Chapter 442: Dong Shi Imitates the Spirit
If it weren't for the successful brainwashing of the Manchu court's enslaving policy for more than 200 years, our monks and princes would definitely not be able to quickly set up the Tiger God Battalion, let alone set up the Tiger God Camp with a scale of 50,000 people as planned. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Because the current Eight Banners clothed slaves are very different from before, in addition to the political status and title have not changed, many clothed slaves have long been more developed and richer than their masters, and there are not a few who are officials, businessmen, thrifty and thrifty and gradually boil into a small landlord, and even if they are poor, they can make a living on their own, and they don't need to ask the master to reward that dog food, and who else wants to go to the battlefield with a knife and gun for the master, and go to fight hard with the Wu soldiers with foreign guns and cannons for the master?
Thanks to the perfection of the slave system of the Manchu Qing court, after brainwashing and brainwashing Songyun, an important minister of the two dynasties, became a cabinet scholar, he obediently put on filial piety clothes to be a drummer when he encountered the master's family funeral, and the edict threatened that if the tiger god camp could not be recruited, the master and slave would be punished together, and the masters and masters came forward to persecute their own banner slaves, and the clothed slaves inside and outside the capital had nothing to do, so they turned out the weapons handed down from the ancestors from the bottom of the box, and came to the monk camp outside Yongding Gate to enlist.
Even so, because the horses have been in Nanshan for too long, many clothed minions can no longer find half a standard weapon that can be used on the battlefield at home, so they can only carry two kitchen knives or carry hoes to serve as soldiers. In addition, there are many family heirloom weapons brought by coated minions due to lack of maintenance, either the blade of the gun is rusty, or the handle of the gun is rotten, and it will break when touched.
Of course, it is impossible for our monk to tolerate letting his subordinates take such a tattered weapon to the battlefield, after turning around inside and outside the Tiger God Camp and seeing such a situation, our monk and prince made a big thunder, and then waved his hand, and immediately sent someone to contact the devil six, and asked the devil six to immediately pull out a batch of good weapons from the arsenal of the military department, and distribute the equipment to the clothed minions who came to the Tiger God Camp as soldiers.
There is really no one to use, so he can only pin all his hopes on the only monk who has been on the battlefield in the capital, so the devil six did not dare to refuse the request of the monk and the prince, and honestly sent someone to open the arsenal, and in a hurry sent a batch of excellent standard sabers, ash pole spears and rattan shields to the monk and the prince, as well as the strong bow and heavy arrows named by the monk and the prince, and directly regarded the tiger god battalion temporarily formed by the monk and the prince as the main combat equipment.
It was also when the clothed minions cheered and lined up to receive these good weapons that could be sold for a large price, that our monk and prince showed a happy smile and said: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapons, if you don't equip the soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion of this king, how can you go into battle to kill the thieves and exterminate the rebels of Zeng Guoquan?" ”
Some people just don't like to have long eyes, when our monk and prince are happy, the direct boss was ordered by the general Hui Lao Wang Ye Mianyu to suddenly send someone to spread the word, saying that the beggars and homeless people in the outer city do not listen to discipline, regardless of the martial law in the inner and outer nine cities, they are still begging along the street in groups, repeatedly prohibited, and ask the monk how to deal with it?
"Why is Old Prince Hui so soft-hearted?"
The monk was a little angry when he heard this, and said: "Those lazy and lazy Diao people, what do you need to be polite to them?" Tell Shuntianfu and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to drive them all out of the city, and don't leave any of them! Otherwise, once these Diao people are bewitched by Wu thieves in the city, they may become a hidden danger in the capital! ”
Of course, the old prince Hui, who has never been on the battlefield, is 100% obedient to the monk and the prince, so those poor beggars and homeless people in the capital also quickly fell into bad luck, no matter how they cried and begged, kowtowed and asked for exemption, they couldn't impress the soldiers of Shuntianfu and the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and they couldn't stop the leather whips and sticks from raining down, "Get out!" Get lost! Get out of town! The general was ordered to expel all the homeless beggars from the city, and not a single one was allowed to stay in the city! ”
"Master Jun, we became called Hanako in order to help the court fight long hair! Last year, Changmao entered the Zhili Mansion, and the court asked us to help fight Longhair, and asked us to pay food and errands, and Changmao retaliated against us by burning houses and robbing grain, so that we had no place to live, and we really had no way to come to the capital to be called Huazi! Why is it that now, you are not even allowed to ask for food? ”
"Yes, Master Jun, when we beat Changmao last year, our Ninghe County was almost burned to a blank field, but we still dug trenches and built walls for the imperial court, helping the imperial court to fight longhair, there is no merit and hard work!"
