The Ming Dynasty's policy of supporting the Yao people was very arbitrary. It often depended on the individual talents of the local officials. However, during the peace period, the local officials' attitudes towards the Yao people were often at two extremes. One was: "Officials in Guangdong and Guangxi only want to keep themselves safe;
The military and government were unprepared" and turned a blind eye to various small-scale robberies and violations by the Yao people, and even suppressed the local people and did not allow them to complain. Even after the Yao people rioted and looted wantonly, the local officials were helpless and could only "prepare flowers and red cattle"
The second extreme is the opposite, extorting, exploiting and humiliating the Yao people who have already been fostered in the village, "even bullying them from afar without telling them, being cruel and confusing, which not only harms their lives, but also harms them."
its nature”.
Li Sanjiu has been with the chieftains for a long time and knows a lot about the mentality of Ming officials. In his opinion, since the Australians call themselves Song Dynasty, they are also Han people - he understands the behavior of Han officials very well.
too much.
In his more than ten years of military experience, if a general sends troops to fight, as long as the soldiers are not in danger, it is a good opportunity to make a fortune. This is probably the same for the Australian "Great Song Dynasty". After all, this Lianzhou City belongs to the Ming Dynasty.
The generals of the Song Dynasty have no responsibility to defend the territory, and I am afraid they may not be very enthusiastic to rescue them - they are so quick, just because they are interested in the children and treasures in the city. This matter is not difficult for him, Li Sanjiu, to discuss. Don't
Seeing the Yao people coming down the mountain to plunder every three days, they actually want nothing more than daily necessities such as salt, grain, and iron. If the Australian officer covets other items, he is not unable to part with them - compared to him
Ambition, what do children and treasures mean?
If the Australians wanted to be appeased, he would be soft. Not only would they be soft, but he would also give them large gifts. If the Australians wanted to suppress them, he would go into the mountains and fight guerrillas with them. This would give the Australians a headache - and eventually they would have to be appeased.
Now that the Australian has arrived, he has to show his sincerity:
He found a confidant who was good at water, whispered a few words, and asked him to swim across the west bank.
Huang Chao heard that an envoy was coming to see him. He really couldn't believe that the rebel leader would actually take the initiative to seek peace talks with him.
The Bapaiyao Rebellion in history lasted for a long time and affected a large area. It can be seen that the attitude of the leader was very "firm". How come the other party came to negotiate for appeasement so soon when it came to his own area?
In Huang Chao's heart, he naturally hoped that there would be less fighting and less casualties, and it was not inappropriate for the other party to ask for peace talks - at least he could listen to the other party's thoughts and learn the details.
The guards searched the envoy and escorted him in. The envoy was well-behaved. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed after entering the tent. He announced his name as Li Wu, on the order of "Lianyang Yao Village Chief Li Sanjiu."
Come and meet the "General of the Song Dynasty".
Naturally, the title of Li Sanjiu was made up by himself. Although the eight rows of Yao troops under Lianzhou City were under his command, he was just a temporary coalition commander. Except for the strong men of the Ma Jian platoon, all the other platoons were Ding.
Everyone in the Zhuang Dynasty has his own leader, and when fighting a war, he "obeys the instructions but not the propaganda."
"Get up and talk." Huang Chao looked at the person who came down. He was short and sharp, and could speak fluent Cantonese Mandarin. He was obviously not an ordinary Yao citizen.
He already knew the name Li Sanjiu from the Yao people in Yonghua Township. However, their information was relatively simple. They only knew that this person had "been an official" and had just returned to Ma Jian Pai not long ago, and he was very popular. This
He was in charge of every dispatch of troops.
Li Wu stood up respectfully, feeling half at peace. Although there is a saying of "don't behead envoys", during a war, envoys are a high-risk profession, and they might be treated as spies and beheaded.
There used to be.
He secretly looked at the "General of the Song Dynasty" in the tent, and saw that there was neither a "Tiger Case" nor a "King's Order Flag" in the tent. As for the man who was surrounded and sitting behind a large table, he did not have the air of a general.
, an ordinary man, wearing an Australian homespun jacket, no armor, and no black gauze boots and robes. If you didn't ask, you wouldn't have been able to identify him among the crowd. He followed Li San back then.
During the nine wars, I had seen the pomp and circumstance of the generals of the Ming Dynasty. In comparison, this general of the Song Dynasty was extremely shabby.
"I am Huang Chao, the recruiting envoy to Lianyang of the Great Song Dynasty and the military commander of Lianzhou." Huang Chao read out his official title in one breath. "Since you are here under orders, what are you going to say? Just say it!"
Li Wu was a little nervous. He raised his head slightly and saw that there were many people crowded in the dark tent. Several of them he knew: the Tianzhang Gong and the chief ministers of several villages of Yonghua Yao people - he said slightly
Wow, haven't the Yonghua Yao people already surrendered to Li Sanjiu? Why did they surrender to the Australians as soon as they turned around? Could it be that the Yangshan side has already been defeated?
Surprised, Li Wu still tried his best to keep calm, but his attitude was a little more humble when he spoke:
"Our chief said: The Song Dynasty also attacked the Ming Dynasty. We, the Lianyang Yao people, did not want to be ruled by the Ming Dynasty, so we rebelled. The Lianyang Yao people have no intention of becoming enemies of the Song Dynasty. If the general is willing to help
When we conquered Lianzhou City, we eight rows of Yao people did not want any of the treasures and treasures in the city. We gave them all to the general, as long as we were allowed to transport salt, grain and iron tools in the city. Lianzhou City also fell under the control of the Song Dynasty."
