Zhu Dashan looked at Yang Yuwa with some surprise, but he didn't expect that this soldier who had been in Kuidong actually had the intention of going home. Zhu Dashan asked puzzledly: "For what?" Is the condition of the Restoration Army not good enough? Or is the guarantee of the Restoration Army insufficient? ”

Yang Yuwa hurriedly said: "No, I want to go home to see, I miss my parents." Zhu Dashan shook his head and didn't speak, and said for a long time: "Can you take a look when you go back?" What if your family is no more? I didn't mean to say that there is something wrong with your family, who can say it well in this troubled world, besides, even if your family is still there, can you protect your family alone? ”

Yang Yuwa didn't know what to say for a while, and looked at Yang Jiafu. Yang Jiafu doesn't know what to say, now in this Restoration Army, everyone is in a group, but when they return home, they can really be so united. Tan Shuanghua saw that everyone didn't speak and said: "I'm not going to leave anyway, now my home has no protection, if I go back, anyone who comes can bully my family." Zhu Dashan glared at Tan Shuanghua, and then said to Yang Yuwa: "Why can't we drive the Manchus away, and then live a good life by ourselves?" You've also seen it in Kuidong, as long as the Qing soldiers are everywhere, there is a river of blood, do you really think that your home is still safe and secure? ”

Yang Jiafu asked: "After driving out the Manchus, we can be peaceful?" Zhu Dashan said: "I don't know, because now I can't answer you if we can drive away the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but as long as the people in the Restoration Army, the Restoration Army must maintain it, at least let them live like a person." Yang Jiafu sneered: "I inquired, and the Restoration Army will have better food, and the salary is not as high as the Qing Army." ”

Zhu Dashan said: "Yes, why are the people of the Restoration Army so desperate? It's not because the food of the Restoration Army is good, it's because the people of the Restoration Army are mainly from northern Sichuan. They have experienced the brutality of the Qing army, and they have suffered the pain caused by the Qing army, so they hate the Qing army. Zhu Dashan saw that Yang Jiafu was about to speak again, and interrupted: "If you don't want to stay, I think tomorrow the Restoration Army will be forced to start the reorganization of your surrendered troops." If you don't want to stay, you'll be given the option to leave tomorrow. ”

Zhu Dashan chatted with them for so long, and he didn't hear that they had any blood, but a lot of various calculations and calculations, and he didn't talk about it anymore at the moment. Zhu Dashan didn't know under what circumstances the bloody Sichuan army broke out in later generations, and he didn't know why the Sichuan army hundreds of years ago had such a bloody nature. But now he doesn't want to know anymore, more than a dozen wars and wanderings have made these Sichuan soldiers all become soldiers. Instead of wasting time, it is better to clear out these personnel who cannot form combat effectiveness, and then let the local authorities strictly guard them.

Yang Jiafu saw that this descendant suddenly became stern, and he didn't dare to speak anymore. Zhu Dashan looked at Yang Yuwa again and said: "If you really want to go back, I will let General Tatianbao let you go, but you have to remember that as long as you leave the gate of the camp of the Restoration Army, you will never want to return to the Restoration Army." Yang Qiwa was a little anxious when she heard this, and said: "I just want to go back to my hometown to see, I will come back, I don't want to be a deserter." ”

Zhu Dashan said: "I know, but what you think about in your heart is your home, you can't let go, today you can go back desperately for homesickness, who knows under what circumstances you will leave your comrades?" I can't let my soldiers take risks. In such a situation, you can't go to the battlefield, you can't fight with the Qing soldiers, and you will only harm your comrades. So you can't stay in the Restoration Army anymore. ”

Yang Dong on the side saw that Zhu Dashan's breath was getting bigger and bigger, and pointed at Zhu Dashan and sneered: "You don't know where the kid came from, you are just a toad, you have such a big breath." You said let the baby go and leave? Don't let him come back, do you have what it takes? ”

Tan Shuanghua grabbed Yang Dong's arm when he went up, and said: "Of course he has this ability, he is the Marquis of Pingyu, and he has the final say in the entire Restoration Army." As soon as the people present heard that it was the Marquis of Pingyu, the actual controller of the Restoration Army, they immediately knelt down and did not dare to speak.

