On May 19, 1704, the sun set, dyeing the camp a golden glow. The officers and soldiers of the First Mixed Regiment, who had marched all day, found a slightly higher place and started to bury pots and cook. In the regiment headquarters in the center of the camp, a special debate was at its climax.

The center of today's discussion is military discipline, because three soldiers committed rape in a small village where they were camping and were arrested by the military police. The lieutenant of the military discipline and discipline inspection tasked with the First Mixed Regiment tied up the three men and sent them to the regiment headquarters to demand punishment. Xiao Guang was so angry that he kicked them one by one, and then asked someone to take them into custody, and then held a meeting to discuss how to deal with the three men.

Xiao Guang recognized that the three arrested people were from the Third Infantry Battalion, so he found their battalion commander, Major Andazhong. In addition, the training staff responsible for internal affairs and training also came. At this moment, the two were straight, sitting upright, with a serious face. But if you observe carefully, you will find that there were some secret eye contact between the two parties involved, and the reason is unknown.

"All people have arrived? Then have a meeting." Xiao Guang looked at his watch and said. There were five people present, namely Xiao Guang himself, the battalion commander of the Third Infantry Battalion, the regiment training staff officer, the commander of the military police squad, and the adjutant of Xiao Guang who was in charge of the record. They were all seated at this time and were waiting to start.

"The year after the group came out, the children suffered a lot of hardships, fought many wars, and many people sacrificed their lives. In the long run, they naturally feel unhappy. Every time I go to various battalions and inspect, I always sit with everyone, chat with everyone, and listen to what everyone is thinking. This psychological counseling work is not easy to do. Everyone is human, and it is inevitable that they make mistakes if they are humans. I think this matter is understandable, so I will not be an example." The deputy leader spoke first and said.

In fact, as the deputy regiment commander said, the First Mixed Regiment has been away from the local area for almost a year. Everyone has been fighting abroad for a long time, facing unfamiliar land and culture, and has various discomforts. Over the long term, their mental state is a little unstable. Not to mention, everyone still has to march to fight or go deep into the enemy's back, and they don't know how much psychological pressure is. Some soldiers abused prisoners of war before, and this time there was a major gang rape case, which really reflects the current state of the army.

As an organization that maintains the moral bottom line of the army, the military police are naturally very dissatisfied with this and demand severe punishment. However, the regiment headquarters should consider more. They must consider the resistance of the soldiers, consider whether doing so will affect morale and then combat effectiveness. Therefore, the previous prisoner abuse incidents were only rebuked and did not go into it. After all, this matter is not a big deal. Looking around the world, let alone beating prisoners of war, there are many people who slaughter prisoners of war, so why should they be too harsh on themselves and even more disinterested in the soldiers? Therefore, the deputy regiment commander Lin clearly opposed it as soon as he came up. It was also due to this factor that everyone relied on the lives of the soldiers to use their lives. He severely punished the officers and soldiers who committed crimes because of some "small things". He believed that some small problems were made.

"Deputy Commander Lin, I don't like to listen to this. If all departments are left uncontrollable, will the officers and soldiers still have a bottom line? Do they have honors?" The lieutenant of the military police said disapprovingly: "It is their business for other countries to mess around casually. But our East Coast soldiers have high standards and strict requirements, and cannot be abused at will."

As the military police said, the East Coast Army had certain requirements for military discipline, and it was impossible to be as lawless as the "locust army" everywhere in Europe. Looking at the destruction of Louis XIV, the German people were unwilling to hang out with him. Except for the Grand Duke of Austria who was the Holy Roman Emperor, was there no reason why the French army had poor military discipline and were messed around? Every time they crossed the Rhine, there was a lot of destruction. The German people suffered so much that they had to rise up and resist, which caused considerable trouble to the French army.

The British army currently fighting in eastern Spain is not much better. A while ago, Britain reinforced another 10,000 army, and 5,000 mercenaries brought by the Dutch. Churchill was so proud that he was robbing money and grain in the war zone without any scruples. How many things happened in the East Coast military police that seemed to be infringing on military discipline? No one knew about it, but there were definitely many, and the nature was very serious. Otherwise, there would be no things that Catalan people could not bear - you invited the people, and when you landed, you turned against the enemy and became the leader party. Now you were scared by the burning, killing, looting, if you knew this, why would you have to be?

But the French army is the French army, and the British army is the British army. In the eyes of the East Coast army, they are all old troops, and the East Coast army represents new soldiers with a sense of honor. Naturally, it is impossible for them to join in with them and have become popular all the way. Therefore, they have always had very strict requirements on various departments.

"Captain Li, don't you want the Spanish farmers in the country to see that we all think we are the king's army, right?" said the training counselor sarcastically.

"Even if you don't eat or drink, and the flowers are lying in your mouth, you can't be afraid of us like snakes and scorpions, or even secretly destroy and resist. How much energy do you have to deal with public security wars? No matter how elite troops fight for a year, they will develop a lazy heart and be infected with various habits. This soldier is no longer an elite soldier. Staff Zheng is a trainer, and he should know this better than me." Captain Li's face turned right and he spoke without hesitation.

