Chapter 1957: Chapter 1956: Strict Military Law
Long Fei gave a faint smile, thinking it would be easy to kill this Vulture; just triggering the curse seal on Wu Tushan’s body would cause his Primordial Spirit to be scattered.
He wasn’t in a rush; he intended to ta him slowly.
After all, it was Ancestor Vulture’s physical body at work; a bit unruly was only natural.
He took the notes left by Ancestor Vulture, drank wine, ate at, and started to read carefully.
With a physical body, Wu Tushan imdiately tore off a piece of Demon Panther at and devoured it.
His mouth had been watering as he looked before, unable to resist any longer.
One man and one bird spent a night in Tianguan City.
Before dawn, the beat of war drums echoed.
Several warhorses leapt into the air, galloping in from all directions, causing the Loose Cultivators in Tianguan City who were seeking opportunities to be startled.
A hundred thousand cavalry, under the leadership of the command center, rushed over as fast as they could.
Only the command center knew the assembly point Long Fei had set; various army leaders, reluctantly, still obeyed the command center’s orders.
Three days was very pressing for the hundred thousand cavalry.
Each of them looked disheveled, gathering continuously in front of Long Fei amidst the thunderous sound of war drums.
Ye Qingtian dark-faced, commanded in front with Li Yuanqing.
It was his first ti leading troops, displayed very strict behavior along the way.
Sunx Lang and the command center’s people all went over to pay respects to Long Fei, joyfully calling out, “Subordinates have t the Commander-in-chief.”
Long Fei nodded, glanced over, and asked them, “What ti is it now?”
“Almost Mao Ti, a stick of incense’s worth of ti according to the Commander’s set ti!”
Bai Fengxiu, clasping his fist in reply, among these people, only he and Sunx Lang were familiar with Long Fei.
The others were temporarily a bit unaccustod to the current situation.
“How many haven’t arrived?”
Long Fei asked them.
Bai Fengxiu replied, “Eagle Eye Camp is missing one unit, Vanguard Army and Army at the Rear have all arrived, Left Route Army and Right Route Army, each have one camp not arrived, most have arrived.”
Long Fei nodded and instructed, “Place an incense stick in the front of the army; after the incense burns out, stop anyone who hasn’t arrived.”
“Hm?”
Everyone was stunned, seeing Long Fei’s cold, iron deanor, not his usual teasing self, they quickly went to carry out the order.
The army, once reorganized, and the warhorses rested in place.
In front, an Incense Burner was placed, with a stick of incense inserted into it.
As the sun rose, soldiers, under their respective leaders, continued to rush over, but were all stopped outside.
After the sun had climbed high, Left Vice Commander of the command center, Li Yuanqing, ca up to report, saying all the laggards had arrived, not a single one left behind.
Long Fei asked him, “In total how many people? How many officers?”
Li Yuanqing replied, clasping his fist, “Three thousand two hundred people, among them the Left Route Army’s Army Marshal, two Legion Marshals of the Right Route Army, Central Route Army’s Army Marshal, and thirty Camp Marshals, hundreds of Chiliarchs and Centurions.”
Long Fei raised an eyebrow and said, “So many officers?”
Li Yuanqing coughed and said, “They haven’t been on a long march for many years, it can be understood. However, the soldiers mostly have arrived, none of them fell behind. Now it’s noon, shall we let everyone fall back in line, and have logistics start fires to cook als for nutritional replenishnt?”
“Go and see!”
Long Fei’s expression was icy, which made Li Yuanqing feel a bad premonition.
He followed Long Fei over, and a group of officers was arguing and cursing with Ye Qingtian and others, “Why not let us fall back in line? Your command center’s people are overstepping!”
“We ca all the way with great difficulty, why won’t you let us regroup?”
“What are you trying to do? Is this how you lead an army? Clearly, you could have co in a relaxed and comfortable manner, but you had to make it so tense. Now the soldiers and horses are exhausted, needing a few days’ rest to recover?”
“Running around haphazardly, where’s the sense in this march. Wait, I will report this to the Emperor, to the Great General, accuse you. Let’s see how long he can be the Cavalry Commander?”
“…”
This group shouted loudly, one Army Marshal even used a whip to vent by beating a soldier who blocked him.
Once Long Fei arrived, he blocked him with a grip, caught his arm, and threw him backward.
With a bang, he crashed into a pine tree behind.
The tree, as thick as a bowl’s mouth, snapped with a crack from the impact.
The group imdiately quieted down, all stepping back and focusing on Long Fei.
The Army Marshal, supported to stand, cursed loudly, “Jiang Family’s Junior, you dare hit ? I am from the Li Family, do you think I’m easy to bully?”
Long Fei stared at him with a cold expression and said, “Disobeying military orders, yet daring to act aggressively here, you have no sense of military law!”
The Li Family Army Marshal blustered, “What military law, you trying to scare ? How did I break any military law?”
Long Fei instructed Li Yuanqing, “Recite the orders I issued to the command center.”
Li Yuanqing sweated, loudly addressing the tardy officers on the field, “Assemble in Tianguan City in three days. Late by a quarter-hour, subject to military law.”
The late officers on the field all turned red, they knew the military order, but deliberately delayed out of dissatisfaction with Long Fei.
They thought Long Fei wouldn’t dare do anything to them.
One Army Marshal ca forward and said, “This Celestial Realms City is far from here, arriving in five days would be good, demanding arrival in three days is deliberately making it hard?”
Long Fei asked him, “If a hundred thousand troops can make it, why can’t your three thousand?”
This Army Marshal stamred excuses, “We, we got lost, so it took extra ti.”
“Yes, we got lost. Commander wants to punish us, do as you will, we’ll bear it.”
“Co, is it beatings or whippings, if we cry out in pain, we aren’t n.”
“Commander-in-chief, consider the long-term consequences, don’t go too far!”
“…”
So Camp Marshals, unclear about the current situation, even defiantly shouted at Long Fei.
Long Fei’s lips curled up, “Alright, since you all admit it, this commander will say nothing more. Co! Bind all these three thousand violators of military discipline, execute them here as a warning to others.”
Though his voice wasn’t loud, it echoed throughout the scene.
The people on the field were a bit slow to react, staring at Long Fei.
“Do I need to take action personally?”
Long Fei snorted coldly at them.
The crowd finally reacted, exchanged looks, took out ropes, and approached the late officers.
An Army Marshal drew his sword and cursed, “I want to see who dares bind , are you rebelling, do you know the cri of privately executing an Army Marshal?”
His eyes anxiously shifted to Long Fei, thinking it would end with a beating, but who knew this Commander-in-chief intended to kill.
Others also drew their swords and gathered together, cursing at the surrounding soldiers, “Are you all crazy? How have we treated you usually? Listening to this bastard, you will suffer later.”
“Let’s rebel, go back to Celestial Realms City and complain to the Emperor!”
“Brothers, don’t listen to this madman.”
“…”
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