After Li Laiheng beheaded his enemy Ai Guobin, he felt a little empty in his heart. He picked up Ai Guobin's fat head with the tip of the knife, held his hair, and handed it to Hao Yaoqi.
"Waving the flag and hanging this head on the city gate can be considered as a deterrent to those surrendering soldiers."
Li Laiheng, who has experienced several wars and bloody fights, can already lift a human head without any psychological pressure. He is adapting to the era of the 12th year of Chongzhen at an accelerated pace. A mere pig's head cannot have any impact on his heart.
fluctuation.
After Hao Yaoqi hung Ai Guobin's head out, Li Guo came over. When he walked up to Li Laiheng, his face was still serious and expressionless, but there was a sense of warmth in his eyes.
Li Guo put a piece of fine cloth green handkerchief into Little Tiger's hand. This cloth handkerchief was also one of the many trophies seized by Chuangying in Longju Village. Although Chuangying's military discipline was much stricter than that of the official army, after all, Lao Ba's team also
Not the Old Eighth Route Army. After Liu Zongmin broke through the gentry courtyards in the city that were stubbornly resisting, he broke into the camp and confiscated the wealth of many wealthy families.
"Wipe the blood off your face, don't act like a child."
The little tiger took the muslin blue handkerchief from his adoptive father, but he felt a little funny in his heart. A child? What kind of image does his cheap father have in his heart? He had just beheaded a human being.
His face is full of blood.
But Li Laiheng also knew that Li Guo always looked serious and serious. It was too difficult for him to show a warm and friendly look. He could give Li Laiheng a cloth handkerchief at this time.
I had to bite the bullet, and it was a rare act of comfort.
"Haha, Laiheng killed this Edus today. He is no longer a child, but a real thousand-mile horse in our family."
Li Zicheng couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Guo's half-embarrassed, half-warm look. The old man had won the battle, and his whole body was even more powerful. He was also smiling with a sense of heroism.
Look.
This is not the first time that Li Zicheng has called Li Laiheng "my family's thousand-mile horse". Li Laiheng naturally knows that the old boss's words will undoubtedly be of great help to him to integrate into the group of the camp. Li Zicheng also did it deliberately. After all, he first
Soon after joining the camp, his status rose rapidly. Although he had many military exploits, it was still possible to cause dissatisfaction among some middle- and lower-level soldiers, just as the party had been dissatisfied with Sousu before.
Li Zicheng deliberately emphasized several times that Li Laiheng was "my family's great horse", which transferred the pressure of questioning Li Laiheng to Li Zicheng and Li Guo.
Of course, this approach is also suspected of nepotism to a certain extent. Li Zicheng was equivalent to consuming part of his credibility and prestige as a leader in the camp to help Li Laiheng accelerate his integration into the camp collective.
Although the old boss didn't point it out much, Li Laiheng knew that this was Li Zicheng's intention to protect him, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.
After wiping the blood on his face with the fine cloth green handkerchief given by his adoptive father, he clasped his fists at Li Zicheng and brought up his relationship with the surrender troops outside Longjuzhai City. He also proposed that he should step in and try to collect the blood.
Reduce this relatively capable force.
"Master, the group of soldiers outside the city are not the direct descendants of Nadu Si Ai Guobin. Most of them are from my Mizhi Township, and many of them are familiar with me. Master, please let me come forward and persuade
They join our breakout camp."
Li Laiheng also knew that after breaking into the camp, he would abandon Longju Village and continue to carry out mobile operations. In the Shang and Yun Mountains, mobile operations would not be able to capture too many people. Therefore, regardless of the previous attack on Zhuxi County,
, even now that we are occupying Longju Village and breaking into the camp, we have no plans to recruit soldiers on a large scale and expand our troops.
But the situation of Mizhi Xiangyong's army is different. They are not ordinary civilians or militiamen, but troops with more combat experience and strict military discipline. What's more, Li Laiheng has his own little tricks. These surrendered soldiers have many
He is his countryman. After absorbing him into the camp, his strength and status can be greatly improved.
Therefore, Li Laiheng added: "The training of these descending soldiers is considered to be good among the army. We all saw it when we were in Junlingchuan before. Their discipline is quite strict. If they are organized into eight teams to break into the camp,
, it shouldn’t be a burden.”
Li Zicheng was actually very clear about Li Laiheng's intention to persuade everyone to recruit this group of surrendering troops. He naturally knew that this little young man was not as immature as that handsome face. If he recruited this group of surrendering troops, he would
I'm afraid it would be more appropriate to arrange them into Li Laiheng's team. In this way, Li Laiheng's strength would immediately improve by leaps and bounds among the generals in the camp.
However, Li Zicheng didn't care about this. He was confident in his prestige and absolute dominance in the camp. Instead, he admired Li Laiheng's ambition. For Li Zicheng, letting Li Guo's adopted son control stronger power
The military strength can also be regarded as increasing the strength of his direct lineage.
King Chuang then threw into the hands of Li Laiheng his commonly used Ban Gan arrows, which Chuang camp regarded as a command order. This also meant that Li Zicheng decided to hand over the power of recruiting and recruiting these surrendered troops to Li Laiheng.
"When these officers and soldiers were in Junlingchuan, they really made the Eighth Army quite troublesome. Little Tiger, if you can get them to join the camp sincerely, why not?"
Li Laiheng took over the half-broken arrow from the old palmist, and he felt a little excited. This was different from the excitement he felt when he killed his enemy Ai Guobin before. It was a feeling of passion that made him more optimistic about the future.
"Okay! Leghorn will definitely live up to his mission!"
