Chapter 176: Seeing the Little Things
While cleaning the battlefield, Liang Kai came to the ashes again.
Many of the ashes have been carried away by the strange wind, and some can only be seen in the crevices of rocks and cracked earth.
“This thing is so poisonous.”< /p>
Liang Kai couldn't help but sigh.
Jiang Chengdao, the grain director and secret agent who accompanied him to inspect the battlefield, said: "You know what the hell, phosphorus fire is phosphorus fire, no matter how poisonous it is, it will not burn all the people and horses to ashes."
Liang Kai pointed to the ashes on the ground and some remaining dry bones unconvinced and said: "This is not proof?"
Jiang Cheng looked up and down at Liang Kai, shook his head and said: " You don't have much oil or water on your body, so it's not easy to burn."
"What do you mean?"
Jiang Cheng chuckled and said, "People are actually firewood, they just need kindling. Forget it, this phosphorus fire is just a kindling thing, just like putting a piece of fat meat on the fire. After the fat comes out, the fat alone is enough to burn the body to ashes.
I. I heard from the elders of the clan that if they caught a rich person in Lantian and couldn't extort money, they would stab them in the navel and insert a cotton thread soaked in lamp oil. After lighting it, the cotton thread would It will keep burning.
I heard that it is called a sky lantern.
The thing that keeps the cotton thread burning is human oil. ”
Liang Kai frowned and said: "Don't say these nonsense in the future. It will be bad for the reputation of the county if it spreads."
Jiang Cheng spread his hands and said: "In the past, such things were said casually. , The deaf second master and the others often did it. I also learned the craft from the second master when I was a child. If the young master hadn’t sent me to Yushan Academy, I would be a very good executioner now.”
Liang Kai was speechless. Looking at Jiang Chengdao: "You are an official now!"
Jiang Chengdao: "I actually want to work in the government. It's too boring to be the chief clerk of grain and grass, and it's even more boring to be a spy. You all hide. Hold me."
Liang Kai sneered: "It's better to go in now. If the county magistrate comes to the palace in the future, do you think you will be stabbed in the crotch?"
Jiang Cheng laughed and said: "Don't scare me with this matter. It is said that the young master only has two wives in his life. He is like a fairy. The other sisters in the house all grew up with me. It’s a big problem for those men and women who have shit.
Jiayi and the others are older, it’s our group’s turn to take over.”
Liang Kai really doesn’t want to talk about the county with others. Regarding the matter of respecting the inner house, I always feel that this is very disrespectful to the county magistrate. Only this group of Yun family old thieves in Lantian County are thinking about working in the inner house.
Seeing that Liang Kai had no intention of gossiping with him, Jiang Chengcheng said: "Why do I think you are bad at reading?"
Liang Kai said in confusion: "Why do you say this? "
Jiang Cheng kicked away a small pile of ashes and said: "All these idiots deserve to die!"
LiangKai said: "I know."
"Why are you sighing if you know this?"
Liang Kai looked at Jiang Cheng and said: "You have been hanging around in the academy for eight years. You bastard, how do you know that people should have compassion?"
Jiang Cheng said in surprise: "To Jiannu?"
Liang Kai kicked Jiang Cheng. : "To people!"
"Jiannu slaves are Jiannu slaves, not people!"
"I won't talk to uneducated people like you!"
After Liang Kai finished speaking, he left with his hands behind his back. Jiang Cheng quickly followed. He wanted to ask Liang Kai what he meant.
After this battle, Gao Jie gained a lot.
Although Yue Tuo, Du Du and other senior Jianzhou generals ran away, he still gained something.
For example, Geng Jingzhong was captured alive by his soldiers!
Lantian County has long had a rule that those Ming people who voluntarily surrender or defect will be killed wherever they are found without trial or being escorted back to Lantian for any criticism meeting.
Kill whenever you get the chance, don't stop for a moment.
Gao Jie felt a little pity, and since he was going back to Lantian County to rest soon, he felt that bringing this guy back to Lantian would be a very educational thing.
Gao Jie was not interested in making a confession. The Secret Service knew clearly the traitor’s footprints in Jianzhou and what he had done. There was no point in explaining it again.
After being handed over to the custody of the Military Justice Department, he put the matter behind him.
There are people from the Secret Service in the Military Justice Department, and they will definitely take a fancy to Geng Jingzhong.
In fact, it is not a big problem for people to enter the Military Justice Department. If they violate military regulations, they will just follow the military regulations. Under normal circumstances, it will be a slap in the face.
If a person from Lantian County commits a crime that warrants beheading, Haechi's judgment Ci Yunzhao needs to know before he can be executed.
In other words, everything has rules and regulations.
However, no one knows what his fate will be if he falls into the hands of spies from the Military Law Department.
Jiang Chengcheng is a secret spy!
This is not a secret in the military.
So, everyone usually avoids him when they see him.
The reason why Jiang Cheng pestered Liang Kai was not to chat with him. He wanted all the Jianzhou people captured alive in this battle.
