"Are your numbers accurate?" Yang Da couldn't help but be a little confused when he saw him opening his mouth.
"That's right!" Song Qian nodded: "That's right. Any family that wants to leave for other villages or towns or go into the city to seek refuge must come to our branch to open a way. It will indicate the location, number of people to be evacuated, names, family relationships, and whereabouts and whereabouts. Take refuge in people.
If there is no one to seek refuge with, the branch office needs to write a "letter of introduction" to the branch office to which the other party belongs or Zhu Qing (Zhu Qing) of the inspection yamen. They can only accept it when they leave with these.
The militiamen and patrolmen on the way will also guide and provide help. Those who fail to show will be detained immediately. So if you want to know how many people were evacuated, you can find out by looking at the road signs and the ticket stubs of the "Letter of Introduction". "
"Hey!" Yang Dayi didn't expect that the whole Yugan would turn out like this after just a few days away.
After hastily finishing the meal, while eating, he called Dou Jiong in to ask about the terrain and water conditions nearby. After finishing the meal and asking questions, Yang Dayi hurriedly called for a meeting.
At this time, everyone attending the meeting was waiting outside. In addition to Song Qian and Dou Jiong, there were also the district team commander Liu Qi (the young and energetic head of the Liu family) and team deputy Liu En (a paper framer and former member of the left-behind office). , Zhu Qing's deputy, who is of the same race as Liu Qi), and then there are Qian Feng, Bai Baiyong, the three leaders of Xiangyong recommended by the town, and Zhang Guisheng, one of the three surnames of Sanjiaxiang.
Song Qian announced the meeting and first introduced Yang Dayi's identity. Except for Liu En, who was familiar with Yang Dacheng, everyone here saw him for the first time. I heard that he was an officer and a soldier, so everyone stood up and saluted.
Yang Dayi pressed his hands and asked everyone to sit down, and said, "Brother, I am from the frontier army. If you have anything to say, please speak your mind. Don't blame me.
The metropolitan inspector asked me to preside over the battle in Santang Town, and told everyone the exact news that more than 2,000 lake bandits came out of Huxi and walked from Ruihong to Santang. Our plan is to lure the enemy deep, encircle and annihilate them! After speaking, he glanced at everyone present and smiled:
"Maybe you think there are so many of them, but what's the point? Let me tell you again, this battle must be won! If we want this enemy to cross Santang, they will poke the county magistrate in the buttocks. Do you know? ?」
Everyone in the hall burst into laughter and heard him say: "We can't let this happen, so I brought more than 200 officers and soldiers and 100 sailors." Everyone was stunned, Liu En started to applaud, and others followed.
Yang Dayi signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "In addition, in the next two days, 500 sailors and about 800 regiments will arrive one after another."
The applause was much louder now, and the total number of people on both sides was almost the same. Everyone in the room suddenly felt emboldened!
"But, this is not enough! He is an old gangster, and we are laymen who couldn't hold a gun yesterday and can't tell the difference between left and right. So what should we do?"
Yang Dayi deliberately pretended to be a cover-up, picked up the porcelain bowl and drank water slowly. When he was full, he touched his beard:
"Don't be afraid, the patrol has given us secret weapons, and they will be delivered soon. Hey, I tell everyone, those weapons can make thieves on the water run away without even getting to the shore! I have seen it with my own eyes, and it works. very!"
After he finished speaking, he walked over and pointed to the "Map of Santang Town and Surroundings" hanging on the shelf:
"Our strength is mainly divided into several groups. Leader Zhang, we will release more than 300 people in Sanjia Alley. You can help guard the other side and the ferry. We must not let the enemy come ashore!
Song Yuanxing, you and the white leader will guard the town and fort to protect the villagers who have taken refuge. Chief Qian listens to my command. "
After he finished speaking, he asked who had questions. At this time, Liu Qi raised his hands and stood up and asked angrily: "Sir, what should we do? It seems that the district team was not mentioned?"
"Do you know how to swim?" Yang Dayi asked.
"Is this still a problem?"
"Are you brave?"
"Sir, are you looking down on me?"
"I know who you are, and I don't dare to look down on you. But this needs a strong person to do it. I haven't decided whether to leave it to you or Yang Xiaoyi?"
"Yang Yi? Hey, in what way am I inferior to that guy?" Liu Qi was dissatisfied.
Yang Dayi smiled and said: "Yang Yi commanded our troops in the first battle and blocked the attack of thousands of men by the three generals of the Lou family at Fengqiguan Nanshan. We have all seen his performance."
"That's because I don't have the chance
meeting! Liu Qi was angry.
