After entering the big fort, the vanguard of the "Flying Dragon Army" quickly moved into action. The team of more than 600 people was divided into several parts, which were respectively responsible for guarding the prisoners, maintaining law and order in the fort, directing some of the more honest prisoners and the people in the fort to bury the corpses outside the fort, arranging the stationing of various troops, protecting the command post of the vanguard troops, and so on.

In addition, considering that it was close to dark at this time, there would basically be no more businessmen entering and leaving, so the dozen or so soldiers who were originally selected by Shao Zhi and others to be the gatekeepers did not immediately take up their posts, but were required to report to the fort gate early the next morning, and they still had to live in the prisoner camp before that - it was said that it was a prisoner camp, but in fact, it was part of the original Dabao garrison barracks in the center. On its periphery is the headquarters of the vanguard of the "Flying Dragon Army". Since there were more than 700 Han troops wiped out outside the fort, the vanguard of the "Flying Dragon Army" of more than 600 people stationed in the original barracks of the Han army did not have to worry about overcrowding.

In the evening, after a simple dinner, Tang Chao came to the main hall of the military camp that originally belonged to Shao Zhi, and waited for Chang Shengjun to report to him the summary of the day's battle, so that he could send a telegram to Liangxiang later to report.

It didn't take long for Chang Shengjun and Liu Xiaoliu, the deputy commander of the first battalion, to walk in with Hu Decheng, the company commander of the third company of the first battalion of the "Flying Dragon Army". This made Tang Chao somewhat strange, he didn't understand what Chang Shengjun and Liu Xiaoliu were doing when they came to report the situation to him, and brought a company commander in -- this kind of reporting was usually carried out within the forward headquarters, and with the upgrading of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" to the "Flying Dragon Army", the report that was originally allowed to participate in the deputy squadron leader has been changed to an officer above the deputy battalion commander to be eligible to participate.

As if seeing Tang Chao's doubts, Chang Shengjun didn't wait for him to ask, so he stepped forward and reported: "Twenty-four masters, Lian Commander Hu is here to ask you for guilt." ”

"Please? What sin please? Tang Chao asked puzzled.

Without waiting for Chang Shengjun to explain to Tang Chao, Hu Decheng had already knelt on the ground, and Xiangshang kowtowed: "Twenty-four masters, this attack on Dabaoshu, if it weren't for the subordinates who talked a lot in front of the two armies, and said to the remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty who rushed to the front of our army, 'Put down your arms, kneel and surrender without killing', the brothers next to you would not stop the battle, thus giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of, so that our army was killed and seven people were wounded, three of whom were seriously injured. The original situation of destroying hundreds of enemies and zero losses was completely destroyed by the shouting of his subordinates. All this is the sin of the subordinates, and the subordinates are sorry for the trust of the twenty-fourth master and several other masters, and for the trust of the brothers in the army. Although the injured brothers did not complain, and the twenty-fourth master did not blame his subordinates, his subordinates were still uneasy. After all, even if the brother who died in battle had any complaints, his subordinates would not be able to hear them. Therefore, the subordinates specially came to ask the twenty-fourth master for the crime, and asked the twenty-fourth master to cure the crime of shaking the morale of the army and giving orders indiscriminately on the battle array. ”

After Hu Decheng finished speaking, he knelt on the ground, waiting for Tang Chao to give the order to punish him. As his direct boss, Liu Xiaoliu, the deputy commander of the first battalion, also knelt on the ground at this time and said: "Uncle Shi, the third company of this operation suffered unexpected losses, and the little nephew, as the deputy battalion commander, also had dereliction of duty, please punish Uncle Shi together." Although Liu Wanbao has not been able to become a member of the "Qingyuan" brothers for various reasons, several traversers in the military department have regarded him as their own brother in their hearts, so as Liu Wanbao's own nephews, Liu Xiaoliu generally calls them Uncle Shi.

