Obviously, changing one's native land and returning to one's hometown cannot be accomplished in a short time. This also means giving Sun Chuanting more time and space to do this.
Moreover, as the national policy of reforming the native land and returning to the locals was officially implemented, his strategy of suppressing bandits in the southwest also had to change. It was no longer just about driving the bandits to the chieftain's territory, but it was used together with the policy of reforming the native land and returning to the locals.
Sun Chuanting then put the army aside and made a decision within a time limit for the chieftain in front of him.
Whether to respond to the court's new policy, choose civil and military officials yourself or accept titles and titles, or to rebel against the court and be annihilated by him, it's your choice!
At the same time, he also recruited a large number of local people, and spread the benefits of the imperial court appointing officials to replace the chieftain to govern the place, and spread it to the people in the chieftain's territory, letting them know whether they should support the imperial court or accompany the chieftain to fight against the imperial court!
These things all take time, so Sun Chuanting is not in a hurry to attack.
This also gave Li Zicheng time.
However, Li Zicheng did not want to get too close to Sun Chuanting's elite troops. After the previous war, he followed Song Xiance's suggestion and sent vanguards to the depths of Yunnan and Guizhou to publicize the court's sinister intentions of driving away wolves and devouring tigers.
The chieftain would not attack him, and would even join forces with him to fight against the imperial court based in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty.
On this day, the last two bandit armies left in Wan Hongwu's territory, namely those led by Gao Yigong and Liu Zongmin, were also preparing to withdraw.
No, when Gao Yigong entered the military tent and saw Liu Zongmin, he reported: "The chieftain has already greeted us. Although he is very dissatisfied, he did not refuse us to leave."
"Humph, he wouldn't even dare to show off!" Liu Zongmin sneered immediately after hearing this.
After Li Zicheng left the two of them here to break up, he actually gave the chieftain Wan Hongwu an explanation: Look, all the top generals under his command are staying here, so you don't have to worry about the imperial officers and soldiers.
However, after a period of time, the imperial officers and soldiers did not attack. As for Liu Zongmin, when the time came for Li Zicheng to explain, he directly asked Gao Yigong to communicate with the chieftain to leave.
In fact, the two parties did not get along happily, and their breakup was expected.
At this time, after Liu Zongmin said something, he waved to Gao Yigong and said, "Let's go and watch a good show together!"
"What's a good show?" Gao Yigong couldn't help but asked a little doubtfully after hearing this.
Liu Zongmin did not answer and strode out.
When Gao Yigong saw it, he had no choice but to follow him to see what was going on.
After walking for a while, he probably had an idea of where he was looking.
Sure enough, soon after arriving, I saw a large group of brothers surrounding this empty square, and in the middle was a group of ragged people. Seven or eight of them were tied to wooden stakes, and a dozen others were not.
They were tied up, but they were all being held by brothers with spears.
Of course Gao Yigong knew that these ragged men were part of the forward soldiers of the imperial army He Renlong. They went deep into the chieftain's territory and were eventually surrounded and killed. These people were captured by them.
They have been detained here, not only to ask them to reveal information about the imperial officials and soldiers, but also to persuade them to surrender.
These imperial officers and soldiers are all elite, and they can become the backbone of these bandits. At least a large part of them, old thieves, were originally from the imperial officers and soldiers.
Unexpectedly, these imperial officers and soldiers were very tough-minded. They refused to surrender and refused to confess important information among the imperial officers and soldiers.
Now, they are about to withdraw. If these people do not surrender, they will either be left to Chieftain Wan Hongwu or they will be killed.
What is Liu Zongmin’s so-called good show about?
Gao Yigong felt a little strange when he thought this.
As soon as Liu Zongmin arrived, he saw the thieves shouting and greeting Liu Zongmin.
Liu Zongmin waved his hand to keep them quiet. Then after looking at the field, he pointed at those who were not tied up and asked, "Are they the only ones willing to surrender?"
A small boss heard this and quickly answered yes.
After hearing this, Liu Zongmin sneered immediately, then looked at those who were not tied up and said: "How do I know whether your surrender is true or not? Come here, give them a knife, one for each person, and chop up those who refuse to surrender. I
I will believe you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his men all started screaming strangely.
"That's right, one man and one knife will chop up those who refuse to surrender!"
"This is called a certificate of surrender, do you understand? Everyone in the world pays attention to this!"
"As long as we kill these officials, we will be brothers!"
"..."
Gao Yigong listened on the side, frowning and saying nothing.
Although the transaction name was what it should be, he still didn't like it a bit.
Because these men are all from Shaanxi, fellow villagers, and all of them are well-educated, and they have persisted until now. Forcing them to kill their own comrades like this is not what a hero would do!
If we say that these people who were killed are corrupt officials, then let’s say something else. But these people who are going to be killed are all heroes who would rather die than surrender!
While he was thinking this, he saw a brother step forward, hand a knife to the imperial soldier standing at the front, then push him to the wooden stake, and at the same time
He shouted: "Cut him with a knife and we will be brothers!"
