Astral Apostle Chapter 254: Driving people to attack
Chapter 255 Drives the people to attack
In the next period of time, Longwangzhai and various court soldiers and horses will attack and defend each other. On the front where Chen Feng is, the court soldiers and horses basically defend and do not take the initiative to attack. The defenders of Chushuizhai retreated, and the two sides were still in a strategic stalemate.
The army of the imperial court guarded the prefecture and county, and began to attack the villagers of Huyang, using Yu Wenyan's five strategies for breaking thieves.
Dragon King Village has defended people's grievances and spread martial arts to the world over the years. It is very popular among the people. Therefore, there are many thieves among the people in Huyang, and the states are unable to control them. But now that the army is here, the imperial court's decree has the confidence to execute it.
After all, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are stationed in Huyang, and if they can't deal with the bandits for the time being, can they still deal with the **** people?
The Law of Ten Households Liaisoning is quickly implemented. If one of the ten households is involved in thieves, the remaining nine households will be equally responsible. But if these nine households report to the government, then the report will be meritorious. Not only will they not have to sit together, but they will also get rewards such as silver and acres of land.
Of course, with Chen Feng's prestige and the government's low credibility, even if most people know which thieves are involved, they will probably keep silent and protect each other.
So Ma Zhen does not expect the people to take the initiative to practice, and first enforces this law by force, killing chickens to scare monkeys and Huairou to appease.
It’s okay if there are no private reports for the time being. Where in Huyang is the most serious banditry. It’s easy to find out. At the same time, if anyone among them voluntarily pleads guilty to the law, or if someone wants to escape from confessing to the thieves, he will be pardoned temporarily, and benefits will be given as appropriate, and it will be announced to prove that the meritorious service of the report is not a lie.
The folks heard that the imperial army implemented this method, and they were all panicked. Some people were afraid of suffering, so they swept up their families and went to Longwangzhai overnight, or some people were worried that they would suffer unreasonable disasters, and they fled one after another.
This move is in Ma Zhen's arms. The more refugees flee to Longwangzhai, the more food and grass they will consume. While the folk countryside is empty, it reduces the eyeliner of thieves and bandits in the countryside, and it can also strengthen the walls and clear the countryside.
At the same time, Huang Ping obeyed the order and sent his soldiers to pretend to be bandits to plunder the village.
The imperial court secretly sent people to spread rumors, one after another, saying that because there were too many people fleeing their crimes and defecting to Longwang Village, and the food on the mountain was limited, the village had to send people down the mountain to grab food, trying to store food for the winter, ignoring the people who were robbed People live and die, Chen Feng is nothing but hypocrisy and hypocrisy.
In other words, there was not enough food on the mountain, and Chen Feng no longer accepted defection, so these fleeing people were driven down the mountain, and they had to form new gangs to plunder everywhere, and the countryside was no longer safe, etc.
For a while, the people were panicked.
Of course, there are people who are ruthless enough to throw themselves into the cottage, and naturally there are obedient citizens who are unwilling to follow the rebels with their heads up.
When the gentry and lords suffered disasters, although many people were happy in their hearts, they did not have the courage to betray the thieves. They just wanted to sit on the sidelines and watch others uphold justice for themselves. I will not be implicated and suffer.
Unless it is completely impossible to live, there are still many people who do not want to lose their current life. Because the situation is stronger than others, they have no choice but to work hard to monitor and prevent any household from implicating themselves, and if they have known who is a thief, they will take the initiative to report to the government and fight for innocence.
Those who have already benefited are more afraid that others will implicate them in losing what they have acquired, or want to gain more benefits through reporting, so they are more active in monitoring their neighbors.
In the process of implementing this law, the imperial court also expelled villagers from different places to live together in one place, and selected some villagers to manage and supervise them on their behalf, similar to Lizheng.
With the backing and supervision of officers and soldiers, these selected "temporary leaders" have to cheer up to do things, for fear of being replaced or even held accountable.
And some clever "temporary Lizheng" use this little power at hand to form cliques among ordinary people to secure their positions, and at the same time strengthen the control and strict surveillance of other villagers , to prevent someone from implicating them through thieves.
As a result, the people are naturally divided, and everyone is vigilant against others and supervises each other.
Although Longwangzhai spreads martial arts, ordinary people do not have outstanding talents and bones, and they have to work every day, and the time for martial arts training is limited. It's hard to take advantage.
Besides, the imperial army is huge, and most people know that their arms cannot twist their thighs, and they dare not directly resist... If there are people who resist in public, the officers and soldiers will directly kill them, as a warning to others.
However, the officers and soldiers did not immediately execute the captured collaborators, saying that although these people were accomplices in the conspiracy, they were bewitched by the bandits, and they could be given a chance to redeem their crimes and demand that these criminals When rebelling against thieves and bandits, charge at the forefront in battle, 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. However, capital crimes can be avoided and life crimes cannot be escaped. This is the punishment for collaborators. They are all sent to the battlefield to fight for the officers and soldiers. If they survive in the end, they will forget the past.
