"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
On the Xuanjia Military Academy Ground, Ding Dali and other twelve injured soldiers from the Wuzi Battalion knelt shirtless on the general platform. Behind each of them stood a sergeant holding a stick. They were specialized executioners in the army. Under the watchful eyes of the five thousand Xuanjia troops in the audience, the military officers, the wooden sticks fell hard on the backs of Ding Dali and others. It can be said that the sticks hit the flesh. Soon, their backs were already A bloody mess!
This ancient beating with a military stick is completely different from the cane punishment in the government or palace. When the government punishes prisoners or the palace punishes disobedient slaves, they usually use a stick to hit the buttocks. There is a lot of flesh in this area. Although it hurts, it is not painful in the end. It will break people!
But it’s different in the military!
The punishment of cane punishment in the army is usually to hit the back with a military stick. If one person is not good, it is very likely that the person will be beaten directly to death. Some words in this novel often say that someone has violated military regulations and the cane is dragged off. 100% of the blame, that stuff is pure nonsense! Because if a hundred military sticks go down, whoever comes will have to finish the game!
So Duan Zhixuan sentenced Ding Dali and the others to forty strokes with the cane. This was not an easy punishment. If these forty military sticks were used, they would have to lie in bed for at least seven or eight days. If it was more serious, they would probably have to lie in bed for ten. Half a month!
However, compared to the punishment of Zhang Kangnian and others being beheaded, the forty military sticks they received were more than enough!
Therefore, although Ding Dali and the others were gritting their teeth in pain at this moment, no one complained. They knew in their hearts that it was Duan Zhixuan who was able to save a life this time, which was beyond the law!
Li Zexuan stood under the general stand, watching the military sticks hitting Ding Dali and the others firmly on their backs. He couldn't help but have a toothache. This was the first time he saw the ancient army with his own eyes. Yesterday, he heard Qiu Xinggong say that Ding Dali and the others would be punished with forty strokes with the cane. He didn't take it to heart at the time because he felt that forty strokes with the cane was no big deal, but now he doesn't think so!
It can be said that if a person with slightly poor physical fitness, like Ding Dali and others, was forced to bear these forty army sticks, he would definitely die! That is to say, these people have been in the army for many years and have excellent physical fitness, so they can carry these forty army sticks!
"General, if we continue to fight like this, will something happen?"
Out of "humanitarian" considerations, Li Zexuan still wanted to try to plead for Ding Dali and the others. Although Ding Dali and the others turned against Zhang Kangnian at first, they still had their own persistence at the critical moment. Li Zexuan felt that these people No matter what, it is not a sin that will lead to death!
Now that the chief culprit is about to be killed, if Ding Dali and the others can change their ways and take this as a warning, they can still be useful! After all, he had seen these people when he inspected the camp that night. Their intentions were not bad, and they should have gone into battle to kill the enemy instead of dying under the Xuanjia Army's military sticks!
"Everyone should be responsible for the mistakes they have committed. In the military, merit should be rewarded and mistakes should be punished! People like Ding Dali believe in slander and deceive the military. If they are not punished, they will be punished in the future. How to convince the public?”
Duan Zhixuan shook his head and decisively rejected Li Zexuan's plea. Then he said to Li Zexuan: "However, Li Shenjun, you don't have to worry about them. If they can't even withstand forty army sticks, then they are not worthy of becoming Xuan." A member of Army A!”
"I hope so!"
Li Zexuan sighed and said helplessly.
For the sergeants in the audience, forty military sticks may not be long, but for Ding Dali and others on the stage, these forty military sticks are like a year!
But no matter what, what must pass will pass. A quarter of an hour later, the execution was finally completed. However, Ding Dali and others found it difficult to even kneel on the ground. Duan Zhixuan came to the middle of the general stage again at this time. He looked at the audience The soldiers said solemnly:
"The Xuanjia Army was established in the early years of Wude. It has been more than ten years now. It has gone through hundreds of battles without a single defeat. What does it rely on? It relies on our daily hard training and iron-clad military discipline! Zhang Kangnian led the army with the new military discipline On the grounds that the soldiers were injured during training, they framed Li Shenjun, and sowed a relationship between the injured soldiers of Wuziying and Li Shenjun, taking the opportunity to cause Wuziying to mutiny. These villains who sow discord and disrupt the military discipline of Xuanjia Army, This general will kill him!
However, Ding Dali and others easily believed the slanderous words of villains, aided the tyrants, and deceived the morale of the army. If they had not stopped at the critical moment, I would have killed them without mercy. These forty army sticks are a lesson. I hope all of you can learn from them. learn a lesson! Our Xuanjia Army is the most elite cavalry in the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the place with the strictest military discipline in the Tang Dynasty. If anyone tries to sow discord again, don't blame me for being ruthless!
