Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2173 Director of Lianzhou District
"The Luo Pangyao of Luoding was indeed the main force of the Guangdong Yao Rebellion, but they are no longer a problem." Huang Chao thought for a moment and said this conclusion.

"Oh, talk about it."

"Luopang Mountain in Luoding Prefecture, which is later to be called Yunan County, was once the main battlefield of the Yao rebellion in Guangdong and Guangxi, and there have been repeated turmoil in history. However, in the early years of Wanli, Luo Pangyao was already under the command of Yin Zhengmao and Ling Yunyi. It was completely broken, and after decades of 'recruitment and occupation' policy, the power of the local Yao people has been greatly reduced."

Luopang Mountain is located in today's Yunan County, connecting Dongshan, Xishan, Longshuihoushan, stretching for [-] miles, connecting Xinxing in the east, Yangchun in the south, Yulin (Yulin in Guangxi) and Cenxi (in Guangxi) in the west. As far as the Yangtze River (the north of the Xijiang River includes all parts of Lingbei and Hunan), Wanshan is connected, and Yaotong lives in it.For hundreds of years, despite repeated raids by officers and soldiers, they rushed back immediately.Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of people went bankrupt and fled to the mountainous area, forming various settlements and combining with the local Yao people.

"... After the end of the five-year siege in Wanli, the Ming Dynasty absorbed a large number of refugees from other places and resettled them in Luoding Prefecture for reclamation. In terms of the proportion of the population and villages in the mountainous area, the Yao people no longer have an advantage. Although the anti-yao east and west mountain ginseng will be withdrawn now, some Yao people The village will have the idea of ​​rebellion, but judging from the current situation, only a small part of the Yao people in Luoding will really respond, and what is more worrying is the local bandits who take the opportunity to create chaos."

"So there is no need to strike first?"

"Yes." Huang Chao nodded, "First, the Yao people in Luoding are no longer a big threat. They have a small population and low productivity. Even if they riot, the national army can cooperate with the local militia to suppress them. If we Taking the initiative to attack will instead make them unite out of fear. Besides, after several rounds of encirclement and suppression by the Ming army, almost all of Luobang Yaozhai today is deep in the mountains, an inaccessible place. With their usual practice, they will not The army is facing each other. They are all mountain guerrilla warfare. In the end, it will inevitably evolve into a long-term entanglement in security warfare. It takes a lot of effort."

Bei Wei nodded noncommittally, and asked again: "What else?"

Huang Chao thought to himself, is this a civil service exam?Fortunately, he has researched this issue for a long time, and he is quite confident.

"To deal with the Yao people, we must have a strategy. There are many Yao people in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions. Looking at the historical records of old time and space, the government of all dynasties has suppressed and suppressed the Yao people, and even resorted to massacres. Not only did the two sides The feud also includes various economic reasons - this is the root cause of the repeated rebellion of the Yao people. Our policy towards the Yao people should still be the same as that of the Li people in Hainan Island, focusing on economic and political policies, supplemented by military affairs. "

Bei Wei laughed: "It seems that everyone has the same attitude."

With this affirmation, Huang Chao's confidence is even stronger.He continued:

"In fact, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Yao people in Guangdong had basically been pacified. If the Eight Pai Yao Rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty hadn't been combined with the refugee uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty, the scale would have been small. Yes. Now our arrival has broken this balance. It is impossible for the Yao people in Luobang to say that they have no idea, but they are now weak and can only wait and see. We only need to maintain close monitoring and appropriate military pressure. Yes. However, if the rebellion of the Yao people in the Lianyang area allows him to expand, it will definitely arouse the Yao people in Luoding Prefecture to rebel and take revenge. Respond. We can’t let the Yao people have too much confidence in rebellion, so I think the first task is to quell the rebellion of the Yao people in Lianyang.”

In fact, Huang Chao's opinion did not exceed the content of the discussion at the South China Army's northern Guangdong combat meeting not long ago.But Huang Chao is going to Lianyang to take charge of the front line, and it is very important to "unify the mind" with the military.

Huang Chao paused for a moment, seeing that Bei Wei was still "attentively listening to the lecture", he became more and more eager to talk loudly: "For this Lianyang Yao chaos, strategically we need to fight first, then split up, and finally appease. But now I I don't know much about the situation in the Lianzhou area, so it's hard to talk about the specific details."

"Director Huang, currently only Yangshan County is under our control in the three cities of Lianyang. Strictly speaking, Lianyangshan County is not controlled by us, but part of the local Ming army and local people incorporated by us are resisting. Yangshan Shan County is currently occupied by the Yao people, and Lianzhou City is quite special: Cui Shizhao, the magistrate of Lianzhou appointed by Daming, refused to surrender to us, but he is still struggling to support it. Currently, it is under siege by Ba Pai Yao."

"Cui Shizhao is very capable and has a reputation for integrity. He also has a way of governing the local area. The people are willing to do their best for him. If he can be used for us, it must be a good help." Huang Chao said.

