Win the Ding 1617

Since the establishment of the Nanzhong Army, this kind of fighting with small groups of armed forces has never stopped.

Almost all the soldiers, from strong men to veterans who received four silver dollars a month and received more than a dozen shimibi, fought against various small groups of armed forces in the first battle: bandits, stragglers of various regimes, Villages of the natives, fortresses built by local tyrants.

Regarding bandit suppression, the backbone of generals and officers at all levels has long accumulated rich experience.The first is determination. The reason why the officers and soldiers in various places have been difficult to wipe out bandits and separatist forces in various places before is that they have inextricable connections with these armed forces, and there is no one who is cruel enough to wipe out these armed forces. .This also has the thing of soldiers coming and going, and soldiers going and going back.

The second is to prepare for the enemy's situation, terrain and other situations.As early as when Li Peiting was managing the Hanyuan business in Guangzhou, the spies from the business office followed the caravan to travel around Guangdong and Guangxi to carry out map surveying and mapping.Not only in Guangdong and Guangxi, but also in the nearby provinces of Fujian, southern Jiangxi, Huguang, etc., the mountains, rivers and rivers in many places have been known a lot.The map drawn by the South Central Army is several times more accurate than the map in the hands of the local officers and soldiers.

A lot of detailed information is purchased from the hands and mouths of local people at a large cost.For example, there is a hidden path somewhere, where it can lead to, where the mountains and rivers pass around, how the road traffic is, whether it is possible to walk a large group of people, etc., how many crossings are there in the river, whether people and horses can swim across, or Whether it is to erect a pontoon bridge, whether the bottom of the river is muddy or sandy, and the speed of the water flow, all these information are collected one by one, after years of accumulation.Today is finally going to come in handy.In addition, he took over the military records and documents belonging to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. After comparing the two documents, the situation in various places can be seen immediately.

The third preparation is even more incredible.Shouhan transferred more than 400 village chiefs and graduates from the Zhengshitang from Nanzhong, and organized a civil work team directly under the governor's Yamen. In the end, the reported beheading was enough. As a result, as soon as the officers and soldiers left, the bandits re-emerged like weeds. Today, the officer will have to work hard. I hope I can double the land. The land of green forests has become a land of fish and rice!"

Shou Han's words were not insincere.

At least Governor Zhang Jingxin and Chief Envoy Jiang Yihong saw a large number of food tools and even cooking utensils and chopsticks being continuously unloaded from the big ships on the Pearl River Wharf and transported to the road construction site from the provincial capital to Bao'an County by carts and horses.

For a time, there was a lot of construction work everywhere, and busy people could be seen everywhere.The entire Pearl River Delta seems to have become a huge construction site.

The road construction site is like a huge black hole.Countless farmers, refugees, and hungry people were attracted by it.As a labor force on the construction site, although many people are still dressed in rags, their faces have begun to turn rosy.Became radiant, began to see smiles, and began to see hope for the future.

The construction of roads requires a lot of labor, as well as a lot of wood and stone and a lot of living materials.The folk husbands who have received their wages need to turn the Tongbao in their hands into various items needed at home. In addition to purchasing these, they also need simple entertainment activities.As a result, markets and simple shops of different sizes and types quickly appeared around the construction sites called tenders. Imagine that in the future, these places will form prosperous villages and towns.

"My colleagues, if there are children in the family who are willing to help the elders in Guangdong, the governor and the people of Guangdong are here to thank you!"

At a regular meeting, Shou Han said the above words to the officials in Guangdong officialdom very solemnly.Can't help but make everyone's hearts elated, Mr. Li is not only good at using soldiers to manage money and administration, he is also very familiar with the world!Knowing that we will inevitably have a share of the road construction project, he took the initiative to propose it and gave us a high-sounding reason!

As a result, officials in Guangdong, from Governor Zhang Jingxin down, have devoted themselves to this road-building activity for thousands of years.Therefore, there are those who provide various construction materials, those who provide various staple and non-staple foods for the construction site, and those who undertake the transportation of ashes, grain, cloth and other materials transported from Nanzhong to Guangdong.What's more, seeing that there are at least thousands of people at each construction site, they have an idea and contracted the business of providing three meals a day and overtime night meals for the construction site.

A large number of local young and middle-aged people in Guangdong, led by officers from Nanzhong, formed construction teams one by one according to the establishment of the Nanzhong Army, divided labor and cooperated, and mobilized the labor force in an orderly manner.

Some officials have begun to move their minds and let the children of the clan go to Nanzhong, first to find out the wind, and second, to buy some fields in Nanzhong and set up some properties to prevent the family from having nowhere to hide after the Central Plains are corrupted. Or find some business to do there.Although the tax is very high, it is a bit painful, but compared to the high profit, alas!Higher is higher!

