The rapid beating of war drums rang over the Duting camp. In an instant, the sleeping military camp suddenly woke up and became boiling.
Wu Ban opened his eyes, and after being stunned for a moment, he suddenly woke up.
"Shengzhanggu!"
The beat of the war drum is used to call for the promotion of the tent.
Is it dawn?
Wu Ban hurriedly rushed out of the military tent, only to see that the night was dark and the stars were twinkling. From the looks of it, it was only Yinshi, so what was going on with the sound of the drums?
However, regardless of whether he knew what happened or not, Wu Ban had to go to the Chinese army's main tent.
When the drum beats down, if you have not arrived at the military tent at the time of the drum beat, you will have twenty military sticks at least, and you will be killed with a knife. Wu Ban knew that he had contradicted Cao Peng yesterday, and if he did not arrive at the military tent on time, he would be killed.
There's no guarantee that Cao Peng won't take advantage of him. This is a military rule, and no one can fault him. Yesterday, Cao Peng wanted to perform Mao ***, but Shu Qiang didn't arrive, which made him lose face. God knows, Captain Cao...
Wu Ban had no grudges against Cao Peng, and even had some respect for him.
But in my heart, I felt a little uncomfortable after all. I felt that Cao Peng was too young and might not be able to sit firmly in the Duting camp.
Moreover, judging from Cao Peng's performance yesterday, he indeed lacked some deterrence. As for Wu Ban and Cao Peng talking back at that time, they were more worried about their own future. Cao *** sent such a child over,
Isn't it a bit too childish?
He quickly put on his clothes and armor, mounted his horse and rushed towards the Chinese army's tent.
The third drum has sounded, and the whole camp has begun to boil. No one knows what the sound of the drum is about. In short, if the drum sounds, something must have happened. Even Xiangyongjun in the camp
If the soldiers are unwilling to get up, they must leave the military tent.
"hiss!"
Wu Ban took a deep breath outside the Chinese army's tent.
In the open space outside the big tent, there was a pile of bloody human heads stacked up. The light of dozens of tung oil lamps and nearly a hundred torches illuminated the pile of human heads, which was horrifying. Wu Ban felt that all the hair on his body was shaking in an instant.
Standing up, I suddenly felt a sense of fear in my heart.
Because, he saw several familiar faces.
Next to the large tent of the Chinese army, a burly man stood tall and tall, with his arms bare and a large disc ax in his arms.
The third pass clicked the drum and stopped suddenly.
Wu Ban quickly walked a few steps and said respectfully: "Wu Ban, Sima of the Junyi Department, is here to answer Mao."
"Wu Sima, go in, the captain is inside."
A scribe walked forward with a smile and said to Wu Ban. He was holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, as if he was registering something.
Wu Ban recognized the scribe and knew that his name was Kan Ze, that he was the military chief and a confidant of Cao Peng.
"Master Kan..."
Wu Ban felt a little scared in his heart, and his tone unconsciously became more respectful.
Kan Ze smiled and said: "Go in, don't keep the captain waiting impatiently."
Wu Ban stabilized his mind, took a deep breath, bowed his hands and said thanks, then strode into the Chinese army tent. The decoration of the Chinese army tent was no different from yesterday. There was a handsome desk in the center, and there were
There is a low-level case. After the low-level case, Tian Yu, the military prime minister, was busy writing. After the handsome case, Cao Peng was sitting quietly. He was not wearing armor, and was wearing a blue shirt, giving off a scholarly atmosphere.
His body was half leaning on the handsome desk, and he was holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, which he was reading while holding a candle.
Below him, two men sat one after another.
Wu Ban also recognized the two people. One was Xiahou Lan, Sima of the Flying Spirit Army, and the other was Gan Ning, Sima of the Marching Army. The two of them sat with their eyes watching their noses, their noses watching their mouths, and their mouths watching their hearts, like old monks in meditation. When Wu
When Ben walked in, no one looked at him, let alone ignored him.
"The last general of Wu Ban, please see the captain."
Wu Ban felt a little panicked, so he stepped forward and bowed in greeting.
Still the same people, still the same places, still the same scenery.
But the feeling it brought to Wu Ban was completely different. At this time, Cao Peng was not as furious as he was yesterday, and he was not even angry at all.
He just sat there, holding the book in his hand and reading, but Wu Ban felt unspeakable fear in his heart.
Those heads piled outside the tent are those of Shu Qiang's tribe. In other words, Cao Peng has wiped out Shu Qiang's tribe...
"Um!"
Cao Peng responded and said nothing more.
There were fine beads of sweat on Wu Ban's forehead. He thought for a while, quietly stepped aside, and sat down below Xia Houlan, motionless.
The beating of the drums has stopped, but from the four commanders of Kedu Pavilion, only one person from Wu Ban came.
Cao Peng didn't say anything, and just sat quietly. About fifteen or six minutes later, the sound of two army commanders' responses came from outside the tent.
