Chapter 996 The arrival of Master Wang
Although the Yi Congjun who can follow General Guan here can basically be regarded as the first reserve force of the Liangzhou Army.
But they are still far different from the regular army in Liangzhou.
For example, the coordination of the cavalry when charging into battle, the efficiency when chasing...
Although he didn’t know why the Han army’s cavalry emerged from behind, the Wei army on the mountain knew that their way back had been cut off.
The barriers built at the foot of the mountain only focus on protecting the front, but fail to protect the rear.
The Han army drove the defeated troops and attacked the temporary camp at the foot of the mountain from the rear.
The Wei soldiers who were originally hiding behind the barrier are now in front of the barrier. How can they withstand the attack of the cavalry?
Liu Hun took the lead and rushed into the stronghold. His extremely sharp sticks flew up and down. No Wei soldiers dared to stand in his way.
The people on the mountain and the people below were originally responding to each other, but at this time the students coming out of the martial arts hall worked hard and personally led the rebel army to attack.
For a time, the Wei army on the mountain was entangled and unable to move at all. They could only watch helplessly as the Han army took advantage of the gap to enter the camp at the bottom of the mountain.
How can a camp of three hundred people be the opponent of the cavalry led by Liu Hun?
In less than an hour, the Wei army camp was declared broken.
The Wei army at the top of the mountain was surrounded and became a lonely army, and its morale dropped greatly.
At night, the Han army guarding the foot of the mountain intercepted a dozen Wei soldiers who sneaked down the mountain.
At this time, a more serious problem faced the Wei army at the top of the mountain: water source.
At the time when the tiger was showing its power in autumn, the Wei army, which had been fighting for a day, was all thirsty and tired.
On the second day, although the Han army stopped attacking the mountain, under the scorching sun, the Wei army all suffered from dry mouth and throat, burnt lips and hot nose.
Looking at the Fenshui at the foot of the mountain, everyone wanted to jump into the water and have a drink.
In this case, the prefect of Pingyang County mustered up his last strength and personally led the Wei army to rush down the mountain.
It’s just that General Guan was holding a plug-in, and she had already noticed the movements on the mountain.
The Wei army charged two or three times, but not only failed to break through the encirclement, but even exhausted all the courage and strength they had.
General Guan just ordered a charge in the afternoon, and the Han army easily broke through the mountain stronghold.
In the chaos, the prefect of Pingyang County personally went into battle and was killed in the chaos.
The remaining more than a thousand Wei troops surrendered.
At this point, there is no longer any obstacle in front of the Han army.
Yongan City behind the mountain pass surrendered after learning that the Han army had broken through the mountain pass.
General Guan divided five hundred Liangzhou troops and led two thousand Yi soldiers to guard Yong'an City, an important mountain pass.
At the same time, the young and strong soldiers from the Wei army were selected, and more than 600 people were recruited into the surrender camp to coordinate the defense of the city.
The rest, the old and the weak, were sent home.
Then he led his army down the Fen River. Pingyang (Linfen in later generations) heard the wind and surrendered, and Linfen (north of Xinjiang in later generations) surrendered without a fight.
At this time, a continuous autumn rain came.
General Guan, who was advancing rapidly, had to take a short rest in Linfen.
After the heavy rain, the majesty of the autumn tiger was finally wiped away.
In the morning after the rain, the breeze brings a little dampness, making people feel cooler.
This coolness even makes people feel a hint of autumn.
At this time, the sky is bright and clear, and the red sun reflects the morning glow, which flickers on and off.
Wearing exquisite and fine armor, Guan Ji stood on the edge of the Fen River with a solemn face. She looked at the turbid water wrapped in mud and the waves in front pushing the waves in front, rushing westward, her eyes thoughtful.
“General.”
"How is it going?"
"General, I personally walked along the Fen River for nearly ten miles. At the same time, I also asked the natives. Although the Fen River has risen, it will not affect the journey."
Guan Ji nodded slightly and said nothing. She looked toward the southeast.
In that direction, the mountains are all washed away, the sky is green as drops, arranged in layers, and there is absolutely no dust or dirt.
