In ancient times, the larger the army, the slower they would march. It wasn't because they couldn't move, but because they wanted to be safe.
There were also people who were unreliable. For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, Uncle Liu rushed too fast and was anxious to destroy Sun Wu. In the end, he did not study Lu Xun's way of fighting and tactics and rushed to advance.
Huang Quan and Huang Zhong tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen. The army attacked, causing some troops to move faster and some to move slower. In the end, when they set up camp, they actually stretched over 700 li.
The 700 miles did not mean that the army had to travel 700 miles. It was because the pace of the army was different. When they set up camp, the cavalry had to run 100 miles away.
The army behind them set up camp tens of miles behind. The army of over a hundred thousand had been split into dozens of troops because they were rushing.
Because the pace of the army was different, Liu Bei and Lu Xun had already started fighting, but the troops behind them had yet to catch up.
In addition, it was hot at that time. Liu Bei was afraid that the soldiers would get a heatstroke, so he let them take a narrow mountain path to avoid the cold. In the end, Lu Xun found an opportunity and burned Ji Han's dream of reviving the Great Han.
When Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, learned that Liu Bei had camped for seven hundred miles, he said to his ministers,"If you don't know how to use troops, how can there be a seven hundred li camp that can resist the enemy?‘It is a taboo for soldiers to be captured by the enemy when they are in danger. Sun Quan's report has arrived."
The past events were still vivid in his mind. Therefore, Zhu Bomu's troops this time were basically on the plains. Moreover, the roads were relatively open on the plains. This way, they would not be locked up because the Zheng army had set fire to the fields. They could escape in time.
On the scout horses, Zhu Bomu was also very careful. Each team had ten people, and they were split into fifty teams to scout the area twenty miles around the army.
However, other than Zheng Huan, who had some general talents, the rest of the Zheng army were timid and afraid of trouble. Zhu Bomu prepared for a long time and when he was almost at Haiyang County, he still did not see a Zheng army that dared to attack him.
Arriving at Haiyang County safely, Zhu Bomu could not help but heave a sigh of relief. However, after arriving at Haiyang City, the problem of attacking the city was placed in front of him.
Ocean Sun City was five meters tall and three meters wide. It was not considered a majestic city, but it was not something that the Crouching Tiger Cannons could break through.
One had to know that when the Qing army attacked Jiangyin, more than 200 Red Cannons took turns to bombard it, and it lasted for a full two months.
Haiyang City was not as majestic as Jiangyin City, but Zhu Bomu did not have the Red Cannon in his hands. Therefore, the easiest way was to break through the city gate, cross the moat, and directly enter Haiyang City to clean up the Zheng Army!
When Zhu Bomu was standing in front of the 4000 strong army and observing Haiyang County, Shen Lian who was beside him was wearing armor to protect him. Zhu Bomu could not help but sigh after observing,"
"Haiyang is surrounded by rivers on three sides. Only the moat on the west side is man-made, and its width is less than 30 feet. Now, as long as we successfully cross the river and break in from the west gate, we can conquer Haiyang in one battle!”
"Long live, if that's the case, why aren't you moving?”
Shen Lian was good at gathering information, but he was not as good as Zhu Bomu on the battlefield.
Hearing Shen Lian's words, Zhu Bomu shook his head,""Because I have a better way. There is no need to force my way across the sea.”
"Method?" Shen Lian did not understand. Zhu Bomu looked at the soldiers of the Three Thousand Battalion and said,"
"Set up the distribution bases, then build the turreted ships. Use the turreted ships 'cannons to directly break through the city walls of Haiyang!”
"This…we didn't bring enough gold, silver, and stones with us this time. It's probably very difficult to gather enough resources for a branch in a short period of time.”Shen Lian was an upright person and could not think of Zhu Bomu's method.
Zhu Bomu looked at Shen Lian and said absentmindedly,""It's true that there are two thousand guards in Ocean Sun City, but the seven towns around Ocean Sun City have no guards.”
As he spoke, Zhu Bomu turned the reins of his horse and ordered the guerrilla general of the 3,000 Battalion behind him,""Tell my generals to order two thousand households to lead their troops to break into the surrounding seven towns. Anyone who has any relationship with the Zheng army will be beheaded and their property confiscated!”
"Also, tell the people of the seven towns that our army will continue to use wood, stone, and silver. As long as we gather enough resources, the land seized by the seven towns will be sold to the people at market price!”
"Finally, tell them that the emperor of Ming Dynasty said that after I take Jiaozhi, the people of Jiaozhi will be exempted from the Ding tax and abolish all miscellaneous taxes other than the business tax. Those who have land will be given a tax of 20 per mu per year and will never be given a tax again. Once Ming Dynasty increases the tax, they can overthrow me at any time like their ancestors back then!”
"Understood!" The guerrilla general's voice rumbled. It was obvious that he had heard everything Zhu Bomu said. Shen Lian, who was beside him, commanded the army to attack. He immediately rode his horse to Zhu Bomu's side and said,"
" Long live, 20 to 1 tax. The tax is too low if we don't increase the number of men. Even Zheng and the others have to rely on miscellaneous taxes to feed an army of hundreds of thousands. If we want to expand the army in the future, this land tax will be difficult to support the army…"
" Don't worry. The business tax is the main event. The farming tax is not important to us. Don't forget that we still have 10,000 mu of fertile land in Six Zhao Mountain…"
Zhu Bomu explained to Shen Lian. It was not that he did not care about the land tax, but it was because he had Liu Zhao Mountain.
The truth was very simple. Although there were 15,000 mu of cultivated land in the north of Jiaozhi, they could only produce 700 jin of grain at most after three harvests a year, which was 15,000 mu of cultivated land. Under the condition of 5.5 dan a year, 20 taxes would be one. Jiaozhi could contribute 4,000,000 dan of grain.
However, once Liu Zhao Mountain leveled up, there would be 100,000 mu of fertile farmland there. The system farmland could produce 4,000 catties per mu a year, and all of it belonged to Zhu Bomu. In a year, it would be more than 3,000,000 stones.
With the system behind him, as long as Zhu Bomu did not brainlessly attack his soldiers, he would not have to worry about food shortage.
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