Chapter 414: Rectification of Military Discipline
After capturing Tamsui City, the main force of Zheng's army had been annihilated, and Fang Yuan advanced into Tainan, and the pace of conquering Taiwan was unstoppable. The only thing that can still pose some threats to the other party is the Ami tribe who failed to incite chaos and fled back to the deep mountains and old forests of Taichung.
The mountain special battalion, the Atayal and other aboriginal armies entered the deep mountains and old forests of the central mountain range of Taichung and began to encircle and suppress the territory of the Ami people, and Fang Yuan led an army of 15,000 from Tamsui City to march into Tainan.
Because the western line of Taixi is full of Atayal tribes, and there are some small clans' territories, after the Atayal tribes were released quickly, Fang Yuan's army marched to Tainan without hindrance. The Xuanjia Army is neat and tidy, and the army is mighty, and the small tribes and communities in Tainan along the way are looking at the wind and descending, and they dare not resist at all.
Five days later, Fang Yuan's army arrived at a place 100 miles away from Taiwan City and got the military information ahead, Zheng Sen had led his army to withdraw from Taiwan City, the military and political center of Tainan, and fled to Chichicheng City, which was across the river from Taiwan City.
Today's Taiwan City is a kind of undefended empty city, Fang Yuan ordered Feng Ting to lead 5,000 pioneers to take over the defense of Taiwan City; Najib went to occupy the Zheng mansion, as well as the treasury, and counted the belongings; He also ordered Zhang Ying to lead 2,000 men to Chichicheng to attack the fleeing Zheng Sen.
Two days later, Fang Yuan's army arrived outside the city of Taiwan, overlooking this Western-style military city built by the Dutch people, which was indeed very different from the castle style of the Ming Dynasty. Fang Yuan, who is accustomed to seeing Chinese-style castles, suddenly saw this kind of castle with many castles and upper, middle and lower layers of defense lines, which is an extraordinarily novelty.
Fang Yuan sighed and said, "Old Hu, this city of Relansha is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, if Zheng Sen is not desperate to sneak attack north, but chooses to stick to the city of Reranza. It would take a lot of trouble to conquer such a strong military city. ”
It was also the first time for Hu Qi to see such a novel Western-style castle, and he said, "Governor Fang's divine soldiers descended from the sky, and Zheng Sen was defeated no matter how he fought." ”
He was very comfortable with Fang Yuan, but fortunately, he sent troops to recruit troops while Zheng Sen's foothold in Taiwan was not stable, and he succeeded in one fell swoop. If Zheng Sen waits for a few years to operate on the island of Taiwan, integrate all the aborigines, and train into an army, he will definitely become a big problem for the coastal provinces.
As soon as Fang Yuan and Hu Qi entered the city, what they saw was not a neat and orderly scene of the people, but a tragic situation of rebellious soldiers looting the city.
Between the barracks and houses in the castle, there are countless Xuanjia sergeants in broad daylight, acting as street rapes, and even groups of gang rapes.
The lewd laughter of the soldiers, the screams of the women kept coming.
Fang Yuan almost couldn't believe his eyes, was this group of blatant traitors in front of him the Xuanjia Army under his command, or Zuo Liangyu's bandits?
Hu Qi saw him standing on the horse in a daze, his expression gradually turned gloomy, knowing that Fang Yuan was really angry, he hurriedly ordered, "Jinyi Wei, immediately arrest these traitorous bandits and ask them for their crimes!" ”
Jinyi Wei was just about to dispatch, Fang Yuan had already said in a cold voice, "The special combat army is dispatched to arrest all the Xuanjia sergeants in the city of Relanza. Lao Hu, you led the Jinyi guards into the city and detained Feng Ting and Najib for questioning me! ”
Hu Qi was slightly stunned, Fang Yuan not only wanted to arrest the adulterous sergeant this time, but also Feng Ting and Najib, it can be seen that he was really angry, and he didn't dare to talk more, so he immediately took the order and brought the Jinyi Guard and the special operations army into the city to carry out the military order.
Inside the governor's mansion guarded by four military forts
Fang Yuan sat in the council hall with a gloomy face, listening to Hu Qi's report.
There are more than 1,000 women in the city of Gelanza, who are Han Chinese and aboriginal women from the main island of Taiwan, who were robbed by Zheng Jun to be military prostitutes. This rape was not a separate incident of individual soldiers, but a planned and organized incident of group prostitution, and 357 sergeants were arrested.
The Xuanjia sergeants who committed the crime were all sergeants brought by Feng Ting from Fujian, and they were all detained in the bunker of Taiwan City.
Fang Yuan's sergeants who went to Taiwan this time were divided into three parts, one was brought by Fang Yuan from Nanzhili, one was a mountain special battalion, and the other was a Xuanjia sergeant who stayed in Fujian.
The Xuanjia army led by Fang Yuan was strictly disciplined, and did not dare to have the slightest violation of discipline, and after entering the city, it only occupied more than a dozen forts in the entire military city to prevent accidents.
