Chapter XXXVII: Military Punishment

A group of southern soldiers came and went in a hurry, and before Ouyang Ling returned to the barracks, they retreated cleanly, like a joke they made, Qianyu suddenly had a bad premonition, and his heart was stuffy and difficult to breathe.

The first thing Ouyang Ling did when he returned to the barracks was not to check the number of casualties among the soldiers in the barracks, nor to rectify the destroyed barracks, he handed over these things to the battalion commander, although others were injured, but only lightly injured.

The first thing he did was to punish Qianyu, who was punished for kneeling for a day and a night, on the grounds that she despised military regulations, disobeyed the arrangements of her superiors, and left her post without permission.

Qianyu didn't say anything, punished for kneeling, kneeling outside the tent with a plop, a few brothers in the military camp who had a good relationship brought her food, and she was heavy at night, afraid that he would hurt himself, and sent him a coat to wear, of course, these things were done quietly behind Ouyang Ling's back.

A loud slap resounded in the tent of the Southern Army, and I saw that the young man in armor was slapped hard by Zuo Danlong, he held the helmet in his hand, did not speak, and a blood stain was drawn from the corner of his mouth.

"It's really useless, General Ben has carefully cultivated you for a few years, I thought you could win a good battle for General Ben, but I didn't expect that you couldn't even beat a small soldier" Zuo Danlong lifted off the things on the table, pointed at him and scolded him angrily, he still didn't say a word.

"Go down, take the blame yourself" Zuo Danlong raised the corners of his eyebrows, glaring at the person in front of him, he was afraid of retreating.

Out of the tent, Mu Changfeng's eyes suddenly darkened, he glanced back, smiled coldly, the autumn wind is infinitely better, he took off his armor and came to the barracks torture ground, he was lying on the wooden board wearing a single coat, and the soldiers on execution whipped his back with salt-stained riding boots, again and again, and beat him heavily, his clothes were pulled open one by one, his skin was whipped open, and his body was incomplete, all of which he gritted his teeth and endured, hasn't it been like this all these years? I've long been used to it.

After a hundred lashes, another soldier came in to remove his clothes, hang him up and soak him in salt water, the cold salt water overflowed the lip flap that had lost its blood color, the blood-red water, soaked some whitish flesh, the new wounds and old scars were eroded by the salt water, Mu Changfeng breathed the air gently, and a faint blood flowed out of the corners of his mouth.

"From today on, you will sleep here, if you want to learn martial arts with me, you must first learn to be patient"

That was when Mu Changfeng first met Zuo Danlong with great effort, and what he said still often echoed in his ears.

In order to survive, in order not to live at the bottom of the despised like ants, he worked hard to learn to endure and accept endless torture, Zuo Danlong was like raising a dog, keeping him by his side, just so that one day he could work for him and make achievements for him.

"Give you a little benefit, you should know how to wag your tail and thank you, no one in this world will give benefits to you who have nothing, unless you can bring them benefits" Zuo Danlong often said such things in his ear, over and over again, as long as he closed his eyes, thinking of those who had been good to him, his heart ached faintly, but it was just a use.

"No one will pity you, and no one will redeem you, only on your own, no matter what you want, you can only rely on your own hands, even if you step on the bones of others, even if you use dirty means, as long as you can climb out of the darkness and climb to the top, it doesn't matter"

"You have to remember, if I reward you with a mouthful of food, you can only eat a mouthful of food, don't be delusional about asking for credit, it will not benefit you"

"As a southerner, my biggest mission is to make the south stronger, and I don't need to beg from others."

"What others give is always the most dangerous and nothing, and one day, once someone else takes back everything he gives you, you will only live under the minions of others"

Mu Changfeng, who was soaked in the water, was immersed in confusion, once he grabbed a branch that could climb up, even though that branch was full of thorns, even if he was trained by Zuo Danlong every day, he knew that only he was his way out.

Mu Changfeng shook his body, feeling the pain of the salt water washing the wound, he couldn't be more sober at the moment, and the duel with Qianyu during the day gradually came to mind, that person's every movement, cold eyes, that person, if he was caught, he would definitely let her taste the taste of a leather whip.

The south is really enthusiastic about the Chu country, not only throwing embrace, but also giving 50,000 soldiers and horses, yes, this time the south seems to be very sure, not only the soldiers and horses are sufficient, but even the combat strategy is different from the past, the cold winter is coming, but the south chooses to attack the south in a big way.

Now it is not the king of the south who is in power, but the son of the king of the south, Mu Changjun, he has been in power for just a few years, but he insisted on attacking the state of Chu twice, and returned with a fiasco for the first time, and after a few years, he sent troops to attack again, and it seems that he won a few small battles, and the battle strategy is different from the past, and the soldiers are also full of morale.

In the southern country, above the main hall, Mu Changjun flipped through the strategy book in his hand, drinking tea slowly, and this strategy book was submitted by General Zuo Danlong, each strategy was almost perfect, but the soldiers and horses required were not in line with common sense, he was a border general, holding 30,000 troops was already the limit, and the 50,000 soldiers and horses sent to support were also Mu Changjun's own cronies to lead the troops, as for this strategy book, it could only be given to his own people, so he could rest assured.

