Chapter 367: Abduction

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Zhongshan was a feudal state of the Han Dynasty, which governed Lunu.

For hundreds of years, because the then King of Zhongshan had no children, it was abolished several times, and Wang Mang also abolished the Zhongshan Kingdom after establishing a new dynasty. Starting from Liu Xiu's son Liu Yan (and now Yizhou Mu Fei) migrated to the king of Zhongshan, it has been passed down to Liu Xian, the king of filial piety, Liu Hong, the king of Mu, and Liu Zhi, the king of Jie, and it has been five generations. However, Liu Zhi still has no son, and the lineage of the King of Zhongshan is facing the embarrassment of being abolished after Liu Zhi's death.

In recent years, the situation in Zhongshan has not been stable.

Zhongshan is located at the eastern foot of Taihang, and the Montenegrin Army rose in the Taihang Mountains, and Zhongshan became one of the five counties with the most frequent activities of the Montenegrin Army. The Montenegrin army is huge, and the national soldiers of Zhongshan County are not the opponents of the Montenegrin army, and the only thing they can do is probably to pray that the Montenegrin army will not cause trouble, even if Zhang Yan is named the general of the Pingyan Zhonglang and manages the administration and security of the mountainous areas north of the Yellow River, the Zhongshan country has been plundered by the Montenegrin army has also happened repeatedly.

"Managing the administration and law and order of the mountainous areas" means that the imperial court has no way to take the Montenegrin Army operating in the Taihang Mountains, and recognizes the Domination of the Montenegrin Army over the mountainous areas in disguise. The Montenegrin army ran to the plains to loot, and the local officers and soldiers at most stuck to their garrisons and categorically did not have the confidence to take the initiative to enter the mountainous areas.

For a long time, only the Montenegrin army has always beaten people, and no one dared to provoke the Montenegrin army.

Anguo County is a county seat in the southeast of Zhongshan Kingdom.

Qu Chen led the Panshi Battalion through Hejian County and infiltrated into the territory of Anguo County.

It is bordered by the Taihang Mountains in the west, Hejian County in the east, the county seat of Anguo is in the hands of the county soldiers, and the systematic villages and towns in the mountainous areas in the west of the county are under the rule of the Montenegrin army. The Zhulu Army can get the population they need here, and after the matter is completed, they can take the villagers back to the Flying Fish Territory, and the distance is also closer than that of other Montenegrin Army-controlled areas.

For this operation, the Zhulu Army made full preparations.

The military strength of the Jizhou Special Territory is limited, with only 500 rock battalions, and this time Qu Chen brought 400 people.

The 400 Rock Battalion were all dressed in civilian clothes, without military flags, hiding their weapons, and infiltrating here in pieces. At noon, the last group of soldiers arrived at the assembly site, and Qu Chen did not immediately order the operation, so that everyone could continue to rest, recuperate, and wait for night to fall.

The sun is sinking in the west, and the sky is getting darker.

The soldiers had dinner and waited for Qu Chen to give the order to act.

A few sturdy figures rushed and jumped among the mountains, rocks and trees, and came to Qu Chen after a while.

"Wang Ji, how is the situation?"

Wang Ji said: "The patrol of the Black Mountain Army returned to the valley long before the sun set, and according to the law of their patrol, they will not come to this area until noon tomorrow at the earliest. Now that there are no troops stationed in the nearby villages, we have plenty of time to send them away and take them into position five miles away. ”

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

Qu Chen gave an order, and the Zhulu Army began to move.

The 400-man Panshi Battalion was divided into 400 troops, one of which monitored the enemy situation between the target village and the stronghold of the Montenegrin Army, and in the event of an emergency, this 100-man team also had to take on the task of blocking the enemy and buying time for the other troops to retreat.

This team of 100 people was led by Wang Ji himself.

In the special territory of Jizhou, Wang Ji is second only to Qu Chen's military general, although there is a long difference between him and Qu Chen, but he is a general existence among the transferred generals. As we all know, Qu Chen has always wanted to lead the cavalry, and the Jizhou Panshi Battalion was directly thrown to Wang Ji, and Wang Ji did have the ability to take charge alone.

The other three teams of 100 people, according to the plan drawn up in advance, rushed to their respective goals.

The hundred-man team led by Qu Chen is targeting a third-level village.

More than 30 soldiers of the Panshi Battalion set up a perimeter guard area on the periphery of the village, and then more soldiers entered the village and knocked on the door from door to door, telling the villagers to immediately open the door and gather at the dam in the village. A large group of strong men carrying swords and swords entered the village at night and knocked on the door, causing great panic among the villagers, and many people thought that the village had been attacked by thieves.

The Rock Camp began to use violence, smashing the doors of several homes and pulling people out of the house.

