Yu Huan led his men and escorted Guan Shen, Liu Ye and Feng Zhen, all of whom felt elated. When they arrived in front of Wang Xiao's tent, he threw them to the ground and entered the tent with their heads held high.

After saluting, Yu Huan said: "The general found traces of three deserters nearby and chased them closely. Fortunately, he fulfilled his mission and took them over."

Wang Xiaolie nodded and said, "Bring them up."

Guan Shen and the others entered the commander's tent, knowing that they would die. They stood there proudly without kneeling. They held their heads high and looked very brave.

Wang Xiaolie said: "If you just escaped from the military camp, it would not be a capital crime. But after you left the military camp, you killed several people in the city and killed many more people on the way to escape. You would not be able to spare your lives——"

Guan Shen said loudly: "Since I have done this, I am not afraid of life or death! Zhizhou quickly ordered to kill me with one knife!"

Wang Xiaolie looked at the three of them and said slowly: "You know you will die, so you are not afraid of death. However, if you are not afraid of death, aren't you afraid of suffering punishment? Come on, each of you will be beaten with thirty army sticks first, and then we will be detained.

Come and talk!”

The soldiers nearby swarmed up and held the three of them down. They took off their pants in front of the tent and beat them with thirty army sticks. Wang Xiaolie commanded the army. This was the first time he used sticks.

Regardless of whether it was light or serious, the three of them screamed and howled at the top of their lungs.

After thirty military sticks were beaten, Wang Xiaolie looked at the three people who were crumbling and said in a deep voice: "What do I ask you, answer it honestly, and you can still have a good time. If you have any doubts, be careful about the physical punishment!"

After finishing speaking, he said: "Why did you escape from the army? These days, the army treats you very well."

Guan Shen said: "I am a murderer and a rough man who leads the army, but I ask us to learn some literacy every day. The boss is impatient. For this drill, let us junior officers make plans first. We must also write it down for later.

Basis for promotion. How do you live your life as a straight woman?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "If you don't want to stay in the army, you can ask to be removed from the army. After arriving in Ruzhou, many villages have been built. After you are removed from the army, you can go there to cultivate fields. I made it clear that there are people who ask to be removed from the army.

I won’t look at it differently.”

Guan Shen said bitterly: "Who am I? After living for more than thirty years, I can't tell the difference between wheat seedlings and leeks. How can I cultivate fields? It's better to make some money in the state and find a way out. It's better for me to die than to farm.

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Wang Xiaolie nodded and said no more. Although he had guessed it a long time ago, he was still a little sad to hear what Guan Shen said. The composition of his three thousand army was very complicated, including good people who farmed and wanderers like Guan Shen.

It is impossible to train them and expect everything to go smoothly. If Wang Xiaolie wants to come, even if he does not want to stay in such an army, there is nothing wrong with voluntarily removing his military status. At this time, the war is in chaos, and Ruzhou under his own rule is still

Isn't it good to live a peaceful life? But there are some people who don't want to live a good life.

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "Since you have escaped from the city, why do you still come to my house to cause trouble?"

Guan Shen said: "Zhizhou chased him too fast and couldn't leave for a while. So he thought that if he went to Zhizhou's house to cause trouble, he would have a chance to escape."

Wang Xiaolie looked at the three people and didn't know what to say for a moment. He really couldn't understand what these people were thinking. He clearly left them a way out, but they had to escape from the army. If anything went wrong, he would

Thinking of making things bigger.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "Send someone to escort them back to the city and behead them for public display! Although they are deserters, they committed a capital crime of killing people and stealing goods, so they should be punished according to the canon! The generals will go back and inform the army.

These three people serve as a warning not to be half-hearted!"

The generals below sang the promise loudly. Someone came over and took three people into custody and sent them back to Ruzhou.

Watching the three people go out, Wang Xiaolie sighed. He wanted to transform this army, how easy is it? This army, whose main force is the good people of Ruzhou, is so difficult. If it were other armies of this era, it would be even more difficult.

One can imagine.

We cannot doubt human nature and think that many people like to do such anti-human things. But we have to admit that the social reality of the Song Dynasty and the number of soldiers in the army made the army full of such people.

The three of them were taken away. Wang Xiaoxing said: "Have a day off today and march with all your strength tomorrow! The day after tomorrow, the whole army will arrive at Ye County. When going south from Luoyang, in addition to taking Lushanguan, the other way is to take Ye County and cross Fangcheng Mountain and go south to Luoyang.

Dengzhou and Xiangyang. We must guard these two places tightly and not allow the rebels to regard Ruzhou as a smooth road! If the rebels go south, they are not allowed to pass through Ruzhou and go elsewhere!"

Everyone sang the promise together.

Zongze passed away, and Du Chong took over as the guard in Tokyo. Wang Xiaolie vaguely remembered that this man, unlike Zongze, caused a lot of trouble. There is a saying that Zongze became a soldier when he was a bandit, and Zongze became a bandit when he left the bandit. Since it is

The bandits will not be willing to be on the front line, facing the Jin army. Where will they go after leaving the capital? Looking at it, one is Jianghuai, and the other is Jinghu.

Needless to say, going to Jianghuai has nothing to do with Wang Xiaolie. If you go to Jinghu, Ye County is an important place. After passing Ye County, go south to Dengzhou, and then Xiangyang. The door to Jinghu is now open.

After Zhao Gou ascended the throne, he was advised to build his capital in Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Xi'an, and Dengzhou. Especially Dengzhou, where property and military supplies have been accumulated this year, and the supplies are abundant. In the eyes of the bandits, it is really a big city.

Fat meat. Wang Xiaolie saw it in his eyes and couldn't help but think about it.

In these troubled times, what is the most important thing? Besides territory, the next thing is population. Dengzhou and Xiangyang have not been attacked by war, and the land is fertile. It is the land of kings. Taking advantage of the rebel army moving south, Wang Xiaolie deliberately took the opportunity to occupy this place. Even if

You can't occupy it, but you still have to go for a walk and get some stuff.

The small Ruzhou cannot support big things. Wang Xiaolie needs a larger territory to build his foundation. Only by crossing Fangcheng Mountain from Ye County and occupying Tangzhou, Dengzhou and even Xiangyang Prefecture in the south can he truly have capital.

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Wang Xiaolie had this in mind when he chose Ye County as the destination for this exercise.

Historically, Jinghu and Lianghuai, two rich areas without war, became a paradise for bandit activities. In a few years, countless forces rose up and perished. The four great generals of ZTE, including Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, were also

It developed in the process of exterminating bandits.

Wang Xiaolie didn't remember the history, but he could tell that if the Jin army's troops were aimed at Zhao Gou, then Jianghuai and Jinghu would inevitably be turbulent. The place where the Jianghuai Fourth Battle was located was close to Zhao Gou, so he didn't need to get involved.

Unlike entering Jing Lake, it is an area that cannot be taken into consideration by various forces at the moment.

The three thousand soldiers and horses under his command would be quite a powerful force at this time if they were truly capable of fighting. In these troubled times, it would be unreasonable not to do something great. Not to mention Jinghu, at least we must occupy the states along the South Route of Beijing.
Chapter completed!