Chapter 407: Yaowu Suppression Judgment Choice
After the war, whether it is the emotion of victory or the sadness of losing comrades, it is necessary to vent. The chapter is available online from the Internet, but such catharsis and expression should be manageable.
The commemoration of the heroic soul held on the sixth day of the first month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen is for this consideration, and the secretary who originally followed Yuan Wenhong also gave this master book a suggestion, saying that this kind of memorial is an opportunity to show that our literati know the etiquette, and this kind of ceremony pays attention to etiquette and rules everywhere.
After the victory of the Jiaozhou battalion, even the most thoughtless people have changed their will, this year is not good, and the original intention of some literati to join the Jiaozhou battalion is to seek food and clothing, so that they and their families do not starve to death in this troubled world.
It can annihilate tens of thousands of Tartar troops, this complete victory, but it shows a lot of things, and many people's minds are alive.
At present, the Jiaozhou battalion and the whole of Shandong are a military-first system, and the Ming Dynasty's tradition of civility, nobility, and military inferiority is reversed in Shandong, which makes many literati a little dissatisfied, and urgently needs to show their role in this system.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, if it is in the imperial court, this is the Ministry of Rites, if it is in the locality, it should be presided over by the famous Confucian, to put it bluntly, this should be a matter of arrangement led by the literati.
The scribes of the Jiaozhou battalion needed such a thing to express themselves, and took this opportunity to gradually gain such a voice in future affairs.
The literati, except for a few exceptions, most of the people in this era are like this, when the situation is not good, they are all shrunk back at both ends of the rat, dare not make a decision, even if they are holding the Jiaozhou camp and offerings, but once the situation is ripe and profitable, these people have jumped out, wanting to get a piece of the pie. And the largest part will be shared.
Fortunately, Yuan Wenhong belongs to a small number of special cases, and he is very sober-minded, and he refuses to accept all the requests of these people, and he refuses to express his position clearly.
just said such a sentence that seemed to be a prophecy of Weiwei: "The handsome man is a heavenly man, how can he do mundane things, you should be content with your duty!" ”。 The words are not clear, but the meaning is very clear, the handsome man has his own rules, we don't want to participate indiscriminately, so as not to suffer disaster.
When the memorial service was held, although the scribes ridiculed it in their hearts, saying that it was messy and unorthodox, they had to admit it. The entire Earth Heroic Spirit Memorial Service has indeed achieved the effect he should have achieved, impassioned. The officers and soldiers were deeply moved by this set.
Some brains nimble and silently keep it all in their heads. I wonder if I can learn from it in the future. Some of the brains are rigid. I have begun to slander this impropriety. There are no rules. They don't want to think about it either. How Li Meng was on the Confucian Mansion in Qufu. This is still true for the inheritance of saints. This saint's rule. Where will it be complied with.
The spirit card was burned. The memorial objects were thrown into the fire. Actually, this ritual remembrance is one thing. Kill the deserters. and made a promise of compensity for the families of the deceased soldiers. This is the most important aspect of the other. To know. Strict military law will not lead to a rout in the next battle. Make a commitment. Let the soldiers fight to the death and have no worries. These are much more important than the ritual itself.
This solemn and passionate ceremony. Let the officers and soldiers below hate the same enemy. Strengthening cohesion also plays a big role. After this ground ceremony. The soldiers probably knew better what they were fighting for. Fight for whom. There will definitely be a massive increase in fighting spirit and fighting spirit.
The ceremony was coming to an end. The generals and soldiers also stopped their grief. The soldiers of Pingsuri are very strong. Occasional catharsis is permissible. But it's only this very special moment.
The general manager of the camps has begun to maintain order in the camps. Let the soldiers stand by in formation. According to the ceremonial arrangement. The next form can be similar to a military parade. Such a scene must not lose face in front of the handsome land.
The spirit card burns out. Someone has put aside the ashes of the token burning. The snare drum pounded. Wang Haihai took a step forward. shouted at the ground army array below:
"All armies obey orders and give victory!!"
The beat of the drums had changed by this time, not in the monotonous solemnity of the way, but in a particular impassionedness, and after a while, on the left side of the viewing platform, a knight galloped out from left to right.
The foot soldiers in the front and the generals on the viewing platform can see the clothes worn by this knight, this is the dress of the infantry officer of the Jiaozhou battalion, the dress of the officer of the Jiaozhou battalion, but a few ribbons are added to the armor, and the knight rode before the viewing platform.
He rode a horse that was not slow, carrying a piece of cloth in the shape of a banner in his hand, and when he arrived at the direction of the viewing platform facing the ground, the knight threw the cloth in his hand on the ground fiercely, and pulled the reins of the horse, the horse turned, and the horse's hooves trampled on the flag a few times, and then stopped the horse, and the knight solemnly gave a military salute to the generals on the stage, and in the left corner of the wooden platform, a personal soldier said loudly:
"The first battalion of the Dengzhou Army is a thousand general so-and-so, present the military flag of the Tartar Korean firecrackers!"
