In all fairness, Zhang Xiu was not willing to treat these wealthy families in this way. Because first of all, Zhang Xiu himself is not a person who treats human life as a mustard and kills indiscriminately, and in his bones, Zhang Xiu's original character is more inclined to the type of generosity and kindness.

Secondly, the contradiction between Zhang Xiu and the wealthy family did not reach the point of life and death. Zhang Xiu was not naïve enough to think that the entire class of the wealthy family could be wiped out by force alone. In any case, no one can reverse the tide of history. The feudal era is destined to be the era of the landlord class, and the landlord class will inevitably produce powerful bureaucrats, which is the inevitable law of this society, and the individual can never change the social law.

So why did Zhang Xiuming know that he couldn't change the trend of history, but he still resolutely stood on the opposite side of the wealthy families?

That's because what Zhang Xiu wants to change is the fortune of this country and this nation!

Just as capitalist society must have such basic contradictions as periodic economic crises, feudal society also has periodic basic contradictions. This basic contradiction is the problem of unequal distribution of wealth in a society represented by land annexation.

And this contradiction is cyclical, and the length of each cycle varies, but basically its appearance is the change of a dynasty. And Zhang Xiu, who is a traverser, knows very well that the famous Yellow Turban Uprising not only announced the beginning of the Three Kingdoms era, but also announced the beginning of the periodic outbreak of the fundamental contradictions in feudal society at a deep level!

Under normal circumstances, after the accumulation of this contradiction has reached the point of exploding, the whole society will reshuffle the cards to reach a new equilibrium, which is externally the beginning of a new dynasty.

And when this dynasty has experienced the prosperity of the early period and the prosperity of the middle period, and then it will be done in the later period, at this time the contradictions will mostly erupt in the form of peasant uprisings, which is the beginning of another cycle and another dynasty.

From a humanistic point of view, the longer the cycle, the better. The reason why the Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties are called the five major dynasties, such as the rule of Wenjing, the rule of Zhenguan, the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and the prosperity of Kangqian, and are praised by the world, is because this dynasty continued the cycle of the fundamental contradictions of feudal society a little longer than other dynasties.

To borrow a phrase, you can understand why the longer this contradiction cycle, the better - "Xing, the people are suffering; Death, the people suffer! ”

The change of dynasties is inevitably accompanied by war, and although this process is necessary, it is not necessary to cause the suffering of the common people.

And Zhang Xiu knew very clearly that after the unification of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Jin Dynasty, because of the policy of indulging the development of the family and the clan, it not only directly led to the tragedy of the Wuhu Rebellion, but also led to the stagnation and regression period of the national development of China Shenzhou for more than 300 years, and only 37 years of national development!

Although he could not change the social form of the feudal era, Zhang Xiu would never let the basic cycle of feudal society fall into chaos and affect the development and progress of the Chinese nation, so that the descendants of Yan and Huang would take more historical detours.

That's right, the development of the indulgent scholar clan is a detour in history, Cao Wei's Jiupin Zhongzheng system, Sun Wu's government military system, are the products of this conniving policy program, and then used by the two Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties dynasties, creating a dark age in Chinese history that makes people unbearable to look at human life like a mustard!

Speaking of which, Zhang Xiu's good intentions are clear. I know that I can't stop the rise of the wealthy family, kill the group in front of me, and the family from which I am subordinate will also become the next batch of noble families, but I can at least delay the process of the rise of the wealthy family, and I can find another force to balance the family and the wealthy family in the time I have delayed, and find the right path of history!

Therefore, when he couldn't hide it anymore, Zhang Xiu chose the most extreme way to face all this.

On August 15, Zhang Xiu's general Pei Yuanshao attacked Lou County, and sent the four wealthy families in the city to Wu County to participate in the war, all of which confiscated their family wealth, and the men were slaves and women were slaves, and they were ready to be sent to Huainan to serve hard labor!

