Chapter 444: Take Control of the Great Songwei!

Hearing Zhang Zhun's name, the eyes of those hostages immediately filled with gratitude, even the most optimistic hostages, when they were caught by the Japanese invaders, they could not have imagined that they would be saved so quickly. However, after the gratitude, they had some doubts. After all, Zhang Zhun is a thief, which everyone knows. The edict of the imperial court is clearly marked. They really didn't know how to talk to Zhang Zhun. Between gratitude and doubt, their expressions were quite embarrassed.

"Zhang Dudu, we have to follow you!"

Suddenly, someone inside the hostage screamed excitedly.

Zhang Zhun followed the call and found that it was a young man in his twenties, but he didn't know him. He had almost no clothes on his body, and several whip marks could be clearly seen. If these whip marks were not made by the Japanese invaders, it is very likely that they were beaten by the officials. His hands and feet were bound with thick ropes, and he could only lie on the ground, unable to move. Several young people around him, too, had their hands and feet tied, and they could only lie down, unable to stand up at all.

The fence was opened, and the hostages inside ran out. Only their hands and feet were tied, and they couldn't move at all. Lu Yidian and the others went in, took out daggers, and cut off all the ropes on the hands and feet of those young people. Having regained their freedom, they immediately jumped up with joy.

The young man who roared just now came to Zhang Zhun, knelt down on one knee, and said excitedly: "Zhang Dudu, you can accept me!" I, Fan Zhihui, am willing to follow you, go up the knife mountain, go down to the sea of fire, and never frown! ”

Zhang Zhun looked at Li Yi beside him.

Li Yi said obscurely: "His sister-in-law was commanded by Tong...... It was the original commander who was ruined, and he couldn't think about it for a while, so he jumped into the well, and he went to find Tong ...... theory, as a result, he was arrested and beaten...... Later he was sunk into the sea. Fortunately, someone salvaged him in time, and he was able to pick up a small life. ”

Zhang Zhun looked at the people around Fan Zhihui, they were all young men, and their expressions were quite strong. The other hostages were only tied with their hands, only they were tied with their hands and feet, and it was conceivable that they were afraid of them. The only thing that's a little strange is why didn't the Wako kill them? Is it to prepare to take back to China to work as coolies?

"Fan Zhihui, you come with me!"

"Li Yi, I'll leave it to you here."

Seeing that the hostages were safe and sound, Zhang Zhun was relieved.

After leaving the stable, Zhang Zhun took Fan Zhihui and them, followed by the snipers, along the main road, all the way to the south gate. At this time, the sound of artillery shelling on the sea was still endless, and it sounded like the battle was very fierce. But if you listen carefully, you can tell that it's basically the sound of the Flying Dragon Cannon. Because Sun Qinkai has made a lot of improvements to the Flying Dragon Cannon, the sound of the Flying Dragon Cannon sounds a bit special, as long as it is familiar to people, they can distinguish it.

"These losers!"

Zhang Zhun muttered to himself depressedly in his heart.

Judging from the sound of artillery, the Tiger Ben Navy was besieging the ships of the Japanese and beating the opponents, so that the opponent was completely powerless to fight back. I don't know what the consequences will be if so many shells fall on the top of the Japanese ships. Most of these over-energetic boys are going to completely sink the three Japanese ships.

After Fan Zhihui and the others left the stable, they looked like wild horses with their halters off. They followed Zhang Zhun, each holding a picked up waist knife in their hands, looking at the burned houses around them, their eyes were about to erupt with fire. At this time, if a Japanese invader appeared in front of them, they would definitely rush up and fight desperately. It's a pity that not a single widow has seen it.

To be precise, along the way, there were corpses of the Japanese everywhere, and there was not a single living mouth. The corpses of some of the widows clearly showed signs of bayonet stabbing. Looking up, the soldiers of the three battalions were cleaning the battlefield outside the south gate, and if there were still widows who had not yet lost their breath, they would go up with a bayonet, and they would not be caught alive at all.

