Can you live forever

Chapter 106 The decisive battle in Lu'an, the trolley problem

In the battle last night, more than 2000 enemies were killed, [-] were captured, and the commander of the Luzhou Guard was killed.

The Luzhou Army's defeated army headed towards Luzhou. Even if He Zhiyan, the prefect of Luzhou, was still alive, he could no longer pose a threat after gathering the defeated army. After all, the elite of Luzhou and Liu'an's two guards, the three hundred guards had already been wiped out. .

What He Zhiyan has to consider now is not to encircle and suppress Zhang Zhixiang, but to worry about whether Zhang Zhixiang will attack the Luzhou government.

however.

It is impossible for Zhang Zhixiang to fight Luzhou, that has no strategic significance, and the guard cavalry of Nanjing is only half a day away from them. After cleaning the battlefield, they left the prisoners and rushed directly to Lu'an in the starry night .

This time, instead of crossing mountains and forests, we took the main road directly.

After rushing for 140 miles all day and night, they arrived directly at Lu'an, attacked the city that day, took Lu'an with almost no resistance, and went to the city to rest.

On the surface, he was sincere and fearful, but in his heart he scolded Yang Zhao ten thousand times.

The friendly army is in trouble, not moving like a mountain?
Wang Jiajun was clearly in Pihe River, entrenched near Moon Island, only six miles away from Lu'an County, but knowing that Zhang Zhixiang was coming here, he didn't send a single soldier.

Can the more than 1000 "yin soldiers" of Lu'anwei defend the city?

Six security guards have fled military households in recent years. There are 5600 guards in one guard, but now there are only more than 3400 soldiers left. Among the 600 soldiers collected, more than [-] are temporarily arrested.

Lu'an has no soldiers at all, relying on the policemen and servants of the yamen to defend the city?
dreaming.

Therefore, the moment the army appeared, Peng Jin, the prefect of Lu'an, immediately led the people to welcome the master Wang, and gave the "Warrior Battalion" the best logistics service.

Give what you want, as long as there is one in the city!

After resting and guarding all night, Wang Jiajun had no intention of going ashore to attack Lu'an, they occupied Zhizhou Yamen early in the morning and began to discuss tactics.

Xu Ding ate the leg of lamb and said, "Yang Zhao is too cautious."

"He sat and watched us attack Lu'an, and he didn't do anything last night, just to wait for the cavalry of the Fujunwei. Calculating the time, the Fujunwei should have been around Lu'an."

"They may be in contact with Yang Zhao to discuss how to attack the city!"

Cui Wen said: "Our spies have received news that the military guards of the government are resting twenty miles to the east. When they rest well, they may come to attack the city."

"do not doubt."

"They don't care about the life and death of the people. If they can block us in the city and wipe them out, Yang Zhao can't wait to finish firing all the shells in one go!"

Zhang Zhixiang woke up before reaching Lu'an.

It was also his decision to stay in Lu'an, and everyone didn't think there was any problem with it. After all, taking the road to the west had already thrown off the Habayashi Guard army. Zhao Kerong had to bring the Habayashi Guard to come, and there was at least three days' time difference. .

During this time period, they only had to face the cavalry of Wang Jiajun and Fujunwei.

This time Nanjing has paid a lot of money.

The government army guards dispatched two battalions of cavalry, a total of 6000 people.

In terms of military strength, Wang's army has an absolute advantage in cooperating with the two battalions of cavalry, and they only have 800 people now.

Nine thousand against eight hundred how to lose?
"Where is Yu Dayou?"

Whether they can win this battle is not the key to them, but to Yu Dayou, Zhang Zhixiang entrusted him with this important task from the very beginning when he decided to divide the army into two groups.

because.

Yu Dayou wanted to train the rebel army into a fighting force in just five days, not only to contain the [-] troops in the east, but also to rush to Lu'an within the agreed time to participate in the decisive battle.

The requirements are so demanding that it is almost impossible to complete.

"On March 23, after we divided our troops, Yu Dayou led the rebel army to defeat the Fengyang army at night, crossed Fengyang, arrived at the Huaihe River, and marched east along the river. On the 24th, they encountered the Huai'an army and broke it. The remnants of Huai'an retreated to Huai'an."

"The rebel army continued to move south, and fought against Habayashi on the 25th."

