Among the 30,000 rebels in the city, Gao Yingxiang only had 7,000 troops, and the remaining more than 20,000 people belonged to various leaders. If they really turned against each other and fought hard, Gao Yingxiang would not be able to get a good deal after all, as his troops were limited.
Hua Bushi smiled coldly and said: "Zhang Xianzhong! Among the fifty-eight crimes of robbery, you accounted for twelve, and you killed the most people in Huaiqing City. No one can compare! Gao Chuang's house is kind-hearted.
, you can not hold others responsible for disobeying orders, but now you are not only unrepentant, but you dare to threaten your soldiers and horses, but you can't let it go! Do you think you can really rely on the thousands of people under your command?"
With the strength of Gao Yingxiang's family, although they cannot fight against the more than 20,000 other rebels, it is not difficult to deal with Zhang Xianzhong's men. If it is true as Hua Bushi said, Gao Yingxiang only needs to promise to spare the lives of other people and go all out.
The leader of the rebel army will most likely be used by him to deal with Zhang Xianzhong, just like what was done to Xing Honglang before.
This result was because the 36th Battalion rebels were originally in disarray, and it was too easy to break them up and bribe them! And Hua Bushi took advantage of their weakness and forced Red Wolf to surrender.
Zhang Xianzhong knew very well that what Hua Bu said was true, so he had to shut his mouth for a moment and did not dare to say another word.[
Gao Yingxiang could only be heard saying loudly: "We raised our troops because we couldn't survive in today's troubled times, so we had to rebel. The purpose of setting up these thirty-sixth battalion is to gather everyone's strength to fight against the government."
, overthrow the tyranny of Zhu Youjian in the Ming Dynasty! We are all like-minded brothers. I, Gao Yingxiang, was promoted to this commander-in-chief thanks to the trust of all my brothers. I hope to lead everyone to create a world where everyone can
Everyone is living a good life, I really don’t mean to embarrass you, and I can’t bear to criticize you brothers!”
"However, if the order is not followed, the army cannot be formed. If the army is not formed, how can it fight with the officers and soldiers? I have already issued an explicit order that after entering the city, no burning, killing and looting are allowed. You should not commit the crime knowingly. So be it! You guys
Return all the silver and property robbed from Huaiqing City to their owners, and promise to abide by the Commander-in-Chief's orders and not violate them again from now on. I will not pursue any further investigation for this mistake!"
After Gao Yingxiang finished speaking, Hua Bushi said: "Commander Gao's decision is really magnanimous! In this case, please follow the fifty-eight items on this paper and collect the silver coins looted from the city in the past few days.
Please hand over all your property and property, as long as you pay back, you will be exempted from the death penalty! I think your lieutenants can go back to the camp to handle this matter. As for the leaders and village owners, they must be hungry already, so they can stay and eat first.
Let’s talk about it after the banquet!”
Hua Bushi's words were suspected to mean that he wanted to detain the sixteen leaders and make them hand over their belongings before they could be released. When he said these words, the hall fell into silence again.
It is good news that Gao Yingxiang will not pursue the death penalty for violating the commander's order, as long as they return the property, but how easy will it be to re-collect and return the silver property that these rebels looted in Huaiqing City?
It took a while before someone spoke, but it was Liu Danian, nicknamed "Sky Cannon."
The big boss blushed and said to Hua Bushi: "General Commander Shi joined the army. As soon as he snatched those things back, he distributed them to the brothers, and he had to hand them back again. This... this is really difficult. Can Shi Canjun continue to fight with the commander?
Let’s talk about it. If you can be a little accommodating, handing over the property will be exempted. Otherwise, it’s better to pay less!”
The rebels were actually made up of peasants, and the army was usually organized very irregularly. Most of them were not paid at all, and the soldiers had to loot and obtain property as payment. Now if they are forced to hand over the money they have earned,
, it must cause the soldiers to mutiny.
Hua Bushi smiled slightly and said: "Commander Gao is already extremely generous by doing this. How can there be any reason to be more accommodating? Why don't you guys, if you really can't hand it over, I will join the army and have another idea."
Liu Danian said: "Okay, whatever ideas the General Staff Army has, as long as we can avoid handing over property, I will agree to it!"
Hua Bushi said: "It is impossible to avoid paying the property, but if you are willing to accept the recruitment and submit all the troops to King Gao Chuang, King Chuang will pay you the military salary. I hope the soldiers will receive the military salary and return the property.
Then there will be no more objections.”
Recruiting troops?! There was a sudden commotion in the hall.
"Excuse me, Shi Canjun, what do you mean by "recruitment"? Do you mean that you want us to hand over all our men and horses to King Gao Chuang for free?" The person who asked the question was Liu Guoneng, the "Chuang Taotian".
Hua Bushi said: "King Gao Chuang is the commander-in-chief of the 36th Battalion of Rebels, and he is the supreme leader of all the rebel armies. The recruitment Shi Xiao mentioned is simply to reorganize your subordinates and obey King Gao Chuang's orders.
From now on, all training, marching, and operations must be subject to the command of King Gao Chuang, and all weapons and equipment, food and military pay will be uniformly distributed by King Chuang."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms, put it on the table, and said: "What is written on it are the thirteen military regulations that all people must abide by after the recruitment. They have been approved by Gao Dashuai."