After a while, she suddenly asked:
“General Shi, do you think we should continue walking along the Fen River, or go south?”
After arriving at Linfen, there were two roads in front of General Guan.
Hedong County and Pingyang County are bounded by the Fen River, so if the army continues to move along the Fen River, it can quickly reach Longmen Ferry without going deep into the hinterland of Hedong.
The other way is to leave Fenshui and continue southbound, officially entering Hedong, an important county in the Wei Kingdom.
There is a river in the east of Hedong. As long as you follow the river down, you can finally reach Pubanjin, another crossing of the river.
Whether to go to Longmen Ferry or Pubanjin, General Guan, who had always been decisive, actually hesitated at this time.
“Soldiers are valuable and quick...” As soon as Shi Bao said this, General Guan looked at him expressionlessly.
Shi Bao immediately stuttered:
"This...this principle is understood by the general, and there is no reason why Sima Yi does not understand it."
General Guan's expression calmed down and he nodded: "Sima Yi is an old man who served Cao Cao's thieves when he was Cao Cao. He is very resourceful and should not be underestimated."
Shi Bao coughed:
“Yes, it can be seen from the battle at Guanjuejin Valley that the thieves in Pingyang Hedong have already responded to us.”
"How could Sima Yi in Guanzhong be indifferent? In the eyes of the general, Sima Yi did not send reinforcements to cross the river and enter Hedong at this time."
"At least we have taken precautions on the west side of the river. No matter which way we go, the ferry on the west side will have been occupied by thieves."
“Therefore, instead of trying to grab the ferry to the west, it would be better to abandon the Fen River and continue southward into the east of the river. This would have two advantages.”
General Guan's eyes flashed: "What's the benefit?"
“First, if Sima Yi’s reinforcements have crossed the river, we can fight them on the plains east of the river. As long as the Guanzhong reinforcements are defeated, there will be no problem for the army to cross the river.”
"Both of them, if Sima Yi knew that Hedong was not defended and did not send a large army to cross the river, but just guarded the ferry, then we would make a big fuss in Hedong."
"In this case, Cao Rui in Luoyang will have trouble sleeping and eating. Then Sima Yi will be pressed by the prime minister's army in front of him, Cao Rui will urge him behind, and the general will wait for the opportunity."
“Even if Sima Yi has the ability to reach heaven, there is nothing he can do!”
Although Pubanjin is far away, it is very likely that Sima Yi has already occupied the western ferry.
By taking the Yan River instead of the Fen River, the army could sweep east of the river and even take this opportunity to greatly frighten Cao Rui, the puppet emperor of Luoyang.
A smile appeared on General Guan's face: "What General Shi said is true."
Shi Bao quickly said humbly: "General, thank you for the award."
For the general who unified the army, it was an extremely irresponsible act to place his hopes on Sima Yi's unresponsiveness.
In addition, the stone smuggler has never given up on showing the wealthy people in Hedong what it means not to deceive young people into poverty.
As for General Guan, he actually had some selfish motives: Now that we are here, wouldn’t it be a pity not to go back to our ancestral home to take a look?
So General Guan first ordered Liu Meng to lead the tribe and continue to follow the Fen River towards the river.
She led the army, crossed the Fen River in Linfen, crossed a mountain pass between Pingyang and Hedong, and marched towards Wenxi.
The State of Wei established two farming settlements in the east of Hedong. One was Wenxi County, led by the Nong Duwei.
One is Anyi, the county magistrate of Hedong County, led by General Diannong Zhonglang.
If it had been at the beginning of Cao Cao's establishment of the farm, the Nong Duwei and Diannong Zhonglang would have been unable to organize the farm guests and barely resist through Wubao or the city.
But at this time, Cao Cao had been dead for many years, and the farming was no longer what it was at the beginning.
When Cao Pi became emperor, especially after the establishment of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, "the counties and counties were working in the fields, and the people's faces looked hungry, and their clothes were short and brown."
By the time of Cao Rui, the income from farming had changed from six officials and four civilians to seven officials and three civilians. In some places, the income was even harsher, and it was directly equal to eight officials and two civilians.
