It was just a fight against rogue bandits, and they were rogue bandits in the autumn of the fourth year of Chongzhen. Two thousand auxiliary soldiers were enough to fight alone.
This is not because Yelang is arrogant, but because the bandits have just developed at this time, and their equipment, willpower, combat effectiveness, and tactics are not good enough. Under normal circumstances, they hide from the officers and soldiers.
Cao Wenzhao led a thousand Guanning cavalry and often chased tens of thousands of bandits into the sky and into the earth.
The rogue bandits need to accumulate experience in constant movement and fighting. After three or four years of development, they can take the initiative to attack the government troops, and they will attack the government troops who dare to fight the most.
Next, the famous general Cao Wen, who frightened the bandits, was ordered to die in Qiutou Town. The officers and soldiers began to hesitate to move forward...
The gangsters became more and more courageous, and they actually dared to go to Fengyang Mansion in the central capital, dig up the ancestral graves of the old Zhu family, and make Zhu Youjian cry and faint in the toilet...
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wen Tian was far more than just a martial artist. He was already rotten and hopeless. The emperor was incapable but worked hard, making many mistakes, making big mistakes, and making more and more mistakes!
The clan is greedy for blood, and most civil servants talk about benevolence, justice, and morality, but they are full of male thieves and female prostitutes.
The vast majority of military generals are greedy for life and fear death, but they drink the blood of soldiers but are not afraid of death. It is not an exception for a general to be beaten to death by mutinous soldiers.
Some military generals respect themselves for supporting bandits, and some military generals are more vicious than established slaves and rogue bandits when they plunder.
Huang Yi's intention to enter the Pass to suppress the bandits was not to save the devastated Ming Dynasty. His main purpose was to increase the population, steal money and food, and promote the Xinghe Army.
He had no extravagant hopes of annihilating the bandits, because he knew that in this historical context, there would be short Yingxiang even if there was no Gao Yingxiang, and even if Li Zicheng died, there would be Wang Zicheng.
Without eradicating the environment that breeds rogue bandits, if you want to eliminate rogue bandits, you have to adopt the method of wild boar Pinurhaci - kill all the people who have no grain.
The theory of the Tungus savages is simple. How can people survive without robbing without food?
So Ye Boar Skin issued an order to treat the grainless people as enemies and kill them all.
Although this simple and crude method is inhumane, it is effective.
what does that mean?
This means that if Ming Dynasty wanted to completely eliminate the rogue bandits at this time, it would have to kill at least half of the people in Shaanxi, Henan, and Shanxi.
How many people need to be killed? Five million or ten million? Who could do such a heartless thing except the dead boar skin?
Huang Yi came, knowing that he couldn't do anything but did it. He didn't really come to suppress the bandits, but for the benefit of the Xinghe Army.
Bringing 4,000 men and horses to feed themselves in the pass will definitely save a lot of food in the base area, and the saved food will definitely be able to accept at least 10,000 more Han people.
Today's Huang Yi family has a big business and a large population, so they are focused on increasing revenue and cutting expenditure to revitalize the economy!
Xinghe City has been drying salt and has a large output, but it cannot be sold within the customs.
This time when he entered the customs to suppress the bandits, Huang Yi planned to bring 500 shi, not to buy private salt, but to exchange for food.
In Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places, clans formed strongholds to protect themselves. While they guarded against rogue bandits, they also guarded against government troops.
When Huang Yi encounters such a stronghold or fortress, he can use the method of intimidation with artillery to ask for some food. If the coercion fails, he can use inducements and exchange salt for food.
After the autumn harvest, Xinghe City has grain reserves. While ensuring the supply of the existing military and civilians, it can still increase the population by 50,000 and still be able to survive until next year's autumn harvest.
If Huang Yi brought more than 4,000 young men to live in the pass for a few months, the food saved could still accommodate 10,000 refugees.
Except for Qin Liangyu's white pole soldiers and Geng Zhanghua's Xuanda pacesetters, Huang Yi did not trust other Ming armies.
In order to prevent being cheated by the civilian and military generals of the Ming Dynasty who failed to achieve success but failed more than failed, Huang Yi did not want to join forces with the Ming army from other battalions.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
Nor are they prepared to accept the command of any civilian or military commander.
His plan was to recruit tens of thousands of refugees from Shaanxi and make tens of thousands of taels of silver by fighting against the bandits.
Most regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers have experience in organizing refugees and know how to adopt grid management.
At this time, the simplest and most practical cold weapon was the spear, so Huang Yi carried 5,000 spearheads produced by the Xinghe City Ordnance Factory.
After accepting the refugees, select some young adults whose families look completely simple, give them a spearhead, find a wooden pole to mount it on, and organize them to practice collective thrusting...
In just three or two days, these people can deal with armed refugees who rob and kill.
In order to better distinguish the Xinghe Army-armed Refugee Self-Defense Forces, Huang Yi also carried 5,000 vests.
This kind of sheepskin vest is made of red cotton fabric on the outside, with large pockets on the front and back. It is stuffed with wooden boards and soles to prevent light arrows from penetrating.
If anyone has the ability to get a thin iron plate and stuff it on the front and back, it can be used as an all-steel breastplate.
Huang Yi's original estimate was to get 15,000 taels of silver and 800 shi of food, minus the expenses for entering and suppressing the bandits.
It never occurred to me that there was a dead eunuch who was more serious and must distribute food and salary according to the actual number of people.
Huang Yi received the official document and learned that he would lead his troops to Xuan Mansion for inspection and then receive their rations and wages. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so he immediately led his troops on the road.
After Wang Kun took office, all the civil and military generals from Xuanda came to visit him and gave him generous gifts, but there was no gift list from General Xinghe.
He hinted that he needed ten large cars, but so far he hasn't seen one, and he hasn't even heard a reply.
Is this looking down on people?
The eunuchs are all disabled and feel ashamed of themselves. They love face most and hate being looked down upon by others!
Wang Kun has never met Huang Yi, and he already hates him.
In the evening, in the backyard of the official residence of the former Xuanfu garrison eunuch, Wang Kun, the great eunuch, learned that Huang Yi had arrived at Xuanfu with his troops and horses. After drinking a few drinks, he was very proud and said to himself:
"Alas! No one is knowledgeable and sensible! I want to beat him up!"
A young eunuch in his early twenties who had been serving beside him must have understood the ins and outs, and he quickly flattered:
"Yes, if the tiger doesn't show off its power, those civil servants and generals would dare to treat you, godfather, as a sick cat."
"The Sa family comes from the palace and is close to the emperor. How dare Geng Ruqi deal with the Sa family. This time, give his son-in-law something cruel to let him know how powerful the Sa family is!"
"Yes! If you dare to disrespect your godfather, you should be taught a lesson!"
"Little Lizi, keep an eye on the Sa family tomorrow. Don't let Qiu Ba from the Model Camp sneak into the Xinghe Reinforcement Camp to fill up the numbers!"
"Don't worry, godfather, the child has been arranged. There are sixteen people watching, so they can't cause trouble!"
"Um!"
Seeing that Eunuch Wang was in a good mood, Xiao Lizi asked cautiously: "Godfather, what should we do next after we get the real evidence that Huang Ginseng will be paid for free?"
"Alas! Which general doesn't take his free salary? The Sa family is not unreasonable. What to do next depends on what Geng Ruxi is going to do!"
"My godfather is so smart, the kid is so impressed with him!"
"Hey, you have to study more and work more carefully!" (To be continued)
