With Zhao Hu's help, Qi Jiao finally succeeded in capturing Shishou Pass. Because the pass was lost so suddenly, a lot of supplies were left behind at the pass, including food, weapons, and armor. This made Qi Jiao extremely happy. . The order he received was that after capturing this pass, he and his soldiers would stay here to guard it. With these supplies, the defense force here could be strengthened a lot.
What was different from Shan Fu's approach was that, except for those officers and soldiers who were willing to join the Flying Eagle Society, Qi Jiao ordered them to be killed. Many bandits couldn't understand his way of dealing with this, but Qi Jiao knew in her heart that none of the officers and soldiers who had seen Zhao Hu's group could be left behind.
"Shishou Pass has been won, it's time for us to make the next plan." Seeing the report coming back from the front, Zhuge Ying said to Ye Ying with a smile.
"I will go in person this time. Military advisor, you will stay at the stronghold and wait for the good news!" Ye Ying also smiled. Through these days of contact, the old and the young formed a great tacit understanding.
Chi Shangwu, the magistrate of Heishan County, stood on the city wall and looked at the densely packed bandits below, his face turned pale.
The bandits surrounded Heishan County with all kinds of weapons in their hands and dressed in different styles. But they also have something in common. Everyone is in high spirits and staring at the people in the city eagerly.
Behind the bandits, a green flag was raised high with the words "Fuhu Mountain Flying Eagle Club" written on it. On both sides of this big green flag, there are several slightly shorter flags with the words "Equalize the rich and poor, divide the fields, and eliminate clan bullies" written on them.
These slogans were determined by Ye Ying and the leaders of the Flying Eagle Association after careful discussion. Now that they have determined to occupy the three surrounding counties, they are no longer bandits. They should now be counted as rebels, so they must have their own banner to recruit more people. Let’s accomplish this goal together.
Chi Shangwu was a civil servant and had never experienced any war. He did not expect that he, who was already in his sixties, would have the experience of being besieged by a large army. This made him panic all of a sudden and he didn't know what to do.
"What should we do? How could these damn bandits think of besieging our Heishan County? I have never offended them." Chi Shangwu was like an ant on a hot pot, anxiously looking at the county lieutenant standing aside. said.
The county lieutenant was a military attache who had also been on the battlefield. He was quite courageous, at least not as careless as Chi Shangwu. But he looked grim at this time. There were five thousand bandits surrounding the county town, but the combined number of county soldiers and policemen in Heishan County was less than one thousand. This disparity in strength was really huge.
"Master Chi, we can't fight this battle. Let's surrender. In this case, I don't think the court will pursue it." After thinking for a while, the county lieutenant turned to Chi Shangwu and said.
"Okay, let's surrender." Chi Shangwu said weakly. The court might not punish him for losing Heishan County this time, but he would probably not be able to become an official. He had worked hard all his life on his official career, but in the end he was Such an ending.
However, between losing his official position and losing his life, Chi Shangwu chose to save his life and led a group of officials from Heishan County out of the city to surrender.
After successfully occupying Heishan County, Ye Ying immediately took action, summoned all the people in the county together, and first announced that he had taken over the county. Next, the people were asked to list all the landlords and wealthy people here, and a vigorous campaign to suppress the local tyrants and evil gentry began.
Through this series of actions, the Flying Eagle Society confiscated all the properties of these landlords, and together with representatives elected from the common people, re-measured the county's land according to the number of people in each household and the number of people in the county. Land was distributed to each household.
All the people did not expect that Heishan County would change overnight. They who had farmed land for the landlord family all their lives now had their own land. Although they still have to pay some taxes to the county every year, they are very little compared to the land rent paid in the past.
The people who have land will of course be very grateful to the eagles who gave them the land. Whenever they walk around the streets of the county, they can hear the sounds of welcome and see the grateful eyes. This makes these eagles know how to fly. We are so proud that even walking feels very exciting.
Of course, there are also some frustrated people, that is, the landlords and wealthy people in the county. They have lost their property and land, and they hate the people of the Flying Eagle Society. But this is only a small number of people. The Flying Eagle Society has won the hearts and minds of the majority of the people.
Next, the military advisor Ge Yuncai, who was acting as the temporary magistrate of Heishan County, issued the latest announcement, openly recruiting officials and servants at all levels of the county from among the common people. This kind of recruitment was completely different from the direct appointment of officials in the past.
According to the needs of various positions, Ge Yuncai organized two assessments, the literary examination and the martial arts examination. Anyone with outstanding results in the examination can serve in the county regardless of his previous status or status.
As a result, the enthusiasm of the people in the county was greatly aroused. People with civil and military expertise enthusiastically signed up. After three days of civil and military assessment, many talents were recruited for the county government. These officials who come from among the common people are the ones who understand the sufferings of the common people best, so they can truly serve the common people.
A large number of officials were recruited so that the government affairs of the county could be implemented smoothly. The people saw that many of the new policies of the new county government were really considered for the majority of the people, so they quickly recognized the new government.
