Chapter 1296: Outnumbered
Because of the effectiveness of flood fighting and disaster relief, Zhu Ping'an was deeply trusted and loved by the people of Jingnan and won the hearts of the people of Jingnan. Soon after the conscription order was issued, a thousand young and strong men were recruited.
Zhu Ping'an did not hesitate to take out the armor and equipment from the treasury and armed them all.
At first glance, the 1,000 young men are all young and strong, with uniform uniforms, complete armor, scimitars, spears, shields, bows and crossbows and other ordnance, well-equipped, and have the demeanor of elite soldiers.
Of course, these are only appearances, and in essence they are just well-equipped farmers.
In the field, it is not much stronger than a rabble.
Zhu Ping'an took Liu Dian, Han Dian, 150 errand officers, 800 young men, ordered 30,000 stones, grain, grass, and ordnance, and went to the southeast mountainous area of the Nanban Miao rebellion, and the rest stayed in the county seat.
"I heard that the Southern Barbarians kill people without blinking, eat people without spitting out bones, and are a murderous mess......"
During the march, some young and strong people couldn't help but say with some concern that it was the first time they participated in the draft.
"Little brother, you are afraid of a hammer, our county master is a god! Do you know the Japanese Kou, the Japanese not only kill people without blinking, but also the top of the martial arts are strong, empty-handed white blades are routine operations, they can also catch the arrows empty-handed, we shoot an arrow, the Japanese can catch the feather arrow. The Japanese are powerful, more than 3,000 people, but so what, we haven't been defeated by the county magistrate with us! ”
There was a young man who had participated in the anti-Japanese defense of the city next to him, and he stretched out his hand to pat the worried young man, and the old god said.
"That is, with our county respect, you can put your heart in your stomach. The last time I coerced the eggs, I was not tall and ran strangely fast, but I didn't kill the old man, I hope these southern barbarians will be tougher and hold on for a long time. ”
Another young man who had participated in the anti-Japanese defense of the city patted his chest vigorously and said angrily.
"Let me tell you, our county is really like a god. We can't fight the Japanese Invaders single-handedly, but the county Zun let us put a simple formation, you say that the gods are not gods, and the Japanese Kou will break the blood flow under our formation, and we will kill the Wokou dwarf like killing pigs and stabbing sheep...... When the time comes, you will follow me closely and keep you kid can't shed a single hair. ”
The young men who participated in the anti-Japanese defense of the city showed up one after another to cheer up the young men who had newly participated in the conscription.
Under the infection of his companions, the young man who was newly recruited also put aside his worries and straightened his chest.
Such a scene has been staged many times in the team. As the march progressed, the morale of the troops also rose steadily.
When the last rays of the sun disappeared into the horizon, Zhu Ping'an and his entourage rushed to the place of the incident - Wuxi Mountain.
"County Zun, in front of you is the mountainous area where the rebel Nanban Miao descendants are entrenched. After the Nanban broke through the southeast flood shelter, they took grain and grass, and the people of the hijackers retreated to the mountain in front. An errand officer pointed to the rolling Wuxi Mountain and said to Zhu Ping'an.
Wuxi Mountain is a mountainous area inhabited by the Miao people of the southeast for generations, and they have lived here for thousands of years.
Zhu Ping'an had read the county records before, and also read the information archived by the county government, there were more than 100 Miao villages of different sizes in the rolling Wuxi Mountains, and about 70,000 or 80,000 Miao descendants lived here. Jingnan County Chronicles collectively referred to them as "Wuxi Miao", saying that they "have a name but no surname" and "marriage does not have to have the same surname." ”
Wuxi seedlings are relatively backward in development, mainly in agriculture, supplemented by hunting, only a small number of ploughs are used, and agriculture is mainly planted in a relatively primitive slash-and-burn way, and the harvest is far inferior to that of the Han people. Wuxi Miao is between slavery and feudalism, and there are more than 100 tribes, that is, Miao villages. The imperial court inherited the system of the Yuan Dynasty and set up the Wuxi Tusi to indirectly manage the Wuxi Miao, with the largest tribal leader of Wuxi Miao serving as the Wuxi Miao Tusi. However, for more than 100 years, Wuxi Miao and the government and Han people in Jingnan and other places have been in constant contradictions, petty fights and rebellions have also occurred from time to time, and they have always been a hidden danger of rule. The government in Jingnan and other places also sent troops to quell the rebellion many times, and paid a lot of costs and losses, but the effect has not been ideal, and the first magistrate of Jingnan also died in a counterinsurgency. Therefore, over the years, the governments bordering Wuxi Miao in various places have regarded Wuxi Miao as a hot potato, and they can push it, and it is easy not to get their hands dirty. Most of the Wuxi seedlings are in Jingnan, and the local governments have also pushed this hot potato to Jingnan, making Jingnan a big wrong......
Zhu Ping'an estimated that the reason why the Nanban Miao rebelled at this time was also because of the flood, and it was difficult for them to continue.
Liu Dianguan is the warden of the Jingnan County Yabingfang, and he is also a brave person, he looked at the neat young men and errands of the army, and confidently asked Zhu Ping'an for his life, "County Zun, I will go and shout, let the rebel Nanban return the stolen grain, grass and people, and let them toast out of the mountain to apologize!" ”
"It's okay, the so-called salute before the soldiers. It would be great if you could solve the problem without a sword. ”
Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly, but he also knew very well in his heart that shouting would not solve the problem.
However, although it can't solve the problem, it's good to take a look at the attitude of the Miao people through this.
"Liu Dian, pay attention to safety, just give it a try, don't be reluctant." Zhu Ping'an reminded Liu Dian.
"Rest assured, I don't think the Nanban is just a rabble, and when I see that our army is at its peak, I will not dare to make a mistake."
Liu Dianzhi said with confidence.
Zhu Ping'an asked Liu Dadao to accompany him with a shield to protect Liu Dian, and then asked Liu Dianzhi to go to the front to shout.
"Where is Wuxi Toast? Quickly return the looted grain, grass and people, and tie yourself to atone for your sins, otherwise our army will break through the Miao Village. Liu Dianguan walked to the front, took a deep breath of luck, and shouted vigorously towards the mountain where the Miao descendants were entrenched.
"Tapoer and other Miao village ......"
"Tapoer and other Miao village ......"
Liu Dianzhi is worthy of being a person who practices martial arts, his lung capacity is very large, and the echo of his shouts echoes between the valleys.
"Mighty."
More than 1,000 young men heard Liu Dianzhi call them the army, and they all shouted in unison, cooperating with Liu Dianzhi to create an army atmosphere. For a while, the entire valley echoed with the voices of young men shouting might.
One thousand strong and young, the voice is majestic and loud, the armor is neat, the equipment is well-equipped, and there is indeed a large army style.
People's faith has gone up.
However, the people's confidence was soon extinguished, and a loud roar with a strong Miao dialect was heard in the valley.
Then, as if gunpowder had exploded, the mountains exploded.
"Dream on, Dog Officer!" "Die, Minggou!" "Sun thief, didn't you wake up?!" "Come up......"
The mountains and fields are filled with the roar of the Miao descendants, the mountains are full of people, waving weapons and shouting, and the mountains and fields are full of weapons reflecting the glow of the sunset, at least tens of thousands of people.
At the foot of the mountain, Liu Dianguan was dumbfounded, and more than a thousand young people were also dumbfounded, how could they ...... How can there be so many.
At that time, there were only more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers, but there were at least 350,000 of these southern barbarians, and there were only 1,000 of them on their own.
Being outnumbered is not enough to describe.
The initial confidence was now gone, and despair quickly took over the high ground of their brains.