In the small village, there were cries.

Under the constant urging of the soldiers of the Panshi Battalion, the villagers had to come out in order to avoid angering the "thieves". They didn't know what they would face next, but just now these uninvited guests had already told them with their actions that there would be no good fruit to eat in the house, and it was better to cooperate obediently.

On the dam, the villagers were asked to leave immediately with the team.

No one dares to resist, life in troubled times is as cheap as grass, no matter where it is taken away, it is better than losing one's life.

Although this group of uninvited guests rushed into the village and forced everyone to follow them, compared with those bandits who killed people at every turn, these people not only did not kill people tonight, but also did not even beat and bully, and their methods can be called mild.

The Rock Camp led the villagers to the east.

The moon stars are sparse and the sight is good.

In a panic and panic, an old woman accidentally fell, and a woman behind the old woman reached out and didn't hold it, and fell down the field from the trail together, and the villagers behind the two rolled on the ground like gourds, falling seven or eight in a row. The marching procession came to a halt.

Several men with swords in their hands nearby rushed towards the scene of the incident.

The villagers feared that those who had fallen into the fields would be harmed. However, what happened next was completely unexpected by everyone.

Several men jumped down, helped the villagers who had fallen into the field one by one, and with the help of other companions, sent the villagers who had rolled into the field back to the field path. This hundred-person team went to a third-level village, there were more than 800 villagers in the village, and the hundred-person team had to divide some of the people to fight the front station and the back of the break, and the escort troops were already stretched, and there were only five soldiers who ran over to help when they saw this, and the villagers came back to their senses and stepped forward to help.

After a while, all the villagers who fell were pulled up.

The old woman sprained her ankle and could not continue to walk.

A Rock Battalion soldier didn't say a word, and carried the old woman forward.

After this episode, the panic of the villagers was significantly reduced, this is not the way of the bandits! Recalling the previous behaviors of these strong men, people were reassured. Some of the brave villagers began to ask about where the camp came from, where they were going, and what they were asked to do.

Qu Chen said: "You don't have to worry, just ask everyone to settle down with us." ”

"Not for labor?"

"There will be a salary for working for the territory."

Qu Chen's words made everyone feel much more at ease.

There are several small rivers in Anhan County, and the team travels several miles east to a bend. In this originally deserted bay, hundreds of large and small fishing boats are docked.

All the fishing boats in Hailang Town were dispatched to respond to the operation of the Rock Battalion.

Fishing boats came here and overcame a lot of difficulties. The fleet went north from Crescent Bay, along the mouth of Zhangshui in batches upstream, and after a three-day long journey, finally came from the tributary of Zhangshui to the river of Anyang Realm. After receiving the villagers, the fishing boat will return the same way, and the return journey will be downstream, and the return journey will take much less time.

With the assistance of the fishermen, the elderly, infirm, women and children boarded the boat in an orderly manner.

Whenever a fishing boat is full, the fishermen use pennies to push the boat off the shore and embark on the return journey.

In less than half an hour, all the old and weak women and children were sent away.

The young men of the village were asked to rest on the river beach and wait for the arrangement.

At this time, a soldier of the Rock Battalion explained the situation to them.

The young men were told that they would be taken to settle in a territory and would no longer be exploited by the government or the Montenegrin army, and would not have to do hard labor. Just by working for the territory, you can get good pay and excellent benefits. After learning about the general salary and welfare conditions of the territory, a uniform gasp sounded on the river beach.

The pay is outrageous.

It's unbelievably high!

No one dares to take the initiative to question, people are swordsmen, I am fish and meat, and at this time discussing the issue of salary with their abductors is a manifestation of lack of heart, just listen obediently. What's more, almost all of these people left behind have their families and relatives who have been loaded and sent away, and as long as the rock camp does not pick up knives and kill people indiscriminately, many of them will stay here honestly and wait for arrangements.

This was Xun Yan's idea.

The Panshi battalion had few soldiers, and a large number of villagers were taken from the area occupied by the Montenegrin army, and in order to escape before the Montenegrin army found out, there would not be much time to dispel the fear of the villagers, and they were forced to use coercive means to take them away, and the villagers must be afraid. As long as the old and weak women and children are sent away, the young and strong people are bogeyed, and the moderate publicity is added to alleviate their panic and doubt, the villagers will be less likely to resist or flee.

Another reason for separating the young and strong from the old and weak women and children is to maintain the rock camp system as much as possible.

Let the old and weak women and children board the boat, there is no threat to the fishermen who drive the boat, and the rock camp does not need to board the boat to escort them; However, if the young and strong people are allowed to board the boats inside, each boat must be escorted by at least one or two soldiers, which will not only divide the already small number of troops, but also reduce the efficiency of the fishing boats.

