In the watchtower tower in the west, Zhang Renyuan, wearing an official uniform and a bull-haired head, was standing in front of the window and looking outside. These days, his temples were dyed with new white frost, and his haggard face looked worried.
The night was as cool as water, and at this time, a reed tube song sounded somewhere, echoing melodiously in the frosty moon night wind.
Zhang Renyuan turned his head and looked at the city wall. He saw that the soldiers on duty looked south, looking homesick.
Zhang Renyuan couldn't help but sighed deeply when he saw this situation.
Just then a guard came in to report: General Li and others came upstairs and asked for a meeting with important matters.
Zhang Renyuan remained silent and did not object. The guard was stunned for a while and then regarded him as accused of salute and turned around.
After a while, a group of fully armed generals walked in with a twitch. Zhang Renyuan still stood in front of the window without moving. He listened to the sound of the flute and glanced at the generals without even looking at them.
A general who was in charge stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: Report to the general manager, Xue Chongxun's troops attacked Zhongcheng on the 13th. In just one day, March 14th, a mutiny broke out in the city, and Zhongcheng fell.At this point, Dongcheng also lost contact, and there is no good or bad luck...
Um.Zhang Renyuan looked very calm, with a demeanor that he would not change his expression when he collapsed in front of him.The generals were speechless.
He turned around and walked to the main seat to sit down. Although he was middle-aged, his sitting posture was even more sturdy than that of an ordinary young man.
Zhang Renyuan is proficient in classics, poetry, books, music, and has led troops all year round. He is known as a master of civil and military affairs. He is an elite talent in the empire.
I'm ready, let's do it.Zhang Renyuan said frankly.
The generals stood there and stared at him in a daze.
Zhang Renyuan asked back: Are you here tonight just trying to do this?No mother-in-law and mother are needed, just stop!
At this time, a general suddenly knelt down on the ground with a clang, stretched out his hand to cover his eyes and choked up. All the men standing were hula and fell in front of Zhang Renyuan, and the atmosphere was very sad.
Zhang Renyuan said uncomfortable: It’s not your fault, it’s just my fault for using people. The guards of Lingzhou and Shenmu Town surrendered so easily without fighting!It’s just a matter of the sky not being with the time!There are few people in the world who are wise and have great affairs. I think that the pseudo-dynasty is not justified and dominates the temple, and they are always in poverty and are arrogant and extravagant. Princess Taiping has good money to build the Huaqing Palace and has no chance of winning. The Western Regions, Helong and the Southwest have been in trouble with all the surrounding tribes all year round. Each battle is killed and injured by soldiers and soldiers spending tens of billions of military expenses. Even if the ancestors leave behind gold and silver, they are not enough for them to defeat.All righteous men in the world dare not be angry or speak out!I have been in the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years. This time, I am calling it a restoration of justice in the Li Tang Dynasty. Guanzhong will definitely not be able to fight again. This shows that the Xue family personally led a large army to fight this time, and it can be seen that it is only 30,000.Just persist for a few months, all the loyal ministers from all directions responded... It’s a pity!
Someone at the next chapter couldn't help but say: The Xue family is famous, and the soldiers below lost their fighting spirit when they heard about it.The general situation is not violated. Now all parts of Anbei are lost, and the supplies are unsustainable. Unless they are in a hurry and they are indifferent to the consequences, there is no way to turn the sky. At this time, it is also very unfavorable for our army to attract Turkic troops to the pass. The Anbei army has been in conflict with the Turkic people for many years, and both sides are full of blood debts. Although they said they would attack the puppet dynasty with our coalition forces, the last generals and others believed that when this unconditional advantage over the Turkic troops, once they came in, they would only care about robbing our food and grass supplies, and would not care about our lives or death.
Zhang Renyuan closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, took off his sword and placed it on the wooden table, knelt down and straightened his waist, and said lightly: Li Gui!
The last one will be in.A general bowed.
Zhang Renyuan said: Come up.
The general named Li Gui lowered his head and climbed up, walked carefully to Zhang Renyuan, and knelt down from him through a wooden table.
What are you waiting for?Zhang Renyuan pointed at the sword on the table.
The generals below all lowered their bodies, and their eyes looked at the floor and they didn't feel so generous.
Li Gui's face was pale and said in a daze: The last general... The last general dares not forget the grace of Ming Gong's cultivation, and he dares not use his sword to attack Ming Gong.
Zhang Renyuan picked up the knife, pulled it out in a swish, observed the tip of the knife diagonally upwards, and then handed the handle of the knife upside down and said firmly: Hold it, this is a military order.
