In military operations since ancient times, "using
It is not easy to get auxiliary troops. It is easy to hire them with money like the Ming Dynasty hired the people in Guangxi, but their reliability can never be guaranteed.
Among the most successful auxiliary forces, the North Korean White Horse Team and the Japanese Batto Team. The former is composed of the most oppressed official slaves in Jeju Island, Baiding, and the latter is composed of persecuted Catholics. The Senate awarded them the "Grand Sword".
"En", he is naturally loyal. But it is not so easy to win the hearts of the Yao people - he also spent a lot of effort on the finalization of "Fu Li". Speaking of which, all policy focuses are on
"Attack the Heart".
Whether it is economic means, cultural influence or military deterrence, in the final analysis, the other party will recognize your rule from the heart. This is not easy to achieve.
It's a pity that there are no cadres from Yao people. Instead, a group of Li and Miao cadres came. When Huang Chao took office, he asked the Organization Department to send him some cadres with experience in ethnic work. It turned out that the personnel department had a strange brain.
, sent a team of Li and Miao cadres over. This team is the first batch of graduates of the Li and Miao school founded by Mu Min. It is led by Mu Min's protégé Pinda. There are eleven people in total, all boys and girls.
These Li and Miao youths received Senate education at a very young age.
These eleven people naturally gave him great support. But Huang Chao was really dumbfounded in his heart. What he wanted were naturalized cadres with work experience in Li District, not a group of Li and Miao cadres. The former ones in Lingshui
They were not assigned to him at the right time, and now he no longer needs to go to Fu Li, but these people were assigned to him inexplicably. When cadres from the Li and Miao ethnic groups arrived in the Lianyang area, they were not as useful as ordinary naturalized cadres.
However, based on his observation, the leader of the team, Panda, is quite capable and energetic. The key is that he does not have facial tattoos. Except for her, all the female cadres in this group have facial tattoos. The black tattoo patterns on their faces are
It looked very scary. Huang Chao didn't think anything of it even after seeing it many times in Li District, but his subordinates said it was a bit creepy.
"It's fine during the day, but I'll have nightmares after watching it at night..." Huang Chao's secretary, the new administrative intern, complained while packing his luggage, "What kind of custom is this!"
"You don't know that," Huang Chao smiled, "Do you know why women of the Li ethnic group have facial tattoos?"
"I don't know, do you think it looks good like this? Anyway, I can't figure it out."
"It's not to look good, it's to prevent them from being kidnapped by outsiders. After getting tattooed, no outsiders will notice them - this is also a way to be forced out." Huang Chao lamented.
"But isn't Li District now under the control of the Senate? Who would go to Li District to rob women? Why not just ban it?"
"Habits have been formed and are not easy to change. Let's talk about foot binding. What are the benefits? The Senate has been promoting it and prohibiting it. It has been done for several years and it has not been completely banned. Customs like facial tattoos are very harmful to
The body does not have a big impact, and it does not hinder social order, so the Senate does not prohibit it. Slowly, as society progresses, it naturally disappears - they are all the first batch of students of Li Miao School and still have traces of tradition.
The phenomenon of face tattoos among students in several batches has become less and less.”
"However, this kind of tattoo may also cause infection, and it is also inconvenient to socialize after such a tattoo."
"Administrative work must be prioritized," Huang Chao took the opportunity to point out. "Face tattooing is not an important matter. Naturally, there is no need for the Senate to spend great efforts to ban it. At most, it should be guided - but what is important?
It doesn't matter, there are no standards, and this is where the ability of our local administrators is tested."
"What you said is so good, Chief." His secretary fell into admiration.
Huang Chao said a few words modestly, feeling pleased with himself. This sense of satisfaction is the main motivation that supports him in this time and space.
"Get some rest early, we have to travel tomorrow."
This night was the first night that Yang Zeng led the team to camp at night. It was the first night to enter the mountainous area and the first day of march. The troops went north along the Zhongzhou River. The terrain was fairly flat. That night, they arrived at Lianshan Town in the old time and space.
Near Xiaosanjiang Town, a man named Zhao spent the night in front of a small village. The gate of the village was closed and many bonfires were lit. Only a few strong men were allowed to carry two fans of pork, a few loads of brown rice and some wine. Yang Zengmei
Asking for wine, he left pork and brown rice, and gave ten newly minted silver coins from Guangzhou Prefecture in return. After the military doctor passed the test on the pork, he cooked it that night and gave it to the entire army to have a tooth ceremony.
On the second day of the march, we spent a morning crossing the watershed between the Zhongzhou River and the Yongfeng River, and marched along the river valley for another half day until we arrived at the old city of Chengshan at almost seven o'clock in the afternoon, which is the Lianshan area before Shun Nian tomorrow.
The county seat. Although the county seat has been abolished, it is still more prosperous than other places, with some shops and homes. But many of the shops have been closed, most of the residents are empty, and there are traces of looting everywhere. It is said that those who stayed here are
A few elderly people said that this place has been robbed many times, and most residents and businesses have fled to nearby fortified villages.