"Song Yan" Mu Changjun closed the paperwork, kneaded his forehead, walked to the door and called.

A faint fragrance passed, a beautiful and moving woman slowly walked to the door, her eyes raised slightly, and she saluted respectfully, her fiery red dress swayed with the movement, her bright eyes and bright teeth, her willow eyebrows were curved, and she was the color of the country.

"What does the eldest prince command?" The woman who was called Song Yan had a bewitching voice, looking at Mu Changjun with a smile and a little expectation in her eyes.

"Catch up with Ce Gong's men and horses, carry out the task" Mu Changjun put his finger on the woman's gorgeous lip flap, bowed his head and said word by word, his fingers rubbed her lip flap, and the woman looked at him with silky eyes.

"Understood," the woman replied with a smile, the tip of her soft pink tongue swirling around her lips before she left.

Song Yan left, Mu Changjun's face immediately appeared with a strong sense of disgust, took out the handkerchief in his arms and wiped it with Ruyu's thin fingers, wiping it harder and harder, the white handkerchief was ravaged by him and wrinkled, he was just perfunctory to everyone, such a life, such a self, not what he wanted, just because his mother was the queen, he would be burdened with the rise and fall of the entire southern kingdom, killing his brother and forbidding his father, his mother forced him to inherit the throne, and forced him to take the road he was unwilling to take.

The military camp in the south suddenly increased by tens of thousands of horses in one day, which made Zuo Danlong very surprised, he ordered people to send people to the imperial court in the strategy book mentioned the need for support, I didn't expect Mu Changjun to prepare the men and horses so quickly, however, he was happy too early, this time it was Mu Changjun's cronies who came with the troops, the queen's cousin, General Ce Gong, who was the general of the southern country, and he had more rights than him, the border general, as soon as General Ce Gong arrived, he immediately handed over the military power to him, and there was no hesitation.

It was not only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who came with General Ce Gong, but also a bewitching woman, a pair of eyes that can eat people, a soft and boneless posture, riding a horse in the barracks, those soldiers looked straight in their eyes, this woman Zuo Danlong knew that it was the person next to Mu Changjun, who was elusive, and there were few people who had seen her.

Since Zuo Danlong's military power was handed over, he was like a small soldier, bowing his head in front of General Ce Gong, without the slightest prestige before, as the so-called senior officials crushed people to death, this situation is unfavorable to Mu Changfeng, however, there is also a little benefit, he has been temporarily free, but it is not so easy to get the trust of General Ce Gong, but fortunately, his little leader has not been affected.

Knowing the news of the reinforcements in the south, Ouyang Ling immediately reported to the imperial court, Ouyang Ling, as a border general, is only in charge of 50,000 soldiers and horses, if he really wants to fight with the south this time, the soldiers and horses in his hands are afraid that it is not enough, Ouyang Ling is not the first time to face the battle of Ce Gong, they fought several times many years ago, and they can be regarded as old opponents, what kind of person is Ce Gong, Ouyang Ling knows very well, for this reason, Ouyang Ling is studying strategies day and night.

Qianyu hadn't seen Ouyang Ling eat well for several days, and she was very anxious in her heart, she knew that she was going to fight, but this person also had to eat well, didn't he?

When Qianyu went to deliver food to Ouyang Ling, she secretly glanced at the topographic map on the table, silently wrote it down in her heart, returned to the tent and drew one by herself, and she also began to study strategies day and night.

The border mountain roads are rugged, the terrain is dangerous, only the soldiers of Yongzhou City, who are very familiar with the border, know the specific terrain, General Ce Gong of the southern country will not fight unprepared battles, he will definitely investigate all the way these days, it seems that he has to make some preparations before him, Qianyu has been secretly thinking of a way.

It was night, the autumn breeze was blowing, two black figures quietly left the barracks, all the way to the outside, out of the barracks two or three miles away is the Yongzhou people called the Dragon Tongue Mountain, sure enough, the mountain road is rugged, the cliffs, there is only one road on the mountain.

Whether it is the invasion of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Southern Army, or the counterattack of the soldiers and horses of the Chu State, there is only this road that can only cross three people, and below this road is the end of the turbulent rapids, and it is not as simple as breaking bones if you are not careful, Qianyu looked at the river under him and his scalp was numb, and the mountain road was full of vegetation because no one walked around all the year round, although it was good to Tibetan, it was too dangerous.

Qianyu carefully observed it, and had no choice but to take a risk.

"Han Xuan, I can tell you, although this road is the only way to enter Yongzhou City, it does not mean that the southern soldiers will not take other roads to enter our Chu State, you must be mentally prepared, in case they take other roads, they will hurt innocent people."

The little brother who followed Qianyu whispered in her ear all the way, and Qianyu could only nod and nod until he was satisfied.