Chapter Seventy-Seven: Military and Political Affairs (I)

The twilight was sticky, the gate of the city was broken, and on the streets, residents and soldiers were shuttling like weaving.

On the towering city wall, a few torches were extinguished, and it was vaguely visible that the image of turmoil at the east gate was worse than that in the west, which was probably the reason why the east gate broke the city before the west gate.

The location found by Tanma was excellent, with a high terrain facing south.

Standing here, to the south, you can just see the whole picture of the entire De'an Mansion City, and to the north, you can also see the army of Su Fu'an hanging behind to escort grain and grass.

Yang Kai was vigilant and made a mark on the map for future sentry posts.

Due to the great distance, the screams in the city sounded small, Yang Kai looked at it for a long time, and what he thought in his heart was: Heaven sent the demon army to kill the uneven, the uneven people killed the uneven people, and the unequal people killed the uneven people.

He suddenly gave the order to speed up the march and quickly surrender to the city.

It is already difficult to pull out the fortifications, and it is even more difficult for these rogues, who lack firearms and want to fight in a fight.

After three days and two nights of fierce fighting, most of the city's guards suffered casualties, and the troops of the eastern and western cities were also wounded.

The city of De'an Mansion is like a broken urn, and the defenders are the turtles in the urn, no matter how much they struggle, the fisherman can put his hand into the urn, and at most he can bite him.

But it was this bite that angered the fisherman, and only the urn broke and the turtle died.

Smoke rose from the city, blowing in the wind, obscuring the view.

Yang Kai didn't look at it anymore, folded down the mountain, turned over and rode with the army, and Su Fu'an's troops hurried to the city and wrapped the officials and people who were fighting, fleeing, and pursuing.

Before the siege of the city, all sides were blocked by the thieves, until the thieves entered the city in a big way, the chaos was alive, they found an opportunity to escape, the soldiers surrounded it, drove along the city to run, in the chaos of the city in the melee, it is difficult to ensure that there is no fish that escapes the net.

Yang Kai came to the city and ordered Su Fu'an's Ministry to suspend outside the city and not to enter the city.

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are observed, there are no fugitives. Yang Kai suppressed the time for Su Fu'an to enter the city, firstly, to give the army in the city the practice of self-exertion.

Second, it is also used to motivate this newly formed army, and it also means to set rules for them.

Finally, I also considered that no matter who it is, after working hard to break the city, it will not be happy to be carved up by friendly forces and divide the military merits.

On the other hand, he certainly hoped that his army would be disciplined.

But looking at every rebel army in any era, after breaking the city, there are very few who do not commit any offence against the residents of the city.

No matter which dynasty, the righteous army mostly had the psychology of the people of the city as food, and the psychology of taking people as animals, according to the military discipline set by Yang Kai before, after entering the city, the soldiers under their command killed more military households and robbed the bitter people, which was already their great tolerance.

After all, the landlords, squires, and big families who have been oppressing them for a long time have been resentful for a long time, and even many people use this as motivation to seek pleasure.

In this world, whether they are officials or thieves, they are all poor and afraid, and they are hungry and afraid, they have no time to think about what national righteousness is, they just want to live in this cruel world.

In this environment, the unarmed people are like weeds, no matter who falls into their hands, if they are just a little unpleasant, they will not escape the fate of slashing with an axe.

Yang Kai also accompanied Su Fu'an's ministry and quietly stood under the city, but he was full of emotion. He rode his horse and led his troops into the city as it waned.

The night was vast, the torches were bright, and nearly 10,000 people and horses were all over the city of De'an.

No rest overnight.

Yang Kai's first step in entering the city was to rectify the order and arrange defenses, and then sent men and horses to guard the city, patrol the night, pacify the people, and rectify military discipline.

They still used the same set of capturing Xinyang City, and after the city was broken, before they had time to deal with it, local officials and wealthy families came to "visit" one by one.

Then they were escorted to the official hall where Yang Kai was stationed, and those who did not surrender were beheaded to show the public; If they are willing to surrender, they should first find a place to lock them up and lead them to be strictly guarded, boil them for a while, and then make a decision according to the situation.