The aggrieved cries of countless homeless beggars are still useless, the Qing soldiers and officials are still rushing and driving, forcing them to leave the city, occasionally the homeless people resist, and they were hacked to death by the Qing soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division on the spot, the cries at the major gates of the outer city shook the sky, and the hungry beggars in ragged clothes shed blood and tears, and were helplessly expelled from the city, and staggered to the ice and snow outside the city.
For such a scene, of course, our monk who loves the people like a son is also somewhat distressed, but there is no way, a huge number of hungry beggars stay in the city, which is a huge hidden danger in any case, so the monk and the prince can only shake his head and sigh: "The people of Zhili, it is not that the king is unkind, it is forced by the situation, and it is the Wu rebel army that has harmed you like this." ”
The critical situation does not allow our monks to be too concerned about these trivial things, the Tiger God Battalion has not yet been recruited and formed, and the bad news that the Wu army is constantly approaching the capital has been coming one after another, and it was reported at noon that he had just arrived in Pangezhuang, and in the evening he said that the front team had arrived in Huangcun. What's worse is that the Qing army that hurriedly returned from Tianjin was blocked by the Wu cavalry in the Caiyu area, and was defeated by the Wu cavalry in a battle and forced to retreat to Wuqing.
"A bunch of incompetent rubbish! Straw bag! It's a pity that the king's Manmeng iron cavalry was buried in the hands of the fool who lost Bao, otherwise, it would be the turn of the cavalry and horse team of the Wu thief? With a wave of the king's command, he would have killed them all a long time ago! ”
scolded the useless Tianjin reinforcements, and lamented that the main force of his descendants was buried in vain, and the monk made up his mind to concentrate on dotting and training the Tiger God Battalion he set up himself. As a result, the monk and the prince breathed a sigh of relief that when it was dark, the 50,000-person Tiger God Battalion was finally successfully formed, all the weapons and banners were decentralized, and the establishment of the battalion was basically completed, and it initially had the prototype of an elite and strong army.
It was night, the camp of the Tiger God Camp outside the Yongding Gate was brightly lit, the bonfire was like a star, the flag was like a sea, the fire light shone on the snow bright knives and guns, and the reflected light was dazzling and painful. Standing on the platform, admiring this spectacular scene, the monk and the prince who built everything under the Taiwan Strait were of course very proud, majestic, and personally ordered: "Order all battalions, rest tonight, gather tomorrow, listen to the king's teachings!" Those who have not yet arrived will not be spared! ”
Expected by the monk and the prince, in order to preserve his physical strength, the Wu army Zeng Guoquanbu, who came all the way, did not dare to continue to march north at night, and chose to set up a camp north of Huangcun to rest, so that the Manchu court, the monk and the soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion could rest at ease for another night. And in the early morning of the next day, before the hour came, our monk and prince couldn't wait to board the point platform to prepare for the lecture, and also arranged a team of sword and axe men to prepare in advance, and viciously ordered: "Those who miss the time will be beheaded, no matter whose house slave it is!" ”
It was expected by the monk that when the time came, after the assembly horn sounded three times, there were still many soldiers from the Tiger God Battalion who did not arrive to return to the team, and the monk and the prince gave an order, and the military law team immediately rushed into the camp, and took out the late soldiers and escorted them to the front of the stage to prepare to be beheaded in public, and strictly correct military law. However, grabbing and grabbing, the monk and the prince were a little dumbfounded-those who did not arrive at the stage quickly knelt down in the open space under the stage, and the number of them had exceeded 500, but there were still a steady stream of late soldiers being escorted to the stage.
