The county magistrate has heard of the evil reputation of the Red Army, and specializes in attacking landlords and evil gentry. Especially for a county magistrate like him, who only has the strength of a battalion to attack the Red Army, it is really an act of seeking death. The county magistrate does not think that he has This small amount of power can wipe out this sudden appearance of the Red Army.
The housekeeper said again: "Sir, I think the Bai Army still needs to think about how to explain it."
"That's for sure. After all, it happened in our county. We must think about how to explain it. So, now you send people to the countryside to collect intelligence about the Red Army. The more detailed the better, and in addition, all the noisy villages should be I marked it out, the Red Army is not a good person, even though they were driven away, those farmers still care about the Red Army in their hearts."
A gloomy look appeared on the county master's face: "To cut the grass, we must get rid of the roots!"
The housekeeper nodded repeatedly: "Yes!"
After the housekeeper left, a beautiful figure appeared at the door, "Dad."
Hearing the voice, the county master relaxed and smiled: "Daughter, why are you here? Come on, let dad hug you."
Shen Qian ran to the county master and asked, "Dad, why did Uncle Lin walk so fast just now? Is there something wrong?"
The county master loves this little daughter very much, otherwise he wouldn't have locked down the city for a long time last time after Shen Qian disappeared. He said: "No way, your uncle Lin went to deal with the matter."
Shen Qian asked: "What's going on?"
The county master said: "You, a little girl, know so well what to do."
Shen Qian said a little unhappy: "No, no, I want to know."
The county master said helplessly: "It's not that there has been a lot of commotion in several villages in our county recently. A group of farmers are leaving the land given to them by the landlord without planting, just thinking about how to make trouble. No, I just heard your uncle Lin say , the landlords of several villages were killed by them, these violent farmers are really abominable."
Shen Qian said "Ah", "How could they do this?"
The county master said: "I don't want to work. You said that the landlord gave them land to plant, but they didn't plant it. They also killed the bandits who gave them land to plant. Are they a bunch of bad people?"
Shen Qian nodded thoughtfully, with a trace of anger in his eyes: "They are so bad. The landlord gave them his land to grow, and they actually killed the landlord. It's so bad, Dad. You must punish these bad people properly."
The county master showed a smile on his face and said, "Isn't that what you, Uncle Lin, should do?"
Shen Qian asked again: "Dad, why do they want to beat the landlord to death?"
The county master thought for a moment and said, "Why else? They are so bad to the core. They don't want others to live better than them, so they want to destroy other people's lives."
At this time, the old housekeeper hurried back with a solemn look on his face. When he saw Shen Qian in the arms of the county master, the old housekeeper quickly showed a smile on his face: "Qianqian is here too."
Shen Qian said obediently: "Uncle Lin."
The county master suddenly said: "Daughter, you go out for a while, and dad will tell you something, Uncle Lin."
"good."
Shen Qian ran away obediently.
Watching Shen Qian's back disappear into the yard, the county magistrate suppressed the smile on his face and asked, "What's the matter? You just ran out and ran back."
The old housekeeper said: "I just received the news. In addition to the Red Army making trouble, there is also an important organization, the Peasants' Association. According to the surviving landlord, the Peasants' Association was the first to start the reaction, and then the Red Army followed. The Peasants' Association came over, but the landlord couldn't tell what the Peasants' Association was. He just said that the Peasants' Association was on the same side as the Red Army."
The county master asked: "Where are the people?"
The old housekeeper said: "People are outside."
County boss: "Bring this person in and let him tell me in person. I want to see what this farmers' association is."
"yes."
The old housekeeper left in a hurry and came back after a while. When he came back, he was followed by a middle-aged man in a coat. When the middle-aged man entered the room, he took off the hat on his head, bowed slightly and said: "Master .”
The county master said: "It's rare that you can survive. In the villages that were invaded by the Red Army, few landlords could survive."
The middle-aged man was still frightened by what happened that day, and said: "I was lucky enough to survive, but all my family assets were robbed by those evil people, including land, food, and money."