Yang Zeng sent people to various places to inform the army to come to suppress the riot. After the people were sent out, many village elders came, either bringing pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks, or brown rice and soil brewing to "comfort the army." Yang Zeng warmly entertained, and by
He asked the logistics department to pay according to the purchase price, which quickly narrowed the distance between the two parties. These elders who had come to "work in the army" with great effort were also willing to tell him some information.
However, the language they spoke was not the Cantonese vernacular that Yang Zenghui spoke. Later, when soldiers passed by, they realized that they spoke Hakka. After learning about it, I found out that in Lianshan County, children, Yao, and Han people alternated alternately, and the Han people were mainly Hakka.
The valleys in the mountains were reclaimed and fenced houses were built to protect themselves. The children also participated in the riots in some villages this time, but the main force of the riots was Bapaiyao. Most of the Hakka villages with fenced houses were not affected much, but the scattered
Most of those who cultivated the wasteland were destroyed.
Yang Zeng comforted everyone and said that he was here to "quell riots" on the orders of the Senate of the Song Dynasty. It won't take long for the order in Lianshan to be restored. He asked everyone to be a good warrior and protect their own villages. If anything happens,
If there is an emergency, report it to the county government - he will take back the county seat in a few days.
Everyone was not surprised by his announcement that he was about to regain the county seat: Yao people had rioted and captured the county seat before, but the Yao people rarely defended the city and mostly retreated voluntarily after looting.
Yang Zeng asked a few guides from each village to lead the way. The second group set out early in the morning to climb the mountain. It took three hours to reach Jitianwei, which was also the seat of Lianshan County in the old time. This place had also been plundered. Then he followed Shatian.
Going up Hebei, we climbed another mountain in the afternoon, and finally arrived at the foot of Lianshan City in the evening.
The gates of Lianshan City were wide open, and Yang Zeng's troops entered the city without firing a shot or ammunition. The eight rows of Yao who were originally entrenched in the city had already dispersed, leaving only an empty city.
He sent people to search the whole city, but found that not even a mouse could be found here. Lianshan County is not big, and Yang Zeng estimated that the permanent population in the county is only a thousand people, which is roughly the same as those counties in southern Hainan. The city
Being humble and lacking in strength, it is not surprising that Ba Pai Yao was able to conquer Lianshan.
Finally, an old man was found in the county prison. Yang Zeng inquired carefully and found out that the old man was the magistrate's servant. Bapaiyao passed through Neiying and attacked the city. The magistrate was killed but could not resist, and the county seal was taken away. The whole city was destroyed.
After everything was looted, the young women and children were abducted, and he was forgotten in the county prison because of his old age.
"Have everyone taken away?"
Yang Zeng was slightly disappointed. In his plan, he also wanted to use the county's human resources - at least to provide some labor assistance to the garrisoned National Army. Now it seems that there is no need to think about it.
Because after three days of long-distance mountain march, the physical condition of the entire army has reached its limit. Yang Zeng ordered a day of repairs in Lianshan County. At the same time, the number of the entire army was counted. No one in the Fubo Army was left behind, and 12 people in the National Army were left behind. Such an effect
Yang Zeng felt quite satisfied.
"In fact, Chief You's second brigade should come here." Yang Zeng thought to himself. They took a small steamer from Yingde and followed the Lianjiang River to reach the foot of Lianzhou City easily. From Lianzhou
Going over the mountains from the city to Lianshan City is naturally not as hard as coming from Huaiji.
Huang Chao set off one day later than Yang Zeng. Although the road in his direction was much easier, it still took him two days. On the first day, he walked along the Fenggang River to the watershed. On the second day, he climbed over the watershed and walked along the watershed.
We walked another two hours to reach Yonghua Township. The morale of Huang Chao's troops is still relatively high. Although the team of Li and Miao cadres accompanying the army arrived late, they are full of energy.
At the beginning, this group made the whole army very uncomfortable, especially the Li girls with black ink tattoos. But during the march, this group of boys and girls were in high spirits and started humming songs.
"Sing a folk song to the chief. The chief's kindness is like that of a mother..."
How many times do those people in the cultural and publicity system have to ruin the classics of the old time and space before they stop, Huang Chao thought to himself. But Huang Chao had to admit that these songs have a wonderful chemical effect on boosting morale. Li Dong and other National Army soldiers
The old naturalized civilian officer in the middle couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this song. After listening to it a few times, he felt that the song was catchy and he learned it in a short time. After Pinda and the others stopped singing, several
The officers of the National Army sang in unison again. In less than half a day, the entire army, whether they were naturalized veterans or new recruits, had learned to sing this song. The song echoed over and over again in the mountains.
Even Huang Chao, who had always been disgusted in his heart, couldn't help but hum along.
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