Although the Yi Congjun who can follow General Guan here can basically be regarded as the first reserve force of the Liangzhou Army.
 But compared with Liangzhou's regular army, they are still far behind.
 For example, the coordination of the cavalry when charging into formation, the efficiency when chasing...
Although they didn’t know why the Han army’s cavalry emerged from behind, the Wei army on the mountain knew that their way back had been cut off.
 The barriers built at the foot of the mountain only focus on protecting the front, but fail to protect the rear.
The Han army drove the defeated troops and attacked the temporary camp at the foot of the mountain from the rear.
The Wei soldiers who were originally hiding behind the barrier are now standing in front of the barrier. How can they withstand the attack of the cavalry?
Liu Hun took the lead and rushed into the stronghold. His extremely sharp branches flew up and down, and no Wei soldiers dared to stand in his way.
The people on the mountain and down the mountain were originally responding to each other, but at this time the students coming out of the martial arts hall worked hard and personally led the rebel army to attack.
For a time, the Wei army on the mountain was entangled and could not move at all. They could only watch the camp at the bottom of the mountain being rushed in from the rear by the Han army.
How could a camp of over 300 people withstand the elite cavalry led by Liu Hun?
In less than an hour, the Wei army camp was defeated.
The Wei army at the top of the mountain was surrounded and became a lonely army, and its morale dropped greatly.
 At night, the Han army guarding the foot of the mountain intercepted a dozen Wei soldiers who sneaked down the mountain.
At this time, a more serious problem faced the Wei army at the top of the mountain: water source.
　　Autumn was a dry day, and the Wei army was thirsty and tired after fighting for a day.
On the second day, although the Han army stopped attacking the mountain, under the scorching sun, the Wei army all suffered from dry mouth and throat, burnt lips and hot nose.
Looking at the Fenshui at the foot of the mountain, everyone wanted to jump into the water and have a drink.
Under such circumstances, the prefect of Pingyang County mustered up his last strength and personally led the Wei army to rush down the mountain.
It’s just that General Guan was holding a plug-in, and she had already noticed the movements on the mountain.
The Wei army charged two or three times, but not only failed to break through the encirclement, but even exhausted all the courage and strength they had.
General Guan just ordered a charge after noon, and the Han army easily broke through the stronghold.
 In the chaos, the prefect of Pingyang County went into battle in person, but was beheaded by someone unknown.
 The remaining more than a thousand Wei troops surrendered.
 At this point, there is no longer any obstacle in front of the Han army.
Yongan City behind the mountain pass surrendered after learning that the Han army had broken through the mountain pass.
General Guan detached 500 Liangzhou troops and 2,000 Yi soldiers to guard the important mountain pass of Yong'an City.
At the same time, the young and strong soldiers from the Wei army were selected, and more than 600 people were recruited into the surrender camp to coordinate with them to defend the city.
 The rest, the old and the weak, were sent home.
The army went down the Fen River. Pingyang (Linfen in later generations) heard the wind and surrendered, and Linfen (north of Xinjiang in later generations) surrendered without a fight.
 At this time, a continuous autumn rain came.
General Guan, who was advancing rapidly, had to rest and recuperate in Linfen.
　　After the heavy rain, the majesty of the autumn tiger was completely wiped out.
 In the morning after the rain, the breeze brings a bit of moisture, making people feel cooler.
This coolness even makes people feel a hint of autumn.
 At this time, the sky is bright and clear, and the red sun reflects the morning glow, which flickers on and off.
Wearing exquisite and fine armor, Guan Ji stood on the edge of the Fen River with a solemn face. She looked at the turbid water wrapped in mud and the waves in front pushing the waves in front, rushing westward, her eyes thoughtful.
 “General.”
"How is it going?"
“I’d like to report to the general that I personally walked along the Fen River for nearly ten miles. At the same time, I also asked the natives. Although the Fen River has risen, it will not affect our journey.”
 Guan Ji nodded slightly and said nothing. She looked toward the southeast.
