Lin Jue and others stayed in Shirenshan Dazhai for three days. Lin Jue, Gao Muqing and others were very busy during these three days. After taking Shirenshan Dazhai, there were too many follow-up matters that needed to be resolved, and they must be solved as soon as possible.
make a decision.
The first thing to decide is whether Luoyan Valley Dazhai should be relocated here. Logically speaking, Shirenshan Dazhai has unique terrain advantages, the scale of the village is also very large, and the buildings are well-equipped, so it seems that it should be used as Luoyan Valley Dazhai.
The main village of Gu Dazhai. But on this issue, Lin Jue's view is different from others.
Lin Jue was not looking at the topography and scale of Shirenshan Dazhai. Although this was an important criterion, it was not the main criterion. Lin Jue told everyone that although the mountain of Shirenshan was steep,
The terrain is conducive to defense, and the main village facilities are also complete. But the most fatal flaw is that the valley below Shiren Mountain is too narrow, and there is no flat place for farming. This will greatly restrict the development of the entire village.
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The reason is very simple. Zuo Zongdao's approach was to gather all the mountain people to live in several narrow valleys at the foot of the mountain. The purpose was to facilitate the collection of crops, textiles and other materials grown by these people and mountain people for supply.
The purpose of Dazhai. However, there is actually very little land suitable for farming in the valleys at the foot of the mountain. A large number of common people and mountain people have no land to farm, so they have to use the method of surrounding the mountains to create farmland to solve the problem.
However, although these terraced fields developed in layers look very spectacular, in fact, their survival is very limited. It is also common for flash floods to destroy countless acres of fields along the way, resulting in no harvest. Zuo Zongdao will naturally not care about these people.
In order to survive and survive, the food and materials that should be collected must not be less. As a result, these mountain people and ordinary people will be in great misfortune. They have no food to eat or clothes to wear, and it is not uncommon for people to starve to death.
This is not Lin Jue's fabrication. In order to understand these situations, Lin Jue personally went to the people's homes at the foot of the mountain for on-the-spot investigation. The mountain people told him that the land here was barren and the output was poor. Zuo Zongdao's Shirenshan Dazhai harvested
Taxes were high, and almost all the people were in abject poverty, without even basic food and clothing. Lin Jue personally tasted the black steamed buns from a mountain villager's home. The taste and texture made it difficult for Lin Jue to swallow.
.There are not many noodles in that wowotou. Most of them are made from wild vegetables and grass roots picked in the mountains by the common people in order to survive the winter, dried and ground into powder, and mixed with a small amount of buckwheat flour. They are placed in a wealthy land.
That's something even an animal wouldn't eat.
The first is that the people cannot survive, and the second is that this situation will actually greatly affect the material supply of the village. Even if you exploit the people, there is only so much food in the fields, and if it is all taken away, it will still not be enough. So.
, in fact, with the scale of Shirenshan Dazhai, it is possible to raise several thousand more soldiers and horses. However, Zuo Zongdao did not do so, probably because of the insufficient supply of materials. This was because Zuo Zongdao, Gao Muqing and others had
This can also be evidenced by conflicts arising from the supply of supplies. If Zuo Zongdao had sufficient supplies and food, he would not easily fall out with Gao Muqing. He should find ways to stabilize Gao Muqing and the others, which would be more conducive to his use of these.
People compete for his territory.
In fact, in essence, Lin Jue agreed with Zuo Zongdao's approach of gathering common people and mountain people near Dazhai. This actually coincided with his own ideas. Any large village in Funiu Mountain is faced with basic supplies.
Regarding supply issues, self-reliance and using the people to support the army are the most fundamental methods. Lin Jue's idea of opening up land for farming in Luoyan Valley is actually the same idea. But the premise is that there must be a suitable place for farming. And this is true in Luoyan Valley.
The valley will receive a comprehensive solution. The large area of fertile land in Luoyan Valley is suitable for farming. Once it is fully developed, it will become a large granary.
After Lin Jue's analysis, Gao Muqing, Yuan Lang and others all understood. Although Yuan Lang had strongly requested that the Luoyan Valley headquarters be moved here. But after Lin Jue said the truth with good evidence, Yuan Lang no longer insisted. Indeed.
, Luoyan Valley Dazhai has now suddenly annexed Shirenshan Dazhai, and the territory and population under its jurisdiction have increased several times. If the basic survival problems cannot be solved, how can there be development?
Lin Jue proposed that since the land in the valley below Shiren Mountain is not suitable for farming, most of the five or six thousand mountain residents at the foot of the mountain should move to Luoyan Valley. Two to three hundred households will be left in the valley below Shiren Mountain.
The cultivated land can be greatly increased. This can not only ensure the supply of soldiers and horses stationed here, but also allow the people to have a surplus.
In fact, there is no need to leave too many soldiers and horses to guard the cottage here. Lin Jue suggested that it would be enough to leave Yuan Lang and fifty Luoyan Army soldiers here, plus more than 300 bandits who surrendered from Shirenshan to garrison here.
Firstly, having fewer soldiers and horses can reduce the burden on the people, and secondly, this number is actually enough to defend such a mountain stronghold with difficult terrain.
