Chapter 446: He is the soldier I lead, he cannot die!
"The Third Young Master wants to kill Wang Er!"
“…”
The frown on Ying Chengjiao's brow became deeper and deeper.
He chewed twice, swirled his tongue in the cavity, and pursed his lips.
The Qin army that reported the news gritted its teeth, lowered its head and avoided the general's sight.
He knew that doing so would put the general in a difficult position, but he couldn't just watch that little bastard Wang Er die!
Although Wang Er has always been a bit mean, he is actually quite popular among the veterans.
Wang Er is too young.
The veterans felt like they were seeing their own son, and many of them placed their spiritual hopes in him.
"Why did the Third Young Master want to kill him?"
The veteran felt that the general's voice was a little cold. He lowered his head, unable to see the general's face, and could only sense the general's emotions through his tone and intonation.
His anxiety and panic quickly grew, so he gritted his teeth and told the truth:
"He, he raped a Xiongnu woman..."
Death to the adulterer!
This was the decree issued in Gaoque City by Ying Chengjiao in the name of Ying Jianglu.
"There's nothing to say over there. Military law is unforgiving."
"General!"
The old soldier who followed Wang Qi to join Ying Chengjiao knelt on the ground, looking up with an anxious look on his face.
"He just raped a Xiongnu woman, which is not a serious crime. Young people are full of blood and energy, unlike us old guys, we can't control birds..."
As the old soldier spoke, his voice became lower.
Ying Chengjiao's expression was consistent with the emotion of the words he had just sensed, cold.
The old soldier's earnest request did not soften that cold face in the slightest.
"General!"
The silent old soldier suddenly shouted miserably, and his voice penetrated the dome made of animal skins.
"Wang Er can die, but not because of a Xiongnu dog!"
Yan and the other Huns outside, who had been paying attention to this side, all looked nervous.
Qiao killed this Qin dog? !
They didn't understand Qin language and didn't know what the old soldier was shouting. They had this idea because of how shrill his screams were.
Yan became anxious and ran, wanting to rush into Qiao's tent to see what was going on.
Beside her, two Hun men from the same tribe immediately pinned her down.
"Let me go! Joe is in danger!"
Yan struggled hard.
"Yan! Do you want our tribe to end up like Qiao's tribe?"
The companion growled.
Yan's bright eyes were filled with despair, and he collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down his face.
She could risk her own life, but she could not put the tribe in danger.
The comfortable life in Gaoque City almost made her forget that these Qin dogs could kill people...
"Joe..."
She opened her mouth wide, shouting silently, crying and complaining.
Inside the tent, the desperate old soldier was also crying, loudly expressing his indignation for Wang Erming, who was like a comrade and a son to him.
"What's the big deal about raping a Xiongnu woman? When did other countries fight the Hu people? What's the big deal? General, do you really want to kill Wang Er for a Xiongnu dog?! The Xiongnu dog is not even dead!"
When going to war with the Hu people, it is natural to massacre and indulge in post-war. When Meng Tian attacked the Xiongnu, he took the initiative to ask his soldiers to have fun after each battle.
Of course, if the Hu people won, they would do the same.
When Jiuyuan and Yanmen fought back, the streets were filled with naked and wounded female corpses.
Since when, the people in the Central Plains no longer treat the Hu people as human beings, and the Hu people no longer treat the people in the Central Plains as human beings.
"Follow military orders."
Ying Chengjiao had a blank expression on his face.
The old soldier looked at the general blankly with despair on his face.
It is right in front of me, but it feels so far away.
The general has changed... The general has changed...
The old soldier looked gloomy and stood up and clasped his fists.
"only!"
"There is no word 'only' in the Taotie Army."
This was what Ying Chengjiao said on the reviewing platform. It was not a military order, and the old soldier seemed to have forgotten it.
The wind brought by the old soldier leaving the tent swirled around the tent and blew on Ying Chengjiao's ruthless face.
"Wang Er..."
"Joe!"
Stronger wind blew in, almost blowing down the sturdy dome.
Yan threw himself on Ying Chengjiao and hugged him tightly, fearing that this brave man from a big tribe who dared to curse Qin Gou to his face would leave him the next moment.
The Huns who followed in later breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Ying Chengjiao was safe and sound. They all smiled kindly and no longer felt hostile towards the beautiful Yan for her love for Ying Chengjiao.
"It's all right, it's all right."
"What did that Qin dog say just now?"
"Qiao, did you beat that Qin dog? Why is he screaming so miserably?"
Ying Chengjiao hugged Yan and talked to those who cared about him.