Building water conservancy, developing agriculture, attaching importance to commerce, and encouraging the simultaneous development of various industries such as agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishery are a series of policies promulgated by Heishan New County and implemented by Ye Ying and his subordinates after discussion.
Ye Ying attaches great importance to the development of these aspects, because he knows that only when these aspects of the economy develop, can the new political power be consolidated, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation of so many members of the Flying Eagle Club can be guaranteed.
Of course, it would be very difficult to support the Flying Eagle Society's tens of thousands of people just by occupying the small Heishan County, so he set his sights on the nearby Yuhe and Caoping counties.
Fan Lingyan's attack on Caopu County under the command of the Suzaku Army went very smoothly. When the army arrived at Caopu County, they found that all the officials and servants in the county had left, and even all the wealthy landlords in the county had left. Er Jing.
After looking at the people here, I realized that after the officials and wealthy people here heard about the incident in Heishan County, they were afraid that they would be liquidated by the Flying Eagle Society, so they chose to move away with their families.
Fan Lingyan was not in a hurry after hearing the news. These officials and rich people could not escape too far because Yunshan Pass and Shishou Pass at both ends had been captured by Shan Fu and Qi Jiao. There was nothing they could do. Leave these three counties.
"Looks like that guy Chen Gang is in trouble again." Fan Lingyan thought with some gloating as he looked at the four wide-open doors of Caochang County.
After Fan Lingyan occupied Caoping County, he appointed Du Kui'an, the former Suzaku Army military advisor who had failed in the second cross-river battle, as the magistrate of Caoping County according to the predetermined candidates.
Due to the precedent of Heishan County, Du Kui'an had a lot of success in Caoping County. All the wealthy people here ran away, and the land and property left behind were naturally confiscated.
The people of Caoping County have long been envious of the people of Heishan County for having land, and now that their own county has also welcomed the Flying Eagle Club, they are of course very happy. With the active cooperation of all the people, Du Kui'an followed suit here and distributed land to all the people.
Similarly, in the selection of officials, Du Kui'an also used the method of Heishan County and selected some available officials through civil and military examinations, so that various government affairs in Caoping County began to proceed smoothly.
Just as Fan Lingyan expected, Chen Gang, who was responsible for attacking Yuhe County, ran into trouble. A series of actions of the Flying Eagle Society in Heishan County and Caoping County had already spread to Yuhe County.
The magistrate of Yuhe County and the wealthy people in the county were unwilling to lose the assets they had earned without conscience over the years, so they organized themselves and prepared to defend the county and wait for the court to come to suppress the banditry.
When the officials and wealthy households who left Caoping County found that Yunshan Pass and Shishou Pass had been occupied by bandits and that all their belongings could not be taken out of the three counties, they simply came to Yuhe County and prepared to fight with the Yuhe County people. The officials guarded the city together.
At the same time, there is another force gathered in Yuhe County, that is, the landlords and wealthy people whose properties were confiscated in Heishan County. They now hate the Flying Eagle Society. Hearing that someone was organizing to oppose these bandits, they also actively rushed over, preparing to help Yuhe County defeat the bandits and recover their land and property.
In this way, a large number of people gathered in Yuhe County. In addition to the original county soldiers in these three counties, all the rich households sent out all their servants, because these rich people knew very well that once the city was destroyed, they would have nothing. .
This time, under the pressure of the Flying Eagle Association, the officials and wealthy households in the three counties became very united. Everyone with money contributed money and others provided help. Soon, a team of four to five thousand people was organized. Although the combat power of these people is not strong, they can still barely be used to defend a county.
When Chen Gang led the White Tiger Army of more than 5,000 people to the outside of Yuhe County, he felt his head swell when he saw the densely packed defenders standing on the city wall.
The combat power of these bandits under his command should now be stronger than that of the miscellaneous troops on the city wall. However, the opponent's number is about the same as his own, and with the city wall as a support, it is not easy to capture this county by force.
In desperation, Chen Gang had no choice but to organize his soldiers and conduct a tentative siege operation. As expected, he encountered strong resistance from the defenders. Worried that his White Tiger Army brothers would suffer too many losses, he had to order the withdrawal of troops.
After discussing with military advisor Jiang Jin, they could not find the best plan to capture the county seat. If you want to capture the county seat by force, you have to pay a heavy price. Victory through the casualties of a large number of soldiers has never been Chen Gang's battle. idea.
"Commander Chen, Jiang really can't think of a way to break the city, but there is a man who is very resourceful. I think he will have a good plan." Looking at Chen Gang's sad face, Jiang Jin said from the side.
"Who is this person? Go and invite him over immediately." After hearing Jiang Jin's words, Chen Gang immediately said excitedly.
"Who else can be the most intelligent person in our Flying Eagle Association? Of course, it is only Military Advisor Zhuge." Jiang Jin said with a smile.
Hearing Jiang Jin's words, Chen Gang slapped himself on the back of the head. Why didn't he think of such a simple question?
"I'll send someone right away... No, I'll rush back to Fuhu Mountain in person and go to Zhuge Military Advisor for an idea." Chen Gang is a man who does what he says. After saying this, he quickly brought The two followers rode quickly towards Fuhu Mountain.