His voice was trembling, obviously he saw the corpses outside the tent.
Cao Peng put down the scroll in his hand and slowly raised his head. The two army commanders walked into the tent with pale faces and some staggering steps.
"The last general..."
Cao Peng didn't wait for them to speak, and raised his hand to signal them to shut up.
He closed his eyes and seemed to be lost in thought.
There was a suffocating sense of oppression in the Chinese army's tent. Looking at the two army commanders, Wu Ban couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly.
"Originally, Cao was ordered to come here and was entrusted by Sikong to leave the Zhendu Pavilion.
To be honest, you have no merit but hard work... Coming down from Yanjin and staying here under such circumstances are commendable. If not forced, Cao Peng would really like to have a drink and talk with you and get along well. If so.
Opportunity to make achievements together.
Cao Peng knew very well that he was not qualified enough, so he did not want to embarrass everyone.
However, military orders are like mountains, and military laws are like swords... In this Duting camp, the words spoken by a certain general in charge are orders! I said yesterday that the troops will be ordered at the right time, and the troops will be deployed. If not, the army will
The *** department will never tolerate it... I don't like killing, but I don't mind killing people. Shu Qiang respects his own troops and intends to rebel. Yesterday, the three orders called for generals and drums, but he did not lead his troops to come... The enemy is now,
Military law does not tolerate anyone's disobedience. As a last resort, I had to send people to Tacun and ordered Shu Qiang to come again. But Shu Qiang still refused to obey... Under these circumstances, I had to order Shu Qiang and his troops to be sent to Tacun.
Extermination...Oh, it really hurts my heart to think about it."
really!
Wu Ban couldn't help but trembled in his heart and looked up at Cao Peng.
At this time, Kan Ze walked into the Chinese army's tent, holding a bloody human head in his hand and placing it on the ground in front of the commander's case.
"Captain, this time Han Dehao Zhao's troops attacked and killed a total of 187 rebels, which is consistent with the number of Shu Qiang's troops.
Shu Qiang's head was captured by Han Dejunjunhou, and is now presented to the school captain for inspection."
"We are all our own, what can I test? Hang Shu Qiang's head on the camp gate to warn others."
"Here!"
Kan Ze picked up the head, turned around and walked out of the tent.
Wu Ban looked at Cao Peng and secretly sighed in his heart: This Colonel Cao is indeed a man who can burn eight hundred people and kill Yan Liang. With his calmness and planning alone, he is not comparable to us. I thought he was yesterday
He was so angry that he didn't expect that he had already made a decision...
This is a decisive character, so I still need to be careful.
As he was thinking about it, Cao Peng's voice rang in his ears: "Just now, the three-way call was completed, and only Wu Yuanxiong answered the call. I remember that his military tent was located on the east bank of the pontoon, a short distance away from the Chinese army's main tent.
The farthest, but the first to arrive... The two army commanders were right next to our central army's tent. They completed the three drums and drums, but they were nowhere to be seen. Many people have died tonight, and I really don't want to start killing again.
But if I don't punish you, then where is the majesty of the military order? Can you two military commanders give me an explanation so that I don't follow the military law?"
As he spoke, Cao Peng slowly raised his head and stared at the two army commanders with burning eyes.
Poof, the two army commanders knelt down!
"Colonel, please spare your life, Captain, please spare your life."
They finally understood that the young man in front of them was not a young boy who had just debuted and knew nothing. His decisive and ruthless methods proved that he was a guy who could talk and do what he said without caring about any consequences.
.Imagine, which captain would dare to kill more than a hundred people just after taking office? But Cao Peng did it! Not only did it, but he did it cleanly and crisply, without any sloppiness. When everyone understands
, a group of men and horses have turned into a pile of headless corpses.
Since Cao Peng said that the military law is majestic, he will definitely do it.
Wu Ban looked at his two companions and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart...
In fact, he wanted to watch a joke yesterday. Being able to arrive on time today is just a habit. If it hadn't been a habit developed over many years, he might... sighed secretly, Wu Ban knew that the weather in Duting Camp was
, I’m afraid my surname is Cao!
Cao Peng stood up, walked around the commander's case and came to the two army commanders.
"It's not that a certain family wants to kill people, it's really...
If I don't punish you two today, how can this majestic military law convince the public? But if you let me kill you two, I really can't bear it.
You two, do you have any suggestions?"
If I don't kill you, I won't be able to order others in the future; if I kill you, I can't bear it.
Cao Peng made it very clear that the two army commanders fell into the ice cave and did not know what to do...
"Captain, the two commanders made no big mistake, maybe they were just delayed.
If he were to kill him just like that, the reputation of the captain might be damaged in the camp. Those soldiers would probably think that the captain was seeking personal revenge... Yu had a plan that would allow the captain to save the lives of the two army commanders.
, and it can also make the soldiers in the camp speechless."
