In the end, the two sides negotiated the terms, and Chengmai County quietly surrendered at 3 p.m. without any ceremony. President Zhou Qian led a dozen of his own soldiers to descend from the city in advance, and the Fubo Army arranged a boat to send him away. Seeing that the general had left and that they had received money, the remaining five hundred soldiers had no intention of resisting, saying that they would leave everything to the arrangements of the county.
At that moment, five hundred soldiers marched out of the city and surrendered. Then a specialized prisoner manager announced four major prisoner policies: prisoners must obey orders in their actions; those with injuries and illnesses will be treated; no one is allowed to hide weapons; and personal legal property will be preserved.
Then they were searched one by one. To the surprise of the officers and soldiers, the money, dry food and personal belongings each brought with them were returned to them after just a quick look. The only things that were taken away were knives and the like.
The officers and soldiers were cleared out of the city, and Fubo's army immediately entered Chengmai County. According to the prior agreement, Song Zonghui would come forward to handle everything - Liu Jingxuan refused to come forward in person - and Wei Aiwen didn't care. According to the recommendations in the Civil Affairs Guidance Manual, local gentry were more useful than officials such as county magistrates and were more familiar with local conditions. , there is also activity energy, which can be utilized.
Because the personnel of the Chengmai office had not yet been selected, Wei Aiwen was temporarily in charge of civil affairs. He arranged for soldiers to take over the guarding of Chengmai's city gates and key points in the city, and ordered all the Lian Yong in the city to assemble and turn in their weapons. Only then did they count and confiscate the armored weapons and equipment abandoned by the officers and soldiers in the city. Among them, there were actually many ladders and hundreds of strange balls that looked like some kind of leather. When they were opened, they were all filled with black powder. No one knows what it is. Later, when the prisoners were interrogated, they found out that it was a "floating dragon" - a mine.
"The Ming Dynasty's firearms are so creative." Wei Aiwen admired after seeing them. Please note that as long as the firearms, weapons and offensive and defensive equipment are all in good condition, a few pieces should be individually purchased and stored - this is to be sent to the newly established Ordnance Bureau.
After cleaning up the supplies, Song Zonghui dismissed the Lian Yong summoned from each village as agreed. However, Wei Aiwen did not confiscate their weapons, because these weapons were not much of a deterrent to the Fubo Army, but confiscating them made the village less able to resist the bandits. Therefore, the Civil Affairs Guidance Manual recommends that the landlords' armed forces in each village be retained to maintain basic social order before the government cadres can go to the countryside.
The soldiers and civilians were busy until dark, finally clearing up all the materials left behind by the officers and soldiers in the city, and apprehending a number of officers and soldiers who put on civilian clothes and tried to hide in the city. He was very rude to them, and they were immediately stripped naked one by one, bundled up and escorted out. Song Zonghui was secretly frightened, wondering if this Australian would strip people of their clothes and expose them to the public as punishment? He couldn't help but feel chilled all over.
After finishing their work, Fu Bojun withdrew from the county as agreed. This made the whole city breathe a sigh of relief. Although no one from the Kun thief patrolled the city on horseback, and no soldiers who violated discipline were killed in the street, all the soldiers and horses of the Kun thief who entered the city really did not commit any crime. Not only did they not randomly enter people's homes and rob people, they even cleaned the streets after carrying and clearing the armored materials abandoned by the officers and soldiers on the streets. For a time, the gentry and the common people had completely different views on this group of "thieves".
A small secret banquet was held at Song Zonghui's house that night. At the banquet, Song Zonghui exchanged glasses with local prominent figures, including the county magistrate's master and Wei Aiwen, and the atmosphere was very lively.
At that time, Song Zonghui presented a gift list on behalf of the entire county's Jin gentry people, including 500 shi of white rice, 500 taels of silver, 300 pieces of cotton cloth, 30 pieces of various silks and satins, and 20 jars each of locally produced rice wine and shochu. There were also thirty pigs and fifty sheep. "It is for the noble soldiers to reward the three armies."
