However, Lu Wenyuan and Chen Sigen still disagreed with the release of the rebel prisoners, believing that this was a sign of weakness. [Read the latest chapter] In the end, the two sides reached a compromise and only released more than 400 prisoner soldiers, and the auxiliary soldiers were transported back to Lingao and handed over to the labor camp.
As for the corpses on the ground, Zhu Mingxia wanted to cremate them on the spot, but he couldn't find so much firewood, and it was freezing cold for burial. In the end, he decided that Lu Yang would send a large boat to transport the corpses to the open sea for burial.
All the wounded who were taken in were treated by Xie Yao and his team of health workers. Although Zhu Mingxia warned Xie Yao, as long as they could be saved and those who would not be seriously disabled, they should not skimp on medicine. Before setting off, Shi Niaoren made it clear that he wanted the naturalized doctors to practice more. But the capabilities of him and his men were limited. In short, dozens of people died every day.
However, those who can survive, regardless of whether they are missing arms or legs, will have their uses in Lingao.
Marin Creek was "picked up" by someone. Although he climbed up the ice floe after falling into the sea, he was blown by the cold wind after getting soaked. His body was almost frozen. He only relied on a strong will to survive to climb to the sand embankment. , wrapped in a large rebel flag, but his body temperature gradually dropped, and he began to enter a trance. If he hadn't been kicked hard, he would have frozen to death.
The workers in the refugee camp that housed the captives were very attentive. No matter whether they were lying on their stomachs or lying down, they would kick them as long as they had a basic and complete human form. If they reacted at all, they would quickly put them on the cart. The owner of the deer village said: Find one. Give a cookie to the living person.
These biscuits are now hard currency in refugee camps. Although the gentlemen are kind-hearted, they never feed the refugees. So when taking in the prisoners, everyone was trying hard to find the most alive people - anyway, the old men said, as long as they are still breathing when they are sent to Doctor Xie.
In this way, Ma Linxi was carried onto a trolley, next to a soldier who was shot in the chest and bleeding constantly. The blood dripped all over him along the way. Just like that, we arrived at Xie Yao's temporary rescue center.
Doctor Xie's temporary rescue center was like a slaughterhouse. The floor was covered with blood and severed limbs. Doctor Xie was covered in bright red. Coming out with a pair of bloody pliers - Ma Linxi almost fainted from fright.
Doctor Xie first asked his men to cut up the rags on Ma Linxi's body, looked at his body carefully, asked him a few more questions, and immediately said loudly: "It's frostbite. Prepare a big pot!"
Ma Linxi thought that he was about to be boiled alive, but before he could ask for mercy, two strong young men came over and lifted him up and walked a dozen steps quickly. I saw a shed in front of me, and there was indeed a big pot inside, probably used by the Xiangji Kitchen in a large temple, and there was a fire burning underneath. There was moisture inside.
Before Ma Linxi could scream, the two men soaked him into the pot.
Marin Xi was prepared to die with his skin and bones peeled off, but unexpectedly: the water in the pot was very hot, but not scalding. I was lying on a bamboo board. I just felt that my body, which had been numb from the cold, was gradually regaining consciousness.
The two teenagers soaked him for more than ten minutes and then took him out of the pot. After letting him dry himself by the fire, he was given a robe made of recycled cloth, filled with reed catkins and a pair of reed grass sandals. Although the clothes were not very warm, he would not freeze to death.
Ma Linxi was brought to a person who looked like a scribe and reported his name, age and place of origin. I heard that he was a carpenter and got a C card. This card is issued exclusively to refugees with technical expertise. According to a table drawn up by Yang Yun, director of the Labor Department of the People's Committee for Civil Affairs, the craftsmen recruited to accommodate the refugees were divided into 13 categories and 51 categories. Anything that matches one of these fifty-one types. All can enjoy the supply standard of Class C cards.
This standard is slightly higher than the A card standard for ordinary refugees and slightly lower than the Z card standard. There are also separate camps within the refugee camps. Arrangements should be made as early as possible when shipping - especially in Taiwan and Jeju, which currently require a large number of technical personnel such as blacksmiths and carpenters to assist. …,
Ma Linxi didn't know that she had received special treatment, but she saw that she had clothes and shoes. After registering, I received a bowl of warm gruel. Tears of gratitude filled my eyes - at least I felt like a human again!
Here Zhu Mingxia summoned several captured commander Qian Zong. Many of these petty officers were arrested, and several of them were punched and kicked by other refugees as soon as they entered the refugee camp, and were beaten to death on the spot. Zhu Mingxia told the soldiers not to stop him and to let the refugees vent to their heart's content, which fully demonstrated the glorious image of our Senate making decisions for the people.
Zhu Mingxia asked seven or eight of them, who had higher status or were close associates of the main rebel generals, to give a few words to Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others. Then he handed over 400 prisoners of war to them and asked them to take them back to Dengzhou.
Several officers thought they would be beheaded this time, but they heard that they were allowed to return to Dengzhou and could bring back four hundred soldiers. Everyone burst into tears of gratitude. Just as he was about to push it out, someone suddenly stood up, crossed his hands and saluted:
"My benevolence and righteousness will never be forgotten! Please return General Mao's body and head. Marshals Li and Kong will also be grateful for my benevolence and righteousness..."
