Chapter 1014

Only after Hong Chengchou solved the problem of roving bandits did he consider the problems in the city.

The problems in the city are not as simple as he imagined.

At the moment, Shaanxi is still hung with the sun and moon flag of Daming. Although Daming has died, they have not lowered the flag of Daming. The Ming flag hanging alone at the head of the city is unspeakably lonely and desolate, and there is a kind of sadness that will wither forever after dusk.

Of course, they are not orthodox in the new dynasty now. In this way, Hong Chengchou's position is somewhat embarrassing.

He was the governor of five provinces in the Ming Dynasty, including more than 100000 troops under Shaanxi and Hong Chengchou, mainly with the Qin army in Shaanxi as the core.

Shaanxi is too poor. The land is poor and the soil erosion is serious. It is difficult for the people to have enough food, so most people choose to join the army. This is almost the only way for the poor.

It can be said that the main force of Hong Chengchou is mainly the Qin army, and most of the main force of the itinerant bandits are mainly the children of the three Qin Dynasty.

At the moment, Hong Chengchou led a large army to rescue Xi'an. Before he arrived, many people looked forward to the stars and the moon.

When he came back, he found that the identities of both sides had changed.

At this time, Hong Chengchou paid homage to the Shaanxi governor of the Chinese Empire, hung the seal of the western general, and was responsible for the military affairs in the northwest. His status and power were not as good as he was in the Ming Dynasty.

Now he has led the army back to the place he once ruled. He has become an enemy, and the people, army and people under his rule still follow Daming as the right path.

Originally, Hong Chengchou thought that the city had been besieged by rogue bandits for a long time and was very welcome to him. At least he would open the city gate and eat with pot pulp. As a result, after he defeated the rogue bandits under the city, the other party did not open the city gate, welcomed them in, or even sent a batch of food to reward the army.

Only a large number of treasures were sent. These treasures were collected by Li Guanghai from the rich families in the city and King Qin's residence. There is no shortage of gold, silver and jewelry in the city. Since the roving bandits besieged the city, they began to collect all the food in the city and control the food. At this time, the food is more important than human life.

Xi'an city itself is short of food. Naturally, it will not transport food outside the city to reward the army.

What makes Hong Chengchou more angry is the other party's attitude. They hurry day and night and come all the way to rescue. As a result, the other party says this. Hong Chengchou is thinking, am I the one who lacks this property?

If it had been in the past, he would have lacked this batch of gold and silver treasures, but after he destroyed Li Zicheng's baggage camp and seized all his possessions, he looked down on this treasure a little.

Moreover, as the governor of Shaanxi appointed by the Chinese Empire, he was not welcome in China, which made him very angry.

Hong Chengchou's top priority is to defeat the roving bandits, receive these demobilized soldiers, and then clean the battlefield and register all kinds of data and property. However, when he was free, he began to deal with the problem of Xi'an.

Hong Chengchou officially sent an envoy to ask Li Guanghai, the governor of Xi'an, and his views on the matter.

Xi'an city is the administrative office of Shaanxi Chengxuan political envoy department in the Ming Dynasty. There are many senior officials in the city, such as left and right political envoys, criminal observation envoys and Dusi. These people are far above Li Guanghai in terms of status and power.

However, in this battle against the roving bandits, these people were elevated by Li Guanghai and their power was left aside, because these people simply did not have the ability to lead the army and people of the whole city to resist the roving bandits, so Li Guanghai did not give in.

After defeating the roving bandits, the residents in the city only knew that there was the magistrate Li Guanghai, but they didn't know that there were several other adults in Futai.

Even King Qin said, "only governor Li can entrust great things."

Not only the soldiers and civilians in the city think so, but also Hong Chengchou outside the city. When he sees that the other party does not open the gate to welcome his army, he knows that the other party has prejudice or hostility towards him.

This makes Hong Chengchou embarrassed. Originally, Hong Chengshou thought that as long as he came, the other party would welcome him like a pearl and a treasure, and the ceremony would be like a guest of honor. After all, he brought honor and wealth. After all, he is also Li Guanghai's old boss. Li Guanghai can't have today without Hong Chengchou's strong recommendation.

Before that, he also wrote a letter to the other party, saying that as long as he was willing to surrender to the Chinese army, he could share prosperity and wealth, but the other party seemed unmoved.

Hong Chengzhuan is furious at this. If the other party refuses to surrender, he has no choice but to order the troops to attack the city. As the governor of Shaanxi Province of the Chinese Empire, Xi'an is its territory and the place where its troops are stationed. It's good that he is not welcome to enter the city.

