In the Sui Dynasty, there was only one way to deal with defecting soldiers, which was death. In addition, their families would be deprived of their land, or even directly demoted to slavery.
You don't have to use heavy regulations, otherwise you won't be able to restrain these soldiers.
The overall quality of the children of Guanzhong is actually the strongest, but it depends on who will lead them. Isn't there a saying that says, there will be a nest of bears?
The four thousand men under Zhu Longsheng's command came from Zuotunwei. From the early establishment of this military mansion, one person has always had the final say. Long live Shi.
So when the four hundred guards who disobeyed the general's orders and defected to break out were brought to Mai Tiezhang, Shi Wanbao begged for mercy.
"Many of them are my old subordinates, and they are not actually defecting. They just disobeyed the general's orders and broke out on their own. Our troops have suffered heavy losses at the moment. Should we keep them?"
Mai Tiezhang suddenly frowned: "Military law is ruthless, and I cannot be partial to others. Zhu Longsheng is too benevolent and righteous to lead an army. I will not only kill these people, but also report them to the Ministry of War and give serious punishment to their families as a warning to others."
Shi Wanbao's face suddenly turned gloomy and he looked at Su Lie, hoping that the other party would help him and beg for mercy.
Su Lie is Mai Tiezhang's brother, and his words are still very useful, but Su Lie will not help him because he feels very embarrassed.
"The Zuotun Guards have actually been looked after by the prince since Duke Lu resigned. If Duke Taiping (Shi Huaiyi) knew that one of his subordinates would defect, how heartbroken would he be, and how angry would the prince be?" Su Lie said solemnly: "
The first case of defying orders and defecting since the expedition happened here, and it will be difficult to explain it without severe punishment."
Their discussion was behind Gao Yixian's back to comfort him, but Gao Yixian had already heard the news and came over. After he lifted the tent and came in, he immediately frowned and said:
"Are these people kneeling outside rebels?"
Shi Wanbao sighed inwardly but did not say anything.
Mai Tiezhang said: "I was about to talk to the envoy. They disobeyed the general's order and broke out without permission. How should I deal with it? Let me make an idea."
He actually made the crime very light. Disobedience and defection are two different things.
Gao Yixian snorted coldly: "Failure to obey the general's order is rebellion. Send someone to escort him to Liaodong. Your Majesty will make the decision."
Or he can be said to be a comforter. He is definitely a smart man. He is equivalent to supervising the army, but he still needs to maintain the delicate relationship between the generals.
The rebels outside are Shi Wanbao's people. If Mai Tiezhang makes a decision, he will offend others. After all, Shi Wanbao is the prince's person.
Therefore, Gao Yixian took the initiative and directly involved the emperor, letting the top decision-maker decide how to deal with it.
Yang Guang gave instructions from the beginning: All military advances and stops must be reported and reported, and no specialization is required. Things like Zhu Longsheng can actually be reported, but not reported.
This depends on Gao Yixian. If people say you can report it, you must report it.
Shi Wanbao snorted coldly, his dissatisfaction smoothly transferred from Mai Tiezhang to Gao Yixian.
Gao Yixian doesn't like you. The prince said hello to me before I came. I know what to do.
So these four hundred people were escorted to the rear and handed over to Yang Guang for disposal.
Because Zhu Longsheng underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, causing excessive losses to his headquarters, he was demoted to a brigade commander, and the merit he had originally earned was wiped out.
Compassion does not govern military affairs, and he does not manage finances. Zhu Longsheng relied on his own merits and Shi Wansui's promotion to get to where he is today. However, his character is more benevolent and righteous. To put it bluntly, he is still too close to the group of guards below.
With the bond of friendship, the people below are not very afraid of him.
He only learned from the outside, not from the inside. It is true that Shi Wansui had a close relationship with the generals below, but he would not be lenient when someone wanted to kill their relatives for the sake of justice.
If it were Shi Wansui who was here to punish him today, he would be able to beat Zhu Longsheng to the end, and Mai Tiezhang would have given him face.
There are always scouts watching in the direction of Aishui Pier, and the reports also make people suspicious.
The ships on the pier have never moved, and the barracks on the pier are very sparsely populated. Although it is impossible to determine how many enemy troops there are there, they are definitely not many.
"In such an important place, there are not many people to see. Is it a trick to suspect the soldiers, or are there really no soldiers?" Mai Mengcai frowned and said, "Should we fight or not?"
Mai Tiezhang said in a deep voice: "Let's not fight. Zhu Longsheng's test has revealed my coveting of the dock. The enemy must have made arrangements. Immediately ordered to cut down the trees and prepare the pontoon bridge, so as not to delay the army's crossing of the river."
Su Lie frowned and said: "The scouts from the direction of Yalu River came to report that there was no trace of the enemy on the other side, which is extremely suspicious. They will definitely block us from crossing the river, but right now, there is no movement at all, which is disturbing.
"
Shi Wanbao also followed suit: "If we cannot find out the enemy's true intentions, our army will have an accident when crossing the river."
Mai Tiezhang nodded, and everyone fell into deep thought.
.......
On Li Jing's side, he has been sending out cavalry to check the movement in all directions, and the scope of exploration is very wide. And echoing him from a distance are the troops from the Wei Xuan tribe who have six thousand light cavalry under their command.
In a village, all the old, weak, women and children were killed. The corpses were all piled up in a house and left to stink and rot.
