Daming kill

Chapter 155
When the sun rose again, most of the people rescued these few times still chose to leave.

Dozens of people in the security camp also decided to leave, and they wanted to return to Xiangyang.

For such a result, Song Baolai was heartbroken and puzzled, especially the travel expenses and food sent out made his heart ache even more.

"Do you regret it?"

Song Baolai finally couldn't hold back seeing the people leaving in droves, especially the dozens of people who left in the security camp made him feel a bit choked and oppressed.

"I don't regret it. It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let them go!"

Li Ping's face was a little gloomy, it would be a lie to say he was not angry at all.

In fact, he didn't expect that so many people would choose to leave, but it was hard to take back what was said.

Li Ping underestimated the people's feelings for their homeland, and also underestimated the people's disappointment and hatred for the government.

But this was his decision after deliberation, not a sudden whim. Although it was also very depressing and unexpected, he was still willing to believe in his own judgment.

People's hearts cannot be tied.

A small group of cohesive minds is far more reassuring than a large group that seems to be in harmony.

Although numerical advantages are also very important, there are never more wars than anyone else.

"The mouth is so hard!"

Song Baolai replied with his lips curled up in a fit of anger.

Seeing that Li Ping was deep in thought with a blue face and didn't make a sound, Song Baolai finally became silent when he was interested.

But after a while, Song Baolai still couldn't help but asked doubtfully: "I still don't understand why the family members of the bandits are willing to stay, but the common people want to leave."

The thousands of thanks and long kneeling prostrations of the people when they left did not make Song Baolai feel much. Being often worshiped by others has already made him almost immune to these scenes.

"The family members of the bandits chose to stay, probably because this is the best choice for survival! They have no home and property, and how to live after leaving here will be a big problem, and once others know their details, they may die faster."

Li Ping's answer was a little hesitant, which he probably figured out after a long time.

"Then why did many young women stay in the common people?" Song Bao saw that Li Ping seemed to have figured it out, and continued to ask.

"I guess it's because of the damage to my reputation. I don't want to go back to be instructed by the villagers and hurt the family's reputation! As for whether I have been insulted or not, no one will believe it. And those women who are old and have children choose to go back. I'm afraid more people still can't let go of their families." Li Ping thought about it.

"The Peasant Army is coming, and when they go back, they will be hounded by the thieves, and their lives will be lost. What's the use of others? Why can't they figure it out!" Song Baolai felt a little sad for the people's confusion.

Li Ping scratched his head dejectedly, and then said helplessly: "I am afraid that many ordinary people have long wished for the peasant army to attack. To them, the government and the government army are more like thieves, and they are innocent A thief who doesn't do it."

Song Baolai was taken aback when he heard this, and blinked dryly for a long time.

"Ugh…"

After a long sigh, Song Baolai left bored.

He was going to count the fortunes of his family, he had to find some happiness.

Throughout the morning, not only Li Ping and Song Baolai were watching the people leave, but many officers and soldiers were also watching. Most of them were as puzzled as Song Baolai.

Some people have even made all preparations to stop or capture the people back.

It wasn't until they saw the two tallest officers leave one after another after watching silently for a while, that they reluctantly accepted the reality.

Their general's resolve does not appear to have been shaken in any way.

On the outermost gate of the village, Duan Qiang has been waiting quietly for a long time.It wasn't until the last few scattered people left and the gate of the village was closed by the guarding soldiers that he walked down unwillingly.

Yang Ming, who had been by his side all the time, said with a flushed face, "Mr. Duan, I have let you down. I didn't expect these people to be so ungrateful. They are all a bunch of white-eyed wolves. It's even worse for my subordinates, Mr. Duan." I boasted in front of me, I was really ashamed and lost my face."

"I don't blame you, you have done a good job." Duan Qiang was a little depressed.

"Let me tell you that most of these ants are ignorant of education, let alone good or bad, so they shouldn't be so indulgent and lenient to them. Only sticks and whips can make them understand the truth." Yang Ming said bitterly.

