paranoianovel Chapter 2970 The Correct Use of Cheating
Chapter 2970 The Correct Use of Cheating
Chapter 2970 The Correct Use of Cheating
After the grain was divided equally and they feasted for several days, Wenren Sheng finally began to coordinate things.
Based on his experience with experienced migrants, he divided the entire group of migrants into two waves.
One wave was the veterans, and the other was the combatants.
The combat battalion consisted of elite young men, while the veteran battalion consisted of family members, the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled.
They are separated from each other and not placed together.
This is the most basic.
This also reflects Li Zicheng's experience in mobile warfare.
Regardless of its later drawbacks, the fact that it allowed Li Zicheng to emerge victorious in the early stages of mobile warfare is enough.
Yes, Wenren Sheng also wants to follow the path of sweeping the world by relying on refugees.
Now that this place is closed off, it's impossible for Wenren Sheng to settle down and develop in one place.
Putting everything else aside, the drought alone can make it impossible for people to stay in one place.
It has to be said that the "brain-degrading aura" is indeed very useful.
If an ordinary person were to fall for it by chance, they could easily be fooled by Wenren Sheng and lose their bearings.
Soon, after eating the Wang family's food, about four days later, the two camps were divided up.
Of course, some of these people thought they were being clever and secretly took food back home, hoping to survive the disaster with it.
Wen Rensheng did not try to persuade this group of people.
Respect the fate of others and let go of the need to help others.
He simply selected another group of people to train, providing them with enough food every day, and even some real meat.
For example, pigs, sheep, and chickens.
In particular, they learned to ride horses, mules, and donkeys.
Then they gathered everything edible, made it into dry rations, and prepared to flee.
The slaughtered cattle, pigs, and sheep were all dried in the sun.
Bring plenty of water.
Of course, many of them were still reluctant to kill the cow.
They harnessed the oxen to oxcarts to transport grain.
These people said they were transporting grain, but in reality, they were hoping that next year's harvest would be a little better so they could still farm.
They didn't even realize that they had committed the heinous crime of confiscating property and exterminating entire families.
No emperor or county magistrate would tolerate them.
The sins they committed were unforgivable.
You should know that the Wang family has connections in the county town.
The Wang family branch in the county town also had several shops, including a grain store, a cloth store, a grocery store, and a restaurant.
As long as the county town was not captured, the Wang family still existed.
In order to reclaim their land in the countryside, they would inevitably have to report the matter to the imperial court.
Once the report is filed, the government troops, who already lack a reason to rob property, will naturally not let this opportunity pass.
And at this time.
Among the villagers was a typical old scholar named Zhao Dongsheng. He brought some of his own writings to Wenrensheng, hoping to become Wenrensheng's strategist.
Wen Rensheng found it all quite amusing.
When it comes to rebellion, if he's second, nobody can claim to be first.
This Zhao Tongsheng said something like, "You can't support other lazy people by relying on a few lazy people." A general needs to select elites in order to accomplish great things.
The lazybones he was referring to were those who followed the group around, freeloading off others, but dared not pick up weapons.
The other party wants to get rid of these people and streamline the team.
It must be said that this old scholar, similar to a failed scholar, had often thought about various rebellions.
He wasn't just making things up.
This person's character is similar to Song Xianze and Niu Jinxing.
He has some wit, but not much.
Unlike great strategists like Li Shanchang.
Wenren Sheng then took the man in as an accountant.
The men in the old camp began training according to the methods given by Wenren Sheng.
It's basically the same approach as Marshal Qi.
For time travelers, General Qi Jiguang can be considered the greatest military strategist of ancient times.
Because the other party is really like a modern tutorial, teaching you step by step from the most basic personnel selection, to military orders, to setting up camp, to combat, to military merits, to promotion, and a series of other measures are all taught to you.
By learning from these two books and gradually applying their knowledge in practice, one can become a competent general who meets or exceeds the required standards.
This is something those mediocre people can't compare to.
Moreover, it has methods for dealing with all kinds of terrain.
The hilly areas have mandarin duck formations, while the grassland areas have chariot formations.
Moreover, after the battle, the losses on their own side are small, but the results are great, so they can become stronger and stronger as they fight.
A skilled warrior defeats his opponent so decisively that they dare not offend him, without achieving any remarkable feats.
The men in the old camp then trained every day under Wenren Sheng's influence.
Wen Rensheng often said, "Sweat more in peacetime, and you won't bleed in wartime."
