The whole handsome tent was silent.

Obviously, dozens of people, large and small, were crowded in the tent, but none of them spoke, one by one lowered their heads and said nothing.

On the main seat in the tent, Xie An put his hands on his knees, closed his eyes to recuperate, and let out a long sigh from time to time. This burst of long sighs made the people in the tent tremble.

In the center of the tent, General Zhou's general Liao Li knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed tightly against the ground, motionless. On the right side of his side, there is a corpse covered with a white cloth, and it is not difficult to guess that it is the corpse of Liao Li, the general of the Zhou Army and the former general of the Six Gods of the Taiping Army.

For a whole time of incense, no one in the whole tent spoke. From time to time, the generals couldn't help but look at Liao Li, who was kneeling on the ground, and immediately secretly looked at Xie An's face.

[It's really troublesome this time......]

Glancing at Liao Li, who was kneeling on the ground, Tang Hao secretly exchanged a look with the generals in the tent.

[Isn't it?...... Although Liao Li has always been favored by adults, but this time he poked out such a big basket, and he broke Qi Zhi because of this...... Alas! ]

Ou Peng sighed slightly.

[Don't you say anything?] -- It's not good to continue to stalemate like this! ]

Wang Huai, the former deputy marshal of the Great Liang Army and the current general of the Jizhou Army, watched left and right in a bit of anxiety. After all, looking at Xie An's attitude this time, it is obvious that he does not intend to cover up this matter, but Liao Li is Lord Xie's most trusted general.

[The old man spoke first, please look at the friendship on weekdays, help persuade a few words......]

Zhang Dong couldn't stop glancing at the generals in the tent, after all, Liao Li was his lieutenant. Although Liao Li climbed too fast in the Jizhou army, he even surpassed him, the former commander-in-chief. However, the two of them are the former main and deputy generals after all, and compared to the rest of the Zhou generals, Zhang Dong will obviously get closer to Liao Li.

But unfortunately, although all the generals of the Jizhou army had the intention to intercede for Liao Li, Liao Li's stabbing of Lou Zi this time was too big, not to mention the loss of troops for the time being, and because of this, Qi Zhi was such a general with both civil and military skills.

That is a fierce general who can block more than 20,000 dead sheep troops in the camp with 5,000 troops alone, making it difficult for him to advance an inch. Aside from the martial arts, Qi Zhi's ability is not inferior to Fei Guo and Ma Dan, and the entire Jizhou army can't help but sigh for it. Even though Qi Zhi was once a general of the Taiping Army, these days, he has proved his loyalty to the Jizhou Army, even if his loyalty is only directed at Liu Qing and Xie An.

[……]

Relative to the rest of the generals. Cheng Yang, the former general of the Great Liang Army, looked at Liao Li's eyes much more complicated, after all, under the clever arrangement of Liu Qing and Xie An, Qi Zhi not only proved his loyalty to Cheng Yang, but also won the latter's trust by the way, remembering that in the Jingzhou Campaign, Qi Zhi participated in the war against the Three Kings Rebellion as Cheng Yang's deputy general. Although Qi Zhi's ability is much higher than that of Chengyang. But when Cheng Yang told Qi Zhi to do something, the latter had no dissatisfaction and complaints, which made Cheng Yang, who had never liked the Taiping Army, full of good feelings towards Qi Zhi, although the two were the main and deputy positions, but the relationship was as good as a close friend.

However, for now. Qi Zhi's best friend was attacked by Wei Hu, the commander of the Jinling Taiping Army, because of Liao Li's unauthorized departure, which made Cheng Yang resentful. It's just that due to the harmonious relationship between the generals within the Jizhou Army, and the commander-in-chief Xie An prefers Liao Li, so he doesn't dare to speak.

Otherwise, according to military regulations, a general like Liao Li, who killed a general-level figure in the army because he did not obey the general's orders, made his own opinions, and left his post without permission, even the lightest punishment would be to cut off his head and hang it at the camp gate for three days, so as to warn and warn the three armies, after all, the military spirit must not be slackened for a day.

