Chapter 465: Let the People Enter the City The first shift
Lin Yi advanced by land and water from Zhoushan to Taizhou, and from Taizhou to Wenzhou, the southern army on the way, whether it was a naval division or a soldier on the shore, looked at the wind and fled, and some were looking at the shadow and surrendering, and the Ming army took Wenzhou without blood.
Every time he took a place, Lin Yi issued an order to strictly enforce military discipline, prohibiting trespassing on people's houses, and those who disturbed the people died. The army of the Ming Dynasty was strictly disciplined, and the spoils of war were confiscated before distribution. All officers and men of the Southern Army who came to surrender were screened. Those who surrendered for the first time were given preferential treatment to prisoners, in full accordance with their wishes, and those who were willing to stay were strictly inspected, and those who met the conditions were transferred to the army and treated according to the Ming army, otherwise they would be sent on the spot, and they would not be held accountable for their previous crimes. For those who are homeless, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, they will open porridge farms or distribute clothes and food to provide relief.
But for those generals who have surrendered, they will all be killed.
Hundreds of warships such as the Yangwei stopped at the Wenzhou military port to replenish, and the soldiers on the shore also repaired and replenished in Wenzhou City.
Lin Yi left Shi Lang's uncle Shi Fu with a part of the generals to guard the warship, and he took the generals Shi Lang, Zheng Cai, Zheng Lian and other abandoned ships to go ashore and also entered Wenzhou, including the standard battalion, the guard battalion, the invincible battalion, the women's battalion and other accompanying escorts, and twenty or thirty thousand people also drove into Wenzhou City.
Lin Yi saw that the name of Wenzhou was really good. The four seasons are warm like spring, the scenery is picturesque, and it is really a resort for leisure.
When he arrived in the city, Lin Yi saw that the city was in order, the Ming army was out of the list to calm the people, and where Lin Yi's soldiers and horses passed, the common people knelt down on the streets, timidly closed the door, and only dared to peep through the cracks in the doors or windows.
The magistrates of Wenzhou have long disappeared without a trace, and the officials selected by the Ming Dynasty have not yet taken up their posts. The order in the city was temporarily managed by the Ming army.
The soldiers and generals vacated the yamen of the Wenzhou prefect as Lin Yi's supervisor.
According to the usual practice, Lin Yi of course wants to play in this seaside city that is like spring all year round. Because before the crossing, he didn't have that much money to travel. I haven't been to the beach, now it's busy, since I'm here, of course, such a good tourism resource and opportunity can't be wasted.
He found that the sea was completely different from the waters of the Beibu Gulf, with soft waves and pleasant beaches. The coconut tree is similar to the legendary Hainan, Xiaoying and Zhezhe, Su Moer and other girls who lead the women's camp are frolicking and chasing in the shallow water by the sea, laughing like silver bells, the waves kiss their snow-white skin, the sea breeze blows their long hair, they frolic on the beach, pick up a lot of colorful big shells, and can't put it down.
On this day, Lin Yi was discussing the military situation in the city. Suddenly, someone under his command came to report that a large number of southern troops had come over, advancing by land and water, and had entered the territory of Wenzhou, and the common people were hiding from the war everywhere and leaving the well.
When Lin Yi heard this, he was stunned, and he and Shi Lang couldn't help but look at each other, and they both felt a little surprised.
Because since his army entered the mouth of the Yangtze River, winning one after another, the southern army has suffered defeats, especially since the naval battle of Zhoushan, the Ming army has been invincible wherever it goes, and the southern army will never dare to fight. It seems that Zheng Zhilong has made a big move.
Lin Yi hurriedly asked his soldiers, who is the main general leading the troops? How many men did the Southern Army come?
"If you return to the prison country, Zheng Zhibao, the chief general of the Southern Army, the two governors of the navy, one is called Zheng Xing, the other is called Zheng Ming, and there are about 100,000 soldiers in the land and water army.
"Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming......" Lin Yi savored these names, and tried his best to search for the memories in his mind, including the memories he obtained from film and television novels and textbooks before the crossing, and these people were not very impressed.
"Lord Warden, I know them." Shi Lang said, "These three are Zheng Zhilong's old department, they are all members of the Eighteen Zhilong, in the early years, they followed Zheng Zhilong to break into the world, Nanyang and Dongyang did not run less, all of them are people who can fight well, Zheng Zhibao is Zheng Zhilong's fifth brother Wenwu all-rounder, and is now the military department of the Great Southern Empire, Zheng Xing and Zheng Ming are also members of their Zheng family, and the two of them are best at water warfare. But burning, killing and looting, raping women, all evil, not to, engaging in piracy is all in the past, Zheng Zhilong since returning to the Ming Shun court, educating his soldiers and generals is also considered to be obedient, especially self-established as the king, and what the Great Southern Empire was established, urgently need the support of the people, in the early years he followed his uncle to do business, in the South and the East and Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu and Zhejiang between the run, very knowledgeable, pirates, merchants, reselling arms and weapons, and later became the imperial court's feudal officials, multiple identities, reading countless people, Since he wants to fight the country and win the world, he also understands the backlash of people's hearts. How can you do such a thing that brings disaster to the country and the people? Is it really because he ascended the throne and sat in the palace, satisfied with half of the country in the southeast corner, and became a debaucherous tyrant? β
Shi Lang also looked a little puzzled.
