A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 151 Execution

On Pingchuan outside the south gate of Baoanzhou City, Wang Dou's three generals stood awe-inspiring, all of them wearing iron armor, motionless in the cold wind.Their spears and firecrackers are densely packed like a forest, and their orderliness and power make others feel terrified.

Beside Wang Dou, Zhizhou Li Zhenzhen and a group of officials all turned pale, looking at the scene a little at a loss.Qian Zongtian Changguo, Zhang Gui, the prefectural city management officer, and others were also by Wang Dou's side. They had already heard the news that Wang Dou was going to execute all the rebels in front of the people. They were glad that they did not participate in the rebellion, but they were also surprised For Wang Dou's decision, he still couldn't believe that Wang Dou would do this in his heart.They stood there blankly, not daring to say a word.

Beside Wang Dou Sanzong's sergeant, several hundred people under Qian Zongtian Changguo's subordinates were lined up tremblingly.These people did not cause chaos, but they knew all about today's events. When the chaos was raging in the streets, some of them were ready to move, secretly complaining why the superior didn't let them go to the streets, otherwise they could be happy.

But then Wang Dou's ruthless suppression made them tremble with fear. They were surprised by the ruthlessness of Mr. Moral. When they were fidgeting, Qian Zongtian Changguo came. , and said sternly: "All of you behave yourself, don't cause trouble, if anyone dares to cause trouble, I will be the first to chop him off."

At that time, a military leader didn't know what to do, and relying on his good relationship with Mr. Qian, he even asked a few words with a smile. Tian Changguo immediately slapped him dozens of times, and said sharply: "Speak up." All the subordinates did not dare to vent their anger.

When they came out of the city, the solemn atmosphere in front of them also deeply shocked them. Looking at Wang Dou's thousands of armored troops, they didn't dare to move or make any noise, and they just stood there numbly.

"Have all the people arrived?"

Wang Dou spoke suddenly, startling Li Zhenzhen and others, Li Zhenzhen said: "It's all here, it should be all here."

Speaking of this, he felt that speaking like this would lose his official authority in front of everyone, he coughed, and said to the state captain Han Daguan beside him: "Han Zhouwei, you are responsible for recruiting the soldiers and civilians in the city to leave the city, and they all came out Bar?"

Han Daguan said: "Back to your lord, after receiving the order from the two lords, I immediately ordered the left and right to recruit the soldiers and civilians, and now they are going out of the city as much as they can."

On the opposite side, there are almost [-] people including the residents of Baoanzhou City and even the merchants from outside. There may be some people who hide in their homes and dare not come out.The riot in the morning had terrified them.Even the people who left the city at this time were still in shock, and all of them were terrified and restless.

They received a notice from the city, saying that Lord Zhizhou and Lord Ethics ordered them to go out of the city to gather. His face turned pale, and he didn't know what to do when he was out of the city.Seeing that the surrounding area was full of officers and soldiers, they were even more frightened.But seeing the two upper officials in the city here, and seeing Wang Dou's armored army, knowing that the discipline of the Lord's subordinates is strict, they are a little relieved.

Some people under Han Daguan's subordinates were maintaining order. In the cold wind, the outside of the city was crowded with people.

Looking at all the eyes around, the surrounding area was quiet, Wang Dou said: "Let's bring the rebel army up!"

Han Chao clasped his fists at Wang Dou and shouted, "Bring the rebel army up."

Soon, there was a burst of shouting and cursing, and everyone looked at it together, and saw a group of gunfire soldiers under the Han Dynasty, escorting hundreds of rebellious troops up, whether they were officers or soldiers, all of them were They were all tied up, they were driven to come here, their expressions were in shock, they didn't know what they were brought here for.

After these rebels were captured, they were detained in the barracks. They didn't care at first, so they just made a fuss about their wages. What's the big deal?Among them, Chi Dengshan and Zheng Yu's confidantes and servants comforted their subordinates. It was not once or twice that the state court raised wages, and each time it ended with appeasement.

They are officers and soldiers, and the imperial court depends on them to guard them. Without them, where can Shangguan find soldiers?Just rest assured, everyone will be free soon, and maybe it will be a blessing in disguise and make a lot of money.When they were detained, they talked and laughed loudly about how much they had gained during the war, how much money they had robbed, how many women they had played with, how many shops they had burned, etc. Of course, Wang Dou’s suppression also left them with lingering fears, but fortunately, all of this is over. Well, the rest of them are sure to be fine.

They comforted each other, until they were escorted out by Wuhuada, they each panicked, it seemed that something was wrong.When they got out of the city, they saw that there was a mass of human heads outside, and the armored army under the command of Lord Morale, which made them terrified, lined up in awe, and their expressions were even more terrified.

When these rebellious soldiers were escorted out, countless pairs of eyes looked at them, and among them there were even more hatred eyes. It was these people who did all kinds of things worse than beasts in the city, robbed their own property, raped their wives and daughters, and burned their own bodies. houses, and even killed his own family members, he wished he could eat their flesh raw.

Under the eyes of hatred, there was a collective silent silence again. Feeling that kind of gaze, even the fiercest soldiers in the rebellion were greatly disturbed, and many of them felt bad, and their whole bodies trembled involuntarily.

And among the common people, there were some family members of these rebels. When they saw their men being tied up and brought up by Wuhuada, they all exclaimed in surprise, not knowing how their men would be dealt with.Their exclamations drew hostile and cold gazes from the people around them, and made some rebels below even more uneasy.

The rebellious soldiers were escorted over, and Han reported to Wang Dou: "My lord, there were more than 150 officers and soldiers who rebelled in the city, 380 and eight were killed on the spot, and [-] seven were captured. Chief Huang Xian'en, the governor of the town, Zheng Yu, and other subordinates, among them are many of their own family members."