Fan Zhihui and the others suddenly had a job, and they also followed, turning over the corpses of the widows everywhere, and if they found that there were alive, they would immediately make up for them. Even if they are dead, their heads are cut off, and the corpses of the pirates must be separated. Zhang Zhun did not stop such actions. What do you want to do alive? Unless they lay down their arms and raise their hands obediently.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Sporadic gunfire came, but the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army were shooting the Japanese in the sea.

Those would-be robbers thought they would be able to escape by jumping into the sea, but they were obviously dreaming. The soldiers of the Tiger Army, standing on the shore, kept shooting at them, and while practicing their marksmanship, they also sent them to hell completely. Now that you're here, don't even think about going back!

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

On the sea, the sound of artillery became more and more violent, and the whole sea seemed to be completely chaotic.

The Tiger Ben Navy relied on many ships and fierce firepower, and completely pressed the three Japanese ships. In fact, the three Japanese ships were already scarred, and the masts, sails, and decks were all in a mess. However, after all, they are huge No. 2 Fuku, and it is not realistic to want to sink them completely.

"White flag!"

"Hey! The white flag has been raised! ”

"Haha, the Japanese can't bear it, and the white flag is raised!"

Suddenly, Yang Weiguo and the others were holding clairvoyant mirrors and shouted excitedly.

Zhang Zhun raised the clairvoyant mirror to take a look. Sure enough, one of the Japanese ships could not hold it up, and had to tremble and waive the white flag. Damn, the Japanese were still afraid of death, so they actually raised a white flag and surrendered! It's really rare!

Soon, Zhou Zhengyu took a pirate ship, carrying the soldiers of the Marine Corps, and slowly approached the white flag-raising Japanese ship. The ship did not dare to make any more resistance. Lu Liangyu took the soldiers up to the warship of the Japanese and escorted down dozens of Japanese soldiers one after another.

When these widows were escorted over, they were all depressed, completely frightened, and depressed. I thought I could plunder it well, but I didn't expect that what was waiting for them was a terrifying trap. The Ming army they provoked was really powerful, not only on land, but also on the sea. The mood of the Japanese at this time can really be imagined.

With this Japanese ship as an example, the other two Japanese ships could not support it either. They also raised white flags one after another. If they don't raise the white flag again, they will be completely sunk, and everyone will go to the sea to feed the fish. The big ship of the Tiger Ben Navy approached, and the marines boarded the ship and escorted all the remaining Japanese robbers.

In the naval battle just now, the artillery fire of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy was very fierce, and weapons such as chain bullets and grapeshot bullets continued to pour down on the bodies of the Japanese invaders, and more than half of the Japanese were killed, and the remaining Japanese who were captured alive were less than 200 people. The surface of the three Japanese ships is densely covered with traces of collision by projectiles. The deck was even more miserable.

The sound of artillery on the sea quieted down, and the Tiger Ben soldiers on the dock began to clear the dock so that the navy's warships could dock. A while later, Yang Guohua's flagship was the first to dock at the dock. Lu Liangyu took the soldiers of the Marine Corps and escorted a string of Japanese pirates down. Subsequently, more ships docked at the dock, and more pirates were escorted down.

Fan Zhihui and his companions stood at the position of the trestle, and every widow was escorted down, and they had to go up and beat them up to vent their inner anger. Since they had fought so hard that they were hindering the speed of transporting the prisoners, Fang He and Liu Dong had to get them out of the way for the time being.

"Kill these wretches!"

"Kill these wretches!"

"Kill these wretches!"

Fan Zhihui suddenly raised his fist and shouted loudly.

His cry was immediately recognized by many people, and many military households followed suit.

"Kill these wretches!"

"Kill these wretches!"

"Kill these wretches!"

At this moment, there are about 2,000 military households crowded near the dock. After they Fan Zhihui agitated, they all roared excitedly. For a time, the sound of killing the Japanese invaders was endless, resounding in the sky. The surviving military households in the city also surrounded them one after another when they heard the roar at the dock. Seeing that the crowd is getting more and more, if you don't control it, it will be completely chaotic.

"Da Songwei's uncles, brothers and sisters, fathers and fellow villagers, I am Zhang Zhun!"

