The atmosphere at Anxi Daying Campus has never been so cold and depressing.

When Gu Qing was appointed as Jiedushi, although the soldiers in the Anxi camp were exhausted from training every day, everyone was in a good mood. They knew that the commander was generous and the generals treated the sergeants fairly and justly. As long as they were willing to work hard, maybe they could

You can strive to be among the top 100 people who practice every day, and get a reward of dozens of coins or a big bowl of stewed mutton.

After Gu Qing left, Pei Zhounan's military management style was completely different from that of Gu Houye. As soon as he took office, he ordered to stop rewards of money and meat. There was no profit motivation, and he only knew how to brainwash loyal emperor and loyal country all day long. For the soldiers, this kind of behavior

The days are hopeless.

It was already very depressing and dull, but today Pei Zhounan openly ordered a sergeant to be killed. The depressing atmosphere in the camp became even lower. All kinds of negative emotions lingered in the hearts of the soldiers, including anger, resentment, and indifference. Everyone was staring at them.

Pei Zhounan on the high platform, everyone's eyes were so cold and terrifying.

Pei Zhounan was also stared at all over, feeling a little regretful in his heart.

The beheading order just now seemed a bit harsh. Looking at the eyes of the soldiers below, he realized that he had provoked public anger.

"Chang, General Chang, please let the soldiers return to camp. Today... there will be no drills." Pei Zhounan said softly, suppressing the trembling in his heart.

Chang Zhong clasped his fists and lowered his head: "Yes."

Then Chang Zhong turned around, waved the command flag in his hand, and shouted: "Bring it back to the ministries!"

Pei Zhounan nodded with satisfaction, and regardless of the soldiers' reactions, he hurriedly got off the platform and hurried back to the commander's tent.

Back in the commander's tent, Pei Zhounan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a wry smile on his face.

It is not easy for a scholar to govern the Military Commission. Scholars and warriors fundamentally belong to different classes. The conflict of ideas between the two parties is too great. What they take for granted may not be the truth for warriors.

Warriors are vulgar and only care about profit, but Pei Zhounan especially doesn't like to talk about profit. After reading the books of sages over the years, he believes in the fearless spirit of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, even if thousands of people die.

The sage's principle of sacrificing one's life for righteousness, as for money and power, is disdainful to true scholars.

Pei Zhounan is such a scholar.

Sitting alone in the handsome tent for a while, Pei Zhounan thought a lot.

He was also reflecting on himself, whether he was too harsh on the soldiers of the Anxi Army. Having been stared at by the cold eyes of the soldiers just now, Pei Zhounan felt a little afraid in his heart.

The tens of thousands of soldiers in Anxi have been spoiled by Gu Qing and become lawless in the past few years. They have left too many disadvantages. If they want to correct them, they can only do it slowly. Today has gone too far. After a while, we should gather together to discuss and comfort the soldiers.

That's safe.

After a long time, Pei Zhounan suddenly felt something was wrong.

Just now on the school field, he ordered the soldiers to return to camp. Logically speaking, there should be countless chaotic footsteps outside the commander's tent at this moment. Why is it still so silent outside?

Pei Zhounan felt anxious and hurriedly walked out of the handsome tent.

There were only a few law enforcement team posing as personal guards standing quietly outside the handsome tent, but there was no one else.

Pei Zhounan suddenly broke out in cold sweat, and his face turned pale.

Silence is not necessarily a good sign that something is going to happen!

So Pei Zhounan ran towards the school grounds like crazy, and the law enforcement team guards behind him hurriedly followed.

A moment later, Pei Zhounan rushed to the school ground, only to see that the soldiers of the Anxi Army were still standing in neat rows on the school ground, and it was completely dark.

There was a queue of tens of thousands of people, but there was silence. No one made a sound, and their eyes were still staring at the empty high platform with cold eyes.

Chang Zhong, Li Siye, Shen Tian, ​​Liu Hongbo and other generals stood in front of the queue, looking at each other with helpless expressions.

Pei Zhounan didn't care much, stamped his feet and shouted: "General Chang, bring the leaders of each department back to the camp. Didn't you hear my commander's military order?"

Chang Zhong's face turned cold and he turned around and said: "Shuai Pei, the general has given orders, but none of the soldiers moved. They have been standing still. The general is incompetent and there is nothing we can do against them."

Li Siye, Shen Tian and others all said in unison: "The final general will be incompetent."

Pei Zhounan said in a stern voice: "Chang Zhong, Li Siye, what are you going to do? Do you want to rebel? Bring me back to the camp immediately. No gathering is allowed, right now! Otherwise, military law will not tolerate it!"

Chang Zhong had no choice but to turn around and face the soldiers, waved the flag in his hand vigorously, and shouted loudly: "The battalion officers and brigade marshals of each department will immediately bring their soldiers back to the camp, otherwise military law will be ruthless!"

The school grounds remained silent, no one moved.

Pei Zhounan's face became paler and paler, his heart dropped to the bottom of his heart, and cold sweat kept breaking out, dripping down his forehead.

If the stalemate continues, something big will happen. Tens of thousands of people will gather together. Once someone incites them, just one sentence will make tens of thousands of Anxi soldiers actually mutiny.

The imperial court had always been merciless to the mutinous soldiers, and as the coach, his end was not much better.

Pei Zhounan regretted his decision very much at this moment. The sergeant who interrupted should not have been beheaded. With one blow, the conflict between the commander and the soldiers was completely aroused.

