Astral Apostle Chapter 254: Attacking the people

In the next period of time, Longwangzhai and the various imperial troops and horses attacked and defended each other, with Chen Feng's front. The defenders of Chushuizhai retreated, and the two sides were still in a strategic stalemate.

The army of the imperial court took hold of Shouzhou County and began to attack the villagers in Huyang, using Yu Wenyan's five strategies to break thieves.

Longwangzhai has defended the people's grievances and spread martial arts in the past few years. But now that the army is here, the court decree has the confidence to implement it all at once.

After all, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are sitting in Huyang, and they can't deal with bandits for the time being. Can they still deal with people?

The ten-household contiguous law was quickly implemented. If one of the ten households was a thief, the remaining nine households would be held accountable. But if these nine households report to the government, then the report is good, not only do they not have to sit together, but they can also get rewards such as silver and farmland.

Of course, with Chen Feng's prestige and the government's low credibility, even if most people know which thief is a thief, most of them will keep silent together to protect each other.

Therefore, Ma Zhen did not expect the people to take the initiative to implement this method, and first forced the law to be implemented by force, killing chickens to warn monkeys and Huairou to appease them.

It doesn't matter that there are no reports from the public for the time being. It is easy to find out where the most serious thieves are in Huyang. The officers and soldiers directly suppress it, take joint actions, and arrest people every village. At the same time, if some of them take the initiative to confess their guilt and submit to the law, or if some people want to escape from even sitting and confessing to the thief, they will be temporarily pardoned, and they will be given benefits as appropriate, and they will be announced to prove that the report has merit and is not false.

People heard that the army of the imperial court implemented this method, and they were all apprehensive. Some people were afraid of suffering, so they took their children and fled to Longwangzhai overnight.

This move is right in the middle of the horse's arms. The more refugees flee to Longwangzhai, the more they will consume their opponent's food and grass. And the empty countryside will reduce the thieves' eyesight in the countryside, and it will also be able to fortify the walls and clear the fields.

At the same time, Huang Ping obeyed the order and sent his soldiers to pretend to be bandits and loot the village.

The imperial court secretly sent people to spread rumors, one after another, saying that because there were too many people fleeing to Longwangzhai, the food on the mountain was limited, so the village had to send people down the mountain to grab food, trying to store food for the winter, in vain People live and die, that Chen Feng is nothing but hypocrisy.

In other words, there was not enough food on the mountain, and Chen Feng did not accept the desertion, so these refugees were driven down the mountain and had to form a new gang to loot everywhere, and the countryside was already unsafe, etc.

For a time, people were panicking.

Of course, there are people who are willing to commit to the cottage, and there are also Shunmin who are unwilling to follow the rebels with their heads up.

When the tyrants and gentlemen suffered, many people were happy, but they didn't have the guts to act like thieves. They just wanted to sit on the sidelines and watch others do justice to themselves. You will not be implicated yourself.

There are still many people who don't want to lose their present life until they can't live at all. Because the situation is stronger than people, they have to work hard to supervise to prevent which family is implicated in themselves, and if they already know who is the thief, they will take the initiative to report to the government, and win no responsibility.

Those who have already benefited are more and more afraid that others will harm them to lose what they have gained, or want to get more benefits by reporting, so they are more motivated to monitor their neighbors.

In the process of implementing this law, the imperial court also drove villagers from different places to live in one place, and selected some villagers to manage and supervise on their behalf, similar to Lizheng.

With officers and soldiers backing and supervising, these elected "temporary officers" had to work hard, for fear of being replaced or even held accountable.

And some clever "temporary lizheng" use this little power at hand to form gangs among the civilians to secure their positions, and at the same time, they can strengthen the control of other villagers and strictly monitor , to prevent someone from being implicated by thieves.

As a result, the people are naturally divided, and everyone is vigilant against others and supervises each other.

Although Longwangzhai spreads martial arts, most people do not have outstanding talent, and they have to work every day and have limited time to practice martial arts. It's hard to take advantage.

Besides, the imperial army is huge, and most people know that their arms can't twist their thighs, so they don't dare to resist directly... If there are people who resist in public, the officers and soldiers will directly kill them to set an example.

However, the officers and soldiers did not immediately execute the captured thieves, saying that although these people were accomplices in the treason, they were deceived by the thieves. To turn against thieves and bandits, charge at the front when fighting, and kill those who retreat.

The officers and soldiers declared to the villagers that the accomplices of the thieves should be executed according to the law, but since the thieves and thieves are good at playing with people's hearts, the government specially made a difference. It's just that the death penalty can be avoided. This is the punishment for the thieves. All of them are sent to the battlefield for a while, and they charge for the officers and soldiers. In the end, if they survive, they will let it go.

In several battles, the officers and soldiers drove the criminals in the front, and the troops hid behind, using the criminals as a barrier, advancing step by step.

These criminals are basically unarmed, and behind them are the officers and soldiers who accompany them to supervise the battle. They can only rush forward.

In this situation, the Longwangzhai side is tied down and let the officers and soldiers drive the people into chaos, which is not acceptable, and it is quite embarrassing to release arrows to slaughter the villagers and elders. There may be parents and brothers of Shanzhai Erlang. Not fighting is not.

