Chapter 31: The Bitter Meat Plan
The next day, the sky was not bright, and it was the darkest time before dawn. The north gate and the east gate of Changsha City had been opened. The two Taiping troops drove out of the city in the night and quietly disappeared under the thick night. The Taiping troops on the north road were mixed with dozens of pack horses and carts, covered with straw mats, and a dark muzzle was revealed at the front. The light of the beating torch shone. Seeing the faces of the Taiping soldiers full of determination and coldness, they were filled with strong murderous intentions, which shocked Xiao Yungui. He murmured to himself again: "It turns out that it feels like sending someone to death..."
More than a thousand Taiping soldiers left the city one after another, and they were covered with yellow vests and white veils outside. This is a special mark that only the soldiers and horses of the Western Kings had. The six kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom deployed different numbers of clothes. The subordinates of the Heavenly King were all yellow vests, without plating; subordinates of the Eastern King, yellow vests, green veils; subordinates of the Western King, yellow vests, white veils; subordinates of the Southern King, yellow vests, red veils; subordinates of the Northern King, yellow vests, black veils; subordinates of the Wing King, yellow vests, blue veils; subordinates of the Wing King, yellow vests, blue veils; subordinates of the Other soldiers were all wearing red vests, yellow veils or green veils. They were from the Taiping Army. Who is the subordinate of the Taiping Army? You can tell at a glance the number clothes.
Xiao Yungui kept watching Li Kaifang's troops disappear into the night before he got off the city. Then he and Zeng Shuiyuan and others went to the south of the city. He wanted to see with his own eyes the money and grain donated yesterday.
Before everyone rode their horses to Yacang, they saw several Taiping New Army guarding Yacang sleeping soundly in the awning. Zeng Shuiyuan was furious when he saw it. He gave an order and immediately stepped forward to catch the few people.
Several new soldiers were pressed to the ground before they woke up as if they were dreaming. When they looked up, they saw that it was Xiao Yungui, Zeng Shuiyuan and others, they were so scared that they were scattered.
Zeng Shuiyuan got off the horse and walked up to him and cursed, "I told you to be on duty at the Yacang, but you guys sleep here? What if there are Qing Yao or a traitor to set fire?! These rice and grain have a great relationship, don't you want to live?! I told you before that you were the Heaven and Earth Society, but I couldn't control it, but now you are the Holy Soldiers of Taiping! You guys who are sluggish and careless gang habits have been changed to me. Do you think I'm farting when I speak?!"
There were many people in the hands of the card knife that came with him, who were the new army of the Tiandihui. Zeng Shuiyuan scolded everyone with resentment, but Zeng Shuiyuan was a general in the army, and everyone just dared not speak out.
Xiao Yungui frowned. Zeng Shuiyuan's words were too unpleasant. Whoever made a mistake would do what he would do? What would he do if he had made a mistake? Xiao Yungui also got off the horse and stepped forward and said with a gentle voice: "Guard Zeng, if you make a mistake, you will punish him, don't mention anything else."
Zeng Shuiyuan seemed to be confused and pointed to the few people kneeling on the ground and said, "Xi Wang, you don't know. Since entering the city, I have dealt with many cases of violations of military rules by all the new army. I have either secretly gathered gambling, kept food privately, or fought against each other, and beat my own people. What's the difference between these people taking the red scarf on their heads and those Qing Yao Green Camp soldiers? It's just a group of gang bandits!"
Zeng Shuiyuan said this a little too much. The original congregation of the heaven and earth among the soldiers started to quarrel. Zeng Shuiyuan shouted in anger and scolded: "You still dare to return it?! Are you still the Holy Soldier of Taiping?!"
Xiao Yungui's expression became unhesitant. If he didn't make a sound, he would cause a disaster. He shouted loudly, "Enough!" This sound was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and the sound shook the whole world. Everyone was startled and quieted in an instant.
Xiao Yungui looked at everyone with a calm face, and the soldiers became anxious. Xiao Yungui walked past the soldiers one by one, and his sharp eyes made the soldiers of the new army bow their heads.
