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Chapter 174 Taking over Kaifeng

Later in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Qing army chose the former.

The rulers of the Qing Dynasty, from Nurhaci, Huang Taiji to Dorgon, are all famous in history for their fierceness and cruelty.

Their approach is usually "if the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond will be affected."That is to say, in the event of resistance, after the city is broken and the land is captured, all soldiers and civilians, regardless of whether they participate in the resistance or not, will be massacred or plundered into slaves.
The flooding of Kaifeng, the Three Massacres of Chengdu, the Tenth Day of Yangzhou, the Three Massacres of Jiading, Jiangyin on the 81st, etc., used countless massacres to suppress the resistance of the Han people.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the People's Liberation Army chose the latter - giving preferential treatment to prisoners.The offensive in the late stages of the War of Liberation could be described as devastating. When the flag was raised, large swathes of the country and the military surrendered.

Of course, it is definitely not just that simple, and the reason is not so single, but the attitude towards the prisoners is indeed one of the factors that led to the result.

During the previous Chenjiazhuang period, Chen Xun treated the prisoners of the Forbidden Army and Xiang Army who came to encircle and suppress them very well. Now many prisoners have chosen to stay under the jurisdiction of the military government and contribute to the development and construction of the military government.

Even the prisoners who chose to return to their hometowns also publicized various good policies of the military government there, and the benefits of the military government's rule cannot be overstated.

Now faced with more than 4 golden soldiers, half of which are Jurchens and other ethnic groups, Chen Xun must treat them carefully.

"I can guarantee that as long as the soldiers who have not invaded the Han people can survive." This was Chen Xun's condition.

Even if he risks forcing the Jin army to die, he has no intention of letting go of those Jin soldiers and generals who have committed serious crimes.

The worst case scenario is to let these golden soldiers break out, but as long as the Chen Jiajun continues to develop, one day they will still fall into the hands of the Chen Jiajun.

The only difference is that they can survive for a few more days.

"This..." General Jin didn't know how to explain: "There are too few people who meet this requirement, and it's too difficult to define."

This is true.

Among these golden soldiers, we must select those who are absolutely without sin, they are rare.

Moreover, in this era, the workload is too huge to determine whether tens of thousands of people have violated the Han people before.

This Jin general is self-aware, and Chen Xun's guarantee is as if there is no guarantee after the Jin army's behavior in Kaifeng City.

"As long as they don't kill good people or violate women and children, they can work to make atonement." Chen Xun slightly relaxed some conditions, and then added: "This is my bottom line."

"How to define it?" Jin Jiang asked.

This question showed that Chen Xun's conditions did not exceed the bottom line negotiated by the Jinren.

Steady!

"I will hold a public trial meeting in Kaifeng City. Everyone will go to the stage to accept the public trial of the people of Kaifeng. If the conditions are confirmed, they will be killed on the spot to pay off the debt."

"If the crime is slightly minor, he will be sent to a labor camp to atone for his crime. The number of years of labor will be determined depending on the seriousness of the crime, and he will be released after reaching the number of years."

"If he has not committed any evil, he will be sent to a labor camp for three years and then be free again."

Everyone present knew that in the third situation mentioned by Chen Xun, among the more than 4 gold soldiers, even one pair of hands would probably not be able to get them together even if they counted them on their fingers.

You know, these Jin soldiers fought from the north of Shanhaiguan to Kaifeng. How could they not commit evil along the way?

Considering that some of them happened to be innocent in Kaifeng, Chen Xun added in his heart: "At that time, they will report each other. As long as they report other people's crimes, they can reduce some of their own crimes. Dogs bite dogs, mouth hairs, if this is still the case Whoever can be allowed to escape is truly destined to die."

It is estimated that General Jin who was present was also aware of this, and also considered that it was impossible for all the people in Kaifeng City to attend the public trial. He was lucky enough to think that many people would escape.

For a moment, the scene was somewhat silent.

