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"But not necessarily," Pang Yue thought for a while and said, "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, everything is possible, and what I just said is just one of them. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It is not necessary to make a plan safely, according to our assumptions, and the previous one should still be retained. In addition, for some possible situations, formulate several sets of plans to be prepared. ”

After saying so much, when he stopped, Pang Yue felt that his throat was a little dry, and he reached out and took the tea on the table and drank it all.

As soon as the tea bowl was put down here, Zhang Yunli said again: "The last general has long known that there is a reason for the handsome man's actions. Now dare to ask, the marshal has deliberately slowed down the march recently, in order to invite you into the urn? ”

Pang Yue shook his head: "I didn't mean to slow down the march. ”

"Oh? Please also make it clear. ”

"When Zibin just talked about the significance of our army's northern expedition, he actually missed an item. I have not stated this before, but you must know that it was included in the plan that our army had drawn up earlier, and perhaps it was only because you thought it was too detailed, so you did not mention it. ”

"Commander, please speak."

"The military assets of the Qing Dynasty, the treasury silver of the local government, the strong men of Hubei, etc., can not be regarded as another important significance for our army to collect and take for its own use? The few days that our army has been suspended are not idle, and this is what they do. ”

Zhang Yunli said with a smile: "I see, as the marshal said, this move certainly has its significance, but the general will steal it." The word important is not necessarily. Our town is for the Ming Dynasty, and it is the primary responsibility to protect the territory and the people, recover the rivers and mountains, and share the worries for the king, and I care too much about these small benefits. But it seems that the realm is low. ”

"To motivate soldiers to fight bravely, not only morality, but also interests are indispensable."

"Of course, this last general knows it. Nowadays, the system of rewards and punishments in the army of our town has been perfected day by day, and no matter the officers and soldiers, as long as they have made meritorious contributions, they will receive rewards and land. Nor is it unjust. Moreover, even if it is necessary to stimulate the soldiers, it can be done before and after the war. On the battlefield. Killing the enemy with all your heart is the right way. What's more, the marshal once said that the key to money and food in the army is self-reliance. In this way, it is the source of water. Captured only on the battlefield. And how many? ”

"Maybe it won't be too much for the time being, and maybe it's better than nothing for our army, but the more times and the longer the time, we can establish a new concept and develop a new habit for our officers and men."

"What kind of idea?"

"Going to war is not a matter of losing money."

"What's that new habit?"

"Joy when you hear the war!"

Seeing that Zhang Yunli was still a little puzzled, Pang Yue said: "Zibin can think about the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty back then, and think about the Xiongnu, Turkic, Rouran, Khitan and other foreign races that have plagued my China for thousands of years. There is also the current clearance. In the end, I'm just treating others the way I do. Compared to it, it is still a small thing. ”

Zhang Yunli pondered for a moment, and a slight smile appeared on his face: "The Guancang Mansion Treasury has a way to dispose of it, so what will the big gentry in the city do with those gentry who have been attached to the Tartars?" ”

"Of course, it is not necessary to dispose of everything, and it is impossible to let it all go. This time, didn't the Jianli County Order preside over the recruitment of hundreds of township warriors? There must be a lot of donations from the big families in the city. Later, I will send someone to find out which big donors are donating the most. Find a few of them who donated the most, and all their family property will be confiscated. ”

As he spoke, the temporary headquarters in the second hall had been arranged.

Zhang Yunli stood up: "If the marshal has no other orders, the general will first preside over the meeting of the General Staff Division, and when the new combat plan is formulated, I will send it to the adults for review." ”

Pang Yue nodded: "Okay!" I'm going to go to the rest of the city to see it, so Zibin should bother more. ”

"Don't worry, the general's responsibility!"

……

The army repaired in Jianli County for two whole days.

During this period, presided over by the General Supervision Department of Huguang Town, the large gentry in the city and near the county seat were screened, among which the people who were closest to the Manchu local government and contributed the most money in the recruitment of township warriors were found. After that, the officers and soldiers of Huguang Town and the Loyal Battalion went to raid their homes.

Compared with the consistent practice of the Manchu government, this kind of copying can be regarded as quite humane. Only raids the house, generally does not harm life. In addition, the real estate is not copied, and the land property is not copied, but only the movable property such as cash and money, treasures and antiques, and grain stored in the name are confiscated, but these movable properties must be copied cleanly, and not a single copper grain or grain can be left.

Everywhere the Ming army's house raiding procession went, there was a howl of sorrow. It's no wonder that although the real estate and land are still there, but now that the end of the year is approaching, all the money, grain, and even treasures and antiques at home have been stolen, and nothing can be left. At that time, I am afraid that I will only have to sell the house and the land.

Some people cried and some begged, but of course the Ming officers and soldiers in charge of raiding the house would not sympathize, and when they encountered those who were rolling on the ground and playing Lai Sapo, they were all arrested and taken aside to be guarded.

In addition, there are people who play tricks. A certain gentleman who was included in the list of raiding the house smelled some rumors in advance, and hid most of the gold and silver in the secret room under the rockery in the backyard, and then pretended to be pitiful and cried poor in front of the officers and soldiers who raided the house. Unexpectedly, he was betrayed by the people in the house, and all the gold and silver he hid were found.

The matter was reported to Pang Yue, and Pang Yue did not hesitate at all, and pushed the gentleman and the housekeeper who assisted him in hiding the silver to the downtown area of the city, explained the reason, and beheaded him in public. Crime: Surrendering to the Tartars first, not repenting, resisting and deceiving the king, it is really an unforgivable sin.

