Having said this, Xie Erren finally felt confident. Immediately, he ordered the large troops to enter and station themselves at various city gates and important places inside and outside the city. The militia with a lot of money was no longer necessary and was disbanded on the spot. The original Fubo officers and soldiers returned to the army, and those militiamen who were willing to go home were given severance pay, and those who were willing to continue serving as soldiers were temporarily organized into a supplementary squadron under the command of the Wuzhou Brigade of the National Army.
Xie Erren took stock of the troops in his hands: a company of the regular army, a brigade and a supplementary squadron of the National Army, more than 500 people. Although they are not strong soldiers and horses, they are not in the frightened "streaking" state at the beginning. .
Once he relaxed, he thought of the female assassin imprisoned in the Earth Temple. Take care of me now and "interrogate" me at night.
He disliked Zhao Toyota's verbosity, so he changed his secretary. Although the new secretary is a man, he is much more considerate. After listening to the leader's order, a lewd smile of "understanding" appeared on his face, indicating that he would "get it done".
In fact, Xie Erren himself doesn't have any obscene thoughts yet. He felt that he had too much to do.
In the past few days, we had been worried about security issues. Now a large group of Nationalist troops has arrived, and there is also a battalion of Fubo troops operating outside the city. Although it is not "impregnable", it is not "in danger". Some of the policies he considered in the past can now be implemented.
There are so many things to do... Xie Erren took out his notebook from his pocket.
"So, Wuzhou has a chance to vote for him?" Hu Lanyan said impatiently.
"Yes." Gou Xunli nodded, "Now is a good opportunity."
The place where these two brothers talked was in a simple cottage in the rolling mountains not far east of Wuzhou City. The Yao and Han people live together in this area. Although it is not far from the capital, the government does not have much influence. It is a place where whoever has the big fist has the right. The bandits basically don't have to worry about encirclement and suppression by the government.
However, the life of the bandits was not easy: Not only were the Han and Yao villages intertwined here, but due to the riots of the Yao people, the government repeatedly recruited wolf soldiers from Guangxi to "suppress the Yao", and there were also wolf boys' villages during this period. All villages exist in the form of cottages, and each village must have its own regiment. Various villages have conflicts from time to time due to various reasons such as competition for land, water, forest, etc.
Villages in this atmosphere are basically heavily guarded, and the people have rich experience in fighting. It is very difficult for bandits to rob or canvass votes. Sometimes they will be killed by "fat sheep". Even "catching off the side" is not easy.
If it weren't for the Xijiang River, a golden waterway that is busy with shipping, and Gou Xunli's many tricks, and he could always make a fortune from time to time, he would not be able to support the more than 200 people in this village.
For Hu Lanyan, he was not interested in "revenge" or "the court". Although the Kun thieves killed many of his brothers, he had no intention of throwing an egg against a stone. The only reason that can attract him to follow his brother is for the word "money".
When they were trapped in Guangdong, they were recruited by Shi Weng, who asked them to go to the Yao District of Lingao to meet the "Xia Ke". Although all the heroes were later captured and killed, even though the matter was not accomplished, Hu Lanyan regarded Gou Er as a brother in a different light - being able to serve a high official in the imperial court was not something that ordinary green forest heroes could fawn over.
Although Lu Lincao Mang usually advertises himself as "not afraid of officials", in fact, the idea of "recruiting for an official position" is quite strong. Hu Lanyanneng has been fighting for his life with Gou Er in the past few years. Firstly, he has no choice but also because Gouer has been recruiting for the government several times. He always has some kind of fantasy-maybe he can get rich.
If you take this opportunity to make a fortune in Wuzhou, no matter whether the court cites merit or not, at least it will be enough for a few years at a time. If you do well, you will make money for a lifetime - the worst thing is that you will not work in this business. Go to Jiangnan, a wealthy and gentle town, and spend the rest of your life. It also saves me from hanging around in this dilapidated and damp cottage.
"I inquired and found out that there are only 200 people in the city, including the government officials and the temporary militia, there are only 500 people in total." After Gou Xunli came back from the meeting with Yi Haoran, he felt more and more like this This adventure is full of drama - Yi Haoran is not only very familiar with Kun Qing, but also has hatred for Kun's thieves. Asking him to be the leader to unblock the government is a sure shot. However, this master also raised a question: Since Xiong Wencan is going to be imprisoned, he must come up with a specific strategy so that Lord Xiong can consider the issue of support.
"Second brother, I'm not telling you, but the Kun thieves' combat power is far superior to ours." Hu Lanyan said, "Our brothers have suffered a lot from them in the past few years! You said they only have 200 fake Kun thieves." , our village has 200 brothers at all costs - half of them have to go to the house to summon them at short notice! Even breaking up the village is laborious. Taking so many people to Wuzhou is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. If Governor Xiong doesn't send troops, I It’s very suspenseful to watch!”
"It's unreliable to expect Governor Xiong to send troops." Gou Xunli shook his head and said, "This is like doing business. If we don't come up with something useful, why should Governor Xiong believe in us?"
"That's true..." Hu Lanyan was a little disappointed, "Then what else is there to say?"
