With questions and cheers, Zhang Rui entered Guangzhou City.
Looking at the high city wall, Zhang Rui was very happy about the victory in this siege battle, and his face was filled with joy.
From the moment Zhang Rui stepped into the west city gate, Zhang Rui even couldn't understand how simple the whole war was? Are the Manchus so fragile?
However, since ancient times, what has made a city strong is not its walls but its people's hearts. If the people who defend the city don't have the confidence to defend the city, no matter how tall the city wall is, no matter how good the city defense equipment is, it will be useless.
Because when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, if all the defenders at that time fought tooth and nail to defend the city, Li Zicheng might not be able to break in even with a million soldiers. But the defenders no longer had confidence, so Li Zicheng had no trouble.
The reason why it was easy for Zhang Rui to capture the city of Guangzhou was firstly because of his reputation, secondly because of his policies, and thirdly because of his identity as a native of Guangdong and Guangxi.
The green soldiers guarding the city are mainly local people.
Zhang Rui had previously spared Yang Yingju and Geng Shangzhi's soldiers, which gave him a good reputation as someone to be captured. The anti-bandit army's propaganda that every household has land and everyone has land to farm and low taxes has influenced the thinking of many Green Camp soldiers who were guarding the city.
Another important point is that Zhang Rui's soldiers and horses are very capable of fighting, and they have already won the hearts of the Guangzhou defenders. Several victories seem to confirm this. Zhang Rui is from Guangdong and Guangxi, and both of them speak similar words. If Zhang Rui can really conquer the country in the future, they will also feel deeply honored and honored.
The defenders of Guangzhou City had no life-and-death grudges against the bandit-suppressing army, so they didn't want to fight with their lives, let alone the fact that they had overwhelmed the bandit-suppressing army in the first place.
Therefore, with the bandit-suppressing army having the upper hand, the green battalion soldiers guarding the city naturally took advantage of the situation and surrendered.
Since they can be released without death if they surrender, few people are willing to die in vain. The Qing soldiers who came back twice also proved that Zhang Rui's credibility was there, and they surrendered without any psychological burden.
The bandit-suppressing army attacked the city so fast that even the gangsters on the street who thought they could take advantage of the war to fish in troubled waters did not react.
Because before they had time to fight, rob or cause trouble, the bandit-suppressing army had already entered the city to eliminate them. After the bandit suppression army came in, they could only stay there.
At this time, the strong military discipline of the bandit suppression army once again proved that it was different from other peasant rebel armies.
When Zhang Rui was studying in the past, he had read about the destructive power of the peasant uprising army. Therefore, in order to avoid this, Zhang Rui also introduced the position of military commander to supervise and teach all bandit suppression troops.
At the same time, because he was afraid that the surrendered Green Camp soldiers were not ideologically aware enough, Zhang Rui dispersed them all and led them under the leadership of Lao Ma, the bandit-suppressing soldier who had come directly from the mountain.
So there was a situation where two old bandit suppressing troops led eight surrendering bandit suppressing troops.
Under the military discipline and military songs of the Suppression Bandit Army and the constant "brainwashing" education from the military officers, no newly surrendered Green Camp soldier dared not to take his own life seriously.
Because Zhang Rui has repeatedly ordered that anyone who dares to violate military discipline or harm the people and disturb the people will be severely punished.
With Zhang Rui's entry into the city, the people of Guangzhou who were originally worried about being harmed felt at ease. Because Zhang Rui's entry into the city also announced that Guangzhou no longer belonged to the Manchus.
Zhang Rui also sent horses to hunt down those who escaped from Guangzhou City. If none of them were against the bandit-suppressing army, Zhang Rui would not do anything to them. But if they are against the bandit-suppressing army, then they will be liquidated as they should be.
"Brother Six. Commander Li sent someone to tell people that the whole city of Guangzhou was guarding the inner city wall. He said that he hoped to negotiate terms before surrendering. I asked Brother Six what he wanted." A messenger was brought to Chen Taiping. Zhang Rui said beside him.
"Send an order to Commander Li and ask him to order all the people in the city to surrender immediately and unconditionally. Anyone who dares to resist will be attacked without leaving a trace." Zhang Rui said with a murderous look on his face after hearing what the order soldier said.
"Yes, Sixth Brother." The ordering soldier gave Zhang Rui a military salute, and then went to convey Zhang Rui's order.
"I'm kidding. In this situation, you are still thinking about what conditions I can negotiate with you for surrender. Will they let us surrender in turn? Brother Guozhong is still too cautious." Zhang Rui looked at the retreating figure of the ordering soldier, feeling a little agitated. He said angrily.
"Brother Six is right, these Tatars think they are relatives of the emperor." Wang Kaiyuan took over Zhang Rui's words and said
"Oh, if they are really relatives of the emperor, they will regret it. But the debt they owe must be repaid." Zhang Rui replied
After a stick of incense
The whole city of Guangzhou surrendered, but no one resisted.
The surrender of the entire city also announced that the city of Guangzhou had officially changed hands.
two hours later
Golden gongs sounded in every street in Guangzhou city, and slogans to calm the people sounded.
At the same time, various notice boards at the gates of Guangzhou City posted notices to calm the people.
With the announcement of the peace of mind notice, ordinary people in Guangzhou City also felt at ease.
The anti-bandit army was just like the rumors they had heard. They had good military discipline and did not harm the people, did not disturb them, and did not take any advantage from the people. This really made the people in the whole city admire it, and at the same time, it also made the anti-Qing people have a favorable impression of the bandit-suppressing army.
Three hours later, Guangzhou City was officially declared by the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi to be operating normally and no longer under martial law. At the same time, an announcement was issued in Guangzhou city to recruit soldiers for the bandit suppression army.
The monthly salary is one to two eight yuan, and after five years of retirement, you can get ten acres of land.
The recruitment conditions this time are indeed different from those of previous recruitments. In the past, Zhang Rui had land but not much money. If Zhang Rui had money but not enough land.
Therefore, Zhang Rui also adopted reforms in terms of recruitment conditions.
The conditions of the fields for previously recruited soldiers remain unchanged, but changes have been made for newly recruited soldiers.
Now, Zhang Rui has adjusted the monthly salary of all the soldiers of the bandit suppression army to one to two or eight cents, which is higher than what the Manchus paid.
At the same time, unlike the Manchu Qing who restricted the family members of soldiers from doing other businesses, Zhang Rui did not restrict the family members of soldiers who would not suppress bandits from doing legitimate businesses, and also gave them more freedom.
In the field of reduction, if you want more land, you have to exchange for more military merit.
Zhang Rui's purpose of doing this is also to stimulate more people to join the bandit suppression army, because those who join early can get more benefits than those who join late. Wouldn't it be stupid not to take advantage of it?
This approach is not without its disadvantages, but everything is harmful only when there is comparison. The Manchu Qing Dynasty did not say how many years they could retire, nor did they say that they could divide their fields after retirement.
It wasn't until late in the evening that Zhang Rui got away from the business meetings of the innocent big businessmen in Guangzhou.
However, there were too many people Zhang Rui wanted to see, including many anti-Qing people who also organized groups to come to see him. In response, Zhang Rui had to accept it again.
At this time, Zhang Rui, who had just received the previous wave of people, picked up the invitation card next to him and looked at it again.
"Huh?, this is it? Official Hong Xi wants to see you?"
