Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 210 The Third Siege ([-])
In the following time, Hong Chengchou did not send troops to Luzhou Prefecture immediately, but repeatedly collected information on the security regiment.In addition to the information learned from Chen Zhongqing, Hong Chengchou also learned about the land policy of the Security Corps, the role of the preacher of the Political Propaganda Department, the use of simplified characters, and the training system for civil and military officials.

Every time Hong Chengchou's understanding of the security group increases, his fear of the security group increases.

"In the past few years, the imperial court has been focusing on Can Ming, and really let this gangster grow up! The gangster is really a serious problem!"

Hong Chengchou sighed while browsing the intelligence documents of the bandits.

He vaguely felt that fighting bandits had gone beyond the way of fighting in this era.If you want to wipe out bandits, it is no longer a battle of one city and one place. Even if it is a siege, the city defense will be greatly weakened if the bandits blast and attack the city.

Next, what the imperial court and the bandits competed for was no longer the city, but the hearts of the people.So even if the imperial army captures Jiangning City, as long as the rest of the bandits are still there, it will regenerate like a weed.

It's just that the imperial family is a foreigner, and it's not easy to win the loyalty of the Han people.Fortunately, the gangsters were unwilling to accept the landlord and gentry class, which gave the court a chance.

"God bless my emperor! The gangsters are short-sighted and unwilling to accommodate the landlords and gentry, which gave the court a chance." Hong Chengchou sighed.

At this time, Hong Chengchou even felt that the bandit leader was too upright and unwilling to be hypocritical.If it was my own words, I would definitely appease these people first, and then deal with dissidents severely after the world is settled.At that time, what power can stop himself all day long?
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou was startled suddenly, cold sweat poured out from behind.This is such a rebellious behavior that you can't even think about it.Hong Chengchou peeked out, and saw that his Geshha was standing outside the door loyally, and there was no one else staying within a few feet.

After secretly calming down, Hong Chengchou continued to browse.

When he saw that bandits like to send work teams to the surrounding areas, most of them open up base areas behind enemy lines in the name of anti-evil and the like.Hong Chengchou sighed, his thoughts were very complicated.

"Once this example is opened, both the front and the rear will be battlefields!"

Although since ancient times, there have been examples of sending secret agents to the enemy's rear to encourage the people to revolt.But the gangsters are different. They not only instigate riots, but also want to settle down.This was a taboo for military strategists in ancient times, but enclaves.There are no soldiers to guard, and no food roads to pass through. This is a sign of self-destruction.It's just that although the bandits opened up the battlefield behind the enemy, they also had the support of the frontal battlefield.If you fail the frontal battlefield, you will retreat to the enemy's rear battlefield; if you win the enemy's rear battlefield, you will turn around and become a frontal battlefield again.Although countless people's heads rolled down every time they retreated and entered the room, the gangsters were ruthless and regarded human life like grass, so naturally they cared about everything.The steady and steady style of gangsters made the court feel invincible.

Keeping hair but not hair, and keeping hair but not hair, this is really the fault of the regent.Previously, I thought that the regent's move would force out all the rebels from all over the world, and then take advantage of the sharp and aggressive momentum of the imperial army to wipe them out together.Have you ever thought that the rebels in this world have not been wiped out, but have given birth to bandits instead?
"Hey, if he hadn't shaved his hair and made it easier to obey orders, the world would have been peaceful by now!" Hong Chengchou sighed.But then he started talking to himself again.

"Fortunately, the gangsters are not much better than the imperial court. They insist on short hair to show others, saying that the Tartars will not be destroyed, and they will not grow their hair. I am afraid that they are just looking for the convenience of short hair!"

Hong Chengchou felt the same way about the convenience of shaving his hair.He led soldiers in the barracks all year round, and he couldn't keep his body clean.When growing hair in the previous Ming Dynasty, there are countless lice hidden in the hair on the head.Later, he surrendered to the current imperial court and shaved the tail of the money rat, so the lice on his head disappeared, but his scalp became cold in winter.The gangsters have short hair, which can not only reduce the annoyance of lice, but also keep the scalp from getting too cold, which is really wonderful.It's just because of the Han people's thought of "the body is hair and skin, and the parents don't dare to hurt it, which is the beginning of filial piety", the group bandits are also called short-haired thieves by some people with long hair.

In fact, Hong Chengchou scoffed at this thought, otherwise he wouldn't have shaved his hair.If you really dare not injure your body, then you should not walk around and work, otherwise you may be injured.As for going to battle, it doesn't matter whether you will be injured or not, but you will die, isn't it unfilial?Fighting for the country is loyalty, and defending the body is filial piety. The two conflict with each other.However, there are three kinds of unfilial piety of Confucian sages, which are "flattery and obedience, trapping relatives and unrighteousness; poor family and old relatives, not being a salary official; not marrying and having no children, never offering sacrifices to ancestors".But this conflicts with the father-son guideline in the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Principles. Obedience is unfilial, and disobedience is also unfilial. How difficult it is!It is unfilial to join the army and fight, and it is also unfilial not to ask for an official salary. How should one be filial?For a moment, this thought flashed across Hong Chengchou's mind.

Fortunately, he immediately threw away this thought, and began to think about the major matter of exterminating the gangsters wholeheartedly.

Suddenly, Hong Chengchou took out a piece of paper from the table, dipped his pen in ink, and started writing.At this moment, Hong Chengchou was distracted again. He suddenly thought that the gangsters used a quill pen to write, but how effective would it be?
A quarter of an hour later, a piece of fine white paper was covered with Hong Chengchou's handwriting.

Advantages of the country and dynasty: many soldiers and generals, the world is right, unparalleled in riding and shooting, and the country has been full of vigor for several years.Guochao won the world with riding and shooting, and the bandits could only struggle in the mountains and rivers. If they went to the northern plains, they would definitely not be the opponents of the court.

However, the state also has its disadvantages: alien rule, sparsely populated tribes, long-term conquest of the South by large armies, shaved hair and easy obedience, turmoil in the world and rebels, and tax-heavy lands falling into the hands of bandits.

The advantages of the regiment bandits include: national righteousness, land policy, strict hierarchy, a large number of backbones, the propaganda role of preachers, a complete talent training system, the replacement of imperial examinations by the School of Political Science and Law, and a large number of qualified low-level officers by the Military Academy. He is good at mobile crimes in base areas behind enemy lines, deters dissidents by means of criticism, and mobilizes the masses to unite the masses to set up the political power at the village level.Setting up a village committee is much better than the pre-Ming dynasty when the imperial power did not go down to the county. If the pre-Ming could do this, I am afraid that they would not be guarding Jinshan and dying of poverty.

Looking at the advantages of the gangsters he wrote on the paper, Hong Chengchou was shocked again. He felt that the encirclement and suppression of the gangsters might not go smoothly.

Fortunately, the gangsters also have great disadvantages, that is: offending the gentry and landlord class, expanding the army too quickly and not being strong in combat, and the dispersion of forces seems to be a sign of alienation.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou finally relaxed his brows.Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles, and you must calculate before the war.Now, he has found a direction against the bandits.So, Hong Chengchou put down the paper in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Come on!"

A Goshha walked in outside the door, knelt down and asked, "What is your order?"

"Go and invite the heads of the big families in the city! Tonight, the Headquarters will invite them to a banquet!"

(End of this chapter)