Compared with the rogue bandits, the combat effectiveness of the Xinghe Army was simply heaven and earth.
Coupled with information asymmetry, Huang Yi had grasped the movements of the bandits and deliberately chose an open area to wait.
The vast majority of rogue bandits have no idea where they are and what they are going to do next.
They are organized and undisciplined, they have no future, and they gradually lose their humanity. They not only kill people, but also eat people...
It was so cold that the bandits and their families did not dare to leave the army, even though old and weak people kept falling down and unable to stand up again along the way.
The only thing they relied on was strength in numbers.
However, this kind of reliance often arises and disappears at a moment's notice.
So suddenly thousands of well-equipped officers and soldiers rushed out, frightening the bandits and refugees into fleeing in all directions.
Fortunately, this Ming army didn't care about the refugees who were in ragged clothes or didn't even have weapons in their hands. They only picked out those on horseback or those who were well-dressed to kill them.
The strong survive, and this is especially true for rogue bandits. Those who can steal horses, mules, and wear good clothes are most likely old thieves with status.
Selecting these people to attack is certainly not an indiscriminate killing of innocent people.
Most of the people in ragged clothes were the poor people who had been trapped in Shengdou. They must have been forced to become refugees.
Huang Yi likes to accept the kind of people who have just become refugees and have not yet committed murder and become bandits.
Send these people to base areas and provide them with food and land, and they will be easily assimilated.
Zhang Dong, Huang Dapeng, Bao Zhide and others have identified two to three thousand young and middle-aged rebels and armed them. Their families and children have all been sent to the base area.
These people held long spears measuring one foot and two feet and wore blue vests. They formed a team and followed the infantry of the Xinghe Army to attack. They also killed the bandits and made them run away with their heads covered.
The work of capturing prisoners and collecting gold and silver treasures was supervised by the town governors. They not only killed the bandits who dared to resist.
If the reformed "rioters" are found to have hidden property, they will be beheaded immediately.
It is very important to give both kindness and power. If you don’t have thunderbolt means, how can you have a Bodhisattva heart!
The Xinghe Army has strict discipline and treats "rioters" in the process of reform more harshly.
No one dared to be dissatisfied, because Huang Yi had a bodhisattva heart, so he did not go on a killing spree after quelling the civil unrest in the three counties, giving all the troubled people a way to survive.
The bandits really couldn't help but fight. There were nearly 100,000 people, but they collapsed before they could even make a decent move of resistance.
Huang Yi personally led the Xinghe Army cavalry to pursue the rogues on horseback. Because it was sudden enough and because the horse power was sufficient, no escapers on horseback were found in his field of vision.
It is unclear whether there is a big bandit leader who abandoned his horse and mixed it up with the refugees who were being held hostage.
All the infantry, auxiliary troops, and "rioters" in the process of transformation were busy capturing prisoners and confiscating gold, silver, treasures and food.
After interrogation, it was discovered that this group of bandits was composed of seven groups of thieves: the Eight Kings, the Eight King Kongs, the Sky Monkey, Lao Hui Hui, Guo Tianxing, Feitian Long, and Yatouzi.
Where has the bandit leader gone?
No one can tell for sure!
Unlike Huang Yi, who was concerned about how much gold, silver, treasure and food had been seized, Wang Kun, the eunuch accompanying the army, was most concerned about whether he had captured or killed any named big boss.
Knowing that the big bosses must not have been able to escape because the Xinghe Army cavalry rushed too fast, and most likely got mixed up among the refugees, Wang Kun felt as if he had been beaten to death.
He asked the Jin Yiwei to pull out dozens of bandits who knew the big boss, and personally took them to search among the prisoners.
The hard work paid off, and Wang Kun was asked to catch Lan Bawang, Sky Monkey, Feitianlong and the girl.
Huang Yi was shocked when he got the news!
Because he knew Zhang Xianzhong and knew that the murderous "Emperor of the West" was nicknamed the Eight Great Kings at this time.
In my memory, this kid was just as invincible as Li Zicheng, but when they needed to fight Jian Nu hard, he died very quickly.
Has history changed? Zhang Xianzhong was caught now?
Huang Yi always felt that it was not real, so he decided to bring the eight kings who had verified their identity to take a look.
Wang Kun had a lot of freedom during this period and was treated the same as the officers and soldiers of the Xinghe Army.
He was particularly excited these two days and felt that he had really made a contribution.
Because he and his royal guards were the ones who identified the bandit leaders among the bandits and refugees.
When he learned that Huang Yi was going to interrogate the eight kings by name, he personally escorted the eight kings to the Chinese army's main account.
Wang Kun originally wanted to show off, but Huang Yi shook his head the first time he saw the Eight Kings and said:
"This man has a dark face and is not tall. He is definitely not the Eight Great Kings!"
Wang Kun became anxious and said, "It's impossible. The Sa family has already been seen by dozens of bandits who know the Eight Kings."
Huang Yi said: "I heard that the Eighth King's name is Zhang Xianzhong. He is tall and thin and has a sallow face. This man is definitely not him!"
Wang Kun finally understood and said with a smile: "There are at least three big leaders among the bandits named the Eighth King. The Eighth King we captured is the one with the largest number of men."
"It doesn't mean that there are many people. That sallow-faced Eighth King is the most serious problem for the imperial court!"
While Huang Yi and Wang Kun were talking, the Eight Kings, who were tied into rice dumplings and kneeling aside, became angry and suddenly shouted:
"Swallowing the Starry Sky: Sign in to Become a God"
"I am the famous Eight Kings. I have been using this title for five years. How can that yellow-faced kid compare with me?"
"Do you know that yellow-faced Eight Kings?"
"Of course I know him. If I wasn't beaten by you, I would have forced him to change his name when I met him."
"You can still make Zhang Xianzhong surrender?"
"What's going on? I don't care about Brother Wang. I was able to kill that guy named Zhang last time."
"After being blown away, if we really do it, you will definitely be fucked to death!"
"I have twice as many men and horses as they do, and there are three hundred more armored men than they do. I..."
"How many troops does that Eight Great Kings have? Where are they now?"
"Although I have nothing to do with Zhang Xianzhong, I will not betray any of my own people!"
Huang Yi looked disdainful and said, "Really? Diao Debao, this person refuses to speak, so we have to look at the methods of your Jin Yiwei."
Diao Debao immediately flattered him and said: "Look at it, sir, this humble position will definitely make this kid regret living in this world."
Wang Kun said: "You have a good idea. At most, you can make his life worse than death. You must not let him really die. The Sa family will send several bandit leaders to the capital to praise their merits!"
The Eighth King Khan came down, and when he saw two men in Feiyu uniforms coming to drag him, his mentality suddenly collapsed, and he shouted:
"Torturing people is not a good man! If you have the guts, give me a good time!"
"Bah!" Diao Debao spat and said, "I am a royal guard and you are a thief. It is my duty to torture you! If you have the guts, keep talking harshly!"
"Big brother, big brother, old..., little ones don't dare to speak harshly. What do you want to know, old... little ones, just say whatever you want!"
"Where is that guy Zhang Xianzhong now?"
"It should be with King Gao Chuang, King Chuang Taotian, and King Sweeper."
"How many routes did you divide into in total? How many people are there in each group?"
"On the fourth route, the number of brothers from the old camp is four to five thousand, and the newly recruited men are more or less. They are all said to have a hundred thousand troops, and the number they can fight must not exceed 20,000!"