However, Liao Li is also a handsome general, and his ability is only stronger than Qi Zhi, not weaker, even Qi Zhi feels that Wei Zhuang, the general of the Taiping Army, is tricky, but he has no room to fight back in front of Liao Li, whether it is with soldiers or alone, he is suppressed by Liao Li. Executing such a fierce general, not to mention Xie An's reluctance, even the generals of the Jizhou Army can't bear it, but the question is, how to persuade Xie An, how to solve this matter satisfactorily?

Glancing at each other, the generals shook their heads one after another to say that they had no plan in their hearts, and then looked at Gou Gong with a tacit understanding, which made Gou Gong stunned for a while and smiled bitterly in his heart. It's no wonder who called him Xie An's closest confidant.

It's just that even if it's a confidant, it's not good to intervene rashly at this moment, after all, Gou Gong, Di Bu, Mo Fei and others don't belong to the military system, and they really don't have any position to intervene in military things, even if he is Xie An's confidant.

And at this moment, the tent was raised, and the mirage Qin Ke'er walked in with broken steps, and when she noticed the oppressive atmosphere in the tent and the pleading eyes of the generals in the tent, Qin Ke'er was stunned for a moment.

"How's it going?" Xie An opened his mouth to ask Qin Ke'er, this was the first sentence he had ever said.

Walking lightly in front of Xie An, Qin Ke'er smiled a little on her face, and said softly, "Don't worry, my lord, that knife was only stabbed in the shoulder socket of Liu Junshi, although it was seriously injured, but it was also an external injury, and the concubine's body has been properly bandaged by Liu Junshi, I believe it will not get in the way." Although Liu Junshi fainted at that time, he had already woken up, and ......" The afterglow of her beautiful eyes glanced at Qi Zhi's corpse on the ground, Qin Ke'er restrained the smile on her face, lowered her voice and continued, "In addition, Liu Junshi has also known about General Qi Zhi......"

"What did she say?" Xie An asked in a deep voice.

[It's coming!] ]

The generals only felt a chuckle in their hearts, and subconsciously pricked up their ears to listen carefully, after all, this is a matter of life and death for a colleague.

"Liu Junshi said......" Glancing at Qi Zhi's corpse lying on the ground, Qin Ke'er said in a low voice, "If the crockpot does not break from the well, the general will inevitably die in battle." Since General Qi Zhi is still willing to stay in the army, he must also know what it means to be dangerous on the battlefield, without eyes on the sword, like a horse leather shroud, and so on, I believe that General Qi Zhi did not ask for extravagance during his lifetime......"

Quietly listening to Qin Ke'er's words relaying Liu Qing, the more Xie An listened, the more frowning he became.

After all, it seems that every sentence in the words is the meaning of interceding for Liao Li, but between the words, there is a vague expression of resentment about this matter. It is not difficult to guess that Liu Qing is mostly resentful of this matter. After all, Qi Zhi was the only loyal person who was willing to stay by her side so far and serve her without asking for anything in return, but he was killed by Wei Hu because of Liao Li's unauthorized departure.

But. Liu Qing didn't dare to say too much, lest Xie An be forced to execute Liao Li under pressure. In this way, Liu Qing not only offended Xie An, but also offended the generals of the Jizhou army, and completely ruined the relationship that had been built with great difficulty. You must know that she still has a request for the Jizhou soldiers, and she also hopes to use the power of the Jizhou soldiers to destroy Wu Heng and the Taiping Army under his command.

“…… Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find. -- Qi Zhi is deceased, if this causes General Liao Li to also die in criminal ...... Compared to Qi Zhi, he didn't want to see this. ”

Although the previous words made the generals in the tent frown slightly. But in the second half of the sentence, Tang Hao and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after all, in the second half of the sentence, Liu Qing did express the meaning of not punishing Liao Li for this. However, Liu Qing's meaning does not represent Xie An's meaning, and the final verdict depends on Xie An's decision on this.

