Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 331 The Simple Dreams of the Chinese People (Part )
You must know that land annexation is strictly prohibited in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yi limited the land quota for civilians to 200 acres per person. Although there were some preferential treatments for military officers, they were only allowed 400 acres per person.

Only those who have made great contributions can be exceptionally rewarded with land quotas.

This also means that there are no big landlords among the top leaders of the Tang Dynasty today.

The Tang army general who owned the most land was Wang An, but the land he owned was only a total of more than 1,400 acres.

You know, Wang An is a true loyal minister.

Starting from Jintian, Guangxi, he has been following Li Yi closely, and even his son died on the battlefield.

But even so, Wang An only had more than 1,400 acres of land.

This shows how strict the restrictions on land annexation are in the current Tang Dynasty.

However, during this expedition to Yue, Li Yi made a loophole for the generals in the land system.

Li Yi personally issued an edict that those who made meritorious contributions in the war against Vietnam would be rewarded with land and manors on the spot.

Moreover, there is no limit on the amount!

This is too great a temptation for most Chinese people who have a simple dream of becoming local landlords.

No wonder the generals are so excited!
There are many reasons why Li Yi chose to make an opening in the land system in Vietnam.

Firstly, it is to boost morale and inspire the fighting enthusiasm of the generals.

Secondly, it was to enable military generals to take the lead in launching immigration in Vietnam so that the Tang Dynasty could completely swallow up Vietnam.

Thirdly, Li Yi wanted to further stimulate the Tang Dynasty's momentum for external expansion.

The Tang Dynasty did not allow the annexation of land in the mainland, but allowed the annexation of land overseas.

In this way, in order to realize their simple dream of becoming local landlords, the Tang army would naturally actively support the Tang Dynasty's external expansion.

In addition, the main reason why Li Yi did not allow land annexation in the local area was to ease the conflict between people and land in the local area of ​​​​the Tang Dynasty.

This will ease social conflicts and stabilize local order.

But he has no objection to overseas land acquisitions.

Just do it, as long as he can take over the land and turn the barbarian land into Han territory, let alone land annexation, Li Yi doesn't care even if someone rebuilds forts abroad and engages in the manor economy of the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.

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The Tang army began to plan an offensive against the Red River Fort.

The fleet moved forward, preparing to launch an artillery bombardment on the Red River Fort to suppress the fort's firepower.

At the same time, the landing troops were arranged in a marching formation and marched rapidly from the landing site towards the Red River Fort.

The sound of footsteps continued to be heard.

Tang army soldiers, carrying rifles and wearing helmets, strode forward along the road.

Jin Yong and several others worked together to lift a heavy machine gun, carrying an ammunition box, and strode towards the direction of the artillery position.

Behind them, there were gunners pushing field guns and jogging with boxes of ammunition on their shoulders.

Although the Tang army's landing troops landed on the beach rather than at the port, large-caliber heavy artillery could not be transported.

However, this does not mean that all heavy weapons cannot be transported to the shore.

Equipment like rotary machine guns and some small-caliber field artillery can still be transported by manpower.

Although it is a bit more difficult, it is better than letting the infantry attack the enemy fortress without the cover of heavy weapons.

Finally, the Tang army's landing troops arrived near the Red River Fort.

At the same time, the Tang army's naval guns began to aim at the Red River Fort and launched firepower delivery.

Boom! Boom!
Amid the sound of artillery fire, shells flew across the sea.

With a loud bang, the shells landed accurately on the Red River Fort, and balls of fire and smoke exploded at the impact points.

The explosions and flames announced to everyone that the battle had begun and sounded the clarion call for the general offensive.

"Quick! Get the machine guns and field artillery into position quickly and prepare to suppress the Red River Battery with firepower."

"The rest of the troops should immediately check their weapons and ammunition and prepare to charge!"

Jin Yong heard Shangguan's call and led his men to quickly build a heavy machine gun position.

