I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 444: Change the owner of this land
Chapter 444

Cheng Shijie discovered that the Nanhou people were actually very smart. In order to defend against the attack of the chieftain army, they turned the area around Shenglong City into mud. The heavy equipment of the chieftain army could not be transported there. In order to cope with the dense rain of crossbows and arrows from the chieftain army, they also Throwing incendiary bombs made a homemade tank.

This kind of earth tank is just like the original ice boat in Liaodong. It has no wheels and uses a wide sled similar to a sled. It is also different from the ice boat in Liaodong. Their power is placed in the middle, and elephants are used to push this thing forward. The carriages were covered with mud, and the shooting holes were covered with three layers of hardened cowhide. Each tank had a dozen or twenty archers or musketeers, shooting desperately at the chieftain's army.

The feathers and arrows were like the wind, and the bullets were like rain. The camp of the chieftain army was filled with feathers and arrows in the blink of an eye.Some large earthen tanks were even pushed by three or four elephants, and dozens of archers or musketeers could be placed on them. On the city wall of Thang Long City, as the artillery was destroyed one by one, they actually raised their crossbows.

With the sound, 1.5-meter-long iron spears roared out, hitting the wooden fence with sawdust flying everywhere. Unlucky Musi soldiers were constantly hit by the high-speed flying iron spears and were knocked flying. More than ten meters away, or two or three in a string.

In particular, the Southern Monkeys chose the perfect time. They took advantage of the four six-pack rocket launchers of Guards Brigade 140 to finish firing. Although the launch speed of the rocket launchers was fast, the reloading time was even slower than that of front-loading smoothbore cannons. , it will take at least 15 minutes from the first round of rocket launcher to the second round of salvo.

But in these 15 minutes, under the cover of more than 100 local tanks, the Southern Monkey Army and the Tusi Army fought together in close combat, even though the rocket launchers of the Guards Brigade were ready, because the Southern Monkey Army and the Tusi Army The army was mixed together, and they couldn't launch it.

At this time, the Southern Monkey Army dispatched also elites, and they were completely ready to die.

Cheng Shijie looked at Qin Liangyu and said, "Let your people stand down. We have more experience in dealing with this kind of thing!"

"no need!"

Qin Liangyu shook his head and said: "There is no free lunch in this world. If we want to win the Red River Plain, some prices must be paid!"

Qin Liangyu also heard that the Spanish Empire used almost three Sichuan plains to exchange more than 4000 prisoners. If there was such a large area, let alone 4000 people, even if it was 4, 40, or 400 million people. , Qin Liangyu will not do it, unless all their people are killed.

After acquiring the Red River Plain, many Tusi people have never eaten white rice or big fish or meat in their lives. Now they can sleep on piles of rice and eat three dry meals a day. For this meal, for these Land, they must rely on their own strength to conquer all the Southern Monkey people, so that they no longer dare to covet this land.

Qin Liangyu saw Cheng Shijie's artillery and knew that the Royal Army of the Ming Dynasty had been completely transformed. If Cheng Shijie had more than 2 Guards Brigade officers and soldiers around him, it was very likely that these Southern Monkeys would be easily defeated. But the problem was that Cheng Shijie would go back. He and the Ming army must leave. Once they leave, what will they do if Nanhou comes again?
In this case, Qin Liangyu can only fight an uphill battle.

Cheng Shijie vaguely understood the purpose of Qin Liangyu's insistence. He couldn't bear to say: "We are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. I will feel bad for anyone who dies. In fact, there is no need!"

Qin Liangyu shook his head and said very seriously: "It is very necessary, Your Majesty, do you think we will lose?"

"Losing won't be a big deal, but the price will be very heavy!"

Qin Liangyu smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, please be patient and wait and see how your sons perform!"

At this moment, Qin Yiping, who was in charge of the frontline command, waved his flag, and a large group of slingers from the Qiang and Plateau tribes appeared in the chieftain army. They were nomadic people. When they were grazing, they would use stones to warn any sheep that ran away. Therefore, in life, I have developed a good skill in throwing stones. Although I cannot say that I can always hit the target, I can at least hit [-]% of the time.

Of course, when shepherding sheep, this kind of stone throwing would be very small, but now in the battle, this kind of stone throwing weighs half a kilogram. The stone throwing rope is swinging like a whirlwind. With a whooshing sound, the stone throwing raindrops are flying towards the southern monkey. infantry.

The small bucklers equipped by the Southern Monkey infantry obviously could not provide them with sufficient protection. Many people were hit by the stones flying at high speed and fell down screaming.

