When Wu Shigong heard his soldiers confronting each other, he quickly rushed to the scene. By this time, there had been friction between the two sides of the confrontation, and several people had already begun to have physical altercations. Fortunately, no one has lost their minds, and no one has dared to pick up any weapons.

Seeing Wu Shigong's arrival, the soldiers surrounding him immediately opened a way for Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong walked up to the soldiers who had a physical altercation, didn't say a word, didn't distinguish between the objects, and punched and kicked those soldiers.

Seeing that Wu Shigong was angry, those soldiers immediately dispersed, and quickly flashed an open space in the middle of the crowd. Wu Shigong stood in the middle of the clearing, panting for a while with his hands on his hips. After his emotions calmed down a little, he pointed to the soldiers on both sides and scolded: "You can all endure it?" They all know that they have done it to their brothers. Lao Tzu has probably fed you little beasts too much, and you all have the strength to turn the sky upside down! ”

Zug was on the side, aggrievedly distinguishing: "Adults, it's not the little ones who want to do it, they really bully people." ”

Wu Shigong looked at Zug, slowed down his tone, and said, "Okay! It's good to talk about something today. I don't say much nonsense. I just want to ask the brethren: After you took refuge in me, did you live better or did you not have a good time? Have I ever looked the other way at a brother and bullied him? Have I ever done anything to be sorry for my brethren? ”

Wu Shigong's words silenced the surrounding soldiers. Regarding Wu Shigong's character, those soldiers have absolutely no objections. And Wu Shigong's treatment of them can definitely be called "caring".

Wu Shigong continued: "I will not hide it from my brothers here. This time, we go north to King Qin, and we may fight with the Tartar army. And if you fight, you can die. Everyone is afraid of death. I'm not afraid of the brothers' jokes, I'm also afraid of death. ”

"But if you run away because you are afraid of death, will death really not come? weishenme I have been training the brethren strictly? weishenme: I have always emphasized the need for unity among the brethren? It is to twist the brothers into a rope, unite together, break a way out of life, and live a good life together. ”

"But will the way of life fall from the sky? Will good days fall from the sky? We are all big men, and we all have to rely on our big men to fight with our hands and lives. ”

"For those cowards who have escaped, I have only one word here: chase them to the end, hunt them down all the door. Now we are going to King Qin, and we can't take care of them for the time being, but we won't take care of them for the rest of our lives. ”

"To tell you the truth, if they had laid down their horses and weapons and fled empty-handed, I might have done that. Even the silver I used to have fed to the white-eyed wolf. But they fled with their horses, and with their weapons and firearms. What do they want to do? Do they want to go to the enemy? Do they want to use their knives and guns against us, the brothers with whom they used to scoop soup with a spoon? They're just a bunch of brutes. ”

"That's all I have to say here. Tell every brother what I say. If anyone doesn't want to go north to King Qin, go to be a coward. I won't force it either. Put down his weapon and get out of the way for me today. I promise that I will not block it, and I promise that I will not settle accounts after the fall. ”

But as long as those who remain today, we are brothers in the same boat. If anyone runs away in the future, I will never let him go. ”

Wu Shigong's words caused a sensation among the soldiers around. They exchanged heads. An officer said to Wu Shigong anxiously: "My lord, those who become deserters don't need military law, that doesn't conform to the rules of the army!" ”

Wu Shigong stopped the officer's question, and then said, "This is also a special case. The next is not an example. But if anyone is leaving, don't worry about anything. Those who know me know that there is no time to go back on the promise I made. If I say let you go, I'll let you go. If I say that if I don't settle accounts after the autumn, I will never settle accounts after the autumn. ”

"I don't want to lie to you, though. If anyone wants to go, I won't pay attention to him. However, I can't control whether Commander Zhao will deal with him in the future; I don't care if Lord Fuzun will deal with him in the future. Therefore, it is better for those who leave to go to the end of the world with their families. ”

"But if I don't leave today, the people who stay behind are my good brothers, and we will live and die together. I said that if anyone left again, no matter where he fled, I swore that I would hunt him down to the ends of the earth. ”

After saying this, Wu Shigong waved his hands to both sides and shouted, "Okay! All right! They are all big men, it's good to be thorough, and there is no overnight feud. Disperse and go about your business. Remember my words, they are all your own brothers, don't be suspicious like a little girl! ”

