Chapter 1249: Carrying on the Past and Forging Ahead (139) Nails
He Yong watched Wen Yi disappear into the jungle carrying the dead deer, and turned his head to look at the tall ugly man, "Brother Qiang, it seems that this matter is not a good thing for us?" ”
The person who was called Brother Qiang narrowed his eyes, "You are right, if the Qin people really do this, we are afraid that our military resources will become a problem, and more importantly, if the news comes, those who have already joined the gang will also be shaken." Don't make a noise about this matter yet, let's go back and talk to the boss first, and see what he says. ”
"Brother Qiang is right!" He Yong nodded.
Last year, the rebellion initiated by the He Liang family ended in a fiasco, and the innocent women, children and children of the He Liang family were all killed, which also made the He Liang family and the government form an insoluble blood feud.
Originally, several groups of men and horses had their own leaders and were not convinced by each other, but since the middle of last year, another group of people has come up to the mountain and has become the leader of these several groups of peasant rebels, and has integrated these people together.
Now the leader of the Cang'er Mountain Rebel Army is called Niu Teng. This person who was called Brother Qiang by He Yong was one of the dozens of people who followed He Teng up the mountain, surnamed Wang Mingqiang, this person is tall and big, and his combat effectiveness is amazing, and he is now the deputy of the third team of the Cang'er Mountain Righteous Army, responsible for the training and combat missions of the entire third team. And He Yong, as the captain, is more of a nominal leader.
Although He Yong was said to be in the air, but for this Wang Qiang, he still had to report his anger, this reckless man, the faint murderous aura that permeated his body, every time He Yong himself trembled, and what is even more rare is that he is actually literate, you know, in Shu County. Literacy is a rarity.
Soon after the team led by He Teng took control of Cang'er Mountain, the entire rebel army underwent a fundamental transformation, and in He Yong's opinion, they were now more like an army than the chaotic team they used to be.
In the past two years, riots in Shu County have occurred from time to time, and He Yong personally participated in the organization of the riots in Ziyang County. Everyone rushed up, the momentum was violent, in the case of the government at that time was unprepared, it was really overwhelming, but later the government reacted, the county soldiers plus the township soldiers organized by the landlords and gentry, Zhuang Ding's resistance was strong, and the rebel army fell into a stalemate, although it was not defeated by relying on the large number of people. But it is already weak in succession, not to mention the county seat, that is, the Zhuangzi of several big gentry landlords has not been defeated, with the arrival of the regular army of the imperial court. The rebels were defeated as if they were devastated, and except for die-hard elements like He Yong who rushed into Cang'er with a group of henchmen, the others threw down their weapons and fled home. There was once a huge uprising. In the blink of an eye, it vanished.
Walking along the rugged trail in the mountains, the two of them were originally ordered to see if there was a chance to dive down the mountain to find out what was going on outside the mountain, and here they unexpectedly ran into Wen Yi. asked a lot of information, but there was no need to risk going out of the mountain, but some of the things Wen Yi said made He Yong's mood a little heavy.
If the government really distributed land to the people, as a former farmer, He Yong knew how strong the stickiness of a piece of land was to the people, and with his own land, at least he would not starve to death, and everyone would honestly go to farming.
The two of them walked through the mountains for most of the day, after the black bear ditch, the eyes suddenly opened up, looking into the distance, the east and west Gucheng Mountains are like two huge cylinders rising from the blue waves, the mountain is steep, but the top of the mountain is generally flat, that above, is the base camp of the Cang'er Mountain rebels.
The reason why Cang'er Mountain is difficult to attack, in addition to its own dangerous terrain, high mountains and dense forests, is more important is that there are caves all over here, holes in the holes, caves are connected, last year the official army has hit here, it is because of these special terrain and suffered a big loss, although it has superior forces, but it has been integrated by the elusive guerrilla warfare of the righteous army to lose their armor and lose their armor, embarrassed, after losing thousands of people, had to withdraw from Cang'er Mountain, improve the attack for the siege. Hope trapped this fierce rebel to death.
But I'm afraid that even the chief general of the Qin army doesn't quite believe in this possibility, Cang'er Mountain is too big, the mountain is rich in products, and the possibility of starving them to death is not great, but it is feasible to not allow other materials to enter the mountain, such as salt, iron, cloth, etc., but the ban is extremely strict, and this trick does make the life of the rebel army in Cang'er Mountain more and more difficult day by day.
