The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 505
For a while, the situation in Chenxian County changed rapidly, and a fierce battle was about to start.

Originally, the main general under the city wanted to use the intelligence error of the Qi army as a guide, and took the opportunity to sneak into the city and seize the city.

However, unexpectedly, the prefect Hu Tai saw through the trick, resisted to the death, and stepped up his defense.

At this moment, the general has lost his final patience and has decided to launch a final attack.

"Taiping soldiers, you are all good sons of heaven, attack the city and kill!"

Suddenly, under the attack of General Taiping, the Taiping sergeant resolutely launched a fierce attack, attacking Chen County.

Yes, this army dressed in civilian clothes is exactly the Taiping Army that surprised Chen County.

As for Taiping's main general, it was Peng Yue, a famous general in the early Han Dynasty who was born randomly.

This is known as the ancestor of guerrilla warfare in later generations, and personally planned this aggressive war of the Taiping Army.

As for the surprise attack on Chen County, it was also written by Peng Yue. He had already anticipated it when he persuaded the East King Yang Xiuqing.

As long as the Qi army heard of the Taiping army's invasion, it would definitely mobilize troops from Chen County for assistance.

Peng Yue is worthy of being a famous general, and he has figured out Gao Qi's mind, which is why Chen County is now at a critical moment.

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"Listen to the Qi army in the city, this general is the governor of the Eastern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and his name is Peng Yue."

"Now the Eastern King has led a large army to the city to attack Lingnan. Not only that, but the Heavenly King is also leading the Heavenly Army."

"Smart soldiers of the Qi army quickly abandon the city and surrender. As long as you don't resist, wherever my kingdom of heaven goes, it will be a piece of paradise!"

For a while, because the lie was exposed, Peng Yue simply had a showdown, trying to scare off the enemy with an overwhelming force advantage.

However, the effect of this move is also obvious, except that the normal regular standing army of [-] sergeants will not be affected.

Whether it is the county soldiers who are in charge of law and order on weekdays or the people who are recruited, their emotions are affected.

In fact, because Chen County is close to Lingnan, we have heard of the scorched earth policy implemented by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in China!

"Yes, yes, when I went to do business in Lingnan last time, I saw what the kingdom of heaven did."

"Its Taiping Army wantonly implemented the scorched-earth policy in its territory, resolutely suppressed the landlords and gentry, nationalized all land, and then promulgated it to our poor people."

"Brother Li is right. In the kingdom of heaven, it is indeed a happy life for us poor people!"

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All of a sudden, the people who had been conscripted were all inspired by Peng Yue's words, and their emotions were mobilized.

The prefect Hu Tai suddenly felt troubled, knowing that if the people in the city were bewitched by the Taiping army and rioted, the consequences would be disastrous.

After thinking for a long time, a stern look flashed in Hu Taiqi's eyes, he stood on the tower with his sword drawn, and shouted loudly, "Fathers and elders, are you really going to betray Daqi and surrender to the Taiping Rebel Army?"

"The facts are indeed true. At this time, Daqi's pre-defending army in Chen County is weak, and it may indeed be weaker than the rebels outside the city."

"Fellow folks have a heart of fear, and these officials can understand that people are afraid sometimes."

"But I want to warn you one thing. You have to make a good decision. If you don't make a good choice this time, whether you will be punished by Daqi's law after this battle is not something that I can say. Forget it."

For a while, the prefect Hu Tai directly moved out the laws of the Qi State, one of which was that anyone who participated in the rebellion, once seized, his whole family will be branded as a traitor, sent to slavery, and will never be a human being!
This joint sitting method was established by Gao Qi and Bao Zheng after layers of discussions, and after the combined efforts of Liu Bowen, Fang Xuanling and other important officials.

The reason why the punishment is so severe is also a major move by Gao Qi.

Because Gao Qi wanted to use harsh criminal laws to put an end to the treason of the people and officials under his rule.

Indeed, with the reminder of the prefect Hu Tai, the active minds of many people began to gradually extinguish.

The main reason is that many people were shocked by the cruelty of the rebellion and its harmfulness, and they dared not move easily.

After all, it is now very easy to cooperate with the Taiping Army and seize the city of Chen County.

The terrible thing is that if the Taiping army can't resist the subsequent Qi army's revenge and loses, then the people who have rebelled will suffer?

Immediately, the prefect Hu Tai changed a kind expression and said, "Fellow folks, but you don't have to worry."

"As we all know, since the founding of King Qi, has there ever been a shortage of food among the people under his rule?"

"Take our Chen County as an example. Are there any other families in your family that don't have surplus food but send their children to the county middle school?"

"It can be seen from this that living under the rule of King Qi is not oppressed. You must think clearly about the consequences!"

"If you overcome difficulties with Da Qi this time, you will get a richer reward from Da Qi later, otherwise, just wait to accept the fiercest anger of King Qi."

For a while, the prefect Hu Tai was also outstanding. His speech could be said to be extremely skillful.

