Overlord!

Chapter 233 Capture Jiangxia
As the household tax was implemented in the eleven counties under Sun Ce's rule, as Gu Yong said, the people were in commotion and the states and counties were uneasy.

The main reason is that this law greatly harmed the interests of the powerful families, and it encountered fierce resistance from the powerful families when it was implemented.

If Sun Ce hadn't become so powerful now, there might have been powerful clans who forged weapons privately and gathered people to rebel.

Nowadays, all the powerful and cunning people in Jiangdong are waiting to see how the Gongqing families in Jiangdong will react. The Zhou family in Lujiang, the Zhu family in Wujun, and the Sheng family in Kuaiji are all Gongqing families. Some of their families have Qian Min, or there are many guests. Thousands of people, or thousands of hectares of fertile land, are large households and have to pay a large amount of household tax.

In particular, these families were still serving as officials in Jiangdong. Sun Ce specifically emphasized that public officials and officials also had to pay taxes, and they were the first to bear the brunt of the household tax.The big families in Jiangdong waited and watched their response to decide whether to gather people to rebel or even expel Sun Ce.

But it turned out that Sun Ce didn't take these cunning people to heart at all. Did he expel the Sun family?
Have you asked the more than [-] professional warriors under his command?
Not to mention Sun Ce's death, who would give them a salary?

At the beginning, Sun Ce was able to set out from Liyang with only a thousand soldiers. His magic soldiers drove eastward, fighting against the many and wiping out the entire Jiangdong.

Now he can lead [-] elites to wipe out all rebellions.

Sun Ce is not a conservative king, he defeated this force single-handedly.

If the powerful men had been able to defeat Sun Ce, they wouldn't have surrendered to him like this now.

Therefore, at the same time as the household tax was implemented, Sun Ce sent troops to Jiangxia without caring.

Lu Meng led a thousand elite troops out of Lujiang, Zhou Yu led an army of four thousand out of Shaxian, and Tai Shici led a thousand troops up the Yangtze River and entered Jingling.

Although the three armies only had 6000 men, they were claimed to be one hundred thousand, and they marched in with great fanfare and momentum.

As a person, when you go out, your face is created by yourself.

6000 people are called one hundred thousand, and they are so vast. Whether the enemy believes it or not depends on how they operate.

And Lu Meng was obviously an expert in this field. Although he only brought 1000 people, the momentum was huge.

After sending troops from Lujiang, he threatened to attack Xiling, Zhu County and Qichun counties in the north of the Yangtze River at the same time.

At the same time, the troops advanced really quickly. In addition to leaving a group of soldiers to make a big show in Lujiang in the north of Xiling County to confuse the opponent, he personally commanded more than [-] soldiers to advance with great fanfare, and captured Zhuxian and Qichun in three days. Two places.

He claimed to have an army of more than 1000 people at each location. Ordinary people could not tell the difference between 3000 people and [-] people.

Then in the battle at Xiling, he gathered thousands of soldiers to join forces with Zhang Hu, who was rushing to fight. They advanced on foot and on horseback. In one battle, he beheaded more than [-] people, defeated more than [-] Zhang Hu's men, and captured Xiling, an important town in Jiangxia.

So Jiangxia was shocked, everyone thought that Lu Meng's troops had tens of thousands of people!
In fact, by this time, Lu Meng had only fought one battle and captured Xiling, the former important county seat of Jiangxia.

When sending troops, Lu Meng had already calculated that Huang Zu would not dare to defend Zhu County and Qichun. After all, this place was too far south, isolated in the southeast corner of Jiangxia, separated from E County and Xiaji in the south of the Yangtze River. Opposite Jiang is a Jedi.

If heavy troops are guarded here, the main force from Jiangdong will cross the river and penetrate Xiling.Then Zhu County and Qichun will be isolated in the southeast and lose their backup.

Therefore, Lu Meng was sure that the main force of Jiangxia's garrison must be stationed in Xiling, and he planned to defend it with a strong city.

