Chapter 849: Heavy Codes in Troubled Times
Don't talk about them, when they got the news, Xu and Feng were stunned.
The moment he came back to his senses, he immediately asked his subordinates to count all the short fingers in the baggage, even if they were rotten, they had to be counted one by one.
For this matter, the two made a special trip to the contact point between the two parties.
After half a day's counting, the combined amount of the two was about 1,245.
Seeing this number, the faces of the two changed, they were silent, they didn't say a word, and the number of counted made all the subordinates startled.
Their faces changed, and some timid bodies couldn't stop trembling, although they didn't match fifteen hundred, they were not bad.
In other words, the more than 1,000 bandits they sent out were all killed by He Xing's people.
This method is really too ruthless, even these wicked people with blood on their hands have some fear in their hearts.
The atmosphere at the contact point was solemn all of a sudden, but there were still some people who didn't want to believe the scene in front of them and couldn't help but ask.
"Unity... Commander, why do they have such courage to dare to be so ruthless? Could this be a trick to intimidate us? ”
"Intimidation? Take a good look, these more than 1,000 severed fingers, all of them are left ring fingers, even if they are intimidated, where can He Xing find more than 1,000 left ring fingers? ”
"Zheng Da and them, most of them were really rectified by He Xing on the spot, this method is ruthless enough!"
Feng Dian's face was gloomy, and he said these words viciously, and his subordinates who questioned it just now suddenly didn't dare to speak out.
Indeed, even if it is a fake trick, how can you find the left ring finger of more than a thousand people in such a short time? In the joint announcement, since he dares to release it, He Xing dares to make it.
Feng Dian waved his hand to signal his subordinates to retreat, and cleaned up the severed fingers in front of him, leaving only him and Xu Shan in the contact point.
When his subordinates left, Xu Shan beside him opened his mouth, "Second brother, this time we underestimated He Xing, but I didn't expect him to dare to tear his face and kill those who surrendered, which means that behind him, there must be a master to guide him." ”
Compared with his subordinates, who were only shocked by what was in front of them, the two of them saw more thoroughly and far-reaching.
The prisoners who surrendered on the spot were more than 1,000 people, which was no different from torture and killing, if it had been placed before, He Xing would definitely be punished, and he would have been criticized by public opinion.
But this time, combined with the announcement, Xu Shan saw something deeper, and tortured and killed more than a thousand prisoners, not only to deter the two of them, but also to remind the people everywhere.
In the face of bandits, if there is still the so-called mentality of being forced to obey, there is only a dead end, and He Xing's approach is to force people everywhere to be able to recognize the reality.
If you want to save your life, you have to resist, either provide clues, and have zero tolerance for bandits, if you think that there is a way out on both sides before, and more than a thousand captives will end up, it will be a lesson from the past.
If you are an ordinary person, you will think that this is a good thing, after all, this kind of persecution makes the local people feel disgusted, and they take the initiative to push them to the bandits.
But don't forget, the current situation is not the Great Liang, which was stable before, but the turmoil in the states, the trend of fragmentation, and a chaotic era, otherwise, how could they take two-thirds of the territory of Zhongzhou with 50,000 bandits.
In the past, even if there was a shortage of troops within the Zhongzhou soldiers, the imperial court would mobilize soldiers from other states to come to suppress the bandits.
Therefore, in troubled times, it seems that there is a sense of coercion on the people, but in the long run, it is beneficial, and the people always seek to live a good life and live their own small life.
If it is really the other way around, if you join the bandit camp, no matter how many reasons you have, you will not get a little sympathy.
The announcement issued this time is a reminder that He Xing represents the official family, represents the attitude of the official family in Zhongzhou, and the people of Zhongzhou still recognize the official government no matter what.
Therefore, this reminder will definitely make people everywhere think carefully, and before thinking about peace, it is impossible to curry favor with both sides and leave a way back.
Either work with the government and resist desperately, or be exterminated by the government, there is no third way to speak of.
He Xing still understands that the release of the announcement seems to bear a lot of criticism, but in the long run, it is a great benefit, this kind of recklessness with shrewdness, which He Xing will never imagine.
It is also impossible to be instructed by King Yu and Zhongzhou Mu, if the two really have this kind of courage, they will not be defeated by them.
There are all kinds of signs that He Xing has the guidance of a master behind him, which is what Xu Shan is most worried about.
Feng Dian was silent, and then said, "Big brother, you're right, it seems that we have to maintain cooperation in the future, at least until Zhongzhou is completely won, our alliance cannot be broken." ”
Feng Dian's proposal, Xu Shan did not object, it was an eventful time now, and now such a thing is happening, if they are fighting in the house, they don't need to be in one place again, and it will be a matter of time before they are broken.
"Er, what do you want to do next?"
"Big brother, I want to send a few teams to infiltrate Beishan County to find out the masters behind He Xing, even if there is no result, it can't make them feel relaxed, and at the same time, our plan to send troops is going to be advanced."
