He Bai led the troops into Guancheng and stayed in the barracks of the defenders of Guancheng. Along the way, the road was difficult, the snow was falling, and there were almost ten days of sleeping in the open, and there was almost no wind chill. On the march in ancient times, casualties were a normal occurrence in poor conditions.

Under He Bai's many considerations and preparations, although the army could be regarded as a snowy mountain march, there was no one dead, only dozens of minor and serious illnesses. It's not bad, this army march summed up a lot of lessons and lessons, and He Bai wrote them all down, so that they could be compiled into a book in the future for the generals to learn. In the future, as long as it is not pursued by the enemy, the army can basically achieve zero casualties on the march.

After a good rest for a day and a night in the Jingjing Pass, after removing the fatigue caused by the long ten-day march in the mountains and snow. He Bai summoned all the generals, soaked hot water together, and held a military meeting at the same time. Under the reconnaissance of the new staff officer Luo Pei in the previous month, the strength of the three Black Mountain Bandits was displayed in front of everyone.

Luo Pei said: "Among the three Black Mountain thieves, Guo Daxian's department has the largest number and the strongest combat power, with more than 14,200 people. Among them, there are more than 3,600 young and strong, 2,000 elite soldiers in armor, and more than 1,000 cavalry. Huanglong followed with more than 12,500 people, more than 4,100 young and strong, 2,000 elite soldiers in armor, and 700 cavalry. The king was the second, with more than 11,300 people, 3,700 young and strong, 1,500 elite soldiers in armor, and 600 cavalry. This is the distribution map of the various armies under the command of the three thieves. ”

Fu Xing nodded and said: "This battle will be a surprise attack operation based on various departments, according to the requirements of the lord, this battle should be fast, ruthless, and accurate, not to completely suppress the thief army, but to raid the thief leader as the main goal." As long as the beheading is successful, the other thieves don't need to take care of it, after all, there are too many thieves in Montenegro to be wiped out at one time. I can only let it go for the time being. ”

"I order, Wang Dang is a thief, and he will be attacked by Che Jing and Lu Ping's subordinates, and Wang Dang must be killed within five days, and he must return to the well within eight days to stand by. Huanglong and a thief, will be attacked by me and Yuhua's department, our department will kill Huanglong within four days, and then wave troops to the east, go to Wuji County to welcome back the master mother and Miss Gongzi, and return to the well within ten days to standby. Guo Daxian and a thief will be personally led by the lord to attack Li Ping and Cheng Qi's subordinates, and Guo Daxian will also be killed within five days, and he will return to Jingjing within eight days to stand by. ”

"Because of the heavy snow, the thieves were extremely unprepared, and they were very vulnerable to a surprise attack and defeat by our army. However, the thieves who were inevitably scattered took refuge in other Montenegrin thieves to enhance the strength of other thieves, so they captured the thieves if they could, and killed as many as possible if they could not be captured. After the thief was captured, he didn't have to bring it back, he cut his left foot all of them, so that his body was mutilated, and he could not be a soldier, but only for the people, and then handed over to the nearby counties of Changshan under the jurisdiction of each county. ”

"In addition, the Black Mountain thieves are quite strong, and they must have a large amount of gold and silver money and silk obtained from looting all over the country, and if they get anything, they will all be collected and handed over to the lord, and after returning to Jinyang City, they will be rewarded as a unified one."

