Chapter 89 Blood-stained Military Flag

"Let go, why do you catch people?"

"Which catch-up rule did I break?"

The two veterans and gangsters who were dragged out struggled hard, with a ferocious expression, but their tone was inexplicably panic, which was obviously lacking in confidence.

"Why?"

Xiao Qi smiled with a ferocious expression, and suddenly stretched out his hands to pull the battle robe of the veteran gangster on the left and pulled it hard. With a sound of cracking silk, the cotton robe of the veteran gangster had been torn apart. The eyes of the hundreds of soldiers standing in the front row fell on the veteran gangster, and there were two sables surrounding his waist.

Another veteran gangster also had two marten fur around his waist.

Xiaoqi pointed to the squid fur on the waist of the veteran gangster and shouted sternly: "What is this, ah?"

The squid was discovered by the privately hidden squid, but the veteran gangster calmed down and replied coldly: "Isn't it just two squids? What's the big deal? I followed you through life and death. I ran to the Mongolian grasslands in the snow to make a living. Shouldn't it be just two squids?"

"It's right!" Wang Pu took the conversation and shouted sternly, "Of course it's right! Just based on your achievements, not to mention two marten furs, two cows, twenty horses, or even two thousand taels of silver, you deserve it!"

The veteran gangster raised his head and said coldly: "Then why should you arrest people?"

"But you shouldn't hide your own personal belongings!" Wang Pu shouted sternly, "I have said that all the property must be handed over, and then rewarded according to the military merits established by the brothers. If everyone is like you and you have snatched all the things you have, what will the general use to reward those brothers who have killed their enemies but were injured and unable to rob their property? What will the general use to pay for the families of the fallen brothers? In the long run, who is willing to rush forward to block the arrows, who is willing to sacrifice himself to save everyone? Who is willing to be your brother?"

"The army is a collective!" Wang Pu reached out and raised his hand and shouted, "What we need is a good brother who is loyal and honest, not a villain who is selfish and only wants to gain benefits by himself! This general does not want to take a villain like you to the battlefield, and no one is willing to go to war with a villain like you!"

The two veterans and gangsters finally lowered their heads with guilt.

Angry gaze appeared in the eyes of hundreds of soldiers, especially Tang Sheng, who was standing in the front row, wanted to kill these two guys, because these two veterans were picked from the border troops of Datong Town.

There were also some veterans who showed a look of guilt and fear on their faces. In fact, there were far more than these two veterans who had private property. Wang Pu could not arrest them all and punish them severely. If they really did that, it might backfire and lead to a mutiny among these veterans. So Wang Pu only caught two unlucky guys.

Wang Pu looked at the two veterans and gangsters with murderous aura and suddenly shouted: "Drag it down... and behead it!"

"yes!"

The four personal soldiers agreed and left with these two unlucky guys.

"God of life, General!"

"We know we're wrong. Give us a chance to correct ourselves..."

"Poor villain has an 80-year-old mother above and a child who has just left. General, please spare the villain this time, right?"

The two veterans and gangsters broke free from the hostage of four personal soldiers and knelt on the cold grass. They kowtowed to Wang Pu like pounding garlic, while crying bitterly.

Wang Pu nodded and shouted, "I want to spare you too, but the military rules cannot spare you! Drag it and chop it down!"

Wang Pu was determined to use these two heads to purify military discipline. Now even if Emperor Chongzhen comes, he can't save them.

"General!" Tang Sheng suddenly stepped out and bowed and shouted, "I have something to say."

Wang Pu shouted: "Speak!"

Tang Sheng turned around and stared at the two veterans and ruffians fiercely, shouting: "Zhang San and Zhao Liu have lost all the faces of our Datong border troops. Bei Zhi hopes to cut off their dog heads with their own hands!"

Wang Pu shouted: "Accurate! Just here, execute the execution in front of the soldiers!"

"General. Can't you kill us?"

"General, please spare us?"

"General, please spare us?"

The two veterans and gangsters were still wailing, but Wang Pu was unmoved at all.

As soon as Wang Pu winked, Xiaoqi and four personal soldiers spread a piece of white cloth that had been prepared in advance on the grass. Two veterans and gangsters were taken to the center of the white cloth and knelt down towards the army of four thousand soldiers. Tang Sheng slowly pulled out his waist and walked forward.

"Zhang San and Zhao Liu!" Tang Sheng raised his knife high and shouted in a grim voice, "You can go on the road with peace of mind."

"No……"

The two veterans and gangsters shouted at the same time.

Tang Sheng raised his sword and fell. Zhang San and Zhao Liu's heads fell to the ground one after another, and boiling blood splashed out from the two's broken necks, instantly dyeing the white cloth spread on the grass red. Four personal soldiers loosened their hands, and their bodies fell on the white cloth again. The blood that gushed out instantly turned two large pieces of red.

Wang Pu sighed to the sky and said, "Tang Sheng."

Tang Sheng put his sword back into the sheath and turned around and replied, "I am in a humble position."

Wang Pu said: "After returning to Datong, they will give their families a pension of 500 taels."

"yes."

Tang Sheng clasped his fists with both hands and said respectfully.

Wang Pu waved his hand again, and the two personal soldiers dragged Zhang San and Zhao Liu's bodies away. Xiao Qi had already brought people to lift the blood-stained white cloth. Wang Pu stepped forward and pointed at the blood-stained white cloth and said, "Did you see it, brothers? From today on, this blood-stained white cloth is our army's military flag, the blood-stained military flag!"

"I hope that every time my brothers see this military flag, they will think of today's scene. I hope you can always remember that our army is a group, and everyone in this group is a brother who is loyal and honest, not a selfish villain like Zhang San and Zhao Liu! I also hope you can remember that military rules are supreme, and no matter who violates military rules, they will be severely punished!"

