Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2176 Ambush ([-])

After sending the envoy away, Yang Jinghui discussed with his nephew, master and others: With their strength, it is probably no problem to attack the county seat, but knowing that the county seat is a tough one, although there is a lot of oil and water, it may be difficult for Xiangyong to go to Yifudengcheng. difficulty.After thinking about it again, he decided to go to various towns in the county to blackmail him.

"If the merchants and people in the town don't follow suit, they will simply destroy the town and plunder it. Spread the banner of 'reverse the Kun and help the Ming'! Gather the heroes from all directions!" Yang Jinghui said triumphantly.

Master Bi hurriedly said: "Master, don't be in a hurry. According to the student's humble opinion, we should postpone it for a while."

"Why do you see it?" Yang Juren was immersed in his fantasy of "helping the community" and "bringing glory to the ancestors". He did not take Shiye Bi's "admonition" seriously. Looking at the scenery --- do they still dare not follow Xiong Dushi's king's order?"

"Master is right," Master Bi hurriedly said, "Students are just worried that once master's banner is raised, the thieves will have to mobilize heavy troops to come. The opponent of the bandit. Xiong Du is now far away in Guangxi, and the water far away is hard to save the near thirsty..."

At best, it is local local tyrants making troubles and fighting with weapons, and at best they are just bandits - these are all under the control of local officials, and things can be big or small.However, as soon as the banner of opposing Kun Fuming came out, it was the so-called "firing cannons and rebellion", and the local officials of the Kun bandits had to report it, which would inevitably attract the Kun bandits to attack aggressively.

Although Mr. Bi has never studied curtains, he has dealt with local officials a lot. This routine of covering up mistakes is very clear. The routine of being an official has been the same since ancient times. If you think about it, it will be the same in Kun Dynasty and Ming Dynasty.

The pot of cold water he poured made Mr. Yang, who was originally on the fire of "promotion and wealth" and "defending the way and eliminating demons", understand a little better.

The people sent by Xiong Dushi are certainly hype, but now that the officers and soldiers are far away in Guangxi, and they really show their banners, and the gangsters come to "kill the chickens to warn the monkeys", that is called "every day should not be called the ground is not effective".At that time, "Guangzong Yaozu" will not have a share, but "cutting off children and grandchildren" will be very fast!
After much deliberation, he decided that the banner should not be used, but he couldn't just be so vague. Anyway, with Xiong Du's edict in hand, he could be regarded as righteous, and the merchants could not help but obey.

Immediately, he mobilized people and "informed" all villages and towns everywhere. Many villages and towns were frightened by his despotic power and paid food and money one after another. The county director appointed by the Australians was weak. The arrogance is even more rampant, which means "one county and two orders".

Only this Shijian, because of the garrison of thieves, the merchants refused to pay money and food.Yang Juren found out that there were only 30 people from the national army in the town, and there were more than [-] people from the local militia. merit.

A mob of more than 500 people was organized.Because of the need to confront the Kun bandits head-on, not only did Yang Erhu bring more than 200 "elites" to the battle, but also many "green forest heroes" who came to vote, and along the way joined many people who were going to Shijian to "drink soup" ——Even the Hakka and Yao villages, which usually do not fight each other, came to a lot of people, and the team suddenly expanded to thousands.Go to Shijian in a mighty way to "get rich".

However, Shi Jian is not easy to eat.The town was originally protected by a soil enclosure, but after the Australians came, they added fortifications, especially a number of artillery pieces.Yang Erhu commanded his men and horses to charge up one by one, and the cannons on the Tuwei fort fired one by one, and the whole army broke up.Obviously, this "one-drum" is impossible.

Erhu proposed to set up an old camp in the abandoned village on the mountain north of Shijian, as a long-term strategy.In order to raise food, he sent people to hunt food around. After several days of tossing, he sent people to Shijian to "persuade him to surrender". As for where the national army is going, he will never obstruct it-of course he was rejected.

Unexpectedly, before they started attacking the stronghold, they received news that the Kun bandits had sent troops from Sihui to reinforce them.Yang Erhu was a military officer who went to battle, once he arrived at Shijian, he sent Ye Bushou to scout in all directions, so as not to be caught off guard by the bandit reinforcements.

So not long after the 2nd Company landed, Uncle and Nephew Yang Jinghui got the news.Yang Erhu heard that the men and horses were neat and well equipped, and knew that the elite Fubo army of the Kun bandits must be dispatched, so he hurriedly discussed with Master Yang and his men.

Everyone knows how powerful the Kun thief is, but not many people have personally experienced how powerful it is.However, even Yang Erhu himself and his brothers from Zhaoqing only knew that the Australians were powerful, and they had never fought face-to-face with Australian soldiers, because they heard that there were no Australian soldiers. Cannons, everyone is more assured - as long as there are no cannons, we can always fight.

