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

Chapter 152

Looking at this shocking scene, the hundreds of officers and soldiers under Qian Zongtian Changguo turned pale. Every time the sound of firing guns was heard, hundreds of them collectively trembled violently. They were glad that they did not participate in the chaos. He was also extremely afraid of Wang Dou's thunderous methods. Hundreds of people, half of the officers and soldiers in the state city, killed as soon as they said they would, what kind of heart is this?
The platoon rang three times, and 300 people had been executed. Among the executed people, there were many hundreds of households, team officers who were general banner officers, and small leaders like Jiachang. Although they were officers, they did not get any Be merciful, and be beaten to death on the pile of corpses like those ordinary rebels.

The people in the surrounding area knelt down one after another, thanking Lord Morality and Lord Zhizhou for upholding justice for them.The mobilization of the troops this time was mainly for the officers and soldiers of the prefectural city and their family members. Many of their family members were not in the prefecture. They all lived in the city, watching their men being executed one by one, many of them also shed silent tears.

"Take people up."

There was a voice urging them to death, and the last 87 rebels were picked up by the sturdy Shun Xiangbao spearmen like eagles catching chickens. They came and made them line up in front of the pile of corpses of the rebellious army.These people's eyes were in a daze, and few of them could stand still.

"preparation……"

Another row of black guns was raised.

After a long time, the sound of firecrackers that everyone expected or did not expect did not sound.They turned their eyes to Wang Dou one after another, but when they saw a young general report something to him, Wang Dou nodded again and again, and said calmly: "Bring them up."

After a while, there were shouts of shouting and cursing, but Chi Dengshan, Huang Xianen, and Zheng Yu were escorted by a few thick armored soldiers. Their heads and faces were dripping with blood, and their steps were staggering. Beside the three of them, Followed by more than a dozen servants who were escorted, they were also driven forward.

Countless pairs of eyes watched them being escorted, and suddenly there were loud curses, but it was the family members of those executed rebels.

They cried and scolded: "Chi Dengshan, Zheng Yu, you bastards, you are the ones who killed my man, you will die badly."

"Put these thieves to death."

The family members of those rebellious soldiers had no reason, and did not dare to blame Wang Dou and others who were executed. The resentment in their hearts was all blamed on Chi Dengshan and Zheng Yu, who provoked trouble.

"Kill them."

There was an angry denunciation, and then large pieces of rocks, soil and other objects were thrown, hitting Chi Dengshan and the others on the heads.

Huang Xian'en just lowered his head and wept, Chi Dengshan, Zheng Yu and others were furious, Hu Luopingyang was bullied by dogs, these lowly military households, usually servile and servile in front of them, did not dare to show their air, but now they dare to do so.They raised their heads and cursed, but their voices were drowned in a sea of ​​anger.

The more they escorted them, the more terrified they became. They had already seen the corpses of the executed rebels, but they did not expect Wang Dou to be so ruthless.These hundreds of people were all killed by him. For a while, Chi Dengshan and the others regretted it too much. Even if they were lucky enough to escape punishment this time, without these soldiers, they would be reduced to insignificant people.

The group of them were escorted in front of Wang Dou, and they stood in front of Wang Dou in a state of embarrassment.

Looking at them, Wang Dou said coldly: "Chi Dengshan, Huang Xian'en, Zheng Yu, you three are the leaders of the army, you should restrain the soldiers and abide by the military law, but you are going on a rampage and causing harm to the people. What crime?"

Chi Dengshan said: "My lord, the lower officials were wronged. The lower officials didn't know about this military chaos, let alone participated in it. Please check it out."

Zheng Yu said: "I was waiting to report my illness at home. I have only heard about the incidents here. The officials and others are not strictly restrained, so I should apologize for my crimes. However, the talk of allowing troops to make chaos is really a sentence to punish one's heart!"

Wang Dou sneered and said: "You are so clever, but I have interrogated many parties, and all the evidences have found out that this military riot was planned by the three of you. Although you are behind the scenes, all the chaos is caused by you. .”

He sternly said: "The three of you are so courageous. How many people have you harmed for your own selfishness? If you are not punished, what is the law of heaven and what is justice?"

Chi Dengshan, Zheng Yu and the others were astonished. Not only did Wang Dou execute the rebel army, but he wanted to kill them?

They shouted: "We didn't join the chaos, we didn't join the chaos."

Wang Dou said coldly: "Your crimes are heinous and unforgivable, come here, take them down, and execute them together with the rebel army, as an example to others!"

Several wolves-like soldiers from Shunxiang Fort came up and pulled them down by force. Chi Dengshan and others panicked even more, and even the people on the side were stunned. How many people do you want to kill the general Chi Dengshan?

The venue was completely silent, and no one dared to vent their anger.Even the rebels who lined up in the last row were stunned and looked at the superiors who were forcibly pulled up in disbelief.

While struggling, Zheng Yu yelled: "Wang Dou, you are taking selfish revenge. We refuse to accept it, refuse to accept it."

Huang Xian'en cried desperately: "My lord, I know I was wrong, please forgive my lord."

He shouted at Qian Zong Tian Changguo and Zhizhou Li Zhenyu: "My lords, I beg you to intercede with your integrity."

Tian Changguo's face was extremely ugly, he just turned his head away, Li Zhenyu snorted and looked up at the sky.

Chi Dengshan struggled desperately, he yelled: "Wang Dou, I am a dignified five-rank official with a thousand households. Even if I am convicted, I will have to be interrogated by a judge. You have no right to deal with us!"

