Cheng Dayou's performance in Yanshan Mansion once again showed his ruthlessness, cruelty and shrewdness. It was not until Luo Bingji completely admitted his surrender and allowed a division of his Eighth Army to cross into the city that Cheng Dayou issued an order to let people upstream The army blocked the volcanic lake embankments, and at the same time asked the troops blocking the water flow downstream to dig out the river embankments that had been built to release water.
After the flood, Yanshan City was devastated. The mud brought by the flood tightly blocked all the streets in Yanshan City. Although the flood dissipated, the city was still muddy and it was difficult to move. It was like a horse riding a horse and leading an army on the road. When he walked into the few cleared streets of Yanshan City, he was greeted with eyes of hatred without exception.
Cheng Dayou didn't care about this. Now that he had completed his mission and captured Yanshan City, Situ Tai's escape route from north to east had been completely blocked. He and his army had become a turtle in a jar. As for the anger of the people of Yanshan Mansion, it's not that he can't feel it, but it doesn't matter. Ever since he joined Li Wufeng, he knew that he could no longer become a powerful warlord, but could only become a soldier. Since he chose this path If there is no way, then you can only strive to be the best soldier. How to capture your target with minimum loss and maximum efficiency is the standard for the best soldier. As for the rest, you don't need to think too much about it. Everything else is for reference only.
The moment Luo Bingji announced his surrender, Cheng Dayou had already set his sights on the north.
Crossing the Yanshan Mountains, which is not too dangerous, you can overlook the Okhotsk region of the Dodon people. The Okhotsk region is close to the Gulf of Okhotsk in the Atlantic Ocean and has a superior geographical location, although it is already quite far north. But the bay area never freezes all year round. The Oroqen River also flows into the Atlantic Ocean from here, which is not only the most important fishing ground in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Moreover, the coastal bay has wide water and deep water, which is extremely suitable for building fishing ports, commercial ports and military ports.
In previous dynasties, this area had once been under the control of the dynasty established by the Tanghe people. In addition, the population living in this area was not small, so it became a controversial area. It's just that since the establishment of the Tanghe Empire, it has maintained a relatively close relationship with the Dodon Kingdom. In addition, the Dodon people had firmly controlled this area before the establishment of this dynasty, so there was no trigger on the ownership of this area. The dispute is too fierce, but there are still many people with strong nationalism in the empire who have always been worried about the ownership of this place. Even in the history books, the ownership of this area has not been clearly recognized.
Cheng Dayou no longer has much interest in the civil war in the empire. In fact, there are not many wars in the country for him to perform, and he needs a better performance stage. Regardless of Cui Wenxiu's results in the west, Situ Tai and Situ Yuan can no longer threaten the rule of His Highness King Qin. The end of the Situ Dynasty is only a matter of time and means. At present, the only place where a battle can be fought seems to be the eastern part of Sanjiang. The Machi Khans still occupy the two prefectures in the eastern part of Sanjiang. This is probably the biggest concern of His Highness, the King of Qin, who will ascend the throne. It is not that Cheng Dayou has not considered it, but it is not that he has not considered it. After carefully calculating with his fingers, Cheng Dayou felt that he would not be able to participate in this only remaining war in any case, unless His Highness the King of Qin went to full-scale war with the Machikhans at the beginning of the establishment of the new dynasty, but this possibility was unlikely. Local wars may be bigger. Since it was not his turn, Cheng Dayou had no choice but to find another way. The Doton people should have been punished in the first place. Okhotsk became the best choice because of its special historical origin, and it happened to be right next to where he commanded the army. Office, isn’t this a God-given opportunity
Of course, all this needs to be done after the situation in Yanshan is completely stabilized. Cheng Dayou was not in a hurry. He also knew that the eyes of the Duodun people in the north were also staring at him nervously at this time, which made him feel at ease. Liang Chongxin was wreaking havoc in the East China Sea, targeting the Japanese. The land of Yanyun is also a key point. Not only are the Japanese forces rampant, but the hidden power of the Duodun people in Yanshan is no weaker than that of the Japanese. These people have colluded openly or covertly with the local gentry and noble forces that oppose the Western Frontier. If the remaining remnants here are not completely eliminated, The rebel forces, whoever takes over the management of this place, will have to face a complicated mess.
Rather than letting others show their iron fist and violence, it is better to leave this opportunity to yourself. Cheng Dayou regarded this as an opportunity for performance. Cui Wenxiu's bloody feats in the Western Regions and Tengger created his reputation as the Butcher of the Western Regions and Cui Hell King. This also brought many conveniences to his foreign campaigns, and the local ethnic groups were frightened. Due to his ferocity and fear, the army looked at the scenery wherever they went. Even the tribes on the Tengger Grassland mentioned his name with a smile on their face. As a soldier, this is the best reputation. Cheng Dayou believes that soldiers do not need to pay attention to the so-called reputation and popular support like politicians or politicians. Iron-bloodedness and authority are the best expression of the power of military violence.