"The Wokos have been completely wiped out! I hope everyone calm down and don't rush to the pier! The pier is too small to accommodate so many people! I promise that I will give these pirates the punishment they deserve! Now, please disperse slowly! Your home has been destroyed, and you need to hurry up and rebuild your home! ”

Zhang Zhun held the megaphone and said loudly.

Under Zhang Zhun's repeated requests, the gathered military households slowly dispersed. Only Fan Zhihui and the others continued to stay here, staring fiercely at those Japanese prisoners. It seems that these Japanese captives will never give up if they are not completely cleaned up.

After Fang He and Liu Dong counted the number of Japanese pirates, they came to Zhang Zhun and reported the battle situation. In total, they captured 183 pirates. In addition, there were about 500 corpses of Japanese robbers on board. Some of them were killed by the Tiger Ben Navy, while some of them committed suicide.

The materials looted by the pirates are all on the ship, and they have not yet been counted. Although the three Japanese ships were scarred and their masts and sails were badly damaged, there was no problem in sailing back to Mawan from the sea of Da Songwei. As for whether it will be restored and used again after going back, or it will be dismembered directly, as long as there is a certain part of the wood, it is Xue Zhidie's business.

At this time, the results of the battle on land were basically counted. Xie Zhiyou reported that more than 380 bodies of Japanese robbers were found in the city, but no living bodies were found. Since under the ruins of the east gate and the west gate, there are many widows pressed underneath, so this number may be added by about 100, and the total number is about 500 people, which is the same as Chen Yuran's confession.

All the weapons left behind by the Japanese were confiscated. Mainly large-caliber firearms, but also some katana and short swords. The strange armor of the Wako was also collected. I have the experience of selling garbage last time, and these weapons and equipment, maybe when, can be sold as garbage. Zhang Zhun has now learned to be diligent and thrifty.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said cautiously: "Continue to search in the city, and don't let any of the widows slip through the net!" Fan Zhihui, take your companions and help our remaining widows! ”

Xie Zhiyou agreed.

Fan Zhihui also excitedly agreed and took his companion with him.

With the help of the local military households in Dasong City, it is naturally easy for the Tiger Ben Army to find the widows who have slipped through the net. Fan Zhihui and the others are very familiar with all the hiding places in the city. Sure enough, not long after, the Tiger Ben Army really searched for six sporadic pirates. They were then killed on the spot by the encircled Tiger Army. Later, all corners of Dasong City, including the sewers and so on, were completely inspected, and it was confirmed that there were no more Japanese robbers.

In the evening, the soldiers of the Ningzi Battalion who came from Aoshan City also came to Dasong City. Because the distance was too long, they did not catch up with the battle against the Japanese invaders, and all the officers and soldiers felt very regretful. The battalion commander made Zou Mingjia feel even more regretful. According to Zhang Zhun's order, they were responsible for replacing the other Tiger Ben soldiers, helping to clean up the ruins of Dasong City, and helping the people to put out fires. As for the troops of the original three battalions, after a day of fierce fighting, it was time to rest.

Before nightfall, Zhang Zhun officially announced that the battle was over. The Soaring Battalion was temporarily stationed inside the city, and the warriors of the Dragoon Battalion and the Tiger Cavalry Battalion were stationed outside the city. The military households in Dasong City were all organized by Li Yi and Yan Guizang to prepare a sumptuous meal to entertain the Tiger Ben army. There are also some military households, who are responsible for transporting all the corpses of the Japanese to the outside of the city and digging a large pit for burial. It was supposed to be thrown into the sea, but it was too polluting the environment.

At dinner, Li Yi and Yan Guizang wanted to talk and stopped.

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "What? Worried about me staying here? ”

Li Yi's face suddenly turned embarrassed, and he said unnaturally: "My lord, can you let the Tiger Ben Army be stationed in Da Songwei?" Even the strength of a battalion! ”

Zhang Zhun said meaningfully: "The Tiger Ben Army is stationed here, you are anti-thieves." ”

Li Yi's throat moved, and he was about to rush out, saying that the anti-thief would be the anti-thief, but in the end he held back. Although he was young and impulsive, he was not a reckless person. He also has family members and relatives, all of whom hold official positions in other local guards, such as his father-in-law, who is from nearby Jinghaiwei. Pulling his whole body, he didn't dare to make a statement in a hurry.