"I said before you join the peace that after this, you are no longer scattered soldiers or ordinary people. You are the holy soldiers of the heavenly kingdom. There are laws in the army, and everyone must follow them!" Xiao Yungui said loudly as he walked: "You can't control yourself, so you need military laws to control you! The reason why we are different from the Qing Yao is that our holy soldiers of Taiping are strict military disciplines! They all stood up just now!"
The new army lowered its heads, but no one dared to stand up. Xiao Yungui shouted sternly: "Where are you the courage to yell just now? Are you still the man who is carrying a handle? Are you not going to stand up?!"
After a few words, several Taiping New Army soldiers who had just clamored came out. Xiao Yungui snorted and said, "I'm still a man." He turned to look at Zeng Shuiyuan and said, "What should I do if I confront you, and I'm on duty?"
Zeng Shuiyuan replied: "If you confront the official, you should beat 80 military sticks, and if you should hit 200 military sticks when you are on duty, you should beat 200 military sticks."
Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "Military discipline should not be neglected, just deal with it according to military discipline." Then he looked at Zeng Shuiyuan and said, "Guard Zeng, you just said something wrong and are the jail generals of the Yacang. If your subordinates make mistakes and neglect their duties, what crime should you be punished?"
Zeng Shuiyuan was stunned and said in a fist, "It's also two hundred military sticks. My subordinates know that they are wrong and are willing to receive the punishment."
Xiao Yungui nodded, looked at everyone and said slowly, "Did you see it? What I want is this kind of military rule that prohibits orders!" Then he breathed out and said, "I have neglected to discipline you these days, and I have no choice but to take... one hundred military sticks!" He wanted to say two hundred military sticks, but he was afraid of the pain, so he changed his words to beat himself one hundred military sticks.
As soon as this was said, a group of soldiers knelt on the ground in unison, and said anxiously: "The King of the West, we are the ones who have made a mistake and are willing to be punished." "The King of the West cannot do this, and we dare not violate the military rules in the future." "The King of the West, please take your life back."
Xiao Yungui shook his head and said, "No, my military discipline treats everyone equally, there is no distinction between relatives and aliens, and there is no old man. As a newcomer, everyone should be united in the army, and they are all brothers and brothers, and there should be no gaps! I will fight as much as I make mistakes!"
Everyone urged him several times, but Xiao Yungui just refused. Under the strict order, Xiao Yungui, Zeng Shuiyuan and a group of new army soldiers who made mistakes received military sticks together in front of the Yacang.
A military stick was beaten down with a crackling sound. Even Xiao Yungui was so thick that he almost couldn't get up, but Zeng Shuiyuan couldn't get up.
After the fight, Xiao Yungui endured the pain and barely stood up, but saw a group of new soldiers with respect on their faces. He knew that his bitterness had been done, and finally eliminated a disaster.
In the past few days, Xiao Yungui has heard many disharmonious words, saying that the Tiandi Congregation and Pao Ge Cong of the Taiping New Army have too many habits, and often do not follow the military discipline and are disorganized. These people have been short of their time to join the Taiping Army, and they have been marching and fighting in the past. It is better if they don’t have much free time, and these people are a little restrained. But after entering the city, they have become more free and have become more habitual. The habits that these people have developed for a long time have become reborn. They have always been in the martial arts and people who have been in the world for a long time. How can they change the habit of freedom and scattering for a while?
The old Changmao in the Taiping Army was not averse to the manners of these people. In addition, the two groups were mostly from Guangxi and Hunan. The two sides gradually became dissonant. Many generals and officers from Taiping Lao Changmao implemented military disciplines, and the new army believed that it was targeting them, and the relationship between the two sides became increasingly stiff.
Xiao Yungui also knew that it was not possible to tie the two gangs together overnight. At this time, Zeng Shuiyuan scolded him in person and even moved out of the Tiandihui to say that Xiao Yungui had to stop him quickly, and fought with a blow to resolve the dissatisfaction of the Taiping New Army. He must not favor either side, otherwise things would become uncontrollable, so everyone on both sides of him fought.
After the extremely noble Western King was punished in public, the new Taiping Army was indeed very moved. They had never seen the leader and the leader beat them, and the Western King even beat Zeng Shuiyuan, and the doubts in his heart immediately dissipated.
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