The sun is at its top, casting a scorching light.

A row of wooden shelves stood in the clearing, and on each shelf hung a stripped naked Qing army officer, surrounded by captured Qing soldiers.

Groups of captives walked up with heavy steps, surrounding the former commanders, with different faces, and some did not even dare to raise their heads.

"Line national security, arson killed and plundered, slaughtered dozens of people in Kunming, and robbed more than a dozen women; Yu Yao'an...... It is a heinous crime, and he is now sentenced to death. A Ming army officer loudly announced the guilt and shouted: "Execution." ”

Under the cold gaze of the prisoner Ming Jun, a Qing soldier finally gritted his teeth, waved a two-foot-long wooden stick, and slammed it into the body of the online Guoan.

"Damn, ×, who dares to beat Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will skin you alive." Xian Guoan couldn't see the people behind him, and he was beaten and shouted and scolded.

With a "snap", the Qing soldier who beat the man was hit with a stick in the back, causing him to stumble.

"Haven't you eaten?" The prison sentence Ming Jun shouted: "If you don't want to repent and redeem yourself, go to hard labor, don't pretend here." ”

"Smack", "smack"...... The wooden stick fell again, from slow to urgent, from light to heavy, Xian Guoan quickly closed his mouth, only to feel the buzzing in his ears, and then the world whirled, and he couldn't tell the weight of the stick. The skin on his body was open, and the blood was dripping down uncontrollably.

"Scold, scold, hit a stick." The prison officer carried a stick and demanded more and more strictly, and whoever did not work hard would unceremoniously pick up the stick and beat it.

With a sentence of scolding, the stick fell on the body of the line Guoan, and the flesh and blood splashed out. His ribs were broken, and blood continued to flow from his mouth and nostrils, and he was silent, as if he were dead.

"Splash water." The prisoner waved his hand, and a bucket of well water splashed on the head of Xian Guoan, who moved, and let out a faint moan.

"Go on." The prison officer sneered and began the stick punishment again.

After a while, Xian Guoan was already covered with rotten flesh and became a bloody man. No matter how much cold water is splashed, there is no response, and it is already dead.

The corpse was removed from the wooden shelf, the head was cut off, and the public was hung from a high pole, which was an additional punishment for the most heinous butcher.

As the execution continued, the Qing officers were surrounded by captives, sticks were down, and screams and wails rang out.

These scenes were seen by the prisoners who were escorted to watch, including the Qing army auxiliaries who were to be released later. Through their mouths, the Ming army's methods of treating the captives would spread in order to achieve Zhu Yongxing's main purpose: to warn and show the law.

At the same time, it is also necessary to announce to the world the standards and treatment set by Zhu Yongxing for the uprising, anyway, and surrender of the Qing army: when the Ming army is not confronted, it is considered an uprising, and the relevant generals can pardon their crimes, keep their family wealth, and seal their official positions according to the number of soldiers and horses and the size of their merits; If the two armies face each other or the Ming army changes its banner when the city is approached, it will be regarded as a reversal, pardon his sins, protect half of his family wealth, and appoint him according to his original position; If you can't fight and surrender again, most of your family wealth will be confiscated, and you can only save your life.

It's just that he has achieved a small victory, and it seems that he has an overwhelming advantage, and he has begun to surrender and rebel. Zhu Yongxing's new rules formulated and disseminated will inevitably give people a sense of arrogance. But he doesn't think so, there are no rules, there is no circle, and everyone understands in their hearts, and there will be a lot less trouble in the future. Moreover, these rules are a sign of confidence and a long-term consideration.

Zhu Yongxing has a lot to change, and now is just the beginning. For example, in line Guoan, many people want to cut him with a thousand knives, but only Zhu Yongxing opposes it. For those tortures that were cruel and almost perverted in ancient times, Zhu Yongxing hated them in the spirit of modern people. He beat the line Guoan to death, cut off his head and showed it to the public, and abandoned his body in the wilderness, he thought that this was enough.

Of course, if the enemy general tortured and killed the Ming prisoners of war, he would not be afraid to treat them in the same way. Therefore, he did not announce the abolition of torture such as Ling Chi, but added such a clause to the rules as a deterrent.

Civilization can defeat barbarism, this is Zhu Yongxing's firm belief. Doing something and not doing something is his principle of acting and being a man. He hoped that the generals and soldiers who followed him would do the same, preferably as brave and fearless warriors who defended the country and the people, rather than madmen who were psychologically twisted and took pleasure in killing and torture and killing as pleasure.

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Ruyang Wang Ma Bao, Qingyang Wang Liu Zhen, Chen Guogong Wu Zisheng, Huaiguo Gong Ma Weixing, Yiguo Gong Ma Zide, Lu Guogong Qi Sansheng, Yichuan Hou Gao Qilong, Mengjin Hou Wei Yong, General Soldiers Zhang Guoyong, Zhao Desheng......

Zhu Yongxing looked around at the generals he was going to take to Annan, these people were all promoted to one level after the big victory, and they could continue to follow Zhu Yongxing, and it was faster to add officials to the knighthood. Therefore, it can be seen that everyone is in a happier mood.

The election of these generals was also the result of Zhu Yongxing's repeated considerations, rather than a random one. Changguo Gong Gao Wengui, Zhenshuo, Bo and Wu Provinces, resisted the Qing Dynasty very resolutely; Coupled with Chen Yiyao, Chen Sheng, Zhang Wencui and other generals who performed very well in this battle, Zhu Yongxing was left to Bai Wenxuan. In this way, he is far away in Annan, and he can be more at ease about the situation on this side.

And some of these people who followed him to Annan were dependable, some were to observe and transform, and some were ready to be cultivated. For example, Liu Zhen and Ma Zide, as well as Wei Yong's son Wei Junzhong and other young people, who are nurtured and trained, are likely to become the backbone of Zhu Yongxing. After all, young people's minds are not yet completely fixed and can be guided gradually. Cultivating new forces and speeding up the rhythm of the replacement of the old and the new are also the long-term strategies that Zhu Yongxing should take.

"Chen Guogong, Yichuan Hou." Zhu Yongxing directly ordered the general to arrange, and the work of going east to Annam should be able to start, "The two veterans are serious and should be the strikers of our army." On the road, military discipline should be strictly enforced, the people should not be disturbed and harmed, and the local local officials should also be treated with courtesy and not bullied. ”

"The last will obey."

Zhu Yongxing pondered for a while, the route to Annan has been determined, and there should be no problem with someone from the Zheng family as a guide. The trouble is that a large number of unarmed people followed, in addition to the Mengshan Ke people, there were also many people who fled from within the Sanjiang River, as well as the families of the Ming army, as well as disabled soldiers......

In the eyes of others, these unarmed men are a burden, and this kind of trouble can be borne or not. Yes, it is indeed cumbersome, and Zhu Yongxing thinks so too. But he also has a more far-reaching view, first of all, to take root in Annan, it is not enough to rely on the army, but also need a certain popular base; Second, the proper resettlement of disabled servicemen in Annam can not only win the morale of the military, but also make the issued tickets for the field and the tickets for the field of merit more convincing; At the last point, the more the families of the soldiers are settled in Annam, the more influential and appealing Zhu Yongxing will be to the army. In other words, those family members are like hostages.

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