Su He held a pre-war meeting to make arrangements for the capture of the county seat.
With their current military strength, it is easy to capture the county town. The key is to hold it.
"Zhang Yuliang, how is the training situation of the artillery battalion now? With the artillery deployed along the Wei River defense line, do you have the confidence to hold the line?"
Zhang Yuliang immediately replied: "Commander Su, we now have ten heavy artillery pieces and thirty medium artillery pieces.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon has been equipped to the platoon level, and the artillerymen have basically taught other soldiers how to fire the cannon.
The veterans of the artillery battalion are in charge of the command, and the new recruits of the artillery battalion have been trained to operate the artillery proficiently.
Cannons attack heavily armored targets, and shotguns attack unarmored targets.
I am confident that we can block the attack of the government troops at the Weihe defense line."
Su He pointed at the map to arrange the battle plan: "The second regiment is responsible for the main attack, after capturing the county seat.
A small number of troops were left behind to maintain public order, while the main force was responsible for defending the Weihe River defense line.
The third regiment was used as a reserve force, and the attack on the county town went smoothly. The station was moved to Guanyin Hall, and together with the first regiment, it defended the Dasanguan army."
Su He has already thought about the next phase of the battle plan, and must take the opportunity to deal with the officers and soldiers in Dashan Pass.
How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch?
The Ming Dynasty court had Da San Pass in hand and could send heavy troops to surround them at any time.
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The house behind the county government office.
"Sir, something big has happened." Master Du Fang shouted in a panic.
The county magistrate Chen Chengren had already packed up his belongings and walked out of the room with the package on his back.
"Master, are the thieves in yellow coming here?"
Chen Chengren had already anticipated something would happen, and he asked unwillingly.
"Yes, the scouts we sent out have discovered that the thieves in yellow have sent heavy troops from Yimen Fort.
There were a lot of cannons alone, and they were preparing to storm the county seat.
Master, what should we do? Wang Jinshi and the others died miserably.
You are a serious official of the Ming Dynasty. With the ruthless tactics of the thieves in yellow, you will not end well if you are caught." Master Du Fang asked very worriedly.
He was even more afraid of his own fate. Chen Chengren was a clean slate and usually only wanted big money.
He didn't let go of big or small money, and he broke into dozens of families.
The thief in yellow will definitely not let himself go.
"Hurry up and run, what? You still want to live and die with the county."
After Chen Chengren finished speaking, he walked outside.
"Master, if we abandon the city and flee directly, what should we do if the court pursues us?" Master Du Fang asked worriedly.
"What are you afraid of? Let's go directly back to our hometown in Nanzhi. I will go to Donglin Academy to teach. Who can catch me!" Chen Chengren said proudly.
Now that it is no longer the Tianqi Dynasty, and the eunuchs are all gone, who dares to touch Donglin Academy.
Chen Chengren rode a carriage, transporting a large amount of gold, and fled directly from the north gate of the county seat.
When the gentry saw the county magistrate fleeing, they also took the supplies they had prepared and fled from the north gate in a swarm.
The rich households in the county listened to the propaganda of the gentry and were very afraid of the thieves in yellow, so they followed the gentry and fled the city.
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Su Shan, the leader of the second regiment, looked at an empty city and cursed angrily: "They all ran away, and they didn't get any credit."
We chased them to the Weihe River. We chased some of them and demolished the bridge.
Directly follow the deployment of Commander Su and set up camp by the Wei River."
The Second Regiment sent a company to maintain law and order in the county and clean up the gangsters who took advantage of the opportunity to plunder.
The rest of the group rushed to the south bank of the Weihe River.
Su He received a report from Su Shan's messenger and learned that all the gentry and wealthy households in the county had fled.
"Are we so scary? We were like jackals, tigers, and leopards. We were so scared that they all ran away."
Su Ying thought for a while and replied: "For the gentry and wealthy households, how can they not have a few murderous cases on their hands.
Of course they are afraid of us, you see, ordinary people don't run away much."
"When we enter the city, we must also learn to manage the city."
Su He led the reconnaissance battalion and artillery battalion into the county.
