Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 221

The Zhou family brothers fled desperately, whether it was thugs with knives and daggers or soldiers of the Great Ming Fuguo Army in military uniform, they were all dangerous to them.The two of them never thought that instead of freezing to death or starving to death during the migration, they might be hacked to death inexplicably.

The chaos didn't last long. At least one company of soldiers from the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army were stationed at each resettlement station, with live ammunition and well-trained soldiers.They quickly figured out that the guys they were dealing with were clearly organized thugs with weapons in their hands, so the soldiers began to cover each other in squads, attacking the armed thugs on the one hand, and protecting the terrified refugees on the other. them.

Many thugs were shot to death on the spot. Some thugs were scared and wanted to escape after throwing away their knives. After all, they were no different from ordinary people when they didn't take anything.

The riot subsided after a while, but many refugees who were going to enter the resettlement station fell in a pool of blood, and many civil servants and Ming army soldiers were killed or injured.Of course, these are direct losses. Because of the chaos, many refugees were afraid, did not dare to enter the resettlement station, and even fled on their own.

Not long after, a brigadier general of the Ming army came to the scene of the incident. This brigadier general was young, and he was a system mercenary who had participated in the Kunming campaign, and the current division commander Hou Xiaoqun.

The group leader in charge of this resettlement station is Yang Baoyin. At this time, even in the cold weather, he is sweating profusely. After all, something happened on his side, and Yang Baoyin is afraid that he will be held accountable.

"What's going on?" Hou Xiaoqun asked, showing no obvious joy or anger.

Yang Baoyin hurriedly said: "Master, we now suspect that there are Tatars hiding among the refugees, and they want to take advantage of troubled waters to attack us, but seeing that our resettlement station is strictly checking, so we directly hacked and killed among the refugees. Created chaos, now we have quelled it. We killed more than 50 mobs and confiscated 75 murder weapons."

Hou Xiaoqun said: "Then there is a fish that slipped through the net. Are there any witnesses at the scene?"

Yang Baoyin nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, we found the two surviving brothers. They said they heard the conversation of the ** man, and it was indeed premeditated."

Hou Xiaoqun and a group of personnel from the division headquarters and the South China Military Region came to the resettlement station. The Zhou brothers were still in shock, but they had already put on new clothes, and finally felt a little warm .When Hou Xiaoqun came over, they were still holding the dinner plates. At any rate, hunger was greater than fear, so they ate a full meal first.

"This is our chief, the head of more than 1 people." Yang Baoyin gave a concise introduction.

When the brothers of the Zhou family heard this, they immediately wanted to kneel down. Hou Xiaoqun said casually, "It doesn't matter if you are polite, now Daming doesn't like it. Tell me what you have heard and what you have seen."

Zhou Zhong, who can read and write, met Hou Xiaoqun, but his mouth was stuttering and he couldn't speak. His elder brother could only reply: "Reporting to the general, we two brothers were originally from Changsha, and because of the disaster, we followed the refugees. Fleeing all the way south. Just when my brother was about to line up to enter this... resettlement station, I heard a group of sneaky people muttering about the strict guards of the Ming army, it is difficult to get in, they want to mess up here, delay the Ming army and so on. "

Hou Xiaoqun nodded, and said, "It looks like the Tartars really did it. They sent people to mix with the refugees, and they came to our side to make trouble."

Yang Baoyin also said: "I didn't expect the dog tartars to be so vicious that they deliberately hindered us with the chaos of refugees in order to delay our march."

Hou Xiaoqun said to Yang Baoyin: "Commander Yang, the security level of the resettlement stations you are in charge of has increased. There must be signs that the Qing army is mixed in the refugee team like this, just like this pair of brothers can see. Before accepting refugees into the resettlement sites, first conduct one or two pre-screenings to eliminate possible risks, and then strengthen the security control of each resettlement site, and if necessary, increase the number of troops."

Yang Baoyin said in amazement: "But, Commander, wouldn't our troops have to spend more on guarding against refugees and Qing army spies? In this way, how will we carry out the next combat operation?"

A military officer like Yang Baoyin is only thinking about making contributions.They are still young, and they know that in the future Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to regain the world. If they follow the crown prince to conquer the country and rejuvenate Daming, that is the best background. If they get some credit, their future development achievements will definitely be limitless.

Hou Xiaoqun was relatively flat: "How to fight and when to fight. These things are considered by the military region and the prince. Now our task is to resettle the refugees and ensure the social security of Guangdong. Other things are ignored."

Yang Baoyin was stunned, and quickly saluted: "Yes, Master!"

During this period, not only Yang Baoyin and Hou Xiaoqun's resettlement stations, but also many resettlement stations in northern Guangdong had riots of all sizes, and the black hand behind them was undoubtedly the Tartars.

Bai Mingxiu in Shanghai has also rushed to Anqing Mansion. This is the junction of the Jiangnan Daming control area and the Huguang Manqing control area. There are also many refugees here.Although the temperature in Jiangnan is not warmer than Huguang, there are still refugees pouring into Nanming's territory.

Bai Mingxiu walked to a resettlement station not far from the Yangtze River to inspect the reception of refugees here.The composition of the refugee resettlement stations in the south of the Yangtze River is exactly the same as that in northern Guangdong, and they are jointly maintained by the military and the local government.

Ma Zouri, who was walking beside Bai Mingxiu, said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the commander just received a secret telegram, and they got a lot of soldiers from the Qing army who were lurking among the refugees, and there were even some officers like Bai Zong among them. It is now certain that the emergence of large-scale refugees was deliberately done by the Qing Dynasty. They even deliberately increased the pressure on the peasants and drove a large number of refugees to our control area in order to delay our offensive. The purpose of ambushing the refugees among the refugees in an attempt to cause the Ming army to kill the refugees is to cause us greater chaos, make it more difficult to manage the refugees, and even inspire the refugees to revolt."

Bai Mingxiu sighed: "Is it Hong Chengchou's handwriting? This trick is a double-edged sword. If the refugees are in chaos, they will definitely not be able to do it inside Huguang, and they may not be able to suppress it. I am afraid that there is also an intention behind this to discredit us and create bad news. It is beneficial to our plan of public opinion. It’s just that Hong Chengchou and the Tartars underestimated our mobilization and organization capabilities. Their little tricks, trying to shake us, are simply a dream.”

(End of this chapter)