When other bandits saw it, most of them became excited and shouted: "Chop it with a knife, chop it with a knife..."
The man holding the knife looked at the tied man in front of him and said with a sad face: "Sir, I have a baby in my family who is only three years old. My wife probably just gave birth to her second child. If I don't have this kid...
I don’t want to die!”
Hearing him speak, the thieves all became quiet. Many of them were watching a show, just watching this man hand over his name!
The kidnapped person had the highest status. He was Qianhu among the strikers, named Gao Ruli. After hearing his words, instead of being angry, he showed a smile. Maybe it was because of the serious injuries on his body that he smiled a little.
reluctantly.
However, this smile seemed very sincere, and he said to the person in front of him: "Da Heizi, I know, it's okay, let's do it!"
After he finished speaking, he kept his smile and looked at Da Heizi indifferently, as if he didn't mind.
His behavior made Da Heizi hesitate even more. The hand holding the knife kept shaking, as if the knife weighed a thousand pounds.
Looking at Gao Ruli's smiling face, looking at his death-defying attitude, Da Heizi couldn't lift the knife at all.
Liu Zongmin on the side looked a little impatient, and immediately urged him sternly: "What are you still doing? Hurry up and chop it up. From now on, we will eat meat in big chunks and drink in big bowls, and we will all be brothers!"
"Yes, chop it up quickly, we will be brothers from now on!" After hearing this, the other thieves also agreed.
However, Da Heizi's eyes were filled with tears, and he kept looking at Gao Ruli's smiling face, but he still couldn't lift the knife in his hand.
Seeing this situation, Liu Zongmin's face became a little ugly. This play didn't go according to his ideas!
Thinking this, he looked down at his men.
So, several of Liu Zongmin's men stabbed Da Heizi in the direction of Da Heizi with their spears, obviously forcing Da Heizi not to hesitate and to act quickly.
Being forced by them, Daheizi finally raised the knife in his hand, but he couldn't hold it firmly and was trembling in the air.
If Gao Ruli had reprimanded him, or threatened him, or something like that, maybe he would not have been so hesitant. However, now Gao Ruli just looked at him with a smile that looked like death.
That gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing his soul, making him unable to do anything.
Liu Zongmin became even more unhappy when he saw it, and immediately shouted coldly: "Hurry up, no more ink marks!"
"Hurry up!" His men also echoed with their fierce looks. It seemed that if Da Heizi didn't strike again, they would stab their spears into Da Heizi's body.
Under such pressure, Daheizi finally held the knife in his hand a little tighter.
Seeing this situation, Liu Zongmin's face revealed a silent sneer of disdain.
But who would have thought that at this moment, Da Heizi shouted "Ah" and then said loudly to Gao Ruli: "Sir, see you at the Zhonglie Hall!"
After he finished speaking, he saw him pointing the blade of the knife towards his neck, exerting force, and actually committed suicide!
No one could have imagined this scene, and they were all stunned for a moment.
They didn't come back to their senses until the knife fell to the ground and Da Heizi also fell to the ground.
But at this moment, these thieves who shouted fiercely just now lost their voices one by one and just looked at Da Heizi's body.
"Good brother, see you at the Zhonglie Hall!" Gao Ruli said with tears in his eyes, but with a hint of smile.
"Next!" Liu Zongmin became unhappy and shouted loudly.
When his men saw it, they immediately went over to pick up the knife, put it into the second man's hand, and pushed him again, and also pushed him in front of Gao Ruli and next to Da Heizi.
This man looked down at Da Heizi's body, then at Gao Ruli, but without hesitation, he also shouted to Gao Ruli: "Sir, see you at the Hall of Loyalty!"
After saying that, he also committed suicide with a knife and fell next to Da Heizi.
The scene was quiet, and all the thieves looked at the two bleeding corpses on the ground silently, without saying a word.
Liu Zongmin was very annoyed when he saw them. One by one, they shouted "See you in the loyal hall" and then committed suicide. This was a slap in his face!
Zhonglie Hall, Zhonglie Hall, Zhonglie Bird Hall!
So, he waved his hand and shouted: "Next one!"
However, the third one still slapped him in the face, and also shouted "See you in the hall of loyalty and martyrdom". He would rather commit suicide than chop off his own comrades!
They may have had thoughts of survival, after all, they could still survive as ants, but in the face of their colleagues who looked down upon death, in the end, they also chose Zhonglietang.
Liu Zongmin was so angry that he almost wanted to burst into a rage. Just when he was about to shout again, he heard Gao Yigong next to him say: "I am angry if I stay here. You go and do your work. Leave this place to me!"
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I think the design of the Zhonglie Hall and the Zhonglie pension system would have a very big impact in the late Ming Dynasty when even military pay was in arrears. There had never been a suitable plot to express this before, so I just watched the video to get it**
A prisoner was forced to kill a Soviet Red Army officer. This video had no words, just facial expressions. It shocked me so much that I borrowed it.