In the open space in front of the big tent of the Chinese army, although a big man was tied up with five flowers and pressed by several soldiers, he still struggled to get up, and shouted loudly towards the big tent: "I don't accept it...... I am not guilty, I am meritorious......"

"Bold! How can you be so presumptuous in the barracks? A military discipline officer hurried over with a black face, and immediately ordered, "Shut his mouth for me, escort him to the gate, and behead him for public display!" ”

The surrounding soldiers all looked unbearable, but in the face of military law, none of them dared to plead for the big man.

Only a man dressed as a military commander hesitated for a while before he dared to step forward: "My lord, please let him explain his words before punishing him, otherwise I am afraid that the soldiers will be cold......

"Hmph, he heard that Mingjin did not retreat but advanced, but it was a capital crime, what is there to say? What Nie Long did, many people saw it in their eyes, who dared to cry out for him? The military magistrate disdainfully reprimanded, "If you dare to obstruct your actions again, watch your own head!" ”

As he spoke, someone had already stepped forward and stuffed the cloth ball into Nie Long's mouth, making his shouting instantly turn into a whining sound, and then under the drag of five or six soldiers, he had staggered straight towards the gate.

Seeing that he was about to be beheaded, there were finally thirty or forty soldiers around him who couldn't hold it back, suddenly stepped forward, knelt on the ground and shouted: "Please also ask Shangguan to give Captain Nie a chance, he has merit, and it is also to kill the enemy......"

These people are all subordinates of Nie Long's sentry, and they still respect and convince this rough but capable sentry commander, and they can't bear to be killed at this time, so they have the courage to come forward and beg for mercy.

But the effect is very small.

Seeing this, the military discipline officer turned his face even more and shouted: "Are you trying to gather a crowd to rebel?" Still not quitting? Otherwise, let you be killed together! ”

"......" finally frightened a cadre of soldiers.

Although they had the heart to defend Nie Long, they didn't dare to risk their lives in the end, but they still showed grief and indignation in their eyes.

Just when Nie Long was about to go far away, a voice sounded from the front: "What's wrong?" Why is it so noisy? ”

All the soldiers turned around and looked, and they were all excited spirits in an instant, and many people even knelt on the ground and saluted directly: "See Your Majesty!" ”

It was Sun Ning who heard the big tent, and behind him were the main generals in the army, all of whom had serious faces.

"Come here, what's going on?" Sun Ning waved to the military discipline officer again.

This busy cheered up a little, and then walked quickly to Sun Ning, bowing down: "Your Majesty, it is the ministers who are not doing things well, and let a criminal official who is to be severely punished by military law shout indiscriminately, disturbing Your Majesty and the generals. The minister is guilty ......"

"Oh? I heard him scream and didn't accept it, but why? Sun Ning glanced at Nie Long, who was moving away, and asked, "What crime did he commit?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this sentry commander Nie Long did not retreat but advanced after Mingjin, according to military law, he should be beheaded immediately, in order to set an example!"

Sun Ning frowned, he really had some impression of Nie Long, he seemed to be a good talent.

But he knows better that the military law is strict, and there are indeed those who do not retreat, and this strict order corresponds to the one who does not advance when he hears the drum.

In fact, in the eyes of many people, Mingjin does not retreat seems to be much lighter than Wen Drum, after all, the former is a sign of cowardice, and the latter is heroic.

However, in fact, the two are exactly the same. There is no trivial matter in the army, and any seemingly unreasonable discipline is related to the overall combat strength of the army, and Sun Ning can naturally understand it.

But for killing a person like this, he couldn't bear it after all, so after hesitating for a while: "I think that in addition to the law, the army must also be convincing." Since Nie Long was not convinced, he called him first and explained the matter.

"If you persuade him, it is natural to kill him, and you can order the three armies; If he really has a secret secret, he will not kill someone by mistake and chill the hearts of the soldiers. What do you think? ”

His Majesty the Emperor said so, how could a courtier of the military discipline officer dare to disobey the order, and after agreeing immediately, he quickly got up and chased the person back.

When Nie Long was brought back, he was honest.

Although he is rude, he is by no means stupid, and he knows that this is a noble person who has spoken out to save himself, so he naturally wants to seize this opportunity. So when he came to Sun Ning, he didn't shout loudly, but only knelt on the ground obediently.

Sun Ning looked at him for a while before he said, "Nie Long, are you guilty?" ”

Nie Long raised his eyes slightly, and he recognized Sun Ning's identity, he may not recognize all the other generals, but His Majesty the Emperor, as long as it is a soldier in the Japanese camp, there is no one who does not know, and everyone has received the salary from him.

"Back to Your Majesty, the little one is guilty, the little one did rush forward after Mingjin, and he also made a move!"

"Even so, do you dare to say that you are wronged, and you dare to disagree?" Sun Ning immediately scolded, "Do you know that those who advance and do not retreat are the second of the ten major slashes in military law?"

"Don't say anything about your intention to kill the enemy, if everyone ignores the golden drum order like you, the army will not be an army, how can my Japanese battalion fight against a strong enemy?

"Just now you were still noisy because of the fear of death, and it is even more of a crime, if you can't give a reasonable reason, then it's not as simple as cutting off your head!"

Sun Ning's words are heavy enough, but they still leave a lot of leeway, it just depends on how he explains.

Nie Long also understood this, and immediately kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, the little one was really eager to kill the enemy at that time, so he ignored Mingjin.

"But what I'm going to kill is not an ordinary barbarian, but the leader of the barbarians. I chased and fought with many guards, and I was convinced that he was not an ordinary barbarian leader, so I would be desperate to grab arrows on the ground.

"Moreover, the little one did strike him with an arrow, and if he could not really shoot him, he would have been severely wounded.

"The small one doesn't dare to claim merit, but because of this, the small one will be beheaded, and I can't be convinced......"

When all the soldiers heard him say this, they all showed surprise, and they no longer had the anger and seriousness they had before.

Sun Ning took a step forward and asked, "What you said is true?" ”

"The little one didn't dare to deceive His Majesty, and there were still a lot of robes watching from the side."

"I testify that the sentry commander did shoot the leader of the barbarians, who was obviously unusual, and that man was wearing chain mail......"

"I can also testify that the man was surrounded by a hundred and ten men when he fled, and his position must have been extraordinary. If it weren't for the sentry's arrow, he would have been able to return to the city safely......"

As a group of sergeants continued to come forward to testify, Sun Ning's brows were loosened, and he even saw some joy: "You say, who will Nie Long shoot him?" ”