Chapter 2063 Gui Zi Juan There is smoke everywhere and there are dangers everywhere
Liu Dingfeng took a deep breath, then nodded: "There are more, and there are many more."
Feng Ziying remained calm and said with a smile: "Tell me, it's already this time, I'm mentally prepared."
"There is also a rebel army heading south. They were originally bandits from Baiyun Mountain in the south of Jiazhou. They are divided into three small groups. One is the bandits from Baiyun Mountain, the other is bandits from Wulihengling just south of Baiyun Mountain, and the other is The three groups were horse thieves in Tanjiaping and Aihaoping near the border of Wubao County. Later, the three forces jointly launched an attack on Jiazhou three months ago and failed, and fled back to the mountains. After finally merging, the rebel army wanted to attack Wubao County. The news came south again."
Hearing Liu Dingfeng's detailed description of this rebel army, Feng Ziying was a little surprised. She glanced at him and then said slowly: "These are bandits, not rebels?"
"It turned out to be bandits, but after the uprising, a large number of rebels gathered to join, so their number quickly expanded from less than 2,000 after the failed attack on Jiazhou to about 3,000." Liu Dingfeng explained.
"Dingfeng, the internal forces of this rebel army are mixed and the relationships are complicated, but you understand it so deeply and meticulously. Is there any special reason?" Feng Ziying asked curiously.
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Liu Dingfeng smiled bitterly and said, "I have a distant cousin who is from Jiazhou and has some martial arts skills. Who would have thought that he would become a thief if he didn't learn it well? I only found out after I went to Shaanxi this time. I contacted him and he is now a small leader in this rebel army, belonging to the Tanjiaping and Aihaoping detachments."
Li Guibao obviously didn't know about this, and there was a strange look on his face, but it was no big deal. No one wanted to expose themselves to such scandals.
Feng Ziying didn't care about this. What he cared about was that Liu Dingfeng contacted his cousin, which meant there was a story inside.
"Dingfeng, it seems that your cousin has revealed some information to you." Feng Ziying said with a smile, "I believe you will bring me some good news."
"Yes, sir." Liu Dingfeng nodded and said, "My incompetent cousin also said that when they first attacked Jiazhou, their group was reluctant to go, but because the then leader was invited by the other two groups to He had no choice but to follow, but he was defeated in a battle. He was driven out by the Yulin Town troops and had no place to hide, so he fled back to the mountains. As a result, the leader was injured and died soon after returning to the mountain. Now the new leader is not very good. I am willing to follow the other two groups, but because many rebels are joining because they want to fight against the government for food distribution, if they refuse to fight against Wu Fort, I am afraid many people will abandon them and leave immediately, and this team has no There is plenty of food to fill our stomachs, so we are hesitant and have no choice but to obey..."
This is the opportunity, Feng Ziying thought to herself, we were not on the same road in the first place, we just stayed together when things were urgent. If there were other opportunities, we could naturally go our separate ways, or even stab him in the back.
"Well, I understand, can your cousin speak in this movie?" Feng Ziying asked patiently.
"I guess he is someone whom the leader of the thieves trusts more now." Liu Dingfeng said with a wry smile.
He also knew that once the news came out, he would definitely be unable to avoid all the subsequent activities, but it could also be regarded as an opportunity for his cousin to escape the thieves.
"Who are the main sources of their troops?" Feng Ziying asked thoughtfully.
He had to think more carefully. Although he could obey the authority urgently or turn his back and deny it, he did not want to easily damage his image and damage his credibility, so he had to ask clearly.
Liu Dingfeng hesitated for a moment, "Most of them are landless refugees from the south of Jiazhou near the Yellow River in Wubao. Some of them are landless victims who came from Linxian, Shanxi in the past two years. Of course, there are also some local rogues who are good at eating and lazy.
In addition, there is a group of horse thieves who are engaged in looting in Mizhi. The composition is also relatively complex. In the later period, more rioters joined in. It is estimated that they now account for about half of the people in this group. However, most of these people are
They just need food to survive, so they don’t have much of an opinion, and most of the time they just follow the opinions of these people.”
"Approximately how many people does your cousin's unit account for in the entire rebel army?" Feng Ziying asked carefully.
"Because the other two units attacked Jiazhou the most fiercely and suffered the greatest losses, their unit suffered smaller losses, so now there are about 1,300 or 400 people in their unit out of 3,000. In addition,
The two groups together have about 1,600 to 700 people, but the number may increase."
Feng Ziying knew in her heart that if this group could be conquered, then this rebel army would not be a concern and could even be used for her own benefit, but it was still too early to say this now.
"Then there are other rebels who are also marching towards Wubao?" Feng Ziying was also a little surprised, why are they so interested in Wubao County?