Shi Lei, who was beside him without saying a word, cast a casual glance at Yang Ming.

But Duan Qiang didn't show any displeasure, and instead of being patient, Dun Dun taught him: "Our general's decision is always correct, I will wait for these subordinates not to say anything else. After a long time, you will naturally understand, In front of the general, we only have to learn."

He does not mean that.

Yang Ming's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly clasped his fists to plead guilty and said, "I'm not talented anymore, I don't have any other intentions, because I'm impatient, I can't hold back my words, I'm really stupid, stupid! Please severely punish me, sir."

Duan Qiang was stunned for a moment, thinking that he didn't understand what kind of crime Yang Ming was asking for, but he still held Yang Ming's fists and said indisputably:

"What's the matter? It's defenseless. You are also kind, and no one blames you. You are so talented and learned, and I have to praise you from the commander! Talents who are willing to join our army are very rare, five The company commander of the company is also a scholar, and he is also outstanding, you are all talents. The general always emphasizes writing, and you are willing to do things for me, and I am too happy to be happy."

When Yang Ming heard this, his face turned even redder, and he shouted excitedly again: "Sir, I wish that I will die forever, and I will be so heartbroken."

Shi Lei, who had been quietly following behind, immediately rolled his eyes silently.

At this time, Duan Qiang suddenly turned his head and said to Shi Lei: "By the way, Officer Shi, I almost forgot something."

Shi Lei hastily straightened his body, pretending to be listening attentively.

Duan Qiang said seriously: "At breakfast, the general gave an order. From now on, as long as the deserters are not on the battlefield, they will not be arrested, and they will not be tried. They will not be punished. The few deserters who are still in custody are all released. They go back to the company."

Although Shi Lei firmly answered "Yes, I understand." But his expression of staring up still revealed surprise and doubt.

"Don't look at me like that, I didn't believe it at first." Duan Qiang scratched his head subconsciously, obviously he hasn't turned the corner yet.

"The general said that faith needs to be cultivated slowly.

The root cause of the problem of deserters is that our own education and assistance have not been done well. Killing and arresting cannot solve the fundamental problem.

Moreover, if one deserter is killed, the other deserters will never dare to come back again. The next time they are lucky enough to run into each other, they will put all their eggs in one basket and fight us to the end, which is tantamount to cultivating a deadly enemy. "

Duan Qiang recounted Li Ping's words roughly, and there were basically no mistakes, obviously he memorized them very carefully.

Li Ping's remarks actually borrowed from the analysis and conclusions of the Red Army on this phenomenon back then, and even the final handling method was learned from others.

But other people didn't know, they just thought it was Li Ping's own thoughts.

Shi Lei silently nodded after listening.

But Yang Ming said abruptly from the side: "The general is wise and kind! You are really Ming Gong."

……

In the next few days, Li Ping and Song Baolai, who were only looking for money after taking second place, became disappointed again.

They couldn't find any large groups of rebels or bandits.

Although they also fought a few small battles intermittently and killed the enemy No. [-], they never got rich captures, and even the captures obtained from the old den of a group of bandits were not enough to fit their teeth.

The ideal is really full, and the reality is very skinny.

What is even more unbelievable is that they never found even one real Zuojun rebel who was doing evil. All the ones they killed and found their tracks were all real bandits, and these bandits were all pretending to be Zuo Liang. The name of the Jade Army.

Li Ping was also dumbfounded at the collective behavior of the bandits pretending to be officers and soldiers.

He guessed that this was probably a way for the bandits to intimidate the people and protect themselves!

In this way, the bandits don't have to worry about how many people they have. As long as they say they are Zuo Liangyu's soldiers, most people's reaction is that they have hundreds of thousands of accomplices. Or just submit obediently.

Moreover, there is no need to worry about the encirclement and suppression by the government, and you can let go of it and do whatever you want.

But it's understandable for one or two, or even two or three to do this, but Li Ping always feels that something is wrong when everyone does it together.

