Chapter 313: Soldiers are not as good as thieves. First polite and then attack

If a good jade does not swear to the soldiers, and the people will be cleared from the thief, there will be no bad things when encountering an official army.

In the tug-of-war between the rebels and the official army, the rebels and soldiers were nothing more than breaking the landlords and gentry, retiring to the official's residences, searching for gold, silver and grain, and fighting with young and strong people between the countryside.

At least there is some restraint in doing things. At least the poor people were still hopeful when the trespass attacked. At least they opened warehouses and grain to get some benefits. Even if they fought hard with the camp, it would be better than starving to death in their homes and fields.

Most of the Central Plains are extremely poor people, with few wealthy families. Years of disasters and chaos in the court have damaged the vitality everywhere.

But the army led by Zuo Liangyu has no local concept. In addition, Zuo Liangyu is a master of deducting military pay, and the soldiers' military pay and supplies have to rely on themselves to loot.

Over the years, the soldiers have been marching every moment and fighting against the camp. Their psychological state has generally changed and they are somewhat abnormal, and their methods of treating civilians have become more and more brutal.

In the world, people with a little family income buried gold, silver and treasures. When Zuo Liangyu's subordinates asked about the whereabouts of these family income, they usually put people on fire. Even if they explained the location of the collector's income, they would not let them go. They would just roast them to death. Some obese people often had the oil on the ground after death, which was extremely disgusting and tragic.

In addition to this cruel method of making money, Zuo Liangyu's soldiers plundered women no matter where they were, and even delayed the pursuit of thieves because they plundered women in villages and towns.

After plundering women, they abused the woman in the street. Sometimes when they marched along the river, they would rob the woman on the boat and make trouble on the boat. If these women were watching their husbands and brothers crying on the shore, they would immediately cut off their heads.

Lanyang County Magistrate Sun Zhiyang saw the scenes of asking about the place where wealth was hidden and plundering women, but the behavior was a little different at the beginning.

Jiaozhou Camp camped at the Zhaopizhai Ferry. Apart from training, they never leave the camp every day. Even if they buy with vendors in the city, they will pay at the price.

After a few days, although the officials and civilians in Lanyang County were surprised, they also relaxed their vigilance. Besides, the three-day deadline for the city that Li Meng asked for was over, so he simply opened the city gate.

When the left army's side division came to Lanyang County, the soldiers guarding the city gate thought that this army was from Shandong. When they discovered it, it was too late.

At first, the situation was not out of control. The officer who led this side division was a guerrilla. He claimed that his surname was Zhang, and as soon as he entered the city, he ran to the Lanyang County Magistrate's Office to ask the magistrate to report his merits.

The military achievements of the Ming Dynasty need to be carried out with the deputy signing of local civil servants before they can take effect. The original intention was good, which was to let civil officials supervise the military generals so that military achievements would not be too heavy.

Lanyang County Magistrate Sun Zhiyang was young, and he was a little nervous when he saw this scene, but he still knew how to stick to the principles and replied to the guerrilla phone:

"The head of the thief is not in the thief. How can this military achievement be reported?"

The guerrilla grinned and said:

"This is easy, the county magistrate will wait for a moment."

Soon, the cries in the city gradually became louder. Not long after, soldiers came to the gate of the county government with their heads. Soon, the heads were piled up in a group. Lanyang County Magistrate Sun Zhiyang was stunned, but looking at the broken mouths on the other side of the neck of the head, the blood was still bright red. It was obviously just cut down. After careful examination, I found that there were their own acquaintances among the heads, which were twisted due to panic and fear.

At least there must be more than ten scholars from the county school, and even officials at home on vacation today. Sun Zhiyang felt that his eyes were getting dark. He felt that he could not stand steadily, so he staggered back a few steps. He pointed at the pile of heads that were still growing, his lips trembled but he couldn't say a word.

Zhang Guerrilla, who had been smiling, suddenly became fierce and shouted angrily:

"I have found all this pedestal for you, and this military merit should be rewarded!"

