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spn Chapter 199 Batangping "Chaos"

Batang, formerly known as Ba'an before liberation, is located in the west of Garze, bordering Xiangcheng and Litang to the east, Derong to the south, and across the Jinsha River to the west from Tibet. After liberation, Bashu was reorganized into an administrative organization, and Ba'an was renamed Batang.

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The entire Batang County is very small, with a small population. The small county is full of low-rise and dilapidated private houses, and the registered population is less than 15,000. Under the jurisdiction of the short-lived Xikang Special Administrative Region, the grassroots "government" of the Republic of China

It is in name only, and because the territory is not peaceful, it can only be managed by the Tibetan people by default.

During the Southwest period, due to lack of time to deal with complicated ethnic issues, the Southwest Autonomous Government adopted a tacit approach to these historical issues. Until the founding of New China, Xikang's administrative establishment was completely abolished and a new government was re-established in Batang.

』The plans of the grassroots political institutions were linked to the troops entering Tibet. The approach of the troops entering Tibet was to take administrative personnel appointed by the Sichuan Provincial Government along the way and forcefully install such administrative agencies along the way.

At nightfall, most Tibetans and a very small number of Han people in Batang ate some rice bran cake and wild vegetables early, filled their stomachs casually and went to bed. However, under the cover of night, the largest group of people in Batang

There is still a stove burning in the upstairs secret room of Mr. Bayi's house. Two lamas, a middle-aged Tibetan, and a Tibetan dressed as a young guard are eating meat and drinking wine around the stove.[

"Master Da Dele, the vanguard of the Central Army will be able to reach Batang late tomorrow. We must not forget the instructions of the Living Buddha." A lama wearing a typical Tibetan Buddhist cassock was grabbing a grilled

Eat the slightly browned leg of lamb.

"Master Yixi, the Central Army's army is marching very fast. We originally thought that because we destroyed the road, they would not be able to reach Batang until next month. Who knew they would move so fast. I am afraid that the instructions of the Living Buddha are somewhat

It's hard to handle." Although Da Dele is used to being arrogant and usually the domineering Bayi master in Batang, the thought of obeying the living Buddha's instructions and going against the central army made him beat up in his heart.

It is said that the central government's army can conquer and fight well, and even the Japanese were defeated. Even if I am a little Bayi, no matter how unwilling I am, how can I still fight against an army with guns and cannons?

A few days ago, when these two lamas and several people came to him and found him with a handwritten letter from a living Buddha he knew well, he wanted to politely refuse to cooperate. Unfortunately, faced with the threats of the two lamas and the living Buddha

He was swayed by the conditions he proposed personally.

"At this time, do you still hesitate, Mr. Dadele? The cattle and sheep are unwilling to leave the grasslands where they grow. Do you want to be arrested by the central government? Do you want all these family properties to be confiscated? Are you willing to let you

"My wife, son and daughter are being bullied? The Living Buddha is right, the sky in Tibet belongs to us Tibetans, Mr. Dedele must see the situation clearly. The Living Buddha still has some kindness to you." That person is called Lord Yeshe.

The master's lama put down the leg of lamb in his hand and said to Dadele with gestures.

Hearing what he said, Da Le changed his color slightly. He was used to being domineering, so who would be willing to go to jail or even be shot? Why not just give it a try, even if you can't stay in Batang anymore?

You can also go to other places, even India or the UK.

"Since the Living Buddha values ​​me so much, then I will listen to you. However, my family needs to be transferred in advance. It is best to leave tonight." Da Dele finally made up his mind to follow the Living Buddha's people.

"You are worthy of being the powerful Mr. Bayi of Batang. Feel free to ask my people and your people to escort them to Lhasa. Once things are done, Mr. Dadel, you can go to the British Empire with them." Let’s go and enjoy the blessings.” Lama Yeshi said with a wild smile. The lama next to him remained silent, but he did not eat the leg of mutton. He kept his hands hidden in his sleeves at all times, and he didn’t know what he was hiding. “Now that the matter has been settled. , people from both sides of us should take action overnight."

Enter the Tibetan Army garrison.

The troops have already camped on this plain. Looking around, under the starry sky, there are military tents hidden in the night. In addition to the company on duty, the entire leading troops of the Tibetan Army are stationed here. We had a simple meal With dry food and some boiled compressed vegetables, the troops began to rest.

