Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 106 Violation of military discipline, soldiers were killed
Zhongzhou, capital city.

The Lin family's commander-in-chief's mansion is located on Qishan Mountain, with thousands of households, and the grass is extremely prosperous.

Since Lin Guming was extradited back to Beijing, he was interrogated by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials, restored the whole story of the war, and was finally released without charge.Just kidding, even if Lin Guming is really at a disadvantage, who would dare to label him?Originally, it was just a cutscene, but Yan Dong, Minister of the Ministry of War, personally interrogated and learned the ins and outs of the battle situation, his veins bulged out of anger, but he had no choice but to curse the treacherous and misleading the country in his heart!After the review, Lin Guming voluntarily resigned from the military post. Regardless of Tie Jun's persuasion, he resolutely returned to Qishan, locked himself in the courtyard, and thanked guests behind closed doors without seeing anyone.Only he himself knew how badly he had been hit.

In the courtyard, phoenix trees are planted, lush and green. Lin Guming wore a green shirt, and he had lost the majestic armor of the past. Lin Guming looked like a learned scholar. , as if he had returned to the magnificent battlefield where the sound of fighting and the sound of knives and guns were intertwined, mountains of corpses and seas of blood appeared in his mind, killing and being killed, charging, falling, strangers and acquaintances, all paid for his command. life.Lin Guming's pupils shrank slightly, his face was pale, he hurriedly put down the book of war, and coughed while clutching his chest. The cough was unbearable, and when he raised his hand, he found that there was a smear of bright red blood on his palm.

It has been half a month since I returned to Beijing.

Lin Guming's heart could not calm down, and he couldn't fall asleep every night. When he closed his eyes, he could think of the bloody battles between the soldiers who followed him to the death and the enemy. He saw them fall, but there was nothing he could do. Dyed the earth, stained their armor red, they will stay in that land forever, never come back.

He fell into great self-blame and anxiety. At that time, he saw his former comrades-in-arms looking at him like ghosts, demanding his life, and asking him, "Why, didn't you agree to walk together on Huangquan Road?" Didn’t you say you were going to take us home? Why, we’re all dead, you’re still alive, why, why?” Lin Guming just wanted to pick up his spear, return to Wuyue, and fight those pirates before he could rest , but he can't.

"Guru..."

At this time, on the wall of the courtyard, there was a delicate and handsome figure lying on his stomach cautiously. Lin Guming waved his hand casually, blessing the fallen leaves with his true energy, and shot them away like a dart.

"Boom"

"Ouch..." The young man fell off the wall, clutching his calf, looking at Lin Guming resentfully, stroking his injured calf with distress, Lin Guming deliberately controlled his strength, the injury was not serious, just bruises A little bit.

"Brother, kill me." The person who came was Lin Guming's younger brother, Lin Gusheng. He was 12 years younger than his elder brother, and he was only just crowned now.

"Brother, what's wrong with you? You've been depressed for many days. You've been like this since you came back from Wuyue. Isn't it just a defeat? Didn't grandpa say that victory or defeat is common in military affairs? Why do you blame yourself so much? Long gun, go to the imperial court again, and we will definitely fight back. We will humiliate them as the Japanese pirates humiliated us. Besides, it is not your fault in this battle. For self-interest, using rotten grain as military pay has already begun to be rectified, big brother, don't sink..." Lin Gusheng chattered endlessly to comfort Lin Guming's emotions.

Because some traitors tampered with the military rations and poisoned them secretly, the public opinion of this kind of incident was not good, so the court caught some scapegoats and declared that these corrupt officials took the opportunity to make money and buy them cheaply. The cheap food was used as military pay, which caused the Allied troops to eat and generally show signs of poisoning.

Lin Guming stared blankly at his younger brother.

During Lin Gusheng's conversation, he was impassioned and high-spirited. In a trance, Lin Guming saw his young self on his younger brother's green and immature face.

When I was young, I was so proud.

Teenagers are always good-natured, they only see right and wrong, what should and should not, dare and dare.But young people don't know that this world is not black and white, but yin and yang coexist. There are many things that cannot be answered, right or wrong, wrong or right.The world is like a quagmire, and we are all just pawns in the torrent of history.

Lin Guming commanded the first battle, which completely obliterated his ambition.

"Brother, what happened to you?" Lin Gusheng was a little angry, and scolded angrily: "Brother, what happened to you? You are not the brother I know. Look at you, isn't it just a defeat? What is it? Didn’t grandpa suffer a lot when he went to fight the tartars on the grassland?”

Lin Guming couldn't help but laugh.

