"master…"
When the soldiers around Tumen heard that Tumen had chosen to surrender, they all came to pay attention, and some even wanted to say some words of advice.
"Okay, don't say anything. If you don't want to surrender to me, I can only lend you your heads." Tumen had a fierce look on his face at this moment, looked around and said viciously.
Wherever Tu Menshi looked, all the Eight Banners soldiers lowered their heads.
One of the most powerful abilities of the Manchus is "training people", just like boiling an eagle. People can be trained like peaceful animals, and those who don't obey will be killed in similar ways. The closer to the capital, the more powerful the controlled areas are, and the more obvious the people's docility becomes.
Strict hierarchy has always been advocated by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Qianlong's support for this order also reached a perverted level. Even if the superior officer is wrong and dares to leapfrog his superiors and make a report, you are both right and wrong.
Because Qianlong didn't like people who didn't follow the "rules", which was not conducive to his pyramid management.
"The master has surrendered, what are we going to fight for?" the Eight Banners soldiers who were bowing their heads thought one after another.
As for the righteousness of the imperial court and the like, those words only exist in dramas, what does it have to do with them? The only people they can contact are their own superiors. Obeying their master is something they must learn from childhood.
Human instinct is to survive.
The Eight Banners soldiers who have become accustomed to accepting their fate will think that as long as they can save their lives, they will surrender and survive even if others do not surrender. Not to mention the master surrendering?
With the surrender of Yinbinmen, the entire outer city of Jingzhou City was officially occupied by the bandit suppression army.
The success of the siege was beyond the expectations of all the siege and bandit troops. I thought it would be like the previous days, requiring a lot of fighting, but I didn't expect that the entire outer city of Jingzhou would be captured so easily.
Although this battle was still commanded by Ma Jiulu and others, what all the officers and soldiers of the bandit suppression army saw was that as soon as Zhang Rui arrived at Jingzhou City, the city was easily captured.
Because of this, the soldiers in the bandit suppression army had a deeper respect for Zhang Rui.
The bandit suppressing army, together with the surrendered Green Camp soldiers, surrounded the entire city of Jingzhou tightly. In order to accommodate so many soldiers and horses, the bandit suppressing army even demolished some houses near Mancheng.
At this moment, Qian Lushan, who was arranging and guiding work outside Mancheng, saw Zhang Ruizheng approaching, so he quickly went up to greet him and asked: "Brother Six, are you here?"
"Well, Lushan. Did you tell the owner when you demolished the house? Did you pay compensation?" Zhang Rui asked.
"I followed your instructions. I went to tell others and paid the approximate market price." Qian Lushan immediately replied seriously.
As an old man who came directly from Lianshan, Qian Lushan naturally knew. Although Zhang Rui usually seems very kind and doesn't care about little things. Only matters related to the bandit suppression army and the people must not be taken seriously.
"That's good. The wars are going on, and the people who are least vulnerable are the ordinary people. We have no choice but to demolish their houses. Give them as much as you can! Let them lose less." Zhang Rui said to Qian Lushan He nodded with satisfaction and said.
"Yes, that is Sixth Brother Renyi. Throughout the ages, no one cares about these things." Qian Lushan said with emotion.
Although the bandit suppressing army demanded benevolence and righteousness, Qian Lushan, who was doing the guidance work, felt that Zhang Rui was too benevolent and righteous. This is a battlefield, and we are still taking care of the lives of a few people. As expected, our work is still arduous and we still have a long way to go.
In Qian Lushan's opinion, there is probably no leader in the world who is more benevolent and righteous than Brother Six, and he doesn't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
In the eyes of outsiders, Zhang Rui is too benevolent and righteous. Without the cruelty of the emperor, it would be bad and it would be difficult to achieve great things.
Fortunately, Zhang Rui is not pedantic yet. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to do the job of suppressing banditry and upholding military integrity.
However, Zhang Rui felt that reputation among the people was more important than that little money.
After all, a lot of money has been captured now, and the bandit-suppressing army has not yet started economic construction, and the bank account is sufficient, so there is no need to ruin one's reputation for that little money, which is not worth the loss.
Fame and wealth have been said since ancient times. Being famous will naturally be beneficial. This compensation can also set a better example for the army and prevent them from causing harm to their neighbors privately in the future. It really serves multiple purposes.
"Sixth brother, the city is full of people and horses defending the inner city wall. Should we let the green soldiers who surrendered to attack the city?" Ma Jiulu, who ran over not far away, asked Zhang Rui.
"Kaiyuan, what do you think?" Zhang Rui did not answer Ma Jiulu's question directly, but asked Wang Kaiyuan next to him.
"Brother Six is testing me. I think it's time to use what Brother Six has prepared!" Wang Kaiyuan replied, bowing to Zhang Rui Zuo.
Zhang Rui looked at Wang Kaiyuan and smiled, nodded and said to Ma Jiulu:
"Commander Ma, I guess you know what I asked you to do. Why don't you have to wait now?"
"Is it ready to use? Brother Six." Ma Jiulu suddenly remembered the big iron buckets that Zhang Rui had asked them to prepare before. However, I was a little confused when I remembered that Zhang Rui had said before that he could use it without using it.
"Of course, things are made for use." Zhang Rui looked at Ma Jiulu's doubts and replied firmly.
"By the way, there is no need for the new green soldiers to attack the city. Just let them watch from the side." Zhang Rui then ordered.
"Why?" Ma Jiulu looked confused.
Not only Ma Jiulu didn't understand, but also Wang Kaiyuan, Qian Lushan and others on the side didn't understand why Zhang Rui gave such an order.
In this battle, who would not let the surrendered troops go up first to consume the enemy's strength? So they all stared at Zhang Rui with eyes begging for answers.
"For the purpose of deterrence. Let them understand that even if they don't surrender, our bandit-suppressing army is the best in the world and we can easily take over this city." Zhang Rui looked at it and replied.
"Yes, I will obey Brother Six's instructions." Zhang Rui's bizarre statement obviously did not convince everyone present, but Ma Jiulu had to answer him.
"Okay, it's almost noon. Lu Shan, please go ahead and prepare some more meat for the soldiers to have a full meal at noon." Zhang Rui didn't explain any more, just looked at the sun in the sky and ordered. .
"Brother Six, it's just been lunch. How about I let the soldiers attack before the Manchus have a firm foothold?" Ma Jiulu hurriedly suggested when he heard Zhang Rui asked the army to stop for lunch.
"That's right, Sixth Brother. What Commander Ma said is not unreasonable. As the saying goes, you can work hard in one go and then rest in three gongs. Now that our army's morale is strong, we can capture this city first." Wang Kaiyuan also advised.
"What you say is not unreasonable, but you can relax. What if this Manchu city is allowed to gain a firm foothold? It won't take a few hours to capture it." Zhang Rui patted the horse beside him. Jiu Lu looked over his shoulder, looking at the walls all over the city and said with disdain.
"In my opinion, the importance of this city is not as important as the hunger of our bandit-suppressing soldiers. I just want to let those who surrender know that the invincible Manchus in their hearts are just that."
"Yes, Sixth Brother, I will make arrangements right away." Perhaps Qian Lushan was infected by Zhang Rui's domineering look, and Qian Lushan answered Zhang Rui with excitement on his face.
