Feng Sanqiu held a flintlock gun and looked around cautiously.
"Squad leader, why are the officers and soldiers acting like crazy? They are killing each other."
Squad leader Shi Dajian stared ahead as three or four officers and soldiers rushed towards them.
"I heard from the commander that this is Yingxiao. I don't know the specific situation.
We listened to the orders from our superiors: whenever we encounter officers and soldiers who dare to resist, we will directly use bullets and grenades to send them to heaven."
After Feng Sanqiu heard this, he shut up and saw the blood-covered officers and soldiers rushing over.
He immediately pulled the trigger, but the bullet missed the enemy he was aiming at.
Instead, it hit the person next to this person.
Feng Sanqiu's comrades also opened fire one after another.
Their squad quickly wiped out the officers and soldiers at the front.
"Squad leader, the officers and soldiers are not scary at all. We hid in the bunker for the past two days, and they acted like fools.
He actually used a machete to chop down the concrete bunker.
Now he is going crazy and killing randomly in the camp."
Feng Sanqiu is a new recruit who has just joined. In his impression, the officers and soldiers are very powerful people.
He had always been afraid of officers and soldiers before, but after this war, he no longer feared officers and soldiers in his heart.
"Squad leader, this camp is a bit special. We won't catch big fish."
Feng Sanqiu pointed to the tent on his left, which was a very luxurious tent.
Other tents are made of very thin linen or cotton.
This tent is actually made of wool felt.
Shi Dajian glanced at his location.
The troops belonging to their Weihe Defense Line launched an attack from the south.
The troops from Baoji County launched an attack from the north of the official army.
They are closer to the army camp.
Now we have arrived near the main tent of the camp.
"You guys guard the outside, Sanqiu and I will go inside and take a look."
Shi Dajian put the bayonet on his flintlock gun and asked Feng Sanqiu to prepare grenades.
They quickly rushed into the camp.
They saw a well-dressed official lying in a pool of blood with a knife in his hand.
There was a middle-aged man kneeling beside him.
When the man saw the soldiers rushing in, he said in a very sad tone.
"This is Mr. Yang He, the governor of the three sides of the Ming Dynasty. Please don't insult his body."
When Shi Dajian heard the name Yang He, he knew that he had made a great contribution.
This is the commander-in-chief of the Ming army.
He immediately asked his soldiers to come in and take control of the place.
He went to report the news to the group leader in person.
…
Su He watched the Ming Army's camp burst into flames. Su Xiong and Su Hu led their troops and surrounded the Ming Army's camp.
The Ming army had a camp roar and could not organize an army to resist.
Su He knew that they had won a great victory this time and had overcome the biggest crisis.
In the future, people's hearts in Hanzhong Prefecture will also change, and they will truly become a separatist regime.
Su He immediately asked Su Changsheng to send someone to notify Li Dazhuang.
There is no need to seize the city, just grab the food and fodder for the officers and soldiers.
They have won, and there is no need to occupy Fengxiang Mansion now.
Occupying Fengxiang Mansion now will stimulate the Ming Dynasty and plunge it into an all-out war.
Many internal affairs of Hanzhong Mansion have not been settled yet.
We have just set up a grassroots team, and everything is in a mess.
Su He must first straighten out internal affairs and stabilize the rear before sending troops.
If there is no internal order, once defeated, it will completely collapse.
It is internally stable, and even if it suffers repeated defeats, there is always a chance for a comeback.
…
The sun is about to set, and a colorful cloud appears on the horizon.
After a day of clearing out, Su Xiong and Su Hu led the troops and completely cleared the Ming army camp.
Su He is listening to Su Xiong's report.
"Commander Su, the artillery suddenly attacked, causing a roar in the Ming army's camp.
The Ming army killed each other and suffered heavy casualties.
We took the opportunity to attack the Ming army's camp, but the officers and soldiers who had already camped were completely unorganized.
We encountered no effective resistance and spent most of our time cleaning up the remaining soldiers and treating the wounded.
After simple statistics, we have captured more than 70,000 people in total.
The Ming army fought among themselves, with more than 20,000 casualties.
There were less than 10,000 people, mainly Ming army generals and their retainers.
