The head of the standard battalion and the temporary lieutenant gathered in the military tent, after the battle, the body was tired, the face was excited, the battle was won beautifully, the casualties of the student guards were less than 3,000, almost all the grassland cavalry was annihilated, and the results were more brilliant and dazzling than the regular army.

After the victory of the standard battalion master, he seemed to be more than ten years younger, especially when he heard Hua Yue holding the Lingbo Feiyan battle flag, single-handedly stopping five hundred cavalry, and the words of the exit scared a group of people:" Hahaha, this is Lao Tzu's teaching, fortunately the old man Hua asked me to stay in the camp, haha, the battle merits have nothing to do with him, Bao Jiexiao riding captain, bullshit, not as powerful as a small patrol commander of my standard camp, Lao Tzu finally has the upper hand, Xiao Yue'er, the old man's majesty is enough once, the Lingbo battalion will be temporarily replaced by you from now on, as long as the county lord agrees, the Ministry of Civil Affairs can't control it, and it's too late to fart after the war. ”

These words even scolded and praised, scolded the ancestor, praised the apprentice, made Mei Ying a few people cry and laugh, the old man killed the enemy and was thick-skinned, and took the first credit in front of the Lingbo standard battalion in public, not polite at all, but the other battalions were also convinced, the decision of the Chinese army came from the Mei Ying sisters, and they all belonged to the Lingbo standard team in name, and the captain Baji was captured by the old man himself, the aristocratic instructor had a strange face, and the head of the dignified standard camp spoke like a scoundrel in the market, and the county lord actually listened with a smile.

After the excitement, the head of the standard camp mentioned the matter: "Your Royal Highness, the Tianming army will return to the camp to rest for two or three days, Xiao Yue'er will lead the cavalry first, and I will follow the old man Hua, you will take the foot archers to escort the captive palace, and let the old man fox protect him, and the whole army will dispatch a rescue transport team." ”

"In the name of the Imperial County Lord and the Commander of the Cadet Corps, I agree with the proposal of the captain of the Ling Bo Biao Battalion that Hua Yue temporarily assume the authority of the lieutenant, and the Ling Bo Biao Battalion will be transferred to the corps as the Feiyan Battalion of the Chinese Army. ”

"Lord Xie's grace!"

The head of the standard camp bowed and thanked him, Hua Yue was unwillingly owed, and even she couldn't hear the voice of thanks, and she always felt that there was a thorn in her heart when she was a general under Mei Ying.

"Authorize the Ling Bo Biao Battalion to take charge of the new formation of the corps, personally serve as the commander of the corps, and the missing soldiers will be transferred from them after they join the transport team. ”

"The former Xiao cavalry captain was undiminished in his ambitions, and he led the generals of the Xiangyun Remnant Academy to volunteer with the army, which was a blessing for the empire and the royal family, but how could the county lord bear to let the senior generals go into battle to fight, and authorized him to form a remnant battalion, accompanied by the military affairs of the Chinese army, each battalion must obey the order, and his words must be implemented unconditionally. ”

Hua Yue's cold face thawed and smiled skillfully, Mei Ying's order was not clearly stated, and everyone could hear the meaning, Shi Zu Hua Zifei was the commander-in-chief of the student soldiers, and the highest decision-maker in the grassland war.

Ouyang Biao led the team to intercept the caravan and risked crossing the river, and awarded the captain of the school with a reward of 100,000 yuan per person, one side of the Kyoto courtyard, and the rest of the meritorious soldiers, according to the military merit promotion and reward, each battalion quickly submitted the list to the military affairs team for review. ”

"Lord Xie!"

The generals bowed and saluted, the head of the standard camp was right, the county lord returned to Beijing in victory, this appointment is a fait accompli, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs can only go through the formalities of making up the appointment, and the official is promoted and the wealth is not less, and the reward of 100,000 yuan is the highest in the military and civilian departments, and the value of the Kyoto courtyard is even higher, there is no three or five hundred thousand don't want to buy it, and the reward of the county lord is far more than everyone expected.