"You can go to the side to discuss, but I'm not sure when Uncle Zhang Ye's army in the city will fight out. He is not our Chen Jiajun. He comes from Guangzhou. As a Song general who has personally experienced the Battle of Kaifeng from beginning to end, how will he treat it? Prisoners of Jinbing, you don't need me to tell you, you can think of it yourself. Don't say that I didn't give you a chance when the time comes." After Chen Xun finished speaking, he led Chen Jiajun away, leaving some space for these people.Time passed slowly, and at the end of the hour, although the Jin generals in the military formation were discussing in a low voice, judging from their red faces, the argument should be fierce.

Among them, General Jin, who had committed more serious crimes, would definitely be firmly opposed to it, but with Wanyan Zongwang in Chen Xun's hands, they did not dare to make a decision to ignore it.

"Inform Pei Ren to give these Jin men more strength." Chen Xun ordered.

Several snow pigeons flew into the sky, entered Kaifeng City from high altitude, and finally landed in the inner city of Kaifeng.

Soon, the Anyuan Gate at the easternmost edge of the north wall of Kaifeng's inner city was opened from the inside, and more than 3 Song soldiers rushed out from it, gradually approaching the area controlled by the Jin army.

For a time, the city of Kaifeng was full of gongs, drums, trumpets and other warnings and orders. Directly opposite the Chen Jiajun, the defenders at Jingyang Gate were transferred in batches, and the defenders were obviously sparse.

General Jin, who was in the process of deliberation, also discovered this phenomenon and understood that Zhang Shuye from the inner city had attacked.

Think again about the "hand grenades" used by Chen Jiajun before, which can be said to be a weapon in street fighting.As long as Zhang Shuye opens any of the four gates on the north wall of Kaifeng's outer city and lets Chen Jiajun in, the Jin army in the city will be finished.

When the time comes, he will not only have to accept the trial of Chen Jiajun, but also the trial of Zhang Shuye. They may all be buried alive, right?

"How can Chen Jiajun ensure that you can do what you said before?" The leader, General Jin, planned to struggle again.

"I reversed the situation in the Battle of Kaifeng. If I didn't have the final say, no one in Kaifeng would have the final say." At any time, strength is the strongest trump card to impress your opponent.

"General Chen, we surrender."

……

Next, Chen Xun used Wanyan Zonghan's face and the cooperation of several Jin generals to begin to accept the surrender of the Jin army in an organized manner.

Under Pei Ren's instruction, Zhang Shuye stopped attacking the Jin soldiers and retreated to the inner city of Kaifeng.

And after entering the inner city, the city gate was closed again, and Chen Jiajun was not eagerly "welcome" as usual.

Chen Xun was not surprised by this scene.

Internal fighting among insiders and external fighting among outsiders have always been the characteristics of these literati.

The main force of the Jin army is still in Fengqiu, Zhang Shuye has already listed the Chen family army as one of the potential enemies, and started to be on guard.

On April [-], Ke Lei's fleet entered Kaifeng City from Tongjinmen (East Water Gate) along the Bianhe River, bringing not only a large amount of supplies, but also [-] well-trained Xuzhou recruits.

Chen Xun's manpower was finally no longer nervous.

With these new soldiers in place, the Chen Jiajun was finally able to start using the Jin Bing captives and organize them to start repairing Kaifeng's city walls, dredging the moat, and preparing defense equipment.

A large amount of food was spread out, and the people in Kaifeng's outer city were also mobilized, and the entire city finally regained some vitality.

During this period, a Song minister came into Chen Xun's field of vision and was reused.

Li Ruoshui, courtesy name Qingqing, 35 years old, was a native of Shuidebao Village, Quzhou County, Mingzhou (now Quzhou County, Hebei Province), a doctor of Taixue, and a former minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Wanyan Zonghan, who had been accompanying Zhao Ji before (this is different from the real history), once forced Zhao Ji to change his clothes. Li Ruoshui angrily scolded Wanyan Zonghan and was beaten with a stick and thrown into the street.

A group of imperial students saved his body from being exposed in the market.

(End of this chapter)