"You have raised troops for no reason to invade. I am being merciful by not going to attack Huang County and Dengzhou now." Zhu Mingxia sneered. "You still want the corpse's head? It's better to think about your own heads first."
Several people trembled all over and looked at the officer who was asking for Mao Chenglu's body with resentment. Fortunately, the other officer didn't say much and directly waved them to leave.
Zhu Mingxia took care of loading the remaining dozen or so captured officers and a large number of lime-made heads, flags, flags, documents and other documents of the rebels on ships, and Lu Yang sent people to Laizhou for Sun Yuanhua. Bring a little fresh excitement to the sluggish Laizhou City.
Zhu Mingxia estimated that after this battle, Liu Jiucheng and Kong Youde had only two choices, either to mobilize their entire army and conquer Qimu Island in one fell swoop, or to hold their noses and admit the freedom of movement of the northward detachment in Huang County and other places. And even choose to cooperate with them.
Zhu Mingxia doesn't think the former possibility is too big. At its peak, the rebels in Dengzhou numbered no more than 90,000 people, including the old Dongjiang troops who had crossed the sea and the young men who had been kidnapped. Now they have at most 30,000 to 40,000 people. Among them, the only ones who really have a certain fighting capacity are the original Dongjiang Liao and the remnants of the Lu and Nan soldiers who surrendered to them. These troops will not exceed 10,000.
The troops brought by Mao Chenglu were already quite powerful in terms of the true strength of the rebels. If even these people were completely defeated, Li Jiucheng and others would never attack with all their troops in a hot-headed manner - even if they could capture Qimu Island, it would seriously weaken the rebels. Sun Yuanhua would take care of him without the imperial court sending troops.
This is obviously not in the interests of the rebels. Furthermore, their first priority is to capture Laizhou and expand their space for maneuver, not to fight to the death here.
In the final analysis, the rebels in Dengzhou have no real strategic purpose. They are only interested in immediate interests and cannot have any long-term plans. The subordinates also have different hearts and minds. Therefore, it is unlikely that they will fight to the death with the northbound detachment. There is room for coexistence between the two sides.
"Hmph, let me see if you dare not agree to my conditions." Zhu Mingxia was very proud. In addition to capturing a large number of prisoners this time, he also captured a lot of horses, so that each of his scout cavalry could be equipped with two or even three horses. The maneuverability has been greatly improved, and the frequency of dispatches has also been much higher.
After finishing what he was doing, Zhu Mingxia took a bath and remembered Ruhua. Immediately, the caregiver is asked to go to Camp Z to bring Ruhua and others.
Zhu Mingxia saw that Ruhua took a bath, rested for a few days, and got enough food, and the color recovered a lot.
Ruhua could not be said to be an embryo of beauty by the standards of the time. Her height, body shape and big feet did not conform to the popular aesthetic taste at the time. However, in Zhu Mingxia's opinion, Ruhua's level is enough to score 85 points. Especially her figure, she looked very much like a female student he coveted back then. …,
He felt more and more that he had a good vision, and for the sake of caution, he decided to ask about her life story first:
Ruhua's life experience is not particularly rare in the society of the late Ming Dynasty - it can't even be mentioned as tragic. This is just a small microcosm of many ordinary people struggling in troubled times.
Ruhua was born in a small village at the foot of the Subei Mountains. She is the eldest son of the family. Her father is a local hunter. The family does not have much land. However, her father is a skilled hunter and the family can live well with the skins he harvests. Maybe it's because she has eaten more meat of all kinds since she was a child. At twelve years old, she is taller than the average girl.
Last year, bandits broke out near her hometown, and the county government organized Xiangyong to suppress the bandits. Her father was recruited to suppress the bandits because he could shoot with a bow. The bandits were suppressed a few days later, and her father returned home with an arrow wound. Soon he launched a She suffered a high fever and fell into a coma. Her mother sold all her belongings but failed to cure her father. Instead, she was deeply in debt and had to sell her to a wealthy family in a neighboring village as a slave. The rich man didn't know why he took a fancy to her, a woman with big feet, and wanted to take her as his concubine. He wanted to wait for an auspicious day to get things done, but before the auspicious day came, the rich man fell into the river and drowned while playing. Oto's first wife decided that she was Ke Fu's poisonous woman, beat her half to death and threw her out of the house. She wandered for several months and was finally taken in by the Liu family. Because she was too young to bind her feet anymore, she was given the name Ruhua and specialized in playing the pipa to match Xiyu's singing voice.
When Ruhua finished telling her story, snowflakes started to appear in the sky again. Zhu Mingxia went outside and looked at the flying snowflakes, then turned to Ruhua and said, "The name Ruhua is too unpleasant. You are not allowed to use this name in the future. Well, Thousand Miles Frog." Declare Xia, thousands of miles of snow is falling on Jinghan, you will be called Jinghan from now on. Tell your class leader that you have all been bought by the Senate, go and sign the deed of sale."
Zhu Mingxia asked Jinghan to keep his surname and replace Ruhua with Zhao Jinghan. After Zhao Jinghan left, Zhu Mingxia called the messenger to take care of him. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
