Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 125 Na Yancheng's Evil Plan
"Uncle, don't worry. No matter how hard you try, Chen the thief is just a bandit hiding in the mountains. Our army is in Dayi. Not only do we have more soldiers and generals, but we can also mobilize everything.

There is always a way to narrow the gap between us. We analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and us bit by bit, and solve each problem one by one. As long as all the problems are solved, we can crush the enemy with our military advantage!" Na Yancheng said confidently.

Lebao nodded and asked, "Okay, then tell me first, how can our army narrow the gap between us?"

"Don't worry, let's think about it step by step!" Seeing that Lebao finally calmed down, Na Yancheng smiled and said, "Everything depends on the right time, place and people!
Let's start the analysis from these three points. The first is the timing. There seems to be nothing much to say about this. The enemy is a rebel, and our army is the imperial army. In fact, the advantage is on our side.

As for the weather, it's the same for everyone and there's nothing to take advantage of.

Next is the advantage of terrain. Currently, as the defending side, the opponent has a great advantage in terrain, but he is not without weaknesses.

The enemy has occupied the small town of Fobao as a stronghold, so as long as our army can attack Fobao, the enemy will inevitably be in chaos. "

"Tsk!" Le Bao sneered disdainfully, "If I could attack the Buddha treasure, would I still be here arguing with you?"

“Don’t think that this place is only thirty miles away from the Buddha’s Treasure. If you stretch it out, it may be less than twenty miles away. If a cannon is fired, it may be heard inside the Buddha’s Treasure. If it is on the plain, I can lead the cavalry to charge and reach the destination.

But in this mountain, the distance of thirty miles is a natural barrier. The reason why I want to launch a large-scale attack is to catch the enemy off guard and attack the Buddha treasure in one go."

It must be said that Le Bao is also a veteran of many wars. Although he is blinded by hatred, he still has basic military qualities.

"Uncle, you are wise!" Na Yancheng flattered him first, then said with a smile: "But we don't need to use the lives of soldiers to fill the gap. Haven't we already recruited more than 10,000 civilians nearby?

We can send civilians into the mountains to build roads and cut down trees along the way. This way, the enemy scouts will have nowhere to hide.

It's only thirty miles, and if all the more than ten thousand laborers are sent out, I think it won't take long to repair the road. If it doesn't work, we can continue to recruit more laborers.

Jiangjin County is a large county with a population of 200,000 to 300,000 people, so it is easy to recruit 30,000 to 50,000 civilians."

"When we're building the road, won't the other party send people to harass us?" Le Bao asked with a frown.

"If the enemy wants to harass us, let them harass us. We can still repair the road. If they are really capable, they can kill all the tens of thousands of civilians. At worst, we can recruit them from nearby counties and prefectures.

Haha, this thief is just an executioner's apprentice, and his master is just an old executioner who has been in the job for decades. Yet, he can master such sophisticated weapons, gather hundreds or thousands of thieves, and occupy a town.

If none of the local gentry and noble families in Jiangjin County had any connection with him, how could he, an executioner, develop such a powerful force?

Therefore, the death of the people of Jiangjin County is not a pity. I just want to see if this thief will attack the laborers who are building the road?" Na Yancheng sneered with a cold light in his eyes.

Le Bao couldn't help but laugh, "Hahaha, your plan is brilliant. How about this? I will dispatch another 1,000 troops from Chengdu and Yibin to guard Jiangjin County, to prevent the gentry and big families in Jiangjin County from jumping over the wall in desperation."

In fact, there are only more than 2,000 Eight Banners soldiers in the whole Sichuan, and there are only more than 20,000 Han Green Camp soldiers. It is impossible to bring all the people to encircle and suppress Chen Gu. After all, Sichuan is so large, and other places also need soldiers to guard. At present, these 9,000 soldiers are actually the limit of what Lebao can mobilize. If Chen Gu had not had the record of annihilating the 500 Jianrui Battalion with 200 people and killing his son, Lebao would not have mobilized so many soldiers.

However, Na Yancheng's plan was vicious enough and should be effective. In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Le Bao decided to dispatch another 2,000 troops to suppress the big families in Jiangjin County.

"That's the best!" Na Yancheng said with a smile.

It was really because Chen Gu's record of annihilating the 500-man Jianrui Battalion with only 200 men was too dazzling. Na Yancheng always felt that the more soldiers and horses the better. Chen Gu's military equipment was really too strong, so he had to kill Chen Gu in one go.

As soon as the road was built, Chen Gu quickly got the news that the 10,000 civilians under Le Bao were recruited from the south bank of Jiangjin County. They pulled towboats to transport grain from Chongqing all the way to the tenth town in Jiangjin County. Then they had to rely on people and horses to transport the grain and supplies to Tanghe Field.

Originally, the journey was only twenty miles, and less than ten thousand civilians were needed. However, all the soldiers Le Bao brought were combat soldiers, and someone was needed to build bridges, roads, set up camps, etc., so so many people were recruited.

These laborers originally thought that it was just a short conscription, and they would be released after the food was transported and the camp was built. However, they didn't expect that they would have to build a road into the mountains now. This was simply putting them on the brink of Chen's knife!

Everyone was in an uproar for a moment, but facing the suppression of Le Bao's 10,000 soldiers, the same number of civilians had no power to fight back at all, not to mention that they had families to take care of, so they had no choice but to obey and could only pray in their hearts that Chen Gu would not attack them.

Although Chen Gu was also in a difficult situation, he had no choice but to order the civilians who were building the road to be shot.

Considering that there were too many people, they could not use rifles, but had to use captured shotguns. Chen Gu had no shortage of lead bullets and gunpowder.

In fact, it was not just Chen Gu who was in trouble. The big families in Jiangjin County, including Suan Xiucai, were also in trouble at this time, because many of the conscripted laborers were from the Chen family.

Lead bullets have no eyes and cannot tell who is who.

All I can say is that Na Yancheng's plan was indeed ruthless.

Although the laborers would panic every time gunshots were heard and the progress of road construction was not fast, Ke Lebao could wait, but the big families in Jiangjin County were the first to become restless.

In just two days, less than five miles of road had been built, and Chen Gu had already shot and killed nearly a thousand people. The laborers had no desire to live, but under the pressure of the army, they had to continue building the road under the lead bullets.

If this continues, the overall strength of Jiangjin County will be greatly damaged. I am afraid that after this war, no matter who wins or loses between Chen Gu and Le Bao, the big families in Jiangjin County will not have an easy time in the end.

Without these young and strong men, the big families in Jiangjin County would only become fat meat in the mouths of other big families in nearby prefectures and counties.

The struggles between the big clans are also extremely cruel.

(End of this chapter)