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But for Duan Xun's attention, he didn't quite understand whether he abused the captives or not.

A captive is a captive.

In the past, captives were slaves.When a prisoner is caught in the army, it is very common for him to be scolded and beaten a few times, and not given food.Even getting angry and shooting is very common.

"Sun Tzu said that attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top. In the future, we will face countless opponents and may go through countless wars. We must let our opponents know that we are different from other armies. If we lose to us, we will not die It is dangerous, and we will not be abused by us. This can weaken the opponent's will when fighting with us, which is a way to attack the mind."

Duan Xun explained to everyone, and continued: "Furthermore, everyone is raised by their parents. This time we went south to the west of Henan to suppress the bandits. The same is true. Except for those who have committed the most heinous crimes, other bandits who have not had too many bad deeds should If you let them go, they will be pardoned for their crimes if they should be pardoned. The kingly way is to pay equal attention to suppression and appeasement."

Li Jishen nodded and sat down.

As soon as Li Jishen started like this, someone immediately asked Duan Xun questions.They have been in the army for many years, or some of them have been in the military academy for many years, and they have never seen such simple and strict military discipline as Duan Xun.

Even a lot of things are very straightforward.

For example, some things that the army needs to pay attention to, many of them are very simple things, but they are solemnly put in the military discipline by Duan Xun.Duan Xun took the trouble to introduce everyone's questions.

In the end, everyone had no problem, Duan Xun said: "From now on, before arriving in the west of Henan, all the officers and soldiers must know the things I issued. I don't care how you make them remember, I just want the result. When I arrive in Henan After the West, I immediately started to check the situation of each unit, if there are soldiers in any company who don’t know these disciplines, then the board will not be hit on the soldiers, but all on you officers.”

"Yes."

6 Go south to the west of Henan

"It turns out that being a bandit is still a technical job."

Western Henan.

Duan Xun took people south to the west of Henan and took the Beijing-Han Railway by train.On the train, Duan Xun was also learning about Western Henan.Especially the problem of bandits in western Henan.If it weren't for going to the west of Henan this time, Duan Xun would not have understood these things at all.

But the more you look at the information about the bandits in western Henan, the more enjoyable you will be.

The bandits in western Henan were really different.

"of course."

Jiang Hongyu smiled and said: "Being a bandit is also a way. And the bandits in the west of Henan are the most way, and most of them are more like swordsmen in Shaanxi, with many rules. Therefore, the bandits in the west of Henan seldom engage in robbery. , because that does not conform to the tradition of bandits in western Henan."

"Chief of Staff, are there any bandits who don't rob?"

Li Jishen was very surprised.

Bandits, what are bandits.If bandits don't rob, are they still called bandits?Bandits don't rob, what they eat and drink.If a bandit wants to survive, he should be a robber, that is a bandit.

"Of course there are robbers, but not many, only a few people. The bandits in western Henan are very characteristic. They usually make money by kidnapping and extorting. And there is a theory about this kidnapping. Send a post to the rich for extortion It's called 'flying ticket', kidnapping a hostage for ransom is called 'meat ticket', and kidnapping a big girl is called 'quick ticket'."

To go south to the west of Henan, Jiang Hongyu really did a lot of work.

"Express ticket?"

"Well. There is a saying about bandits kidnapping girls, that is, girls can't stay overnight. Once they stay overnight, it will be very difficult to get a ransom. For those engaged girls, if they spend a night in the bandit's den, then it doesn't matter if they have something to do , the husband's family will withdraw the marriage, and even the girl's family may not pay the money, thinking that the girl has lost her innocence and insulted the family. Therefore, kidnapping a girl needs to be fast. If you kidnap a girl, you need a ransom, or you will be smashed In the hands, the reputation is damaged. Hence the name 'quick ticket'."

"Then what is this 'flying ticket'?"

"Some powerful bandits don't do that kind of kidnapping and extortion business. When they need money, they send someone to a rich household to pass a message. They say how much money to send over at a certain time, or they will attack your house. .Those wealthy households usually give them money obediently. This is the 'flying ticket'."

Jiang Hongyu introduced the characteristics of bandits in western Henan.

Duan Xun listened with relish.Duan Xun used to deal with bandits only in TV dramas or in books.As a graduate student in the 21st century, how can I understand what a bandit is.The bandits in my impression should occupy a mountain, and then shouted "I opened this road, I planted this tree, if you want to live from now on, leave money to buy roads."Thought it was all like this.

