Save the Bachelor of Heaven

A few days later, news of the explosion at the Zhensong Army Arsenal also spread back to Yuan Shang.

"I heard that the Crow Soldier's arsenal exploded~"

"I told you that when I was sleeping a few days ago, I heard a bang. I guess it was the arsenal that exploded."

"As soon as the arsenal explodes, should the Crow Soldiers retreat?"

The villagers talked a lot, and they were all very excited about the bombing of the Zhensong Army arsenal.

After the Zhensong Army came to Yuanshang, they robbed food and money, but did not do a single human thing. Now that something has happened to it and it has been damaged, the people are naturally happy to watch the show.

But Xiang Nan also knows that centipede insects are dead but not stiff.

Although the Zhensong Army's arsenal was bombed and its firepower was damaged, it was not easy to withdraw.

After all, this is a group of tiger and wolf soldiers. They came to Sanqin just to steal food, money, and women. Now that the city of Xi'an is so close, they can't bear to let go of such a big piece of fat, which is being swallowed right before their eyes.

Therefore they will continue to besiege the city.

However, after their firepower was damaged, the threat to the defenders in the city was greatly reduced. After all, a spear without bullets is not as powerful as a fire stick.

They couldn't take the city of Xi'an when they had enough firepower. Now that they are short of bullets and artillery shells, it will be even harder to take the city of Xi'an. In this way, the city of Xi'an was saved.

Moreover, not only one force coveted the Three Qins, such as the Yan clan warlord of the Jin army and the Feng clan warlord, who was known as a defecting general, they also wanted to get their hands on the Three Qins.

However, the Zhensong Army was a vicious dog and attacked Sanqin first, so it was difficult for those two families to send troops. But now that the Zhensong Army is short of ammunition and the threat is greatly reduced, those two families will naturally be ready to make a move.

Historically, warlord Feng launched an attack on the Zhensong Army in September and drove it away.

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After the Zhensong Army's explosives depot was bombed, Army Commander Liu Xiazi reached out to the people in order to raise funds and purchase ammunition.

He required every household to pay not only grain, but also various taxes to fill the gap caused by the bombing of the arsenal.

During the Republic of China, twenty yuan was worth five hundred rounds of ammunition. This time Xiang Nan took action and reimbursed him nearly 30 million rounds of ammunition, which was equivalent to 1.2 million oceans reduced to nothing.

If he wanted to buy back the 30 million rounds of ammunition, he would have to charge 1.2 million from the people.

The combined population of the several counties he controlled was less than 600,000, so it was equivalent to two oceans per person.

Ordinary people at that time could not earn more than a few yuan a year. A family of four would have to hand over eight yuan, which would literally cost the lives of the people.

Therefore, people everywhere refused to pay taxes and grain.

And Liu Xiazi, who was born in a reckless family, was not merciful and directly ordered a killing spree. Guillotines were set up in every village and town, and a few examples of those who resisted taxes and refused to pay grain were killed.

Since Xiang Nan was in charge of Bailu Village, Platoon Leader Yang did not dare to mess around, so no one in their village was killed. However, there were casualties in several surrounding villages and towns.

Those soldiers rushed directly into the house to search for anything valuable, and took everything away. Those who could not be taken away were smashed, causing widespread resentment among the people.

In contrast, the villagers were naturally grateful for Xiang Nan's blessing. If he hadn't been here, the villagers of Bailu Village would have been ruined.

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Seeing Blind Liu bullying the people like this, Xiang Nan didn't want to let him off lightly.

At night, he secretly went to the Zhensong Army's bank vault and spent one night emptying out all the three million in it.

It turns out that Liu Xiazi attacked Sanqin from Yuzhou and looted all the local finances wherever he went. The wealthy people, merchants, shops, etc. under the rule were also extorted and extorted, which is why so much money was robbed.

And he also planned to use this money to pay military salaries and buy arms. Xiang Nan didn't want to take advantage of him, so he spent one night, like ants moving, stealing all three million oceans and finding land to bury them.

As a result, Blind Liu had no military pay and no money to buy arms, so one can easily imagine his fate.

Sure enough, a few days later, Liu Xiazi's army had no money to pay, causing the soldiers to mutiny.

The crow soldiers under his banner have no faith and no loyalty at all. Their purpose of joining the army is for money, power, and women.

Now that the salary is gone and the war is in vain, who is willing to sacrifice his life?

In addition, the arsenal was bombed, and they lost ammunition support, and there was nothing they could do against the city of Xi'an. Continuing to spend it was in vain and wasted effort, so some soldiers began to mutiny.

Although Blind Liu finally suppressed the mutiny by his own means, it also caused a great loss in his strength. There were originally more than 100,000 horses, but now there are less than 100,000 horses left, a loss of about one-tenth.

More importantly, due to the counterinsurgency, the two sides exchanged fire and killed each other, which caused the remaining bullets to be greatly consumed again. When the remaining bullets were put together, there were only less than a million bullets left. If they were distributed evenly, each person would not have enough bullets. to ten.

During World War II, it took an average of three thousand bullets to kill an enemy soldier. Even the Eighth Route Army, with its explosive combat effectiveness, required an average of thirty bullets or seven grenades.

Therefore, although Blind Liu's million bullets may seem like a lot, they are actually far from enough to withstand consumption.

Moreover, taking advantage of Liu Xiazi's civil strife, the defenders in the city took the opportunity to launch an attack and achieved a certain victory, which greatly encouraged people's hearts.

…

"Hei Wa, have you heard that Blind Liu's bank account was also stolen?" Lu Zhaopeng came to Xiang Nandao.

Xiang Nan nodded, "I heard, well done, this is all retribution for letting him exploit the people."

"Yes, Blind Liu lost his military pay, and a mutiny broke out in the army. He was almost thrown out of office by his subordinates." Lu Zhaopeng said, "But after all, he was not a drunkard. He suppressed the mutiny in the end, but he still lost 10,000 yuan. Lots of soldiers.”

Liu Xiazi's three division commanders, Chai Yunsheng, Zhang Zhigong and Han Yukun, were all bandits like him.

They also have their own forces and armies, and they follow Liu Xiazi to besiege Xi'an City. It is similar to the eighteenth princes attacking Dong Zhuo in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It is an alliance and cooperation relationship, not a superior-subordinate relationship.

Now that the arsenal has been bombed, the bank has been stolen, and the city of Xi'an cannot be captured for a long time, they have lost troops and generals and suffered heavy losses, so naturally everyone has grievances.

Therefore, Han Yukun, the commander of the Third Division, joined forces with Chai Yunsheng and Zhang Zhigong to force the palace, preparing to oust Blind Liu from power. But Liu Xiazi was superior and used high-ranking officials and generous salaries to instigate Chai Yunsheng and Zhang Zhigong, and shot Han Yukun to death.

Although Han Yukun died, Han Yukun's brothers were unwilling to be taken over by Liu Xiazi, so they broke into internal strife. In the end, Han Yukun's tribe was defeated and split up by three families. The Suppressing Song Army lost more than 15,000 people, and there was also a hidden danger of internal strife.