Only then did Li Gui carefully reach out and hold the hilt of the knife, and then Zhang Renyuan's hand also grabbed his hand: Don't hesitate, take my head and perform my skills, maybe you can keep the parents, wife and children in mind. Zhang will take one step first!
Chief executive!The generals immediately cried, their heads pounding on the floor.
Zhang Renyuan held Li Gui's hand and pointed the tip of the knife at his left chest, and then pulled it hard into his arms...
Li Gui stared at Zhang Renyuan's face with his eyes wide open. His hand holding the hilt was trembling. The blue veins on his forehead also rose because of excessive excitement. Tears suddenly surged out of the general's eyes.
Zhang Renyuan didn't shout from beginning to end, the force in his hands slowly disappeared, and his eyes gradually dissipated.
The generals knelt in front of his seat for a long time and refused to get up. The majestic city tower was very quiet. The sound of the flute stopped at first, and only Ye Feng made a soft sound, just like the faint humming, a song of lament.
……
The next day, Xicheng announced that Zhang Renyuan would die, announced that he would surrender to the imperial army, and sent envoys to Zhongcheng, which had been conquered by inside and outside.
At the same time, a mutiny occurred in Dongcheng, and envoys were sent to surrender.
Xue Chongxun and his army have been stationed in Zhongcheng and received all the city defenses.
This fortification built a strong military city. It was originally more than 10,000 troops prepared, so it was very difficult to force it. However, it only took Xue Chongxun two days to take it down, and there were few casualties on both sides of the offense and defense.
When they learned the good news, Xue Chongxun and others were in the center of the military town in the north of the city. This place looked very simple, rough and not very beautiful...
After all, the three cities are different from the mainland. This place was completely built by the imperial government as a military fortress, and the main consideration is defense capabilities.
The roof of the house where the mount is located is built with stones and thick whole wooden boards. Even if ordinary bows, arrows and crossbows fly into the city, they cannot penetrate the defense of the house. They also have a certain defense against the large stones of the catapult carts. However, the defense targets of the three cities are nomadic cavalry such as the Turks. The range of siege equipment of those tribes is completely ineffective and cannot be compared with the Tang army's ordnance.
The civil servants and staff sat on both sides to handle official duties, and several Xue Chongxun's confidant generals were also among them. Various orders from the 30,000 army were sent out from this old, dim room.
There are two light holders beside the wall, with oil lamps lit on it. The light is not good but the wall is covered with dark stains...
The outside of the door in broad daylight is very bright, and the room looks very dim, and the lighting of the house is also very unreasonable.
Xue Chongxun sat in the innermost upper position, looking through the door, unable to see even his face clearly, and could only see a figure.
He knocked the table with his finger and said: What if the cup is thrown?Although the method is a bit old-fashioned, it is quite useful.
The officials didn't recall it for a while. I don't know what he meant after thinking for so long. However, Wang Changling understood it the fastest and asked in surprise: Xue Lang means to surrender the general... He made a move to wipe his neck.
Xue Chongxun nodded and said: The relationship between these generals and the rebel leader Zhang Renyuan is unclear, and it is extremely risky to keep them in the Anbei army.Now the Turks are sniffing the smell and are ready to move. The northern border is already unstable and need to clean up some stable defense to avoid more dreams.
Wang Changling said: They have surrendered and have to offer Zhang Renyuan's head. It would be a bit ruthless for us to kill like this.
Why not worry about adding a crime?
Xue Chongxun shook his head and said calmly, Zhang Renyuan and his men colluded with the enemy to treason were a foregone conclusion, and they were deeply despised and hated by officials and the people. What's the big deal about killing a group of military generals under him?Uncle Shao, I will give you something to check the list as soon as possible, and clarify the list of those soldiers who were directly appointed by the Anbei Protector of Shuofang Town, as well as those recommended by him. At that time, a Hongmen Banquet will be set up to invite these people to catch them all in one go!
Wang Changling had no choice but to lower his head and clasp his fists and said: Yes.
Xue Chongxun looked at Li Kuiyong again: You took the Flying Tiger Group to quietly open the door behind the room at night, and I threw the cup and went out directly.At that time, you will lead 200 ambush soldiers to hide outside with weapons. When you hear the sound of the cup breaking, you will immediately bring it in from both sides and kill it, and behead all the living people inside!
Li Kuiyong had nothing to say and agreed directly.
Xue Chongxun took out a book of the past, looked through it casually, and said: Let the generals from Xicheng bring Zhang Renyuan's head to surrender, and the people from Dongcheng also let them come here.Choose a good day to hold a banquet to see them off.This almanac is not written in detail. It is only the things that are suitable for land use to travel, but it is not written that one day it is suitable for killing people...
