Chapter 42: Martial Law in the City
Although the Ming army had poor military discipline and poor morale, its military literacy was not low, which was far from comparable to the peasant army pieced together by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. The Ming army defeated Jianlu repeatedly, but when the peasant army had enough food and salary, they rarely suffered defeat.
In history, Zhang Xianzhong was able to take over Sichuan and Li Zicheng was able to sweep the Central Plains. It was not because these two teams were strong. On the one hand, Zuo Liangyu raised the enemy and respected him, and beat Zhang Xianzhong into a half-disabled and released him. On the other hand, the soldiers were resentful and unwilling to work hard for the court.
After Jiannu entered the pass, he integrated hundreds of thousands of border troops into a powerful force in just a few years, exerting combat power far beyond the level of the Ming Dynasty. This is also an important reason why Li Xin took the Ming army's idea.
As long as the Ming army is trained well, it can be pulled out to fight immediately, which is more worry-free than teaching an army composed of pure peasants.
On the school ground, there were constant shouts and killings, and blood splattered. Although a famous general was cut beyond recognition, he knew he would die, so he would not lead the slaughter and kill with ordinary soldiers. Some of them even had good skills who actually grabbed the sword and killed several soldiers.
Wang Shaoyu was tied to the car and was trembling all over. From beginning to end, he could hear clearly. He finally understood Li Xin's method of seizing military power, which was to force the lower-level soldiers to kill the generals and hand them over as a letter of surrender. This was extremely cruel. How cruel and ruthless it was necessary to do such a thing. He asked himself that he could not do it, and he was even more worried about his destiny.
Gao Guiying looked at the scene of flesh and blood flying, and the words "ruthlessness" appeared in her heart. She once heard the Hongniang talk about the case of a rant. She didn't feel anything at that time. She saw it with her own eyes today and felt very uncomfortable.
Li Zicheng captured the city and plundered the land, killing Ming Dynasty officials. However, he was not like Li Xin, who forced the lower-level soldiers to surrender. She turned to look over and wanted to see clearly what kind of person Li Xin was!
Li Xin was also watching the massacre in the field, his eyes were not fluctuating, neither excited nor unable to bear to blame himself, but calm as water. After all, there were so many people who died at his hands in his previous life that countless people died in his hands, and killing people was nothing.
This is the first time Gao Guiying has seen such a look, which is so calm that it is scary. She compared herself with Li Xin, recalling what emotions she had when she killed someone, but forgot to withdraw her gaze and stared at Li Xin's side face.
Li Xin felt something and smiled and said, "Sister Guiying, you have an outstanding appearance and a sense of elegance. How do I compare to Li Zicheng?"
"Oh!"
Gao Guiying was both angry and funny, and said disdainfully: "Zicheng is a natural hero. She is righteous and generous and loved by the people. But you can only bully women and children. It is far inferior to Zicheng, and you are not worthy of carrying shoes for him!"
"oh?"
Li Xin said lightly: "In the past month, I have not done anything to you and Lanzhi. If someone else had changed, you and your mother would have been happy under my crotch. Besides... Use your wife and daughter, the elderly, weak and sick in the army to lead the pursuers away and create a chance to escape. This is what you call a hero? Haven't you ever thought about what miserable consequences would be if you and Lanzhi fell into the court?
Sister Guiying is a veteran. If you endure it, it’s just Lingchi. Ke Lanzhi is still the eldest daughter of the yellow flower. Do you have the heart to let her be humiliated at such a young age? Or... Aunt Mizhi has a great heart that is brave enough to sacrifice for her husband?"
"You... come and provoke me!"
Gao Guiying's pretty face showed a moment of unnaturalness, and then she snorted coldly as if nothing had happened, but her heart was difficult to calm down.
Yes, my life and death are uncertain. Li Zicheng married his wife, and his mother and mother were robbed by Li Xin. He ignored him. Even if you are afraid of you, at least send someone to discuss the conditions, but there is no!
From a rational point of view, Gao Guiying may understand Li Zicheng's difficulties, but she is always a woman, and women are emotional. In terms of emotion, she finds it difficult to forgive Li Zicheng's ruthlessness.
