Chapter 134 The grain truck was robbed!
After the grain transport team stopped for an hour, they finally set off again led by Nan Zheng.
But this time the escort was only half of the troops, and the Regent's carriage was not in the team.
The remaining half of the soldiers stayed behind to guard the unloaded food and fodder.
By the way, military law will be enforced on the generals who had disobeyed orders before.
Zhu Han and his men had their armor stripped off and were hit on the back with military sticks. Beads of sweat immediately broke out on them, but they all gritted their teeth and said nothing.
After ten blows, bloodstains appeared on the skin.
If he continues to be beaten, his skin will soon be torn apart. If all fifty military sticks are used up, half of his life will be gone.
But when she counted to fifteen, Yun Qingqing suddenly raised her hand:
"stop."
The soldier who was carrying out the execution stopped.
"Remember the rest for now. We'll need them later. If they perform well, you can make up for your mistakes." Yun Qingqing said calmly.
In fact, it’s not that we really need these few people, but if they are beaten to a pulp, we have to arrange for people to carry them. We can’t just leave them to fend for themselves in the wilderness.
And it will also affect the next move she plans.
Xiao Changheng had no objection. He waved his hand to let the executioner back off and looked at Zhu Han and the others coldly:
"You haven't thanked the princess yet?"
Several people clenched their fists and bowed their heads, thanking him silently, but there was no gratitude in their eyes.
They just felt that the princess had deceived the prince into obeying her every word, and she was using this trick to win people's hearts. She was simply playing people for fools!
With increasingly strong hostility, several people retreated sullenly, sitting in the corner and gritting their teeth, enduring the pain in their backs.
After all, I didn't dare to discuss anything in private.
But half of the team waited in place, and no other orders were issued for a full hour, and several people gradually became restless.
At this moment, Yun Qingqing ordered the soldiers who stayed behind to start cooking.
With the previous examples of Zhu Han, no one dared to disobey this time and began to carry out instructions obediently.
But when they heard that they had to prepare meals for 500 people, they began to have doubts.
Only half of the people are left, so what is the princess giving orders for?
Zhu Han endured it again and again, but finally gritted his teeth, ignored his colleagues' attempts to stop him, strode to Xiao Changheng again, and knelt down with a thud.
"Your Majesty! If we delay any further it will be too late!"
"You have always been wise and brave, and you are the god of war of the Northwest Army and our Daliang Kingdom! Why do you now listen to the nonsense of a woman and put yourself in such a predicament!"
"If you lose the tiger talisman, how disappointed will the hundreds of thousands of brothers in the army be!"
"Today I have committed an offense against my superiors. I am willing to die as an apology. I only ask Your Majesty not to be so foolish!"
As he said that, he actually wiped his face directly towards his neck!
Xiao Changheng suddenly raised his hand and a burst of energy knocked Zhu Han away. He spat out a mouthful of blood and his sword fell to the ground.
Anger surged in his eyes:
"Are you threatening me? Very good! Someone come..."
"Wait." Yun Qingqing held his hand and patted it gently, "Leave it to me."
Xiao Changheng closed his eyes and his murderous intent disappeared. Yun Qingqing then turned to Zhu Han.
"Captain Zhu, do you think you are loyal and upright? But in my opinion, you are stupid and evil! Even if you die on the spot, you will only cause trouble for the prince!" Her voice was cold.
Zhu Han raised his head suddenly, wiped the blood from the corner of his lips fiercely and said angrily:
"Zhu has fought bravely in the battlefield to serve his country with all his heart. How can you, a pampered woman, get to point fingers at others? What do you know except to seduce the prince?"
He was determined to die in order to awaken the bewitched prince, and he had already given it his all.
But he could not bear this evil concubine questioning his character!
Yun Qingqing sneered:
"How dare you talk about the battlefield? On the battlefield, every soldier knows to obey the commander's orders. Even if they don't understand the orders at all, they must strictly execute them to avoid affecting the overall situation and delaying the battle!"