In addition to these, the mouthpiece agency headed by Nanzhong Business Daily, the folk artists and literati controlled by several intelligence agencies, also promoted the campaign of suppressing bandits one after another.

All of a sudden, in the densely populated places in the Pearl River Delta region, there will be people talking in Cantonese, Chaoshan dialect, and vernacular, discussing whether this suppression of bandits and recruiting is real, or it is the same as before. By suppressing the bandits and collecting a sum of tax from everyone, after being looted by passing soldiers and horses, the bandits are still there?

However, as the notices were posted everywhere, it also received immediate results.

Within a few days, various places announced their surrender, and there was an endless stream of various armed forces who were inspected and recruited by the South China Army.Most of them were in contact with Chen Tianhua before, or they were simply the troops sent by the Nanzhong Army in various places in Guangdong.

But this result has shocked all parties.

However, when the officials lamented the reputation of the South China Army and the general, there were also many forces that were still waiting to see.

"Boss! [-]-[-]% of the poles and Datian Er in various places have reported to the nearby Nanzhong Army garrison, and are ready to accept inspection and recruiting! What should we do?"

Sanheba, Dapu County, Chaozhou Prefecture Waterway pier at.In the city, in front of the house of a large family stood two large flags, embroidered with ten characters in black on a white background, "There is no such thing as a general, and a man should strive for self-improvement."

Heading into the hall of the courtyard, twenty or thirty men of varying lengths and eight shorts made the hall noisy like a temple fair or a market.

Most of these men were sworn brothers who followed Wu Liuqi in the uprising, and many of them, like him, were postmen who were abolished back then. (Hey! In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, there were many talented monks, such as Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black, who was a monk. How did it come to the end of the Ming Dynasty? In the industry of postmen, who travel between mountains and rivers, there are so many talented people? Not only Is it Li Zicheng, even my Great Qing's general officer Zuo Dudu, Prince Shaobao Jin Shaofu and Prince Taifu, and Wu Liuqi, the Red Flag Fragrance Lord of the Tiandihui in a certain famous novel, are also postmen?)

Now Wu Liuqi is no longer the unemployed postman who lived in the temple.Since the chaos in Guangdong and Guangxi.He used the slogan of protecting the environment and the people.The first is to do group training.Afterwards, they launched a massive attack and eliminated several armed forces known as the Rebel Army.Controlled dozens of states and counties at the junction of Guangdong and Fujian, and supported troops in the base.Pay according to mu. "Incorporate soldiers in agriculture, set up regiments to train the villagers, and the local people will be strong." The Baojia system was established to infiltrate the organization of self-defense forces and the Baojia system.Set up trainers according to the size of the villages. Large villages have one sentry force, and small villages have one sentry for two or three villages.Set up a battalion with ten or twenty villages, and set up a commander to manage these troops and villages.

In this way, a combination of military organizations and grassroots administrative organizations was formed.

Relying on such an organization, Wu Liuqi continued to organize regiments to conduct training, expand strength, and increase equipment. For the funds needed to purchase equipment and flags, as well as daily consumption, military pay, etc., in addition to collecting according to the land tax list, more is paid to The gentry recruited.A militia armed force based on the same township, village, and ethnic group has been formed.

Chen Diangui, Liao Tan, Wu Han, Wu Biao, Dai Huang, Zou Rui, Wang Jin, Cai Yuan and others are the backbone generals of this armed force.

Relying on this armed force, Wu Liuqi successively defeated the embryonic organization of the Tiandihui, the "Jiujia Thief" and the "Old Wan Thief" who started to harass the Chaozhou area from the Jiujia, the second capital of Zhao'an, Fujian, (eh? It seems a bit Something that is not very scientific, how did the Hongqi Xiangzhu of the Tiandihui fight with the early organization of the Tiandihui?), and wiped out Zhang Wenbin, Ye Grandma, Huang Hairu, Liu Gongxian and other rebels.Set up troops in Yixi, stay in Huang and Sanhe, and extend the controlled territory to dozens of counties and counties in eastern Guangdong and Fujian. Maybe there are more than a million households under the Lingqi?

And the above-mentioned backbones are the generals stationed in various places, just like another small local emperor in Wu Liuqi's independent kingdom.

"Cuihuan, what are you going to say?"

Wu Liuqi, who was sitting in the middle chair, quietly listened to Yang Zhen, who had just spoken, finish speaking.

