Chapter 31 Liwei

In the morning, the light shrouded the silent barracks, and the dull drums resounded around. When the drums struck, the Flying Tiger Guard had already dressed and walked out of the military tent and rushed to the school yard to gather.

Gan Ning and the deployment followed closely and gathered on the campus.

Then there was the undressed sergeant who quickly ran to the school yard. Because of the hasty running, he bent down and gasped one by one. Liu Qi looked at all this calmly on the high platform and silently calculated the time. Zhao Lei blocked the gate of the school yard with the sergeant. It seemed that he wanted to block the door at any time to prevent the latecomers from entering.

The rapid sound of drums is like a death bell, making the sergeant run fast. More than a dozen soldiers, large and small, gathered in Cai He's military tents. They all looked at Cai He and their eyes flashed.

A young general couldn't help asking, "General, are we really not going?" The general said that if anyone doesn't arrive, he will be beheaded. Will we be beheaded if we don't go? No one refuted the young general's words. They were all loyal to Cai He, but when they bet their lives, they all chose to be silent.

Cai He looked at the people in front of him, and his face was gloomy. After the young general finished speaking, he smiled and said, "The people here are all generals. Regardless of the official position, plus your subordinates, there are at least more than a thousand people. Does Liu Qi dare to kill us together? Don't worry, I'll take care of anything.

After Cai He finished speaking, everyone was relieved. With Cai He's background, even if Liu Qi wanted to move, he had to think about it.

The drums suddenly stopped!

"Clock the school campus." At the moment when the drum stopped, Zhao Lei immediately ordered people to block the door and prevent people outside from entering.

A few people who came late were blocked outside the door and shouted one after another: "Let us in, let us in..."

When the drums sounded again, Zhao Rui ordered people to open the door and let in the few people who had just been blocked outside. Several people outside saw the door open and rushed in happily.

"Take it down." Zhao Lei gave an order, and the guards waiting on the side immediately came forward to take them down and took them to Zhao Lei.

"If you can't beat the drum three times, cut it! Today is the first day for everything to fall lightly, beating thirty military sticks and pulling down. Zhao Lei had already discussed the punishment measures with Liu Qi. If the ribs are not connected, there are thirty military sticks. Those who can't beat the drum six, sixty military sticks. Those who can't beat the drum nine times, ninety military sticks. In the end, those who are not present will be beheaded.

Not long before long, there was a scream on the school grounds, and the people beside him were secretly glad that they had arrived early.

The screams resounded through the barracks, and some sergeants who were still hesitant ran to the campus one by one. The sergeants who were ordered not to go by their superiors also ran out of the tent in surprise and looked at the school yard.

In Cai He's big account, Cai He laughed when he heard the subordinate's report: "I thought he was really going to behead the late person, but I didn't expect it to be a bluff."

Just now, the drums stopped suddenly. In order to reassure everyone, Cai He ordered people to go to the school to see if Liu Qi had really beheaded those who had not arrived. Hearing that the servants came back to report, Cai He and the people were relieved.

The screams on the school floor continued. With the beating of the sixth and ninth drums, more and more people were present, even those sergeants who were ordered by their superiors also arrived.

Dozens of military sticks were frightened. The soldiers who were beaten screamed one after another. Everyone on the side held their breath or closed their eyes directly, but the screams still made their bodies tremble unconsciously through their ears.

Nine drums fell, and the screams gradually subsided. Zhao Lei took the sergeant to Liu Qi and said, "General Qi, there are still 513 people who have not arrived. They should be executed according to military discipline."

Liu Qi nodded and said, "In that case, just do as you say." After saying that, he looked at Gan Ning and said, "General Gan is here to help."

When Zhao Lei took Gan Ning's 800 people and Liu Qi to arrest the people, the field had already exploded.

"Do you really want to be beheaded? This is more than 500 people."

"It's probably true. I think the general must stand up this time."