Zhang Jiuling said calmly: When Huangdi created the calendar, he probably did not advocate killing, so he did not write this.
His attitude seemed to agree with Xue Chongxun's approach, and he was not as emotional as Wang Changling in this kind of personnel handling.
Xue Chongxun looked at them calmly and thought to himself: Shao Bo is a poet after all.
He smiled and said, "What Zishou said is bad. We have learned the attack from our ancestors. The difference is that we now use steel knives and powerful crossbows, while people in the past use stones."People in the world learn to use stones when they learn to fight.
Zhang Jiuling pretended to be taught: Xue Lang had a clear understanding of wise words and made sense.
Everyone decided after a while of discussion, but those who knew the inside story were the direct civil and military officials in this room, and other people on the periphery had no idea, including ordinary officials and generals in the official army.
Therefore, people treated the surrendered generals in Zhongshoucheng very well, and they did not feel wronged when they were treated with delicious food and drink. Therefore, the surrendered generals became much more optimistic and careless.
After all, under normal circumstances, people don’t need to be too good to some people who are going to kill them.
The night was as cool as water, and at this time, a reed tube song sounded somewhere, echoing melodiously in the frosty moon night wind.
Zhang Renyuan turned his head and looked at the city wall. He saw that the soldiers on duty looked south, looking homesick.
Zhang Renyuan couldn't help but sighed deeply when he saw this situation.
Just then a guard came in to report: General Li and others came upstairs and asked for a meeting with important matters.
Zhang Renyuan remained silent and did not object. The guard was stunned for a while and then regarded him as accused of salute and turned around.
After a while, a group of fully armed generals walked in with a twitch. Zhang Renyuan still stood in front of the window without moving. He listened to the sound of the flute and glanced at the generals without even looking at them.
A general who was in charge stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: Report to the general manager, Xue Chongxun's troops attacked Zhongcheng on the 13th. In just one day, March 14th, a mutiny broke out in the city, and Zhongcheng fell.At this point, Dongcheng also lost contact, and there is no good or bad luck...
Um.Zhang Renyuan looked very calm, with a demeanor that he would not change his expression when he collapsed in front of him.The generals were speechless.
He turned around and walked to the main seat to sit down. Although he was middle-aged, his sitting posture was even more sturdy than that of an ordinary young man.
Zhang Renyuan is proficient in classics, poetry, books, music, and has led troops all year round. He is known as a master of civil and military affairs. He is an elite talent in the empire.
I'm ready, let's do it.Zhang Renyuan said frankly.
The generals stood there and stared at him in a daze.
Zhang Renyuan asked back: Are you here tonight just trying to do this?No mother-in-law and mother are needed, just stop!
At this time, a general suddenly knelt down on the ground with a clang, stretched out his hand to cover his eyes and choked up. All the men standing were hula and fell in front of Zhang Renyuan, and the atmosphere was very sad.
Zhang Renyuan said uncomfortable: It’s not your fault, it’s just my fault for using people. The guards of Lingzhou and Shenmu Town surrendered so easily without fighting!It’s just a matter of the sky not being with the time!There are few people in the world who are wise and have great affairs. I think that the pseudo-dynasty is not justified and dominates the temple, and they are always in poverty and are arrogant and extravagant. Princess Taiping has good money to build the Huaqing Palace and has no chance of winning. The Western Regions, Helong and the Southwest have been in trouble with all the surrounding tribes all year round. Each battle is killed and injured by soldiers and soldiers spending tens of billions of military expenses. Even if the ancestors leave behind gold and silver, they are not enough for them to defeat.All righteous men in the world dare not be angry or speak out!I have been in the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years. This time, I am calling it a restoration of justice in the Li Tang Dynasty. Guanzhong will definitely not be able to fight again. This shows that the Xue family personally led a large army to fight this time, and it can be seen that it is only 30,000.Just persist for a few months, all the loyal ministers from all directions responded... It’s a pity!
Someone at the next chapter couldn't help but say: The Xue family is famous, and the soldiers below lost their fighting spirit when they heard about it.The general situation is not violated. Now all parts of Anbei are lost, and the supplies are unsustainable. Unless they are in a hurry and they are indifferent to the consequences, there is no way to turn the sky. At this time, it is also very unfavorable for our army to attract Turkic troops to the pass. The Anbei army has been in conflict with the Turkic people for many years, and both sides are full of blood debts. Although they said they would attack the puppet dynasty with our coalition forces, the last generals and others believed that when this unconditional advantage over the Turkic troops, once they came in, they would only care about robbing our food and grass supplies, and would not care about our lives or death.
Zhang Renyuan closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, took off his sword and placed it on the wooden table, knelt down and straightened his waist, and said lightly: Li Gui!
