Iron blood Suiming

Li Jianguo didn't intend to report it at all. Now that the riots and bandits are over, there is no reason for Gaomi County to close the city gate.Once the gates of the city are opened, the troubles that killed Zuojia Manmen and the county magistrate earlier will come soon.The soldiers who could be recruited from the bandits that he had placed high hopes on were not as high as he had expected.

Although nearly a thousand people were captured, most of them were the elderly, weak women and some underage children.To be honest, there are only more than two hundred young and strong people.If he tried it again with the Ghost Crying Broadsword, he estimated that no more than 50 people would pass.

After defeating such an enemy, Li Jianguo really couldn't be as happy as the recruits, but in any case, victory is a victory, and Li Jianguo will not hurt their self-confidence. For the recruits, the first battle is very important. Winning is very important to their psychology.

When more than a thousand captives were taken to the front of Gaomi County, the people all over the city were agitated.Feng Guoyong was skeptical about the soldiers who came back to report the letter, but when he saw Heiyao's captives from a distance, he immediately sent people to inform all the people to line up outside the city gate to welcome the triumphant return of the bandit suppression team.

Hao Xi held the head of the bandit leader's eldest brother with a long spear, and walked triumphantly at the front.Seeing the eyes of the people lining the road to welcome him, he felt that this moment was an unprecedented glory.

After groups of recruits lined up the captives and knelt in front of the city gate, Li Jianguo finally walked over in a majestic manner. Unfortunately, he didn't have a horse to ride, otherwise he would be even more mighty.

Feng Guoyong knelt down with all the veterans guarding the city, and said loudly: "My subordinates congratulate you on your triumphant return."

Tao Xiancheng and the gentry and common people who flanked the road also knelt down one after another, but no one made a sound.It's not that they didn't welcome Li Jianguo's victory, but they didn't dare to speak, fearing that they would make a mistake and move their heads.In their minds, Li Jianguo was compared to the bandits, it was the comparison between the monster and the human, and the monster defeated the human, so what's so strange?

Among them, Tao Xiancheng is even more helpless. Although he is a high-ranking official, it is reasonable to say that he is still Li Jianguo's boss, but at this time the situation cannot be controlled. If he does not kneel at this time, I am afraid that he will have to go with his family today. See Tathagata Buddha.

Although Li Jianguo didn't care whether the people cheered or not, he was still a little depressed, and said to himself, "I'm afraid that I will never be a person loved by everyone in my life. I can only be a person everyone fears."

Immediately raised his hand, forced a smile, and said: "How dare I accept this great gift, everyone, please come up, please come up."

After Feng Guo used them to get up, Tao Xiancheng, the gentry and the common people stood up one after another and looked at the group of captives. The first row of more than [-] strong and fierce water bandits was the water bandits, and the people behind them were the people who were under threat. .

Li Jianguo shouted: "Today, the officials will wipe out all the bandits. From then on, there will be no more bandits in Gaomi. Come, bring the water bandits who are threatening the people."

More than [-] water bandits were brought to the front, perhaps knowing that their lives were about to be lost, they all kowtowed and shouted, "My lord, please spare me."

Li Jianguo said: "I am asking you, where did you come from?"

Where did the water bandits dare not answer at this moment, someone rushed to say: "We are water bandits from Weishui."

Li Jianguo said: "Since you are a water bandit, why did you come to land and attack my Gaomi County?"

The water bandits looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.With a flick of the Ghost Crying Sword in Li Jianguo's hand, a water bandit's head was chopped off, blood gushed from his neck, his eyes were wide open, as if he hadn't realized how his head fell to the ground.

The gentry and commoners were also unprepared, they couldn't help exclaiming when they saw a water bandit beheaded suddenly.

Li Jianguo didn't speak at all, and dragged his knife to the front of another water bandit. The water bandit was frightened and was about to beg for mercy. When the knife flashed, his head was gone.

Li Jianguo stepped forward again, and at this moment a clever water bandit finally shouted: "We are soldiers under General Kong. Because Dengzhou was captured by the imperial army, we ended up in Weishui and became water bandits."

Another water bandit quickly added: "Our eldest brother was recruited by General Kong the year before last, and it was his idea to attack the county."

General Kong?Who is General Kong?Li Jianguo had no impression, and was about to ask his full name, only to hear Feng Guoyong said in a deep voice: "You are talking about General Kong and Kong Youde. Did Dengzhou Water City be captured by the imperial army on February 26?"

Kong Youde?Isn't this the famous Hanjian in history?Li Jianguo seems to have a little impression.

The water bandits looked at each other, knowing that they couldn't deny it, they had no choice but to say yes, and lowered their heads.

Feng Guoyong was extremely angry, and shouted: "So you are the lackeys of the Manchu Tartars, and the traitors of my Ming Dynasty. You should be hacked into pieces." Filled with anger, he grabbed a knife and wanted to kill him. Go forward and hack them to death.

Li Jianguo grabbed his hand, snatched the knife off, and shouted: "Speak clearly before killing."

Feng Guo was taken away with a knife, only then did he come back to his senses, and quickly pleaded guilty: "This subordinate is angry for a while, my lord, don't blame me."

Li Kaiguo chuckled and said, "Say it louder so that the common people can listen."

