Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Zhijiang, the camp of the Han army.

The sky is sunny and slightly cloudy, with a cool breeze.Wang Ping, wearing armor and a sword around his waist, patrolled the camp.Deng Ai followed behind him, talking and discussing the military situation from time to time.

After Liu Chan realized that the Wu people would make some moves in the near future, he ordered people to cross the mountains and mountains to send a message to Wang Ping's troops, making him be on guard, and be careful not to be taken advantage of by Lu Xun.

After Wang Ping got the letter, he also felt bad. His [-] army advanced too fast and was isolated in Jiangbei.Moreover, because of his daily march, the repair of the camp must not be complete. If the Wu people go north to encircle and attack, he may be defeated.

In addition, the sources of soldiers in the army are mixed. If there are soldiers in the middle of the barbarian, there are five thousand soldiers belonging to Meifu and Meiyi. surrender to the enemy.After all, they have been entrenched in the middle of the year. Wei Shuan voted for Wu, Wu Shuan went to Han, and it was common for them to change bosses.

Therefore, Wang Ping immediately ordered to stop the marching action, rest the camp on the spot, and send scouts to investigate the enemy's situation.

Deng Ai walked beside him and said: "General, your Majesty's words are not unreasonable. According to the scout's report, Jiangling guard Zhu Ran led his soldiers to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, and after Zhuge Ke entered Guanzhou, he led his soldiers across the border. On the Yangtze River, camp under the water. Zhuge Ke and Zhu Ran have a lot of soldiers, and the intention should be our army!"

"Therefore, our army should strictly guard against it!" Wang Ping said in harmony.

As he spoke, Wang Ping looked at the sword and checked the situation of weapons, food and grass in the camp.

When everyone arrived at the camp of the Man in the middle of the river, they saw that although the camp was arranged according to the plan, the guards were quite lazy and the military discipline was not strict.

Wang Ping frowned slightly, but didn't say much.Su Zhongman was ordered by the two Mei brothers, and the big man controlled Su Zhongman by governing them.Moreover, these barbarians are also civilians and soldiers, and they rarely practice, so they are naturally far from being comparable to the sergeants of the Han Dynasty.

It is quite possible to obey the arrangement and deployment of the army, and it is basically enough to take on non-important combat tasks.As for in-depth mastery and training to become an elite, we have to wait until after victory.

Not long after, a grassroots officer who inspected the maintenance of the bows and crossbows in the army came, cupped his hands and said, "General Wei, more than [-] bows and crossbows under the account of the Human Xiaowei (Meifu) are damp and cannot be used."

Wang Ping frowned even tighter, and his expression sank, staring at Meifu.Mei Fu lowered his head, not daring to meet Wang Ping's sharp eyes.

Originally, the voices of talking and laughing also quieted down, and no one dared to speak.After all, Wang Ping's strict rule of the army is well known in the Han army. Whether it is a clan member or a major general in the army, Wang Ping has severely punished him.At the beginning of the Battle of Woganban, the retreating clansmen were killed without considering their achievements.

Moreover, Wang Ping, who governs the army, acts in accordance with the law and does not like to joke with the generals.Everyone's perception of Wang Ping is only the word 'severe'.This time Meifu committed a crime, it is estimated that it is inevitable to escape punishment, even the boss of the man in the tree.

Not long after the inspection, all the civil servants were in place. Fortunately, except for the bow and crossbow being damp, all affairs in Meifu's army passed the inspection of everyone.

"What's going on?" Wang Ping asked with a cold face.

Mei Fu raised his head slightly and said, "General Wei, it rained heavily a few days ago, lacking rain gear, unfortunately the bow and crossbow got wet."

After a pause, Mei Fu pleaded, "I hope the general will give you a lighter punishment."

Wang Ping ignored it and asked, "Who is this general?"

"Yamen General Fan Pu." Someone replied.

Fan Pu, Meifu's nephew.Mei Fu's son died early, and Fan Pu was brought up by Mei Fu alone.No wonder Mei Fu would cover up one or two things for Fan Pu, and even interceded for him.

Holding his saber, Wang Ping asked coldly, "According to military discipline, how should we deal with it?"

Liu Min, who was in charge of the military law, hesitated for a while, and said: "General Wei, according to our Han military law, bows and crossbows are unstringed, arrows have no feathers, swords and halberds are blunt, flags and flags are hollow, this is called deceiving the army. Of."

Zhuge Liang governed the army by inheriting his habit of governing the country and governing the army with strict laws.In order to ensure that the penalty is not abused, and the sergeant has no complaints.That's why since he ruled the army, he has had more than [-] sticks to personally read.

However, Wang Ping did not know how to read and write in his early days. After he was taught by Liu Chan, he studied hard, learned "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Sima's Law", and followed Zhuge Liang in the Northern Expedition. His thoughts on governing the army originated from these three. .

If it can be summed up in one sentence, that is, "covenant law saves punishment, small crimes are murder, small crimes win, and major crimes are caused." '

"Ah!" Fan Pu's face turned pale, and his legs and feet couldn't help but feel weak.

"General Wei~" Mei Fu pleaded.

Wang Ping looked at the two with a solemn expression, and said: "The battle is imminent, and the bow and crossbow were destroyed before they fought. The management of the army is such a mistake, how can we expect it to be dealt with according to the military law during the war."