However, Yan Guizang had no scruples, and said bluntly: "My lord, I, Yan Guizang, am willing to be a thief with you!" The officers and soldiers are not as good as anti-thieves! It's better to be a thief! ”

He is one of the thousand households in Haiyang, and his family is twenty or thirty acres of land, barely making ends meet. There is no psychological barrier to taking refuge in Zhang Zhun. He has even arranged for his family to go to Laizhou Mansion to earn a living. In Laizhou Prefecture, safety is guaranteed, and everyone still has five acres of land, which is much better than in Hai Duong. The devil knows if there will be still Japanese pirates landing in the coastal area. As for the commander of this big Songwei Tongzhi, it doesn't matter if you want it or not. However, Zhang Zhun suggested that Yan Guizang should continue to stay in Da Songwei.

Zhang Zhun wanted to stay in Dasongwei in strict Tibet, and the main purpose was, of course, to divide the fields and land here. Regarding the policy of dividing the land, Zhang Zhun has arranged for someone to post an announcement. As long as they want the land, everyone can get five acres of land. Of course, if you are too timid to ask for it, then it doesn't matter, you won't have your share. As a result, most of the military households still couldn't resist the temptation of the fields and registered their names one after another. It can be said that Da Songwei's policy of dividing land and land has basically become a foregone conclusion.

Li Yi himself also has no resistance to dividing the land and dividing it. His family was originally a thousand households, with no power, only three or four hundred acres of land, and due to the large population, they were basically barely able to survive. According to Zhang Zhun's standard of land equalization, the maximum limit for each person is 50 mu, and he only needs to divide the land under the name of his family.

According to the information provided by Li Yi and Yan Guizang, there are more than 50,000 military households in the entire Dasongwei who meet the conditions for dividing land and land. The land currently owned by Da Songwei is about 200,000 acres. Therefore, part of the wasteland must be reclaimed in order to meet the needs of the majority of the population. However, according to Zhang Zhun's intentions, he was going to relocate 10,000 people from Da Songwei to Laizhou Mansion to enrich the population there. In this way, there will be basically no problem in implementing the policy of dividing land and separating land.

The northwest of Dasongwei is basically mountainous, and it is not very easy to reclaim wasteland here. Moreover, these mountainous areas have a large number of trees. These trees, Zhang Zhun is going to be used for shipbuilding, and they can't be easily destroyed. Therefore, it is the best way to gradually transfer the population of Da Songwei to Laizhou Mansion.

As he spoke, Yang Zhiyuan came up and asked, "My lord, how to deal with the widows who were captured alive?" ”

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and said, "Give it to Li Yi and Yan Guizang." ”

Yang Zhiyuan agreed.

Li Yi thought about it cautiously and said to Zhang Zhun: "My lord, how to deal with these widows?" ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "You are the commander of the guard, what will you do if you catch the widows?" ”

Li Yi thought about it and said: "Kill a part of it and pay tribute to the people who died." Some of them were escorted to the Yamen of Dengzhou Mansion and handed over to the higher authorities for processing. Some of them may also be escorted to Beijing to hold a ceremony to sacrifice prisoners. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said, "Since you understand this procedure, follow this procedure." ”

Li Yi hesitated for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "My lord, you caught the widow, if I send it......"

Zhang Zhun said casually: "Do you think there is still a big difference between you and me, right?" ”

Li Yi hurriedly said, "My lord, I didn't mean that...... I am, it's your credit, and if I send them up, it's mine...... I, well, my lord, I do want to make a difference, but I'm not that cheeky yet. ”

Zhang Zhun laughed, appreciating Li Yi's honesty, and said with a smile: "Who do you think will reward me for my merits?" ”

Li Yi was stunned for a moment.