These stones weigh half a kilogram and are very sharp. If you hit them within a hundred meters, you will be crippled even if you are not dead. Even if you are wearing iron armor, it will be useless. Such blunt blows cannot be blocked by armor. Facing these stones Soldiers, the only thing the Southern Monkey infantry can do is to pray that the stones will not hit themselves.

The archers of Nanhou saw that these slingers were very ugly. They focused their attention on the slingers. However, before they could shoot arrows, they saw the sound of horn horns rang out from the chieftain's army.

When they heard the sound of the trumpet, the slingers, archers, and even the spearmen fighting in close combat retreated and quickly left the battle, which made the Southern Monkey Army feel inexplicable.

In fact, during this period of fighting, the Southern Monkey Army suffered heavy losses. They were actually just serving as dead soldiers to launch a counterattack, but they did not expect to win so easily.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

A sound like muffled thunder came faintly from a distance, and Cheng Shijie discovered until now that the water in Shenglong City's moat had dropped by a foot or two, and was almost reaching the bottom.

"Water attack?"

"Not bad!"

Qin Liangyu smiled and said: "This is a reminder from the Southern Monkey people. They diverted the river water around the city wall and created a large area of ​​mud..."

While they were talking, a simple dam was detonated by explosives and collapsed in an instant. The river water that had been accumulated for a long time roared and poured down, and the water level of the Red River skyrocketed!Under Thang Long City, twenty or thirty ships loaded with sand and gravel sank at the bottom of the river at the same time, quickly forming a lift.

Seeing this scene, the Southern Monkey Army secretly screamed that something was wrong and got into a mess. Before they could react, the Tusi Army threw incendiary bombs the size of basketballs, containing granules of gunpowder and oil inside, into the river. These incendiary bombs and improvised time bombs were floating on the river, being carried by the river water, and crashing into Thang Long City in a mighty manner.

Explosions sounded one after another on the river, and flames surged. The Annan warships hit by time bombs or incendiary bombs were either blown to pieces or burst into flames. The Annan sailors all turned into burning men, wailing and rolling into the foaming torrent. Among...

The ferocious floods slammed into Thang Long City. Under the bombardment of rocket launchers, the city wall of Thang Long City was safe and sound. Now the city wall was crossed by the flood, forming a gap of about a hundred steps.

A large amount of floods poured into Thang Long City.

The chieftain army rode on rafts, boats, and even sheepskin rafts, screaming and rushing towards Thang Long City. In Thang Long City, the Southern Monkey Army, unwilling to fail, launched a fierce battle with the chieftain army.

"Congratulations, you took down Shenglong City!"

Qin Liangyu said: "It all depends on the King's command!"

"This is your military exploits. It belongs to you. No one else can take it away. What I hate most is unfair rewards and punishments!" Qin Liangyu said: "I want to ask for a favor from the king!"

"Oh, what do you want me to ask for?"

"This is the future of Lin'an!"

Cheng Shijie smiled lightly and said: "Hasn't the future of Lin'an been decided? Do you think that the level of the Lin'an Executive Committee is too low? I can upgrade you to the Lin'an Management Committee, and then a formal order will be issued! "

Qin Liangyu shook his head and said: "No, it doesn't matter whether it's the executive committee or the management committee. In fact, it doesn't matter. What's important is that we don't want to be hereditary, we no longer hold the official position of chieftain, and Lin'an has to change the status quo!"

Cheng Shijie was a little confused: "Why do you have such an idea?"

Qin Liangyu said: "In the 23rd year of Wanli, I married Shizhu and became the wife of Shizhu Xuanfu. In total, I lived in Shizhu for more than 40 years, but Shizhu was poor for more than 40 years. Every spring, in the small river of Shizhu, You can see drowned babies everywhere. These babies were not born sick, but drowned because they could not afford to raise them. As a mother, I am very sad to see this scene!"

Cheng Shijie also knew that it was not that there were no contraceptive measures in ancient times, but this method was very backward and could cause serious gynecological diseases. Therefore, it is normal for young couples to have two children in three years, and those in good health can have one child a year.

The children who were born had no food to feed and had to drown to death.

Qin Liangyu continued: "But since Shizhu changed its land and returned to its hometown, Shizhu County was established. In just over half a year, the place has changed a lot. Schools, hospitals, roads have been built, and everyone has clothes." Wear clothes and everyone has food to eat, which shows that we toasts are really not suitable to be parents and officials!"

