Ge Laohui Lei Heng killed Gao Liansheng and then rebelled. The main force was about 500 people, including four sentries and one battalion, and more than 1,000 men. In terms of combat effectiveness, the supply camp was the worst unit in the army. Lei Heng relied on these people. The number of troops to control the entire Yan'an area is insufficient, so many rebel armies are actually dominated by mobs. Most of the rebels do not have cannons. Even if there are cannons in the warehouse, the rebels will not know how to use them. It is useless to learn to fire and not to aim.
A large number of troops in Lei Heng's hands are still expanding in Yan'an. The troops in the area near Yan'an are scattered. It is not surprising that a mob led by a small number of infantry and cavalry did not capture the squire's fortress.
But now Lei Heng felt that a huge threat was coming to him. He received the report that Li Ziying in the east suddenly attacked Xinyao Town, which caught him by surprise. He originally thought that there would be a reorganization period of about seven days, but now Li Guolou in the east led Li Ziying The battalion came to Xinyao Town in person. What was even more terrifying was that Battle led a large force to the south to block the south side of Yan'an.
The Qing army in the south has reached the edge of Yan'an City. Battelle's cavalry actually has several howitzers. This is something Lei Heng never expected. As for the cavalry of Li Ziying beside him, which was suppressing bandits in the Yan'an area, he thought about strangling this cavalry. The troops led by the elite cavalry Battelle did not listen to Gao Ziying's orders. Lei Heng used a cunning trick to cut off the food and grass for more than 500 cavalrymen of Li Ziying for more than half a month. In order to lure Battelle, Cheng Kun entered Yan'an to ask for it. Liangcao prepared to ambush Li Ziying's officers, but Li Ziying still did not see him asking for assistance.
Time flies. Guard Gao Liansheng inspected Yan'an's supply warehouse. Lei Heng seized the opportunity to launch an anti-Qing uprising. However, Yan'an was threatened by the Qing army in just three days. Two Li Ziying cavalry troops surrounded them from the southeast. The gates in the south of the city no longer dared to open. Outside there are fires lit by Qing troops. In other directions outside the city, there are also activities of Qing troops roaming [
A pessimistic atmosphere has spread among the rebels. To change this situation, the only way to change this situation is to defeat the Qing army outside the city. Otherwise, a large number of Qing troops will surround the rebels. The possibility of survival will be left to the rebels to consider whether to carve out a piece of the world or to grease their feet. There are already large Qing army movements in the two directions southeast of Yan'an. Breaking out from these two directions will be pursued by Li Ziying's cavalry. None of Lei Heng's dozen confidants who fought with Li Ziying in the first battle dared to face them. Although Li Ziying came to the northwest not long ago, he was able to fight "splendidly" in every battle. What they had in hand was the troops and horses of the original Qing army's supply camp. Their combat effectiveness was not strong, but they still had war horses, cannons, and grenades. The battle between Li Ziying and Li Ziying has not even started yet, and the shadow has already been cast on these people’s hearts.
As for the west of Yan'an, it is even more terrifying. Zuo Zongtang's troops are stationed there. After getting the news that Gao Liansheng was killed, will Zuo Zongtang personally lead his troops from Suzhou City? The movements of the main forces of the Qing army under Jiaqiao Hunan Army, Liu Songshan, and others made these insurgents feel even more pressured.
It turned out that the members of the Ge Laohui of the fraternal troops stationed in the Yan'an area responded to the call and ran into Yan'an City to get money and food and declared an uprising. However, after this night, the question of how many of the thousands of troops outside the city would actually revolt also raised questions. Lei Heng is worried
In two days, tens of thousands of troops were mobilized, which made the rebels feel that it was the right choice to embark on this path of rebellion with strong troops. However, the subsequent situation turned out to be dangerous. The news network extending in the Yan'an area suddenly failed, and unfavorable news came one after another.
A detective horse hurriedly ran into the hall, turned over and knelt down on one leg and said: "Report to Yang Dawazi, Mu San disobeyed the order and killed our brother who sent the message. Let me come back to send the message. They want to avenge Gao Liansheng and they will enter the city tomorrow."
