Chapter 225: Accident

; When everything stopped, the soldiers scattered to rest in other houses in the village. When they entered the first house in the village, only He Lanxiong and a few centurions were left. Take it down and put it on the fire for barbecue. There is ready-made salt in the house, spread it on the washed meat, and when the fire is roasted, bursts of aroma will immediately spread out. Gudong Gudong swallowed his saliva.

It was originally a happy thing for the troops to find a place to live, get enough supplies, and seize a lot of spoils of war, but the five bloody heads just now made this joy a lot heavier. Everyone Silently, they stretched out their hands to warm the fire, and no one wanted to speak first.

"What's the matter? Don't say anything. Do you have any opinions on my decision just now?"

He Lanxiong threw a piece of dry wood into the fire, and asked calmly.

"No, no, I have no objection, these five people dare to hide the loot, it is a capital crime!" A centurion next to He Lanxiong hurriedly said.

"These guys will be killed if they are killed. I didn't like these guys at first, but young master, didn't they just sleep with a few women? Why are you making such a fuss?" Another centurion said a little Puzzled.

"You guys think the same way, don't you?" He Lanxiong asked with a chuckle, looking around at the crowd.

The few people by the fire lowered their heads, obviously acquiescing to He Lanxiong's question.

He Lanxiong threw another piece of firewood into the fire, thought for a while, and said: "Gao Yuan once said something to me, which touched me a lot. He said that the army is a devil, and it must be put on his neck. Putting on the shackles, the superior needs to firmly hold the other end of the chain, so as to ensure that no accidents will happen to the devil. Do you know what the shackles on the devil's neck are?"

Several people shook their heads at the same time.

"Loyalty and discipline!" He Lanxiong said in a deep voice. "I have no doubts about your loyalty, but I don't know how your discipline is. Since we have established military discipline, we must strictly abide by it. Look at your current Obviously, he didn't realize the importance of military discipline."

"Why do I demand that all the confiscated be returned to the public? First, I need to send you a lot of money, which is very little among the various ministries of my Huns. The soldiers who did not attack with us prepared a copy, otherwise, who would be willing to stay at home and guard our wives and family members? Those sentinels and vigilant brothers have no chance to get the spoils. Could it be that their credit is better than yours? Is it small? First of all, I want to reflect a principle of fairness. Second, if whoever robs more will get more, then everyone will be busy looting when they go to the battlefield. Who will strictly abide by it? Military orders? You can’t fight when you should fight, and you can’t go when you should leave. Military orders are like child’s play, and our failure will not be far away.”

"Why do these people have to be killed? In the military discipline, since it is stipulated that "women should be beheaded, it must be implemented. The military discipline is strict, and it is impossible to open a hole. If you open a hole today, it will become a disaster in the future." Yuan. Furthermore, when these few people encounter difficulties, they will complain and complain, disturb our army's morale, and when they encounter benefits, they will rush forward, even throwing military orders behind them. Imitation?"

The crowd listened fascinated.

He Lanxiong looked at He Lanrui: "A Rui, you have seen Gao Yuan's cavalry, what do you think?"

He Lanrui smiled and said: "Gao Yuan's cavalry was trained by Miss, and his riding skills should be considered good in the Central Plains, but compared to ours, it must be far inferior."

Several centurions laughed, with disdain in their eyes.

He Lanxiong sighed: "I knew you all looked like this. Gaoyuan's cavalry, riding skills, horse fighting and riding and shooting are indeed inferior to us in every aspect. One-on-one, ten against ten, we will win, but If it's a hundred against a hundred, they can draw with us; if it's a thousand against a thousand, we will definitely lose."

"How is this possible?" A centurion said unconvinced, "Is there such a big difference between a hundred and a thousand?"

"There's a big difference!" He Lanxiong said: "Gao Yuan's army is the most disciplined army I have ever seen. It is amazing to see orders and prohibitions. With one order, the front will dare to move forward, and if it is ordered to retreat, even if the front is ordered to retreat." Even if the gold is everywhere, they will never take a second look. They have brought the team combat of the cavalry to the extreme, which has greatly made up for their technical weaknesses. How many battles have you fought, you should feel deeply, right?"

"The young master mentioned it, but I remembered it, but it was not their cavalry, but their infantry. Back then, Gao Yuan formed a spear formation with infantry to resist the impact of the Donghu cavalry head-on, and let the cavalry surround the left and right wings. I was shocked by the performance of the infantry in the battle. Facing the impact of the Donghu cavalry, the one at the front faced the surging cavalry. After overcoming the opponent's impact, they launched a counterattack, and finally surrounded and wiped out the cavalry of the Donghu tribe. In that battle, I did see their strict military discipline." He Lanrui said.

"You can know the autumn by looking at a leaf." He Lanxiong sighed: "My biggest dream now is to build an army with discipline comparable to that of Gao Yuan's subordinates. We are still far behind, you probably don't know, right? Gao Yuan's subordinates, how to fold the quilt, how to wear clothes, have to line up for meals, stand in line, and every word and deed on weekdays, there are strict rules! They have a military justice department, which is dedicated to punishing soldiers who violate discipline .”