"In the past, we wanted to ask Governor Xiong to send troops, but that was a dream - but now he is in critical danger. As long as we can show some small achievements. If we can make him conceal his crimes in front of the court, he will definitely do it. Come with big money!”
Hu Lanyan stood up and walked a few steps up and down the "Juyi Hall" on the earthen steps of Mao Ci. He seemed a little excited and asked: "Tell me, what should I do?"
"Right now, the Yao Rebellion has broken out on both sides of the Xijiang River, and the Kun thieves have too much time to take care of themselves. I heard from the informants in the city that the Kun thieves originally planned to deploy heavy troops in Wuzhou. However, they suddenly received the news more than ten days ago and hurriedly withdrew. They were only in the west of the city. Thousands of people were left at the school grounds in Ximatan..."
"Brother, you are cheating people to death without repaying their lives." Hu Lanyan shook his head repeatedly, a little frightened, "Ximatan is only five or six miles away from Wuzhou. If there is any trouble, Wuzhou can be sent to help. We don't have enough people. They stuff it between their teeth! They can’t do it, they can’t do it!”
"You only know one, but don't know the other." Gou Xunli went to Wuzhou this time and got a lot of news, "It's not like the thieves from Ximatan are there every day - the entire Wuzhou Prefecture is not just a Cangwu County! A few days ago, we set out to capture the counties in Wuzhou, but most of them are not there now."
"But they will come back..."
"What if they can't come back?"
"?" Hu Lanyan's eyes widened, "What's your plan?"
"A clever idea? I don't have one, but it can be used in the current situation."
Hu Lanyan knew the so-called situation, that is, the news of "Yao Rebellion" had spread to the local area.
The distribution of the Yao people in Guangdong has shrunk significantly during the Ming Dynasty. The main gathering areas are in northern Guangdong: Lianzhou, Yingde, Ruyuan, Yangshan and other prefectures and counties. However, there are still a large number of Yao people in the mountainous areas along the Xijiang River such as Wuzhou and Zhaoqing. Minzhaidong. He also besieged Wuzhou and even broke into the city and captured several court officials.
Although several managers came here to "suppress the Yao" and basically suppressed the Yao people around Wuzhou, the power of the Yao people in the surrounding mountainous areas is still very strong. For hundreds of years, there have been constant conflicts with the government and Han villages, and the hatred between them is deep.
The news that the "eight platoons and twenty-four charges" in Lianshan and other places had begun to riot was also passed to the local area: this place is only more than 300 miles away from Lianshan County. Hu Lanyan knew that the rioting Yao people in Lianshan and other places were uniting in the local area to encourage the Yao people to rise up and respond.
"Are you talking about uniting with the Yao people?" Hu Lanyan shook his head repeatedly, "This is not easy to handle! Which one of these natives and native officials is easy to deal with! Besides, what can we do to persuade them?"
"With a bait as big as Wuzhou, will they not be tempted?" Gou Xunli sneered.
"That's true, but..." Hu Lan looked at him. They have no contact with the common people. Although they are on good terms with each other on weekdays, conflicts will break out from time to time. There is no deep hatred, but there is no friendship. Is it possible that this brother wants to lobby Tu She by himself? Although the Yao people's village cave is not a dragon's nest or a tiger's den, if you go to lobby at this juncture, you will definitely be killed by the Yao people as spies.
Brother Hu Lanyan knows this: if we say he is resourceful, it can barely be called it, but if he dares to take risks and go deep into the tiger's den, it cannot be said.
Seeing his doubts, Gou Xunli smiled and said, "Brother, don't be doubtful! I have my own plans."
Gou Xunli's plan was simple: try to incite the Yao people to riot and cause chaos.
"The Yao people in Lianzhou have been sending people to the local area to collude with each other. I don't think they will rise up in rebellion without our instigation." Gou Xunli said, "Once the Yao people rebel and cause chaos, they will inevitably go down the mountain to attack the villages. The bandits have recently taken over Wuzhou. According to the According to their temper, suppressing the bandits and stabilizing the place is their top priority, so the leader of the bandits will definitely send troops to Pingyao. This army of thousands of people is not only to prevent the Ming army from coming from Guangxi, but also to pacify everywhere. Can we go to Wuzhou City?"
"The Kun thief is extremely powerful. I don't think this Yao people can resist it for long..." Hu Lanyan was still frightened when he spoke. When he was chased by the small force of the Kun thief, he had no way to go to heaven and no door to the earth. He couldn't even close his eyes to sleep. None of the memories of his escape are still vivid in his mind.
"As long as there is a gap of ten and a half days, we will have a chance."
"what chance?"
"Sneak attack on Wuzhou."
Hu Lanyan could hardly close his jaw now, wondering if this brother had lost his mind and gone crazy. Wuzhou is a majestic capital city! Not to mention that he only had a few troops, even the arrogant Kun bandit was surrounded by thousands of people and bombarded with artillery for several days before he defeated Wuzhou.
"Brother..." He stuttered a little, "This thing... is unreliable..."
Next update: Volume 7 - Guangzhou Governance Chapter 350
