At this time, Yang Zeng, who had climbed half of Tianshan Mountain with his troops, had arrived at Luming Pass with two companies and occupied Sanjiangwei five kilometers below Luming Pass.
As soon as the Fubo Army took control of Luming Pass, it blocked Badaiyao's way to the northeast to harass Lianzhou, and a squadron monitoring Siyao Village in Yonghua Township also blocked Badaiyao's way to the southeast to harass Yangshan. Road, coupled with the recovered Lianshan County, the layout of the encirclement and suppression of Badai Yao has been initially formed.
Ba Paiyao was hiding in the mountains, so it was not easy to attack the city. Now that all the young men were out, it gave them a chance to defeat them.
Once the living forces are wiped out, the remaining women, children, old and young will not be in danger. The plan formulated by Yang Zeng to quell the chaos was actually to use troops first and then etiquette. Defeat and eliminate the active forces of Badai Yao, and then recruit them.
In the evening of that day, the reconnaissance team sent by Yang Zeng finally joined forces with the reconnaissance team of Huang Chao's Li Miao Company. The two sides then met in Sanjiangwei.
Yang Zeng couldn't take care of eating, so he and Huang Chao began to study the situation in Lianzhou. At present, the rebellion in Badai Yao seems to be huge, but according to the information they collected along the way, the main force in Badai Yao is still the young people from their own village plus some people who were kidnapped. The total strength is no more than four to five thousand at best. Not only were there few troops and inferior weapons, but they also lacked siege weapons. In many cases, they could not even break through the stronger villages. Attacking Lianzhou City was just an empty talk. At present, successfully besieging Lianzhou City is their maximum limit.
"Since Lianzhou can't be conquered, why are we still surrounding Lianzhou City?" Huang Chao asked, "Are you trying to surround Lianzhou City for reinforcements?"
"I think it's impossible," Yang Zeng shook his head, "Chief, think about it: the Yao rebellion in the past dynasties could only be suppressed by the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi by mobilizing the army of the two provinces to suppress it. Even if this time it is not our Fubo Army, but Guangdong. The Ming army, even Badai Yao has no ability to eat them."
"Then it's just making an attack in the east and attacking in the west." Huang Chao continued to put forward his opinion.
"To be honest, it doesn't look like it." Yang Zeng had already roughly understood the process of Huang Chao and the others regaining Yangshan. "If you want to attack the east and attack the west, the largest city in Lianyang is nothing more than Lianzhou City. Attacking the east and attacking Lianzhou is nothing more than robbing. They plundered the local Han villages, but judging from the situation in the surrounding villages, apart from attacking a few Han villages to collect grain, there was no large-scale destruction of villages. Besides, why did they incite the Yao people of Yonghua Township to attack Yangshan? What? The defense of Yangshan City is much weaker than that of Lianshan, and its wealth is not comparable to that of ordinary villages. It is obviously more profitable for Bapaiyao to attack it by himself."
"You mean their original intention is to attack Lianzhou?" Huang Chao was a little confused.
"Not exactly." Looking at Huang Chao's puzzled expression, Yang Zeng was a little proud. There were not many opportunities to speak loudly in front of the chief, but he immediately realized the inappropriateness of this attitude and changed it to a respectful one. His expression said, "The Yao people in Yonghua Township should be a suspicious army. They attacked Lianshan to contain the officers and soldiers. The purpose is nothing more than to spread flowers in all directions and distract the officers and soldiers who will attack in the future. Don't disturb them in attacking Lianzhou... "
"But you just said..."
"I guess the leader of Badai Yao knows very well that Lianzhou cannot be captured by force alone. His purpose is probably to force the people in the city to pay a 'ransom' or meet some of his conditions by besieging the city and cutting off reinforcements. Or, he Is there any clever way to capture Lianzhou City?"
But for what purpose, they have no way of knowing. Babaiyao has lived in the mountains for generations. The roads are difficult and dangerous and have always been closed. Except for a few small traders selling goods, it is difficult for outsiders to deal with them.
In order to be able to successfully deal with the Yao rebellion during the Guangdong invasion, the Foreign Intelligence Bureau has always wanted to send intelligence agents into the Bapai Yao. However, this recruitment operation was not successful. As a result, the Yao people generally distrusted the Han people and it was difficult to contact them. , not to mention recruiting and training as intelligence agents; secondly, the Yao people have many tribes, strong xenophobia, and many different customs and languages. Even for people of the same ethnic group, it is difficult for Yao people who are not local to Badai Yao to get into their midst. In addition to the information obtained from the Great Library, the Foreign Intelligence Service's information about Badai Yao is limited to a few words from some Han traders who have been to the area, and there is very little valuable information. Therefore, in military operations, it is very difficult to figure out the Yao people's mentality and combat behavior patterns.
Yang Zeng's judgment was based on this pitiful information. Huang Chao felt that it made sense, but also felt that something was missing. However, he had not received training in tactical command, so he still believed that Yang Zeng, a "professional", would be more appropriate.