Zhuge Sheng led the vanguard and stationed himself in this place called Luo Lei Yuan. Tie Sangan followed the main force behind. The tens of thousands of troops were still too many, and the journey was very long.

Looking at the starry sky above his head, Zhuge Sheng secretly thought that the weather will be good in the next few days.

"Consultant Wang."

"Commander"

An officer was walking towards Zhuge Sheng and saluted after hearing this, but he was a combat officer beside Zhuge Sheng.

"Is there any news from the reconnaissance company?"

"I have just received an intelligence report and am about to report it to the Army Commander. According to reports from several Han people contacted by the reconnaissance company, a group of strangers have come to Batang in recent days. They are apparently doing business in medicinal materials. However, two Han people were about to buy medicinal materials from them, but they refused on the pretext that the goods had been ordered. The reconnaissance company immediately sent out capable personnel to conduct follow-up and investigation, and found that a local Dabai and this group of people had left. Very close. But just when the reconnaissance company was preparing to generate electricity and come back, they found that Bayi was moving his family overnight, but he himself stayed behind."

Staff Officer Wang briefly explained the situation.

Zhuge Sheng nodded. These clowns thought they were perfect, but they didn't know that these little tricks were not as good as acting in front of an army. They would never have imagined that every move they made was going to be in front of an army. Under the surveillance of scouts.

From the beginning to the end, Zhuge Sheng never worried about encountering large-scale military resistance from the Tibetans. After all, one side was a modern and battle-hardened army, and the other side was a cunning and cunning people. The gap between the two sides was as great as that between civilized people and people. The gap between primitive people is just as big. And what these people can do is some destructive actions. For example, when they were near Batang, they found that many mountain roads that were originally dangerous were completely destroyed, and engineers had to be sent out to repair them urgently. .[

After thinking for a long time, Zhuge Sheng issued an order: "Order the third regiment of the 26th Division to enter Batang at dawn to control the county and maintain order in the county. If there is resistance, resolutely suppress it. In addition, the situation in Batang is relatively complicated, so we are not worried. Fighting occurs, but beware of sabotage."

"Yes, Commander."

At dawn, Yang Huai, commander of the third regiment of the 26th Division, received the order, personally went into battle and led his troops into Batang at dawn.

After dawn, when many Tibetans walked out of their homes, they found that the entire Batang had changed.

The entire county has posted notices indicating that the original county "government" has been taken over. A sign for the Batang County People's "Government" has been hung at the door, along with a sign for the Chinese People's Army stationed in Tibet. Next to it is

Standing were two rows of People's Army guards in neat military uniforms, carrying rifles with bayonets.

"What's going on?"

"Yeah, what do these people do?"

"Uncle Gesang, what is written on this?"

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More and more Tibetans gathered around. At this time, the Tibetans who were already literate began to read to everyone the words in the notice to calm the people, "... After the founding of New China, the central government cares about the minority areas and is willing to develop together through ethnic unity.

Methods to carry out political and economic reforms in Tibet..."

As a result, after half a day, everyone in Batang understood.

Batang has been completely 'liberated' by the central 'government', and the troops stationed will protect the newly established county 'government' and establish a number of 'government' departments including the police station.

There are also some daring Tibetans who think that things have changed over the past few years and that the Han people have entered the city overnight and have to set up a new county "government".

Slight resistance began to appear, and some Tibetans began to hide in the dark and throw stones at the People's Army soldiers, and some even waved knives from a distance...

The result was simple. The heavily armed People's Army did not flinch at all. They rushed forward with guns and arrested the people. At this time, both the provocative Tibetans and the onlookers were stunned. What could they have imagined?

These soldiers, who were originally like logs and were indifferent to the Tibetan people's pointers and even took the initiative to help the Tibetans, suddenly became angry so quickly and so violently.

The current information dissemination efficiency is already very poor, not to mention that in the Sichuan-Tibet border area where information dissemination is extremely backward, there is no need for the People's Army to bow to some provocations.

Several people who threw stones were arrested on the spot, and those who used knives to demonstrate did not run away. The original Tibetan county magistrate announced their crimes on the spot. These few people will become lawless elements who undermine social stability and will be temporarily imprisoned.

However, just in the afternoon, Yang Huai received bad news.

"Captain, someone poisoned the well in the city."

Second Lieutenant Wei Renmin, the regiment's military doctor, hurriedly found the regiment leader Yang Huai and reported the bad news to him. After the troops entered the city, Wei Renmin organized the regiment's military doctors and logistics officers and soldiers to provide drinking water for the troops.