The county master nodded and said: "This is in line with the characteristics of the Red Army. The Red Army made a big fuss in the west two years ago. Many landowners were killed and their money and food were robbed. The techniques were the same. These are all A common tactic of the Red Army.”
The middle-aged man said: "But this time is different. They knocked down the landlords and returned the food to the villagers. Not only the food, they tore up the land deeds and distributed the land to the farmers."
The county master frowned and said, "The Red Army also distributed the land to the farmers. The Red Army was well prepared. If the land was distributed to the farmers, one can imagine how dependent these farmers are on the Red Army. It is estimated that other villages knew about the Red Army. Everything is waiting for the Red Army to go."
The middle-aged man nodded: "No, after dividing the food and the land, the farmers are looking forward to the Red Army. On the way here, I deliberately found a few villages that have not been affected by the Red Army, but this village has already appeared At the farmers' meeting, I asked the villagers if they knew about the Red Army, and they all said they did. When they talked about the Red Army, their faces showed their expectations, but they were not expecting the Red Army to take charge of their own affairs."
He added: "That's not all. The Red Army paid less local taxes. It seems that if the grain output is not up to standard, there is no need to pay taxes. This makes the farmers very happy, and they don't even have to pay taxes."
The old housekeeper said: "Master, if this is really the case, it will be troublesome. This is to regain the support of the people, but we cannot delay it any longer. If we delay it any longer, the Red Army will grow stronger."
The county master was deep in thought. He raised his head and said: "Of course we have to tell Commander Sun, but we can't do nothing. You first send someone to tell Commander Sun about the news of the Red Army appearing in our county, and then send someone to go there." In the affected villages, tell the landlords to return part of the grain to the farmers, reduce local taxes, and reduce various taxes. The Red Army cannot take advantage of the loopholes. In addition, the villagers are warned that the White Army has begun to encircle and suppress the Red Army. If they really follow The Red Army must make plans to settle accounts in the future."
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They would not cooperate with the Red Army for fear that they would be implicated."
The county master said: "This is not enough to completely cut off those farmers' thoughts about the Red Army. We need to ask Commander Sun and others to speed up their actions."
The old housekeeper nodded and left quickly.
The county magistrate looked at the middle-aged man standing in front of him and asked: "Since you can survive, it means that what you did did not touch the bottom line of the Red Army. I have collected a lot of intelligence there during this time, right?"
Tell me."
The middle-aged man said: "I don't know what I want to know."
The county master said: "There are many things I want to know, so just tell me everything you know."
The middle-aged man said: "It's like this. I was captured by the Red Army. They just confiscated my property and didn't bother me. I stayed in the village for a while and got to know the Red Army.
With this peasant association, the peasant households are composed of the peasants themselves, without armed forces. The main thing is to gather all the peasants to fight against the landlords."
He added: "What about this Red Army? The news I heard in the village is that this Red Army started from Nianping Village and established some base area. I heard that this Red Army only has one company and has been staying in
Nianping Village has only become active recently."
"A company's strength."
The county master squinted his eyes and said, "Are you sure what you said is true and you didn't lie to me?"
The middle-aged man assured: "Master, I promise it's true. After they released me, I specifically asked the villagers who came with me. They said that there is only one company commander in Nianping Village, and there is no higher-level one.
I just thought, if there is only one company commander, then isn’t it just a company?”
The county master showed a sneer on his face and said: "A company of soldiers dares to run wild on my territory. You really don't take me seriously. You can go down first. During this time, stay in the county town and wait for us."
After this Red Army is surrounded and suppressed, you can go back."
The middle-aged man bowed and said, "Yes, thank you sir." After saying that, he quickly left.
In the evening, the old butler came back, his steps faster and his expression more urgent.
The county master was finishing dinner with some of the housekeepers. When they saw the old housekeeper coming back, the cheerful ladies of the house all found excuses to leave the table, leaving the county master sitting alone on a stool, holding a handkerchief.
After wiping his mouth and palms, he put down his handkerchief and raised his head to look at the old housekeeper.
The old housekeeper then said: "Master, the matter has been notified, but..."
The county master asked: "But what..."
