Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 716 Severe Punishment

However, just in case, Li Yue ordered the Xuanjia Army to be on alert.

It is ridiculous to say that the Xuanjia Army was newly established. Most of them were newly recruited good family members, and the other half were Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan recruited from the border areas.

Now, in order to purge the Black Cloud Army, we need to rely on the power of these Yi Di...

On Tongtuo Street in Luoyang, 357 prisoners were pinned to the ground.

All the army commanders and above came to watch.

People in Luoyang spontaneously took to the streets.

There has never been such a scene since the capital was moved.

Li Yue, wearing armor and holding a sword, walked among the crowd, listening to their pleas for mercy without any wavering in his heart.

Every acre of land they occupy means someone loses an acre. What's worse, someone's family is destroyed, and their wives and children are separated.

"What you have done not only violated national law, but also violated military law. Tell yourselves, is it unjust to kill you?" Li Yue said loudly.

The cry for mercy stopped abruptly.

Some people lowered their heads, some people's eyes were full of begging, and some people's eyes flashed with hatred...

"Isn't what I gave you enough? Why do we want to invade people's fields?"

Still no answer.

The whole street was silent, only the spring breeze blew with a chill.

Li Yue glanced at the corps commanders, chiefs, station commanders and other officers who were watching, and they all lowered their heads in fear, "When I govern the country and the army, I always reward my merits and punish my mistakes. When I make a mistake, I have to admit it, and when I am beaten, I stand at attention. , someone will serve the wine."

The guards brought a jar of wine and placed it on the ground.

Li Yue picked up a bowl and fed it to one person with his own hands, "Zhang Dayer, a veteran of Heiyun Mountain, has been in the army for twenty-three years, and is the commander of the backbone army!"

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Dayer burst into tears, "This subordinate is confused for a moment, confused for a moment."

Li Yue picked up another bowl, drank it in one gulp, and took the sword from the executioner behind him, "I will personally send you on your way."

He raised the big knife and looked at the neck under the knife and the white hair on the back of his head. Li Yue's heart was trembling.

"Father..." Li Jian seemed to see Li Yue's intolerance, "Why don't you go back to the palace to rest, and my son will supervise the execution."

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The broadsword fell hard with the sound of breaking wind, causing a flash of blood.

Maybe it was because I hadn't been in battle in person for so many years, so I didn't control the intensity and angle well. The blood splashed on my face, which was slightly warm, but was blown cold by the sharp spring breeze in the blink of an eye.

A human head rolled to the ground, eyes wide open, staring at Li Yue with undilated pupils.

"Let's go!" Li Yue came down from Heiyun Mountain. He was naturally not afraid of this. He raised his knife and walked towards the next person, "Zhao Mei, who joined the army in the second year of Hongwu and killed seventeen enemies, is a seventh-level military official."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life..." The man under the sword was trembling, his nose and tears mingling together.

Li Yue kicked him, "A man is a real man, he dares to do what he wants, how can he act like a woman? Straighten your neck!"

The trembling heart soon returned to calm.

No one kneeling here is an innocent person. In order to invade the fields, it is common to kill and injure people. The local officials dare not go into details. The few who occasionally report it to the Ministry of War also turn out to be minor matters because they are fighting foreign countries. Yes, pressed down.

Zhao Mei straightened his neck tremblingly, and Li Yue slashed him with the knife without hesitation, giving him a blow, and his head rolled cleanly to the ground.

Every time someone is killed, the awe in the eyes of the people and officers watching the execution increases.

In troubled times, important codes should be used.

In troubled times, we need a strong man more than a bad guy.

If this trend is not cured, how many years can Daliang Guozuo continue?

Outside and inside, there are still many enemies watching.

Moreover, Li Yue had given them enough. Every time he won a big victory, the first thing he thought of was to reward them. Military achievements were not counted, and they were given the choice of the best fields in the Central Plains. His heirs were given priority to enter the Shangwu Hall, and they were either officials or officials after they came out. Compared with the military households of Wei, Jin, Zhao, Yan and Qin, one is in the sky and the other is underground.

Even so, they still couldn't satisfy their desires. How could Li Yue not be disappointed?

The most difficult thing to treat is the human heart and human nature.

After beheading seventeen people in a row, Li Yue threw down the chipped sword and let the executioners carry out the execution.

There was a flash of bright red on the long street.

Li Yue suddenly understood why there were so many tyrants in this era.

People cannot be conquered without cruelty.

"From now on, if something like this happens again, we will not kill one person, but annihilate three tribes!" Li Yue glanced at the officers at all levels who were watching the execution, and everyone lowered their heads.

Even Li Jian beside him was trembling slightly.

Li Yue held his hand and said with blood-red eyes: "These are troubled times. If we don't kill these people, ten times more people will die in the future!"

The gentry of the Wei and Jin Dynasties annexed the land of the world, and the poor had no place to stand. The barbarians raised their arms and shouted, and countless people gathered to respond.

Otherwise, how could Liu Yuan's Huns and Shi Le's Jies alone have set off such a huge wave?

Li Jian took a deep breath, his expression quickly calmed down, and he nodded gently, "My father did nothing wrong. I know that my father has worked hard."

Li Yue smiled happily, but the blood on his face made the smile look ferocious.

Li Yue has never lacked the courage to innovate himself.

There is no way, in such troubled times, we must be ruthless not only to outsiders, but also to our own people. Anyone who crosses the line must be chopped down without hesitation.

"Subordinates don't dare..." The officers handed over their hands one after another.

The people were even more frightened and trembling, but some sensible people shouted "Long live".

After the death of 357 people, more than 3,700 people in the army applied to retire.

Li Yue followed his request.

Those who stay are naturally those who are willing to fight for the country.

Those fields that were not occupied much were also voluntarily returned to the original owners or local officials.

In the past, I always felt that they had fought too many battles and were tired of running for their lives, so they became tired of fighting and had low fighting spirit. Now after cleaning up, the momentum of being brave and fearless of death has returned a lot.

The atmosphere in the military was completely new.

The Ministry of War selected elites from the town army to rejoin the Black Cloud Army, allowing the Black Cloud Army to absorb fresh blood.

The Xuanjia Army expanded to 17,000 men. Li Yue directly replaced training with actual combat and asked them to rush to Xiazhou to assist Huan Yi in plowing the courts and sweeping holes for the Huns on the ground in Henan.

When setting off for the expedition, Li Yue saw him off in person and loudly said in front of the entire army: "The one who points his sword and spear outward and takes fame, fortune and wealth immediately is a good man from China!"

The accompanying bodyguard loudly repeated Li Yue's words, "The one who points his sword and spear outward and takes fame, fortune and wealth immediately is a good man from China!"

After shouting, he suddenly fell into silence.

Li Yue's heart sank, thinking that his chicken blood had no effect?

Immediately, deafening shouts rang out from all around, "Long live! Long live!"

At this moment, Li Yue felt that the former Black Cloud Army was back.

It's like going back to the era of more than ten years ago when soldiers and horses were not afraid of powerful enemies.

In fact, during the last alliance meeting in Yunzhong, Li Yue had the idea of ​​raiding Tuoba Shi Yijian, but he gave up when he saw that morale was low and the soldiers were war-weary and had no intention of fighting to the death.

"Long live, long live!" Waves of shouts were accompanied by the heavy sound of horse hooves, roaring to the west.

Twenty thousand cavalry turned into a long dragon.

(End of this chapter)