After the uprising in Xi'an Mansion was suppressed, General Cheng led his remaining troops to flee south. The journey of the Great Protector Luo Youzi's attack on the warehouse was extremely bumpy.
Firstly, it is more inconvenient to gather manpower in the wilderness. Secondly, his side has fewer elite soldiers and strong generals, and their combat effectiveness is not high. They were originally organized temporarily for plunder. Unexpectedly, the guards in the reservoir area were on alert after receiving the news. In addition, the Wu'an Army soon The cavalry arrived and everyone dispersed.
Protector Luo had no choice but to take hundreds of people to flee here and there, and in the end only three followers were left. The three brothers thought about it and tied him up to the nearest inspection department to surrender and seek leniency.
General Cheng wandered around the mountains of Hanzhong for more than a month, with only a few dozen people left around him. The Zodiac Sect in Hanzhong was weak, so it was not easy to cause trouble.
Under the pressure of regiment training and inspection department Sou Shan, these people started internal strife. General Cheng was killed and his head was passed from the prefect of Hanzhong to Xi'an. Everyone knew that the rebellion was completely extinguished.
Later, during the interrogation and screening process, everyone found out that they originally wanted to mobilize 50,000 people!
Unexpectedly, a series of measures such as blocking Guandu, recruiting workers in factories, issuing new banknotes, freezing land transactions, and constructing Daxing roads made the number of people who eventually participated in the rebellion far lower than this number.
In addition, several people from surrounding counties saw that the official army had taken tight defense and quietly retreated when they knew something was wrong. They did not actively participate in the operation at all, which also seriously weakened the power of the attack.
Jiang Cunli and others broke into a cold sweat after learning about the number "50,000" and could not even imagine it. It was something that bureaucrats like them had never imagined that industrial and commercial measures could be beneficial to counterinsurgency.
But in Li Dan's view, the reason why Zodiac is able to confuse people is because of the lack of economic vitality. People lack food and clothing, so they accumulate resentment. Zodiac just provides them with a punching bag.
By sealing this tube, the government will take advantage of the situation to release idle labor, and the people will have income channels, and the cult will lose its foundation of deception. If you have food to eat, money to earn, and room for advancement, who would have nothing to do but seek death on your own?
Even in Fuping, the former leader of the Zodiac Taoism voluntarily surrendered to the Inspection Department, which is a good example. Li Dan believes that this will happen more and more in the future. Of course, there will be many people who leave the cult without saying a word!
A new labor camp has been built on Yintai Mountain in the north of Tongchuan. The rammed earth wall is surrounded by cliffs of more than ten feet on three sides. Inside the wall, houses, toilets and other facilities are being built in full swing.
This was originally an ancient battlefield in the former Song Dynasty. It was one of the fortresses that provided support behind Jinsuoguan. The lowest point of the existing earth wall is eight feet high, and the highest point is one foot two feet. The narrowest point above is six feet wide, and the widest is nearly eight feet. ruler.
The circumference is about two miles, and the inside is open and flat. There were remaining grain stores and houses that could be used, so Zhou Yu, the commander of the Tongchuan regiment, took a liking to it and decided to renovate and build more and use it as a new labor camp.
The new labor camp will be used to house the prisoners who will be sent immediately. They are not the prisoners from Xi'an two months ago, but the Zodiac followers who surrendered in Huangling a few days ago.
After the incident in Xi'an broke out, believers from all over Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia rioted. Only then did everyone find out that the young master had prophesied that Maitreya would come to the world and the world would be overturned, and that the time was between the first rain and the third rain in summer. Between the rain.
It’s nonsense to say that these three rains are the sweet rain sprinkled by the king of heaven. The rainwater can turn into armor, and after participating in the uprising, you can be reincarnated as a heavenly soldier, etc. Therefore, the time of the riots in different places is different, which is due to the influence of rain.
Brother Hei and his men probably had been exposed to the rain, so they attacked Yan'an Prefecture to the north. As a result, they were defeated by two groups of officers and soldiers. Not only that, Yijun was recaptured by the officers and soldiers behind him. Seeing that Hei San was killed in battle, the rest of the people were frightened.
In addition, the heads of Generals Gan Xing, Luo Youzi, and Cheng were later transmitted here. When they learned that Xi'an was pacified and the great master hiding in Gedan Temple was captured, the rebels made an uproar and were horrified.
The government issued a message asking them to surrender. Those who surrendered would be exempted from death, but they would only have to serve hard labor depending on the severity of the case. Everyone discussed it and saw that the government troops were pressing closer and closer. It was better to die than to live. Since the government agreed to give him a way to live, let's surrender.
Most of the 3,000 people who surrendered were sent to Yintai Mountain to serve, except for the key elements who were detained separately.