Although Luo Bingji proposed to not purge the forces that had supported Situ Tai for various reasons when discussing the terms of surrender, Cheng Dayou was not prepared to abide by this agreement in a substantial sense, and the initiative was in his own hands. How to play with this butcher's knife is up to you to decide how to use it, and you don't need the defeated army to tell you what to do.
Of course, Cheng Dayou would not openly provoke the entire gentry and aristocratic class. This would have a negative effect on stabilizing the situation in Yanshan, and would also affect his Northern Expedition plan. The childish method of pulling a group to beat a group would not be used in Jiujiang Prefecture. It is not difficult for the handy Cheng Dayou. It is too easy to find some smart people who can see the situation clearly among the gentry, aristocrats and business class. Without even a hint, someone will come to take the initiative. Cooperate.
When Liang Chongxin set off a bloody storm in the East China Sea, Cheng Dayou was also sharpening his sword in Yanshan and Laizhou. Although the final goals were not the same, the methods he displayed seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding. Martial control was followed immediately. A large-scale anti-revolutionary movement was carried out in the name of banning Dodon and Japanese spies. Although the foundation of Western Xinjiang rule in Yanshan and Laizhou was not stable, in the face of hundreds of thousands of elite troops, any attempt to resist the intentions of the military control authorities was They will all be labeled as treason and be killed mercilessly, and they do not even need to be monitored by any supervisory agencies. During the war, all peacetime constraints can be thrown away, and everything is subject to the overall situation.
Liang Chongxin's performance in the East China Sea was undoubtedly dwarfed by Cheng Dayou's methods in Yanshan and Laizhou. All the veils of tenderness were torn away. Cheng Dayou did not even appoint any local powerful agencies, and all administrative departments were suspended. To perform their duties, all officials, big and small, can only stay at home and wait for summons.
The temporary military police organized by the elite forces of various divisions acted as the main force of the counter-revolutionary movement. With the help of the intelligence department, teams of fully armed temporary military police quickly launched extremely efficient operations. From Yanshan to Laizhou, a large number of gentry and nobles were arrested. He was thrown into prison without any room for excuse, and all his family property and fields were confiscated. Industrial and commercial workers were also subjected to the most stringent scrutiny. Anyone found to be unable to provide a reasonable explanation for the origin of their business operations. All of them were arrested for colluding with the Japanese, and their assets were also seized and frozen.
So much so that later historians commented that the anti-revolutionary movement launched in Yanyun was so vicious that it could be called a rare robbery and massacre disguised as legal in history. More than a dozen gentry and nobles were found guilty by the Military Control Commission. The crime of surrendering to the enemy and treason was directly sentenced and executed. Six gentry hanged themselves in prison because they could not bear the abuse by the military police. As many as 60 people were imprisoned on suspicion of illegally trading embargoed materials with Japanese and Dodon people. , all assets were confiscated, and the family members of these criminals identified by the Military Control Commission were immediately escorted to Dazhushan Island on the sea off Laizhou, twenty miles away from the mainland, for exile and detention.
The anti-revolutionary movement launched by Cheng Dayou in Yanshan and Laizhou certainly triggered a strong rebound from the gentry and nobles in the entire Yanyun area. However, when the general trend was over, the power of this rebound was too weak. In the face of a slight resistance, behavior, the temporary military police immediately labeled the other party as an attempted rebel and carried out a bloody suppression. The few gentry families that resisted were ruthlessly hunted down and killed by their entire families, and only some female members were directly exiled. When they arrived as slaves in the Tengger Grassland, such cruel methods frightened the Yanyun gentry who had always been determined and unyielding. Faced with this kind of irrational butcher's knife, they could only lower their arrogant heads. Originally, he wanted to maintain his aloof demeanor in response to the rule of the Western Xinjiang people, but now he is silent. No one doubts whether this perverted general who is still in peace has a hobby of killing people, and no one is willing to challenge Cheng Dayou's authority. , if he is caught with the opportunity to show off his power, it will really bring terrible consequences.
Cheng Dayou's massacre in Yanyun brought benefits that no one could have predicted. When Yanyun officially ended military control and the new governor announced that the local government would take over governance, the stubborn gentry and aristocratic forces had been subdued by Cheng Dayou and became as docile as possible. Sheep, and when Cheng Dayou left Yanyun, almost every household in the city of Yanyun quietly sang incense and kowtowed thanks to send away a plague god. Of course, this only refers to those gentry, nobles and big people who were ruthlessly suppressed in this operation. Industrial and commercial people, but those landless peasants who obtained the land at low prices after the government took back the land and auctioned it off after the owners were killed are sincerely burning incense and worshiping Buddha to bless their savior.