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Because of the effectiveness of flood fighting and disaster relief, Zhu Pingan was deeply trusted and loved by the people of Jingnan and won the hearts of Jingnan people. After the recruitment order was issued, a thousand young and strong men were quickly recruited.
Zhu Ping'an did not hesitate to take out the armor and equipment from the treasury and armed them all.
At first glance, one thousand young men are all young and strong, with uniform uniforms, complete armor, scimitars, spears, shields, crossbows and other weapons. They are well-equipped and look like elite soldiers.
Of course, these are just appearances. In fact, they are just well-equipped farmers.
In a field battle, they are not much better than a mob.
Zhu Ping'an took Liu Dianli, Han Dianli and 150 officers, 800 young and strong men, collected 30,000 stones of grain, grass and ordnance, and headed for the southeastern mountainous area where the Nanman Miao rebelled. The rest stayed in the county.
"I heard that Nanmanzi kills people without batting an eyelid and eats people without spitting out their bones. They are so brutal."
During the march, some young and strong people couldn't help but said with some worry that it was their first time to participate in the recruitment.
"Little brother, you are afraid of a hammer. Our county magistrate is a god from heaven! Do you know Japanese pirates? Not only do Japanese pirates kill people without blinking an eye, but they are also extremely powerful in martial arts. It is a normal operation to catch a sword with bare hands. They can also catch arrows with bare hands.
, we shot over with one arrow, and the Japanese pirates were able to catch the arrows with one stroke. The Japanese pirates must be powerful, there are more than 3,000 people, but so what, they were defeated by the county magistrate with us!"
Next to him was Qing Zhuang, who had participated in the anti-Japanese defense of the city. He reached out and patted the worried Qing Zhuang, and the old god said calmly.
"That's right, since our county magistrate is here, you should keep your heart in mind. Last time, the Japanese pirates were cowards. They were not tall and ran very fast, and I couldn't kill them quickly. I hope these southern barbarians can be tougher and hold on longer.
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Another young man who had participated in the anti-Japanese defense of the city patted his chest vigorously and said arrogantly.
"Let me tell you, our county magistrate is really like a god with his troops. We can't defeat the Japanese pirates one-on-one, but the county magistrate asked us to set up a simple formation. If you say we are not godly, the Japanese pirates will hit our heads under our formation."
The blood is flowing, we are like killing a pig and stabbing a sheep, killing the little Japanese pirate to pieces. When the blood is flowing, you should follow me closely and make sure that your kid doesn't lose a single hair."
The young men who had participated in the anti-Japanese defense of the city came forward one after another to speak out and cheer for the newly recruited young men.
Under the influence of his companions, the newly recruited young men also put aside their worries and straightened their chests.
Scenes like this happened many times in the team. As the team progressed, the morale of the team also steadily increased.
When the last ray of the sun disappeared on the horizon, Zhu Ping'an and his party rushed to Wuxi Mountain where the incident occurred.
"Your Majesty, in front of you is the mountainous area where the rebel Nanman Miao descendants are entrenched. After the Nanman invaded the southeast flood refuge area, they took the food and grass and the people who were hijackers retreated back to the mountain in front." A guard pointed at the rolling Wuxi Mountains to Zhu.
Ping An said.
Wuxi Mountain is a mountainous area where the Southeast Miao people have lived for generations. They have thrived here for thousands of years.
Zhu Ping'an had read the county annals before and also read the information archived by the county government. There are more than a hundred Miao villages of various sizes in the rolling Wuxi mountainous area, and about 70,000 to 80,000 Miao people live here. The Jingnan County annals general
They are collectively called "Wuxi Miao", saying that they "have a name but no surname" and "it is not necessary to have the same surname in marriage."
Wuxi Miao is relatively backward in development. It mainly relies on agriculture, supplemented by hunting, and uses only a small amount of plows. It mainly cultivates agriculture through relatively primitive slash-and-burn methods, and the harvest is far less than that of the Han people. Wuxi Miao is somewhere between slavery and feudalism.
