N-M Chapter 2993 Military orders must not be violated
Chapter 2993 Military orders must not be violated
Chapter 2993 Military orders must not be violated
The army retreated, leaving the battlefield in front of Gaotang Prefecture in a mess.
All the nearby villages and towns were looted.
The land is barren, not even a blade of grass grows.
A large number of refugees fled to Qilu and Shandong, and the surrounding area of Gaotang Prefecture seemed to be a no-man's land.
Although the war has just ended, the trauma has only just begun.
In the Daming Mansion, the news of the withdrawal of the frontline troops came back.
Tong Guan and Gao Qiu were furious, and called the military leaders under their command to scold them all.
They prepared for such a long time, spent such a huge amount of materials and manpower, and finally returned without success.
This feeling of failure makes them feel deeply angry.
They sent an order to immediately recall all the generals on the front line, punish them severely, and make sure to kill them as an example.
Otherwise, who will obey their orders in the future.
The generals under his command remained silent for a while, and someone finally said something fair, "My lords, at present, the army of Beiliu is invading the territory, and Yanmen Pass has no soldiers to defend. The generals are also worried about the safety of Yanmen Pass. That's why they privately dispatched troops back to support Yanmen Pass. Are the two lords waiting for them to commit crimes and make meritorious service, defeating the enemy at Yanmen Pass before punishing them for their crimes?"
A general knelt down and begged for mercy, "Liaoren invaded our border gate, and they are a hundred times more ferocious than bandits. If Yanmen Pass is lost, the people of Daming Mansion will definitely be slaughtered by Liaoren!"
"I also ask the two adults to think about the people of Daming Mansion and Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and let everyone guard the Yanmen Pass first!"
"..."
All the generals knelt down to the two of them one after another, and shared the pros and cons with Tong Guan and Gao Qiu.
Tong Guan scolded, "What do you know? Since ancient times, it has always been the rule to press the inside first when fighting against the outside. The barbarians came in just to covet some of our money. They can still occupy the land and become kings, but they can't manage the people? But what about these bandits? ? What they want is the world of our Great Song Dynasty, and what they want is our worth and life. Once they gain power, there is no way for us to survive."
Gao Qiu followed the lesson, "We have worked so hard to arrange a plan to suppress the thieves here, in order to completely pull out this cancerous tumor. As soon as the knife at the bottom of the box was handed out, who would have known that you would dare to withdraw without permission? The army of the Song Dynasty , Is there still any royal law? If those who disobeyed the decree are not strictly investigated, how will the army of the Great Song Dynasty be in charge in the future?"
The generals were so scolded that they didn't dare to speak out, and they didn't dare to raise any opinions in their hearts.
Liang Zhongshu reconciled from the side, "Okay, okay, everyone has something to say! The most urgent thing now is to persuade this army to return to the battlefield and cooperate with the action plan of the Marshal's Mansion. These army leaders can temporarily stay Don’t kill them, let them do their crimes and meritorious deeds on the battlefield, so as to see the aftermath!”
Gao Qiu said harshly, "Others don't have to be killed, but this Han Tao and Peng Qi must be killed. They secretly communicated with thieves on the battlefield and instigated their generals to leave the battlefield without authorization. It is difficult not to kill such people with bad intentions." Convince the public."
Liang Zhongshu said cautiously, "These two are General Huyan's subordinates, do they have to say hello to General Huyan?"
Gao Qiu said disdainfully, "As a commander in chief, it is a serious crime for Hu Yanzhuo not to discipline his subordinates. It is already an extrajudicial favor for the captain not to care about him, so why should he say hello to him?"
Tong Guan waved his hands sullenly, "The military situation is urgent, send an order to go!"
All the generals clasped their fists and bowed and said "here", and retreated one after another to issue military orders to their own generals on the front line.
The front-line army had just retreated from the front line of Gaotang Prefecture, and after walking less than a hundred miles, they received an order from the Marshal's Mansion to prohibit them from retreating.