After Fu Xing finished announcing the military order, he looked at He Bai again and asked He Bai to give his final instructions. After He Bai coughed lightly, he said: "In the battle against thieves in Taiyuan County a month ago, all the Qu soldiers fought bravely and broke a large number of thieves with more than 5,500 people in Taiyuan County. Among them, nearly 2,000 were beheaded, 2,157 thieves were captured, and more than 1,450 were forced to retreat. I summoned two generals and received more than 150 horsemen, and I was very relieved. ”

However, the war cost a total of more than 5.5 million yuan in military expenditure, and more than 4.1 million yuan in rewards, a total of 9.5 million yuan. However, the seizure was only about 3 million yuan in materials. Wolf Meng Hou Cheng, Yu left Chu to protect the second place, because the two generals had been surrendered, it was inconvenient to collect the goods of the two of them. Although Li Ping's troops achieved great results, they did not completely defeat the thieves, and they did not capture much. ”

"There are reasons for these three places, but there are more than 1,600 thieves in the four counties of Jingling, Zhongdu, Wu, and Jiexiu, so there are only about 3 million yuan of materials? And 2.3 million of them are still from the Jingling thieves, who only have more than 300 people......"

"Are all the other thieves so poor?"

The three generals Che Jing, Yu Hua, and Cheng Qi all lowered their heads and said nothing, and He Bai suddenly patted the case and asked, "Or are they all privately divided by you?" ”

The three generals Che Jing, Yu Hua, and Cheng Qi were so shocked that they immediately stood up, regardless of the footbath under their feet, they all knelt in the basin and begged for mercy. Cheng Qi shouted: "Lord, although we love money, although we are never greedy for money, basically all the proceeds are rewarded to the soldiers in the song, and the three of us have not taken any of the money." I hope that the lord will see it clearly. ”

He Bai snorted coldly and said, "If you dare to take a penny in vain, can I still allow you to come to this time?" ”

The three generals immediately broke into a cold sweat, and after seeing the seizure of 2.3 million yuan handed over by Lu Ping, the three of them felt that it was going to be bad, and sure enough, He Bai lost his temper today.

He Bai said: "In terms of the whole country, the state has laws. In the case of an army, the army has military discipline. There is a difference between the top and bottom of the army, and the rewards have their own people, how can they be allowed to be rewarded at will in private? Do you want to treat Sergeant Qu as your private army? If you want to be rewarded, you will be rewarded, and if you want to be punished, you will be punished? Rewards and punishments are all in one mind? ”

The three generals kowtowed again and again, and said bluntly: "The subordinates will never have this heart, and the subordinates will never have this heart......

He Bai heard their heads banging and thought, thinking that their foreheads must be blue, so he said: "Okay, this time you will be guilty, get up." ”

The three generals slowly got up and repeatedly confessed to He Bai. He Bai said: "When it comes to Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, today, you also know what will happen to him." Why can't Peng Yue and Yingbu have the same good ending as Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Zhou Bo, Cao Shen, and Chen Ping? It's just that Emperor Gaozu is afraid of the talents of the three of them? Or did the three of them each have their own way to die? ”

"I am not a petty man, nor am I a petty man, nor am I a cruel man. Some words, when something is wrong, must be said in advance, if you listen, we and the master and slave are harmonious, and we can share the wealth in the future. If you don't listen and use it for your own purposes, don't blame me for being ruthless. If you think that I am not worth following, then that's fine, and from now on you will scatter your things so that you can gather together and disperse. ”

The three generals Che Jing, Yu Hua, and Cheng Qi, who had just stood up, fell to the ground again, and the words made the generals panic, and even Fu Xing knelt down together.

Fu Xing said: "Lord, if we do something wrong, please punish the lord, don't say such frustrating words." ”

He Bai sighed and said: "I look at this Han world, the emperor is wanton, the ministers are corrupt and derelict in their duties, and the guards of various states and counties are selfish and selfish, and there are many people who swallow the world's industries for private use. The herdsmen sit idly by and watch the hundreds of millions of people in the world in dire straits, ignoring them, and only caring about their own drinking and enjoying themselves, and not caring about the lives and deaths of others. When I saw it, my heart was extremely painful, and I was eager to change everything in the world. ”

"I want to sweep away all the filth in the world and give heaven and earth a bright future, but I feel weak and weak. I wanted to gather you and forge ahead towards this goal, but I didn't want to be thousands of Taiyuan soldiers who began to have selfish thoughts in just a few months, which really made me sad and disappointed. These days, I often ask myself, what am I doing badly? Or is it the way things are that cannot be changed by human beings? ”