After several discussions, it was finally decided that Yuan Lang and 400 men would stay in Shirenshan to garrison. Yuan Lang was also officially appointed as the leader of the Shirenshan Branch Village. The remaining more than 500 surrendered soldiers and those near Shirenshan
Seventy percent of the more than a thousand mountain households will follow Lin Jue and Gao Muqing back to Luoyan Valley to settle down.
Three days later, a huge migration officially began. Even if they left this place where they could not survive, the people were still reluctant to leave. Of course, for them, in this harsh winter, being moved by another group
The bandits were forced to leave their homes, and their future was uncertain, so they were naturally frightened.
The earnest persuasion did not work, and many people just refused to leave. Finally, Lin Jue gave the order and began to burn down their dilapidated thatched and adobe houses. More than a dozen villages at the foot of the mountain were blazing with flames, making it as ferocious as if the Japanese invaded the village.
.In this situation, about five thousand people started crying and dragging their children and their daughters onto the road.
The people were already very distressed, not to mention the fact that more than 300 prisoners from Beishan Dazhai had to be escorted, and most of the supplies seized from Shirenshan Dazhai had to be transported with them. This journey was simply a process of crying and shouting.
The screams rang through the ears, the mountain road was rugged and difficult to navigate, and people and cars often fell into it, turning it into a mess.
The number of escorts accompanying them was actually very small. In addition to more than a hundred Luoyan Army soldiers, the other main force was the bandits from Shirenshan Dazhai who had surrendered. Lin Jue and Gao Muqing were actually most worried about these guys.
It would be a terrible thing if chaos broke out on the way. Before leaving, Lin Jue and Gao Muqing specially talked to Du Chengjiang in detail and tried to win over him and encourage him.
Fortunately, Du Chengjiang's performance was very satisfactory. He restrained the more than 500 surrendered soldiers and guarded them diligently along the way, and there was nothing wrong. He also came up with many good ideas. For example, he proposed to let more than 300 Beishan soldiers
The prisoners in Dazhai pushed carts on the way to save manpower. In this way, although the trek was difficult, fortunately everything was chaotic and orderly, slow but not stagnant. The team of thousands of people headed towards Luoyan Valley step by step.
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It was originally a three-day journey, but it took the team six days to cross the Tiger Roaring Gorge. When they saw the two peaks standing side by side in front of them, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief. The one to the east of the two peaks
The first one is Laojun Mountain, and the one to the west is the unnamed peak where Beishan Dazhai branch is located. After passing these two peaks, it is the scope of Luoyan Valley, and this long migration will be near the end.
But Lin Jue and Gao Muqing looked extremely serious at this time, because they understood that there were soldiers and horses on the two peaks in front of them, and there were a lot of them. According to Bao Meng's explanation, there should be more troops on the top of the mountain of Beishan Dazhai branch.
More than 400 soldiers and horses were stationed. They actually had nothing to worry about. After all, Bao Meng was in their hands. But the soldiers and horses on Laojun Mountain should not be underestimated. They were five soldiers led by Wu Haier, the leader of the fourth village under Zuo Zongdao.
Hundreds of soldiers and horses were stationed here. On the night when Zuo Zongdao was killed, Mo Qiaoer mentioned this person before he died. This person should also be a subordinate who was highly valued by Zuo Zongdao. Otherwise, he would never be allowed to lead the five hundred
Soldiers and horses were stationed on Laojun Mountain.
Lin Jue ordered the team to stop and rest in the valley, and at the same time sent people to explore the road to check if there were any suspicious signs ahead. Although they could borrow the territory of Beishan Dazhai, they had to pass through the southwest slope of Laojun Mountain. If Wu Haier was
If the troops set up an ambush, it would be troublesome.
After a full hour, the scouts sent to conduct reconnaissance emerged from the dense forest ahead. There were only seven or eight people when they left, but when they came back, there were dozens more figures. Lin Jue stood on the slope and watched this scene.
Doubtful, suddenly I heard one of the people shouting loudly.
"Master of the village, military advisor, hahaha, you are finally back."
Lin Jue and Gao Muqing were surprised and happy when they heard this. The person who spoke was actually Liang Qi. They didn't know how he met the brothers who were exploring the way.
"Oh, Brother Liang, why is it you? We didn't send anyone back to deliver the letter. How did you know we had arrived?" Lin Jue laughed and stepped forward to greet him.
Gao Muqing also stepped forward with a smile and said, "Yes, why did you come here? Is the village okay?"
Liang Qi rushed over, saluted Gao Muqing and Lin Jue, and said with a smile: "I've been waiting for you to come back. How come it's been so long? It's been half a month. The village is fine, everything is fine."
Lin Jue smiled and returned the courtesy: "But why did you appear in this position? Did I misread the terrain? Isn't that Laojun Mountain in front of you?"
Liang Qidao: "It's Laojun Mountain, but now Laojun Mountain is ours. I led a group of brothers to search for the remnants of the enemy in the forest, and I didn't expect to meet Brother Niu and the others. After asking, I found out that it was the leader of the village and the military advisor.
I'm back. Oh my god, why is there such a big battle? We knew that the stronghold leader and the military counselor had captured Shiren Mountain, but we didn't expect that the stronghold leader and the military counselor had moved their entire stronghold here?"
Lin Jue laughed and said, "It's almost the same."
Gao Muqing shouted: "You just said that Laojun Mountain is ours. What do you mean? What do you mean by searching for the remaining enemies? Have you captured Laojun Mountain?"
