Chapter 281: Evil Order? (Text)
It's a pity that the foreign attacking force still broke up and fled, leaving only more than 4,000 troops of about 9,000 people, of which only a few hundred were captured, and the rest all fled.
It's a pity that the horses of the teaching team are still left behind and not sent over, and they can't organize a decent pursuit with only some livestock obtained from Jingkou. Otherwise, under the impact of the tail title, maybe it can be doubled after the battle.
After all, those livestock that are temporarily used to carry heavy loads, and the tacit understanding of specially trained riders, can charge against the enemy or undertake a rapid march, there is still no comparison, at least in the rear team delayed by the storm, this embarrassing situation will continue for a while before catching up, I still have some regrets when I think of this.
However, the horse team of the besieging officers has already chased after them, and it should not be long before the results will be achieved.
Only after interrogating the prisoners did they know that this was the last time Jiangbei ventured to cross the river to reinforce the siege, and it was only because the damage of the Jiangbei Navy was not small, and a large number of civilian ships were requisitioned to transport it.
As a lesson, it is better to further strengthen night raid training, for example, when there is a relatively sufficient amount of ammunition, to carry out blind shooting training to demarcate the firing range, and to spend more ideas and medicines, it is better than unnecessary casualties when things come to an end.
And as the defenders failed to break through, and civil strife surrendered,
The Battle of Jiangning finally came to an end, announcing the end of the last stubborn strongholds south of the Yangtze River and the beginning of a new journey.
Although there are still some Jiangbei soldiers, retreat to the old stone town to continue to resist stubbornly, but this is just a dying struggle in some desperate situation, Tongguò previous resistance battle I have already been more or less straight, Jiangbei feudal towns, no longer able to organize a sufficient scale of reinforcements.
Compared with the national dynasty, which often used thousands of large and small ship groups, the heritage of these old feudal towns in Jiangbei was relatively limited after all, let alone to concentrate their limited surface forces and act in a unified manner. When the Jiangbei soldiers had the upper hand before, there may still be something to do, but in the current situation,
Even if they dare to fight again, and lose the deep cover provided by the big city of Jiangning, the temporary defense line on the river embankment, composed of field artillery fire and hot-air balloon observation posts, will teach them how to behave well
Although the city changed hands, for those living in the city of Jiangning, the end of the war did not mean that this suffering and nightmare would also end, but that another disaster was coming.
The Frontier Military Division, which controlled the outer six and four inner gates, issued a three-day order for the free arrest of the Dasuo, yes, it is the three-day order of the Dasuo, of course, the statement on the surface is that in order to search for the remnants of the stragglers and northern soldiers who are scattered and hidden among the people.
But the discerning people know what this is all about, that is, to use some rights and conveniences of the war to demarcate an area of free action, so that the soldiers can give a disguised reward and encouragement to take and take
Of course, in the words of the military department to the command account, some people said that it was too fast at the beginning, and almost all the local guards were looking at the wind, so they couldn't really stop and rob and scrape, and the soldiers were already quite resentful, and this time it was easy to meet a hard bone, how could they not indulge it.
Since the Sui army destroyed the palace of Chengyi after destroying Chen, and destroyed all the Jiankang City into farmland, only in the stone city of Jiangzhou, it has been five or six hundred years, which is enough to restore the status and scale of Jiangning, which is in the waterway rush, to the status and scale of the prosperous Dayi and the regional economic center, so the officials and soldiers have long sharpened their knives and wanted to harvest well.
Then we also received a new order to send troops into the city to "assist" friendly forces in clearing the city, which was actually some kind of knowingly connived......
This kind of good thing should have belonged to those troops who had contributed a lot to the battle, but because of some kind of expression and trade-off, we were also counted as the troops responsible for the perimeter guard.
This is probably what Xu Qing said, part of the content of the reward. Of course, according to the people who came to contact and communicate.
