In the orthodox years, Xianxialing has always been a forbidden area closed by the imperial court, because the mineral deposits in this area are abundant, especially the silver ore resources are very rich, so it has always attracted a large number of outlaws to come to open mines privately, and the imperial court is powerless to stop it, so it can only turn a blind eye and let it act.

However, as Ye Zongliu's troops slaughtered in the area of Xianxia Ridge, this situation began to change!

Although the owners of the private mines who used to open mines privately in the Xianxialing area were rampant, after all, they were all a group of rabble, scattered sand-like people and horses, and they could not form a joint force, even if there were many people, they would not be able to make a circle.

However, Ye Zongliu is different, not only has six leaders including Wang Neng under his command, and more than 20,000 people under his command, but also after occupying the silver mines in the Xianxialing area, he also began to reorganize the army, build armor, and collect the displaced people, this is the rhythm of rebellion!

As the news of Ye Zongliu's occupation of Xianxialing spread, the surrounding governments also took action, and the nearby garrisons began to mobilize, and Xianxialing, the junction of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian provinces, instantly became an undercurrent and full of dangers!

Ye Zongliu also knows all kinds of actions of the government, after all, he was on an errand in the government before, and Ye Zongliu knows the process and ideas of the government!

So, Ye Zongliu began to prepare, and all the more than 60,000 displaced people collected were placed around the Baofengchang silver mine, and more than 30 cottage strongholds, large and small, were dispersed into cottage strongholds, and Wang Neng was responsible for the management.

When Wang Neng rushed to the Shaotingkeng Silver Mine to return to Ye Zongliu, Ye Zongliu said to him: "Among the more than 60,000 displaced people, there are at least 30,000 young people, and you must reorganize all these 30,000 young people into a team within a month!" We must have enough troops to deal with the upcoming siege of the official army! ”

Wang Neng naturally understood the importance of this matter, and immediately said: "Don't worry, boss, I will do my best!" ”

After Wang Neng was ordered to return to the Baofengchang Silver Mine, Ye Zongliu ordered Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, and Ye Xiba to attack the villages around Xianxialing in all directions, and looted all the surrounding villages within a hundred miles.

"All the village's property and grain were transported back to the Shaotingkeng silver mine for hoarding, and all the villagers in the village were arrested and sent back to the Shaotingkeng silver mine for safekeeping!"

Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, and Ye Xiba were all excited when they received the order, and they all set off with their subordinates.

These three people were originally people who robbed homes and did all kinds of evil, and when they were not in the climate before, they still didn't dare to act arbitrarily because of the deterrence of the government. But now, under the command of Ye Zongliu, everyone is very powerful, and there are tens of thousands of people under his command, and the scruples in the hearts of the three of them have long disappeared!

As a result, within a hundred miles around Xianxialing, there were murderous sounds everywhere, Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, and Ye Xiba each led 2,000 men and horses to rampage around the perimeter, robbing houses and robbing people everywhere.

The surrounding Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces are all the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and the officers and troops stationed in various places are either officials and empty salaries, or they are lax in training and low combat effectiveness, and the 6,000 men and horses led by Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, and Ye Xiba can not resist, and can only let the three thieves lead the crowd to rampage, and at the junction of the three provinces, it is like entering a no-man's land!

The incompetent performance of the officials and soldiers in various places further boosted the arrogance of Ye Zongliu and others, and also made Ye Zongliu see the low combat power of the officials and troops in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, which made the thoughts in his heart also change greatly!

I saw Ye Zongliu say to Chen Gongshan and Chen Jianhu brothers: "Now that the surrounding officers and troops are low in combat strength and empty in defense, this is the time for our brothers to show their ambitions!" Originally, I just wanted to take my brothers to mine here to make money and be a rich man, but now I think about it, but I am stingy! ”

Chen Gongshan and Chen Jianhu brothers are not good either, seeing Ye Zongliu say this, the two of them are also active, thinking of doing something bigger is career.

So Chen Gongshan said excitedly: "Boss, now we have people under us, and we want silver, so why worry about big things?" ”

Chen Jianhu also said: "Boss, as long as we resist the first attack of the official army, we can take the initiative, and when the time comes, the surrounding state capitals and counties and other cities will be left to our brothers!" ”

Ye Zongliu laughed when he heard this, and said, "Well said! Now that Wang Neng, Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, and Ye Xiba are raising troops, it will only take a month for our brothers to gather at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and hundreds of thousands of people, and then they will be able to make great achievements in the land of Hengtong in these three provinces! ”

Chen Jianhu also reminded: "Boss, the blacksmith shop over there in the Baofengchang Silver Mine must also be hurried, our brothers can't be without a guy who can take advantage of it!" ”

"Makes sense!"

