"You bastard!"

In the temporarily placed council room, Kang Yanxiao, the commander of the Taixing army, was furious, staring at Gao Yuqi, who was kneeling on the ground with his hands tied and his hands tied, raising his hand and pointing at his nose, and the spit almost sprayed on his face.

"How many times has the general told you that the Metropolitan Governor has ordered three orders and five times to declare the issue of military discipline, and before setting off this time, he will preach that the whole army must not violate any discipline. In particular, after entering the city, it is not allowed to harass the local people, whether it is a small household or a high-door mansion, it must make the family sincerely obedient. ”

Kang Yanxiao didn't fight anywhere, and said hatefully: "It's good that you, as a school captain, you don't set an example for the soldiers under your command, but take the lead in breaking into private houses!" If you just hit a few doors, it's fine, and you still go to rob people's things, and ...... He also raped other people's maidservants! Bastard thing! ”

Gao Yuqi drooped his head like a frosted eggplant at the moment.

Kang Yanxiao couldn't help but kick him in the chest.

This kick was so powerful that Gao Yuqi was directly kicked three or four feet away, and he struggled to kneel again with severe pain.

Kang Yanxiao scolded angrily: "Do you think you can ignore military law with a little credit? Are you joking when you have seventeen laws and forty-five slashes? Can you lead by example when you are fighting, and you can also take the lead when you do this kind of? I knew that you were so stupid, and the generals in Xinchang City should not have let people rescue you before, and since you died in the enemy formation, this kind of sacrifice can be regarded as sacrificing your life for the country, not as embarrassing as now! ”

"There are no green buildings in the city? You just can't control the piece of meat under your crotch? ”

"Ben has deducted your military pay? You just can't control your own hands? ”

"Lift your head! Speak! ”

Kang Yanxiao's roar like a cannon made Gao Yuqi completely lose the courage to quibble.

However, the faces of the others in the chamber were a little complicated.

In addition to Kang Yanxiao, the deputy commander of the Taixing Army, the chief and deputy commander of the Lai'an Army, and the commander of the Panlong Army were all there.

Lu Shen and Lin Xi sat in the lower position, seemingly inconspicuous, but Kang Yanxiao's gaze swept over his face from time to time.

Everyone gradually heard the meaning of Kang Yanxiao's words, Gao Yuqi's behavior was indeed looking for death, but this person fought bravely and repeatedly made meritorious achievements, and he was an out-and-out brave general in the Taixing army, and it was a pity to be executed directly.

The others were silent, their eyes gradually converging towards Lu Shen.

At the dawn before departure, the Huaizhou military generals received military orders from the Governor's Mansion of Lai'an City, and Lu Shen not only led the army to lead the vanguard assault, but also shouldered the duties of a military judge.

Kang Yanxiao knows this very well, although he is much higher than Lu Shen in grade, he must seek Lu Shen's consent in this matter in order to let Gao Yuqi, a fool, survive.

But he scolded and scolded, and he beat and beaten, and Lu Shen still didn't say a word.

Kang Yanxiao was a little uneasy in his heart, so he simply bowed to Lu Shen rather and said bluntly: "Captain Lu, this guy's nonsense is indeed unforgivable. As the commander of the Taixing army, the general is also responsible for the lack of strictness, and he is willing to make credit for his crimes. I also asked Captain Lu to open up the net and give this guy a chance, I will be grateful! ”

Lu Shen stood up and returned the salute, and said calmly: "General Kang's words are serious. ”

Kang Yanxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a look of joy appeared in the eyes of Gao Yuqi, who was kneeling on the ground.

Lin Xi looked up thoughtfully at Lu Shen's side face.

Lu Shen said unhurriedly: "General Rongyu, the last general has already understood it on the way here. The children of the Wang family are all engaged in reading, and they have always been kind to others, and they have a good reputation among the people in the city. Today, the high school captain led his troops to break in, hurt people, looted and even lewd people and maids, what is the difference between this kind of behavior and the evil pawns of the Jing Dynasty back then? ”

Kang Yanxiao gradually frowned.

