Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 309 Special Operations
Even if it is a weak area ruled by the Ming court, being weak does not mean being ignored.

The officers and soldiers in Henan were so busy working for hundreds of thousands of peasant troops that they had no time to pay attention to the begging army playing around in the poor valleys, but it was different in Nanzhili. The begging army came from Xinxian County, Henan to kill Entering the Yinghuo Mountains, the cities and villages were destroyed along the way, and the places they passed, those who followed me prospered, and those who opposed me died, which has long attracted the attention of the government.

This time, the begging army went down to Huoshan Mountain to frighten the seven villages of Huoshan Mountain, which shocked the officers and soldiers even more.

But it's pitiful to say, although the Ming Dynasty stationed troops in the Dabie Mountains, they really didn't care too much about this remote area. They only set up a robbery patrol department, led by Sun Daqi, the nine-rank patrol inspector, but there were only a hundred people in the area. I am afraid that I will be gone with a bayonet charge.

However, there are more than a hundred people in this area, but it also represents the justice of the court. These days, the righteousness is a steady stream of soldiers, horses, food and salaries. It coincides with the beggar army also engaged in land replacement in Huoshan, almost completely depriving the original owner of the land. In , Yingshan, Qizhou and other places, the village owners were frightened and uneasy, and all gathered under Sun Daqi's command.

Miao Mei, the commander of the begging army, was also confused after winning the battle. He had a division of 3000 people, plus more than 3000 soldiers from the local village. He went to Yingshan County in the southeast without hesitation, and was familiar with him on the way. More than 2 soldiers surrounded the Eighteen Villages of Paradise.

In terms of loss, it is indeed not small. Most of the 200 Huo Shanzhai soldiers either died or collapsed. Less than [-] came back. There was a bloody road, but about a thousand people from the newly recruited third division also broke in, especially the begging veterans who went south with Song Qingshu, who lost more than [-], which can be regarded as traumatic.

Now Miao Mei has to defend Huoshan County to the death. The Huoshan cottages outside the city that have just been attached to the city are once again in chaos, rebellious and rebellious. The first defeat was thrown away.

After listening to Song Qingshu's description, the five of them always looked at each other in blank dismay. This bad thing has all rushed together, but they have nothing to say. They can't let people lose their hometown and follow them out. revenge?
They got together for lunch again at noon, and they went out of the county town sullenly, and went back to nest in the military camp Song Qingshu built for them.

In the next few days, the side of the new county became even busier. Under the pressing situation, Song Qingshu had to form a fourth division among the conquered mountain people and refugees recruited from Henan. Liu Tichun got up, and was promoted to be the commander of the fourth division. He hastily allocated [-] yuan from the veterans to help him suppress the situation. Go to Huoshan County to suppress the situation.

To live and live, one has to work after birth, the war situation is tense here, but the business in Xin County cannot be delayed, and before the rain arrives, more than a dozen groups of big tea merchants from Saishang or Shaanxi have sneaked into the mountains, busy with work They organized the workers to quickly prepare the pre-rain tea, transferred Song Qingshu and Sun Chuanting around, and organized the production team to open up wasteland for spring farming, otherwise they would be hungry this year. Once a series of major events were delayed, more than half of March passed.

Niu Shanhe.

It can be regarded as the middle of Huo County and Xin County, and it is also the dividing line between Henan Province and South Zhili Province. It flows down from Meishan Mountain and finally flows into the Yangtze River. On both sides of the river, there are rare fertile land in Dabie Mountains. field.

It's a bit like the name of the devil and the Warring States period. This place is also at the bottom of the mountain, and there are dotted villages dotted with each other. The village owner who ruled one side built his cottage high on the steep Niuzou mountain by the river bank, overlooking the area for more than ten miles.

If it were in Japan, this village owner would be considered a big name, maybe he could make some famous names, and the emperor would have to pay attention to it. However, in China, which has a vast land and abundant resources, he is just a small bandit.

And he's a little grasshopper with no eyes!When Miao Mei entered the east, relying on the soldiers from Niu Dung Mountain and Xiongyao Ridge to take the lead, he was the first to surround his village. Seeing that he couldn't beat it, the village owner surnamed Niu also opened the village and surrendered. Song Qingshu It’s not bad for him, the reward of 5000 taels of silver is regarded as compensation for him, and it should also be an example for Huo Shan’s tyrants, but Miao Mei’s army was defeated, and many villages that Huo Shan later attached to did not rebel. He, the one closest to Xin County Zhaizi turned his back on the water, and killed several production team leaders Song Qingshu sent to manage.

