Chapter 24: Suppression of Bandits
At that time, their kidnapping operation in Suzhou was to raise funds for their activities, not only to kidnap the children of rich families in various places, but also to rob merchants passing through Phoenix Mountain, to develop sectarians all over the country, and to sell the so-called "elixir" and "magic medicine" everywhere, which were all important sources of income for the White Lotus sect people.
Although the private economy was developed during the Wanli period, and the national tax revenue was also very rich, there were always some places in the two capitals and thirteen provinces that would cause the people to live in a situation where natural disasters or man-made disasters occurred.
Liao Chuanzhi couldn't figure out the true intentions of the officers and soldiers under the mountain, and his distrust of the government all along, so he intuitively felt that the other party must have a conspiracy, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
I think that at the beginning, his wife was occupied by an official in Jinan Mansion, and he failed to report to the official, and later he was designed by the official of the dog day to frame a crime of rebellion, but fortunately, he was lucky and was saved by the big leader of the White Lotus Sect. So later he simply took his daughter to join the White Lotus Sect and became a member of the rebels, although Liao Chuanzhi was also confused in the middle, but when he thought of his own experience and his wife who died in vain, he gritted his teeth with hatred and vowed to let the official of the dog day ambush him. Later, he became the leader of the Shandong branch of the White Lotus Sect, and after stabbing the dog official in a certain operation, he got revenge, and he went further and further on the road of rebellion, and there was no turning back.
Liao Chuanzhi's thoughts were interrupted by a person who pushed the door in, he knew that his daughter must have returned, and only his own daughter dared to enter and leave his room at will without knocking. Liao Chuanzhi's daughter is called Liao Qing'er, the young woman who completed the juggling "Cloud Ladder", and her kung fu is all from the personal inheritance of the big leader.
When he thought of his daughter, Liao Chuanzhi's heart was full of guilt, his daughter had followed him everywhere since she was a child, and after joining the White Lotus Sect, she had to learn the light skills and martial arts of the leader, and she suffered a lot. finally became the leader of the Shandong branch of the White Lotus Sect, thinking that after a while, he would find a good family for his daughter and let her get out of this place of right and wrong, but he didn't know that his daughter was favored by a distant nephew of the big leader.
The distant nephew of the big chief is called Kang Dingfu, and because the big chief has no children under his knees, he dotes on the son of this distant cousin. Kangding is a guy who doesn't learn and doesn't have skills, he doesn't have any ability, he will rely on the relationship to do evil, especially like to bully men and women, several good girls from the sect family have been ruined by him, but everyone is in the way of his identity, and later the big leader gave enough compensation, so it is not good to have a seizure.
Originally, Kangding came back to Shandong this time to convey news and orders to Liao Chuanzhi, but he accidentally saw Liao Qing'er and was shocked, so he was so confused that he had to stay in Shandong, saying that he wanted to marry her, and in order to cultivate feelings with her in Shandong, he would not return to Beijing first. Liao Chuanzhi can't say that he has suffering, the big leader of the White Lotus Sect has a life-saving grace for him, and it stands to reason that it is not impossible for his daughter to marry Kang Dingfu, but this person's reputation is too bad, let alone being a son-in-law, even if he is a subordinate, Liao Chuanzhi doesn't want it. In this way, a contradiction has arisen, if Liao Chuanzhi agrees to this family business, it will undoubtedly be that he has pushed his daughter into the fire pit with his own hands; But if you don't agree, it's hard for the big leader to say. The only thing that can be counted on now is that the big leader vetoes this family business, after all, what kind of character Kang Dingfu is, I think he shouldn't be unclear.
Liao Qing'er was still dressed in goose-yellow clothes, and after entering the door, she sprinkled beside her father, "Daddy, the officers and soldiers under the mountain are too hateful, do they want to block Phoenix Mountain and starve us to death?" ”
Liao Chuanzhi first felt that it made sense when he heard it, but after careful analysis, he didn't feel like it, "If you really want to surround us, you should have been camping down below, but why do you return to the military camp in the city every day?" ”
Liao Qing'er was just coquettish and complaining, and after hearing her father's analysis, she also felt that she had too much heart. Because of the concepts instilled in her childhood, she was born with a sense of hostility towards the people in the court, and it was inevitable that she would not think about the bad first when thinking about problems.
"Daddy, that Kang Gongzi is so annoying, he is by my side like a fly every day, and he can't get rid of it, you can think of a way!" Liao Qing'er no longer thinks about the affairs of the officers and soldiers, and what she most desperately wants to solve now is the problem of Kang Dingfu.
"Alas, Qing'er, Daddy also knows that you don't like him, but I can't move him easily!" Liao Chuanzhi stroked his forehead and said helplessly.
