Han Shizu

Chapter 554 Long Lessons

"You bastards are so rude and dare to lock me up. Do you know who I am? I want to see Zhao Hui!"

The arrogant yelling made the soldiers who locked Murong Chengtai in front of the commander's mansion a little bit harder, and his face flushed red from the pain.The military academy in front of the door stared at him coldly: "Boy, no matter who you are, if you dare to be disrespectful in front of the commander-in-chief's office, as long as the commander-in-chief gives the order, I will kill you immediately!"

"How dare you!" Murong Chengtai was a little intimidated by the military academy's cold eyes, but his mouth was not subdued at all, he stiffened his neck and said.

Xiang Xun came out and saw this scene.Scanning around, several sergeants were disarmed as part of the servants, their expressions were indifferent, and their eyes were on Murong Chengtai: "Are you Murong Chengtai?"

"It's me! Who are you?" Murong Chengtai struggled to himself, the more he struggled, the more painful he gritted his teeth.

"Southwest aid should be envoy, Xiang Xun!" Xiang Xun said.

"Where's Zhao Hui? I want to see him!" Murong Chengtai was still arrogant.

Looking at this person coldly, there was a trace of disgust in Xiang Xun's eyes, he immediately raised his hand, and ordered: "This person is arrogant and rude, rushing into the commander-in-chief's mansion, if you say one more word, kill him immediately!"

"Yes!" The surrounding soldiers shouted in unison upon hearing the order.

Murong Chengtai probably sensed the so-called murderous intent. He opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to make a sound after all. He opened his eyes and stared at Xiang Xun stubbornly, his face full of dissatisfaction.

Facing Murong Chengtai's gaze, Xiang Xun stepped forward and said coldly: "This is the commander's mansion, the place where tens of thousands of Yushu troops are commanded, let your royal family and nobles shout at you for today's madness, and insult the commander's words." Your Majesty will not say anything if you beheaded and executed!"

Facing Xiang Xun's almost emotionless eyes, for the first time, Murong Chengtai felt an emotion called "fear": "I"

Seeing his timidity, Xiang Xun waved his hand and said: "This general does not advocate punishment without teaching. I remember your first arrival, and I will temporarily avoid death. However, I would like to warn you that once you join the army, you should abide by military laws and do not Violation, otherwise, the military law is ruthless, imposed on the body, and it will be too late to regret!"

After finishing speaking, he ordered Xiang Xun Chao to the left and right: "First stick him with fifty military sticks, and then, tell him about the military discipline of the camp!"

"Yes!"

In the south city of Baoji, in the barracks, Murong Chengtai was lying on a military couch, his pants were clean, his buttocks were bloody from the beating, and the stick wound almost spread to his waist.Fifty army sticks, one stick is quite a lot, and none of them showed mercy. If Murong Chengtai hadn't been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he was physically strong, and he was replaced by a pampered dude, even if he wasn't killed, he would have been defeated.

The general Murong Yanchao sent to his family carefully applied the medicine to him, and said: "My lord, in the army, it is no better than in other places. Military law is not a joke, just now in front of the commander's mansion, it scared us .If you are really killed, we can only choose to die on the battlefield."

"I don't believe it, they really dare to kill me!" Murong Chengtai responded, seemingly still not convinced.

However, when he said this, he himself had no idea.

"Son—"

"Enough, when have you been so wordy, you dare to teach me a lesson!" Murong Chengtai couldn't help but angrily said.

With the hot weather and the trauma on his buttocks, beads of sweat on Murong Chengtai's forehead, like raindrops, dripped down his dark eyes, nose and cheeks, almost seeping into his eyes.He has grown up so much, and he has never been wronged like this, but maybe there is a kind of stubbornness in his bones, including when he was scolded, he didn't groan from the beginning to the end.

In the eye sockets, I don't know whether it is sweat or tears.
"Young master, does it hurt, should you take it easy?"

"Get your medicine!" Murong Chengtai took a deep breath, replied, paused, and asked, "How long will it take for my injury to recover?"

"In two or three days, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go to the ground!"

On a rare occasion, Murong Chengtai sighed, a little unwilling: "I came to Fengxiang, and I wanted to kill the enemy and make meritorious service. It's really a mistake to receive this military stick!"

Hearing his words, the general didn't know how to feel, it was like this, if he could save his life, he would be merciful, this little man still wanted to go to the battlefield.

"Don't worry, my lord, there will be a chance after the injury is healed!" The family general could only comfort him in this way.

After a while, Murong Chengtai suddenly asked, seemingly puzzled: "Marshal Zhao and Xiang Shijun, it seems that they really don't care about my identity."

The general is silent, I am a rough man, not good at words, and I don't know how to answer the young master's doubts.Of course, from his point of view, Murong Yanchao spoiled his youngest son too much.