"Really? Didn't Liu Qing pursue it? - Oh, she's not going to be able to pursue it! He sighed slightly. Xie An looked at Liao Li, who was still kneeling on the ground, and after taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice, "Liao Li, what do you think this mansion should do with you this time?" ”

Liao Li was shocked when he heard this, and his forehead was close to the ground. He whispered, "The last general is speechless, only feels guilty, but begs for death!" ”

In all fairness, Liao Li is indeed guilty of this time. After all, if he hadn't obeyed Xie An's general orders, he would have broken off on his own initiative on the way back to the camp and chased after Wei Zhuang, the general of the Taiping Army. It is not that the eastern camp is unguarded, and it is natural that Wei Hu, the commander of the Jinling Taiping Army, will definitely not lead the reinforcements to attack the Zhou army camp without hindrance.

It is no exaggeration to say that although Wei Hu's ability to successfully rescue the withered sheep this time is simply a miracle given by God, under a series of [causes] such as Xu Le, Wei Zhuang, Mo Fei, and Liao Li, it has contributed to his [fruit], but it cannot be otherwise, only Liao Li needs to be directly responsible for this matter.

It is precisely because of this that Liao Li, who has a resolute personality, never thought of quibbling at all, and simply kowtowed and confessed.

But as soon as Liao Li's words came out, all the generals in the tent frowned.

You must know that Xie An's original intention of saying those words was that he probably didn't think about executing Liao Li, but Liao Li blocked his own way of life by himself, so that Xie An couldn't open his mouth even if he had the heart to cover up.

After all, this is a violation of military rules, how can it be said that tolerance can be tolerated? Otherwise, where is the military law applied?

Seeing Xie An frowning and hesitating for a while, he clenched his fist suddenly, Gou Gong, who understood the lord's thoughts, hurriedly stood up and arched his hand and said, "My lord, slow down!" -- Say a word! ”

Looking at Gou Gong and exhaling slowly, Xie An nodded and said, "You say!" ”

Gou Gong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, after all, from Xie An's actions, it was not difficult for him to guess that this adult had the intention of reluctantly executing his beloved Da Da to maintain military discipline in the future, and after thinking for a moment, Gou Gong said in a deep voice, "I feel that at that time, Wei Zhuang, the general of the Taiping Army, did not flee but came to pursue Liao Li and other four generals, and he must have also noticed the plan of our army, so he did not want our army to withdraw safely and return to the camp to besiege Xiao...... Cough! That one...... Siege of withered sheep. If you don't send a broken army and horses, it is not difficult to guess that Wei Zhuang will definitely chase straight to our army's camp! After all, there were 3,000 soldiers under the command of Nawei Zhuang, 3,000 soldiers, which was enough to reverse the victory or defeat of a war. -- Therefore, after General Liao Li's temporary decision was made, it was not considered a disobedience to the general's order, but just an improvisation. As a general, you must have the ability to use troops and adapt to changes in the face of the situation, do you think adults? ”

"According to your words, Liao Li is not only not guilty, but has made great contributions?" Xie An asked lightly.

Gou Gong smiled slightly, because he didn't see the slightest anger in Xie An's eyes, so he was not in a hurry, and said unhurriedly when he heard the words, "Naturally, yes!" In any case, after the repulsion of Wei Zhuang, General Liao Li should immediately fulfill the orders delivered by the adults, but General Liao Li pursued Wei Zhuang because of his greed for merit...... This crime of greed and recklessness must not be punished severely! ”

"Huh!" Xie An snorted lightly and looked at Gou Gong in surprise.

It was obviously an unforgivable felony of leaving his post without permission, but he was said by Gou Gong to be greedy for merit, which made Xie An angry and funny.