Yes, isn't it just a defeat?

As a general, who can guarantee that he is undefeated?Who dares to say invincible?

Even their grandfather, Lin Pojun, the mighty Grand Marshal of the Empire, known as the "God of War" and "God of War", hadn't he also suffered defeats?

But Lin Guming couldn't get over this hurdle by himself. Every time he closed his eyes, he could always see the horror of the soldiers who had followed him falling down. He couldn't let go, he was entangled in it, he was trapped in it , cannot escape.

"Maybe, I'm not ready to be a general yet, no, maybe I'm not suitable to be a general, I don't have the qualifications to be a general." Lin Guming finally spoke.

"How could it be? Big brother, you are so good, we all see it in our eyes, you are not qualified to be a general, how can anyone in the world have this qualification?" Lin Gusheng was anxious, and hurried to appease him.

Lin Guming smiled and laughed at himself, "I'm not qualified." He couldn't treat the lives of his comrades as worthless.

The education he received since he was a child was nothing more than being loyal to the imperial power and his ancestors.He practiced martial arts since he was a child, studied military books, and joined the army as a young man. He never thought about making meritorious deeds. He wanted to take soldiers and horses to the battlefield to take the heads of the enemy soldiers. He wanted to use his blood to serve Great Liang and Lin. Clan, to compete for the unworldly meritorious service, to obtain the eternal glory.But when that day came, he realized that, compared to his own glory and illusory fame and fortune, he was sorry for his soldiers, and he dared not face the sacrifice of his subordinates.He felt that he couldn't be so selfish. They were also someone's child, someone's husband, and someone's father. They also had family members...

Seeing that his elder brother was sinking, Lin Gu was so angry that he couldn't beat him because of the youth's enthusiasm. He glared at Lin Guming resentfully, turned around and left.

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Tai'an 22 July [-]st.

Purple Bamboo Forest.

Hundreds of General Assembly held.

This is the only time after the complete fall of Wuyue and the ten years after the end of the Jingzhou War, the missionaries gathered in the fourteen prefectures showed their faces for the first time. Half of them sold Xin Wuji's face, and more of them were He wanted to take this opportunity to increase his own influence in this troubled world.

Although Jiang Ziqi supported Chen Ci as the talker, he was actually not allowed to participate in the meeting. Chen Ci knew that Jiang Ziqi was just using himself, or using the influence of his cheap father.If Her Royal Highness hadn't been captured by Uesugi Qi, and her life and death were in danger, how could Chen Ci be at the mercy of these Jianghu people?The specific content of the meeting is unknown, but after Jiang Ziqi came back, he smiled meaningfully at Chen Ci. Although he didn't say anything, Chen Ci smelled a hint of danger.

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Guangling City.

Shigeru Miyamoto felt unhappy, because there was no war. According to the situation in Wuzhou, there should be a steady stream of wars. He could only speculate on Chizuko Honma's intentions. Why not fight?What are you worried about?This time, he approached Honma Qianhezi again with a heavy heart, "Commander, our food, the food transported from Guangling to Hailing, has been looted twice."

After Hailing was looted by Lu Qian, Tojo Goro's troops had no choice but to ask Qian Hezi for food. From June 15th to the present, five teams have been dispatched successively to escort food, and two times they were rushed by bandits. Or the broken soldiers and bandits robbed them. These hard-won grains were bought at exorbitant prices from the common people, and they just disappeared without saying a word.If it weren't for the lack of military orders, Honma Qianhezi has always emphasized that no extraneous problems should be caused. With his violent temper, he would have led troops to kill him long ago, and he would have to find out and kill the grass bandits who looted food and grass three feet away.

Honma Chizuko stared at the sand table and waved his hand: "It's okay, just ignore it."

"Marshal, what exactly do you mean? Forgive me, I will bluntly say that there are too many reactionary forces dormant in the nine counties of Jiangdong. If we don't clean up, I'm afraid there will be no peace after the autumn harvest this year."

This is true. Although the Dongying people control the nine cities in the nine counties of Wuzhou, their influence on the county towns and villages is too weak. There are a large number of reactionary armed forces active in those corners. After the autumn harvest, will these bandits come out? Picking up the leak, no one can tell.Of course, Honma was aware of this, she smiled: "Miyamoto, I know what you're thinking, but do you know? How big is Wuzhou? There are six counties in one county, and how many villages and towns are there in one county? Have you ever thought about it? If you want to wipe out the bandits, even if you put all the second and third armies into it, you won't be able to finish it off. Moreover, banditry has existed since ancient times, and it won't be wiped out overnight."

