Empire

"Swish! Swish!"

A penetrating whistle sounded in the 9th Battalion's camp.

"Hurry up, assemble, assemble!"

After hearing the loud whistle, both officers and soldiers quickly grabbed their weapons and lined up. The reaction was also quick.

"What's going on?"

Seeing the soldiers hastily gathering in the camp, the tense atmosphere made the Shen family get out of the tent, their faces full of confusion.

"Is there going to be another war?" The eldest son of the Shen family said with a worried look on his face.

"The lieutenant general has ordered us to assemble at the training ground!"

"The lieutenant general has ordered us to assemble at the training ground!"......

A messenger with a small flag on his back galloped through the camp, shouting loudly, conveying the military order of Lieutenant General Chen Ziang.

Teams of soldiers who had been urgently assembled, led by their respective officers, headed straight for the temporary training ground. The temporary training ground was just an empty space in the camp with the grass removed to facilitate the soldiers' training.

"Let's go and have a look."

The wealthy businessman Shen Bin saw that everyone was heading towards the parade ground, so he called his family and wanted to see what was going on.

When Shen Bin and his team arrived at the parade ground, except for the two hundred-man teams that were on guard duty in the city, all the soldiers of the 9th Battalion had lined up and assembled.

The old, weak, women and children did not need to assemble, but they all stood aside.

On the more than ten hitching posts next to the parade ground, several soldiers with their upper bodies naked were tied to the hitching posts.

At the same time, dozens of soldiers had their hands tied with ropes and were kneeling on the side.

"What did they do wrong?"

Seeing the tied-up soldiers, Shen Bin couldn't help but ask an old man who was watching the excitement nearby.

The old man couldn't help but sighed and said,"They committed murder in the city and were caught by Deputy Battalion Commander Li."

""How will they be dealt with?" Shen Bin asked again.

The old man guessed,"The lieutenant general has issued military regulations. This time they have run into a knife. I am afraid that they will be skinned alive if they don't die."

Shen Bin had heard that the rebels were brutal and murderous before. Now he didn't expect that Chen Ziang would actually issue military regulations and those who violated the military regulations would be punished.

Now Shen Bin is more and more curious about this army, because in some aspects, it is better than the dynasty army.

In just a moment, all the soldiers and the elderly, women and children in the camp were gathered on the empty parade ground.

Seeing these soldiers who were tied up, they were pointing and guessing how Chen Ziang would deal with them.

Since their Qinghe Army rose up, they have been fighting and fighting, and there are mixed fish and dragons inside, and there has been no time to reorganize.

Although Chen Ziang and his 9th Battalion have won a series of victories under his leadership, there are also many contradictions inside, but they are just covered up by the victory.

This time Chen Ziang also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity This is the second opportunity to thoroughly reorganize the internal affairs.

Because a strong army must be united internally, and not like sand, seemingly strong but easily collapsed.

This time it is not just a simple violation of military discipline, but also the problem that the soldiers only recognize their direct superiors. A small general of a hundred men does not even take the deputy battalion commander seriously. If this continues, once the power of his subordinates expands, then Chen Ziang will also lose control of this army.

Rather than letting the tail become too big to be eliminated at that time, it is better to take this opportunity now to eliminate the unhealthy trend of establishing small hills within the army.

These soldiers who violated military discipline and confronted the military police were all subordinates of Wang Hu, a general of a thousand men.

Now seeing these brothers under his command being tied up, Wang Hu, a general of a thousand men who had just experienced a bloody battle at the city gate, secretly cursed them for not living up to their expectations.

"Sir, these brothers have never been vague on the battlefield. Can you give them a chance to redeem themselves for their meritorious service?"

General Wang Hu, the direct superior of these soldiers, heard that the deputy battalion commander Li Lang wanted to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, so he had to find Chen Ziang privately to help intercede.

"Brother Wang, I understand your feelings, but you also know that the country has its own laws and the army has its own regulations. If we let them off this time, it will be difficult to lead the soldiers in the 9th Battalion."

