The cavalry charged in the rear formation, but the enemy troops did not have a dense formation and were unable to resist. The rear formation of Zhuoxian soldiers and horses quickly became chaotic, and the defeated soldiers were driven to the front to flee.
They broke up the formation of the front army, and the two groups of men and horses got mixed together, and rushed into the range of the spear throwers in confusion.
There are more than 8,000 people defending the south gate, and nearly half of them are spear throwers. And is it difficult to throw a shuttle? But some people throw it far and accurately, and some people throw it from a closer distance, and the accuracy is almost useless.
But now the enemies are huddled together, just pick them up and throw them.
Not to mention the shuttle, throwing a stone can hit someone.
In the doorway, on the city tower, and on both sides of the city approach, seven or eight thousand shuttles flew towards us, one after another, seemingly endless, plunging into the chaotic enemy troops.
Some of the men and horses in Zhuo County wanted to advance, some wanted to retreat, and some wanted to escape to the two wings. They collided with each other, entangled each other, and trampled on each other. No one could form a formation, and no one could escape.
It wasn't until the shuttles landed one after another, until more people died and the crowd became sparse, that they fled to the two wings in fear.
Unfortunately, Wang Xing led his troops in the east, and Zhao Yun had also led his troops to cut off the west.
Surrounded on all sides, there is no way to escape.
The battle at the South City Gate ended quickly.
About eight or nine thousand people attacked the south gate. They were shot for a while by Wang Xing's team, and charged by Liu Xiang's cavalry for a while. In the chaos, they withstood at least six or seven waves of flying shuttles, and they were trampled on each other.
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Less than 4,000 people survived, and all were captured.
Until the end of the battle, there was little movement elsewhere.
Liu Xiang was very confused.
Where did the rest of the people go?
Were those attacking the south gate just a part of them trying to break out? Were they acting alone?
Zhuoxian County is not so big that you can't see the edge at a glance. Even if there is no joint action, it is impossible for others to remain indifferent when they see someone attacking the city.
Liu Xiang needs information.
Wang Xing began to torture the prisoners.
Once the news is gathered, it is not difficult to guess the situation in Nancheng.
The defenders of the southern city already knew that something was wrong with the northern city. Although they did not know the specific information, they estimated that the northern city was going to be doomed.
Beicheng couldn't defeat them. They had fewer people than Beicheng, so they couldn't defeat them either. So they had various thoughts, some wanted to run away, some wanted to counterattack, and some wanted to surrender.
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These people who came to attack the city just wanted to break out. However, the Anping Army came too quickly. Before they could set up their formation, the left wing received a severe beating. Before they could react, the cavalry disrupted the rear formation, and then
It's completely over.
"Haha." Liu Xiang was a little embarrassed.
I thought they had some clever plan, but it turned out that there was internal strife, and I was a little overthinking.
It’s not that our army is too awesome, it’s that the enemy is too novice. Overestimating the enemy is a waste of brain cells.
Fix it and continue cleaning.
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On September 15th, the Mao hour is right, and the golden rooster crows.
Liu Xiang was sitting in the shabby lobby of the county government office, looking through the account books of the government treasury. He saw a lot of food and a lot of small money. He was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
The land tax of Zhuojun County is 1.2 million shi, the calculated tax is 51 million yuan, the oral tax is 4 million yuan, and the various rents and taxes are added up, and there are tens of millions of money, 8,000 pieces of cloth, silk and linen
Twenty thousand kilograms, one thousand kilograms of raw lacquer, iron materials have been used up, wood materials have been used up, leather sinews have been used up.
They have all been turned into various weapons and equipment, and there are still a batch of bows and crossbows that have not been completed. They are in the workshop of Zhuoxian County, and these are all cheaper for Liu Xiang.
Yes, yes, Wen Shu is really a good official. He is not corrupt. It is so rare that he will not kill his son. He is only eight years old and cannot do it.