"I didn't expect that the general was more fierce than those veterans at a young age. Five hundred people would kill him."

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"Liu Qi, let me go. You dare to arrest me because I'm from the Cai family. Aren't you afraid of offending our Cai family?" Cai He, who was caught, said fiercely.

Liu Qi took a look at him and said to Zhao Lei, "Kill."

Su Fei's hand fell with a knife, blood splashed, and Cai He's head rolled to the ground.

Several of Cai He's subordinates shouted, "Liu Qi, how dare you kill our general? Our general is a direct descendant of the Cai family, and you dare to kill him. Cai won't let you go." Like Cai He, they thought that Liu Qi would be fine if he just arrested them and beat them up, but they didn't expect Liu Qi to dare to kill.

"Hmm, you don't know it until you die." After Zhao Lei finished speaking, he waved his hand, and several sergeants came forward to behead them. Looking at the bloody heads on the ground, the others were so scared that they were weak all over.

These people supported Cai He but were loyal to Cai He. At this time, when they saw Cai He being killed, they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Liu Qi did not spare them. The school grounds were filled with blood and the smell of blood scattered. Some people couldn't help vomiting, while others wanted to escape, stay away from here, and were killed by the Flying Tiger Guard guard.

Panic spread in the army. Liu Qi came forward and shouted, "What are you? You are soldiers. Soldiers are even afraid of this blood. How can they go to the battlefield and kill the enemy in the future?

The sergeants on the campus were a little calm. They just hadn't seen blood for a long time, had never been on the battlefield, and didn't get used to it for a while.

Liu Qi said again, "Don't worry, as long as I don't violate the military discipline, I won't kill people indiscriminately. As for the vacant position, I will find someone to make up for it temporarily. In the future, it will be punished according to military merit. Those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have been punished."

After the dissolution, the sergeants returned to the account one by one with lingering fear. Liu Qi and others were also relieved and finally dealt with the matter. Otherwise, panic would spread and break out sooner or later.

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In the Taishou Mansion in Changsha, Zhang Xian is feasting large and small officials in Changsha. Since Zhang Xian's mutiny, these officials have not made a statement. Although Zhang Xian controls the military power of Changsha, only a few generals are available.

Generals such as Han Xuan and Huang Zhong have a high prestige in the army and have never made a statement. Today, he took this opportunity to make it so that there are no more people who oppose him in Changsha.

Zhang Xian raised his glass and said, "Today is my big day in Xiangyang, because after today, we are finally out of Liu Biao's control and can be self-sufficient. We no longer have to look up to people's faces. The troubled times have come, and I hope you can do a career with me. After saying that, I drank it all.

When everyone saw Zhang Xian drinking, they could only raise their glasses, because most of their families were in Zhang Xian's hands.

Zhang Xian looked at Huang Zhong and said, "Brother Huang, Liu Biao sent Liu Qi's yellow-haired boy to die this time. What do you think?"

Huang Zhong is a veteran of Jingzhou. He is almost 50 years old this year. If his son was not seriously ill, he might still be a general in Xiangyang at this time. Looking at Zhang Xian, Huang Zhong shook his head secretly. He knew all about Xiangyang. With Zhang Xian's strength, he wanted to rebel, which was simply death. But now people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and their wives and children are still in the hands of each other.

Huang Zhong nodded and said, "It's true that Liu Jingsheng is big. I've seen Liu Qi. Cowardly and incompetent is not enough."

Zhang Xian laughed and looked at Han Xuan. Han Xuan's prestige in Changsha is no less than that of Zhang Xian. Among the people, Han Xuan's prestige is higher than that of Zhang Xian, but without military power, Zhang Xian has always let it be.

At this time, seeing Zhang Xian's inquiry, Han Xuan said to his scalp, "Han Sheng is right. Liu Qi is not worried about this."

Seeing that Huang Zhong and Han Xuanfu were soft, Zhang Xian was very happy and only broke up.