The time has come to the third day of May in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen. I have been busy and it is almost over here in Shanhaiguan.
The injuries of the five guerrillas have almost recovered, and they are ready to set off with their selected troops.
Before leaving, the five of them were listening to Zhang Mingwei's instructions: "As for the food and grass issue, the accompanying Jin Yiwei will ask the local government for it, so you don't have to worry. What I ask of you is not to disturb the people, not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and not to kill good people and take credit for their merits." , ruining the reputation of the imperial court. But as long as you perform military exploits, I can guarantee you that the imperial court will never treat you badly!"
This is the benefit of holding on to the thigh, otherwise, you have to send money to the court to ensure military merit.
Of course the five people did not dare to go against Zhang Mingwei's words and quickly agreed.
However, Bai Guangen, who was a former thief, hesitated for a while and then asked, "My lord, what should I do if the thieves want to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side? And as far as the general knows, many of the thieves are actually too hungry to stand it. A thief, or simply being coerced by a thief."
The biggest problem in fighting thieves is not whether they can win, but how to deal with the aftermath.
The reason why more and more stray thieves are being attacked is because they cannot be placed. So in the last years of Chongzhen, the bandits were getting stronger and stronger, and it became difficult to win. This means that when the officers and soldiers fight against the bandits again, they will be killed without mercy.
However, Bai Guangen himself rebelled following the Huntian Monkey, and he knew that many of the bandits did not actually want to become thieves. Originally he would not say this, but after contacting Zhang Mingwei, he felt that Duke Xingguo was very different from other officials and paid great attention to people's livelihood, so he asked about it.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei responded without hesitation, "As long as you really want to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, the imperial court does not want to kill everyone. Therefore, you can accept the imperial court's recruitment, but you must accept it unconditionally."
For example, when Zhang Xianzhong was recruited in Gucheng, he put forward various conditions, not only not to let the court divide his troops, but also to concentrate them together. This is obviously the kind of person who does not want to surrender sincerely and can rebel just by turning around.
Unfortunately, the governor at the time, Xiong Wencan, wanted to make meritorious deeds and agreed to his request regardless of the facts. In the end, he himself paid the price with his life.
At this time, the reason why Zhang Mingwei gave this promise, besides not wanting to kill indiscriminately, was that it was already the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, and the population of the Ming Dynasty had already been reduced a lot. Especially in the north of the Ming Dynasty, many places have reached the point where there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles.
The most direct thing is that on the way from the capital to Shanhaiguan led by Zhang Mingwei, apart from the fact that people can be seen in the city, it is basically difficult to see people elsewhere. Some villages and villages were all in ruins. Some were victims of thieves, and many more were harmed by captives.
Zhang Mingwei, who traveled through time, certainly had ambitions. Not only must they conquer Liaodong, but in this era of great navigation, they must also take a share of the pie and even defeat European countries. As a result, if troops are sent to occupy overseas areas, population will be indispensable.
Of course, in addition to this, the transformation of the bandits into the main force against the Qing Dynasty during the Southern Ming Dynasty was also an important factor.
In addition, he also knew that there was a bandit who was called a Buddhist soldier by the people. Not only did he treat the people well, he even heard that when the Jianlu invaded the pass at the end of the year, he went to war with the Jianlu to rescue the people who had been plundered by the Jianlu.
One time there is a clear record is the battle of Haizhou, which was later known as Lianyungang. When the Mongolian soldiers among the Jianlu captured the place, they were besieged by these bandits. They defeated the Jianlu and retreated continuously, but saved the people.
Not only that, he also told the rescued people that you people were kidnapped, and your parents wanted to see you, and each of you would be rewarded with fifty copper coins to go back quickly.
There are even rumors that Linqing Prefecture has been explored again. The bandits here led 400,000 troops and divided them into ten battalions to rescue the King of Lu. They did not cause any trouble with the people, and the villagers called them Buddhist soldiers.
In this regard, Zhang Mingwei was really surprised when he found the information.
It is also for this reason that bandits like this really looked more like the official army than the official army in the late Ming Dynasty. It's a pity that the leader of the bandits was eventually killed by Li Zicheng, and his subordinates were also annexed by him.
At this time, after talking to the five guerrillas, Zhang Mingwei also called the captains of the Jinyi Guards in their army. There were ten people in each army, and a total of fifty people.
I heard him solemnly explain: "You are not allowed to interfere in marching or fighting. You are only responsible for checking military merits and negotiating with the local government for money and food. If the local officials do not have food and grass reserves, let them collect them from the local gentry and deal with them as needed to prevent thieves." Nowadays, quelling the rebellion is the top priority of the imperial court. If the local officials do a good job, the official assessment will be excellent. If they resist and do not cooperate, they will be taken down on the spot and the deputy will temporarily take his place."
"Also, if the local gentry pays money and food, they must record it truthfully. The court will reward and give preferential treatment in the future." After Zhang Mingwei said this, he paused briefly and then said, "You can also emphasize this matter. Can you do it without force? It’s the best. Tell them that if the thieves gain power, they will lose both their lives and their wealth.”