"So how do you break down the Qi Sik matter? - If Liao Li hadn't been able to arrive at the camp within the scheduled hour, how could Dongying have been broken by that Wei Hu? That Wei Hu broke in from the east camp of our army in a bright light! ”

Gou Gong was not in a hurry when he heard this, and said calmly. "According to what the Lord said, then General Liao Li is not the only one!"

"Oh? - Tell me about it! ”

"First of all. General Zhang Dong knew that Xu Le would send people to make trouble in the camp and burn down the gate of the Dongying camp by fire, but he did not block it more, so that Wei Hu later attacked the Dongying without hindrance. In this way, isn't General Zhang Dong without fault? ”

"Old man ......" Zhang Dong, who has a cautious temperament, was slightly shocked when he heard this, after all, he was originally a person who did not seek merit, but sought no fault, how could he not be surprised when Gou Gong said this time? He subconsciously wanted to defend himself. But seeing that everyone in the tent, including Xie An and Gou Gong, had not looked at him, he realized that Gou Gong's words were just to relieve Liao Li, so he closed his mouth with an embarrassed face. "Second, Wang Huai, Chengyang, and E Yi, the three generals were all in the middle camp at that time, but none of them left anyone to monitor the situation in the east camp, isn't it wrong?"

Wang Huai and E Yi glanced at each other rather embarrassed. Cheng Yang was expressionless.

"Third, Mo Fei and I have more than 100 brothers in Dongling...... Although the third brother led the crowd to successfully snipe many Niuzhu Taiping Army generals, he neglected the monitoring of Dongying, causing Wei Hu to sneak behind our army unknowingly......"

I saw that in the corner of the tent, Mo Fei, who was dressed like an ordinary soldier of Jizhou soldiers, glanced at Gou Gong helplessly. You know, he is one of the heroes of this battle. The reason why Qi Zhi was able to rely on 5,000 Jizhou soldiers to suppress more than 20,000 dead sheep and Niu Zhu Taiping soldiers was miserable and breathless, and most of the credit was that Mo Fei and his Dongling assassins uprooted the generals in Niu Zhu's Taiping Army one by one, causing the command system of Niu Zhu's Taiping Army to be paralyzed, otherwise. Even Qi Zhi would definitely not suppress the withered sheep to such an extent.

By the way, after the battle with Liang Qiuhao. Mo Fei has gradually been able to get rid of his self-depressed heart disease, and he is good enough to adapt to crowded occasions, but he still doesn't like to get together, so he stands alone in the corner of the tent with his arms crossed.

"Fourth......" glanced at Xie An, Gou Gong secretly swallowed his saliva, and said in a low voice, "In fact, adults have also ...... If it weren't for the fact that the adults arbitrarily thought that as long as General Qi Zhi was there, the withered sheep would definitely not be able to break through the defensive line, so there was no need to send additional garrisons in Dongying, then Wei Hu would not have been able to attack so quickly, and there would not even be a gap for us to react......

Xie An coughed when he heard this, and his face was a little embarrassed.

After all, what Gou Gong said was true, it was he who vetoed Gou Gong's strategy at that time, God knows how he could suddenly kill me Wei Hu, a new force of the Taiping army?

But just when Gou Gong was committed to exonerating Liao Li, he saw Liao Li kowtowing and said solemnly, "Thanks to the favor of the lord, thank you for not hesitating to relieve Liao Mou like this, but Liao Li's mind has been decided!" - Qi Zhi is a rare general, if it weren't for me, he wouldn't have died tragically on the battlefield. In this case, Liao Li can only fight with his life! ”

"Xiao Liao!" Hearing this, Zhang Dong scolded in a low voice, and frequently looked at him and said, "How do you talk to adults?" It's so presumptuous! ――Why don't you quickly confess to the adults?! ”

However, Liao Li no longer spoke, just bowed to the ground, looking like he confessed his sins.