It is said that Zhang Xiu borrowed Yuan Shao's fleet to smuggle Jiangdong, but did not return the fleet immediately. Instead, he continued to use the Hebei fleet as his own, transporting grain, grass and baggage between Jiangdong and Huainan all day long. When Jiangdong could not recruit people, Zhang Xiu decisively ordered the collection of Huainan people and transported them to Jiangdong as chariots and horses.

As for the labor vacancies of the Huainan people who were requisitioned, Zhang Xiu naturally planned to fill those captives and wealthy families in Jiangdong.

But the next day, Pei Yuanshao, who was attacking a powerful dock fort in Lou County, received a stern instruction from Zhang Xiu. The content of the admonition is not that Pei Yuanshao is too big, but that Pei Yuanshao can't let go!

Just when Pei Yuanshao felt that his IQ was not enough, and he couldn't realize how big Zhang Xiu's limit of "letting go of his hands and feet" was, the messenger on a fast horse took the initiative to support Pei Yuanshao.

Pei Yuanshao, who was conferred, shouted that messenger savior! As the young man who called himself Jia Fuzi said, he changed his rough style and carried out Zhang Xiu's instructions in an orderly manner!

First of all, in terms of the scope of targeting, as long as they have any connection with the four major families that have been confiscated, other wealthy families in Lou County, regardless of the depth of their relationship, will be included in the purge list.

This change caught those other wealthy families in Lou County off guard who thought that Zhang Xiujun was just killing chickens to show monkeys. All of a sudden, Lou County talked about the "clan" color change! Almost all the wealthy families were blackmailed by Pei Yuanshao!

Secondly, when attacking Haoqiangwu Fort, in order to reduce the casualties of the regular army horses, Pei Yuanshao drove the captured clan Zhuangding Haoqiang subordinates who had been broken through to the front, and only distributed wooden sticks and short blades to these people, and the heavily armed armor soldiers supervised the battle in the rear.

This move was even more inhumane, and almost every battle, the number of prisoners of Zhang Xiujun's army who died on the dock fort was always almost the same as the number of prisoners who were stabbed to death by Zhang Xiu's soldiers who supervised the battle in the back. The casualties of Zhang Xiujun's regular armor soldiers in each battle were only in double digits.

The powerful clan forces are never regular armies, and as long as the casualty ratio reaches half, they will basically collapse without a fight. No matter how much the clan patriarch Haoqiang and the leader shouted, this group of peasants who were used to holding hoes on weekdays only cared about holding their heads and running around, and they were unwilling to pick up swords and arrows.

With a large number of cannon fodder, Pei Yuanshao divided his troops to break through more than 30 Wubao villages in Lou County in just five days, and swept away the powerful forces of the clan in Wu County in one fell swoop!

Although in the next sweep of Youquan and Haiyan, Pei Yuanshao encountered a huge resistance from tens of thousands of Jiangdong villagers organized by the Quan County Order and Haiyan Duwei, and was also attacked by some prisoners in the attack of nearly 10,000 Lou County people, but with the crazy and bloody suppression of the two thousand Qiang Hu infantry who suppressed the rear and supervised the battle at the critical moment, it simply deterred other Lou County Zhuangding who wanted to act at the opportunity. Coupled with the outstanding performance of the fierce and ferocious Qianghu archers, eight thousand "rebels" were beheaded in the first battle!

After this battle, Pei Yuanshao's murderous reputation resounded throughout Wudi. Along with him, he is also famous for the young man who calls himself Jia Fuzi, who is called the number one dog-headed military advisor by the people of Wu County!

In any case, the task sent by Zhang Xiu has been completed, and Pei Yuanshao is not stationed in Lou County, but directly returns to Wu County with tens of thousands of prisoners.

At this time, Shu Shao, the Taishou of Wu County, who was appointed by Zhang Xiu in Qu'a, had also rectified the wealthy families in Qu'a, Dantu, Biling, and Wuxi. I don't know whose tricks I have, Shu Shao first provoked the wealthy families in these places to kill each other, and secretly summoned the outlaws of Wu County, released the criminals in the prison, and cleaned all the money and grain hoarded by the clan heroes in Wubao Village as a reward.