A quarter of an hour later, when the excitement had died down, the tribal leader, who had been standing in the crowd and watching silently, spoke.
All the noisy people dispersed, each doing their own thing, and everyone obeyed and left.
Winter is approaching , and if we pick up more animal dung now, we may save one person from freezing to death on a snowy night. For these small tribes, no amount of preparation is too much.
Yan didn't want to leave and was reluctant to leave.
"Joe, do you have a winter coat? I'll make you one!"
The crowd who were about to leave were envious, jealous and started to make a fuss.
"Yan, I don't have one, why don't you make one for me."
"Qiao, since your tribe is gone, just join our tribe and marry Yan."
"A fur coat is nothing to you, but it is very valuable in our tribe!"
After staying there for more than ten days, Ying Chengjiao naturally knew that a fur coat that was smelly, dirty, and had a strong smell to him was, for the Xiongnu people of this small tribe, a barrier to protect their lives and was extremely valuable.
In order to make him a fur coat, Yan needed to kill a sheep, but he only had three sheep.
"some."
Ying Chengjiao said with a smile.
"All right."
Yan left feeling somewhat disappointed.
Without the females, the males who wanted to compete also left, leaving only the tribal leader and Ying Chengjiao in the yurt.
Plop!
The tribal leader knelt down, decisively and neatly.
He rested his head on the ground, his legs trembling, and said in unstandard Qin language:
"General, calm down."
He can speak and understand Qin language.
He had just heard it clearly in the yurt of Yan next door that the Qin army called Qiao Wei general, and only those who commanded 10,000 troops in the Qin army could be called generals.
Ying Chengjiao helped the leader up, patted him twice, and tore off the human skin mask on his face.
"My name is Ying Chengjiao."
The leader felt dizzy, his legs went weak, and he almost fell to his knees again.
Meng Tian led the black-armored Taotie army and beat Touman so hard that he dared not look back. Now the leader of the Taotie army is Ying Chengjiao, who commands 50,000 people.
In the eyes of the Huns, Ying Chengjiao was a big man on the same level as Meng Tian and Touman Chanyu.
The chief was speechless, his tongue tied with fear. How could such a big shot be in his small tribe...
"When I first came, you were always worried about being slaughtered by the Taotie army and were always plotting how to escape. But now, you have already started preparing for the winter, which is a good sign.
"I hope that the Tuteng tribe can take the lead in joining the Taotie tribe and truly join Gaoque City. With me here, you will not be treated unfairly. This is my reward for the kindness of the Tuteng tribe."
Ying Chengjiao opened the tent and took a breath of the fishy air with a hint of nostalgia. He could hardly smell it now.
During the days in Tuteng, he put everything aside and deeply experienced the life of the lower class of the Xiongnu. Although he was short of supplies and had poor food and drink, he was in good spirits.
If his identity had not been revealed, and if nothing had happened to Wang Er, he would have stayed for a while longer...
“Chief, Joe is very happy and will want you to be happy too.
"Join the Taotie. It's only a matter of time. The Taotie treats everyone equally, regardless of whether they are from the Qin or the Xiongnu.
"The Qin army may still bully you in the future, but you don't have to teach them that. Just report it directly and I will deal with it impartially."
Ying Chengjiao turned around and smiled.
The leader was a little dazed. The general in front of him, with a face very characteristic of the Qin people, and the Xiongnu man Qiao, with whom he had been living day and night, seemed to have merged into one and could not be told apart.
The leader would not believe what Ying Chengjiao, the chief general of the Taotie army, said.
But Qiao, who came from a large tribe and was willing to kill a Qin soldier for a Xiongnu woman, said so...
The leader nodded.
"good."
For the Huns of the Tuteng tribe, it would be an unimaginable blessing if they could take root in Gaoque City and live on this fertile land that was once occupied by large tribes.
It's not that a small tribe like theirs, which could perish at any moment, doesn't want to be incorporated into the big tribe, but that the big tribe doesn't want it.
…
Inside the tent, the lights were on, and Wang Eryi, who was tied to the ground, had an unwilling look on his face.
He didn't understand. He just raped a Xiongnu woman, why did he die? Why did a Xiongnu dog compare with him, Wang Er? Besides, the bitch was not dead!
He closed his eyes and rested, cursing the bitch and the Third Young Master in his heart.
Suddenly there was a crisp sound, which was particularly loud in the quiet night.
Wang Er opened his eyes angrily. He was slapped hard on the left cheek, and it was burning with pain.
"Which birdman dares to..."
He was halfway through mumbling something when he saw Ying Chengjiao, who was as cold as ice. He immediately switched his language and emoticons, put on a smiling face, and turned his right cheek, which was not hit, to face Ying Chengjiao.