"Okay, I have an opportunity here." Yang Dayi walked over and pointed at Nanhuzhou:
"This sandbank is the gate to Santang. The enemy will definitely want to seize it to gain a foothold and seal the gate of this town. Do you dare to go up there with Yang Yi and see who can fight better against the lake bandits?"
"Competition is a competition!" Liu Qi loudly expressed that he was not afraid of Yang Yi, and also claimed that he would be able to go up without needing Yang Yi's people.
"That won't work. There are two thousand enemies, and you only have more than three hundred. No matter what, you can't underestimate the enemy like this!
Let's do this, Yang Yi is responsible for the northern half, and you are responsible for the southern half. As long as the enemy runs aground or attempts to land, you have to fight.
Whoever is driven into the water by the thieves will lose! How about the loser comes back and pays for the winner's team to eat at the table after the war? "
"Hey, I'll win for sure!" Liu Qi punched the table.
Yang Dayi chuckled and glanced at Song Qian slyly.
After the meeting, Dou Jiong was about to go back to his room when he suddenly saw a man in a green military uniform walking towards him. He raised his hand and asked, "Is this Team Leader Dou across from you?"
Dou Jiong has a good memory and immediately remembered that this man once stood behind Yang Dayi. Just now, I thought he was the entourage of Lord Bei Yushi, but now it seems...
The man walked in, gently lifted his cloak, revealing the word "Zhen Fu" on his left chest, and quickly drew three numbers with his right hand.
"This is Dou Jiong. Who is this brother...?" He felt like he had seen this man somewhere before, but he couldn't remember.
"Young ladies in the class tend to forget things a lot, but do you still remember the Liu family's Shanfang Restaurant?"
"Oh!" Dou Jiong suddenly remembered and said with a smile: "It turns out that we are acquaintances, but I didn't expect that my brother went to Li Sanlang for a job. Are you here with Master Bei Yushi today?"
"I'm so lucky that the class leader still remembers Xie San'er! Mr. Yang and I met halfway and happened to take his boat." Xie San'er smiled and said, "Actually, I came here specifically to find you after being instructed by King Zhou. "
"Looking for me?" Dou Jiong was very alert and immediately scanned his surroundings with his peripheral vision: "Then, can we talk in my room?"
"Monitor, please go first." After saying that, the two of them came to Dou Jiong's room one after another. They pushed the door open and sat down. Dou Jiong poured him a cup of tea, then held his hands and asked:
"Brother, you are now the governor of the regiment?" He saw the rank mark on Xie San'er's left shoulder: "I wonder why you came to me?"
"I came to see the squad leader tonight for no other reason than the battle in front of me." Xie Saner smiled and replied: "Do you know, squad leader, that this battle has something to do with you and me?"
"Oh?" Dou Jiong was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and asked puzzledly: "Whether it's arranging troops or foresight, my little squad leader has nothing to do with it. Why did the governor say that with Do I have anything to do with it?"
Xie San'er first told him the intelligence he had received about the two-pronged attack by the Lake Bandits, and then introduced why Li Dan and others decided to attack the west route first. Dou Jiong listened and nodded and said, "The inspector wanted to kill them first." It’s the right idea to give the enemy an arm.”
"But the key to this matter is how to recruit the enemy from the West Road to Santang Town and let him enter the ambush we set up." Xie San'er whispered:
"If we can't do this, and the enemy is roaming the water, galloping back and forth, we can't chase them everywhere behind them? That won't drag the team down to death!"
"Oh, I understand!" Dou Jiong suddenly realized: "The reason why you came to me is to let me help you find the lake bandits, and then give them some ecstasy soup and ask them to dig into your pockets obediently, right? ?」
Xie Saner slapped his thigh: "That's it! We are not familiar with the situation in the lake, how can we know so clearly? So I have to ask the squad leader to find out how to find out the whereabouts of the lake bandits earlier."
"This is not difficult." Dou Jiong agreed, "Even if you don't come, I will cast a net and look around. As long as the lake bandits don't move, I can know where they are going within one night."
"It seems that Zhou Dutou understands you and it was right to ask me to come to you!" Xie San'er said happily.
"But... it's not that easy to sneak into the lake bandits. You know I have fishing at home.
Our fleet can shuttle back and forth in the rivers and lakes, but I know almost as little as you do about the internal situation of the lake bandits. "
"It doesn't matter!" Xie San'er waved his hand: "I have arrangements for this. You just need to tell me whether the Lake Bandits have sent out troops, where they are, and where they are going, and I will go find him myself!"
"You're the only one?" Dou Jiong grinned in disbelief.
"I also have a companion. That person came out of the lake anyway. He has met Chen Yuanhai and his son and can take me in. Our main focus is Shi Nao Village and the three families of Da Baiyan and Song Gongming. The rest can be taken care of easily. Just understand."
