Yinli and Li Shu had serious disagreements over whether to severely punish the generals who disobeyed military orders. In the end, Yinli made a concession. He could not kill the generals, but there was one thing. The mastermind must
Severe punishment should be given to non-lending.
Yinli believed that it was no accident that all the generals disobeyed military orders this time. There must be one person among them who was the mastermind. He could let go of the accomplices, but the mastermind must be dealt with under military law. This was the biggest concession he could make.
He had already shown the bottom line, and Li Shu could not say anything more, so he acquiesced to Yinli's decision, and the dispute between the two came to an end.
Then Yinli walked up to the crowd and said in a loud voice: "This time all the generals have disobeyed my commander's military orders, there must be a mastermind among them. Who among you is the mastermind? Come forward now!"
The generals looked at each other with confusion on their faces. Who is the mastermind? What nonsense is Yinli talking about?
There really was no mastermind among them. None of the generals paid much attention to Yinli, and no one took his orders seriously. This collective disobedience was completely spontaneous and spontaneous.
No one instigated it.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yinli looked gloomy, snorted coldly, and said decisively: "Now that the general is here to intercede for you and others, I can exempt you and others from the death penalty, but the mastermind must be sentenced to death to serve as a warning to others.
Now if you take the initiative to stand up, you will be the only one who will die. If you refuse to stand up, don't blame me for being unkind. Today, you and others will all be executed."
After hearing his words, the expressions of all the generals changed. This time there was indeed no mastermind, so how could they admit it?
"Yin...General Yin, we are not provoked by some people, but...but..." A Zhen general said hesitantly.
"Death is imminent, and you are still covering up the mastermind. Even if I want to spare your life, I can't help you." Yinli looked helpless, shook his head, turned around and cupped his hands to Li Shu and said: "General, the mastermind
If the generals refuse to admit it, and the generals refuse to reveal who is the mastermind, the general will have no choice but to kill all the generals!" Before Li Shu could reply, Yin Li fiercely shouted to the executioners: "Get ready to execute!"
The executioners all grinned secretly, but they did not dare to disobey the commander's orders. They bit the bullet and slowly raised the ghost-headed swords in their hands high.
Seeing this, Li Shu broke out in sweat. He scratched his head and head anxiously, but there was nothing he could do. Looking at the ghost-headed knives hanging in the air with a cold light, the generals couldn't help but secretly said, "It's over."
Now they have all seen that Yinli is a bastard who is determined to kill them. Unexpectedly, he could not die in front of the two armies, but he would die under his own sword. It is really a shame and a great humiliation.
ah.
Yinli looked around at everyone and raised his hand. Just when he was about to wave and order the execution, a Zhen general yelled: "Wait a minute!"
Hearing the shouts, everyone's eyes fell on the general. This man was in his thirties and less than forty years old. He was tall, strong and strong. His appearance was inherently vicious, with a face full of flesh and a face full of flesh.
There is also a diagonal scar on it, which makes it even more ferocious.
This was none other than the general of the rebel army, Chen Kui. He was a bandit and one of the first group of old men to follow Li Shu. He was considered Li Shu's favorite general and had made great contributions to the rebel army.
Yinli looked at him puzzled and asked: "General Chen, what else do you want to say before execution?"
Chen Kui glared at Yinli and said through gritted teeth: "Yinli, aren't you looking for the mastermind? I am the mastermind! If you want to kill, just kill me. It has nothing to do with the other brothers!"
"Ah!" Yin Li nodded and said calmly: "If General Chen had stood up earlier, everything would have been fine. Why would it have caused other generals to be worried?"
As he spoke, he turned around again, cupped his hands to Li Shu and said, "General, the mastermind Chen Kui has admitted his crime and should be punished according to law. Please give the order to execute it, General!"
Li Shu looked at Chen Kui helplessly, his lips trembling, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Chen Kui also looked at Li Shu, with red eyes and tears in his eyes, and said loudly: "I will no longer be able to fight with the general in the future. I only hope that the general can restore my Dazhen, and the general will be able to smile again."
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Listening to his words, Li Shu's tears immediately flowed down.
Yinli frowned and reminded again: "General, please give the order!" Li Shu seemed not to hear his words and walked towards Chen Kui. Seeing this, Yinli did not wait for his order and turned around.
shouted to the executioner: "Execute!"
As he spoke, the light from his eyes made the executioner tremble with fright. Who dared to neglect, he slashed the ghost-headed sword raised in the air with all his strength. The sword flashed, blood spattered, and there was a click, Chen Kui
The heads fell in response.
"Chen Kui!" Li Shu saw it so clearly that he couldn't help but scream. His vision turned black and he almost fainted on the spot. He was shaking back and forth. If the guards around him hadn't helped him quickly, he might have collapsed to the ground on the spot.
It took him a while to regain his breath, and then he threw himself on Chen Kui's body regardless and cried loudly.
