Since Tang Jia came to power, he hasn't done much business, but he has never been polite when ordering tax collection. During this period, as long as the money is not enough, he will collect future taxes. Now that he has received it, he is afraid that after thirty Even his son's share of taxes was paid in advance.
This result naturally caused people's livelihood grievances in the area under Daqian's rule, and many people had no choice but to prepare to move. But then Kong Fu learned about this matter and immediately reported it to Tang Jia and issued another policy. It is a policy that does not allow immigration. If one household in a village is removed, the whole village will be affected; if a village is removed from a township, the entire township will be affected; if a county is removed from a township, the county will be affected, etc.
Under this policy of man-to-man monitoring and mutual supervision, fewer people are able to leave, but more people die. When many people face the situation of no money or food, they can only Die at home or in the village. It is not uncommon for people to change their sons and eat in the land under their control. If it were not for the previous recruitment, many young and strong people were forcibly captured into the army. I am afraid that Nowadays, civilian rebels should be everywhere.
However, due to Kong Fu's deliberate concealment, it seemed that such things could not reach Tang Jia's ears at all. What he heard every day was that the world was peaceful and the people below were living and working in peace and contentment. While deceiving the emperor, the people below were receiving Kong Fu and the relevant ministers divided more than half of the tax money that came up, leaving no money in the treasury, where even a mouse would shed a tear.
Under such a situation, anyone with knowledge can see that the death of the Great Qian Dynasty is inevitable, just a matter of time. But at this time, a sudden victory was sent to the capital, which really surprised many people. .
Could it be said that Daqian’s army is really good at fighting?
When the news arrived in the palace, Kong Fu hurried over after hearing the news. After understanding the general situation, he went to Tang Jia to claim credit. Tang Jia, who came out of the harem with an unhappy look on his face, heard that this time it was not his fault. Money, but when sending good news, I also became energetic at the moment.
"Your Majesty, I am very happy. Huo Yang, the guard of the secret city, came to report that they had a bloody battle with the Huns under the secret city a few days ago. More than 100,000 Huns attacked the secret city of Dagan without any reason. General Huo Yang In desperation, they ordered a counterattack, and with their bravery, they defeated the Huns and killed countless enemies. Now some of the corpses are being transported to Daliang City." Kong Fu said with full excitement on his face. meaning.
It is true that the relationship between Kong Fu and the Xiongnu seems to be good, and it is true that he received a lot of money from the other party, but this does not hinder his happy mood at this time. Without it, cooperation also requires strength. If you are at a disadvantage every time If we win, this kind of cooperation will end sooner or later.
On the contrary, after Da Ganjun's victory this time, he will have more confidence when he cooperates with anyone in the future. At least he has a trump card, right? Then he can make more demands on his collaborators. .
Hearing Kong Fu describe the matter so well, Tang Jia was also happy, "Oh, our army is really so powerful. Can 30,000 people stop the Huns' army of hundreds of thousands?"
"The good news has been sent, and some corpses will be sent soon. I guess there will be no lies. Otherwise, if the matter is exposed, Huo Yang will not get any good fruits." Kong Fu also knew some soldiers. In the situation, the internal fighting is also very fierce.
If Huo Yang dared to lie about such a thing, then the generals who were coveting his current position would send secret messages. But this time he didn't receive anything, so it must be true.
Of course, Kong Fu would not know that the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver found from the corpses of the Huns had blocked everyone's mouths, making no one dare to stand up and tell the truth, and became the target of public criticism. And given the current situation of the court,
From a practical point of view, if the matter is reported, the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver will definitely be demanded back. Take away the obtained silver, do you think this 30,000-strong army can agree?
If it is not done well, a mutiny in the army is not impossible, and even one's life will be lost. Who dares to tell the truth?
Kong Fu didn't know this, he just thought that Huo Yang was blocking the Huns army by relying on the wall of the secret city, and the people he killed should be the slave soldiers of the Huns, not the real Huns cavalry.
"It's true. It seems that Huo Yang is still a general who can fight." After hearing this, Tang Jia's eyes lit up and he said with emotion. Seeing that this meant that he was going to promote the right person.
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Kong Fu listened to his voice and knew what it meant, and his eyes moved rapidly. He also knew this Huo Yang, but it was just an acquaintance. There was no correspondence between the two parties, and he didn't even give him any money. That's all.
, why should you speak for him?
I thought I could contact this person later to see if he knows what he's doing. If he knows how to give me money, I wouldn't mind promoting him. If he doesn't, then just stay in Secret City.
Having made a decision in his heart, Kong Fu looked at Tang Jia, clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the matter is not over yet, and promoting Huo Yang is not at this moment."