Yang Zhen, named Cuihuan, was born in Shatian.I have read some private schools, know some words, know how to use soldiers, and are brave and sturdy in battle.The Yellow Sea, which occupied Chenghai, besieged Chaozhou. Yang Zhen followed Wu Liuqi and led the troops to conquer, and fought fiercely at Bijia Mountain.Later, he repeatedly made military exploits in the battles against Grandma Ye and Liu Gongxian.

"Boss, what should we do? Should we accept Nanzhong Army's offer or ignore him?"

"Boss! Ignore him! We have 8 to [-] people, and even if the Nanzhong Army is counting all the recruited troops, there are only more than [-], and we have almost recruited him!"

The person who said this was Chen Qilong, Yang Zhen's fellow villager in Shatian, who was known as a master of strategy in Wu Liuqi's army.

"That's wrong!"

The standard general Wang Jin, who commanded Wu Liuqi's elite troops, commented on Chen Qilong's argument.

"That's right. Right now, there are only four brigades of the South China Army near the provincial capital, about 2 people, and there are only more than 3 people who have recently recruited into the camp. However, these 30 people are all from the Liao family. The same force as a brother can rival 2 people! Don’t forget that Liao Dongzhi’s [-] people only formed one brigade! They were also selected from the best! Moreover, they were all local soldiers from Guangdong, the most valiant!”

Wang Jin, who built the bridge, was in charge of the elite army for Wu Liuqi.Under Wu Liuqi's tent, he also made many military exploits. Puning Lin Canhuan's troops attacked the county seat, Wang Jin defeated the Lin tribe, and designed to capture Lin Canhuan and kill him.When the various ministries in Chenghai besieged Chaozhou City, he led his troops to break the siege and then fought against Peng Shibing, capturing the giant Peng Shibing.

so.The weight of his words is naturally much heavier than that of Chen Qilong.

"Looking at the situation of the Liao family brothers in the South China Army, we should know how to deal with it. Our military horses, territory, and population are much stronger than the Liao family brothers. Even if they voted for Chen Tianhua early, it is considered that the South China Army is in Guangdong. However, if we bring these dozens of states and counties and more than a million people to surrender to Marshal Li, will we not get a seat like the Liao brothers?"

"Besides, we in Chaozhou have always had a lot of people and little land, and we all point to going to sea to make a living. Now we have a large area of ​​fertile land for farming and countless goods for sale. This is undoubtedly a good thing for the elders of Chaozhou to find a way of life. There are also a large number of Chaozhou fathers and brothers farming in Nanzhong, all of whom are from Chaozhou. Why should we fight with our brothers?"

Wang Jin's words.Immediately gave the wait-and-see faction a heavy blow, which boosted the morale of the appeasement faction.

However, the next thing is to start arguing within the appeasement faction.

One faction advocated accepting the appeasement of the South China Army.The other faction sneered at the South China Army.

"What South China Army? After all, it's just a chieftain! What is Li Shouhan's official title? A mere second-rank dragon and tiger general! It's just a false title! If it's according to us, since Li Shouhan and the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Mr. Zhang Jingxin, are in the notice It was issued. Then we will go to Guangdong and Guangxi to vote for the army! It is justified!"

"That's right! Guangdong's officers and soldiers are all vain at the moment! We brought tens of thousands of horses and horses over there, and the governor still won't save our boss a lieutenant general? Maybe it's also possible for Guangdong's land and water generals!"

"Guangdong? Talking nonsense! Now whether the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi can issue government orders and military orders is a problem. You still want the boss to go to him? Isn't this a big joke?!"

"What's wrong with the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi? At least he is an economic official of the country, and he is much better than Li Shouhan, the chieftain!"

"Strong? How strong is it? Everyone is rolling on the edge of the knife, talking about the advantages and disadvantages. Is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi stronger than the Nanzhong Army, or has more money and food? Why do we listen to the elders and uncles from Guangzhou? The Nanzhong Army took control of the whole country overnight In Guangzhou, this side discusses with the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the other side disarms all the servants of the standard battalion, regular battalion, and ranger battalion and organizes them into a new battalion? Today, the guards of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi are all sent to him by Li Shouhan. You still want the boss to vote for him, a hollow boss?! Can't you go and be buried with him?!"

"I'll treat you as a rebel!"

. . . . .

The brawl soon escalated into fistfights.

"Enough! Do you still have me in your eyes?!"

With a tiger roar, the hall immediately fell silent.

With a dark face, Wu Liuqi scanned the faces of the two factions.

"I have already asked Wu Biao to find brother Liao Dongzhi, and ask him to help clear it up. I am determined to lead you to surrender to Master Li of the Southern Central Army!"

"Boss! Good!"

"Boss! Think again!"

"We listen to the boss!"

Different attitudes among several factions.