After deliberation, it was decided to take advantage of the slowness of the thieves' fleet and the opportunity for the cannons to be transported, and to eat up the aggressive thieves in one go.It was probably too late to take down Shijian, but eating up one strand of the Kun thief was enough to "shock the whole county".Maybe they can force the director of Kunzei County to "abandon the city and flee" and come to "recover the county" himself.

With this calculation in mind, Yang Jinghui and Yang Erhu immediately led more than 300 "elites" and two tiger squatting guns from the old camp, preparing to set up an ambush on the roadside and destroying this army in one go.

"Here we come, the Kun thief is here!" Fulu's Xiangyong ran into the woods out of breath, pointing to the east side of the mountain road and shouting.

"How many troops did the Kun bandits come? Are there any cannons?" Yang Erhu asked.

"Reporting to the second master, the Kun thief is still two miles away from here. There are not many people. There are two spies clearing the way in front, and there are only about thirty or so behind. There are neither cannons nor horses, but everyone has their tricks Firearms."

"Understood, you go down."

Hearing that only more than 30 people came, Yang Erhu hesitated a little. Obviously, the Kun bandits were divided into the front team, the middle army, and the rear team, advancing step by step, so as not to be eaten up in one go on the mountain road.

If we attack now, if we attack more and less, we will definitely be able to eat up this group of troops, but if the enemy behind is prepared, it will be difficult to fight.

Everyone looked at him, asking Yang Erhu to make a decision:

Yang Erhu thought for a moment, then turned to Yang Juren: "Uncle, my nephew thinks it's time to do something. We have ten times more people than them, and I am in the clear and the other is in the dark. The mountain road here is steep, and the robbers cannot use their sharp weapons. , I waited to shoot with firecrackers and tiger squatting cannons, and then killed them. The gangsters must be panic-stricken, and they can be defeated in one go. As for the troops behind, we will see the situation. If the enemy retreats in disorder, we will chase and kill them; If they are not in disorder and still want to come this way, they can simply gather the whole team and set up an ambush outside the stone stream."

"Okay, I'll follow my nephew! The order will go on: the head of the thief will be one tael of silver in a while, and those who are injured will be exempted from rent this year for those who are tenants of my family, and those who are not tenants will be rewarded with ten taels of silver! If unfortunately they die in battle, I will The Yang family will support his wife and children for the rest of their lives, everyone!"

After giving an order, the group warriors immediately became excited, gearing up for a big fight.

Yang Erhu called

"Third brother! You are from Yebushou. You take a few brothers to sneak over there, and arrest their spies to ask confessions. Don't disturb the people behind."

The person Yang Erhu called "Third Brother" was not from the Yang family. His surname was Shao and he was the third eldest.Those who are polite call him "Third Lord" and "Third Brother", and those who are not polite call him "Old Third".Shao Laosan was a country rogue when he was young, but when he grew up he joined the army, dared to fight and kill, was ruthless, and got mixed up with the general manager in the camp. Spicy, on weekdays, he pays more attention to win over, and even sworn brothers.

"This is easy!" Shao Laosan immediately said, "I'll come when I go!" Immediately, he ordered seven or eight Tuanyongs and went to the mountains and forests.

On the narrow mountain road, the first row of two pioneers, Land Rover and Xiong Pi, held machetes and cut open the weeds and shrubs on the side of the road while paying attention to the movement on both sides of the mountain road.

Both of them are recruits who joined the army not long ago. The first battle was the Guangzhou offensive some time ago. The Fubo army expanded relatively quickly. Most of the veterans who participated in actual combat before landing in Guangdong have been promoted as seeds to commanders at all levels. The last one is also the squad leader. Li Luhu is from Nanzhili. He is 20 years old this year. He followed Master Zhao Yingong’s immigration boat to Lingao. There were several fights due to the language barrier, and then they made appointments with each other because of various trivial matters.But in the melting pot of the army, this matter is nothing.Carrying guns together and receiving corporal punishment together, and being beaten by the company commander several times on the playground, it all stopped.

This mountain road is not too difficult to walk. The mountain road runs north-south, and the west side is a cliff, which is not too steep. If you fall down, you will be cut into blood by thorns and bushes at most, but it is not so easy to fall to your death. Dense forest, if ambushed, the only thing the enemy can use is this dense forest. According to the infantry regulations, Li Luhu is on guard with a gun, and Xiong Pi is holding a machete to clear the vines blocking the middle of the mountain road. The Australian instructors attach great importance to the regulations and even shit. You have to urinate according to the regulations. The recruits complained quite a bit. Li Luhu, who worked in Nanzhi’s hometown, was better. Xiong Pi, who was used to being free on the boat, complained a lot. He didn’t know the regulations that he disliked very much today. It will save his life, but I don't know that he will become an "old stubborn" who respects the rules like a god.

In the woods on the side of the road, Shao Laosan was leading a few regiments of courage to sneak up from the dense forest.In the early summer, the forest was already lush with vegetation, Shao Laosan was very light in his hands and feet, and the few Tuanyong were also good at walking on mountain roads.He confidently touched the edge of the woods, and the spies of the thief would not be able to find him.
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