The east and west Gucheng Mountains are about 1,000 meters apart, and a large area of woodland between the two mountains has been opened up, which is used to plant crops and some crops that He Yong has not seen before, this is the tuber plant that the leader Niu Teng got from nowhere. Watching the leader Niu Teng take his people and bury these tubers into small pieces and bury them in the ground, He Yong didn't have too much hope, left and right in Cang'er Mountain, hunger is not starving, the leader wants to toss and let him go, anyway, the current situation, no matter how bad it is, it is not much worse.
The worst thing in Cang'er Mountain is salt, there is no salt to eat for a long time, and the soldiers will become weak and weak, not to mention fighting, even walking has to be difficult.
The new leader did have a solution, but the amount of salt he got from his channel was not enough to meet the needs of the whole army, and the officers and soldiers outside the mountain were too stuck, and they had to find another way.
At the foot of Gucheng Mountain, wooden houses were erected one after another, and on the mountain, it was the base camp of the rebel army, and the two of them walked through the crops that were growing quite well, and climbed all the way up along the rugged mountain road.
Niu Teng, the lieutenant general of the National Security Bureau of the Han Kingdom, has been in Shu County for more than a year, and he personally planned several peasant riots in Shu County, but without exception, they all ended in failure, and the members of the National Security Bureau who followed him also lost half of them in the riots again and again, and now he only has more than 50 people, but he finally found a place to settle down, that is, Cang'er Mountain. Last year, he entered Cang'er Mountain, relying on the small fame accumulated in the Shu County rebel army for more than a year, as well as more than 50 well-equipped team members, successfully ascended to the position, and successfully integrated several rebel armies that fled into Cang'er Mountain, and after the invading officers and troops fled in a big defeat last year, he established absolute prestige in the team.
The prestige is established, and the team is also cohesive because of last year's big victory, but then the pressure on Niu Teng is also greater, these teams together, the team of more than 1,000 people eats and drinks Lazar can also be all pressed on him, fortunately, the Cang'er Mountain is big enough, and the hunger is not starving, but things like salt are in trouble, through the spies outside the mountain, they can barely send a little bit in, but as the officers and soldiers outside the mountain check more and more strictly, the difficulty of sending them in is getting bigger and bigger.
Staying trapped in the mountains is definitely not the way, at least you have to find the right time to attack once, and grab enough of these supplies to come back, so that this team can survive.
The team of more than 1,000 people was divided into two parts by him, one part was the soldiers, Niu Teng selected more than half of the people from the inside according to the standards of the Han army, about 700 people, formed his combat troops, after the failure of the uprising, most of the people who could escape all the way into the mountains were strong men, but for more than a year, because of injuries, illness and other reasons, a lot of losses were lost, this part was no longer suitable for the war people, Niu Teng sent them to logistics, farming, gathering, hunting, mainly to raise enough food for the combat troops. And the remaining 700 people, Niu Teng began to train them intensively.
If you want to go out and grab a handful again, you will not face the previous township soldiers, Zhuang Ding, but the regular army of Qin, without sufficient guaranteed combat effectiveness and combat skills, and if you go out, you will find death.
These people have the will to fight, and they have also had the experience of killing people, but they still lack combat skills and experience, and when it comes to the roots, more than a year ago, they were still some farmers with hoe handles.
Niu Teng divided the 700 people into four teams, each team of 150 people, the original leader became the captain, and the real control of the power of the team deputy was divided from the people he brought, and these team deputies were responsible for the daily training of the whole team, and these action team members who followed him to Shu County were basically veterans selected from the field army, and they were proficient in the daily training mode of the Han army.
Not to mention the big victory last year, so that Niu Teng collected enough weapons and armor, even if they were damaged, they were also collected, there was no shortage of blacksmiths among these people, on Pengcheng Mountain, set up a furnace, and returned those damaged weapons and armor to the furnace to re-smelt and beat, which was a new knife and a new gun.
There is no shortage of weapons, but there is a shortage of things like bows and crossbows. The bows and arrows made by themselves from local materials, whether in terms of strength or accuracy, are unsatisfactory, and they are better than nothing.
Niu Teng stood on a boulder, looking at the peak, several teams are under the leadership of the captain and deputy captain, practicing the attack and defense of the three-person team, looking at the decent attack, Niu Teng's face appeared with a satisfied smile, they are like a nail, pierced in the heart of the enemy, as long as the time is right, they can play a role in making the enemy extremely painful.
Now, what he was waiting for was an opportunity. (To be continued......)