Wang Pu said this and turned around and shouted, "Xiao Qi. Bright the flag!"

"yes!"

Xiao Qi responded with a loud promise, took the long bamboo pole from his personal soldiers and tied the blood-stained military flag, then turned over and raised the blood-stained flag in his hand into the air. The north wind whistled, and the blood-stained flag in Xiao Qi's hand suddenly stretched out, fluttering against the bitter north wind. The two pools of red blood stains on the flag were particularly eye-catching.

Wang Pu looked at the blood-stained battle flag deeply and said loudly: "From today on, wherever this military flag appears, our army will be wherever it is. This military flag is our soul. Each of us will fight to protect it. Only in one case will this military flag fall into the hands of the enemy, that is... all of us are dead! The flag is there, and the flag is dead!"

"The flag is there, and the flag is there and the people are dead!"

"The flag is in the people. The flag is in the dead!"

"The flag is there, and the flag is there and the people are dead!"

Dozens of personal soldiers behind Wang Pu responded with three calls.

The four thousand soldiers' eyes fell on the blood-stained military flag, and they also shouted.

Today's scene has left a deep mark in the hearts of every soldier. From then on, no one dares to easily violate the seven military rules set by Wang Pu. More importantly, these veterans who have been defeated repeatedly and the thieves who are used to robbing families have begun to try to treat themselves as a member of this army collective.

This blood-stained military flag is like a beacon, illuminating in their hearts all the time. When they are in danger or temptation, it is not me in their minds. But us, our army!

After the shouts of the four thousand soldiers gradually subsided, Wang Pucai shouted, "The whole army is resting, big bearded, scar-faced, Tang Sheng and Monk Zhang, you four come here."

Four thousand households gathered next to Wang Pu. Zhen Youcai took out the map from his arms and spread it on the grass. He pressed the four corners with stones, then pointed to the map and said: "The first step of the surprise attack and naturalization has been completed, and it has been completed very smoothly. Next, we have to sweep along the Heihe River and the Yellow River until Duanmaochuan, and drive the Tumote people who are nomadic in the east of the Yellow River to Yanyehai."

Tang Sheng asked: "Will the Tumotes concentrate their troops first and then go back and forth to break through the encirclement?"

"No." Zhen Youcai shook his head and said, "Tumot Khan is dead. Without him, the Tumotes could not gather effectively, and the Yellow River goes west. Although the Yellow River is now frozen, it is the Shaanxi Town of the Ming Dynasty after crossing the Yellow River. The Tumotes are definitely seeking death by themselves when they go west."

Wang Pu added: "You guys have all remembered that this time you will only kill Mongolian men, and you can't kill women and children anymore. The brothers did not let the sheep go and did not know how to drive the cattle and sheep to steal the door. So you want to leave these women and children behind. You will follow behind and force them to drive the cattle and sheep animals to Yan'ehai."

"yes."

The bearded four people said in unison.

Wang Pu said again: "Talented, Xiaoqi."

Zhen Youcai and Xiaoqi replied in unison: "I am in a humble position."

Wang Pu said: "Calculate the property, cattle, sheep, livestock, horses and camels that were snatched from Guihua City. Take away all the things that can be taken away, and destroy them on the spot if they cannot be taken away. Don't forget to set fire before leaving. Since the Mongolians chose Jiannu, they have to decide to pay the price for their land."

"yes."

Zhen Youcai and Xiaoqi said in unison.

Wang Pu turned over the horse, lowered his head and shouted to the bearded four people, "Bring your soldiers and set off!"

"yes!"

The bearded four men agreed and turned around and left quickly.

About half an hour later, the four thousand army left Guihua City. More than 300 camels and more than 2,000 horses were also left with the Ming army. These camels and horses were all used to carry the property they obtained from the robbery. As for the large herds of cattle, sheep and livestock stored in the pastures outside Guihua City, except for a small number of sheep that were taken away as food, the rest were driven into the city and burned down the entire city.

In the next two days, Wang Pu's 4,000 troops were like a huge sickle, sweeping down along the Heihe River and the east bank of the Yellow River. Along the way, Wang Pu continued to divide small troops into 100-man teams and swept from the west to the east. In order to prevent the Tumotes from dying backlash, the 100-man teams maintained an appropriate distance, and if necessary, they could gather into a 100-man team at any time.

As Zhen Youcai expected, due to the death of Tumot Khan in the battle, it was difficult for the Tumot people who were nomadic in Fengzhou Beach to complete effective assembly. Wang Pu led his army from Naturalization to the south to Duanmaochuan, and then more than 4,000 troops turned into more than 40 arrows and swept from west to east.

The Tumotes, who were nomadic in Fengzhoutan, suffered unprecedented disasters. Hundreds of settlements were destroyed, more than 3,000 adult men were brutally killed, and more than 6,000 old, young, women and children drove millions of cattle, sheep and livestock to gradually gathered in a huge torrent, fleeing eastward in panic.

The poor Tumotes were ignorant of the fact that they were stepping into the death trap that the Han people had long designed!

Yan Yihai.

The originally empty sea Zizi is now covered with cowhide tents. Two days ago, the third day of the first lunar month, Zhang Zian, who couldn't wait, had already led a large army to camp here.

This is called a wise man who has a thousand thoughts and will make a mistake.

Although Zhen Youcai repeatedly emphasized that Zhang Zi'an must arrive at Yan'ehai on the sixth day of the first lunar month, what he never expected was that Zhang Zi'an had been forced to jump over the wall by the 600,000 taels of owed wages that were pressed on him. In desperation, this old castrated man actually arrived at Yan'ehai three days in advance.
Chapter completed!