Fortunately, most of the battles are water battles, and the tactics of officers and soldiers driving the people to fight are limited by the terrain and have limited effects in water battles, so they cannot achieve the best results.

This kind of cruel tactic is easy to criticize, but if the target is a traitor who is guilty of treason, the court will feel at ease.

After Ma Zhen and Yu Wenyan implemented their strategies one by one, officers and soldiers gradually regained control over the people of Huyang. Although they were not popular among the people, they were equally effective in dividing the people, intimidating and deterring, and managing under high pressure... As long as there is enough force, this is done. Even more efficient in the short term.

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On the Dragon King Village side, the Chinese army tent.

The leaders gathered to discuss, and the group was angry.

"Damn, the tactics of the officers and soldiers are so sinister that they even drove the people to death!"

"Not only that, they also pretended to be bandits, robbed the people, and blamed me. It's hateful!"

"The imperial court acts like this, and dares to pretend to be orthodox. Are we like bandits, or are they like bandits?"

Zhou Jing sat on the throne and listened to the indignation of the leaders, but his expression did not change much.

The five strategies of officers and soldiers to break thieves, he already knew from the opponent's mouth when he was fighting against Lingfengzi in front of the formation.

He has to admit that these measures of the imperial court are very effective, and despite the style of wronging more villagers, they have indeed removed many Longwangzhai's scrutiny and hidden stakes among the people.

In his opinion, the officers and soldiers act so ruthlessly. First, he thinks that Huyang is full of troublesome people, and his own people who basically have no heart to the court must be treated with severe medicine. The second is that this is the first battle of the imperial court and the national movement. Victory is the top priority, not the time to care about the governance after the event, so the grass-roots people are not treated as human beings.

It's not surprising that Zhou Jing, after all, is the feudal era, and the army basically has no ethics at all.

At this time, Guo Haishen frowned and said, "The officers and soldiers are so coercing the villagers, should we go and rescue them?"

Zhou Jing looked at him and shook his head:

"The imperial court in Huyang has long lost the hearts of the people of Huyang, so Ma Zhen went out of his way to treat all the local people as accomplices of rebellion and act without any scruples. If we are really gangsters who do evil and care about the people in vain, he Maybe I won't use this kind of tactic, but after I win the support of the people, the officers and soldiers will regard the people's hearts as the key point of our army and threaten us to wait.

It's just the imperial court's whole country's conquest. It's not good for us to fight for a long time. If our army devotes its energy to rescue the people, it will be in the hands of the officers and soldiers. There are many people in Huyang Township, and it is difficult to rescue them all. This move will consume our troops and food, and will also reveal flaws, allowing the officers and soldiers to predict our actions and conduct an ambush. "

Fang Zhen quickly asked: "Brother, what should I do?"

"To solve the predicament, the only way is to repel the officers and soldiers quickly, otherwise it will only drag down our army."

Zhou Jing responded in a deep voice.

On the battlefield, there is rarely the best of both worlds strategy of "I want it". Thinking of breaking the strategy of officers and soldiers to win back people's hearts will be led by the opponent's nose.

In his opinion, the only way to stop losses is to knock down officers and soldiers quickly.

Although people's hearts are useful, people are unreliable most of the time. Although they support Longwangzhai, they have their own interests. They are not monolithic. It is impossible to expect everyone to give up everything to help him, so there is nothing to blame for self-protection~IndoMTL .com~ It is common sense to be divided - this is the most common method used by rulers.

Zhou Jing didn't expect to win his opponents by relying on people's hearts. He had to be a real sword.

Duan Yunfeng's eyes flashed and he said solemnly:

"The officers and soldiers drove the people to attack, and the elders and villagers called to each other in front of the battle, so as to disintegrate the fighting spirit of our army. As the saying goes, kindness does not control the soldiers. If the officers and soldiers come again, I will not show mercy to the villagers and shoot arrows. Killing them... The root cause is that the imperial court forced them to death, and let the sons kill more officers and soldiers to take revenge."

Du Ying nodded in agreement and added: "Yes, and there are drawbacks to expelling the people. If our army takes the initiative to attack, this group of villagers will run around blindly, panic and flee, and they will also attack the enemy. The formation of the army is not necessarily all bad things... If you want to succeed, you must be cruel!"

Zhou Jing was silent.

This method of expelling the people is inherently difficult to choose. As long as the opponent uses it, there is almost no other way to deal with it. If you can't be ruthless, the result will only be worse.

The Longwangzhai Uprising claimed to kill the powerful and powerful for the sake of the people. Naturally, the opponent's court would not let them maintain their "righteousness"... Being splashed with dirty water, divided, and forced to do things against their will Choices, and other situations, are inevitable. The enemy will never let you go smoothly. It can cause you a lot of trouble, and it will never make you less. This kind of life-and-death war, even if it hurts both sides, it will not hesitate to hurt the opponent.

Zhou Jing squinted his eyes, stood up suddenly, and said in a calm tone:

"When the officers and soldiers act like this, our army will naturally vent their anger against the people of our army, and at the same time, they will also deter the officers and soldiers... Order a soldier and follow me out of the village by water."

"What does the owner of the village care about?"

"Assault the camp, build the Beijing Temple."

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