Chapter 72 Integrating People's Hearts
He Bai's army entered Guancheng and stayed in the barracks of Guancheng defenders. The roads along the way were difficult to walk, and heavy snow was flying. There were almost ten days of wind and cold sleepers. In ancient times, marching in a simple and poor condition, casualties were normal.
With He Bai's repeated consideration and preparation, although the army was a marching in snowy mountains, there was no death toll, only dozens of minor and serious illnesses. It was not bad. This time, the army's march summed up a lot of experience and lessons, and He Bai wrote them all down, so that they could organize them into a book in the future, so that the generals could learn. In the future, as long as they were not pursued by the enemy, the army would basically have zero casualties.
After resting for a day and a night in Jingzhiguanzhong, and eliminating the fatigue caused by the ten-day long-distance snow march, He Bai summoned the generals and soaked the hot water together, while convening a military discussion. Under the new staff officer Luo Pei's dispatch of troops to reconnaissance the previous month, the strength of the three black bandits was shown in front of everyone.
Luo Pei said: "The three black bandits have the largest number of people in Guo Daxian's army and the strongest combat power, with more than 14,200 people. Among them, there are more than 3,600 young and strong men, 2,000 elite soldiers in armor and more than 1,500 cavalrymen. Huanglong is second, with more than 12,500 young and strong men, more than 4,100 elite soldiers in armor and 700 cavalrymen. Wang Dang's army is the most, with more than 1,300 young and strong men, 3,700 young and strong men, 1,500 elite soldiers in armor and 600 cavalrymen. This is the distribution map of the armies under the command of the three bandits."
Fu Xing nodded and said, "This battle will be a raid with each division as the main force. According to the lord's requirements, this battle should be fast, ruthless and accurate. It should not use the entire raid army to suppress the thief army, but to raid the thief head as the main goal. As long as the general is successful, other thieves do not need to be too careful. After all, the Black Mountain bandits are too numerous, and our troops cannot wipe them out at once. We can only let them go for the time being."
"I order that Wang Dang is a thief, and will be attacked by Che Jing and Lu Ping's troops. Wang Dang must be killed within five days and return to Jingjing within eight days. A thief Huanglong will be attacked by me and Yu Hua's troops. Our troops will be killed Huanglong within four days, and then head east to Wuji County to welcome all the mistresses and young ladies, and will be back to Jingjing within ten days. A thief Guo Daxian will be led by his lord personally, attacking with Li Ping and Chengqi's troops. He will also be killed Guo Daxian within five days and return to Jingjing within eight days."
"Due to heavy snow in this battle, the thieves were extremely unprepared and were easily attacked and defeated by our army. However, the scattered thieves defected to other black mountain bandits and strengthened the strength of other thieves. Therefore, if the thieves can be captured, they will be captured, and those who cannot be captured should be killed as many as possible. After capturing the thieves, they do not need to bring them back. They cut all their left foot, making them incomplete, unable to serve as the army, but only for the people, and then they will be under the jurisdiction of the Changshan counties."
"In addition, the Black Mountain bandits are quite powerful. They must have plundered a large amount of gold, silver, money and silk obtained from various places. If they have any gains, they will be confiscated and handed over to the lord. After returning to Jinyang City, they will be rewarded with a unified reward."
After Fu Xing announced the military order, he looked at He Bai and asked He Bai to give his final instructions. He Bai coughed lightly and said, "In the battle to suppress the thieves in Taiyuan County a month ago, the soldiers of each Qu fought bravely and defeated the large number of more than 5,500 thieves in Taiyuan County. Among them, nearly 2,000 were beheaded, 2,157 thieves were captured, and more than 1,450 were forced to retreat. Two generals were summoned and more than 1,500 cavalry were collected. I felt very relieved."
"However, this battle cost more than 5.5 million military expenses, and rewarded more than 4.1 million yuan, totaling nine.5 million yuan. However, the seizure was only about 3 million yuan of supplies. Lang Meng Houcheng and Yuli Chuhu's second place were inconvenient to confiscate the wealth of the two of them because the two generals had surrendered. Although Li Ping's troops had achieved great results, they did not completely defeat the thieves and did not seize many."
"These three places have their own reasons, but there are more than 1,600 thieves in the four counties of Jingling, Zhongdu, Wu and Jiexiu. Is there only about 3 million yuan of supplies? And 2.3 million of them are from Jingling thieves with only more than 300 people..."
"Are the other thieves so poor?"
Che Jing, Yu Hua, and Cheng Qi three generals all lowered their heads and said nothing. He Bai suddenly slapped the table and asked, "Or are you all divided privately?"
Che Jing, Yu Hua, and Cheng Qi were so shocked that they stood up immediately. They didn't care about the footbath under their feet, and knelt in the basin and begged for mercy. Cheng Qi shouted: "Lord, although we love money, we will never be greedy for money. We will basically be rewarded to the soldiers in Qu. The three of us did not take any of them. I hope the lord will observe clearly."
He Bai snorted coldly and said, "If you dare to withdraw a slight amount, can I allow you to this point?"
The three generals were immediately shocked and sweated. When they saw Lu Ping surrendering 2.3 million yuan, the three of them felt that it was going to be bad. As expected, He Bai lost his temper today.
He Bai said: "In terms of the whole country, the state has laws and regulations. In terms of the army, the army has military laws. There are differences in the army, and rewards are their own. How can you let others reward them privately? Do you want to treat the soldiers in Qu as your private army? If you want to reward, you will be punished. If you want to punish, you will be punished? If you want to reward, you will be punished? If you want to reward, you will be punished?"
