Chapter 166 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey
After strode to Wei Zheng, kneeled on the ground with one leg, saluted a military salute, and said loudly: "I would like to ask the general to sue him. They are all incompetent and unable to train the Datong Garrison Army."
"Reason, I want the specific reason, why have the soldiers trained for so long, and they don't even know how to obey the minimum military discipline of obeying military orders..." Wei Zheng ignored Zhang Wu kneeling on the ground, just like an angry lion, questioning Zhang Wu loudly...
Zhang Wu, who knelt on the ground with one leg, replied with a embarrassed look on his face: "Sir, you should know that in order to fight against the Tartars and Shaanxi rebels who were knocking on the gate, our Datong Prefecture garrison has been drawn out to 10,000 soldiers..."
"The total strength of Datong Prefecture is less than 15,000 people, and 10,000 people were drawn away at once, almost all the soldiers who can fight in Datong Prefecture were drawn away. This book is from."
"The five thousand soldiers who stayed in Datong Prefecture, especially those officers, are basically some hereditary officers, and even some titles. In this case, the generals cannot do anything to them during the training process. The generals have no way to deal with them in their large amount of empty wages."
"A group of people with titles after their merits are interesting..." Wei Zheng's gloomy face immediately showed an expression of interest.
He raised his hand and signaled Zhang Wu to stand up, and ordered with a calm expression: "Although the responsibility is not on you, you still have the unshirkable responsibility to lead the army... So, I will remember this charge for you for the time being..."
"Tell me first, who among the garrison troops in front of me has the highest title and the most powerful force behind it..."
Although he didn't know what Wei Zheng wanted to do, Zhang Wu, who had already given Wei Zheng a bad impression, still answered very readily: "Sir, the highest title is a garrison general in the army... but..."
"Just what?" Wei Zheng frowned and asked subconsciously.
Under Wei Zheng's sharp eyes, Zhang Wu quickly replied: "It's just... the last general did not see him in the training ground... If nothing unexpected happens, the guard must have not arrived yet..."
"Not coming... Very good..." Speaking of this, a sneer quickly appeared on Wei Zheng's face.
Then, under Zhang Wu's confusion, he continued to ask: "Deputy General Zhang, according to our Ming military rules, how should we deal with those who are unable to gather troops..."
"Report to the Lord. If ordinary soldiers gathered and ordered soldiers but failed to get a war, they would be punished twice as many as 200 soldiers...."
"Very good, then wait until our garrison general arrives and give him two hundred military sticks..." Wei Zheng nodded and ordered in a plain tone.
"Kill the chicken to scare the monkey..."
This was Zhang Wu's first thought after hearing the order. However, when Zhang Wu thought about the possible consequences of two hundred military sticks, his expression of admiration for Wei Zheng was then covered with solemnity, and he reminded him with a worried look on his face.
"Master General. If we really fight two hundred military sticks according to the military rules, I am worried that Wang Shoubei will be beaten to death. At that time, the Wang family in the capital will find ways to retaliate against you... So, please think twice..."
"Beat to death..." Hearing these words, Wei Zheng's murderous aura became even stronger. He answered without hesitation.
"Deputy General Zhang, do you know why you can't command the five thousand soldiers in front of you? A very important factor is that you are too brave and like to look at the forefront of everything you do, and don't look like a soldier..."
"Tell you the truth. I want to beat Zhang Shoubei to death with two hundred military sticks, and I have to execute the punishment in front of five thousand soldiers, so that the five thousand soldiers can see the consequences of violating military rules with their own eyes. Only in this way can my killing chicken to warn monkeys play a role."
"As for the revenge of the Wang family in the capital, you don't have to worry at all. Don't forget that Datong Mansion is now in the attack of the rebels in Shaanxi. On the battlefield, even if I, the third-rank general of the imperial court, may die in the battlefield, let alone a small fifth-rank guard general... Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhang Wu's eyes lit up, and the worried expression on his face disappeared in an instant. He said to Wei Zheng with excitement: "Sir, wise... I will make someone prepare immediately. As long as Wang Shouji and others, they will implement military rules on Wang Shouji..."
At this moment, a voice full of arrogance suddenly rang out on the training ground in front of me.
Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Wang Shoujie, wearing the court uniform of a fifth-rank military officer, broke through the Tiger and Leopard Army's blockade of the training ground and walked into the training ground...
"Who is playing the drums of the generals here? I can't sleep well even if I have a good night's sleep. Are you impatient to live? Don't want to be in our Datong Prefecture garrison..."
Seeing that Wang Shouji was so arrogant before his death, Zhang Wu, dressed in military uniform, shouted loudly: "Wang Shouji, have you not seen the general standing on the general's platform? He came too late to violate the military rules, but he was even disrespectful to the general..."
"Sir General..." After looking in the direction of the sound, Wei Zheng looked slightly thin and young, and appeared in Wang Shoujie's vision.
Then, a trace of sneer appeared on Wang Shoubei's face.
He said proudly to Wei Zheng: "You are the general of Datong Mansion just appointed by the imperial court... Who did I think he was? He looked like a scholar who was still stinky..."
Hearing this, the murderous aura on Wei Zheng's face became even stronger.
He glared at Zhang Wuhou in front of him and ordered loudly: "Deputy General Zhang, why are you still standing there... Someone violated military rules, how did you become the deputy general..."
"Yes, sir..." After receiving the order, Zhang Wu's eyes quickly shot out two hot gazes.
Under the gaze of all the soldiers in the training ground, he shouted loudly: "As an officer of the court, Wang Shouji took the lead in violating military rules and punished two hundred military sticks according to the military rules of the Ming Dynasty... Now I announce that in accordance with the military rules of the Ming Dynasty, I will immediately implement the military laws on Wang Shouji..."
"What are the law enforcement officers doing? They can't come to execute the sentence..."
As soon as the words fell, a group of Tiger and Leopard Army soldiers in iron armor rushed down the dou general platform, pulling the still stunned guard out of the garrison army, and pressing it to the ground in front of the dou general platform.
"Bang..." After the long military stick hit Wang Shoubei with a whistling sound, Wang Shoubei finally reacted from the sudden change.
"Ah..." A scream came from Wang Shoujiu's mouth.
Wang Shoujie, who had a painful expression on his face, continued to shout like an angry lion.
"What do you want to do? Let me go immediately. I am the uncle of the Ming Dynasty. You dare to hit our military sticks. Are you afraid of beheading your head..."
Chapter completed!