Yan Ning awarded the silver ticket to the generals on the spot, issued a document and stamped it with the seal of the county lord, and took the documents to the prince's mansion after the war.

Yan Ning went through the paperwork formalities, the generals were beaming, but Mei Ying's face gradually sank, and glanced at Ouyang Xuan from time to time, the first and most resolute loyal follower of the standard, after breaking off, crossing the river and intercepting the rout, the three battles were fought beautifully, and the combat achievements were in the forefront, I wanted to award the rank of guerrilla general and let him serve as the commander of the new corps, so that Huqing resolutely opposed, and surrounded and killed all the soldiers who abandoned the sword and dismounted, although it is excusable, but it is a fact to disobey the military order, and the news will have a bad impact on the strategy of learning soldiers.

"The county lord has an order, please give an order, and I will carry it out immediately. Captain Ouyang noticed the gaze and took a few steps closer, his eyes were bloodshot, and the armor was mottled with blood, which made Mei Ying love and hate, and he hid his love and snorted coldly: "Captain Ouyang, are you guilty?"

Ouyang Xuan lowered his head, knelt down on his knees with his armor, and confessed in a low voice: "County Lord, killing prisoners is taboo for soldiers, and it violates the deployment of the Chinese army, so his subordinates admit their guilt and receive punishment." ”

"Among the generals, the lord of this county was the first to entrust you with important tasks, repeatedly explaining the strategic plan, and the soldiers did not want to be enemies of the tribe. If we want to gain a foothold in the grassland, we must get the support of the tribe, and if we fight hard just to make peace quickly, if you cut and kill the troops, how can the tribe believe in sincerity! If the apprentices want to truly win recognition, they can only be after the tribe feels that it is beneficial and harmless to life and property, if they return to obedience and can't even save their lives, you tell me, what else can they do except fight to the death or take refuge in Sunset Cuihua!"

When the generals heard about the slashing and surrendering of the troops, they all thought it was not a big deal at first, and even if they passed the test with a few words of scolding, Mei Ying reprimanded them with a strong voice, and everyone felt troubled, Captain Ouyang undoubtedly destroyed the overall strategy, and would make the students and the grassland tribes completely stand on the opposite side, it is not difficult to gather the main force of the students to defeat the tribal cavalry, it is wishful thinking to eliminate millions of herdsmen, if they are forced to join the country, with their familiarity with the grassland, acting as a guide will bring endless troubles, and several captains who want to intercede are busy shutting their mouths.

"County Lord, I have risen up to disobey the military order and cause evil consequences to the army, please cut off this head and send it to the tribe, Ouyang Xuan died without complaint, the order came out of my mouth, the student soldier is just acting on orders, please read the feelings of his father and brother who died fighting for the country, and ask the county lord for forgiveness. ”

Captain Ouyang took off his helmet, knocked his head three times, got up and took off his saber, walked out of the tent silently, let the head of the standard camp stop him, and opened his mouth to intercede with Mei Ying: "County Lord, Captain Ouyang is under less than 2,000 cavalry, divide troops to guard the prisoners, few people will be counterattacked, there are many people and no soldiers to chase and kill, I would rather be dealt with by military law after the war, but also kill the prisoners to complete the interception task, and the battle is given priority under the dilemma, although the crime will not be killed, please be aware of his situation and lenient his punishment." ”

"County Lord, Captain Ouyang has made great contributions all the way, please allow him to atone for his sins, and the grassland tribe has not yet fought a decisive battle, and killing the general in battle will make the army's heart float. ”

