Wanli 1592

Chapter 522 The beginning of the 26th year of Wanli
After stabilizing Li Rusong, Xiao Ruxun pointed the knife at the deserters kneeling on the ground with panicked faces.

He asked sharply: "Immediately tell the truth, what is going on at Zijing Pass! If there is a lie, you will all die!"

The deserters had no choice but to ask a small deserter to stand up and answer this question.

"General, Bauhinia Pass is still in our hands, Admiral Li is still there, we all escaped, the Mongols are too fierce, we...we are not their opponents at all!
Staying at Bauhinia Pass can only be beaten to death by the Mongols, and if we take a step back, we will be beheaded by Admiral Li's supervising team. We really have no way out, so we can only escape at night. General, please forgive me! "

The little deserter knelt in front of Xiao Ruxun, hugged Xiao Ruxun's calf and begged for mercy, Xiao Ruxun kicked the little deserter away with a lift of his leg, and stared at the group of deserters coldly.

"As a soldier, you should be clear about the crime of running away from the battle. I don't believe you don't know what the crime of running away from the battle is!"

The soldiers panicked and begged for mercy.

"General, it's not that we don't want to fight. The Mongols are too fierce. They have artillery and trebuchets. They are too scary. We really can't fight them!"

"Take a step back, those supervising teams are about to come up and kill us, how can we survive!"

"Not enough to eat and not warm enough to wear, to fight as soon as we open our eyes, we really can't take it anymore!"

"They don't regard us as human beings at all, they just know how to kill people. How could we fight when we can't get enough to eat? Many generals were killed by the Mongols with bed crossbows, and they died right in front of our eyes. We must be defenders. Can't live!"

"The Mongols ride horses. We only have two legs. If we don't run now, how can we run after the Bauhinia is closed!"

Xiao Ruxun kept a cold face, and the more he listened, the more angry he became.

"Enough! Shut up! A bunch of cowards! Where's the military judge?!"

Xiao Ruxun stopped drinking, and the military law clerks in the army rushed out.

"exist!"

"According to the military law of the Ming Dynasty, what crime should a sergeant be guilty of when he flees the battle and abandons the commander?"

"According to the law, it should be cut!"

Xiao Ruxun scanned through these crying and ugly soldiers, and deeply understood what it means to have a mental breakdown that cannot be cured. These people will not only go back and preach the ferocity of the Mongols, but will also cause more people to fear the Mongols, bringing A terrible chain reaction may have even affected the morale of the army!
Xiao Ruxun suddenly became murderous.

"Since ancient times, deserters should be beheaded. There is no forgiveness! Come on, pull me out and behead!"

The deserters stared wide-eyed.

"No! Don't! Don't, General! General, please forgive me! Please forgive me!"

"General, please spare your life! Please spare your life!"

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

"I'm a slave of Duke Dingguo! I belong to Duke Dingguo! You can't kill me! You can't kill me!"

Some deserters were frightened and paralyzed on the ground, constantly begging for mercy, feces and urine flowed all over the floor, some deserters stood up and tried to escape, but were blocked by the Liaodong Army, and some were frightened, and directly uttered wild words that they were from Xungui's family Who can tell the real from the fake?

"Admiral, what should we do? What if they really are..."

Looking at the chaotic scene, the military law clerk showed embarrassment.

"What if? Not what if! Duke Dingguo is the descendant of General Xu Da. General Xu Da is a hero, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty. Such a useless domestic slave who ran away! Where is the lieutenant general?!"

Xiao Ruxun's lieutenant came out immediately.

"The end is here!"

"Where is the gunslinger?!"

More than a hundred guard gunners lined up.

"exist!"

Xiao Ruxun waved his hand——

"Execute them all! No one will be left behind!"

"promise!"

The lieutenant immediately obeyed the order and raised his hand.

"The gunner listens to the order! Raise the gun!"

The gunmen immediately raised the flintlocks in their hands.

"put!"

bang bang bang bang———

A burst of gunshots brought up a puff of smoke, the smoke cleared, the screams stopped, and only a pile of corpses remained.

"If there are deserters on the way, no matter who they are, they can kill them!"

Xiao Ruxun issued a new military order, which was sent to the whole army immediately.

"promise!"

The whole army complied.

The army then rectified, and two quarters of an hour later, they mounted their horses and set off again.

Witnessing Xiao Ruxun's strict military law once again, Li Rusong and Nurhachi also recalled how Xiao Ruxun punished those Liaodong soldiers who harassed Korean women and beat Korean officials on the Korean battlefield, and they felt awe-inspiring.

And the news of Xiao Ruxun shooting the deserter quickly spread throughout the army. The Liaodong Army and the Jurchen cavalry were also awe-inspiring, and their military discipline was austere. Considering their original prestige, the soldiers of the Liaodong Army became more and more in awe of Xiao Ruxun, and their military appearance was pruned. , The morale of the army is awe-inspiring.

At the beginning of the 26th year of Wanli, it started with blood and killing.

Coincidentally, the same blood and killings are going on all the time in Zijingguan. The Mongols do not have the Chinese New Year to spend, and of course they will not give the Han Chinese a chance to celebrate the New Year. Obviously it is the New Year’s Eve. Li Chengliang went down to an ordinary soldier, but each had a bowl of wine.

And drinking at this time, whether it is to celebrate the New Year or use alcohol to numb yourself so that you will not be so afraid, everyone has their own scale in their hearts, so many people are extremely confused when they drink this wine.

Li Chengliang can't be confused, he can't be confused no matter what, once he is confused, it will be a big problem, he insists on being sober, and insists on staying with the soldiers every day, even though he has encountered danger many times, Lao Li still has not retreated, this is The defenders of Zijingguan maintained the minimum order and courage, ensuring the safety of Zijingguan.

As the main executor, Chai Guozhu's voice has been hoarse for a long time, and he has not been able to take a good rest. Now he is basically unable to speak. Whenever he encounters something that is anxious to get angry, he will hear him yelling like a leak. The sound looks very funny.

But where would anyone go to his burlesque now?

Chai Guozhu couldn't speak anymore, so he used practical actions to express his sense of existence.

Cooperating with his strong mental and physical strength, Chai Guozhu rushed wherever he encountered an emergency. The death rate of the guards under his command was as high as [-]% to [-]%. In the past half a month, the guards around him changed several times, and three Mongolians were killed. Forty, but the Mongols have never retreated, and they are still arrogant and fierce.

Fortunately, the Mongols' offensive has become slower and weaker recently. At the beginning, they had to attack once every hour. After being repelled by the Ming army, they quickly regrouped and attacked. Now they only attack once or twice a day, and The offensive strength is not great.

It's just that the problem is still not resolved.

(End of this chapter)