"Listen to the students slowly. Let's start with the origins of the other two people. Let's talk about Sun Dabiao first. This man's ancestors are not from Yangshan. They are bandits who came from Huguang. When his ancestors came to Yangshan, they occupied
He opened several shops in Dachunwei and specialized in monopolizing the salt trade with the Yao people in Yonghua Township. The salt was sold at the price of gold.
"His salt mainly comes from three sources, one is official salt, the other is smuggled, and the third is some that are bought back from the business without capital. Some sell salt by land to Huguang or Yao Pai Yao Village.
Once a hawker is encountered by his men, he will inevitably kill him and seize his goods. As for kidnapping and extortion, Sun Dabiao also does a lot."
Wang Chuyi suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the local Yao people were worried about the price of salt. It turned out that there was another reason!
"As for Feng Haijiao, he is a water bandit who is entrenched in Qinglianwei. His ancestors are said to be Danhu. After several fights, he took over the Lianjiang River bend in Qinglianwei as his own territory. He specializes in extorting money from passing ships, and robs those who don't comply.
Not only does he ship cargo like this, but he also often buys and sells goods by force from merchants who come and go."
But these materials are not rare: Wang Chuyi got some knowledge of the situation from the "Overview of Yangshan" compiled by the Foreign Intelligence Service. Although it was not detailed, he generally knew these people.
"Does the county magistrate know that Hunan eats Cantonese salt and Guangdong eats Hunan grain?" Peng Shouan knew that Wang Chuyi was a little impatient.
"Please tell me." Wang Chuyi knew that Peng Shou'an was going to talk about drama.
"Huguang is ripe and the world is rich. Huguang produces grain but not salt, so grain is cheap and salt is expensive in Huguang, while the opposite is true in Guangdong. Lianyang is remote and mountainous. Fortunately, you can go all the way to Guangzhou along the river, and it is only separated from Huguang by Jiuning Mountain.
You can go north along the river directly to Wuchang by crossing the mountain. Therefore, although Lianyang is located in a remote area, it is still prosperous on the commercial road selling salt in the south and north. Especially in Lianzhou and Huguang, merchants buy salt and merchants in Guangdong sell it.
Salt is the richest place in the three cities of Lianyang."
What Peng Shou'an said above was still nonsense, but Wang Chuyi still listened patiently.
"The three hegemons colluded with each other and sold the autumn grain they received in Qinglianji to grain merchants going south. They used the money in exchange to buy salt, shipped it to Lianzhou and sold it to Huguang merchants, and then bought grain from Huguang merchants to fill the county.
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And there is such a skill! Wang Chuyi couldn't help but nodded repeatedly. These details were not mentioned in the "Overview". People who are not in the land administration have no idea of the threshold inside. This old bureaucrat doesn't care whether he can do things well or not.
It's quite clear.
These words convinced Wang Chuyi that he wanted to suppress the bandits first. Originally, he planned to collect money and food first, and then suppress the bandits. Now it seems that he cannot bear this reasonable burden without killing a few monkeys.
"Suppressing bandits has another use." Seeing his change of attitude, Peng Shou'an felt very relieved and simply told his experience of being an official in the local area. "When the Yao people in Lianyang are in trouble, there are often local gangsters to help and lead the way. Peng Bi is
Traitor. If this root is cut off, even if the Yao people want to cause chaos, it will not be that easy."
This situation is not unexpected, because Huang Chao once talked with Wang Chuyi: The local bandits are inextricably linked to the Yao Pai. As long as the local bandits are wiped out first, the Yao people will lose their guide if they want to go down the mountain to rob.
.It is of great benefit to promoting local security.
"What Mr. Peng said is very useful." Wang Chuyi said sincerely, "It seems that we still have to deal with it from the root!"
The matter of suppressing bandits was of great importance, and Wang Chuyi did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so he wrote a coded report and his own relevant action plan based on the intelligence he collected, and sent a communications corps to Lianzhou for instructions.
Although Huang Chao gave full authorization to his naturalized county magistrates and governors, he still had reservations about military command authority - it was not that he could not trust them, but their capital was too little: five squadrons of the National Army
, three regular army companies. They are scattered throughout the Lianyang area, and a defeat can be devastating. Huang Chao is very aware of his situation. The current calm of the three cities of Lianyang is all due to the Fubo Army he fought along the way.
The "power of the tiger" has not convinced everyone - especially the local powerful and Yao platoons. As long as a large-scale military defeat occurs, these forces will immediately swarm up.
It is better to be more cautious and move slower to maintain the myth that "Fu Bo's army is invincible in the world".
So when he received Wang Chuyi's report, although he knew that suppressing bandits was the right thing to do, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. He stood up and looked around the large-scale Lianyang map on the table, thinking over and over again in his mind.
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To be honest, he was quite worried because Wang Chuyi's total force in Yangshan was only two National Army squadrons, plus an auxiliary team composed of Yonghua Yao people.
Naturally, a squadron stationed in Yonghua Township cannot be easily used - their presence not only intimidates the Yao people in Yonghua, but also monitors the road to the southeast of Bapai Yao.
The other squadron is the national army squadron in the county. Relying on the county militia composed of temporarily recruited strong men from Yangshan County, the county squadron has a certain degree of mobility. Wang Chuyi's plan is to use this squadron to carry out targeted attacks against Sun Dabiao and Feng Haijiao.
