Chapter 854 Point Sweeping
It should have been a good harvest season. After the harvest, everyone would sing, dance, drink and be happy, but right now, the mountains are full of wars and wars.
Qin Lang turned his head to avoid the blood spat out by the elder Juding, waved his hands calmly, "Take it away."
Another stockade that would rather die than surrender, Qin Lang admires these people very much, but he admires him, and he can't be soft when he should be ruthless. The two sides have fought so far, the barbarian is really red-eyed, and the third lady is also ruthless , calling on all Juding barbarians to take up their swords and guns and resist to the end.
If it doesn’t work, we will withdraw to the southwest, to the Heman tribe.
In fact, Nong Sanniang was ambushed by Li Daliang after retreating from Gaoping Fort into Juding territory. After the battle between the two sides, Juding Man suffered heavy losses, so she had to retreat to the southwest and Man tribe in embarrassment, even ignoring women, children, old and weak .
"Are we going too far?"
Lai Heng looked a little dignified. The Tang army was victorious, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo. Without the young and strong main force, the Goudingman villages were completely defeated.
"Qilang, you should know that there is a saying called fighting to stop fighting. The world only knows that the war of Qin destroying the six kingdoms has been fought for 20 years, but they don't know that before that, the seven kingdoms fought for more than 200 years. Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and killed people. Countless, but how many people died in the melee of the Warring States princes for more than 200 years? It is precisely because of the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin that the later unification of the Central Plains came about. , isn’t it also inheriting the Qin Dynasty?”
There were screams again and again, and Manzhai was like hell.
Qin Lang forbids killing captives and forbidding adultery.
But after being breached, the Juding Barbarian Village refused to surrender, so there was no last hope. For these people, it is impossible for Qin Lang to be magnanimous to them at this time. They will attack their logistics team with a hatchet and bow.
In this regard, the Tang army could only tie up all the barbarians and take them to the prisoner camp. Waiting for these people will be slave traders flocking from Guangzhou, Jiaozhou, Guilin, Yongzhou and other places. They will traffic these people to slaves in major cities. In the market, they are sold together with cattle and horses. Some of them may become servants of noble and powerful landlords, some of them will become serfs in the manor, workers in workshops, or miners in various mines. The fate of young and beautiful women may be even more tragic...
"I respect their choices, and walk the path I choose!"
"What about these villages?"
Qin Lang asked people to renovate the important throats on the traffic route, and use them as strongholds, fortresses, or to store supplies, etc. As for other stockades, keep some with better conditions, and then they will immigrate to reclaim wasteland and colonize. The village is the new home of the new immigrants.
As for some villages in remote places, or villages in remote mountains and dangerous places, what can be dismantled and what can be taken away are taken away directly, and the rest are burned and not left to the barbarians.
The battle was over, and the soldiers began to retreat and gather, resting on the spot.
The task of cleaning the battlefield is undertaken by the united auxiliary soldiers behind. There is also a special battalion for sick children to treat the wounded, including stretcher teams, first aid teams, nursing teams, etc. There is also a dedicated craftsman battalion for collecting weapons left behind on the battlefield, or even repairing damaged weapons.
There is also an engineering battalion in the auxiliary army, which is responsible for repairing bridges and paving roads, setting up camps, etc.
There are specially recruited monks and Taoists for such things as confining dead bodies and saving undead souls. These monks and Taoists have not yet obtained official monks and Taoism certificates, but they have begun to learn and practice in temples and Taoist temples that have been registered with the government and authorized by the imperial court. Apprentice monks, if they want to become official monks and priests, they must not only study scriptures in formal monasteries for a certain number of years, but also have to take the Buddhist and Taoist examination organized by the imperial court.
And this exam is not enough just to have ability. First of all, there must be a quota. The number of apprentices in each temple is also limited. To be promoted from an apprentice to a formal monk, you must have a shortage of the original quota in the temple. Several apprentices can be recommended to take part in the examination, and the best ones will be selected to be admitted and awarded as substitutes.
Of course, a high degree of certification fee is indispensable.
In addition, these apprentices who have passed the examination cannot immediately become real monks, because the imperial court also stipulates that these apprentices must first study in the court Honglu Temple in Chang'an or Luoyang for two years, and then they will be assigned to the army. , prefectures and counties and other places to practice for two years.
What have you been doing for the past two years? It is to do rituals for the government, such as praying for blessings and rain, saving souls from the dead, and sacrificial ceremonies. In short, these things are entrusted to these people.
After these two years of work, they will arrange for the chief officer to write a report for them to evaluate their achievements in the past two years. Only those who pass the grades can get the diploma. Otherwise, they will have to change to another place and serve for another two years. If you fail the assessment three times in a row, you will be disqualified, and you are not even qualified to be an apprentice, so you can only return to vulgarity.
It is precisely under this new rule that there will be a group of such monks and Taoists in the army of the Tang Dynasty and in the prefectures and counties. They are all young. Although the number is not large, they are all obedient and hardworking.
Thousand Buddhas worshiped nine hundred and ninety-nine times, but they didn't want to be stuck in the last level.
Some people rescued the wounded, some restrained the dead, and some rescued the undead.
