I traveled through time, starting with two acres of land and a dog

Chapter 42: Man-Made Disasters Are Greater Than Natural Disasters - Officials and Bandits

After the special forces team completed their mission, they returned to Wuying Base on the third day and buried the sacrificed members. Fortunately, the injured members were not in danger of life.

The consequences of this incident were extremely serious. All of Yang Yanxin's guards were killed, and he was robbed and only had his underwear left. Although he was not injured, the insult was extremely great. It is said that half of his hair was burnt by fire. When the Baishui militia found him, he was still hiding under a rock and did not dare to come out. He only came out after the militia fired a warning shot at him. Later, he was taken to the Baishuibao Township Office and calmed down, but he insisted that it was the work of bandits.

The Yang family's tiger got kicked in the butt, and the whole family was shocked. The joint defense brigade, the security team, and the militia were all mobilized, ready to launch a thundering attack. In fact, any discerning person could see that the bandits did not have such a strong combat power. Machine guns and cavalry failed to wipe them out, and they were counter-wiped by the entire army. This kind of combat power is comparable to that of regular troops, and it is impossible for ordinary small groups of bandits to accomplish it.

Yang Yanxin was probably the most transparent in his heart. This was obviously an elite force of servants raised by the eldest branch of the Yang family, but they were trying to cover up the truth. The Yang family launched a severe crackdown throughout the county, and several small gangs and bandits were eliminated. The social atmosphere actually improved. The county also sent a letter to Wuying, demanding that the Red Lantern Society be eliminated within a time limit, and planned to send a guard team to assist in the suppression of the bandits.

As the main force to eliminate the Red Lantern Society, Yu Yuedong dispatched more than 60 people and 40 guns to block the area from Baishuliang to Guankouya in Xiguanbao. Zhao Peng, the head of the Wuyin Township group, personally led more than 10 people to assist in blocking the area in Yuanshanping to prevent the Red Lantern Sect from moving south along the river. Zhang Zhenxian, the head of the Red Lantern Sect in Xiguanbao, set up the main altar in Guangtou Mountain, where there are high mountains and cliffs. Last month, Zhang Zhenxian personally led 500 members to raid the Baiheba area, the former seat of the Xiguanbao Public Office, and then continued to cross Guankouya to raid Yujiaping. Yu Yuedong retreated to Lianghekou to block the area. The Red Lantern Sect's influence instantly expanded to a radius of hundreds of miles, and gathered more than people to suppress the bandits.

Xiguan Fort was abolished after the reform in the 5th year of Xuantong and was incorporated into Wuyin Fort. This area mainly belonged to Yu Yuedong's sphere of influence. Due to the high mountains and long roads, Yu Yuedong did not deploy many guards and could only resist step by step. The time when the Red Lantern Cult captured Xiguan Fort was about the same time as their caravan was attacked, so he did not believe that the Red Lantern Cult attacked them.

The joint defense militia and guards in various places cracked down for more than 10 days. Wherever they went, there was chaos and people robbed pigs and sheep. The undisciplined militia were arrested for colluding with bandits at the slightest disagreement. In particular, many small farmers and landlords’ land and deeds were openly robbed. They were even more bandit-like than bandits. Bandits also knew how to cut leeks and robbed every year, while guards emptied their property at one time. Qingshuibao and Youfangba areas took in more than 50 people who fled to Wuyin area for refuge.

In response to the current situation, Du Chenyu issued a second-level combat readiness order to all places: first, do our best to accept refugees, settle them down, and never let anyone starve to death; second, anyone who violates our garrison jurisdiction will be shot, and escaping is a mistake; third, organize the purchase of early spring rice and rice planting.

On the afternoon of June 6, the liaison officer of Lianghui Temple reported that Wu Huacheng, a liaison household of Hu Laowu in Muzhenbao, between Wuyin and Lianghui, was searched by Wang Sanshun, the head of Maliubao. His wife and daughter were raped at home, and he was severely injured. All the property in his home was looted, and he had to sign a confession to admit that he had colluded with the bandits. Because each baobao household was a secret and only the resident liaison and the general person in charge knew about it, the news was not transmitted back until more than 18 hours after the incident.

Upon receiving the news, Du Chenyu was so angry that he jumped off his chair. "Beasts, a bunch of beasts," he cursed and slapped the table with his little arms.

"Come here, tell Hu Laosi and He Chaowu to take a small team down the mountain tonight and kill Ma Liubao. Don't leave any of them alive." He clenched his fists angrily.

Shen Shiyu ran in and stopped the guard who was about to deliver the message, "Master Chenyu, Master, please wait a moment, I have something to report," he Shen Shiyu said hurriedly.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

"Lan Yu led 40 men to defend Hongdu and resisted the attack of 30 men of Chen Youliang for 10 days. Zhu Yuanzhang did not even arrange a single soldier to support him. He was focused on preparing for war and only defeated Chen Youliang at the end. We have not sacrificed yet. The Wu family has made a contribution. We reward him with oceans and that will be enough to appease other households in the fortress. There are many village chiefs like Wang Sanshun, and you can kill them all. Just get rid of his minions and bring the Ma Liushu Village under our jurisdiction, and everything will be easy. Then we can take down Dashuliang, and it will be connected to our base." He said a lot in one breath, just to persuade him not to be impulsive. Now is a special period, and they can't resist the attack of the county guard.

"Sir, you have taken the trouble to come here. I will help you arrange it. I will do it roughly according to your instructions." After hearing what he said, he calmed down immediately. People who achieve great things are most afraid of getting hot-headed and acting impulsively. The fundamental reason why there is such a big gap between Liu Bei and Liu Bang is that Liu Bang could remain calm when Xiang Yu boiled his father, but Liu Bei was in a state of panic when he heard that Guan Yu was killed, which led to the fall of Shu Kingdom.

