As soon as Zheng Jing fled, the organized resistance of Zhengjiazhuang completely collapsed, and the battle ended when the follow-up troops of the Mengshan army rushed into Zhuangzi. The villagers who fled back to Zhuangzi relied on their familiarity and had already fled back to their homes.

The resistance is over.

After daylight, Long Qian personally commanded the occupation of the Zheng family's mansion. There was no resistance, the magnificent vermilion lacquer gate was open, and after getting rid of the Zheng family's family members and subordinates, the Zhuang Ding of the nursing home fled and did not know their whereabouts. and did not find Zheng Jing's whereabouts. According to the captured prisoners of the township soldiers, Zheng Jing had already run away. A preliminary search of the Zheng family's mansion also proved that the captives were not lying.

Zhengjiazhuang Long Qian was here, at that time, he borrowed the flow of people to enter the market, and the Zheng family's mansion was only seen from a distance, and when he entered the house, Long Qian admired that there was such a luxurious mansion in the barren Lunan Mountains.

However, Long Qian walked around the Zheng Mansion and immediately ordered the troops to withdraw from the house, leaving only Feng Guozhu with four companies (in fact, there were less than two squads) to garrison the Zheng Mansion. The reason why he chose to seal the national pillar is because among the several company commanders under him, getting rid of Wang Mingyuan will be the number of national pillars to implement discipline thoroughly.

Long Qian's order to Feng Guozhu was that as long as the people of Zheng Zhai did not resist, they were not allowed to harm anyone, including Zheng Jing's family. As for property, it is not allowed to be touched. Wait until the situation stabilizes.

Military discipline at the end of the battle was the most difficult to maintain, although before leaving the mountain, it was repeatedly emphasized that Zhengjiazhuang and other three villages would be the foothold of the Mengshan army, and the precautions for building a base area were also clarified. However, the troops were immersed in the excitement after the fierce battle, and it took a lot of effort to gather the three companies that entered Zhengjiazhuang, the fifth company, the fourth company and the third company, and sent the fifth company of Lushan to put on guard against Chenjiaya, and posted more than a dozen ink-drenched notices in Zhengjiazhuang, informing the villagers that as long as they handed over their weapons, the safety of their lives and property would be absolutely guaranteed.

At least 50 Zhuang Ding, who had fled back to Zhengjiazhuang, went into hiding and returned to their respective homes. Many of these people are armed with weapons, and there are hidden dangers, but Long Qian thinks that they don't dare to take the initiative to attack anymore, and now they are worried about indiscriminately killing innocents in order to lose the hearts of the people.

Wang Mingyuan's second company is still in Baiwei, Zhou Yi is still in Baiwei, Zhou Yi is leading a company, a platoon of the fourth company and a cavalry team are collecting and escorting prisoners on the two roads, Long Qian only has three companies in his hands, a small half of the fourth company and five companies, there is a serious shortage of troops, and there is a Chenjia cliff pestle in the north, although its strength is not worth worrying about, but it always needs to be guarded against.

At about eight or nine o'clock in the morning, Zhengjiazhuang finally quieted down, and except for the elated Mengshan soldiers in the village, there was not a single villager in the village—they all hid in their homes.

Long Qian brought several major officers around him for a short meeting, and divided the work, Lu Shan was responsible for guarding the direction of Chen Jiaya, as long as they did not send troops, they would never take the initiative to attack. Ning Shijun, Feng Guozhu and Feng Lun assisted him in stabilizing Zhengjiazhuang.

Long Qian immediately sent people to contact Zhou Yi, Ye Yanbing and Wang Mingyuan to inform them of the situation here.

