The geographical location of Wandanping is extremely remote, and it is also forty miles away from Liuliba. It is located in the depths of the Cockscomb Mountain, which was originally a paradise for birds and beasts with deep forests and dense grasses, but because there are rare large areas of gentle slope mountains in the deep mountainous areas, the Thunderbolt Army set up a tuntian point and reclaimed a large area of cultivated land. Because it is estimated that tens of thousands of quintals of grain can be harvested in autumn, Li Shuang named this place Wandanping. Linde and his 200 defeated soldiers were placed here, on the one hand, because there were too many refugees pouring in, and Wanjiaping and Liuliba and other places were already overcrowded, and on the other hand, because this newly reclaimed land was still surrounded by wild forests, and many birds and beasts posed a serious hidden danger to the growth of crops, especially the wild boars, black bears and other fierce beasts in this place, and it was quite difficult for the refugees to deal with here, and Linde's men were equipped with a large number of bows and crossbows and spears, which were sharp weapons for hunting fierce beasts.

Being placed here made Linde's men complain a lot. The complaints of these Pengzhou soldiers came from the harsh conditions in the mountains and the feeling of being neglected. Due to the large number of people fleeing into the mountains in a short period of time, the necessities of the mountain were suddenly scarce, and even food and clothing began to be scarce. As a newly developed place, the living conditions in Wandanping are particularly difficult. In terms of living, except for a small wooden house in Linde, the rest of the soldiers could only live in hastily built shacks, when the rain was abundant at the turn of spring and summer, and the narrow shacks became cold and damp, and the living experience was too poor. In terms of food, the food provided by the Thunderbolt Army, plus wild vegetables, fruits, and mushrooms, was only half full, so that the soldiers repeatedly fought over food. It is said that Linde's men were strong laborers, and if he was willing to cut down trees and build new sheds, and then worked diligently to increase the intensity of picking wild vegetables and hunting, he would soon be able to get through this difficult time. It's just that these subordinates of Linde, as the elite of the Song army, think very highly of themselves and disdain labor at all, whether they are in Pengzhou or Guankou Village, they do not produce, but are fed and fed by the poor people. Even Linde did not dare to give such an order to these soldiers, who were accustomed to being powerful and prosperous, to work like farmers. In less than half a month after entering the mountain, Linde's men became the worst-off refugees, and discontent grew and spread, eventually turning into a rebellion.

Again, the cause of the conflict is food. Considering that these Pengzhou soldiers are all strong men, Li Shuang subsidizes his food with reference to the standard of the Perak Army garrison battalion, you must know that this food ration standard is only worse than that of the field battalion of the Perak Army that undertakes combat missions, and it can even reach twice that of other refugees, but these soldiers do not know the price of vegetables and rice, and they have no concept of planning and saving at all, and they consume a month's food ration in just over half a month. There was no food, so Lin De sent people to ask for food again, which made Yang Xiucai, who was in charge of money and food, angry. In his opinion, these defeated soldiers do not pick wild vegetables every day, and they are not active in hunting, if they are as lavish, then before the autumn harvest, the grain in the mountains will be exhausted, and he has the idea of delaying the food for a day or two. Knowing that Linde's gang of subordinates are arrogant, they are already dissatisfied with the days without wine and meat, and the damp and narrow shack where they live, where can they endure hunger? They began to loot the food and prey of other refugees in droves, and Linde did not stop them. During this time, he did not have to worry about food, clothing, and housing, and he could also get animal meat from his subordinates, and even occasionally scavenged wine, and lived a leisurely life.

After entering the mountains and settling down, there was no longer the fear of the Mongols chasing and killing, and the ambition in Linde's heart began to grow again. He heard that this Ouyang Xuan was originally just a wandering monk, and he teamed up with a team of old and weak soldiers from Chongqing Mansion to occupy this mountain, and it was because of his shit luck that he had today's situation. In his eyes, Ouyang Xuan's official position is just a Yongkang county order, how can he compare with himself? This lord of the mountain has done it, and he has done it himself! And in Linde's view, the Thunderbolt Army placed him and his men in Wandanping, deep in the mountains, clearly not taking him seriously, and he was "bullied by dogs in the plains". Of course, he had also heard of the past achievements of the Thunderbolt Army, and he also knew that Ouyang Xuan had a very high prestige in the mountains, and there was no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation. Moreover, since entering the mountain, some soldiers of the Pengzhou Army have been attracted by the new scenes and new ideas in the mountain, and they are not as obedient to themselves as before. Therefore, Lin De hid his thoughts, deliberately increased the consumption of food, and sent his henchmen to secretly incite emotions, planning to surprise Ouyang Xuan and the high-level of the Thunderbolt Army when the time was right, and occupy the dove's nest.

The rebellion began with a hare. When he first arrived at Wandanping, Linde's men only occasionally stole and robbed rations. Of course, Li Shuang sent someone to negotiate, and Lin De shirked the blame but did not punish the ruffians who committed the crime. This has led to more and more ruffians participating in theft and robbery, and their methods have become more and more ruthless. In the early morning of the first day of the food cut, several ruffians not only robbed one of Orion's hares, but also severely wounded Orion, and killed a Tuntian officer and two soldiers of the garrison who rushed to hear the news. When these soldiers saw that the matter was making a big fuss, they did not do anything, and they kept coercing the rest of the Pengzhou soldiers to burn, kill and loot. At this moment, Linde jumped out again to complain about the injustice and discrimination of the Thunderbolt Army, and wanted to lead them back to Pengzhou, which naturally won the support of the soldiers. In fact, Lin De knew that Yang Xiucai's newly rationed grain had been transported and set off, and he would arrive at Wandanping in the afternoon. And the soldiers who took the lead in robbing those soldiers were his henchmen, and they also instigated a mutiny under his arrangement.

The reason why Linde chose this day at the end of April to mutiny, in addition to the reason for the lack of food, was also because he heard an important news - Cao Ergou and Qian Yan's sister Wan Jiaping were holding a wedding, and he was also invited. He was ready to lead the army to Wanjiaping to launch a surprise attack at noon, and at this time, Ouyang Xuan and other high-level officials should be gathering to drink, and this was a good opportunity to relax their vigilance. After Cao Ergou's marriage request was approved, he began to plan for the wedding in line with the idea of "planting seedlings early and threshing early, giving birth early and leaving the blessing early". It's just that to Lin De's surprise, although Cao Ergou is a famous general of the Perak Army, and his father-in-law Qian Lao's family has strong financial resources, the wedding should be grand. However, according to the style of the Perak Army, the wedding was simple and low-key, and not many people attended, let alone affected the development of various affairs. Therefore, not long after Lin De set off with the mutinous ruffian, Ouyang Xuan learned about the mutiny through the flying pigeon biography. However, he did not tell the jubilant crowd about the rebellion, but quietly pulled Yu Zhu and Huang Dagen to Wanjiabao at the bottom of the mountain.

This Lin De is like Lu Bu in the Three Kingdoms, although he is a capricious villain, he is a good hand at leading troops to fight, and under his command, the rebels are silently and quickly rushing to Wanjiaping. He brought more than 200 Pengzhou troops to the mountains, except for a few sick people, a few more than ten people did not want to rebel and quietly fled into the mountains and forests, and the remaining 180 or more soldiers were either voluntarily or coerced, and most of them chose to follow him. In order to slow down the spread of the news, he gave a cold order - kill the people he met along the way. It's just that what Lin De didn't know was that Ouyang Xuan and Huang Dagen had already learned about the situation and were coming towards them with the teachings.