After three shots, the beaten bandits staged a speed and passion competition on the mountain road, because Cao Ergou had led people to chase him. Just when Cao Ergou was leading his men to chase the bandits, Huang Dagen on the wall was directing the gunners to nervously clean the gun barrels and refill gunpowder and shotshells. Due to the use of pre-loaded ammunition bags, refilling is very convenient, but it takes some time to clean the hot barrel. In the rush, the inexperienced gunner's hands were covered with blisters. After reloading, Huang Dagen estimated the range and ordered the gunner to raise the muzzle and point the sight at the mountain road one mile ahead to fire. At this moment, the fast-running bandits had almost reached a mile away, while Liuliba's pursuers had just rushed out not far from the village gate.
The dense shells of this third shot smashed the few bandit soldiers who were rushing at the front into a sieve. They were so frightened that the bandit soldiers who were following behind stopped suddenly, and were immediately knocked to the ground by the bandit soldiers rushing from behind. , and suddenly there was chaos on the mountain road. Xiong Ben led his soldiers and rushed to the place where the bandits stopped. He paused when he saw the corpse of the bandit on the ground, and then started running desperately again. The rest of the bandits followed suit and fled up the mountain with Xiong Ben. A few timid bandits and civilians were so frightened that they stood there with their feet weak, and heard Liuliba's pursuers led by Cao Ergou shouting, "Thunderbolt from heaven, punish rape and eradicate evil, surrender as soon as possible, and repent." After chanting the slogan "New", they simply stopped running away, threw down their weapons and squatted on the ground. Cao Ergou left a few people to escort the surrendered bandits and civilians to Liuliba, and then continued to lead the people in pursuit for more than ten miles in the direction of Wanjiaping, and captured many who were exhausted and sat paralyzed by the roadside. bandit soldiers and civilian husbands. However, some of the bandits fled extremely fast, following Xiong Ben and running wildly. They fled back to Wanjiaping in only one-third of the time they came.
In this battle, Liulizhai won a complete victory, killing more than 50 enemies and capturing more than 300 prisoners including minor and serious injuries. There were only about forty bandits among the prisoners, and civilians accounted for the majority. The treatment of prisoners was also based on the last principle. More than 90 prisoners who were seriously injured or who might be disabled after recovery were driven back to Wanjiaping. The remaining nearly 200 prisoners were sentenced to hard labor according to the severity of their crimes and assigned to Various mines and construction sites. Although the civilian husband was not a bandit, Liuliba was in short supply of labor at that time, and it was impossible to return this batch of free labor to Wanjiaping to support the enemy. Therefore, according to Ouyang Xuan's instruction, Yang Xiucai was charged with "helping the emperor to commit evil". Each civilian husband was sentenced to two years of hard labor. As for the large number of weapons and baggage seized, they had limited effect on increasing Liuliba's combat power. Except for the high-quality ones used to equip the guards, the rest were given to the militiamen and Orions.
Ouyang Xuan valued the political significance of this battle more than the seizure of personnel and materials. The defeat of the Wanjiaping bandits wiped out Xiong Ben's power in the mountain for many years. The villages in the mountain that had suffered greatly saw the hope of getting rid of the oppression of the bandits. They changed their previous wait-and-see attitude and sent people to fight with the bandits. Liuliba made good friends. In fact, before the war, the villages in Jiguan Mountain were not optimistic about Liuli Village. They believed that the bandits in Wanjiaping were well-equipped and fierce, and even a large group of officers and soldiers did not take advantage of them. On the other hand, although Liuliba is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it has a small number of people and weak combat power, and there are no sophisticated weapons. It is obviously unable to stop the attack of the Wanjiaping gang. Even within Liuli Village, some people were afraid and asked to make peace with Xiong Ben, suggesting "forgive Liuliba's financial resources in exchange for peace in the village." Fortunately, Lu Dezhi, Shi Zhongshu, Dong Hu and other people in the village supported Ouyang Xuan's decision and appeased the residents of Liuliba. After seeing the power of thunder and artillery in experiments, Lu Dezhi, Shi Zhongshu, Dong Hu and others became extremely confident in what Ouyang Xuan said and did, even to the point of blind obedience. In their hearts, as long as Brother Xuan says he can defeat the Wanjiaping bandits, he will definitely win.