Li Laiheng put his single sword on his waist, held the broken arrow tightly in his right hand, and walked out of the city with Li Shuangxi, Dang Shousu and others, preparing to persuade such prisoners to join the camp.
The officers and soldiers who had been defeated in the Junlingchuan battle were now gathered in an open space outside the gate of Longju Village. Li Laiheng looked over at a glance and saw that they were densely packed, and it was estimated that there were at least 300 people.
Among the three hundred people, there were probably more than a hundred old Mizhi faces that Li Laiheng was familiar with. He took a look around and soon discovered to his surprise that among these familiar faces, there were several old people he was familiar with.
"Uncle Qing? We can actually meet again one day!"
The surrendered soldier who was called Uncle Qing by Li Laiheng was named Li Changqing. He looked to be in his forties. He was Li Laiheng's uncle. Previously, when Ai Guobin and Li Siquan designed to harm the Mizhi Li family, Li Changqing wanted to protect him.
Li Laiheng came forward to fight. As a result, he was hung up by the Yamen and whipped for a whole day and night.
Li Laiheng thought Uncle Qing had died a long time ago, but he didn't expect to meet him again in this form outside the gate of Longju Village.
After Li Changqing was captured by Chuangying, he had lost all hope. How could he have thought that one of the generals in Chuangying would be Li Chonger, who trained Mizhi Xiangyong with his own hands? Needless to say, there was no need to elaborate on the shock in his heart.
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"Zhong Er? Are you Zhong Er? Zhong Er, why are you here!"
Li Laiheng smiled. He was now holding the broken arrow on his old palm. With the power in hand, his whole demeanor was different. He was extremely confident and had several levels of general demeanor.
"Haha, yes. Uncle Qing, I am Chong Er. I didn't expect you to be alive, Uncle Qing, and I became the camp general again today. There are always some surprises in the world."
Li Laiheng raised Li Changqing, who was kneeling on the ground, with both hands. With Uncle Qing's guidance, he believed that it would not be difficult to recruit the surrendered troops.
The little tiger's confidence greatly increased, he patted Li Changqing on the shoulder, and then said loudly to the hundreds of other surrendered soldiers kneeling on the ground: "I am a commoner in Guanyou, and like you, I was originally a brave man from Mizhi Township. I believe in you."
Among them, many people should recognize my face, Li Chonger."
"Nowadays, the imperial court is full of greedy sycophants, public bribery, and the public spirit has been completely wiped out. It is unspeakable that you have become officers and soldiers with Ai Guobin, but have you ever received a few days of pay? After hard work, it is just...
It’s just fattening the Shangguan’s pocket!”
"If you guys still trust me, Li Chong'er, I am willing to lead the way for you and lead you to join the Eighth Team to break into the camp and gain wealth together!"
Li Laiheng's words had moved the hearts of many of the surrendered soldiers who were kneeling on the ground. Li Changqing, who was standing aside, also helped Li Laiheng to fuel the fire. He reiterated Li Chonger's ability to train Xiangyong in the past, and shared with Ai Guobin's
Can't make a comparison.
"Brothers, when we were in Mizhi, we all saw Zhong Er's abilities. Brothers, when you compare Zhong Er with Aidosi, isn't it the same difference between heaven and earth? As long as you follow Zhong Er, you will definitely succeed.
We will not lose the wealth of our brothers!"
Li Laiheng felt that the time was almost up, so he raised the broken arrow high and shouted: "Okay, if you are willing to join the camp and follow the old master to gain wealth with me, please stand under this arrow."
The captives who were kneeling on the ground looked at each other, and they still felt very unsure. It was one thing to surrender and be captured, but it was another thing to join the bandits in the future and follow the bandits to escape everywhere.
What's more, the official army was very powerful at this time, and the bandits didn't even look like they could get rich and powerful. Therefore, the result was quite disappointing to Li Laiheng. Among the more than 300 prisoners, only a few dozen stood up and walked away.
Being under the arrow shows that they are sincerely willing to join the camp.
"Haha, little tiger. It seems like you are a little too early to talk big in front of the master."
Dang Shousu was foul-mouthed again and ridiculed Li Laiheng. Li Shuangxi, holding a Yanling knife, suddenly walked into the prisoners with a team of knife players, suddenly swung the knife and cut off the left hand of one prisoner.
"According to the rules of the Lao Eighth Army, if the prisoners are unwilling to go with us, we will cut off their left hands and let them make a living on their own."
The hundreds of prisoners who were kneeling on the ground panicked when they heard what Li Shuangxi said. They all stood up and wanted to rush to Li Laiheng to express their willingness to join the camp.
But Li Shuangxi showed a ferocious look. He and the team of sword players quickly held down the prisoners. Regardless of the prisoners' fierce resistance and shouts of Potian, he swung his sword and mercilessly attacked
Hundreds of left hands were chopped off.
"Those who were willing to join the camp just now did so sincerely. Those who want to join our camp now, who knows if you want to use the room?"
Hundreds of bloody left hands reminded Li Laiheng that the Old Eighth Army was the Old Eighth Army, not the mythical Old Eighth Route Army. This approach of breaking into the camp was actually very kind. After all, since these prisoners were unwilling to join the breaking camp,
Then there are only two choices, either kill them all or let them go.
Killing them all would be even more bloody and cruel. And if you let them go, wouldn't this battle be in vain? What Li Zicheng did was to cut off the left hands of these people first, and then let them go home on their own.
Or try to make a living.
Relatively speaking, losing their left hand would not completely destroy these people's ability to do farm work and maintain their lives. But losing their left hand would basically make it impossible for them to become officers and soldiers, and to fight against the enemy.
Although this approach is very bloody, it is actually a more compromise and benevolent approach.