Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 60: He shaved his head? Not much different!

Upon hearing this, Li Liang clasped his fists and said.

"Don't worry, General Manager. I understand!"

Li Yi nodded and waved his hand to signal Li Liang to leave.

Li Liang immediately took people out of the mountain overnight to investigate the situation.

……

Xunzhou, the imperial envoy’s headquarters!
There were lights on in the study, and a few large tallow candles made the entire study as bright as day.

Li Xingyuan sat upright behind his desk, half of his face hidden in the darkness and half exposed to the light. The alternation of light and dark and the overlapping of light and shadow made the expression on his face unpredictable.

Now he had a piece of good news and a piece of bad news before him.

The good news is that the Qing Dynasty won a complete victory in the battle of Dahuangjiangkou.

The long-haired bandits fled all the way to Dongxiang, Wuxuan, and the various groups pursued them and made great gains.

After this battle, the court will certainly reward him.

The bad news is that Ulan Tai is dead!
Ulan Tai, the Manchu deputy governor of Guangzhou, died on the battlefield for unclear reasons under the command of himself, a Han Chinese.

Even if this matter has nothing to do with Li Xingyuan, he cannot escape the connection.

The Manchu ministers in the court might use this as an excuse to ask the emperor to punish him...

Li Xingyuan is really feeling numb now.

The master beside him knew what Li Xingyuan was worried about and spoke up.

"Master, the death of Commander Ulantai is a foregone conclusion. There is no point in thinking about it. Your top priority now is still to suppress the Taiping Rebellion."

"To put it bluntly, only by completely wiping out the long-haired thieves can you atone for your sins!"

"As long as you can achieve the great feat of wiping out the Taiping rebels, even if someone in the court really rebels because of Wulantai's death, the emperor will not blame you..."

Li Xingyuan heard this and took a deep breath.

"What you said makes sense!"

"Immediately send a message to Xiang Rong, Zhou Tianjue, and Li Nengchen, and ask them to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory, attack Dongxiang, and completely wipe out the long-haired bandits."

"No mistakes!"

The lawyer bowed and said that he understood.

As for revenge for Ulan Tai?
How to say it? According to the account of Wulantai's personal soldiers, Wulantai's body suddenly exploded and he died suddenly on the battlefield.

It looked similar to being hit by a shell, but no shells could be found on the battlefield.

No one has figured out the specific cause of Ulan Tai's death, and no one knows who the murderer is.

revenge?

Report nothing!
But before the master could leave, Li Xingyuan continued to ask.

"Master, what do you think should be done with the prisoners of war that our army captured at the mouth of the Dahuang River?"

In the Battle of Dahuangjiangkou, the Qing army won a great victory and captured a large number of prisoners of war, nearly ten thousand.

These prisoners of war are now being held in the Qing army training ground in Xunzhou City.

Li Xingyuan is now very worried about how to deal with this large number of prisoners of war.

If he didn't kill them, because of the disaster in Guangxi, he couldn't get enough food to feed the prisoners.

Once the prisoners of war are starving, something bad will happen sooner or later.

But if he were to kill him, Li Xingyuan was not Zeng the Barber after all, and he would not be able to get over it for a while.

I can't help feeling a little indecisive now!

Upon hearing this, the master pursed his lips and began to persuade cautiously.

"Guangxi is short of food now. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the host to get enough food to feed these prisoners."

"Rather than waiting for these prisoners of war to riot due to hunger, it is better to kill them decisively and present their heads to the court."

"I don't think the court will blame the owner for this."

The lawyer knew the current situation in Guangxi and knew that Li Xingyuan could not get food, so he made this suggestion.

Li Xingyuan heard this, but did not agree immediately.

He just waved and said.

"Master, please step aside first. I will think about this matter again..."

Upon hearing this, the master turned around and left.

Just as the master walked to the door, Li Xingyuan suddenly spoke up. "By the way, there is not much food left in Xunzhou City right now, and we need to give priority to supplying the troops on the front line. We have to save some food in Xunzhou, and we can reduce the rations for the prisoners by half."

"Also, Master, you are responsible for identifying the prisoners of war and identifying the long-haired leaders among them and dealing with them."

"These people must be the loyal confidants of the long-haired thieves. Keeping them alive is a waste of the imperial court's food. The sooner we get rid of them, the better."

Upon hearing this, the master responded with a "yeah" again.

He knew in his heart that Li Xingyuan had already made his decision.

Kill the surrendered!

The reason why the master made this judgment was because of Li Xingyuan’s just instructions.

The prisoners’ rations must be reduced by half, and the leaders of the prisoners must be identified.

Since ancient times, killing surrendered soldiers has actually been a technical job.

Killing them directly is definitely not an option, that is the dumbest method. Once the prisoners know that you want to kill them, they will definitely resist even if they are unarmed and have bare hands.

A trapped beast will still fight, and in its dying struggle, it is inevitable that there will be casualties on one's side.

So, some tips are needed at this time.

For example, reducing the rations given to prisoners of war so that they can stay in a state barely above starvation.

As long as they are not starving to death, the prisoners of war will not resist.

Let the prisoners of war starve for three to five days. By then, even if they know you want to kill them, they will not have the energy to resist.

I can only close my eyes and wait for death!

During this process, you can also kill officers at all levels to completely destroy the organization of the prisoners of war.

Once all this was done, when the time came to take action, the prisoners of war, firstly because they had no officers to organize them and secondly because they were so hungry that they had no strength to resist at all.

Killing will naturally become easy.

To put it bluntly, it is like boiling a frog in warm water.

The master knew that if Li Xingyuan only ordered one of the things, it could still be a coincidence.

But since he gave the order for both things at the same time, it must be to kill the surrendered ones.

This is a literati!

Although he said he would think about it again, he had already started preparing to kill the prisoners.

……

The red sun is rising and the sunshine is shining.

Many people were sleeping on the ground in the simple camp, and the sound of snoring could be heard everywhere.

Luo Yan was woken up by the urge to pee, and was about to go pee before going back to sleep.

I opened my eyes and found that it was already bright outside.

As soon as he got up from the ground, Luo Yan's stomach made a rumbling sound.

A feeling of hunger surged up uncontrollably, and Luo Yan rubbed his stomach, feeling helpless.

Yesterday, he first set out with the army from Jintian, rushed all the way to Dahuangjiangkou, fought two bloody battles with the Qing army, and then broke through to the north and fled into the Zijing Mountain area.

Not only did I not stop to rest the whole day, I also only had breakfast.

I don't know how many times my stomach has growled.

It’s a pity that the dry food he carried with him had been lost long ago.

If you want to eat now, you can only wait for the rice to be put on top.

Luo Yan, who was in a daze, heard a cheer.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live the General!"

Out of curiosity, Luo Yan held back his urge to pee and walked towards the direction where the cheers came from, planning to watch the fun first and then pee.

Soon, he reached the center of the camp.

I saw my general manager standing there with his hands behind his back, and in front of him were neatly stacked sacks.

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