Chapter 335: Sadomasochism and Deep Love for Your Sister (Forty)
Gulu, Gulu!
The carriage slowly drove into the north city.
The soldiers at the city gate all prostrated themselves on the ground, shivering like quails in the rain.
Gu Qingcheng glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.
Huo Wuniang said hurriedly: "I was only concerned about the city and didn't pay attention to these people. I will arrest them all later!"
The fight just now did not make Huo Wuniang go crazy with anger.
She still remembered Gu Qingcheng's principle: "Everything is in accordance with the Qing Law. Those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be arrested should be arrested."
Gu Qingcheng nodded and said with a smile, "I trust Wu Niang to do things."
As we entered the city, a strong smell of blood hit us in the face.
There were many corpses lying in the streets, beside the houses, and especially near the county government office.
The N generations have experienced repeated fighting on the battlefield and have long been accustomed to it.
They had no fear at all. Instead, they led their troops with high morale, searching every street and every house.
When they first arrived, their method of judging whether someone should be killed was very simple and crude—
He stood outside the county government office on horseback and shouted, "I am a soldier from the Qing Dynasty, and I have come here to wipe out the bandits."
"Anyone who colludes with the Western Rong, secretly communicates with the Yu Dynasty, or robs the people will be killed without mercy!"
It was obvious that Huo Wuniang and others came here to kill people, and they were not afraid of the power behind that person at all.
The magistrate of Beicheng County and others had something to hide and were afraid of being the first to be liquidated. In order to protect themselves and to have a chance of survival, they could only fight to the death.
Rebels! Kill!
Huo Wuniang took the lead, wielding the spear which she was best at, and directly knocked the county magistrate, who was resisting fiercely, away.
The county magistrate was dead, and his minions, those evildoers who helped him to commit atrocities, knew that Huo Wuniang and others were not joking, they were serious! So, they also fought to the death.
Huo Wuniang killed to her heart's content, and the N generations also howled and hacked left and right.
Soon, the city became what it is today.
"Collect these bodies first, verify their identities, and find out the crimes."
Gu Qingcheng got off the carriage, looked at the dilapidated county government office and the scattered corpses, and gave orders in a deep voice.
"yes!"
This time it was a little girl who answered.
Her surname is Yang and she is the seventh among sisters in the family.
Yang Qinniang was one of the two young noble ladies who insisted on staying.
She was not particularly brave in combat, but she had one great advantage: she was thoughtful and good at logistics.
Gu Qingcheng knew how to use people well, so she promoted Yang Qinnan to be the logistics manager to help her deal with all these miscellaneous matters.
"Those who have been arrested must also be checked one by one to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net!"
Gu Qingcheng stepped over a corpse and continued, "However, it's late today, so there's no rush to check it."
"Put shackles on those people and make them repair the city gates, patch up the walls, and dig the moat first!"
The North City is too dilapidated and must be repaired as soon as possible.
Gu Qingcheng did not let Huo Wuniang kill all those people and the military households in the city.
In addition to classifying and dealing with people according to the severity of their crimes, it is also to keep people to do the work.
Gu Qingcheng regards Beichang as her "home", so naturally she wants to make the walls, gates, etc. stronger.
"yes!"
Yang Qinnan agreed again and quickly wrote down the words in the notebook with a brush.
"Jiulang, I checked and found that there is still a lot of food in the county government warehouse!"
A young man, his silver armor was stained with blood, and there was also a bloodstain on his fair face.
However, he did not care about these things. Instead, he ran over excitedly to report.
"Good! Looks like we have enough food and fodder for the near future!"
Gu Qingcheng was very satisfied.
"In addition to the government warehouse, there are two grain shops in the city. I think the two shopkeepers are not like us Qing Dynasty people, so just arrest them."
The young man in silver armor continued to report.
Gu Qingcheng nodded, indicating that this was the way it should be.
The fact that they can still run a grain shop in such a chaotic northern city shows that they are definitely not good people.
Maybe he is a spy from the Western Rong or the Yu Dynasty.
Many merchants in ancient times appeared to be doing business on the surface, but in reality, they were spying on military intelligence and buying and selling intelligence.
It is not too much to kill such a person.
Of course, Gu Qingcheng has always used "Qing Law" as a code of conduct in order to subtly influence people to obey the law.
Gu Qingcheng herself must set an example.
Therefore, these people in the city will be examined first and then sentenced!
If someone is guilty, their property will naturally be confiscated.
Since they are not guilty, Gu Qingcheng can "borrow" them first, and then return them in full after she has robbed food and money from the Western Rong or the Yu Dynasty!
Anyway, for now, all the money and food in the city have been used by Gu Qingcheng as military supplies.
Yang Qiniang and other Nth generation people who were promoted by Gu Qingcheng had already understood Gu Qingcheng's "principles" and began to work in an orderly manner.
Someone led a team to collect the bodies in the city.
Someone brought soldiers to "raid the house", oh no, to count the money and grain.
Some people put shackles on the captured civilians, military households, etc., divided them into several teams, and forced them to work with whips.
There were also people setting up temporary tents near the city wall.
Huo Wuniang was mainly responsible for leading the troops.