With approval, you can take a look first."
Only now did the rebel leaders in the hall know that Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Shi Xiao and others had set up the real purpose of this "celebration banquet". It turned out that they wanted to recruit their troops.
The piece of paper was circulated among the heads of the families, and soon everyone had read it. Some of them, such as "Sky Cannon" Liu Danian and others who were illiterate, also listened to others read it.
These thirteen military regulations were drawn up by Hua Bushi and Li Zicheng when they came to Gao Yingxiang's commander-in-chief's residence earlier, and the three of them discussed and drafted them together. In addition to some ordinary military regulations such as orders and prohibitions, and names and orders, etc.
There are two important points. One is that Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, can reorganize the various people and organizations, and leaders and soldiers are not allowed to disobey him. The second point is that Gao Yingxiang has the power to appoint and remove people from all walks of life to supervise the army and generals.
With these two rights, all the rebel soldiers and horses were controlled by Gao Yingxiang in form or substance. In contrast, the weapons and armor of each group of soldiers, the food and grass they needed, and the salaries and silver of the soldiers and generals were all controlled by Gao Yingxiang.
All provided by Gao Yingxiang.[
For the small group of rebels, being recruited by King Gao Chuang was a great thing, because they rebelled just to get a way out, and they didn't have much ambition in their hearts. The soldiers' equipment was crude and their strength was weak, and they could fall into danger at any time.
After being eliminated by the army, once it was incorporated, not only weapons and armaments, but also food and grass supplies were secured, and military pay and silver were available from now on, which was ideal.
However, for several stronger rebel teams, these terms are mixed. Although none of the rebels currently have the ability to fight against the imperial army, these leaders all have ambitions and hope that one day they can
After achieving great things and sitting on the throne of emperor, they were inevitably a little reluctant to be taken under Gao Yingxiang's command.
After reading the thirteen military regulations, the reaction of the various rebel leaders was very different. The "Sky Pillar" Liu Danian immediately agreed, while Xing Honglang, Sweeper King, Man Tianxing and others also expressed their willingness to accept the recruitment.
After hesitating for a moment, a few more people agreed. In the hall, the only ones who had not expressed their opinions were the "Eight Great Kings" Zhang Xianzhong, "Lao Huihui" Ma Shouying, "Cao Cao" Luo Rucai and "Chuangtantian" Liu Guoneng.
These four groups are the four strongest among the Eighteenth Route Rebels, except Gao Yingxiang, the "King of Chuang". Their troops also account for half of the rebels in the city.
Li Zicheng said: "We and the thirty-sixth battalion of rebels are strong together, but weak when divided. This time we all worked together to capture Huaiqing City, which is proved. However, if we cannot unified command and twist into a rope to fight, the officers and soldiers will
As soon as the large army of troops arrives, the city cannot be defended, and we still have to flee everywhere! We lead the brothers to rebel. Although we are all aiming to achieve a great cause, at this moment, we must first find a way to survive before we can have any hope!
This time, King Gao Chuang recruited various rebel armies because it was for the sake of everyone’s life and death, so I would like to ask the generals to think twice!”
Liu Guoneng pondered for a long time, sighed, and said: "Okay, since General Li Chuang said this, if all the rebel brothers in Huaiqing City agree, I'll be no exception and hand over my troops to Gao Taotian."
King Chuang!"
What he said was very cunning. He did not directly express his agreement or objection to the move of acceptance, but he kicked the ball to the other three people who had not yet expressed their opinions. The implication was that as long as they all agreed, then he himself would not
Talk.
Hua Bushi smiled and said: "Since General Liu has no objection, then the three leaders Luo Zhai, Ma Zhai and General Zhang must also think so?"
Even if Liu Guoneng does not directly agree, as long as the four people do not object, the recruitment move can be regarded as passed. If someone objects, then try to put pressure on them. What kind of person is Hua Bushi? How can they be tolerated?
Using this method to kick each other's balls?
"Cao Cao" Luo Rucai and "Lao Hui Hui" Ma Shouying looked at each other and nodded. Only "Eight Kings" Zhang Xianzhong remained calm and silent without saying a word.
It seems that the key to getting these four people to agree to the recruitment lies in Zhang Xianzhong.
Based on the intelligence previously provided by Chu Yiyi, Hua Bushi already knew that Zhang Xianzhong was the hardest nut to crack among all the rebels. This man was cruel by nature, killing many people, but he was also arrogant and extremely ambitious.
As early as the beginning of the rebellion, he claimed that he was the "Emperor of the Ancient Yuan True Dragon". It was not an easy task for him to be accepted.
However, under the current situation, Hua Bushi was not afraid that he would not bow his head. He coughed lightly and said: "Shuai Gao recruits troops this time with absolutely no intention of forcing him. If General Zhang is unwilling to accept it, it will not work.
We must hand over all the property looted in the past few days, and then we can lead the army to leave Huaiqing."
He smiled slightly and added: "If General Zhang leaves Huaiqing at this time, Zhang Yingchang, who is stationed in Hanoi County sixty miles away, may lead troops to pursue him. However, with the bravery and skill of the 'Eight Kings' and his soldiers, he will defeat him."