"Yes, General. Let's fight again here."
Ying Chengjiao fulfilled his wish, and there was another unusually loud and crisp sound.
Wang Er felt even more furious, and both sides of his face turned red.
He was a little dazed, not because of the beating, but because his brain had crashed.
No, I'm just being mean. General, are you really going to hit me?
Ying Chengjiao untied the ropes that bound Wang Er and carried Wang Er out.
"There is a horse outside the tent. Go back to Yanmen Pass at night. If you are found, you will die as a loser who can't control a bird."
Although Ying Chengjiao's voice was flat, Wang Er shrank his head and dared not say a word.
Although he loved to fool around, he was the best at distinguishing occasions and knew when to fool around and when not to. And right now was the time when he couldn't fool around the most, so it was best not to say a word.
Wang Er had never seen the general so angry.
The tent curtain was opened from the outside, and Dun Ruo, who had changed back into the black Qin attire, walked into the tent and stood in front of Ying Chengjiao.
"Military law is unforgiving."
Ying Chengjiao stopped and tried to act more casually.
"I have ordered someone to make a mask based on Wang Er's appearance. When worn, it will look exactly like Wang Er. No one will know what happened tonight."
"Changan Jun, you are very disappointing to me."
Dunruo took a deep breath.
"It was you who told me that I should go into the desert and become a Hu, assimilate into the Xiongnu, and use the Xiongnu to control the Xiongnu. It was also you who told me that the Xiongnu and the Qin people were all human beings, and that China should be open to all and inclusive. In the end, you even painted a beautiful future for me.
"You said that the Third Young Master would lead the Taotie Army to truly become a nomadic people, turning into the Great Wall of the Northwest of Qin in the desert, and annexing other Hu people. After a few years, there will no longer be Hu people who regard the Central Plains as their mortal enemy, but only Hu people who share the same origin as the Central Plains.
“If they invade the Central Plains again, it will only be the descendants of the Third Prince fighting for the throne with the descendants of the Eldest Prince. It won’t be like now, where both sides don’t treat each other as human beings and want to kill each other.
"These are all what you said. The plan you made convinced me. At this critical moment , how can you be partial to me? Lord Chang'an, kindness does not lead the army!
"We gathered small tribes to build cities and issued laws to keep the Xiongnu stable. We did all of this.
"Now is the critical moment to establish military law, to set things right, and to make the Xiongnu truly accept the Taotie tribe. The importance of killing this man is equivalent to Shang Yang moving the trees to establish trust before promulgating the new law.
“We must let these 100,000 Xiongnu know that the Taotie tribe’s laws are not just empty words, but are actually implemented and enforced.
"At this critical moment, let alone the fact that this man truly violated military orders, he should be executed. Even if he only tore the clothes of the Xiongnu woman and did not actually take any action, his crime is not punishable by death, and we should kill him to establish our authority.
"You and I have been waiting for someone like this to appear. We already had a plan for this, so why do you have this attitude now?
"Lord Chang'an, have you forgotten your great mission of unifying the Hu people?"
Wang Er's breathing became rapid, and for the first time he felt regretful.
Why can't I control the bird?
If he had known the conspiracy behind it earlier, he would never have let the bird commit the crime.
He turned his head and looked at the general who had taken a huge risk to release him but hadn't told him anything, and smiled.
"General, twenty can be put to death. Military law does not tolerate mercy."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped again.
The capillaries on the cheek were ruptured after the slap, and the skin sensitivity increased, causing this slap to be much more painful than the previous two times.
"You are a piece of shit and you have no right to speak."
Ying Chengjiao looked at Dun Ruo, opened his mouth to speak, then closed it again. He ignored him.
He knew there would be such a person, and he had been waiting for such a person.
The best, easiest and fastest way to establish authority is to kill people, and he had already prepared to kill.
He just didn't expect that this person was not a new recruit of the Taotie Army, but the veteran Wang Er.
Veterans should be better able to obey military orders.
How come these veterans who followed him in the Battle of Handan have less respect for military orders than the new recruits of the Taotie Army who have been indulging themselves in the northwest with Meng Tian since their establishment?
He hadn't thought about this at all when he was making the plan, and didn't take it seriously.
He did not think that the old soldier had violated military orders, so he directly handed the task of arresting people over to Ying Jianglu, asking Ying Jianglu to use this to establish his authority.
There were gusts of night wind outside, and Ying Chengjiao knew that the longer the night, the more dreams one would have.
The longer the delay, the more likely it is that something will change.
"He is a soldier I lead. He cannot die."
Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice.