Listening to Jiang Hongyu's introduction now is like listening to a story, it sounds very good.

"Chief of Staff, we will soon enter Western Henan. Tell me, what is our first step?"

Time is too tight.

Duan Xun didn't have a complete clue either.There is a general direction, but Duan Xun still needs to plan how to do it.So when you take the train, you need to discuss it.

"Find someone."

"Who?"

"Zhang Ping."

"Zhang Ping?"

Duan Xun thought about it.Because Duan Xun knew that since Jiang Hongyu said this name, then this person must be a well-known figure in Western Henan.During this period of time, Duan Xun also found a lot of information about Western Henan, and also found someone to understand the situation in Western Henan.

So he quickly remembered who it was, and asked in confusion, "The third among the ten brothers in Yangshan?"

"it's him."

Ten brothers in Yangshan.

It is about the ten sworn brothers of "Zhongzhou Hero" Wang Tianzong.In fact, the current Zhensong Army, if it is from the source, is the army of the Ten Brothers of Yangshan.Back then, Wang Tianzong was the largest group of bandits in western Henan. He gathered ten people and sworn brothers as brothers. He was called the Ten Brothers of Yangshan by Henan people.These ten people were all well-known big bandits in western Henan at that time, each with their own forces.

During the Revolution of [-], Wang Tianzong raised troops to respond to the Revolution of [-], and all ten brothers from Yangshan participated in the revolution.However, Henan was Yuan Shikai's hometown after all, and Wang Tianzong and the others could not gain a foothold in western Henan, so they led troops into Shaanxi and joined Zhang Fang's army.

At that time, Zhang Fang was fighting in Tongguan with the Beiyang Army, Yi Army, and Henan Army led by Zhao Ti. Without the support of Wang Tianzong's troops, the Battle of Tongguan would have been very difficult.

After the founding of the Republic of China, Zhang Peng's troops were downsized, and Wang Tianzong's troops were stationed in western Henan.Yuan Shikai was afraid that Wang Tianzong would be difficult to control, so he transferred Wang Tianzong to Beijing to hang himself high, and then appointed Liu Zhenhua, who was a scholar, as the commander of this unit.Because the place where this army is stationed is not far from Songshan Mountain, plus Liu Zhenhua's town name, this army is known as the "Zhensong Army".Now the three commanders of the Zhensong Army, Chai Yunsheng, Zhang Zhigong, and Han Yukun, were all three of the ten brothers in Yangshan back then.Here Zhang Zhigong is the seventh child, Chai Yunsheng is the eighth child, and Han Yukun is the tenth child.

The famous "Hero of Zhongzhou" Wang Tianzong is the sixth child, and the Zhang Ping mentioned by Jiang Hongyu is the third child.

"What is he doing now?"

"Leave the army at home."

"Why? I remember that Zhang Ping should not be old enough to quit the army."

"Yes, but there is a story in it. After Liu Zhenhua's Zhensong Army returned to Western Henan, its main task was to wipe out the bandits in Western Henan. Not long ago, the Zhensong Army wiped out a group of generals (bandits) in Luanchuan. There is a beautiful concubine named Yulan. It is said that she is as beautiful as a flower, and many officers of the Zhensong Army want to marry her. Because there are too many people who want to marry her, Liu Zhenhua said that whoever marries him will leave the army. Many people They all backed down immediately, but this Zhang Ping immediately gave up his position as regiment leader, married this Yulan, and went home to live happily."

"What a Zhang Laosan who loves beauty and doesn't love power."

Duan Xun laughed out loud.

Wonderful man, what a wonderful man.

In China today, the rank of regimental commander is not low in the army.He is a mid-to-senior military officer.But Zhang Ping was so ruthless that he retreated bravely for the beauty.Not bad.

Duan Xun even wanted to meet this beauty for a moment.What kind of beauty is it that makes those Zhensong Army officers want to marry her, and makes Zhang Ping prefer to take off his military uniform to marry her.

"Commander, you should have heard about some things about Zhang Ping before."

"kindness."

Duan Xun nodded, and said: "I heard that Zhang Ping has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness in Western Henan. I heard that this person kidnapped people and treated the hostages very well. The hostages ate white flour steamed buns, and his people ate coarse grains. When walking, the hostages Sitting in a sedan chair, walking alone. And the money extorted, I keep some for myself, and give some to the poor people around me. This makes him have a much better reputation than other generals."

"Yes."