"Fuck! How can this king be killed? ”
Quietly wailing in pain, the monk and the prince had no choice but to retract the decree under the unbearable gaze of the generals under his command, and shouted: "The soldiers who are late, each of them will be whipped thirty whips, let them return to the team!" ”
Horse whip waste, screaming endlessly, wailing shocking the sky, our monk and prince's national character face is like iron casting, majestic and solemn, but the soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion standing in the audience are whispering, "Didn't you say that you will be killed if you are late?" I was so scared that I didn't dare to sleep after waking up, why did I become a whip again? ”
"It seems that the monk is still not as good as the Fuyuan general Tuhaitu, when the Tu general recruited Baoyi as a soldier, there was a mother in the late Baoyi or a palace maid who combed Xiaozhuang's hair, and they were all cut by General Tu."
"It's best not to be too strict, Lao Tzu is used to making teahouses, and I can't stand being too strict."
Finally, after the execution was completed and all the tortured soldiers returned to the team, the monk got up from the handsome chair, took two steps forward to face the army, and shouted: "This king reiterates that he obeys the general's military order, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded!" Slash the fearful of battle! Those who don't arrive on time will be killed! Rescue the ineffective slash! Kill the good people! The one who rapes the people and the women is beheaded! Those who rob people's wealth are killed! ”
Shouted several slashes in one breath, the monk took a deep breath, and then yelled again: "This king had an order last night, and he will order troops today, and those who miss the date will be killed!" But why are so many people still not coming? If it weren't for the fact that when the court was employing people, these late people should all be beheaded and questioned! This king is gracious, and he will reduce the number of crimes to these people, and give them thirty whips, but they will not be an example! And those who do not arrive on time, no matter who they are, no matter how many, will be beheaded and questioned! ”
"What if we don't meet all the deadlines? Monk, will you kill us all? Countless Tiger God Battalion soldiers asked in their hearts.
After another pause, the monk said loudly: "The reason for recruiting you to participate in the war, I think you also know!" But what this king must tell you is that in this battle, the enemy is just a clown jumping off the beam, and he is vulnerable! It's just that the imperial army is still on the way back to the capital from Zhengding, and the forbidden army must defend the capital, so I have to recruit you as a last resort! ”
"You are the house slaves of the pillars of the imperial court, and you are closely related to the Qing court, serving the court, sharing worries for the Lord, and also for your net worth and life, glory and wealth! Do you understand? ”
Hearing the thunderous roar of the monk and the prince, the soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion in the audience inevitably looked at each other and whispered: "Our master is the pillar of the imperial court? Why didn't I find out? I remember that my master would only carry cages and plant pomegranate trees. ”
"You are a good master, my master is ruthless, he runs to my house to cook when the flag salary is gone, and often brings the whole family to my house to eat."
"My master is picking up dung outside Dongzhi Gate, and he is also a pillar of the imperial court?"
Far away, and the voice was low, of course the monk couldn't hear what the Tiger God Camp soldiers were whispering about, but shouted dissatisfiedly: "Quiet, this king still has something to say, and there is good news for you!" ”
"Listen, Zeng Guoquan rebel thieves sent troops from the Daimyo Mansion, looting all the way, along the way not only the treasury of the state capital and county was looted by Zeng Guoquan's thief army, but even the people's money and grain were robbed by them, and the accompanying silver cars have been nearly a thousand, and the gold and jewelry of the army are countless! This king now promises that after the thief is broken, half of the seized property will be sealed and handed over to the court, and half will be taken to you to divide it equally, and this king and I will take nothing! ”
Hearing this, many soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion couldn't help but show joy on their faces, and they just wanted to do it quickly. However, more soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion scoffed, and some people said directly: "The monk is coaxing ghosts!" The Wu thief came on the canal road, and the county town and villages on this road have been washed by the long hair and the rebels several times, and the Wu thief can still rob the silver, which is simply a ghost! ”
"Lie to someone to go! Lao Tzu is in business, can you know what the hell the canal road is now? There are thousands of silver cars with the army, even if a silver car carries 3,000 taels of silver, and a thousand silver cars also have 3 million taels of silver, not to mention now, even before Changmao hit Tianjin for the first time, there is not so much silver on that road, right? ”
"I can't even lie, I'm a mule and horse, and even wild cats and dogs have been eaten up on the canal road, and I can still find so many mules, horses, and donkeys pulling carts?"
