I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 9: Volunteers and refugees

After the Qing army was defeated and retreated, Jiading City gained another two days of peace.

What Wu Changqing did in the past two days was one thing, training the three hundred new army, which was his future support for field battles. He couldn't shrink on the wall forever, and sooner or later he would go out of the city to grab territory and expand.

Calm was restored in Jiading City, but the surrounding counties were not calm after learning that the Jiading Army defeated the Qing Army.

An uprising broke out in Kunshan in June. Gu Yanwu, a famous scholar in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, was among the volunteers. However, the Kunshan Rebels only held on for a few days before they were breached, causing more than 40,000 casualties and casualties.

Although the uprising was suppressed, the people also chose to shave their hair, but this was only forced by helplessness, and most of the people were unconvinced.

When the Jiading uprising broke out again and the Qing army was hit hard, some unwilling to humiliate the righteous men had already begun to wonder whether they wanted to go to Jiading to join Wu Changqing.

The people of Taicang secretly celebrated when they learned that the Jiazhi Army had defeated the Qing Army.

Although most people have shaved their hair and become so-called obedient people, they don't get used to this status so quickly, and many people still want to see Da Ming.

On the Taihu Lake side, Wu Yi, the leader of another rebel army, heard that Jiading was still rebelling and defeated the Qing army, and excitedly told the soldiers under him to boost morale.

Wu Yi's rebel army was basically a navy army, relying on Taihu and the Qing army to fight guerrillas. The Qing army was not good at water warfare, and Wu Yi could not help it for the time being.

However, Wu Yi only had naval forces, and he was powerless to attack the city.

"Dahan, think of a way to send a batch of grain in the past, and do what we can."

Wu Yi ordered.

At present, there are only two of them left in the rebels in the Susong area, which can be described as brothers in need. What's more, Wu Changqing and Wu Yi still have the same surname, which makes Wu Yi feel more cordial.

He should give some help to the emotions and reasons.

When the news of Jia Fangjun's victory reached Yu Lianjing in Changshu, a smile appeared on Gu Yanwu's face.

His biological mother was killed when the city of Kunshan was broken, and it can be said that all thoughts have been lost in the past two months.

Seeing the rebels being suppressed one after another, he sighed instead of sighing.

But now, he heard that there were rebels resisting, and he was quite moved. What's more rare is that this rebel army fought against more than a thousand Qing troops with less than three hundred, and also beheaded more than three hundred Qing troops.

This kind of record can be said to be the most eye-catching among all the rebels, which is enough to show that this kind of rebels has extraordinary combat power and the leader of the rebels is a capable man.

If it wasn't for filial piety at home, Gu Yanwu would want to leave for Jiading to assist Wu Changqing.

In Jiading, Wu Changqing trained soldiers for the whole morning and then returned to the county government from the barracks.

On the way back, Wu Changqing encountered a fight on the street. A large group of people chased after a few obedient citizens with shaved hair.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

Wu Changqing yelled.

Seeing that it was Wu Changqing, everyone stopped quickly. One of the men stood up and said, "Zongbing Wu, these are people who came from the north. We suspect that they are spies. They even shaved their hair. They must be running dogs of Man Qing."

Hearing this, one of the men who had been beaten stood up and knelt in front of Wu Changqing and defended: "You are wronged, the villain Dong Qingshan, originally from Changshu. We are just refugees who have fled here. It's not a spy at all. In Changshu, we are forced to be decapitated if we don't shave our hair."

"Having all my hair shaved, my heart will still be towards Daming? Sooner or later, I will become a running dog of the Manchu." The beater continued to yell.

This kind of argument is a bit extreme. Wu Changqing said: "You can't say that. Those who don't shave are righteous people, and those who have shaved hair are refugees. We can't demand that all refugees become righteous people."

Wu Changqing remembered that in history, many refugees with shaved hair fled to Fuzhou under the Longwu regime of Nanming, and they were killed as spies.

This practice was very unpopular and was quickly stopped by Emperor Longwu. Emperor Longwu called out that those who have hair are obedient, and those who have not hair are refugees, and they must not kill indiscriminately.

When this decree came out, it was in stark contrast with the tyranny of the Qing government that left its head and left its head. For a time, a large number of people went south to the Longwu regime.

The people shaved their hair to survive, this Wu Changqing can understand completely. After all, there are only a few warriors in this world, and ordinary talents are the mainstream.

As a modern person, Wu Changqing is much more tolerant to the people. Even the people of the Qing Dynasty would not carry out massacres in the future.

In his eyes, the Manchus were a family, and the Manchus and Daming were completely civil wars. He just hates those in power who order the massacre of civilians. He is not a nationalist.

"Master Xie forgive me. In fact, the villain has always wanted to join the army to fight against the Qing Dynasty, but he has suffered from not being able to find the rebels. If the adults don't dislike it, the villain is willing to give a dog and horse.

Dong Qingshan's remarks aroused Wu Changqing's vigilance, this guy wants to be close to him, isn't he really a spy.

He can't be sure, and it's not easy to refuse.

He is desperately short of strength now, and anyone who comes to him must make a welcome gesture of a courteous corporal, so as to attract more people to seek refuge and strengthen his strength.

"Since you have the intention to fight the Qing Dynasty, you should first join the city defense department and participate in the defense of the city. If you perform well, you can naturally join the rebel army."

Wu Changqing dared not keep this kind of person by his side, and simply sent him to the city guard.

Even if he were a spy, he would not be able to set off a storm on the wall alone.

"The villain obeys, the villain must try to kill the enemy to reimburse the adult's kindness."

Dong Qingshan thanked him.

Returning to the county office, Wu Changqing immediately found Yang Yicheng, the only civil servant in the city, and asked him to arrange manpower to the city and the surrounding areas to promote the decree that ‘the people who have not shaved are the righteous people, and those who have shaved are refugees’.

The decree stipulates that people who have already shaved must not be beaten at will, and they must be treated equally.

He did this, naturally, to gain the favor of the people around him.

You know, now the people around you have basically shaved their hair. If they regard the people with shaved hair as enemies, then they will not be able to develop. The people around are all enemies.

As long as it is announced that the rebels will not embarrass those who have shaved, the people who have shaved will be grateful and even support them.

"The next official will do it, but there is not much food in our city now. It can only last for a month at most. The general should make plans this morning."

Yang Yicheng reminded that if the food is gone, they will be finished if the enemy does not come to attack the city.

"I will think of a way, you can go down first."

Wu Changqing said with a headache.

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