The main reason is that we are a new army, and theoretically we are directly subordinate to the rank of the mobile forces of the rear base camp, so we cannot directly give more rewards based on merit in terms of specific ranks and official qualities, as other units in this theater do.
Therefore, they generously set aside a square area and let us do it cheaply, that is, use the looting rights in this area as compensation in disguise.
We have been given the right to guard and search the three large cities of Jimingli, Qingxili and Yunduli and their surrounding areas, located on the south bank of the Qinhuai River, between Dinghuaimen and Mochou Lake.
Although it is not a Licheng district where officials and government libraries gather, or a key area where garrisons and officials' families gather, these three city squares are also one of the important population areas in the city, and the density of people in any one of them is estimated to be calculated in tens of thousands.
Although it felt good to grasp the life and death of so many people for a while, I was still not carried away, but first sent people to guard the key points of the street entrances, set up barricades and patrols, and arranged bows and crossbows and firearms at the commanding heights to prevent other friendly troops from rushing over and infringing on our territory and rights and interests.
Then he slowly concocted the things that were born, and at the beginning, he even punished more than a dozen on the spot because of this, and he couldn't wait to break down the door, and wanted to rush in to commit violence, and use their screams and wails to warn those soldiers who were newly recruited.
Of course, I am not pedantic enough to ignore the demands and interests of the majority of people for the sake of my own spiritual purity, but I don't want them to be contaminated with some kind of bad atmosphere from the traditional army and become a veteran grapefruit with the same dust.
The so-called order and prohibition does not prohibit robbery in wartime, but prohibits purposeless and inefficient privateering, and also obtains orders and permissions, under the command of the superiors, to collect and plunder in an organized and systematic manner, so as to discover and sort out the value of the spoils and prisoners to the greatest extent.
The so-called technical and disciplined battlefield robbery, scattering soldiers like sheep, and acting recklessly, is the most stupid and backward practice, and often the input and harvest are disproportionate.
In this way, we can avoid all kinds of demoralization and contradictions, and we can also cultivate a certain sense of superiority, increase the cohesion of the team, and embody a certain kind of relative justice.
Especially in the face of the atrocities and ugliness that are raging in the neighbouring regions, it is easy to attain a certain moral high ground and superiority, although in essence there is little difference in the nature of what is being done.
In some kind of BND terms, even if I'm playing some kind of villain, at least it's the kind of camp that is orderly and evil.
In this regard, Xin Jiaxuan, as a deputy, or Lu Wuguan, who is somewhat morally reserved, is also somewhat relieved.
At least in the name of collective decision-making and orderlyness, there is no need to continue to be too frustrated and overwhelmed by some contrast in individual morality.
On the contrary, Zhao Long, who acted as a military judge, and Ning Zhiyuan, a former cavalry officer, easily accepted this fact
At least in this troubled world, people who still have some conscience and moral cleanliness remains, such as Yao Pingzhong and Du Shiyi, fledgling newcomers who have not yet been smoothed out and impregnated by the cruel reality, can also comfortably explain themselves
This is the most compatible solution that can protect the implicated soldiers and civilians and satisfy the sergeants in the case of a large number of rebels plundering the whole city.
As for murder and arson, it is a senseless act of outrage and is not under consideration unless there is strong resistance as a punitive measure.
The reason is very simple, who will be the envoy when the people are killed, and the house will be burned down for a while, but let us choose to live there.
Therefore, at the end of the day, compared to the burning and looting in other places, I am here as dead silent and empty,
However, our soldiers did not immediately order a direct raid, but first seized the official office of the fangguan, and the hidden fire shop, the water bureau and other public facilities, although the people ran out, only two or three deaf and dumb old men were left, but all kinds of household registration documents are still there, and there is even a large amount of tax that has just been collected not long ago.
Then things are much simpler, I just need to follow the map, according to the richest upper class households and the most engaged in business as the first batch, one by one to find the door
"You will find a way to redeem yourselves......"
I said to the crowd kneeling at the corner of the street.