Li Shuzhi cried so sadly that all the generals around him also shed tears. Many generals cried and said: "General, General Chen died unjustly..." He sacrificed his own life to save everyone's life.
life.
Seeing Li Shu and the generals crying together, Yinli had no expression on his face and waved to the guards around him: "The mastermind who instigated the generals to disobey military orders has been brought to justice. However, the generals can be spared the death penalty, but the living crime is unforgivable. Everyone
The heavy duty of fifty military sticks will be executed immediately!"
This turmoil that caused the most turmoil in Yinli's new official's appointment ended with Chen Kui's death.
It seemed that this was just an insignificant incident, and the only person who died was Chen Kui, who was not very outstanding in martial arts. However, this incident had a far-reaching impact, and it had the effect of killing one person as an example to others and shocking the tiger.
From then on, no one dared not take Yinli seriously, and no one in the Zhen army dared to disobey Yinli's military orders. Yinli firmly held the throne of the commander-in-chief of the three armies with an iron-blooded hand.
Through this killing of Chen Kui, Yin Li successfully gained prestige, and Li Shu consolidated the hearts of the people. It can be said that the two of them got what they needed, and performed a half-true and half-false trick.
It must be noted that Li Shu and Yinli had not discussed it beforehand. They had reached a certain tacit understanding temporarily. But regarding Chen Kui's death, Li Shu's sadness was not pretended.
It’s true that Chen Kui’s death was meaningful.
Trust the people you employ and ignore the people you doubt. Now that he has decided to reuse Yinli, Li Shu has the responsibility to establish his prestige in the army. It is worth sacrificing Chen Kui to do this. Moreover, Li Shu himself knows very well that Zhenjun
It has indeed reached the point where it will perish if it is not managed well. He did not manage the Zhen army well before. The military discipline was loose, the generals could not become generals, and the soldiers could not become soldiers. It was not that he did not want to manage the army well, but that he really had no choice. Most of the generals in the army
They are all his old brothers. They have followed him through life and death to get here today. No matter who he scolds, he is not easy to speak. Now that Yinli is in charge of military affairs, he can also stay out of the matter and no longer
He was worried about the problem of running the army.
Li Shu and Yin Li, the two masters and servants, are a natural pair. One is a white-faced person, the other is a red-faced person. They manage the most difficult-to-control officers and soldiers of the Zhen Army into obedience. Of course, these are all things for later.
Since Yinli became the commander-in-chief of the Zhen Army, the Zhen Army has undergone great changes. They practice morning and evening exercises, and the appearance of the army's lieutenants has also taken on a completely new look.
While stepping up training, Yinli also secretly dispatched troops in batches to the western border. However, the Zhen Army's camp did not change and remained at its original size, giving the illusion that the Zhen Army's strength had not decreased.
Shortly after Yinli became the rebel leader, the battle for the throne in the Sichuan court finally came to an end. Xiao Xiang became the first female monarch in the history of Sichuan with an absolute advantage.
When Xiao Xiang came to the throne, the main local armies had been disarmed by her, and there was no threat to her anymore. Xiao Xiang, who had no worries anymore, began to point the finger at the rebels in Zhenxi.
Soon, Zhang Situ sent a letter to Chen Lihua, who was stationed in Zhenxi, telling him that the fifth princess had successfully inherited the throne, and now it was time for his own side to wipe out the rebels. He ordered him to immediately gather his troops and give the surviving rebels a final blow.
, In addition, he also mentioned that the king has sent Lu You to lead the 10th Army to Zhenxi to reinforce him.
Chen Lihua was very excited when she learned that Xiao Xiang had inherited the throne. He was even more excited when he heard that Lu Youdu personally led an army to reinforce him, but he did not wait for the arrival of Lu You's reinforcements.
It was too far to go from Zhaoyang to Zhendi. The journey was more than a thousand miles. At the speed of the legion's march, it would take at least two or three months. He couldn't wait that long. Moreover, he was now eager to prepare for Xiao Xiang's succession to the throne.
Send a congratulatory gift. In his opinion, there is no more appropriate gift than the gift of annihilating the rebels.
He gathered all the Sichuan troops, and formed an army of 250,000 soldiers from the remnants of the 9th, 11th, 16th, and 17th legions, and marched towards the rebels with great fanfare.
Baeknam County.
To make a long story short, ten days later, the powerful Sichuan Army arrived at the border of Bainan County and Fantiao County. Looking at the shabby Zhenjun camp opposite, most of the Sichuan Army soldiers sneered, but Chen Lihua did not dare to be careless at all.
The combat effectiveness of the Zhen Army cannot be judged by common sense. Even if the soldiers of the Zhen Army were armed with wooden sticks, their combat effectiveness was still astonishing. Chen Lihua ordered the entire army to rest for a day and took the opportunity to inquire about the situation in the Zhen camp.
However, most of the spies sent by the Sichuan Army never returned. It can be seen that the defense of the Zhen camp is still very tight, and the surrounding area is full of hidden sentries of the Zhen Army.