flstandardbreds Chapter 110 Punishment
Chapter 110 Punishment
"Captain!"
As Xavier screamed, Anderson next to him turned around and saw John, and jumped out of his seat. However, because he was in a carriage, Anderson's head hit the roof with a "bang", causing him to be bounced back into his seat.
"Savior (Anderson), the new recruit of the Knights Templar, greets the commander!" Savior next to him was also panicked. He hurriedly greeted John according to military regulations. At the same time, he glanced at the person next to him and remembered that this person seemed to have stood next to John when John gave a speech on the first day. It was estimated that his official rank was not lower than that of the centurion of the training base.
"Oh, sit down," John responded after glancing at them.
After the two sat down, John looked at them and asked:
"Where did you drink the wine?"
Anderson realized that John didn't get angry right away, so he realized that there was a chance that he wouldn't be punished. He breathed a sigh of relief and replied:
"We drank beer at the Little Duck Restaurant in the west of the city. We only had one glass, not much."
John nodded after listening to it and said calmly: "Fortunately you didn't drink in the barracks, otherwise your captain would probably whip you. In short, I suggest you don't drink for this year."
"Thank you for your correction, Captain. We will definitely follow your orders." After John finished speaking, Anderson hurriedly thanked him. No matter what his superior said, he would just thank him.
"Okay, okay, just sit down. You seem to be heading to my inner castle, so is there anything I can help you with?" John asked the two of them. The two people sitting opposite were very nervous at this moment. After all, it was the first time they met their top commander face to face, so they were still a little scared.
"Captain, we are going to the inner castle to visit the landmark buildings here. After all, we have to return to the barracks before night." Anderson replied cautiously.
"Oh, actually, the inner castle here is not as luxurious as your family's castle. Most of it is about military facilities, unlike the palaces in your family that are used for living." When John heard that they wanted to visit the inner castle, he talked to them about the interior of the castle and how he occupied it.
As time passed, while several people were still talking, the carriage arrived near the gate of the inner castle. The door was opened by the coachman, and John and the middle-aged man got off the carriage one after another, walked towards the gate, and entered the inner castle under the gazes of the soldiers at the gate and the surrounding people.
Looking at John's back and the tall and magnificent castle in front, Savile and Anderson couldn't help but feel envious. Some people go to the battlefield to kill the enemy at the age of 17, while others play in the mud at the age of 17.
"Anderson, when can we reach the level of Earl John?" Savile said to Anderson who was thinking beside him.
"It's probably impossible in this lifetime, and we don't have the ability to do it. Let's go back to the barracks."
So the two of them returned to the west gate on their way back. Looking at the towering city walls behind them and the people living and working in peace and contentment, they hired a carriage from the nearby carriage shop and rushed to the military camp.
Along the way, the setting sun gradually set in the west with fiery clouds, the autumn wind blew Anderson's hair, and Savile beside him was looking idly at the fortress and the endless plain in the distance.
"Savier, after the training, are you going back to the territory directly?" Anderson suddenly asked Savier, which frightened Savier. Then he said uncertainly:
"Eh, I don't know. I feel like I'm a little mad and I feel like if I quit, it would be a big loss."
"Yes." Anderson said after thinking for a while:
"We were all noble children who had been living a life of idleness at home. After coming here, we were not used to it at first, but now we have met many people, learned a lot, and can now stand on our own. If we give up halfway, wouldn't it be a waste of our efforts in the first half of the year?"
After hearing what Anderson said, Savile suddenly said excitedly: "Yes, that's right, I feel the same way. I used to feel like I had nothing to do at home, but now that I'm here, I feel like I have something to gain."
"You don't want to be like Earl John."
"I do have this idea, but it is definitely impossible to achieve. However, I think as long as I can successfully become a knight and charge into battle and kill the enemy, I will definitely be rewarded by the king. Then I can write my own story. I hope I can become the Knight of Savile, not the Playboy Savile."
"Come on, wait until you become a knight."
The two men returned to the barracks chatting and laughing at sunset. When the carriage slowly drove to the gate of the barracks, the two men got off the carriage, handed in their military badges, and entered the barracks at the urging of the officer.
"Snapped!"
The two men who had just entered the military camp heard loud whip sounds. Looking towards the sound, they saw a team of naked recruits tied with ropes, standing in a line and being led by a knight on horseback. On both sides stood a dozen knights holding long whips, whipping every recruit who passed by. The recruit walking in front had his back whipped red, and he was staggering as he walked, and it felt like he was about to die.
Savile stopped a new soldier who was watching the fun and asked, "What's wrong with them? They even resorted to whipping."
A new soldier nearby said, "These people pretended to leave the barracks after the holiday and went to a village gathering to play dice and lost everything. The leader refused to admit defeat and even mortgaged his sword, but lost again. So he got angry and prepared to beat the villagers with the punished new soldiers. But they were surrounded by the local militia and tied up and sent to the barracks. The captain must be angry. Attacking the villagers in the territory, gathering a crowd to cause trouble, and reselling military weapons, the caning is already the lightest punishment."
"Oh my God, what are they thinking? I still remember what happened when I first got here. Aren't they afraid of being beaten to death?" Anderson was also very surprised. It seemed that some people haven't figured out the rules of survival here. Not to mention them, even if their fathers came here and broke the law, they would be beaten.
Seeing these people in agony from being whipped, Savile was very clear-headed and shouldn't put on airs like he did at home, otherwise he might be the one to be whipped.
The next morning, Anderson got up as usual, washed, ate, and went to the playground with the recruits as quickly as possible.
When he arrived at the playground, he found that the number of people was a little wrong. Although there were many new recruits coming out to the playground at this time, as time passed, many hundred-man teams were short of people, and some even lacked half of their people.
"What's going on?" Anderson looked towards the platform in confusion.
On the platform, the centurion looked at the recruits below with an expressionless face. When the bell rang, he raised the megaphone and shouted loudly:
"New soldiers, you may wonder why there are so few of us today. I will soon reveal the answer to you. Now open the city gates!"
As the city gate slowly opened, the recruits looked at the open gate at a loss.
"Now, go and call back these new recruits and have them rejoin the team, immediately!"
Amid the roar of the thousand-man commander and the urging of the centurions, the recruits ran towards the gate in confusion. However, when they walked out of the gate, the scene before them shocked them:
Outside the city gate, a group of new recruits were waiting trembling in the wind. Except for a small number of them who could stand, the rest were lying on the autumn ground. It was obvious that they had stayed outside all night yesterday.
The soldiers in the barracks hurriedly helped the new recruits outside and rushed them back to the barracks.
However, the captain said loudly while everyone was busy:
"These people are the soldiers who did not return within the stipulated time yesterday. Some of them were late, and some were sent here by villagers after getting drunk."
"According to military regulations, if these soldiers do not return to their posts after their leave, they will be considered deserters and will definitely be sentenced. Now, letting them stay outside for only one night is a blessing for them."
"I want to remind you that you are soldiers now, and the military camp is not your home or school. No general will accept such soldiers, especially in wartime. It is impossible to open the city gates to let you in just because you are lagging behind, because the enemy will definitely attack. If you do this again next time, you will be severely punished!"