Still couldn't hear the whispered whispers of the soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion, and the monk and the prince could only speak loudly on the stage by himself, preaching how vulnerable the Wu army was, how the southern soldiers were weak and easy to bully, greedy for life and afraid of death, and encouraged the soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion to just kill the enemy boldly, report to the court, and go down to An Lishu.
When the boring speech made the soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion yawn for a long time, the savior came, and a fast horse suddenly rushed into the camp of the Tiger God Camp, and ran directly to the point of the general platform and knelt down and said: "Monk and prince, today, the Wu rebel thief army took the cavalry and horse team as the vanguard, and came to the capital to kill, taking the south road. ”
The monk nodded, waved his hand and sent the scout away, and said loudly: "This king has said so far, you just have to remember with your heart, you can destroy the Wu thief!" Okay, the various posts on duty for the camp defense, the rest will disperse to rest, and when the Wu thieves arrive, they will listen to the king's orders! ”
Or when the soldiers dispersed to rest, the Fengtai battalion general Alhe, who assisted the monk and the prince to lead the tiger god camp, asked cautiously: "Monk Wangye, the distance between Huangcun and the capital is only more than 30 miles, and the Wu thief is the vanguard of the cavalry and horses, and it will arrive from time to time, and our army is full of new soldiers. ”
"Have you ever seen a cavalry attack the camp directly?" The monk asked rhetorically, and said with a sneer: "I expect that after the cavalry of the thief army comes to Yongdingmen, they will not dare to enter the army directly, but will only wander around and investigate, while waiting for the main force of the infantry to arrive, and it will not be too late for us to prepare at that time." ”
After that, the monk and the prince also took a pen and paper, and wrote a letter directly on the general's platform, asking Zeng Guoquan to fight a decisive battle outside the camp the next day, and then handed it to Alhe and instructed: "Send someone to send it to Zeng Guoquan's rebels, pick the fat ones, don't break the spirit of our army." ”
"Lord Wang, what do you mean by this?" Alhe asked with some confusion: "The Tiger God Battalion are all recruits, and if we ask them to go to a head-on battle with the Wu thief, I'm afraid we can't be sure, right?" ”
"Idiot, why don't you know how to think about it?" The monk said with a smile: "Zeng Guoquan's rebel thieves came all the way, the soldiers were tired and tired, seeing that the capital was well guarded, and seeing that I was outside the city, so dare to attack so easily?" Seeing that this king sent a letter to war, giving him a chance to test the truth, Zeng Guoquan rebel thief must not be able to ask for it, and when he fell into this king's plan to delay the army and set up camp to rest, tonight this king will highlight the surprise soldiers and sneak attack his camp, what do you say? ”
"Prince's clever plan!" Alhe suddenly realized and praised: "In this way, not only can our new soldiers win the time army, but also give full play to their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and give full play to the advantages of the soldiers of the Tiger God Battalion who are familiar with the terrain, and even if the sneak attack fails, Zeng Guoquan's rebels will definitely not be able to figure out our reality and reality, and the officers and men of our army can also retreat calmly with their familiarity with the terrain." ”
"Even if you are smart, you can still know the king's tricks." The monk smiled proudly, and sighed with great regret: "It's a pity that this king's Manmeng iron horse was buried in the hands of the defeated Bao, otherwise, this king still needs to break the enemy?" I had already rushed out with the Great Qing Iron Horse and killed the Wu thief cleanly! ”
Not to mention, this time it was really expected by the monk and the prince, more than an hour later, after the trotting Wu cavalry arrived outside the Yongding Gate, they really did not dare to immediately attack the Tiger God Camp camp with a large number of flags, but only divided a small group of cavalry to scatter around, reconnoiter the enemy situation around the capital, and at the same time patiently waited for the arrival of the infantry brigade.
Another hour passed, and the official road south of Yongding Gate finally appeared on the official road of the Yongding Gate, and our monk and prince also ordered to strengthen the defense of the camp unhurriedly, and at the same time sent an envoy to carry a white flag out of the camp and go south to meet the Wu army to submit a war covenant!