After ten lashes, each person's back was a ghastly mess of blood. Their skin and flesh were all gone, and their bones were riddled with bite marks. Their internal organs could be seen from their backs. Regardless of gender, their buttocks were half exposed. Fortunately, there was still blood on them. The men's clothes were all torn off, while the women … the executioner had a sense of propriety and didn't tear off the front of their clothes.
After releasing the twelve men from the scaffold and releasing their transcendence energy restraints, the twelve men slowly regained consciousness. It was better to remain unconscious. The feeling of waking up was even more unbearable. It was as if they had crawled back from the brink of death. Each of them trembled as they took out their coats and put them on. They took out a stalk of Glorious Star immortal herb and stuffed it into their mouths.
At this moment, the Black Tiger Banner soldiers looked at Miao Yi differently. Being able to publicly execute the Ten Eagle Banner Commanders and the others under military law was a testament to his prestige.
After being whipped, the twelve men floated back up into the air. They cupped their fists and thanked Miao Yi, their faces pale. Xu Tangran's face was still crooked, unable to recover for a long time.
Miao Yi said, "I have seen the loyalty of the ten of you. You can forget about your military authority."
As soon as he said this, the pale and sweating Ten Eagle Banner Commanders raised their heads in shock. 'Forget about our military authority?' They looked at each other, understanding the meaning in each other's eyes. Surely, he wouldn't go back on his word after saying such words in front of the entire Black Tiger Banner.
The Ten Eagle Banner troops were even more surprised, especially the Ten Eagle Banner Commanders' trusted subordinates. They were overjoyed. Wasn't this all because of the fear of 'a new ruler brings a new generation of subordinates'? Now that they didn't have to worry about this, they naturally heaved a sigh of relief. They couldn't help but secretly feel that the Ten Eagle Banner Commanders' whipping was worth it.
Unexpectedly, Miao Yi continued, "Kang and Yao conspired to seize power and collude with you. The facts are clear and cannot be denied. I want you to write a confession of how they instigated you. Do you have any objections?"
The ten men hesitated. Kang and Yao were their old superiors after all. It didn't seem right to write a confession of the two of them after their deaths. But then again, this was also a necessity for them to confess. They had no choice but to agree. The ten men were already injured to this extent. Right in front of the central army, a certain someone could take their lives with a single command.
More importantly, Niu Youde had established his might in front of everyone. He had officially established his authority as the new Great Commander of the Black Tiger Flag Division. Right now, it was already very difficult to incite the soldiers to resist. If they were to make a move against Niu Youde, it was likely that no one would listen to their orders anymore. Since ancient times, morale had been the most important thing.
"We obey the Great Commander's orders!" The ten of them braced themselves and answered.
"Stop procrastinating. Write it now!" Miao Yi didn't give them any chance to stall for time. Things had gotten out of hand, and the higher-ups would soon hold them accountable. He needed to provide an explanation in time. With the testimonies of so many people in the Middle Division, and the testimonies of the Ten Eagle Banners' Commanders, he would have to obtain them as well. The deaths of Kang, Yao, and the others were well-deserved.
The Ten Commanders had no choice but to take out their jade archives and write under the watchful eyes of the crowd. Occasionally, they would discuss with each other via voice transmission. Naturally, they had to cover up their lies and extricate themselves from the picture.
After a while, the testimonies of the ten commanders were all in Miao Yi's hands. Miao Yi looked through them one by one, and only after confirming that there were no mistakes did he put them away. He swept his gaze across the army of a hundred thousand and said, "Ever since I arrived at Black Tiger Flag, it is imperative that we reorganize Black Tiger Flag. The Middle Division has already been reorganized, and the Ten Eagle Banners have left their posts without permission. How can we delay this for too long? I order the ten of you to come up with a plan as soon as possible. Everything will be in place within half a day! "
Now that things had gotten to this point, Miao Yi was the only one who had the power to make decisions for the entire Black Tiger Flag. No one dared to defy him, and they could only do as he said.
The Ten Eagle Banners' army landed and camped outside the defensive formation. They were secretly discussing among themselves. They didn't know what the result of the reorganization would be.
Miao Yi led the Middle Division back into the formation. The ten Commanders each brought a team of their own and entered the defensive formation. They gritted their teeth and endured the heavy injuries as they discussed the reorganization.
Xue Linglong and Qing Ju loved their men and wanted to take care of them. However, there were still many things to deal with. Xu Tangran and Yang Qing couldn't stay idle either, so they could only force themselves to come.
Xu Tangran had to command the Middle Division to monitor the surrounding situation. After all, there were a hundred thousand soldiers outside, and Yang Zhaoqing accompanied him.
Miao Yi called the group of women to a garden by the side of a mountain and a river. This was also where Miao Yi was temporarily staying. Yang Qing was among them as well. They were all quickly reading through the statements written by the Middle Division's men. It wasn't possible for one person to finish reading the statements written by over ten thousand people in a short amount of time. Because of this, the Six Fingers School's Sect Master Bai Lan and a few Elders were called over. To put it bluntly, they wanted to check if there were any contents that Miao Yi deemed 'inconsistent with the truth'. They didn't want anyone to cry foul on Kang, Yao and the others when they handed over the information.
Miao Yi couldn't be bothered to read through it. There was no need for him to personally look through such a messy matter. He had more important things to do. He had already taken off his armor and was leisurely strolling in the courtyard. Yan Xiu was still following closely behind him.
From time to time, Fei Hong would come out to serve tea. For example, after an hour, when the Ten Commanders came to report, Fei Hong just happened to come out.
