Chapter 99 The war is coming

Author: Writer hcaGwv

Changsheng returned to the old camp and saw Xiao Feng blocking the door. This guy had immediately started working since he came back from the Northern Expedition. He seemed to have the potential to be a workaholic.

Changsheng: "Xiao Youji, is there something wrong?"

Xiao Feng cupped his fists and said, "My lord, there is a lawsuit that needs your judgment."

With the gradual improvement of the military law regulations and living regulations of the Changsheng Camp, Changsheng rarely intervened personally because of the escape of several members like before. Now there is a special judicial department, and Xiao Feng is one of them.

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This person has a flexible mind and is fair in dealing with matters, so Changsheng always trusts him, and Xiao Feng is used to handling general situations by himself.

When Xiao Feng mentioned this matter this time, Chang Sheng's first reaction was that he had encountered something new and came to consult whether he needed to establish new regulations. The two walked into the camp, and Fang Xuanling and Zhang Baobao were also inside.

, they also stood up and saluted when they saw Chang Sheng coming in.

Changsheng felt that since his matter came to him, it would definitely not be easy, and he might not be able to reply to him immediately, so he said: "Submit the new regulations and I will reply to you after reading it."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng shook his head: "Master Qi, there is no new regulation, it is about an old regulation."

Changsheng was a little confused, hadn't the old regulations been discussed many times and been implemented for a while, so he said: "If you think the old regulations are inappropriate, just say so directly, but in this case, the old regulations will be implemented first. The specifics are

We will wait for everyone to discuss and discuss the situation before making any changes."

Xiao Feng hesitated for a moment and then said: "But this lawsuit is quite inappropriate to be handled according to the old regulations between subordinates. I kindly ask you to take a look at the files first." With that, he placed a set of files in front of Changsheng.

Seeing that he was determined, Changsheng picked up the file and looked through it. The case was not complicated. A veteran of the Changsheng camp killed a surrendered Ergouzi Han and took away the deceased's wife. The deceased's brother reported the murderer to Changsheng.

After being arrested by the judicial department of the camp, the murderer confessed.

After reading it carefully, Changsheng didn't see anything special. He raised his head and asked, "Is there anything difficult about this case?"

"Sir, it is indeed difficult to judge. Please read the confession."

Changsheng was a little unhappy, closed the file and threw it on the table, "Xiao Youyi, I have to deal with a lot of things every day. If I have to try this kind of cases one by one, I don't have so much time."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng lowered his head, bowed and clasped his fists, but his tone was firm and forceful: "I humbly ask your Excellency to read the confession."

After saying that, he remained motionless in this posture. Changsheng looked at him for a few seconds, then took the confession back and opened it again, muttering to himself: "You'd better read the confession again."

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There was a thick stack of confessions, divided into those of the witnesses, the murderer and the accuser. The focus was on the murderer, the murderer's brother, the deceased's brother and his wife. After reading it for a while, the anger in Changsheng's heart completely disappeared.

After a while, a moved expression appeared on his face: "It's really pitiful."

After watching Chang Sheng, he couldn't help but rub his temples. This murderer was one of the people who had been admitted to the Longshan camp during the locust plague. He was a member of the Chang Sheng camp when the Turks attacked the camp at night, but he fought bravely.

, and was injured.

Later, when he and General Chen Ping defended the enemy in Dunhuang, he was a small squad leader. When he broke through the Chinese army that time, he was wounded again and made great achievements in battle.

Although he has not entered the instructor's school, he has been listed as a key training target and will be arranged to study in the school until the next batch.

What is interesting is that this was not the first time that the deceased and the murderer met. The deceased was a Turkic Ergouzi Han army who took his wife away during an attack on the northern border county and killed his younger brother who chased him.

The murderer later held his brother's dead hand and vowed to kill his enemy one day.

He then joined the Changsheng Battalion and performed well in the Changsheng Army. Soon he had the opportunity to fulfill his promise.