His so-called attack on three counties at the same time meant that he led his army in a circle to the south, captured two empty cities, and then gathered his troops to capture Xiling.

Jiangdong had the naval advantage, so Lu Meng made a move to bypass Xiling and continue westward to penetrate Anlu.

Sure enough, Zhang Hu, the guard of Xiling, could not sit back and watch Lu Meng march in under his nose, otherwise the dim-witted Huang Zu would definitely chop off his head!

What's more important is that the defenders were stationed in the fortified city with the purpose of blocking the enemy's forces by relying on danger!Or threaten the enemy's food route, making it impossible for the enemy to bypass it.

Now that the enemy has supplies on the river and has no worries about food routes, and has decisively bypassed Xiling, what is the point of Zhang Hu defending the empty city?
Huang Zu had raised his army for many years in order to keep them from the enemy. If they only dared to huddle in the city and let the enemy march straight in, penetrate into the hinterland of Jiangxia and besiege Anlu.

So what's the use of having troops like this that can't defend the territory or defend against the enemy?

In desperation, Zhang Hu could only lead 2000 men to meet the enemy's "more than [-] elite infantry and cavalry".

With the defeat of Zhang Hu, the fall of Xiling City, the entire southeast of Jiangxia was lost in one fell swoop, and the rumors that tens of thousands of troops from Jiangdong invaded Jiangxia were completely confirmed!

From the north of Xiling, the enemy troops were all in panic. They didn't know how many troops from Jiangdong had already moved in.

On the southern front, Taishi Ci led his boat division all the way upstream and directly besieged Jingling County. The army appeared in the west of Jiangxia, cutting off the connection between Jiangxia and Nanjun.

His army supports the enemy's rear, makes surprise attacks, and can shake down the enemy's army, which is no less powerful than the tens of thousands of elite troops pressing down on the front battlefield.

The reason why Jiangxia dared to become a vassal town relied on Nanjun as its backing.

But now Jingling County, which is connected to Nan County, is besieged by Sun Ce's army, and the entire Jiangxia has become desperate!

How can they support a mere hundred thousand soldiers and civilians against millions of people in Jiangdong?
Huang Zu was even more shocked and frightened. From the last defeat to the present, he had not obtained enough troops to restore his military strength.

Nanjun's supplies transferred from Jiangling to Jiangxia were only seen once every ten days.

It is really hard to blame Liu Biao for this.

Since the last defeat, Jingzhou has been in turmoil. First, it was defeated by Cao Cao, and the state's troops were defeated.

Another rebellion broke out in Jingnan, and a large number of troops suffered.

Liu Biao wanted to rebuild half of the defense line in Nanyang and form an army to quell the rebellion in Jingnan.

Troops are needed to supplement everything, but Liu Biao has no troops left!
In the Battle of Chaisang, he also lost more than 2 troops.Huang Zu had not recovered his strength, how could Liu Biao ever recover his military power?

But when Huang Zu settled in Jiangxia, Liu Biao lost more than [-] troops in Nanyang.

No matter how powerful the princes are, if they lose 5000 soldiers in one year, they will turn from prosperity to decline.

Therefore, after the Jingnan Rebellion, Liu Biao was no longer able to support Huang Zu and had to make every effort to restore his own strength.

As a result, the only people Huang Zu could rely on were the more than [-] people in Jiangxia.

If Sun Ce wants to defeat him, it will not be much more difficult than it is for Cao Cao to defeat the powerful Li Tong in Runan.

The situation was already so bleak, but bad news still came one after another, surprising Jiang Xia three times a day.

Anlu had just received the news that Jingling was besieged in the morning, and in the afternoon received news that Jingling County had been captured by Sun's army.Taishi Ci went to the target in person, and the governor's army attacked fiercely. The buildings and boats were all descended, the cloud ladders were surrounded by ants, and the army's arrows and rocks were scattered wildly. The defenders on the city even had no place to stand!
After a day of fierce fighting, Taishi Ci's troops successfully climbed to the top of the city and defeated hundreds of defenders in the city.

