In the camp of the Iron Eagle Legion, there was a jubilant atmosphere, and at the celebration banquet just now, the soldiers drank a lot of wine.

After nearly a year, they finally won a big battle and accumulated capital for meritorious deeds, and everyone was very happy.

Yin Falcon led the three Gong Cao into the camp and went straight to the main general's camp.

Because Cao Ziang was withdrawn, in fact, there was no chief general here, and the big tent was always empty, except for once when delivering orders and gathering generals.

However, now it is overcrowded, not only the generals above the middle level are there, but Cao Ziang is also there, he sits on the seat of the main general with a big grin, looking like Lao Tzu is the master of the house.

"Report!" the little soldier ran in from outside and announced, "Generals, Deputy Marshal Yin Falcon has come with three Gong Cao officials, and he has arrived at the gate of the big tent. ”

The generals couldn't help but panic, and Cao Ziang snorted: "What's the panic, isn't it just Yin Falcon coming, look at your unpromising appearance! Even if Ye Yunyang comes over in person, everyone doesn't need to worry, you and I are both meritorious people, can they have other purposes besides comfort and encouragement?"

"The Lord General is right, Gong Cao is here, it is nothing more than to confirm our merits in public, there is nothing to make a fuss about. ”

Outside the tent, Yin Falcon heard it clearly, and his face changed slightly.

But he still squeezed out a smile and said loudly: "All the soldiers of the Iron Eagle Legion, this commander came uninvited, and on the orders of the commander-in-chief, I came to read out your merits in person, so that they can be recorded, and we will be rewarded for their merits after our victory." ”

The crowd looked overjoyed and stood up.

Looking at Cao Ziang again, he continued to lie on the chair, and he had no intention of getting up at all.

Yin Falcon walked in, glanced at him, did not make any polite movements, let alone say any polite words, made an expression of ignoring him, and ordered Gong Cao to start reading.

Xu Rong, the general of the first regiment of the Iron Eagle Army, showed courage in the battle of the Southern Barbarian Army, killed an enemy chieftain, captured more than 3,000 enemy soldiers, and worked with his colleagues to besiege the enemy's 30,000 heavy armored infantry. ”

The general named Xu Rong hurriedly hugged his fists: "The last general is ashamed, it's just a matter of size." ”

Yin Falcon waved his hand, and Gong Cao continued: "Sha Zicheng, the general of the Second Legion, led the army to pursue the enemy for hundreds of miles, and was unaware of the arrow wounds, killing two generals of the other side and capturing more than 2,000 enemy soldiers, which can be called a warrior!"

The sand wrapped in gauze on his arm hugged his fist and said: "It is the duty of a general to kill the enemy for the country, and the general will be terrified." ”

Yin Falcon nodded, although the Iron Eagle Legion was composed of a group of proud soldiers, at least the soldiers still knew how to be humble and did not take too much pride in their achievements.

"General Meng Qi of the Fifth Legion, kill ......"

After more than half an hour, all the generals in the account, whether they were the main generals of the first army or partial generals, everyone's merits were read out, and the merits were recorded in great detail, and no one raised any objections.

There is a person whose face is getting more and more ugly, and that is Cao Ziang.

Because until now, his merits have not been read.

At the beginning, he thought that he would appear as the finale, so he was not in a hurry at all, but the more time passed, the more he felt that something was wrong, and then he read it again, it should be the turn of the officers at the rank of captain, and then the officers and soldiers at the bottom, so that he would not be put behind the soldiers, right?

The generals also felt that something was wrong, and they began to exchange glances.

When Gong Cao finished reading the merits of the last partial general and was about to read the merits of the school captain, someone couldn't help but ask: "Gong Cao is slow, did you miss someone?"

Gong Cao raised his head, glanced at Yin Falcon first, and said: "No, there are sixty-two people above the rank of the Iron Eagle Legion, and all sixty-two people have military exploits. ”

Cao Ziang's face became even more ugly, and the general stepped forward and said, "Master Gong Cao, and our main general...... Ahem, General Cao, who is now in the position of a partial general and also serves as a herald. ”

Cao Ziang was not restored to the position of chief general, and the general had to change his words in time, although this practice made Cao Ziang very dissatisfied.

Gong Cao glanced back at Cao Ziang, and then asked the person who asked the question: "May I ask the general, how much will Cao Bi behead in today's battle?"

The general was stunned for a moment, I am afraid that only Cao Ziang himself knows about this matter, so he turned his head to look at him.

Cao Ziang's face was flushed, but in front of the generals, he still hummed: "This general once killed several enemies with a sword......

Gong Cao also turned his head to look at him and asked, "Is there an enemy's head as proof?"

Cao Ziang shook his head: "At that time, the situation was urgent, and the general did not get off the horse and cut the head. ”

Gong Cao immediately asked again: "Does General Cao remember how many enemies he killed?"

Cao Ziang shook his head: "I can't remember clearly." ”

Gong Cao suddenly sneered: "I can't remember clearly, and there is no head as proof, why does General Cao say that he has killed enemy soldiers? According to the military law of the Han Dynasty, there must be a head as proof before it can be recorded as a military merit." ”

Cao Ziang was anxious: "This will be a martial artist of the Golden Body Realm, and he will kill a few small soldiers with his hands, will there be a fake?"