At the same time, it was announced that Han Tao and Peng Qi's front-line command rights would be revoked, and they would be dismissed and imprisoned, and they would be tried according to military orders when the supervising army from the Marshal's Mansion arrived here.
There was an uproar in the army, and they didn't expect that the Marshal's Mansion would take them under the knife so soon.
Inside the military tent, Han Tao and Peng Qi urgently summoned generals from all walks of life, and sat with them for a long time without saying a word.
A general slapped the table and cursed, "Grandpa, as soon as we have had a full meal, the higher-ups are going to take us under the knife. They don't even look at what's going on now, they haven't even brought a grain of food, let us Are you all hungry to fight the bandit army?"
"They're trying to force us to death on purpose!"
"Why are these people not as far-sighted as Song Gongming? The army of Beilao people invaded, and if we delay here for a day, then let the people of Beiyao take advantage of the day!"
"Anyway, whoever wants to go, I can't fight this battle."
"..."
Everyone knew in their hearts that the higher-ups were going to punish Han Tao and Peng Qi this time, and it would be their turn next time.
At this time, everyone has to bite the bullet and come together even if they die.
Han Tao and the generals sighed, "A military order is like a mountain. It cannot be changed, let alone disobeyed. If we use our brothers' lives to save everyone and keep this army to reach the front line of Yanmen Pass, then our brothers will be considered worthy of death."
Peng Qi said, "That's right, exchanging the lives of two of my brothers for the lives of tens of thousands of people in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, this deal is worthwhile."
Everyone looked at them silently, feeling more and more dissatisfied with Gao Qiu and Tong Guan in their hearts.
Someone shouted, "The two generals died for the common people, it's a righteous thing. But I'm afraid that if the knife doesn't stop and kills the two generals, it will attack us!"
"Yeah, we brothers all have a share in retreating privately. At that time, we all decided to live and die together. They will kill you, and sooner or later the knife will fall on everyone's heads."
"The imperial court is so belittling and belittled us. If they insist on killing us, why don't we do the opposite?"
"Grandpa, it's the opposite. Fighting for someone is not fighting. Grandpa doesn't serve these treacherous ministers anymore."
"..."
The crowd was so angry that they wished they could turn against it immediately.
Han Tao and Peng Qi hurriedly reassured everyone that anyone present could rebel, but they could not.
They were favored by the commander-in-chief Hu Yanzhuo, if they rebelled before the battle, Hu Yanzhuo would be implicated.
They and the generals shouted anxiously, "Everyone listen to us, the imperial court's intention is just to kill chickens and monkeys, and will not really kill us all. Our brothers will take responsibility for everyone, and the imperial court will spare everyone's life. Everyone eat Junzhilu, loyalty to the monarch, how can you rebel casually and shame the family?"
Peng Qi shouted, "It's okay for me to die alone, I just hope everyone calms down. Unless it is absolutely necessary, you must not take the road of rebellion!"
The anger of the generals was suppressed a lot for the time being, and they all sighed for a while looking at the two of them.
They obeyed the orders from above, and stayed here to wait for the night.
The next day, the supervising army arrived.
They came lightly, with only a thousand troops.
The leader is the eunuch in the palace, who is also Tong Guan's confidant, surnamed Du Mingchong.
As soon as they arrived at the barracks, they conveyed Gao Qiu's order to have Han Tao and Dong Ping arrested.
The two were punished calmly, and shared with Du Chong the advantages and disadvantages of attacking Gaotang Prefecture, as well as the danger of the murderer.
Du Chong didn't care about these, but just said contemptuously with the two men and the generals, "Since ancient times, military orders have been like mountains, and orders are effective. If everyone is like you, how can this battle be fought? How can the soldiers command? You have millions People and horses, you can't conquer a mere Gaotang Prefecture, so you are expected to fight the Liaoren?"
With his eccentric voice, the eyes of all the generals suddenly turned red with anger.
(End of this chapter)