Zhu Yongxing glanced at Zhao Desheng and smiled lightly: "It's just to set an example for the prisoners. We should pay more attention to Sun Sishun in the future. Look -" He pointed at the prisoners under the city and said: "There are so many people.
If used properly, wouldn't it give us more strength?"
"Your Highness, do you have a solution in mind?" Zhao Desheng asked tentatively.
Different measures will be taken to deal with prisoners in different situations. For example, during the Anti-Japanese War, many people in the puppet army had the experience of being prisoners of the Eighth Route Army many times, but they were unwilling to join the Eighth Route Army and still went to
Being a puppet army. Why? Because the Japanese army was very powerful and they had no confidence in victory. Moreover, it was too hard to be a member of the Eighth Route Army, as they had no military pay and could not support their families.
By the same token, Wu Sangui could directly organize the surrendered Ming army into an army, but Zhu Yongxing did not dare to do so, because the strengths and situations of the two sides were very different. The Qing Dynasty had swept across the country, and its victory seemed unshakable; as for Nanming,
A candle in the wind, facing the danger of destruction, it is not easy to get the captives to sacrifice their lives anyway.
"Kill the officers." Zhu Yongxing's face became cold and stern, "Especially those Qing troops who looted and looted so much that none of the officers were left alive. If they hadn't taken the lead and connived, how could there be such evil soldiers? They were captured soldiers who were willing to join our army.
Execution is regarded as atonement and an opportunity to prove oneself. It is also a deterrent to the Qing army. Whoever dares to lead troops to do evil again will end up like this in the future."
Zhao Desheng nodded. This was similar to a bandit's surrender certificate. His hands were stained with his boss's blood, and most of his escape routes were blocked.
"Captured soldiers who have no crimes on their bodies can be released after the war, and they can promote our policies." Zhu Yongxing continued to express his thoughts, "We will not kill captured soldiers who have crimes, or let them pay for their crimes with merit, or
Let them do hard labor to atone for their sins.”
Zhao Desheng thought of a question and asked: "There are few officers but there are many captive soldiers who want to be reformed. How to deal with it?"
"Who said execution requires a knife to death?" Zhu Yongxing narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold tone, "Isn't it okay to beat him to death with a stick?"
"General, I understand." Zhao Desheng suddenly realized that he was not disgusted with killing prisoners. It was a common thing at that time. He had no disgust or opposition to Zhu Yongxing's ideas. Instead, he felt that Zhu Yongxing was decisive in killing and was a successful man.
A man of great things.
"This is just the beginning." Zhu Yongxing's tone softened and he said: "We need to formulate some policies to allow the soldiers to get benefits, military pay -" Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly and shook his head. Money is tight, so the soldiers can have enough to eat.
We have tried our best, but there is no money left for payment.
Zhao Desheng grinned, knowing that Zhu Yongxing didn't have much property, but he couldn't think of any other way.
"Maybe -" Zhu Yongxing touched his chin thoughtfully, "it can be replaced by something else. Let me think about it again."
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In the great victory of Tengchong City, the 6,000 Qing soldiers, except for the 500 who stayed in the camp to the north of Tengchong City, ran away, and almost the entire army was wiped out. The capture of thousands of war horses improved the mobility of the Ming army to a higher level.
Zhu Yongxing was hesitant whether to march into the army for a decisive battle with Zhang Yong and Xian Guoan.
After finally gathering a few remnants of the Nanming army, although they achieved temporary victory, casualties were inevitable. It was gratifying to completely defeat the Qing army, but the loss of strength was really worrying. After all, there would be many battles in the future, and Zhu Yongxing still wanted to go east.
Going to Annan, without a relatively strong army, it will definitely be impossible to carry out the next operation.
Screening prisoners, treating the wounded, resting and reorganizing the troops, expanding the cavalry... These tasks were carried out for two days in a row. Zhu Yongxing was always weighing the pros and cons of giving in when something was good and chasing after him. He only sent out the Marquis of Xianyang and the Marquis of Guangchang.
He led a thousand cavalry forward to monitor the movements of the Qing army.
The sky was gloomy, and Zhu Yongxing's face was also cold and solemn as he stared at the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere in the open space outside the city, with constant howls and killing scenes.
"Traitor!" Following the curse, the stick hit the Qing army officer hard. The officer was covered in bruises, his hands were hung, and his legs had no strength to support them. They were as soft as if they had no bones. He was miserable.
The cry was also hoarse and weak.
"Let you kill people and set fires!" A captive soldier hesitated for a moment, glanced at the shining swords and guns of the Ming soldiers outside, gritted his teeth, and stepped forward to beat him again with his stick.
"Let you rape civilian women!" "Let you rob people!"... The curses continued, and the stick fell on the Qing army officer's body. The skin was torn open, blood spattered out, and the screams turned from high-pitched to low.
Then there was a feeble moan, and finally it was silent.
Groups of captive soldiers surrounded the former officers, swearing and beating them with sticks until they were beaten to a bloody pulp and lost all sound. The miserable death and painful wails should make these prisoners firmly remember the crimes they were accused of.
, you don’t dare to commit crimes against ordinary people easily anymore, do you?
Fighting on the battlefield is the responsibility of each individual and can be forgiven; crimes committed against civilians must be punished and do not deserve to be treated as prisoners of war.
Zhu Yongxing turned his head slightly and asked King Zhao Bai Wenxuan: "King Zhao, do you think the addition of more than two thousand captive soldiers will have any impact on the combat effectiveness of our army?"
Bai Wenxuan pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "Let some prisoners who have no blood debt be released first, and let these supplementary captive soldiers know that they will have no way out. After disrupting the recruitment of our army, if there are a few more days,
The running-in training should not have much impact. After all, these captive soldiers are also elite, physically strong and have good combat capabilities."
The army has been replenished, but it will obviously take time for a big war to begin. Zhu Yongxing heard the meaning of Bai Wenxuan's words and sighed secretly.
"Your Highness." Bai Wenxuan seemed to see Zhu Yongxing's disappointment, and said with relief: "Although it is difficult to achieve full success, the Qing army has lost most of its strength, so it can only retreat sadly. Our army has achieved an unprecedented victory.
It should be satisfactory.”
Zhu Yongxing nodded slightly and said: "The Qing army is going to withdraw, and we can't just sit back and watch. It's better to send cavalry to tail them and see if there is a chance to expand the results."
Bai Wenxuan thought for a while and said: "Let me lead the cavalry, three thousand is enough."
"Is King Zhao competing with me for credit?" Zhu Yongxing joked and said seriously: "In this way, King Zhao will lead the cavalry first, and I will temporarily stay in Tengchong to reorganize and train the troops. If the Qing army still does not retreat after three to five days, I will
Then he led his entire army to reinforce us."
"Your Highness is a rich man, so it is best to sit in Tengchong." Bai Wenxuan said with a smile: "It is better to leave the opportunity for meritorious service to the generals. Like the Prince of Shu, it is very urgent!"
It wasn't because of the promise made by the attacker. Zhu Yongxing smiled knowingly and said uneasily: "Of course it is right to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, but if you are too eager, you may act rashly. This requires the supervision of King Zhao to remind you.
In addition, if the Qing army wants to withdraw along the original route, then don't push too hard. The danger of Gaoligong Mountain will make the Qing army pay a heavy price, but our army will not need to be harmed."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have a plan. I'm afraid it won't be so easy for the Qing army to retreat safely. Well, I will organize the troops and set off tomorrow." Bai Wenxuan smiled slyly, with a glint in his eyes, as if he had thought of some clever plan.