Sanjiangkou, the intersection of Lushui River and Heshui River.
This is the place where Jiexuelong gathers his troops and trains them. Squire and his disciples are coming to join him one after another.
Zidibing, as the name suggests, are the children of the hometown.
The tenant farmers are not worthy of being called "sons". Most of them are the sons of clansmen and good families. If it is not possible, let the sons of the slave family make up for it. They will be absolutely loyal and will not be treacherous.
Today, under Xie Xuelong's command, there are more than 800 guardsmen, more than 500 self-recruited village warriors, more than 3,200 gentry soldiers, and more than 2,000 soldiers transporting baggage.
Military camp by the river.
Jie Xuelong sat on the high platform and said expressionlessly: "Bring me up!"
More than a dozen officers and soldiers were escorted off the stage, crying for their fathers and mothers, and some even cursed.
An officer roared angrily: "My surname is Jie, my grandfather is from Linjiang Qianhu. To kill me, you need official documents from the court. Are you trying to rebel by killing a general without permission?"
Jie Xuelong snorted coldly: "When we were suppressing bandits in Ruijin, you launched troops to plunder. I have warned you a long time ago. Now when the thieves are training to defeat the bandits, you have neglected training for no reason and led the troops to insult good women. So what if I kill you?"
?Someone, chop this guy down!"
Seeing the executioner approaching with a knife, the officer began to cry again: "Master Xie, I was wrong, I was wrong, I promise to be obedient, and please let me serve my crime!"
With one stab, the head fell to the ground.
One after another, more than ten people were beheaded, including four officers.
Suddenly the whole army was solemn, no one dared to make any noise anymore, listening to Xie Xuelong reiterate the military order.
"Futai, Mr. Meng An is here with his soldiers." Li Zongxue, an aide, quickly stepped onto the stage and came to Jie Xuelong's side to whisper.
Jie Xuelong was overjoyed when he heard this and ordered his soldiers to continue training while he rushed towards the gate of the military camp.
"Jiefutai!" Li Banghua said with cupped hands, with more than thirty village warriors standing behind him.
Jie Xuelong bowed quickly: "I'm a late student to pay my respects to Mr. Meng An!"
Li Banghua said with a smile: "A person who has resigned from office and is idle should not deserve such a great gift."
Jie Xuelong bowed again and said: "Mr. Meng An, please come into the camp."
Li Banghua is from Jishui, just next door to Luling County.
He was also a self-cultivated farmer. Back then, father and son went to Beijing together to take the exam. Wearing only commoners, they didn't even have money to take a boat, so they walked all the way to the capital.
Not to mention his previous political achievements, he resumed the Ministry of Works in the first year of Chongzhen, and was soon appointed as the Right Minister of the Ministry of War. He was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War because of his good management of the army.
Within half a year, Li Banghua rectified the Beijing camp, took back tens of thousands of occupied soldiers, eliminated more than a thousand fake soldiers, eliminated tens of thousands of old and weak soldiers, and selected 10,000 elites for training. He also strictly controlled the troops and horses in the Beijing camp, first sending his own
The number of horses in the fleet was reduced by one-third, officials were not allowed to occupy the horses without permission, and the cavalry began to be rectified.
At the same time, the generals of the Jingying camp were inspected and the treasury of the Jingying camp was cleaned up. After offending countless people, the Jingying camp quickly regained its combat effectiveness.
At this moment, the Tatars broke through the barrier and entered.
Li Banghua selected 3,000 elite troops to guard Tongzhou, and sent another 2,000 elite troops to reinforce Jizhou. He personally led various troops to station around the capital.
This idea is very clear. Instead of rigidly defending Beijing, we should set up a defense line outside the capital.
The nonsense happened. Chongzhen suddenly asked Li Banghua to come back and ordered the elites of the Beijing camp not to go out to fight, but to guard the city of Beijing honestly. They did not even send out sentry cavalry, and completely cut off news from the front line. Li Banghua was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
In desperation, Li Banghua, the Minister of War, could only stay in the city to hunt down thieves and spies, suppress rumors, and donate money to make firearms.