Sun Zhiyang was so scared that he could not speak, so he could only nod his head repeatedly. With the help of DiDianshi and his master, he finished writing the meritorious documents together, and then stamped the county magistrate's seal.

Originally, when the left army's side division entered the city, the soldiers were a little restrained. When they killed civilians to get the first-level reward for their military merits, the bloody smell came out and the soldiers were completely out of control and began to burn, kill and loot.

In this way, the officers of the Left Army had no intention of restraining or restricting at all. Instead, they assigned personnel to guard the city gates everywhere and did not let people enter and exit, so that the soldiers could plunder. In a blink of an eye, the entire Lanyang County town became a hell on earth.

At the beginning, Sun Zhiyang just sat in the main hall of the yamen. The gate of the magistrate's yamen was always open. You could see civilian men and women running past the door in horror, or being hacked to death by the soldiers catching up with the left army behind, or doing the beastly thing directly. The bloody smell in the air became stronger and stronger.

"Mr. The whole family of the county magistrate is all over the group..."

A county yamen runs to the magistrate's magistrate's office in panic. He had only time to shout this before entering the door, and was chopped down to the ground. The little left army officer in the area ignored the people in the yamen and left directly.

During the day, those who came to this yamen were worried about the safety of their families, but stayed in this yamen and did not dare to go out. After a while, many people in the yamen could no longer bear the scent of the air, and they vomited in the lobby. Sun Zhiyang stood up and said to the left soldiers guarding the door:

"I want to leave the city so as not to watch here, it will be inconvenient for you!"

The soldiers of the Left Army guarding the gate were angry because they could not take action to rob. They heard that the county magistrate wanted to leave the city and said so tactfully that they immediately let it go and arranged two or three people to follow and escort. No matter how rampant the Left Army was, they still dared not kill these herdsmen officials.

After walking a few steps, Sun Zhiyang spent some money to ask for a bad horse, came out of the county government and looked at the tragic phenomena on both sides of the road. Sun Zhiyang was not angry or happy, but just walked forward till hell. Some people who saw the county magistrate crying and asking for help, but Sun Zhiyang ignored it.

When he left the city gate, he gave the soldiers who were following him a few taels of silver and said that he would go to the nearby inn to avoid it for a while and ride a horse and leave.

After slowly leaving the city gate for a few miles, Sun Zhiyang ran towards Kaifeng City. He wanted to go to Kaifeng City to find the prefect of Kaifeng, the governor, and find someone to complain.

After running for about ten miles, someone chased after him. It was the cavalry of the Left Army. Sun Zhiyang's horse was a bad horse, and the horses of the Left Army soldiers were good horses. The distance gradually got closer. The pursuers shouted:

"Zhang Guerrilla was afraid that the county magistrate would be uneasy halfway, so he advised the county magistrate to go back to the city and stay!"

Sun Zhiyang is not a fool either. He pretended to be stupid in the county town just to leave the city. Now the other party has almost discovered his intention and asked him to return to the city. Who would go back?

He didn't listen. He just ran wildly with force. The soldiers chased after him anxiously. They actually drew out weapons immediately, and some people even took a bow and arrow.

This horse's arrow was usually not accurate. But a desperate arrow hit the horse's butt, and the arrow worked. The horse was running wildly and was about to lose its strength. When it was shot by this arrow, it immediately became manic and ran forward desperately, which opened the distance.

After throwing away all the pursuers behind, Sun Zhiyang's mount ran for half an hour and fell to the ground with force. However, at this time, it was only a dozen miles away from Kaifeng City. Sun Zhiyang ran away and finally entered Kaifeng City while the Kaifeng City Gate was closed.

His clothes were already torn. After entering the city, he went to the Kaifeng Prefecture to file a complaint. Zuo Liangyu was famous in Henan Province. Now, Henan is in chaos. Even if he did such a thing, it was something that an official of the Kaifeng Prefecture level could manage. No matter how Sun Zhiyang cried and asked for it, Kaifeng Prefecture ignored it.

