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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 353
Following the imperial edict, the rich and powerful families took action one after another, and troops marched to the battlefield one after another.
These troops are dressed in all kinds of clothes. In addition to the imperial flag, there are also family flags, which looks quite messy.
However, it is undeniable that the armies of these families are well-equipped and well-trained, far from being comparable to the regular army of the imperial court.
The garrison troops and local garrison troops in the provinces of the imperial court are not very effective because of the rampant corruption in the army.
Therefore, when the provinces faced the raging insurgents, most of the time they were defeated.
However, as these well-equipped family private soldiers were thrown into the battlefield, the insurgents, who had been invincible in the past, suddenly found that they had kicked on the iron plate, and the battle was extremely fierce.
? In particular, several groups of insurgents wandering around Gyeonggi Province also tried to invade Gyeonggi Province.
However, when they woke up overnight, they found that they had been surrounded, and those who surrounded them were not the regular army of the imperial court.
The rebel army didn't pay attention to these "rabble" in different costumes at all, and directly beat the drums and marched to attack.
However, after the battle, the rebel army realized that something was wrong. These family private soldiers were powerful in fighting, which made them suffer a dark loss.
The generals of the rebel army had to re-examine this army, and then sent the main force to fight.
It's a pity that more and more family private soldiers gathered around, and they attacked the rebels from all directions as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Although the soldiers of the rebel army fought bloody battles, they soon couldn't hold on to the continuous stream of family private soldiers.
The rebel army was nothing more than a large group of refugees who could not survive, and their combat effectiveness was not strong.
They were invincible against the garrison troops in places with weaker combat capabilities, but they were quickly defeated when they encountered these family private soldiers who were dedicated to meritorious service.
In the first battle outside Gyeonggi Province, the family's private army beheaded more than 30,000 rebels.
When the news of the victory reached the capital, the court swept away the gloom, and there were endless cheers and congratulations.
The prince originally had some concerns, but what he didn't expect was that the private soldiers of these families were so powerful.
In front of them, the rebel army, which made it difficult for the regular army of the imperial court, was defeated so quickly.
In order to boost the morale of the army and set a good example, the imperial court immediately issued an edict to reward the commander who commanded this battle, and granted him a formal official position.
When the imperial court did this, other families were extremely jealous, and they directly led their troops towards the area where other rebels appeared. They also wanted to make meritorious deeds.
When the private soldiers of the middle and small families fought bloody battles with the various units of the rebel army on the battlefield, and continued to make meritorious deeds, those big families also took the opportunity to expand their strength.
The big families went to recruit soldiers by themselves, and the expansion of the troops felt that it was too slow, so they used various means to recruit the troops of those small families.
The imperial court is naturally unwilling to take advantage of the opportunity for big families to become big, but they don't want to interfere with these families openly.
Therefore, the imperial court had to use some shady means to create conflicts among these families and make them fight among themselves.
The imperial court's secret involvement will undoubtedly make the battlefield more dangerous and complicated, because it is not only necessary to guard against the enemy, but also to prevent being stabbed by one's own people.
At the beginning, all the families worked together to conquer the rebel army, but with the outbreak of some conflicts and contradictions, they have become estranged, and even the contradictions have become public.
For such a situation, the imperial court is obviously happy to see it succeed, because only in this way will it not threaten the imperial court.
When the imperial court used the family's private soldiers to enter the battlefield to wipe out the rebels everywhere, Chen Zi'ang's Qinghe army had not been affected.
After all, most of the rich and powerful families in Luyang Province live in the capital of the province, so they have already been given a lot of money.
And the squires scattered in the lower prefectures and counties, although they also pulled up a team, they didn't have the strength to dare to provoke Chen Ziang's vicious army.
Chen Zi'ang and the others also lost a lot in the battle with Yue Jinsong and his army, so they are busy recuperating now.
After intensive interrogation, Chen Ziang and the others also found out the identities of all the prisoners of war.
They captured a total of 30,000 local garrison soldiers and 10,000 Imperial Guard soldiers during the battle. This is the first time that so many people have been captured.
Chen Zi'ang and the others have always implemented a policy of preferential treatment for those prisoners of war who have laid down their weapons.
And after screening and distinguishing, some people were released directly by them, and some people were incorporated into their army.
It's just that the captured 10,000 imperial guards are a problem, because although they put down their weapons, they are all from the capital and have inextricable relationships with the major families of the capital.
These people, Chen Ziang, were worried about being incorporated into the army, because they were not ordinary civilians, and serving as soldiers was not for food, but for gold plating. Who knows when they would strike back.
However, if more than 10,000 of them are kept, it is not only a huge safety hazard, but also a waste of food.
Lei Ming, a general from the Black Cavalry Army, didn't have a good impression of these imperial guards, so he suggested killing them all to frighten the court.
However, Yuan Jie, the deputy commander of the army, felt that if all these ten thousand people were beheaded, no one would dare to surrender in the future.
"It's better to let their family members redeem them, so that we can solve the trouble and earn a lot of money."
Liang Guanlin, Director of Military Supplies, is now in charge of the financial power of military supplies of the Qinghe Army Second Corps.
Although many things were seized, there were also many troops asking for money. He is like a miser now, with money in his eyes.
"But their family members are really willing to spend a sum of money to redeem them?"
Facing the suggestion put forward by Liang Guanlin, Director of Military Supplies, some people questioned it.
After all, they have never done this before. It is easy to say, but the specific operation is very difficult.
"Apart from some of these Imperial Guard soldiers are children of big families, some are children of wealthy businessmen. I think as long as we release the news, they are willing to spend money to redeem people."
"I think you can try it. This way you can avoid killing and gain money, killing two birds with one stone." Chen Ziang nodded.
Although it sounds unpleasant to say that they exchanged prisoners of war for ransom, there is no other way.
Chen Zi'ang and the others quickly asked the captured Imperial Guard soldiers to write letters, and then the Qinghe Army sent people back to their homes, asking them to redeem them with money.
Yue Jinsong, the captured coach of the Dynasty Army, Chen Ziang and the others offered a ransom price of 3 million gold coins, and they also wanted to sell it for a good price.
When Chen Ziang and the others were implementing this ransom plan, the biggest resistance they encountered was not how to get the ransom, but some internal opposition.
Especially those Qinghe Army soldiers who fought on the battlefield, they felt that they fought bloody battles and finally captured the enemy, but Chen Ziang and the others let him go, which was not worth it. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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