Seeing that Liao Li's eyes were extremely firm when he looked at him before, Xie Anxin sighed secretly, raised his hand and said, "Okay, since that's the case, this mansion will follow your wishes......"

When the generals in the tent heard this, their faces changed greatly, and Tang Hao and others came out one after another, clasping their fists and pleading.

"Think twice, adults! -- General Liao is a fierce general of our Jizhou army, a rare general, and now our army is at war with the Taiping army, it is a strategy to use people, and we must not destroy the Great Wall! ”

"Yes, my lord, it is taboo to kill the general in battle! -- Why don't you detain this crime first, so as to see the after-effects, and ask Liao Lidai to make meritorious contributions. If it is still ineffective, it is not too late to punish the two crimes together! ”

Listening to the words of the people in the tent, Xie Anxin was anxious. Where is that he doesn't want to exonerate Liao Li, it is clear that Liao Li saw that he had made a big disaster, and he had already made up his mind.

And at this moment, suddenly a Dongling assassin walked into the tent and knocked on the ground and said to Xie An, "My lord, Liu Junshi asked General Liao Li to come to her tent, saying that there is something to tell you!" ”

"Liu Qing?" Xie An muttered something when he heard this, and immediately glanced at Gou Gong, a little puzzled in his heart.

As a party, Liao Li was even more at a loss.

"Let's go meet you! After all, Qi Zhi is not so much the general of my Jizhou army as the general of Liu Qing's military division...... Go see her first, see what she says, and come back to the house to condemn you!" ”

“…… Be! With his head down, Liao Li clenched his fists and took his life.

The next day, news spread throughout the barracks that General Liao Li was dismissed from the post of Sanpin General and demoted to a hundred generals for several major crimes such as not being greedy for merit and leaving his post without permission.

I remember that at that time, the Jizhou soldiers went to watch one after another, only to see that in front of everyone's eyes, Liao Li "ciluo" knelt on the ground with his back, and the executing soldier held a whip as thick as a child's arm, and whipped Liao Li on the back.

At that time, Liao Li's back was red, which could be said to be whipped to open the flesh, but from beginning to end, Liao Li never snorted lightly, "shenyin", although his steps were obviously vain when he stood up after the execution, but whether it was his eyes or momentum, he gave people a feeling of a fierce general as always.

Even, everyone vaguely felt that Liao Li, who had experienced this incident, seemed to have a feeling of being reborn.

"This oppressive force ......"

Looking at Liao Li, who gritted his teeth and insisted on walking to the tent to heal after accepting the execution, Tang Hao exhaled lightly, his expression was slightly confused.

Suddenly, he saw that there seemed to be an inconspicuous small pit on the ground in front of Liao Li, and if he didn't pay attention, he would probably trip over. Subconsciously, Tang Hao hurriedly shouted, "Liao...... Not? ”

The words stopped abruptly in the middle of the sentence, Tang Hao looked at Liao Li in surprise as if he was like a divine help, obviously he didn't pay attention to his feet, but he took a big step at the right time and crossed the small pit.

Probably noticing the look of surprise on Tang Hao's face, Ou Peng asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

I saw Tang Hao exhale slightly, and Zhengse said, "Ou Peng, I mentioned it before, Liao Li...... Like a thunderstorm? -- His intuition when he is powerful is comparable to a thunderstorm, and he doesn't give people the slightest chance to succeed! ”

"The general of the White Water Army under the command of King Qin is thundering?" Ou Peng was stunned, and then said with a smile, "Hey! I think too much of Liao Li's guy, right? - Okay, okay, if Liao Li can get rid of his restless temperament...... But that's not going to happen, is it? Although Liao Li is brave, he is not enough to be compared to the monster of the thunderstorm......"

"Look! Just ...... just now" interrupted Ou Peng's words, Tang Hao said in a deep voice.

"Didn't I say that? The premise is ...... Not? Huh? ”

Glancing at Tang Hao deeply, Ou Peng opened his mouth wordlessly.