The three thousand troops that Huang Zu assembled in Anlu did not have time to rescue them, and the counties in Jiangxia fell one after another.

However, Huang Zu did not rest for long when he heard that Zhou Yu had led his troops all the way up the Han River, tracing the Jing River and driving hundreds of miles straight to Anlu.

Nowadays, Jiangxia is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and all parties within the country are frightened.

How could Huang Zu dare to let Zhou Yu lead his army to besiege Anlu, the seat of Jiangxia?

Even if Zhou Yu leads his army to Anlu and surrounds him without fighting, the entire Jiangxia will be overturned!
At this time, Jiangxia had no foreign aid. If Huang Zu was still besieged in the isolated city, other counties would surely surrender in panic.

Therefore, Huang Zu could only summon up his remaining courage, lead an army of three thousand, and move forward to defend the Jianshui River, intending to block Zhou Yu from Zeguo.

This was the last place that Huang Zu could defend with all his life. He had a good location, and Zhou Yu had Ze Guo behind him, so the navy could not deploy its formation after landing.

If Huang Zu can't stop Zhou Yu here, then there will be a smooth road ahead, and Zhou Yu can drive straight in.Just like when Wu attacked Chu, he captured Ying, the capital of Chu, in ten days.

Huang Zu's idea was very good, but he overestimated his old and incompetent body, and underestimated Zhou Yu, a majestic and famous Jiang Biao general!

Huang Zu's march south was not as fast as he imagined, but Zhou Yu worked day and night, letting soldiers and sailors take over the oars, upstream the river, more than two hundred miles a day.

As a result, the most classic scene of a turtle hitting a snail appeared in the land of Jiangxia.

Zhou Yu's marching speed does not need to be shocking, as long as it is faster than Huang Zu, it is enough to catch Huang Zu off guard.

The Jiangdong Navy suddenly appeared on Huang Zu's march, shocking Huang Zu's troops!
Huang Zu never thought that he would be slower than Zhou Yu if he advanced by land and water and flowed down the river, so that the enemy army broke through the border of Ze State first.

Immediately afterwards, a fierce water battle broke out between the two sides on the river. Although Zhou Yu's troops were exhausted, Huang Zu's army fought in a hurry and still failed to gain an advantage.

In particular, Huang Zu was old and dim. Faced with Zhang Fei, Gan Ning and other powerful generals leading dozens of troops to attack his ships, he was frightened and ordered to retreat to regroup. This caused the Jingzhou Navy to be completely defeated!
Seeing this, Zhou Yu said to the generals that Huang Zu was old, like a tiger in its twilight years. Although he was once brave and good at fighting, he had lost the blood and spirit to fight for victory in a narrow encounter. Otherwise, he would not have been the first to flee in a hasty battle. .

Now he can only hide behind the safety of the military formation and act pretentious.If there is even the slightest danger, they will retreat timidly.

At this time, the way to defeat the enemy is already obvious!
Any good general with a little experience knows how to defeat Huang Zu.

Therefore, after the two sides joined forces in a hasty battle, Huang Zu was unfavorable in the joint battle, so he retreated slightly and regrouped.Zhou Yu did not rest at all, and regardless of the fatigue of his soldiers, Huang Zhong led Jiefan's army to forcefully launch a night attack.

At night, the sound of drums shook the sky. Huang Zhongguan led his soldiers and charged into the battle in person. The sound of killing was loud, and the camp of Huang Zu's army was defeated in one battle.They captured three generals from Huang Zu's tribe, beheaded more than a thousand people, captured more than [-] people, and captured more than a hundred cattle warships and tens of thousands of pieces of equipment and armor.

The reason why the war went so smoothly was naturally because Huang Zu was frightened and abandoned his army when he encountered a night attack.

This general who was once a powerful figure in Jingxiang is now far too old and dim to be what he once was.

