After hearing that Yang Lin was promoted to the judge of the Zhizhou Yamen, everyone was overjoyed and congratulated one after another, although the grain changed from 10,000 quintals to 20,000 quintals, everyone did not care.

Yang Lin is different, he thinks not only about getting promoted and getting rich, but about having a good reputation in the future, even if he tries his best to collect the grain and grass that the government wants, it is not his wish to make the place wither.

The territory has increased from three to five (townships), but the other two have been plundered by officers and soldiers and local tyrants, and the people are miserable, and it is very difficult to requisition and buy grain now.

After a night of calculation, although the big families had grain in stock, it was easy to say that they could buy another five or six thousand quintals of grain, but in any case there was still a shortfall of four or five thousand quintals.

Thinking about it, the best way is to help the official army quickly defeat the local tyrants and occupy the state capital, although the local tyrants occupied the state city for several months, but Pengzhou is a rich state after all, Zhu Yuanzhang adheres to the strategy of building a high wall and accumulating grain to slowly become the king, and the state and county in the Ming Dynasty have not hoarded a large amount of grain and grass for hundreds of years?

Yang Lin took the Sharpshooter Bureau to live in Heshu Temple, and on the one hand, he sent people to discuss the establishment of a township office in the other two Bao (Townships) to solicit the purchase of grain and grass, and on the other hand, he asked Yang Wei and Long Zhijiao to take the villagers back and send the grain and grass according to the amount demanded by Long Wenguang.

Standing on a small hillside in the rear through the mist to watch the officers and soldiers attack the ancient city of Yunshan, although the number of officers and soldiers is large, but the ancient city of Yunshan is very difficult and dangerous, the local tyrants are limited to defending, although the officers and soldiers have also attacked the mountainside, but they were quickly driven down by more people.

Seeing Yang Lin's brows tightened, Yao Chonglie next to him smiled and said: "My lord, this ancient city of Yunshan was originally a dangerous place, and it was also the four pillars and eight pillars in the late Southern Song Dynasty. Back then, the Mongol Tartars spent several years trying to attack the ancient city of Yunshan, so don't think about how to attack the ancient city of Yunshan. ”

Yang Lin thought for a while, shook his head, and then looked at the pergola with one hand, and sighed: "There are already a lot of mountains in Sichuan, and this ancient city of Yunshan is extremely dangerous, and the flat land on the top of the mountain is more than 500 acres that can be used to store troops and raise grain, and it is really difficult to break through." ”

Yang Cheng smiled, shook his head and said, "My lord, I heard that there are more than 2,000 local tyrants on this Yunshan Ancient City alone, led by Black Sky Tiger King Gao and six teams of Ma Chao.

Ten miles away, Yao Tiandong, the leader of the local tyrants, led more than 10,000 elite soldiers to garrison Longjiao Mountain, and the ancient city of Yunshan in front of him, and the county seat in Jiangbei formed a horn trend. ”

Yang Lin shook his head, then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, beckoned to Yang Cheng, and whispered a few times in his ear.

The war was stalemate and there was no progress, and Chen Shiqi, the governor of Sichuan, could no longer sit still, so he rushed to the front line to convene the generals on this day.

Yang Lin was originally a local tribute student, and he had just acted as the magistrate of Xiangru County, and was invited to participate in the meeting.

Above the lobby, everyone complained one after another, some complained about the low morale of the army for several months, some complained that the local rioters echoed each other, and the officers and soldiers could not get their hands on it, and some complained that the soldiers in the army were short of food and had a hard life.

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Chen Shiqi frowned and fell into contemplation, and when he looked up, he saw Yang Lin, who was standing at the back, actually looked complacent, and was quite annoyed in his heart: "Ruzhen, the official army has attacked the cottage for more than ten days without progress.

Are you a local, and you've fought against the local thugs many times this year?"

Seeing the strange color of the generals around him, Yang Lin straightened up and arched his hand and said: "Don't blame the lord, the lower officials have a plan in their hearts, but it is not perfect, now report it to the adults, if there is anything wrong, I hope the adults will correct it." ”

Chen Shiqi was overjoyed and asked repeatedly, and the generals around him seemed to be quite unconvinced, how could everyone be as good as this pink-faced scholar after a long time of battle?

Yang Lin walked up to Chen Shiqi and whispered a few times, the other party seemed quite surprised at first, but finally agreed.

On the sixth day of October in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, although there were still four or five days before the beginning of winter, the weather was very cold, and the fog on the river was also very large.

In addition to the CD plain, Sichuan is mostly hilly and mountainous, and because of the abundance of rivers and abundant water resources, the sky is often full of fog throughout the year.

The mist moistens the earth, whether it is a plain or a hill is a good agricultural area, so the people in Sichuan are very rich, in ancient times there has been a saying that one is good for two.