In addition, regarding the fact that the new training drills will cause injuries, the military will not allow any criticism of this from now on. If you want to become a strong person in the military, you must train hard. It is better to sweat and get injured on the training ground than to Be stronger if your head is chopped off by the enemy on the battlefield! Do you understand everything? "
Duan Zhixuan ordered the execution of Zhang Kangnian and others, as well as the cane punishment on Ding Dali and others in public. This series of punches was Duan Zhixuan's purpose to give the entire army a deterrent. After all, most of the Xuanjia Army were "new recruits" who had just come in. ", he needs to emphasize the military discipline of the Xuanjia Army!
"I understand!"
The soldiers in the audience were shocked in their hearts, and then responded loudly.
Qiu Xinggong, who was standing behind the stage, had an ugly look on his face. Duan Zhixuan's last words and his previous move of ordering Li Zexuan to temporarily take over as the captain of the B-character Battalion could be regarded as directly siding with the new training code! In this way, even if Yiziying wins the competition eight days later, it may be difficult to completely abolish the new code of conduct!
"How could this idiot Zhang Kangnian be so careless? And Li Zexuan, you deserve to be damned for messing with me everywhere!"
At this time, Qiu Xinggong hated Zhang Kangnian in his heart.
There was another person who was in the same complicated mood as him, and that was Sun Tao. Qiu Xinggong's early actions made him and Yiziying completely become a "lone army" - a lone army that adhered to the original training methods! In addition, Zhang Kangnian's fate today has made Sun Tao, who was already suspicious of Qiu Xinggong, start to feel shaken in his heart. He originally didn't like the way Qiu Xinggong and Zhang Kangnian did things. If he still follows Qiu Xinggong to the dark side in the future, , it is very likely that he will end up like Zhang Kangnian!
But Qiu Xinggong is after all a veteran of the founding of the country. He has a deep foundation both in the court and in the army. How can he be offended by his little lieutenant colonel
Suddenly, Sun Tao was in a dilemma!
"I'm waiting to thank you for your kindness, General!"
Ding Dali and others regained some strength at this time. They supported the injuries on their backs and came to Duan Zhixuan. They knelt down and thanked Duan Qi.
"Um!"
Duan Zhixuan nodded and said nothing.
Ding Dali turned around and knelt down to Li Zexuan and said, "Thank you Li Canjun for interceding for the general! Previously, Li Canjun personally entered the camp to see the general's injury, but the general misunderstood the villain's slander and almost made a big mistake. Ding Dali I'm sorry to Li Canjun, but Li Canjun begged for mercy for me, and will apologize to Li Canjun again after I recover from my injury!"
What Ding Dali said could be said to be sincere, and in fact it was exactly what he said. If Li Zexuan hadn't interceded for them last night, they really don't know what would have happened to them. Moreover, if Li Zexuan and Duan Zhixuan came out of the pyre later last night, no one can guarantee that they would not be obsessed with Zhang Kangnian's mutiny plan. By then, they would really be in doom!
So whether it was the moment when he came out of the pyre or when he came forward to plead for mercy later, it was Li Zexuan's act of ignoring past grudges and repaying evil with kindness. He, Ding Dali, had to accept these two kindnesses!
"Thank you Li Canjun for interceding for us!"
The others beside Dali Dali also thanked Li Zexuan one after another.
Li Zexuan said in a deep voice: "You are not guilty of death. I joined the army just to discuss the matter. You don't need to thank me. I hope you can take this as a warning. Next time, don't listen to the instigation of villains and do such stupid things. ! Now go back and heal!"
The general stage was not a good place to talk at this point. Thousands of pairs of eyes were watching below, so Li Zexuan didn't say much and just sent them away with a few words!
"Yes! Join the army!"
Everyone responded quickly, and with the support of a team of military doctors, they got off the general platform and headed towards the camp.
If before, they treated Li Zexuan as a "passer-by" when he joined the army, now they completely respect Li Zexuan, especially Ding Dali. This guy is a person who values affection and righteousness. Motivated by the multiple emotions of responsibility, guilt, and gratitude, Li Zexuan's status in his heart has been infinitely elevated. Now if someone dares to say a bad word about Li Zexuan, Ding Dali will definitely fight against him regardless of the injury on his back!
"Now, the soldiers of each battalion start practicing according to the training plan!"
Having achieved his goal, Duan Zhixuan stopped talking nonsense and ordered loudly.
"Here~!"