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Naturally, this small amount of troops is not enough to encircle and suppress the two gangsters. Each of them can mobilize two to three hundred gangsters. Moreover, the places where they are located are lairs that have been operated for many years. If they need to attack directly with force, the combat power is limited.
Even if the county squadron is at a disadvantage and can win, it will be crippled.
Therefore, the plan proposed by Wang Chuyi was to "outwit" and use "recruitment" as bait to lure the two bandit leaders out of their lair and capture and kill them. Then they took advantage of the chaos to attack and eradicate their lair in one fell swoop.
This plan cannot be a whimsical one—in fact, Huang Chao admired it very much. Because when he was the county director, he also relied on various "strategies" to suppress bandits.
If you ask Huang Chao which historical figure of the Ming Dynasty he likes the most, he will answer Wang Shouren without hesitation. It is not because Wang Shouren led the upsurge of ideological liberation in the Ming Dynasty, but because he was influenced by a popular historical book and he liked Wang Shouren's suppression of bandits and counterinsurgency.
I highly appreciate the "unexpected plan", which fully reflects the basic element of the art of war, which is that a soldier never tires of deceit. During the suppression of bandits in Lingshui, Huang Chao fully learned this method. He used many deceptive methods such as night attacks and ambushes, and also used
He was very daring and brave enough to fight with a platoon against hundreds of bandits.
In the past, only Huang Chao from the platoon dared to fight, but that platoon from the Fubo Army was a regular army. Now, Wang Chuyi's subordinates are all Nationalist soldiers who have been in the army for less than half a year.
Huang Chao thought about it again and again, and decided to approve Wang Chuyi's action plan - everything has a beginning, and you can't let the elders take command of everything. But to be on the safe side, he decided to send Li Miaolian to assist Wang Chuyi -
After all, attacking the enemy's stronghold has been something that only elite soldiers can do since ancient times. It is probably very risky to rely solely on the National Army.
He immediately replied with a letter, approving Wang Chuyi's action plan. At the same time, he told him that he would provide support to the Li Miao Company - but they could only arrive 24 hours before he started the action, so he had to confirm the specific time of the action.
In order to prevent both parties from not being able to cooperate.
At the end of the letter, he repeatedly told Wang Chuyi to be "cautious" in suppressing bandits and not to rush in. Bandits are different from officers and soldiers. They are not only familiar with the local situation, but also often have a huge network of human connections and are better informed than the government.
There are many, and we must do a good job in keeping secrets, and we must be vigilant against local retained personnel and local gentry who have not paid hostages or whose "weight" is not enough.
Wang Chu was very excited when he received the reply, and immediately summoned several local naturalized cadres and Peng Anshou to discuss the specific action plan.
It is also a traditional practice for local officials to trap bandit leaders in the name of "recruiting people". Although Peng Shouan has never had the opportunity to do it himself, he has heard many similar stories. This method has indeed eradicated many bandits and local powerful men.
"I have no opinion. As long as the county magistrate gives the order, our squadron will resolutely implement it." The squadron leader of the National Army Squadron said, "It's just that we don't have enough troops. Even if the entire squadron is dispatched, there will only be less than a hundred people. Dawangwei and Qingqing
Lianyu and Lianyu are both market towns with walls and many households and businesses. The terrain is quite complicated. If we want to attack by force, we can win it. The problem is that our troops can only attack each house one by one. No matter who goes first and who comes last.
, the losses will probably not be small, and I’m afraid we won’t be able to attack the second place.”
"So we need a surprise attack." Wang Chuyi said, "When we capture the bandit leader in one fell swoop, they will be leaderless. Let's make another surprise attack and catch him off guard. Besides, Chief Huang will send a mountain company to support us - you don't have to worry about insufficient troops.
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Hearing that there was regular army support, the squadron leader was obviously relieved: "I don't have any questions. I will arrange for people to conduct reconnaissance right now."
"I don't think your squadron is good at reconnaissance," another naturalized cadre said. "We all have outsider accents, and it's easy to tell the truth when we open our mouths. How can they not be suspicious when a foreigner suddenly comes? It's better to be a local."
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"It's hard to find local ones. Except for the Yao people from Yonghua, we have never recruited local soldiers..."
"We can recruit a few local activists who have blood debts with the bandits."
Peng Shou'an coughed slightly and interrupted their argument: "Never mind that, since we are recruiting people for peace, we must make the intention to recruit people for peace. These two people have quite a network in the county. I might as well call someone whom I trust first.
He was promised a heavy reward and asked to go lobby - I'm afraid it won't happen overnight."
Since ancient times, bachelors have more evil intentions, and bandits have even more evil intentions. Bandits are often inferior to officers and soldiers in terms of fighting strength, fighting spirit, and weapons. In rural areas, they often face encirclement and suppression by local warriors with stronger combat effectiveness. Therefore, most bandit leaders and backbones are extremely suspicious.
Not only did the cunning rabbit burrow three times, but it even moved three times in one night. Otherwise, it would be impossible to operate for decades. And these two families have been bandits for generations. Although they have been greatly strengthened, their suspicion has long been engraved in their bones.
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