Chapter 44 Headache
(It's Monday again, and I still need the red tickets of my brothers! Please!)
A group of mob, facing a group of well-trained killing machines, the result is naturally conceivable. After a row of guns sounded, the long gun array was pushed forward, and there was only one corpse left in the valley.
Xiao Tianjian turned around and did not go to the battlefield, because there were still many children of Feng Tiancheng and his men, but at the moment when they decided not to put down their weapons and surrendered, the fate of these children had been doomed.
In the chaotic army, there was no pity. Whether they were children or not, there were only butcher knives waiting for them. The fierce battle was only about a cup of tea. The weapons in the green snake ditch intersected, and the shocking shouts and screams gradually fell, leaving only nearly 200 all kinds of corpses, and their blood was still There is heat in the cold air, and the whole ravine is filled with a disgusting smell of blood.
Xiao Tianjian looked at Feng Xi, who had been untied. Feng Xi's face was extremely pale at this time, and he basically couldn't see a trace of human color. He stared at the body in the valley. Some of the injured were still twitching and moaning on the ground, and his broken limbs were lost everywhere.
There was also a group of soldiers of the Xingtian Army walking silently in this group of corpses, examining the bodies on the ground, searching for people who still have breath, and then indifferently raised knives and guns to make up for these still-breathing human bodies, so that they can end this pain.
"Go and identify the corpse, pick out Feng Tiancheng's leader, cut off the head and take it back to show it to the public! The rest of the people buried on the spot. Although they asked for it, they were also men. Don't let them throw their bodies in the wilderness and take advantage of the beasts in the mountains!" Xiao Tianjian said to Feng Xi and his subordinates with a blank face.
Killing these children is not what Xiao Tianjian wants, but this time he and Feng Tiancheng are an endless ending. These children are innocent, but this is the choice of their fathers. Many of them have become sensible. Leaving them will be a scourge sooner or later, so they can only end if they die. This hatred.
And doing so is also a must to deter those small local poles in the next step. He must use cold and fierce means to let these local unstable factors know. Xiao Tianjian and Xing Tianjun will be as touching as the people who obey the control of Xing Tianjun. To warmth, and for those who do not obey them, Xing Tianjun will never be merciful, and Feng Tiancheng's ending this time is their end.
As soon as Feng Tiancheng died, the large forces hostile to the Xingtian Army in the southern part of Yangcheng were completely removed. After the news spread, there was another violent shock in the poles around Yangcheng County.
The three murderers in Yangcheng are now under the knife of Xing Tianjun without exception. The remaining dozen large and small poles are also aware that it is time for them to make a choice. In a few days, these poles have received a letter from Xing Tianjun, which gave them a three-day time limit and pointed out two to them. One way is to let them walk out of the mountain, take the initiative to disarm the Xingtian Army, and accept the reorganization and resettlement. They can join the army for the people. They will choose. The Xingtian Army will not blame the past and treat them with them with leniency. The second is that they can choose to leave the boundary of Yangcheng and find another place. In the future, they will never step into the boundary of Yangcheng. Otherwise, in three days, Xing Tianjun will take them as the next target, and the consequences will be borne by them.
As a result, nearly half of them chose to go out of the mountain and handed over their weapons to Lianhuazhai. After being screened by Liu Bao, the chief officer of the new barracks of the Xingtian Army, some people were integrated into the new barracks of the Xingtian Army or the barracks, becoming the people of the Xingtian Army, and some of them were unwilling to fight and kill again. The people, with their years of accumulation, turned into civilians. For these people, Xing Tianjun did not make it difficult for them. After registering, they designated a place in Dongye Town to allow them to build houses, or do business or do agriculture, which is up to them to choose.
The other half of the small poles, some of whom did not want to surrender to Xing Tianjun. They simply cleaned up the soft, burned the old nest, went far away, and found another way out. There were also two small poles in the palm plate. They thought they had a bad reputation. Xing Tianjun would not really do anything to them. He chose to continue to wait and see. Three days later These two poles were annihilated by the ashes under the intimidation of the Xingtian Army and became history.
So far, before the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, all areas in the southern part of Yangcheng County were controlled by Xing Tianjun, forming a practical control area with a length of nearly 80 miles from east to west and a width of nearly 40 miles from north to south. It was basically bounded by the Huze River, and the area south fell into the hands of Xing Tianjun, controlling nearly half of Yangcheng County. .