What shocked all the villages in Jiguan Mountain was not only the ability of the weak to defeat the strong in the Liuli Village, but also the emergence of powerful grenades and artillery. In particular, the artillery played a decisive role in defeating the Xiong Ben bandits, so that this battle was remembered by later generations. It is called the "Three Cannon Victory of Liuliba". After this battle, there was a rumor in the mountain that Ouyang Xuan, the inspector of Liulizhai, was originally an alien from overseas. He was proficient in various spells and could also invite thunderbolts from the sky to punish evil and eliminate evil. This time he came to the mountain to punish and eliminate evil. evil. The villagers in the mountains also called Liuliba's officers and soldiers the "Thunderbolt Army." Ouyang Xuan and others did not refute the rumors, but they also felt that the name of the "Thunderbolt Army" was powerful, so they simply called themselves so internally, but in the official documents reported to Chongqing Mansion, they were still called Chongqing Mansion Liuli Village Capture Team .
This battle made Liuli Village proud, and pride inevitably grew among the people. But Ouyang Xuan clearly realized that this was just the beginning of the anti-Mongolian cause. In his opinion, the bandits in Wanjiaping were just experimental products for gunpowder weapons. There is still a long way to go to confront the Mongols, who are the world's most powerful force. It was now the end of May 1257 AD. In his memory, the Mongolian army was about to invade Sichuan again in the autumn of this year. By then, the prefectures and counties in western Sichuan, including Chongqing Prefecture, would be ravaged by the Mongolian army. The external environment will become worse. To lead the nascent force of the Pili Army to survive and develop, his time is very tight and he has a lot to do. Therefore, at the celebration party, although he did not want to dampen everyone's interest, he still put forward his next idea for everyone to discuss. He understands that from a political point of view, to gain strong support from everyone, it requires collective efforts. I can only control the strategic direction, but for specific operations, I need to rely on the wisdom of everyone. The ancients did not lack intelligence and wisdom; what they lacked was only historical perspective and modern consciousness. Although the Southern Song Dynasty was poor militarily, it was ahead of the world in science and technology and culture. This is clear evidence.
The strategic direction proposed by Ouyang Xuan mainly focuses on three aspects: politics, military, and economy. In the political aspect, in the name of Chongqing Prefecture's inspection along the mountain, various villages were convened to discuss joint anti-bandit matters and establish a consultation mechanism. Militarily, military training continues to be strengthened, and light artillery is developed to prepare for the Perak Army's complete defeat of the Wanjiaping bandits. Economically, it is to expand the development of industry and mining, increase material reserves, and integrate the economies of various villages in the mountain through trade.
After Ouyang Xuan finished speaking his thoughts, everyone who had spoken enthusiastically during the celebration stopped talking, and the venue fell into silence. Yu Zhu, Huang Dagen, Cao Ergou and others were very brave when they went into battle to kill the enemy, but they knew nothing about the development strategy and had no opinions to offer. However, the elders of Liuliba, including Lu Dezhi, were silent. He was worried and did not make any suggestions because he was obviously scrupulous. After all, Ouyang Xuan had just led everyone to a great victory and he was afraid of offending his face. After Ouyang Xuan's repeated entreaties, Lu Dezhi hesitated for a moment before hesitatingly said: "Brother Xuan, oh no, Mr. Inspector, do you still think that what you said before about not collecting grains still counts?" Ouyang Xuan listened and then said: I know that what the elders of Liuliba are worried about is that he has proposed many development measures, including casting cannons, training soldiers, and increasing mining. It will definitely cost a lot, and they are very worried about increasing the burden on the villagers. At that moment, he smiled heartily and said to everyone: "Everyone, please rest assured. Brother Xuan's words will certainly be true. If the above measures require food and supplies, they will be bought and sold to the public. I hope everyone will support it."
As soon as Ouyang Xuan said these words, the anxious hearts of the village elders were relieved again. The dull atmosphere that enveloped the venue was swept away, and everyone began to discuss the specific implementation measures enthusiastically.
