Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 173
The bandit who ran behind was overtaken by the officers and soldiers, beheaded to the ground.

Seeing that they could not run away, some thieves threw away their guns and knelt down and surrendered.

These people were lucky, because they didn't meet Hong Chengchou's generals, and they would no longer entertain them with banquets like He Renlong, while ambush soldiers and horses to kill him. What they met was Lin Yi.

Because unlike fighting the Tartars, Ji Dong had already issued an order not to kill and surrender, so these people survived.

The battle of chasing and annihilating the remnants is still going on, and Ji Dong's new training camp and standard camp are like tigers from the mountain, chasing after them.

It is not enough to fight these thieves, and it is not enough to run them away, because let alone the generals of these new training camps, they can't compete with the cavalry of the 2000 standard battalion alone. That is the elite combination of Tianxiong Army and Guan Ning Tieqi .

Therefore, within a few miles, except for those shrewd people who surrendered first, the rest were hacked to the ground one after another, splashing blood on the mountains.

But the gangsters are gangsters after all, and some of the rest can really run. The sweeping tiger led a group of wolves to rush forward, and the officers and soldiers chased after them. Later, the thieves felt that they could not continue running like this and had to be dispersed. They ran up the mountain, and when they got to the halfway up the hill, they knew that they would not be able to go on horseback like this, they would be out of reach with bows and arrows, and they would be able to escape for their lives if they could not be hit by firecrackers.

But this time he was wrong again. Zu Keyong and Wang Jian's men chased down the hillside after beheading the thieves they were chasing, ordered them to dismount, and continued to chase on foot.

The physical strength of these generals is very good, because Ji Dong gave them special physical training, which is the training method of later generations of special forces. They run for tens of miles in the field, and some of them run with heavy loads.Now that it is used, the hillside that the thief can climb is simply a piece of cake for Ji Dong's generals.

Those thieves look bad at first glance, they are going to kill them all!

Originally they wanted to run into the mountains and play hide-and-seek with these officers and soldiers, but it seems that there is no chance now, the officers and soldiers ran much faster than them, quickly caught up, hacked and killed, the dead bodies of the bandits stained the rocks red, and followed The hillside is rolling down.

Some were shot down by bows and arrows, and the thieves who were chasing them had nowhere to go and nowhere to go. There were originally more than 1 horses, but now no one can take care of each other, and the team is getting smaller and smaller.

The sweeping tiger desperately ran up the mountain, but his wound was in unbearable pain and bled a lot. Now he couldn't run anymore. He could only grab a vine, wheezing, and the arrow was whistling in his ear from time to time. And pass.

Looking back, the officers and soldiers were catching up, and there were fewer and fewer people around him. If this continues, wouldn't today be the end of the day?No, you have to run up.

But this time he ran a few steps forward, and a Ming army chased him. It was Wang Jian, and he swung his knife with a bloody face.

If it was an objective and fair competition on flat ground under the condition that two people were equal, Wang Jian would not be the opponent of this sweeping tiger.But it was different now. Although both of them were injured, Wang Jian chased him for a long time on horseback, and now he got off his horse and chased him again. The physical exertion of the two people was completely different.In addition, the sweeping tiger is now on the hillside, unable to use his specialty ground knife, but Wang Jian does not have these constraints. In addition, he was stabbed in the face by this kid, and he had to avenge his disfigurement. Therefore, Wang Jian aimed at him and died. If you keep chasing him, you must put him to death.

Now the sweeping tiger really can't do anything, it's so bad every day that it doesn't work.If there are people who sell regret medicine in the world, then they would not cut Wang Jian's knife just now, and now kneel down and beg for mercy, maybe there is still a possibility of survival, or they shouldn't listen to the shooting at all, if they want to beat Ji Dong and the others according to their own plan Ambush, why did this happen today, but where can I find this regret medicine?
The sweeping tiger was utterly annoyed, and managed to cope with two moves. With a scream, Wang Jian stabbed him through the chest, and then Wang Jian suddenly stabbed the knife, and the sweeping tiger went down.

Wang Jian was afraid that he would not die, so he jumped down the mountain and chopped off his head with a single knife.Lifting his head, not to mention whether he has done meritorious service or not, he finally let out a bad breath.

At this time, all the thieves were gone as far as the eye could see, either they became captives or dead bodies, bloodstained everywhere.

Zu Keyong and Wang Jianbing joined together to cut off the heads of these dead thieves, and report their meritorious service to the court in the future.Then press down those thieves who surrendered, and walk back.

When they walked back, they realized that before they knew it, they had chased and killed the thieves for more than 20 miles.

After going back to give orders to Lin Yi, he found a suitable place, set up camp, kept all the heads of Sweeping Tiger and She Tatian, and registered all the heads of the other ordinary thieves, and then treated the wounded and counted the number of people , Clean up the battlefield, bury the corpses, take care of the spoils, and deal with post-war matters.

This battle lasted for more than two hours, and the more than 7000 thieves who planned to eat up Ji Dong's 1 troops and loot their property were scattered like this.The officers and soldiers cut off more than 3000 heads, captured more than 4000 people, and the whereabouts of the remaining thousands are unknown.

For the more than 4000 captives, Lin Yi handled them in this way: firstly, don’t beat them, secondly, don’t scold them, and thirdly, don’t kill them. Let them forget about the past and give them two ways. Soldiers, after asking their names and addresses, register them in the register, and then tell them not to be thieves again, so that they will not end well after all, and then dismiss them on the spot.