"It's up to you to think about it," Bei Wei smiled, "Now the main force of Ba Pai Yao is outside Lianzhou City. There are more than 1000 people armed with machetes and crossbows, and a small number of matchlock guns. Unknown, it should be mainly Min Zhuang—Yao Min has no armor and lacks firearms, so it is estimated that they will not be able to attack in a short time. When our Suijiang detachment arrives, there is no suspense about the outcome of the battle, but the follow-up questions will depend on you Let's solve it."

"Don't worry!" Huang Chao knew that his going would be extremely risky, but his meritorious deeds were full of gold. "I will definitely appease Lianzhou!"

"Your cadre team, the Government Affairs Council, has already prepared for you. This time I will go with you. I consider that the situation will be complicated after you arrive in Lianzhou, so this time there will be more National Army under your command: Lianzhou is a brigade, and even Shan and Yangshan each have two squadrons."

Seeing this, Huang Chao hurriedly said, "I have a small request."

"what?"

"Can you give me a Li Miao mountain company? Most of the Lianyang area is mountainous."

"Your request is not small." Bei Wei smiled, "The Li Miao Mountain Company is now a favorite. Of the three companies now, one has been sent to Shaoguan. I only have two companies on hand. The situation is also very complicated - let me give you a company, but I may call them at any time."

"Okay, no problem."

He also wanted to ask for something more, "If possible, I hope the navy will send me two small gunboats. The draft should be shallow enough..."

"No problem, the South China Military Department will contact you with the Navy." Bei Wei said, "The Army will also equip you with six 12-pound mountain howitzers, and besides the gunners, they will also equip you with twelve non-commissioned officer trainees from the artillery training class."

"Everyone inspects weapons!" Li Dong shouted in front of the queue, ""

Wuzhou Integrated Squadron, as a unit that has proven itself, has all members replaced with Nanyang-style rifles this time.The soldiers were very happy - after all, the spear was not only unsatisfactory to use, but also felt too shabby in front of the brother troops who were full of firearms.

Li Dong has some opinions about changing the firearm.The brothers in the squadron have indeed been envious of the Nanyang rifles, but the timing of the change is a bit bad. The veterans fought all the way with spears. There is no deadly battle of the veterans in front, showing combat power and courage, and the Senate is also It is impossible to issue Nanyang rifles to the integrated squadron. The new recruits took up the rifles without fighting a battle. This made the veterans a little unbalanced, so they inevitably "strictly taught" the recruits.

Li Dong opened his eyes to this kind of thing, as long as he didn't make too much noise -- it was inevitable in the company.However, he vaguely felt that the Senate's attitude towards the new national army was obviously "tentative": that is, he was worried about their combat effectiveness and had no confidence in their loyalty.

He never mentioned this idea in front of the soldiers. Occasionally, when a soldier muttered about it, he would scold him for "stop thinking wildly" and explain: "The production capacity is not enough."However, he himself did not really believe in this official statement.In his experience, the Senate's supplies have always been extravagant, and a few rifles also said that the supply is difficult, which is obviously a problem.

I want to think about it, but on the surface he is still "no doubt" as always, and he is busy every day making arrangements for the march.

The soldiers did not know the specific goal of the march.Li Dong also only knows a place name - he doesn't know where Lianzhou is at all, Yao people, he has heard of it, but he has never seen it.But he has met a lot of Li people and fought with them, he didn't think how they can fight, and the Yao people are not very powerful.

During the spare time when the troops were packing up, Li Dong ordered the whole squadron to step up training and prepare for battle.

People who have served in the army for a long time have a common saying: If you are not afraid of going into battle, you are afraid of training.It doesn't matter whether you live or die in battle, it will pass in a while.Only this training, every day from morning to night, is endless.It doesn't count that he was exhausted, and he was scolded by the sergeants so that eighteen generations of ancestors could not live in peace.

"Damn, hurry up and go to the battlefield, this is killing people..." Many people muttered.

But there are also some people who have been drilled to death, but when they think of going to the front line, they feel very depressed, and they don't want to train here forever.

Abu Yi is one of them.Before he was conscripted, he was an ordinary military household. He had never been on the battlefield, and he was reticent by nature. Everyone was very happy when he used a rifle.Ai Buyi was very confused, but he didn't dare to express it because of the military stick. It seemed that he was the only one who didn't understand what was so happy about it. Wasn't he about to go out to fight again soon?Are they not afraid of death?
He was born a "soldier" in theory, but in fact he spent his whole life pinching a hoe, not to mention fighting, and he hadn't even been there a few times. When the chief surrendered Da Song, he followed suit.Originally, I thought that no matter the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, there must always be people farming the land.Unexpectedly, after a little experience, the official of the Song Dynasty saw that he was short and strong, with a dull and simple expression, and an innocent family background, which was very in line with Qi Shaobao and Zeng Taibao's concept of recruiting soldiers, so he was assigned to the National Army.

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