Seeing this, Zhu Dashan said: "Get up, I said that as long as he is still a member of my Ming Army, I want him to live like a person, don't kneel at every turn, I'm not a Tartar and don't need you to kneel." And you, if you really want to be in the Restoration Army, then you have to be like other soldiers. If there is a recurrence of the reorganization incident a few days ago, causing trouble and disrupting the law enforcement of military discipline, I will not be afraid of any friendship between fellow Han compatriots. I don't have any time to wait for you, and there is no such time in the world, so you can do it yourself. After speaking, Zhu Dashan went directly out of the tent.

Tan Shuanghua looked at a few people and said: "You guys, I really don't know what to say about you, I really think that now I can live a peaceful life when I go home, Yang Yuwa, I think that the two marquis of my Tan family can't get out of the way and protect the family, not to mention the small people." Then he followed and went out of the tent.

At this time, Yang Jiafu thought about it and ran out, caught up with Zhu Dashan and said, "Master Hou, do you really want to drive us all out of the barracks?" Zhu Dashan stopped and said: "At the beginning of the establishment of my Ming Restoration Army, I made a grand wish to drive away the Manchu Qing and restore the Ming Dynasty. If you can't work hard for this, why should I keep you in the barracks? When you go back to the place, I hope you can also abide by the law, otherwise the law of the country will not be tolerated. ”

Yang Jiafu said: "Master Hou." It's not that we don't want to contribute to the country, do we still have a country? Zhu Dashan listened to Yang Jiafu's words, and his whole body was shocked. Yes, in the eyes of these little soldiers, there will be no country after Chongzhen is martyred. Yang Jiafu continued: "The country is gone, who do we play for? The generals are fighting each other, what can we do? Who is the court and who is the traitor? ”

Zhu Dashan slowly turned his body around, yes, even those ministers and generals couldn't tell who was a loyal minister and who was a traitor. If they're wrong, there's a chance to turn back, what about the soldiers? Once they follow the wrong person, they will face death, and in the case of death if they choose to die, it is better not to choose to get by.

Zhu Dashan looked at Yang Jiafu and said, "How can we prove that we are the imperial court, how can you believe it?" And even if you want to believe it, how can I believe in you, and I am really willing to contribute to the restoration of the Ming Dynasty? Won't you see your fellow villagers like before, and disrupt the order of the army in the same village? ”

Yang Jiafu heard Zhu Dashan's question, where did he answer, but he just stood there stunned. Yang Dong, who followed after him, heard that Zhu Dashan didn't believe in his ability to surrender his troops, and immediately said: "If Master Hou really doesn't believe us, you let us form an army alone and see if we don't talk and don't count." ”

Zhu Dashan waited for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I can trust you, but I have one request, and it is also the first military discipline of my Restoration Army, which is to obey orders." Yang Dong said loudly: "No problem, but how can the Hou Ye make us believe that you are the imperial court?" How do you let us know that you believe you can protect our family? ”

Zhu Dashan thought for a while and said: "I can't guarantee what I said now, but I still say the same thing, as long as there is my Restoration Army for one day, your family will be a person, living as a person in a dignified manner, and my Restoration Army will have special care for the families of the soldiers, and they will receive tax exemptions and condolences and rewards from the local government for the New Year." Zhu Dashan saw the surrounding troops coming out one after another, and said loudly: "As long as we can take Chongqing, I am ready to recover the whole Sichuan within two months." Then you will be able to see if what I said is true and whether it will protect your family. ”

Yang Jiafu said: "Yes, as long as Hou Ye can speak, I will give up my life and follow Hou Ye to the end." Zhu Dashan said: "Wrong, it's not to follow me to the end, in fact, this is also to protect your own family, I told you about the brutality of the Qing army now, you may not believe it, but you can inquire about the things in the south, these things are happening in front of our eyes." We're just building a safe home for our family. ”

Yang Jiafu said: "We have also heard of the brutality of the Qing army, this Hou Ye rest assured, since we recognize you as the imperial court, there will be no other thoughts." What do you want to do, Master Hou, you give an order, and I will never say anything. Zhu Dashan said: "Anyone who is willing to stay, I will complete the reorganization of the army within tomorrow, and all military orders must be strictly enforced, and all those who stay and do not respect orders will be engaged in military law." After finishing speaking, Zhu Dashan didn't say anything more, and left the prisoner camp quickly.