Pei Zhounan was anxious in his heart. He ran up to the high platform and shouted in a hoarse voice: "The soldiers will return to their camps. Starting tomorrow, there will be rewards for practicing every day! There will be rewards!"

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Still no one moved, and the soldiers' eyes were still cold and indifferent. Pei Zhounan made eye contact with them, and his heart became more and more frightened. He knew that as a military commander, he had completely lost his prestige in the Anxi army. In other words, he had Lost control of this army.

No one took away his power; it was all his own doing.

Feeling cold in his heart, Pei Zhounan thought of many things at this moment, including the way Gu Qing managed the army in the past.

Why is it that Gu Qing, who is also in charge of the army, is as strict with the Anxi Army and has uninterrupted daily drills, but he is unanimously supported by the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army. The same thing happened to him, Pei Zhounan, but the results were completely different. .

What went wrong?

Pei Zhounan was puzzled, and the silent group of soldiers in front of him also made him realize his mistake.

Anxi's army is not mercenary. He just said in public that there will be rewards for starting training tomorrow, but the expressions of the soldiers did not show any joy.

Soldiers love money, but they don't always reject it.

Pei Zhounan became more and more anxious. The longer time passed, the greater the possibility of mutiny by tens of thousands of soldiers. Only by letting the soldiers return to their respective camps and not allowing them to gather together could mutiny be avoided.

Seeing that Pei Zhounan's face was getting paler and paler, Li Siye was also a little anxious.

If the Anxi Army rebels, it will be of no benefit to anyone. The imperial court will definitely punish them severely, and they may be regarded as rebels. Our parents, wives, and children are still in Guanzhong, so how can we cause such a big disaster out of a moment of anger?

So Li Siye took two steps forward, stared at his unit, Mo Dao Camp, and said loudly: "Soldiers of Mo Dao Camp, return to camp immediately."

There was a little restlessness among the three thousand soldiers of Modao camp.

The composition of these three thousand Modao Battalion is relatively complex. They were formed by Li Siye himself. They not only had people poached from various departments of the Anxi Army, but also young and strong people, as well as people poached from the Hexi Army in Liangzhou City.

Members come from all over the world and are still in the running-in stage. Li Siye's authority in Modao Camp is unique.

Pei Zhounan shouted several times but no one paid attention to him. Li Siye only said one sentence but made the Modao camp start to move. The three thousand Modao soldiers still stood still, but their expressions were clearly shaken.

Seeing this, Li Siye couldn't help but darken his face, and said in a cold voice: "You are a bunch of wolf cubs, my words are of no use, are they? Go back to the camp, otherwise don't blame me for using military law!"

Under the violent roar, Modao Camp finally moved.

The Mo Swordsmen walked slowly and reluctantly outside the school grounds, but Li Siye was not polite. He kicked anyone who moved slower. The soldiers did not resist, but silently watched Li Siye.

At his urging, he left the school grounds and returned to the camp.

Someone took the lead, and the rest of the Anxi Army soldiers naturally had no reason to persist in resisting, so they all returned to the camp under the scolding of Chang Zhong, Shen Tian and other generals.

When the last soldier left the school grounds, Pei Zhounan, who was standing on the high platform, finally breathed a sigh of relief. His legs softened and he unconsciously slumped to the ground, his back wet.

Today... I think I was lucky enough to survive a disaster.

Pei Zhounan has realized his mistake, and he has decided that from tomorrow on, everything in the Anxi Army will be done the way it was before care of Qing. The four words "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" have a certain truth after all.

The officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army could no longer be stimulated. Pei Zhounan clearly felt today that their nerves were so tense that they almost broke.

As for the consequences of breaking... Pei Zhounan couldn't even think about it.

In any case, I have narrowly passed this level today.

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That night, midnight.

The camp was completely silent. The soldiers still went to bed early as usual. There were only soldiers patrolling in the camp. Along with the sound of footsteps hitting the leaves, in the distance under the moonlight of the desert, there were howlings of jackals.

The call came from far away.

Everything is so normal, no different from the past.

In an ordinary tent, the soldiers were still sleeping in their clothes. The tent was dark, but the soldiers were chatting secretly.

"Huo Chang, we made such a fuss on the school grounds today. Will Pei Jieshuai hold a grudge and look for opportunities to punish us in the future?"

Huo Chang snorted and said, "How do I know? There was almost a big incident today. If there was a mutiny, none of us would be able to escape, and the court would definitely investigate."

Another soldier said calmly: "I was originally following military orders, but you didn't move, and I didn't dare to move either..."

"The army is run by civilians, and the more it is governed, the more chaotic it becomes. I am afraid that our Anxi Army will be brought into chaos by him in the future. It is a pity that the foundation left by Mr. Gu..."

"I also heard that scholars are particularly vindictive. If we prevent Pei Jie from coming to power today, I'm afraid things will not go well. Today he only calmed us down temporarily. In the future, he will divide our Anxi army one by one and look for opportunities to retaliate.

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The soldiers in the camp became increasingly anxious and hurriedly said: "Huo Chang, we won't really be punished by Pei Jie Shuai, will we?"

The fire chief also had heavy worries in his heart, and sighed: "Who knows, the thousand-man cavalry team brought by Pei Jieshuai from Chang'an is not a good person. When Gu Houye was there, he killed them with one knife.
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