Chapter 144: MLM-style recruitment

The city gate was broken too suddenly. Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying responded in panic, but it was obviously too late. A flood of surrender troops poured into the city and started fighting with the rogue bandits in the city. Even though we were all traveling together in the past, now, I

We are soldiers and you are thieves. We have different ways and do not work together. Either you die or I die.

The soldiers and horses pouring into the city, in addition to charging inward, also rush to the top of the city. After all, there are two big fish there. Mr. Yue has a word first. Whoever can kill Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying will get the hereditary reward.

Official position. The surrendered troops inside rushed up the steps to the city. The surrendered troops outside rushed up on ladders. They were attacked from both sides. The rogue bandits on the city could not stop them. It didn't take long before they collapsed.

All of this was carried out according to the script written by Yue Su. After Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying surrendered to the city, they gradually became unable to resist and died together. Although Ma Shouying's popularity was relatively good, compared with his official position, he was not.

It didn't matter. As soon as they died, the morale of the surrendering troops was greatly boosted, and they became more and more courageous as they fought. After more than half an hour, the rogue bandits in the city were almost unable to resist anymore. But at this time, the reinforcements of the rogue bandits from the East Men and South Men came in, and Liu Zongmin

Together with Luo Rucai's soldiers and horses, they can be regarded as a new force. Once they entered the city, the rogue bandits in the city saw hope again, so they reunited and fought to the death with the officers and soldiers again.

When the surrendering troops encountered setbacks, they relaxed as before. Fortunately, Wang Guoning and Liu Xiyao were not ordinary desperate people. They blocked the opponent's reinforcements forcefully, allowing other battalions to have their way.

Taking a chance to breathe, they turned around and joined the battle group.

The two sides were fighting inextricably. At the critical moment, Wang Tan and Guo Zhen led their officers and soldiers to fight in from the east gate and south gate. This time, the rogue bandits were attacked from both sides and could no longer resist. They became a pot of porridge and scattered in all directions.

Escape.

The rogue bandits soon discovered that there did not seem to be many officers and soldiers at the North Gate, so they fled to the North Gate desperately, leaving in multiple ways at the North Gate.

This is something that Yue Su has already thought of. If one side of the fence is not opened, the rogue bandits will definitely unite as one and fight to the death, fighting to the death. Now that they are left with the northern gate, the rogue bandits think they will have a way out, so they will not fight to the end, but will only run for their lives.

In this way, the officers and soldiers were behind to cover up the killing, causing the bandits to run away and barely escape. But not long after walking, a group of troops suddenly came out. This group of troops was led by Jin Chan, and they were well-equipped. As soon as they met, they were killed.

The muskets and bows and arrows instantly wiped out everything. Immediately after, a young general came over with a sword the size of a men's board and killed him. He was quick with his sword and horse, and was invincible. And this group of officers and soldiers were also brave.

Killing these gangsters made them cry for father and mother.

The pursuing soldiers and horses from behind came out again, and the rogue bandits were even more confused. They couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south, and were running around in all directions.

This battle lasted from night to day, and finally ended. Countless bandits were killed, tens of thousands were wounded, captured, and surrendered. Cao and Luo Rucai originally wanted to escape the surrender, but they were unlucky.

He was betrayed by his generals and was found out. The general who exposed him was named Zhang Youyi. He lived up to his name and was very loyal, but at the critical moment, he betrayed his trust and betrayed Luo Rucai. But according to Zhang Youyi, you are known as Cao Rucai.

o, I never talk about loyalty. We, as younger brothers, should naturally learn from you. He followed Wang Tan's footsteps and found out Luo Rucai, which can be regarded as a great achievement. Mr. Yue is eager to win people's hearts. People like this

, of course he should be highly praised, directly promoted to the rank of Staff General, and placed under the command of Wang Tan.

Wang Tan and Zhang Youyi benefited greatly from betraying their clients and seeking glory. As soon as the news spread, many bandit leaders who had not surrendered also became evil-minded and planned to betray their clients and seek glory. Especially in this situation, officials

The army conquered Luoyang, many bandits surrendered, and the momentum was great. If we don't surrender now, then when will we surrender? We can't wait for others to attack us.