Compared with the extremely heavy taxes, the corvee imposed by the Hakka Mansion in the field was even more miserable.
Managing the village bridges, transporting people and renting taxes, removing the beams and plastering the houses, so there is no day off for the whole year.
In addition, the Wei State has experienced several major defeats over the years. In order to transport supplies to the front and consolidate border defenses, the Hakka Mansion has intensified its efforts.
As a result, the lives of the farmers became increasingly difficult, and civil unrest broke out in many places.
The powerful rightists in various places took the opportunity to invade and occupy the fields. Even if there were settlements where there was no civil unrest, many of the landowners fled and hid in the aristocratic families, becoming a hidden population.
After all, in many cases, Haoyou only needed five tithes, and at the same time he could help the tenants avoid the breathless and heavy corvee labor.
In this case, the Nong Duwei and Diannong Zhonglang in Hedong will be able to barely maintain the scale of their farming. That is because they are close to Guanzhong and belong to Sizhou, so they are valued by the Wei State.
Now if we really want to force the farmers to resist the Han army, they will have to worry that they are an organized organization and not ordered to supervise the war.
Those Tiankes are likely to be very likely to fight against each other in the first time -at least the Captain Nongdu who Wen Xixi thinks so.
Especially these days, there have been children on the streets of Wenxi City clapping their hands and singing nursery rhymes:
"In the morning, people seek promotion, and in the evening, they seek alliance. It is difficult for poor men to survive in the fields. We welcome the king's master and restore the Han Dynasty. The people of the Han family will pay a tax of one tithe. If they do not pay, it will be regarded as a gift."
(a tax, i.e. a poll tax)
“Restore the Han Dynasty, divide the fields, and have enough food and clothing when the king comes.”
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The reason why nursery rhymes are nursery rhymes is that they are different from those elegant spring and snow songs. They are sung to lower-level people.
Cangtou Qian's head, I do n’t know what Yangchun Baixue, but “what tax is one, do n’t accept funds, divide the fields, and eat food”, and you can understand it.
Not only can I understand it, but I also like to listen.
With the help of caring people, in just a few days, not only were people singing the song in the streets and alleys of Xiwen City, but also in various villages in the countryside.
In this case, before the king's division of the Han Dynasty arrived at Wenxi County, Lieutenant Nong opened the city gate early and took the initiative to send people to meet the king's division and devote himself to the great cause.
General Guan naturally highly praised this move of abandoning darkness and turning to light.
Under the protection of his personal guards, General Guan rode a tall horse into Wenxi County.
On both sides of the street, the old country gentry who were holding drinks to greet him shouted when they saw General Guan:
“Welcome Master Wang!”
Although General Guan knew that this was the arrangement of Captain Nong, he still couldn't help but smile on his face. When he saw her get off his horse, he raised his hands and said to everyone:
"Guan was sent by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to lead a righteous army to defeat the rebels and restore the Han Dynasty. I am really grateful for your help."
"General Guan, you are so polite. We look forward to the king's division, just as we look forward to the rain after a long drought. Now that the king's division has come, we are only happy!"
“Yes, yes, the thieves have usurped us, and we have been suffering for a long time!”
General Guan smiled slightly:
"I also know that the world has been suffering from thieves for a long time, so I am here to make an appointment with you: as long as the king's master is there and there is land in the family, the tax will be only 11%, and no additional tax will be charged."
Everyone was immediately in an uproar.
In the early Han Dynasty, the tax was light, first taxing one for fifteen, and then one for thirty, which was praised by later generations.
Compared with this, the tithe tax can be said to be a heavy tax.
But this tithe is a tax levied on the basis of no calculation tax.
If you really want to calculate it, it is not much different from the fifteen tax of the former Han Dynasty.
At that moment, an old man said repeatedly: "Master Wang, you really are Master Wang!"
Guan Ji pressed her hands to calm everyone down, and then continued:
“I have always known that Wenxi is a place for thieves to farm. However, over the years, the thieves have used the name of farming to practice harsh governance.”