Hong Chengchou is in a dilemma, and Li Guanghai in the city is even more in a dilemma. After defeating the wandering bandits, his prestige is like the sun. The people in the city follow his lead, and other officials are basically ignored. Otherwise, these officials lose their power and dare not compete with Li Guanghai. If they are still in the Ming Dynasty, he is afraid that they will be another Hong Chengchou and sun chuanting.

But now it's different. Daming has perished, but Li Guanghai still insists on taking Daming as a positive trace and refuses to lower the king's flag of Daming. The people in the city don't know what to do and where to go.

In the past, when dealing with rogue bandits, they closed the city gate, built walls and cleared the countryside, and were not allowed to enter or leave.

But now Hong Chengchou's army is stationed outside the city. The leading troops of more than 10000 people of Hong Chengchou arrived, and the subsequent troops also arrived one after another. They are well-equipped and well-trained. The arrival of these troops has greatly strengthened Hong Chengchou's military strength and put more pressure on the residents of the city.

Hong Chengchou's troops are not as many as the roving bandits, and there is no overwhelming momentum of the roving bandits.

But Hong Chengchou put more pressure on them. Although the other party had only twenty or thirty thousand people, they were well-trained and well-equipped. At a glance, they knew that they were brave and good at fighting, which was completely different from the mob under Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng's army, known as 200000, is also overwhelming and boundless when fighting. However, their army does not even have a cannon, but the Chinese army has brought many cannons. These huge cannons put great pressure on the residents of the city.

These cannons seem to be more powerful than the traditional siege hammer. Is it the rumored red cannon.

The Chinese Army outside the city has good military discipline and does not worry about the people. At present, their main task is to set up a military camp outside the city and take care of these fugitives. They also give help to some people who venture out of the city to find their relatives. According to these returning people, they say that as long as they ask the Huaxia military newspaper officer for help, they will provide help within their capacity.

Since ancient times, people have reported to the government what they can't do. This is recognition of the authority of the government.

The unrest of the roving bandits did great harm to the local people, because every time they went to a place, they basically robbed all the local food and property, and then coerced all men, women, old and young to go with them, eating and drinking spicy food.

In fact, it's just nice to say. It's basically coercion. If you don't want to follow them, their enemies have become ghosts under their knife.

These young men and women are a little better. They are strong and can keep up with the pace of the army. These old, weak, sick and disabled people can't adapt to the life of the army and soon start to fall behind. The roving bandits are very cruel to those who fall behind. They basically solve them on the spot. Those who can escape from their claws occasionally starve to death in the wilderness.

You should know that where the army passes, such as locusts crossing the border, they dig almost the roots of wild vegetables and grass. The rest have no choice but to die.

The people coerced in their army are also very miserable. Men follow them on March and have to fight desperately when they are hungry, while women are even worse. Many things that can't bear to say have happened.

Now this huge army of roving bandits has finally been defeated, and most people have been captured alive.

When they were roving bandits, they were ferocious beasts. Now, after being defeated and tamed by the officials, they are almost like Mianyang.

If Hong Chengchou captured these rogue bandits when he was just an official, he had nothing to say and directly cut them to death with a knife. When he was just an official, he was very cruel to the rebellious rogue bandits, and all those who fell into his hands were executed. That's why he mixed the nickname of King Hong.

But now he has captured more than 100000 bandits. When he inspected the barracks, he found that most of them are local people and young survivors.

He used to be someone else's child and husband, but now he has become a mob coerced by rogue bandits to rebel.

Most of these people are not covered in clothes and are yellow and thin. They are trembling with fear when they see the officers and soldiers coming. The situation of the women in the baggage camp is even worse. Hong Chengchou doesn't dare to see it at all.

In the past, he would not have been so weak. When he met these enemies, he would kill them all.

But now the Chinese army has written regulations. Without the consent of the general command, it is not easy to kill prisoners of war. It is not allowed to kill ten or eight, let alone more than 100000 people.

The only large-scale massacre of the Chinese army was against Zhu Xieyuan's subordinates and their families, and against others, often by other means. No matter what they say, they can't kill more than 100000 people.

This gives Hong Chengchou a headache. He can't kill or let go. Can't he still keep these people as his ancestors?

Even if he was killed, he was afraid that he could not do it. Hong Chengchou had been an official in Shaanxi for a long time. He knew the local dialect and listened to their accents. Basically, he was the local people and villagers nearby. The imperial court was cowardly and unable to protect the place. The exiles were rampant. Only when the exiles broke through the city and their families were destroyed and people fled, did he become a exile.

Many people may be the only child in a family. How can he do it?