As soon as these two heads landed, the rest of the wealthy gentry on the list were silent, and they no longer had the courage to play tricks. In this way, the process of raiding the house has gone a lot smoother.

Half of the food and goods were used for military purposes, and the other half was distributed to the poorest people in the city. When one group of people is punished, it is natural that the hearts of another group of people must be collected.

Although a very small number of the poor people who received the food and silver money did not dare to accept it for fear of retribution from the gentry in the future, most of them gladly accepted it. And be grateful to the Ming army. For them, whether the gentry retaliated or not was a matter of the future, and if it were not for this money and grain. I can't get through the days in front of me.

As for the gentry who were not on the list, Pang Yue gathered them, reprimanded them slightly, and then reassured them, saying that the army would not invade their property, so that they should not be too afraid. It is stated that the policy of the Ming Dynasty is that "the first evil must be dealt with, the coercion will be reduced, and the counterattack will be meritorious".

The gentry were terrified. Only promised, thank you again and again.

As for the proposal proposed by Shi Youliang and other generals in the army, let all the people in the city cut off their braids. Pang Yue did not agree. If it is in Guangxi, Guizhou and other places, it will be cut. But the purpose of this northern expedition is not to recover Hubei, and in fact, it is not capable of recovering it at present. What's the point of having the people cut their braids? When the time comes, Huguang Town and the Loyal Battalion will retreat south. The Qing army will come back again. The people who cut their braids could only give the Qing soldiers and Manchu magistrates more reasons to be poisonous and cruel.

Shave and comb your hair. It is indeed a shame for the Han people, but how can the majority of the people be willing? They are also innocent victims, and they cannot be expected to have the blood and ability to rise up and resist like heroes such as Yan Yingyuan. The people need the protection of the army, if everything has to rely on the people to defend themselves and resist, then what good is the army? Now, since the army is not able to free the people from the Tartars for the time being, it is better not to indirectly push them to their deaths. As Emperor Longwu said at the beginning, "those who have hair are obedient to the people, and those who have no hair are refugees."

The congregation will listen. I was deeply touched and did not mention this matter again.

Furthermore. During his stay in Jianli County during these two days, Pang Yue also ordered the erection of recruitment flags at the city gates and in the downtown areas of the city, and recruited strong men on a voluntary basis to replenish the reserve soldiers in Huguang Town. The treatment is also quite generous: after joining the army, they will get a share of land in Hunan, and single people can also be commanded by the Huguang Command Department to help marry and start a family.

Huguang Town's time in Jianli County was not long, but the military discipline of Qiu, the full mental state of the officers and soldiers, and the good deeds of punishing the inferior gentry and relieving the poor still won the favor of most of the people in the city. It's just that due to the uncertain situation at present, most of the men with families have no desire to join the army due to various considerations. But those single young men who feed the whole family and are not hungry have a lot less scruples, and when they hear that the treatment is good, many people are moved, wait and see for a while, and go to the recruitment flag one after another.

After preliminary selection, there were more than 200 qualified people. Pang Yue ordered five taels of silver to each person first, and then arranged for ships to transport the recruits and the captured silver and grain back to Yuezhou. Because Jianli County is on the edge of the Yangtze River, and there are many fishing villages around, it is not difficult to collect ships, and there is no Qing army stationed on the way back to Yuezhou from Jianli, which can basically be regarded as safe.

After resting for two days, Pang Yue and Gao Yigong continued to lead the army westward, leaving 500 loyal battalion soldiers in Jianli County before leaving, as one of their strongholds along the Yangtze River to protect the safety of the waterway.

After Jianli County, along the Yangtze River to the west, it took less than two days to reach Shishou County again. There was no Qing army garrison in the county, and it was taken by the Yangwei battalion, which was responsible for opening the way on the water, according to the gourd painting scoop and the soldiers were bloodless. At this time, the army was only about two hundred miles away from Jingzhou.

Pang Yue and Gao Yi's power army entered the city and repeated the actions they had done in Jianli County that day.

Not long, the horse report that more than 3,000 Qing troops have arrived in Bao'an County, more than 100 miles north of Shishou County, the Qing army from Jingzhou, all of them are the army of the economic system, only the land division and no water army, and is currently hurrying to transfer the grain storage silver and other various materials in Bao'an County back to Jingzhou. Bao'an County is seventy or eighty miles south of Jingzhou, and the huge storage in it is far greater than the sum of the two counties of Jianli and Shishou, and it is also not paid attention to by the Qing army.

Upon learning of this news, all the generals in the army asked for battle one after another, and the crowd was excited, especially the generals in Huguang Town.

Morale can be unfrustrated, and in order to promote Shang Kexi to enter the urn as soon as possible, Pang Yue and Gao Yigong discussed it, and decided that the loyal battalion would not move for the time being, and the Feihu battalion, Gangfeng battalion and Yangwei battalion in Huguang Town would be the forward, and Shi Youliang and Lu Qiwu would be the main and deputy generals respectively, leading the army to the north first, intercepting the money, grain and military materials that the Qing army would transport back to Jingzhou, annihilating the enemy's vital forces, and threatening Jingzhou to speed up the pace of Shang Kexi's army going south.

Shi Youliang and Lu Qiwu received the order, and immediately ordered their troops and horses, and went north by land and water. (To be continued.) )