"What are you doing wrong?" Liu Mingqi, who was the sentry commander of the Qing army, stood up from his wicker chair and couldn't believe that such a thing would happen.
"It can't be wrong. Brother Wang's head is still in my horse bag. How dare I lie?" Tan Ma burst into tears and sobbed.
"No wonder Yang Dawazi said he wanted to empty Yong'an warehouse. It turned out that he wanted to take credit from Mangou. Big brother, what should we do now? Should we take back Yong'an warehouse overnight? Mangou can't be cheap." Another Yan Deli, who was the former sentry commander of the Qing army, was extremely anxious about Yong'an warehouse. There were originally more than a hundred rebels guarding them. Now these people have either surrendered or been killed. This is a bolt from the blue for the rebels. One after another, this is a heavy blow to the rebels who have only been rebelling for three days. People would stab Zige in the back, members of Laohui betrayed Yang Dawazi, and Mu San actually led his troops to surrender to the Qing army for the second time.
Lei Heng stroked his beard and his upright Chinese character face showed no timidity. He still looked energetic and waved his hand and said: "We can't mess up. We can't just sit back and wait for death. We have thought about it in the first place." In this situation, we must have confidence that the troops who are short of pay will join us in resisting the tyranny of the Qing Dynasty. A Yong'an warehouse is nothing. It only stores more than 500,000 kilograms of grain and grass. Plus Yang Dawazi, Mu Sanyuan occupied two There are only more than 800,000 jins of grain and grass in this warehouse. Most of the grain and grass are still in our hands. We still have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in our hands. Take these people away and take away all the grain in Yan'an City. If you can't take it away, we will burn it. Let Zuo Zongtang drink from the northwest wind."
Lei Heng was so angry that he seemed to be in a desperate situation. An officer asked hesitantly: "Brother, where are we going with more than 10,000 people?"
Yes, where are the rebels going? To find the returning guerrillas in the Lingzhou area or to the Jinji Fort. Ma Hualong has to meet the main force of the Qing army. He wants to cross the Yellow River and return to Xining, the base of the army. He may not be able to see it until he reaches the Yellow River. It is also difficult to get a boat back to Hezhou, the other base of the army. The Qing army's Guyuan Admiral Lei Zhengwan and the registered admiral Ma Deshun's troops are blocked there. As for Dong Zhiyuan in the east, the Qing army Li Guolou has personally led a large force to kill them. It is difficult to get there. If we have to go head-to-head with Li Ziying, in the south direction of Xi'an, Li Ziying's Battelle troops have thousands of troops to break through this team's blockade, and a fierce battle is inevitable.
Pressure and opportunity coexisted. The rebels originally thought that this day would come. Although the difficulties came a few days earlier than they thought, since they had pulled up a team of tens of thousands of troops and were about to fight a world, Ge Lao would revolt and did not want to join the army. Instead, he decided to The lofty goal of driving out the Tartars and restoring China has been rejected. Therefore, the rebel army's development in the west and north directions has been rejected. They want to occupy a piece of Han territory in the northwest and compete with Li Ziying of Li Guolou. It is inevitable.
"I think we still need to fight Li Ziying, break the rope stuck around our necks, and let Li Guolou go to hell. You guys decide whether to fight Battelle's troops or Li Guolou's troops." Lei Lei Heng humbly asked his brothers for advice and prepared to compete with Li Ziying
Next, the brothers of the rebel army repeatedly stated whether the rebel army went east or south. The east directly faced the large force led by Li Guolou. The rebel army to the south did not even break through Yan'an City. It is known who the main force of the rebel army was. Some people have different opinions on whether to break out of the siege or stay in Yan'an City and fight a protracted war with the Qing army.
