The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire

I passed through Shiquan County all the way, rested in the county for a day, and went to Chenggu County early the next morning.

The water flow around Chenggu County is convenient, and the main stream and two tributaries of the Han River flow within the county. The land is fertile and the agriculture is developed. There are more than 20,000 people living in it. Although the area of ​​the county is small, it is a place with a large population.

Because the county is close to Nanzheng, its political status is relatively high. Many noble families settled here and took root here. The farthest one probably originated in the pre-Qin period.

But today, this place where people usually live and work in peace and contentment and don't hear of wars has ushered in an army of soldiers.

Walking on the small road in the middle of the field outside the nearby village, Zhong Yu looked around from time to time, and found that the grain growing here was very good, and it was certain that this year was another bumper year.

It seems that it is not unreasonable that this place can support the population of the usual two counties in the area of ​​one county. It can be seen just by looking at the fertility of the land here.

However, although the fertile land is good, it is the land of the gentry, and although there is a lot of food, it is the food of the gentry. There are many good fields here, most of which are the fields of the gentry. How stingy and harsh it is to rent out to tenants, collect high taxes, and only leave enough food for farmers to survive starvation.

Walking all the way, the villagers I saw were all yellow and thin, with only skin and bones left in their bodies. They looked like candles in the wind at any time, and they could fall down with a gust of wind, which made people feel sorry for them.

And those gentry are indeed full of luster, well-clothed and well-fed, going in and out of servants, riding horses and walking dogs, and they are the children of a family.

Compared with the two, what I did seems not so hateful. Although he confiscated the fertile land of those gentry, he also planned to distribute it to some of the peasants.

Moreover, although the taxes collected were high, as high as 60%, four floors were left, which was enough food for their family of three. If the wife in the family is virtuous and can plant mulberry trees and weave cloth, the family can even have some savings throughout the year. This is a day that can only be had in Taiping years!

Chenggu County is not far from Nanzheng County. The county towns of the two counties are only separated by more than 30 miles. Under the terrain surrounded by plains, the two cities can face each other from a distance across the plain.

This is destined to not be able to be like before. After capturing the county, those gentry and other counties are still kept in the dark. I have enough time to slowly clean up the entire county, and then catch them by surprise.

So we can only make a quick decision, first capture the county seat, so that the people in the entire Chenggu County will not have a place to stick to.

Then use harsh methods to kill all the hidden dangers in the county, and finally leave some people to stick to the county, and take the rest of the troops to Nanzheng City, and take down the entire Nanzheng before the news is revealed. county.

Fast forward all the way, and soon arrived under the county seat. All the pedestrians encountered on the way were all killed by him and thrown into the forest to cover his whereabouts.

Sure enough, he didn't find his trace at the city gate of the county seat, and was quickly raided by his own cavalry, and after another round of hacking and killing, the city would judge by itself soon.

It's just a small county town, with at most two or three thousand people living in it, how long will it take to settle down!

All the officials and the gentry who stayed in the city were killed by their own troops. After a careful search, they withdrew after finding none.

The whole process only took him an hour, and even the people around the county didn't see the turmoil in the county, let alone Nanzheng City thirty miles away.

After cleaning up the entire county, all guards and soldiers were killed, and the family and its servants were also killed.

Without worrying about internal troubles, I kept two hundred of them, which was enough to hold out for a while with an army of no more than 5,000.

Not to mention, there are not so many troops in Hanzhong County. Even if there is, I am not far from this Chenggu County, and I can rush back in an hour or two, and there will be no great danger that my back will be cut off.

With the remaining 1,000 people, they hurried all the way out of the city gate, looking in the direction of Nanzheng County. Pedestrians on the way were all killed on the spot and thrown in hidden places to cover up their whereabouts.

Soon, two hours later, I arrived at the gate of Nanzheng County and hid in the grove at the gate of the county.

As the county seat of Nanzheng County, there are 1,000 county soldiers guarding it. Although these county soldiers are neglected in training and have not experienced wars, they can be said to be the most elite force in a county.

It's not comparable to the defenders in the previous county. Just looking at the guarding of the city gate, their vigilance is much higher than that of the county.

As long as there are more than ten people holding weapons, they will be stopped dozens of steps away from the city gate, and they must surrender their weapons or have someone provide a guarantee before they can enter the city.

If I imagined that I sent cavalry directly to rampage like before, I am afraid they will close the city gate, ring the alarm bell, and call the army in the county and the servants of all the families to guard the county together!

Then it can only be like the previous strategy, pretending to be a businessman, leading dozens of soldiers disguised as handymen, and hiding the weapons in the carriage.

When they are close to the gate of the city, they will suddenly attack and kill the soldiers at the gate. Then the long-prepared cavalry rushed in from behind, and then the event was settled.

Such a series of actions, not to mention those county soldiers, even I was very sad to react. This mere Nanzheng City, isn't it something you can grab with your own hands?

Now that you have thought of a plan, follow it. Sure enough, the city gate guards were greedy in everything. When they saw their caravan of two or three cars, their eyes shone brightly, as if they saw big money beckoning to them.

Without too much censorship, he came to the gate of the city. Zhong Yu smiled and slowly approached the chief guard of the city gate, stretched his hands into his arms, pretending to take out money from it.

As expected, the officer was not too vigilant, with a satisfied smile on his face, and he was admiring in his heart, that businessman really knew how to do things, saving himself a lot of tongue.

Later, I must take care of myself, make it easier for him, and not be too embarrassing, just because he knows how to behave like this.

However, at this moment, an accident happened, and finally he took out a dagger from his bosom, and inserted it into the heart of the officer in full view.

Under his dumbfounded expression with his eyes wide open, his majestic body fell down, bleeding all over his body.

The surrounding soldiers seemed to have heard the signal, and abandoned their disguises one after another. Turning around, he took out a weapon from the carriage, and killed the surrounding soldiers who were still in place, unable to react to what had happened.

The horn of war sounded at this moment, and the cavalry not far from the city gate also rushed over quickly, and within ten minutes, they arrived at the gate of the city. He rushed in directly, and killed those people in the city who were still far away and had no time to escape home.

At this moment, the entire Nanzheng County was plunged into the battlefield of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. The entire city lost its original order and turned into a hell on earth, and everyone turned into evil spirits.

The evil deep in his heart exploded, Zhong Yu's soldiers, the county soldiers in the city, some green-skinned rogues, servants of the aristocratic families in the city. An unprecedented battle started in such a small place, and the number of civilians affected is countless.