In that direction, the mountains are all washed away, the sky is green as drops, arranged in layers, and there is absolutely no dust or dirt.
 After a while, she suddenly asked:
“General Shi, do you think we should continue walking along the Fen River, or go south?”
 After arriving at Linfen, there were two roads in front of General Guan.
Hedong County and Pingyang County are bounded by the Fen River, so if the army continues to move along the Fen River, it can quickly reach Longmen Ferry without going deep into the hinterland of Hedong.
 The other way is to leave the Fen River and continue southward, going deep into Hedong, an important county in the Wei Kingdom.
There is a river in Hedong County. As long as you go down the river, you can finally reach Pubanjin, another crossing of the river.
Whether to go to Longmen Ferry or Pubanjin, General Guan, who had always been decisive, actually hesitated at this time.
“Soldiers are valuable and quick...” As soon as Shi Bao said this, General Guan looked at him expressionlessly.
Shi Bao immediately stuttered:
"This...this principle is understood by the general, and there is no reason why Sima Yi does not understand it."
General Guan's expression calmed down, and he nodded and said, "Sima Yi is an old man who served Cao Cao's thieves during his time. He is a very resourceful man and should not be underestimated."
Shi Bao coughed:
“Yes, it can be seen from the battle at Guanjuejin Valley that the thieves in Pingyang Hedong have already responded to us.”
"How could Sima Yi in Guanzhong be indifferent? In the eyes of the general, Sima Yi did not send reinforcements to cross the river eastward and enter Hedong at this time."
"At least we have taken precautions on the west side of the river. No matter which way we go, the ferry on the west side will have been occupied by thieves."
“Therefore, instead of trying to grab the ferry to the west, it would be better to abandon the Fen River and continue southward to the east of the river. This would have two advantages.”
General Guan's eyes flashed: "What's the benefit?"
"First, if Sima Yi's reinforcements have crossed the river, we can fight with them on the plains east of the river. As long as the Guanzhong reinforcements are defeated, there will be no problem for the army to cross the river."
“Both of them, if Sima Yi knew that Hedong was not defended and did not send a large army to cross the river, he could just guard the ferry. We would make a big fuss in Hedong.”
"In this case, Cao Rui in Luoyang will have trouble sleeping and eating. After all, Sima Yi will be forced by the prime minister's army in front of him, Cao Rui will urge him behind, and the general will be waiting for the opportunity."
 “Even if Sima Yi has the ability to reach heaven, there is nothing he can do!”
Although Pubanjin is far away, it is very likely that Sima Yi has already occupied the western ferry.
By taking the Yan River instead of the Fen River, the army could sweep east of the river and even take this opportunity to greatly frighten Cao Rui, the puppet emperor of Luoyang.
General Guan's face then showed a smile: "What General Shi said is true."
Shi Bao quickly said humbly: "General, you have given me the award."
 For the general who unified the army, it was an irresponsible act to place hope on Sima Yi's unresponsiveness.
In addition, the stone smuggler has never given up on showing the wealthy people in Hedong what it means not to bully young people into poverty.
As for General Guan, he actually had some selfish motives: Now that we are here, wouldn’t it be a pity not to go back to our ancestral home to take a look?
General Guan first ordered Liu Meng to lead his people and continue to follow the Fen River towards the river.
She led the army, crossed the Fen River in Linfen, crossed a mountain pass between Pingyang and Hedong, and marched towards Wenxi.
The Wei State set up two farming camps in the east of Hedong. One was Wenxi, led by the Nong Duwei.
 One is Anyi, the county magistrate of Hedong County, led by General Diannong Zhonglang.
If it had been at the beginning of Cao Cao's establishment of the farm, the Nong Duwei and the Diannong Zhonglang would have been unable to organize the farm guests and reluctantly resisted through Wubao or the city.
 But by this time, Cao Cao had been dead for many years, and the farming was no longer what it was at the beginning.
When Cao Pi became emperor, especially after the establishment of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, "the counties and counties were working in the fields, and the people's faces looked hungry, and their clothes were short and brown."