This labor camp is designed as a misdemeanor labor force. They will provide auxiliary labor for surrounding mines, cement factories and ceramic kilns, such as lime mines and clay mines.
etc. In addition, there will be a linen factory to accommodate female prisoners and a pottery factory (supply to the army and charity facilities such as almshouses).
The maximum designed capacity is four thousand people (people from various places are still sent here).
Since they are all petty criminals, although these people live in separate areas, the public toilets, washrooms, canteens and other facilities are complete. There is even a sports ground where Cuju and sumo wrestling activities can be held (Li Dan's suggestion).
The fake monk Huaisheng was given a lighter sentence due to his previous achievements and was sent to this camp. On the one hand, he can continue to perform religious services and turn the fake monk into a real monk. On the other hand, he can continue to monitor these people for the Winged Dragon Guard. All three of these he can also work in the warehouse.
New prisoners must come to him to collect their clothing, store their personal belongings, burn their old clothes, and take a shower and change before entering the camp. In this way, he will be the first to get to know every new person, which will help him complete the task.
Before the prisoners arrived, a group of people were collected from various inspection departments. These people were either violators who were stopped because there were no roads, or people who were found to have evaded or evaded taxes and were sentenced to criminal detention.
They need to help renovate houses and foundations in the camp, strengthen walls and rebuild crenels and parapets, dig public toilets, and smooth roads, etc.
"Name, place of origin, are there any birthmarks or tattoos? What do you do at home, what are your specialties...?" The registered patrol officer recorded the answers after a series of questions, and then sent the person to the back to get clothes.
The fake monk is happiest at this time. Not only can he get to know new people, but he can also meet female prisoners or family members of prisoners who have been imprisoned. Therefore, he is always energetic at this time, and sometimes he will comfort the crying little girls.
"Are you two sick? You can't go on a good journey. You can do whatever you want! They told you to go to Tai'an Town. Why did you two go to Yijun to do it? Did you memorize too many sutras? Are everyone stupid?"
The inspector's loud scolding alarmed everyone. Huaisheng didn't know why he was so angry. He listened carefully for a while and finally understood what was going on.
It turned out to be two monks. They were detained by this patrol inspector a few months ago when the road guide order was first issued. For some unknown reason, they moved around Puzhou and Yaozhou and were detained by multiple labor camps. Two months ago, this patrolman detained them. The inspection gave them a new route.
As a result, they were detained again at Jinsuoguan. After serving, they were released and bumped into the team training in Yangzhuang. When they found out that they were "habitual offenders", they unceremoniously issued heavy fines and sent them here.
Now I have to stay for three months before I can hit the road again. After hearing the story of these two stupid monks, everyone burst into laughter: "Hey, where do you want to go? To be honest, there is no such thing?"
Huaisheng also found it funny and thought that these two people are not as understanding as me, a fake monk! At this time, I heard one of them reply with a rich voice:
"It's just traveling around the world, there is no destination. Amitabha, in short, whether it's serving the army or traveling, having a meal and having peace of mind is home. A poor monk doesn't care whether he works or not."
Huaisheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this voice, and he was immediately stunned.
"I don't care, I don't care! I've almost memorized my resume after writing it over and over again, are you tired of it?" The inspector muttered, and after being persuaded by the people around him, he filled out the form and asked them to press the cash register.
"Go, go, get your clothes over there, and don't let me see you two cowards again. Get out!" He shouted impatiently.
Huaisheng wanted to raise his head to take a look, but he shrank back after hearing his order. Then I saw the two monk-looking people coming over, and one of them yelled bitterly: "You bastard, a dog relies on human power!"
The other reached out and picked up the clothes, shoes and socks assigned to him from the counter, and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, at least you don't have to sleep in the open, and it's very safe!" He deliberately spelled out the last few words clearly.
The big man nodded: "Well, junior brother is right!" After saying that, he reached out and picked up his clothes: "Look, there are new clothes to wear. We didn't get this kind of treatment before."
Huaisheng turned his back to them and pretended to be looking for something in the house. He peeked at them and was surprised: "It's really them, but why are they here?" He thought again:
"He must have slipped through the net. It's dark under the lamp. At least no one came to check him here. It's a good plan. It's a pity that he met me!"
He watched the two of them walk inside and followed the instructions to the shower room, but felt a little bit in his heart.
I was nervous and apprehensive, not sure whether I should report it or not.
By the end of the day, he was ecstatic when he confirmed that there were no followers around these two people.
A large number of Zodiac believers will arrive in two days, and it will be difficult to start at that time! Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and knocked on the governor's door when he saw that no one was there...
After breakfast the next morning, people were assigned different jobs. These two said they had done carpentry, so they were assigned to the carpenter to saw and break wood. While he was doing it, someone from a distance shouted: "Yao two three, monster two four!"
Before the Archmage could react, Master Shaotian understood first: "Call us."
"What?" The archmage stopped, and then realized that he was calling his number, and hurriedly replied: "Here!"
