Soon Zhang Qi and more than 20 others were tied up and knelt in front of Zhu Cihong.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to execute the generals for a few women?"

Zhang Qi also asked with a glimmer of hope.

"Military law is ruthless, since you have become a general, it means that you have been in the army for some years, you should know it very well!"

Zhu Cihong said to Zhang Qi.

"At the beginning of Your Majesty's accession to the throne, so many corrupt officials, you turned a blind eye, why did you refuse to let go of our group of Qiu Ba!"

Zhang Qi asked with a dissatisfied face.

Qiu Ba means soldier.

"Pull down, slash!"

Zhu Cihong didn't explain, and immediately waved his hand to order the left and right.

"I'm not convinced! Lao Tzu is dead and he is not convinced! ”

When Zhang Qi was taken away, he was still unconvinced.

Zhu Cihong doesn't care if you accept it or not, what he wants now is to rectify military discipline.

"Ahh

With a scream outside the tent, more than 20 bloody heads were all cut off.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Qi and more than 20 other heads have all been cut off."

A brocade guard entered the tent and announced.

"Put the head on the barracks and show the public! Set an example! ”

Zhu Cihong instructed the brocade guard.

"Yes!"

The brocade guard replied.

"Give them some tangle and send them home!"

Zhu Cihong instructed Luo Yangxing.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

More than a dozen women, all kneeling down and thanking him.

After receiving the silver, a dozen or so random women were all taken out.

"Luo Yangxing went to investigate, how many of the troops raised from the three provinces took the opportunity to kidnap women and property in the process of going to Nanzhili?"

Zhu Cihong immediately ordered Luo to raise his sexuality.

"Obey the order!"

Luo Yangxing hurriedly complied.

"Enlighten the Holy One! The source of the army of the three provinces is complicated, and it does not belong to the sequence of our Nanzhili army, and now His Majesty wants to investigate this matter thoroughly, for fear of angering the army of the three provinces, in order to avoid the army of the three provinces from doing some extreme things, the minister suggests that in order to protect the safety of His Majesty, please return to Yangzhou City first! ”

Mu Yunhan said.

"Master is reasonable, immediately return to Yangzhou City, and after the matter is clarified, I am here to inspect!"

Zhu Cihong deeply agreed, and immediately agreed.

Soon, Zhu Cihong and other troops set up Yangzhou City.

Soon after, he returned to Yangzhou City.

Luo Yangxing sent hundreds of Jinyi guards to enter the military camps to investigate and covertly visit.

After several days of investigation, there are some approximate results.

Yangzhou City Line is where it is.

Xingzai: refers to the abode where the Son of Heaven is located.

"Enlighten the Holy One! The matter has been almost investigated, and most of the 300,000 sergeants recruited by the three provinces participated in the abduction and plundering when they went to Nanzhili. ”

Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yangxing and said.

"Is this an army? It's a bandit army at all! ”

Zhu Cihong immediately reprimanded.

"In the past, when the ancestors followed Emperor Taizu to fight, the Ming army soldiers also had a lot of plunder, and now it is an eventful time, it is not easy to punish the soldiers too much, for fear of provoking a mutiny, if it is not handled well, it will lead to a chaotic army, attack Yangzhou, and it will be dangerous if it is in danger."

Qi Li said worriedly.

Qi Shen is the ancestor of Qi Jiguang and Qi Jin, of course, it is also the ancestor of Qi Li, Qi Shen was originally a personal soldier of Taizu, died in the battle in Yunnan, and left a hereditary official position for the Qi family.

"Indeed, the troops raised by the three provinces outside the city have all been reached, totaling about 300,000, and 300,000 people are attacking Yangzhou, this is not a joke, with Yangzhou's troops, it will definitely be impossible to resist."

Mu Yunhan echoed on the side.

"That's it, since ancient times, the law does not blame the public, even if I am the Son of Heaven, there are some things that I cannot control, the first evil must be investigated, I don't ask, go to the barracks to catch fifty generals and pull them out to behead! The rest of the people shall be pardoned, and all the women who have been taken captive in the barracks shall be returned and compensated with silver taels for the passage expenses, and shall not be withheld in the barracks. ”

Zhu Cihong then said.

"Obey the order!"

Qi Li hurriedly complied.

After the generals of the various military camps heard about this, there were a few who wanted to make trouble at the beginning, but they were all killed in advance by the brocade guards sent by Luo Yangxing.

When the other soldiers and soldiers of the barracks heard that only 50 people were arrested, they would not harm themselves, so they did not rise up to make trouble.

Human nature is like this, it's not about itself, it's hanging high.

Soon, the major military camps carried out according to Zhu Cihong's order, released all the women who had been captive, and gave a certain amount of travel expenses.

Some of the generals of the barracks who did not follow the decree were demoted, and the soldiers who did not follow the rules were beheaded.

For a time, military discipline improved slightly.

In order to control this army as soon as possible.

Zhu Cihong appointed Qi Li to directly command the 300,000 troops.

Qi Li entered the army outside the city, first appeased the generals, and asked for rewards for the generals to win people's hearts.

Zhu Cihong approved, and the generals were rewarded, and the generals were rewarded with a total of about hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

The generals swore allegiance to the Ming Dynasty.

also gradually began to cooperate with Qi Li to reorganize the army.

Yangzhou city line.

"The 300,000 troops have been handed over to you, you asked me to reward the generals before, and I have done so, you have to train this army for me, and the next time I go, I hope to see a well-trained army, not a loose army that will collapse at the touch of a button!"

Zhu Cihong instructed Qi Li.

"Your Majesty, rest assured! The minister will definitely build these 300,000 troops into a decent one. ”

Qi Li swore with both hands.

Under Qi Li's rigorous training for nearly a month, this army of 300,000 people gradually took shape.

"Qiqi Shengshang, the big thing is not good, Fengyang is in a hurry, the outer city of Fengyang has been breached, the whole army has retreated to the inner city, the defenders of Fengyang have lost most of it, and it will be captured in a few days."

A soldier came to the place where he was and said to Zhu Cihong.

"Immediately fly the pigeon to pass the book, order the defenders of Fengyang, be sure to hold on for half a month, after half a month, reinforcements will arrive!"

Zhu Cihong immediately instructed the soldier.

"Yes!"

The soldier then complied.

After the soldier left, Zhu Cihong hurriedly instructed the Jinyi guard on the side: "Quickly send Inspector Qi to come!" ”

"Yes!"

Jin Yiwei hurriedly obeyed.

Half an hour later, Qi Li came to Zhu Cihong.

"Ministers, see the saint!"

Qi Li said with both hands.

"Fengyang is in a hurry, I can't hold out for a few days, I have already flown the pigeon to pass the book, let them be sure to hold on for half a month, and the reinforcements will arrive within half a month!"

Zhu Cihong explained the situation in Fengyang to Qi Li.

"The minister immediately mobilized an army of 100,000 to rescue Fengyang, and personally led an army of 200,000 to attack Huai'an and support His Royal Highness the King of Tang, please wait for the news of our army's victory in Huai'an with more than 20,000 defenders."

Qi Li said to Zhu Cihong.

"Good! Whether Da Ming can be saved or not depends on Inspector Qi! ”

Zhu Cihong hurriedly said with both hands.