"Two people, three heads. Okay!" Dou Jiong thought for a moment: "In this way, I will arrange to track down the movements of these three families, and report to you immediately if there is any news. Do you want to stay in Santang first?"
"Originally we wanted to go to Ruihong from here and wait for news there. Because we heard that Liaohuazi gave this town to Chen Yuanhai, we thought he might take Ruihong first."
"No, no." Dou Jiong waved his hands repeatedly: "Chen Yuanhai would not do that. Since he took the water route, how could he abandon the boat and go ashore in Ruihong first? Ruihong is a fragmented place with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. There is nothing to eat."
He pointed at himself very confidently: "I bet that if Chen Yuanhai was really the leader of the West Road, he would definitely want to find a richer big town to rob him first, which would help him establish his prestige. Ruihong worked hard Unpleasant, not the first choice!”
After he finished speaking, he saw Xie Saner looking at him with a smile: "So... you just thought of luring him to Santang, right? That's why Chief Yang came here at night, right?"
Oh, no wonder the people were ordered to evacuate to the four villages the day before yesterday. You had already planned to set up the battlefield here? You're not guessing that he will come, but you're planning to hook and lure him, and invite him to take the bait, right? "
"If we don't take the initiative to kill the Chen family, why don't we wait for him, Liaohuazi Shui and Lu Yingying to surround the county?" Xie San'er sneered: "We dug such a big hole, so we just asked him to jump in!
You were the one who helped me find him, and I was the one who asked him to jump inside! After saying that, Xie Saner showed his slightly yellowed teeth and smiled ugly.
"You...are you not afraid of screwing up and destroying this town?" Dou Jiong frowned and it was hard to accept.
"The team leader listened to my analysis. Chief of Staff Zhao said this:
If we can't win in a field battle, then the best option is to lure the enemy deep into the enemy's territory and let them attack the fortress, wearing down the opponent through conservative and street fighting; then cut off their retreat route, cut off their ships, and shake their military morale and morale;
Finally, defeat them when they are depressed, confused and wavering. This is a good way to attack the enemy with strength. "After all, Xie San'er had been an officer, and he recounted it very clearly.
After hearing this, Dou Jiong nodded and said, "I understand. First, clearly understand your own strengths and weaknesses, and then decide on your strategy. Not bad!"
We don’t have many veterans and we don’t have big ships. This is where we are inferior to others. The advantage is that it occupies the terrain and geographical advantages, has local braves to help, and can make various preparations in advance.
But no matter what, this first step of temptation is indeed important! It takes a long time to prepare how to lure them and how to let them get into your pocket. This is something you and I must work hard to deal with. "
After saying that, he patted his knees and said, "Okay, you can find a place to stay first. I will arrange to inspect these three houses. I will tell you any news as soon as possible." He sent Xie Saner to the door, and the two of them handed over their hands without speaking. Say goodbye.
Dou Jiong looked up at the sky and smelled the moist smell in the air. Well, there may be rain in the near future, and the water will rise on the day after the rain, which should be a suitable opportunity for this encirclement and annihilation.
He looked in the direction of the meeting hall. The lights were still on. Yang Dayi and Song Qian's soldiers were standing at the door, indicating that they were still discussing inside.
To send agents overnight to contact the brothers on the water, Song Qian had to give permission to use the docks and boats. Dou Jiong turned around and walked towards the meeting hall.
The news from Dou Jiong came faster than Xie Saner imagined!
However, what puzzled him was that the people from the west of Huxi had only managed to gather at Riyue Mountain in Jinxi Lake after so long, and for some reason Luo Jiazi from Fenglin Mountain suddenly pulled anchor and set sail with his men, minding their own business. gone.
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It's like being in a fog and you can't see clearly what's going on in the lake?
"Ignore him!" Xie San'er waved his hand: "Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is only two or three days away, we can't wait any longer. We will set off to Riyue Mountain today! Please help me find a boat, class leader."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Dou Jiong nodded in agreement and said, "Otherwise, I will send a brother who is familiar with the route to take you there. When he is about to arrive, he will get off the boat and arrange a waiting place, and then you two will go in by yourself?"
Xie San'er thought well, so that day he changed clothes with Yu Liang who was among Yang Dayi's soldiers, and was led by Dou Jiong to the ferry below to introduce him to the young boatman.
"This Brother Song is very familiar with the roads in the lake. He often helps me with things and is very reliable." Dou Jiong told them:
"Also, don't you want to meet Song Gongming? He is a junior of the Song family. If he can speak well, he might be able to help."
"Oh, that's great!" Xie Saner was overjoyed.