After the camp roar broke out, they escaped early before we encircled them.
We found the body of Yang He, the governor of the three sides of the Ming Dynasty. He committed suicide.
We also captured some Ming generals who had no time to escape."
When Li Fengming heard the number of people reported by Su Xiong, he asked in surprise: "Commander Su Xiong, your number is wrong.
The total number of officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is only 100,000. You have already annihilated the officers and soldiers led by Jiang Sheng.
We also wiped out many officers and soldiers on the Weihe River defense line.
The officers and soldiers were roaring at the camp, more than 20,000 people died, how could they still capture more than 70,000 people?"
Su Xiong explained simply: "There are about 50,000 officers and soldiers, and more than 20,000 people are working as corvees.
The Ming Dynasty conscripted 50,000 to 60,000 corvees for this war.
There were more than 20,000 corvees in the Ming army's camp, a few of them were killed by the rebels, and most of them surrendered to us."
Li Fengming had a headache when he heard so many people.
"Commander Su, there are more than 70,000 prisoners here, plus more than 10,000 prisoners in Baoji County.
In this war, we took nearly 80,000 prisoners.
There are too many people for us to support, so let’s release the prisoners!
We can still..."
While Li Fengming spoke, he made a beheading gesture.
His opinion was obvious. There were only two choices now, let go of the prisoners or kill them.
Su He did not agree with Li Fengming's opinion.
"You can't let go of the generals and servants. They are all elite soldiers. As long as they are put back, they can quickly recruit an officer and a soldier.
Ordinary military households are also strong laborers. We are short of people now, so there is no reason to rush out."
The reason why Li Fengming made this suggestion.
Just two days ago, Wang Zhongce sent news that Hanzhong Mansion was short of food.
The war ended so quickly, and they now have no shortage of food.
But with these prisoners, the food was not enough.
According to the grain reserves in the Ming Dynasty public accounts, Hanzhong Mansion still has a lot of grain surplus.
The number of officials was insufficient, and the actual amount of grain stored in official warehouses was never fully calculated.
Su He knew that there must be giant rats in the granary of the Ming Dynasty.
He stored 30% of the grain according to the public account and calculated the quantity. The grain was enough to last until the autumn harvest.
It turned out that he was too naive and did not understand the lower limits of officials in the Ming Dynasty.
In the past few days, Wang Zhongce thoroughly inspected the official warehouses of Hanzhong Mansion and counted all their current grain reserves.
Wang Zhongce found that except for a few official warehouses.
The other official warehouses in Hanzhong Mansion are basically empty, and there is not even any grain in them.
All the grain consumed now is obtained by capturing the gentry.
In addition, now Hanzhong Mansion consumes food more quickly.
This resulted in Hanzhong Mansion being in a food shortage.
In the past, ordinary people only ate one meal of gruel a day.
There are also many people who starve to death due to lack of food.
Suhe used work-for-relief methods to try to prevent the people from starving to death.
Build factories, build water conservancy projects, build cement roads, and mine mines.
This kind of strenuous physical work definitely requires more than one meal a day.
You need to eat at least three meals a day. Because of the lack of oil and water, every strong laborer has a large appetite.
The food consumption of the army is also terrible. They eat three meals a day and train every day.
The soldiers couldn't eat enough and couldn't hold on at all.
The amount of food consumed was much faster than before, exceeding everyone's expectations.
Su He thought of a way to deal with the food shortage in Hanzhong Mansion.
He has asked Li Dazhuang to grab food.
In order to prepare for this war, the Ming army hoarded a lot of food.
The Ming army was hoarding food. He had soldiers in his hands, and the food was hoarded for him.
If these grains are taken directly, the captives can be fed.
A small gap remains.
Just spend a lot of money to buy it from Hu Guang.
Huguang is a major grain-producing province and there is no shortage of grain at all.
As long as they give money, those gentry dare to sell anything.
Shanxi merchants could sell grain and ironware to Jian slaves for money.
He believed that Chu merchants were similar and would sell grain if they were given money.
This will resolve the crisis of food shortage.
Su He received the report that Wang Bonuo would be back soon after buying sweet potatoes.
As long as sweet potatoes are planted, they will not be short of food in the future.