After thinking about it carefully, in the end, many people became silent, and they all chose to support Qi by default.

Occasionally, there are some people who have evil intentions, but they dare not show it!

In fact, the reason why these people were bewitched by Peng Yue's words was, in the final analysis, influenced by the scorched earth policy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

After all, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was governed by religion, its subjects were ordinary people, and the policies it implemented were all beneficial to the people.

Almost in the Lingnan area, landlords and gentry are being suppressed to safeguard the interests of the people.

Because, where did the soldiers of the Taiping Army come from? They wanted to coerce the people.

But Gao Qi's path is completely different. Gao Qi knows that if he wants to truly build the country and create the foundation of all nations.

Then you can't take the extreme path of the Taiping Army, and neither the aristocratic family nor the landlord and wealthy family can suppress it blindly.

In this way, it will only accelerate the self-destruction, and the gain outweighs the loss!
The countermeasure Gao Qi adopted was to not only suppress the aristocratic families, but also balance the power of the landlords and gentry.

To put it bluntly, an aristocratic family is a huge and prominent force that has been formed as an official in the court for generations.

This is the case for the nobles of Guanlong, the core area occupied by Li Tang.

Due to the great discourse power of the aristocratic family in the court, over time, the royal power will fall and the aristocratic family will interfere in the government affairs.

This is the situation where the aristocratic family dominates. As for the landlords and squires, since they don't have much say in the court, they can't pose the slightest threat to the royal power.

However, if the landlords and gentry were not suppressed, once their power in the local area was stabilized, they would be thoroughly entrenched and intertwined, becoming the real local tyrants.

Just like in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the landlords and gentry were so powerful, although they could not threaten the imperial power, it also made it difficult for the government to convey the government orders.

Because, as long as the government's decrees are conveyed to local officials, county and county officials want to display their ambitions and develop their strengths, they will be interfered by the landlords and gentry, making it impossible to proceed.

It is precisely because whether it is a landlord, squire or aristocratic family, it is not good for the country!
Therefore, after Gao Qi had thought hard, he would use all his strength to restrain the aristocratic family and the landlord when suppressing the aristocratic family and the landlord.

Gao Qi firmly believes that as long as the royal family can manage this balance well, then Daqi's national fortune will remain as stable as ever!
Because, as long as this is the case, the aristocratic family can neither threaten the imperial power nor the landlord can threaten the place.

After all, the chiefs at the local county level are all talents from aristocratic families.

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Peng Yue couldn't help seeing that the commotion of the people on the top of the city fell silent under the words of the eunuch Hu Tai.

For a while, Peng Yue repeatedly sighed bitterly, saying: "Ah, a big country is a big country, and the governors of a county are all such talented people."

"This time my heavenly kingdom invades, the chances of winning are slim!"

At this moment, when Peng Yue found out that all the counties in Qi State had such talents, he couldn't help thinking secretly, he was hardly optimistic about his own chances of winning.

After all, the talent base of Qi State is so rich, how can a peasant team composed of a group of common people want to shake its rule?

Originally, Peng Yue wanted to use his own power to try to shake the huge Qi Empire, but the current general manager has dispelled his belief.

However, of course, Peng Yue will not give up on the matter of eating the king's fortune and being loyal to the king, and will fight for the last time.

Immediately afterwards, Peng Yue retreated slowly, raised his sharp sword, and shouted: "All ministries obey orders and attack the city one by one."

"Seize the city, seize the city!"

Immediately, in the blink of an eye, the generals of the Taiping Army couldn't help encouraging their soldiers one after another, and then launched an attack.

Suddenly, the undercurrent of the situation surged, and a large number of Taiping soldiers rushed to the top of the city.

The cloud echelons, crossbowmen, and sword and shield soldiers all attacked the city wall in the same group!

Since the Taiping Army was planning to make a surprise attack this time, in order to save time, they only rushed lightly, but did not carry large-scale attack equipment.

Therefore, based on the lack of preparations for large siege equipment such as well fences and rush cars, it is obvious that the Taiping Army will fight very fiercely in this battle.

Immediately, Hu Tai also began to order immediately, and all the ministries were ready to defend.

As for the rest of the people, under Hu Tai's order, they began to transport supplies to the city in an orderly manner.

For a while, the top of the city was also busy, blocking the Taiping soldiers who were attacking the city.

It's just that, although the Taiping sergeants are strong and the soldiers are strong, Chen County is a strong city.

In the past, Yue Fei used Chen County to resist Feng Yunshan's onslaught for dozens of days. Now, Chen County has been reinforced, and its strength is extraordinary.

Moreover, in addition to the fact that today's Taiping Army lacks siege equipment, the difficulty can not help but increase a few points.

For a while, under Peng Yue's command, the fierce offensive and defensive battle officially began.

However, although the difficulty of its siege has greatly increased, the strength of the Qi army is too small, under continuous fierce battles.

Chen County is still in danger, and it seems that it may fall at any time.

The situation has reached a situation where one hair can affect the whole body!
(End of this chapter)