By the time Shu Shao sent people to escort the wealthy families of Qu'a to Wu County, it was already the next month after Zhang Xiu divided his troops to surround Wu County on all sides.

In the past month, many powerful clan leaders who participated in the defense of the city in Wu County learned that their old nest was surrounded and attacked by Zhang Xiu's partial divisions, and their families were slaughtered and confiscated. It's not that Zhang Xiu told them. But during this time, Zhang Xiujun's scouts all followed the commander Pei Yuanshao to brush up on their military exploits, and their ability to block news was greatly reduced, and it was the scouts who infiltrated out of Wu County who came back and reported it themselves.

Knowing that Zhang Xiuzhen was going to uproot his own ruthless hands, all the powerful leaders of the clan were greatly shocked. After the tremor, they all went together to ask Zhu Zhi, the Taishou of Wu County, to take the initiative to send troops to attack Zhang Xiu, in order to force Zhang Xiu to withdraw his troops.

If Zhu Zhi was really stupid, he would agree to the request of these leaders to go out of the city to fight. Who doesn't know that the Xiliang Army is invincible in the field world, and going out to fight Zhang Xiujun is completely disgusted that he is not fast enough!

But the first time you can refuse to defend the city, the second and third time you can't say the same. The reason why these clan heroes were willing to take their headquarters to Wu County to participate in the war was that they felt that if they kept the county and governed Wu County, they could ensure their peace. But now their foundation has been threatened, where will they continue to defend the city in this Wu County.

The other part of Haoqiang, who moved his family relatives to Wu County, was much more prescient. However, if he still does not send troops under such a situation where the soldiers and people are being poisoned, it will inevitably chill the soldiers of Wu County. So after thinking about it again, Zhu Zhi finally decided to send 3,000 soldiers and horses out of the city to fight Zhang Xiujun's field battle!

3,000 people, say more than you don't read, say less about less. Zhu Zhi knew that those powerful clan leaders who were anxious about the old and young of the family must be dissatisfied with sending such a few men out of the city to break through. Therefore, Zhu Zhi said that these 3,000 men and horses were just acting as the vanguard before the decisive battle out of the city, and the task was just to test the reality of Zhang Xiujun's reality, if Zhang Xiujun's name was not true, Zhu Zhi would personally lead all the strong in the city, and go out of the city to fight Zhang Xiu's life and death!

Of course, Zhu Zhi's words can also be said like this: "Hmph, three thousand people go out of the city to sharpen their knives for the Xiliang soldiers, and when you see the fierceness of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, you will know that it is the best choice to stick to the city!" ”

But what Zhu Zhi didn't expect was that the 3,000 soldiers and horses who went out of the city to act as whetstones actually defeated 5,000 troops of Song Xian, a brave general under Zhang Xiu's command, in one fell swoop!

The specific situation is like this, according to the captain who commanded the 3,000 soldiers and horses to fight out of the city, when he led the army to the Song Xian camp, Song Xian and his subordinates were completely defenseless and were caught off guard under their own strong attack!

And the captured Song Xianbu soldiers said with a dejected face that the officers and men of their whole army never expected that the timid Jiangdong Army would take the initiative to attack!

In this battle, only 3,000 cannon fodder captured the camp of Zhang Xiu's army at the east gate, forcing Song Xianbu to abandon his armor and retreat three miles, relying on the reinforcements sent by Zhang Xiu to stabilize his position. Hearing such good news, not only did the powerful leaders of those clans ask Zhu Zhi to go out of the city for a decisive battle, but even the generals and colonels under Zhu Zhi's own command also asked for battle!

I heard that on the night of the defeat of Song Xian, there were three generals of the Zhu Zhi Department who made a military order to take down Zhang Xiu's dog's head!

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