Because during Li Banghua's rectification of the capital camp, he offended too many people and cut off countless people's financial opportunities. Before the Tatars could be defeated, Li Banghua was dismissed from office and returned to Jiangxi to live in retirement until now.
Jie Xuelong is already a fierce man, and now he has the former Minister of War, Zhao Han, a little rebel, is really proud of himself.
Fortunately, Wang Siren was transferred to Jiujiang Army in October to prepare for the military affairs. He is still on his way to his post, otherwise Wang Siren would probably come to join in the fun.
They are all capable ministers and officials!
Inviting Li Banghua into the commander's tent, Xie Xuelong pointed to the map and said: "Mr. Meng An, Wansheng has sent out spies and will officially send out troops in five days. Go up the He River, with Yongyang Town as the center, advance from north to south to recover villages and towns, and eliminate surrounding rebels.
Thieves, drive these rebel thieves upstream. At that time, the rebel thieves in all villages and towns will join forces. It may seem like there are many thieves, but in fact they all have their own agendas, which makes them easier to defeat."
Li Banghua took a look at the map and asked, "Do you have elite soldiers? The kind that can withstand long-distance attacks."
Xie Xuelong said: "Before I sent the army to Ruijin, I recruited five hundred local warriors in Nanchang and have been training for several months. Although they can barely be considered elite soldiers, they may not be able to withstand long-distance attacks."
"Then forget it." Li Banghua sighed.
Jie Xuelong asked: "Sir, what's your clever plan?"
Li Banghua pointed at the map: "If you have hundreds of elite soldiers, you can take a boat up the Lu River. Get off the boat on the way and use the road to walk to Yongxin County. In the name of the governor, let the Yongxin County magistrate collect boats and grain and grass. Then follow the harvest.
The water went down, penetrated directly into the back of Huangjiazhen, and captured the Zhao thief's lair in one fell swoop! Let's approach with a large army, and cooperate with the elite troops to surround the rear, and attack the thief from both front and rear."
Jie Xuelong was stunned, this roundabout was so awesome!
Jie Xuelong thought about it and suddenly decided: "Exquisite soldiers are more valuable than elite soldiers. I will immediately select two hundred elite soldiers."
This grand detour plan is divided into three sections, two of which can be taken by boat. Even though there are some winding mountain roads, it only takes a hundred miles of walking, and the local warriors who have trained for several months are more than capable.
Li Banghua said: "I will lead the troops in a surprise attack, and the local braves I brought can also be counted."
"Sir, why do you need to go out in person?" Xie Xuelong dissuaded.
Li Banghua sneered and said: "Although I am over fifty, I can still walk. When I went to Beijing to take the exam, I also walked. This trip has to pass through Yongxin County. If I am not entrusted with human rights, I will burn, kill and loot all the way."
I'm afraid that it will trigger a civil uprising in Yongxin County! By then, one wave will arise after another, and the chaos in Luling County has not been suppressed, and Yongxin County will also be filled with mobs."
Jie Xuelong was in awe, and bowed his hands: "In that case, I'll leave it to you, sir!"
The poor former Minister of War was full of strategies but could not use them to kill the Tatars, so he could only lead more than 200 troops to suppress the rebels.
The next day.
Two hundred elite Xiangyong were selected, plus more than thirty people brought by Li Banghua, and took a boat along the Lu River to Yongxin County.
Including the time it takes to contact the magistrate of Yongxin and ask him to collect ships and grain, if everything goes well, he can reach the rear of Wuxing Town in half a month.
By then, Zhao Han's home base will definitely be taken away, and he will also face a situation of being attacked from both sides.
Will Zhao Han wait patiently for a beating?
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"Aren't you going to join forces with the various leaders?" Fei Ruhe asked in shock.
Zhao Han rolled his eyes at Fei Ruhe: "It's not like you haven't watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". What will happen if the Eighteenth Route princes challenge Dong? We are not the Eighteenth Route princes, but the Eighteenth Route village tyrants and villains. If we get together, we will definitely cause chaos.
position."