When Song Zonghui presented the gift list and said this, several gentry present sighed again and said: Why do the officers and soldiers need to ask for so much after entering the city? They also talked nonsense about the officers and soldiers robbing the county treasury and blackmailing the Jin gentry. They described the officers and soldiers as heinous and heinous. Mai County and themselves were looted by the officers and soldiers and were so impoverished that they were on the verge of hanging themselves.
Wei Aiwen expressed his gratitude very politely. This is certainly good, but it is not enough to fill the planning institute's teeth, let alone the huge appetite of the executive committee. Although there was a lot of loot obtained in the Battle of Chengmai, and tens of thousands of free laborers were captured, the consumption was also staggering. Since Chengmai is already a piece of fat in the mouth, it is natural to take good care of it, squeeze out more, no, contribute more manpower and material resources to supply the entire new Chinese order. So he didn't argue over the numbers - as long as he established his rule in Chengmai, at least the gains in food would be far more than that.
He proposed to set up a "remediation bureau" in Chengmai. Everyone was speechless for a moment. Yes, generally speaking, after local military disasters and chaos, the government always comes forward and appoints some powerful and famous local gentry to form a team such as a aftermath bureau to deal with the aftermath. It is nothing more than burying corpses, relieving the poor, recruiting exiles, setting up farmers and businesses, and appeasing places. His status is not great, but his powers are extensive and he can handle a lot of things, which is much faster and more efficient than government offices.
This "Chief Wei" suddenly proposed to deal with the aftermath. Everyone felt that his intentions were bad, but they had no way to refute it, and they did not dare to refute it.
The aftermath bureau followed Wei Aiwen's suggestion: the county magistrate Liu Jingxuan should still serve as the general office, and then three or four respected gentry in the county would be selected to preside over specific affairs and serve as sitting directors and committee members. As for them Australians, they also have to occupy a place among them.
"We are not from Chengmai, so we can just be annual deacons." Wei Aiwen pretended to be generous.
All the people had grimaces on their faces. Who didn't know that this so-called "annual deacon" of the Australians was the real person in charge of power. Moreover, once the aftermath bureau is established, it will be equivalent to creating a "second government office" in the county. The so-called aftermath is all-encompassing, and you can intervene in almost everything. It won't be long before a dove takes over the magpie's nest and takes away the power of the county government.
Wei Aiwen did not allow them to sigh and beg, and waved his hand carelessly: "This matter is settled."
The gentry and the county magistrate were at a loss what to do. It was originally a matter of people fighting for their own good, so they had no choice but to agree. Fortunately, there were many examples of this kind of half-official and half-citizen yamen at that time, and it was not considered excessive. Then it was discussed that Magistrate Liu should be appointed as the general office of Chengmai Rehabilitation Bureau according to the usual practice, Song Zonghui should be appointed as the sitting director, and four or five gentry who were rich, powerful and enthusiastic about public welfare in the county should be selected as committee members. As for this so-called "deacon", of course it must be left to the Australians. In less than 24 hours, everyone changed the word "kun thief" into "Australian". People like Song Zonghui immediately started to flatter Wei Aiwen "long and short".
Wei Aiwen arranged the matter properly and immediately called the executive committee, asking them to select personnel to form a working group to Chengmai as soon as possible and take control of the county administration as soon as possible.
The news that He Ming led the entire army to defeat the 22,000-strong Guerrilla Division led by the Guangdong General Military Officer of the Ming Army at the foot of Chengmai County reached Lingao at noon that day. The Executive Committee and the Senate were originally waiting for this news, although there was no suspense about the outcome from the beginning, and the war had been going very smoothly in the past few days. But everyone was still very nervous.
Shortly after ten o'clock in the morning on July 11, drums were suddenly beaten simultaneously at all the city gates in Lingao, and then cannons were fired three times at the same time from the ships parked in the county, Bairencheng, Bobu, Nanbao, Gaoshanling and Maxiao harbors. The sound shook the whole city. Immediately, soldiers and civilians everywhere knew that the entire army had been wiped out in Chengmai on the morning of the 11th, and more than 10,000 people were captured. The commander-in-chief, He Rubin, and the supervisor, Zhao Ruyi, escaped alone.
