Wandanping is located in an extremely remote location, forty miles away from Liuliba. This place is located deep in Jiguan Mountain. Originally, the deep forests and dense grass were a paradise for birds and beasts. However, because of the large gentle slopes of the mountains that are rare in deep mountainous areas, the Perak Army set up farming sites and reclaimed them into large tracts of cultivated land. Because it was estimated that tens of thousands of tons of grain could be harvested in autumn, Li Shuang named the place Wandanping. Lin De and his 200 defeated soldiers were resettled here. On the one hand, there were too many refugees influx, and places such as Wanjiaping and Liuliba were already overcrowded. On the other hand, because there were still many refugees around this newly reclaimed land. It is a wild forest, and many birds and beasts pose serious hidden dangers to the growth of crops. In particular, there are many ferocious beasts such as wild boars and black bears. It is quite difficult for the refugees resettled here to deal with it. Linde's men are equipped with a large number of crossbows and long-range weapons. The spear is a sharp weapon for hunting ferocious beasts.
Being placed here made Linde's men complain a lot. The complaints of these Pengzhou soldiers came from the harsh conditions in the mountains and the feeling of being neglected. Due to the large number of people who fled into the mountains in a short period of time, necessary supplies were suddenly in short supply, and even food and clothing began to be scarce. As a newly developed land, the living conditions in Wandanping are particularly difficult. In terms of housing, except for Linde's small wooden house, the rest of the soldiers could only live in hastily built shacks. There was abundant rain at the turn of spring and summer, and the narrow shacks became cold and damp, making the living experience really poor. In terms of food, the food donated by the Perak Army plus wild vegetables, fruits, and mushrooms was only half enough, so the soldiers often fought and fought over food. It is said that Linde's men are all strong laborers. If they are willing to work hard to cut down trees and build new sheds, and then work diligently and increase their efforts in picking wild vegetables and hunting, they will soon be able to get through these difficult days. It's just that these Lin De's men, as the elite of the Song army, have high self-esteem and don't even bother to work. They are not engaged in production either in Pengzhou or Guankou Village, but are fed and fed by the poor people. Even Linde did not dare to give such an order to ask these soldiers who were used to being domineering to work like farmers. In less than half a month after entering the mountain, Linde's men became the refugees in the worst situation, and dissatisfaction secretly grew and spread, eventually turning into a rebellion.
The cause of the conflict is still food. Considering that these Pengzhou soldiers were all strong men, Li Shuang subsidized them with food according to the standard of the Perak Army garrison camp. You must know that this food ration standard is only worse than the field camp where the Perak Army undertakes combat tasks, and can even be twice as high as that of other refugees. However, These soldiers were ignorant of the value of food and rice, and had no concept of planning or saving. They consumed all the food rations for a month in just over half a month. Without food, Lin De sent people to ask for food again, which made Yang Xiucai, who was in charge of money and food, very angry. In his opinion, these defeated soldiers do not pick wild vegetables every day and are not active in hunting. If they are as lavish as they are, then the food in the mountains will be exhausted before the autumn harvest, and there will be a possibility of delaying the supply of food for a day or two. idea. Knowing that Linde and his men were used to being arrogant, they were already dissatisfied with the life without alcohol and meat. In addition, the shack they lived in was damp and cramped, so how could they endure hunger? They began to rob other refugees of food and prey in groups, and Linde did not stop him when he saw this. During this period of time, he had no worries about food, clothing and housing. He could also obtain animal meat from his subordinates, and even occasionally plunder wine. He lived a carefree life.
After entering the mountains and settling down, without the fear of being hunted by the Mongols, Linde's ambition began to grow again. He heard that Ouyang Xuan was originally just a wandering monk who occupied the mountain together with a group of old and weak soldiers from the Chongqing Mansion. It was because of bad luck that he was in today's situation. In other words, in his eyes, Ouyang Xuan's official position is just that of Yongkang County Magistrate. How can he compare with himself? If the Lord of the Mountain can do it, he can do it himself! Moreover, in Linde's view, the Pili Army placed him and his men in Wandanping deep in the mountains, and they clearly did not take him seriously. He was like "a tiger falling on the plain and being bullied by a dog." Of course, he has also heard about the past achievements of the Perak Army, and also knows that Ouyang Xuan has a high prestige in the mountains, and there is no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation. Moreover, since entering the mountains, some Pengzhou Army soldiers have been attracted by the new scenes and new ideas in the mountains, and they are not as obedient to them as before. Therefore, Lin De hid his thoughts, deliberately increased food consumption, and sent his confidants to secretly stir up emotions, planning to catch Ouyang Xuan and the top brass of the Pili Army by surprise when the time was right, so that they could occupy the dove's nest.
The rebellion began with a hare. When they first arrived at Wandanping, Lin De's men only occasionally had soldiers stealing and robbing rations. Of course, Li Shuang sent someone to negotiate, but Lin De passed the buck and dealt with it but did not punish the soldiers who committed the crime. This has led to more and more soldiers participating in theft and robbery, and their methods have become more and more ruthless. In the early morning of the first day without food, a few ruffians not only robbed an hunter of his hare, but also seriously injured the hunter. They also killed a field officer and two soldiers from the garrison camp who came after hearing the news. When these ruffians saw that the matter was getting serious, they stopped doing anything. Instead, they coerced the other Pengzhou Army soldiers and burned, killed and looted wantonly. At this moment, Lin De jumped out and complained bitterly about the injustice and discrimination of the Perak Army, and wanted to lead them back to Pengzhou. This naturally won the support of the soldiers. In fact, Lin De knew that Yang Xiucai's new ration of grain had already been transported and would arrive at Wandanping in the afternoon. Moreover, the soldiers who took the lead in the robbery were his confidants, and they also incited the mutiny under his arrangement.
The reason why Linde chose this day at the end of April to mutiny was not only due to lack of food, but also because he found out an important piece of news - Cao Ergou and Qian Yi's sister Wanjiaping were holding a wedding, and he was also invited. . He was preparing to lead his troops to Wanjiaping at noon to launch a surprise attack. At this time, Ouyang Xuan and other senior officials should be gathering for a drink. This was a good opportunity to relax their vigilance. After Cao Ergou's marriage request was approved, he started planning the wedding based on the idea of "planting rice early and threshing grain early, giving birth to children early and leaving early". But to Lin De's surprise, although Cao Ergou was a famous general in the Pili Army, and his father-in-law Qian Laoer's family had strong financial resources, the wedding should be grand and grand. However, according to the Pili Army's style of conduct, the wedding was simple and low-key, with not many people attending, and it did not affect the development of various affairs. Therefore, not long after Lin De set off with the mutinous soldiers, Ouyang Xuan learned about the mutiny through flying pigeons. However, he did not tell the jubilant crowd about the rebellion, but quietly took Yu Zhu and Huang Dagen to Wanjiabao down the mountain.
This Linde is like Lu Bu during the Three Kingdoms. Although he is a capricious villain, he is a good leader in fighting. Under his command, the rebels silently and quickly rushed to Wanjiaping. He brought more than 200 Pengzhou troops to the mountains. In addition to a few patients, there were also a few dozen who were unwilling to rebel and fled quietly into the mountains and forests. The remaining 180 or so soldiers either volunteered or Being coerced, most chose to follow him. To slow down the spread of the news, he issued a ruthless order to kill everyone he met along the way. But what Lin De didn't know was that Ouyang Xuan and Huang Dagen had already learned about the situation and were leading the teaching company to kill them.