For more than a month, the army of beggars in Xin County did not turn around to deal with him. Instead, they went around Huoshan County. Go to Niushan River, and then work hard to farm for him.

These days, regardless of soldiers and bandits, sometimes farming is even more important than fighting. There is a shortage of cattle and horses in the mountains, and two or three thousand ragged little mountain people are busy working with plows on their shoulders, calling themselves like cattle, desperately fighting with the earth. While fighting, from time to time, the village owner's cronies and minions would come over with a whip, cursing and whipping.

This Niuzou Mountain can be considered dangerous enough, with one side leaning against the cliff of Meishan, and the other side is the canyon washed out by the Niushan River. There is only a slightly gentle uphill road in the northeast. This is the most heavily defended place in Niuzou Village. The archery towers made of wood are next to each other, and the steep hillside is more than 200 meters. I am afraid that I will be exhausted before I climb halfway. It is no wonder that the landlord surnamed Niu is so arrogant. With this terrain, he can block at least ten times. Yu own strength.

However, someone just came to eat this hard walnut.

In the dense forest, the binoculars were used to look at the steep cliffs in the distance. For a long time, until noon, I saw that the mountain people and tenants at the bottom of the mountain were tired and sweaty. Song Qingshu nodded gloomyly.

"Send signal!"

Li Tiezhu, the commander-in-chief of the Second Division, the main force defending Xin County, was also here. Without saying a word, he stretched out his hand and pushed down the emerald green flag beside him. The small tree that had been there for an unknown period of time also fell over.After delivering the signal, stepping on the tree trunk, Little Carrot's face was full of excitement.

"The commander-in-chief has an order! Attack Niuzouzhai. After a while, go straight to the village owner's compound according to the plan, capture the bull demon king, and then retreat from the sewer ditch in the southeast. Try to fight as quickly as possible, and don't provoke a fight easily! It's all good Do you understand?"

"As ordered!"

Even though they were much taller than Little Carrot, the more than 200 men didn't even show any disrespect, and bowed their heads in unison with their hands behind their backs.

Nodding in satisfaction, Xiao Luobo's eyes quickly burst out with cruelty.

"action!"

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"Commander, they're moving!" Pointing at the cliff, Li Tiezhu reminded, but Song Qingshu ignored him, and kept looking forward with the crystal binoculars he had finally polished.

If you don't look carefully, you can't really see that more than 200 people are wearing black and green tight jackets similar to the camouflage uniforms of later generations. The ropes are all gray and green. I don't know how many weeds have grown, and only some shaking dots can be seen in the colorful spots, and it is impossible to notice it if you don't pay attention.

The training of special forces is the devil week. These recruited mountain people live well, but it is the devil month. Since the establishment of this selection camp last winter, only the last week of each month can be off, and they can go to Xinxian with their salary Now, for the rest of the time, I spent the rest of the time in the deep mountains and old forests of Huaniao Village, receiving all kinds of unimaginably hard training. If not for the selection of the most honest and stocky guys among the mountain people, I am afraid that these people would have escaped a long time ago. Yes, it is a rebellion.

This hard training for more than three months, the effect is extraordinary. More than 200 men who chose the front and more than 300 meters of cliffs, none of them missed. In just a few minutes, they all landed on the mountain behind Niuzou Village and disappeared quickly. In the dilapidated house in Niuzou Village.

There is no watch these days, but in order to keep time, Li Tiezhu insisted on memorizing a Western clock the size of a cow's head. After reminding Song Qingshu, he started to stare at the second hand and stared at the time of a cup of tea without turning his eyes. He didn't even have the time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, so he clasped his fists again.

"Master, 10 minutes!"

With a tense expression, Song Qingshu's binoculars quickly settled on the planned retreat ditch, but ten seconds, twenty seconds, half a minute passed, and he still didn't see a single person.

His fists were clenched tightly, and when Song Qingshu was concentrating on it, there was a sudden sound of firecrackers that shook the mountains, and immediately the sound of firecrackers became a series of pieces. It was the revolver of the beggar army.

Song Qingshu's face turned pale in an instant.

"Master, do you want to support me?"

Seeing that Song Qingshu's face was not right, Li Tiezhu asked in a low voice, but Song Qingshu immediately shook his head severely and snorted coldly.

"It's useless! The task has been exposed. If they can't even rush out of this cottage, it's useless for me to ask them."

These words can be cold, and Li Tiezhu's back felt cold when he heard it, and he couldn't help but tremble.

(End of this chapter)