"You claim to be loyal to your country, but don't you even understand such a simple truth?"
"Does it mean that His Majesty has an obligation to explain to you why he followed my advice?"
Zhu Han's face froze, and he quickly gritted his teeth and snorted:
"Why explain? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that you are delaying the prince's schedule! You are clearly harming the prince!"
"Really?" Yun Qingqing raised her eyes and pointed into the distance, "If I'm delaying, then what's going on with them?"
Zhu Han was unable to follow her sudden change of topic for a moment. He turned his head in confusion and saw a group of people appearing in the distance.
Others also looked over, and one with sharp eyes shouted:
"It's General Nan and his men!"
As the troops got closer, the soldiers who stayed behind started to get agitated.
"Why are they back?"
"That's not right. Why are only the people coming back? Where are the grain trucks?"
"Hiss...what happened?"
Nan Zheng rushed back first, dismounted and headed straight for Xiao Changheng and Yun Qingqing:
"Your Majesty! The princess is indeed very good at predicting things. We had just walked twenty miles when a group of robbers with more than a thousand people suddenly appeared and hijacked the grain cart!"
"We followed the princess's orders and only pretended to resist for a while before retreating. The other side did not pursue us. Several brothers were injured, but everyone withdrew."
His words sounded like thunder to the soldiers who stayed behind, shocking them.
"…robbed?"
"More than a thousand men! That's twice as many as we have!"
"Doesn't this mean that if the food hadn't been replaced with fake ones, it would have all fallen into the hands of the bad guys now!"
"So the princess had already calculated this..."
Yun Qingqing smiled calmly:
"Good job, you guys take a break first, eat a full meal and then proceed to the next step."
Soldiers: ...
No wonder we have to cook for 500 people, now they are all here.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhu Han suddenly crawled over on his knees and slammed his head heavily on the ground.
"What else do you have to say!" Xiao Changheng said coldly.
"I was blinded by greed and actually questioned the prince's decision! Today, it was all thanks to the princess's brilliant plan that we were able to save the food and grass. I know I was wrong! I beg the prince to punish me!"
The few people who had just been fired also rushed over and knelt down in a row:
"We know we are wrong! Please punish us, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Changheng's icy expression finally softened a bit at this moment, and he said calmly:
"Apologize to the princess and let her decide how to deal with it."
Several people immediately turned around and bowed to Yun Qingqing. Zhu Han said loudly without any ambiguity:
"My princess is very smart. I know my crime! I was ignorant and disrespectful to you. I am willing to accept the punishment! I am willing to die to apologize for my crime!"
Several others also kowtowed, willing to accept punishment.
Yun Qingqing glanced at the few people and said calmly:
"It takes so many resources to train a general in the army, how can we let you die whenever you want!"
"But you think you have a few years of experience, and you rely on the name of loyalty to interfere in the decision-making of the upper echelons. If you are not punished, it will sooner or later cause trouble!"
"From now on, all of you will start over as soldiers. Your future will depend on your own abilities."
Several people looked ashamed and kowtowed again:
"As you command! Thank you, Princess, for your generosity!"
Yun Qingqing nodded with satisfaction.
Her spiritual eyes could clearly tell whether these people were truly convinced.
The light of luck in several people has undergone subtle changes. Even if they start as small soldiers, they will soon be able to return to their original positions, and even make great achievements in the future and become pillars of the country.
After this incident, no one in the team questioned Yun Qingqing's orders anymore.
But everyone began to wonder, because it was already dark, and even if they set out immediately with food and fodder, it would be too late.
The princess seemed confident. How did she plan to solve the current problem?
The five hundred people cooked on the spot and prepared to set off after a hearty meal.
After Yun Qingqing whispered a few instructions to Nan Zheng, he rode straight back to the capital at full speed.
And when she gave her next order, all the generals were confused again.
The team had to return to Jing State to borrow food again!
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