Faced with the plea of the thousand-man general Wang Hu, although Chen Ziang couldn't bear it, he still refused.

"Do they have to die this time?"Wang Hu couldn't help but sighed.

Chen Ziang nodded, agreeing.

""Sir, I didn't lead my soldiers well, and I'm ashamed of you." Wang Hu said ashamedly.

Chen Ziang patted Wang Hu on the shoulder and said,"Brother Wang, our team will become larger and larger in the future, and we must be disciplined, otherwise, we will be no different from bandits. I hope you and all of us will remember this bloody lesson."

"I will definitely discipline those bastards when I go back." Wang Hu also nodded seriously.

While they were talking, Li Lang, the deputy battalion commander wearing a red armband, strode onto the starting platform.

Li Lang looked around at the soldiers and the elderly, women and children who were lined up. When his eyes met Chen Ziang, Chen Ziang nodded to him to show his support.

Li Lang took a deep breath and pressed his hands down. The noisy sound disappeared and the parade ground suddenly became silent.

"Brothers, we have gathered here today. I think everyone knows what happened."After Li Lang retracted his gaze, he slowly spoke

"Our brothers fought bloody battles with the Dynasty army and finally captured the provincial capital. We won the battle! This should be something worth celebrating!"

"But our brothers have become complacent, forgetting that our original intention in fighting the Dynasty Army was to overthrow their plunder, gain freedom, have clothes to wear and food to eat! Our brothers, relying on the weapons in their hands, have begun to bully the people! What's worse, they even drew their swords to kill people!"The deputy battalion commander Li Lang, who was in charge of military law, had a low voice, but it was very penetrating, and his voice echoed in everyone's ears.

"Brothers, if we also bully the people and rob their money like the Dynasty Army, then what is the difference between us and the Dynasty Army? What is the difference between us and those bandits?!"

Li Lang's question was deafening, and made these arrogant soldiers and generals start to examine their own actions for the first time. Many of them were ashamed.

"They killed people and robbed them of their property, and they contradicted their superiors. I decided to behead them all and set an example for others!"

Seeing the soldiers discussing the issue, Li Lang took a deep breath and made his own judgment, showing everyone for the first time the iron-blooded and ruthless nature of the military discipline chief.

After hearing Li Lang's words, there was an uproar. No one expected that Li Lang would be so cruel and want to kill all those who violated military law.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, you can't kill them. They are our brothers too."

"Yes, let's forgive them this time since it's their first offense."

Everyone found it difficult to accept such a severe punishment. Many soldiers who were familiar with the violation of military discipline started to shout.

"Li, if you dare to kill me, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"

The soldiers who were tied up also started to make noises when they heard that they were going to be beheaded.

"Anyone who disagrees, stand up!"

At this time, the lieutenant general Chen Ziang, who had been watching coldly, strode out, and everyone suddenly quieted down.

"You plead for them and feel sorry for them, but what about the people they killed? Who has thought about them?"

"Remember this, in our 9th Battalion, there is no one above the law. If anyone dares to do it again, I will recognize you, but the knife in my hand will not recognize you!"

After Chen Ziang's reprimand, these noisy soldiers finally realized that Chen Ziang was serious this time.

"Deputy Battalion Commander Li, execute the sentence!" Chen Ziang turned and ordered Deputy Battalion Commander Li Lang.

""Yes!"

Li Lang waved to the military police wearing red armbands in the distance, and they drew their swords one after another.

"Stop crying and wipe your tears. My soldiers will die with dignity even if they die!"

Chen Ziang walked up to the bound soldiers and saw that none of them had the arrogance they had before. Although he felt sorry for them, he also knew that kindness is not the way to command an army.

""Commander-in-Chief, I don't blame you. It was my own fault. I don't care if I die. Please let my family go."

The captain of a hundred men knew there was no room for maneuver. He wiped his tears and begged.

Chen Ziang nodded and said,"Don't worry. The 9th Battalion will take care of your family members."

"Thank you, Lieutenant General."

Soon, with the order from Li Lang, the deputy battalion commander, the military police raised their swords and chopped off dozens of soldiers' heads.