So, Ye Zongliu ordered Chen Jianhu to rush to the Baofengchang silver mine with a thousand men and horses, and make every effort to build armor; At the same time, Chen Gongshan was ordered to take the main army of 10,000 to Tongtang Mountain, twenty miles east of Xianxia Ridge, to garrison.

According to Ye Zongliu's understanding of the situation of the surrounding government offices, only the surrounding officials and troops in the east of Zhejiang Province still have some combat strength, and the rest of the officials and troops in various places can protect themselves.

"Defend Tongtang Mountain, take the brothers to kill the officers and soldiers, and our brothers will be able to soar into the sky in the future!"

Listening to Ye Zongliu's impassioned words, Chen Gongshan's heart was also agitated, and without the slightest delay, he directly drove to Tongtang Mountain with 10,000 horses, occupying a dangerous terrain here, and began to build walls, trenches, and camps against time, preparing to rely on the terrain advantages to block the officers and troops!

Orthodox twelfth year mid-November.

Wang Neng organized an army of 30,000 from the 60,000 displaced people, leaving 10,000 horses and horses for himself, together with the 3,000 men and horses brought by him before and the 1,000 men and horses brought by Chen Jianhu to garrison the Baofengchang Silver Mine.

After that, Chen Jianhu returned to the Shaotingkeng Silver Mine with the remaining 20,000 troops and handed over the army to Ye Zongliu.

At the same time, Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, and Ye Xiba also collected more than 50,000 villagers, and from them, 30,000 young and strong people were drawn out to form an army, all of which were brought to the Shaotingkeng silver mine, and the remaining more than 20,000 old and young women and children were all placed in the eight large and small silver mines around.

Since then, Ye Zongliu's men have gathered 80,000 horses, with a population of 110,000!

The blacksmith shop set up in the Baofengchang Silver Mine is also running at full capacity, although it is impossible to create fine armor, blades, let alone firearms, but simple spears and broadswords can still be crafted in large quantities.

In just one month, Ye Zongliu's 80,000 horses were all armed, although the vast majority of them only had wooden spears with iron heads in their hands, but they could be regarded as having a military atmosphere.

At this time, among the 80,000 horses under Ye Zongliu, in addition to Chen Gongshan alone leading 10,000 troops to garrison Tongtang Mountain, and Wang Neng leading 14,000 men to garrison the Baofengchang silver mine, Ye Zongliu also ordered Ye Xiba to lead 6,000 men and horses to guard the other eight silver mines, and he himself and Zheng Xiangsi, Canghuotou, and Chen Jianhu led the main army of 50,000 to garrison the Shaotingkeng silver mine, ready to respond to the siege of the official army at any time.

The words are divided into two ends, one for each table.

On this day, Liu Juntao received Mr. Shan's invitation and came to Dongping Prefecture with a team of guards, and had a booze with Mr. Shan at the Zuizhongxian Restaurant in the city.

When the two of them were halfway drunk, Mr. Shan said: "Mr. Liu Lian, I heard that your men and horses are practicing non-stop, even in this cold winter, they don't stop, but really?" ”

Liu Juntao smiled and said, "Don't tell Mr. It's true!" ”

I saw Mr. Shan pause and said: "I advise Mr. Liu Lian to keep a low profile, and let the young men of the escort team go home to rest recently, don't be too ostentatious!" ”

Liu Juntao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and asked, "What?" Is there something wrong with the Xu family? ”

"It's not the Xu family, it's something happening in Zhejiang!"

Liu Juntao asked puzzledly: "What does it have to do with my Yushan Town if something happened in Zhejiang?" ”

Mr. Shan said in a low voice: "I got the news, just ten days ago, there was a powerful man named Ye Zongliu in the state capital of Zhejiang Province who gathered people to open mines and plotted against him, and the state government mobilized 5,000 soldiers and horses to suppress it, but Ye Zongliu stayed in the area of Tongtang Mountain and gathered and annihilated!" ”

"What!"

Liu Juntao's face changed greatly after hearing this, and he asked, "What actions does the imperial court have?" ”

"The Imperial Court?"

Mr. Shan said: "It is said that the imperial court has ordered the gathering of troops and the dispatch of troops to suppress them!" ”

Then, Mr. Shan said meaningfully: "Today's wine is what Yan Shenggong asked me to invite Liu Lian: we are all just to make a fortune, Liu Lian should not cause trouble at this juncture and let others say anything forbidden!" ”