When the Yan officer inspected the trenches outside the camp, he found that they were not deep enough and did not have the required angles. Therefore, Guo Dayong was punished for negligence.
Getting whipped is not a big deal, but being whipped in front of so many people and your subordinates is truly humiliating.
In the county, the Guo family had some prestige; otherwise, even if Miss A-shui's family fell from grace, they would not have agreed to marry their son.
But,
A beating is a beating regardless.
The strict military laws of Snow Sea Pass had been transplanted into this camp.
After the beating, you still had to carry on with your work. You had to lead your men to re-excavate the trenches properly. If not completed on time, the punishment would be more severe.
The auxiliary troops returned to camp, and the quartermaster began distributing food.
The meal consisted of one strip of cured meat per person, plus a big ladle of sauce.