As for leading troops, besides charging into battle, one is also responsible for deploying defenses.
Soldiers from the Qing Dynasty were already stationed on the city walls and at the city gates.
As night falls, the North City is ablaze with lights.
In addition to human voices, horse neighs, and the howling of wolves in the distant wilderness, there are also sounds of tinkling and clanging.
This noise continued all night long.
The next morning, Gu Qingcheng woke up in the wing room at the back of the county government office after it had been cleaned up.
After getting dressed, washing, and packing up simply, Gu Qingcheng, surrounded by young eunuchs and palace maids, walked out of the county government office like a noble young man.
The body was gone and the blood was washed away.
Except for a slight smell of blood in the air, everything around seemed as if yesterday's killing had never happened.
Gu Qingcheng was satisfied and walked along the street towards the city gate.
More than a thousand people worked hard all night and the results were quite good.
The city gate, which was originally only half intact, has been repaired.
One third of the moat (trench?) outside the city was also dug.
In two or three days, the repair of the northern city will be completed.
Gu Qingcheng slowly climbed up the city gate tower, stood at the highest point, and looked around.
Xizhou is vaguely visible in the distance, to the north is a vast grassland, and to the west is a desert.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
North City is like a weed in the cracks, unimportant and inconspicuous, but still struggling tenaciously.
"Jiulang!"
Huo Wuniang got up early to inspect the city gates and check the sentries.
After hearing the soldier's report, I realized that Gu Qingcheng had already arrived at the city gate tower.
She was wearing armor and came quickly.
"Wu Niang, look!"
Gu Qingcheng pointed to the desert in the west and said, "That's Xirong."
Huo Wuniang nodded.
As a daughter of a general who grew up in Xizhou, she certainly knew the location of Xirong.
"I heard that they often send small groups of cavalry to harass border towns and cities?"
"Yes! Like a sparrow."
When Huo Wuniang said this, there was obvious disgust and resentment in her eyes.
Those small groups of cavalry did not dare to directly attack heavily guarded cities such as Xizhou and border towns.
But they are very hateful and will come and harass us.
Provoke them and plunder nearby villages and towns.
When the troops in the city came out to attack, they quickly retreated.
They are few in number and highly mobile.
Where are the Huo family’s troops? Oh no, the Qing Dynasty’s troops are more numerous, and if they want to send troops, they need the general’s order.
After going through layer after layer of procedures, by the time they were out of the city, those bandit-like cavalry had already disappeared.
They are like a group of sparrows stealing food, flying here secretly, running away quickly, and then coming back again.
They kept doing this and that until their bellies were full, the people in the nearby villages suffered greatly.
As for the defenders of the Qing Dynasty, they were exhausted after being "tricked" time and time again.
It will not only affect the morale, but also lower the vigilance of the defenders.
If people keep shouting "wolf", the next time the main force of Xirong really launches an all-out attack, the defenders of Xizhou and border towns will hesitate, which will lead to a disaster.
From childhood to adulthood, Huo Wuniang has heard or witnessed many of the abominable actions of the Western Rong.
She hated it, but there was nothing she could do.
"Why not? We can learn from it."
Gu Qingcheng smiled and said, "Father-in-law and his men are regular troops, and every time they go out, it costs a lot."
"But we are also a small group. We are flexible and agile, and we are not afraid of sending troops frequently."
Gu Qingcheng originally wanted to train his troops, and frequently sending troops out was also a form of training.
"Where's the horse?"
Huo Wuniang calmly asked a question.
The reason why the Western Rong soldiers were able to become "sparrows" was because they were fast enough.
They have horses!
Most of the Ninth Prince's troops were infantry.
Only a dozen or so N generations and their followers brought their own war horses.
All the horses added up were only about fifty or sixty.
"Fifty or sixty 'cavalry', that's not a small number!"
Gu Qingcheng didn't think this was a problem, "Besides, there should be horses in the city."
The North City is not big, and everyone from the county magistrate to the soldiers looks like they are lying down.
But, no matter how small it is, it is still a border town and there are still some horses.
After all, when these people are short of money or food, they will go to the surrounding villages and towns to plunder.
Without horses, what can they plunder? "Yes! I counted them last night. There are sixteen horses in total."
“…”Poor enough.
Gu Qingcheng secretly complained, but his handsome face remained calm, "Add sixteen horses, and we will have nearly eighty cavalrymen."
This is quite a large number.
At least--
"First, clear out the surrounding bandits, earthen forts, etc."
Gu Qingcheng still follows the same old routine, growing from childhood to adulthood, from weak to strong.
First practice on horse bandits and mountain bandits, which can not only obtain spoils such as money, food, and war horses, but also eliminate hidden dangers.
Gu Qingcheng wants to develop North City into her own base camp. She wants to expand her territory outward in circles with North City as the center.
Those thieves and bandits, haha, shouldn't appear in Gu Qingcheng's territory.
"yes!"
Huo Wuniang agreed readily.
What she likes most is leading troops to fight. She is happy as long as she has the opportunity to perform.
Gu Qingcheng: ...Don’t worry, there will be many opportunities to fight in the future.
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(End of this chapter)
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