During several battles, the officers and soldiers drove out the criminals first, while 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 accompanying the war, so they can only rush forward.
This kind of situation made Longwangzhai hold hands and feet, and let the officers and soldiers drive the people into chaos. This is naturally not possible, and it is quite difficult to shoot arrows and massacre the elders of the villagers. It's not even if you don't fight.
Fortunately, most of the battles are water battles, and the tactics of officers and soldiers driving civilians are limited by the terrain, so they have limited effect in water battles and cannot achieve the best results.
This kind of cruel tactics is easy to criticize, but if the target is a troublemaker who has committed the crime of treason, the court can feel at ease.
After Ma Zhen and Yu Wenyan's strategies have been implemented, the officers and soldiers' control over the people in Huyang has gradually recovered. Even more efficient in the short run.
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On the side of Longwangzhai, there is a large tent of the Chinese army.
All the leaders gathered to discuss, and the crowd was furious.
"Damn it, the officers and soldiers' schemes are really shameful, and they actually drove the people to death!"
"Not only that, they pretended to be bandits, robbed the people, and blamed us, 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 in the main seat, listening to the indignant discussions of the leaders, his face did not change much.
The officers and soldiers' five strategies for breaking thieves, he already knew from the opponent's mouth when he was fighting with Lingfengzi in front of the formation.
He had to admit that these methods of the imperial court were very effective, and despite the style of wronging more villagers, they did pull out many of the people's eyeliner and hidden stakes in Longwangzhai.
In his view, the officers and soldiers acted so viciously. One reason was that Huyang was full of unruly people, and their own people who basically had no heart for the court had to be dealt with harshly. The second is that this is a battle of the imperial court's national destiny, and victory is the most important thing. It is not the time to care about governance after the event, so the grassroots are not regarded as human beings.
Zhou Jing was not surprised. After all, it was the feudal era, and the army basically had no morals to speak of.
At this time, Guo Haishen frowned and said: "The officers and soldiers are threatening the villagers so much, can we rescue them?"
Zhou Jing looked at him and shook his head:
"The imperial court has long lost the support of the people of Huyang in Huyang, so Ma Zhen went all out, treating all the local people as conspiratorial accomplices, and acted without scruples. If we are really bandits who do evil and disregard the people, he Maybe I won't use this kind of strategy, but when I get the support of the people, the officers and soldiers will regard the people's hearts as the key points of our army and threaten us. This is a conspiracy to destroy our righteousness.
It is only the conquest by the imperial court and the whole country. A long battle is not good for us. There are so many people in Huyang Township that it is difficult to rescue them all. This action will consume our troops and food, and will expose flaws, allowing officers and soldiers to predict our actions and carry out ambushes. "
Fang Zhen hurriedly asked: "Brother, what shall we do?"
"If you want to solve the predicament, you have to make a quick decision to repel the officers and soldiers, otherwise it will only drag down our army."
Zhou Jing responded in a deep voice.
On the battlefield, there are few "I want it all" strategies that have the best of both worlds. If you want to break the strategy of officers and soldiers to restore the hearts of the people, you will be led by the nose by your opponent.
In his view, only by overthrowing the officers and soldiers quickly can the loss be stopped.
Although the people’s hearts are useful, most of the people are unreliable. Although they support Longwangzhai, they have their own interests. They are not monolithic. It is impossible to expect everyone to drop everything to help him. Divide up is common sense - this is the most common means of rulers.
Zhou Jing didn't expect to win the opponent by relying on popular support, he had to use real swords and guns.
Duan Yunfeng's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice:
"The officers and soldiers drove the people to attack, and the fathers and villagers called out to each other before the battle, so as to disintegrate the fighting spirit of our soldiers. Kill 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 ~IndoMTL.com~ and added: "That's right, and there are also disadvantages in expelling the people. If our army takes the initiative to attack, these villagers will be caught in the middle, and they will run around blindly and run away in panic. It will also attack the enemy's formation, which may not be all bad things... To make things happen, you must be ruthless!"
Zhou Jing was silent.
This method of expelling the people to fight is inherently difficult to choose. Once 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 dignitaries for the people. As an opponent, the imperial court naturally would not let them maintain their "righteousness"... being splashed with dirty water, divided and separated, and forced to do things against their will. Choices, situations like these are inevitable, the enemy will never allow you to go smoothly, they can cause you a lot of trouble, and they will never make you less. This kind of life-and-death war, even if both sides hurt their opponents, they will not hesitate.
Zhou Jing squinted his eyes, stood up suddenly, and said in a serious tone:
"The officers and soldiers act like this, our army will naturally want to vent their anger on the people of our army, and at the same time deter the officers and soldiers... Order a soldier and horse, and follow me out of the village by water."
"What does the village master care about?"
"Attack the camp and build a Beijing temple."
(end of this chapter)