At this moment, the curtain of the tent fluttered, and the angle of worship was just right. He immediately saw Zhang Xinxin, Wu Shuangzhi and others acting secretly outside. Taking advantage of Haotian not paying attention, he quickly waved to them.
The curtain opened, and more than a dozen burly figures rushed in. When they saw Haotian sitting in the first place, they quickly knelt down.
Haotian frowned, looked at Wu Shuangzhi and others who were kneeling next to Du Yue, and immediately said in displeasure: "What are you doing? Today is not a military meeting, nor is it about paying homage to the generals and ordering troops. Here are all the original
The old brothers who raised the army together from Dingzhou sat up and said."
Wu Shuangzhi and others looked at each other, stood up as instructed, and sat down neatly under Feng Jing. Feng Jing took a look and saw that they were all generals from the Qianqi garrison in Dingzhou: Wu Shuangzhi,
Zhu Shitan, Zhang Zhenxin, Lan Gaoping, Zhong Dangshen, Zhuo Qianping, Wei Huangchao, Zhang Nao, Fang Xiao, Ke Biwu, Lou Jing, Dai Huang, Lu Bang, Xiong Ao, Wan Zhao, Xu Tou and Zhao Dawu. Headed south.
Among the 300,000 troops, in addition to Liu Zhiya's Pinglang regiment, which is monitoring Raozhou near Tiandu Shengjing, all the generals from the Henghui, Danqiu, Yinzhongzhi, and Qingyun garrison departments under his command have arrived.
Among them, Zhang Zhenxin, Wei Huangchao, and Lou Jing are the generals under Xin Ke, Wu Shuangzhi and Zhu Shitan are Xue Kill's right-hand assistants, Lan Gaoping is his confidant, and Zhang Nao is the main person in charge of the war supplies for the army going south.
, Zhao Dawu is the commander of Haotian's soldiers, and Dai Huang is the military judge. The rest, including Du Yue who is kneeling, are all infantry generals. As for Zhou Jilong, Long Zhishan, Lu Zhen, Mu Shan, etc. under Dugu's command
No one came. It was obvious that everyone wanted to keep this matter within a small area and resolve it as much as possible. After all, the more than ten captains below were all old men who had served in the Qingyun garrison back then, and Haotian missed the old friendship the most.
You can give Du Yue a break.
"What's the matter?" Haotian asked with a frown.
Everyone looked at each other, and Zhang Zhenxin, the boldest, took the lead and said: "Lord, we are all here for Du Yue."
Someone spoke first, and the people behind naturally relaxed a little. Wu Shuangzhi also opened his mouth and said: "Master, our brothers already know about Du Yue. According to our Hetao laws, rape is the same as murder, and Du Yue should be punished
Execution, just."
"It's just that out of the thousand brothers who came out of Dingzhou, there are only a few dozen of us left now. Du Yue has followed the Lord for many years. In the battle at Fenglingdu, Du Yue was the first to fight against Yelu Chixian's army.
In the battle of Hukou, Du Yue and his soldiers finally returned to Anzhou through the pontoon bridge. Over the years, Du Yue had worked hard even if he had no merit. I hope the lord can look at him and spare his life for the sake of his hard work over the years.
"Wan Zhao opened his mouth and said.
They all know that Haotian misses old friendship the most. As long as Du Yue survives today, even if he is demoted to an ordinary soldier, with his own ability and the care of his old friends, he will definitely be able to make a comeback. And maybe at that time, Hao
The anger in the sky has almost disappeared.
"My lord, do you still remember that in the Battle of Jizhou, Du Yue used his body to block a shot for his mistress in order to protect her safety. At that time, the Tyumen soldier's spear almost pierced Du Yue's left chest.
Because of this, Du Yue keeps coughing every time it is rainy." Lou Jing said with tears in his eyes. He and Du Yue had a close relationship. Although he was also sad about Du Yue's adultery with women, under such circumstances, he still felt sad.
Knife twist.
Haotian obviously also thought of Du Yue's experience of following him all the way from Dingzhou to Yangzhou Road, and his eyes were filled with tears.
"Lord, I hope you can spare Du Yue's death for the sake of watching us go through life and death." Zhang Zhenxin and others all knelt down and said.
Feng Jing did not kneel down, he just sat on the side with Xue Sha and others. Because he understood that if Haotian wanted to kill Du Yue, unless God suddenly appeared in front of him to intercede, Du Yue would definitely not escape death. And Hao Tian would definitely die.
If God deliberately let Du Yue go, then these people below would be enough.
Haotian was obviously having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart. Looking at Du Yue, Zhang Zhenxin and others who were kneeling, he opened his mouth and said after a long time: "Du Yue, we have been brothers for many years, you should understand me.
What kind of person is Haotian? Over the years, you have gone through life and death and made great military exploits for our Hetao. I have always remembered it in my heart. However, what you did last night completely lost the basic morality of a soldier and lost a soldier.
The moral bottom line of the people of China. It’s not that you don’t know that the crime of rape is the same as murder. Everyone is the same before the law. If the woman is not dead, you still have a chance to save it, but she is dead. Do you want to
Yes, she didn't die when her family was destroyed, she didn't die when she was kidnapped, and she didn't die when she was in Longsheng County. But just when she thought she was safe and had a new life, she committed suicide
!”
Taking a deep breath, Haotian continued: "The reason why we Hetao soldiers can be victorious and invincible is because we have strong beliefs in our hearts, a bottom line of conscience and morality, and responsibilities that we can shoulder as soldiers.