The two thousand Qingqi from the headquarters who came here are currently stationed here.
The village is located at the foot of the southwest foothills of the Langlin Mountains, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is extremely remote.
A military report was delivered to Lai Zheng. After reading it, Lai Zheng frowned and said:
"General Manager Li asked me to send a ranger to check upstream of Yalu River. Come on, slave, you go."
Lai Nu's father was a slave of Lai's family. He had blocked an arrow for Lai Huer and was killed in battle, so his son was given the surname Lai. Although there was the word slave in his name, his status was no longer that of a slave.
Considered a retainer.
"The Yalu River is more than a thousand miles away. How far should I go?" Lai Nu asked.
Laizheng thought about it and said: "You take twenty people and divide them into four teams of five people, thirty miles apart. Try to explore as high as possible. There must be a reason for Mr. Li's arrangement. We still have to be cautious."
This is because he was born in Jiangmen. The biggest difference between Lai Huer and Yu Wenshu is that his son teaches well.
That night, Lai Nu took twenty people and went all the way south to the Yalu River, and then walked east along the river to check the situation.
In fact, Li Jing sent people to check the situation along the Yalu River early, and did not find any suspicious points. However, he did not go upstream because it was too far.
The troops coming here to organize are on the east side, making it easier to investigate.
.......
Ning Changzhen, who was in Guangxi, received a letter from Feng An. The tone of the letter was quite gentle, but every word contained a warning.
It probably means that if they don't look for you, you can get away with it. Now that they are looking for you, just pay them honestly and don't make yourself uncomfortable.
But Ning Changzhen is just like Feng Yuzhi said, he only accepts soft things but not hard words.
You beg me so we can talk, why are you trying to scare me? I am in Qinzhou, and the imperial court is beyond my reach, how can you control me?
Although scolding comes with scolding, he still had to complain in his reply to Feng Ang.
"If Feng Shuai doesn't stand with us, we will be unable to survive in the eight counties of Qinzhou alone," the second eldest brother Ning Chu said.
Ning Changzhen said with a smile: "The chaos in Shandong has become serious. This expedition has caused huge losses in national power. Even if the imperial court wants to target us in Lingnan, it will be more than ten years later. In more than ten years, no one knows what will happen.
Whatever happens, I just want to give the court an attitude. Don't interfere with Lingnan's affairs. Let's live in peace."
Ning Can helplessly said: "Isn't this a separatist regime? Wei Gu and Pei Ju all fought against Lingnan. Back then, it was only through the mediation of the Holy Mother that I was able to live a stable life in Lingnan for twenty years. My father was too tough.
For fear of angering the current emperor."
Ning Changzhen sneered and said: "The Holy Mother underestimates herself too much. Our Lingnan is blessed with a unique terrain. It is a situation where we can stand on our own. She should not have surrendered to Yang Sui in the first place. At that time, the south was not yet settled and the Chen Dynasty still had the remaining power. We could definitely lead the army."
Go north, drive the Sui army back to the north of the Yangtze River, divide the north and the south, why bother looking at people's faces now."
Ning Can's cheeks twitched. He didn't expect that his father was so ambitious. What you said was so treasonous?
"The three major tribes in Lingnan have peace of mind. Father, please don't have such thoughts," Ning Chu hurriedly advised.
Ning Changzhen snorted coldly: "Just wait, if Goguryeo wins this time, I will give you not only one million, but two million. If we don't win, hehe, let's just wait and watch the show. The north will definitely
There is a great chaos waiting for the Sui Emperor."
Ning Can sighed helplessly: "Then just send this letter to Feng Shuai?"
"Immediately send someone to deliver the message. It's not that I don't want to borrow, but I have no food. All the food in the granary has been stolen. I'm investigating carefully. When I catch these moths and find the food, I will send it to the court," Ning Chang said
The true way.
Ning Can said with a bitter face: "Feng Shuai won't believe this excuse, will he?"
Ning Changzhen frowned and looked at his son: "I didn't let him believe it in the first place. Do you think anyone is as stupid as you? Feng Ang will speak for me in front of the emperor, because according to the Chinese proverb, he and I are on the same rope.
of grasshoppers.”
Ning Can went down with a look of helplessness.
In the courtyard, Ning Changzhen was left alone, sitting on a rocking chair, swaying.
He used to be considered a courtier of the old Chen Dynasty, but he was not very loyal to the Chen Dynasty. When the Sui army attacked Jiankang, he was late in arriving with his troops. In fact, he came to fish in troubled waters.
But he didn't expect that Jiankang would be lost so quickly. Although the Chen Dynasty was corrupt at that time, the army was still there. He also had too much confidence in Chen Shubao.
So much so that his sweetheart was kidnapped by Yang Guang.
Later, there were rebellions in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. He felt that an opportunity had come, and secretly supported Gao Zhizhi and Wang Wenjin, two groups of rebels, hoping to muddy the waters in the south.
As a result, Yang Jian sent Yang Su and Li Jingnan to quell the rebellion, and the highly intelligent Wang Wenjin was quickly wiped out.
Ning Changzhen's dream came to nothing. His ambition originated from when he was a boy, when he competed with Chen Shubao for Shen Yuhua and lost. At that time, he felt that if I had Chen Shubao's status, I would not lose.
Qinjiang County Duke, Lingnan pacification envoy, he is not interested at all.