"So that I can kill fewer people, and I can also avoid some tragic things from happening......"
"Give you two choices......
"Come out on your own and let my men go in and search and carry them,"
"Or wait until I kill all the people who are in the way, and then I will take the ...... myself."
So they were warned by the swords and guns, and they all came to their senses and chose the latter, and then sent representatives from the streets, and ran out of the house in droves with their families and servants, gathered at the corners of the streets we designated, and under the watchful eye of the guns and blades, they hugged the women and children, and wept and wept in a low voice, waiting for the unpredictable fate.
Stand on the largest street empty.
"Again, the third chapter of the covenant ......"
I announced to my men again.
"Private possession is not allowed, and all gains will be distributed according to the team's public middle school, and those who violate the order will be severely punished......"
"No......"
"Try to take only the most expensive and valuable light things, which are already what we can use,...... The officers of each team are responsible for assigning supervision to each other......"
"No......"
"It is not allowed to smash and loot at will, everything you like must be taken lightly, whether it is for personal use or sold for money, the more complete it is, the more valuable it is, and you don't ...... it."
"Understand ......"
It's the sound that is exceptionally loud.
"Then let's give the award first"
Zhao Long, the military judge on duty, stepped forward expressionlessly with a piece of paper, began to read his name, and finally in a look of envy, more than 30 people stood up, standing in three rows with their heads held high.
They were all representatives of the sergeants who had distinguished themselves in battle, or who had the most records of beheading and killing the enemy, and their eyes were eagerly glaring at my subordinates.
"You're good, I won't talk more nonsense"
I pointed to a mansion that looked the most luxurious and largest.
"Give you half an hour, go in and get as much as you want ......"
"Just cross this gate before the hourglass falls and the gong sounds......"
"It's up to you to take as much as you want...... But you are not allowed to break things, and you are not allowed to tear down walls."
As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar, and all kinds of envy and jealousy burned in the eyes, so that my purpose of encouraging morale and striving for the first place was indirectly achieved.
So it turned into a mouse-moving looting competition, and under the hoarse shouts and cheers of countless onlookers standing on the walls and trees, they almost used their strength and all their strength, and they performed a human physical extreme challenge for us called the moving of wealth.
The most perverted thing is that at the last moment when the gongs and drums sounded, the three of them jointly carried a half-human-high multicolored camel porcelain, and moved it out with a hum, making people fall out of the ground.
Regardless of these gaps and farces.
Although the overall order of robbery and scraping is fine, there are always some people who retain luck and speculation, and try to escape as much as possible by concealing their identity and property, and at this time, another means comes in handy.
In a certain mentality that no one suffers from poverty, I always have no shortage of whistleblowers who receive a little feedback and come out to identify. So they have become a typical example of killing chickens and monkeys.
As a martial artist in troubled times, our soldiers do not reject violent methods, but hate unnecessary violence purely for the sake of venting.
Torture and squeeze the wealthy and bigwigs, this is obviously a very sophisticated technical job, but it also found a torture talent, my eyeliner leader in the army - Tong Hao, who was born in a family of prison officials, has the greatest amount of information on how to get the required content without obviously harming the other party's body.
On the other hand, Jiangning is also one of the centers of handicraft industry in Jiangnan, so in addition to local workshops, the city also gathers a large number of people who have fled from the surrounding areas, among which the proportion of craftsmen such as various gold, stone, iron, wood, clay and other crafts is quite high, which is also a lot of hidden wealth.
Moreover, after comparing the tragic experiences of the residents of other districts, it is not too difficult to "convince" them to become the property of my private name and temporarily with the army.
I even sent people to negotiate with friendly forces in the vicinity, and used some of the looted goods and urgently needed supplies to complete the temporary trade of barter.
After all, no matter how much money you have, there will always be a time when you run out, but people with skills and experience, with only the right management and incentive mechanism, are a tool that can continuously generate value and flow through the long stream.