He felt that he had been a little slack in his thinking recently. Since the crackdown, the management of guns and ammunition has become more stringent everywhere, and the number of sentry inspections has increased a lot. They now have more guns and fewer bullets, with more than 100 guns and only 1000 rounds of bullets in stock. They are indeed unable to carry out large-scale operations.

There was indeed no surprise in the quiet night raid on Wang Sanshun. The victory report came back that night. When we woke up early the next morning, the signalman introduced the battle process. In the middle of the night, 5 people from the special service team and 24 people from the first team surrounded Wang Sanshun's house from all sides, quickly cleared out the outer guards, and then entered the compound. They shot and killed several people who tried to resist inside the compound, controlled the whole family, and then quietly transported all the dead regiment soldiers out. Team 1 changed into regiment soldiers' clothes and continued to be on duty, blocking all external news, as if nothing had happened.

According to preliminary statistics, the harvest was huge, with more than 10 pigs and cows, a lot of food, a box of silver dollars and jewelry, and 13 guns. These were the proceeds of the Wang family's recent extortion of the people's wealth.

The next morning, He Chaowu brought back nearly 1000 yuan worth of property and continued to organize training. The wheat harvest was basically completed in various places. He used these days to select 24 team members. Wu Xuyang and Liu Huacheng were appointed as the captains of the 10th and 11th teams to guard Wuyin. Hu Laosi took away 11 people to supplement the missing teams of each team. The second phase selected 5 special service reserve teams to start training.

On June 6, news came from Baizhang County that Yang Yanxin withdrew from the parliamentary election, and his elder brother Yang Huaixin was pushed forward to run for the election. The official meeting and voting would be held on July 25.

In order to maintain stability, the county joint defense brigade and the security team will join the individual security patrol. From Lianghui Township to Wuyin Township, Shi Tingyu, deputy head of the county militia, will lead 30 people and is expected to arrive in Wuyin Township on the 28th. Among them, Li Longsheng, deputy squad leader, will participate in the patrol along the Donghe River, mainly patrolling public security issues and tax collection. Li Long was promoted to deputy squad leader so quickly, of course, because of the 50 yuan, and 2 more team members were arranged to join his squad.

Upon receiving the news, Du Chenyu immediately made arrangements. All the training personnel at Wuyin Base were transferred, and the school opened normally. His father greeted everyone as the principal. Some of the special service members hid in the bunker, and some worked in the fields to guard the base. He Cunyi, as the director of the handicraft workshop, led the team to guard the outer base. Linshui’s hometown was also guarded by Tang Zhihao’s detachment and more than 1 reserve members. Wang Sanshun had to stay at home due to illness, and Hu Laosi handled the affairs as Wang Sanshun’s adopted son. All matters were decided by his father, and he must adhere to the principle of "keeping the green mountains, not afraid of running out of firewood". He took Xue Chen and five special service members and the 10th and 5th detachments and carried two boxes of property to Banqiao Township to avoid the limelight for a while.

"Preventing trouble before it happens" is a basic quality that a leader must have. After he led the team away, they crossed Qingshuibao and crossed Huodiya. They also went to see the forest that was burned down. On the lower part of the burned mountain, people still planted corn. The fire burned for more than two days before it was extinguished by rain. This large area of ​​the mountain was completely burned down.

We arrived at Banqiao Township on the same day. Although Banqiao Township had also received inspection documents from the county, it was too remote and it was estimated that no one would come.

After arriving, a meeting was held immediately to arrange the current work:

Huang Kunyang, Zhou Kui and Liu Qingfeng reported their work at the same time. The main contents were:

200. Currently, all sectors are maintaining stability. Bandits have not come down the mountain to attack. Corn and rice are growing well. More than acres of land have been reclaimed in Youfangba, Baihua, Qingshui and Laifeng.

Second, there are still 50 reserve troops in training, and at least 20 militiamen in each village are training during the slack season.

6. Night schools are also being conducted in various places. All boys aged 12-12 are required to attend, and girls aged 16- are also required to attend voluntarily to participate in Boy Scout training.

20. Changes in customs and habits will be carried out in an orderly manner: those who bind their feet and keep their hair will have a % tax increase, those who smoke opium will have a % tax increase, and those under years old will be forced to quit smoking opium.

5. All insurance policies in medical clinics shall be established.

After the report, Du Chenyu arranged the work as follows: First, seize the slack season to speed up the training of the reserve team, and plan to complete the preliminary training before the autumn harvest. Second, complete the plan to hold the second session of the People's Protection Association here at the end of August. Third, escort a batch of tax silver to the county tomorrow, completing one-third of the task. If it is not enough, he will supplement it with his belongings, and speed up the collection after returning. Fourth, organize personnel to repair water conservancy and transportation, and give priority to water conservancy facilities. Each bao will be approved 8 oceans of water conservancy funds to purchase materials and tools.

He stayed at the newly built base in Banqiao. It was very cool here in summer. He caught a cold on the first night and kept coughing. This was the first time he got sick this year. He didn't practice his "Eight Brocade Satin" Qigong because he was sometimes lazy this year. He practiced it intermittently, sitting more and moving less. He was a little weak, which scared Huang Kunyang and others. Sometimes they really regarded him as a god and thought he would not get sick. He comforted them and said he was fine. Then he went to the clinic. An old doctor took his pulse and asked questions. Finally, he took away a packet of Chinese medicine. After drinking it for two days, the symptoms were much better.

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