Chapter 354 Recruiting surrender and accepting betrayals is also a business
Marshal Yan is Yan Jiren who was born as a camp soldier.
This man was extremely brave. When Wang Lun decided to start an uprising, it was Yan Jiren who led dozens of people, wrapped their heads in white cloth, and with the help of Liu Huan, the government servant who guarded the city gate, and others, they invaded Shouzhang City, scaring the Manchu guerrillas in the city and drove them away.
Fu climbed over the wall and escaped.
At that time, Commander-in-Chief Sun Yunlong led two battalion soldiers, and Commander-in-Chief Han Yongzhong led four soldiers. They encountered Yan Jiren in front of the guerrilla office. As a result, Yan Jiren stabbed three people to death with a short knife, which frightened President Sun Qian and Commander-in-Chief Han and ran away.
He ran away, and from then on he ran away as soon as he heard Yan Jiren's name.
Wang Lun felt that Yan Jiren was brave and brave, so he adopted him as his adopted son, named him general marshal, and ordered him to lead troops to guard the old city of Linqing together with another marshal Wang Jinglong.
However, according to reliable information, Yan Jiren was very dissatisfied with his adoptive father Wang Lun who was trapped in Linqing and neither went north nor south.
In addition, since he was an officer and a soldier, Jia Liu carried out ideological mobilization on Yan Jiren. If he could get his troops to surrender, it would be of great help in dismantling the Ever Victorious Army.
However, Lin Sanmao shouted outside the old city for two or three days until his voice became hoarse, but Yan Jiren inside the city did not respond at all.
"Sir, these traitors are stubborn and stubborn, so we'd better wait for Sauron's soldiers to rush into the city and kill all these traitors!"
Yingjitu, the deputy general of the Central Army, the counselor, and the second-class imperial bodyguard, was a Manchu militant and very brave. In the first battle of Linqing, all the troops retreated, and he alone led the vanguard battalion to repel the victorious cavalry with volleys of fire.
To save the dozens of artillery pieces that the Prime Minister originally planned to throw to the victorious army, the Prime Minister felt pity for his talent and secretly added them to the death list.
The traitor mentioned by this person refers to "traitors among the Han people", which is the official characterization of anti-Qing elements, rather than the traitors who serve as the bastards of the Tatars as is generally believed among the people.
The same word refers to different meanings in the opposing camps.
But one thing is obvious, that is, Jia Liu, the prime minister, is a traitor in the eyes of the Han people, and he is also a traitor in the eyes of the Manchus.
It's just that it has never been exposed.
"Since ancient times, the use of troops has been appropriate for war and appeasement. Nowadays, the ever-victorious army has tens of thousands of people and does not divide it from within. It is not the behavior of a good general to attack with the flesh and blood of officers and soldiers. Kill one thousand enemies and destroy eight hundred of your own. In the state's possession,
What’s the benefit? Every one of my soldiers killed in battle was the backbone of his family, with parents, wives and children. He would never sacrifice his life lightly unless absolutely necessary."
The Prime Minister's words were heartwarming to the ears of all the Banner and Han military officers.
In particular, the officers and soldiers of the Green Battalion showed heartfelt support for the young Prime Minister.
Not only cherishing their lives, but also paying them full wages and giving them rewards for their services is enough to make the provincial green camps feel grateful to Lord Jia Jia.
"Sir, Thief Yan has not responded for several days. It seems that he is unwilling to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side."
Lin Sanmao, who was wearing the uniform of a seventh-grade general officer, was sweating profusely, but his eyebrows were very bright.
Jia Liu's view was different from that of Yingji Tu and Lin Sanmao. He believed that the lack of response proved that Yan Jiren intended to surrender.
Because he really has no intention of surrender, he can make people scold Lin Sanmao angrily, saying that he is a traitor, or say something about living or dying with the city.
There is no response now, which just shows that Yan is in a state of suffering in his heart.
Need to increase the heat.
Let Lin Sanmao continue to shout, and the scope will be expanded to all Changsheng soldiers.