"Your training now is not for me, it's for yourselves."
"Only by training them can they fight against government troops and bandits in the future."
Some shrewd people couldn't help but argue:
"Sir, if we go home now, will the imperial court still come to kill us?"
"Yes, we only ate some grain from the wealthy households, we won't be held accountable, will we?"
"The imperial court hasn't provided any relief. If we go home, they won't take care of us, will they?"
Wenren Sheng shook his head upon hearing these naive, ridiculous, wishful-thinking statements that lacked any objective basis.
"Use your own brains to think about it. When those yamen runners and constables go to the countryside, don't they rob people?"
"In that case, once the Wang family files a complaint, will the government troops talk to you properly?"
"What will happen in the remaining days is quite obvious!"
“The government troops will block everyone in the village and arrest them one by one to sell them.”
"Men do the hard labor, women go in..."
"It's that simple."
Everyone immediately believed it.
"That's right, we should listen to the master!"
"We must kill those bandit government troops!"
When ordinary people first started to rebel, they were very afraid of the government troops.
You have to pay a blood oath and kill a few government soldiers to enter the inner circle.
Soon, everyone continued training.
And so, half a month passed, and almost half of the food supplies were used up.
The imperial court has not yet sent anyone to pursue and suppress them.
Although the county town is only sixty miles away from them.
Indeed, actions in the feudal era were slow.
Unless you touch their core weakness, they work on a monthly basis.
Of course, once the county town falls and the enemy raises their banner, their actions will be swift.
In particular, the imperial cavalry would be the first to arrive and suppress the rebellion.
There are still some capable teams nearby.
The remaining food supplies will only last for 10 days.
Meanwhile, many people in the old camps also starved to death.
But no one blamed Wen Rensheng; they just resented their bad luck, that the Wang family didn't have enough grain left.
"Alright, now we need to go and harvest grain. We'll head south to find a place with abundant water and grass to settle down again."
It can be said that Wenren Sheng had planned everything all along.
When it came to rebellion, he had a complete set of procedures.
After these people have completed their initial training, they are able to get some work done.
They are at least much stronger than the soldiers guarding the county town.
They were taken away by Wenren Sheng, and the other old camp members also left along the way.
This march was, in fact, a kind of selection process.
Those who can't keep up will be eliminated.
Those who remain are the seeds.
Their goal is the next town.
They did not attack the county town.
Wen Rensheng wasn't like those losers who always thought about how comfortable and nice the county town was, and how pretty the women there were...
They had barely gathered a few people when they couldn't wait to storm into the county town and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
This shortsightedness explains why most farmers' attempts to stir up trouble end in failure.
They didn't really have any ideas or strategies; they just thought about going wherever it was easiest to fight.
In their eyes, a county town with all sorts of gadgets is naturally the best.
Therefore, we can see that most of the restless peasants, after initially conquering a few villages, couldn't wait to attack the county town, only to be taken seriously by the imperial court and subsequently killed.
Wenren Sheng, however, knew that a famine had just broken out and there was not enough food in the county town.
Many grain stores are hoarding and speculating.
His current strategy is to clear out the grain-rich areas in the surrounding countryside, while also improving his marching skills and physical fitness.
The elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled are gradually being phased out.
Those who lack willpower or are too clever will also be eliminated.
Those who remained were naturally the core members.
There's no need to worry about people running away, because people who have no food will keep joining along the way.
They were eager to find someone to guide them.
……
Within the county town.
The Wang family branch had already received the news.
"The main branch of your Wang family has been wiped out."
We need to report this to the authorities immediately!
The messengers were several members of the Wang family.
They secretly escaped while being besieged and witnessed everything from a distance.
So they went to the county town and told the Wang family branches about the situation at the scene.
They said these things not out of kindness, but only out of a desire to gain merit and a reward.
However, after the different branches of the Wang family learned of this, they discussed it and surprisingly made a decision.
"Let's pretend this never happened," decided the head of the branch, the second branch of the Wang family.
"If you want to file a complaint with the authorities, you first have to pay a large sum of money to the county magistrate and his yamen runners so that they can be fed and put to work."
"Again, the enemy is a band of several thousand men. It would be very troublesome if the county had to send troops."
“Our Wang family will have to come up with a large sum of money and grain, otherwise they will not be able to send troops.”
"Let's wait for someone else to take the lead, or for the bandits to storm the city."
"In this way, we can remain unchanged in the face of all changes and save a lot of money and food."