The three generals kowtowed repeatedly, and were so anxious that they said: "The subordinates have no such heart, and the subordinates have no such heart..."
He Bai heard their heads hit and thought that his forehead must be blue, so he said, "Okay, you will be fine this time you will know your guilt, get up."
The three generals slowly got up and repeatedly sued He Bai. He Bai said, "When talking about Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, you know what the outcome is. Why can't he have a good ending with Peng Yue and Ying Bu and Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Zhou Bo, Cao Shen, Chen Ping and others? It's just that Emperor Gaozu was concerned about the talents of the three of them? Or did they each have a way to die?"
"I am not a stingy master, nor a narrow-minded person, nor a cruel person. Some words must be said in advance when things are wrong. If you obey, we will be harmonious and harmonious, and we will share wealth in the future. If you don't listen and use your own selfishness, don't blame me for being cruel. If you think I am not worth following, then it's fine. From now on, we will all disperse things and gather together."
Che Jing, Yu Hua, and the three generals of Cheng Qi who had just stood up fell to the ground again. The words made the generals very frightened, and even Fu Xing and he knelt down together.
Fu Xing said, "Lord, if we do something wrong, please punish me. Don't say such a despairing word."
He Bai sighed and said, "I see the Emperor's willless acts, ministers are corrupt and dereliction of duty, and the governors of various prefectures and counties use their own selfishness. Many people take over the world's industries into private individuals. The herdsmen sit down and watch the billions of people in the world in dire straits, ignore them, just keep their wine and enjoy themselves, and don't care about their lives or death. After seeing this, I feel extremely sad and eager to change everything in the world."
"I want to clear away all the filth in the world and give the world a bright world, but I feel weak and powerless. I want to gather you all and strive towards this goal. I don't expect that in just a few months, the soldiers of thousands of Taiyuan County began to have private thoughts, which really made me feel sad and disappointed. During these days, I often ask myself, "He Bai, did something bad? Or is it that the world is like this, and it cannot be changed by human power?"
"If I am not good, you can give me some advice and I can do it as much as possible. If it is not changed by human power, then it's fine. I'll go with the flow, just live by and spend the rest of my life."
Che Jing bowed and said, "Lord's great ambition, I have only learned it today. From now on, we will never dare to have a thought for him. We only follow the lord's orders and do nothing. Please be content with lord's will."
Cheng Qi hurriedly shouted: "Since Cheng Qi followed his lord, he has no different intentions. Even if the lord is wrong, it is Cheng Qi's fault, forcing the lord to do so. Even if the lord takes the head of my Xiang Shang, Cheng Qi will have no regrets."
Yu Hua also worshiped: "What Chengqi said is very true. One day we will never deviate from the lord. If we violate this oath, we will die under ten thousand arrows."
After the other generals swore, He Bai sighed: "I know your loyalty and righteousness. Now, what you do may be like me. This is also a major drawback of China since ancient times."
The generals did not know what He Bai said specifically, and He Bai explained: "What I want to say is a distinction between public and private. What is public and private? Take the army under my command for example. In your opinion, the martial blood cavalry is my slave, and the white horse righteous cavalry is my private part. This is my real private property. You dare not think about it. As for other soldiers, they are movable private property. After appointing your positions, they become semi-private property under your command. Except for me, the lord, other generals have no right to intervene. You are closed and run their own small groups. Over time, your divisions will be dominated by you, thus becoming your real private property. The private thoughts that these soldiers have as generals are a major drawback in the world and the source of disaster in the world."
"Isn't this situation similar to this world? The whole world is the emperor's personal private property, and the emperor can arbitrarily increase his suffrage, sell his posts, kill, and plunder. The ministers in the court also regard the world as movable private property, use their power to embezzle the land, rivers, lakes, mountains and forests, and raise the people, develop the tribe power, and dominate the country. The strong can compete with the court. The states and counties of all parties also regard the jurisdiction as private territory, and use their power and blessings in the territory, without any thoughts of public servants."
Luo Peibai asked, "Master, do you know what the emperor is?"
"Everyone in the world is the Lord."
He Bai said: "For example, the army under my command and the property in the army belong to me in name, but it is not owned by me. You and others have a share. However, no matter you or me, you cannot act rashly. You only have the right to dominate, but you have no ownership. What is the right to dominate? That is, when you are in this position, you have this corresponding right, but you cannot divide it into personal ownership. It is like the so-called official of the literati."
The generals were stunned. Why did this sound strange? The lord is not the lord of a army, but he has a share with everyone, which is inconsistent with the principles of the world.
"For example, our army seized the Yan family's wealth in Youbeiping, and the wealth obtained after the Fenshui Battle was all public property in the army, with a total of about 350 million yuan. Although I was the leader of a military, I could not be classified as my own private property and enjoyed at will. All this money will be classified as public use in the army. Any benefit to the army can be used."
"For example, after the war, the pension for the fallen soldiers, the support for the disabled soldiers, the renewal of military equipment, the purchase of war horses, the production innovation of the craftsman barracks, etc., all of them are all released from here. Every money used is recognized by all generals, and the master's bank must be recorded and publicized every month, allowing the entire army to review it."
"The source of this money is only one seizure except for the court and the county's robbery. Therefore, all seizures must be fully implemented if all seizures are to be fully implemented. Anyone who hides his own interests is to go against the entire army and will never be sympathetic."
Chapter completed!