"Listen to the religious bandits in the city. The Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty, Shandong Military Affairs Imperial Envoy Jia Jia, has said that as long as you come out of the city and surrender, you will be pardoned and returned home regardless of your previous crimes!"
"You will not end well if you follow Wang Lun. Linqing has been surrounded by Qing troops. There are no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside. Linqing city will be destroyed sooner or later!"
"Think about your wives and children, think about your parents and surrender. The Prime Minister will give you preferential treatment and keep his word!"
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Lin Sanmao shouted until his throat was filled with smoke, but there was still no response from the city.
"Sir, do you still want to shout?"
Lin Sanmao's voice can still be used, but the weather is too hot, which makes people panic.
Jia Liu waved his hand to Sanmao to step aside. After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward and shouted in person: "People in the city, listen, I am Jia Jia Shikai, Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty and Minister of Military Affairs of Shandong Province! You are good citizens of the Qing Dynasty. How can you follow Wang Lun's instructions?"
You are a thief! Now a hundred thousand troops have surrounded you, do you think you can still escape?"
"On behalf of the emperor and the court, I am giving you one last chance. Anyone who comes out of the city to surrender will be able to receive money to return to their hometown. The local government will not treat them differently. If you have been farming, you will continue to farm, and if you are working, you will continue to work!"
After shouting, he thought for a while and finally said: "As of today, those who surrender within three days will be subject to this procedure. Anyone who surrenders after three days will not be punished. They will all be punished as rebels and will implicate their families. I hope you will
Just wait and do it yourself!”
Lin Sanmao was ordered to continue shouting and go back to camp to eat watermelon.
Late at night, just as Jia Liu was about to fall asleep, a report came from outside, saying that dozens of victorious soldiers had climbed down the wall to surrender.
The strategy of shouting and attacking people's hearts finally paid off.
"Okay, okay!"
Jia Liu, who was overjoyed, did not sleep and went to meet the surrendering soldiers wearing single clothes.
He just said that there is no reason why a peasant army composed of a bunch of ragtag people should be solid.
When I arrived at the ground, I saw dozens of Changsheng soldiers with their heads wrapped in white cloth squatting uneasily on the ground. When they saw the senior officials of the Qing army, they all raised their heads. There was both hope and fear in their eyes, and more importantly,
Worry.
This is human nature. After all, these victorious soldiers are not sure whether the Qing army will keep their promises.
"Get up, get up. Since I said I won't pursue you, I won't break my promise. You can take it to heart. If I break my promise to trap you and kill you, heaven and earth will not tolerate it, and humans and gods will be outraged!"
After the Prime Minister Jia Liu repeatedly reassured them, the surrendered soldiers finally calmed down.
Then he ordered these people to be given a hundred cents in cash and dry food for three days, and to send people back to their hometowns in the county after dawn, so that these people would not be discriminated against by the local people when they returned to their hometowns and cause trouble again.
Jia Liu even issued "certificates for returning home without incident" to these people as an imperial envoy. If local officials dare to create difficulties for anyone holding this certificate, they will be in trouble with the Prime Minister and will be killed with the Bilong sword.
Once the formalities were completed, I felt completely relieved.
"Sir, you are really my second parent!"
The leader of the group, Wang Chang, took the luggage, dry food and his homecoming certificate. He was so excited that he knelt down and kowtowed to Jia Liu.
Seeing this, everyone kowtowed.
Jia Liu accepted it calmly and asked the king what position he held in the Ever Victorious Army.
Wang Chang said hurriedly: "Back to Prime Minister, I am just an ordinary person and have never been appointed to an official position."
"oh."
Jia Liu nodded and ordered Wang Chang and other surrendered soldiers to be resettled and allowed to return home at dawn.
After waiting for the people to leave, he turned to Zhuan Zhu and whispered: "Remember, Wang Chang, the commander-in-chief of the Ever Victorious Army, led a crowd of 700 people to surrender. Wang Chang was given a reward of 3,000 taels of silver, and each of the remaining soldiers had 20 taels."
Recruiting surrender and accepting rebels is also business.