Today is also a foggy day, under the mountain is the Jialing River side of the important ferry Longmen Ferry, and the river opposite Pengzhou Prefecture City is filled in fog, four or five meters away can not be seen clearly.

Yao Tian, the leader of the local riots, sat proudly on the Taishi's chair, hugged left and right, and was accompanied by two or three young women to have fun.

Ten years ago, oh, even if I died five years ago, I never dreamed that I would be able to claim the throne and live so freely.

Yao Tiandong and Huang Long were originally hooligans in the township, and they followed the villagers to Hanzhong and Bazhou, Sichuan during the civil uprising in Shaanxi during the Chongzhen period.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that Qin is strong and Shu is rich, that is, the people of Shaanxi are very strong in war, while the people of Sichuan are relatively wealthy, and most of the Shaanxi people who have been displaced to Sichuan have been reduced to tenant farmers and domestic slaves, and have been discriminated against.

Yao Tiandong and Huang Long were originally hooligans and scoundrels in the township, and they danced with guns and sticks on weekdays, how could everyone do their duty for others.

Combined with three or five companions, colluded with some hooligans and scoundrels, and bankrupt households to do the business of robbing homes and houses, kidnapping and ransom.

In order to avoid revealing their identities, although Yao Tiandong, Huang Long and others are bandits, they are not ordinary bandits in this era.

The strangely shaped face-changing mask not only conceals the action, but also effectively deters the surrounding squires and villagers.

What name do you need to leave behind for robbing big families and kidnapping the children of rich families, just like Li Zicheng claims to be the king of Chuang, and Zhang Xianzhong calls himself the king of the eight generations, in order to avoid the government from knowing that the name affects the family, everyone calls themselves the king of heaven and the king of the stars, which not only screams loudly, but also can deter martial arts.

Originally, I just wanted to live a free life like this, but who would have expected that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong would lead their troops into Sichuan many times, not only leaving behind a lot of lone new forces, but also local hooligans, scoundrels, and proletarians who took advantage of the situation to occupy the cottage, so in the end it actually became the climate.

The forces of the local rioters led by Yao Tiandong and Huang Long'e have been unprecedentedly expanded, and now they are pretending to be the name of the Thirteen Huang Families, occupying Bazhou, Dazhou and Pengzhou, and dominating northern Sichuan.

Now although Yao Huang claims to have more than 100,000 people, the real old thieves are only six or seven thousand, and the others are hungry people, homeless people, and broken households.

In particular, there are many dilapidated settlements, the cultivation of land is hard, and the production in the land is limited, so there are dry soil tyrants who are happy and happy, and there is money to be made.

In the slack time, these dilapidated settlements followed the brigade of people and horses, and they were able to earn more than ten taels of silver in one winter, enough to produce in the field for a year. (The income of a middle-sized family is only 20 taels of silver a year)

This is also the reason why the official army in the late Ming Dynasty often fought against ten, and on the battlefield, the rogues often used these outcasts to entangle the main force of the official army, and then saw the opportunity to launch a fatal blow, or take the opportunity to escape.

This time, the officers and troops were menacing, with more than 15,000 soldiers and horses on the three routes, and Yao Tiandong, Huang Long and others were also terrified at first.

In order to test the reality of the official army, Yao Tiandong led the main force to garrison Longjiao Mountain, while Wang Gao and the six teams of Ma Chao were stationed in Yunshan Ancient City

Yuan Tao and Huang Harrier, the kings of the heavens, led the defense of Xiangru County, hoping to consume the strength of the official army, if the strength of the official army is strong, they will lead the army to flee, and if the strength of the official army is weak, they will bully and bully the official army.

Who would have expected that Chen Shiqi, the governor of Sichuan, and Long Wenguang, the northern Sichuan soldier, would actually gather officials and troops to launch a full-scale attack on the local tyrants, but the local tyrants held the danger and the two sides fought for several days, and it was difficult to distinguish the victory or defeat.

At present, all units of the officers and troops are generally short of food and wages, and the morale of the officers and men is extremely low.

Now Yao Tiandong is sitting in the middle of the lobby, drinking left and right to relieve boredom, and next to him, Wang Zhang Xian, King Ma Hui and others are sitting at the bottom and shouting, eating meat in large pieces.

In the past few decades, the weather has been extremely cold, the harvest in the field is limited, and the hilly areas of northern Sichuan are not only humid, but also make people feel cold.

Everyone curled up in a ball, and their big hands touched the warm body of the beautiful woman on their side from time to time, just to warm their hands and feet.

Drinking and eating meat is boring, everyone is drinking while punching, fighting, and having lewd fun, and now everyone is on the front line and needs a woman with wine to anesthetize.

At this moment, the garrison of the county town came to report, and the official army Liu Jiayin retreated early in the morning.

Then news also came from the direction of Yunshan Ancient City, and the officers and troops stationed in He Shu Temple were making a commotion, and it seemed that they were preparing to retreat.