After the Changsheng Battalion defeated the Turkic coalition in the sixth year of Daye, the northern front loosened, and a large number of Ergouzi and local Han people went south. The murderer discovered the person who killed his brother among the people going south. What he couldn't tolerate even more was

His wife has become his wife.

After Changsheng understood the whole thing, he slowly closed the file, as if he was closing the eyes of the deceased.

He gently touched the surface of the file and asked: "Is the murderer married now, and does he have any children?"

Xiao Feng quickly replied: "There was originally a very young boy who passed away in the disaster year after losing his mother's care."

"This is a blood feud of seizing a wife, losing a son, and killing a relative." Changsheng murmured.

Xiao Feng raised his head for the first time, with a smile on his face: "That's right, sir!"

However, the joy on Xiao Feng's face disappeared with the next sentence: "But even so, the case will still be handled according to the old military law."

Xiao Feng looked at Fang Xuanling and Zhang Baobao and found that they were looking away intently. He knew that he would not get much help from these two cold-blooded people, but he still didn't want to give up: "My lord, I think I am humbled by my position."

, the law is nothing more than human feelings."

"The law is nothing more than human feelings, that's right." Changsheng smiled self-deprecatingly. She had always regarded power as a Pandora's box. It would use the good thoughts in people's hearts to seduce them to open it, but once it was opened, it would never stop.

When restrained, it becomes the main culprit of disaster.

"So, my lord, do you still stick to your original decision? This woman was snatched away by him. According to the law, this person is guilty." Xiao Feng took the opportunity to say.

Changsheng shook his head. He knew that what the other party said was reasonable. However, if this case was opened, then a large number of Changsheng Battalion soldiers would have an excuse to unscrupulously seek revenge on the Han people who had enmity with them before. Those who saw it would

Soldiers from the Changsheng Battalion who are not used to them may also take the opportunity to retaliate. Anyway, there are always such examples.

Changsheng's silence made Xiao Feng think that his persuasion had an effect, and he said while the iron was hot: "My humble suggestion is that this person can be pardoned so that he can make meritorious deeds in the future!"

"Dedicate a crime to meritorious service? Xiao Youyi, the military laws and regulations of the Changsheng Camp are not about worldliness, they are iron orders. They are above everyone, even me, Li Changsheng, is no exception!" This time Changsheng did not give him a chance to speak, but directly

He threw away all the confessions: "The military law regulations clearly stipulate that those who kill former Han soldiers will be killed without mercy!"

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After seeing off the dejected Xiao Feng, Changsheng soon heard that familiar loud voice.

"I have something to ask my lord!" Qin Qiong shouted outside the camp.

Before Changsheng had time to let the guards invite him in, Qin Qiong rushed in, then curtly saluted and said: "Sir, Xiao Youyi just sent a death row prisoner..."

"Yes, so what?" Chang Sheng said quietly.

"I feel that this person cannot be killed." Qin Qiong hit his left palm with his right hand and made a "bang bang" sound: "Master, this man came from our old camp, and he has always been loyal to you!

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Changsheng's loud voice made his ears buzz, but he knew that he could not make any concessions at this time: "Everyone in the Changsheng camp is loyal to me. Go ahead and execute it."

"Is it this guy?" Qin Qiong's breath flickered, and she suddenly turned around and pointed at Zhang Baobao: "Is it his idea, sir?"

Zhang Baobao, who had been framed by Qin Qiong, was instantly unhappy. He stood up and was about to argue with him, but Changsheng quickly stopped him: "It wasn't his idea, it was my order alone."

Qin Qiong looked at Chang Sheng's firm expression, turned around and glared at Zhang Baobao fiercely, her cheeks were bulging, and she pointed at everyone around her and highlighted the sentence: "There are villains around adults, and there are villains around adults!"

After that, he strode away without looking back.