These thieves never imagined it would be so cheap in their dreams. They thought that if they were caught and captured, they would definitely be close to death.Because the trick of surrender has been played by Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and other capricious people. The people in the government have been deceived and suffered. Even if they really surrender, can they be trusted?Can you spare them?The reason why they chose to surrender was that they were completely forced to live for a while. They didn't expect that God had eyes and let them meet General Lin.

These people couldn't believe that Ji Dong would treat them so favorably. No matter how serious the crimes they committed before, no matter how many lives they had, they would be wiped out and given two ways to survive. It seems that which way they choose They are all good, they can save their lives, and let them eat food and serve as soldiers?

Some people had the mentality of giving it a try, and there were quite a few who were willing to stay and serve as soldiers. As a result, Lin Yi recruited more than 1600 people.The remaining more than 2000 people, after Lin Yi registered them for education, he was really dismissed unconditionally.

When these people were really free, they realized how precious life was, because it was equivalent to them having died once and being reborn after a catastrophe. People who have not experienced it personally cannot understand the feeling of being dropped from the sky. The feeling of hitting the pie, in addition to secretly rejoicing to meet Lin Yi, a living Bodhisattva, firmly remembered the number of Lin Yi, the general soldier of Miyun, and made up his mind that he would not dare to be a thief again in the future. Master Lin said no Fake, this line of work will not end well after all, once slipped through the net twice, but it is impossible to be so lucky every time, how many people who have opposed the court in the past dynasties have a good end?

For the more than 1600 people who were adapted, Lin Yi announced in public that they should let go of their burdens and regain their lives. From now on, they will be paid as usual, and they will be rewarded for their achievements. No one should discriminate against them.

Where can I find such a cheap thing?These people didn't even dare to dream about it. They fell to their knees in gratitude, kowtowed their heads to thank Ji Dong, and thanked Ji Yi's eight generations of ancestors.

Lin Yi asked Wang Jian to lead them down, explained the discipline of the army to them, and then dispersed them to each banner and battalion, and the small banner leader or the general banner leader took them away.

After two days of rectification, Lin Yi's casualties in this battle were filled by them. In this way, Lin Yi's 7000 troops not only did not decrease, but after this battle, there were more than 1000 more troops. Now his total force has reached 8200. .

After looking for a place to set up camp, Zu Keyong came to see Lin Yi that night. After saluting, he said, "My lord, do you have a few words that I don't know whether to say or not?"

"Brother Zu, if you have something to say, please speak face to face, why are you hesitating." Lin Yi laughed.

Although Zu Keyong knew that he would never escape the wind by talking here, he still lowered his voice and said: "My lord's kindness and power, and his subordinates really admire what happened today, but are you being too kind to them? Those people let them go if they say so." , Now these people have been recruited again, and the thieves are all capricious people. If something happens to the peak and blames it, you can’t get rid of it. Don’t forget the lessons of Xiong Wencan, the prime minister of the five provinces, and others. And the temper of the current emperor My lord is clear, Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian and others regard me as a thorn in the flesh, they will definitely slander this matter if they spare their hands, and in the humble opinion of my subordinates, are they accommodating with Mr. Zheng? a bit."

Lin Yi smiled, "Brother Zu has no choice but to accept Lin's heart. But don't worry, Brother Zu, Lin has already considered this matter. Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian want to make trouble, but they have no time to spare, because Lin Looking at the sky, Yang Sichang and the others must be in great trouble recently, and they don't even care about harming us. As for Governor Zheng, it won't be too late for us to suppress the thieves here. Besides, we said that we recruited these people to fight for the court. They are thieves, releasing those people is to influence them to abandon evil and do good, so why not become obedient citizens of Ming Dynasty?"

Lin Yi said in his heart, such a trivial matter, do you still need Bing Chen? A dignified governor can't decide whether to release or recruit a few thieves, so what a fart.However, Zu Keyong had good intentions and was afraid of being harmed by treacherous officials. If Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian and others labeled this matter as recruiting soldiers without permission or secretly collaborating with bandits, the crime would be serious.

But Lin Yi was not worried about these two traitors anymore, because Lin Yi was familiar with this period of history and knew that Yang Sichang and the others would be finished soon.He can't even wipe off the shit on his body, how can he still want to harm others?Even if you want to, you don't have a chance.

In this troubled world, how could it be possible to save some strength if you don't want to find a way?A few years later, the company of the Ming Dynasty will also be closed, and the boss will also be replaced. This is a fatal disease of Daming, and I am now unable to recover from my current official position. At that time, whoever has the strength will have the final say. The thieves, when the time comes, you will have no troops in your hands, so what will you do with the Tartars?What are you going to do with these traitors and lackeys, corrupt officials?The weak are prey to the strong, and those who have no strength have to be slaughtered by others, and everything else is out of the question.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with suppressing thieves to expand one's own strength. Those people in the Ming Dynasty don't care whether he was a thief or a soldier before. As long as they can control them to protect the people of Ming Dynasty from being bullied by the Tartars, that's enough. Minor.

"Since this is the case, my lord, my subordinates can rest assured." Zu Keyong said in his heart, and his lord can also see that Yang Sichang and the others are about to face a catastrophe?real or fake?
Zu Keyong pondered in his heart, thinking that in two or three years he could be promoted from a small soldier in the frontier army to the commander-in-chief of the imperial court, killing factory guards, punishing Tartars, exterminating thieves, omnipotent, he concluded, This must be true, because Mr. Lin is a strange person through the ages, and he has never said anything wrong.

Thinking of this, Zu Keyong was happy.

(End of this chapter)