The implication is that if someone refuses to cooperate, force will be used.
In fact, the food and fodder for two thousand people and horses are just passing through the border, so there is really not much. Of course, if you pay two thousand today, two thousand tomorrow and two thousand the day after tomorrow, the local government may not be able to bear it. However, in this case, you have to endure it if you can't bear it.
The five guerrillas on the side listened to Duke Xingguo's detailed explanation and immediately felt his sincerity. Suddenly, they were full of confidence in what he had promised before.
In this way, several of them will have more confidence in the future.
After everything was explained, Zhang Mingwei suddenly remembered something and said to all of them, "You are going to participate in the Battle of Kaifeng. There is one thing you need to pay special attention to. I'm afraid someone will jump over the wall and dig open the Yellow River embankment."
Speaking of this, Zhang Mingwei said very seriously, "Once the Yellow River bursts and all life is destroyed, the consequences are unpredictable. Therefore, this must not happen!"
Generally speaking, no normal person would do this kind of thing. However, as the war continues, it is possible for someone to become jealous and lose their mind.
In the original history, Kaifeng finally fell because someone dug up the Yellow River dam and flooded Kaifeng city with Yellow River water.
There are two rumors here. One is that Li Zicheng hit Kaifeng three times, but failed to defeat him, and paid the price of an eye. He became so angry that he ordered this thing to be done.
Another rumor is that the Kaifeng garrison saw that the reinforcements had not been waiting for a long time and could no longer hold on, so he sent people to break the dam of the Yellow River in order to drown Li Zicheng's troops outside the city. However, Li Zicheng knew about it in advance and avoided it. From a high place, the city of Kaifeng was washed away instead.
Of these two rumors, which one is true and which one is false, future generations will no longer be able to tell.
But the matter of digging up the Yellow River embankments is true.
Therefore, in order to prevent accidents, Zhang Mingwei specially emphasized that they must pay attention to this point.
The five people were a little disapproving of this. After all, digging up the dams of the Yellow River was an outrage to both humans and gods. How many people had the guts to do this?
But since Duke Xingguo had made his confession, of course they agreed to it.
Therefore, Bai Guangen, Wang Tingchen, Tang Tong, Ma Ke, and Wu Sangui, the five former generals of the guerrilla army, each led 2,000 troops and headed for Henan.
After they left, Zhang Mingwei also had to leave. Before leaving, he naturally had to explain to Yan Yingyuan, "Zuo Yingxuan is mainly busy with the placement of soldiers and civilians in Liaodong along the Great Wall and reorganization of defenses. Things at Shanhaiguan mainly depend on is you!"
"Don't worry, Duke, the general is here and if the Jianlu dare to attack, they will definitely be taught a lesson!" After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan immediately assured with confidence.
From an unknown Jiangyin Dianshi, he was suddenly promoted at an unprecedented speed, and directly became the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan guarding one side. Naturally, he tried his best to prove that he had this ability and lived up to the recommendation of the principality.
Zhang Mingwei certainly believed in his ability, so he nodded and said, "The fleet here is also under your command. But it should not be enough. I will ask the emperor to transfer some more ships from Denglai and Denglai." Come here. There is only one purpose, to harass the Jianlu and not let them collect food in peace. Don't be petty, go grab the food from the Jianlu and just burn it. Talent is the most important thing."
There is really someone in the court who can do things easily. Yan Yingyuan couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Zhang Mingwei's promise to send him more ships.
After giving up a large area like Ningyuan, Jianlu had to divide his troops. And there will definitely be heavy troops stationed here in Ningyuan City. In this way, the little force that Jianlu has will definitely share the force of other places.
And if you set off by sea, Jianlu will definitely be hard to guard against. The more ships there are, the more troops can be deployed at once, and the higher the chance of success.
Thinking of this, Yan Yingyuan immediately agreed, then hesitated for a moment, and then reported to Zhang Mingwei, "My lord, when I was the Dianshi of Jiangyin, I had dealings with the pirate Gu San Mazi. This man is loyal and loyal. Not bad, can you recruit An An to come over, and eventually your men will do their part to harass Jianlu!"
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled. Although Yan Yingyuan said it carefully, he was afraid that he would not agree. But he knew very clearly about Jiangyin's Eighty-One Day.
He originally thought about writing a time travel book about the late Ming Dynasty, starting with Jiangyin's defense of the city. For this purpose, he checked a lot of information and even bought a book dedicated to recording the eighty-one days of Jiangyin.
Gu Sanmazi was indeed a man of loyalty. After being impressed by Yan Yingyuan's three arrows, when Jianlu attacked Jiangyin, he also led his fleet to rescue him.
Thinking of this, Zhang Mingwei smiled slightly and said, "There are three gangs of heroes, whoever you want to recommend, as long as they can help Ming Zhongxing, the imperial court has no reason not to agree."
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