"Brother, if we leave Yan'an, most of the newly recruited people will run away. I think we should take back the Yong'an warehouse and take back Yang Dawazi and Mu San's grain and grass outside the city. This way, no matter which Qing army wants to attack us, we will not have the grain and grass to survive the autumn of Yan'an. We are impregnable. Our more than 10,000 people can develop into 30,000 to 40,000 troops. Liu Songshan, Xu Zhanbiao's large army will starve to death. They all have to flee back to Dong Zhiyuan. By then, we can join forces with the returning troops and develop and grow. If we leave Yan'an, We have become rogues. Now there are only more than 8,000 people in our city. At least more than 2,000 people are already forty or fifty years old. These people can defend the city and let them march and fight without the enemy chasing them. If they themselves fall dead on the road," Liu Mingqi proposed. They are unwilling to give up the large amount of food and fodder in Yan'an city. How much food and fodder can they bring for the march? Soon they will be hungry. The rogue bandits without a base have little potential and are bound to be besieged by the calculating Zuo Zongtang. They will flee like Dong Fuxiang's refugee army. Finally sit back and wait for death
Someone raised different opinions and immediately attracted different voices. The hall became lively. These brothers of the Ge Laohui finally secured a piece of land and had food and drink. No one was willing to leave Yan'an City and was full of nostalgia for this yellow land.
"But Yang Dawazi, Mu San's two battalions of soldiers and horses are capable of fighting. They are all former suicide squads. Now they have two to three thousand troops in their hands. If they can't defeat them, Battelle's cavalry will come and kill us. It will be difficult for us to even return to the city." Liu Mingqi wailed. At this time, he thought of the disadvantages of recruiting soldiers and horses everywhere. Yang Dawazi and Mu San have also been recruiting soldiers and horses in the past two days. They also have enough food and grass in their warehouses to raise thousands of soldiers and horses.
Lei Heng was furious and punched the table and cursed angrily: "Yang Dawazi, Mu San is so despicable that I would believe them if I knew I should kill them both today. I shouldn't believe their lies now." How could it be such a coincidence that there are three wolves beside us?"
Lei Heng knew very well that he couldn't defeat Yang Dawazi. Mu San's soldiers and horses were all veterans desperate for their lives. If he hadn't occupied Yan'an City and fought in the wild, he would have probably been defeated by Yang Dawazi. Yang Dawazi, Mu San could Accustomed to fighting many fierce battles, there is still a battalion of cavalry, Yang Dawazi, who will not defend Yong'an Cang. He will use his horns to contain the rebel forces without sending troops to attack Yong'an Cang. Tomorrow, Yang Dawazi, Mu San will go to prove his innocence. Actively attack Yan'an City[
"If Mangou has Yong'ancang, we won't be able to defend Yan'an City, so we should move." Liu Mingqi made up his mind. The rebels only raised the flag to rebel. If they can't fight against the enemy, they should find a place to survive.
The mentality of the rebels changed in one day. They originally thought that everything was under control. They could drag the Qing army to death by holding on to their lifeblood. They never expected that the granary outside the city would be besieged by the Qing army on three sides overnight. There will be more tomorrow. Many Qing troops gathered around
"Yes, it is unrealistic to defend Yan'an City and go to fight Yang Dawazi, Mu San and other traitors. Wouldn't it be cheaper for Mangou to make the so-called sacrifice? We should discuss where the main force will break out." Lei Heng set the tone and once again made the insurgent army Breakout idea
"'Grandma', 'grandma', it's so weird. Why are there Li Ziying soldiers and horses in both directions in the southeast? How come Li Guolou is blocking our way? Did he think that we were going to raise the flag to rebel?" Liu Mingqi was angry and unfair. It just happened. It was such a coincidence that two soldiers and horses of Li Ziying happened to block the way of the rebels.
"Li Guolou is the second Zuo Zongtang. He calculated that we would rebel." Lei Heng couldn't deny it even if he wanted to. The rebels were facing each other head-on. All the troops were soldiers of Li Ziying.
The eldest brothers of the rebel army deliberated all night and made the decision to break out with the main force to the south. Battelle's 500 cavalrymen became a stumbling block for the rebel army to break through. These 500 Li Ziying cavalrymen were still "explored" by the rebel army. As for the thousands of soldiers that Battelle expanded,
The rebels did not take seriously how powerful these new recruits were. Li Guolou to the east made it difficult for the rebels to figure out. They did not dare to compete with the calculating Li Guolou.