Guo Tong didn't wait for the two sergeants to come to get it, then got up and said, "I'll go myself." Guo Huai said: "The child will take the first step, and I hope that the father will take care of his body, in front of the mother, and ask the brothers to do their filial piety." When Guo Huai heard him say this, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, so he had to turn his back, shake his hand behind his back, and said, "You go." Guo Tong raised his head and came out of the account, and Ma Bing stepped forward again and whispered: "General......" Guo Huai sighed heavily, and said: "The military order is not good, how can I command the three armies, the big war is imminent, I can't use my own selfishness to mislead the military affairs." Ma Bingzhi persuaded him to no avail, so he had to say: "In this way, his subordinates gave the young general a ride." Guo Huai knew that the two of them were brothers, so he nodded in agreement.

After Ma Bing left, Guo Huai couldn't support it and sat on the ground. Since Zhao Shuju Jingzhou entrusted Guo Huai, for several years, he did not dare to slack off, knowing that the power of Shu Han was far inferior to Cao Wei, if he wanted to compete for the world, he must have a steel army, which was to govern the army strictly, as long as someone violated the military order, he was severely punished. Today, Guo Tong did not obey the order, violated moderation, so that more than 200 Benlei soldiers were buried in other places, Guo Huai could not seek personal gain, otherwise what face would he have to treat tens of thousands of soldiers in Jingzhou in the future? The killing outside is indeed the son of Guo Huai's relatives, how can there not be the slightest pain in his heart? Thinking back on the father-son relationship for more than ten years, Rao is a great husband like Guo Huai, and he can't help but tears in his eyes and want to come out.

"General." Hearing someone shouting outside the tent, Guo Huai hurriedly turned his face and secretly rubbed the corners of his eyes before saying, "Come in." Then he saw several wounded sergeants enter the account and kneel before him. Guo Huai knew that these people were all people who went out to fight with Guo Tong today, so he hurriedly got up and stepped forward to help each other, and said: "You are injured, so you don't need to make this big gift." The leader dodged away and replied: "The subordinates ask to see the general, not for anything else, but to ask the general to be able to send the major general lightly." ”

When Guo Huai heard this, his face changed slightly, and he said: "This is not a matter within the centimeters, please go back to your account to recuperate." The man asked again: "Then I don't know what crime the young general has committed, and he must be punished with this capital punishment?" Guo Huai replied again: "If you violate the military order and lose your soldiers, shouldn't you be beheaded?" The man got up, pulled Guo Huai with his uninjured hand, and said, "Please go out of the account with your subordinates." ”

The two went out of the tent hand in hand, Guo Huai looked around, but he didn't know when, the tent was already full of thunder soldiers, and if you looked closely, they were all those who fought with Guo Tong today. Most of them were injured, and when Guo Huai came out, they bowed down together and said in unison: "Please forgive the young general for his innocence." Guo Huai watched everyone support each other and bow down, and his heart was very excited, so he stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please get up." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to help the nearest person in front of him up, and said, "You and the others are all injured, so you can only rest in the tent, and you must not care about your body for your children." When he got up, the man said, "The general is sympathetic to the soldiers, and we have no regrets even if we die." But the major general is indeed innocent, and I hope the general will think twice. ”

Before Guo Huai could speak, the person who was the leader said: "The general said that the young general went to war against the order, and now the general can ask everyone, but he is willing to fight?" As soon as the words fell, all the troops outside the tent shouted: "We are all willing to fight with the young general, and it is definitely not the fault of the young general alone." Guo Huai knew that his son was deeply loved by everyone and was deeply loved by everyone, so he said: "You cherish the meaning of this general, and this general is grateful, but as a chief general, he does not know how to advance or retreat, so that hundreds of soldiers have lost their lives in vain, how can he not ask for guilt?" But everyone said: "The young general was unfavorable in the first battle, but he took the lead, fought in the heavy siege, seriously injured the enemy general, and rescued us from danger." If there is no major general, we will not be able to return. There is also a leading person: "Since we have come to join the army, how can we be greedy for life and fear death?" Dead in battle, the horse leather shroud is within my generation, otherwise what is the use of the general asking me to wait? Naifu knelt down and asked, "If the general can't spare the young general's life, I am willing to be punished with the young general." Everyone behind him also spoke out in response.

Guo Huainai sighed and said: "How can you be so loved. Nai turned to the guard next to him and said, "Go and put Guo Tong back." When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed and shouted, "The general is wise." The guards took the order and left, and returned with Guo Tong in a moment. Guo Tongsu knew that his father was strict in governing the army, thinking that he would violate the military order and die, and he didn't want to be taken back to the big tent of the Chinese army from the knife when he was about to be executed, so he hurriedly took three steps and two steps, walked to his father, and bowed: "Thank you for the general's grace of not killing." ”

Guo Huai pointed to the people next to him: "If it weren't for everyone's intercession, how could I spare you?" How can you be ashamed of the fact that the people love you so much, but you do not know how to show compassion to the two hundred soldiers? Guo Tong was deeply influenced by his father, and shared weal and woe with his subordinates, Enruo brothers, at this moment recalled that he killed everyone with the idea of greedy merit for a while, he couldn't help but be ashamed, and wept: "The last general knows that his sin is unforgivable, and I only hope that the general can leave the last general's life, and avenge the blood hatred of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives." Guo Huai nodded and replied: "Although the death penalty is forgiven, the living crime cannot be escaped." Whoever comes, he will be beaten with eighty sticks in public. The general is not strict with his majesty, and his godson has no way, so he should also be punished with thirty military sticks. As he spoke, he reached out and untied his armor.

"Father, you can't." Guo Tong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The child is willing to be punished on behalf of his father." Everyone on the left and right also opened their mouths to persuade each other, Guo Huai Nai scolded: "If you really have filial piety, but you must remember today's mistakes, if there is a next time, you will not be spared." Then he took off his clothes and armor, walked to the execution platform, and said to the execution sergeant: "You must not show mercy to your subordinates, if there is favoritism, you should be punished with the army." The two sergeants had no choice but to confess the crime, and while shouting the number, they hit Guo Huai on the back with their military sticks. Guo Tong didn't dare to delay at all, and he also let people torture him.

Guo Huai's thirty military sticks were finished first, and the skin on his back was already open, so he endured the pain and continued to stand aside to monitor Guo Tong's torture. The two sergeants saw that the main general was beside him, one was the virtue of Guo Huai, and the other was forced by his might, and there was no mercy in his hands, and the sticks were put to rest. After more than 50 sticks, Guo Tong couldn't resist it after all, and fainted. The executioner was about to put down the torture stick and support him, but Guo Huai shouted that he would definitely beat the number of eighty. The crowd repeatedly told them to forgive, but they were not spared, so they had to continue the execution, and they had beaten enough 80 military sticks before they stopped. Guo Tong was already bleeding from the corners of his mouth, and his anger was like a gossamer. Guo Huai became more and more sad in his heart when he loved his son, and hurriedly ordered someone to send him for treatment. Fu said loudly: "There is no order in the army, but in the future, if there is a violation of the general's military order, this should be taken as a warning." Seeing that it was as fair as this, the officers and men of the three armies were all solemn, and said in unison: "Dare not obey the general's orders." ”