Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2197 Surrounding Yanxi Mountain

It didn't take much to stand up and Li Wu confessed.But he is just a soldier of Li Sanjiu, and he doesn't have much valuable information. He only knows that there are about 2000 Yao people who came to Lianzhou. They are known as "five thousand elite soldiers".The weapons are complete, but there is basically no armor, not many firearms, and very little gunpowder.The chief in charge didn't take firearms seriously.Other than that, he couldn't provide any useful information.However, the work team learned from him an important cause of the riot: salt.

After Xiong Wencan took office as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he began to reorganize his armaments.Funding is needed to rearm.The way to raise money is naturally "take it from the people".Salt is naturally among them.

Therefore, the price of salt has been rising in recent years.The Yao District is located inland, and does not produce salt itself, it is all trafficked by Han salt merchants. Originally, the price of salt in Li District was higher than that of surrounding areas: the price of salt sold by Han traders to Yao District was much higher than the market price. It is not uncommon for fat chickens to be exchanged for a catty of salt.In the past few years, the price has doubled, and many people can only eat lightly.Great resentment.Li Sanjiu just "just in time" and seized this opportunity.

The Senate captured the city of Guangzhou, and wars broke out everywhere in Guangdong. The salt trade route was interrupted, and salt from the coast could not be imported, which led to a further increase in the price of salt.In Lianzhou City, some salt merchants have already sold out their stocks, and some salt merchants have started hoarding. Now the salt price in Lianzhou can be said to be extremely high.And the salt in Li District has reached the point where there is a price but no market - the roads are not smooth, and no vendor dares to sell it.It can be said that the main fuse of the Ba Pai Yao's rebellion was the salt in Lianzhou City.

Salt, again salt.Huang Chao remembered that in related papers he had read, he mentioned that the Dayengxia Yao Rebellion broke out because some chieftains and local civil and military officials in Guangxi controlled the salt trade, which intensified social conflicts.According to Huang Chao's experience, whether it is the Li rebellion in Hainan or the Yao rebellion in Guangdong and Guangxi, there are mainly two reasons. One is the unequal trade status with the Han people; the other is the poor living environment and low production level.Under the interaction of the two, it is not surprising that these ethnic minorities living in mountainous areas "make a living" by rioting and looting.Temporary military suppression can only be cured for a while, and it will inevitably repeat after a long time.

However, it is still too early to address the root cause of the problem.Huang Chao took it out of his purse and read the "Outline of Economic and Cultural Development of Lianyang Region" and stuffed it back. This document was written by him himself. Some information on local poverty alleviation in old time and space.

Speaking of the Lianyang area, the population pressure is far less than that of the old time and space, and the environment is well protected.Although there are many mountains and little flat land, there is still a lot of wasteland that can be reclaimed, and inland river shipping is even more convenient, not to mention that there are still a lot of resources that can be developed here.Compared with the several counties in Hainan where he once worked, this place can be called rich.

"As long as the world is peaceful, this place can do a lot."

Although it is not in the same time and space, and this "Lianzhou" is not the "Lianzhou" that Huang Chao came to, his nostalgia for this land has never changed.

However, the problem of Ba Pai Yao was always on his mind.He knows very well that whether the Lianyang area can be peaceful depends on whether he can succeed in Fu Yao.

The so-called Ba Pai Yao is the collective name of the Yao people living in the three places between Lianzhou and Lianshan. The larger villages they live in are called Pai by the Han people, and the small villages are called Chong, so they are called Pai Yao.Among them, the eight villages of Majian, Junliao, Libadong, Huoshao, Dazhang, Nangang, Hengkeng, and Youling are relatively large, and there are several smaller villages. It is called Ba Pai Yao.

Unlike the nearby Han clan villages, each Yao Pai does not necessarily have only one surname, for example, Nangang Pai has four surnames: Deng, Tang, Pan, and Fang.Among the eight rows, the three rows located in the east of Nangang, Hengkeng, and Youling are within the direct jurisdiction of Lianzhou, and are called the state-owned third row, the east third row, or the outer three rows; the remaining five rows are located in the jurisdiction of Lianshan County, called It is the fifth row of the county, the fifth row of the west or the inner fifth row.

The Pai Yao is a sedentary branch of the Yao nationality, with a higher level of social organization and production, so it is stronger in combat effectiveness than the Zoushan Yao.The Yao platoons are not affiliated with each other and are relatively independent, so although the Yao platoons have been in chaos for years, it is relatively rare for the entire eight platoons to riot together.Historically, the Eight Pai Yao Rebellion lasted until the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty before being suppressed.

"This action must be short, smooth and fast!" Huang Chao said secretly.

In the early hours of the morning, the troops began to erect the pontoon bridge.Because there is a large boat as a tugboat, even though it is still two or three hours before dawn and can only rely on torches for lighting, the pontoon bridge was built quickly.One pontoon bridge uses more than a dozen small boats searched along the river as floating bodies, and the other uses cowhide bags carried by the army to inflate as floating bodies.Connect them with cables, fix them with wooden stakes on both sides, and then lay planks.

