Chapter 41 The people who fled in groups
Fuzhou Wei, one of the four guards in southern Liaoning, is located in the north of Jinzhou Wei and borders Jinzhou Wei. The borders of the two states are currently the area where frictions occur between the Later Jin and Fu Liao army forces are often encountered. Fuzhou Wei was stationed by the Han Dynasty Li Yongfang, while the northern part of Jinzhou was stationed by Yang Tai from the First Infantry Battalion. The two gradually became in the same power. However, the recent friction between the two sides has quickly heated up because the people of Fuzhou Wei fled south.
In Niujia Village, which is relatively close to Jinzhou Guard, a Han soldiers team affiliated to Li Yongfang's army rushed over after receiving the information. However, at this time, Niujia Village was empty, with only a few families left. The remaining families were forcibly taken to the captain by soldiers.
"I am Huang Weiyao, the Han army under General Li Yongfang. I ask you, where have the rest of your Niujia Village gone?" The captain of the Han soldiers asked with a horse whip in his hand and condescendingly.
"June, the rest of Niujia Village heard that the people of Jinzhou live and work in peace and contentment. Last night, they packed their parcels and fled south. Several of our families couldn't stop them. Look, Niujia Village is empty, and we are the only ones left!" The remaining families in Niujia Village said aggrievedly.
Huang Weiyao was shocked when he heard this: "Do you say all the families in Niujia Village have fled south?"
"Yes, the Jin people have heavy taxes and strong men, and have robbed all our winter food. Our people have no choice but to escape to the south."
"Then why don't you families run away with them?"
"Isn't this afraid of being caught by the military? I heard that a few days ago, a village had dozens of people fled south and were caught by Jin soldiers, and all of them were beheaded!"
When Huang Weiyao heard the complaints from the people in Niujia Village, he frowned.
"Boss, what should we do? So far, people have run away from several villages under our jurisdiction. Now so many people have run away from Niujia Village. If the group of golden men know about it and hold us accountable, will we also beheaded?" Huang Weiyao's soldiers were worried.
Someone even stepped forward and pulled up one of the remaining villagers in Niujia Village: "You Niujia Village run away from your own life, but you killed us!"
"Let go of my fellow villagers!" Huang Weiyao shouted. He deeply understood that a hundred villagers in a village were fleeing south together with their heads being beheaded, which means that this life was really hard to survive.
When the soldier heard Huang Weiyao's order, he unwilling to let go of the villagers: "But boss, what should we do next? We lost hundreds of villagers, and we will definitely be covered in sand."
"Damn, the people can't live, can we live? Those golden masters are simply mean to us. A day we are worried again?" Some soldiers muttered, "Can we run south too?"
Huang Weiyao accidentally heard the soldiers' muttering and couldn't help but feel moved.
"Let's go, let's withdraw our troops and return to the city. No one can reveal the news here for the time being. Just think that Niujia Village is still full." Huang Weiyao said, "When you return to the city, everyone brings me three days of dry food and gather immediately."
"Boss, what are we going to do?"
"Stop talking nonsense, just follow the orders!"
In the mansion of Li Yongfang in Fuzhou City, Li Yongfang was lying on the Grand Master's chair in the backyard, closing his eyes to rest.
A burst of rapid footsteps came.
"Ru Tai, is there any good news coming?" Li Yongfang did not open his eyes and knew that the visitor was his second son Li Lu Tai.
Li Rutai walked to Li Yongfang, bowed his head and whispered a few times.
"You dare!" Li Yongfang slapped the handrail suddenly, no longer calm, and his eyes were filled with anger.
"He Huang Weiyao was too much, and he dared to defect with his subordinates. Not only that, he also instigated another Niu Lu Zhao Xiang to defect. A total of two Niu Lu had more than 500 people were taken away. Dad, how should we deal with it?" Li Lutai was also shocked when he received the news.
This is the largest defection incident in the first year of Tiancong! Once Huang Taiji learns it, their Li family father and son will be in trouble.
"How long have Huang Weiyao and the others been gone?" Li Yongfang asked.
"It's about two hours."
"They haven't escaped from the scope of Fuzhou City yet. You go and rectify the other six Niulus in Fuzhou City. I will go on the expedition in person and put these two traitors on the spot!" Li Yongfang said angrily, "We have only eight Niulus in the left camp of the Han army. They take two Niulus away. What should we explain to several Beile!"
"Yes, I'm in a hurry to other Niulu immediately!" Li Ruitai replied.
Yang Tai, the battalion commander of the First Infantry Battalion stationed in the north of Jinzhou Guard, received a letter of help from Huang Weiyao and Zhao Xiang, probably meaning that he hoped that Yang Tai could go north to pick them up.
"Can this be Li Yongfang's trap? It's actually a trick to send two people to join us, and I took the opportunity to eliminate us?" Some of Yang Tai's advisers considered.
"There is such a possibility." A strategist agreed, "It's too bizarre to think about it. Two Niulu are coming to join us? Recently, the Later Jin Dynasty established the Han army's left camp and the right camp. Li Yongfang's Han army's left camp had eight Niulu, and two of them defected. Then, Li Yongfang's less than one-quarter of the troops?"
"The more I think about it, the more suspicious it is. Let's report it to the military leader and let the military leader decide and accept them again." Another adviser suggested leaving this problem to Chu Yun to solve.
Yang Tai was unhappy: "The two Niu Lu came to surrender to us. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to defeat Li Yongfang. Even if it is a fake surrender, we have to try it! I decided that I will take the first battalion to recruit them."
"Battery Commander should think twice. Even if the battalion commander wants to accept them, just send a squadron. Battalion Commander should not take risks. If this is the trick of the Jin people, we will have a lot of room for maneuver." said the strategist.
"They two Niuluo recorded 600 people, and we only sent a squadron of dozens of people over there. I was afraid of losing face to our battalion. Grandma, that's 600 people. After they were recruited, our first battalion will have the strength of two battalions! If I don't accept such a large piece of fat, then I won't call Yang Tai. People come, each bring me sixty bullets, three days of dry food, and we set off! The transport team loaded me with spare shells and bullets!" Yang Taiyi slapped his thigh, too lazy to pay attention to these strategists.
Yang Tai's advisers were stunned. Their chief was clearly jealous of Huang Weiyao and Zhao Xiang, and they didn't care whether it was the conspiracy of the Jin people.
"Oh, we are ready to go with the army. I will write a letter to Jinzhou City later. I believe that after receiving our letter, the military leader will send reinforcements to help us. With the military leader here, even the Jin people will do nothing to us." A strategist said, his words full of trust in Chu Yun.
Chapter completed!