“There are many people who are stationed in the fields who have no food to keep their bellies covered, no clothes to cover their bodies, and are overwhelmed by the heavy burden. The emperor of the Han Dynasty pities them very much."
“Therefore, I hereby promise that as soon as the thieves are defeated and Hedong is recovered, the imperial court will redistribute the fields so that those who till the land can have their own fields.”
As soon as these words came out, the officials and village elders suddenly became silent.
The smile on Guan Ji's face did not diminish, but her eyes were slightly narrowed, looking at everyone.
The old man who was called "Master Wang" just now was sweating on his forehead for some reason, and he said with a dry smile:
“The emperor is benevolent... benevolent!”
“Be kind to his mother!”
In a Wubao outside Wenxi City, someone was yelling viciously:
"What does it mean that those who have land in their families are only taxed 11%? What does it mean that no tax is counted as a tax?"
From ancient times to the present, land taxes and tax calculations have been the most important revenue for the imperial court.
Now the Shu captives are loudly shouting that they will not collect taxes and only ask those who have land to pay tithes. Do they not support officials or soldiers?
However, the fact is that not only did Shu captives raise troops, but they also cost more than those of the Wei Dynasty in raising troops.
How else could the Jingqi of the Wei Dynasty have been defeated by the Shu captives over the years?
Where do their money and food come from?
Isn’t it just people with “land and land”?
This is not obvious. Whoever occupies the most land will suffer the most?
So the question is, who will occupy the most fields?
The problems involved are beyond the imagination of a mud-legged person. Don’t people from aristocratic families understand?
So once the news about Xiwen County spread, many people were already cursing "Master Wang" behind his back to go back to Shu.
Someone said hesitantly:
"If this is really the case, wouldn't it mean that the Shu captives would have lost their hearts before entering the pass?"
Sneered:
“Do you know who the person named Guan is?”
"I heard that he is the son of Guan Yu, but isn't he from Hedong? That's even more inappropriate. How can you treat an elder like this?"
"Bah! That's the number one general under Feng Thief! Do you know what reputation Feng Thief has in Shu? Humanity is ruthless and merciless, Xiao Wenhe!"
"Where do you think that ruthlessness comes from? He gained this reputation by repeatedly using poisonous tactics to harm the important families in Shu."
“If it had been anyone else, I would have said it was just talk, but if it had been Feng Wenhe, I’m afraid he would have walked the walk!”
Someone gritted his teeth and said:
“We have worked so hard over the years to accumulate such a small amount of family property. If the Shu captives are as they say, not to mention how much meat we have to cut off, even the farmers below will have to flee..."
The tithe is one, and there is no need to pay the tax. No matter how you look at it, it is a benevolent government.
But this benevolence is the greatest evil to aristocratic families.
“Then what should we do?”
"What should we do? In this world, we have always heard that those who win the hearts of the people win the world. If the Shu captives go against the grain, will they not be defeated?"
Rather than making good friends with aristocratic families that have been standing for hundreds or even hundreds of years, the Shu captives instead went to curry favor with those mud-legged people. What else could they do but be rebellious?
Just when everyone was filled with anger and discussing countermeasures, suddenly a servant came to report urgently:
"My lord, someone is calling outside the fort, saying that they want to collect grain."
Recruiting grain?
What kind of food is collected?
We have always been the only ones collecting food from others. Who dares to ask for food from us?
“People in the stronghold, listen, now the king’s army is fighting against the bandits, and the army is short of food, so we are specially sent here to collect some food and grass from the stronghold...”
Outside the stronghold, Shi Bao was riding on a horse and couldn't help but feel proud as he watched the sergeant from the front shouting to the people inside the stronghold.
Handong’s big dog family, you didn’t expect that I, Shi Zhongrong, is back again!
This time, I am not going north to do business, but coming to do some business with you, without any capital!
(A hundred years of changes, a hundred years of birthday, I wish you always greatness, and I am willing to always maintain your original intention and lead the Chinese nation to achieve great rejuvenation)
PS: Hedong situation map: Open the comments, the first floor has not been simple since ancient times.
(End of this chapter)