"Then how do we fight?" Jiang Dashan asked.
Zhao Han didn't even have a map in his hand, so he relied on asking locals to find out the distance and direction. He said firmly: "Attack Ji'an Fucheng directly!"
Everyone looked at each other, they were all dumbfounded.
The government army pressed on the border, and without thinking about how to retreat, they actually ran to attack the city. With a total of 800 miscellaneous soldiers, could they capture the impregnable Ji'an Mansion?
Zuo Xiaoliang quickly dissuaded him: "Sir, please consider the long term."
Pang Chunlai seemed very interested and asked with squinted eyes: "Tell me how to fight?"
Zhao Han explained: "The officers and soldiers have boats and come along the Heshui River. They can hit wherever they want. We don't have big boats, only some small fishing boats. We will definitely not be able to fight on the water, so we can only set up defenses everywhere and be passively beaten everywhere."
If you want to reverse the situation, you must attack the enemy and save him!"
"It should be so." Pang Chunlai nodded.
Zhao Han continued: "The government does not have regular soldiers. It relies on recruiting local warriors. How can there be soldiers to defend the city of Ji'an? It is both a city and a county. Once it is breached, the governor must return his troops, and our territory will be saved!"
Huang Yao asked: "But if we take away all the soldiers, Wuxing Town won't want them anymore?"
Zhao Han said: "Let all the villagers pack their belongings in advance. Send people upstream, downstream, in front and behind to keep a lookout. Once the officers and soldiers are found, they will row back immediately. Everyone will temporarily hide in the mountains. Bring food and money.
Just take away your clothes and clothes, let them burn the house, and trample the crops. As long as the people are saved, everything can be done again! Mr. Pang stayed in Wuxing Town, Fei Chun stayed in Lijiaguai, and Mr. Zuo returned to Huanba Village
, take the people into the mountains immediately upon learning of the enemy’s situation!”
Huang Shunde suddenly asked: "Even if Ji'an Fucheng is captured, we are alone outside, and the officers and soldiers return to rescue, how can we stop it? I'm afraid we won't be able to come back.
Zhao Han said with a smile: "Conquer the city, open warehouses to store grain, and recruit troops in the city. Then go out of the city to kill the landlords and incite the people to rebel. When the time comes, there are rebels all over the place. Let's take the opportunity to move. Let's see what the governor should do!"
"Seconds!" Huang Shunde was convinced.
Zuo Xiaoliang looked at Zhao Han stupidly, and had to admit in his heart that he was a born rebel leader.
The whole situation was originally dead, but it suddenly came to life, and instead the governor was given to the general's army.
The division of labor was immediately arranged, and civil servants went to organize the people, and political workers also followed the propaganda, urging the people not to take chances and to make preparations to escape into the mountains.
Zhao Han personally led 800 soldiers, wearing leggings, ran to the north slope and took the mountain road straight to Meitang Town.
They could actually take a flatter and shorter road, but there would be too many people and distractions along the way, which might reveal their marching direction in advance.
The same was true for Li Banghua's large roundabout. He was afraid of taking a short route to leak the news, so he went straight back from Yongxin County. Li Banghua also had concerns, fearing that the troops would escape if they walked too many mountain roads. After all, Xiangyong was not suitable for attacking. Instead, he could take a boat all the way.
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Zhao Han's army advanced lightly, with no support troops, and each man only brought three days of dry food.
To get to Meitang Town, the straight-line distance is 60 miles, but the mountain road is more than 200 miles.
On the way, when food was approaching, he killed a landowner in the mountains, made some supplies and continued the march. With leggings and energy, he arrived at Meitang Town in four days, and immediately killed the landowner and opened a warehouse to store food.
Interestingly, Li Banghua's Great Detour also passed through here two days ago.
After messing up Meitang Town, Zhao Han could only pick off shop door panels and tie them up to make a raft across the river because the boats in the town had long been confiscated by the governor.
After crossing the river, we headed straight to Fucheng, with only more than forty miles left!
