super apocalypse

Chapter 160

Chapter 160

"My lord, we have captured the entire territory of Yuzhou. However, when our army attacked the major noble clans, we encountered stubborn resistance, with no less than [-] casualties. The battle losses in various places are being counted and will be reported in the near future. Among them In particular, Yangzhai, where the gentry is entrenched, resisted the most fiercely..."

"My lord, a letter from Yangzhou, General Wei Yan has captured Shouchun, and is currently conquering the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River. Lu Su, Jiang Gan, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Ling Cao, Chen Wu, He Qi and others have joined Taiping one after another. The Gu family of the Eastern Wu tried to organize troops to resist the Taiping Army, but they were wiped out by the whole family. The land was divided equally among the people in Jiangdong, and the people of the Taiping Army rose greatly.

"My lord, Liu Biao of Jingzhou mobilized the army, led by Huang Zu, Wenpin and other generals to guard the border, and seemed to be defending against our army's surprise attack. General Huang Zhong personally led [-] troops to confront the Jingzhou officials on the border line. Come to ask for instructions, do you want to enter Jingzhou..."

"My lord, the report of the battle at Hulao Pass came. Dong Zhuo had already withdrawn his troops. The coalition forces of the Eighteenth Route Princes had captured Hulao Pass. They had already learned of our army's movements. Chao, Qiao Mao, and Tao Qian's coalition forces of 13 troops turned back from Sizhou, and they are already on their way to fight back against our army..."

Listening to the battle reports from everywhere, Xiao Lan could not see any emotion in his eyes. Although Wei Yan's personal combat power was not as good as Huang Zhong's, his commanding ability was superior to Huang Zhong's. With Chen Deng's assistance, he had an army of [-]. Taking Yangzhou was expected. The surrender of Lu Su, Jiang Qian, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others undoubtedly improved the Taiping Army's military strength.

The Taiping Army seized the land of the five prefectures and occupied half of the Han Dynasty. It was normal for Liu Biao to send troops to defend Jingzhou. Xiao Lan couldn't help but feel a headache.

In this battle, I dispatched troops quickly and attacked swiftly, but I still overlooked a terrible thing, that is, the strength of the rich and noble families. The private soldiers of these wealthy families may seem ordinary, but all of them are good fighters. Proficient in fist and foot strategy, and brave in combat, often after a battle, the Taiping Army can suffer heavy losses.

Xiao Lan knows the influence of the rich and noble families, and Xiao Lan also knows that the rich and noble families are terrible. Xiao Lan also knows that the wealthy and noble families in the Three Kingdoms era monopolized official careers. The officials of the Eastern Han Dynasty, nine out of ten, came from aristocratic families. , they controlled the superstructure and the public opinion of the court. These powerful and powerful gentry, naturally, controlled the economic lifeline of the Han Dynasty. The difficulties faced, the hardships among them, are unimaginable.

The Yellow Turban Uprising is a typical representative of failure, but the poor people want to stand up, there is no other way, not to overthrow the imperial court, not to restrict the gentry, it is simply delusional.

The reason why Xiao Lan's Taiping Army can achieve the current results is entirely because Xiao Lan chose the right time. At this time, when the coalition of princes and Dong Zhuo were fighting, the troops in each state capital were empty, and it was also because he used the right means to win the victory. The hearts of the people have won the full support of the people.

"My lord, although we have captured the entire Yuzhou, these rich and noble families are still fighting. I didn't expect that the private soldiers in their family are so terrible..." Zhou Cang came to Xiao Lan covered in blood, his face was full of blood. With a look of unwillingness, shock and fierceness appeared in his eyes.

"Hehe...don't raise other people's aspirations and destroy your own prestige. Now Yuzhou is in my hands. The Taiping Army has a hundred thousand troops stationed here. Pass my words and tell those rich and noble families that if you continue to resist stubbornly, you will wait for them It will be the most miserable way to die, if you give up resistance, cooperate with the Taiping army land reform, admit your mistakes bravely, make up for the victims, maybe there is still a way to survive..."

Xiao Lan spoke in a deep voice, and his words were full of coldness and attack: "In short, you just do what you want, the Taiping Army will never compromise with the gentry first, let's see if they are deeply rooted, or the Taiping Army's butcher knife is sharp! "

"Promise!" Zhou Cang replied in a deep voice: "With my lord's words, I am relieved. Within three days, I, Zhou Cang, promise to wipe out the resistance of the gentry in Yuzhou!"