By the time of Cao Rui, the income from farming had changed from six officials and four civilians to seven officials and three civilians. In some places, the income was even harsher, and it was directly equal to eight officials and two civilians.
 Compared with the unbearable taxes, the corvee imposed by the Hakka Mansion in the field was even more miserable.
 Managing the village bridges, transporting and renting taxes, removing the beams and plastering the houses, so that all year round, there is not a day's leisure.
Who told the Wei emperor to like building palaces?
 In addition, the Wei State has experienced several major defeats over the years. In order to transport supplies to the front and consolidate border defenses, the army has intensified its efforts to colonize the land.
As a result, the lives of the farmers became increasingly difficult, and civil unrest broke out in many places.
Rightists from all over the country took the opportunity to invade and occupy fields. Even if there were farms where there was no civil unrest, many of the landowners fled and hid in aristocratic families, becoming a hidden population.
　　　After all, in many cases, Haoyou only needed five tithes, and at the same time he could help the tenants avoid the breathless and heavy corvee labor.
In this case, the Nong Duwei and Diannong Zhonglang in Hedong will be able to barely maintain their farming, that is, because they are close to Guanzhong, belong to Sizhou, and are valued by the Wei State.
If they really want to force the farmers to resist the Han army, they will have to worry that they are an organized organization and not ordered to supervise the war.
Those Tian Kes are probably very likely to rebel in front of the battle as soon as possible - at least this is what Nong Duwei, who heard the news, thought.
These days, there have been children on the streets of Wenxi City clapping their hands and singing nursery rhymes:
"In the morning, people seek promotion and in the evening, they seek alliance. It is difficult for poor people to survive in the fields. We welcome the king's division and restore the Han Dynasty. The people of the Han family will pay a tax of one tithe. If they don't pay, it will be regarded as a gift."
 (Calculation of tax, i.e. poll tax)
 “Restore the Han Dynasty, divide the fields, and the king will have enough food and clothing when he comes.”
 …
The reason why nursery rhymes are nursery rhymes is that they are different from those elegant spring and snow songs. They are sung to lower-level people.
—
Not only can I understand it, but I also like to listen.
With the encouragement of caring people, within just a few days, people not only sang the song in the streets and alleys of Xiwen City, but also began to spread it in various villages in the countryside.
In this case, before the king's division of the Han Dynasty arrived at Wenxi County, Captain Nong opened the city gate early and took the initiative to send people to meet the king's division and join in the great cause.
General Guan naturally highly praised this move of abandoning darkness and turning to light.
 Under the protection of his personal guards, General Guan rode a tall horse into Wenxi County.
On both sides of the street, the villagers and gentlemen greeted by drinking and water, after seeing General Guan, shouted:
 “Welcome Master Wang!”
Although General Guan knew that this was the arrangement of Captain Nong, he still couldn't help but smile on his face. When he saw her stand up and dismount, he held up his hands and said to everyone:
"Guan was sent by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to lead a righteous army to fight against the rebels and restore the Han Dynasty. I would be very grateful to you for your help."
“General Guan, you are so polite. We look forward to the king’s division, just as we look forward to the rain after a long drought. Now that the king’s division has come, we are only happy!”
“Yes, yes, the thieves have usurped us, and we have been suffering for a long time!”
General Guan smiled slightly:
"I also know that the world has been suffering from thieves for a long time, so I am here to make an appointment with you: As long as the king's master is there and the family has land, the tax will only be 11%, and no additional tax will be charged."
 Everyone was immediately in an uproar.
 In the early Han Dynasty, the tax was light, first taxing one for fifteen, and then one for thirty, which was praised by later generations.
 Compared with this, the tithe tax can be described as a heavy tax.
  But this tithe is a tax levied on the basis of no imputed tax.
 If you really want to calculate it, it is not much different from the fifteen tax of the former Han Dynasty.
At that moment, an old man kept saying: "Master Wang, you really are Master Wang!"