"The attack was fruitless, Yu Dayou led the army westward, Zhao Kerong sent six hundred light cavalry to harass Yu Dayou, and the army chased after him. Unexpectedly, Yu Dayou killed a carbine that night. Didn't crash."

"Yu Dayou's loss is not small."

"The news came from the rebel army that they only have 500 left."

"I'm rushing to Lu'an with all my strength."

Wang Yuanzhi talked about the information, and Zhang Zhixiang felt a little heavy when he heard it. Those people were originally knights in the rivers and lakes, but they threw themselves into the war without hesitation.

About 2100 people, plus 300 family members of the Xu family, a total of 2400 people.

Up to now, 900 people have died in battle.

After repeated battles, Yu Dayou has won three big victories. After the baptism of war, what is the combat effectiveness of the rebel army now, and what will happen when they fight against the cavalry?
Zhang Zhixiang took a deep breath and asked, "How much money is there in the warehouse of the Liu'an Prefecture Government?"

Cui Wenchao nodded his chin to Peng Jin, who was restlessly standing beside Cui Wenchao, and motioned for him to say that Peng Jin, who knew too much information, was sweating profusely. There are 12672 taels of silver left in the treasury."

The land tax in the Ming Dynasty was only 0.03 shi per mu, and the court only collected the land tax for the 900 million hectares of land stipulated in the early Ming Dynasty.

The rest of the land is not taxed.

But... the local government will definitely collect it. The amount of cultivated land in Lu'an is different on the books. In fact, it must exceed 30 hectares. The annual land tax is 15 shi. According to the price of five coins per shi, the land tax is 128 Ten thousand taels of silver. (The cultivated land in modern Lu'an is 21 million hectares, approximately equal to [-] hectares in Ming Dynasty.)
However, the real burden of the people is not the land tax, but the corvee.

That is a burden that is dozens of times higher than the land tax.

Lu'an's taxes and servitude should be at least one million taels a year, and only at this level, the local state capital will have the saying that the three-year Qing magistrate of the later Manchu Qing Dynasty, one hundred thousand snowflake silver.

What, the magistrate only takes so much?
After all, "[-]%" belongs to others...

One million taels is the "surplus wealth" generated by the cultivated land in Lu'an every year. After excluding those that will be handed over to the court and divided among them, there are only more than 1 taels of silver left in the warehouse of the Lu'an Prefecture Government. Not lying.

However, seeing Zhang Zhixiang, they all remained silent.

Peng Jin immediately gritted his teeth and said: "If the adults think it's too little, the subordinates can negotiate with the wealthy households in the city, and everyone donates together. There should be 5 taels of silver."

"no need."

Zhang Zhixiang didn't force him, these shortfalls, when they left, wouldn't they still have to get it back from the people?Only use the money from the government office to keep the account on Peng Jin. If there is something to do in the future, he will take his dog's head. Forgive him for not daring to do anything to the people.

"Peng Zhizhou, don't be stingy with the money, go recruit Minzhuang to defend the city, the rebels are about to attack the city."

"what?!"

Peng Jin was dumbfounded, Wang Jiajun didn't help them defend the city, let alone attack Lu'an?It's over!They have become a trap in Lu'an, and the imperial court is using it to catch Zhang Zhixiang, the roe deer, and they are going to burn the pit too!
"Peng Zhizhou is smart, he should know that you can live only if we live."

"If we are dealt with, you are a member of the rebel army."

"Is this the reason?"

Zhang Zhixiang's calm voice fell into Peng Jin's ears. He swayed several times, but still holding on to the last hope, he begged: "Little Celestial Master, why don't you leave quickly?"

"The life and death of a humble individual is a minor matter, but the more than [-] innocent people in Lu'an City are a major matter."

"The Wang family army has hundreds of artillery pieces, and Lu'an will be razed to the ground!!"

Zhang Zhixiang was silent for a long time, and said with sadness in his eyes: "But if we lose, I don't know how many people in the world will suffer. After a hundred years, I don't know how many billions of people will die on this land. I don't know how many people will die in the next few hundred years." How much humiliation must I suffer?"

"Feel sorry."

"I can't afford to lose."

　Thanks for the reward of 2021 starting coins for "100 Fog in Meiling Mountain" and "Donghuang Nishizawa".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)