After resting for most of the night, the troops began to cross the river. The Fubo Army, Li Miao Company and various national troops were all in high spirits.However, after walking on the mountain road all day, the Yangshan Temporary Squadron, which arrived just a few hours ago, was a little depressed.The number of Yonghua Yao people in this temporary squadron is only about 80. Although the old and weak have been eliminated, their physical fitness cannot be compared with that of the Fubo Army, and the long-distance march without sufficient rest has already shown that tiredness.

Huang Chao didn't expect them to exert much effort—he also couldn't trust this unreformed and trained team.But their appearance is an important signal for Ba Pai Yao.Their alliance with the Yao people in Yonghua Township has collapsed, and this is Huang Chao's first step in breaking up and rebelling against the Yao people.

When the sky just dawned, all the ministries had successfully crossed the river, and the Fubo Army Company covered the artillery team to occupy Beishan; Before Pai Yao could react, they surrounded Yanxi Mountain; Li Miao Company deployed to the south of Yanxi Mountain to monitor and defend the besieged Ba Pai Yao and the Lianzhou defenders in the city.

Upon waking up, Li Sanjiu found himself surrounded by Australians.He was very surprised: someone reported him from the very beginning when the Australian built the pontoon bridge.Li Sanjiu speculated that even if the other party started to build the bridge in the middle of the night, it might not be able to build it the next evening.In terms of the organization ability of the Yao people's armed forces, it is not only difficult to launch a night attack hastily, but it may disrupt their own team first.So he only told his subordinates to "keep watching".

Unexpectedly, just after dawn, the troops of the Great Song Dynasty had already crossed the river, and even surrounded the Yanxi Mountain area!
Li Sanjiu has been in the army for a long time, so he is not panicking at this time.On the one hand, he sent people to contact the various leaders on the mountain, and on the other hand, he sent people to inquire about the situation of the enemy army.

There are good and bad things to inquire about.The good thing is that the number of enemies is much smaller than I thought, at best no more than a thousand people, and they are scattered everywhere.Although they are all at traffic critical points, they may not be able to withstand the full blow of their main force.

The bad news is that there are armed Yao people in the team besieging him.

He was startled suddenly: Could it be that the Yao people in Yonghua have betrayed him?

This thought made him break out in a cold sweat. Coercing the Yao people in Yonghua to riot was a "smart move" of his, and his intention was nothing more than to sway the action of the Australians.

As long as the Yao people in Yonghua do not submit to the Australians, even if the Australians can successfully regain Yangshan, they can effectively contain their actions.I didn't expect that the Yao people in Yonghua were so ungrateful, not only surrendered Yangshan obediently, but also followed the people of Song Dynasty to attack themselves!

"Hurry up and hang up, prepare to break through!" Li Sanjiu was giving orders, when someone suddenly reported: Li Wu is back.

"Bring him quickly." Li Sanjiu hurriedly said.

As soon as Li Wu came, Li Sanjiu scolded him severely: asked him where he went and whether he delivered the message in time.

Li Wulian complained that he was wronged, and explained the process of sending his message in detail, and said that he came back this time because the Song Dynasty's "Lianyang envoy who also knows Lianzhou military" Mr. Huang let him go, and asked him to come back. Bring a message.

"What message?"

"This..." Li Wu was quite embarrassed, "Master Huang... wants you, wants you... surrender immediately, and you can save your life..."

Li Sanjiu cursed angrily.Not only did the other party not intend to negotiate with him, but they also forced the Yonghua Yao people to surrender, and surrounded them to ask him to surrender too.Not only will his wishful thinking not come to fruition, but he will lose it all in an instant.

"Master in charge! Now is not the time to be angry," Li Wu persuaded, "The Song Dynasty's soldiers are powerful, and they have brought in cannons. If we really want to fight, we will suffer, so we should leave quickly."

These words reminded Li Sanjiu.He gasped and said, "Don't be afraid, I still have a plan."

This last move is the [-] soldiers lying in ambush on Jinfeng Mountain to line up the Yao people. Li Sanjiu was originally used to guard against the Lianzhou defenders. If the defenders succeed in breaking through, he will take Yanxi The Yao people on the mountain pretended to retreat to the east, luring the Lianzhou defenders to pursue them.When they pursued until the southern flank of Jinfeng Mountain was exposed, they used smoke to signal Jinfeng Mountain to rush down the flank to attack the defenders, and then lead the main force to turn back and attack.

Although the Australians have a gun and a cannon, they are much fewer than themselves.Now he only needs to send a signal to let the Yao people in the military platoon go down the mountain to attack on its side, and he can disrupt the deployment of the Australians and attract their attention. The Australians in Shanbei took advantage of the victory to break through.

Make it or break it!Li Sanjiu made up his mind in an instant, and ordered: "Quickly, hold up the black fireworks!" He then ordered: "Tell the leaders of all walks of life to come to me immediately!"

The Junliao platoon on Yanxi Mountain is one of the most rebellious Yao platoons among the eight platoons. Every time the eight Pai Yao riots, the two platoons Ma Jian and Junliao take the lead.Not only are they young and strong, but they are also tough and good at fighting.This team is actually the reserve team used by Li Sanjiu in an emergency.

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