Chapter 33: What is the Rebel Army?

There is naturally a defense in the county, but there are no long-range weapons.

Or rather, it's not nothing, but the bow and arrow in the arsenal have not been replaced for nearly a hundred years, and when the county commander was resisting the big red wolf, the first thing he went in was to wonder if he had gone to the wrong room and accidentally walked to the garbage disposal room...... Of course, there didn't seem to be such a room in those days.

Whether it's a bow or a melee weapon, it's rusty and rotten, and the strange thing is that after the big red wolf left, this guy still hasn't been replaced. It is said that if you don't die, you won't die, and this county order is typical of the lord who wants money and doesn't want to die.

The two times to defend the city, they were directly mobilized to defend the city, and the original few soldiers were either old or did not exist at all, and if the people were not mobilized, there was no difference between sending the city to the city. And the reason why he was able to hold it last time was thanks to the notoriety of the big red wolf, and the people were eager to protect their families, so they desperately defended their homeland.

This time, they encountered a more powerful Salvation Army, and what made them even more sad was that the Salvation Army had siege weapons, and they were very powerful.

In the blink of an eye, the gates protecting them had been smashed and the enemy had entered the city. However, the city gate can be regarded as a dead end for the city wall, which means that their city defense equipment, such as gold juice, hot water, hot oil, bricks and tiles, etc., cannot effectively damage the opponent.

In this way, the Salvation Army easily entered the city, and the hands of these enemies with wooden sticks would tremble. According to the latest military regulations of the Salvation Army, those who can be subdued should be subdued, and these people must not be attacked. Only when it is confirmed that these people will cause casualties to their own people is allowed to do so, but after the fact, a detailed report should be written, the situation at the time should be reported, and the people must be explained afterwards.

This may be a bit redundant, or a bit idiotic, but the righteous army should be like this, Zhang Hongbin has always thought so.

According to this regulation, after entering the city, the pikemen even turned the head of their spear and attacked the enemy with the barrel of their gun, so as to suffer the least casualties. Sword and shield soldiers mainly attack the enemy with their shields, and at the worst they only attack with the back of their swords, trying not to endanger their lives. At the same time, there were people in the back who kept shouting: "Surrender on your knees, you can avoid death!" ”

Under the advance of the Salvation Army, the people, who were already not strong-willed, soon collapsed.

Many chose to surrender, and many more chose to run towards their homes. The Salvation Army did not kill, but only cautiously advanced, and began to take over Pucheng County, and military control over it.

Seeing that the Salvation Army did not scold or kill them, the captives were happy to cooperate, hoping that the Salvation Army would not be a rogue like the big red wolf, and that in the end they would destroy their homes and plunder their wealth......

"The county government is on fire...... Damn, it must be that the county commander knows that the city can't be defended, so he plans to commit suicide! "At this time, someone found that there was fire and smoke on the county government, which was definitely not normal fireworks.

"Quick, put out the fire, where there is a well, hurry up and sue me!" The Salvation Army soldier immediately looked at a captive.

The captives were also worried that the fire would spread and the entire city would be burned, and immediately reported the distribution of wells in Pucheng County to the Salvation Army.

After being busy for most of the day, all the peace was restored, but the county government still burned a third, and the important account books and county records were gone. However, the fire did not spread, and this is already the best ending.

"Rest in place and remember the rules of our Salvation Army!" Yang Hong saw that the sky was almost dark, and immediately gave an order.

It's obviously impossible to go back today, and it's good to be able to prepare meals in this weather, and I'm afraid there's no way to live in a better place.

All the armies took turns defending the city as they had been trained, and the rest of them sat on the ground.

"This military master, you don't requisition civilian houses?" The inhabitants seemed to see something magical.

"We're rebels, you know? Does Yue Jiajun understand, 'freeze to death without demolishing the house, starve to death without plundering' should always know, right? The house is yours, and we won't and can't requisition, but I can't stand it...... Where is your house, rent a house for me to rest for two hours, this is the rent! The soldier who was holding him next to him took out three pieces of silver in his bosom and handed them to the captive.

"How can this be made, if you want to rest, just go!" The captives still thought that this military master was fooling him, who let this move be a little bit unmatched.

In fact, he also subconsciously thinks that none of Qiu Ba is a good thing, in the late Ming Dynasty for decades, which soldier does not plunder, which soldier does not levy houses? When the people are accustomed to such soldiers, they suddenly come into contact with a different kind of 'righteous army', but they are not used to it. And any behavior of the rebels will also be associated with the soldiers of this era, this is the power of habit.