It's weird, it seems like they are in collusion.

But no matter what, it was Zuo Liangyu's army's crazy looting that provided the bandits with a feast. Without the wanton behavior of Zuo Liangyu's army first, how could the bandits get Zuo Liangyu's name.

Both sides of the river were completely devastated and the people were in dire straits. Some looted places were even hundreds of miles away from where the real Zuo Liangyu's army passed by. Zuo Liangyu's reputation was completely rotten.

As for the fact that Li Ping would no longer be able to catch the small group of rebels and large group of bandits from the Zuo Army.

Li Ping and everyone analyzed it.

The low number of bandits gathered in the plains and water towns that are not mountainous areas is definitely one aspect, but the serious lack of information should be the most important thing.

In an unfamiliar area, even if it is not a mountainous area, obtaining information is far more difficult than imagined.

Not to mention the hundreds of miles around.

It is not easy to figure out the situation within ten miles around.

Another very important thing is that the oppression of the peasant army should have caused Zuo Liangyu's entire army not to dare to lag too far behind.Even a few teams that were still lagging behind had already called back the small group of soldiers who had scattered out to rob and began to speed up.

However, the small group of people who were still left behind made Li Ping want to chase after them, and the large group of people who might still be able to catch up, but Li Ping couldn't move and didn't dare to chew.

Although it stands to reason, the local bandits basically don't have to worry about the peasant army.

Anyway, whoever comes, they are all bandits, and the official army and the rebel army are all the same to them.

But now that the Zuo army has been passing through the border for some time, it will be easy to reveal their secrets and be attacked by the government if they pretend to be for a long time. Therefore, the really brainy bandits just take advantage of the chaos when Zuo Liangyu's army is nearby. Hurry up and go back to the nest happily.

As for the little bandits, there are really only a very small number of people who have some money.

Most of them are actually poor, and their organization and combat effectiveness are absolute war scum. If they let go of what they have, they can't get anything, because the villagers who help each other and protect themselves are not all open-minded. Blind and vegetarian.

The common people were afraid of officers and soldiers, but not so much afraid of bandits.

This is the same reason that during the Anti-Japanese War, civilians could let the devils and the national army hustle and bustle, but generally they were not very afraid of the local security forces and other local armed forces.

Therefore, many bandits with insufficient strength can only do a little bit of trouble, and some are lucky enough to make a windfall, but they often squander it immediately. Not many can really make a name for themselves, otherwise they would have become big bandits.

Li Ping has also heard of a few famous and well-known people, who should have money and food, but either the distance is too far, or they can't be tracked for a while, let alone where their lair is. .

The local people are willing to provide information, but it is often very different and most of them are only a little bit.

It seems that making a fortune by beating bandits is not as simple as imagined, and it is by no means just beating anyone you want, and you can make a big nest in a few days.

If this is the case, the bandits who have harmed China for thousands of years will not be completely resolved until the establishment of New China in the 20th century.

Li Ping's success in the past few days was fundamentally due to the fact that the bandits all came out of the nest collectively, were careless, and got used to it during this period of time, and it also belonged to Li Ping's exploding luck.

When he finally found out and confirmed that a group of bandits was near their path, Li Ping led his army and rushed towards them like hungry wolves.

Notes:

The fact that Zuo Liangyu looted along the river after avoiding the battle in Xiangyang, and that a large number of bandits pretended to be Zuo Liangyu and harassed them were all historical facts at that time.

And the number of bandits at that time was also terrifying.

In the winter of the 16th year of Chongzhen, after the Ming court issued an edict specifically targeting bandits, only a few counties in Huangzhou, Huguang, such as Macheng and Luotian, had 59 bandit fortresses that were recruited by the imperial court because they belonged to Zhang Xianzhong, with a population of more than 26000 bandits. (including family members).You know, these are still famous and famous bandits who are willing to recruit, and there should be more people who are unwilling to accept recruitment and do not rely on each other.

(End of this chapter)