Seeing Miao Yi's concubine, the Ten Commanders' eyes flashed with amazement. They secretly exchanged glances and thought to themselves, 'No wonder he would lose his position as Heaven Street's Grand Commander for a woman. This woman is truly a rare beauty. Even heroes have a weakness for a beauty.'
The Ten Commanders came to see Miao Yi naturally because the reorganization plan had been completed. The ten of them requested to be transferred without bringing a single soldier with them. The Ten Eagle Flags would exchange Commanders. This was considered a show of sincerity for Miao Yi's inevitable removal of their positions. Secondly, it was also to preserve the positions of their subordinates.
Miao Yi expressed his approval. He also understood their desire to preserve their subordinates, but he was not satisfied. This was because he didn't achieve the reorganization results he wanted. What he needed was a complete reorganization. Not only did the Ten Eagle Flags' Commanders want to change their positions, he also wanted to break up the current personnel structure of the Ten Eagle Flags. He wanted to purge and reorganize more than a hundred thousand troops. The original relationship between the upper and lower subordinates had to be completely disrupted. At the same time, he wanted to transfer some people from the Ten Eagle Flags to the central army, and then transfer some people from the central army to the Ten Eagle Flags. This was the result Miao Yi wanted.
Miao Yi summoned Yang Qing and Xu Tangran. He let the two of them, along with the Ten Commanders, be in charge of this matter. Xu Tangran and Yang Qing would act as the abbot for him.
Letting Xu Tangran participate was naturally because the matter involved the central army. Yang Qing's involvement was because he was meticulous, thoughtful, and capable. In this aspect, Miao Yi admitted that he couldn't compare to Yang Qing. Hence, it was fine for him to be in charge of the general direction.
However, reorganizing more than a hundred thousand people was not a small matter. Studying the name list was a laborious task. It would be impossible to sort it out in half a day. Miao Yi agreed to postpone it, but the twelve people who had been punished had to suffer.
Miao Yi didn't have to suffer. After a dangerous ordeal, the situation gradually calmed down. He didn't show it on the surface, but his tense heart was in urgent need of relaxation. Others could only see his decisiveness in killing, but no one knew how much pressure he was under. At this time, he naturally couldn't afford to be without the comfort of a beauty. Hence, Fei Hong let out a cry of surprise and was carried into his bedroom. He needed the help of this beauty to vent and relax …
The group of women, Sect Master Bai, and the others burned the midnight oil, continuing to examine the piles of confessions.
After midnight, outside the defense array, a crowd of people was moving about. Jade archive after jade archive was distributed, and the sound of names being called out and reassigned for manpower rang throughout the night.
After the manpower was assigned, each party began to familiarize themselves with the new troops under their command. The redistribution of resources for each banner was also inevitable. It was a rather complicated matter.
They hurried on. When the sun rose high in the sky the next day, the entire Black Tiger Banner's troops were finally reorganized.
When Yang Qing and the others returned to report, they didn't see Miao Yi. They were all blocked by Yan Xiu, who was standing at the door to his room, so as not to disturb the Grand Commander's rest.
However, Miao Yi had already woken up inside the room. His lazy voice rang out from inside the room, "Everything has been reorganized?"
Xu Tangran cupped his fists on behalf of Miao Yi, his face pale and exhausted, and replied, "Everything has been reorganized. Grand Commander, please enlighten us."
Miao Yi's voice rang out, "The Ten Eagle Banners have been absent from their posts for too long. Move out immediately and return to your respective posts. If any of you make a mistake, bring your head to me. Go!"
"Understood!" Wang Likun and the others heaved a sigh of relief and cupped their fists as they received the order, then left.
Meanwhile, Miao Yi, who had regained his energy on the bed in the room, slowly pulled back the brocade blanket. Gazing at the exquisite body of the beauty beside him, his hand once again slid up Fei Hong's fair and graceful waist, grabbing hold of her astonishingly supple snowy peaks and ravaging them …
The Ten Eagle Banners' troops left without a hitch. Everyone in the Six Fingers School felt relieved, as though they had just escaped from death. The two Mountain Gods and the two River Gods stood on top of a small hill, sighing endlessly. The soul-stirring changes that had happened in the span of a single day were truly heart-wrenching. Even the onlookers were quite frightened.
Xu Tangran was still worried. He mobilized a group of troops from the Middle Army and had them spread out to the four corners of the formation, keeping a distance from the guards. After settling everything properly, he staggered back to rest.
As soon as he returned to the room, he immediately laid down on the bed and groaned. The sweat that he had been suppressing with his arts all this time began to pour out like beans.
Xue Linglong hurriedly called for two maidservants to assist her. She carefully tore open the clothes on Xu Tangran's back that had been clotted by his blood. Xu Tangran sucked in a breath of cold air. Trembling, he grimaced in pain and said, "Madam, be gentle, be gentle …"
When they saw the miserable state of his back, the two maidservants couldn't bear to look at it. Xue Linglong covered her mouth as tears instantly flowed out of her eyes.
Xu Tangran was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. He waved his hand and signaled for them to apply medicine.
When Xue Linglong took out the Glorious Star Immortal Herb and blew out wisps of nebula to soothe the wound, a cooling sensation gradually suppressed Xu Tangran's pain. Xu Tangran moaned in comfort.
After a while, Xu Tangran slowly let out a sigh of relief. His tightly furrowed brows relaxed. Hearing the choking sounds behind him, he turned to look at Xue Linglong, who was constantly wiping away her tears. He couldn't help but smile, "What are you crying for? It's not a big deal. It's just a superficial wound."
Xue Linglong gently shook her head and choked, "Great Commander is really ruthless!"
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