"The battle is temporarily won," Long Qian looked at several of his main lieutenants who were also excited, "but I'm going to pour some cold water on you, don't be happy yet, the final victory has not yet come." First, Chenjiaya has not yet been taken, and there are still 100 township soldiers there. And Zheng Jing and other big bosses have not yet been found, and the hidden dangers have not been eliminated; Second, weapons and ammunition should be quickly collected and distributed in order to prepare for the next battle; Third, a large number of prisoners must be properly housed, and the bodies must be properly buried, whether it is ours or theirs, must be disposed of. The corpses of the villagers are better left to their families to be disposed of—the prisoners are better disposed of, and these trained villagers are our soldiers. If we don't handle it well, we have to spend a lot of effort to solve it. Don't think about killing them, it's easy to kill them, but the result is that we can't stand here at all, because they are all children of the three Zhuangzi. Fourth, wounded brothers should be properly accommodated, and casualties should be counted immediately. Shi Jun, you immediately find out the doctor in the Zhuangzi, I believe there must be, requisition the Zheng family ancestral hall, I know that the place is very spacious, as our headquarters, the wounded will also be placed there, but do not do any destruction and waste. There are the most people surnamed Zheng in Zhuangzi, and the common people care about the ancestral shrine very much. Fifth, it is necessary to plan to stay in the local area for a long time, and to confiscate the property of Zheng Jing's old dog for military funds. At the end of the day, each company should sum up the battle and list those officers and men who fought bravely and should be rewarded."

Long Qian said six things in one breath, everyone thought that they were all important, there were so many things, and the excitement in his heart subsided.

"The most important thing is Chen Jiaya. There is also the movement of the officers and troops__" Lushan Road.

"Right. So tell the brethren not to let up. I will handle Chen Jiaya's affairs, and I did a good job, and I won it without a single shot. Later, Jun will help me write a letter to Master Chen__"

"Okay," Ning Shijun nodded.

"Brother Lu Shan's fight is really good, the five companies and a group of people are really not bad when they are disciplined by you__" Feng Guozhu said with a smile.

Long Qian nodded approvingly, "This time the Fifth Company has made a great contribution!" Your soldiers are really good. Shi Dashou was injured, so he had to settle down well and don't go wrong. Long Qian was extremely satisfied with the performance of the Fifth Company, "Don't be unhappy, you all did a good job overall, last night's battle was very chaotic, and there was a big difference with Ji Lu's plan, and when we settle down, we have to summarize it well." Time is of the essence, so let's do it separately! ”

Long Qian first dictated a letter to Chen Chao, he hoped that Chen Chao would understand the current affairs and give up resistance, which was the situation that Long Qian hoped for the most. But now there is no suitable person to deliver the letter. Because the direction of Chenjiaya has been safe and sound, when Cheng Erhu came back with the first batch of prisoners in a row, Long Qian settled the matter of Zhengjiazhuang first.

He didn't care about eating, even though everyone was hungry all night. After saying what he meant, under the guidance of Cheng Erhu, he selected more than a dozen bright-looking mansions, forcibly opened them, and brought the owner out, leaving "Don't be afraid, we are not bandits, and we will never kill your men." With that, more than a dozen frightened men were brought to the door of the Zheng family ancestral hall. There was the bold woman, so she followed behind her man and came all the way to the ancestral hall, and the soldiers escorting the "hostages" did not stop her.

There was chaos in front of the ancestral hall, the wounded in military uniforms were being sent back one after another, and the prisoners of the village soldiers in various clothes were also being escorted back, and more than a dozen trembling men watched in horror as their children were escorted into the ancestral hall.

"Don't be afraid, fellow countrymen." A tall man in a gray uniform stood on the steps, "We are from Mengshan, not Mengshan thieves, but Mengshan army." And I am the commander of the Mengshan Army, Long Qian. I am in charge of this team, and what I say is the law. ”

It turned out that it was really a thief from Mengshan__ muttered in his heart after hearing what Zheng Jing said, so he was even more afraid, and the thief who made the owner feel worried was really powerful, and opened the Zhuangzi in one night__ and secretly went to look at the soldiers around the big man who was talking, all wearing the same military uniforms, although some were already worn, they really looked like troops.

"Fellow villagers, we came to Zhengjiazhuang to find the bad luck of Zheng Jing's old thief! Zheng Jing is rich and unkind, oppresses the people, oppresses the good, and must be severely punished! You probably know this brother, right? Dahan pointed to a young man with a gun next to him, and when everyone looked closely, someone recognized him, "You, you are actually the second child of the Cheng family?" ”

"Hmph, yes, it's me Cheng Erhu! No, I didn't expect that, did you? Cheng Erhu glared at the man who recognized him.