Thanks to proper training in normal times, they quickly set up a heavy machine gun.

The ammunition belt was stuffed into the magazine, and the black muzzle of the gun pointed forward.

At the same time, the deployment of several field artillery pieces was also completed.

The gunners quickly calculated the firing parameters, adjusted the muzzle direction, and completed the loading of the artillery.

Seeing this, the officer shouted at the top of his voice.

"Heavy machine guns, field artillery, open fire immediately to suppress the enemy."

"Brothers, victory is just ahead, promotion and wealth are just ahead!"

"Follow me!" The next moment, the sound of artillery fire was heard first.

Several field artillery pieces spewed out flames, and the shells broke through the air and fired accurately towards the direction of the artillery position.

Several balls of fire exploded on the ground.

Several Vietnamese artillery guns facing the land fell silent instantly.

Soon, the sound of machine gun fire was heard.

Jin Yong and his men raised the muzzles of their machine guns and turned the cranks to achieve a longer range.

Bullets were fired, splashing towards the Vietnamese positions in the distance, suppressing the Vietnamese troops with firepower.

When a machine gun fires at a long distance, the trajectory of the projectile is not actually a straight shot, but rather a projection similar to a cannonball.

The killing effect depends not only on the kinetic energy of the projectile when it leaves the barrel, but also on the inertia of the projectile when it falls from the sky.

Under the cover of their own machine guns and artillery fire, the Tang army landing troops rushed forward shouting and killing.

"Brothers, kill!"

A group of people charged in a skirmish line towards the Red River Fort.

Seeing this, the Vietnamese soldiers in the artillery position began to hide in the fortifications and fired back.

Snapped! Bang bang!

The crisp sound of gunfire rang out.

The Vietnamese army fired a volley of shots.

However, among the Tang army that charged, only a few unlucky ones were shot and fell to the ground.

Faced with the Tang army charging in a skirmish line, the Vietnamese army's musket fire could hardly pose a threat.

Seeing that the Tang army suffered few casualties despite a round of volleys of fire from their own side, the Yue army began to panic.

The feeling of fear spread in everyone's heart!

"No! This is impossible!"

"How come the Tang people can't be killed? Are they invulnerable to swords and guns?"

"Oh my god, help me!"

"..."

Seeing that the Tang army was getting closer, the Yue army mustered up their courage and fired another round of volleys.

As the distance shortened, this salvo of fire actually had some effect.

About twenty Tang soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, but that was all.

Compared with the total number of Tang troops charging, these twenty people are really insignificant.

"kill!"

"Kill the barbarian!"

"The Tang Dynasty is victorious!"

"..."

The Tang army soldiers rushed into the Yue army's fortifications, shouting and killing.

Gunshots rang out.

The bayonet stabbed and screams followed.

Under the bayonet charge of the Tang army, the Vietnamese army almost scattered.

At the same time, the Tang army's fleet on the sea continued to deliver firepower towards the Red River Fort.

boom! Boom boom!

Amid the sound of artillery bombardment, the Red River Fort was severely suppressed.

At this time, the Vietnamese navy once again rushed out from the Red River in an attempt to stop the Tang army.

Fierce artillery bombardment was heard again on the sea.

As soon as the two sides had a brief contact, the Vietnamese army was defeated again, leaving only a piece of broken wood on the sea.

Soon, the Red River Fort changed hands as the Tang army advanced by land and sea.

A Tang army soldier strode to the highest point of the fort, raised his knife and chopped off the Vietnamese army's flagpole on the fort. Under the attention of countless people, the Vietnamese army's flag collapsed.

Instead, a red Tang army flag was flying high on the artillery platform!

Announce to everyone the change of hands of the Red River Mouth Fort.

The Tang army couldn't help but cheer together.

The shouts of victory for the Tang Dynasty resounded throughout the Red River Estuary.

(End of this chapter)