Feng Guo thought about it, and immediately understood Li Jianguo's intentions. He nodded and shouted: "My elders, you may not know who Kong Youde is? Let me tell you, Kong Youde was my cavalry officer in Daming two years ago. Yes, but just last month, he had surrendered to the Tartars and became my Ming’s rebels. And these people are the rebels who flowed out from the destruction of Dengzhou Water City in February.” He called later, because Excited, his voice was hoarse.

But the gentry and the common people already understood that these water bandits were rebels.The people in Shandong Province have long been persecuted by the Tartars. It can be said that everyone hates them. Immediately, some people rushed out and beat the water bandits on the head. Kill the traitor, kill the traitor."

Someone took the lead, and the people wanted to rush up and beat the water bandits to death. At this moment, Hao Xi quickly whispered to Li Kaiguo, "My lord, this is Kong Ni's soldier. If he can be handed over to the court alive, it will be a great achievement." One piece."

Li Kaiguo immediately shouted: "Retire, this officer." His words were more effective than the imperial decree, and the people rushed forward suddenly, and retreated suddenly.Anyone who dares not to listen to Li Jianguo's words must see the King of Hades.

Hao Xixi said: "My lord, you are indeed wise. If these more than 1000 rebels report to you, your lord, you can at least be promoted to the second level." Bandits, at least they can be promoted to a team leader.

He was beautiful in his heart, but he didn't notice that Feng Guoyong looked at him wrongly. If Li Jianguo was not present, Feng Guoyong would probably beat Hao Xi hard.Not for anything else, just because Hao Xi actually spoke up beside Li Jianguo and let the rebels and bandits go.

Li Jianguo noticed it, and he was surprised that Feng Guoyong did not expect such a strong sense of nationality.But he didn't really listen to Hao Xi's slander.

Although what Feng Guoyong just said was impassioned, judging from the sequence of events, these people did not surrender to the Manchu Qing, they just followed Kong Youde and the others to rebel against the Qing.Kong Youde's descent to the Qing Dynasty happened in April, so it should have nothing to do with them.Although he understood it in his heart, he didn't bother to explain it. What's more, he didn't want these thirty or so water bandits to live at all.

I heard Li Kaiguo say: "The recruits who didn't kill anyone come out." There was a panic in the recruit team, out of the more than [-] recruits, there were more than [-] recruits who didn't kill anyone, and they went out one by one.

"If you didn't kill anyone, go forward and stab these more than 30 traitors to death." Li Jianguo said lightly, but the meaning in his words was extremely cruel.

Hao Xi's face changed, and Li Jianguo didn't listen to him at all.The faces of the water bandits were pale, and some water bandits shouted: "We did not surrender to the Tartars, we did not surrender." But no one paid any attention to them at this time.

At this time, the recruits did not dare to disobey Li Kaiguo in the slightest. Coupled with their hatred for robbers, they had no psychological burden to kill. Someone stepped forward, pointed a spear at a water bandit's chest, and fiercely With the stabbing, the blood burst and splashed, the water bandit didn't even groan, and died instantly.

The recruits ignored the water bandits' begging for mercy, and stepped forward one after another. Each of the two hundred or so people stabbed a shot. Although in the end, they only stabbed dead bodies, Li Jianguo didn't speak, and no one dared not to stab them.

Looking at this familiar scene, the gentry turned pale when they remembered that they and others were forced to do the same thing by Li Jianguo.The common people were in high spirits, discussing how often the water bandit was stabbed just now, which one died sooner, and which one died slowly...

It's not that Li Jianguo likes to force people to kill, it's just to practice the courage of the recruits. On the battlefield, the combat effectiveness of soldiers who have killed people and seen blood is very different from those who have not. <The appearance, everyone was trembling, for fear that Li Jianguo would order them to be stabbed too.

Fortunately, the recruits completed their orders and returned to the team.As soon as the cowarded people breathed a sigh of relief, they saw Li Jianguo's eyes sweeping towards them, and their hearts immediately rose again.

Li Jianguo said slowly: "Although you are all ordinary people, you have done things to help the evildoers after all. This official punished you to build a barracks for this official, and let you go home after the repair. Yes." He elongated his tone, and his words were full of threats.

In fact, what he did was superfluous, as long as he could escape with his life, what's so difficult about building a barracks?It's just a labor of effort. Don't they work hard every day?

At that moment, everyone was overjoyed and shouted, "Yes, yes."

Li Jianguo nodded, turned his head and shouted to the gentry and common people in Gaomi: "From today onwards, the gates of this county will be reopened, and everyone will go back."

The people all laughed and said that the city gate was opened, and everything was much more convenient.Happier are those gentry, they have long been looking forward to this day.They were about to retreat with the people, but Li Jianguo waved to them.

The gentry's hearts tightened, and they couldn't think about it, but no one had the courage.

Li Kaiguo pointed to the people who were being threatened and said to Feng Guoyong: "Find a place outside the city, settle them first, and then build a barracks that can accommodate 3000 people. This officer will be of great use." Feng Guoyong listened Startled for a moment, he hesitated to speak, and finally took the order to leave.

Li Jianguo beckoned to Tao Xiancheng again, Tao Xiancheng was bitter in his heart, but he still came forward with a smile on his face.

Li Kaiguo said with a half-smile: "This memorial to meritorious service still needs to be written by Tao Xiancheng."