Liu Zongmin was much luckier than Luo Rucai, but luck was also directly proportional to his strength. Liu Zongmin was Li Zicheng's most powerful general, and his martial arts skills were second only to Li Zicheng.

He rushed towards Kaifeng. But when Liu Zongmin escaped halfway, he heard the news that Li Yan was dead.

Li Yan was poisoned to death by Niu Jinxing. Liu Zongmin admired Li Yan's talents very much. When he heard the news, he secretly felt that it was difficult for Li Zicheng to achieve anything and he would most likely be destroyed by the imperial court.

Rather than accompany Li Zicheng to perish, it would be better to find a way out on his own. He would not do anything like surrendering to the court and betraying his trust. He simply stayed anonymous and lived a peaceful life. He and Li Zicheng attacked the city and looted the land, accumulated some s.

He sent his confidants to hide it secretly. Now at this time, he decided to withdraw the money and run away on his own.

In the event of a great victory, Young Master Yue Su would not be able to reward him based on his merits.

The people who killed Tian Jianxiu and Ma Shouying were Qianzong Zhao Can under the Great Heavenly King Gao Jian and Ma Dayong, a guerrilla general under He Yilong. Yue Su directly named Gao Jian and He Yilong as military generals, and Zhao Can and Ma Dayong were officers.

He was promoted to two levels and was awarded the title of Colonel Zhongxian. The first unit to attack the city was Wang Guoning's troops. Wang Guoning had already been awarded the title of Colonel Zhongxian, but Mr. Yue kept his word and gave him the title of Military Strategy.

General, the one with the most casualties was Liu Xiyao's troops. His troops were not many, but this time they fought tooth and nail to resist Luo Rucai's reinforcements, resulting in more than 5,000 casualties. Because of this, Yue Su promoted him to the rank of Captain Zhaoxin and protected him.

He served as the governor of the Fifth Army Commandery Mansion.

Other generals also received reward promotions, but compared with them, they were far behind. However, Master Yue's clear rewards and punishments made the leaders speechless. Especially the fact that Master Yue did not hesitate to reward his official position, which made this man even more confused.

The gang saw hope and decided to fight next time. There is no need to deliberately preserve their strength. It is important to get promoted, so why bother with a few soldiers and horses? Look at Liu Xiyao, because his soldiers and horses have the most casualties, and he can still be promoted to Colonel Zhaoxin.

, Commander-in-Chief Qian Shi, it seems that Lord Yue rewards officials based on whose soldiers and horses work really hard.

Master Yue will also arrange for the captured bandits to surrender. Ordinary minions will be placed directly under the accounts of Liu Xiyao, Wang Guoning, He Yilong and Gao Jian, which can be regarded as replenishing their troops. The captured generals, except Zhang Youyi, have performed meritorious services.

, except for those who were awarded official positions, all others were beheaded in public. This was the fate of resisting the imperial court. As for Luo Rucai, he was even worse. Even though he knelt down and begged for surrender, he was quartered by Yue Su's five horses. He used his head to command the three armies, which showed that

The imperial court is majestic.

***, you were just playing along with me, but now you are captured and you want to surrender, wouldn't all the good things be yours?

During the great victory in Luoyang, Luo Rucai was cut into pieces by five horses, and the news quickly spread throughout Henan. At the same time, Yue Su summoned all the surrendered bandit leaders and told them that they were allowed to recruit other bandits, and they would be promoted to different levels based on their number and strength.

Official position. At least one level of official promotion. If there are more recruits, a higher official position may be granted, or a hereditary official position may be awarded.

The end of this battle has shocked all the bandits in Henan. Many of them who were waiting and watching are now planning to surrender. As soon as Yue Su issued this order, the leaders of the bandits who had surrendered before took advantage of the power of victory.

, like a pyramid scheme, began to attract other gangster forces to accept recruitment.

