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Chapter 309 Military Discipline
Pizhou was taken down purely by coincidence.

God knows that Lin Maoyuan, a civil servant, could really fool Wang Sanmazi into going south to betray him, and he really dared to lead thousands of miscellaneous troops to attack the states along the canal.

One dares to speak the truth and the other dares to fight.

The key point is that it was actually conquered, even though it was a city that was donated on their own initiative.

Not only was Pizhou captured, but Tancheng County was also passively captured.

Tancheng County is affiliated with Yizhou, Shandong, so it took the initiative to ask for surrender simply because it was too close to Pizhou.

Pizhou was captured by Wang Sanmazi. The Tancheng side thought that the Ming army had marched north to Pizhou.

If you don't surrender, are you still waiting for the Ming army to fight?

Even if the Tancheng County Magistrate does not surrender, the local tyrants and county officials below will "persuade" the County Magistrate to surrender.

This is normal!

But here in Pizhou.

The commander of the Sixth Army, He Xiangming, along with Tang Tongjiang's navy, had just integrated Wang Sanmazi's rebel army, and also took over Pizhou, which they had captured, and Tancheng, which had volunteered to surrender.

Zhu Yijiong's personal expedition gave these frontline generals greater autonomy.

Although it is still not possible to recruit troops on its own, it is still no problem to temporarily recruit volunteer troops for surrender.

However, after taking over Pizhou and Tancheng, He Xiangming did not continue to advance along Hebei.

Because he couldn't get in, Zhang Wenhuan directly hung iron ropes across the river from Dakou Town to Taizhuang, filled the huge ship with boulders and sand, and then scuttled the ship, completely blocking the river.

He Xiangming had to temporarily act as a river worker and command the army to clear the river channel.

Otherwise, let alone the navy's big ships, there would be no chance of even sampan paddling.

"Damn it, Mom, these damn clean dogs are just playing dirty tricks if they can't beat them?" He Xiangming cursed angrily and was furious.

According to the original plan of the Ming army, he should now go north along the canal with the naval fleet to quickly capture the strategic location of Nanyang Town (Nanyang Lake). The Qing army's inland river navy could not stop them.

Then, they turned around and came back, together with the Seventh Army heading north from Xuzhou, to capture the town of Guting (Yutai), Yutai (Dongjiadian) and Jinxiang counties from the north and south, and build a grain road defense line.

But the reality is that the navy and grain transport ships were all blocked in Dakou Town.

However, despite the scolding, He Xiangming quickly informed the other armies of the situation on his side to prevent him from disrupting the overall battlefield.

At the same time, we should also look at whether we should abandon the Grand Canal and take other routes northward.

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Ganyu.

The Sixth Army and the Navy were blocked in Pizhou and could not move forward, but the Fifth Army in Haizhou was having a smooth sailing.

Zhou Haizhong led the army along the Haizhou road, but did not encounter any decent resistance.Even in the city of Haizhou, when they saw the Ming army coming, they looked at the wind and surrendered.

After the rear grain transport team and logistics supply lines had caught up, Zhou Haizhong immediately set off from Ganyu County and quickly headed north along the Qingkou River to Yizhou Prefecture.

The southeastern part of Yizhou Prefecture borders Haizhou. A large area is a plain area with no danger to defend. It is very suitable for the Ming army's infantry and artillery operations.

Zhou Haizhongcai entered the jurisdiction of Yizhou Prefecture and saw that the land was deserted. Many farmlands had been abandoned for too long, and the entire field was overgrown with weeds.

There were not people starving to death along the way, because they were all turned into bones. Some of them had been left uncollected for a long time and had naturally decomposed, while others were relatively "fresh".

As for what "beast" eats it, it's best not to guess.

"..."

Zhou Haizhong rode his war horse without saying a word all the way, only his hands holding the reins were red.

Except for some veterans of the First Army, the Second Army, and the Third Army, including Zhou Haizhong and He Xiangming, these Ming troops, from generals to soldiers, were all recruited by ordinary people.

Even in the Second Army, there were many old soldiers who were former Taiwanese people who rose up to resist when they could no longer survive.

Just the southeastern corner of Yizhou Prefecture, compared with the south today, is like a purgatory on earth.

There were still several miles away from Crossroad Town, and the reconnaissance cavalry reported: "General, please surrender from Crossroad Town (Junan) ahead!"

Zhou Haizhong was not surprised when he heard this.Along the way, there have been many prefectures and counties that have surrendered, including this crossroad town.

