Chapter Twenty-Five: There Is No Return
Wang Qiang was stunned when he saw the silver in his hand, what is this Commander-in-Chief Sun going to do? How could you give yourself money for no reason, and give so much? There is no free lunch in the world, and Wang Qiang, as a businessman, certainly knows this. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Commander-in-Chief, I don't know why the adults are looking for grass people?"
"Wang Qiang, you are from Tianfu Province, right?" When Sun Hao heard the thick Sichuan accent of the two of them, he knew that the two of them were from Tianfu Province.
"Yes."
"Do you stay in Myitkyina a lot?"
"My lord, the grass people run the tea business and often come to Myitkyina."
"How many troops are stationed in Myitkyina?"
After Wang Qiang heard this, he was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, could it be that this Commander-in-Chief Sun wanted to attack Myitkyina? However, he has already taken the other party's silver, and he must return it truthfully.
"Back to my lord's words, Myitkyina is rich in jade and is the economic center of the Gongbang Dynasty, so it is heavily guarded, and I heard them say that there are about 30,000 people, and they are equipped with artillery."
Wang Qiang also hoped that Sun Hao would knock down Myitkyina, because the local Tusi in Myitkyina charged a high tax burden on Chinese merchants and often oppressed Chinese merchants, and Wang Qiang wanted to kill all these Tusi in his heart.
After Sun Hao heard it, he nodded slightly, which was basically the same as the news he sent out to inquire and arrive. Both jade and teak were important sources of economic resources for the Gongbang Dynasty, and the Myitkyina region was rich in jade, and it was not uncommon for the Gongbang Emperors to send heavy troops to garrison Myitkyina.
"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, there is a Tusi named Sanda in Myitkyina, who not only owns several jade mines, but also countless fields, has thousands of family properties, and hundreds of wives and concubines. This toast often oppresses us Han people, runs rampant, and sets up a private tax system. ”
"How many Han Chinese are there in Myitkyina?"
"There were about 300 merchants, but in the past, there were people who fled the famine or came from the refugees, and all of them added up to about 2,000 people."
Sun Hao didn't expect that there were so many compatriots in Myitkyina, and there were more than 1,000 people stationed there.
"Wang Qiang, if this commander defeats the Gongbang Dynasty, as long as I am a Han compatriot, each of them will be distributed five acres of land, and let the Han people in the Gongbang area be the masters of the house, do you say that there is anyone in the Qing Dynasty who is willing to move over?"
After hearing Sun Hao's words, Wang Qiang was taken aback, and each person was given five acres of land, which was completely unthinkable. In the Qing Dynasty, land annexation is very serious, many people have no land, can only go to those landlords to rent some land to plant, if Sun Hao really has such a good thing here, there will definitely be many Han people migrating over.
"Is this true?"
"Of course, if you can say that the compatriots from those impoverished areas in Tianfu Province have migrated over, this commander will be rewarded! Say move 1,000 people to come and reward 100 taels of silver, say move 10,000 people, reward 1,000 taels of silver, say move 100,000 people, reward 10,000 taels. If you are capable, the commander can also reward a county magistrate for you. ”
Empty mouth painting cakes, Sun Hao will also, plus the land is the lifeblood in the hearts of ancient farmers, if you can get five acres of land here for free, coupled with the demagogic persuasion of Wang Qiang and others, there must be a large number of Han people willing to move over.
After Wang Qiang heard it, he almost laughed excitedly, many poor farmers in Tianfu Province live a life like pigs and dogs, as long as they come here, they can get five acres of land for free, such a good thing to find in heaven? The key is that he still has money to get, 100,000 people have 10,000 taels, if he lets all his brothers in the horse gang lobby, it is possible to move more people to move over, and he may become a family of ten thousand dollars in the future. But this is just Sun Hao's verbal promise, in case he repents, won't he be a bamboo basket? Let's see if he lays down Myitkyina.
Sun Hao continued to learn about the situation in Myitkyina through Wang Qiang, and after confirming that it was almost the same as what he had gotten, he ordered an attack.
The city wall of Myitkyina county is very low, only about four meters high brick wall, such a city wall is dispensable for the Huaxia army, and it can directly leap into the city.
On the plain outside the field, the cavalry regiment and infantry regiment of the 1st Division were ready to attack. The artillery regiment was also ready to take position and only wait for the division commander to give the order to attack before launching the attack.
In order to know more about Myitkyina County, Xu Qin also specially took people to personally go to the county seat to reconnoitre, and found out the military camp garrisoned by the Gongbang Dynasty and the family of Sanda Tusi.
Attacking the county seat of Myitkyina, Xu Qin thought that there was no need to use artillery at all, as long as the troops entered the city and opened the city gates, the cavalry could take the county seat with a charge.
On the city wall of Myitkyina, 30,000 tribute troops have been put in place, and the Huaxia army has made such a big battle, it is impossible for the county town not to know.
Sanda is not only the richest man in Myitkyina, but also the powerful and the magistrate of Myitkyina. Hearing that some troops were going to attack the county seat, Sanda called all his more than 1,000 dings to defend. Because once the other party breaks through the county, his wealth will be destroyed.
On the city wall, Sanda stood beside a man who was not tall and full of murderous aura. This man was General Meng Guang, the nephew of Meng Yun, the emperor of the Gongbang Dynasty.
After Meng Guang saw the enemy army, he was very puzzled, except for the British Empire, which has always wanted to turn this place into their colony, other forces did not dare to attack the Gongbang Dynasty without authorization, what kind of force is the force that came to attack Myitkyina today? How did it look like it suddenly appeared out of the ground?
After observing through the telescope for a while, Meng Guang found that the opponent's cavalry war horse was a kind of war horse that he had never seen before, not only was it very tall, but it also had long horns on its nose, which was somewhat similar to a rhinoceros. The opposing troops were not only equipped with muskets, but also with broadswords. The military uniform worn by the other party was also very strange, colorful and colorful, and he also wore an iron hat, as if he was wrapped in his body.
Except for a pair of eyes and a pair of hands, all the other warriors were wrapped in a kind of armor, even the horses. For such a force, Meng Guang was simply unheard of.
"Lord Sanda, do you know who this enemy is?"
"General, Sanda doesn't know, this enemy seems to have suddenly emerged from the ground, this enemy is somewhat mysterious, the general needs to deal with it carefully!" Sanda was also very worried in his heart, the emperor fought for many years, which led to the almost collapse of the dynasty's economy, and there was no money to arm more troops, and now the entire dynasty only had a total of 10 tens of thousands of troops, which was very dangerous for the dynasty.
"Lord Sanda don't worry, no matter what the strength of the enemy is, as long as they dare to attack the city, General Ben will definitely let them have no return!"