Other generals also heard about Zhu Dashan's coming to the prisoner camp and came over to inquire. Zhu Dashan said: "I don't know if we can reorganize these Sichuan soldiers, but our attack on Chongqing can not be delayed any longer, and now it has been ten days since Li Guoying's army was defeated, and I am afraid that Chongqing's defense has been strengthened much more than a few days ago." ”

Yuan Zongdi said: "I think we should give up Chongqing for the time being, otherwise if we attack now, the casualties will increase a lot for us." Zhu Dashan thought for a while and said: "I think we still have to fight now, and we must take Chongqing as soon as possible." If we can take Chongqing, this will have a great deterrent effect on the Qing army in the whole of Sichuan, and then it will be much easier to attack other state capitals, if we attack other cities first, let these remnants flee into Chongqing, we will attack Chongqing again casualties will be greater. ”

Hao Yongzhong said: "I also think that the Marquis of Pingyu is right, after taking Chongqing, the Qing army will not only lose a city for assembly and transit, but the Qing army will lose its command of the entire Sichuan military." Qing troops in various parts of Sichuan will also fight on their own. ”

When the others heard Hao Yongzhong's words, they all felt reasonable, and they all agreed to attack Chongqing first. Zhu Dashan saw that everyone agreed, so he said: "Okay, everyone go down and prepare, no matter what happens to those Sichuan troops tomorrow, we will definitely start and capture Chongqing." ”

Just when Zhu Dashan and the generals were discussing the attack on Chongqing the next day, the barracks in Bishan were extremely lively. In front of the tent where Yang Jiafu lived before, there were no less than 100 people sitting around at this time. Yang Jiafu said loudly: "I know everyone is very worried, is this Pingyu Marquis the same as the previous generals, only caring about capturing places and grabbing territory. But I also thought, in which general's prisoner camp did we have a full meal before? Even if you are a soldier, you don't get this treatment, but here we get it. ”

At this time, there is a humane below: "Just by this bite of food, we believe it?" The others also said: "That's it, a mouthful of rice is just a severed head meal." Yang Jiafu and the others whispered a little and said, "Yes, we can't believe it just now with this mouthful of food." But my nephew was on the Kuidong side before, and he said that when the Pingyu Marquis reorganized the Kuidong army, he moved all the families of the Kuidong soldiers to the Baoning area and gave them a share of the family business. As he spoke, he pointed to Yang Yuwa.

The people below immediately became lively, and someone asked, "Is this really the case?" Did he really arrange the families of those soldiers? Yang Yuwa said: "Of course this is true, as long as people who are willing to go to Baoning, they have been relocated to Baoning, and said at the time that if you are willing to go to Chengdu Mansion, you can also arrange to go to Chengdu Mansion when Chengdu Mansion is built." And if a soldier has made a lot of meritorious contributions, the local government will send someone to deliver rice and noodles to his home. ”

The people sitting below said even more coaxily: "In this way, he really wants to give everyone a home." Yang Jiafu said loudly: "Now I don't care what you think, since he really wants to give us a home, I want to gamble, I have been running with the army for more than ten years, and only the first one can think of giving soldiers a home." Even if he is a liar, I admit it, and people who are dozens of years old always have to find a place to put their roots. You guys are talking it out for yourselves. ”

Some of the people present agreed, some hesitated, and some were willing to gamble. Yang Jiafu said again: "You have to think about it tonight, Pingyu Hou said, tomorrow no matter whether you go or stay, he will take the army to fight Chongqing, if you stay, you can no longer have any previous fellow villagers and villages, otherwise the military law will deal with it, and those who return to the local area must abide by the law, otherwise the national law will be ruthless." Okay, that's all I have to say, you can discuss. With that, he went straight back to the tent.

Some of those present dispersed, and some remained outside the tents, but there was no peace in the entire barracks. Jiang Chao and Ta Tianbao, who were guarding the barracks, came several times to beg Zhu Dashan to send reinforcements to guard them, and Zhu Dashan said: "All battalions should be well defended, and they must not go out to harass the barracks." The noise of the barracks did not gradually quiet down until Dongfang Yubai, and Jiang Chao and Ta Tianbao's hearts were put back in their stomachs.