Everyone turned pale.

"Young master, you don't want us to be like this, do you?" a centurion asked mutteringly.

"I don't have to copy his style. I say this just to remind you that strict military discipline needs to start with the smallest things in normal times. Don't just turn a blind eye to small things. It will become a serious illness." He Lanxiong laughed, pulled out his knife, cut off a piece of sizzling bacon, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it, "Yes, come on, hurry up, or you will die." burnt."

Everyone ate meat and drank wine, put aside the heavy topic above, and the laughter in the room gradually increased. This wine is strong wine from Fufeng. This time he went out in winter, He Lanxiong gritted his teeth and paid for it. Some of them were finally put to great use, otherwise people would really freeze to death in this kind of weather.

The remote village gradually fell into silence. The freshly fallen snowflakes covered the bloodstains on the ground. It is hard for outsiders to imagine that this small village has changed its owner now.

The seat of Dai County's capital, Xiling City, groups of soldiers were continuously withdrawing from afar along the main road. The snow on the road had already been trampled into black mud, and on both sides of the road, more The refugees, the old and the young, are also on their way. Dai County's great retreat has already begun, and most of the regular army under Zhao Mu's command has already left. Now those rushing to Xiling City are all Gongzilan's private army and temporary troops. With the recruited young and strong, once the regular army leaves, it is no longer possible for Daijun to keep the enemy out of the country, and can only defend some well-defended cities. As for the people outside, they can withdraw as much as they can.

The entire Xiling City is busy, strengthening the city walls, preparing ordnance, digging trenches, arranging horses, and every conceivable method of defending the city can be seen here.

Outside the city, the mountains of stones and logs are being moved away by the ants, and turned into a city wall that is getting higher and higher, and arrow towers that are pulled up from the ground one by one.

In Xiling City, the mansion of Gong Zilan.

This is the most luxurious mansion with the highest land area in Xiling City. It can even be regarded as a city within a city in Xiling City. and sit.

Gong Zilan is not only the sheriff of Dai Commandery, but also the lord of Dai Commandery, and even the Prime Minister of Zhao State. Naturally, it is not an ordinary person who can sit at the table with him. This person is Zhao Mu who is about to lead the army away.

Just looking at Zhao Mu's appearance, it is very easy to be confused by him. With a height of over 1.8 meters, he is definitely a tall man in this age. With a face full of beards, it gives people the impression of roughness. At first glance, This is a rough warrior.

But everyone knows that under Zhao Mu's rough appearance, there is an extremely delicate mind. Over the years, anyone who thinks he is rough has been beaten by him on the battlefield, and those who died were killed. Not a few. After twenty years of military career, Zhao Mu has become famous all over the world, and he is extremely feared by the monarchs and generals of all countries.

"President Guo, I have to leave today. The spies saw Yingteng's flag in Hangu and saw him patrolling the army. I have to hurry over there." Zhao Mu held a small wine glass in his wide palm. , staring at the wine in the cup, said slowly.

"Go, the Huns are just grabbing and leaving, but the Qin State is going to plunder the land and attack the city, block them, and prevent them from going out of Hangu Pass. It is said that Li Xin will also go, and Qin State will go down this time. It is not a good omen for two famous generals to gather at Hanguanguan after spending a lot of money." Zilan looked distressed.

Zhao Mu raised his head with piercing eyes, "Zi Lan, let's resign as Prime Minister. In this way, maybe the monarch will be less suspicious of you. You also know that I am not easy to talk about your affairs. I have been stationed in Dai County for so many years. , the monarch is very suspicious of me. He has been worried that you and I will join forces. This time I left Daijun, and I am afraid I will never come back.”

Zilan shook her head slowly, "I can't resign, and resigning makes him even more suspicious. I am the Prime Minister, and I live in Handan, right under his nose. If I resign as the Prime Minister, I will return to Daijun, and he will What's more, I'm not at ease. I'm at a loss, and I'm in a dilemma, which is exactly the portrayal of me now!"

Zhao Mu shook his head helplessly, "This is really a deadlock. You bear the title of a prime minister, but you don't have the power of a prime minister. You are just a hostage. It really is a waste of your talent. If the monarch If you can let go of your suspicions and work together, Zhao Guo can go to a higher level. Now that the power is in the hands of Zhao Qi, although he is not bad, but after all, he is only a mediocre person, and it is difficult to lead Zhao Guo Country."

Gong Zilan was silent for a while, "I was the one who harmed the people of Dai Commandery. If it wasn't for me, Dai Commandery's standing army would not have left. In order to weaken my strength, the king really did everything he could."

"Dai Commandery has a vast area, and it is the largest county in Zhao State. You are qualified to be the king of Zhao State. Tens of thousands of Zhao Guo's regular troops are stationed in Dai Commandery. No matter what it is, it will make the monarch suspect you. Yes. This time, I just found a reasonable excuse to weaken your strength, so that's fine, after passing this test, maybe you can be freed."

"It's just suffering the common people!"

"It's impossible!"