"Say, do I want to go and plead guilty to Marshal Zhao and the envoy?" Murong Chengtai asked again abruptly, his voice was very low, and he seemed a little embarrassed.

The iron horse breaks up in the autumn wind.

In other words, this is the pass that stands in the southern suburbs of Baoji and controls the throat of Sichuan and Shaanxi.Although it is still midsummer, without the exaggeration of the bleak autumn wind, Chengguan still stubbornly realizes its value and has become a strong bone in the throat of the Shu army.

When the Shu army first arrived this spring, it was more powerful than the Qi army. Zhao Hui was able to defend Chencang with a few soldiers, and Li Tinggui was difficult to defeat with a large army.

After returning to Weinan, Li Tinggui decided to eradicate Sanguan with all his strength.So far, the more than 2000 Shu troops stationed at Sanguan City have launched more than [-] attacks against Sanguan, and the direct battle losses have more than [-] soldiers, but Guancheng is still firmly controlled by the Han Dynasty. in the hands of the army.

After Zhao Hui succeeded Wang Jun as Fengxiang Jiedu, he used Sanguan as the throat and focused on strengthening the construction of Guancheng for imperial preparations.No way, the fall of the four prefectures of Qin and Feng made the defense of the Han in the southwest so passive. The Shu army could leave the Qinling Mountains at any time to threaten Guanzhong, and the soldiers pointed directly at the Weihe Chengguan.

The guard of Sanguan, named Wang Renshan, was originally the general of Liu Ci, the Jiedu envoy of the Baoyi Army, and was recommended to guard the pass.Before the change of the Shu army, Zhao Hui quickly increased his troops to three thousand, and hoarded a large amount of food and weapons.Therefore, after a few months of consumption, Guancheng still has more energy to spare.

And Wang Renshan did not live up to his entrustment. With [-] soldiers, he faced several times the enemy without losing his position, and caused a lot of damage to the Shu army.Like a reef in the vast ocean, it always stands upright, which makes Li Tinggui, the coach of the Shu army, especially annoyed.

The latest city battle happened ten days ago. As the weather got hotter, both sides had a tacit understanding to store and burn the corpses of the soldiers who fell in the pass to prevent the plague from breeding.

On Guancheng, a burly general with a suave demeanor stood and watched, thinking silently in his heart: "With such achievements in defending the city and defending against the enemy, it shouldn't be a problem to be promoted to the third rank after the war."

This Han general was naturally Wang Renshan. Looking at the Shu army who had withdrawn from the siege of the pass city, occupying the road and setting up a stronghold in a conservative manner, he couldn't help thinking, could it be that the Shu army wanted to retreat?

"General, the commander-in-chief is here to order!"

Soon, after reading the military order from Zhao Hui, Wang Renshan immediately pulled himself together and subconsciously leaned against the wall.After thinking for a while, he ordered to his subordinates: "Gather all capable fighters in the pass to Dongguan, give them wine and meat, and prepare me to attack at any time!"

"Yes!"

After several months of perseverance, only half of the Han army in the city was able to attack the fighters, let alone less than a thousand soldiers. Even so, it was difficult to dispel Wang Renshan's enthusiasm for making contributions.He is 36 years old this year, and he has been in his prime. If there is an opportunity, he must seize it.

In the camp of the Shu army, the commander also held a military meeting, and summoned the generals of the Chencang and Gudao battalions.

"It's just one thing to call all the generals here today. Your Majesty has an order to give up attacking Han and withdraw the troops to return to Xingyuan Mansion!" Li Tinggui was sitting in the commander's office, and his voice was a little low, announcing the edict from Chengdu.

It shouldn't be an illusion. As soon as the words fell, the Shu generals present were obviously relieved, and their sitting postures seemed much more relaxed.

Li Tinggui was also a little helpless, and his mood was waning.Li Tinggui followed Meng Zhixiang, the former lord of Shu since he was a child, and he was raised by him. He followed the right person, so he followed Meng Zhixiang to separate Shu and stand on his own.After Meng Chang succeeded to the throne, he also entrusted this family with a family background and a well-known person.

Because of this, Li Tinggui felt that he had betrayed Meng Chang's trust because he failed to attack Han.Speaking of which, this was Meng Shu's second Northern Expedition. Although Zhang Qianzhao was defeated in the previous one, at least the four prefectures of Qin and Feng were captured.

But this time, he led the troops to the north, relying on the four prefectures of Qin and Feng, but he didn't take a single city, he didn't get an inch of merit, and he wasted money and food for soldiers.
"General He, the only thing to worry about when retreating is the pursuit of the Han army. I will leave this matter to you!" Li Tinggui looked at He Jianjian, a Jin official who came to Shu a few years ago.

He Jianjian was a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to disobey the order, so he could only reply in a muffled voice, "Yes!"

"The rest of the generals will return to their camps, rectify their troops and horses, pull out their strongholds tomorrow, and retreat southward slowly.

(End of this chapter)