"If I'm not good, you can make suggestions, and I can do my best. If it is not something that can be changed by human beings, then it is okay, I will also go with the flow, get by, and spend the rest of my life. ”

Che Jing bowed and said: "My lord's ambition, I won't know until today." From now on, we will never dare to think of him, but only act in accordance with the orders of the Lord, and never have two hearts. Please also be relieved. ”

Cheng Qi hurriedly shouted: "Cheng Qi has never had two hearts since he followed the lord, even if the lord is wrong, it is also Cheng Qi's fault, forcing the lord to do this." Even if the lord takes my head from Cheng Qi, Cheng Qi has no regrets. ”

Yu Hua also bowed: "What Cheng Qi said is very true, one day worship the lord is the master, we will never deviate, if we violate this oath, we should die under ten thousand arrows." ”

After the rest of the generals also swore an oath, He Bai sighed: "I know your loyalty." Now that I think about it, what you have done is not to imitate what I have done. This is also a major drawback of China since ancient times. ”

The generals didn't know what He Bai was referring to, but He Bai explained: "What I want to say is the distinction between public and private. What is public and private? Take the army under my command as an example, in your opinion, the martial arts and blood cavalry are my domestic slaves, and the white horse righteous cavalry is my private part, this is my immovable private property, and you dare not think about it. As for the other soldiers, they are movable private property, and after I appointed you and others, they have become half of the private property of your subordinates, and no other than me, the lord, has the right to interfere. And you and the others run their own small groups behind closed doors. Over time, you and other parts will also be dominated by you, and thus become your real private property. The selfish thoughts of such soldiers are a major drawback in the world, and they are also the source of chaos in the world. ”

Isn't that just like the world? The whole world is the emperor's personal private property, and the emperor can wantonly levy, sell his position, kill in vain, and plunder. The ministers of the DPRK and China also regarded the world as movable private property, and used their power to embezzle acres, rivers and lakes, mountains and forests, and support the people, develop clan power, dominate one side, and the strong could compete with the imperial court. The state and county shepherds of all parties also regard their jurisdictions as private territories, and they use them for their own use, without the slightest idea of public. ”

Luo Pei bowed and asked, "Lord Duwei, I don't know what a public is?" ”

"The world is all public."

He Bai said: "For example, the army under my command and the property in the army belong to me in name, but it is not owned by me alone, and you and others have a share." However, this share, whether you wait or me, cannot be arbitrarily moved, only the right to dominate, but not the ownership. What is dominance? That is, when you hold this position, you have the corresponding rights, but you cannot classify it as your own private property. It is the same as the so-called rogue officials of the literati. ”

The generals were stunned when they heard this, why did this sound a little strange? The lord is not the lord of an army, but he has a share with everyone, which is inconsistent with the truth of the world.

"For another example, our army seized the wealth of the Yan clan in Youbeiping, and the wealth obtained after the Battle of Fenshui was the public property of the army, and its total amount was about 350 million yuan. Although I am the lord of an army, I cannot be classified as my own private property and enjoy it as I please. All this money will be classified as public use in the army. Whatever is beneficial to the great army, it can be used. ”

For example, the beheading fund after the war, the pension for the fallen soldiers, the pension for the disabled soldiers, the renewal of equipment in the army, the purchase of war horses, the production innovation of the craftsman barracks, etc., are all from here. Every money used must be approved by the generals, and the main book must be recorded, and it must be publicized one by one every month, so that the officers and men of the whole army can inspect it. ”

And the source of this money, in addition to the court and the county, is only one seizure. Therefore, the iron law that all seizures must be returned to the public must be thoroughly implemented. Anyone who hides his personal interests is going against the whole army, and there will be no mercy. ”