Tian Yu stood up to dissuade him, and the two army commanders were immediately surprised.
Cao Peng said: "I wonder if you have any clever ideas, sir?"
Tian Yu smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. If the two army commanders are not the captain, even if they arrive late, it won't be a big mistake."
"oh?"
Cao Peng looked puzzled.
The two army commanders were a little confused.
Tian Yu chuckled, "Aren't the two Army Commanders going to report to Changshui Camp?"
Cao Peng suddenly understood and showed a happy expression.
What Tian Yu meant was that by transferring these two army commanders away, there would be no need to worry about the charges they had committed by mistake before.
He turned around and looked at the two army commanders, "What do you two think?"
Wu Ban couldn't help but secretly shouted to Gao Ming that it was indeed a clever move to transfer these two army commanders away.
Cao Peng has already killed Shu Qiang's troops. If he kills these two army commanders again, it may cause fear among the soldiers and even cause a roar in the camp.
By transferring the two men away, Cao Peng could take advantage of the situation and accept their work. At the same time, he could make the two army commanders grateful and give the soldiers a magnanimous impression. This move can be regarded as killing three birds with one stone. As long as those two
Everyone nodded, and the Duting camp would be completely controlled by Cao Peng.
All of this was probably planned long ago, just waiting for these two people to take the bait.
If the two army commanders were on time to answer the call today, there is no doubt that Cao Peng would have thought of another way. It was a pity that these two men came forward by themselves.
Although Wu Ban saw the clues, he couldn't stand up and point it out.
A strange thought came to my mind: This young man's methods can be considered very clever.
"I would like to go to Changshui Camp."
The two army commanders shouted repeatedly.
A bright smile also appeared on Cao Peng's face.
"Speaking of which, a certain person was once a lieutenant in the Northern Army, so he is no stranger to Changshui Camp.
Lieutenant Xi of Changshui Camp is a good man, and his army commander, Xia Houshang, is the nephew of General Miaocai, and I think he has a close relationship with you. In the past, General Miaocai was the prefect of Chenliu, and you two were recruited by him.
Come here. Now that you are under Boren's tent, you will surely rise to the top.
However, your part must stay..."
Get out of here first!
Being with this smiling tiger is really stressful.
The two army commanders were not fools, so how could they not see the mystery behind this.
It's just that people put the matter on the table, and they can only be grateful, but they can't complain at all.
"We, Bu Qu, are the military soldiers of Duting, so we should stay here."
"So... I have a letter here. Take it with you and go to Suanzao immediately to report to Boren Sima."
Damn, this is a clear way to drive people away!
But the two army commanders couldn't complain at all, so they thanked him profusely and left the tent.
Outside the military tent, Kan Ze had already ordered people to prepare horses. As soon as the two army commanders came out, they immediately mounted their horses and were escorted out of the camp gate...
Cao Peng sighed softly, turned around and sat down.
His eyes swept over Wu Ban seemingly casually.
Wu Ban quickly stood up and said: "The final general is willing to obey the orders of the captain."
"Yuanxiong Sima, you are a talent."
Cao Peng said in a deep voice: "To be honest, you and I can be considered relatives, and we should support each other. Maybe you don't know yet, but Sikong's adoptive grandmother is from your Chenliu Wu clan. When she entered the palace, she and
We have lost contact with my family. But in my heart, I am still thinking of you."
"ah?"
Wu Ban was shocked when he heard this.
"If you are interested, you might as well go back and check after the war is over.
If you are willing, you can ask the old lady to go home and have a look. The old lady is now in Xudu, very lonely, and often talks about her clan members back then."
Wu Ban really didn't know that there was such a relationship in the family.
When he first heard Cao Peng mention it, he was dumbfounded.
"187 people from Shu Qiang's unit were executed, and now there are only more than 600 people left in Duting. However, since Zhang Qiu and his two men are gone, their troops naturally need to be redeployed. I will order someone to allocate 130 people.
What do you think about coming under your command and filling up your army?"
Wu Ban was a little dizzy at this time!
However, it would be a good thing for him to be able to fully staff his troops. How could he not agree to it?
"Finally, I am willing to obey the command of the captain."
"Hande!"
"The end is here!"
From outside the tent, a person walked in. It was the burly man Wu Ban saw outside the tent just now, holding a giant disc axe.
"There are still more than 200 people left, and they will be included in your tribe. From today on, you will be the Sima of the Duting Army and be responsible for garrisoning Xiaotan. Are you willing?"
"I will obey your orders." Han De was also overjoyed.
Cao Peng glanced at Tian Yu and said in a deep voice: "But there is one more thing today. You have to submit the list of all the soldiers in Duting. You must ask them about their residence, family members and other matters. I will let you know.
Mr. Kan will assist you and it must be completed today."
"The general will obey his orders."
Wu Ban and Han De stepped in to greet each other at the same time. The smile on Cao Peng's face also became thicker...