This warrior is so fierce

Chapter 149
On the narrow official road, the two armies confront each other.

Two flags were planted in the rebel army.

On one side is written the word "Cao" and on the other side is written "to seek rebellion".

Cao Su gently clamped the horse's belly, and the horse walked forward with a "da da da da".

The horse's hooves made a sound on the ground, and the cold sweat of everyone in Feima Village seeped into their backs.

Cao Su walked in front of them.

The Pegasus Village people in front of him are very unfamiliar to him.

Three old men with white beards, a young general in silver armor, and some who should be guards.

"What's your name?"

Cao Su's horses are of good breed and tall, and Cao Su himself is tall.

Sitting on the horse, he has a condescending natural power.

Several people from Pegasus Village did not expect Cao Su to dare to walk up to them alone.

"Captain Cao, this old man is Pegasus Zhuang Ji Kang, the elder of the Pegasus Zhuang."

The big clan is always a master of middle-level strength, although they are old now, they still have good martial arts skills.

The first one to get rid of the influence of Cao Su's power could not help being secretly surprised.

Cao Su seems to be stronger than the legend.

He went on to introduce: "These two are the elders of our Pegasus Village, the elders of the Li clan and the elders of the Tong clan, and this is the new commander of our Feima Village, Ji Wu."

Cao Su looked at it carefully, and found that the two clan elders were mediocre, and they didn't even reach the strength state.

Is this Ji Wu the former commander who was as famous as Ji Xiong?Why is it not very strong, and it seems that it has not yet reached the middle level of strength.

In the eyes of Cao Su, the warriors who have not reached the middle level of strength are all weak chickens who cannot be easily attacked.

So he refocused his attention on the elder Ji Kang of the rich clan. Ji Kang's breath was restrained and his veins were long, like a volcano under forbearance, which was a bit interesting.

The war horse circled the ground anxiously twice, Cao Su squinted his eyes, and asked, "What do you mean when the big clan always thinks I'm going?"

When Cao Su came up, he just beat him up.

After hearing this, the people at Pegasus Village felt somewhat uncomfortable.

The elder Ji Kang of the big family said: "Captain Cao, I dare to ask, where are the rebels going?"

The elder Dazu held his breath, and began to ask Cao Su back while avoiding the seriousness.

Cao Su sneered, straightened up immediately and said: "This is a military secret of our army, no comment."

Military secret?

Could there be a more obvious military secret than this?

The appearance of attacking Feimazhuang was almost written on his face.

Everyone in Pegasus Village was speechless for a while.

The old man of the clan said calmly: "Lieutenant Cao, the frontier is our Pegasus Village. There are many poor people working in the fields. It is not appropriate for the rebellious army to move forward."

If the words are not speculative, the face has been torn apart, and what is placed in front of Cao Su is a straightforward rejection.

Cao Su smiled: "Do you know how many farmlands I pass through this way? Why, the people in your Feima Village are ordinary people, but not in other places?"

Cao Su had been aggressive all the time, and Ji Kang's expression turned cold.

He said coldly: "If Colonel Cao insists on moving forward, he still hopes to tell Fei Ma Zhuang what happened. Fei Ma Zhuang is not unreasonable."

"If the rebellious army borrows the way, our Pegasus Village is also willing to escort the rebellious army to cross the border."

"My lord, did you know that the land of Pegasus Village was stamped by the government?"

The big clan was not sure what Cao Su was here for. If it was to attack Feimazhuang, how could he march so slowly.

So he guessed that Cao Su must have other plans.

But no matter what reason Cao Su had, the elders of the clan believed that Cao Su's reason must be wrong.

Feimazhuang attacked first, and the land where the seal was struck was approved by the imperial court. As long as the imperial court is still there, as long as the rebellious army is still an officer and soldier, they cannot bypass the imperial court to handle affairs, and they must recognize a word of reason.

Several clan elders nodded slightly, their faces were bright, and they went out to see Cao Su this time.

With a heavy responsibility in mind, it is necessary to suppress a hero like Cao Su from the very beginning.

"How did the land of Pegasus Village come about, don't you guys know?"

Cao Su looked at the people coldly, sat down on his horse and strolled around for a couple more times. He raised his whip, pointed at the people and said, "How much land has been privately taken by Fei Ma Zhuang and how many Zhuangzi have been harmed in the past few years, do you really think so?" Doesn’t the court know about it?”

"Still telling me about the court, do you take the court seriously, and Pingcheng?"

Cao Su cursed loudly, tearing all the skin off at once.

The faces of several people in Feima Village changed drastically, even the elders of the big family who had always been calm were also very moved.

Cao Su's words were too strong, as if he wanted to level the Pegasus Village for the court.

Could it be that in the end, they cannot escape the fate of a war?
Pegasus Village definitely didn't want to fight. The gang of the Dispute Army are professional soldiers with ridiculously strong combat power.

It has rained again in the past few days, and the Pegasus cavalry, mainly recruits, can be aggressive in the wasteland.

But after entering the mountain road, the combat power will be discounted.