"It's not over yet? Is there anything else?" Tang Jia's expression tightened after hearing this, thinking in his mind whether he had provoked the main force of the Xiongnu army? If so, they had an army of 700,000 people, so what could they do?
withstand?
"One Sword Dominates"
If this is really the case, then the young man will have to lose his car to save the commander and hand over this Huo Yang.
"Your Majesty, it's like this. The victory report also said that because the Huns had too many troops to stop them all outside the city, there were about five thousand Huns cavalry who crossed Mi City and headed towards Daliang City.
Come over here."
"What? They came to Daliang City, what are they going to do?" Before Kong Fu could finish his words, Tang Jia shouted with fear in his eyes.
It's no wonder that Tang Jia was afraid. After becoming the emperor, he realized what a real life like a master is. He is now addicted to it. Now he hears that someone wants to destroy his "good life", so what?
As for Kenyi, how could he not be afraid?
Seeing that Tang Jia was frightened, Kong Fu despised him in his heart, but his face was still very respectful and he said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. With General Mo Chengyu in Daliang City, there will be no loss. And we also
We didn’t receive any information about the Huns appearing in the city, so they must have gone elsewhere.”
"Okay, okay, just don't come to Daliang City." After hearing this, Tang Jia's expression became much calmer.
He didn't care where these Huns would go. As long as they didn't appear in front of him and didn't threaten his safety, he could just let them die.
But before Tang Jia could take a breath, Kong Fu said again: "General Huo Yang reported back, saying that the Dahua Army followed closely behind and appeared under the secret city, and then they also passed through the secret city to pursue the Huns.
The army is defeated."
"Ah! Are the Dahua Army also involved?" Hearing that not only the Xiongnu Army but also the Dahua Army appeared this time, Tang Jia's face reappeared nervously.
"Yes, they are here, but they have no intention of threatening Daliang City. Instead, as General Huo Yang reported, they are chasing the defeated Huns." Kong Fu quickly added.
"Oh, it doesn't matter, let them fight." Hearing that the Chinese army had no intention of threatening him, Tang Jia relaxed again. He didn't care who among these people won or lost, he just
Just ask others not to hit you. The best result is that they fight life and death, and in the end they all die together. At that time, he can easily gain the world, and then all the beauties and wealth in the world will fall into his hands.
It was just a matter of Xiongnu and Dahua. Tang Jia would not really ignore it. Instead, he turned his attention to Kong Fu, his most trusted companion and said: "Kong Aiqing, it is up to you to decide what to do next.
Take responsibility."
"I obey the decree." Knowing that Tang Jia was too lazy to take care of it, Kong Fu nodded in agreement. He liked the emperor very much and would increase his authority infinitely if he didn't care about anything.
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Zhangcheng.
After the Japanese army attacked several times to no avail and suffered heavy losses, they retreated, reorganized their troops, and waited for the appearance of the South Vietnamese Army and the Western Shu Army to prepare to attack the city together.
After waiting for some days, at the end of January in the second year of the Hua Kingdom, the armies of the three parties finally gathered under Zhangcheng.
Among them, the Japanese Army plus the follow-up troops had 300,000 men; the South Vietnamese Army plus the follow-up troops also had 300,000 men; the Western Shu Army mobilized some city soldiers from Xiangzhou and gathered 120,000 men.
Coincidentally, another 720,000 troops came to Zhangcheng.
On the other hand, the Dahua army guarding here only has three brigades: the 1st, 4th, and 6th Shanshan Guards (45,000 people);
The entire First Firearms Brigade (15,000 people) and the entire First Army (30,000 people) total about 200,000 people.
And there are some new recruits among them, such as the three brigades of the Shanshan Guards, which include some newly joined cavalry. Of course, they all have the foundation, but they have never conducted a real large-scale coordinated operation.
Two hundred thousand versus 720,000, the pressure is great as you can imagine. Even if the side with fewer people is on the defensive, it still has to be careful every step of the way.
But it cannot be said that the Great Chinese Army does not have advantages. For example, Tang Ao personally took up the formation, and the trenches inside and outside the city have already been dug, and the giant crossbows and bronze artillery have been placed. This can ensure that as long as the enemy dares to come, he will definitely be defeated.
They taste it one by one.
But compared with the advantages, the disadvantages are equally obvious, just the lack of troops. The key problem is that the number of sky mines in the city is not very sufficient. Zhangcheng belongs to the territory of Xiangzhou, which is too far from Jizhou, and transportation is very difficult.
Trouble is, even though Dahua has strong financial resources now, the pressure of such long-distance transportation is also great. The logistics department is spending money like water. The money in Dahua's treasury has not increased for some time.