Wang Dou said coldly: "Wait for the troops to make chaos, I don't need to be interrogated by a judge, I can execute you on the spot, drag you down, and execute your sentence."

The Ming Dynasty adopted a special policy of preferential treatment for military officers in the judiciary. If military officers of the third rank or above committed crimes, they had to act and ask for orders.If there is a crime below the fourth grade, the court will ask for a ruling after the arrest and conviction.In the border city, if a soldier conspires to rebel, he must be commanded by the capital, the chief secretary, and the three divisions of the procuratorate will interrogate them together, and then report to the five-army governor's office for a report.

However, those who are captured and killed in front of the army are not limited to this, and do not need to go through any interrogation. This is what Wang Dou relies on.

Amidst Chi Dengshan and others shouting, cursing and crying, they were taken down and lined up with the last dozens of rebels.

"Execution!"

There were shouts of orders again and again on the field.

"preparation……"

The black firecrackers were raised again, looking at the densely packed firecracker mouths, Zheng Yu and Chi Dengshan were dazed, and suddenly they hissed loudly.

"put!"

The deafening volley of guns rang out again.

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On October 27th, the ninth year of Chongzhen, the officers and soldiers of Baoan Prefecture made a riot. Wang Dou, then the governor of Baoanzhou City, led the army to suppress it. Xiangan, the virtue of the people of the state!

When the news reached the security guard city, guard Li Yi'an was taken aback, and hurriedly recruited guard Xu Zucheng to discuss matters. At this time, Xu Zucheng was mainly in charge of the guard's operations in the guard city besides assisting Li Yi'an in managing the city's affairs.His subordinate Wang Dou fought so bravely, which must be the result of his superior training. Considering Xu Zucheng's outstanding military training ability, whether it is guarding Li Yi'an or Huailong's military preparation Dao Ji Shiwei, they all decided to let Xu Zucheng manage the camp operations of the security guard. everything.

After Xu Zucheng entered the Acropolis, he had been fighting openly and secretly with various forces in the city these days. He finally relaxed in the past two days. Just as he was about to catch his breath, he heard about the incident in Baoanzhou City.

Hearing this, Xu Zucheng was dumbfounded.This Wang Dou always made such a big commotion. He served as the defense officer of Shun Township Fort, expelled Xu Lu and other four team officers, and soon after he arrived in Zhoucheng, he killed half of the officers and soldiers under his rule. This Wang Dou... But he is capable in his work, able to fight and capable... alas.

The two studied the official document that Wang Dou handed over, and Li Yi'an's condition was even worse at this time. After carefully reading the official document, he coughed a few times and said, "It's okay. Lord Bingxian doesn’t want to be troublesome either.”

During the reign of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, it was common for soldiers to make riots in various places, but most of them were violent and could not be settled for many days. It was rare for Wang Dou to get it done in an hour. The embodiment of rigorous military management and good management are also one of the political achievements.

Xu Zucheng said: "I'm afraid that Wen Shiyan and Wang Xiaowei will make a big fuss. Chi Dengshan and others can make friends with them."

Li Yi'an sneered and said: "What can they do? Chi Dengshan and others incited the army to create chaos. This is a fact, and it is reasonable to punish them on the spot. Wang Xiaowei and others are smart people, and they know how to avoid suspicion."

In private, he was secretly surprised at Wang Dou's cruelty. If it were another general, the more soldiers and horses he had under his command, the better. How could he be willing to kill like Wang Dou?He was also worried: "After the rebellious soldiers in Zhoucheng were eliminated, the defensive troops in Zhoucheng were quite insufficient. Wang Dou had to make up the troops and take care of the aftermath. There was no right or wrong."

Xu Zucheng said: "Wang Dou has many strong troops under his command, so the strength of the guards in the state city should not be a problem."

Li Yi'an nodded slowly.

……

At the beginning of November in the ninth year of Chongzhen, the official document on the riots in Baoanzhou City was handed over to Master Shiwei of Huailong Bingbei Daoji.

Right now, Lord Ji Shiwei is still in a good mood. After his trip to the Anzhou Guard, he successfully embraced the thigh of the new governor Lu Xiangsheng, and his future is limitless.Originally, when the Qing soldiers invaded the bandits, a lot of people and money were captured under the rule of Master Ji Shiwei. According to the law, he should be punished. He was also promoted to one level, and he was promoted to be the chief envoy of Shandong Province, Siyou, to participate in politics, and he still served as the military officer of Huailong in Xuanfu town.

This promotion is an encouragement to Mr. Ji. Once upon a time, he only wanted to live a peaceful life and just leave when the term expires. He didn't expect that he was promoted, and his mind became alive again.In addition to being promoted, this time his exams are still competent. You must know that when he first arrived in Huailong Road, his exams were only ordinary, almost incompetent.

Officials of the Ming Dynasty served for nine years, and took an examination every three years. The examinations were divided into three grades: competent, ordinary, and incompetent.Those who have more salary days in their resumes will be promoted to a higher level.If he is still competent in the next exam, he will be promoted two levels steadily, and maybe he will have the opportunity to be the governor of Xuanfu Town.

So for Mr. Ji now, everything in the territory is safe, politically sound and harmonious. When he received the official document of the rebellion in Baoan Prefecture, his first reaction was to suppress it, but after a closer look, he breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the matter had been settled, and it was within a day, and now the place where the incident happened has calmed down.

After reading the official documents in detail, Lord Ji said: "This Wang Dou is not bad, he is decisive in handling affairs, rigorous in running the army, and brave in battle. He is a talent."

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Old Bainiu: Now there are frequent power outages during the day, and there is no solution.

(End of this chapter)