At this time, the atmosphere in the field has changed again, the soldiers are very excited, this is an opportunity to show military exploits in front of the commander, this is also notified in advance, all the subordinates have won the battalion and the general general, have the opportunity to ride a horse to throw the banner of the Tartar army and the rank of the general in front of the viewing platform, control the horse and trample, boast of martial arts.
This is a great honor, it is the glory of each battalion, after the Qian general dropped the military flag, Li Meng also returned the salute with a military salute on the stage, and burst into cheers from the first battalion of the Dengzhou Army.
"The third battalion of the Dengzhou Army, dedicated to the Eight Banners of the Tartar Capture and Meng, and the collar-level ......"
"The sixth battalion of the battalion will be the general so-and-so, and the military flag with the yellow flag of the Tartars will be ......"
"The twelfth battalion of the big camp so-and-so, dedicated ......"
The soldiers on the viewing platform, under the reminder of the book office, shouted the army from which each officer who stepped forward to offer victory came from and the trophies he offered.
Cutting the general to capture the flag, the rank of the enemy general, the flag of the enemy, these are all trophies that cannot be obtained without a big victory, the trophies that were thrown to the ground in front of the viewing platform and ruthlessly trampled by the horses, each of which represents a victory for the Jiaozhou battalion troops, and every knight on the field will get a huge cheer from his formation.
Gradually, the ranks and military flags in front of the viewing platform were already piled up. The last one to take the field was the newly appointed deputy general of the Dengzhou Army, Wang Tao, who rode the best war horse captured in this battle, wearing a full set of armor, carrying a head in his hand, and slowly walked into the field.
"Wang Tao, the deputy general of the Dengzhou Army, the main general of the Tartar captivity, the Abatai class!!"
The soldiers in charge of the roll call on the stage shouted extremely loudly. The cheers of the soldiers were also exceptionally loud, this was their hero, and it was the perfect end to this victory.
After this link, the whole ceremony was over, and then a few words of ritual were spoken, and the officers and men of each battalion lined up to return to the camp with high spirits, preparing to retreat to Shandong to work on various tasks.
When the generals on the viewing platform were about to leave, a horse outside hurried over and turned over and dismounted in front of the stage. came to Wang Hai's side and said a few words, Wang Hai hurriedly turned around and reported to Li Mengyu:
"Sir, there is smoke and dust in the north. I'm afraid that a large group of men and horses are coming, marshal, see if you let the armies start to be on guard. ”
Li Meng looked towards the north, although the soldiers of the battalions below may not have noticed, but Li Meng, who was standing on the wooden platform, could see that there was a faint smoke and dust in the north, and after a little groaning, Li Meng opened his mouth and ordered:
"No, it can't be the soldiers and horses of the Tartars, if it is the officers and soldiers of the North Zhili. The Ma army can completely defeat them, just rest calmly! ”
If it was the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, Wang Hai would not be worried, what he was afraid of was that it might be the Manchu and Mongolian soldiers and horses of the Tartars, but Li Meng was sure in his heart, if the Tartars could react in such a quick time and mobilize an army to support, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty would have been destroyed ten years ago.
Sure enough, as he expected, Wang Hai hadn't finished speaking. Then another cavalryman came to the front of the wooden platform, but there was no panic on his face, and he shouted:
"Dashuai, Cangzhou, Fucheng, Jiaohe, Yanshan, Dongguang, Jingzhou, Nanpi and other state and county officials are coming soon with a large number of people and labor soldiers to reward!"
I was still worried before, lacking people and provisions, and because of this, I had to lead the army back to Shandong in advance, but at this time, these states and counties came over with their own people and supplies, which is really surprising.
On that day, the Tartars were seen in order to speed up the march and suddenness. For Cangzhou, the richest city in Hejian Province. But bypass not to fight, the same. Fucheng, Jiaohe and Yanshan, which are far away from the canal, are also not taken into account, but tens of thousands of Tartar troops are walking around, these cities must be trembling, Cangzhou has not opened the city gate for ten consecutive days.
The news that Shandong sent troops to fight against the Tartars also spread to the yamen of these prefectures and counties through various channels, and everyone laughed at the fact that the Shandong soldiers and horses did not measure their own strength and brought about their own destruction.
But the officials and people in these places are also helpless to have great hopes for this only remaining savior, after all, there are soldiers stationed in Gyeonggi Shuntianfu, but no matter how they ask for help, they can't get a response, and the soldiers and horses in Shandong, for them, are really life-saving.