Najib of the Mountain Special Battalion is also well aware of Fang Yuan's temperament, and the Mountain Special Battalion led by him is also honestly stationed in the governor's mansion on the top floor, guarding the female dependents of the Zheng family, and does not dare to deviate in the slightest.
And Feng Ting's Xuanjia sergeant who stayed in Fujian had much worse military discipline. Feng Ting's vanguard battalion entered the city first, and the sergeants had not touched a woman in months since they landed on the island. Seeing that these women were all ready to move, with green eyes shining with green light, they couldn't wait to divide up immediately and go to feast.
Several thousand households found Feng Ting and asked to take advantage of Fang Yuan's army before entering the city, and let the brothers cool down for a few days before making plans. Feng Ting originally wanted to wait for Fang Yuan to enter the city and distribute women after asking for instructions, but he disobeyed this group of hungry wolves who had seen the lamb, so he could only turn a blind eye and let these sergeants go.
Fang Yuan listened to Hu Qi's report and was already furious. Although there are still many who have not been caught, this number has shocked Fang Yuan. is not only annoyed by the absurdity of the Xuanjia sergeant, but also annoyed that Feng Ting is simply muddy and can't support the wall.
Fang Yuan scolded angrily and said, "Feng Ting, this is the result of your management of the army in Fujian?!" ”
Feng Ting was also deeply helpless, it was not him who committed the crime, he was at best not strict in restraining his subordinates, so he could only explain slightly, "Governor Fang, these were originally Zheng Jun's military prostitutes, but Zheng Jun can commit adultery, so we can't commit adultery?" ”
"Smack!"
Fang Yuan slapped the table heavily and said sharply, "Feng Ting, do you know that these women are all women from good families, and they were robbed by Zheng Jun, so they didn't want to be military prostitutes?" Do you know that adultery with a Han woman is to provoke the hatred of a family of more than a dozen people! If you commit adultery with an aboriginal woman, you will provoke the hatred of a tribe! ”
"If we provoke a large area of hatred among the Han Chinese and aborigines on the island, how many soldiers do we need to keep on the island to prevent these aborigines from rioting? You guys are happy, the cost of our stationing in Taiwan will increase by at least 100,000 taels a year, and it will be 1 million taels in 10 years! ”
"Feng Ting, you are a talent recommended to me by Jing Jie, and I ordered you to stay in Fujian because I cultivated you. I thought that after this war, I would hand over the defense of Fujian and Taiwan to you. I never thought that you were incompetent in battle, and you were even more incompetent in governing the army. If you are left in Fujian and Taiwan, it will definitely cause even greater chaos, and you should be relieved of the post of chief soldier! ”
Feng Ting was so frightened that his face was bloodless, and he kowtowed again and again, "Governor Fang, I'm guilty, guilty!" ”
Fang Yuan was silent for a while, then made him stand up and said, "Feng Ting, for the sake of your many years of fighting in the south and the north, and your hard work, I will not severely punish you. The staff will be punished with a hundred military staffs, and I will go back to Nanzhili with me, and I will be assigned separately. ”
He was not punished in strict accordance with military law, Feng Ting wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and responded repeatedly.
Hu Qi came out and asked, "Governor Fang, how should those detained sergeants be treated?" ”
Fang Yuanchong Hu Qi said, "Tomorrow, I will be escorted to the city gate of Taiwan City to be executed in public, and all the people around Taiwan City, whether Han or aborigines, will be summoned to watch the execution together." Feng Ting's cane is also executed in public! ”
These were all Feng Ting's soldiers, and as soon as he heard that they were all going to be executed, he was so frightened that he knelt down and pleaded with Fang Yuan, "Governor Fang, they all just fought a bloody battle with the Zheng army and made great contributions!" Even if you rape a **, you won't be guilty of death! ”
In all fairness, the rape is punished with capital punishment, and this punishment is too severe. But traitors, in the eyes of unrelated people, are obviously more eye-catching and more likely to resonate with public opinion than battlefield casualties.
The shame of Jingkang, how many people in later generations remember that the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty was wiped out, and even the famous generals and divisions were killed on the battlefield? How many people remember that they followed the two sects of Huiqin to move north, and countless Wenchen died of loyalty? On the contrary, he was deeply ashamed of the wives of Huiqin Erzong, and more than 20 daughters of Huizong were raped by the Jin people. When they arrived in the Southern Song Dynasty, those masters of science even asked women to guard their chastity rather than die.
Since ancient times, women's problems have been men's most sensitive issues! These black-armored sergeants really hit the muzzle of their guns.
Fang Yuan sighed and said, "Feng Ting, for the sake of Taiwan's long-term peace and stability, I can only borrow their heads. All the executed sergeants still retain their Xuanjia military status, and the military fields under their names are handed over to their descendants, and their relatives inherit them. ”
"Someone! Escort Feng Ting down! ”