, there are more than a hundred tribes, that is, Miao villages. The imperial court inherited the Yuan Dynasty system and set up the Wuxi Chieftain to indirectly manage Wuxi Miao. The leader of the largest tribe in Wuxi Miao served as the Wuxi Miao chieftain. However, for more than a hundred years,
Since then, there have been constant conflicts between Wuxi Miao and the government in Jingnan and other places as well as the Han people, and small fights have continued. Rebellions have also occurred from time to time, which has always been a hidden danger to the rule. The government in Jingnan and other places has also sent troops to quell the rebellion many times, and the price paid
and suffered a lot of losses, but the effect has never been ideal. A magistrate of Jingnan also died in a counter-insurgency. Therefore, over the years, the governments in various places bordering Wuxi Miao regarded Wuxi Miao as a hot potato and could not push the rules.
It’s easy to push, but you won’t get your hands on it. Most of the Wuxi seedlings are located in Jingnan, and local governments also push this hot potato to Jingnan, making Jingnan a victim.
Zhu Pingan estimated that the reason why the Miao descendants of the Southern Barbarians rebelled at this time was because of the floods, which made it difficult for them to survive.
Liu Dianli was the warden of the Jingnan County Government Office, and he was also a brave man. He looked at the neat young men and officers, and confidently asked Zhu Ping'an for orders, "Your Majesty, I will go and shout to stop the rebel Nanman."
Return the stolen grain, grass and people, and make their chieftains tie themselves up and come out of the mountain to apologize!"
"That's fine. As the saying goes, be courteous before fighting. If you can solve the problem without using weapons, that would be the best."
Zhu Pingan nodded slightly, but he also knew very well that shouting 90% of the time would not solve the problem.
However, although it cannot solve the problem, it is good to take a look at Miao Yi's attitude through this.
"Liu Dianli, pay attention to safety. Just give it a try and it will be fine. There is no need to force it." Zhu Pingan reminded Liu Dianli.
"Don't worry, Lord County. I think the Southern Barbarians are nothing more than a ragtag group. Seeing the great strength of our army, they will not dare to make any mistakes."
Liu Dianli said with confidence.
Zhu Ping'an asked Liu Dianli to accompany him with a sword and shield to protect Liu Dianli, and then asked Liu Dianli to go to the front to shout.
"Where is the chieftain of Wuxi? Return the plundered grain and people as soon as possible and atone for your sins, otherwise my army will destroy you and other Miao villages." Liu Dianli walked to the front, took a deep breath, and shouted hard towards the mountain where the Miao people were entrenched.
"Treading through Er and other Miao villages"
"Treading through Er and other Miao villages"
Liu Dianli was worthy of being a martial arts practitioner. His lung capacity was very large, and the echoes of his shouts echoed across the valley.
"mighty."
When more than a thousand young men heard Liu Dianli calling them a big army, they all shouted mighty in unison, cooperating with Liu Dianli to create the atmosphere of a large army. For a time, the whole valley reverberated with the voices of the young men shouting mighty.
Thousands of people are strong and young, their voices are majestic and resonant, their soldiers are neatly armored, and they are well-equipped. They really have the appearance of a large army.
People's confidence has also increased.
However, people's confidence was soon extinguished, and a loud roar with a strong Miao dialect first came from the valley.
Then, like gunpowder exploding, the mountains and plains exploded.
"Dream, Gou Guan! Go to hell, Ming Gou! Mr. Sun, are you still awake?! Come on up."
The mountains and fields were filled with the roars of the Miao people, and the mountains and fields were filled with people, waving weapons and shouting. The weapons reflected the glow of the setting sun, and there were at least tens of thousands of them.
Liu Dianli at the foot of the mountain was dumbfounded, and more than a thousand young men were also dumbfounded. Why were there so many?
At that time, there were only more than three thousand Japanese pirates, but there were at least thirty to fifty thousand Nanman pirates, and we only had one thousand.
Outnumbered is not enough to describe it.
The confidence they had at the beginning was gone at this moment, and despair quickly occupied the high ground of their minds.