.For our enemies, we can kill them without mercy. However, even if they are enemies, we will try our best to let them die with dignity. Soldiers can be killed without humiliation. You should understand this truth. However, it is human nature to treacherous women.
Your loss is an insult to your own dignity. Don’t say that you are committing adultery against the people of our Kingdom. Even if it is our enemy, it is still an unpardonable crime.”
"Lord, my subordinate knows that he deserves death and will never disgrace the reputation of our Hetao army." Du Yue kowtowed.
"Du Yue, and there are so many of you, I know your thoughts very well. When we launched the army in Dingzhou, there were more than a thousand brothers, and only more than 60 of you were left. You wielded a butcher knife against the old brothers who have been born and died with you.
, do you think I’m not heartbroken again? I’m more heartbroken than all of you! However, breaking the law is breaking the law, no matter who he is, as long as he dares to trample on the law, he must receive due sanctions. Du Yue, we are fighting together
Brothers who came out, the military orders are like mountains, I must give an explanation to the people of the world." Haotian choked and said: "You, in the combat record of Hetao, I will record you as killed in battle, what do you think?"
"I would like to thank my lord for your protection." Du Yue also choked with sobs.
Haotian's expression was extremely hurt, but he continued: "Du Yue, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"
"I will be single at the end, but my father is old at home. After he passes away, I'm afraid there will be no one to take care of him. I hope that the lord can take care of me based on the past friendship." Du Yue said with choked sobs.
Haotian nodded: "Don't worry, not only me, but also them will not forget it."
A smile finally appeared on Du Yue's face, he kowtowed heavily to Haotian, and then bowed to Feng Jing and others.
"Du Yue!" Feng Jing's eyes were also full of tears. Over the years, he has been used to seeing life and death, but all of them were on the battlefield. Seeing that this old brother who had been through life and death had reached this point,
He was also extremely sad.
"Lord, Feng Shuai, brothers, Du Yue has taken the first step!" Du Yue rang his head again, suddenly pulled out his sword, and wiped it across his neck with a swipe. The knife glowed coldly, and blood surged like a spring.
"Cang!" The waist knife fell to the ground, and blood spilled all over the ground.
"Du Yue!" Lou Jing stepped forward and hugged Du Yue's body, crying loudly. Wu Shuangzhi and others also had tears streaming down their faces. They knelt down and hugged their old brother, sobbing speechlessly.
Haotian slowly turned around, but his shoulders were still twitching.
"Please, please get a good coffin, restrain Du Yue for me, and transport him back to the Hetao." Haotian said intermittently.
Feng Jing did not speak, but quietly looked at Du Yue, who was still kneeling, and gently stretched out his right hand to close his still wide-eyed eyes. His right hand slid down to his forehead and the skin on Du Yue's neck.
Blood stained his hands.
Wei Huangchao picked up Du Yue's waist knife and said softly: "Feng Shuai, this knife has been with Lao Du for so many years. Let's put it in his coffin when the time comes."
There was still blood on the sword. Wei Huangchao picked up the sword and wiped it vigorously on his shirt before inserting it into the scabbard.
"Commander, the rest of the soldiers, behead them in public as a warning to others!" Haotian continued after a while: "Please explain to them the upcoming military deployment. I'm a little tired."
After saying that, Haotian did not go back to the camp where he was resting, but walked straight out. Seeing this, Xian Lianchen outside the camp quickly followed Haotian. Naturally, she also knew what was going on in the camp.
She knew very clearly that Haotian was in a bad mood now and wanted to be alone to calm down. She also understood. But Haotian was her husband, and his safety always came first, so she had no choice but to follow behind.
After walking out of the camp, Feng Jing suddenly let out a long sigh and called Lan Gaoping to stop. After a while, Feng Jing said: "Gaoping, you must pay attention to yourself in the future. Sweep your tail as soon as possible. Otherwise, no one will be able to protect you.
"
Lan Gaoping was sweating profusely. He knew that if Du Yue's matter hadn't been discovered earlier, he might have committed suicide here today.
After returning to Hetao, military general Lan Gaoping got married quickly. The bride's name was Chen Shuang, and she had three concubines, all of whom were women rescued from Yangzhou Road by the Hetao army.
The sky was dim, and the black sky gradually enveloped the earth. In front of a new tomb, Haotian stood like a mountain, like an eternal statue.
After resting for another three days, the Hetao army finally moved into action. Fengjing's 50,000 cavalrymen cleared the way at the front, Dugu and Xuesha each led 50,000 infantrymen to guard the two sides, and Zhang Xingxin's nearly 30,000 cavalry troops reared behind.
Lu Zhen's more than 40,000 infantrymen were among them, and Xue Qingcheng's 50,000 cavalry served as a strategic reserve force, ready to deal with any eventuality.
The current action of the Hetao army is to pass through the central part of Shouzhou in Raozhou and head to Huaiping Prefecture. Although the 60,000 women who returned from Longsheng County have not received enough rest, they can only sit still on their horses.
But Haotian still couldn't wait to lead his army and set off. Because he could no longer stay in Linzhou.
Now there is not much food left in the Hetao army. Originally, the food could only last for a little more than half a month. Now that there are nearly 100,000 weak women, the food consumption is naturally faster. The Hetao soldiers are also particularly concerned about these women.
, considering that they were weak, they were given priority when preparing meals. The meat carried by the Hetao basically went into their stomachs. Fortunately, the soldiers in the Hetao also understood very well, and everyone had no objections.
But what makes Haotian sad is that in the past three days, more than 300 women have successfully committed suicide. Although he has ordered to prevent their suicides as much as possible, these women still ended their young lives tenaciously.
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However, the most important thing is that Zhu Zhao's army may be back.