Chapter 174: Killing Chickens and Monkeys
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Mounted on the horse and stepped on the suspension bridge, the soldiers at the head of the city raised their fire guns high to greet Zhou Huchen.
Passing through the city gate hole, there was a straight avenue in front of them, lined with their own soldiers, these soldiers saw Zhou Huchen enter, they proudly punched their left chest, this military salute is so pleasing to the eye.
The defenders in Dongchang Mansion, to be exact, the puppet army that had just woken up from their sleep barely resisted, and they surrendered as soon as Zhou Huchen's army appeared. These people are just scoundrels who eat for food and some ordinary people who really can't live, and then some of the original defenders. As for combat effectiveness, it seems that there is none.
These people were gathered in front of the government office in Dongchang Mansion, and they were even exempted from being bound, these people were too honest, and Zhou Huchen's soldiers corrected their surrender posture. They all stripped naked, then knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands.
Not far from the army, there were still kneeling people on the side of the street, these people were wearing official uniforms, and some were wearing the clothes of government officials. turned out to be still wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, looking at these shameless people, Zhou Huchen shook his head. These people were captured early in the morning, and they probably didn't resist, or they wouldn't be wearing official uniforms.
Continue to kneel, Zhou Huchen ignored these people, and he continued to move forward.
The streets were full of their own soldiers, and as for the common people, there was not a single one. In the northwest corner of Dongchangfu Castle is a cluster of dwellings, but this dwelling is now owned by invaders. This is the garrison and family area of Jiannu, and those real Jiannu and Han soldiers who surrendered earlier are cowering in these houses.
Mo Xiancheng, who led the team, saw Zhou Huchen coming, and he began to report: "It's been shouting for a long time, but no one has come out to surrender, Xiaohu will see if he is advancing step by step." ”
"Isn't it with a mortar? How good is it to bang directly! "Jiannu's combat power is very strong, and the archers are very powerful, how could Zhou Huchen engage in senseless grappling with them in such a place.
Mo Xiancheng understood, this was to reduce his own losses, and he didn't want to take prisoners, so he directly ordered: "The gunners are ready, bombard me next to each other." ”
This mortar is so convenient that the soldier carries it effortlessly, and it is equally effortless to install.
This residential area used to belong to some gentry, and it was all brick and tile structure, which means that as long as the cannonball falls on the roof, the house will collapse. These follow-up gunners were too professional, and their accuracy was too high due to regular live-fire training and combat.
Mortars fired loudly inside the city, and shells fell with a whistling sound. The entire city of Dongchang was echoing with a huge explosion, roofs and walls, bricks and tiles on the walls, and debris flying everywhere.
No one could hear the howling of ghosts and wolves in this area, and the sound of artillery was somewhat muffled
The artillery fire began to extend, and Zhou Huchen no longer cared about the lives of these people, nor did he care whether they were really Jiannu, and seeing that it was almost the same, he turned around and left.
The officials of Dongchang Mansion were still kneeling on the side of the road, and when Zhou Huchen returned, the artillery fire in the northwest direction of Dongchang Mansion City stopped.
"Bring that prefect here." Zhou Huchen stood on the street and directly ordered:
A personal soldier left in response, and soon after, the prefect was not so much brought over as he was dragged over. I don't know if he was scared or kneeling for too long, and the prefect couldn't stand up at all.
Looking at the Qing prefect who was paralyzed on the ground, Zhou Huchen's face was full of contempt, he was really ashamed of this clothes.
"How much silver is there in Dongchang Mansion?"
The prefect was stunned, and he didn't ask for his name, his official position, and he didn't know who the other party was, so he began to ask for silver. The world is bustling, the world is bustling, isn't this all profitable? However, this general is a little too urgent!
After a long time, he finally reacted, and the traitor prefect spoke tremblingly: "Back to the big handsome, there is not much silver in Dongchang Mansion, and there is not much food, but it was all snatched away by those generals, it was Jiannu!" ”
"Robbed it, then you became the official of Jiannu, what do you buy your life now?" Zhou Huchen smiled, these silver and his own soldiers would be gathered together.
"Dashuai, the lower officials are forced, if they are forced to disobey, these Jiannu will be subordinate officials, and they really have no money" Rolling and climbing, the prefect was so frightened that he stumbled and tried his best to explain.
"Forced, if Jiannu forced you to hang yourself, would you hang yourself?"
“”
Zhou Huchen understands everything, there are many people who have no bones like this, and it is almost the same to take refuge in them, including many former high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and there is no word shame in their minds at all. But since an official who is a slave builder must have courage, he must also be prepared, and he must have the courage to be hacked to death by Zhou Huchen.
"Take it down." Zhou Huchen didn't bother to pay attention to him: "What kind of Shandong magistrate to bring with you." ”
The officer's performance was also not very good, and even more exaggerated than that of the prefect, when the soldiers dragged him over, the whole thing was a puddle of mud.
Looking at this traitor, who was already too frightened to know what to do, Zhou Huchen became impatient, and he called out to a soldier and asked him to pick out a scribe among these kneeling officials.
"Make a record for me, this magistrate, and that prefect, record the names and origins of these two traitors, and repeat them, in great detail. In the future, General Ben will set up a traitor genealogy to spread all over the world and future generations, and these two people are considered two of them! ”
This hand is too ruthless!
The souls of these two officials are all gone, this is a stench for 10,000 years, and they will never be able to turn over!
It's a pity that Zhou Huchen didn't allow them to defend, and ordered again with interest: "After recording, these two people are cut!" Remember not to dirty our Daming's official uniform, and then raise the heads of these two traitors to the flagpole, and let others see the fate of being traitors! ”
This is to set an example for chickens and monkeys, so that people can remember for a long time and know the consequences of being a traitor. The rest of the officials didn't matter, the ordinary soldiers who surrendered didn't matter, Zhou Huchen couldn't kill everyone, and killing people on sight would only cause resistance in the future. This example is here, as long as the heads of these improvised traitors are enough.
With these examples, I am afraid that Zhou Huchen will appear again in the future, and these traitors who are a little famous will not need him to do it, and someone will send them to him.
In fact, this is a signal to accept surrender, and it has always been the easiest way to win by fighting and accepting surrender, and this is the case in all dynasties, and this method is very effective. Zhou Huchen just wants people to know that he is a reputable person, as long as he does not resist with all his might, he will not kill people casually, even if he kills, he only kills those who are the leaders. There is no danger in surrendering him.
This method sounds good in literati parlance, which is called; "A soldier who surrenders without a fight."
Dongchang Mansion really didn't have much silver, and the soldiers got a total of tens of thousands of taels of silver and a small amount of gold in the garrison of the government and Jiannu, which was not enough for Zhou Huchen to give his soldiers hard money. There is still some grain in Dongchang Mansion, which cannot be taken away, so it is simply thrown directly on the street, which is also cheap for the people of Dongchang Mansion.
It was a very easy battle to break the city, and in general, the trip to Dongchang Mansion was a move of prestige. Zhou Huchen just let Jiannu and the world know that Zhou Yuji is still strong, he will come back, and he will continue to fight with Jiannu. [bookid=2951120,bookname="I used to love you like life"]
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