"It's easy to get to know. At the beginning, the father and brother of the two tiger brothers were poisoned by Zheng Jing's old thief, and their family was ruined, so they had to rely on Mengshan. Now he is the platoon commander of my Mengshan Army. There are two tigers, you can rest assured, honest farmers, we will not infringe. is the relative of Zheng Jing's old thief, as long as you don't violate my military order, we won't embarrass you. You have also seen that since we broke the village, except for the house of the old thief Zheng Jing, our people only entered the courtyard of a few of your houses, and did not do more, we called you to come, just to let you spread a message to the whole village, so that everyone should not be afraid! As long as you do what I say, I promise you that you will not kill a single person indiscriminately and rob a single household! ”

Long Qian's tone became stern, "You guys listen to me!" First, from now on, Zhengjiazhuang will be under martial law! No one is allowed to enter and leave Zhuangzi at will, and anyone who does not get the permission of our army to leave Zhuangzi will be regarded as an accomplice of Zheng Jing's old thief, and he will be killed! Second, don't leave home if you have nothing to do, and don't connect in private. The whole village will be screened and registered, and after the screening, everyone will be free. Third, those who have been village soldiers must surrender their weapons to our army, as long as they surrender their weapons and surrender, they will not die! If there are still villagers hiding in their homes, they will come out immediately, hand over their weapons, and register them. If there are still people hiding at home before noon and can't come out, just let our army find them out and kill them! Fourth, if there is a thief who is Zheng Jing, report it to us! Reward! Got it? ”

More than a dozen peasants looked dazed. Long Qian realized that maybe these people didn't understand his words, "Erhu, you explain it to them." ”

Cheng Erhu stammered again according to Long Qian's meaning, and this time everyone heard clearly.

A man standing in the back shuddered and asked, "Erhu, I haven't done anything to be sorry for you, what the official said, but is it true?" ”

"Third Uncle Zhai, of course it's true. I am the most commander, the most benevolent and righteous, and will never bully the people. Hurry up, go and tell the villagers, and tell those brothers who have become village soldiers, as long as you hand it over, hand over the weapons for registration, and there will be no trouble, really. ”

"My family Xiaoban was able to be good friends with you at the beginning, but there is no way for him to be a Zhuang Ding__" The third uncle Zhai asked boldly.

"Is the board at home? That's, that's good, let him come out, I won't hurt him. Erhu said affirmatively.

With the beginning, it was easy to do, and Uncle Zhai quickly brought his son over, Xiaoban handed over his weapon, took bail, and was taken away by his father on the spot. There is an example of a small board ahead, and the villagers who fled back and hid in their homes came out one after another before noon to register and release on bail. But the villagers who were temporarily imprisoned in the ancestral hall did not have time to deal with them.

The so-called registration is also bail. Because of the supervision of Cheng Erhu, who grew up in Zhengjiazhuang, this work is simple and fast.

Third Uncle Zhai is a wealthy man in Zhengjiazhuang, this person is well-behaved, seeing that the bandits (of course he thinks that Mengshan Jun is a bandit) does not seem to be indiscriminately robbing and killing, he quickly contacted a few leading figures to maintain, that is, Zhang Luo took out food to cook for the bandits. In this regard, the people have no self-education.

In the afternoon, Long Qian handed over the matter to Cheng Erhu and Ning Shijun to deal with, and the leaders of the township soldiers had not yet been released, and the rest of the ordinary township soldiers, including those who were injured, were released back to their homes in batches.

Crying was heard in the village. In last night's battle, about 60 township soldiers were killed, of which more than 40 were Zhengjiazhuang's disciples.

Ning Shijun was a little puzzled, afraid of chaos, after all, this is hundreds of strong men, in case of riots, it will be troublesome, and raised his doubts to Long Qian, Long Qian smiled, "The more relaxed, the more people feel at ease." The harsher it is, the more people rebel. This is a difficult principle in ancient and modern times. Don't worry, as long as you are optimistic about Zhuangzi and don't let him come and go at will, their parents and family are here, how dare they rebel? ”