On the twenty-seventh day of the first month, that is, five or six days after Zhang Shihui's wedding, Zhang Shihua was commanding thousands of soldiers under his command to attack the city in Jiaxian, north of Ye Xian and west of Xiangcheng. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Pass on my military order, whoever can climb the city wall first will be promoted to one level and rewarded with one hundred taels of silver." When Zhang Shihua, who was commanding the battle behind the battle, saw that the black-clothed soldiers fighting on the front line had not been able to climb the city wall of Jia Xian for nearly an hour, he couldn't help but shout like this, who looked a little impatient.

"Yes! …… The general has an order, and those who climb the city wall first will be promoted to one level and rewarded with one hundred taels of silver! Dozens of heralds who received Zhang Shihua's order, after chanting a fat promise to Zhang Shihua, couldn't help but shout on the front line like this.

And the hundreds of soldiers who were fighting on the front line and rushing to the city heard the herald shouting like this, and under the encouragement of heavy rewards and wealth, these people couldn't help but rush towards the city wall one by one without fear of death, and even some soldiers fought for the position of the siege ladder at this time.

Naturally, under such a fierce attack, the defense line formed by the defenders of Jiaxian on the city wall was torn to pieces by these black-clothed soldiers who were not afraid of death in just a quarter of an hour. However, at tea time, hundreds of black-clothed soldiers roared and slaughtered the city wall, and immediately after, launched a terrible slaughter of the defending officers and soldiers on the city wall of Jiaxian.

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"Look, Lord General, this city is already in our pocket." Outside the city, beside Zhang Shihua, Li Wu, who was the commander of Zhang Shihua's personal army, couldn't help but smile at Zhang Shihua after seeing hundreds of black-clothed soldiers roaring to kill the city wall.

And Zhang Shihua heard Li Wu's words, and after nodding with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he also waved his hand and ordered: "Pass my military order, let Zhao Jiu also lead his troops to press up, and in two quarters of an hour, I will see the city gate of Jia Xian, open to us." ”

"The last general obeys!" Hearing Zhang Shihua's domineering words, after Li Wu sang a fat promise with excitement on his face, he couldn't help but shout for the flag bearer not far away beside him to stand on the high platform and wave the flag at Zhao Jiu's position.

And Zhao Jiu, who saw the flag and received Zhang Shihua's order, led his troops to kill him in accordance with Zhang Shihua's order at the first time. Therefore, just a quarter of an hour later, the gate of Jia Xian was also rushed open by the fierce black-clothed army.

Then, like a tide, the black-clothed army also roared and rushed into the city.

Obviously, under Zhang Shihua's sharp attack, the defenders of Jiaxian failed to hold it for even half a day, so the county seat of Jiaxian officially changed hands.

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Another half an hour later, the street battles in Jiaxian County that seemed to be a small fight also ended completely.

Therefore, at this time, after everything was stable in Jiaxian County, Zhang Shihua, who was wearing armor and a majestic face, couldn't help but ride his horse into Jiaxian County under the support of hundreds of guards and cavalry.

"The last general will meet the general!" At the gate of the city, Bai Xi and Zhao Er, who were charging forward and covered in blood, bent down and knelt on one knee after seeing Zhang Shihua riding their horses, and bowed to Zhang Shihua with nearly a thousand soldiers behind them.

Seeing this, Zhang Shihua on the horse waved his hand with a smile and let the two of them get up, and then he couldn't help but turn to Li Chongsan behind him and said: "Chongsan, this Jia Xian is the county seat under the rule of Ruzhou, since you are now the governor of Ruzhou, that Jia Xian will also be regarded as the place under your rule in the future." ”

"So this Jia Xian's livelihood affairs, I will leave it to you for the time being."

"Good general, rest assured, the lower official will take care of the people's livelihood affairs of Jia Xian on behalf of you, the general." Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Li Chongsan's face was straight, and he couldn't help but swear to Zhang Shihua like this.

And Zhang Shihua heard Li Chongsan's words, and after laughing and saying hello, he also said loudly to the other generals around him: "Brothers, I think you all know that in the near future, our army will have a big battle with the Yuanmeng Tartars. ”

"So there's not much time left for us. Therefore, this time I am preparing to take the land of Ruzhou, one state and two counties in one fell swoop, but I don't know if you brothers are afraid of this hard work! After saying this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but look at the subordinate generals around him.