"The news from Commander Sun is that they are currently unable to deal with the local Red Army. He told me that the White Army is currently only encircling the Red Army in West Hankou, and has not directly entered the mountains to encircle and suppress the people inside.
Red Army."
The old housekeeper said: "This has something to do with the Central Plains War. Many warlords were involved. There were very few troops in the rear, and they were unable to encircle and suppress the Red Army."
The county master's eyes narrowed slightly: "Are we just going to let the Red Army in the county expand their territory?"
The old housekeeper said: "The Red Army in West Hankou is already at the end of its tether. It won't take long before the Central Plains War is over, and they will be able to deal with the Red Army in West Hankou. But the Red Army here now, Captain Sun said that we should investigate first.
We know the strength and location of the Red Army. If this Red Army is weak, they are willing to send a battalion to cooperate with us."
After a pause, the old housekeeper continued: "Captain Sun wants us to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army."
The county master frowned: "I want us to join the bandit suppression team."
The old housekeeper said: "Master, would you like me to investigate the strength of this Red Army first?"
The county man shook his head: "No need, this Red Army was born in Nianping Village, and its strength is one company. Now that so much time has passed, it should only have one battalion. Tell Commander Sun that we are willing to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army, and also
Hopefully they can send a battalion to help us."
The old housekeeper nodded: "It's sir, I'll go and do it early tomorrow morning."
The county master nodded and said, "Go ahead."
However, what they didn't know was that the strength of the Red Army in the company they mentioned was already half a regiment a week ago, and now the strength of the Red Army in Nianping Village had reached the size of a full regiment.
In one day, Captain Sun's battalion had arrived in the county. The leader of the White Army was named Han Shifei. The county magistrate held a banquet in the mansion and warmly welcomed Han Shifei's arrival.
At the banquet, the county master toasted with Han Shifeng. After three rounds of drinking, the county master said: "Captain Han, I have asked people to investigate this Red Army force. This Red Army is in a village in our county, with a strength of one."
There may be more companies, but it will not exceed one battalion. Tomorrow you and I will cooperate and strive to encircle and annihilate this Red Army and give peace to the people of our county."
Battalion Commander Han nodded and said: "County Magistrate Shen, please rest assured. The regimental commander sent me here just to cooperate with your troops to wipe out this Red Army. This Red Army is not enough to support us. Our focus is on West Hankou, and we still hope to go there quickly."
Going back quickly, the Red Army in West Hankou is even more important. They are the Red Army that emerged two years ago."
Put a piece of meat in a bowl, taste it carefully, and then said: "I thought that the Red Army two years ago had been wiped out by our troops, but I didn't expect that there were still remnants of the Red Army that ran out and reappeared.
The Red Army must be related to the Red Army in West Hankou. Commander Sun's meaning is also very clear. Let our department cooperate with yours to wipe it out. The two Red Army cannot be allowed to merge. Once the two Red Army merges, the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army will increase.
Difficulty.”
The county master said with a smile on his face: "Captain Han, you can rest assured that I will definitely cooperate with the White Army brothers to complete the encirclement and suppression of this Red Army. One company of Red Army is not something to be afraid of. We have the strength of two battalions."
The Red Army was drowned by one person's spit."
Battalion Commander Han laughed heartily, picked up his wine glass and drank heavily, and ate large pieces of meat. His mouth was shiny as he ate. He said, "I haven't drank so happily in a long time. This time has made me miserable."
The county master looked surprised and asked: "Why did Camp Commander Han say this?"
Battalion Commander Han said: "It's not the Red Army in West Hankou. The Central Plains War is going on up there, and everything is turbulent. Our large troops have long been transferred to support the front line, so that our unit cannot completely encircle and suppress the Red Army.
Even though the Red Army doesn’t have many guns, it is really life-threatening when it comes to fighting. We don’t dare to rush into the mountains to encircle and suppress them, so we can only besiege them first.”
He sighed, "It is this siege that has made my brothers suffer. They live in the mountains, eat simple meals, and suffer mosquito bites every night. Sometimes they have to be wary of the Red Army suddenly coming out of the mountains.