"According to the rules, we can't requisition houses, but if any of us want to rest comfortably, we can pay for a guest house or rent a private house to rest, but we have to give money. Look at it, this money is enough, and the time is getting less and less, so I can reply to it! The soldier patiently explained to him the rules of the Salvation Army, and asked a little anxiously.

"Enough, enough, enough for my income for a day!" The people nodded hurriedly, in fact, they only earned about a dozen taels of silver a year.

The captives are all ordinary people, and now that the city has entered the military control, these people can't afford to make any noise. And the officers are happy to see such a situation happen, so it is also a good thing that the people can intuitively understand the nature of the Salvation Army.

"Boss, you're back...... This military master is ...... "A common people's house has just opened a crack and welcomes the direct head of the house, but he doesn't want to be by the side of the head of the house, but he is followed by a thief army, which suddenly startles the woman.

"The military master wants to rest, let's tidy up our room, let the military master rest......" The man shook his head, he was lucky that he was captured and not killed on the spot, and then what was the thief army going to do, he resisted at most, but he couldn't stop it.

Besides, the military master did give money, and the people subconsciously hoped that what he said was true.

"No need, your room is yours, there is no vacant room, if you don't have a firewood room or something, it's really not good, it's okay to pay attention to the hall." The soldier really wanted to go into the house to rest at this moment, it was already overcast before, but now it was raining a little.

The hall may not be very comfortable, but it is even more uncomfortable to get out in the rain.

"How can this be done...... "The people just wanted to try to curry favor.

"That's it, it doesn't seem to be anything wrong...... No way, just in the lobby...... Wake me up in an hour...... It's been a day of marching today, plus the previous battle, I'm really tired! The soldier lay down in the corner of the hall, closed his eyes and rested.

"What's going on with this Qiu Ba?" When she saw that the soldier was asleep, the woman immediately pulled the man outside and asked.

"He wants to rest, oh, and he gave back the money, and they said they were rebels, and they didn't requisition the house, but if they wanted to use the house, they had to give money." The man immediately took out the silver and handed it to the woman directly. It can be seen that he is afraid of guilt again.

"Qiu Ba now, why is he so kind?" The woman took the money and weighed it, and felt that it was very heavy, but it was even more strange.

"Perhaps, as they say, they are rebels?" The people began to believe.

"But those who are in office, don't they say that they are against the army? If you attack the city, you will kill the entire Pucheng County! The woman was a little confused.

"Hey, where do those officials believe it? I said that it was tax-free before, but it was only more than half a year before I had to collect taxes again, and it had to be doubled. If it weren't for the rebellion of those thieves, I'm afraid we wouldn't know how to live this year. "The people have obviously been deceived by the government a lot, and they have a grudge against the government.

"Yes...... At least they've been coming in for so long, and they haven't seen anything from house to house for money or anything......" The woman was a little convinced.

An hour later, the people woke up the sleeping soldier, who stood up vigilantly, and when he came to his senses, he smiled at the people, and told him to come back in two quarters of an hour, and rest again.

Where did the people dare to say anything, let alone that the other party still gave money, so they could only say welcome back.

When the soldiers left, they naturally went to eat. The grain was brought by the baggage troops, and it was all military rations, and there was no civilian rations that had been forcibly requisitioned. Of course, during this period, the people also went to the butcher's shop or something, bought some meat and opened a small stove, and the officer did not stop him for the time being.

Usually this is a violation of the rules, but now in order to let the people know what kind of army they are, and at the same time, it is no longer in a combat state, so they turn a blind eye a little. Besides, it is his own freedom to use his military salary, and this officer cannot control it, but can only ensure that they do not make too big a mistake.

At the end of the meal, many of the soldiers still slept on the floor, and a few went back to sleep in their rented houses. An hour later, they got up to change shifts, and some people began to rent the houses of these people.

At the end of the day, the people felt that this might really be the legendary rebel army, at least not robbing, stealing, killing or yin.

By the third day, the officers' alert began to decrease, and the people could begin to move around the city. Seeing what Pucheng County was originally like and what it is still like now, he was immediately relieved and began to recognize the rule of this army over Pucheng County.

In the afternoon, three civilian-looking people came to Pucheng County and began to station in the county government of Pucheng County, and the government system began to run smoothly.

"Literati, it's really still a short ......" looked at a few literati who were originally just from showmanship, but they started working after a simple training, whether it was Yang Hong or Zhang Hongbin in Huanglong Mountain, they all showed a wry smile.

We have to find a way to expand the ranks of literati......