And those subordinate generals who were swept by Zhang Shihua's gaze, after looking at each other, it was Zhao Jiu who was the first to stand up and bow to Zhang Shihua: "Not to mention that attacking the city and plundering the land is the duty of our warriors." But I said that we are so gracious and generous as you, General, and that we can not serve with death. After saying this, Zhao Jiu couldn't help but bend down and bow and bow deeply to Zhang Shihua.

When the other generals around saw Zhao Jiu like this, their hearts were infected, and they also bowed in unison: "We are all willing to wear armor and hold firm, and be the pawn of the general." ”

"Haha, okay. Brothers, these words are very close to my heart! Ah Jiu, you order 500 soldiers to stay here, and the rest of the people will follow me to the west to beg for tartar! ”

"Wait, obey!" Hearing Zhang Shihua's words, all the generals and officials around him shouted in unison.

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In the evening, when Zhang Shihua led more than 5,000 elite soldiers under his command, he came to the southeast of Liangxian County, which was next to Ruzhou City. In Ruzhou City, the governor of Ruzhou, Daru Huachi of Ruzhou, and a number of officials of the state city also discussed the method of 'resistance' in fear and fear.

To be honest, there is really no good way for this group of officials to resist Zhang Shihua's notorious black-clothed army. But because of the extremely strict laws of the Yuanmeng court, these guys didn't dare to abandon the city and escape, so they had to think of a way to save their lives.

After all, these days, the heads of high-ranking officials and officials cut off by the imperial court everywhere have clearly told these officials. There is still a glimmer of life in desperately defending the land, and daring to escape is definitely a dead end.

Because even the monk who was the political minister of Pingzhang in Huguang Province (this is a personal name) was beheaded by the imperial court because of the crime of losing his land without a fight, not to mention their little shrimp.

However, there is a saying that "in the face of absolute power, all intrigues and tricks are paper tigers". Therefore, in the face of an army like Zhang Shihua, which crushed them in terms of combat power and strength, these officials and men got together and discussed for more than half an hour, but they couldn't come up with a useful solution.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, you have something to say. The black-clothed thieves in Nanyang Mansion are all about to use their knives...... No, they've all put knives around our necks. If we don't think of any way, we're really going to die! Half an hour later, when Wang Xianming, the governor of Ruzhou, saw the subordinates sitting in the hall, still looking sad and half-dead, he finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Therefore, after a long sigh, Wang Xianming looked at the subordinates in the hall, and couldn't help but plead in an almost pleading tone.

And hearing Wang Xianming's words, Daluhua Chi Wuliji, who was sitting next to Wang Xianming, finally couldn't bear it anymore. Therefore, after Wang Xianming's words fell, Wu Liji also said in a pleading tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are all grasshoppers on a rope now!" ”

"So, I'm here to ask you to do the same. Please show me a way out of the Uliji, please, my lords. Saying this, Wu Liji couldn't help but make a few jerks at the people in the hall.

However, when the people in the hall saw this, not only did they fail to come up with any good solutions, but they frowned even higher.

"My lord, the lower officials have an idea, but I don't know if it can be done." After being silent for almost five minutes, just when Wang Xianming and Wu Liji were about to be disappointed, another person finally stood up and said to the two of them.

Seeing this, the two of them also waved their hands and said, "Judge Zhang, at this moment, I am in the same boat. So it's good to be outspoken. ”

"Thank you, two adults, even if you are so, you will also say it." Hearing this, the judge surnamed Zhang first hugged his fists and thanked him, and then he couldn't help but say: "The lower official thinks that if you go outside, you must first settle inside." Therefore, if you want to defend the city, you must first use thunder to eliminate the high-ranking families in the city who have his thoughts in mind. ”

Speaking of this, the judge surnamed Zhang had a chill in his eyes, and he couldn't help but turn his gaze to Wang Xianming and the others again.

When Wang Xianming heard this, after looking at each other, their eyes couldn't help but show a gleam one after another.

