"I'm not convinced, I'm not convinced..."
Zhang Mingwei was delivering prisoners when he suddenly heard hysterical roars coming from outside the archery tower. From the accent, he could tell that it was Zuo Liangyu who had just been taken to hospital for treatment.
Hearing this, he just smiled faintly and ordered: "Slap him if he keeps making noise. See if he can continue shouting?"
Zhang Mingwei was not interested in asking why he was not convinced, and then explaining to him in order to convince him or something. Just a rebel general, regardless of whether he surrenders or not, will end up escorting the capital Kacha.
The victory of this war is ultimately due to the will of the people. It's that simple!
The human heart may be useless in the face of power. After all, this thing can't be seen or touched, so it can't be as hard as a fist.
Zuo Liangyu is based on this understanding, so he has always been in control of the military. Even in order to command more troops, he did not hesitate to rob the people, and he completely ruined the hearts of the people.
If he can continue to be powerful, as he has been in history, then he may not experience the consequences of losing people's hearts.
And in this dimension, when he goes against the imperial court and his power is no longer limited to one family, the influence of people's support becomes very obvious.
When the people in Jianchang realized how good they would be under the imperial government, they were not stupid and would naturally make the right choice.
Those sent from behind will either surrender or be reported and imprisoned, without exception. Because the people in the city don't want the toast to win!
For this reason, the fate of this rebel army was already doomed before this war even started.
At this moment, Zhang Mingwei didn't need to do much. Everything related to it, whether it was placing prisoners of war or anything else, the men who followed him were already familiar with it. To sum it up, it is nothing more than nine words: defeat local tyrants, divide the fields, and win the hearts of the people.
The so-called rich people are naturally the chieftains.
At this time, Zhang Mingwei was more worried about Hou Xun's whereabouts.
This man was born as a Jinshi, had been a governor, and yet he dared to rebel! Since Zuo Liangyu wants to be escorted to Beijing, then Hou Xun should also be escorted to Beijing, just click in front of those civil servants!
However, he did not come with the army to attack Jianchang City. It was not easy to catch him.
Once he knew that Zuo Liangyu was defeated, Hou Xun would definitely use the Thirty-Six Strategy as the best strategy. It's really hard to catch this mountainous one.
For this reason, Zhang Mingwei had considered this before the war, not just for Hou Xun.
This time, no longer dilly-dallying, but preparing to sweep away all the monsters and monsters with the force of thunder.
For a chieftain's territory, two thousand men and horses were prepared, and the people from the corresponding chieftain's territory in Jianchang City were used as guides. As soon as the fighting here ends, we are ready to leave.
No, as soon as the main battlefield was over, the troops who had received the mission began to assemble.
The local people who led the way were all very happy. Their family members were also gathered around, giving advice.
"You must be smarter and make more contributions, you know?"
"Move quickly, help the imperial officers and soldiers capture more people, and you can live happily in the future!"
"..."
The prisoners were also escorted outside the city. They were a little downcast and sat there obediently waiting for the court to announce their fate. When they heard such a lively sound, they couldn't help but look over curiously.
The imperial army had a great victory, and it was understandable that they were happy.
But you ordinary people, what do you have to be happy about?
To be honest, they couldn't figure it out.
Curiosity is natural, so those prisoners who were close to them pricked up their ears to hear what they were talking about.
Others, seeing that the officers and soldiers of the imperial court who were guarding them did not seem to be so vicious, they had the courage to ask them in their dialect.
"What are you doing, what are you so happy about?"
"Yes, the imperial court won the battle, what does it have to do with you? Seeing how happy you are, if you don't know better, you will think you have found something golden!"
"..."
The excited family members heard it. Some ignored them, but some walked over and answered proudly.
"The imperial army won the battle, so why does it have nothing to do with us?"
"Those chieftains have been defeated. We no longer have to work for them in the future!"
"Also, as long as you perform meritorious service, when you divide the land of the chieftains later, you can get more!"
"Of course, as long as you have meritorious service, it will be done. This is what Duke Xingguo said. Don't believe it, the chieftains outside are already doing this!"
"..."
Hearing these words, these prisoners were a little dumbfounded. They couldn't believe that such a good thing could happen in the world.
But if it wasn't true, how could he be so happy?
Speaking of which, it seems they have no reason to lie!
Thinking of this, many prisoners' hearts became hot.
In this land of China, no matter what time, the attraction of land to the people has always been the strongest!