Watching Zhou Cang go away, Xiao Lan immediately ordered Huang Zhong to defeat the Jingzhou army led by Wenpin and Huang Zu in the battle on the plain as quickly as possible.At the same time, many transfer orders came out one by one, such as Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin were transferred to Qingzhou and Jizhou to guard the border, Bai Rao Gengling was transferred to Xuzhou to change defense, and Chen Dao, Zang Ba, and Yu Jin defended Yanzhou.

Xiao Lan personally took charge of Yuzhou, and Zhou Cang, Liu Pi, and Gong Du led their troops to suppress the wealthy nobles. Anyone who resisted was killed. For a while, the nobles in Yuzhou seemed to be in doom. Although they were protected by elite private soldiers, After all, they were scattered everywhere and could not withstand the attack of the Taiping Army. In addition, the Taiping Army was deeply popular among the people and had the support of the broad masses of the people. No matter what they did, they could not escape the surveillance of the people.

With the full support of the common people, many wealthy noble families who took the initiative to resist the Taiping Army were all wiped out, and there was no chance to escape. This made the rest of the wealthy noble families stay behind closed doors and did not take the initiative to attack Taiping. The army did not express sincerity, and was obviously waiting and watching.

However, both themselves and the Taiping Army knew that there was not much time left for them to consider. Under the slaughter, surrender and death were destined to have only one choice.

Xiao Lan didn't care about these things for the time being, he was on his way to Yingchuan Academy, this place that was said to have bred countless talents in the late Han Dynasty, and the military production base, he naturally wanted to patronize it.

Yingchuan Academy is located on the hillside of a mountain outside the outskirts of Yangzhai, surrounded by beautiful mountains and clear waters, singing birds and fragrant flowers. Although the world is full of wars and thousands of miles away, this place is like a paradise. No wonder those literati and wise men Choose to live here.

However, in today's place, there is a strong sense of killing in silence, because, as early as when Xiao Lan led the army to capture Yingchuan, Xu Chu had already sent people to surround the place. .

Yingchuan Academy, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, gathered famous advisers and advisers in the Three Kingdoms era. Xiao Lan knew all about their important surnames. Not surprisingly, this net will definitely catch a lot of big fish. As for other places in Yuzhou The bloody suppression by Zhou Cang and others of those wealthy noble families, I believe they can't play any tricks.

Xiao Lan came here at a leisurely pace, and came to the front of Yingchuan Academy as if traveling in the mountains. It was snow-white, and an obviously old wooden door was opened. Above the main entrance was a wooden plaque with black lacquer and red letters, with four big characters written on it: Yingchuan Academy, signed: Mr. Shui Jing.The font is strong and powerful, red and black contrast each other, red is like blood, black is like night sky, they are perfectly combined together, calm and dignified.

"See my lord!" Seeing Xiao Lan approaching, Xu Chu, who was guarding the door with his troops, quickly came up to him respectfully.

"Zhongkang, is there any change in that group of scholars?" Xiao Lan asked indifferently, his eyes flicked with an unspeakable meaning.

"Back to my lord, no." Xu Chu scratched his head and muttered with some dissatisfaction: "They are just a group of bookworms. They are all honest. They know how to study and study every day. My lord, can you please stop letting me, Old Xu, do this job? I would rather fight against the local tyrants and allocate land to the common people, which is much more interesting than this."

Xiao Lan said with a smile: "What nonsense are you talking about? You know, the people here are all talented people. What our Taiping Army lacks is this kind of talent. Be optimistic, even if you pull them back to teach, it will be good."

Xu Chu responded and stopped talking. Xiao Lan knew in his heart that he had been wronged by letting a top general like him stand guard in front of such a mountain academy. However, there was no way to do it. There are few powerful people, and only a top fighter like Xu Chu can hold them down.

"Keep this place, order to go down, this is the important place of the academy, don't disturb, and don't enter or leave!" Xiao Lan patted Xu Chu's shoulder, then threw the weapon with him to him, and then Shi Shiran walked towards the inside of the academy go.

Crossing the gate of the courtyard and walking along the bluestone road, facing a big house, the house is square, built of green bricks, with carved tiles on it, and in the center of the house is a big incense table, behind which hangs a portrait of Confucius, yellow. A few sticks of incense are inserted in the copper censer, and the curling cigarettes slowly rise, spread out, and pass through the side door, which is the reading place. Xiao Lan plucked the strings lightly, the sound was mellow and crisp, he smiled and walked towards the courtyard next to him...

(End of this chapter)