After listening to Wu Shigong's words, those bandit-born soldiers all looked at Chu Ge, who saluted Wu Shigong and said, "The adults have absolutely nothing to say to the little ones. If anyone doesn't work hard for adults, he is a wolf. The others are too small to pack tickets, and I, Zug, will definitely follow you. If there is anyone who is sorry for your adult after today, I will definitely stand up to him in Zug and light his sky lantern. ”

Listening to Zug's words, Wu Shigong patted Zug on the shoulder with a smile and said to him: "I know you, your name is Zug, and your usual training is quite good. In this way, there is a lot of shortage of officers now, so you should go to the temporary squad first. You also know the rules in our army, you can't be an officer if you haven't been evaluated. This time, King Qinwang of the North Trip, I hope you will show your ability, block other people's mouths, and add some light to my face. When you come back and pass the assessment, you will be officially appointed. ”

"Alas!" Zug was overjoyed by Wu Shigong's unexpected appointment. The salaries of the officers in Wu Shigong's army are quite high, and there are other benefits and dividends, which can be said to be the dream of every soldier.

But it is not easy to become an officer, especially now, after the officers in Wu Shigong's army are completely occupied by the guards in the capital, there is basically no share of others. Occasionally, a few local soldiers were promoted because of their excellent training, but they were also from local military families and civilians.

For bandit-born soldiers like Zug, no matter how well trained they are, the number of officers is limited; Second, because they defected to Wu Shigong relatively late, their seniority ranks relatively low, so these bandit-born soldiers seem to have a glass ceiling on their heads, and it is impossible to get promoted. But Zug didn't expect that he would be a blessing in disguise today, but he turned out to be a little bit of a step to the sky.

After Wu Shigong's words, Bingding's mood was quickly stabilized. They also dispersed in twos and threes, doing what they had to do under the orders of their respective officers.

And when Wu Shigong's words, especially Wu Shigong's willingness to let the soldiers leave voluntarily, were transmitted to the ears of every soldier in the camp, all the soldiers also thought calmly. They found that even if Wu Shigong kept his promise, if they became deserters, they would not have any good fruit to eat. Therefore, none of the soldiers left in the end.

After Wu Shigong stabilized the situation, he returned to his big tent. He thought of the more eye-catching Zug just now. Wu Shigong shook his head helplessly, and thought to himself: "That Zug is indeed a talent, and naturally became the leader of the bandit-born soldiers. ”

However, Wu Shigong did not want to punish and suppress Zug, of course, except for this exceptional promotion, he would not take care of Zug in the future. Zug's future path will be determined by his own performance and merit.

Of course, for the small group composed of bandit-born soldiers, Wu Shigong will also take necessary precautions in the future. But it will not be deliberately suppressed. As long as they regard Wu Shigong as the absolute leader, Wu Shigong will not treat them badly.

In fact, this is also a helpless thing, after any group develops to a certain scale, it will form small groups and factions within itself. Even the guards brought by Wu Shigong from the capital have faintly formed two small groups, the Xue Mansion Guards and the Gambling House Guards.

Wu Shigong can only try to coordinate and balance the relationship between various small groups now. Try to let them do it as much as they want. Because Wu Shigong's current strength is still too weak, he can't withstand a little internal friction at all.

After dinner, Wu Shigong inspected the camp again and found that all the soldiers in the camp had calmed down. So he called all the main officers into his tent.

After all the officers arrived, Wu Shigong first said to Zhang Biao and Li Sanhe, who were full of shame because of the flight of their soldiers: "I don't blame you for this incident. It's the official's fault. The officer did not understand the thoughts of the soldiers. ”

Then Wu Shigong looked at all the officers, and then said, "However, I also want to say a few words about you here. In the past, when you were training, you were strict, and that was right. But in normal times, you are all high, and you don't know what your soldiers are doing or thinking at all. ”

"Actually, these soldiers don't ask for much. As long as you talk to them on weekdays and cover them a few times in the evening, they may be very grateful. You all have to remember to learn the lesson of this time, and in the future, you should pay more attention to your soldiers in peacetime and life, and be their big brother. In that case, the soldiers will be intimate with you and work hard for you. ”

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The series of incidents caused by the flight of the soldiers finally subsided.