Chapter 305: Master Wang, Army of the Son of Heaven
Asking for a monthly ticket!
In order to speed up the march and reach Dengzhou as soon as possible, Shi Dayong left Qi Sanbao's baggage battalion and led the women and children to follow the team, and left another 800 infantry troops for protection. He led the wolf cavalry, personal barracks, and infantry left camp
and the remaining troops of the right battalion of the infantry marched eastward with all their might.
All the gold and silver treasures captured since going south are in the supply camp, and the camp officer Qi Sanbao and the soldiers in the supply camp are all rebels who have returned from Shahe, so Dayong has to be on guard in case Qi Sanbao gets jealous after seeing the money and takes these
All the gold and silver goods were swept away, and the Jinzhou Army suffered a huge loss.
Do not have the intention of harming others, and do not have the intention of guarding against others. Regarding Qi Sanbao and his surrendered soldiers, Dayong distrusted them from the bottom of his heart. These young men who had been thieves were more loyal to Shi Dayong than those who participated in the small officialdom.
Zhuang Jiuzhan probably had far fewer prisoners.
Since Shahe's reorganization, Qi Sanbao's baggage battalion has not undergone major changes, nor has it participated in a war. Their mission is only to escort baggage. When Pingdu was reorganized, it only packed the old and weak members of the Sichuan army into it.
It is said that the image of the supply camp in the entire Jinzhou Army is more of a soy sauce, with insufficient cohesion among the people and even less loyalty. What shocked them and followed them to this day is actually the indestructible force of the Jinzhou Army, or in other words, the butcher's knife.[
Now that Dayong has decided to lead a large group of soldiers to Dengzhou first, it is unknown whether Qi Sanbao, who is no longer restrained and shocked, will obey orders as before.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Dayong doesn't dare to take any risks. It would be good to have more troops when the army comes to Dengzhou, but if it ruins all the property earned by his sons, Dayong never dares to think about it.
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After thinking for a long time, Shi Dayong decided to retain 800 people from the right battalion of the infantry. The 800 infantry had 70 Jinzhou veterans as the backbone, and they were led by the guard battalion officer Li Gu. This is an impressive person.
Brother Matsuyama could not be more trusted.
In addition to monitoring Qi Sanbao and protecting the property of the Jinzhou Army, Li Gu's other task was to protect the women and children from being harmed by the troops from the transport camp after the main force left. The remaining more than 900 prisoners were divided into two halves, with half accompanying them
The main force marched eastward to Dengzhou, while half stayed behind.
I am a fisherman and a fisherman.
The unarmed and fearless prisoners had long been frightened out of their wits by the atrocities of the Jinzhou Army. No one dared to escape or resist, but just followed the team silently like docile sheep.
Fortunately, the prisoners who were selected for tomorrow's slaughter have been selected. They were tied together with long ropes. The person responsible for escorting them was not the Jinzhou Army, but their companions.
The prisoners who were responsible for escorting the "grain and grass" showed extra strength, and the whipping and scolding of their companions was no less than that of the Jinzhou soldiers, or even worse. At first glance, those who didn't know better thought that these prisoners were also Jinzhou soldiers.
The reason why these prisoners who act as "accomplices" work so hard is because if one of them escapes, one of them will be replaced and become the big meat in the pot tomorrow. In addition, the Jinzhou Army also promised them that the difficulties will be temporary.
They are currently marching eastward, and they will surely be able to replenish their supplies of food and fodder along the way. By then, they will be able to avoid being killed.
If one of them escapes, he may be killed. If he obeys orders honestly, he may not need to eat people in two days. With hope and luck in his heart, it is natural for the prisoners to work hard for the Jinzhou Army to deal with their companions.
They had also eaten the meat of their companions, and it was too late to spit it out now. After all, they still hoped that the officers and soldiers would have a smooth journey and receive food supplies. In this way, their lives might really be saved.
If we run away, who can guarantee that we will be able to escape? It goes without saying that we can resist. If we can fight, how can these officers and soldiers enter Pingdu City if they have the courage to resist?
If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for your fate. Being down-to-earth and obedient, and keeping an eye on these dying people is the wisest choice.
Will food and grass really be replenished after two days? What if we still get nothing?
Shi Dayong himself didn't know. He only knew that he just said casually that God knows if there is food waiting for him ahead.
A big cake was drawn on a piece of white paper!
This is like a big pie in the air. It is so illusory that you can't even see it. You can only think about it. However, those prisoners in desperate situation believed in it. They really thought that the officers and soldiers would definitely be able to get it on the way eastward.
Food and grass supplies. There were so many people, but no one recalled what they had done to the Denglai land before.
Perhaps, people in desperate situations sometimes really need a little psychological comfort.
After giving the order to the prisoners, before leaving, Dayong saw with his own eyes that the prisoners who were not selected for slaughter showed an incredible side. They beat their companions who were to be slaughtered crazily, but when they turned around, they were as timid as
Rat, he looks like that and wants to be a livestock of the Jinzhou Army for the rest of his life. That fawning look makes Dayong feel sick just looking at him.[
In later generations, there was a QGU psychological disorder called Stockholm Syndrome, also known as the hostage complex, which refers to a complex in which the kidnapped hostage has some kind of emotion towards the kidnapper, and even helps the kidnapper in turn.
Now it seems that those prisoners are suffering from Stockholm's Demon Syndrome. They are the hostages, and the Jinzhou Army is the kidnappers, kidnappers wielding butcher knives!
The food saved by slaughtering the prisoners one day in advance was enough for the women and children to eat for a while. The women and children must have smelled the smell of meat wafting from the military camp last night, but there was no sound at all in the military tent where they were.
No children clamored for meat from their mothers.
If you are born in troubled times, you must have the awareness of troubled times. The women may have known what the officers and soldiers were cooking, but they did not feel afraid of the Jinzhou Army. Instead, they were glad that they were not the ones who were killed.
If it weren't for these officers and soldiers, they might have died long ago, either being tortured to death or starving to death. Now, they can barely fill their stomachs and don't have to worry about their livelihood tomorrow.
If you can survive, what else is there to hope for? What is there to complain about?
When the sun just rose the next day and food was delivered to the camp, the women and children were sincerely grateful at this moment to the Jinzhou Army and the general named Shi. The Jinzhou Army gave them not human flesh, but noodles.
Looking at the officers and soldiers with strange and even ashamed expressions, the women's noses felt a little sore.
They would rather do things like animals, but leave precious food to women and children like them. What kind of army is this?