"If we really wait until the two sides are evenly matched, and then want to take Zhongzhou as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult, and it will be difficult for us to explain to Emperor Jin and Emperor Zhao at that time."
Xu Shan nodded and said, "Well, everything will be done according to your wishes." ”
More than 1,000 captives were corrected by He Xing on the spot, and when the news came out, the entire Zhongzhou was completely shaken, especially when I learned that more than 1,000 bandits were killed on the spot, which made everyone's hearts complicated for a while.
Some applauded, some felt that this act was too cruel, and some took the opportunity to fan the flames.
The reason why they dared to take the opportunity to make trouble was also because they wanted to get the news, some reactions, and some people secretly guessed in their hearts that Xu and Feng would definitely not give up.
Maybe a large army will be sent to attack the city, and it will be difficult to use the way of others to govern their bodies, and the two counties of Beishan and Qinghe are in danger.
And He Xing and his Beishan battalion seemed to be deaf and continued to maintain their daily patrols.
Seeing that Beishan Camp did not react, this kind of negative public opinion intensified, and even worse, it was said that He Xing and Beishan Camp were sinners in Beishan and Qinghe Counties.
In order to eliminate the influence, it is recommended that King Yu and Zhongzhou Mu hand over He Xing to calm the anger of the bandits.
Statements like this were very loud, and just when the situation was about to reach a peak and was about to break out, He Xing and Beishan Ying, who had been silent, immediately took action.
It took less than half a day to arrest all the people behind the scenes of manipulating public opinion on the spot.
Even if these people were caught, they put on a tough attitude and insulted He Xing, saying that if he was dying, the people of the entire Beishan and Qinghe counties would also die.
For these obsessed people, He Xing did not cut off their heads on the spot, but escorted them to the border of Beishan County and Yongan County.
The meaning is obvious, the rampant nature of these people is nothing more than relying on Xu and Feng on the opposite side, and they will lead a large army to attack.
Since he was so confident, He Xing let them see how their dependence had been shattered.
He Xing escorted these traitors and stayed at the border between the two sides for three days, while Yong'an County on the opposite side sent a team of bandits to rescue them, even if it was a small team to harass them, it was like not seeing it.
Seeing this scene, the traitor, who had a tough attitude before, immediately changed his face and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Even if they don't admit it in their hearts, three days, such a close distance, how could Xu and Feng not know that He Xing escorted them here.
But they were indifferent, and the 50,000 people were frightened by the Beishan camp of only a few hundred people, which made these traitors completely dumbfounded.
I don't know why Feng and Xu didn't react at all, but now they can only change their attitudes, saying that they are bewitched by others and coerced and dangerous.
He Xing didn't say anything about this kind of rhetoric, his face showed pity, he turned around and left, and the soldiers of the Beishan Battalion behind him did not hesitate and directly cut off the heads of these traitors.
Immediately after that, the second proclamation was issued, "Anyone who takes advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, regardless of whether it is a matter of great or small things, will be punished as treason." ”
The second announcement naturally did not cause a sensation as the first, but it played a great role in the public opinion of the people.
After all, some people really don't know why, they just like to join in the fun, and for such people, they just hit the board and lock them up for a few days, and they have never been like now, and they have directly cut off their heads.
This time, no one has too many opinions on this matter, complaining, everyone keeps their mouths closed, from this moment on, many people have realized what it means to use heavy codes in troubled times.
Compared with before, their life is indeed a little easier, the troubled times came, their homes were invaded by bandits, not only did they not resist, but they also maintained the fun, even the heart of the Virgin, now think about it is really a little undeserved.
As a group of heads landed, the hearts of the people obviously changed...
A group of traitors were killed, how could Xu and Feng on the other side not know, it can be said that the two of them watched their hard-won inner line and their heads cut off, and they couldn't do anything.
It was not that the Beishan battalion was afraid of a few hundred people, if there were only a few hundred people on the opposite side, Xu and Feng did not hesitate and directly sent troops to destroy them.
But who can guarantee that behind the Beishan camp, there will be any Zhongzhou soldiers in ambush, as long as they dare to make a move, they will not be surrounded again.
The combat effectiveness of the Zhongzhou soldiers, they are still clear, in this kind of unobstructed, completely open land, really and the Zhongzhou soldiers have encountered, with the bandits and these rabble, who dares to guarantee that they can save their lives from the hands of the Zhongzhou soldiers.
In the previous fight, Su Ji and Li Chongxiang had the idea of fighting, a direct head-on decisive battle, don't look at the Zhongzhou soldiers with only 10,000 people, they really have to face each other, and there is no defense at all.
They are tens of thousands of bandits, and they are really not sure to destroy 10,000 Zhongzhou soldiers, after all, the other party has the will to die, and what about them? A group of rabble, if they really want to fight fiercely, with countless casualties, it must be these rabble who will collapse first.
This is also the reason why Xu and Feng have always been reluctant to fight head-on, and if they can't improve their combat effectiveness, they can only continue to expand until they can crush the quality with quantity.
So no matter how provocative the other party is, the two of them can't take action during this time.