460 The Great Change in the Mountain Village
The geese leave a voice, the people leave a name, and I don’t know how many people are flooded in the long river of history of China. Hong Chengchou can leave his own traces on it, which is also a manifestation of his ability. He was once poor, he was once inspirational, he was once proud of his spring breeze, he was once deeply favored by the emperor, and he was once cursed by thousands of people, but now it is no longer important.
Because he has become a part of history, Lu Haoshan looked at the head of the person on the table. This was Hong Chengchou's head. He was filled with emotion when he saw this historical figure with special significance dying in front of him.
It is extremely difficult to reach Hong Chengchou's position as a poor child. It is said that good birds choose trees to live in, and good talents choose masters to serve. The Ming Dynasty has accumulated a long time of ills. In terms of future, Qingqing, which is at its peak, is indeed more worthy of surrender. However, the Qing Dynasty was a foreign clan and had a worldly feud with the Ming Dynasty. The ancients said that loyalty and filial piety were in a dilemma. Heaven and earth, kings and parents, loyalty were ahead of filial piety, and the king was also ahead of filial piety. Loyalty was a very important moral standard. Hong Chengchou's betrayal also labeled him as a sinner for the ages.
The once powerful supervisor is now being cut off by his subordinates as a gift for surrender, which has to be said to be a satire.
"Oh, what a pity." Lu Haoshan sighed.
If Hong Chengchou was born in a peaceful era, although his promotion was not so fast, his intelligence and talent would definitely have a day of rise, and his achievements were not necessarily worse than the bandit suppression. However, he was born in a chaotic era and was still in a dynasty with a dynasty that was about to collapse.
Tang Qiang looked at Hong Chengchou's head with a contempt, and even said happily in his tone: "Sir, this kind of man is a pity for him. He is a shameless bitch who sells the country and seeks honor and is shameless. He has his eyes dirty when he sees it."
"That's right, he died so well," Zhang Rui said coldly: "If it falls into my hands, it will definitely make him worse than death. He will regret going to this world."
"That's right" Li Dingguo also said with disdain: "This kind of ungrateful villain is the best to die, and it is not pleasant to see it."
Hao Feng, who was standing beside him, volunteered: "Sir, it's better for the young man to use a whip to whip his body and let him surrender to Qingdog."
Lu Haoshan didn't expect that his sigh would attract so much discussion, even the whip of the corpse came out, and he shook his head with a smile and said, "If such a person should not die, it would be unreasonable. Anyone can sympathize with him, but those who sell the country and seek honor and help foreign tribes harm their compatriots will never be worthy of his sympathy."
"Sir" Tang Qiang pointed to Hong Chengchou's head and asked, "How to deal with this thing? Chop it up and feed it to the dog?"
Resentment is not light. In China, there is a custom of the death as the most important thing. Tang Qiang now says he chopped it up and fed the dogs. But this is understandable. It turns out that the place where Tang Qiang used his youth and life to protect, while Hong Chengchou brought the Qing Dynasty to conquer. How can he not resent?
Lu Haoshan thought for a while and quickly said, "It's nothing to chop him alive, but it's not glorious to be humiliated if he dies. It's worth noting that he still has the courage to commit suicide. Hao Feng, please take someone to dig a hole and bury him."
"Yes, sir." Hao Feng quickly responded, but quickly asked in a low voice: "Sir. How do you write it on the inscription?"
"Just engrave the three words Hong Chengchou, let others and future generations evaluate him." Lu Haoshan said lightly.
This is a way to imitate Wu Zetian. The first female emperor in Chinese history ordered a huge stele without words in front of her tomb before his death. From this stele without words, it can also be seen that the female emperor's domineering and broad-mindedness: no matter what she said on it, someone would definitely disagree with it, so it would be better not to say it and let future generations evaluate it themselves.
After Hao Feng took the order and left, Lu Haoshan then set his eyes on his knees and was closely monitored by the soldiers. They were Zhao Zhen and Qin Chuan, who offered Hong Chengchou's head. These two men not only offered Hong Chengchou's head, but also assisted the Sichuan Army in capturing Dingjun Mountain at the lowest cost. The greatest contribution was to prevent people from burning the granary, which allowed the Sichuan Army to seize a large amount of food and grass.
There were about 2,000 people kneeling on the open space outdoors, all of whom surrendered with Zhao Zhen and Qin Chuan.
Li Dingguo noticed Lu Haoshan's gaze and asked in a low voice: "Sir, what should we do with these people?"
"I am willing to work hard for adults, and I ask my elders to spare my life."
"Sir, please spare me."
Zhao Zhen and Qin Chuan knew that the time had come to decide their lives, so they kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Zhang Rui said coldly: "Sir, these people are also betrayal of the Lord, and are unfaithful and unrighteous. Maybe one day they will kill them, so it's better to kill them all, and they will be wiped out."
One time is unfaithful, no need for a hundred times. They can kill the old master for the sake of their activities today. Maybe one day they betray the new master for the sake of profit. Keeping it is a disaster, and it is better to kill it.
