Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 42
Li Jing waved his hand: "You don't understand the importance of terrain to the two sides in the war, and you haven't done this before. I thought you had stayed in Motianling before, so you should be very clear about the terrain of Motianling. This is preconceived, so you didn't touch it. It is understandable to clear the terrain, but as the leader of the cottage, I launched this operation when the terrain is unknown, that is my responsibility, and you don't have to excuse me."

Li Jing paused, then continued: "Secondly, I don't know the enemy's situation, and I did it rashly before I figured out Motianling's strength, so that we don't have enough troops to attack. If we can increase our offensive troops, Chen Dahu The road led by Liu Erleng should be able to go up the mountain."

"Boss, there are only so many brothers on our mountain. The ones you assigned to me along the way can be said to be the most elite brothers in the village. I didn't lead them into the mountain because I was incompetent." Chen Dahu said hastily.

Li Jing saw that Chen Dahu also stepped forward to defend himself, so he couldn't help but smiled: "You don't have to excuse me. In war, there is no long-term victory. Besides, we won this time. I called everyone here to analyze this time. The gains and losses of the action, with this lesson, I will not make the same mistakes in the future. What's more, I made these mistakes, if I don't know where I went wrong, I'm afraid we will suffer a lot in the future."

"The master is wise." Chen Dahu, Zhou Huhu and others shouted in unison.

Li Jing shook his head: "Bastard Yingming, don't flatter me, I still have a lot of money, we have to learn more, this time I should learn from Brother Gao Qi, Brother Gao Qi Being able to make a decisive decision and attack the mountain with fire, this decision is better than mine."

"That is the benevolence and righteousness of the Great Master. Water and fire are ruthless. When the fire comes together, many lives will be ruined. If the Great Master does not handle it properly, the fire will spread. I am afraid that there will be no grass in Motianling within ten miles. If it is not for the benevolence and righteousness of the Great Master Heart, our cottage doesn't have the weather it is today." Gao Qi clasped his fists and said.

"But you can't have the benevolence of a woman in war. When there is a war, you will die or I will die. I just want to save lives, but I forget that this is irresponsible to my brothers. Every time we have an opponent, the brothers will die." There is an extra danger, as the leader, the first thing I should think about is the safety of my brothers, and I will not make this mistake again in the future." Li Jing sighed.

After finishing speaking, Li Jing turned his head and said to Shen Jixian: "You write down everything I said today, and we will have a summary every time we fight in the future, analyze the gains and losses, and draw lessons from mistakes and failures, so that we will not make mistakes in the future. Similar mistakes."

Shen Jixian took the command, ground and spread the paper, and moved his pen like flying. After a while, he wrote down what Li Jing said just now, and then dried the ink and handed it to Li Jing.

Li Jing took it and looked it over, nodded and said: "A few years ago I was not going to do anything to the few remaining bandit dens nearby, but those who should be reconnaissance still need to be reconnaissance, so we can't relax our vigilance. Gao Qi arranged for brothers to take turns to take vacations. Let's spend the New Year with peace of mind, and we will study carefully in the next year, how to get rid of the bandits in our neighborhood."

"Thank you, Master." All the bandits shouted in unison.

"Brother, I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not." Gao Qi said.

"My brother, it's okay to talk about something." Li Jing said.

"Brother, Motianling has been destroyed, and we are the most powerful in a radius of tens of miles. In my opinion, it is better to send a few brothers to the nearby village to lobby. It is best if we can subdue them without force. Even if they don't surrender, then we What needs to be said has already been said, when the time comes to act, don't blame us for not teaching." Gao Qi pondered his words and said.

"This suggestion is very good, but we need to investigate first. We don't want bandits who have done things that are outrageous. Only those who have no choice but to become bandits are the ones we take in." Li Jing said after a while. .

"Big boss, in fact, most of you are bandits because you can't make it through. There are not many people who can really kill. Even Boss Zhou, San Mazi and others treated the nearby villagers well a few years ago. In the past two years, the officers and soldiers have not come to suppress them, and they are greedy for pleasure, so they plundered the villagers." Zhou Huo suddenly interjected.

"That's okay, as long as you don't rob women, murder and set fire, you can be incorporated." Li Jing said.

"Brother, don't you not like to listen to what I say." Gao Qi said.

Li Jing frowned, waved his hands and said, "Say it straight, do you think I'm not a listener?"

Gao Qi was a little embarrassed, but he continued: "Brother! Apart from you and the brothers you brought along on our mountain, they haven't done what you just said, including those of us who came from officers and soldiers. Who hasn't done a few things?" Offending the common people? I think, since the elder brother can tolerate us brothers, he might as well be lenient towards these bandits and let the past go, as long as they can change from evil to good in the future, let the past be over. Alright."