"Brother Wang Jin was right just now, only idiots will fight against the Nanzhong Army. Take a look at the armor, clothes and gowns, swords, guns and equipment on your bodies. Which one of the good things is not from the Nanzhong Army?"

Wu Liuqi casually picked up the iron rod next to the top chair, "It is my rod, and it is also made by the Liao family brothers from Nanzhong with high-quality fine steel. Most of the elite whistlers are equipped with Nanzhong equipment."

In the past few days, gentry and businessmen in Jieyang, Dapu, Puning, Chaozhou, etc. who are closely related to Wu Liuqi's subordinates have sent letters, advising Wu Liuqi to join the South Central Army, so as to seek some benefits for the hometown of the Chaozhou elders.

To a large extent, Wu Liuqi's armed force was supported by the gentry in the Chaoshan area, and Wu Liuqi had to consider the opinions of the rice squad leaders.

"The elders and uncles all said that people who go to Nanzhong now come back to worship their ancestors, build houses, build ancestral halls, and build ancestral tombs. Everyone is from Chaozhou. Why don't you take pictures of such a good thing? Even if you can't go to Nanzhong to farm, you can still sell the produce from various middle schools in Daming, and it's not a way to get rich."

"Boss!" Yang Zhen was a little unwilling.

"I heard that Nanzhong has a very high tax rate. What kind of business tax, income tax, and value-added tax are there? Calculated in this way, what interest is there?"

"No money to earn? No money to earn those uncles and brothers who went to Nanzhong in the early years, how did they marry several wives and wives? There are even wives and wives from foreign countries! Some of them married wives from Tianzhu, I don't know if they are related to the Buddha! "

Wu Liuqi's words immediately caused a burst of laughter from these men, and the atmosphere in the hall became more relaxed.

"Even if you have to pay taxes, you have to earn money to pay taxes. If you don't have money to earn, where do you get the tax money to pay? I think Mr. Li knows this matter better than anyone else!"

Wu Liuqi walked up to Chen Qilong, "Brother Qilong, you said that you are going to vote for Governor Zhang, and that Mr. Li is the chieftain officer, and Mr. Zhang is the official of the imperial court. This seems good. But it is completely wrong!"

Chen Qilong's complexion changed. Over the past few years, everyone knew that Wu Liuqi was rough and unrestrained on the surface, but in fact he was very smart.Calculating the future of the group can be described as exhaustive, no less than Zhuge Liang.

"Master Zhang came here as a low-level official. Don't you know the truth about the so-called cold tea? Master Li said he was a chieftain officer, but Nanzhong has millions of miles of land and tens of thousands of miles of sea and territory. Excuse me, if you want to vote, you have to vote for someone who is courageous! These two provinces, sooner or later, will be the place of Mr. Li. Talk about Guangdong and Guangxi. I have traveled all over the world, and I have seen many people. Now the north is in chaos, and there are many heroes. How can I know? Is Master Li not a hidden dragon? If there is a day when the dragon flies nine days, we will be warriors of the dragon. Even if we can’t become a great treasure, at least we are like Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, and we are equally prosperous and rich!”

"But at the moment, the governor's yamen of Guangdong and Guangxi not only does not go out with government orders and military orders, but also has scarce money and food. They all have to rely on Mr. Li from Nanzhong to pay. Brothers vote in it. Can you cook without rice porridge without military pay? The Liao brothers wrote The letter told me that they are four silver dollars a month for a soldier!"

"Boss! Stop talking! We listen to you! Vote for Mr. Li!"

In October of the tenth year of Chongzhen, Wu Liuqi led the Chaozhou local regiment to train more than [-] people and dozens of states and counties in the jurisdiction, and surrendered to Li Shouhan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and accepted the personnel sent by the South Central Army for inspection.

Dozens of prefectures and counties, including Chaozhou and Shantou, were accepted by the South Central Army and resumed administration.

"Brother Wu Biao, go back and tell Brother Ling that your army is organized into two brigades, one field brigade and one guard brigade. The salaries and equipment of the sergeants will all follow the standards of the Nanzhong Army."

Chen Tianhua, who is in charge of the governor's suppression and appeasement affairs yamen, told Wu Liuqi's cousin, Wu Biao, who came to deal with the appeasement affairs, about the sincerity of the South China Army with a smile on his face.

"After the establishment is completed, Guangzhou will send people to carry out training for you. At the same time, it will equip artillery teams, teach various tactics, and implement various South China military barracks regulations. You want to..."

When Chen Tianhua said something, Wu Biao nodded.

Liao Dongzhi next to him was also full of smiles, they were all his own brothers, and he was completely unwilling to start a war with Wu Liuqi.

"Report! Your Excellency! Something happened! Someone killed our work team!" (To be continued...)