When Hong Chengchou, Xu Eryi and Qu Qingze entered the wing room again, they saw Su Tiancheng with a resolute expression.

Before everyone could speak, Su Tiancheng spoke directly.

"After a day of thinking, I have already made up my mind that these officers have done a lot of evil and corrupted military discipline, and they cannot be forgiven, so they will all be beheaded, so as to stabilize the border army in eastern Liaodong and rectify military discipline, as for the fluctuations caused, I will bear it alone."

"There have been some discussions in the imperial court, the letter of peace written by Huang Taiji has long been spread in the imperial court, and many adults must be opposed, so the emperor has made up his mind to reject the peace of the Houjin Emperor Taiji, in this case, the situation in Liaodong may undergo some changes, military discipline is particularly important, if we can not make up our minds to rectify military discipline, the border army in Liaodong is still difficult to change fundamentally."

"What is the Jiangning battalion fighting for, Lord Hong, you are very clear, the military discipline of the Jiangning battalion is very strict, even harsh, the treatment of our soldiers is completely in place, and the families of the soldiers are taken care of by every means, but the requirements of our soldiers are also very high, and there is no way to violate military regulations, otherwise it will be all done by military law, and it is precisely by relying on strict military discipline, including the indomitable spirit, that the Jiangning battalion will have such a brave combat effectiveness."

"The army of the guard, for what will completely lose the fighting spirit, for what will be vulnerable, there is no combat effectiveness at all, where is the fundamental reason, Chongzhen eight years ago, it can be said that the military salary is in arrears, and the soldiers can't eat enough, there is no way to fight, let's count this statement is true, but what is the situation of those officers. Can they say that there is no military pay, can they say that they do not have enough to eat, I am afraid that there is no such possibility. ”

"In the army, the most important thing is the officers, if the officers are corrupt and degenerate, there is no hope for this army. The officers have played a leading role, and the battle and charge ahead will inevitably stimulate the fighting spirit and courage of the sergeants to the greatest extent, and look at the border army in Liaodong, what is the situation now, and what kind of situation the officers have reached, it can be said that they have done all kinds of evil, and what role these officers can play. ”

"Yesterday, Lord Hong said. For so many years, they have been facing conquests all the time, and the quality of officers and sergeants is inevitably a little uneven, which is also a very normal situation, I have also thought about it, if I used to understand it like this, it is still reasonable, since the first year of Chongzhen. There were many mutinous guards and many reasons. The biggest problem is still the military salary, and later there were many cases of killing good people and risking meritorious deeds, or because of the problem of military salary, but the Liukou has been exterminated, not to mention the military salary of other guard troops, the military salary of the border army is completely in place. There is no reason to explain it. ”

"In fact, everyone understands that the mutiny of the army in the past has a great relationship with the officers, and after coming to Liaodong, I think why will the border army be abolished. It is because these military cantonments have become a tool for officers to make a fortune, they farm for officers, they can't eat and clothe themselves, they can't feed their families, and they struggle on the food and clothing line. ”

"If we don't let these officers be arrogant, even if we spend a lot of money and energy, can we completely change the situation of the border army, maybe our worries and kindness today will bring the bitter fruits of tomorrow."

"I know that there is a lot of responsibility for doing this, and there may be a lot of fluctuations, so that it will be impeached by some adults in the court, but as I said before, I will bear all the responsibility."

"Liaodong must be stable, the combat effectiveness of the border army must be enhanced, and we must dare to face the Eight Banners Army, our goal is clear to all of you."

Hong Chengchou and Xu Er didn't speak, they knew very well that Su Tiancheng had made up his mind, as for the possible impact, really speaking, that is, Liaodong is inseparable from Su Tiancheng and Jiangning Ying, and the imperial court is just a fuss for a while.

Qu Qingze is very clear, Su Tiancheng did this, there is a last resort, the letter last night is the key, if there is no letter, the situation may not be like this, on the one hand, to stabilize Liaodong as quickly as possible, on the other hand, to build Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, Su Tiancheng has no time to delay, can only change the appearance of the border army in the shortest possible time, the best way is to get rid of those officers who do not have the slightest positive effect, military discipline is corrupt.

This is the best way, to establish authority by killing people, no matter who it is, you need to weigh how hard your neck is, as for Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui and others, Qu Qingze believes that Su Tiancheng always has a way to shock them.

When Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui entered the wing, their faces were not very good, there were some things, they already knew the way, especially Wu Sangui, his heart was mixed, this time Su Tiancheng did a very wide range of actions, some of the meaning of thorough rectification, among the captured officers, there are many people who are his absolute henchmen, and the last time he attacked Dalinghe City, some officers are even his cash cows, and they have been purged again and again, what does this mean, Wu Sangui will not think so simple.

Su Tiancheng didn't care about the expressions of the two, and spoke directly.

"General Zu, General Wu, I invite you here today to talk about the handling of those officers who have done wrong......

Zu Dashou's face turned pale, and Wu Sangui's body even trembled a little.

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, the two of them also calmed down.

Zu Dashou looked at Wu Sangui and spoke first.

"My lord, these officers have always been stationed in Liaodong, and there is no merit and hard work, can you open the net, some officers of the border army do have major faults, but such a large-scale punishment of officers, will it cause fluctuations among the border army."

Wu Sangui also spoke.

"My lord, this is all because the last general is not strict in discipline, the last general has an unshirkable responsibility, the last general implores the adults to open up the net, spare these officers, the last general will definitely strictly rectify military discipline."

Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui's attitude was completely expected by Su Tiancheng, if the two of them readily agreed, it would really be a problem.

"Your feelings, I can understand, many years of war, I also know the hard work of the soldiers of the Dao, stationed in Liaodong, always facing the attack of the Houjin Tartars, the pressure can be imagined, but have you thought about it, the more so, the more important the military discipline of the border army, if the officer takes the lead in violating military discipline, what will the following sergeant think, what will he think, the role of the officer is crucial, the soldier is bearish, will be a nest of bears, such a simple truth, I don't need to explain more, if we can not completely solve the situation of the border army, in case the emperor asks us to attack the Houjin Tartars, how will we respond. ”

Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui were stunned, they didn't expect that they were going to attack Houjin Tartar so soon, it seemed that they hadn't made such preparations.

"Some of the news that has been circulating in Liaodong recently, you must also know the Tao, the emperor Taiji of Houjin, wrote a letter to the emperor, asking for a handshake and peace, the minister of the DPRK and China naturally categorically refused, so Huang Taiji will not be annoyed and angry, and launch an attack on my Guanningjin defense line, such a situation, who can guarantee that if the border army can not improve its combat effectiveness, how to deal with the attack of the Houjin Tartars, the Houjin Tartars plundered in Dengzhou Laizhou, and launched an attack with warships, I will set up a naval division in Dengzhou Laizhou, It is inevitable that a part of the troops will be transferred to Dengzhou and Laizhou, and such news cannot be hidden, so that the border army will gradually become the main force guarding Liaodong. ”

"When I first arrived in Liaodong, I said such a thing, asking the border army to dare to meet the Houjin Tartars in a short period of time, and even dare to meet the Houjin Tartars in the field, such words, it is easy to say, and if you really want to do it, it may not be so simple, this point, you are more clear."

"Of course, you must be uncomfortable to kill so many officers this time, but we are all in order to be able to better guard Liaodong, serve the emperor better, and live up to the trust of the emperor and the court."

Su Tiancheng's words, Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui were speechless, they knew the courage of the Jiangning camp, and they also knew that Su Tiancheng's decision had become a fact and could not be changed.

In mid-December, outside the city of Ningyuan.

More than 30 officers, tied up with a lot of flowers, were escorted to the execution ground, and they knew their fate.

Watching this execution, including the officers of the Jiangning battalion and more than 100 households in the border army, no one spoke in the cold wind, and the shock to everyone by killing so many officers this time cannot be described in words.

With Hong Chengchou's order, the steel knife flashed through the cold pass, blood splashed out, and the moment the head hit the ground, many people lowered their heads, they had experienced a lot of fighting, and they were used to seeing dead people, but this time, more than 30 human heads gave them huge pressure, and everyone thought of themselves, what to do in the future, if they violated military discipline, is it also such a fate.

Killing officers, among the sergeants, the influence is very good, ordinary sergeants even support the decision of the Governor's Mansion, they also really realize that Su Tiancheng is a real law enforcement mountain, thinking of stabilizing the situation in Liaodong, thinking of enhancing the combat effectiveness of the border army, and thinking of the heaviest extermination of the Golden Tartars. (To be continued......)