 Guan Ji pressed her hands to calm everyone down, and then continued:
“I have always known that Wenxi is a place for thieves to farm. However, over the years, the thieves have used the name of farming to practice harsh government.”
“There are many people in the villages who have no food to feed them, no clothes to cover their bodies, and are overwhelmed by the burden. The emperor of the Han Dynasty pities them very much.”
“Therefore, I hereby promise that as soon as the thieves are defeated and Hedong is recovered, the imperial court will redistribute the fields so that those who till the land can have their own fields.”
As soon as these words came out, the officials and village elders suddenly became silent.
 The smile on Guan Ji's face did not diminish, but her eyes were slightly narrowed and she looked at everyone.
The old man who was called "Master Wang" just now was sweating on his forehead for some reason, and he said with a dry smile:
 “The emperor is benevolent... benevolent!”
 “Be kind to his mother!”
 In a Wubao outside Wenxi City, someone was yelling viciously:
“What does it mean that those who have land in their families are only taxed 11%? What does it mean that no tax is counted as a tax?”
 From ancient times to the present, land taxes and tax calculations have been the most important revenue for the imperial court.
Now the Shu captives are loudly shouting that they will not collect taxes and only ask those who have land to pay tithes. Do they not support officials or soldiers?
However, the fact is that not only did Shu captives raise troops, but they also cost more than those of the Wei Dynasty in raising troops.
 How else could the Jingqi of the Wei Dynasty have been defeated by the Shu captives over the years?
So where does the money and food come from?
 Isn’t it just people with “land and land”?
It is not obvious that whoever owns the most land will suffer the greatest loss?
So the question is, who will occupy the most fields?
These problems involved are beyond the imagination of a mud-legged person. Don’t people from aristocratic families understand?
So once the news about Xiwen County spread, many people were already cursing "Master Wang" secretly to go back to Shu.
 Someone said hesitantly:
“If this is really the case, wouldn’t it mean that the Shu captives would have lost their hearts before entering the pass?”
　　From a sneer:
“Do you know who the person named Guan is?”
“I heard that he is the son of Guan Yu, but isn’t he from Hedong? That’s even more inappropriate. How can you treat an elder like this?”
"Bah! That's the number one general under Feng Thief! Do you know what reputation Feng Thief has in Shu? Humanity is ruthless and cruel to Xiao Wenhe!"
“Where do you think that cruelty and ruthlessness come from? That’s a reputation he earned by repeatedly using poisonous tactics to harm the great families of Shu.”
“If it had been anyone else, I would have said it was just talk. If it had been Feng Wenhe, would you have said that he really didn’t dare to do it?”
 Someone gritted his teeth and said:
"We have worked so hard over the years to accumulate such a small amount of property. If the Shu captives are as they say, not to mention how much meat we have to cut off, even the farmers below will have to flee..."
 The tithe is a tithe, and there is no need to pay it as a tax. No matter how you look at it, it is a benevolent government.
 But this benevolence is the greatest evil to a wealthy family.
 “Then what should we do?”
"What should we do? In this world, we have always heard that those who win the hearts of the people win the world. If the Shu captives go against the grain, will they not be defeated?"
Rather than making good friends with aristocratic families that have been standing for hundreds or even hundreds of years, the Shu captives instead went to curry favor with those weak-legged people. What else is it but a reverse act?
 A mud-legged man...does he deserve to be called a citizen?
Just when everyone was filled with anger and discussing countermeasures, suddenly a servant came to report urgently:
"My lord, someone is calling outside the fortress, saying that they want to collect grain."
  Recruiting grain?
 What kind of food is collected?
 We have always been the only ones collecting food from others. Who dares to ask for food from us?
"People in the stronghold, listen, now the king's army is fighting against the bandits, and the army is short of food, so we have been sent here to raise some food and grass for the stronghold..."
Outside the stronghold, Shi Bao was riding on a horse. He couldn't help but feel proud as he watched the sergeant from the front shouting to the people inside the stronghold.
 Handong’s big dog family, you didn’t expect that I, Shi Zhongrong, is back again!
Chapter completed!