Just follow the order

Author: purple water

Just follow the order

The 14th Battalion of Wang Qing's bandit army was stationed outside Luzhou City and belonged to the Third Small Army.

Wang Qing's army followed the Song system, with 100 people forming a capital, 500 people forming a battalion, which was also called a command, and 2,500 people forming a small army.

The highest official of the capital is Du Tou.

The highest officer of the battalion is called the battalion commander, also called the military commander.

The highest officer of a small army is called the military commander.

The third small army has five battalions, from the 11th to the 15th.

Most of the members of this third small army are veterans, including bandits and refugees. They have fought many battles and are the most ruthless in their plundering.

However, these people were fine on the battlefield, but once they were stationed, they were in a mess. No one believed the battalion commander's words, and they could not suppress the soldiers below. As for the capital, they were useless.

The leader of the third small army is called Pan Zhong. He was born in the green forest. He has some martial arts skills and is good at using a mountain-cutting sword. He is a greedy drinker on weekdays. He would rather hide in the camp and drink and have fun than worry about the military below.

He was the only leader in the entire Third Army who had some prestige. The battalion commander and the commander could not share the burden with him, so they simply let him go. As long as he could go to the battlefield, everything else was done as he pleased.

The five battalions below are all good at making money. They are the weakest among the veterans in fighting, but the strongest among all the thieves in making money. They are very famous under Wang Qing's command.

Zhao Tong led his two thousand men out of the city and went straight to the Third Army. The Third Army was stationed in the north of the city, with five battalions arranged side by side.

Yu Shunshui was leading the way in front, pointing to one of the camps and saying, "General, that's the 14th Battalion!"

Zhao Tong squinted at the camp, but there was no one standing guard in front of the gate, and he could hear the noise inside from a distance.

Yu Shunshui said: "General, there is no one in front of the door. They are either drinking or gambling inside. If you go in now, you will definitely be caught!"

Zhao Tong glanced at the soldiers behind him. They were all eager to try, and their eyes were a little red.

He smiled and said: "My sons, listen to my general order. After entering the camp, arrest all five hundred people. Don't let any of them go!"

The soldiers all said yes, and Zhao Tong nodded and said: "Enter the camp!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two thousand soldiers behind him rushed over. With some calculation in mind or not, two thousand men were enough to capture five hundred people. Zhao Tong was not worried about any accidents.

The tent in front immediately became chaotic. Zhao Tong looked at Yu Shunshui who was impatient, dismounted and said: "Follow me, general, and go in and take a look!"

Yu Shunshui nodded hurriedly: "Your Majesty, General!"

When they entered the first main stronghold, they saw that it was already a mess inside, with wine jars and gambling utensils thrown on the ground, and the soldiers of the 14th Battalion who were held up with swords and guns were not convinced at all and were all yelling curses.

Zhao Tong frowned, Yu Shunshui observed his words, and immediately stepped forward and gave the person who scolded him the hardest a big slap in the face. The person was beaten until his mouth bled, and then he restrained himself.

Zhao Tong looked around and said, "Where is the battalion commander of the 14th Battalion?"

This tent is a large tent. Logically speaking, the battalion commander needs to sit here every day. But now, let alone the battalion commander, he can't even see his head. The big tent has become a place for the soldiers to have fun drinking and gambling.

No one spoke below. Those soldiers from the 14th Battalion looked at me and I looked at you, all of them were scratching their heads.

Yu Shunshui shouted: "The general was ordered to inspect the internal and external military camps and asked where the command of your camp is. Who dares not to answer?"

These people still didn't speak. It took a long time before the drunkard muttered: "What a general, what a crappy inspection? How come I didn't see him when I was fighting on the battlefield!"

Zhao Tong heard this and said calmly: "Kill everyone who comes!"

"Ah?" As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Although they knew that Zhao Tong had the right to kill first and then report, they did not expect that he would be so direct and cruel.

