Su Qin said bitterly, and the generals nodded one after another, agreeing with his opinion. Su Qin said again:

"I am doing this ruthlessly today for the sake of the officers and men of the three armies, because only with strict discipline and well-trained military discipline can we minimize casualties on the battlefield to the greatest extent, and your wives and children are waiting for you at home. If we can return to China safely, there will naturally be a lot of tragedies of separation! ”

As he spoke, tears rolled out of the corners of his eyes, and in front of the generals, Su Qin gently wiped away the tears with the corner of the sleeve of his robe. The generals in the tent saw that Su Qin thought of the deceased, and they were moved by their true feelings, and they did not feel sadness coming from it.

There was the soft-hearted one who couldn't hold it back, and cried out with a whimper. More generals followed Su Qin to tears.

Su Qin was sad for a while, and after that, he straightened up and said, "Jing Fengzhi's mistake, I am also responsible, after all, he followed me, I didn't strictly restrain me at that time, I really regret it!" If people make mistakes, they must take responsibility, and as the commander-in-chief, I must also lead by example. ”

"As a sign of justice, I have asked myself for the punishment of fifty sticks as a lesson, and I will keep it in my mind henceforth."

As he spoke, he took an arrow from several cases, threw it under the hall, and shouted: "The lieutenant of the Chinese military obeys the order, I am willing to be punished by fifty military sticks, and the execution will be carried out immediately, and there must be no mistake!" ”

The lieutenant of the lieutenant and the soldiers around him were dumbfounded when they heard this, they looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and thought: "This commander himself asked to beat himself, or the first time he heard about it." Although Prime Minister Su asked for punishment, how could we do it! ”

Su Qin shouted again: "Where is the lieutenant of the Chinese military academy?" This time they did not dare to hesitate any longer, and from the middle stood a leading officer, who bowed down and clenched his fists, and replied, "Obey!" ”

Su Qin's face sank and said, "Did you hear the order I just made?" The lieutenant stumbled, "I hear you." ”

Su Qin said unhappily: "Then why didn't you take the order?" The lieutenant still hesitated, and replied: "I, I ,......."

Su Qin said with a tense face: "Since I heard the general's order, I should follow it, and Hugh will dodge again, otherwise, I will blame you." ”

The captain saw that Su Qin's attitude was resolute and not like a vain head, so he went to the hall to pick up the arrow. He looked at Su Qin again, and was worried again, if it was an ordinary violator, after they received the general's order, they went directly to get people. However, now it is the coach who wants to punish himself, how dare they take people after the handsome case.

Su Qin saw the difficulties of the Chinese military cadets, and he said to the generals: "Generals, please wait for me for a while, I will go and pick up these fifty military sticks, and we will discuss the military situation later." ”

As Su Qin spoke, he stood up from behind the handsome case and walked down the hall. Yan Sui, Zhou Shao and the others saw that Su Qin really wanted to punish themselves, they all panicked, and in a hurry, they knelt down under the tent.

Zhou Shao said: "The prime minister blames himself too much, that Jingfeng has always been arrogant, lawless, rampant and frivolous, so it led to today's punishment." This is all his own fault, what does it have to do with the prime minister? ”

Yan Sui also persuaded: "The prime minister works hard for the military affairs of the coalition army, sleeps at night, and has difficulty sleeping and eating, we all see it in our eyes, you are originally a model for the three armies, why do you need to damage your body for that Jingfeng thing, in order to calm the hearts of the generals." ”

Yan Sui is an honest person, his words are very truthful, he thinks that Su Qin is to convince the generals of all the princes, so he asked for punishment, indicating that he had a posture of punishment. However, he also felt worthless for Su Qin, so why bother to establish this prestige at the cost of his own body?

Su Qin looked at the kneeling pleading seeker under the tent, and was very moved in his heart, he replied: "Generals, please get up quickly, for the sake of my body, of course I am very grateful." However, since I was in the Six Kingdoms, I have developed a sense of arrogance, so much so that I indulge the enjoyment of those around me and do not want to make progress. Every time I think about this, I often feel ashamed of myself. Today's fifty military sticks, I accept them calmly. ”

Su Qin's words seemed very sincere and sincere, and his guilt was overflowing.

At this time, with the intercession of Zhou Shao, Yan Sui and others, the other princes and generals were also happy to sell their favors, and they also knelt down.

Everyone pleaded: "The commander is relieved, we will definitely obey the orders of the Chinese army in the future and strictly abide by the discipline of the army." Please put your body first and don't punish yourself again. ”

Su Qin saw the scene of the generals kneeling, and then heard their words that were similar to an oath, and he was even more moved. Starting with Yan Sui and Zhou Shao, he helped up the kneeling generals one by one and thanked them for their pleas.

When he helped up the last person, Su Qin took two quick steps and returned to the center of the big tent, he arched his hands high, thanked the generals on all sides, and said loudly:

"The generals can consider the joint forces, and I Su Qin can't thank them enough. However, the state has national laws, the family has family rules, and there is no joke in the army. Since I have given the order to punish myself, I will never change it to avoid punishment. Please don't say anything more. ”

Su Qin said, let the Chinese military academy in front, followed behind them, calmly walked out of the Chinese army's treasure tent, went to the open space in front of the tent to be punished, and never looked back.

The generals heard the sound of crackling with military sticks outside, and after about half an hour, Su Qin dragged a pair of lame legs and staggered back to the Chinese army's treasure tent. The lieutenant soldiers followed him, and he kept trying to reach out and support him, but he pushed them away.

The generals saw that there were blood stains oozing out of the robe on Su Qin's buttocks, and they said in their hearts: "This Su Qin is playing really, he really stabbed these fifty military sticks." This is not a joke, a few military sticks go down, and people have to open their skin. If the fifty military sticks are beaten, people will have to lie down for at least ten days! ”

However, Su Qin gritted his teeth and insisted on walking slowly back to the big tent of the Chinese army, when he passed by Zhou Shao and Yan Sui, the two generals were distressed, and they also took two steps forward, wanting to help Su Qin. Su Qinqiang squeezed out a smile and waved his hand at them, rejecting their kindness.

Zhou Shao not only saw the blood stains on Su Qin's body, but also saw the beads of sweat on his forehead, which were obviously the sweat that was aroused when he endured the pain. Zhou Shao's eyes were wet, and he was about to cry.

He muttered: "Prime Minister, why are you so troubled, it is better for the last general to take these fifty military sticks for you!" ”

Su Qin heard Zhou Shao's words, and he said softly to Zhou Shao: "General Zhou, don't be sad, I will get better soon." You cannot replace this punishment of mine, and you must bear it. ”

Zhou Shao listened to Su Qin's words, and felt a little deep, and he couldn't understand it for a while, but his tears soon flowed out of his eyes.