That's right, the pusher surnamed Zhang is right. In the war against the Red Turban Army, some high-ranking families did become the help of the Red Turban Army under certain circumstances.

It is said that one of these two is the landlord class and the other is the peasant rebel army who rebelled against the oppression and survived, and there should have been a great contradiction between the two. However, as a Western diplomat later put it, "there is no permanent hatred and friendship in the world, and there are only permanent interests."

The principle of "putting interests above all else" is common to any regime in any era.

For example, the contradiction between the landlord class and the proletarian poor seems to be irreconcilable. However, in this ancient period, when the productive forces were underdeveloped and the people's wisdom was still undeveloped, the root cause of the contradiction between the two was nothing more than the land issue.

When the country is at peace, the population is growing, the gap between the rich and the poor is widening, and the problem of land annexation is becoming more and more serious, so that the existing land production cannot support a sufficient number of people, a major uprising in the change of dynasty is inevitable.

Therefore, it is not so much the tyranny of the Yuan and Mongolian courts and the greedy exploitation of the landlord class that drove the people to a dead end, but rather the overpopulation, which led to a total social and economic collapse. After all, the peasant army uprising did not only happen in the Yuan Dynasty, but under the rule of the Han emperor, this society did not lack Zhang Jiao, Huang Chao and the like.

After all, the issue of land annexation and population growth was an inextricable knot for the feudal dynasty.

Of course, it's not that the ancient emperors were all stupid, and they didn't even see this. On the contrary, the wise emperors of all dynasties have actually seen these two issues very thoroughly. Therefore, when many ancient emperors carried out drastic reforms, one thing they would never forget was to measure the land.

Their purpose in doing this is actually to minimize land annexation in the form of national taxation.

But anyone can see that this is obviously a palliative rather than a cure, but there is no way. After all, the emperor himself is the biggest landlord, and he himself is the biggest beneficiary of this rule. A person who is in the middle of the rules and who is the one who benefits the most from the entire rule will obviously not be able to carry out the reform that cures the root cause, let alone dare to carry out the reform that cures the root cause.

Because the great indignant Qing Emperor Wang Mang once did this, and then ...... He died a terrible death.

After all, if you are in the rules and you have gained enough benefits from the rules, then you must abide by the rules. Otherwise, you will inevitably be torn to powder by this rule, and then you will be beaten into the eighteenth layer of hell, and you will not be able to turn over in the world. After all, in the real society, there is no one who has exploded the dragon Aotian of a planet.

Therefore, at this time, it is very important to compromise or join.

Therefore, when these wealthy and wealthy families are too greedy, they are subject to the backlash of the rules. In order to save their lives, they will naturally choose to compromise with the peasant army, or simply join the peasant army.

Don't laugh, because the obvious reality tells us that the people who join the peasant army and work with them in the troubled times are definitely not far less than those who compromise with the peasant army.

After all, these high-ranking families are not rich, food, and people. That's not all, what's even more terrifying is that this group of native-born big families still have this prestige far beyond the government in the local area. So for these wealthy and powerful families, rebellion or something is simply not too simple.

Don't forget, Zhang Shihua was one of them back then, and he rebelled because of this. If Zhang Shihua is a novelist's words, and it can't convince everyone, I'll give you a more bullish example. The protagonist of this example is Ming Yuzhen, who is also a hero at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

Ming Yuzhen, who was born in a wealthy family. Their Ming family is in his hometown, Suixian, which is simply a powerful landlord. No, when the troubled times came, such a high-ranking family did not embark on the road of the rebel army in the end, and even became the king of a land.

Therefore, when the Red Turban Army came, most of the officials who had a heart knew that they should prevent fire, rape, and big households. After all, because these big families are based in the local area, so after the peasant army called, these guys turned into grass on the wall.

Especially in a battle like this and unfavorable to the imperial court, some big families in the city would never mind stabbing them to show their loyalty to the black-clothed army in order to protect themselves. Of course, some large households with great strength and ability to form a village to protect themselves will definitely choose neutrality before the overall situation of the world is clear.

But those in the city who can't afford to defend themselves may not be able to do so. After all, just one such person is enough to kill all of them.