The head of the standard camp took the lead, the captain of Binhai knelt down to plead, the other captains knelt down one after another, and the captain Ouyang also wanted to get out of the account, so that the head of the standard camp kicked to the ground, and scolded in a low voice: "Kneel, shut up!" After scolding, the old man pretended to kneel down, Mei Ying hurriedly avoided it sideways, Hua Yue had stepped forward to support him, and the head of the standard camp took advantage of the situation to stand aside, pointing at the captains and scolding: " You are all guilty, including me, tens of thousands of people chased and killed at both ends, and let the tribal cavalry flee a lot from both sides, dozens of miles long front, Ouyang only had more than 1,000 people to intercept it, and it was everyone who made a mistake for him. ”

The old man's scolding even included Mei Ying, she and the noble instructor pursued from the left and right flanks respectively, and it was impossible to stop the rout in front of them for a long time, but the old man slyly avoided the time difference, and the implication was that the two of you were not able to pursue effectively, so that many routs escaped, and only then did they force the last line of defense to kill prisoners, if you want to say that you are guilty, the county lord can't run away, but the more ingenious thing is to let Mei Ying go down the steps, the head of the standard camp can see that Mei Ying is reluctant to kill Captain Ouyang, and urgently needs a reasonable excuse to forgive, and the generals' intercession will make her feel that the law is not responsible, in order to maintain military law, she must be killed, and the guilt will be pushed on her, the lord will take some responsibility, and Ouyang Xuan will naturally get out。

Hua Yue has been watching, Qin Rufeng killed the prisoner, she didn't feel strange, her cousin's crazy fighting character, she scolded me many times, and she didn't change at all, just to take this opportunity to teach a lesson, but Ouyang Lieutenant volunteered to take his head to atone for his sins, of course Hua Yue would not agree, you want to get up and send him to death, what should my brother do, admit his mistake and deserve to be beaten, if you want to kill him, don't think about it!

"Mei Ying, Captain Ouyang and Qin Rufeng's crimes are unforgivable, but they will not be killed, I propose to convene officers above the standard commander at noon, and bring them over at the centurion and above, and announce in public that the rewards for the two will be cancelled, and each will be punished with sixty military sticks, and if you can't die, you will have half a life, the tribe has nothing to say, but will admire you for the rewards and punishments, and the execution does not need to work others, Yan Ning is in charge of military law, and she will choose the strong guards to do it. ”

The head of the standard camp closed his old eyes and smiled secretly in his heart, Yan Ning commanded the execution, not to mention sixty military sticks, six hundred military sticks can't kill people, Hua Yue didn't mention the military position, only said that he was deprived of heavy rewards, how could Qin Rufeng care about hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, Ouyang Biaochang would not suffer a loss, the county lord's reward was in vain, Hua Yue casually found a reason to give hundreds of thousands of taels of silver is a trivial matter.

"Meritorious service should be rewarded, and the guilty must be severely punished, don't want to let the guards show mercy, and the rest will be proposed by Captain Hua, and I will choose someone to execute the sixty military sticks. ”

"Lord Xie forgives. ”

After the generals shouted their gratitude, they went out of the tent one after another to busy with military affairs, and half a day passed in a hurry, and the Chinese army gathered in front of the tent to gather the cadets and guard officers, and the captured tribal centurion and thousand-sized commander let the battalion guards escort over.

"The lord of this county has long had an order, not to be the enemy of the tribe, but its elders are greedy for profits, regardless of the life of the son, driven to come to fight, the two armies have no eyes in the battle formation, more than 10,000 grassland warriors were killed, and more than 3,000 soldiers were killed and wounded. ”

Mei Ying took off her helmet and pulled out the Qingying Sword from her waist, and without waiting for the guards to stop her, she raised her hand and waved it on her head, her short hair fell in an instant, and her peerless face topped her bare head, and she knelt down on the stage with tears in her eyes, summoning the souls of the soldiers on both sides who died in battle.