"That's it, don't say a few, even if it's dozens, it's no longer a problem. The generals testified about it.

Gong Cao shook his head: "There is no basis for what you say! You are all people who have fought the battlefield for many years, in the army of the Han Dynasty, when will the reward for meritorious deeds be based on your own oral statement? The general can say how many enemies he has killed at will, and he does not need any proof, can a soldier be like this, and where is the fairness?"

These few sentences sound prosaic, but they are impossible to refute.

Cao Ziang's face turned even redder, and he said: "The small merit of beheading would have been ignored decades ago, and now it will not be in the eyes, if not, there will be no one!

Gong Cao smiled and asked rhetorically: "May I ask General Cao, what is your current official position?" Oh yes, you shouldn't ask that, but you should ask what position you are in today's battle?"

Cao Ziang took a deep breath and forcibly held back the anger in his heart: "This general is temporarily a partial general, and he also serves as a herald of the legion. ”

Gong Cao kept his previous smile and said, "That's strange, you are a little partial general, what qualifications do you have to command the whole army?" General Cao was calm for a while, and answered the other two questions of Gong Cao with peace of mind. ”

Not only Cao Ziang, but also the generals were angry, thinking that Gong Cao disrespected their commander.

Cao Ziang forcibly suppressed his anger, the so-called name is not right, if he wants to get credit, he must first pass the level of Gongcao, he knows it very well.

In the Han Dynasty, the gongcao were all held by people with straightforward personalities and fairness, who knew the various reward and punishment systems in the army and rarely made mistakes.

"Gong Cao, excuse me. He gritted his teeth and snorted.

Gong Cao raised his eyebrows: "The first question, who came up with the idea and strategic deployment in this flank battle?"

Cao Ziang replied: "Coach Ye Yunyang!"

Gong Cao asked again: "The Iron Eagle Legion attacked on all fronts, and the soldiers made meritorious contributions, who ordered them?"

Cao Ziang was puzzled, but he still blurted out: "Coach Ye Yunyang." ”

Gong Cao spread his hands: "After the question of the lower official is asked, does General Cao still have any questions?"

Yin Falcon said in a strange manner: "The strategy was thought up by the commander, and the attack order was given by him, and if you want to say the credit, it is also his credit, and some people are unashamed to say that they are in command of the overall situation, and they are thick-skinned enough! The general would like to ask, what exactly did he command, did he give advice to the commander in chief before the war, or did he seize the opportunity to order the soldiers to attack during the war? Now I think of grabbing the credit, what did I do earlier!"

"You ......" Cao Zi's angry old face turned black.

The generals were also indignant, but they could not find a reason to refute it.

Yin Falcon had a victor's smile on his face, before setting off just now, Ye Yunyang explained that he must read out the merits of the generals first, so that the generals would be bribed in disguise, plus they had no chance to help Cao Ziang refute the order.

Seeing that Gong Cao had seized the initiative, his courage also became bigger, and he said sarcastically: "When I came in just now, Xia Guan seemed to see General Cao sitting on the main seat, what is going on? I really don't think I heard that he was reinstated by the official, could it be that he made himself an official? If this is the case, Xia Guan feels that it is necessary to tell the commander that even if he is lenient and inappropriate, Xia Guan, as Gong Cao, must report this matter to the court as it is. ”

Cao Ziang had to give in, and the seizure of power and the private occupation of the position of the main general, these two crimes could completely put him in a place of no return, and hurriedly said: "Ben Jiang drank a few more glasses of wine, and he couldn't control his legs for a while, and somehow sat here." ”

At this point, he turned to the generals and said, "You are really, why don't you stop me?"

The generals followed and snorted: "Everyone has drunk too much, and please don't mind Gongcao and Vice Marshal Yin too much." ”

Yin Falcon glanced at Gong Cao, and the latter chose to be forgiving and forgiving: "Since it is drunk and disorderly, the lower officials will not pursue anything, you are all veterans who have been fighting for a long time, and there are some rules that do not need to be said by the lower officials, naturally they are all clear, and they should not do anything out of the ordinary." ”

Cao Ziang was furious, but he had to make a modest and teachable appearance, and he had already scolded Ye Yunyang and Yin Falcon hundreds of times in his heart.

Yin Falcon was reluctant to reveal it like this, and said to him in a serious tone: "General Cao, this marshal thinks that after this battle, you will not only be reinstated, but also be awarded the post of deputy marshal, and you are even ready to congratulate you on your promotion...... How did you expect the result to be so unsatisfactory, even the soldiers can get a lot of credit, why don't you catch anything? Hey, the time is also fate, there is no credit, even if Coach Ye wants to promote you, there is no reasonable reason, what can I do?"

Cao Ziang couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, secretly hating that he was smart and confused for a while, and the Iron Eagle Legion had merit from top to bottom, why didn't it take his turn?

You must know that he fought this battle from beginning to end, and he had no merit and hard work...... However, having said that, there was never a rule in the army that hard labor could be counted as military merit.

Seeing that he was silent, Yin Falcon said with a straight face: "General Cao, let's do it for yourself, this deputy marshal will leave! Everyone continue, don't lose your interest because of what happened just now, you are all meritorious people, and you should celebrate." ”

After speaking, he swaggered away with the three gongcao.