A large number of soldiers gathered in a huge square. At this moment, dozens of Song soldiers were tied up and kneeling in the open space of the square.
All the soldiers were staring at the commander-in-chief Gao Xianzhi due to the south, and the Crown Prince Song who was assisting at the side.
"Let me go, I want to go back, let me go back!"
"I was fighting on the front line, regardless of life and death, but that dog officer was behind to kill my whole family and let me go and take revenge!"
"My whole family is gone, everything is on fire! I want to find my father and my mother, please let me go!"
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A group of bound Song soldiers looked at Gao Xianzhi and Crown Prince Song with red eyes, roaring.
Gao Xianzhi stared at the group of manic soldiers in front of him with a gloomy face. Prince Song also looked at Gao Xianzhi.
"Lin Chong, have you asked clearly?" Gao Xianzhi asked in a deep voice.
Lin Chong nodded and said: "Commander, all the deserters have been captured. My subordinates also asked about it, but they didn't take precautions. As businessmen from various cities came, they brought a lot of bad news from the rear! But it was
Some local nobles brutalized the families of soldiers and soldiers, and their relatives escaped and came to report. The soldiers were the only ones who deserted after their family members were killed!"
"How many people are there?" Gao Xianzhi asked in a deep voice.
"Thirty families have already encountered unexpected events!" Lin Chong said with an ugly expression.
"Has Gu Hai's conspiracy begun? Do you want to mess with the morale of our army? Humph!" Gao Xianzhi snorted coldly.
"Gu Hai's conspiracy?" Prince Song's face darkened.
"What's going on? Who came to my camp to spread rumors?" Gao Xianzhi asked coldly.
"It's the group of wealthy merchants and their servants, mixed with messengers from various cities or relatives of the soldiers, who have quietly contacted them these days and brought bad news, so they deserted!" Lin Chong explained.
"Those wealthy businessmen? Humph, they are unkind and have disturbed the morale of our army. They should be killed!" Prince Song said with a glare.
"Prince, calm down!" Gao Xianzhi shook his head.
"What? Commander, you still want to protect those wealthy businessmen?" Prince Song said in a deep voice.
Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly and said: "No, Prince, look at the expressions of the soldiers! Gu Hai's conspiracy has already begun and it cannot be stopped!"
"Huh?" Prince Song looked at the soldiers with a hint of doubt. Please come to more chapters soon.
The bound deserters' eyes were naturally red, but the other soldiers who were watching were also looking at the square with great solemnity at this moment. Looking at this group of deserters, the other soldiers did not have expressions of disgust, but more expressions of disgust.
The color of sympathy.
If they are cowardly and escape, all the soldiers will naturally despise them with all their strength. But are they cowardly? Like us, why are they working so hard on the front line? Is it not so that their parents, wives and children can live a good life at home? Now, we are going through fire and water for the Song Dynasty.
On the battlefield, those dog officers could just enjoy the happiness in the rear, but they also tortured our parents, humiliated and killed our wives and children. Who else would not feel angry?
Deserter? Fuck the deserter. This deserter fled with dignity. If it were me, I would flee too.
Moreover, the tied up deserters were basically brothers of life and death on the battlefield. Their bloodshed and disability did not make them shed tears, but the dog officers in the rear were so chilling. They had not yet fulfilled their filial piety, and they had not yet given their wives and children good care.
Life was ruined by them?
Now, what will be the outcome of the Marshal's trial of this matter?
Will our wives, children, and parents also suffer from dire straits?
If you can't even protect your parents, wife and children, why are you talking about fighting for the country?
Aren't those wealthy businessmen bad? At least they brought us news from behind.
All the soldiers stared at Gao Xianzhi and Prince Song with wide eyes, waiting for their fair decision. Not because of this group of deserters, but also because of the worries in our hearts.
Prince Song looked at the eyes of the soldiers, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.
"Prince, you see, this is just the beginning. If you kill the wealthy businessmen and these people who are 'telling the news', won't you be blocking their information channels? Are you not colluding with those dog officials? They are working for you.
They work hard, but you instruct those dog officials to continue killing their parents, wives and children?" Gao Xianzhi sneered.
Prince Song was horrified and frightened.
"This, is this Gu Hai's plan? Does he want to cause us to bomb the camp and cause a mutiny within our army?" Prince Song said with an ugly face.
"It must be him. There was no news in the past. Why did so many, thirty families suddenly appear? I don't think the local magistrate can be so stupid. It is possible to kill the families of soldiers at this time, but it is impossible.
So many, and they appeared almost at the same time, and even spread throughout the entire military camp at once!" Gao Xianzhi said solemnly.
"Hiss, this Gu Hai's hand is so long, it actually reached into my military camp? Marshal, fortunately you found it in time, otherwise, if I killed those wealthy businessmen in anger and sealed the news, then
Gu Hai may have other tricks!" Prince Song said with an ugly expression.
Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "Yes!"
"Then what should we do now?" Prince Song asked.
"A small hole has been pried out of the military's morale by Gu Hai. Naturally, we cannot take it seriously. It is definitely impossible to seal it off. It is better to block it than to open it up. Let me slowly dismantle it!" Gao Xianzhi said solemnly.
The prince nodded.
"Everyone, I, Gao Xianzhi, assure you of the sanctity of the military. During this period, anyone who dares to insult the families of military personnel will be punished ten times or a hundred times. This is my promise, Gao Xianzhi. Please believe me."
Handsome!" Gao Xianzhi shouted loudly.
All the soldiers looked at Gao Xianzhi together. Gao Xianzhi's promise had some effect after all, but suspicion eventually penetrated into the hearts of all the soldiers like a devil. They just watched how Gao Xianzhi dealt with it.
"Promise, what can you promise? Before the expedition, my daughter was only two years old. She had just learned to walk and hold my legs and call her daddy. However, that dog officer stepped on her to death, my daughter."
"My father died young, and my mother raised me and my brother. She sewed and mended every day to support me. I sewed and mended so much that I could no longer see. I was drafted into the war. I was never afraid of death. I just did it for
The more military exploits you perform, the more rewards you will get. Then go back and be filial to my mother. That damn county grandson burned my blind old mother to death in the house for the sake of my land. Mother, my child is unfilial!"
"Before I left for the war, I just got married to my childhood sweetheart, Xiao Huan. Xiao Huan wouldn't let me come to fight, but I came anyway. I fought to the death on the front line, and the county bosses coveted Xiao Huan's beauty.
They kidnapped her, and my brother went looking for her, but was beaten up. He came to me today and told me, why should I fight? Who am I fighting for? I am fighting to the death, but you want my family to be destroyed, dog officer.
,dog officer!”
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A group of deserters cried out in pain.
The other soldiers who were watching clenched their fists in sympathy, and their hearts were extremely heavy.
The prince of Song Dynasty wanted to drive away the surrounding soldiers to avoid further influence, but Gao Xianzhi stopped him. The more the blockage became, the more people became panicked.
The thirty deserters kept describing, but Gao Xianzhi listened carefully.
It took two hours before I straightened everything out. Then I frowned deeply.
The entire square was silent, and everyone looked at Gao Xianzhi.
After a moment of silence, Gao Xianzhi pointed and divided the thirty people into two sides, with four people on one side and twenty-six people on the other side.
"I have listened carefully to your descriptions, and I have probably guessed some things. Everyone, please listen to me carefully. What news did you twenty-six get? Your relatives were kidnapped or taken away.
Were they killed somewhere? No body was found. Moreover, the people who came to report the news were your relatives, but they did not see other relatives being kidnapped or killed. They only heard about it. No matter how likely it is, it is just speculation.
Right?" Gao Xianzhi stared at the twenty-six people and said in a deep voice. Updated as soon as possible
"Well?"
"But my brother won't lie to me!"
"My cousin won't lie to me either!"
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Everyone was talking in a hurry.
"Yes, they will not lie to you, but what if they are also cheated?" Gao Xianzhi said solemnly.
"Um?"
"Everyone, don't you find it strange? There has never been so much bad news before, so much suddenly appeared. I can tell you that all of this was done by Gu Hai, the richest man in the six countries, with the purpose of causing our army to mutiny!" Gao Xianzhi
said solemnly.
"But……!"
"Why should I trust you?"
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The faces of the twenty-six people looked ugly for a while.
"You don't need to believe me. You just need to know that you need to see the person alive and the corpse when you are dead. Don't give up hope when you don't see the corpse. I will immediately ask the emperor to order that for your relatives, send local officials to search for them with all their strength.
It's better to see people alive and see corpses than to run back confused. It's better to have people in a city searching than to search alone, right?" Gao Xianzhi comforted.
"But, can we still find it?" A deserter asked with a hint of hope.
"We will search each house one by one and dig three feet into the ground to find them. How about I give you an explanation? If it is true that local officials are doing evil, I will ask for your order and kill them without mercy!" Gao Xianzhi said with firm eyes.
"Thank you so much, Commander, thank you so much, Commander!" the deserters knelt down and cried.
Gao Xianzhi turned to look at the other four deserters whose eyes were still red.
"Commander? What should we do? We can't be fake, can we? My brother saw with his own eyes that my blind old mother was burned to death in the house. He is the county prince, my blind old mother!" One of them said
Staring at Gao Xianzhi with red eyes.
Gao Xianzhi looked solemn and said: "You four, the information you have received is irrefutable. Don't worry, no one can make you bleed or shed tears. No matter who it is, the son of the county magistrate? No, as long as he is involved in the destruction of your family."
, behead them all!"
"Commander?" The four of them stared at Gao Xianzhi. Updated as soon as possible
"You will personally imprison me!" Gao Xianzhi said cruelly.
