Xue Rengui's position was in the middle of where the soldiers were resting. There were more than a hundred people gathered around him. Not far away, there were even many soldiers who were watching the show. One by one, the soldiers came to watch with curious expressions on their faces. Even though Xue Rengui had suppressed the chaos and dealt with the situation simply, in fact, he had only suppressed the matter and had not really solved it.
When Du Qi appeared with his men, many of the surrounding soldiers' expressions became serious.
Some of them even slipped away.
They stood far away.
After all, it was Du Qi who came, the emperor of Xia Xia.
When Xue Rengui saw Du Qi coming, there was an unnatural expression on his face. After all, this time, the soldiers below caused a ruckus, and he also lost face. Xue Rengui immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, why did you come in person? This matter is actually not a big deal. It's not a big problem, but you actually came in person. "
Du Qi said, "Although it's a small matter, the signs are not good. This time, the matter had to be handled properly. Otherwise, if this matter is not handled properly, the consequences will be unimaginable. "
Xue Rengui smiled embarrassedly.
This matter happened under his command.
He was the one who lost face.
Du Qi said, "Both sides of the fight, step forward."
After the order was given, the soldiers stepped forward one by one.
There were more than a hundred people who stepped forward.
However, at this moment, they were divided into two distinct camps. There were about sixty auxiliary soldiers, and about forty standing soldiers. However, many of these people had bloody noses and swollen faces, and they looked very miserable.
Du Qi looked at each of them and sneered, "Not bad, you have a way of beating your own people. You hit me, I hit you, and all of you have bloody noses and swollen faces. I heard that the soldiers in charge of the battle lost to the auxiliary soldiers. You're really capable! You're really making me proud. "
With Du Qi's words, they were all terrified.
They all lowered their heads.
Because Du Qi's words were full of mockery. In particular, Du Qi was the Emperor of Xia Xia. When Du Qi spoke like this, they were all terrified. They didn't dare to jump around in front of Du Qi, nor did they have the courage to fight before.
Du Qi continued, "I don't care what the reason for your fight is. Let's put it aside for now. I'll deal with it later. As soldiers of the army, you are all sons of Mr. Xia. You are all officers and men of Mr. Xia. Why are you fighting with each other? "
"You can fight today, but you can kill each other in the future. I will not allow such a thing. Let's deal with your fight first. All of you, get down on the ground. Each of you will be flogged 20 times. "
When the soldiers heard this, they all knelt down.
They didn't dare to resist.
Du Qidou had already made it clear that regardless of the reason, he would deal with the matter of the fight first.
All of them were lying on the ground with bitter expressions.
After 20 lashes, their butts would definitely bleed. This was not a small matter.
Du Qi waved his hand, and Xue Rengui immediately called for the soldiers to carry out the punishment. When the lashes fell and hit the soldiers' butts, the soldiers gritted their teeth and endured it, not daring to speak.
Banging sounds rang out continuously.
Not long after, the 20 lashes ended and the soldiers retreated. The soldiers who were fighting all had painful expressions on their faces. Even if they didn't cry out in pain, their butts were in pain. Even if there was no blood flowing out of their butts, the pain was heart-wrenching, as if their butts were about to be torn apart.
Du Qi said indifferently, "All of you, get up and get into formation."
Everyone immediately got up when they heard this.
The soldiers on both sides stood up, but their butts were in pain and their bones were uncomfortable. Some of them stood up with their butts slightly raised. Because their butts felt extremely uncomfortable when they exerted a little force, they gritted their teeth and endured it.
Du Qi walked around and slapped the soldiers whose butts were raised. The soldiers were in so much pain that they rubbed their gums, but they could only grit their teeth and endure it. Even when their butts were in pain, their entire bodies were trembling slightly.
Du Qi walked around in a circle before coming to a stop.
His gaze once again fell on the group of soldiers who were in charge of the battle. He said indifferently, "You guys aren't fighting right now and haven't participated in the battle. You have nothing to do, so you make fun of the auxiliary soldiers in the army, and even look down on them."
"But you guys went to fight with your lives on the line, but who got the reward? Did you guys get it? You killed the enemy, but did the auxiliary soldiers get the slightest bit of reward? The rewards they got were insignificant and in the minority. You guys killed the enemy and earned merits, but that's your own merit. Furthermore, your food, your tents, your weapons, aren't they all maintained by the auxiliary soldiers? "
Du Qi said, "Without the auxiliary soldiers in the army, can you easily go into battle?"
"Without them, you have to do everything by yourself. Unfortunately, you may not be able to do it well. You were asked to repair bridges and pave roads, but do you know how to repair bridges? Do you know how to pave roads? Do you know how to repair battle swords? "
"You guys don't know anything, you only know how to kill on the battlefield. Don't think that just because you go into battle, you're more noble than others. In the army, everyone is in the same robe, and everyone is a single entity. Without the auxiliary soldiers, you guys are rootless duckweeds. "
"The existence of the auxiliary soldiers has prepared everything for you, allowing you to easily go into battle and kill the enemy. So today, I'm here to make things clear. The importance of the auxiliary soldiers is self-evident, and no one can look down on them. "
Du Qi said firmly, "Because without the auxiliary soldiers, people like you won't be able to go into battle so easily. Victory on the battlefield is not only about killing on the front lines, but also about the effort behind the scenes. "
After the soldiers heard this, their heads drooped, and they were all stunned by the scolding.
They were even more ashamed in their hearts.
Because Du Qi's words were indeed reasonable.
On the battlefield, they were indeed in charge of fighting, but these auxiliary soldiers were the reason why they dared to fight. Because all the cannonballs, maintenance, and transportation of weapons were carried out by the auxiliary soldiers. All the food preparation was handled by the auxiliary soldiers. All the repairing of bridges and paving of roads were also the responsibility of the auxiliary soldiers. The auxiliary soldiers had never been on the battlefield, but they were a part of the army, and they were indispensable.
Du Qi looked around and said, "For regular soldiers like you, all the auxiliary soldiers are your shields. They are your strong backing, and even more so, they are the reason you have the courage to go into battle. Now, you're mocking me and even fighting. This is too wrong. I'll punish each of you with twenty canes. Do you have any complaints? "
"No!"
The soldiers all spoke in unison.
They were also ashamed in their hearts.
Speaking of which, the initial joke was just a joke, but as the situation developed, it was no longer a joke, but true sarcasm. So under such circumstances, if Du Qi wanted to punish them again, they had no complaints.
It was really wrong to attack one's own people.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Carry out the punishment!"
Following Du Qi's order, the soldiers standing at the side began to attack. Wooden sticks were raised and smashed down, ruthlessly landing on the soldiers' buttocks. Following the fall of the wooden sticks, the sound of impact was endless.
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