When the main army led by Xiao Xuan entered the south of the Yangtze River, it was accompanied by fierce local resistance that was not inferior to the bloody storm at the turn of the Ming and Qing dynasties in history. Along with the bloody purge of the rural grassroots, many places such as Yangzhou and Suzhou, which were prosperous in the past, seem to have declined as if they had suffered the disaster of the Mengyuan War, or even worse. In a sense, the entire southeastern economic system was even more severely devastated than the Manchu Qing Dynasty suffered when it went south.

After all, although the Qing Dynasty brought a lot of resistance, the Qing Dynasty even brought indiscriminate slaughter in order to deter this resistance. However, although this war was nominally a civil war in the Ming Dynasty, the policy implemented by Emperor Chongzhen in many places in the eyes of many local clans and large households, the destruction of Chinese culture and even the infringement of their own interests were far greater than the so-called "Yiyi to change the summer", after all, it was the Mongols in the Yuan Dynasty that year, and they did not intend to completely change the grassroots structure of the entire village, and which tyrant seems to be completely different now.

Of course, the economic strategic significance of the Jiangdong area, where the per capita agricultural potential is extremely huge, has been very important since the five dynasties, and Xiao Xuan certainly did not intend to ignore it, or just send some non-descendant manpower as he did with Huang'an County. Therefore, the acting county commanders of the counties that went to the beginning were all quite prominent backbones in the Datong Society, and even did not hesitate to temporarily affect the military strength of the newly formed volunteer divisions. However, it was found that in Jiangdong, where the people were more hostile, those who seemed to be more morally and disciplined seemed to have some problems with their efficiency in solving some important problems. Therefore, in some places, tentatively arranged some people who were not so disciplined and only performed more prominently on the battlefield to see the effect.

Chen Tian, the new acting county magistrate of Changxing County, near Huzhou, is a ruthless man who "rises at both ends". Perhaps frightened by the bloody storm and even a series of repressions, compared with Hangzhou and even Jiading and other places, the civil resistance in Changxing County is not too violent. However, in order not to behave worse than that of friendly neighboring counties, Chen Tian's targets in Changxing County not only included some large local households that had not organized armed resistance, but even the "rich peasants" who had many brothers and had some good land or occupied more land in the past rural disputes also launched a frenzied purge, and for a time the entire Changxing County was like falling into a robbery and suffering a great disaster.

Changxing County, which was not fierce, was also forced to resist under Chen Tian's high pressure, and even made the remnants of the resistance in the entire southeast area more and more fierce. However, no matter how simple and crude the revolutionary army's actions in the southeast were, no matter how indiscriminately killing innocent people were, the fundamental purpose of the policy was to benefit and even benefit some of the lowest strata, and there was no shortage of people who really occupied the side of the revolutionary army because of some contradictions accumulated in the past.

After the "hard stubble" who dared to rise up and resist were purged and forced to flee, there were not many people in Changxing County who dared to violate the high pressure of the new county order, and even dared not speak out about some obvious violations of discipline.

In a cellar in the Changxing County Government, more than 30 women were imprisoned who had been forcibly plundered from the people, including not only the families of the local wealthy families and the "top grades" selected from the domestic slaves, but also many women who were born in the middle and lower classes of the common people who were secretly looted.

In this relatively private place, Chen Tian, who seems to have many scruples on weekdays, is completely "lawless": "Haha: I heard that the Mongols in the previous dynasty used to use the meat array as a military formation, and today, this county station does not take advantage of you, and you are also unarmed and naked." Today you have revenge and revenge, and you have revenge. If you can subdue this county, wouldn't you have done a good deed to eliminate harm for the people? ”

The panicked women saw that they were as if they were defending, except for low cries, there was silence. It was only after a moment that a woman who seemed to have read some books finally mustered up her courage: "I have never seen such a brazen person." Even those folk allusions, the corrupt officials and bullies in the history of the wind and wilderness, have never behaved like you... ”

"That's because you don't know much, I've never been a hypocrite, if you have any ideas in your heart, you have to be bold to put them into practice! Those false Taoists, it is precisely because of such a fig leaf that it is even more difficult to arouse the revolutionary consciousness of the masses, and today this wicked person in this county who can go down in history is destined to sacrifice his life to enlighten the wisdom of the people and your spirit of resistance! Come here, haha... ”

"What shameless!" When Chen Tian, who had no shame, began to do whatever he wanted without scruples, at least two of the more than 30 women who were braver stood up bravely and led more than a dozen women to rush over from the front and back, left and right, in an attempt to bury this wicked man in this cellar with his own hands.

If it is an ordinary man, in a small space, even if he encounters a dozen or so middle school students and boys who don't know the fighting style of middle school students and boys, they are likely to fall into a crisis. However, Chen Tian is not an ordinary man, although it is not cheap, but the advantage in strength, even skill and even physique is too great, and soon many women were knocked to the ground and trampled under their feet.

Not all people can burst out in a dangerous situation, and after all, the more than 30 women who could not work together were gradually completely conquered by the crazy demon in wailing and crying.

Because of the upward and downward effects, coupled with the fact that Chen Tian also needed to buy his subordinates to form a relatively consolidated interest gang, of course, countless evil deeds did not only occur in the county government, even in other parts of Changxing County, they also intensified after the storm of resistance subsided.

In the relatively affluent area of Changxing County, the local garrison officers were not limited to a few people, even ordinary traders were also caught in the turbulent times of this change.

However, the new ruling clique in Changxing County, which had just seized power, was not a local clique that had been in business for several generations and had become very consolidated through marriage or other means. In addition, the organizational structure of the new-style army has to a certain extent got rid of the feudal personal dependency. After all, the atmosphere and phenomenon that has spread to the entire officer level of the Changxing Regiment will not be impenetrable.

(End of chapter)