All the soldiers agreed with a loud voice, and the captains of each battalion also became busy.
"All the soldiers of the A-shaped battalion listen to the order and turn left~! The old rule is to run ten miles without the armor, and you can have breakfast after you finish the run!"
"The soldiers of Yiziying listened to the order, turned back, and practiced their horses for half an hour!"
Camp C... Since Zhang Kangnian was captured and was about to be executed, he would definitely not be able to come over to lead the troops, so Li Zexuan, who had just taken office, oh, no, should be the temporary school captain, could give orders!
"Captain Lu, you guys from the T-shaped camp should run away first!"
Li Zexuan did not give the order immediately, but turned to look at Lu Da, the captain of Ding Camp on the right, and said.
Although Lu Da didn't know what Li Zexuan meant by this move, he still nodded and said: "That's good!"
After that, he raised his voice and said loudly: "All the soldiers of the D-shaped battalion listen to the order and stand at attention~! Turn to the left and start running!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a thousand soldiers from Dingzi camp ran towards the outside of the school grounds with great momentum like dragons coming out of the sea.
In the past, for the long-distance running in the morning, due to space restrictions, soldiers from the A-shaped battalion usually ran on the school field, while the D-shaped battalion and the W-shaped battalion ran around the tents to the south and north of the camp respectively, so the D-shaped battalion had to rush now. Go outside the school grounds!
After the soldiers of the D-shaped battalion left, Li Zexuan shouted directly: "Soldiers of the C-shaped battalion, listen to the order and stand at attention~! Turn to the left and follow the soldiers of the D-shaped battalion. Run ten miles without armor. Those who fail to finish in two quarters of an hour will be dealt with according to military regulations! "
Just now, Duan Zhixuan was on the general stage to scare the monkeys. At this moment, everyone was still panicking. Therefore, although Li Zexuan was joining the army for the first time in the C-shaped battalion, none of the sergeants in the C-shaped battalion dared to disobey his orders. So, in Li Zexuan's Under his leadership, a thousand soldiers of Bingzi Battalion embarked on a ten-mile long-distance run without armor!
"Zhiping, you can run on the school field with the soldiers of the Wuzi Battalion!"
Li Zexuan turned his head and shouted in the direction of the W camp, and then followed the C camp team on the long-distance run!
For the sergeant of Battalion C, today is the first time that he, the new captain, has taken up his post. Moreover, in the past few days, as long as he had nothing else to do, he would usually run long distances and train with the soldiers. This is not called a show. It is called taking the lead and building a closer relationship with the soldiers.
So how can he be an exception today
"Excuse me, I will go to the palace soon, and I will leave the affairs of the camp to you to take care of!"
On the other side, Duan Zhixuan walked towards the handsome tent and explained to Qiu Xinggong beside him.
With so many things happening in the Xuanjia Army, it was necessary for him to go to the palace and explain to Li Er. In addition, the reason why Li Zexuan is temporarily acting as the captain of the Bingzi Camp is because he cannot do this. Only Li Er With a nod, Li Zexuan can truly become the captain of the C-ziying camp. His entry into the palace this time can help Li Zexuan confirm his identity as the captain, so that the B-zi camp will not fall into the hands of Qiu Xinggong again!
"General, just don't worry, nothing will happen in the camp as long as Qiu is here!"
Qiu Xinggong, who had been depressed all morning, forced a smile on his lips and said to Duan Zhixuan.
"Well! Then I'll be relieved!"
Duan Zhixuan smiled and said.
Returning to the commander's tent, Duan Zhixuan simply tidied up, then rode out of the camp and headed towards the palace.
"Where is Zhang Kangnian detained?"
As soon as Duan Zhixuan left, Qiu Xinggong immediately called his guards and asked.
Duan Zhixuan is not in the army now, and the soldiers in each battalion are training again. No one is paying attention to him. He wants to see Zhang Kangnian. If he doesn't ask clearly some questions, he will have trouble sleeping and eating!
"Back to the general, my subordinates have already found out about this matter. Lieutenant Zhang... Well, Zhang Kangnian and the ten soldiers he selected are all tied up in the open space near the north of Wuzi Camp, waiting for execution at noon. There are two sergeants guarding the area! "
The guard in front of Qiu Xinggong cupped his fists.
"Ah, very good!"
Qiu Xinggong nodded with satisfaction, and then he ordered: "In a moment, go and lead the two guards away briefly. I will go over and ask Zhang Kangnian a few words, and then leave!"
"Yes! General!"
The personal guards bowed and took orders.
After a while, the two men left the camp and walked in the direction of Wuzi Camp.
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