"Stop! Don't move!"
A loud shout rang out, startling Kangcheng City Lord Diba Chigan, who was just about to flee, and he froze on the spot.
Dipachigan turned his head shakily and immediately saw a dense array of dark gun barrels aimed at him from behind.
Although he didn't know what those dark gun muzzles were, Dipachigan felt a chill in his heart, realizing that these were the very powerful weapons of the Da Gan army.
"I...I won't move! I won't move!"
Deba Chigan spoke in a dry, broken, and trembling voice.
"Tie him up!"
A squad leader waved his hand, and instantly several soldiers stepped forward and tied up Dipachigan.
After capturing Depachigan, the battle within the city lord's mansion proceeded more smoothly.
With overwhelming firepower, they quickly took over the entire city lord's mansion.
Located in the western part of Kangcheng, some garrison soldiers still tried to escape through the west gate.
However, it wasn't long before the large army soldiers caught up with them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense barrage of gunfire erupted, and the Kangcheng garrison soldiers who tried to flee were immediately struck by bullets and killed on the spot.
In the midst of continuous fighting, the defenders of Kangcheng had completely collapsed.
Especially after the capture of Depachigan, the lord of Kangcheng, the battle within the city was already inevitable.
Before long, the 26th Infantry Division of the Da Gan Army occupied the entire city of Kangcheng.
When a huge dragon flag fluttered over Kangcheng, a smile appeared on the face of Wei Xiangdong, commander of the 26th Infantry Division.
"Excellent! Excellent!"
Wei Xiangdong nodded repeatedly and said, "That's pretty fast!"
Immediately, Wei Xiangdong ordered his soldiers to continue mopping up the remaining defeated troops in Kangcheng.
After nearly an hour of clearing operations, the entire city of Kang was completely pacified.
Of the seven or eight thousand defenders, more than three thousand were killed and more than four thousand were captured!
Only a few hundred people escaped!
The battle in Cannes was a resounding success!
However, what shocked Wei Xiangdong even more was that the spoils in Kangcheng were extremely rich!
"Commander, commander..."
A battalion commander rushed to Wei Xiangdong's side and said with a look of surprise, "Our spoils in Kangcheng are very rich!"
"Very generous?"
Wei Xiangdong glanced at the battalion commander and asked with a smile, "How generous can it be?"
"Come and see for yourself, and you'll see!"
The battalion commander pulled Wei Xiangdong along, heading towards the Kangcheng City Lord's Mansion.
Even Chief of Staff Yi Xiaofeng became interested and went with them.
Upon entering the City Lord's Mansion, Wei Xiangdong and Yi Xiaofeng immediately noticed the numerous objects scattered on the ground, shimmering with dazzling golden light.
"This...this is made of gold?"
Wei Xiangdong exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, Commander!"
The battalion commander said with a smile, "These things were all seized from the Kangcheng City Lord's Mansion. These gold cups, gold plates, gold goblets, as well as these lampstands, Buddha statues, and books, are all made of gold!"
So many?
Chief of Staff Yi Xiaofeng also exclaimed in surprise, asking, "These things all seem to be gold and silver magical artifacts, right?"
"Yes, Chief of Staff!"
The battalion commander nodded and said, "This is only part of what the city lord's mansion seized. In addition, after our brothers interrogated the city lord, Diba Chigan, they also discovered that a large number of gold and silver ritual objects were stored in the Diba family temple in the north of the city."
"There are so many ancestral homes of the Diba family outside the city! Our battalion has already sent people to take them over!"
"A rough estimate suggests that the gold and silver magical artifacts seized from the City Lord's Mansion alone weigh over 600 jin!"
"Moreover, the vast majority of them are made of gold!"
The battalion commander's words instantly caused a huge uproar.
"How many?"
Division Commander Wei Xiangdong stared wide-eyed in shock. "Over six hundred jin? And all of it is gold?"
"My God!"
Chief of Staff Yi Xiaofeng was also astonished, saying, "We're about to strike it rich! I never expected that such a small place like Kangcheng could yield so much gold. It's truly beyond our expectations!"
"Commander, Chief of Staff,"
The battalion commander chuckled and explained, "You all don't understand, do you? The Diba Chigan family has been guarding Kangcheng for generations on the snowy plateau. The Diba family can practically be considered the local kings of Kangcheng, and even the vast eastern region of the snowy plateau! They have lived here for hundreds of years, and their family wealth is extremely substantial! These hundreds of kilograms of gold probably took hundreds of years to accumulate! I estimate that most of it was plundered from the people!"
"No wonder!"
Chief of Staff Yi Xiaofeng took a deep breath and said, "The Diba family is truly hateful! Confiscate all these spoils, register them, and send them to the military region."
"yes!"
The battalion commander quickly responded.
After a moment, the battalion commander continued, "Division commander, chief of staff, in addition to these gold and silver artifacts, we also found a thick stack of house deeds and land deeds in the city lord's mansion. It can be said that almost half of the shops in the entire Kang City are owned by the Diba family."
"Furthermore, the vast majority of fertile land surrounding Kangcheng also belongs to the Diba family!"
"Most of the people around Kangcheng were serfs of the Diba family, who had worked for the Diba family for generations."
Upon hearing these explanations, Wei Xiangdong fell silent.
Initially, most of the people who escaped from the Tibetan Plateau were serfs. After being taken in by the 26th Infantry Division, they became their guides.
Wei Xiangdong never expected that serfdom was so common on the snowy plateau!
It seems this is giving the Great Gan Kingdom a chance to implement the policy of distributing land to individual households here!
Back then, after defeating the hereditary chieftains in several southwestern provinces, the Da Gan Kingdom distributed the land and houses owned by the chieftains to the people, thus winning their trust.
It was precisely for this reason that the Daqian Kingdom was able to quickly extend its rule to the hereditary territories of the chieftains in the southwestern provinces.
Now, after entering the snowy plateau, I've actually encountered something like this!
"hehe!"
Wei Xiangdong gave a cold laugh and said, "If Heaven gives us an opportunity and we don't seize it, we will suffer the consequences! Since Heaven has given us this opportunity, we must work for the benefit of the vast number of poor people in the world!"
"This is something His Majesty often teaches us!"
"Immediately write to the military region, requesting that militia be dispatched to Kangcheng to take over the city's administration. In addition, announce the policy of equal land distribution."
"Once the militia arrives, we will hold a public trial for the sins of Depa Chigan and the Depa family, and then divide the land equally!"
"As long as we can win the hearts of the poor serfs in the region and make them loyal to our Great Gan Kingdom, we will be able to establish a territory that truly belongs to our Great Gan Kingdom here after we have pacified the snowy plateau!"
Wei Xiangdong took a deep breath and said loudly.
Hearing Wei Xiangdong's words, the people around him quickly nodded in agreement.
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