After the war, the Jiaozhou battalion and the Tartar Terracotta battlefield shelter no longer worked, and for these local snakes in Hejian Prefecture, it was really not easy to get close and look at it, and the surrounding counties were terrified to understand the situation and results of the battle.
Then, to their surprise, the Shandong soldiers and horses who were laughed at by them not only won a big victory, but also a complete victory.
The sentinels sent out by each city went back to report, saying that the Shandong soldiers and horses defeated the Tartar soldiers and horses, and completely annihilated this group of beasts, and the people in each city did not believe it, completely did not believe it, and there was a big temper who directly locked the sentinel in the prison, and then sent a second group of people.
After getting the confirmed news back to the city, the people were overjoyed, and the entire state city or county town entered the carnival mode, but the official gentry was even more afraid, remembering that before, the Shandong soldiers and horses had sent people to urge the people to Ding Zhuang and the purchase of supplies.
But at that time, who would have thought that today's situation, everyone was closed, for fear of finding unnecessary disasters, but now that the battle has been won, such a soldier and horse are in their own territory, and they have offended this powerful and somewhat terrifying army at the beginning, what if the other party settles accounts after the autumn.
Among the prefectures and counties related to this Hejian Prefecture, only Jingzhou Zhizhou and Wuqiao Zhixian are not at a loss, and in these two cities, the Jiaozhou battalion has entered the city, and has suppressed the looting of the rebels in the city by force, of course. Taking the opportunity, he also recruited a large number of people, although these people later ran back.
Since the big victory, the local government has to express it no matter what, not to mention, after the big victory, the commander of Shandong soldiers and horses and Shandong soldiers and horses. It's so flattering.
Jingzhou Zhizhou is a person who knows how to be an official, since he is an official in Hejian Mansion, then try to look good for everyone, no one will be embarrassed, he sent people to contact everywhere, prepare for the people Ding Zhuang and reward military supplies, although the year is not good, but the towns around the canal are still rich.
Coupled with the large number of people and the great strength, they can finally come up with something that satisfies the Jiaozhou battalion army. Moreover, Hejian Mansion and Jinan Mansion are adjacent to each other, and everyone still knows the style of Shandong's officers and soldiers.
As a result, this thing. The local authorities have done it to the front of the Jiaozhou battalion, and they sent the fundraising representatives of the Dilingshan Commercial Bank and the Shandong Salt Gang, and when they arrived at these cities, they were now out of these prefectures and counties or began to prepare, but these news would not reach the Jiaozhou battalion for a while.
Xingji County and Cangzhou were both cities that were passed by the Tartar army, but ignored, and these two cities collected a large number of refugees from the north.
The Tartars crossed the border like locusts, and all food and goods were plundered and burned. Their homes were in ruins, their relatives had lost countless lives, and these refugees hated the Tartars to the core, and it was a great pleasure to hear that the Shandong soldiers and horses had annihilated this army between Dongguang and Nanpi counties.
When they knew the news, this Li Meng became the Buddha of all families in their hearts, and some people even set up immortal tablets and offered incense every day.
In the past, the government had to pay for the distribution of materials, and there was great local resistance. No one wants to be taken advantage of by the government, and there is no return at all, but this time the preparation of labor and army materials, the gathering of people and soldiers, everyone has shown great enthusiasm, strong contributions, and some people.
It took a quick time to complete these tasks, and then came out mightily, and there was smoke and dust on the north side of the pro-soldier report. The difference between the front and back is one or two hours. There is smoke and dust in the southeast, northwest and northwest, and that is because the places in the southeast and northwest are all labor and army support.
Among the ranks in these places. Those spies who roughly understand the battle are all hero-like characters now, foaming at the mouth about how heroic the officers and soldiers of the Jiaozhou camp are, and how obscene those Tartar bandits are, it is really like the stars and the moon.
After confirming the identity of the cavalry sent out by the Jiaozhou battalion for inquiry, the labor troops of these prefectures and counties were all led by these cavalry to enter the area arranged for them by the Jiaozhou battalion, and then the leading figures would be led to meet General Zhendong and Shandong General Li Meng.
Those governors and counties are still worried, will this chief soldier blame them for their previous behavior, but the gentry and people who followed the team are all elated.
I don't know who shouted in the ranks:
"Look, there's a tower over there!"
Everyone followed the shout and looked over, and saw the towers on the side of the canal, which were not tall or low, and they looked square, but even those who had just walked by here a few days ago did not remember that there was this building here a few days ago, but the time of surprise was very short, and then someone let out a few screams, and the whole team fell silent all of a sudden.
Because they all saw what the tower on the side was, it was built with human heads, and from close to this area, they smelled a slightly pungent smell, and thought that there should be a smell of land on the battlefield, but they didn't expect that this smell came from their side.