Miyamoto was not convinced, of course he knew this, but he felt resentful for letting those reckless people show off their power.

"Xi Shen in the letter, asked him to come to Guangling for a banquet, and said that I would hold a vigorous coronation ceremony for him to show the people of Jiangdong."

Hearing this, Shigeru Miyamoto smiled happily. The last time he knew that Chizuru Honma wanted to get rid of Xi Shen and support the new king, he felt very happy, because it meant that there would be bloodshed. Xi Shen died, and there must be a war. Looking forward to fighting, looking forward to killing the enemy, but finally waited for several days, and never waited for Chizuko Honma to give any practical instructions. Waiting and waiting, this day can be regarded as coming.

"Okay, my subordinates will go right away." Shigeru Miyamoto, who was planning to step down, suddenly remembered something and didn't leave. Seeing him hesitant to speak, Chizuko Honma waved his hand: "What else can I do?"

"Oh, by the way, a group of men with high martial arts skills appeared recently, and they assassinated my Japanese warriors in the city. They are very arrogant. These people are well-trained, and their shots are killer moves. They are rushing for their lives. Look..."

"Tell the truth!" Honma Chizuko said harshly.

Shigeru Miyamoto shivered, lowered his head, and said respectfully: "Commander, the soldiers are all men, and they are generally of a young age... You did not order the removal of military discipline. There was a battle before, and now you are free. You also know that they are all men, so it is inevitable that there will be needs in that regard. Recently, Guangling has rebuilt order, and many people in the army have sneaked out at night to get drunk and have fun. This..."

Honma Qianhezi sneered: "If you break the military discipline, you will be punished for your death."

Shigeru Miyamoto was dejected, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Commander, the soldiers have received strict military education, so naturally they dare not forget the Commander's military order. Of course there is no such thing as bullying men and women. They all go through formal channels. Brothel and tavern are looking for fun, and there is a lot of money, who knows that those gangsters in the city are so bold that they plan to frame me and other Dongying warriors."

Although Qianhezi Honma was angry, but after all, it was his own soldiers who died, and it would definitely not work if he just sat by and watched, so he asked, "How many people died?"

Shigeru Miyamoto didn't dare to hide anything, and said 107: "From June [-] to now, [-] people have died."

"How many died?"

"This... 107 people died..."

Honma Chizuko took a deep breath.

Shigeru Miyamoto added: "This is only our Guangling City. It is said that there are similar cases in other counties. The most dead are Huaiyin, where more than 400 people died."

Originally, Chizuko Honma didn't take this kind of trivial matter to heart. She is a woman and knows what men are thinking. Don't believe it, now that she didn't expect so many people to die, she also felt that something was wrong, and said: "Where is the body, take me to see, why didn't you report it earlier?"

The two talked while walking.

Shigeru Miyamoto said honestly: "I didn't know at first, but the officers below deliberately concealed it..."

Chizuko understood.

This kind of thing is inherently disgraceful.

Violated military discipline, went out to drink at night, harmed girls, and ended up costing their lives. Maybe there were officers who made a fortune from flushing money, and the soldiers died. The officers were afraid that their own negligence violated military discipline and killed soldiers. As a result, they didn't dare to report it. As a result, more and more people died, and it was completely unstoppable, so it reached Shigeru Miyamoto's ears.

Shigeru Miyamoto realized that this incident was unusual, so he reported to Chizuko Homma under pressure.

"Marshal, because of the hot weather, some corpses have been burned, and there are only a few left in the barracks."

Qian Hezi nodded, with a sullen face, without saying a word.

Come to the barracks.

Because it was July, the weather was extremely hot, and many men in the army were practicing with their arms bare. Qianhezi, a girl, didn't feel blushed, and walked in with a livid face. Face, many soldiers panicked, whispering.

All the way to a military tent.

A foul stench could be smelled from afar.

Shigeru Miyamoto explained: "Commander, the body was supposed to be disposed of today, and I left it on purpose."

"Ah."

Qian Hezi was the commander in chief, and she killed countless people. Even if the mere corpse was stinky, she didn't care about her strong psychological quality. She squatted down to take a look and carefully inspected the corpse.

Sure enough, they were all one-hit kills.

The wounds are different, there are knife wounds, sword wounds, and sticks, which are definitely not something ordinary people can do.

Qian Hezi's face was ugly, and the corpses were generally naked. The murderer just took advantage of the soldiers' revelry to relax his vigilance. In this way, the brothel looked suspicious.

"Where did they all die?"

(End of this chapter)