"Hmph, who doesn't know that he's a playboy, and he still wants to marry me, no way!" Liao Qing'er pursed her lips and said dissatisfiedly, "Daddy, having said that, it's not always like this." As soon as I go out now, he will follow me like a leper dog, not saying that he wants to marry me, but also saying some obscene things at every turn, if he annoys me one day, see if I don't kill him with a sword! ”
"Qing'er, no!" Liao Chuanzhi stood up and shouted, "No matter what, he is also the nephew of the big chief, and the big leader has the grace of reinvention to me, so don't kill him!" ”
Looking at her father's expression, Liao Qing'er also lowered her voice, "Got it, Daddy, I just said angry words." ”
Liao Chuanzhi knew that what his daughter said was not angry, and it was really possible to do such a thing according to her temper. He couldn't put his mind at ease, and repeatedly told his daughter not to mess around, and he would go and tell the big leader about it.
"Daddy, the big leader may not know what Kang Dingfu did, but why not punish him?" Liao Qing'er said angrily, "I think that now that the Great Leader is no longer in his original intention, and now that he has regarded the White Lotus Sect as a personal belonging, I always feel that we sect members should obey his two masters......
"Don't talk nonsense!" Liao Chuanzhi stepped forward and covered his daughter's mouth, "Don't say anything like that in the future, you know?" ”
Liao Qing'er saw that her father was so strict, so she had to say yes, and then both of them were silent, the atmosphere was cold for a while, and seeing her father's tired face, Liao Qing could only say goodbye and go out.
The time has come to March, and the land of Shandong is also full of spring everywhere, with the advancement of the task of suppressing bandits, Qingzhou and Yanzhou have reported frequently, only Dongchang Mansion is still the same. Under the interrogation of the prefect of Dongchang and the deputy chief soldier Shi Changting, Zhong Nan had no choice but to launch two mountain search operations, but there was no fierce battle with the White Lotus Sect on Phoenix Mountain. After seeing the strength of the other party, several sentinels also unanimously advocated attacking, they thought that the other two prefectures had made achievements, and the Dongchang Mansion had to achieve some results, and if they could catch a few White Lotus Sect bandits, everyone in the imperial court could also make a difference.
Zhong Nan also knew that it was not a way to continue like this, and it was impossible to expect the imperial court to let go of the White Lotus Sect, but it was really a dilemma to let himself wantonly kill his compatriots and not be ruthless!
After weighing the pros and cons for several days, Zhong Nan decided to make a big move to solve the White Lotus Sect on Phoenix Mountain in one fell swoop. The main goal of this major operation was to destroy the other party's dens, and what he hoped was to drive this group out of Dongchang, and as for the consequences for other state capitals, he had no time to care.
After all the preparations were ready, one evening at the end of March, more than 500 descendants of the people, under the leadership of Zhong Nan, slaughtered towards Phoenix Mountain. After several months of arduous training, this team has been reborn, both in combat effectiveness and mental outlook, it is incomparable, and there is a vague trace of the atmosphere of an elite division.
The training of the "Zhong Family Army" is personally responsible for Zhong Nan, which is in accordance with the training content of the special forces he saw in the film and television dramas in the original time and space, marching with weight every morning, and the content of the afternoon drills is rich and varied, in addition to archery, horse riding, individual martial arts, fire guns and other basic skills and various formation drills, there are also various irregular torture training. At the beginning, Zhong Nan was worried that this set would not be adaptable, but it didn't take long to find that the results were remarkable.
Although the training intensity of the "Zhong Jiajun" was very large, and a very small number of people withdrew for various reasons, Zhong Nan never gave up, except for a small correction in the middle, and gave another improvement in food and salary, he did not make too many changes. In the end, the vast majority of people still persevered, and Zhong Nan, who was a small part of the shortage, did not forget to replenish, he not only had to maintain the quality of this team, but also the number of this team.
At the foot of Phoenix Mountain, Zhong Nan is doing pre-war mobilization.
"Brothers, after practicing for so long, today is the time to test the results! The goal of this operation was to destroy the base camp of the White Lotus bandits and all the strongholds on the mountain. As for those bandits, they can let them go, after all, they are all sons and daughters of China; However, if you encounter a stubborn person who does not want to die, brothers should not be soft-hearted, and those who should be dealt with should still be heavy-handed. ”
Zhong Nan paused slightly, waited for the soldiers to comprehend their spirits, and then raised his arms and shouted, "Brothers, after completing the mission, I will invite everyone to drink wine and eat meat, let's go!" ”
Then more than 500 people started to move in an orderly manner, and half an hour later, there were many fires from Phoenix Mountain, and Zhong Nan, who was dispatching in the center of the mountain, could hear all kinds of shouts, mixed with sporadic firecrackers.
The battle did not last long, and less than two hours later, the teams returned one after another. After taking stock, none of the officers and men were killed or seriously injured, and only more than a dozen were slightly injured; On the other hand, on the side of the White Lotus Sect, except for those who were released and those who escaped with minor injuries, twenty-eight people died and five people were seriously injured, which was a complete fiasco.
Listening to Xu Wanzhou's report, Zhong Nan was happy with the rapid growth of this team, but also a little embarrassed: No matter how high your kung fu is, you can't do anything against the formed army. I hope that the people of the White Lotus Sect can recognize the situation clearly and stop making unnecessary sacrifices.