The main reason why Shizhu was able to develop in a short period of time was because Cheng Shijie wanted to launch a pilot project. Therefore, after Qin Liangyu decided to abolish Shizhu Chieftain immediately, he selected a group of superior grassroots staff in Liaodong. Establish large-scale breeding industry.

It uses biological feed to ferment straws and fodder from various agricultural operations, and then feeds them to pigs, cattle, and sheep. With the development of the breeding industry, canning factories were established to make canned pork and mutton. It can be transported down the river and sold overseas.

In addition to canneries and breeding plants, there are also tea farms, especially the processing of black tea, which can be said to be simple and crude. However, what Europeans like most is not Longjing, Biluochun, or Xinyang Maojian, but black tea.Since then, the economy of Shizhu County has been revitalized in a short period of time.

Qin Liangyu sees some things very clearly. For example, now, in the Red River Plain, each household has been allocated fields according to the size of their military achievements, ranging from three to four hundred acres to one or two thousand acres. Now they can naturally live a good life. A day when you don’t have to worry about food and drink.

His son Ma Xianglin died early because of his father. Qin Liangyu married Zhang Fengyi for his son. She gave birth to three sons and six concubines by three concubines. Now Qin Liangyu has nine grandsons, among whom Ma Wan, the eldest grandson, is He has already married at the age of [-]. Although he is over seventeen, he is already the father of four children.

Son begets son, grandson begets son, descendant is endless.

I'm afraid that in a few years, Lin'an will become as poor as Shizhu again. Although they are very hardworking and brave, they really don't know how to run the business like the Han people. In fact, no one can run the territory like Cheng Shijie.

Cheng Shijie asked: "Is this your intention or theirs?"

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is!"

Cheng Shijie smiled faintly and said: "Whether it is your Qin family or the Ma family, I can grant a special permission. Ming Dynasty now has 24 provinces, and you can settle down with us!"

"What if it's all of us?"

Cheng Shijie smiled and said: "This is naturally the best thing. Of course, I keep my word. If you don't want to be the hereditary chieftain in Lin'an, I will not treat you badly!"

In fact, Cheng Shijie had thought that if the Ming Dynasty changed its territory and returned to its territory, I am afraid that Yunnan would not be able to survive. If Annan could complete the transformation of its territory and return to its territory, even the Ming Dynasty's national territory would be complete, at least in terms of maritime strategy, it would have an absolute advantage.

The Strait of Malacca is blocked and no one can enter.

Of course, Cheng Shijie's appetite can't be satisfied only in a small place like Annan.

Cheng Shijie said: "We will discuss this later!"

Qin Liangyu nodded and said, "I understand!"

Shenglong City was finally captured. Although after three days of street fighting, Cheng Shijie followed Qin Liangyu into Shenglong City. Shenglong City had been turned into ruins. He looked at the messy piles of garbage piled on the street. Corpses, watching the remaining Annan people being snatched out by the chieftain soldiers and chopped off their heads like chickens, they were silent.

As a traditional power in Southeast Asia, Annan's capital was naturally very impressive. Before the war, Thang Long City had a population of at least 20 and [-] soldiers, making it the largest city in Indochina.

However, in just three days, this city turned into a dead city, and everyone fell under the sword. Beautiful women may survive and become camp prostitutes, and those with better luck may even become the wife of a certain soldier. Wives, but their children, husbands, parents-in-law were not so lucky and were all killed.

The chieftain army's conquest of Annan was not to plunder their wealth or enslave them, but to seize their land and let this land change its owner!
Every soldier is implementing the policy of "leaving no land but no people". Most people will be killed, and only a small number of people will survive and be sold into slavery.Looking at the blood flowing all over the streets,
Cheng Shijie's eyelids jumped. Although he had formulated a strategy of leaving no land but no one, he had not seen the execution results of this strategy with his own eyes.

Of course, Cheng Shijie knew that this was an invasion, and he also knew that this was a war for living space. There was no room for mercy.

Even if one general succeeds and tens of thousands of people are reduced to withered bones, how much more can a nation want to rise?
Qin Liangyu seemed to notice Cheng Shijie's displeasure, and reluctantly advised: "Your Majesty, unless you abolish the land reward system for military merit, of course, abolishing this system will not solve the problem. This is their tradition, and there is nothing I can do!"

Cheng Shijie sighed and said: "I know that if you want to gain a foothold in the hostile land of Annan, you must do this, otherwise you will make the same mistake as when the Ming army was driven out of Annan..."

"There is no other way. We are crazy about wanting a piece of our own land! We came to Annan not to plunder wealth and population, but simply to change the owner of this land!"

(End of this chapter)