After sending off the envoy, Yang Jinghui discussed with his nephew, master and others: with their strength, it is probably no problem to attack the county town. However, they know that the county town is a tough place. Although there is a lot of oil and water, it is difficult for the villagers to attack the city.
It was difficult. After thinking about it again, he decided to go to various towns in the county to extort money.
"If the merchants and people in the town don't obey, we will simply break up the town and loot the town. Use the banner of 'anti-Kun and support the Ming'! Gather heroes from all over!" Yang Jinghui said with great satisfaction.
Master Bi hurriedly said: "Master, don't be anxious. Based on the student's humble opinion, we should postpone the matter of raising the banner for a while."
"How can you see that?" Yang Juren was immersed in his fantasy of "supporting the country" and "glorifying the ancestors", and did not take seriously Master Bi's "admonishment". "As soon as this flag is raised, we will become the rebels of King Qin, and the whole county will be affected."
Looking at the scenery - do they still dare to disobey Governor Xiong's royal order flag?"
"The master is right," Master Bi said quickly, "the students are just worried that as soon as the master's banner is raised, the thieves will have to mobilize heavy troops. Yangjiazhuang is weak and weak. Even if there are heroes and martyrs from all over the county, they may not be able to surrender."
Kun Thief’s opponent, Governor Xiong, is now far away in Guangxi, and it’s hard to save him from water far away, but he’s thirsty just now…”
Nowadays, at best, local tyrants are causing trouble and fighting with each other, and at most, they are just bandits - these are all within the control of local officials, and the matter can be big or small. But as soon as the banner of anti-Kun Fuming is raised, it is the so-called "rebellion with firecrackers"
, the local officials of the Kun thieves must report it, which will inevitably lead to a large-scale attack by the Kun thieves.
Although Master Bi has never studied screenplay, he has had many interactions with local officials' masters. The routine of concealing his fault is very clear. The routine of being an official has been the same since ancient times, and I think it will be no different in the Kun Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
His pouring of cold water made Mr. Yang, who was originally very passionate about "promoting his position and getting rich" and "defending morality and eliminating demons", understand a little better.
The people sent by Commander Xiong were indeed very promising, but now that the officers and soldiers are far away in Guangxi, if they really raise their banners, and the thieves come to "kill the chickens to scare the monkeys", then it will be called "the sky should not be screamed and the earth will not work". When the time comes, "Guangzong Yaozu"
"No share, "cutting off descendants" is very quick!
After thinking about it, I decided that I couldn't raise the banner, but I couldn't just keep it unclear. Anyway, I had Governor Xiong's letter in hand, and I had a reputation as a righteous person, so I couldn't help but the merchants and people.
Immediately, people were mobilized and "announced" to the villages and towns everywhere. Many villages and towns were frightened by his power and paid food and taxes one after another. The county director appointed by the Australians was weak and could not do anything to him for a while. Yang Juren's
The arrogance is even more rampant, which means "one county and two orders".
Only in this Shijian, because of the garrison of thieves, the merchants refused to pay for food. Yang Juren found out that there were only thirty people from the National Army in the town, and there were more than a hundred local people's militia, so he felt that he was a soft persimmon.
, so he planned to capture this place, firstly to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and secondly to demonstrate his "anti-Kun" achievements.
A mob of more than 500 people was organized. Because they had to confront the Kun thieves head-on, not only the more than 200 "elites" brought by Yang Erhu all went into battle, but there were also many "green forest heroes" who came to vote and joined along the way.
There were many people who were going to Shijian to "drink soup" - even the Hakka and Yao people villages who usually don't deal with each other also came, and the team suddenly swelled to thousands. They came to Shijian to "make a fortune"
"Yes.
However, the stone stream is not easy to chew. The town was originally protected by a wall of earth. After the Australians came, they built additional fortifications, especially many artillery pieces. Yang Erhu commanded the men and horses to charge up one by one, and a cannon on the earth wall fort.
When the platoon fired, the whole army collapsed. Obviously, this "drum attack" was not possible.
Erhu proposed to set up an old camp in the abandoned village on the mountain north of Shijian as a long-term encirclement plan. In order to raise food, he sent people to collect food everywhere. After struggling for several days, he sent people to Shijian to "persuade surrender".
He also made a condition that as soon as the National Army left the town, he would immediately give 500 taels of silver as a "reward". As for where the National Army went, he would never stop them - which was naturally rejected.
Unexpectedly, before they even started to attack the stronghold, they received news that the Kun thieves had sent troops from Sihui for reinforcements. Yang Erhu was a man who had served as an officer and had been in battle. As soon as he arrived at Shijian, he sent Ye Bushou to conduct reconnaissance in all directions to avoid being attacked by Kun.
The thief's reinforcements caught him unawares.
Therefore, not long after the 2nd company landed, Yang Jinghui's uncle and nephew got the news. Yang Erhu heard that the troops were well-equipped and well-equipped, and knew that the elite Fubo army must be the Kun thieves, so he hurriedly discussed with Mr. Yang and his men.
Everyone knows how powerful the Kun Thief is, but not many people have experienced it personally. However, even Yang Erhu himself and his gang of brothers from Zhaoqing only know that the Australians are powerful, and they do not
We have never fought face-to-face with Australian soldiers with real swords and guns, because we heard that the team that arrived did not have cannons, so everyone was relatively confident that as long as there were no cannons, we could always fight.