Of course Geng Jingzhong couldn't satisfy his appetite, especially after destroying Geng Jingzhong's legs and right hand, this mud-like traitor had nothing to entertain.
"I suggest you bury all the more than two thousand Jian slaves alive!"
"Of the two thousand, three hundred and forty-two people, not all are Jian slaves, there are also Mongolians , and the Han people."
"No, these people are slaves and should be buried alive."
"The general did not issue such a military order!"
"Bullshit, whether to kill or not is a matter for you as a military judge, not General Gao's power. "
Liang Kai stopped and looked at Jiang Chengdao: "You are the director of food and grass and a member of the Secret Intelligence Department. However, no matter how powerful your authority is, there is no law that requires you to go beyond me. To deal with surrendered prisoners. "
"In this battle, we lost 787 people. I think you should know that.
Liang Kai frowned and stared at Jiang Chengdao: "Today's Lantian is not the bandit of the past. We can't do whatever we want in the future. I know you are eager for revenge. I saw those comrades who died in the battle." My heart aches too.
However, the rules cannot be broken. They must go through a trial before being convicted, instead of just being buried alive without asking.
The county lord will represent the way of heaven from now on!
The way of heaven must be fair, and only then can we convince the public.
Whether it is an enemy or a member of one's own family, the county leader should face them with a big heart and hold these people in his heart.
The misery of the people in the world is the misery of the county magistrate. This is the way of heaven.
Anyone whose hands are stained with the blood of our Ming people, regardless of whether he is a slave or not, should be executed. Anyone whose hands are not stained with the blood of our Ming people should not be punished until death!
Those who should do hard labor should do hard labor, and those who should serve in the army should serve in the army. This is the law of my Lantian County!
Only this kind of law can be trusted all over the world in the future! ”
Jiang Cheng clicked his mouth, wanting to say something like he didn’t care about the future. Suddenly, he remembered the words of his bandit father who warned him to abide by the rules, and he swallowed what he wanted to say alive.
For a bandit, grudges are the only way to go.
Yue Tuo, Du Du finally gained a foothold in Erdao Paozi, a hundred miles away. After re-counting the army, Yue Tuo couldn't help but feel sad. Although Yue Tuo's army was not defeated in the battle at Yelang Ridge, the fact that he lost 20% of his army and nearly 7,000 troops still made it hard for him.
The most difficult thing for him to accept was that deserters finally appeared among the Jianzhou people.
It was common for Mongolian war slaves and Han Aha to escape. It is surprising, but this is the first time in history that the Jianzhou people escaped.
In the past, even if the Jianzhou people fled from the battlefield, even defeat would be a serious shame and they would be stripped. All glory, all property, and even wives and children will be deprived.
This caused the Jianzhou people to die in honor rather than escape.
But this time, Some Jianzhou people who witnessed the fire rain were finally frightened.
Although there were only a dozen people, it was a heavy blow to the morale of the army.
Look. When Yue Tuo roared like a lion and wanted to cut the deserters into pieces, Du Du seemed much calmer.
“This battle is not a crime of war! "
Yue Tuo lowered his voice and forced out a sentence from his throat: "Don't look for excuses.If you are defeated, you are defeated. There is nothing to say about it. "
Du Du shook his head and said: "In the battle of Yelang Ridge, our Jianzhou soldiers fought as bravely as usual, and Baylor's commander was as wise as usual. The soldiers faced the dense rain of bullets in Lantian, even if Although they suffered heavy casualties, they did not break up. They fought with the Lantian cavalry, but also held on and fought hard.
Facing the rain of shells in Lantian, the soldiers still moved forward bravely.
Only..."
Yue Tuo slowly calmed down, closed his eyes and said: "In the next battle, if Gao Jie still uses this kind of fire rain, how should we deal with it?
Du Du said: "I have asked those cavalry who escaped death. This kind of fire is extremely poisonous. Once it touches the body, it will be like maggots on the tarsal bones. It will not stop dying. Some soldiers will even be cut off." He cut off the skin and flesh to extinguish the fire, but as a result, there was still a flame burning in the skin and flesh.
If the soldiers can be more calm and composed, this kind of flame is not difficult to deal with. Whether it is a shield or leather armor, it can block the flame for a while.
The trouble is that the panic caused by the flames and the poisonous smoke are the most troublesome. If you take two more puffs of the poisonous smoke, your throat will be injured and your eyes will suffer severe pain.
It was for these reasons that three thousand of my cavalry were killed in the mountain col.
The panic caused by this is the main reason why we lose troops and generals.
Baylor, I think our next battle should focus on defense. That kind of fire and rain must be precious. Gao Jie is far away from Lantian City at this time. I think his supplies must be insufficient.
If he really had that much Fire Rain, he would have started using it at the beginning of our battle, instead of waiting all the trouble to use it after our most precious cavalry attacked.
Yue Tuo sighed and said: "This battle is nothing. Even if our entire army is wiped out, it is nothing to me, the Qing Dynasty. I am not worried about how to fight the next battle."
I am worried about where the Qing Dynasty will go once Yun Zhao unifies the Central Plains! ”