Although all the fishing boats have been dispatched, there are still many shortcomings, and it is quite good to be able to carry 2,000 people.

Not long after the first batch of fishing boats left, two other teams of 100 people also arrived here with a large number of villagers.

The same process is still the same, the old and weak women and children are sent away by the fishing boat, and the young and strong men are comforted as necessary.

Two transferred generals who returned with the team reported the gains of the team.

A military general quickly calculated the total number, frowned, and said, "We have captured about 2,500 people in total, which is not enough!" ”

The special territory of the Flying Fish Territory and the two subsidiary territories now have a total population of about 4,500 people, even if the villagers of the dependent territories are temporarily transferred to the Flying Fish Territory, there is still a big gap from the 8,000 people needed for upgrading. Qu Chen's goal this time is to gain at least 3,700 people, and the current harvest is far from enough.

The Raiders must achieve their goals on this night.

If we can't plunder enough people tonight, tomorrow the Montenegrin army patrol will come and find that a few villagers have gone to empty buildings, and they will definitely be vigilant, and it will be difficult to have another chance to kidnap people without knowing it.

Qu Chen said categorically: "Leave it to me here, you will immediately lead the team to the fourth and fifth villages, be quick!" ”

"Yes."

The two transferred generals agreed and led their respective teams of 100 to leave in a hurry.

They have to race against time.

ran to the territory of the Black Mountain Army to kidnap people, I am afraid that only people like Xun Yan and Qu Chen dare to take action. The Montenegrin Army is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and if they find out who is secretly digging the corner, the Flying Fish Leader will be in big trouble. The only way is to end the operation before dawn and quietly run away.

The team to Village 4 was the first to turn back, and Village 5 was further away from the plains, and there was a considerable delay on the way, and it was not until dawn that they returned to the pick-up point.

Wang Ji, who was in charge of monitoring and breaking off, also returned before dawn.

In the two villages, more than 1,500 people were taken captive.

The first stage of the mission has been successfully completed!

The old and weak women and children were all taken away by the fishing boat, but there were still nearly 2,000 young and strong men who could not board the boat, and the next thing Qu Chen and the others had to do was to bring these villagers back to the Flying Fish Collar safely. It is by no means an easy task to carry so many people through Hejian County without attracting the attention of others, not to mention that these villagers are not their own people, and their trust is worrying, which increases the difficulty of the operation.

Everyone knows that the longer you drag on here, the greater the risk and you have to get started as soon as possible.

With so many people on the road, food availability is an issue.

Fortunately, Xun Yan had been prepared for this, and when the Zhulu Army infiltrated Anyang County in batches, many people pretended to be caravans to disguise their identities, and there was a lot of food in the rented pack horse packages. The 400 Panshi soldiers were divided into nearly 100 squads, each squad brought a dozen villagers, and led a few pack horses carrying food, which looked like a caravan walking in all directions.

Nearly 100 "caravans" set off in batches along different paths and soon left Anyang County.

Three days later, the fishing boat, full of old and infirm, women and children, landed safely in Crescent Bay.

On the seventh day, the last "caravan" returned safely to the Flying Fish Territory.

So far, the kidnapping operation carefully planned by the Flying Fish Leader has been a complete success!

The Flying Fish Collar, which has been replenished by a large number of people, has finally broken through the shackles and been promoted to a first-class city.

During this time, many territories have been upgraded to first-class cities, and when the Flying Fish Leader was promoted, it was already ranked outside the top 500, and there was no name on the list. This is also in line with Xun Yan's intentions, the Flying Fish Collar is not a normal territory after all, as a "sub-base" of the Zhulu Collar, it is better to keep a low profile in the Flying Fish Collar in Jizhou.

The safety of the Flying Fish Collar is far more important than the speed of upgrades.

The first thing Xun Yan did after the upgrade was to build a stone city wall.

Xun Yan has already planned for this.

The Flying Fish Collar is located in a valley that is not very large, and if properly planned, the entire valley can be protected by stone walls. In the previous few territorial upgrades, the scope of the Flying Fish Territory continued to expand, and Xun Yan gave priority to extending the new area to the eastern part of the valley, to a first-class city, and finally expanded the sphere of influence to the mouth of the canyon.

The construction of the stone wall of the Flying Fish Collar began directly a hundred steps from the eastern exit of the canyon.

The advantages of this are obvious, one is to greatly reduce the amount of construction in the western section of the city wall, save a lot of money, and the other is to have absolute control over the exit of the canyon, if the enemy army is attacking from the canyon, the defenders only need to shoot arrows on the city wall, which can bring great damage to the enemy.

After repairing the stone city wall, the west side can basically be called impregnable.

At that time, the Zhulu Army only needs to be optimistic about the front line of Crescent Bay.