Song Jiang guessed wrong, because the people who came were not those sent by Sun Tu, but the front line of scouts from the Qingzhou Army. Even he himself appeared in front of the generals half an hour later.
It should have been a joy to meet the main force again after more than half a month, but after seeing the quiet scene in the army, Sun Tu's face immediately darkened. After entering the main tent of the Chinese army and sitting down on the ground, his sharp eyes fell directly on the faces of Dong Ping, Song Jiang and other subordinates: "What is going on? Why are most of the soldiers hiding in the tents and not practicing?" ?Don’t you understand that the more wartime it is, the less you can relax?”
"Excuse me, Qianju, it's really hard for the soldiers to bear the cold..." Dong Ping hurriedly stood up to explain. After telling him about the lack of winter clothing in the army, he said with a grimace: "Now there are three or four hundred brothers who have suffered from it." Due to the wind and cold, Commander Lian Qi also suffered from an old illness and was unable to get up. In addition, more than twenty brothers died of serious illness, so the general did not dare to let them practice too much."
Sun Tu's expression not only did not improve with his explanation, but became more and more gloomy: "Is this happening? Why didn't you report it to me? Also, what do you do for food as a general? Why are you not here? We are trying to find a solution locally, but let our Shandong soldiers suffer this unreasonable disaster?"
"Back to Qianju, we have negotiated with the Huainan Army and Changzhou Mansion to ask for help, but they can't find any warm clothes for the moment..." Song Jiang quickly helped.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Wengong followed up: "Commander Song, why should I excuse them? It's okay in Changzhou Mansion. The Huainan Army still has a lot of cold-proof clothing, but they are not willing to lend it to us at all. It's clear that they are I want to freeze us to death here!”
"General Shi must be careful, but there is no such thing, and they are..." Song Jiang was still arguing, but was interrupted by Sun Tu: "I heard that the reason why you have been staying here is because of the containment of the Huainan Army? There was the previous battle in Changzhou, what were the specific details?”
Dong Ping smiled bitterly, and then told the story of what happened before: "After Qian Ju led his army to Danyang that day, our two armies originally kept their speed to Changzhou. But when we were still three days away from Changzhou, However, there was an urgent report that the city was about to be destroyed. In order to save Changzhou, he ordered the army to advance at a faster speed and discarded many supplies along the way.
"It is precisely because of this that we were able to reach the Changzhou City in time and temporarily repel the enemy. However, due to the gap in strength, we were unable to achieve a complete victory, so we confronted them here. Until the Huainan Army arrived later Come, with the combined strength of our two armies, we have just defeated the enemy head-on in successive battles...
"But because of this, we were short of logistical supplies, especially the cold-weather clothing, as we didn't have any left. When we noticed that the weather had changed and were about to go back, Peng Yongzhen suddenly took out a piece of red clothing. The military order ordered us to stay here, and threatened to send troops to stop him. The general did not dare to conflict with him head-on, so he had to lead his troops to stay here, causing many brothers to suffer from the cold. .So if Qianjia wants to take the blame, I will be willing to take full responsibility for it!"
Sun Tu listened to what he said calmly, looked at him for a while and then asked: "Is this just your idea? Or is there someone helping you make the idea?" As he spoke,
, his eyes had glanced at Song Jiang aside.
Song Jiang had no intention of evading at this time, and immediately stood up and said: "Zi Qianji, I have a lot of responsibility for this matter. At that time, many brothers said that they wanted to force their way through, but I was the one who blocked it so that everyone did not act impulsively. Act. Because in my opinion, if there is a conflict with the Huainan Army, it will be very detrimental to us. They have military orders... "
Sun Tu looked thoughtfully at the two responsible men in front of him, secretly surprised in his heart. He really didn't expect that Song Jiang would have such prestige in the army, and he could actually use his status as a subordinate to forcefully fight against Dong Ping, whom he had fully supported. You must know that he had only been in the army for less than a year. So when it comes to winning people's hearts, Song Jiang is really a good player. At least none of the generals have any intention of becoming his enemy, including Dong Ping.
But this was obviously not what Sun Tu wanted to see, and his eyes narrowed: "Is that what happened?" Then, his face suddenly sank: "Dong Ping, Song Jiang, do you two know your guilt? "
This sentence made the two men's bodies tremble suddenly, but they still lowered their heads and said: "I know my sin because of my humble position. It is our incompetence that makes our soldiers suffer..."
"No, this is not a question of ability, but a question of attitude. Song Jiang, when problems arise, you don't want to stand up for the soldiers. You actually want to cover up and delay, causing the soldiers to suffer and even causing loss of life. And you, Dong Ping, since I have handed over the entire army to your control, you should have your own judgment. How can you be swayed by a few words from others? How many times have I said that our Shandong Army is one body, and I will wait for you. Generals should be selfless during training, but once the soldiers are in trouble, we should do our best to help them solve the problem. But what about you? You only think about the overall situation, but forget about the lives and health of the soldiers. It’s really unreasonable!”