Seeing this, Lu Shen said frankly: "General Kang, there are more than ten similar incidents in the city today, and there are people in the Taixing Army and the Lai'an Army who have violated military discipline, not only the captain. The Judge Advocate Corps inspected the city and seized the situation. ”

The commander of the Lai'an army, who was originally sitting quietly, said with a pale face: "There are also people in the Lai'an army who have committed crimes? ”

Lu Shen turned to look at him and nodded, "Yes, there are seven cases and twenty-three people in total." ”

He Gui said angrily: "These fools! ”

He originally wanted Lu Shen to deal with it in accordance with military law, but after thinking that Kang Yanxiao's situation was already very embarrassing, he had to press it temporarily.

Kang Yanxiao looked at Gao Yuqi, whose face was full of survival, and then said to Lu Shen: "Captain Lu, can you raise your noble hand?" Even if you let people beat this guy with dozens of military sticks, as long as he spares his life for the time being, he will definitely remember today's kindness. ”

Everyone looked at Lu Shen with complicated expressions.

He Gui wanted to speak and stopped, because Duan Zuozhang told in private, he had a good impression of Lu Shen, and he also knew that Governor Xiao Dadu intended to promote this young man.

However, the army is very particular about seniority, and Lu Shen is too young, if he wants to gain a firm foothold in the upper echelons of the Huaizhou army, then the attitude of every commander is very important.

At the moment, as long as he gives in slightly, Kang Yanxiao will inevitably stand on his side.

Although Lin Xi is not familiar with the doorway in the officialdom, he has seen similar scenes, because the Seven Star Gang is not the kind of small village with dozens of people, and there are similar intrigues inside.

She stared at Lu Shen's side face, but there was no doubt or anxiety in her heart, because she firmly believed that her junior brother would make the right choice.

The flow of time seems to be slowing down.

After a while, Lu Shen met Kang Yanxiao's complicated gaze and said slowly: "General Kang, there are a total of five people who have committed capital crimes like the high school captain, and the last general has decided to deal with it in accordance with military law. ”

The disappointment on Kang Yanxiao's face was extremely clear, and his tone became indifferent: "Captain Lu enforces the law impartially, and he will be ashamed of himself, but——"

The situation suddenly became tense.

He Gui hurriedly interjected: "Lao Kang, Captain Lu is a military judge appointed by the Metropolitan Governor, don't say that Gao Yuqi is a fool, even you and I are under his supervision." Military law cannot be violated, this is a dead rule set by the Metropolitan Governor many years ago, and we also preached to our subordinates before sending troops, this is their own self-inflicted blame. Listen to me, don't be foolish. ”

The two have known each other for many years and are extremely familiar with each other's temperaments, and He Gui naturally knows that the ruthlessness in Kang Yanxiao's bones has emerged again.

Kang Yanxiao's face was cloudy, and he looked at Lu Shen coldly.

Because of He Gui's interruption, his later words did not come out.

Lu Shen said calmly: "Today afternoon, the military law team will be executed in a wide place in the city, and the gentry and people in the city will be allowed to watch, and at the same time, they will preach to them the military discipline of our army. ”

Kang Yanxiao said coldly: "Okay, very good, Captain Lu is selfless, and the general has written it down." ”

Then he turned and left.

"General Kang!" Lu Shen accentuated his tone slightly.

Kang Yanxiao stopped and turned his head to look at him indifferently.

Lu Shen said slowly: "Dare to ask General Kang, why didn't the Metropolitan Governor attack Qingtian City and Yongquan Pass, but instead cooperate with the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion to recover the eastern part of the pseudo-Yanmoyang Road?" ”

Kang Yanxiao sneered: "The general knows that this is the trick of Captain Lu, and the governor of the capital has praised you, but you don't have to mention it in front of the general." ”

Lu Shen took two steps forward and said, "That's not what the last general wants to say. The general can know that after the Yuanjia Incident, the people of the north were repeatedly ravaged by the Jing Dynasty army. The puppet Yan Liguo did not let the situation improve, and this puppet court instead intensified its abuse of the people. For more than ten years, there have been countless people in the Northland, and places like Xunyang City near the border are slightly better. When today's son once said that it was the duty of the ministers of the Great Qi to recover the homeland and rescue the people from the upside down in the Northern Expedition, but now acting like Gao Yuqi, how do the people of the North view the soldiers of our dynasty? ”

The anger on Kang Yanxiao's face gradually receded.

Lu Shen continued: "In this battle, our army ran for hundreds of miles, is it just to be quick for a while? If we don't let the people in the city believe that we are fundamentally different from the puppet Yan army and the tiger and wolf of the Jing Dynasty, then how can we defend when the enemy counterattacks in the future? From Xinchang and Shiquan to today's Xunyang, our army is invincible, in addition to the courage and courage of the soldiers, is it not related to the brutality and inhumanity of the enemy? ”

Kang Yanxiao was stunned.

