From launching the raid to capturing Xu Yue, the leader of the water village, Liu Yu estimated that the time it took would only be a quarter of an hour.
Liu Yu calculated that in this night raid, a total of more than 40 members of the Xu family were killed and injured, and more than 60 people were captured.
In addition, it was learned through interrogation that the original number of people in the water village was only 140 or 50, not the 200 estimated by the boatman Chen Li.
In this way, about forty people escaped.
After counting the losses on our side, no one was killed, and only three people were slightly injured.
More than 20 people attacked more than 100 people and achieved a complete victory. Liu Yu's personal guards were all very excited. This kind of "one against ten" bravery is really proud of.
However, Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh. Since Emperor Wu of Wei conquered the Qingzhou soldiers, Qingzhou has been in peace for a long time. There has been almost no war for nearly a hundred years. The combat effectiveness of a powerful tribe like the Xu family is so weak.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Liu Bogen and Wang Mi were invincible in Qingzhou for a few months, but were quickly defeated by the Youzhou Tuqi.
It is normal for the little prince in the Bronze Game to be beaten by the real king.
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All the prisoners were untied and tightly guarded. At the same time, the Donglai Army on the east bank of the river had also received the signal that the capture of the stronghold was successful.
Soon, one ferry after another was sailed out of the reed swamp behind the water village, and a pontoon bridge was gradually built using ropes and wooden piles that had been prepared on the east bank of the river.
The Donglai army, which had been prepared for a long time, crossed the Jiaoshui River through the pontoon bridge with torches.
Xu Yue, who had become a prisoner, had betrayed all the information he knew about the Xu family to Liu Yu under Liu Yu's hard and soft interrogation.
The Xu family of Beihai Xiami is a branch of the Xu family of Beihai County. As a powerful person in Xiami County, they are actually faced with the dilemma of having a tiger at the front door and a wolf at the back door.
The Xu family of Beihai is different from the first-class families such as the Taiyang family, the Pei family of Hedong, and the Yingchuan clan. The Xu family of Beihai has declined in recent generations. At that time, it was difficult to rely on and support Sima Jiong, the king of Qi, and wanted to use it to conquer Sima Lun who had usurped the throne. To gain fame and fortune, he was unlucky enough to offend Sima Yue, the king of Donghai who is now in power, and the highest official guarding Qingzhou is Sima Lue, the Gaomi king of the Donghai king lineage.
If you are affected by the Dongnai rebels this time, there is a high possibility that you will be knocked to the ground by the enemies of the Donghai King family, and then you will be severely stepped on the mud and unable to stand up.
Therefore, the Xu family in Xiami County united several old in-laws, thinking of using Weishui and glue to separate the Donglai Army and the Jin Army, and not give the Gaomi King Sima Lue who guarded Qingzhou a chance to deal with him.
Liu Yu also learned that there were many situations like the Xu family in Qingzhou at this time. The power of the local noble families in Qingzhou in the court had always been very weak. A few years ago, King Sima Jiong of Qi finally rose to prominence. In one fell swoop, many powerful people from Qingzhou invested in the dark horse of King Qi. They never expected that they would all be deceived to the point where they no longer have the qualifications to enter the court or hear about important events.
In Liu Yu's view, these local powerful people who have failed in Qingzhou's political struggle are the best partners for cooperation. Whether he can earn a place to stay and save his life under Liu Bogen and Wang Mi depends on whether he can conquer these Qingzhou powerful people and himself. Cooperated.
Liu Yu thought about it and immediately decided to start with the Xu family under his nose.
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Wait until all the Donglai army has crossed the river.
The time has already passed Yin hour, the sky is gradually brightening, and the first ray of sun slowly breaks out of the horizon.
From the watchtower of the camp, Liu Yu saw large tracts of land west of the Jiaoshui River. They were full of wheat fields waiting to be harvested, with criss-crossing roads extending into the invisible distance.
"Grandpa Tian, how much wheat can we harvest?"
Dong Ping, who was beside Liu Yu, opened his mouth wide and was shocked by the endless wheat fields in front of him.
If the wheat in the Western Jin Dynasty was processed into flour, then various foods made from flour would be the popular luxury delicacies of this era.
After all, just a dozen years ago, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty would have envied his ministers for being able to eat "milk-flavored steamed buns" called steamed buns.
Of course, during the Western Jin Dynasty, the staple food in the north was still corn, not wheat.
Millet is more resistant to drought and barrenness. Mountains and hills like Dongnae County are difficult to irrigate and have poor soil, so almost all millet is grown.
Beihai County, with its fertile plains and dense canals, is very suitable for growing wheat.
Although turning wheat into flour requires more processes and manpower, this does not affect the high price of wheat and corn.
When they got off the lookout, several of their close friends couldn't let go of the harvest scene of rolling waves of wheat.
"There is so much wheat, let's mobilize the whole army and rob it all." Li Feng on the other side of Liu Yu said.
"Hey, if we rob the wheat this time, will we continue to rob it next year?" Liu You asked.
"Let's talk about next year. Let's grab what's in front of us first." Li Feng replied.
"What if I had a way to get rich people like the Xu family to send us a certain amount of grain every year after the harvest? Wouldn't it be better than grabbing it in person every time?" Liu Yu said with a smile.
After listening to Liu Yu's words, the guards and officers around him all looked at each other.
"Shiro, you are talking about the taxes collected by the imperial court," said an officer.
After hearing this, everyone else suddenly realized and thought to themselves: Why do I say this is so familiar? In fact, it is just collecting taxes.
"Absolutely." Liu Yu said.
"But how do we make them obediently pay taxes and food for us?" Everyone still doesn't quite understand how to do it.
Everyone present, before the rebellion, whether they were good citizens or gangsters, had been taxed by the court to some extent. Everyone knew how to pay taxes, but they didn't quite understand how to collect taxes.
"If you want to make a rich man obediently take the money, there are two ways. One is to arrest his wife and children, and kill him if he doesn't pay. The other is to look after his home and nursery, and fight away the robbers to protect his family property. ." Liu Yu said.
"Hahaha, I'm good at this. We'll kidnap his whole family later." A guard who was a habitual bandit said simply.
"No, no, no, simple kidnapping is definitely a one-time business. We want to be long-term." Liu Yu said that simple kidnapping is not sustainable development.
"Then what can be done?"
"We not only want to tie up his meat ticket, but also look after his home and guard the home to fight against robbers." Liu Yu said.
After listening to Liu Yu's words, everyone was confused and looked at each other. Everyone was thinking: Liu Yu must be crazy. You caught other people's wives and children as meat tickets. Aren't you a robber? Is it possible? Want to beat yourself up?