However, he abandoned the army and ran away, but he could not escape. Dong Xi led the knights to catch up with him, and then he returned home.

From the beginning of the war to the end of the war, Sun Ce's army fought three battles and achieved three victories. In less than ten days, he conquered Jiangxia and spread his message to Jiankang!

After Sun Ce personally verified it, he ordered his head to be placed in a container, salted, and then sacrificed in front of the tomb of his late father Sun Jian.

Six thousand troops were sent out and Jiangxia was defeated in ten days. It is not known whether Jingzhou was shocked or not, but the whole Jiangdong was completely shaken!
Countless ambitious wealthy families and countless tycoons who wanted to fight against taxes with arms were instantly frightened to death.

A general with nearly [-] troops and a powerful figure!

Jiangxia, a famous county in the world with more than ten county towns, couldn't even stop a partial army under Wu Hou!In less than ten days, Jiangxia was defeated in one fell swoop.

Which powerful family is not timid?Do you dare to say that your ability and power are stronger than Huang Zu?

If a rebellion is launched at this time, I am afraid that Wu Hou will be angry and attack the three armies, and all rebellion will be wiped out at once!
Of course, people's hearts are not just so stubborn, but also the generosity and heroism of Zhu Xia since ancient times.

A big victory is the best incentive for the entire force.

In particular, this great victory of conquering a large country and expanding territory without the common people feeling any cost made Jiangdong rejoiced from top to bottom.

In Zhuxia, it is the most classic style of winning a king and losing a bandit.

As long as you can lead Zhuxia to victory, you will be the most prestigious hero.

After defeating Huang Zu, expanding the territory, and seizing Jiangxia, Sun Ce's prestige became even greater. Heroes and common people all praised Sun Ce's courage. Opposition was completely unable to make waves in this huge wave of celebration.

In particular, the wealthy families in Jiangdong, such as the Zhou family, Gu family, and Zhu family, all took the lead in paying the household tax. After thinking that they were setting an example for the world, the powerful people could not even find a position to oppose it.

At this time, the common people and scholars all over the world were praising Sun Ce for following the way of heaven and making up for the deficiencies by doing more harm than good. How could the powerful people dare to take a clear stand against this?
Since the late kings, the Central Plains has not suffered from scarcity but from inequality. It is absolute political correctness to restrain powerful powers and combat inequality between rich and poor.

Especially among Confucian scholars, this concept has been advocated for hundreds of years, and it has even been promoted as a national policy of the Han Dynasty.

Sun Ce implemented the household tax, collected the wealth from wealthy households, relieved the depleted treasury, and improved the people's livelihood, and gained a great reputation among scholars.

In line with Sun Ce's words, "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, and create peace for all generations." It seems that Sun Ce has become a wise king among the princes recognized by Confucian scholars.

Just in line with that sentence, as long as I can successfully build my career, there will be great scholars who can argue for me.

The powerful people's expectation that the aristocratic families in Jiangdong could rise up against Sun Ce was simply wishful thinking.

How could wealthy families like the Gu family and Zhu family in Wu County oppose Sun Ce?

Zhu Huan was simply Sun Ce's biggest fanboy in the world. Not to mention that the Zhu family became hundreds of times richer than before due to Sun Ce's policies. Even if he was like Mi Zhu and Wei Zi, who donated all his family wealth to support the military, he was willing to do so. .And lest someone beat him to it.

There are still many heroes like Zhu Huan and Gu Yong who have general knowledge.

Although Sun Ce levied a household tax, he also did not restrict powerful people from developing production. About [-]% of the wealth gained was handed over to the government.

But even if it is the remaining [-]%, it is still ten times as much as before.

Another prince might not be better off than he is now.If you encounter princes like Yuan Shu and Cao Cao again, who frequently loot and massacre powerful people, you will regret it!
Therefore, the powerful people also have the weakness of the bourgeoisie, and finally chose to temporarily compromise and pay the household tax according to the system.

(End of this chapter)