Everyone else in the hall looked pensive.

After a long time, Kang Yanxiao sighed with a complicated expression, and said slowly: "Captain Lu is right, he will be taught." ”

Lu Shen bowed: "Don't dare to be." ”

Gao Yuqi, who was still kneeling in place, finally had a look of despair and regret on his face.

In the afternoon, the crossroads in Xunyang City were crowded.

Among the onlookers, there were not only scholars in long robes, but also businessmen with rich faces, and more ordinary people in cloth clothes and hairpin skirts.

On the makeshift platform, a group of officials and magnates who had done wrongdoing in the past knelt on the edge, and the high-voiced Judge Qi Junjun read out their unspeakable crimes, and then cut off their heads in public.

Blood filled the air.

Next came the people who violated military discipline within the Qi army, the first batch of seventy or eighty people, and the crimes committed were not serious, so the military justice team only imposed cane punishments of varying amounts in public.

The crowd rang out with sparse cheers.

In the second group, there were five men, and the military judge read out the 1510 of their crimes, and then, under the incredulous gaze of all, decisively declared them to be sentenced to death.

When the five bloody heads rolled to the ground, the eyes of the people in the city finally changed when they looked at the Qi army.

This army turned out to be really different.

Lu Shen did not go to the scene in person, and he and Kang Yanxiao, He Gui and Liu Chong, the commander of the Panlong Army, determined the next combat strategy.

The 4,000 men of the Panlong Army stayed in Xunyang, and the Lai'an Army, the Taixing Army and the vanguard cavalry rested for two days, and then continued to move south, rushing to Jianghua City according to the established plan, and meeting with the main force of the Jingzhou Army.

It was already evening when Lu Shen returned to the garrison of the cavalry of the Guards Battalion, and he was about to have dinner with Lin Xi, when two uninvited guests suddenly came outside the camp.

Li Chengen took the two to the simple duty room, Lu Shen raised his eyes, but it was the father and son of the Wang family who he had seen in the morning.

Seeing each other again, Wang Shao and Wang Jun's attitudes were very different, and the two saluted Lu Shen meticulously, with obvious excitement in their tones.

After the ceremony, Lu Shen smiled and asked, "What advice does Master Wang have when he comes to the door?" ”

Wang Shao said humbly: "Captain Lu is in front of him, how dare the villain be the master." If the captain doesn't dislike it, he can call the villain by his name. I took the liberty to come to the door today because the dog wanted to join the captain's command. The villain knew that this matter was very abrupt, and asked the captain to forgive him. ”

Lu Shen was indeed a little surprised, he raised his eyes to look at Wang Jun, who was about the same age as himself, and asked with interest, "Why does Your Excellency have this thought?" ”

Wang Jun was a little nervous and replied: "Because the captain is different from those tigers and wolves in the Yan Dynasty, the villain wants to do his best. ”

Lu Shen didn't delve into this question, and asked with a smile: "Do you know martial arts?" ”

Wang Jun shook his head and said honestly: "No." ”

Lu Shen remembered what he had seen in the morning, and vaguely saw a hint of déjà vu from this young man, but the minimum requirements for recruiting soldiers in the guard battalion were also accustomed to battlefield killing, and he was not interested in taking a family son and son to play in the mountains and rivers.

When he was about to refuse, Wang Jun said sincerely: "Captain, the villain has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he may be able to give advice to the captain in the future." The villain knows that he does not have the ability to charge, but the villain will definitely not disappoint the captain. ”

Li Chengen, who was standing solemnly, smiled.

Lu Shen glanced at Wang Shao, who was silent, and had a plan in his heart, and said slowly: "In this case, you will stay under my command for a while." If you can endure this hardship, even if you can't go into battle to kill the enemy, you can still follow me. ”

"Thank you, Captain!" Wang Jun hurriedly saluted.

At this time, Wang Shao suddenly spoke: "Captain Lu, is your department going south to Jianghua City next?" ”

Lu Shen said quietly: "What advice does Master Wang have?" ”

Wang Shao took a deep breath and said slowly but firmly: "The villain is not talented, he can help Captain Lu take down Jianghua without spending a single soldier!" ”

(End of chapter)