Someone picks up weapons and equipment, and some people are responsible for registration.
All trophies will be handed over to the public, and finally put into the public account and public warehouse, and then divided according to the old rules, the emperor, the court, the pensions of the casualties, the rewards of the meritorious soldiers, the hard-earned money of the soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, and even the peasants. There is a share for generals and officers, and there is a very complicated calculation method for the specific distribution of spoils, but this distribution method has always convinced everyone, although there are often court officials who think that Qin Lang's approach is a bit excessive, especially There were too many divisions in the army, but Qin Lang was unambiguous in this matter. He went to court with them several times, even before the emperor. In the end, the emperor still supported Qin Lang's approach, because Qin Lang's most important reason was that he Doing it can ensure that the soldiers are all attentive when fighting, and Qin Lang has a solid record to prove his statement, so the emperor also supports him.
The ministries are unfolding in an orderly manner, and a barbarian village is being dismembered rapidly.
Except for the soldiers who had previously served as the reserve team and were now on duty, the rest of the soldiers all began to disarm and rest, and the cooks had already cooked the meals.
Thick and fragrant broth, big white and soft steamed buns, just after a victory, there are so many delicious foods immediately, the soldiers are very satisfied.
Qin Lang's lunch should be richer. The soldiers caught a net of fish in the river, which was very fat. He grilled a few, stewed a few, and braised a few.
The pigs and sheep caught in the stockade were also stewed.
The fresh wild vegetables and mushrooms picked are also very tender and delicious.
Qin Lang summoned the officers above the brigade commander, and the lunch turned into a dinner party, reporting the results of the battle while eating, and discussing the marching plan.
"There is also good news from the right wing, and another village has been broken."
Niu Jianhu grabbed a large piece of lamb chops and ate it ferociously, "If you want me to say, we don't need to be so cautious at all, the female chief Nong Sanniang of Juding has already gone to the Heman Ministry, and now Juding is here They are full of old and weak women and children, we are armed to the teeth all day long, and we are cautious for thirty miles a day, how can we finish the battle in this monkey year?"
Another captain also nodded, "I heard that Li Changshi led his troops to chase him to the Heman tribe. If we don't catch up, we won't be able to take a sip of the soup."
"Be careful sailing for thousands of years." Qin Lang was unmoved.
Playing to Chang'an, Qin Lang is now dispatching troops to go straight to Juding's lair, sending 72,000 troops, which is claimed to be 200,000.
But in fact, the 72,000 soldiers are only half of the soldiers, and two-thirds of them are auxiliary soldiers composed of united village braves. The real soldiers are only 9,000 soldiers.
In addition, the soldiers are divided into three groups and spread across these thousands of miles, which is actually very thin.
This is different from the previous battle in the Zuoxi area. Now it has completely entered the heart of the enemy and barbarians, and there are barbarian villages everywhere. Even if there is no main force, you must be careful.
It is difficult for them to supply and the roads are not easy to travel. What is more important is that the Juding barbarians are very determined to resist.
Under such a situation, it is impossible for Qin Lang to pursue the so-called Banyue Dispute.
He just wanted to march steadily one step at a time, fight as he walked, and build up forts and strongholds behind him while fighting, and at the same time support the war with war, and seize supplies and reserve food and grass on the spot.
If you want to be quick and greedy, you can march a hundred miles a day. You can even spread out the soldiers and horses as they said. Not only the soldiers are scattered in units of regiments and battalions, but also the auxiliary soldiers are thousands of five hundred. People's divisions can even let those Xidong barbarians also let them go to atone for their sins and grab Juding Barbarian Village.
In this way, the offensive can be expanded tenfold, but the danger also comes with it.
Seeing that Qin Lang refused to let go, the generals were helpless. There were tens of thousands of troops, but now the South Route Army has a total of 12,000 people, and only 4,000 are actually working. It's too far away, and everyone moves slowly like a picnic, no faster than a tortoise.
If it wasn’t the case, could Nong Sanniang go all the way to the Ministry of Heman? They had already been encircled and wiped out, and everyone didn't understand Qin Lang's true thoughts, so they could only guess wildly. Some people thought that Qin Lang might have made great contributions before, so this time he deliberately let Li Daliang take the credit.
Some people also think that it may be because Qin Lang was dissatisfied with the emperor's acquisition of Gaoping, Xin'an, and Wu'e, and deliberately slowed down his work.
Some people even thought that maybe Qin Lang deliberately wanted to raise the thief's self-respect.
Of course, some people think that Wei Guogong may be guarding against Zuoximan. After all, although these people have surrendered, they may not be reliable.
In short, everyone made random guesses, but they didn't dare to question Qin Lang's decision.
"Sanlang, how do you deal with these stupid captives? They really put them here and wait for those slave traders to come. It's too cheap for those guys, right?"
Qin Lang glanced at the bull and saw the tiger, "What do you think?"
"I think those slave traders have always been treacherous, and they can't afford a big price. It's too bad for us to give them to them. It's better for us to divide them up. It's not a loss whether we sell them or keep them for ourselves." Niu Jian Tiger laughed.
(end of this chapter)