A fire burned on the cottage, billowing black smoke into the sky. After resting for a night, all the soldiers escorted more than 200 captured people and captured supplies on the way back.www.biquge.info

It was another 4 days of walking, and it was already the tenth day when the expeditionary troops returned to Yulin Bay. Zhou Chongde saw that a lot of his people came back, and he grinned behind his ears, but when he saw that there were only 11 heads, he suddenly felt that his business had lost a lot this time. There are only 11 heads, even if there is a bandit leader Yunzhong Leopard, if this result is reported, I am afraid that it will be a few words of praise at most. Zhou Chongde has never understood why even those seriously injured and disabled bandits Yulin Bay are kept, isn't this a waste of food, one knife is more than one.

Zhou Chongde has been following Jiang Beiming and Han Wantao's butts for the past few days, lobbying hard to take away those injured bandits. But Jiang Beiming not only rejected him, but also told him in a serious way that those people were prisoners of war, and according to the rules of Yulin Bay, prisoners of war should have the treatment that prisoners of war should receive, let alone kill prisoners of war casually.

"This person from Yulin Bay seems to have a broken head." Zhou Chongde thought in his heart, "I don't need those heads to exchange for meritorious service and live in vain, there are still such strange rules in the world." However, Han Wantao privately approached him twice and proposed to leave Ding Xiaowu in Yulin Bay, which could be exchanged for silver. Zhou Chongde thought for a long time and didn't remember who Ding Xiaowu was, but the price offered by Han Wantao surprised this thousand-household adult, 100 taels of silver. Zhou Chongde is not stupid, the reason given by Han Wantao is that Ding Xiaowu is loyal and honest, and he is suitable to be his own soldier, and this reason is that the ghost believes that there are people who can be a personal soldier, who can be worth 100 taels of silver. Zhou Chongde secretly concluded in his heart that this Ding Xiaowu might be hiding some secrets.

Geng Rui is long and swarthy, with the image of a traditional Chinese peasant. Ever since he was caught, Geng Rui has been uneasy, and he even has nightmares when he sleeps at night, dreaming that he has been beheaded, and his surroundings are red and full of blood. He told the soldiers who escorted him several times that the reason why he became a bandit was entirely because he was coerced, and the responsibility was all on the leopard in the clouds, and he had never harmed anyone, let alone killed anyone. But the soldiers who escorted him didn't listen to him at all, just told him a word, and when he got to the place, he would know how to deal with them, which made Geng Rui more and more uneasy, and he couldn't help complaining about his father: "It is said that a cheap name is easy to feed, this stubborn old man has to spend money to find something to show himself to give himself such a name, Geng Rui, this is a bit auspicious, when the head moves, to the Western Elysium, then it will be really auspicious." ”

Geng Rui and the rest of the captives were watched by a group of soldiers with spears in their hands and dressed in strange clothes, and began to cut down trees to build houses, and no one understood what they were going to do, whether they were going to do coolies? As long as you don't lose your head, you can do anything. Geng Rui worked hard, not only that, but all the captives didn't expect that there was still a full meal to eat every day, and it was still white rice. These captives are even more confused, is it a decapitated meal? When the house was built, they were all driven into the house they had built, and each of them was given new clothes and bedding, but each of them had a row of words written on it. From the mouths of the soldiers who held them, Geng Rui learned that the words on his clothes were 135.

On the question of how to deal with these captured bandits, Jiang Beiming surprised everyone, he was more stubborn than Xu Lang, and insisted on treating these prisoners of war.