Li Jing pondered for a while, then nodded: "Brother Gao Qi is right, but I didn't think carefully. How about this, when the brothers go to lobby, tell the leaders that as long as they come to surrender, everyone will be brothers in the future. No one should bring up the matter again. Even if they have offended the nearby villagers before, I, Li Jing, will stand up for them, and those who deserve to be compensated will be compensated, and those who should be compensated will be compensated."

After a pause, Li Jing suddenly raised his voice: "But everyone must remember my words, the common people are our food and clothing parents, as long as they are in my territory, whoever dares to rob the common people will have trouble with Li Jing!"

Li Jing is from modern times, and his thought of emphasizing the people is deeply rooted. He believes that the people are fundamental at any time, and he must not destroy the Great Wall like Li Zicheng did later.

"Remember the teachings of elder brother, brothers will never forget." Gao Qi bowed and said.

"Remember the teachings of the master." All the bandits shouted in unison.

The bandits dispersed, and Li Jing left Gao Qi alone.

Li Jing patted Gao Qi, motioned him to sit down, and said, "Brother, you are a talent, especially in terms of fighting. I am indeed inferior to you. You have been wronged by staying with me."

"What did you say, big brother is benevolent and righteous, unlike brothers who have no scruples. You also know that I was born as an officer and soldier. When officers and soldiers fight, they don't care about the lives of civilians. Sometimes they kill the good and pretend to be meritorious." Gao Qiwen hurriedly stood up. got up and said.

"Sit, sit, don't stand up as soon as you talk, we brothers don't want to be so divided." Li Jing waved his hand to signal Gao Qi to sit down and talk.

Gao Qi also knew that he was a little anxious just now, so he sat down quickly.Gathering his mind, he poured a cup of tea for Li Jing and another cup for himself.

Gao Qi took a sip of tea, and then said: "Brother, I actually understand your intentions. If we don't win the hearts of the people, we can't stand here at all. But our current strength is too weak, as long as we can use it for me , then try to attract the surrounding bandits to our mountain, and as for those who have committed evil deeds, we will eliminate them when we find an opportunity in the future."

Li Jingjing nodded and said: "That's right, our strength is indeed too weak. If there is any trouble, our manpower is nothing at all. The last time Jinniuling was destroyed by officers and soldiers is an example. Cough, the talents under my hands are really good. Too few, now only you can give me advice, let me ask you, is there any way we can help Sun Meng get promoted? It’s best to be transferred to Qi County? Or if you can find some connections, I can transfer you here too , it’s better to get a guerrilla general or something.”

"Brother, I can't go back, and I don't want to go back. My family has been taken in by elder brother. Life is much better now than before. Brother, I have nothing to repay, so I have to sell this life to elder brother. Eldest brother has a life, younger brother There's nothing we can't do." Gao Qi said.

"I didn't think carefully about this matter. I shouldn't have kept you by my side in the first place. I really didn't have anyone around me. I wanted to keep you by my side to help me. I made a mistake. I made a mistake." Li Jing sighed. road.

"Brother, why did you say that? Is there something embarrassing about it right now?" Gao Qi said.

"People have no long-term considerations, and there must be near-term worries. I didn't think much of the officers and soldiers before, but after the last battle at Jinniuling, I realized that we still can't compete with the officers and soldiers with our current strength."

Li Jing shook his head, took a sip of tea and continued, "The attack on Motianling this time was said to be for military training. In fact, we didn't want to have a disaster around us that would bite us at any time. Now that this trouble has been eliminated, we have to consider the consequences from the officers and soldiers." In the past, Boss Zhou and his team were scattered and could not form any threatening forces. Naturally, the government did not take them seriously and did not need to work hard to encircle and suppress them. But now that I have integrated these bandits together, the government will never sit idly by. Ignore it, so I have to make plans for the future of my brothers."

"Brother is planning to let Brother Sun be our internal response?" Gao Qi asked.

"Do you think it can be done?" Li Jing asked without answering.

"Brother Sun is a big brother. You can rest assured. I have been under him since I was a soldier. His younger brother can guarantee with his wealth and life that he will never betray his brother. What's more, Big Brother Sun's family is all on the mountain. He wants to betray him." Brother, don't you think about your family?" Gao Qi said, patting his chest.

"I'm not afraid that he will betray me. He handed over his family to me just to reassure me. But am I, Li Jing, using someone else's family as a hostage to coerce others to do things for me?" Li Jing was displeased. road.

"Little brother made a slip of the tongue, big brother don't blame him!" Gao Qi said anxiously.

Li Jing sighed, patted Gao Qi on the shoulder and said. "After all, we have known each other for a short time. You can forgive me for thinking this way, but remember, don't mention this again in the future. The so-called employing people is not suspicious, and I have accepted you and Sun Meng to do it." Brothers, I absolutely trust you. Also, since you recognize me as the eldest brother, then you and I are one brother. Your family and Sun Zongqi’s family are my Li Jing’s family. If you are gone one day, I will take care of them as if they were my own family members, and if something happens to me, my family members will ask you brothers to take care of them.”

(End of this chapter)