Among the two thousand soldiers led by Zhao Tong, there were four Dutou. One of them followed him into the tent. Hearing this, his heart trembled, but he didn't dare to disobey the order. He gritted his teeth and shouted: "Obey the order!"

He stepped forward and chopped off the head of the treacherous soldier with a sword. When the other soldiers saw this, they also stepped forward and killed him indiscriminately.

The soldiers of the 14th Battalion saw that the situation was not good and were about to shout "spare your life", but they were not quick with their swords. In just a moment, they were killed in the big tent and the blood flowed like a river.

Zhao Tong looked at his men and said, "Take these heads and go to each tent to arrest people. Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"

The soldiers received the order and left the camp one after another. After about a quarter of an hour, they brought out all the people from the 14th Battalion and gathered them outside the tent.

Almost all of these soldiers of the 14th Battalion were disheveled and drunk. Some of them were not convinced even after seeing the heads of the soldiers. They clamored to win back the money they had lost. They were obviously crazy about gambling.

Zhao Tong glanced slowly over and said, "Which one is the battalion commander?"

Yu Shunshui hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed one person, saying: "General, this is the boy. When we found him, he was messing around with a little girl. The girl yelled ugly and was chopped into pieces by the villain!"

Zhao Tong looked at the battalion commander and said, "Do you know your crime?"

The battalion commander didn't dare to argue at this moment. He just said: "I know the crime, I know the crime."

Zhao Tong said: "Tie him up!"

Then, he looked at the soldiers: "Do you know your guilt?"

Some of the soldiers lowered their heads and said nothing, while others looked to the side. Although they knew that Zhao Tong really killed people, they always thought that there were hundreds of people standing here, how could they dare to kill them all, but no one answered.

Zhao Tong sneered and said, "Yu Shunshui, where is your neighbor?"

Yu Shunshui pointed at a person in the front team and said: "General, that's the one with the pointed head!"

Zhao Tong said: "Catch him and make him and the commander write down the charges together!"

Yu Shunshui immediately rushed forward and pulled out the pointed-headed bandit. The bandit scolded Yu Shunshui for eating him inside and out.

Yu Shunshui stretched out his hand and slapped him: "I eat the food from King Huai, and I am on the general's errand. I have never eaten from you, but I remember clearly what you scolded the Privy Councilor."

The sharp-headed bandit was stunned when he heard this, and then his scolding voice couldn't help but lower down.

Zhao Tong said: "This person's confession should be more detailed. He should reveal all the deeds that the Fourteenth Battalion has done in daily deception. If he has something to hide, I will not kill him here, but just give it to the Privy Councilor directly!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Shunshui immediately said "yes", and then slapped his pointed head: "Did you hear what the general said? If you write well, you may save your life. If you write poorly, I will send you to the Privy Council for questioning!"

The sharp head's expression immediately changed. He was not afraid of death on the battlefield. The worst he could do was to have a big scar if he closed his eyes. But if he went to the Privy Council, he would be punished. If he could not live or die, how could he be happy?

Yu Shunshui looked at his expression and suddenly said in a low voice: "We are old neighbors and we escaped from our hometown together. How can I really harm you? You should write a good confession and tell the truth about what happened in the military camp. Then I will report it to you."

Please tell me a favor from the General. You don’t have to go to the Privy Council. I might as well take this opportunity to be promoted to an official position.”

The sharp-headed thief army didn't know that Yu Shunshui was half-coaxing and half-deceiving at this moment, but he had no other way, so he said: "I can't read, how can I write a confession?"

Yu Shunshui said: "You just dictated it. When the time comes, I will sign it. With so many people watching, how can I hide it from you?"

The pointed-headed thief had no choice but to nod, and was taken aside to make a confession.

At this time, Zhao Tong glanced at the soldiers behind him and said loudly: "My sons, the 14th Battalion has violated military regulations. There must be evidence hidden in the tent. Let me search the tent for you, the general!"

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately became excited and ran towards the tents.

At this moment, a roar suddenly came from the distance of the fence: "Where are you soldiers from? How dare you search my camp!"
Chapter completed!