Yes, who will reward Zhang Zhun for his merits? Emperor? Court? Of course not! Zhang Zhun is a thief! They all wanted to kill Zhang Zhun, how could they reward Zhang Zhun for his merits? Since no one gave credit to Zhang Zhun, what was the use of offering prisoners?

Li Yi said obscurely: "In short, in the battle report, I will focus on mentioning the adults and the Tiger Army, I really don't dare to take credit!" If the imperial court thinks that I am too powerful and transfers me to Liaodong to fight the Tartars, or to the Central Plains to fight the thief army, won't I be finished? ”

Zhang Zhun couldn't help but laugh again.

This Li Yi has finally opened his heart completely now, and everything he says is honest. If he really shows himself too much, maybe he will really be sent by the imperial court to Liaodong or the Central Plains, and when the time comes, he will be shooting himself in the foot. Thankfully, he's still self-aware.

Yan Guizang also shook his head and said with a smile: "That's right, this is true. If we behave too well, don't expect glory and wealth, it will only make us do more dangerous actions. Ahem, without the support of the Tiger Army, where would we dare to leave Da Songwei? Lord Governor, don't worry, we will give you a good control of the Great Songwei. ”

Zhang Zhun smiled and said casually: "Okay, it's up to you." ”

Li Yi was relieved to arrange.

The next day, Da Songwei held a meeting of the whole guard.

Knowing that the Japanese were completely wiped out, the fugitive military households all ran back. As for those who were officials, they hesitated to come back. The reason is very simple, because Zhang Zhun said that he will be held accountable for fleeing without a fight. From the guard commander to the hundred households, the general flag, and the small flag below, as long as they escaped, after they came back, they were all beheaded.

was so intimidated by Zhang Zhun that these people had no choice but to continue to hide outside. Anyone's words can be regarded as wind in their ears, but Zhang Zhun's words cannot be regarded as wind in their ears, unless they are looking for death. In addition, they also learned that Zhang Zhun was going to implement the Juntian Order in Dasongwei. The power of the Juntian Order, they are naturally clear, once the Juntian Order is really implemented, all the military households will follow Zhang Zhun to be a thief.

At the meeting, Li Yi and Yan Guizang both denounced the crimes of the Japanese and expressed their gratitude to the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army. Subsequently, the two announced that they would carry out a thorough land reform within the confines of Da Songwei. In the manner of the Lai state government, the fields were redistributed. Finally, the two asked Zhang Zhun to speak.

"My speech is very simple, just two meanings."

"The first meaning, I think Li Yi, Yan Guizang, and Fan Zhihui are more suitable to serve as the commanders of the Great Songwei. Therefore, I decided to appoint Li Yi as the commander of the Great Songwei, and Yan Guizang and Fan Zhihui as the commanders of the Great Songwei. The other officers at all levels were elected by everyone, and then handed over to Li Yi, Yan Guizang, and Fan Zhihui for discussion and decision. The original officers, when the Japanese arrived, fled without a fight. Even if the government doesn't hold them accountable, I, Zhang Zhun, will do it. ”

"Second, if you feel that Da Songwei is not safe, you can move to our Laizhou Mansion. All families who relocate to Laizhou will receive a subsidy of one or two silver each. ”

Zhang Zhun said concisely.

After the meeting, Li Yi ordered the public beheading of 50 heinous widows to pay tribute to the victims. Fan Zhihui personally handled it. These wicked pirates have finally been punished as they deserve. The traitor Chen Yuran also had his tongue cut out, but his life was saved.

The rest of the Japanese were sent to Dengzhou Mansion. Li Yi asked someone to write a report and send it to Nguyen Dacheng, the governor of Den Lai. As for Ruan Dacheng's reaction, I don't know. Because at this time, Zhang Zhun had already returned to Laizhou Mansion with two cavalry battalions. The Ningzi battalion continued to be stationed in Dasongwei to protect and supervise the implementation of the Juntian order. As for the Biaozi Battalion, it returned to the Xiongya Station to continue to garrison.

Zhang Zhun had just returned to Aoshan City, and Liu Ru came to him for something.