If anyone still had any doubts about the results of the Jiaozhou camp, they all kept their mouths shut at this time, but this scene was too shocking.
These heads were stacked in layers according to a certain way, just placed by the river, in fact, at this distance, it can be seen that they are just human heads, how bloody, how hideous and terrifying, in fact, it is not so clear at all.
Such a placement is not the Jiaozhou battalion's own machine, for the enemy's level, such a disposal has a name, the so-called "Jingguan".
After the beheading, the level piled up became the Jingguan, which was used to deter enemies and people with bad intentions, which has a long historical tradition.
However, looking at the pile of people in Jingguan who exuded a murderous aura, the reaction in the ranks of the labor army was completely different, those ordinary people who had been staying in the city and were only frightened by the Tartar soldiers and horses, this time they were frightened by this Jingguan again, and everyone was pale and trembling. There are even those who can't control it, and they vomit.
Those people whose relatives were killed and their homes were poisoned, and the people needed by the army this time, they all came to take the initiative to sign up. Seeing these piles of Tartars, I all feel compassion coming from my heart. First, the joy of revenge, and then the sense of relief that relatives should be blind to in the spirit of heaven came to mind, and for a while it was really full of mixed feelings, except for howling there, I couldn't find a suitable way to vent.
And the leaders of the various states and counties who came to the prefectures, counties, and local patriarchs of the wealthy clans, they were of course frightened when they saw this Jingguan, and some of them even vomited in shame. It's embarrassing, but these people think a lot.
In Beizhili, these people were not only affected by years of disasters and famines. In addition to the local thieves swarming, and the corrupt officials of the imperial court are in a hurry, the biggest threat is that the Tartars have entered the prison, unlike other places, the west is mostly thieves and thieves, and the south is barely peaceful.
In less than 20 years on the side of Beizhili, the Tartars have come five times, you must know that even if it is an army of displaced people, the big clan in this place. If it weren't for the kind of stealing and bad reputation, it would be very likely that he would be treated well and be able to survive.
But this is different from the Tartars who entered the Kou, he is not a person from the Ming Dynasty, nor a Han Chinese, they are all the way to the Mongolian Tartars outside the pass, they don't treat the people of the Ming Dynasty as people at all, and these bandit-like armies came to the pass. It's about killing, destroying, looting.
The Han people regard these Tartars as beasts, but these Tartars do not regard the Han people as beasts, how can humans and beasts coexist, not one side enslaves the other, and the weak one is used as food, it will always be like this, and there will be no day of coexistence.
Therefore, every time the Tartars enter the Kou, to the inhabitants of the territory of the Northern Zhili. Rich or poor. Whether it is alone or a big clan, they are all facing the catastrophe of annihilation. There is almost no other choice, and all you face is to be destroyed by this beast-like army.
Of course, the inhabitants of Gyeonggi hoped that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court could help and defeat these beast-like Tartar armies, and those defeats outside the pass were very far away, but after the Tatar army entered the pass, the interception and fighting of the Ming army did not play any role at all.
If the army does not dare to fight, this is not true, but so many loyal ministers and good generals are going to die, so many Ming officers and soldiers are fighting to the death, but they are still vulnerable in front of this Tartar army, once and again, twice, three times or four times, watching these birds and beasts act recklessly in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, swaggering and plundering hundreds of thousands of people and livestock back to the outside of the pass, and the more the local officials and troops are worse, doing misdeeds, poisoning the people, and when there is really something, it disappears.
Over time, the magistrates of the prefectures, counties, and counties of Beizhili, and the wealthy families are already desperate, and they all have a very bad premonition in their hearts.
With such an idea, acting is to ignore justice and take care of oneself, and everyone is thinking about getting benefits for themselves, which is also the reason why Li Meng sent people to recruit people to provide support, but was turned away.
This time, I saw the Beijing view made of the head of the Tartars, these powerful people in the northern Zhili area, but there was another choice, the imperial court soldiers and horses were abnormally weak, and they had never defeated the Tartar army, and let it run around, but the Shandong soldiers and horses gathered and annihilated the Tartar army, what does this mean.
It shows that the soldiers and horses in the hands of General Li are far stronger than the other officers and troops of the Ming Dynasty, and the North Zhili is adjacent to the Guanwai, but this Shandong is also adjacent to the North Zhili, and Shandong and the North Zhili are bordered by a horse and a flat river, and it is much more convenient to do many things than the Tartar beasts.
Think about the rumors I heard in Hejian Province in Shandong in the past few years, and then think about the evaluation of General Li, who was born as a salt dealer, and what will happen in the future...... Don't say it, don't say it!
However, everyone understands that it is time to take sides and place bets...... Read, ask for a monthly pass, thank you
It's approaching the end of the month, and I don't know if I can keep this position, hehe