Hearing this, Deng Ai felt bad, so he hurriedly pulled Wang Ping away, walked to a corner, and said: "General, the battle is imminent, and the general will be killed first, which will be disadvantageous to the army. It is better to temporarily pardon him. After the war, strictly If you punish him now, I'm afraid Meifu will have resentment in her heart, and the war is ahead, and the barbarians may be thrown into chaos!"

Wang Ping raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "Why did the right general make such a statement? How valuable is military law? Without it, the only thing to do is to practice it. If the law is not enforced, how can the army rule and defeat the enemy?"

Deng Ai opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. According to the law, it was exactly as Wang Ping said.But how can we simply use the law here, Fan Pu is Mei Fu's nephew, and Mei Fu is the old boss of the Man in the middle of the tree.If Fan Pu was beheaded, Mei Fu would inevitably be resented.Once Umefu is dissatisfied, no one knows if he will make trouble.

How could Wang Ping not know what Deng Ai thought.It's just that he doesn't care. Perhaps it can be said that there is nothing more important than military law in his eyes.

Perhaps Mei Fu would have resentment for beheading Fan Pu.But if Fan Pu is not beheaded, how can the generals of the Han army be satisfied? If there is a first time, there will be a second time. In the end, the military discipline is loose, how can I rule the army?

Wang Ping's face was slightly cold, and he turned to the crowd and said: "If you violate the military law, you will be dealt with according to the law. Someone, pull him down and behead him."

"promise!"

Fan Pu looked at Mei Fu and shouted in fear, "Uncle, save me!"

Mei Fu was about to intercede with Wang Ping, but he saw that Wang Ping had left. He was so angry that he stomped his feet, but he didn't dare to get angry in front of the generals, so he could only watch his nephew being dragged down and beheaded.

But soon it was his turn, and two Han soldiers stepped forward to detain Meifu.

Liu Min cupped his hands and said: "The captain is not strict with his command, and violates military discipline. He will serve as a staff of fifty sticks to clarify military law."

Mei Fu looked at Wang Ping who was going away, spit, snorted softly, and said, "Go by yourself!"

"Please!"

Deng Ai caught up with Wang Ping and suggested, "General, Mei Fu may have resentment, so it's better to divide his soldiers with his younger brother Mei Yi, lest he take the opportunity to make trouble."

Wang Ping supported his belt, and said: "Ping has ordered Mei Yi and Pu Zhong to take over the camp, separate the soldiers and lead them with a thousand soldiers and Mei Yi, and transfer a thousand soldiers into his tent to obey orders."

Only then did Deng Ai relax a little, Wang Ping's operations were both emotionally and rationally reasonable.Dividing thousands of men to Mei Yi is really a way to divide their strength.He also transferred Han soldiers into the army for the purpose of supervision.

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As night fell, the camp of the Han army fell into silence.
Umefu, who had been tortured with a cane, was lying on the military couch with his bloodshot tiger back exposed, pulling his back muscles from time to time, his face contorted, and moaning.The back pain continued to hit, Mei Fu thought about what happened today, and couldn't help feeling a little resentful towards Wang Ping and the big man.

Fan Zan picked up the herbs in his hand, wiped them on Mei Fu's back, and said in dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty, the Han people are arrogant, they first seized the military power of the Majesty to divide the Majesty's brothers. Now they use the life of their cousin to rectify the military law. It's not like that at all. Put the king and me in your eyes."

Mei Fu clenched his fists and said nothing. He was also dissatisfied with the Han people's actions.He was already dissatisfied with splitting the barbarians under his rule among his two younger brothers. Seeing that the Han people were powerful, he endured it.

Now Wang Ping is deceiving people too much, he ignores his request, and directly beheads his nephew who treats him like a son.This made Mei Fu extremely painful, not to mention that Wang Ping hit himself with a cane again.

Fan Zan wiped the herbal medicine and said: "Now we have to divide the king's thousand people and Mei Yi to take over the barracks. From this point of view, I'm afraid that after this battle, the Han people will attack the king, annex the people in my family, and organize all the people... ..."

Speaking of this, it really touched Umefuki's heart. He buried his head and arms, and said in a low voice: "Man is a sword, I am a fish. The Han people are powerful, how can we resist them?"

Fan Zan glanced outside the tent and whispered, "My lord, if the Wu people win this battle, what will happen?"

Fan Zan didn't wait for Mei Fu to speak, but said to himself: "The Wu people are victorious in this battle. Your Majesty can rely on the power of the Wu people and go back to the north. At that time, the King can regain control of the land in the capital. If this place is close to Xiangyang, Close to the Han territory, the king can move in..."

Mei Fu opened his eyes and said, "What you said is not unreasonable. If I enter Wu, Sun Quan will definitely treat me with generous gifts. It is far better to lead a trilogy and rule a region by yourself than living in Han!"

It was night, and the night was dark.

Mei Fu led three hundred followers to the gate of the camp and asked to leave the camp.

The guard held a spear and said in a stern voice: "Mei Human, do you have a commander's warrant?"

Mei Fu smiled coldly, endured the pain in his back, and waved his hand.The cronies behind got the signal and rushed up, beheading several unsuspecting guards on the spot.Then he led his cronies out of the camp, disappeared into the night, and went to Nantou Soochow.