Wang Dou sneered: "Chi Dengshan, Huang Xian'en, Zheng Yu, these three thieves are so brave."

He glanced at Li Zhenzhen, Tian Changguo, Zhang Gui and others who were pale, and then at the surrounding people who were also pale, and said, "Bring out the bodies of the suffering people."

The Han Dynasty took the order to go, and soon, the corpses of the common people were carried out during the military chaos, and they accumulated more and more, and finally reached more than 100 people.Among them were men and women, old people and children, all of whom had the fear of dying on their faces.Half of them were the bodies of naked dead women. Every time a catastrophe occurs, women are always the first to suffer, especially some pretty women.The torture they suffered was even more appalling, and right now they were only roughly wrapped in a straw mat.

Most of these remains were collected from the street by Wang Dou and others. It is estimated that there were still many dead bodies left in various households during the military chaos, and it was too late to count them.Seeing the corpses on the ground, the people finally burst into tears. Many soldiers and civilians who did not see their families could already predict that their families were among the corpses on the ground.

Listening to the cries of the common people and looking at the corpses on the ground, the rebels couldn't bear it anymore. They felt that their doomsday was coming, and many people collapsed to the ground. trembling all over.

Li Zhenyu and the others sighed and shook their heads. The hundreds of officers and soldiers under Qianzong Tian Changguo also opened their mouths. When the corpses of those common people were laid out one by one, it had a great impact on them.They realized for the first time that as officers and soldiers, if they do not observe military discipline, how much harm they will cause to the people.

When Wang Dou came out, he looked at the crowd slowly, and said, "I have read Grandpa Qi's military book, and there is a statement in his book that soldiers are things that kill thieves, and thieves are things that kill people. You should protect the people and protect your neighbors. If you don’t abide by the military law and harm the people, you will be no different from bandits, and even more hateful!”

The arena was silent, tens of thousands of pairs of eyes just stared at Wang Dou.In the crowd, there were still the Young Madam and Miss Ji of Zhizhou Mansion, and beside them, there were some guard maids and other figures. When Wang Dou spoke, they all looked at Wang Dou as he spoke.

Wang Dou continued to speak loudly: "I, Wang Dou, am ashamed. The officers and soldiers under my rule have committed such a beastly act. I, Wang Dou, are ashamed of the soldiers and civilians in the city!"

He bowed deeply to the crowd, and there was a commotion in the crowd. He did not expect Wang Dou to express his opinion like this.

Wang Dou continued: "I'm afraid of slaves and thieves, and I'm like a wolf like a tiger to the people. What's the use of such an army?"

He yelled: "There is no discipline in the army. Officers and soldiers make chaos. The crime is unforgivable! Today, in front of all the people, I will punish all these rebellious troops to comfort the soldiers and civilians who died. Quit!"

"I would like to rule the Qingming Dynasty, starting from my city of Baoanzhou. For this reason, my king will fight with swords and necks, and I will not hesitate to fight with axes and axes!"

The arena was completely silent, Wang Dou's words scared everyone.Execute all these hundreds of people?Not to mention that all the soldiers and civilians were in a daze when they heard it, even those who were crying were so frightened that they all stopped crying.

Zhizhou Li Zhenyu, Qian Zong Tian Changguo, and the officers and soldiers under him were all pale, only Han Chao, Han Zhong, Zhong Tiaoyang, and Xie Yike behind Wang Dou stood in awe, all of them had serious faces. .

Among the crowd, Miss Ji was also surprised and said to the young lady: "Sister Wanyun, did Wang Dou just say...that he would execute all these rebels? Did I hear correctly?"

The young lady said: "It seems...it seems to be true."

Her shining eyes were fixed on Wang Dou, and her eyes were full of disbelief.

Those rebels cried and begged for mercy, they said: "We are not rebels, we are official soldiers, we just want to pay, we want to pay..."

Wang Dou pointed to the corpses on the ground and shouted: "Speak your words to those people who died."

He looked at the family members of the rebellious soldiers who were crying loudly, shook his head and sighed: "You want to pay, you can ask for it from this official, why do you harm the people and do such beastly things? It is to abolish the law. This official must execute You, but I will not harm your wives and daughters, if I implement the New Deal in the state capital, I will also give them the land."

He shouted: "Come here, execute the sentence."

The voice of the password rang out: "Execution!"

"Chief Armor Team is ready!"

"Prepare!"

The two teams of firecrackers from the First Division of the Han Dynasty came out. The two teams merged into one, and more than a hundred people raised their firecrackers and strode forward.

"Take people!"

One hundred rebellious troops were brought up by the two captains of Chief Jia's spearmen. They screamed loudly: "I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."

It was useless for those rebels to struggle and plead. They were lined up in front of the firecrackers. Looking at the black firecrackers in front of them, their whole bodies trembled violently. Many of them didn't realize that their pants were wet. More People are crying loudly.

"The execution begins, preparations..."

A row of firecrackers was put down and aimed at the disorderly soldiers in front of them.

"put!"

"put!"

The deafening sound of firecrackers sounded, and a puff of smoke rose.

All the sound stopped, everyone in the arena was silent, and no one dared to move a little.

After a long time, everyone heard the voice of the password from the front: "Check the execution result!"

Two teams of spearmen stepped forward to check whether the rebels were killed one by one. If they were not killed, each of them either used a long spear or drew a waist knife to mend it again.

……

The sound of platooning guns rang out for a while, and after the rebel army executed 100 people, they brought up another 100 people. Soon, [-] rebel soldiers were executed, and the corpses piled up in the field. Come on, many people vomited loudly.

In particular, Wang Dou used firecrackers to execute the execution, which gave the soldiers and civilians the greatest shock. Everyone was pale and their feet were weak.

(End of this chapter)