After hearing the other party's explanation of the reason for the plea, Tang Chao also breathed a sigh of relief-he was originally a little worried, afraid that his soldiers had violated military discipline in the Dabao Garrison, and that would have a great impact on the work of his people here in the future. But now that I understood the reason, I was worried about it.

Therefore, he waved his hand and said, "What should I do, sir, it turns out that I am guilty for this." To say, this matter actually can't blame you Hu Decheng, and it has nothing to do with Xiaoliu.

First, before the start of the war, the master did not order that no prisoners should be kept, so in that case, Hu Decheng, you shouted that sentence as usual, and it did not violate the laws of the army. Second, all the soldiers of our 'Wyvern Army' were required to maintain a high degree of vigilance and strike at the enemy at any time before the battle was completely over, and the dead and wounded brothers obviously did not remember this. I could see clearly from behind me that the slain brother did not make any resistance until the enemy's knife slashed at his neck. This shows that he was completely in a state of stunned state at that time, indicating that he did not put his mind on killing the enemy, but was thinking about something else. It can be seen that the reason why he lost his life is not you, but himself. ,

It can be said that although this battle lost a few brothers, it also made us discover some problems in the soldiers, and the purpose of this operation is to find and solve the shortcomings. So, there's nothing wrong with you shouting that sentence on the battlefield. And you can take the initiative to ask the lord for guilt, which also shows that you are a responsible man, and the lord will naturally not cure your sin.

As for Xiaoliu, there is no need to plead guilty together. said that Company Commander Hu was not at fault this time, even if he was really at fault, it should be Uncle Shi and I, the main battalion commander, who should be jointly and severally responsible, and it would not be your turn to be the deputy battalion commander. ”

The twenty-fourth master before the meeting not only did not cure his own crimes, but comforted himself with kind words, this Hu Lian Commander was naturally full of gratitude, and hurriedly kowtowed to Tang Chao and thanked him: "Subordinates thank the twenty-fourth master for not sinning." ”

Liu Xiaoliu next to him also felt that he was a little reckless in following the plea-as Tang Chao said just now, if he, the deputy battalion commander, was responsible for this matter, then Tang Chao, the main battalion commander, was not equally responsible--and hurriedly said: "Uncle Shi taught me that the little nephew thinks too much. ”

Tang Chao waved his hand again and said, "Okay, don't kneel, get up."

Liu Xiaoliu and Hu Decheng thanked each other before standing up.

Because he knew that he would discuss other things with Chang Shengjun and Liu Xiaoliu next, Tang Chao said to Hu Decheng: "Company Commander Hu, go ahead, remember to summarize this battle with the brothers in the company after you go back, and you must learn the lessons." I hope that the next time this happens, your company won't be as unresponsive as it is today. ”

"Twenty-fourth master, rest assured, such a situation will never happen again in the future." Company Commander Hu assured with a firm expression, and at the same time solemnly saluted Tang Chao before exiting the main hall.

After this Company Commander Hu withdrew, Chang Sheng Juncai stepped forward again, bowed to Tang Chao and said, "Twenty-four Master, in addition to this Company Commander Hu, there are two more people who want to plead to you. ”

"Anyone else wants to plead guilty?" Tang Chao asked puzzled.

"Back to the twenty-fourth master, it is the commander of the Northern Han Army, Shao Zhi, and the battalion commander Liu Fenggu." Chang Shengjun replied respectfully.

Hearing that it was Shao Zhi and Liu Fenggu who wanted to ask for guilt, Tang Chao's nerves, which had been relaxed, tensed up a little - Shao Zhi, as the supreme governor of Dabaoshu, naturally came to ask for guilt related to Dabaoshu, and its importance was much greater than Hu Decheng's plea, so Tang Chao hurriedly asked: "Shao Zhi and Liu Fenggu want to ask for guilt?" What sin did they ask for? Where are the two of them now? ”

Chang Shengjun replied: "Shao Zhi and Liu Fenggu are waiting outside the door now. ”

"Call the two of them in." Tang Chao immediately commanded.