According to Li Sanwu, this condition is very generous - he values "name" more than money and silk now. As long as the Song Dynasty can recognize his power to rule the Lianyang area, a mere Lianzhou City is nothing.
What?
I want them all. Huang Chao almost blurted out this sentence. If he really wants to rob Lianzhou City, he doesn't need to help Ba Paiyao. He can do it with the National Army alone, but rob is impossible. Fubo Army is not a Ming army.
Anything can be done.
"Absurd! Really absurd! You barbarians dare to come and negotiate terms with our Song Dynasty." Zhou Liangchen jumped up. Even though he surrendered only a short time ago, his seniority was lower than that of the naturalized people in the headquarters.
In terms of attitude, he was afraid that he was not "firm" enough. This time he came to Lianzhou with Huang Chao. Although he was just a "consultant" and no one talked to him about the specific situation, from the usual conversation arrangements of Huang Chao and others, it was clear that
Knowing that the Australians were definitely not willing to use "appeasement" to fool their master in exchange for temporary peace, he immediately stepped forward and denounced the envoy.
Huang Chao motioned for him not to interrupt, but Zhou Liangchen shut up immediately as he was interested.
"Is there anything else?" Huang Chao ignored Li Shuangwu's first condition for the time being, thinking about what else Ba Paiyao wanted.
"As long as the Song Dynasty is willing to ennoble our Ma Jian Pai Li Sanjiu as the local magistrate of the three cities of Lianyang, regardless of hereditary succession, he will immediately lead eight platoons and twenty-four rushes to submit to the Song Dynasty. Lianzhou City will also be offered with both hands, without any
The spoils of war.”
This condition made Huang Chao dumbfounded. Seeing Zhou Liangchen's eagerness to give it a try, he winked at him.
"It's funny to know the state, but is Li Sanjiu literate?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't know the state, you can also be the chieftain, or you can even state Xuanwei - it can be named whatever the Song Dynasty wants."
Huang Chao secretly shook his head: If the title of chieftain could stabilize the country and appease the people, there would be no Bozhou Rebellion, She'an Rebellion, and Shapu Rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty in the old time and space would not need to change its territory.
Flowing, conquering the Jinchuan River.
In the final analysis, the bondage system such as chieftains is a "last resort" method when the power is insufficient. It can bring temporary peace in the short term, but in the long term it will inevitably lead to loss.
"You go down." Huang Chao did not answer his suggestion. He waved his hand and asked the guards to escort Li Shuangwu down. Then he motioned for all the surrendered people to go out, leaving only the naturalized cadres.
"What do you think of Li Sanjiu's suggestion?"
"Of course we cannot agree to this." Yang Zeng said, "If we agree, what are we doing here?!"
"Yes. However, I can see that he has a big appetite."
"Chief, I think this matter can be exploited."
The speaker is Fu Debang, a naturalized citizen who is preparing to come to Lianzhou to take up the post of county magistrate of Lianzhou.
He suggested that he first agree to Li Sanjiu's conditions for seeking a seal in exchange for Lianzhou's relief from the siege. After their vigilance weakened, he would take advantage of the "canonization" occasion to catch them all.
Huang Chao shook his head repeatedly: "This is inappropriate."
Fu Debang still lacks some cautious sensitivity in politics. From a strategic point of view, this is an excellent strategy. However, they are not bandits and pirates, and they cannot trample on integrity without limit. Leaders must cherish their own rights as much as possible.
Feather, you should do less treacherous things. Fu Debang still has some shortcomings in this regard. If you have the opportunity, you should give him a heads up.
"Let the Li Miao task force find someone to interrogate Li Wu properly," Huang Chao said, "especially about Li Sanjiu's personal situation."
Then he asked the others to retreat, leaving only Yang Zeng to discuss the battle strategy. The two studied the map and found that the West Bank River and the Xingzi River merged into the Lianjiang River in the west of Lianzhou City, except for Yanxi Mountain, Beishan, and Jinfeng Mountain.
In addition, the area around Lianzhou City is all flat land. Yang Zeng's plan is to leave one Nationalist Army to guard the Lianjiang Ferry, and the rest of the troops will first cross the West Bank River to the north, and then cross the Xingzi River to the east, with a company of Fubo Army
As the vanguard, we surrounded Yanxi Mountain in a roundabout way.
The reason why we chose to cross the West Bank and Xingzi Rivers from the north instead of crossing the Lianjiang River in the south is because the West Bank and Xingzi Rivers are narrow in width, shallow in depth, and have small flows, making it easier to build temporary pontoons to allow large troops to pass quickly. Preparation
The structure of the pontoon was very simple. The collected boats were used as the base and the top was covered with wooden boards - it was not difficult even without engineers.
"This battle is actually not difficult. Their equipment level is very poor - not even as good as the Ming army, and they don't have many firearms." Yang Zeng said, "The key point is to annihilate them all. To wipe out the main force of the Eight Pai Yao,
There is no condition for Bapaiyao to negotiate for recruitment - he can only surrender."
Ethnic minorities often fight with only male soldiers, and the mobilization rate is often very high. A small population can mobilize a large number of troops. However, once they are wiped out, they will lose the ability to continue fighting.
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