The rebels fled and were pursued by the rear camp.
After chasing for...a mile, they finally captured all the thieves who were running at the front.
Some of the others who ran away were riding horses, and the two-legged rear camp soldiers couldn't catch up.
Zuo Shi's cavalry brigade was eager to try. They galloped their horses and whipped their whips. After running thirty meters, five soldiers fell off their horses.
Zuo Shi had no choice but to stop there, which caused the ridicule of other brothers and made him unable to hold his head up.
Cavalry training is really a long-term effort.
Looking at the prisoners all over the ground, Zuo Mengeng was in a good mood and immediately called Huang Zongxi and Zuo Fu.
"The next work depends on the two of you. One is to screen the prisoners and find the White Lotus cultists among them. Those who have joined the cult recently and whose deception is not serious and can be saved can be let go. Those who commit heinous crimes and deceive people's hearts. , must be dealt with. These weird things cannot exist in our army."
Zuo Fu took the order and began to shuttle among the prisoners with the people from the Intelligence Department to carry out screening work.
Next is Huang Zongxi.
"In the final analysis, most of these rioters are ordinary people who can't survive. They take desperate risks just because they can't survive. Are they wrong? From our perspective, what they did couldn't be more correct. What is wrong is just the method of struggle. What your Military Affairs Department has to do is to go among them, publicize our policies to them, and tell them how to fight for their rights. Only in this way can these poor people willingly join us Come from the team."
The more Huang Zongxi listened, the brighter his eyes became.
"Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. The soldiers you get with this method are definitely the best in the world."
There was really nothing to clean on the battlefield, so the army took the prisoners and began to move south.
On the way, Huang Daozhou, Dang Huanchun, Huang Zongxi, Liu Yiyuan, Mao Yuanyi and others came together.
"Zhongheng, we have encountered a problem in our discussion, and I want to ask what you mean."
Zuo Mengeng knew that it would be difficult to unify his thoughts and was prepared for it.
"What's the problem?"
Mao Yuanyi spoke on behalf of everyone.
"You said that everyone should be equal in the new world, so how big is the concept of equality for everyone? Is it just the equality of the king and his subjects, or does it include equality between men and women? If we follow this concept of equality, then does it mean that parents have the same relationship with their children? Should they be equal? If there is such equality, do parents still have the right and obligation to discipline their children?"
Huang Daozhou added: "According to your theory of equality, do you need to abolish servants? But today's wealthy families all have servants. If we implement this idea, can we still get the support of wealthy families? As far as I know, Zuo Mansion, Liu Mansion, and Zhang Mansion, even my own family, also need servants. If we really cancel the servants, will our existing allies become enemies?"
See, that's how hard it is to start a new business.
At the very beginning, they were faced with the problem of camp disintegration.
But to be honest, Zuo Mengeng is not sure how to do this, whether there is a way to get the best of both worlds, or to insist on true equality.
Politics is different from the military.
If it were a war, he would have the confidence to win no matter how difficult the battle was.
However, the complexity and danger of politics test the ability, vision, mind and means of the executor.
For a moment, Zuo Mengeng didn't know where to start.
He thought for a while and gave this suggestion.
"We have all thought about the problems, and we also know that such problems have to be faced and solved. But how to solve it? No matter how much we think here, it is just behind closed doors. I think it is better to put this topic on hold for the time being. . After we return to Linqing, we will gather more people for a big discussion, and everyone will express their opinions and opinions. If you don’t understand the truth, you will be unclear. If you listen to one side, you will be dark, and if you listen to both, you will be enlightened. This way Big things require us to be more cautious.”
After everyone heard this, they thought about it carefully and found that this was the only safer way to do it.
Going south from Dezhou, Linqing is not far away.
Just after the battle against Xu Yaqing ended, Zuo Mengeng asked the messengers to go ahead with great fanfare and horses to report the victory to the people in the city.
In fact, Linqing had already received the report of the Battle of Qingshui Pass.
But this time, there is a deeper meaning in doing so.
"The great joy of victory can more or less wash away the pain of separation and death, and can also make the families who have lost their loved ones feel better."
Although the rear camp won a great victory, more than 900 people were sacrificed.