At the same time, he sent a messenger to notify Li Qingmu of the Third Regiment, asking them to enter the Guanyintang to garrison according to the established plan.
The people in the county seat looked at the soldiers in yellow uniforms and lined up to enter the county seat.
They were only stationed on important streets and did not harm the common people.
"Who are the officers and soldiers? Why do the thieves in yellow look more like the officers and soldiers?"
The officers and soldiers who only want to eat and drink, and even grab something from time to time, are more like thieves."
"Stop calling me a thief in yellow. If I'm heard, I'll arrest you."
The first thing Su He did when he entered the county was to send people to take over the official warehouse and search the gentry's homes.
At the same time, soldiers were arranged to post notices to calm the people and sell grain and salt at fair prices in the market.
The soldiers did not disturb the people, and there was a stable supply of food and salt.
The people are no longer worried, and vendors have begun to come out to do business.
As long as it doesn't affect them, people basically don't care about the change of dynasty.
Su He knew that managing a city was complicated and required sufficient cooperation from officials.
He directly sent troops to capture the subordinate officials in the county who did not escape and took them to the county government office.
Let them write down the crimes of themselves and their colleagues, and at the same time post notices to let the people expose their crimes.
The subordinate officials who were extremely indignant from the public were tried directly in public to establish the authority of the commanding office.
Subordinate officials who made only minor mistakes were sentenced to labor reform and were left in the commander's office to do some insignificant chores.
But they can recommend their son to join the commander's office, and he will be used equally if he passes the assessment.
A subordinate official who has a good reputation among the people, has not made any serious mistakes, and is quite capable.
Su He directly re-employed them and assigned them to important positions.
Relying on the assistance of this group of subordinate officials who were familiar with the county, he quickly restored normal order in the county.
Su He moved the commander's office to the county government office and began to approve the list of military personnel who had meritorious service.
Handle official documents submitted by each township.
He found that in each township, Li Zhisheng, the head of Guanyintang Township, did the best job.
Su He decided to promote Li Zhisheng to the post of magistrate of Baoji County.
With Li Zhisheng as a role model, other subordinate officials have the goal to strive forward.
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Yang He, the governor of Shaanxi, heard from his subordinates that another group of thieves in yellow rebelled in Baoji County.
The county magistrate Chen Chengren was nowhere to be found, and a large number of gentry fled north.
"Sir, the magistrate of Fengxiang Prefecture requested that Zhao Mingsheng from Fengxiang Thousand Households be allowed to lead troops back to exterminate the rebels."
Yang He took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I am sending a large army to encircle and suppress the 'two kings' and other rebels. The rebels are at the end of their rope and will definitely accept the imperial court's appeasement.
I have recruited most of them now, and I am about to completely eliminate the rebels.
The rebels will never be wiped out. As long as they are given a piece of land to farm, most people will be able to farm safely.
When I finish dealing with the rebels in northern Shaanxi, the yellow-clad thieves will definitely surrender when the army goes south."
Hong Chengchou, who participated in politics, believed that Governor Yang He was doing nothing.
He expressed his opinion: "Your Excellency Governor, I feel that once the rebels start looting, they will not be able to farm with peace of mind.
Pay equal attention to suppression and appeasement, and should give priority to suppression. The thieves in yellow hate the court and the gentry extremely, and there is no possibility of appeasement.
They are very different from ordinary rebels. They do not rob people or run around. Instead, they start to operate locally. This is an extremely dangerous signal.
I suggest mobilizing heavy troops and completely annihilating them before they grow stronger."
Yang He did not listen to Hong Chengchou's opinion. He advocated the implementation of a policy focusing on recruiting and appeasement.
So much money and food have been spent, and the results of recruitment are also very good, so I have to take credit for my merits.
We must not change the policy now and continue to focus on recruitment and appeasement.
Hong Chengchou had no choice but to participate in politics now and could only obey the orders of Governor Yang He.
He returned to his mansion and immediately wrote an inscription to Emperor Chongzhen, stating that he could not recruit the backbone of the rebels, but could only recruit the people who were being held hostage, and that equal emphasis should be placed on suppressing and appeasing the rebels.
The yellow-robed thieves are very different from ordinary rebel thieves, and the court should pay attention to them.