Li Yunxing was the first person to know the news of the great victory. He received the call report from He Ming on the radio. But this is only a verbal notification and will not be announced until the official message arrives. At ten o'clock in the morning, the field army telegram officially announcing the victory of Chengmai finally arrived.
The Senate and the Executive Committee learned that on July 11th, our field army was defeated by He Rubin, the entire division of the incoming Ming army. Most of the enemy was wiped out.
Field Army Headquarters He Dongmen Wei
"Quick, transfer the full text to the telegram." Li Yun opened the office door excitedly and personally delivered the telegram to Shaozong.
Shaozong took one look and quickly went to report the room in person. Within minutes, the message was spread throughout all departments and foreign stations with radio stations.
Ding Ding had already sent a clerk to wait at the telecommunications office. After copying the telegram from Shao Zong, he immediately rushed to the newspaper office.
After Shao Zong finished the telegram, he immediately arrived at the telecommunications on-duty computer room: "Quick, send a group message immediately."
A few minutes later, all the elders received news of the Chengmai victory. As soon as the text message came out, he heard sporadic gunshots and cheers outside.
"Damn, this is a waste of bullets."
By noon, as the first batch of numbers still smelling of ink went out, the envoys who came all the way from Chengmai also arrived in Lingao. Then a special plenary meeting was held in the Senate, where the envoys reported the entire battle. process. Everyone was very happy when they heard that the enemy had been wiped out. However, some people were unwilling to do so because He Rubin and other major generals and officials escaped. According to some people's ideas, they planned to drag these high-ranking officials to Lingao and execute them in public. It shows the majesty of "Invaders will be punished".
"Since He Rubin and Zhao Ruyi have not been caught, it is better to hang this old dog Lu Yizhong in public." After the forced evacuation of Guangzhou Station, Guo Yi, Pei Lixiu and others participated in the Seventh Session of the Senate as if they were being interrogated as thieves. Eight hearings. Everyone already hated Lu Yizhong deeply and wanted to kill him.
"Hanging is too light and should be quartered."
"The law, everyone must respect the law." Ma Jia quickly came out to object. "We should organize public trials and conduct large-scale trials of war crimes so that the people are fully aware of the seriousness of the law, and we should not engage in bloody punishments."
"Huh, I think we should follow the example of the British who used to deal with the Scots. They would disembowel the Scots, cut off their heads and limbs, and hang them at the gates of Lingao City as a warning." The hippopotamus spoke in an unusual tone, "I'll do it." **It’s done."
"It's too bloody, it's too bloody." The person who said this was actually Dugu proposing, which made everyone shocked. Dugu's proposal has become unknown since he was "removed from all duties". But Dugu was known for his cruel treatment of the indigenous people in the past. Now he actually said the words "too bloody", which really surprised everyone.
"I think we should use a pump to pump up their anus until their intestines explode." His creativity was indeed extraordinary.
Hippo disagreed: "This is unnecessary, it would be better to follow the British approach to dealing with Scottish separatists."
Someone said: "It looks like they cut off their genitals and hung them on the bridge or something..."
There are also retro trends: several historical talents working in the Great Library requested to build a Beijing Temple outside Lingao County. To demonstrate the illustrious martial arts of the Australian and Song Dynasty regime.
"It's too disgusting," Du Wen objected with all his strength. "It doesn't matter if you kill a few people. This kind of inhumane and cruel feudal dross must not be revived."
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The Senate was full of people. After a heated discussion on how to deal with the living and the dead, the focus of discussion turned to the arrangement of affairs after the victory. Taking advantage of the remaining power after the great victory, it is already a matter of time before they occupy all of Hainan. However, the elders also have many different views on specific construction and governance directions. Before the victory party was over, the Senate had already started a debate.
Ma Qianzhu was not in the mood to participate in such an empty debate. Before the meeting was over, he returned to the office of the Central Government Affairs Council and asked Hou Wenyong to invite Wu De and other executive committee members and the undersecretary of affairs from departments that had not yet elected executive committee members to come to the meeting.