When they ran over, the carpenter put his hands on his hips angrily: "What do you mean 'here'? Didn't I tell you to say 'there' when I answered? Did you forget again?" After saying that, he nodded to the soldier behind him:
"Leave it to you, I'm leaving!" After saying that, he left the two people who were confused and walked away.
"You two are here to help us with some things. Be careful, they are valuables and don't let anyone know about them. Let's go quietly and follow me." After that, he led the way.
When we came to a small pine forest under the high wall, there were two or three small wooden houses next to it. A Sima heavy truck was parked in front of the house. There were more than ten soldiers standing or sitting around to rest. It looked like they were actually here to pull goods. .
The officer knocked on the door, pushed it open, waved his hand and said, "It's inside."
The two of them filed in. They didn't pay attention to someone coming down the front stairs. There was a small room with a closed door on the right. The officer entered on the left and saluted and reported: "Sir, they are coming." After saying that, he turned aside to let them in.
When the two entered the room, they saw a guard holding a self-made fire gun standing in the corner of the room. Sitting behind the table was a chief executive. On his left was the ugly-looking inspector from yesterday, and on his right was a town governor with yellow epaulettes. Behind him was the camp governor who had been trained after the dormitory assignment yesterday.
When the inspector saw them, he nodded to the others and introduced that the two people beside him were the camp leader and the new Yan'an governor Xie Guiting.
"Tell us your name, place of origin, and occupation..." the governor of the base camp motioned to them. After the archmage finished answering, the governor shook his head: "No, say it again!"
The Archmage was stunned for a moment and thought: "That's right!"
Xie Guiting sneered: "The Archmage lost his memory so quickly. It seems that your magic power is nothing more than this."
Baorui shrank back, and unexpectedly someone shouted from behind: "Master Shaotian, don't move, slowly raise your hands above your head, don't move rashly!" Then he heard several "clicks".
When the two slowly turned to look back, they saw five or six plainclothes men standing behind them, each holding two self-made fire guns.
"This thing can easily go off, but it's very dangerous. If one of the brothers accidentally gets too nervous and pulls the trigger first...!" the man added:
"If Master Shaotian doesn't want to be beaten into a sieve, it's best to listen to me. Raise your hands and slowly lie down on the floor. Dou will make sure you are safe."
The two of them turned around and looked ahead. The officers, governors and guards who had brought them in earlier also had short muskets in their hands.
The situation was stronger than that of others. Master Shaotian tugged at the sleeve of the Archmage and knelt down on one leg. The Archmage had no choice but to raise his hands...
Footsteps sounded from behind, and someone came over to rub their shoulders and put their arms together to tie them up.
"Very good!" Xie Guiting showed a satisfied smile: "This is worthy of me running all night to get here. Old Dou, thank you for your hard work. Thank you for being here!"
"Hey! It's hard to chase these two guys, they are going east and west. When the clue was finally cut off, I thought it was all over, but I didn't know they were here!" After Dou Jiong said this, he thanked the camp leaders.
The men stuffed the two goods tied like rice dumplings into the truck compartment and ordered them to sit on the floor. On both sides were guards with bright bayonets on the barrels of blunderbuss. Dou Jiong excused himself and came out to mount his horse, and the adjutants and investigators from the Zhifang Division walked behind to escort him.
After half a year of tracking, he finally succeeded. He was very happy. As soon as he left the camp gate, he called a local investigator: "Relax your voice and give it to us."
Come and play a song! "
My sister is in Maomaotou, my brother is walking in the ditch;
Tell the girl to look back, I'm so proud of my brother's figure...?
The governor pushed open the small door next to the main door. Huaisheng quickly stood up and clasped his hands together. The governor behind him couldn't help but cover his mouth in joy. The governor smiled and said, "You won't use this trick with E Qianxian, right?"
Huaisheng smiled sheepishly.
"Okay, that boy has done something good again. I'll call you and ask, what do you want? Just ask!" He knew that Huai Sheng was a member of the sect before, but he didn't know that he also had the identity of a Winged Dragon Guard. .
Huaisheng's eyes widened, he grinned with a pitiful expression and said, "Look, sir, you all know that this man is a fake monk.
This person seems a bit empty and lonely, and there is no one to cleanse him of, right? If only... "
"Hey, you are such a coward and you still want such a good thing? What a fool!" Although the governor said this, there was a smile in his eyes:
"It won't be easy to do this. If you open your eyes and find a thief for us, the female eldest prisoner who was sent here will look for it on her own. As long as she is willing, I won't stop you! Is that possible?"
"Okay, okay, Mr. Xie, don't take it seriously!" Huaisheng was overjoyed, bowed repeatedly, and was making up his mind:
How could we take an empty room in the warehouse yard and install a coal cake stove? Oh my, those little days were beautiful, it would be nice for us to just hang out in these ravines!
"This fake monk has a pretty good life. It seems that people always experience bitterness first and then sweetness."