As for the land, household property, gold and silver stored in the hands of those merchants, they were also accepted.

That night, Yang Kai made a verbal reward to the two armies besieging the city.

It was in accordance with the reward system that was previously set in Xinyang City and discussed the reward system written in the booklet, which was originally arranged locally, and the meritorious generals were divided into half of the fields, and the rest was kept for military use.

As for those wealthy businessmen whose families are ruined, all the men in the family are in the camp, and the women who meet the age of marriage are temporarily detained in one place and then used for other purposes.

The craftsmen who were captured in the city were searched for, and a craftsman camp was simply formed, so that they could repair their equipment and armor in the future.

In the end, he ordered Cao Mang and Liang Guang to temporarily rest and recuperate, and ordered the newly arrived Su Fu'an troops to fall into the surrounding villages and towns, sweep out a safe route to Yunmeng, and then arrange for them to recuperate.

Everything is arranged, and time flies quickly.

Before you know it, the night outside the window is gradually thinning, and the sky is gradually affected by the morning sun in the east, radiating a little light.

Yang Kai was still carefully checking the maps, local chronicles and other materials obtained from the official offices in the city.

Until the personal soldiers outside the door returned, the northwest of De'an did not reduce the slightest movement, Zhao Hu had already received the military report from the south of the 6,000 army of Deng Fang's department, and he found that there were already a few more red candles burning to the end on the table.

Putting down the Fu Zhi in his hand, Yang Kai walked out of the door and stretched.

The morning breeze of early winter, with a slight chill, but blowing on his now restless body, there is an indescribable comfort.

This feeling is completely different from the fact that they took De'an Mansion City, which made him reduce the pressure and make up for their ability to survive in this troubled world from resources and manpower.

Building up the army, using the built army, killing and destroying, busy day and night, is nothing more than seeking local development.

Just like the young people who started their business in modern times, they didn't pay any hard work, and every night they stayed up to seek greater opportunities.

Development and opportunities are also for the sake of being able to better settle down.

Yang Kai called the soldiers waiting in the corridor: "Come down all night, how many school-age women and men are willing to enlist in the city from the big families, and there are still families who need to ask their families, you go and let the heads of each department count them, and then come back to report to me." ”

Since Zhao Hu is already on the way to the south, the Liang Guangbu who went north to hand over the garrison can't stay, so it is urgent to count the casualties of their siege this time, replenish their troops, and give them rewards.

Regarding the marriage between non-commissioned officers and women, Yang Kai planned to implement them in these two more controllable armies.

First, the soldiers under Cao Mang's command, including most of their elder brothers, can not only make up for the neglect they received before, but also make up for the fact that they are familiar people, and it is also convenient to observe the effect of marriage.

The dowry that should be distributed by marriage can be distributed along with the reward to which they are due, and settled in each woman's home, which is also a way to bring the government and the people closer together.

In the free time before this incident, Yang Kai called Xu Youyou again and asked him to visit Cao Mang and Liang Guang's two generals, to see if they had risen, and if so, please come to the court.

The official offices in the city are particularly large, and after Yang Kai entered here, his personal soldiers naturally also moved in it, and the personal military battalion under his command has also grown from twenty or thirty people at the beginning to nearly a hundred people now.

Among them, the hostages sent by their father in Xinyang City brought out by them took up more than 20 places, and Xu Youyou's organized them into a Jia, and a special A commander was set up to manage them.

It can also be seen from the structure of the official office that the civil and military generals in this government city are already trying their best to defend the city, and even the prefect is still in the official office, transforming the other courtyard into a school field for military training.

At this time, Captain A was leading his twenty pairs of individuals to practice in the school field. These young masters, who are accustomed to a prosperous life, have already suffered a lot in their march this time.

The whole road was full of complaints and complaints, and the pro-soldiers who called them were also upset, so they wanted to take advantage of the temporary leveling school field to practice them.

Let them suffer more, lest they will be burdened with bitterness in the future, and they will slow down their march.

While waiting for the army to arrive, Yang Kai also noticed this scene and walked straight into the school field.