Liu Xiang was so leisurely because Zhuoxian County had been pacified an hour ago.
The results of the battle have also been tallied. In this battle, more than 1,500 people were injured, 24,000 were captured, 28,000 were killed, and there were still a small group of enemy troops hiding in the city, waiting for subsequent elimination.
The battlefield is being cleaned, the seizures are being counted, and military meritorious service is also being recorded. In this battle, many military titles will be awarded. The demand for military honors is huge. It seems that we have to go to Guangyang County to get more military honors families.
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The Xungui Group under Liu Xiang is beginning to show signs of success. This cannot be stopped, and it cannot be stopped. If you want people to work hard, you can't let them starve. Only with heavy rewards can you be brave.
He was not worried about the problem of too much land, because land taxes also had to be paid on land, and officials and gentry would all pay for it. This was decided early on.
Because the tax system he set was low and the salary of the army sergeants was extremely high, no one objected. On the contrary, many soldiers did not farm the land themselves and concentrated on running caravans, and did not care about the little income from the fields.
To them, Hountian is honor and dignity, not a source of wealth.
Liu Xiang felt very good. Such behavior needed encouragement, so he increased his support for military caravans.
Business in the territory gradually prospered, and he had a role in various caravans and shops, ranging from 10 to 20% to 50%. He earned more than collecting business taxes.
But there is still a commercial tax. He only charges bulk transaction tax now, with a tax of one for thirty. There is no tax for small transactions of ordinary people. If the ordinary people buy two liters of millet, and you have to charge tax, that would be too much.
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Commercial taxes still need to be carefully considered. The current commercial circulation in the territory is basically a monopoly run by Liu Xiang. Collecting commercial taxes is almost the same as collecting his own money, so there won’t be any trouble. If other merchants come in in the future, there will have to be a
We have a complete business tax and tax collection team.
Especially the tax collection team, which is more important than formulating tax laws. No matter what kind of tax laws are enacted, people will eventually collect them. There are many ways to do this, so we must pay attention to them.
This team is slowly being trained. It cannot be achieved overnight. You have to be patient. There is no way. Corrupt officials have either been killed or are doing hard labor. Liu Xiang cannot use them. He has to train his own tax collection team. This requires
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Putting aside the issue of tax collection, now is not the time to dwell on that.
The problem in Zhuoxian County is not small. Although the actual siege was fought for only a few days, many people in Zhuoxian County died at the hands of the Anping Army. The relatives of these people must find ways to resettle them.
They are definitely full of hatred and fear. If they are not handled well, they will be a huge hidden danger.
Liu Xiang didn't want them to stay in Zhuoxian, or in other words, he didn't want them to stay in any strategic location. They had to be dispersed and relocated to places where they were less important and where the local people were very supportive of the Anping Army, preferably in a township with a large number of military relatives.
pavilion.
Those prisoners and their relatives need to be treated with kindness. After screening, give them better treatment and try to win them over.
Then there are the people outside Zhuoxian County. Those who can side with the Anping Army are also the basic base for controlling Zhuoxian County.
Liu Xiang's method of controlling local areas was different from that of the Han Dynasty.
The imperial court used officials to control the people. Those who were officials called this method of herding and guarding. In their eyes, the people were just livestock for grazing.
Liu Xiang first won the hearts and minds of the people, bound the people's interests to him, and made the people understand that when he was here, the people's properties and wealth were his. If he was gone, the people would have nothing.
He used the common people to form militia groups to train, used the militia to control the local area, used retired veterans to lead, and used cavalry to supervise. The officials were just tools to give orders. It would be smoother with them. Without them, the local government would not be able to turn the world upside down.
There were very few officials under Liu Xiang. They were forced to come out because there was really no one available for them. Therefore, he must pay attention to the people's will and draw most of the people into his ranks.
This way he can have a stable place.
The notice to calm the people has been written and will be read out everywhere when daylight comes. The people of Zhuo County need to be carefully won over.