"There is another rebel army that also came from Suide. It is Boyan Village in the north of the state. The people and horses from Baitang Village are combined into one..." Liu Dingfeng's face became a little serious at this time. "Although this army is not large in number,
There are only about 700 or 800 people, but there are quite a few horses among them, and there are many soldiers from Yulinbian mixed among them, with good combat effectiveness..."
Feng Ziying slightly chinned his head, he knew it when he mentioned Boyan Village and Baitang Village.
His father once told him that there are many villages in Yan'an Prefecture outside the jurisdiction of Yulin Town. They are close to the forts and border walls of Yulin Town and are also one of the important sources of border army personnel.
Later, because the imperial court was downsized and it was difficult to support them, these villages that were originally dependent on the border troops were gradually dismantled.
However, these people still wanted to live after being abolished, so they all gathered in these villages to make a living by farming. In fact, they changed from military settlements to civilian settlements.
However, the folk customs in the border area were originally fierce, and the frontier army had difficulty in paying food and wages, so many deserted soldiers were not pursued very much, and some soldiers were even deliberately allowed to flee in order to reduce the pressure on food and wages.
Most of these fugitive soldiers were from this area, and most of them made a living in this area after their escape. Therefore, many villages slowly grew up along the south side of the border wall in Yulin Town.
Boyan Village, Baitang Village, Liushu Village, Dongcun Village, Gushan Village, Shuangshan Village, Yuerhe Village, Tumen Village, Mahe Village, Big Rabbit Falcon Village, Xiangshui Village, and Boluosi Village, except for some of them
It has always been there, and some of it has gradually grown up in this way.
"What is the situation of the villages in the north of Suidezhou now? Have they all turned into rebels like Boyan Village and Baitang Village?" Feng Ziying was a little worried. If they were like this, the situation would be quite serious, and the Yulin Army might not be able to win.
How many of them came south to help suppress the rebels?
Fortunately, Liu Dingfeng shook his head: "As far as we know so far, only the two villages, Boyan Village and Baitang Village, were short of food, and the Yulin Army in the north could not provide them with enough food, so they started
We went south to eat, but Suidezhou and the others didn’t dare to touch it, so they could only come over to Wubao..."
Liu Dingfeng hesitated for a while and then said: "The people in these two villages are actually not very willing to go south, but due to livelihood, the other villages can barely get by at the moment, but if this situation continues, I think at most
If they can persist for a month, they cannot delay it until October. These villages will gradually go the way of Boyan Village and Baitang Village, because it is impossible for the Yulin Army to support these villages with their own food. A little relief will not solve the problem at all.
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After all, it is still a matter of food. Feng Ziying knows very well that these villages are actually a buffer area between Yulin Town and Yan'an Prefecture, and they are in a state of neglect.
Most of the people in these villages were the relatives of the Yulin Army sergeants at first. However, after seventy or eighty years, these people have multiplied and multiplied day by day, and their existing relationship with the Yulin Army is far from as close as it was originally. In addition,
Some of the escaped soldiers also fled into these villages to make a living, so Yulin Town also had an ambivalent attitude toward these villages.
The same goes for Yan'an Prefecture, where they all turn a blind eye.
Feng Ziying also realized the complexity of the problem. If it was just an ordinary rebel army, it would not be easy to solve, but there is always a way. But if all the villages on the front line became rebels because they had no food to survive, then the situation would be serious.
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There are as many as a dozen villages in this line, and each village has hundreds to thousands of people. It is similar to large villages and towns in the mainland. The Suidezhou line alone probably has more than 10,000 people.
These border people have strong folk customs and practice martial arts, archery and riding. Many of them are originally deserters, and there are also many strong horses raised in the village.
If they want to become a rebel army, their combat effectiveness will not be comparable to those of those who are just surviving on food. Moreover, there are deserters organizing and leading them, so they will be very clear about the defensive and offensive routines of the border troops and local towns.
Once a confrontation occurs, it will not be easy to destroy.
"Are the food shortages in these border villages also very serious?" Feng Ziying asked again.
"There has been a severe drought for three consecutive years. To be honest, the situation in these border villages is much better than that in many places. However, they have more capable laborers and consume a lot of money. Originally, they could still get some support from the army, but the Northwest Army marched eastward.
After that, the imperial court severely deducted the food and salary from the remaining troops in the three sides and four towns, saying that it was to support the war in Shandong. Therefore, the Yulin army had no time to protect itself now, and it was impossible to provide any more relief to these villages, so it was delayed until
It’s pretty good now. Boyan Village and Baitang Village are the farthest away from the Da and Xiaoli Rivers. It hasn’t rained since last year to this year, so irrigation is difficult. The millet harvest is almost extinct, so they are the first to run out of food..."
Feng Ziying waved her hand, indicating that she knew the situation, "Then why are you all coming to Wu Bao? Suide doesn't dare to fight, Mizhi doesn't dare to go, and Anding is not far away."
Liu Dingfeng smiled bitterly, "How many grains does Anping have? Isn't it also the case that chaos is everywhere and is in danger?"