However, this town is quite old, having existed since the Song and Jin Dynasties.

It is named after Linyi in the west, Andongwei in the east, Ju County in the north, and Qingkou Town in the south, each 110 miles apart. Two vertical and horizontal roads intersect here, forming a "ten" shape.

In later generations, this was the administrative division of Junan County.

The army was approaching Cross Road Town, and the squires inside had already prepared wine, meat, money and food and went out of the city to welcome them.

A middle-aged squire in the lead quickly raised his hands and said: "The common people respectfully welcome the king's heavenly soldiers!"

Zhou Haizhong nodded slightly: "You are all exempt from the courtesy! You have taken the initiative to join the Ming Dynasty, which is a meritorious service. Naturally, the Ming Dynasty will not treat you badly."

The squire quickly looked "flattered" and said: "The king's army is here, and the common people are not well received. They only have a little wine, meat, money and food. General, please don't dislike it."

After Zhou Haizhong saw this, he said with a straight face: "There is no need for wine, meat, gold and silver, the food will be collected by me. I will ask the record officer to make an IOU with you later, and this food will be regarded as bought by my army from you."

These squires did not take the so-called IOU seriously, but Zhou Haizhong actually refused the offer of wine, meat, gold and silver.

Such a performance really surprised the squires.

These squires would come out to send money, food, and wine. It was purely a reaction from the past, to waste money to eliminate disasters, and to prevent these Ming troops from entering the city and looting wildly.

After all, these people have never heard the saying that bandits are like combs and soldiers are like grates, and they have experienced it firsthand in the past two years.

Why is the Ming army different now?

The grain was harvested, but the wine, meat, gold, and silver were not wanted, and even the grain was IOUed.

Such military discipline makes them look more like officers and soldiers than imperial officers and soldiers... No, they are officers and soldiers.

The middle-aged squire at the head was obviously a well-educated man. Knowing that there was such a large army with strict military discipline, the Manchu Qing court would really be exhausted.

Zhou Haizhong naturally didn't know what these squires were thinking. Even if he knew, he would think that this was normal, right?

You are not allowed to drink alcohol in the military camp. This is the basic military rule of the Ming army. No one cares about how you drink when you go out.

The most important military regulations of the Ming Dynasty were that they could not plunder the people. This was set by Zhu Yijiong himself.Even if we "borrowed" grain from large households in the early days for rapid development, it was still an "IOU".

Anyone who dares to rob the people will be dismissed from the military, and even the land and tax exemptions given will be taken back.

Serving as a soldier in the army has tax exemptions and exemptions, just like the current reserve force.

Who the hell would dare to rob someone with such a high price for making a mistake?
Moreover, the Ming army not only set strict military disciplines, but also provided corresponding benefits.

If you don't give benefits, you are just acting like a rogue. Full food and salary are the basic operations, including military merit, tax exemptions, high pensions, etc.Adding these together, the military discipline of the Ming army was naturally developed.

In fact, this is not unique to the Ming army. In the early stages of conquering the world, the military discipline of all dynasties was also ridiculously good.

The reason is that if the upper class wants to dominate the world, it needs to win over the people.

Even King Li Chuang, who was criticized a lot, maintained good military discipline that was not violated by Minqiu in the short period after he officially proclaimed himself emperor and captured the city of Beijing.

Although it was only for a short period of time, it was as short-lived as Lao Li's Dashun Dynasty.

The leading squire came back to his senses, and this time he truly admired: "Master Wang and Min Qiu have done nothing wrong, which is really admirable to us."

Zhou Haizhong didn't pay attention and dismissed these squires casually.

Then he rested for a day, built a logistics and food road here, and stationed [-] Ming troops, and then immediately led the army to the west.

Soldiers are very fast!
Zhou Haizhong didn't want to waste time. He planned to cross the Shu River directly and quickly capture Yizhou City.

Although Yizhou City is a prefectural city, it is not as important as Yanzhou and Jining. In addition, Jueluo Manbao returned to the army to integrate the border troops returning from the northwest.

Therefore, the entire Yizhou City was not heavily guarded at all. There were only [-] defenders in the huge city, and [-] of them were young and strong militiamen recruited temporarily.

When they suddenly heard that tens of thousands of Ming troops were coming, they were immediately shocked. While forcing young men to defend the city, they frantically asked for help from Yanzhou and the rear.

　No feeling

　　
　
(End of this chapter)