At the meeting of the Military Commission, Wang Hua patted the table and asked Jiang Beiming: "Prisoners of war, what is a prisoner of war, only when the two armies fight is called a prisoner of war, is this a war between the two armies, we are bandits, do you know what bandits are, bandits, everyone will be punished." It's generous enough not to kill them now, don't make any Geneva Conventions, this is Qiongzhou, it's the Ming Dynasty, it's too far from Geneva. ”

Jiang Beiming-for-tat: "Bandits? But tell me what a soldier is and what a bandit is. Is it considered a soldier to kill a good person and take a good job, and is it considered a bandit if the officials force the people? Don't think of yourself as so righteous, when we beat He Laosan and He Laoliu, who are the soldiers and who are the bandits? ”

"Don't make any noise, vote, the minority obeys the majority." Tsang's proposal was unanimously agreed, but the result disappointed everyone, 2-2, and Tsang, the proposer, abstained from voting.

A day later, Fan Qiuming regretfully informed Zhang Guodong that the committee's vote was also 4-4-1, and Fan Qiuming himself abstained from voting.

This matter was forced to be handed over to all the traversers. At the temporary crossing conference, Tan Jing and Jiang Beiming stood together: "The first evil must be done, and coercion is never asked, this is our consistent policy." ”

"Director Tan." I don't know who shouted, "This is the first time for us, and there is no consistency." ”

Tan Jing ignored this interrupter and continued: "The leopard in the cloud is dead, this is the first evil has been ambushed, most of the remaining people are forced to go to Liangshan, and there is no bloody case in their hands, we don't have the energy to identify one by one, who to kill and who not to kill, who to judge and who not to judge, this needs to be identified slowly, and there is no hurry." If we act too hastily, we can easily lose the mass base. ”

"Yes, this matter can't be rushed, it's better to keep them as prisoners of war first." Hearing that these people may have to be transferred to the patrol room and through the courtroom, Liu Guannan and Shi Xianyang's heads are bigger, and the two of them coincidentally chose to support Jiang Beiming, more than 200 people, one by one, one by one, one by one? This troublesome matter should be left to Jiang Beiming to have a headache.

As a result of the final vote, these young men can be treated according to the standards of prisoners of war, but they must work, and Yulin Bay cannot raise them in vain. As for the women, the old and the young, they were temporarily handed over to the patrol house and the women's federation, because a considerable number of them were taken captive to the mountains.

"The chief has arrived, and everyone is upright!" With the guard's order, Geng Rui and the others hurriedly got up from the Chase bunk and stood upright. These days, under the double stimulation of rattan and full food, all people have learned to stand up and salute.

All the members of the Military Commission walked in together. Zhang Guodong glanced at the people in the room majestically, and reluctantly took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "Now announce the order of the Yulin Bay Military Committee." All prisoners are treated in accordance with the status of prisoners of war. Except for weapons, horses, and military equipment, the personal belongings of prisoners of war remain in the possession of prisoners of war; Prisoners of war should be provided with accommodation, food, health care, etc.; Prisoners of war may be detained, but not except by the application of criminal and disciplinary sanctions; Prisoners of war must not be beaten, insulted and humiliated at will, and their personality and dignity must be guaranteed; Under no circumstances may a prisoner of war relinquish some or all of the rights conferred on him; In cases where there is doubt as to whether a person has the status of a prisoner of war, he or she shall enjoy the protection to which he or she is entitled until a decision has been made by the Tribunal. ”

"Did you hear me clearly?" After reading the order, Zhang Guodong asked again.

"Don't talk about them, I don't even understand." Wang Hua said secretly in his heart, "This Jiang Beiming can really copy the Geneva Conventions." ”

Sure enough, no one spoke, and no one could understand the meaning of the long passage that the old man had just read. POW? What is a Prisoner of War? Personality, dignity, and rights? What is this?

"Report the 。。。。。。 of the Great Master" Geng Rui was the first to ask, someone has to speak.

"Call sir!" The guard next to him shouted.

"Sir, sir."

"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Beiming asked with a pleasant face.

"Report sir, aren't you going to cut off our heads?" This is Geng Rui's main concern.

"Don't cut it, except for the most heinous crimes, don't cut any of them." Jiang Beiming said, "Not only will we not cut off your heads, but we will also treat anyone who is sick or injured." ”

"Is it possible for us to live here, and do we still have white rice to eat every day?" Geng Rui heard that he would not cut off his head, so he put his mind at ease, and suddenly had a feeling of being in the middle of a long life.