"The soul returns, listen to me in detail, Qinghui Xuebing has been tested for thousands of years, and he has a grudge against the tribe, which is not what the royal family wants, and it is not a warlike and greedy soldier, and the reason for this is only known to God, and it is difficult to comment on the past merits and crimes. The soul returns, listen to my heart, the sunset provokes the war, Qinghui has no choice but to send troops, just want to fight with it, do not want to hurt the innocent, this situation is long people do not believe, the soul of the world should know my heart. ”

"The soul returns, swear for me, the soldiers have to go out to war, Dugu Ying came here to have suffering, Qinghui will never include the grassland into the territory, the soldiers will never regard the herdsmen as enemies, unify the grassland so as not to kill each other, build a city to avoid a strong enemy waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, the wolf god has the spirit to distinguish my oath, the empire does not take a cent from the herdsmen, if there is a need to pay according to the price, Dugu Royal will never pay taxes to the herdsmen. ”

Mei Yingqing sincerely cried and appealed to the spirit, there was silence under the high platform, the cadet officer knew that he was helpless to go deep into the grassland, and the captured tribal leader would not believe Qinghui's kindness, but he was under the eaves, and the guards around him were shining with swords and guns, so he could only bow his head and listen.

"The homeland is difficult to leave, the soul is not far away, Dugu Ying will be buried in the place where the body of the dead in battle, there is no sacrificial thing in the army, leaving three thousand short hair and you and other constant companions, waiting for the victory to return to send officials to worship, since then the years have not ended, you and other relatives do not need to worry, according to the imperial child camp regulations, the royal special funds to raise. ”

There was a commotion in the captive group, the tribal conquest was captured, the wife and children no longer had a status in the clan, and the Dugu royal family even had to pay for the relatives of the grassland warriors who died in the battle, how much silver taels would it cost, if it was said that the price of buying people's hearts was too great, although Mei Ying's true feelings were difficult to completely dispel the prisoners' doubts, seeds had been planted in his heart, and the Qinghui Empire would not treat the herdsmen badly.

Standing up and wiping away her tears, Mei Ying looked at the commander among the captives, Za Langtai and the others hung their heads and did not dare to face it, Mei Ying raised the green shadow: "Prairie custom, captives can't pay the ransom to be slaves, and now you and others are all prisoners, the county lord does not want a ransom and does not force him to be a slave, among the captured herdsmen, many people are your slaves, the county lord is a guarantee for the middleman, as long as he voluntarily sets up a note, cancels the slave status of them and his family, and swears to the wolf god that he will never go back, as compensation, the county lord will return you to freedom, and release immediately." ”

The slaves were captured together, and according to the practice of the grassland, it has become the property of the soldiers, and the county lord of Qinghui is just begging for the freedom of his family by the way, which is less than half of the ransom as expected, Za Langtai and others are half convinced, and a centurion only tempted after a while: "Honorable county lord of Qinghui, I have five slaves with the army, if anyone survives, I am willing to give him freedom." ”

"Is there any joke in the army that they are named and where they are ranked? ”

After Yan Ning listened to the captive's name and the original thousand-person team, he led people to leave in a hurry to review, and led the two of them over for a while, the centurion didn't lie, he was only five slaves with the army, and two survived, Mei Ying waved his hand, and ordered Huqing to lead the guards to help the two sides make a contract, but it was to add the tribe and name to the document that had been printed a long time ago, and the centurion swore on his knees, and the centurion swore that the two slaves held the contract guaranteed by the imperial county lord, and stood stupidly in front of the team in a daze, and the whole family was freed like this, it was the wolf god who sent the Qinghui county lord to rescue the slaves in a miserable situation on the grassland。

"The war horses are mixed, and I can't tell who they belong to for a while, so let's do it, the right to survive the three horses, you can make a price, you can ask for silver or materials, and the soldiers can buy them. ”

The centurion waved his hand again and again to say that he gave it to the student soldier for nothing, so how could Hu Qing agree, seeing that he had not asked for the price, he simply paid two silver taels according to the good horse, holding the silver that the guards forcibly gave, the centurion was also stupid, and the two slaves were even more overjoyed, Mei Ying rewarded the silver taels on the spot, saying that he would go back to buy horses and sheep to buy a family business.