"Whatever he does, they will all quibble if they dare to come, so that we don't have to go to him. Brother Lin, our women's battalion is asking to fight. Xiaoying took the initiative to ask.
It is true that the women's battalion did not participate in many battles along the way. fought a battle in the Yangtze River Basin, and as the commander of the female battalion, Xiaoying had a feeling that heroes were useless.
"Just 100,000 soldiers and horses, but it's just a rabble, and you women heroes are still needed to fight?" Lin Yu shook his head at her with a smile, of course Lin Yi knew that if he had no choice but to use these delicate women, fighting a war was originally a matter for men, and letting women go at every turn was not a spicy hand to destroy flowers, but also a violent thing.
"My lord, it's enough for the two of us to go, and we only need 10,000 soldiers and horses to wipe out these thieves. The thieves in the water were handed over to the Prison Lord and the Great Commander. β
Shi Lang was just about to ask for an order, and the two generals Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian took the lead, and the two generals saluted together, and Shi Lang saw that it was just right for the two of them to go.
Lin Yi also agreed, and it was indeed appropriate to let the generals of the southern army deal with the southern army, so he gave the second general 10,000 soldiers and horses, and asked them to go out of the city to defend themselves against the enemy first, and then he sent troops to meet them, because the battlefield was very close to the city.
Lin Yi then ordered the soldiers and generals who defended the city, and the four gates were wide open, so that the people could hide in the city and no one could obstruct them.
"Brother Lin's benevolence and righteousness shook the earth, but Zhezhe felt that this move was inappropriate." The duty of always being taciturn, good at observing and thinking, spoke again this time.
"Oh, what's wrong?" Lin Yi said and naturally stopped her slender waist, Zhezhe's cheeks were slightly red, but he had long been used to it, and these female battalion generals such as Xiaoying and Su Moer were also used to it. These untimely and amorous actions of their prison lords, regardless of the occasion, came immediately.
"Of course, it is good to let the common people go into the city to escape the disaster, but wouldn't it be bad for us if these thieves disguised themselves and disguised themselves as ordinary people to blend into the city?"
"Hahaha, the art of war is good. However, you have to learn to use it flexibly, you can't copy it, you see if we stick to the city, the enemy army is overwhelmed, the enemy is strong and I am weak, in this case, of course, we can't open the city without authorization, but now it's different, it's not me Lin Yi arrogantly said a big word, just let them mix into the city, do they dare? As soon as the holy soldiers arrived, these southern troops had already run away without a trace, and where the soldiers and horses passed, everyone came to surrender, or fled from the wind, and they disguised themselves and mixed into the city, aren't they moths fighting the fire and looking for death? What do you say, Miss Su? β
"Slaves and maids dare not speak falsely." Su Moer knew that Lin Yi didn't treat her as a human being, and all military affairs were like jokes, and she always liked to ask her, and she was a little flattered.
"What slave and maid are not slaves, how many times have you been told, remove these two words when you speak, you really should be punished, and today this prison country will punish you for saying a few words in vain." Lin Yi looked at her with a playful smile.
Xiao Ying and Zhezhe are a little enduring. Su Moer didn't dare to laugh, her cheeks were crimson. This eldest girl who has been nearly Chinese New Year's Eve has been accustomed to the life of serving people in the palace, and she has long regarded Lin Yi as the emperor. Although Lin Yi had never put on a stand as a prisoner, Su Mo'er's awe of him continued unabated.
"Slave," she just said two words, Lin Yichong's eyes widened, so panicked that Su Moer herself almost laughed, and quickly changed her words, "Su Mo'er obeys...... Su Mo'er felt that what Lord Jianguo and Sister Zhe said was reasonable, and it was better to be careful, and at the same time send more soldiers and generals to strictly check the people who entered the city, and pay more attention to suspicious people. β
"Well, Miss Su is right." Lin Yi couldn't help nodding and turned back to the eunuch on duty, "Did you hear Miss Su's words?" β
"Slave and maid command." The eunuch agreed, and hurried down to make arrangements.
Next, Lin Yi felt that there was nothing to do, so he took Shi Lang and other generals to climb the city tower, stood on the head of the city and looked condescendingly outside the city, the official road outside was full of fleeing people, those who pushed carts, and the old and the young, in a hurry, looking panicked, as if the end of the world was coming, and they rushed to the city.
At this time, all the city gates had already been opened, and the Ming army at the city gate had doubled compared to usual, and they were all neatly uniformed and fully armed, and they were all on both sides of the city gate to make way for the common people.
A few tables were set up on the side of the city gate, and a chief flag officer with dozens of soldiers including the flag commander was checking and registering the people who had taken refuge in the city, and the order of entering the city was orderly.
Lin Yi transferred from Beicheng to Xicheng, and the situation was much the same.
Just as they were about to leave the city, there was a sudden chaos on the official road in the distance.
A fast horse came galloping, and the man on the horse shouted as he ran: "Townsfolk hide and don't bump into you, the military situation is urgent...... Drive, driveβ"