In the end, I was so anxious that I simply asked the yamen runners to drive out the Lanyang County Magistrate and put aside their rebukes. Why did Xiangfu County and Zhongmu County not suffer any disaster? It’s because you, the county magistrate, are not so alert, and let General Zuo’s troops enter the city. When the matter is settled, I will definitely study your book.

Sun Zhiyang was originally full of hatred, but he did not expect that he would encounter such treatment. He went to the Governor's Office. When the Governor Li Xianfengdi heard this, he drove people out.

After a few twists and turns, Sun Zhiyang was really similar to a beggar. Maybe it was when he went to the Shandong military camp by the river to work. Seeing the difference between the Jiaozhou camp and other soldiers and horses, he inexplicably felt that if he went to find General Li of Shandong, he would definitely make a decision for himself.

After Sun Zhiyang was born in the imperial examination, he came to Lanyang directly as the county magistrate. At a young age, he was full of passion. Such a tragedy made him only have one thought in his mind, which was to kill the soldiers of these beasts and give justice to the people of Lanyang. This was also a young and energetic person. If he had been an official for many years, he would just close his eyes and as long as he did not move himself, he would let them burn, kill, loot.

Listening to Sun Zhiyang's intermittent talk about Lanyang County, the room was extremely quiet. After a while, he spoke first but it was Wang Hai. He whispered:

"How come there are such beasts? Is there any other kingly law?"

It is estimated that the personal soldier who came to report the news and the soldiers stationed by the river were stunned by the actions of the left army. In the Jiaozhou camp, the military discipline requirements were extremely strict. How could he think that the soldiers could still be so unscrupulous? The reason why they came over so anxiously to ask how to deal with it was that they were a little frivolous when they were stimulated by the tragedy.

Yuan Wenhong cleared his throat and said:

"Wang Shoubei doesn't know that Zuo Liangyu's tribe is indeed doing this. In recent years, local civil servants have impeached many similar cases, but they have been suppressed by the court."

Speaking of this, he stopped talking, and the whole world was full of soldiers. The Jiaozhou camp was really unusual. What did Li Dashui do to raise such soldiers? He could guess more and more.

After Sun Zhiyang finished speaking, he didn't hear anything to Lanyang. He was anxious and kowtowed again and begged repeatedly:

"Please be fair to Lanyang County, and the general is fair to the people of Lanyang County..."

Li Meng sat on the chair and patted him gently, as if he had not seen Sun Zhiyang on the ground. He asked Wang Hai beside him and said:

"The army outside the city is ready to withdraw its troops!"

"Reporting to the Grand Commander, General Ma and General Zhao have already made preparations, and General Tang has also made arrangements."

Li Meng nodded and lowered his head to Sun Zhiyang who was still kneeling on the ground:

"I am going to return to Shandong the next day. What's going on. I will definitely go and talk to General Zuo and ask him to give me an explanation."

When he heard Li Meng say this and also called "General Zuo", Sun Zhiyang's passionate hope suddenly cooled down, and he looked up and cried and begged:

"Master, if Zuo Liangyu could restrain his troops and strictly enforce military discipline, how could such a tragedy happen in Lanyang County? Then Zuo Liangyu must have been shirking from multiple parties. Master, if he could make decisions for the people of Lanyang County, I, Sun Zhiyang, would be willing to be a cow and a horse..."

As he spoke, he was obviously a little out of control. When Wang Hai reported to the preparations for withdrawal from the city, he was waiting for Li Meng to give orders, but Li Meng did not. Now he was also looking at his commander with a flushed face. Fortunately, he was his own soldiers and although he had ideas in his heart, he would not say it in front of outsiders.

However, Yuan Wenhong heard something from Li Meng's words just now, and looked at Sun Zhiyang and was about to cry again. He hurriedly greeted his personal soldiers and said:

"Mr. Sun has been exhausted for several days. Please help him to have a good rest. I'll talk about anything tomorrow."