Tests were conducted, and the results were shocking: samples taken from several wells were contaminated to varying degrees.

"Poison? What kind of poison?" Yang Huai was shocked. When he entered the city, the military staff informed him that someone wanted to sabotage the 'liberation' of Batang. Although the leader of that group was currently under the surveillance of the scouts,

However, some minions may take a look and engage in sabotage activities.

Wei Renmin put on his glasses as thick as the bottom of a beer bottle on the bridge of his nose and said, "Arsenic trioxide is what we often call arsenic. After poisoning, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and other symptoms are likely to occur. In severe cases, pain will occur in the limbs."

Cramps, oliguria or coma, convulsions and even death due to respiratory paralysis. According to our testing, the concentration in several major water wells is too high. Although not enough to cause death, it can poison people.

And symptoms of discomfort appeared, which triggered widespread panic. Trace amounts of toxins were also found in a river outside the city, but because the water flow was too fast, the poisoner failed."[

"Come here, send people immediately to block the wells, issue notices, and arrest the saboteurs throughout the city." Yang Huai quickly issued the order. Thinking that drinking water was still a problem, he ordered, "Report the situation to the military headquarters and request instructions. In addition,

Line up two companies, find more buckets, and go to a safe water level upstream of the river outside the city to carry water for the troops and residents."

"The Han people don't let us drink water, which is cutting off our livelihood."

When the army took over the well and sealed it, Tibetans in the city quickly gathered around several places to watch, especially Well No. 3 in the center of the city. The largest number of onlookers, a platoon of soldiers with bayonets and rifles, surrounded them.

Next to the well, a Han staff member from the county government who knew Tibetan and a local old Tibetan who was good at explaining to the onlookers that the water was poisonous and not drinkable were asked to explain to the crowd that if they needed water, they could

Go outside the city and wait in line for the army's water-fetching team to come back.

However, good intentions often do not pay off. Under the instigation of some extremists, some Tibetans began to be incited, especially those in their twenties and thirties, and the crowd became excited.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet. The people's government is naturally the people's own government. The wells have indeed been poisoned. It is related to the safety of everyone's drinking water. You cannot draw water..."

County government staff and Tibetan elders explained over and over again, but under the encouragement of thoughtful people, the crowd still began to push forward. They were not afraid of the guns in the hands of the soldiers. Of course, the soldiers were even less afraid. The majesty of the central government would not tolerate it.

Violation, bayonet forward, if you really dare to rush over deliberately to cause trouble, the consequences can be imagined. To put it lightly, this is an ordinary task of maintaining order, and the key point is to implement suppression.

"Fart, we have been drinking from this well for decades, how could it be poisonous? It is clearly the 'government' deliberately trying to persecute us Tibetans..."

Incited by a few leading elements, the crowd began to squeeze towards the soldiers, desperate to get water, and did not listen to the explanations of the staff at all, thinking that

When the platoon leader Wu Qiang saw this, he secretly said that it was indeed the case. Sometimes, the truth does not make sense. There are many things in this world that can make people mad to death just by being reasonable. You reason with him, and he messes with you. You can't

Reason with him, consider this, consider that, give in like this, give in like that, unite like this, unite like that, and then they will take action.

Therefore, the order the troops received when entering Tibet was that if things were extremely uncontrollable, they must use iron-blooded means to maintain stability.

At that moment, Wu Qiang took out the 26-year-old officer's pistol from his waist. This 26-year-old Bashu-style pistol has excellent performance and is equipped with eight rounds. It has good shooting performance and maneuverability.

The performance is very good, and the overall performance has reached a world-class level.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

Without saying anything, Wu Qiang took out his pistol and fired eight shots in succession into the air. The soldiers on guard also pulled the safety and lowered their guns slightly, pointing in the direction of the "rioting" people.

A pistol was fired into the air a few meters away. How have ordinary Tibetans ever encountered such a scene? They were frightened on the spot. No matter how bad this thing was, it was more powerful than a shotgun. The crowd was instantly shocked. Even those few

An instigator saw the soldier pull the safety on his gun and realized that the play was almost over, so he prepared to get into the crowd and retreat.

"Catch these leaders and ask them for details."

How could Wu Qiang let them go? With a wave of his hand, the anger of several tiger-like soldiers that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly reached its peak. They rushed out and caught several of the leading instigators in two or three strokes. Their arms were cut behind their backs, which hurt.
To be continued...