"The imperial court gave you face, but you don't want to face yourself."

"Today, you still dare to come out of the manor and confront me. Do you really think that I dare not do anything to you?"

Cao Su was full of anger, and the strong evil spirit on his body was almost substantive. He sat down on his horse and snorted frantically, pacing back and forth on the ground restlessly.

When Cao Su got angry, the two clan elders whose martial strength was too low turned pale with fright and felt palpitations.

It was as if a fierce tiger appeared from Cao Su's body.

Dazu Lao and Ji Wu took a step sideways and stood in front of them.

The elder Ji of the rich family cupped his hands and said, "Captain Cao, calm down."

Ji Kang heard the meaning of Cao Su's words, Cao Su seemed to be angry, but he didn't say it dead, instead he felt like he was going down the steps of Feima Village.

He was very smart, and he followed Cao Su's words and said: "Pegasus Village took a lot of land privately before, and it is true that I knew it was wrong, but the side of the new land has already been reported to the government. It is the legal land of Pegasus Village."

Got it wrong?Is this going to soften up?
Do you really think that Cao Su came here for the trivial matter of annexing the land of Feima Village?

Cao Su's anger disappeared instantly as if he had changed his face.

The people in Pegasus Village looked at the elders in surprise, this was different from the strategy they had agreed upon when they came here!

"Since it is a good thing to know that I was wrong, the matter of Pegasus Village is not a big deal. I think you have guessed my reason for coming by this time."

Who knows what you're here for?

Why don't you say it sooner?
Everyone in Pegasus Village complained in their hearts.

"That's right, I'm here to collect taxes."

Cao Su looked at the stunned people in Pegasus Village, and said indifferently: "Pegasus Village has been arrogant and domineering in the past few years, privately acquiring land, evading taxes and evading taxes. Don't be ignorant of the opportunity to pay taxes, and waste this great opportunity."

What tax collection, isn't this just rip-off?

The two elders of the Pegasus Zhuang clan blushed, thanks to Cao Su wanting to get this reason.

Cao Su really has the qualifications to collect taxes.

After the rebel army formally organized the court's field army, it completed a major change in identity.

According to the military system of the Qianyuan Dynasty, the army that crusades against the rebels is eligible to come from the army's salary, which is commonly known as "cooperative salary". The local government must provide money and food to ensure the army's travel.

The "Associated Pay" system lists a variety of situations, and it is also a way to collect taxes that local wealthy families have missed in previous years.

There is another situation called "on-the-spot transfer", which usually happens in enemy territory.

In layman's terms, it is direct grabbing.

Of course, there are also regulations on robbing, some can be robbed, and some cannot be robbed.

On the official road, a cool summer breeze blew.

Everyone in Pegasus Village doesn't know how to describe their current state of mind.

Did Pegasus Village really not pay taxes?Anyway, in the past few years, he must have not paid the tax. What has happened with Wei Tao, how can he pay the tax to him.

Officials in Pingcheng didn't dare to come to Feima Village to collect taxes, and they didn't even dare to mention it.

Not only the Pegasus Village family, but also the many sects in Pingcheng, many of them are also a little bit pretentious.

If it is really in accordance with the "land tax" and "population tax" stipulated by the imperial court, Feimazhuang might as well return the land to the imperial court directly, which is not cost-effective.

But it's okay, it turns out that Cao Su came to blackmail him.

After the two clan elders of Pegasus Village looked at each other, they breathed a sigh of relief.

For Pegasus Village, which is in desperate need of a breather, things that can be settled with money and food are nothing.

The elder of the clan had already regained his composure, looked at Cao Su and said, "Lieutenant Cao, let's take it, how much tax do we have to collect?"

Cao Su's eyes moved slightly, and he said slowly.

"Hey! Old Ji, what you said is wrong."

"It's not how much tax I want to collect, but how much tax you Pegasus Village should pay."

He sighed: "Nowadays thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are on fire everywhere, and millions of thieves are sweeping the Central Plains. The court is spending money and food. Paying taxes according to the law is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. Your political positions must be high, and your thinking and understanding must be unified. Don't always stare at your own one-acre three-point land, take a long-term view."

Everyone in Pegasus Village:
Ji Kang said: "Your Excellency said so."

Now that they knew Cao Su's true intention of coming, they were relieved a lot.

His complexion also softened a lot.

"Can you get out of the way now?"

Cao Su beckoned back, the banner of the rebellious army was unfurled, and the troops pressed forward.

As soon as the army moved, the people in Pegasus Village became nervous.

The Li family hurriedly said: "Since my lord is collecting taxes, why bother to go forward in person, we just send the taxes."

When Cao Su heard this, he laughed.

"That's right, this kind of political consciousness is right, but don't keep me waiting for too long, be careful of me getting mad!"

He turned and left, and behind him was the army of rebels on the official road.

The army is majestic, the banner is clear, the swords and guns are dense, strict and majestic.

The hands and feet of everyone in Pegasus Village felt cold.

(End of this chapter)