"Cough cough!" Seeing that there was a faint smell of gunpowder between the few people, Xiao Guang coughed and said, "Bail Commander Anda, the soldiers are your soldiers, tell me what to do."

After saying that, he gave Andazhong a little wink and asked him to speak and think about it.

Unexpectedly, Andajun is also a very bad temper and loves soldiers like his sons on weekdays. He just heard him say bluntly: "Roun, I don't think this case constitutes rape. Captain Li made a big fuss."

"Um?"

"I have gone to the lockdown room to ask carefully. I don't think it is a crime of rape." Andazhong spoke clearly and said a tough tone.

"Um?!"

"There are two reasons. First, the girl did not resist vigorously at that time; second, the girl and her family did not accuse her. So, I don't think it constitutes rape." Andazhong said seriously.

"What do you think?" Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Guang asked the military police captain.

"I think it should be punished for rape." Lieutenant Lie said without giving in.

"What do you think?" Xiao Guang asked the training staff again.

"I have the same views as Battalion Commander Anda." said the training staff officer.

"Deputy Commander Lin, what do you think?" Xiao Guang asked.

"I think I can mediate it." Deputy Chief Lin is old and speaks slowly, and he continues to say: "Give her a compensation of ten yuan. But since the rank of the group has asked in person, I think it seems that I can give you a little more. How about twenty yuan?"

"Bang!" Xiao Guang slapped the table suddenly and stood up, "I know that someone will only be charged with rape. But how dare people sue in front of the bayonet? Without resisting? How should three people gang rape? Can the laws of their country apply to the current situation of the war zone? Aren't we called the "civilized army"? Is this what a civilized army should look like?"

Perhaps because he felt that he was too impulsive, he suppressed his emotions and said unrestlessly: "When attacking Seville, there were some things that violated military discipline. I didn't pursue it and turned a blind eye. But this time there was still someone asking for trouble, so you can do it! Captain Li and I have the same opinion." After that, he went out with his sleeves.

After leaving the regiment headquarters, he glanced coldly at the guard platoon soldiers who were listening to the corner of the wall and sighed. Most of the first mixed regiments were yamen, and they were often rebellious. When they were stationed in the local area, they were under pressure. Maybe they didn't dare to act too recklessly, but after they arrived at the chaotic war zone, they had no curse on their heads, so they naturally became reborn.

In fact, he knew that those three soldiers might not be punished so severely in the end. Although he was the regiment commander, the troops had regulations, so it was impossible for him to cover up the situation with one hand. In the end, these people would probably be fired, deprived of all provident funds, and sent back to their hometowns. But does this punishment really have any deterrent effect on the children of these officials?

The punishment of a superior in a group to commit crimes against his subordinates is always the one who beats his son, and no matter how high his fists are, it will not hurt his bones. This is reality, Xiao Guang knows better than anyone else.

As for the raped girl, Deputy Commander Lin's opinion is actually very representative, and he probably gave it some money. He got angry and would probably not be able to make a 20-yuan lunar month. Thirty or forty will not be less. This amount of money is only earned by a shipyard engineer in a shipyard without eating or drinking for seven to ten years, let alone in poor Spain. I can only hope that the victim can use the money to improve his life, marry a good person in the future, and not be hurt by others.

"The public security issues in the war zone must be taken seriously. This is not only a matter of the Spanish's resistance, but also a problem of strict constraints on our army's own military discipline. If we are all like Churchill, Louis XIV, and Leopold, it would be a headache to deal with the occupied areas. They have many soldiers and may not care, but we only have such a few people, and it is impossible for us to dispose of soldiers and guard them and waste their lives with the guerrillas." Xiao Guang lit a cigarette and had already thought about a longer-term thing.

He was not very clear about the local Spanish strategy, but he expected that he would definitely fight. It was not easy for them to come to Spain once, and they would definitely not withdraw their troops within a few years. Therefore, it is a foregone conclusion that long-term garrison and even marching in the enemy country. In this way, the governance of the occupied areas must be considered, and the thousands of gangs in the regiment cannot be allowed to do whatever they want.

Although the three rapists in front of him cannot be severely punished - in fact, Xiao Guang also asked himself, do he really want them to be severely punished? Are you not worried about affecting the morale of the army? Haha, it’s just because he is in this mountain! He is the leader of the regiment, and he can’t help but be in charge of many things.

Let’s not talk about these. The occupied areas still have a certain order, and the behavior of the soldiers on the East Coast must be strictly restricted. The troops of other countries can burn, kill, loot, but the soldiers on the East Coast cannot be despicable and still have to pursue them. I heard that the military discipline of the people in the Sixth Mixed Regiment was not very good, so Xiao Guang was a little worried about this. However, his hands were not that long and he could not control Bai Chuanping’s people, so he had to carefully knock on his own.

"I hope everyone is smarter. Although it is easy to harm the people in the occupied areas, it will only arouse hatred and resistance from the local people in the long run. If it is not guaranteed, someone will pay the price. Think about it carefully, it is actually not worth the loss." Principal Xiao Guangzhong breathed and thought silently.
Chapter completed!