In bandit culture, loyalty is very important. You can lose, but you are greedy for life and fear death, but you must not betray it. For example, there is a "lighting the sky lantern" in the implementation of the mountain rules, which is founded specifically for punishing traitors.
Because these two people rebelled and no one could get the greatest credit, Li Dingguo said a little unhappy: "General Zhang said it well. Keeping these people is a disaster, so it would be better to kill them."
"Sir, please spare me, the young man is with him just to have a meal."
"Yes, he was our general, and we dare not ignore his orders."
"Sir, please spare me, I dare not."
When the two of them heard Zhang Rui's words, their faces turned blue. They thought they would have any rewards, but they dared to make any requests when they heard them. They begged for mercy repeatedly, for fear that the Sichuan Governor in front of them would not let him go.
No wonder so many people like to be the best in their heads. This feeling of mastering other people's lives and futures is so wonderful. They are like gods who are standing on the clouds and looking down at the vast crowd.
Now I am the "god" who controls the lives of these prisoners of war, and their life and death lies in my own thoughts.
"Stop" Lu Haoshan shouted loudly to calm everyone down, and then asked lightly: "What are your names?"
"The youngest is called Zhao Zhen. He used to hold the position of Qianhu, and later served as the position of Han Xianglan Banner Armor La Ezhen."
"The little one is Qin Chuan. Like Brother Zhao, he used to hold a position as a thousand households, and now he is the Han Inlain Blue Flag Armor La Ezhen"
The two of them dared not hide it, and quickly confessed their situation. They knew that the Sichuan Army was very good at intelligence, and it was useless to hide these things, so it would be better to confess honestly.
Lu Haoshan didn't look at them and said loudly: "You were all going to be executed, because you can be confused and have made achievements. I will give you two choices. One is to stay in the army, and the salary is only half of the ordinary soldiers. But in the clear, you must act as a pioneer. If you perform well, you can become a regular person for two years. Another choice is to become a slave and serve Sichuan for ten years. If you are still alive in ten years, you will be free."
After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "You can discuss with your subordinates that you are willing to stay and stand on the left of the open space, and those who are willing to become slaves stand on the right. You only have a quarter of an hour."
"Sir Xie." Zhao Zhen and Qin Chuan's eyes flashed with a trace of resurrection. They hurriedly thanked him, and then went outside to explain Lu Haoshan's words to their subordinates and let them choose for themselves.
It is already very good to be able to save a life. The two of them dare not bargain, and they have no right to bargain.
To Lu Haoshan's surprise, most of the more than 2,000 people were willing to stay and serve as cannon fodder for the Sichuan Army. Later, I found out that many soldiers followed their generals to the Qing Dynasty for a meal. It was easy to get on board and get off the boat, and they couldn't escape. The Sichuan Army had good food and high salary, and even half of the salary was better than the Qing army. In the Qing army, they were the life of cannon fodder, and there was nothing unacceptable to be cannon fodder for the Sichuan Army. If they performed well, they would be happy to become regular.
At the very least, fighting for their compatriots is worth dying even if they die. Zhao Zhen and Qin Chuan both chose to stay. They were desperate gamblers. It would be even more uncomfortable to let them choose to be slaves than to kill them. It would be better to fight for wealth on the battlefield.
This is exactly the old saying: People are not afraid of death, they are just afraid of having no hope and hope.
After learning about these people's thoughts, Lu Haoshan said nothing, but just smiled. Those who were willing to become slaves were just a team of grain transporters back to Sichuan and took them back to build highways. Those who were willing to be cannon fodder were not idle, so they immediately asked them to participate in the construction of defensive fortifications. Now Dingjun Mountain has changed hands, and it is difficult for Wujiawan to resist the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty. After the attack, Lu Haoshan immediately began to take over Dingjun Mountain.
It was bombed every day some time ago, and many fortifications had been blown up.
According to the scouts, Dorgon still led his troops to advance slowly. The large troops included cavalry, shield soldiers, infantry, archers, equipment and food. In order not to be defeated one by one by the Sichuan army, they chose to act together and responded to the harassment of the Sichuan army in the middle. Not to mention anything else, the traps set by the Sichuan army alone gave them a headache, and they fell down several large rocks from time to time, and accidentally tripped the lead of the grenade, etc., so the march was slow. At the speed of their march, it would take at least three days to reach Dingjun Mountain.
Lu Haoshan knew that the more Dorgon restrained it, the stronger his determination would be. Lu Haoshan also used this period to restore and strengthen the fortifications of Dingjun Mountain. In Lu Haoshan's plan, he placed the main forces on Dingjun Mountain and Wujiawan, so that the two could support each other.
"I didn't expect that a remote village would become a fortress. It's really amazing." Li Dingguo, who followed Lu Haoshan to inspect the position, stood halfway up the mountain, and couldn't help but sigh at Dingjun Mountain below.
When Li Dingguo first left Sichuan to perform his work, Wujiawan was just a remote and dilapidated village with only dozens of people. Since Lu Haoshan set up the Sichuan Army General Station here, he has built large-scale construction and built fortifications. Now there are protective ditches, horse-resistance, walls, etc. There are cement posters and fortresses in the village, which looks very spectacular from the mountain.
Chapter completed!