The second wife's words were met with agreement from everyone.
Having worked in the city for many years, they knew very well how the yamen runners did their jobs.
Take the conscription of corvée labor, for example; it was all about manipulating things from top to bottom.
These guys are just not good people.
Expecting them to uphold justice for the Wang family is like asking the moon to rise from the water.
So they acted as if nothing had happened and went about their business as usual.
He simply sent someone out of the city secretly, heading towards the capital.
The purpose is to leave one branch.
To prevent our family from going extinct.
They were just waiting for the imperial court to discover the rebellion and quell it themselves.
They wouldn't report it to the authorities.
And they did the right thing.
Some of those who went to report it to the authorities were members of the Chen family.
The Chen family still has members.
They also had connections in the imperial court, which gave them more courage.
So they went to report it to the authorities.
“There’s a band of thieves in the countryside who are wreaking havoc and destroying many wealthy homes. You must do something about it, sir!” The Chen family handed over the invitation.
The county magistrate delayed for three days before taking action.
Ask clearly about the size of the bandits.
The county magistrate decided not to work.
the reason is simple.
He will be transferred in six months.
If we go to quell the bandits now, whose credit will it be?
If it succeeds, the credit will go to the next person in charge.
He failed, and the responsibility lies with him.
Do you think he's an idiot?
He had to raise the money for the expenses.
Another troublesome matter.
He's made enough money and doesn't want to cause any more trouble.
In the eyes of the local gentry and common people, this was actually what made him a good official.
The best things are those that don't cause trouble.
After all, once they have money, they always think about leaving peacefully and don't want to cause trouble.
However, the Chen family was not satisfied.
They hoped to wipe out these bandits and then give them the territory of those villages.
They were obviously joking.
The county magistrate would never do such a thing.
Think more.
Even if the other side has connections in the imperial court, he also has connections.
He just didn't want to cause any trouble.
So he said, "This matter needs to be investigated in detail by the county."
Sun Tzu said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."
"This county cannot act rashly."
In this way, Wenren Sheng had ample time to develop himself.
He then went and broke into a large house.
Breaking this big player becomes much easier.
Because they have already made quite a few tools.
Shields, ladders, and even catapults.
First, a barrage of stones was thrown, then Wenren Sheng shouted something and used a ladder to climb up.
The soldiers of the battle camp charged forward, carrying shields.
After several rounds, they captured an earthen fortress.
The people inside were dealt with in the same way as before.
Those who are willing to join us will follow.
Those who refused to surrender were killed on the spot.
This is rebellion, not benevolence.
Things are better now than before; at least we don't have to eat those kinds of questionable meats anymore.
Of course, they only don't eat it themselves; they don't care what others do.
Then they pulled out the grain, slaughtered the chickens, cattle, and sheep, and ate the grain and trained the troops on the spot.
A week later, it swept to the next place.
As a result, Wenren Sheng's elite troops increased in number.
The elite troops under his command were those skilled in combat, bold enough, and obedient enough to have transformed from passively seeking survival to actively seeking wealth and status.
It started with thirty or forty people, then grew to one or two hundred, and then to more than 1000.
With 1000 elite soldiers, one could practically dominate an entire province.
Wenren Sheng started from the northwest, and traveled around the mountains in a clockwise direction towards the southeast.
Wenrensheng was very clear about the strategic goals.
In this year of great disaster, only the southeast can provide a base of operations.
Only in that way can they become a sitting bandit and develop slowly.
Staying in the Northwest is tantamount to suicide.
The Northwest is unlikely to be stable.
Because of the drought, if you can't find water, everything else is meaningless.
No one can develop a foundation without water.
Li Zicheng eventually established his base near Xiangyang.
However, he could not shake off his bandit nature and still wanted to establish his capital in the northwest.
The result was that they couldn't hold their ground at all, were easily broken through by the enemy, and fled south all the way to their deaths in the south.
What were you doing earlier?
Let's establish a firm foothold in Xiangyang first, and then talk about other things.
That was Wenren Sheng's plan.
They need a few years to establish themselves firmly before plotting a rebellion.
By downplaying the aura of intelligence, and gathering enough manpower, things become much simpler.
At that moment, Xiao Huan appeared.
She sensed something was wrong.
"Dad, without cheating, rebellion is troublesome; with cheating, it's still troublesome. So what's the point of cheating?"
"What do you want?"
"It's simple, just storm into the imperial court and trick the emperor into abdicating!"
(End of this chapter)