? Zuo Xiaoliang's decision to join Zhao Han was not hedging his bets.
Both the Huang family and the Zuo family belong to the Ji'an family.
The Huang family in Huangjia Town and the Zuo family in Huangba Village are just remote branches of the big clan.
Zuo Xiaoliang's hometown is in Huangba Village, on the other side of the river from Wuxing Town, and the villagers spontaneously rioted to divide their fields. At this time, Zhao Han had already taken over, and Zuo Xiaoliang was so poor that he only had a few acres of land left, so he escaped the catastrophe.
As for Zuo Xiaocheng, who defected to the governor, his hometown is Yongyang Town.
It belongs to the front line, and the west, north and south sides have all been occupied by mobs. Because of the prosperity of business and the relatively fertile land in Yongyang Town, the farmers can live on for the time being, so there has been no killing of landlords.
However, the gentry were still afraid, and quietly summoned their clansmen and domestic slaves to train soldiers, always on guard against peasants who would rise up.
? Zuo Xiaocheng and Zuo Xiaoliang didn¡¯t know each other at first, until both of them were admitted as scholars, and they knew they were clan brothers just by their names, so their relationship quickly became close.
When there were successive riots in Xuanhua Township, the two of them were taking the Nanchang Township Examination.
?Both the candidates failed the exams. When they returned to their hometown together, they learned about the situation and went to Wuxing Village to investigate the facts.
After some inquiries, Zuo Xiaocheng was inexplicably horrified, and hurried to Ji'an to see the governor Xie Xuelong.
? Zuo Xiaoliang, however, had mixed feelings. He continued to observe Zhao Han's administration, and gradually became convinced by it.
His family was already very poor, and he couldn¡¯t get enough to eat during the rural examination, so it was Zuo Xiaocheng who gave him some meatloaf. He was a scholar at the age of sixteen, but he failed in the township examinations again and again, and the imperial court canceled the preferential treatment, which made Zuo Xiaoliang very disappointed.
Zuo Xiaoliang felt that Zhao Han might succeed!
"Hoo!"
Fei Ruhe slapped the knife on the table, sat down and said, "Is there going to be a war?"
"I don't know," Zhao Han said with a headache, "the mobs in the lower reaches are looting the ships, and no merchant ships dare to come over, so the news will naturally not spread. I have already sent the boat to Fucheng, and I hope the mobs won't rob me, otherwise our spies None of them will come back."
"It should be fought," Zuo Xiaoliang said suddenly, "My clan brother has already gone to join the governor. He knows what Wuxing Town is like. As long as the governor is not stupid, he will definitely send troops to attack, but he must first fight the mob downstream. .¡±
Fei Ruhe glanced at Zuo Xiaoliang: "Which one is this?"
Zhao Han said: "Zuo Xiaoliang, with a good character, is a scholar."
"Heh, finally a scholar has defected to him," Fei Ruhe smiled, and asked Zuo Xiaoliang, "Will you lead troops to fight?"
Zuo Xiaoliang shook his head: "No."
Fei Ruhe bluntly said: "That is a civil servant, and we are not on the same side."
Zuo Xiaoliang smiled back and didn't care about this guy.
Zhao Han said to everyone: "The Li Jiaguai must be captured. The troops will be sent out tomorrow, and the relevant personnel will follow. You go back and make preparations!"
Lijiaguai is a large village, and even developed into a market town. It is located in Jiziwan of Heshui, and the land is very flat and fertile. There are mountains to the north, and mountains on the other side of the river, which is the must-attack place for the governor to send troops.
Now it is occupied by a group of mobs. After killing the landlord, they turned into new landlords and formed gangs to suppress the tenants.
What's even more disgusting is that these guys use Zhao Han's signboard and keep saying that they follow "Mr.
If Xie Xuelong led troops to attack, those idiots who occupied Li's abduction would probably go directly to the governor and help the officers and soldiers come to fight Zhao Han.
The next day, troops were dispatched.
Eight hundred soldiers marched along the river, and grain and grass were transported in small boats¡ª¡ªZhao Han was too poor to afford large boats for transporting troops, so he had to build some small boats for transporting grain himself.
Zuo Xiaoliang followed Zhao Han, looking at the army of beggars behind him, he felt very strange emotions in his heart.
Moso bamboo, yellow bamboo, pot lids, kitchen knives, sickles, scissors Can such a team fight against officers and soldiers?
However, he is very energetic and energetic, hundreds of times better than the officers and soldiers Zuo Xiaoliang has seen!
The one named Chen Maosheng, I heard that he used to be an actor. Walking in front of the team at this moment, leading everyone to sing a little song together, the soldiers laughed happily from time to time.
Shouldn't marching be solemn and solemn?
? Zuo Xiaoliang doesn't know soldiers, and some don't understand the situation. He still needs to slowly integrate into the collective.
The banner of Zhao Han's coach was carried by a man named Liu Zhu.
The big flag didn't have any patterns, just a piece of indigo cotton. This is the color of civilian clothing, because indigo dyeing is cheap and can be worn by traffickers and pawns, and can be used to represent ordinary people.
The herald is more interesting. It is normal to have a few command flags on the waist.As soon as it gets hot, I forget my soldiers. "
The mob, Zhao Han was worried.
Don't look at the usual practice, but I haven't met officers and soldiers yet. I just beat a group of village tyrants, and each of them shows their true colors!
Zhao Han no longer cared about these two people, and said to Zuo Xiaoliang: "You follow Chen Maosheng, Fei Chun, Huang Fei, and Huang Fei to learn how to do things. First open the warehouse to release grain, attract villagers to register and make a book, and those who don't register will receive There is no food. The household registration is completed, and then the land is cleared and divided according to the household registration. Be careful when dividing the land, there are people stealing, raping and cheating. After dividing the land, we will play "The White-haired Girl" again, public trial these bullies, hold a complaint meeting, and preach our Datong thought."
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely learn how to do things." Zuo Xiaoliang was very humble. Although he knew the routine, he still didn't show any impatience.
Zhao Han said again: "When Li Jiaguai's government affairs are finished, I will personally introduce you to the Datong Association."
? Zuo Xiaoliang clasped his fists and said, "We will do our best!"
At this moment, the spies who were sent to Fucheng came back halfway by boat, and frantically ran to report: "Sir, the officers and soldiers are calling, and there are 60,000 troops. The leaders of many villages and towns ahead invite you to take charge of the overall situation. Said to join forces to deal with the government's suppression."
"The 60,000 army of farts," Zhao Han couldn't help complaining, "The governor, the magistrate, and the county magistrate sold their butts together, and they couldn't even get together the food and grass for the 60,000 army!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone laughed happily. They were nervous at first, but they were amused by Zhao Han's words. </div>