Sitting in the council chamber, Xiao Tianjian and Fu Deming discussed the next action plan. After Fu Deming and dozens of his men, and the cooperation of some prestige people in local townships and villages, they basically found out the area of arable land and the number of local people in the area under control.
At present, within the actual control area of Xingtianjun, the household registration is about 5,000 households, with a population of more than 30,000. The existing arable land is about 100,000 mu, and there are about 20,000 to 30,000 mu of arable wasteland. Among them, there are more than 2,000 hunters, more than 700 craftsmen, and hundreds of miners who rely on mining to make a living. The arable land area is actually It's not much. It's really not easy to feed so many people. There are also two thousand people in the Xingtian Army who are full-time soldiers. These people are not productive and belong to pure consumption.
In this way, although they have grabbed such a piece of land, it is basically unrealistic to rely only on their land and want to feed the whole Xing Tianjun.
So after calculating an account, Fu Deming told Xiao Tianjian a bad news, that is, they can't rely on the current land to maintain the expenditure of Xing Tianjun.
Xiao Tianjian touched his forehead and smiled bitterly, "It seems that it is really not easy to support our Xing Tianjun here in Yangcheng County!" In the territory we control, there are too many mountains and too few cultivated fields. At present, it is the cold winter. Even if we divide the land before the beginning of spring and plant spring seedlings, if we want to wait for the harvest, I'm afraid we have to wait until the summer and autumn season!
For more than half a year, it is impossible to collect grain from the perspective of the people, and it is not enough for us Xingtian soldiers to eat. Many people here are already poor and can't open the pot. These people also want to eat. Otherwise, when it comes to the spring famine, many people will still have to go out to escape, and at that time is just the right time. It is also the spring sowing season. If a large number of people have to go out to escape the wilderness, then I'm afraid our hard work during this period will be in vain!
Food! Food! It's really a headache!"
Fu Deming's face was also very solemn. He nodded and said, "The general is right. Although we have flattened the poles in this area now, if the people have no food to eat, there will be people who will do that plunder!" In recent years, the large local households have basically been forced away by Zhao Datong and Xiao butchers. It seems that it is not easy to solve the food problem locally!
At present, it seems that the general's recruitment of troops and horses still needs to be slowed down. At least before the autumn harvest next year, this matter cannot be done! Even so, I'm afraid the army will abolish a group of people to specialize in farming. Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to save any food next autumn!"
Xiao Tianjian nodded and said, "That's right, but the soldiers can't be abolished. This is our capital based here. At present, these two thousand soldiers and new soldiers are already our bottom line. We must not abolish the soldiers!"
Besides, these brothers followed me just to eat food. How can I let them disband and farm now? No, no! This matter should be handled according to the original plan, sending our grain team out of the mountain to the surrounding areas to supplement our local grain!
And now we have to guard against it. Although there is no movement in the government, the government must have noticed what Feng Tiancheng did before his death. It is estimated that after the beginning of spring, Zezhou will send troops to suppress it. During this period, we not only can't reduce troops, but also strengthen the training. Be sure to ensure that all new recruits will finish their training before the beginning of spring, and can be used to join the war barracks!"
Fu Deming nodded and sighed. In the past, they used to run around. If they had nothing to eat, they went to rob large households and beat a village, which was enough for them to eat for a period of time. But now they have changed suddenly. They not only can't rob here, but also have to feed so many people. This matter is not as they thought before. It's simple.
"I also have an idea! At present, we have a lot of gold and silver reserves. It should be as much as 67,000 taels of silver! If you don't spend this silver, it's just a pile of garbage. You have to replace it with something useful! Mr. Fu, please help me figure out how to spend this money and get the food we need back? Xiao Tianjian suddenly remembered the gold and silver treasures he had accumulated in the past year. This thing was placed in the village. It could not be eaten or drunk. It was just a number, and the key was to spend it.
Hearing this, Fu Deming also frowned and said with a wry smile, "The general is a difficult problem for the humble position!" We are new here now, and it doesn't matter at all in the local area. Even if we have money, I'm afraid there is no place to spend it now! ...Huh? When the general said this, he really remembered one thing! I wonder if I can give it a try."
As soon as Xiao Tianjian heard Fu Deming say this, he immediately became energetic. He immediately sat up straight and said to deal with Deming, "Mr. Fu has an idea, but it's okay to say it!"
Fu Deming suddenly smiled and said, "The general has been busy during this period. Did you forget that the general also tied a meat ticket in Wenxi County?"