Being scolded by Sun Tu in such a face-to-face manner, the two people once again showed fear and shame on their faces. They immediately kneeled on the ground and said, "I know you are guilty of this low position, please punish me!"
"Since you two are already aware of your crime, I will punish you with a small punishment and a big warning. Come, take them out of the tent and beat them with eighty military sticks in public. No mercy!"
Following his order, four soldiers had already entered the account. Song Jiang and Dong Ping were both bachelors, so they took the initiative to walk out of the tent without any effort from them, and lay down on the ground in full view of everyone. The execution soldier over there did not hesitate at all, and immediately waved the big wooden stick as thick as his arm to greet the two of them.
The sound of banging sticks immediately attracted many soldiers. Soon, the brothers in Liangshanbo also saw Song Jiang being beaten. This made many people change their expressions. After hesitation, Li Kui was the first to shout. He got up and said: "You are so brave, how dare you hit my brother Gongming!" He went up to stop him, but Song Jiang shouted and stopped him: "Tieniu can't act recklessly, I made the mistake first, and I deserve this punishment..."
The shouting from outside soon led Sun Tu out. After seeing him, Hua Rong and others hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down with a roar: "Sun Qianha, please show your respect. Although brother Gongming has Wrong, but there is no need to punish him so severely... Considering that he has made military exploits before, let him redeem his merits... "
Sun Tu's eyes faintly swept over
These people had no expression on their faces: "Why, do you want to rebel?" He finally understood. The reason why Song Jiang had such great prestige in the army was that even Dong Ping couldn't suppress him. After all, It's because these Liangshan brothers are too powerful.
After all, people like Hua Rong, Huang Xin, and Hu Yanzhuo now have certain positions in the army, and have won the support of many soldiers, and they have always been devoted to Song Jiang. In this way, he can pass these It has influenced a large number of military officers and soldiers.
After understanding this, Sun Tu felt a little worried in his heart. If things go on like this, it might be very detrimental to the unity of the Shandong Army. The Song Jiang and Liangshan Brotherhoods have established themselves in the Shandong Army, and over a period of time someone may come to establish a new one because of conflicts with them. In this way, as long as there are a few forces that are dissatisfied or dissatisfied with each other, it may be possible for the people who were originally united to unite to stand up. The Shandong Army completely fell apart!
Sun Tu would never allow such a thing to happen in his army, so he had already made a decision at this moment and must kill the situation before it became out of control. And Song Jiang was his pawn to scare the monkeys.
When everyone was uneasy because of his words and didn't know how to respond, Sun Tu had already snorted: "There are rules in the army. If you dare to obstruct the execution, you have violated military law! Come on, give them to them too." I captured everyone and gave them fifty military sticks to serve as a warning to others!"
"Yes!" At that moment, dozens of soldiers strode forward, knocking down and beating these Liangshanbo surrendered generals without saying a word. The others didn't dare to resist, but Li Kui couldn't stand it anymore. When he saw someone coming towards him, he ducked, punched out at the same time, and knocked the person over with a bang: "We are not wrong, we spoke for brother Gongming out of loyalty. , you can’t punish us..."
"Tieniu, don't talk nonsense!" Song Jiang's face turned pale when he saw it, and he shouted loudly.
The effect of this was quite obvious. Li Kui immediately stopped moving and was immediately held down by the next soldier who rushed towards him. As for the others, they became even more panicked when they saw this, so they could only surrender and capture them obediently.
Sun Tu's expression became increasingly gloomy. After sweeping the crowd, he said in a cold voice: "Our Shandong Army has always maintained strict military discipline. If you dare to act like this, you will be punished by one degree. Therefore, everyone will be sentenced to an additional fifty. And Song Jiang, this matter started with you, and the punishment has been increased to one hundred strokes, are you convinced?"
Song Jiang had already understood at this time that Sun Tu was using himself to establish his authority. This also made him feel stunned. He knew that what he had done before had touched Sun Qiao's bottom line. How could he still dare to cry out for injustice at this time? He responded: "You are guilty of despising your position, please punish me!"
But just when several soldiers were ordered to torture these people, Li Kui, who had already obeyed the order, changed his face and shouted loudly: "I don't accept it! Sun Tu, what do you want from me?" I will fight for your life, brother Gongming!" At the same time as he shouted this, he suddenly exerted force, broke away from the restraints of the two soldiers, and pounced on Sun Yat-sen like a hungry tiger hunting prey. way.
At this moment, in the Huainan military camp not far away, Peng Yongzhen came out of his tent and looked over with an uneasy look on his face: "His Sun Tu is actually here... What should we do..." His low words were full of panic. Uneasy, and guilty...