welcome it! ”
Le Xuan's words were very harsh, he said: "The last general led the generals of the Yan State to arrive at the Chinese army's tent on time according to the Prime Minister's order, I thought that it would be possible to discuss the matter immediately, but I didn't expect that less than half of the people who should come, and the other princes and generals were absent, how can this matter be discussed?" ”
"I don't know what the prime minister thinks, please show the prime minister!"
Le Xuan was obviously angry, so he spoke disrespectfully, and he also killed Su Qin's army. If Su Qin still can't do anything about this, let it go, then his heart will be distracted, and he will be out of control, and the next time the drums are gathered, I'm afraid no one will come on time. Not even a single person will come.
Because no one cares about sleeping at home, who wants to get up early in the morning and report to the Chinese army in full dress!
Su Qin didn't rush to get angry in the face of Le Xuan's questioning, he replied calmly: "General Le's question is very appropriate and opportune. Even if the generals don't ask, I will take the initiative to explain it to you. ”
"Today's gathering generals, we have an order in advance, of course I will not take it lightly, if you are late or not come, there will be corresponding measures to punish you, you can rest assured, I will not ignore it."
Le Xuan heard that Su Qin had a plan, and he was also a little relieved. However, he turned his head and looked at the tent, almost half of the generals who did not come, how could so many people be punished? Before the war, punishing more than half of the generals will inevitably offend a large group of generals, how can this battle be fought?
Le Xuan was very worried, so he said again: "The prime minister has a fixed opinion, and we are very pleased, however, there are not a few generals who are late today, and the prime minister can't punish them one by one." Among them, almost none of the Qi countries may have arrived, so could it be that the Qi army would be punished and sent back? ”
The question raised by Le Xuan is a big problem, and when the generals heard it, they all made it difficult for them, and it was inconvenient to talk about it again, but he thought to himself: "This is a troublesome matter, such as punishing one by one also involves a question of fairness, how to distinguish between those who are late for a while and those who are late for a long time?" What is the sentence? ”
Yan Sui and Zhou Shao, who were all the same as Su Qin, were even more sweaty for Su Qin, worried about the difficult situation that Su Qin was facing.
Su Qin was not worried, he smiled slightly, and replied to Le Xuan: "Thank you General Le for thinking about the commander-in-chief, if all the generals can think together and work together, why worry about Qin not breaking?" I've got a plan for that, so I'll wait for a while. ”
Le Xuan saw that Su Qin really seemed to have a suitable way, and it was inconvenient for him to ask any further, so he went back to the station. After Su Qin answered Le Xuan, he still maintained a sitting posture, motionless, and his eyes scanned the tent.
Seeing that Su Qin was silent and sitting upright, the generals under the tent waited with Su Qin.
The generals who were late walked outside the tent of the Chinese army, and first waited for a while to listen to the movement inside the treasure tent of the Chinese army, but they were silent, and they wondered: "Isn't today the day to gather the generals to discuss matters?" Why is it as if there is no one? Could it be that something is wrong with my ears and I misheard the sound of the drums? ”
With suspicion, they stepped into the treasure tent, and suddenly saw the generals standing neatly on both sides, and then looked at the hall, Su Qin sat behind the handsome case with a grim face.
The late generals inevitably chuckled in their hearts, feeling that the atmosphere was not right, and they also became solemn, and hurriedly found the right place and stood in line. Of course, there are also those who have hippie smiling faces, wanting to liven up the atmosphere, and after they enter the tent, they also greet other people with a smile, but the other generals only nod their heads at most, and dare not disobey the order.
It was not until the end of the day that the princes and generals had completely arrived, and nearly an hour had passed. Under the leadership of Tian Zhang, the generals of the Qi army hugged each other and entered the tent, seeing that the surrounding atmosphere was not right, that Tian Zhang still didn't think so, he smiled and said: "What are you doing here, with a sad face, as if others owe you a lot of money." ”
When Su Qin saw it, he immediately scolded Tian Zhang and said: "As the chief general of the Qi State, you have no military discipline and take the lead in disobeying orders, no matter how I say it, you are also the Zhengqing of the Qi State worshiped by the King of Qi, how can you be allowed to do anything wrong!" ”
He stretched out his hand and took out an arrow from the handsome case, threw it down the hall, and said loudly: "Where are the guards of the Chinese army on the left and right?" ”
Nearly 100 guards lined up on both sides replied in unison, "Yes!" ”
Su Qin ordered: "Take Tian Zhang down, tie it aside, and wait for disposal!" When the guards heard the order, they rushed up, tied the rope of Tian Zhang, and escorted them.
Tian Zhang was dumbfounded at this time, and he said loudly: "I am the chief general appointed by the King of Qi, why did you take me down?" You have taken me, who will lead the Qi army? ”
Su Qin replied: "Lacking you as a mischievous person, the Qi army just wants to get rid of a black sheep, and you are worried that no one will take it?" Where is Yan Sui? ”
When Yan Sui heard Su Qin's summons, he came out and replied, "The end will be!" ”
Su Qin ordered: "As the commander of the United Column Coalition Army and the Zhengqing of the Qi State, I order you to take over from Tian Zhang to lead the Qi army, and to rectify the military appearance and military discipline of the Qi army, and there must be no mistakes." ”
Yan Sui had long been dissatisfied with what Tian Zhang had done, and he also felt that Su Qin's move was relieved, and he replied: "The last general will obey the commander's orders!" After receiving the order, he returned to the station.
Qu Xin, the chief general of the Chu State, has been very energetic since Su Qin taught him the night before, and he arrived at the Chinese army's treasure tent early, but that Chen Zhi and Jing Feng did not show mercy. Chen Zhi was the penultimate to arrive, and Jing Feng was the last to arrive.
Jing Feng arrived in the tent, still walking and shaking, his mouth full of wine, and he muttered: "This is sleeping, and it doesn't make people feel at ease, which will be gathered!" ”
Jing Feng's drunken appearance and the words in his mouth made the generals under the tent very happy. He saw that everyone was laughing at him many times, and he was very proud, and he felt that he was extraordinary.
He said to Chen Zhen, who arrived one step ahead of him: "Doctor Chen, why did you run away while drinking last night, causing me to drink alone until midnight." Didn't you come and ask me to come with you this morning? Why didn't another person run away without waiting for me? ”
The generals looked at Chen Zhi and found that although his face was flushed with shame, he was very sober and couldn't see that he had drunk wine at all.
Chen Zhi helped Jing Feng and deliberately said loudly: "General Jing, you drank too much." Where did I drink with you? Where did I meet with you to discuss matters in the Chinese army? ”