Chapter 384 Grab the rice
Wei Feng only stayed on the island for one night. After placing all the requirements for the warship, especially the portholes on both sides of the hulls and leaving enough space in the warehouse for the platoons, he granted Julia full rights to dispose of it, and left ten female Yasha to obey Julia's orders. At the same time, he also hurriedly left the island early the next morning with a surveillance mission.
Back in Panyu, it was noon on June 9th. I spent the night at home that day. The next day, Wei Feng took Li Zhu, Wang Daolian, Chen Shaoniao and other personal guards and mother Yasha, and personally led 10,000 cavalry to attack Lijiawu Fort. There was also Liu Xingnan who insisted on following him. Although Liu Jiao was extremely reluctant, Wei Feng was willing to take him!
The county town of Gaoliang County (now Yangjiang, Guangdong), you need to go through the land route from Panyu to Gaoyao and Xinning County, with a total journey of about 500 miles. Lijiawu Fort is located fifty miles west of the county town, which is equivalent to a city.
There are generally three forces in the territory of Guangzhou. One is the court force represented by Wei Feng, that is, the armed forces of scholars, including Deng Yi and Wang Dan and other powerful local figures. The second is the local powerful tribe. The powerful tribes in Guangzhou are mainly common landlords. Because the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, their courage is obviously greater than that of the common landlords in the mainland. Because there is no possibility of becoming an official in politics, they have self-respecting troops, do not pay food, and do not serve. The third is the lie people. The first two lie people maintain a relatively subtle balance. Although there are frictions, the water of the well does not violate the rivers and jointly deal with the threats from the lie people.
Wei Feng sent troops to grab food and quell the rebellion, but his real purpose was to break this balance, incorporate common landlords, squeeze the living space of the scholars, and understand on the spot whether the slang people have the possibility of recruiting.
Although there were many forts along the way, Wei Feng did not hide his hiding, and the cavalry rushed by, because there was no need. Even if the forts along the way were willing to inform Li Xun, they would not be in front of Wei Feng. As for the magical Fei Ge's letter that was circulated, it was not reliable at all!
The success rate of flying pigeons sending letters is extremely low, and there is a considerable probability that they will not fly to the destination. Moreover, the sky is full of large birds of prey on the southern coast. If you put pigeons on, you will die!
It was not until the early morning of October 13 that the entire army had barely arrived at the periphery of Lijiawu Fort, and the tent was temporarily left behind and slowly marched forward.
Lijiawu Fort is located on the seaside and is built on the mountain. Unlike the city in the middle earth, it is actually a stone city. It is built from the mountainside and follows the mountain's stunning shape, and is swaying along the mountain. Behind the tall stone wall, you can vaguely see the buildings standing on the large flat ground opened by the mountains. The situation is steep. If you lose your mind, it will give people the illusion of being in power of the nearby mountains and plains, which is extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack!
Wei Feng just looked around and glanced at the left and right. About five miles away from the fort was a medium-sized sea-facing pier. There were dozens of boats parked, and there were chariots and horses coming and going between the fort and the dock. Around the foot of the mountain were tens of thousands of hectares of rice fields, tens of thousands of tenants were busy scrambling to harvest rice, and there were about five thousand armed guards of the fort!
Every year when rice is harvested, it is the most stressful time for the fort to go up and down. They are afraid that the lie people will go down the mountain to grab food!
Wei Feng was still observing. Liu Xingnan couldn't help but say, "General, this fort is built similar to Stone City. Can you attack with such a little force?"
Wei Feng smiled and said, "Why did I attack his fort? Don't forget that we came to grab food. With rice in hand, we will slowly waste our time with Li Xun. In a few months, the crossbow cannon and the God-arm crossbow will be sent to break through his fort in one fell swoop. If you are afraid of boredom, you can send someone to send you back to Panyu after you take Li Xun's dock."
Liu Xingnan put his little head on his side and thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "Then... let's see what's going on. If you make Xingnan angry, Xingnan will go back and complain to the two aunts!"
"Bang bang bang bang~~" As soon as Liu Xingnan finished speaking, the sound of a shocking gong sounded in the direction of the rice fields, accompanied by a call of extreme horror. Wei Feng did not lurk at all. Ten thousand cavalrymen were ready to fire. If they were not discovered, they were seeing a ghost!
Wei Feng immediately made a big move: "Chen Xi, you lead five thousand cavalry to attack the dock, and no ship is allowed to run away. The rest of the people and horses will go to grab food with me!"
The rumbling horse hooves suddenly sounded, and the rice fields were still ten miles away, but the fort guards and tenants were already in chaos. They threw down their farm tools and ran towards the fort at the fastest speed. They could faintly hear scolding and scolding, as if they were to organize people to fight, but this time the attack was obviously not the lie people, but the cavalry raid. Who has the courage to resist the cavalry with flesh and blood?
The distance of ten miles is not far for the cavalry. Amid the shouts of surrendering and not killing, the people in the fort who had no time to run away had to kneel down and surrender. Those who were lucky enough to escape were caught up and killed without mercy. After killing dozens of people, the huge rice fields became honest and knelt all over the ground, with about 3,000 people.
The battle in the rice fields was coming to an end, and there were constant shouts of killing in the direction of the pier. It was obvious that there was a fierce battle, but Wei Feng did not look there. It was abnormal to raid with intentional calculations and unintentional raids.
Liu Xingnan rode his horse under the escort of Chen's daughter and sighed disappointedly: "General, Xingnan can see that every time you win, you rely on sneak attacks. Just like today, why can't you fight the enemy with a dignified battle?"
"Chi~~" Wei Feng chuckled, "Liu Xingnan, I just said that this is grabbing rice. Since it is a robbery, of course you have to be surprised. I understand what you mean. Do you want to see the battle, right? No problem, I may have a day against your father, and you are watching from the side. I can guarantee that it will be a dignified battle."
"Hmph! You are definitely not your father's opponent!" Liu Xingnan snorted coldly without thinking!
Wei Feng laughed strangely and said, "Isn't you there? If I lose, I will take you as a hostage!"
"Shameless!" Liu Xingnan muttered!
Young girl Chen quickly interrupted: "General, what are you going to do with these prisoners? Should you escort them back to Panyu or train them on the spot to form an army?"
Wei Feng shook his head and said, "Tell them clearly, and put them all back after harvesting the rice!"
"Uh?" Liu Xingnan said in confusion: "Why are you letting go?"
Wei Feng explained: "Their family and relatives are all in the fort. Before Li Xun was executed, it is impossible for me to use it. If you keep it for a few more mouths to eat, it would be better to be a favor and save trouble. Liu Xingnan, do you understand?"
"Oh~~" Liu Xingnan suddenly realized: "You are indeed a stolen bad water. On the one hand, you can show your kindness and generosity, and on the other hand, you have increased the food and grass consumption in the fort!"
Wei Feng smiled mysteriously and hooked his fingers.
Liu Xingnan subconsciously rode his horse closer, but Wei Feng picked up Liu Xingnan and hugged him immediately. With a "pop!", he kissed him hard on the cheek!
Chapter completed!