Ling Huqing helped to handle a few contracts, put away the paperwork and shouted: "More than 10,000 people, I don't know how long I will be busy if I continue like this, I will return to the camp later, and each battalion will handle it separately according to these cases." Yu Wenjie interjected on the side: "Each battalion is checking one by one, if anyone dares to deceive, it will be severely punished according to Qinghui Military Law, and there will be no mercy!"

"Bring it up!" Mei Ying gave an order, and the guards escorted Ouyang Xuan and Qin Rufeng, who were tied up with five flowers, to the stage, and the two of them had the same expression, looking at the leaders of the grassland cavalry with disdain, Lao Tzu would kill a few more people after taking a few sticks today.

"Ouyang Xuan, the captain of the guard battalion, and Qin Rufeng, the commander of the left battalion, disobeyed the military order to cut down and surrender the troops, which was not tolerated by military law, and was deprived of 100,000 taels of silver and the Kyoto courtyard for war merits, and 60 military sticks were heavily responsible, and they were executed on the spot. In order to avoid favoritism on the part of the soldiers, Zalangtai, you are counted as one, and you also come up to seek justice for the tragic death of the soldiers. ”

Let the enemy general execute, then don't kill the two people, Hua Yue is concerned about it, and he is about to stop it, and the head of the standard camp is busy with his eyes and whispers to advise: "Don't worry, this trick is more clever, give them 10,000 guts, they don't dare to make a dead hand, it will only be lighter than Yan Ning." Hua Yue turned his head and snickered when he thought about it, Mei Ying said that the law was merciless, and in the end he took care of it without showing any traces, both of them were prisoners, and the stick was a little heavier, and if he couldn't get out of the camp, he would let the Qin family's dead soldiers divide their bodies.

"If you two dare to fight one less stick, the lord of this county will reward ten military sticks. ”

Za Langtai and the two took the military stick and did not move, emotionally wanted to avenge the tragic death of the soldiers, but reason prevailed more, and there was no good fruit to eat when they beat hard, seeing Mei Ying's persecution, they had no choice but to raise the military stick, and they didn't dare to let people see that it was a fake execution, sixty sticks were beaten down, Ouyang Xuan and Qin Rufeng gritted their teeth and couldn't make a sound, Za Langtai was sweating profusely, looking at the opponent with open skin, admiring Mei Ying from the bottom of his heart, and beating the captain in public, no matter how heavy the military stick was, it would make the soldiers tremble in the future, and the grassland tribe learned that it was he Za Langtai who was executed, and it could not be said that the warrior had to cheat, not to mention that the punishment was a bit too heavy in Za Langtai's opinion, and the killing and surrender would not cause much turmoil,

"The royal reward for the merits of the war, but the merits are too clear, today the two of them will inevitably show mercy, the lord of this county is the first offense, turning a blind eye is considered leniency, who dares to commit a crime knowingly in the future, the royal secret guard is enough to make people disabled, you can do it yourself. ”

Mei Ying put away her sword and returned to the account, touching her bald head in front of the mirror and crying, but she pushed the fault to Gao Yuan, who was hundreds of miles away: "What kind of strategy to attack the heart, how can I see people in the future, and the iron helmet will not leave my head for a few months, it is your broken strategy that is so embarrassing." ”

Gao Yuan was chatting with the craftsman, and the spirit sneezed, and looked at the Zhongjun tent: "It's not Scarface, it's Excellence, and then Li Longbow will be left, and he will scold me behind my back." The craftsman couldn't help laughing: "Captain Gao, these days the grassland people keep attacking the camp, and even the head of Qiu Biao is injured, you run here to hide and be idle, and people don't scold you to scold anyone." (To be continued.) )