"Commander, thank you very much, Commander!"
"Thank you, Marshal!"
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The four of them kept kowtowing in gratitude. Maybe they would never be able to take revenge in their lifetime. Now that the commander-in-chief has made the decision for them, how could they not be grateful?
Turning his head, Gao Xianzhi took a deep breath and said: "Prince, I will immediately write to the emperor, asking for your full cooperation. This time the ancient sea is coming fiercely, please support the prince, and jointly submit a report with me. Before fighting against foreign aggression, we must first calm down at home!"
Prince Song looked at the deserters and nodded: "Okay!"
Gao Xianzhi turned to look at the soldiers again and said: "Soldiers, I know you are worried, don't worry, I, Gao Xianzhi, hereby promise to take care of all of you. From now on, I will allow you to send letters home and communicate with your family.
Letter, but don’t involve military secrets, you can do it!”
The previous worries are completely gone. The commander-in-chief allows correspondence with his family, so he can know that his home is safe and he can also let his family know about his situation. That’s great. It’s better for him to be the commander-in-chief.
The slight restlessness in my heart suddenly disappeared.
"However, you have also seen that four of these deserters are out of helplessness, but the remaining twenty-six may be Gu Hai's conspiracy. Therefore, if you encounter something that cannot be solved, it will make you sad.
You can report the matter to me and I will make the decision for you!" Gao Xianzhi shouted.
"Guhai is so hateful!"
"Don't worry, Commander, if anything happens, we will report it to you!"
"Damn Guhai!"
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"Commander, what should we do with those wealthy businessmen?" Lin Chong asked from the side.
Gao Xianzhi frowned slightly and said: "Gu Hai has already taken action, but I was careless. Firecrackers? Fireworks? Haha, sitting firmly in Hulao Pass, but started to control our military camp thousands of miles away? Those wealthy businessmen, let
They can continue, but they will be monitored at all times, and from today on, if they come to comfort the army, they must keep a low profile and stop all firecrackers and fireworks, otherwise they will be punished as insurgents!"
"Yes!" All the soldiers nodded.
A deserter crisis was suppressed by Gao Xianzhi.
The army slowly dispersed, and everything continued according to normal procedures.
Gao Xianzhi and Prince Song returned to the camp.
Gao Xianzhi wrote a letter himself and stamped it with his seal. Prince Song also stamped it with his private seal.
"Commander, you are now honest with the soldiers, and you have directed your hatred towards Gu Hai. The soldiers no longer have to worry. However, is it too harsh for you to ask your father to use heavy laws to deal with these nobles?" Prince Song was a little worried.
Worried.
"No, Your Highness, you haven't realized the horror of Gu Hai yet. Have you seen it? Gu Hai is sitting at home and has already begun to disturb the morale of our army. It's not that Gu Hai has not gone to war, but he has stabbed him with real swords and spears.
Okay, this is a battle of hearts, we just channeled it, but once it is broken by Guhai, do you know how terrible it will be?" Gao Xianzhi said with an ugly face.
"Ah? Is it that bad?" Prince Song frowned.
"Oops? Haha, Prince, you underestimate him too much. Once the morale of the army is broken by Gu Hai, the 800,000 troops will be destroyed immediately. The Song Dynasty is in danger and ready to be destroyed at any time!" Gao Xianzhi said solemnly.
"ah?"
"So, Prince, please weigh it yourself. How do you choose between the power of your Song family and these nobles seeking death? I am not being alarmist!" Gao Xianzhi said solemnly.
Prince Song's eyelids twitched wildly, and he nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will write another letter to my father and fully cooperate with you!"
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Half a month later. The capital of Song Dynasty, Songcheng.
Gu Hai, the father and son of the ancient Han Dynasty stood in front of an imperial list, looking at the imperial list that had just been posted.
"Father, Gao Xianzhi acted very quickly and solved this crisis immediately!" Gu Han said solemnly.
"Gao Xianzhi is indeed very talented, and he persuaded the King of Song so quickly to take full care of the families of the soldiers and kill them without mercy? He also allowed the three armies to exchange letters with his family? Hahaha!" A hint of appreciation flashed in Gu Hai's eyes.
"Father, do you want to continue causing the disappearance of military relatives? It seems that the officers and soldiers of the three armies have begun to react against the name of foster father."
"They started to hate me? Oh, what they want is this effect, continue, continue to disappear! While they hate me, they will continue to be suspicious of the powerful people of Song Dynasty. So what if they hate me? In the future, they will know that hating me will destroy the country.
The root of it!" Gu Hai laughed.
"But Gao Xianzhi's military morale has been stabilized!"
"Is it stable? However, we have planted the seeds of cholera. Everything has just begun. I will lead them into an endless loop. Gao Xianzhi still wants to solve the situation? He can't solve it!" Gu Hai looked at the imperial list,
He said with a slight smile.
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