"Yes, you are currently living here, and you are full of white rice every day, but you have to obey the arrangement, you have to work, don't try to cause trouble, whoever wants to make trouble, cut off anyone's head." Jiang Beiming said coaxing and frightened.

There was a sudden burst of chirping in the crowd, no more cutting off the head, and being full every day, although the place where I lived was crowded, it was clean and tidy, much better than when I was in the cottage. Work, who hasn't worked when they're at home? Even if you go up the mountain, drink wine in a big bowl, eat meat in a big way, and divide gold and silver in a big scale, how many times has the leopard in the cloud said this kind of thing, let alone gold and silver, I haven't even seen a big name. Many people suddenly had the idea of complaining about why these soldiers in Yulin Bay didn't arrest themselves earlier.

On the training ground outside the earthen wall, hundreds of soldiers and patrolmen stood neatly. On the makeshift rostrum, Zhang Guodong shouted at the top of his voice: "Commendation Order of the Yulin Bay Military Committee." Deng Zhongguo, a first-class soldier of the 7th squad of the 1st Company of the 1st Company of the Yulin Bay Militia Group, performed bravely and bravely killed the enemy in the battle against bandits in Lingshui County, and was specially awarded a second-class Sun and Moon Medal and promoted to the rank of corporal. Zheng Zhongjun, a private-class soldier in the 8th squad of the third platoon, was awarded a second-class Sun and Moon Medal and promoted to the rank of first-class soldier for his courageous and outstanding performance in the battle. ”

Han Wantao really did not break his promise, and after he returned, he submitted an application for commendation to the Military Commission. This is the first time in Yulin Bay, how to commend the military committee, basically copied the practice of the army in later generations, awarded medals, and promoted military ranks, but the position cannot be moved, and the officers and squad leaders must also be held by the traverser. Two seriously wounded were awarded the Order of the Sun and Moon of the Second Class, a total of 10 others were awarded the Order of the Sun and Moon of the Third Class, and all those who participated in the battle were awarded the Medal of Participation in the War. These medals were made by Shen Daxing overnight. The two seriously injured gradually improved under the careful care of Dr. Ouyang, but the two didn't even have names, and Han Wantao temporarily named the two, one Zhong Guo and the other Zhong Jun. Li Fuqiang was a little dissatisfied that he was not awarded, he was the front-line commander of this battle, and he was the first to rush into the cottage. Shen Daxing jokingly said to him: "If you want a medal, it's not simple, I'll ask the ordnance team to fight a few more, hang them for you, and also get a Korean-style body armor." ”

Watching Deng Zhongguo and Zheng Zhongjun happily walk onto the rostrum, looking at the envious looks in the eyes of his 100 soldiers, Zhou Chongde felt that he had not come to Yulin Bay in vain this time. There is no need to spend money at all, a small piece of iron can make these soldiers so crazy, and they will have to learn this trick in the future.

Ding Xiaowu was very disappointed standing in the team, Han Wantao looked for him last night, and reluctantly told him that Lord Qianhu did not agree to release him. Ding Xiaowu even had the idea of becoming a deserter, but Han Wantao secretly told him that Yulin Bay had actually accepted him, and he had become a soldier of the Yulin Bay militia, but now because of Zhou Chongde's face problem, he could not make it public for the time being. Han Wantao asked Ding Xiaowu to follow Zhou Chongde back to Yazhou, and pay close attention to the situation of the army in Yazhou on all fronts, and the people from the Yazhou office would contact him at that time. Han Wantao said in a roundabout way for most of the day before Ding Xiaowu understood that he wanted to be a spy himself.

Ding Xiaowu didn't sleep much all night, and he couldn't make up his mind whether to do this kind of thing inside and out. But in any case, it seems that it is impossible for me to stay in Yulin Bay with dignity.