"No matter what their purpose is, our first task is to occupy Lianzhou." Yang Zeng said, "I have sent people out to conduct reconnaissance while it is dark. We will try to annihilate the main force of Ba Pai Yao under Lianzhou City."
"I have no objection to relieving Lianzhou, but it's not advisable to kill too much. After all, we mainly focus on recruiting..."
Yang Zeng's boss disapproved. How can you soothe your opponent without hurting him? The two armies have been at war since ancient times. If they negotiate peace without crippling the enemy, there will be great trouble in the future.
However, the other party was a veteran and could not openly contradict him, so he responded with a few "yes"s.
Zhen Huan was a little uneasy. He unexpectedly saw Fuda outside Lianzhou City. Even though it was just a quick glimpse, it was enough to make him daydream. Fonda probably didn't see him, she was just talking and laughing with her companions. After not seeing each other for two years, Fonda became more charming, and her mature aura was particularly charming.
However, Zhenhuan restrained himself from thinking about Finda: he had already accepted the task and led his brothers to scout the situation of the Yao people at night and find out where they camped and their approximate number of troops.
Several years of fighting allowed him to quickly control his emotions - once he couldn't control his emotions, he would die on the battlefield in minutes. Few of the good brothers who came out of the stockade with him back then are still alive.
Several years have passed since he and his brothers joined the Australians as soldiers in order to follow Fonda. Although he had never seen the woman he had longed for since they said goodbye by the river,
Although they are both under the Australian flag, Binda is out of reach. Before Zhenhuan came out, he had no idea how big the Senate team was. In his past thinking, the Australians were just like the sea owners described by traders, with more than a dozen boats and a few thousand people at most. As long as you have enough time, you will meet one day.
However, after coming out of the mountain, he realized that his vision was too small. Serving as a soldier seemed to open a door to a vast new world for him. In the past few years, he has traveled all over Hainan Island, and even arrived in Kaohsiung on a large ship that he never dreamed of, to "cruel" the local natives. I have seen the bizarre world outside the mountains, witnessed countless joys and sorrows in the world, and experienced many life-threatening crises. His experience is different from that of the "little bully" in the village back then. In the past few years, he has also returned to the village on vacation, but he has nothing to say to the people in the village. The only thing he misses about his village life is Fuda.
I didn't expect to meet her on the battlefield in Yao District, Guangdong today! Just by the river where he was camping, the person he longed for was walking and talking with several men and women wearing the uniforms of naturalized civilian cadres.
After a few years apart, Pinda's appearance has not changed much, except that her hair has been cut short, she is wearing the uniform of an administrator and carrying a canvas bag - she is no different from the ordinary "female cadres" who can be seen everywhere on the streets of Lingao.
Although the person I have been thinking about all these years is only a few dozen meters away from me, I have imagined what it would be like to meet her again countless times, and I have drafted what I want to say many times. But when the real love was right in front of him, Zhen Huan didn't know how to face her - he was timid about being close to others.
Thinking that he had already accepted the order to conduct reconnaissance, he quietly turned around and left without disturbing Fanda.
He only brought five soldiers from the Li Miao Company for this reconnaissance, and the reconnaissance location was on both sides of the Xingzi River under Lianzhou City. Taking advantage of the cover of night, Zhen Huan's team took a small boat found from the river, rowed north into the Xingzi River, and quietly landed in the north of Lianzhou City.
They did not stay near the Lianzhou City Wall, but headed all the way to Beishan. According to Yang Zeng's judgment, the Yao people would probably choose to deploy their main force in a place that is both conducive to concealment and to support various city gates. Yanxi Mountain is such a place. As a commanding height, one can easily observe the dynamics of the city. The dense woods are conducive to hiding troops, and various city gates can be supported within half an hour.
Sure enough, the reconnaissance team discovered the campsite of a large army of Yao people halfway up Yanxi Mountain. The Yao people's armed forces were apparently unaware of the hidden fireworks. The flickering light of fire in the woods gave away their position.
Zhen Huan led the team slowly towards the fire. He noticed a raised hill near the camp and directed his team to sneak there.
He reminded the soldiers: "Watch your steps!"
Whether as a civilian himself or as someone who has fought in the mountains in the past few years, he is well aware of the fighting habits of mountain peoples: traps and crossbows for hunting wild beasts are often placed around campsites. The Fubo Army's squad often suffered such losses during their expeditions in Hainan and Taiwan. Once caught, not only will the person caught in the ambush be seriously injured and die, but it will also alert the enemies in the camp.
Sure enough, less than a hundred meters away from the camp, the leading soldier discovered a bamboo stick trap. Although the depth was not deeper than the calf, the hardened bamboo stick could easily pierce the soldier's soles and calves, even if it was not The poison must also be left half intact. What's more, most of these bamboo sticks have been applied with curare, which is commonly used by the Yao people in Guangdong and Guangxi.
They carefully dismantled the trap, and within a few steps they found another trip rope - this was the triggering mechanism of the ground crossbow. After removing the trip rope, they quickly discovered a third trap... In just one hundred meters, they encountered a dozen traps of various kinds. Zhen Huan was secretly surprised: The enemy is very vigilant!
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