Li Xin observed Gao Guiying's expression unscrupulously, and knew the truth that it was enough to stop. He didn't say more. At this stage, he only needed to lay a nail in Gao Guiying's heart. Anyway, the future is long, so Gao Guiying fell into his hands, so he didn't want to run away. As long as he waved his hoe well, there would be no corner that could not be dug down!
Gradually, the field became quiet, and more than fifty officers fell into a pool of blood. More than thirty ordinary soldiers died, and less than 520 were left. They all looked at the blood-dripping swords and guns in their hands in a daze.
They couldn't believe that the officers who were calling and beating and scolding him the moment before died under their butcher knife.
Li Xin didn't say anything, but just looked at him coldly, so naturally others didn't speak.
“Ah~~”
Suddenly someone started screaming.
“Hahahaha~~”
Someone was laughing hysterically.
Some people even knelt on the ground, hugging their heads and crying. All the generals were looking at me for consultation. Li Xin waved his hand and signaled that it was okay.
In fact, these people were just too psychologically stressed. They yelled twice and vented. Sure enough, as time passed, the crying gradually became quiet. Li Xin slapped twice and said with a smile: "Brothers of Ming army, our Chinese Revolutionary Army welcomed you. Someone might blame me, but I can guarantee that you will be grateful to me in the future because I guide you in the right direction.
Okay, time is urgent, I won’t say much nonsense, let me briefly talk about our army’s military discipline…”
Li Xin briefly talked about military discipline and treatment, and pointed out some people to break up and join the organization. The Ming army had no way out and killed Shangguan with his own hands. The group of dragons had no leader and could no longer organize them. He could only follow Li Xin and go all the way to the black.
Although the Ming army had poor military discipline and had serious wages, they were fully equipped. In the camp, they obtained nearly 100 horses, hundreds of clamps, thirty three-eyed guns, two red barbarian cannons, three Franc machine cannons, five tiger squat cannons, as well as projectiles, gunpowder, and swords, gunpowder, gunshot armor.
The tiger squat cannon is similar to modern mortars, weighing fifty kilograms and firing shotguns at a large elevation angle, with a range of between thirty and forty steps, and the ballistics are curved, specifically used to kill enemies behind buildings and in trenches.
Li Xin had no time to count, so he left dozens of people to sort them out, and then took the entire army to the camp at Ximen. The whole process was the same, showing his waist sign and order, easily entering the camp, summoned the defenders, and suddenly turned against each other and shouted the order to kill Shangguan.
But Li Xin unexpectedly, the defenders at the East Gate actually spoke out and instigated the defenders at the West Gate to kill their own officers. This may be the legendary mentality of dragging people into the water.
Dozens of people were still left to sort out the weapons. When Li Xin left Xiying, he had more than 2,000 people in his hand, and rushed to the south gate and the north gate one after another. In the afternoon, all the Ming army had been incorporated, and the Fourth Battalion killed nearly 400 officers of all kinds from the General Banner to the General General, and the total strength reached 4,100. Finally, he went to Wang Shaoyu's Biaoying to kill all the servants.
This is not because Li Xin was so angry that he was killed, but because his servants belonged to Wang Shaoyu's private army. He was loyal and kept for trouble, but if he killed, it was the most convenient thing.
Looking at the afterglow of the setting sun, Li Xin ordered: "The preaching platform and the soldiers' master ordered that a spy Li Chuang fled into the city, intending to work with Li Chuang inside and outside to break the city. Tonight, the whole city was searched and ordered the officials of each yamen to guard the yamen. Without orders, the shops and pedestrians were not allowed to leave alone. The shops and pedestrians closed the door and returned home within half an hour. After half an hour, if there are pedestrians on the street, they will be arrested and interrogated!"
"Get orders!"
Nearly a hundred people saluted.
Gao Guiying couldn't help but say a good method and falsely send orders to bring the people home, which makes it easier to accurately attack and clear the whole city. Even if she doesn't admit it, she has to admire Li Xin's methods that are much more skillful than Li Zicheng.
But the word "Li Chuang" was very harsh, and she couldn't help but glar at Li Xin fiercely.
Li Xin smiled. He was not afraid that Gao Guiying would hate him. To the extreme, he was love. What he was afraid of was that Gao Guiying had an indifferent attitude towards him. But from the current point of view, everything was developing towards the preset aspect. Maybe it would take not long to ride Gao Guiying, the wild horse.
Chapter completed!