"There are villains around you, sir..." the words continued to spread into the camp after Qin Qiong left, making the remaining people except Changsheng look ugly.

Fang Xuanling stood up and was about to say a few words when Chang Shengjiu waved his hand for him to sit down. He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This Qin Qiong really doesn't know the importance of what he says. Okay, let's ignore him and continue the discussion."

Fang Xuanling stood and continued to report without sitting down: "The Turks are sending the people from Linchuan and Bai District to the northwest of Tiele Camp. Now the villages around these two places are nearly half empty.

Please forgive me for my incompetence. Due to the massive loss of population, all the spies you originally placed have lost contact, and our intelligence in that area has basically been lost."

Changsheng did not interrupt him, and Fang Xuanling continued: "The general thought that the Turkic Tatars in these two places must know that they are not strong enough to hold on here, let alone expand externally, so they prepared

Retreat and take all the people away."

"Well, your judgment is correct. The Turks have suffered successive defeats, and their strength is not as good as before. Now there are not enough troops to defend the Bai District and Linchuan. This means that we have no more troops in these two places.

The original inferiority has turned into a balance of power, or even an advantage, so we must also change from the original passive defense to a proactive attack."

And this requires taking into account the issues of food channels and baggage transportation. After all, it is a long-distance and long-distance operation, and food logistics is the first priority.

The transportation route is most likely still the official road from Dunhuang to the north to these two places. On this road, the horse-drawn carriages and handcarts of Changsheng Camp can travel smoothly.

On June 17, the sixth year of Daye, Li Changsheng, deputy general of the Northwest Frontier Army, ordered all the units of the Northwest Eastern Alliance Army to gather at Dunhuang. Half of the Changsheng Camp and an entire Qiusheng Camp that had been reorganized also set off on the same day, thinking amidst the sound of drums and trumpets.

Advance in a northwest direction.

On June 18, one and a half battalions of Changsheng arrived safely. While correcting the team and arranging auxiliary troops, they repaired the city walls and bunkers. At the same time, they eliminated the patrol horses to inspect both sides of the nearby official road and prepared to reserve food and grass for the expedition.

A few days later, the generals of the surrounding frontier armies all sent replies. They had assembled their teams and were preparing to march to Linchuan with their elite troops. At the same time, the preparations for Changsheng in Dunhuang were resumed on the way from Dunhuang to Linchuan.

Beacon towers and lookout points were built.

On June 28, the last half of the Changsheng Battalion set off for Dunhuang. Before departure, he wrote two letters, one to Yu Wenshu and one to the commander of the West Road.

Chief Ma Yinglong's.

This was the first time Chang Sheng took the initiative to report military operations to his superiors before he defeated the enemy. The subtext of this action was actually that Yu Wenshu could notify Ma Yinglong to send troops, and he could attract the attention of the enemy troops on the front line of Linchuan.

When leaving the Changsheng Camp, one of the auxiliary soldiers of the Changsheng Camp rushed out of the queue and knelt down in the direction of Changsheng. He desperately grabbed the ground with his head and kept calling Changsheng's name. It was very strange for Changsheng to arrive like this, so

I asked Hong Antong to send someone to inquire.

Soon Hong Antong ran back and whispered in Changsheng's ear: "Master, this man is the younger brother of the victim in the last case of killing and surrendering the enemy."

The man was soon brought to Chang Sheng, and he prostrated himself before Chang Sheng again: "Sir, little Murong Fu, on behalf of my brother Wang and the child he left behind, thank you for your great kindness. The original Lord has a long life.

Dukes and princes for generations."

Qin Qiong stood aside with a cold face and didn't say a word. Changsheng asked him to stand up, smiled and encouraged him with a few words and then galloped forward. When Murong Fu, who was extremely excited, raised his head, he saw the guards around Changsheng.

He nodded and smiled at himself, which was a kindness he had never seen shown by other people's guards before.

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To be continued...