As a result, more than 900 families have to experience the pain of losing their loved ones. If no planning is done, this joy may spread to the entire army, making everyone feel war-weary and fearful of war.
It is a good way to deal with the victory and the atmosphere of celebration in the whole city.
At the very least, when everyone in the city is immersed in the joy of victory, the spread of negative emotions can be limited to the greatest extent.
Zuo Mengeng has also grown up very quickly and already has the means to deal with these things.
The next afternoon, the city of Linqing appeared in front of everyone.
Eight months later, the rear camp finally returned.
On this day, almost all the people in Linqing City mobilized and crowded outside the city, rejoicing at the return of the rear camp.
Originally, the rear camp was only located in a corner of Zuozhuang, and its main members were refugees from other places. The local people had no affection for this army.
However, the achievements achieved by Houying after moving north made Linqing's name resounding throughout the world. As a Linqing person, it is impossible not to feel proud of it.
In any era, people are always proud of their hometown.
Then the White Lotus Sect rebelled, and tens of thousands of troops ravaged Dongchang. The collapse of Liu Yuanqing's Linqing Association cast a shadow over Linqing.
Especially when the White Lotus bandits rushed towards Linqing City, many people felt the fear of the coming doomsday.
At the critical moment, it was the reservists who stayed in their hometown from the rear camp who stood up.
Just outside the city, a battle broke out, repelling the White Lotus thieves and preserving the tranquility and peace of Linqing.
By this time, the local people in Linqing finally had a different understanding of Houying.
An army that can protect the country will naturally gain the support of the local people.
The reserves are so strong, how strong should the regular soldiers be?
Now that the regular soldiers are back, they have returned with a huge victory over the Donglu, which immediately aroused the enthusiasm of all the people.
They spontaneously prepared colorful flags, firecrackers, and organized musical instrument performances, which stretched directly to the north of the city for several miles.
Ordinary people are already like this, let alone the people of Zuozhuang.
Today, except for those who stayed behind, everyone in Zhuangzi came over and mingled among the people, eagerly looking forward to the return of their relatives and bragging to strangers.
Because among those who defeated Donglu, there were their relatives.
The grand welcome scene made Zuo Menggeng feel a little elated, and he quickly gave an order to the entire army, telling everyone to cheer up and hold their chests high, so as not to lose the prestige of the rear camp.
He even asked the soldiers to show off their well-maintained muskets and artillery to impress the people.
From now on, recruiting troops will inevitably have to be selected from among local people.
The people of Ming Dynasty did not have a good impression of the army.
Because these troops are no different from bandits.
Many times they cause harm to the common people and are more vicious than bandits and Tatars.
The reason why they came out to welcome the rear camp was that officials such as Zhizhou and Bingbeidao were here. Since all the officials are here, then the soldiers shouldn't attack ordinary people, right?
Secondly, the rear camp reserves have just defended Linqing City.
The most important thing is that there was no disturbance to the people before and after the battle, and even the people living outside the city were not harmed.
The officers and soldiers in the rear camp also helped the people move. Afterwards, the people's property was counted and nothing was missing.
Word of mouth spread, and many people realized that this local army seemed different.
Third, the rear camp defeated the Donglu, which made Linqing lose face.
Everyone wants to see what such a powerful army looks like.
The rear camp army came from a distance, giving people a completely different feeling.
The soldiers were arranged in a row of four, in strict formation, and everyone's steps were uniform. The sound of footsteps was very oppressive. It not only shook the earth, but also drowned out the atmosphere of noisy gongs, drums, and firecrackers.
Such a powerful momentum was gradually approaching, which actually made many people speechless in shock.
Qu Shishu and Zhang Jimeng led the way and stood at the city gate, and their feelings from the front were even stronger. Especially Zhang Jimeng, who has been to the rear camp so many times, this is the first time he discovered how terrifying the rear camp is.
"No wonder he was able to defeat five thousand Tartars and kill Amin in formation. I have never seen such a powerful army."
Zhang Jimeng nodded in agreement.
"Just these thousand people are so powerful. If there are tens of thousands of troops..."
He did not continue, but Qu Shiqi understood what he meant.
Once there are tens of thousands of such an army, who in the world can be the leader?
