It is now almost a month since Zhao Cheng took Wucheng.
A month ago, Wu City was destroyed by thunder and fire. The five thousand elite Wu Qi left in the city either died or fled. However, not many of them died, only a few hundred, and more were burned. Later, Zhao Cheng even opened the city gates, intending to release these remaining soldiers out of the city to ensure the stability of Wucheng.
In this era, although burns are very serious injuries, they will not lose much combat effectiveness during the period of time they were injured. If we continue to talk about this group of wounded soldiers trapped in the city and desperate, these people, on the contrary, will He will fight to the death with Ying Tian's army.
With the current strength of the Ying Tian Army, it is not impossible to kill these people, but the cost is too high. It is not impossible, but not worth it.
Therefore, when marching and fighting, there is often a saying that surrounds three and lacks one, that is, taking the initiative to leave a glimmer of hope for the enemy.
With the city gate wide open, these defeated troops naturally had no intention of fighting to the death.
What's more, the previous thunder and fire had completely defeated the fighting spirit of Wu Qi's army.
In this case, the only ones who were fighting a head-on battle with Ying Tian's army were the soldiers from Wu Qi's mansion.
This was left by Wu Qi to protect the young family. There were about two hundred soldiers.
Two hundred versus five thousand, the final result can be imagined.
The entire Ying Tian army took Wucheng, but in the end only more than ten people died and more than thirty people were injured. In this era, such a record can be said to be a complete victory.
Later, after seizing control of Wucheng, Zhao Cheng did not take action against other forces in the city. He only ransacked Wu Qi's home and obtained a mountain of money and food.
This Wucheng is the pass out of the Southern Wilderness. It is the key to trade with the outside world. It can be said to be the economic center of this era. If the Southern Wilderness is unified, then this place will smoothly become the political center.
Under such circumstances, one can imagine how wealthy Wucheng is.
In addition, Wucheng was strong, so Wu Qi went out to fight, but most of his family wealth was also placed in Wucheng.
In other words, anyone who stood in Wu Qi's perspective would do this. If Wucheng was not safe, there would be no safer place in the world.
Zhao Cheng's Ying Tian Army only had five thousand people. With the money and food they copied, even if the number of Ying Tian Army increased tenfold, it would still be enough to last for nearly ten years.
Therefore, in this case, Zhao Cheng first strictly restrained his soldiers. Anyone who dared to offend the people would be killed!
Subsequently, troops were organized to patrol the city to prevent chaos in Wucheng.
The city has just been taken, and if the people are incited by someone with ulterior motives, it will be extremely troublesome.
In addition, Zhao Cheng even sent his men to bribe beggars, storytellers, and other groups in the city to tell the story of General Yingtian's miracles through songs or stories. Win people's hearts.
The people outside the mountain have many contacts and have seen a lot, so naturally they are not as easy to fool as the mountain people. However, when the city was broken, there was first a big explosion, then fire, rain and meteors. Even now, the big gap is still clearly visible. Is there anything in this world that can be more convincing than what you see with your own eyes? !
Even, it is not just ordinary people who are illiterate.
Even some wealthy families in the city and people from scholarly families, although these people are well-informed and know that many Taoists in history used similar words to pretend to be gods and ghosts, but this time, they seemed to see it for real.
And Zhao Cheng, in this case, also extended an olive branch to the rich and powerful households in the city, inviting talents from their clans to hold important positions in Wucheng. Even Zhao Cheng, who was related to Wu Qi by marriage, It also showed that he was letting the past go, which made these big investors feel at ease.
At the same time, taking this opportunity, Zhao Cheng began to recruit troops in the city. However, they were not recruited into the Yingtian Army, but as militiamen to maintain order in the city. Only the best among them would have the opportunity to join the Yingtian Army. .
In this way, it makes people feel more at ease.
If Ying Tianjun wanted anyone, it would make people doubt the formality of Ying Tianjun. Nowadays, this kind of recruitment method with a large threshold is not easy to join. On the contrary, it has made some capable people in the city give birth to idea.
However, even if it is just a militia, which belongs to the reserve force of the regular army, Ying Tianjun does not want anyone, only the sons of good families with a clean background.
But even so, because I first arrived in Wucheng, I didn't have enough control over Wucheng, so there were a few cases of cheating. A gangster defrauded a militiaman and started to dominate his own area. However, Soon, he was discovered by the Taoist officials, who pulled him out and informed the whole army directly. Then he killed him in front of everyone. After his head was chopped off, it is still hanging on the shelf to this day.
The Taoist official system founded by Zhao Cheng has now begun to show its strength.
Many soldiers were not afraid of heaven or earth, but they only respected and believed in Taoist officials.
And the Taoist official's method of investigation is not to read pale books, but to do it on the ground. After dressing up, he goes to the local area to investigate, or asks the elderly and children nearby, pretends to be a tourist, and casually inquires about the situation. If he hears that there is a loyal person in the place, The talented people will go directly to lobby.
Although the number of Taoist officials is limited, there are now more than a hundred of them. If more than a hundred people visit five places in one day, that is five hundred. In ten days, that is five thousand.
Once again, they found out the bad apples and used practical actions to give the people confidence. The militiamen were also given sufficient salaries, and they could choose either cash or food.
Now that the new army has just been established, Zhao Cheng is very strict about recruiting soldiers, so there is no deduction.
Under this situation, after twenty days of capturing Wucheng, Zhao Chenggong had raised a full five thousand soldiers. After a full month, there were tens of thousands of militiamen in the city.
As for Wucheng, as a large city and an important city, it can be said to be the largest in the Southern Wilderness in terms of population, but the total population is actually only over 500,000.
Ten thousand militiamen, plus five thousand Yingtian troops, so fifteen thousand people, Zhao Cheng's control of Wucheng has undoubtedly been stable.
It was only at this time that Zhao Chengcai was finally able to let go and eliminate the unstable factors in Wucheng.
"In Wucheng, there are three families with big surnames: Qian, Zhang, and Chu. These three families are all related to Wu Qi by marriage. I originally thought that by forgetting the blame, I would not pursue their involvement with Wu Qi, and still let their children serve as officials, but they But it disappointed me.”
In the study, Zhao Cheng stopped writing and raised his head.
"There are many talented people among the great surnames, but none of them are used by me. I just send out some unappreciated common people to fool them."
"If I don't take any action, these people will probably think that I am weak and can be bullied."
"There are also the great Confucian kings Qi and Zhu Xian, who are also famous. My subordinates treat the virtuous and corporal officers well and invite them to serve in official positions. Instead, they are called traitors and traitors."
"There is no way in the world. Instead of working for the sake of the people, these scholars are merging fertile fields and collecting beautiful concubines. Such thieves dare to pretend to be great Confucians and talk about the world. The so-called knowledge is just the flattery of scholars. If there are ten thousand people in the world, In Erzhou, everyone is literate, so there is no place for thieves like these, who are nothing more than rats crossing the street!"