Chang Shengjun promised to turn around and go out, and soon brought in Shao Zhi and Liu Fenggu, whose faces were a little pale. As soon as Shao and Liu entered the door, before Chang Shengjun stepped forward to report that the person had arrived, Shao Zhi already knelt on the ground, and claimed that he was guilty. Although Liu Fenggu didn't do the five-body surrender ceremony like Shao Zhi, he also knelt to the side nervously, and it seemed that there might be something really going on outside.

Tang Chao is a straightforward man, watching Shao Zhi kneeling there like a woman endlessly talking about his guilt, but not mentioning where the guilt is, he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, and shouted: "Shao Zhi, you are also a dignified seven-foot man, how can you be such a mother-in-law." If something happens, tell it quickly, what's the use of just shouting guilty there? ”

Shao Zhi was reprimanded by Tang Chao like this, although he no longer shouted guilty there, but because he was afraid that Tang Chao would punish him, he didn't dare to directly say the reason for his guilt, but just knelt there tremblingly.

Shao Zhi's performance made Tang Chao's anger even greater, and he slammed the table and shouted: "Come on, drag this useless guy out and cut it." ”

I don't know if it's because Tang Chao is angry and uses too much force, or if the table itself is not very strong. Tang Chao slapped it down, only to hear a "click", and the table in front of him collapsed. The paper and pen, arrows, seals and other things on the table fell to the ground - except for the paper and pen, everything else was used by the original Shao Qian, and Tang Chao didn't care about it after occupying the table, so he kept it there.

This break and the collapse of the table certainly frightened that Shao Zhi and Shao Qian, except for kowtowing there and begging for mercy, he couldn't say anything, and even the commander Liu Fenggu next to him was full of horror. He knew very well that the table was made of elm wood, and although it had been used for many years, and some places had begun to decay, but even so, ordinary people could not say that they were clapped with their hands, and even if they cut it with an axe, they would have to cut it in half for a while. And the Tang Commander sitting on it collapsed with one palm, how much palm power does it take to do it. Moreover, looking at his performance after slapping this palm, it seems that the palm is not injured at all, which is really surprising. I thought that this Liao army, which was strange in all aspects, relied on special weapons to win, but now it seems that it is not the weapon that is better than the Han army. ,

Maybe he didn't expect his palm to exert so much strength, or maybe he didn't expect the table in front of him to be so unstrong, Tang Chao himself was also startled by the sudden collapse of the table, and subconsciously jumped back, because although the things on the table were scattered, none of them touched his body.

At this time, two guards heard Tang Chao's order and walked into the main hall, and when they saw this situation, they thought that the two captives, Shao Zhi and Liu Fenggu, wanted to mistreat Tang Chao, so they immediately rushed over as fast as they could, and pressed the two of them to the ground, and then the cold horizontal knife was already on the necks of the two. If Shao and Liu make any moves, they will immediately end up in different places. Shao and Liu were obviously very aware of this, so although they were shouting at Lord Tang to calm their anger, their bodies did not dare to make any movements, for fear that the Liao army guards behind them would misunderstand what they were trying to do and give themselves a knife.

Fortunately, Tang Chao had a lot of anger after slamming down the table, and at this time, he saw that Shao and Liu didn't dare to move because of their own guards' knife racks, so they waved their hands to the guards and said, "It's okay, it's okay." It was the master who accidentally knocked down the table, and the two of you went to move a table for the master. ”

Only then did the two guards let go of Shao and Liu, put their knives into their sheaths, and after giving a military salute to Tang Chao, they left the main hall to find the table.

After ordering the guards, Tang Chao looked at Shao Zhi, who was already paralyzed on the ground with disgust, and then ignored him, but turned to Liu Fenggu and asked, "Tell me, what happened to make you and your useless boss come to ask this commander for guilt." ”

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