Just because of the recruitment, there were even conflicts between the bandit leaders. For example, when the Great Heavenly King Gao Jian and the Hunshi King were wooing She Tuantian Li Wanqing, a lot of conflicts arose. Both of them wanted to recruit Li Wanqing, so

It can be counted as one's own merit, and thus a reward can be obtained. If someone is trying to steal the business, he will naturally be unhappy. Overt and covert fights took place, and finally Gao Jian succeeded in recruiting Li Wanqing. King Hunshi was extremely dissatisfied with these two people.

This is what Master Yue wants to see. We must not let you bandits form a united force. It is best to have some contradictions with each other, which will also facilitate my checks and balances. Also, Yue Su initially said that the bandits who were recruited in the later period would only be given to generals.

, but they couldn't stand the people who recruited them, so they all begged for mercy and hoped to be awarded the deputy general. Yue Su deliberately sold them face, and went along with it, so he gave it to the deputy general.

After a round of recruitment, more and more rogues surrendered to the court. In Henan, except for Li Zicheng, almost all of them surrendered in less than a month. Not to mention the number of officers and soldiers, the number of rogues alone was four

More than 100,000. This is already more than Li Zicheng's troops. However, the quality of these bandits' soldiers and horses is really uneven, and some even support the old and the young. Regarding the old and young, Yue Su only has one sentence, send them to Shaanxi to farm.

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Shaanxi?

Isn’t Shaanxi still in Li Zicheng’s hands?

That was a month ago. After Yue Su captured Luoyang, Sima Qiaoyu launched a general attack on Tongguan with the power of Luoyang's great victory. In terms of artillery, Master Yue had plenty of artillery. He could just tear some off the warships and it would be enough.

One hundred and fifty men of artillery were pulled below Tongguan. With a fierce blast, the bandits in Tongguan were beaten to pieces. The officers and soldiers took the opportunity to attack the city and quickly entered the city. The soldiers and horses brought by Sima Qiaoyu

They were all elites of the Xuanfu border army, and their combat effectiveness was much better than these rogue bandits. After entering the city, they killed the rogue bandits and quickly captured Tongguan.

After taking Tongguan, Sima Qiaoyu ordered Wen Tiecheng to lead five thousand troops to guard Tongguan, and he personally led the main force to Chang'an.

Although Li Zicheng captured Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an, the number of troops left in Chang'an was not particularly large, and not all the territory in Shaanxi was captured. Cao Bianjiao and Zuo Liangyu's troops were still waiting for an opportunity in Gansu.

.Now that Sima Qiaoyu is coming with his troops, the two generals believe that the time has come and immediately lead their troops to help and jointly regain Chang'an.

Retaking Chang'an and then conquering Shaanxi are just a matter of time. Yue Su ordered Sima Qiaoyu and Cao Bianjiao to quickly retake Hanzhong to prevent Zhang Xianzhong's men from escaping into Shaanxi from Sichuan. Zuo Liangyu's men were to be eliminated as soon as possible.

Rogue bandits throughout Shaanxi.

There are not many rogue bandits in the whole of Shaanxi, so it is very easy to eliminate them.

Yue Su now lets the old and weak among the wandering bandits return to Shaanxi. The land in Shaanxi is almost unpopulated and has no owners. This is easy to handle. He can directly farm a large area. Yue Su also granted the title of Liu Guoneng to Shaanxi.

General Soldier, there are many general soldiers in Shaanxi anyway, and you are not missing one. You are responsible for escorting the old and weak back to Shaanxi and organizing farming. As for food relief, we can only ask the Anmin Rice Bank in Shanxi to help transfer some food, which is considered to be purchased by the court.

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Although the transferred grain may not be enough to feed people, the land is real. In the first year of farming, all except grain rations will be sent to the court. In the second year, it will be yours, and you don’t have to pay grain for three years. After three years,

, and then just pay taxes to the court. This approach made many people happy and excited.

Everything is ready, Master Yue's next step is to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng's tribe.
Chapter completed!