He waved his hands several times. When the personal soldiers saw Li Meng, they nodded and quickly stepped forward to raise Sun Zhiyang, walked towards the guest room, left the living room, and the yard, and could still vaguely hear the sound of Sun Zhiyang crying and begging.

At this time, Wang Hai turned around anxiously and said:

"Master, these beasts openly do evil in front of us. This clearly does not take our Jiaozhou Camp seriously. You must take care of Master!"

Li Meng looked at Wang Hai with a smile, thinking that this kid would speak tactfully. Wang Hai was a little anxious when he saw Li Meng's expression, and hurriedly continued:

"This Lanyang County is on the way to our army. With such a military force without a king's law, our retreat may not be peaceful. But there is a way to deal with it!"

The earth can speak. He can also pull the flag into a tiger's skin, but Li Mengque ignored it and said directly to the messenger:

"You will go back to the camp at the ferry tonight and tell those who are left behind to stay, keep abreast of the camp and the ferry. This is their duty. Let's take a break and go quickly, pay attention to safety on the way!"

He cared for a few casually, but the cavalry who sent the message was very moved. He bowed and retreated. What else did Wang Hai say over there, but Li Meng said:

"It's already so late. Why are you still rushing here? Go and rest soon, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Wang Hai was about to argue, but saw Yuan Wenhong shaking his head with a smile. However, he was not slow. Although he was a little stuffy, he still lowered his head and retreated.

When Wang Hai left the door, Li Meng turned around and smiled at Yuan Wenhong:

"Wang Hai is still young. When did he not rely on his husband to figure out what happened just now? When did he become a weapon?"

Yuan Wenhong knew that Li Meng had noticed his little movements just now, and bowed and apologized with a smile, but he had different opinions from Li Meng, and said with a smile:

"Master Wang, the straightforward and passionate leader Wang is also his strength. He is a confidant only by following the Master. If he becomes a talent in the future, he will have to be alone. Isn't the Master lonely?"

These words were not offended by both sides, and Li Meng smiled and had no contact.

"I have been lingering in Kaifeng City these days. Thank you so much for your colleagues in Kaifeng City. I wish you a glass of wine here!"

Li Meng and Yan Jizu stood up with a smile, holding the wine glass in their hands for half a circle. The governor and the prefect of Kaifeng, the general of Henan Chen Yongfu and several deputy generals also stood up with a smile to raise their glasses.

Immediately afterwards, Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan and Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, also stood up, but Zuo Liangyu sat upright in his seat, still moving.

In this rescue of Kaifeng, judging from the reaction of the joint memorial, if nothing unexpected happens, Li Xianfeng, Chen Yongfu and other Henan civil and military officials should not be involved in the crime of losing their relatives, and they might even earn some credit. However, Shandong General Li Meng and Shandong Governor Yan Jizu have made real contributions this time, and can be counted as the first credit.

But Zuo Liangyu's side is different. He came chasing him in Huguang because he was shirking his responsibilities to Yang Sichang. Moreover, Yang Sichang was responsible for the murder of King Xiang and King Fu. As a general under Yang Sichang's command, he also had joint and several responsibility. This time he went downstream from Luoyang, which also delayed the military operation.

After all, this hard work, Wugong was guilty. Zuo Liangyu didn't want the cause and consequences of these things and his own delay. Instead, he was resentful to Li Mengxin, who had won the first merit, and everyone got up to toast and greeted him. This was just a courtesy conspiracy.

But Zuo Liangyu still had a calm face. He just didn't stand up. Everyone looked at Zuo Liangyu. After all, the prince Shaobao was the highest among all the people present. Everyone was a little embarrassed when he made such a statement. However, the Shandong soldiers were leaving anyway, and it didn't matter if there were any conflicts.

Everyone pretended that there was no such thing and drank the wine together. After the work was done, the Henan governor was about to speak a few gossips, but he heard Li Meng speak first:
To be continued...