After deliberation, we decided to take advantage of the delay of the Kun bandits fleet and the cannons not yet arrived, to devour the incoming Kun bandits in one go. Shi Jian probably didn’t have time to capture them, but eating one of the Kun bandits was enough.
"Shock the whole county". Maybe they can force the director of Kunthi County to "abandon the city and flee" and "recover the county" on his own.
With this plan in mind, Yang Jinghui and Yang Erhu immediately led more than 300 "elites" and two tiger squat guns from the old camp, preparing to set up an ambush on the roadside and prepare to eliminate this unit in one go.
"Here we come, the thieves are here!" Xiangyong, who was lying on the road, ran into the woods out of breath, pointing to the east side of the mountain road and shouting out of breath.
"How many men and horses did the Kun bandits come? Do they have cannons?" Yang Erhu asked.
"Reporting back to the second master, the Kun bandits are still two miles away from here. There are not many people. There are two spies clearing the way in front, and there are only about thirty people behind. There are neither cannons nor horses, but everyone has their kind of streak.
Firegun."
"I know, you can go down."
Hearing that only more than thirty people came, Yang Erhu hesitated for a moment. Apparently, the Kun bandits were divided into the front team, the middle army, and the rear team, and advanced in stages to avoid being eaten up by others on the mountain road.
If we attack now and use more to defeat fewer people, we will definitely be able to eat up this group of troops. However, if the enemies behind are on guard, it will be difficult to fight.
Everyone looked at him and asked Yang Erhu to make a decision:
Yang Erhu thought for a moment and turned to Yang Juren: "Uncle and nephew think it's time to take action. There are ten times more of us than them, and I'm in the dark. The mountain road here is steep, and even if the thieves have sharp weapons, they can't use them."
, we use fire blunderbuss and tiger squatting cannons to fire, and then rush out. The thieves will definitely be panicked and can defeat them with one blow. As for the people and horses behind, we will see the situation. If the enemy retreats in chaos, we will pursue them;
If their formation remains stable and they still want to come this way, we can simply gather the entire team and set up an ambush outside the stone gorge."
"Okay, just follow my nephew! Pass the order: The head of the thief will be worth one tael of silver each. If there are any injured, those who are tenants of my family will be free of rent this year, and those who are not tenants will be rewarded with ten taels of silver! If unfortunately he is killed in battle, I will
The Yang family will support his wife and children for the rest of his life, come on, everyone!"
After giving the order, the group heroes immediately became excited and geared up to prepare for a big fight.
Yang Erhu called
"Third brother! You are from Ye Bu Su. You lead a few brothers and sneak over there, capture their spies and ask for confessions. Don't disturb the people behind."
The person Yang Erhu calls "Third Brother" is not from the Yang family. His surname is Shao and he is the third eldest. People who are polite call him "Third Master" and "Third Brother", and those who are not polite call him "Lao San". Mr. Shao
When he was young, he was a rogue in the countryside. When he grew up, he joined the army. He dared to fight and kill. He was ruthless and shady. He got mixed up with General Boss in the camp. Originally, he was not the same as Yang Erhu, a son of the local gentry. However, Yang Erhu took a fancy to his ruthlessness.
, they usually try to win over each other and even become sworn brothers.
"This is easy!" Shao Laosan said immediately, "I'll come when I go!" He immediately ordered seven or eight regiments and went to the mountains and forests.
On the narrow mountain road, Lu Lu and Xiong Pi, the two leading soldiers in the first platoon, were holding machetes and cutting away the weeds and shrubs on the roadside while paying attention to the movements on both sides of the mountain road.
Both of them were new recruits who had joined the army not long ago. Their first battle was the Guangzhou Offensive some time ago. The Fubo Army expanded relatively quickly. Most of the veterans who had participated in actual combat before the landing in Guangdong had been promoted to commanders at all levels as seeds.
The last one is also the platoon leader. Li Luhu is from Nanzhili and is twenty years old this year. He came to Lingao with Mr. Zhao Yingong’s immigration ship, while Xiong Pi is from Danhu, Guangdong. When the two first arrived in the new barracks,
We had several fights due to language barriers, and later we had fights with each other over all kinds of trivial matters. But in the melting pot of the army, these things didn’t matter. We carried guns together, we were punished corporally, and we were beaten by the company commander on the playground.
After being hit with a military stick several times, he finally stopped.
This section of the mountain road is not too difficult to walk. The mountain road runs north-south. To the west is a cliff, which is not too steep. If you fall, you will be scratched to death by thorns and shrubs at most. But it is not that easy to fall to death. To the east is a vast area.
In the dense forest, if they are ambushed, the enemy can only use this dense forest. According to the infantry doctrine, Li Luhu is on guard with a gun, and Xiong Pi is using a machete to remove the rattan blocking the middle of the mountain road. The Australian instructors attach great importance to the doctrine and even shit.
You have to urinate according to the regulations. The recruits are quite complaining. Li Luhu, who works in his hometown in Nanzhi, is better. Xiong Pi, who is used to being free on the ship, complains a lot. He doesn't know the regulations that he is very disgusted with today.
It would save his life, but he didn't know that in the future he would become an "old stubborn" who worships orders like a god.
In the woods on one side of the road, Shao Laosan was quietly approaching with a few regiments from the dense forest. In the early summer, the mountain forest was already lush with vegetation. Shao Laosan was very light-footed, and the several regiments were also good at walking on mountain roads.
. He was confident that if he reached the edge of the woods, the thief's spies wouldn't be able to find him.