Imagine that they were going to divide the fields of the chieftains, and these prisoners wanted it too!
Looking at the scene in front of them, these prisoners could probably guess that it was time to clear out the chieftain's territory.
As a result, some brave prisoners started shouting.
"Fellow, can you help me? I'm also willing to lead the way!"
"I am most familiar with the situation in Puji Division, and I am willing to lead the way for the imperial officers and soldiers!"
"Please help me intercede. If I can make some contribution, can I share half of it with you?"
"..."
After hearing their words, some of those who were ready to lead the way were unwilling and did not want them to share the credit; but some were willing. After all, if they were familiar with each other, these people must be the most familiar.
So, someone reported the situation.
When going to clear out the chieftain's territory, if there are more local people, the difficulty of clearing out will be lower; however, there is also a question, whether these prisoners really want to make meritorious deeds, or whether they have some evil intentions, it is hard to say!
In the end, this situation was quickly reflected at the top of the city, and they were asked to make a decision by their superior.
At this time, all the military generals were on the top of the city. As soon as someone responded, the issue was directly brought to Duke Xingguo.
After Zhang Mingwei heard this, he directly ordered without thinking: "You can have this!"
After a pause, he warned again: "However, we should select people from the prisoners immediately. We need to pay attention to the fact that the prisoners selected must be from Kuhaha and cannot be related to the chieftain or others."
That's all. I believe that with the temptation of meritorious rewards, the possibility of them becoming evil-minded is very low.
And even if they want to have bad intentions, without these natives in the city following them, the possibility of ultimately affecting the suppression army is very low.
In this way, the various armies were delayed for some time. After they each selected some people from the prisoners, they set off separately.
On the top of the city, looking at the long queue of people setting off, Zhu Yuyao asked curiously: "Sir, do you think you can capture Hou Xun?"
In this battle of Jianchang, the surrounding chieftain armies were defeated in one fell swoop, and there was no problem in recovering the chieftain territory. The only suspense is whether people like Hou Xun will be run away by them.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and said: "It's hard to say this kind of thing. It involves luck. No matter how Hou Xun runs away this time, he won't be able to go anywhere. He's just a lost dog!"
After finishing speaking, he withdrew his gaze from outside the city, looked at Zhu Yurao and said: "Next, it's time for your art soldiers to show off their talents. You must make these prisoners understand the court's policy as soon as possible and let them return home. Help the local government stabilize the place as soon as possible!"
"Don't worry, sir, I've given the order a long time ago!" After hearing this, Zhu Nuao immediately rushed to say.
When Zhang Mingwei saw it, he immediately shook his head and said with a smile: "There is another trick here that can make the local people here stand with the imperial court as quickly as possible!"
When Zhu Ainao heard this, she asked curiously: "What's the trick?"
Her big eyes were full of expectation.
By following the Duke, you will learn a lot!
"Public trial!" After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei responded immediately without hiding anything, "But this public trial is different from the previous ones. It is not judged by us, but by the local people!"
After he finished speaking, he explained the real form of the public trial. This surprised Zhu Aolao. The common people could be allowed to judge the chieftain by themselves? Is this really okay?
Suspicious, she urged Zhang Mingwei to arrange the public trial.
Needless to say, after the chieftains, as the local emperors, are now prisoners, the people they oppressed have the support of the imperial army, especially since they know that these chieftains will never be able to ride on them again in the future. At this time, they vented all the anger in their hearts.
In short, Zhu Ailao was dumbfounded. It turned out that ordinary people could use it in this way.
Public trials, propaganda, reorganizing prisoners, repairing collapsed houses, etc. These are the main tasks in the next few days.
About five days later, fast horses returned from various places one after another to report the situation of the extermination of the remaining chieftains.
Ultimately, these operations went very smoothly.
After the imperial troops from all walks of life arrived, they were all people of the same clan, and immediately ran to spread the word that the chieftain was finished, and that the imperial court would have a good life and so on.
So, those who still wanted to resist put down their weapons; those who were hiding came out...
Perhaps they were still hesitant under the tribe's explanation, but the strict discipline of the imperial army finally made them feel at ease. The army participated in local post-earthquake disaster relief and helped them clean up their houses, etc., which ultimately made them grateful.
Just like that, the entire Sichuan Xingdu Division was calmed down almost calmly.
On this day, when Zhang Mingwei was planning to go to Panzhihua, another fast horse messenger came galloping over.