"After the notification, you can go to each department of the Government Affairs Council to inform: The chief officials of each department are required to attend the enlarged meeting together. No absence is allowed." After Ma Qianzhu's concern,
Half an hour later, the Executive Committee, the Undersecretary of Affairs and the chief officials of various departments arrived one after another. They are not as happy and cheerful as ordinary senators, thinking about how to kill people, medals, or even perform triumphal ceremonies, build triumphal arches, etc. The Executive Committee and the Under Secretary for Affairs have a deep understanding of the entire administrative organization and know that the regime has some problems and shortcomings. Although the situation is excellent, many internal problems must be resolved as soon as possible.
"We have won a big victory this time." Wen Desi, who presided over the meeting, said, "Xiao Cheng has always said that we cannot afford to fight the war. Now that the war is over, we will transition from a wartime state to a peaceful state tomorrow. The next step in policy implementation Let’s talk about how to handle it.”
The first is the issue of handling prisoners. More than 10,000 prisoners have not yet been classified. According to the preliminary report from Dongmen Chuiyu, about 70 or 80 of them have been identified as officers. There should be some officers wearing uniforms of soldiers in an attempt to hide. These people have not yet been identified. .
The general policy had been formulated long ago. Officers asked their family members to redeem their bodies. Those who could not redeem their bodies were to stay in Lingao and undergo labor reform.
As for soldiers, most senators believe that soldiers in this time and space have very strong bad habits. Most of them are indolent, habitual of killing and raping, and have no faith. They are purely for food and pay, so they cannot be absorbed into the army.
"Even Qi Jiguang knows when training new recruits, he must choose dull and honest people from the countryside, not bachelors from the market. This kind of soldier is especially unusable."
However, some people take pla's transformation of "liberation fighters" as an example, believing that ordinary soldiers under this old army system can still be transformed into qualified army soldiers.
Moreover, once the operation to subdue all of Hainan begins, a large number of troops will have to be deployed to garrison everywhere. The original six battalions are obviously not enough. Absorbing and transforming three to four thousand people from prisoners can effectively solve the problem of insufficient soldiers.
However, this proposal was not recognized by most people. It was a very risky thing for them to immediately recruit these people into the army without long-term transformation.
Wu De said: "Yes, they have no national concept. They will fight for whomever provides food and pay. Whether they are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng or Jianlu. With the generous treatment of our army, it goes without saying that they are happy to do so." Extremely. Such people are very dangerous. To put it bluntly, the soldiers of gmd are stronger than them - at least people know that being a puppet army is a dishonorable thing. At the turn of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many soldiers who defected to the Jianlu Have you thought about it this way?"
"There should be some, there are still quite a few people in the Green Camp who turned out to be evil."
"But it is still a very small number compared to the majority." Wu De said, "Now we are not transforming a few people or dozens of people, but thousands of people. So many people have to transform their lives in a short period of time. Thought, it’s still impossible to do it with our current capabilities.”
Skade said: "I think we can use them as immigrants sent to Southeast Asia by the Colonial and Trade Department, give them some supplies and weapons, and send them to Southeast Asia to establish forts to open up local resources. We will provide them with the amount of supplies they pay each year. Supplies. Let them turn Southeast Asia into a land of blood and fire."
"This is not good. These soldiers are usually controlled by the military's harsh punishments. If you send them to Southeast Asia, doesn't that mean the horses have been bridleed?" Wu De continued to object.
"They can do whatever they like in Southeast Asia. They kill people, set fires and rob women. If they can beat them, it becomes a problem. If they can't beat them, they will be exterminated by the locals. It doesn't matter..."
"How can we build a fort after the locals have been wiped out?" Wu De said. "Besides, if they act recklessly, how can they honestly open up wasteland and collect materials? They can just rob them. In the end, we get the most. The good result is that there is a group of Han bandits in Southeast Asia. Does this count as colonization? These officers and soldiers have no one to control them. I am afraid they will start fighting each other as soon as they arrive there. If we send other people to manage the forts, we may start with They started fighting. The first thing to do when colonizing and reclaiming wasteland is to unite. It is difficult for such unruly people to be of any use." v! ~!