The last one will be in.A general bowed.
Zhang Renyuan said: Come up.
The general named Li Gui lowered his head and climbed up, walked carefully to Zhang Renyuan, and knelt down from him through a wooden table.
What are you waiting for?Zhang Renyuan pointed at the sword on the table.
The generals below all lowered their bodies, and their eyes looked at the floor and they didn't feel so generous.
Li Gui's face was pale and said in a daze: The last general... The last general dares not forget the grace of Ming Gong's cultivation, and he dares not use his sword to attack Ming Gong.
Zhang Renyuan picked up the knife, pulled it out in a swish, observed the tip of the knife diagonally upwards, and then handed the handle of the knife upside down and said firmly: Hold it, this is a military order.
Only then did Li Gui carefully reach out and hold the hilt of the knife, and then Zhang Renyuan's hand also grabbed his hand: Don't hesitate, take my head and perform my skills, maybe you can keep the parents, wife and children in mind. Zhang will take one step first!
Chief executive!The generals immediately cried, their heads pounding on the floor.
Zhang Renyuan held Li Gui's hand and pointed the tip of the knife at his left chest, and then pulled it hard into his arms...
Li Gui stared at Zhang Renyuan's face with his eyes wide open. His hand holding the hilt was trembling. The blue veins on his forehead also rose because of excessive excitement. Tears suddenly surged out of the general's eyes.
Zhang Renyuan didn't shout from beginning to end, the force in his hands slowly disappeared, and his eyes gradually dissipated.
The generals knelt in front of his seat for a long time and refused to get up. The majestic city tower was very quiet. The sound of the flute stopped at first, and only Ye Feng made a soft sound, just like the faint humming, a song of lament.
……
The next day, Xicheng announced that Zhang Renyuan would die, announced that he would surrender to the imperial army, and sent envoys to Zhongcheng, which had been conquered by inside and outside.
At the same time, a mutiny occurred in Dongcheng, and envoys were sent to surrender.
Xue Chongxun and his army have been stationed in Zhongcheng and received all the city defenses.
This fortification built a strong military city. It was originally more than 10,000 troops prepared, so it was very difficult to force it. However, it only took Xue Chongxun two days to take it down, and there were few casualties on both sides of the offense and defense.
When they learned the good news, Xue Chongxun and others were in the center of the military town in the north of the city. This place looked very simple, rough and not very beautiful...
After all, the three cities are different from the mainland. This place was completely built by the imperial government as a military fortress, and the main consideration is defense capabilities.
The roof of the house where the mount is located is built with stones and thick whole wooden boards. Even if ordinary bows, arrows and crossbows fly into the city, they cannot penetrate the defense of the house. They also have a certain defense against the large stones of the catapult carts. However, the defense targets of the three cities are nomadic cavalry such as the Turks. The range of siege equipment of those tribes is completely ineffective and cannot be compared with the Tang army's ordnance.
The civil servants and staff sat on both sides to handle official duties, and several Xue Chongxun's confidant generals were also among them. Various orders from the 30,000 army were sent out from this old, dim room.
There are two light holders beside the wall, with oil lamps lit on it. The light is not good but the wall is covered with dark stains...
The outside of the door in broad daylight is very bright, and the room looks very dim, and the lighting of the house is also very unreasonable.
Xue Chongxun sat in the innermost upper position, looking through the door, unable to see even his face clearly, and could only see a figure.
He knocked the table with his finger and said: What if the cup is thrown?Although the method is a bit old-fashioned, it is quite useful.
The officials didn't recall it for a while. I don't know what he meant after thinking for so long. However, Wang Changling understood it the fastest and asked in surprise: Xue Lang means to surrender the general... He made a move to wipe his neck.
Xue Chongxun nodded and said: The relationship between these generals and the rebel leader Zhang Renyuan is unclear, and it is extremely risky to keep them in the Anbei army.Now the Turks are sniffing the smell and are ready to move. The northern border is already unstable and need to clean up some stable defense to avoid more dreams.
Wang Changling said: They have surrendered and have to offer Zhang Renyuan's head. It would be a bit ruthless for us to kill like this.
Why not worry about adding a crime?
Xue Chongxun shook his head and said calmly, Zhang Renyuan and his men colluded with the enemy to treason were a foregone conclusion, and they were deeply despised and hated by officials and the people. What's the big deal about killing a group of military generals under him?Uncle Shao, I will give you something to check the list as soon as possible, and clarify the list of those soldiers who were directly appointed by the Anbei Protector of Shuofang Town, as well as those recommended by him. At that time, a Hongmen Banquet will be set up to invite these people to catch them all in one go!
Wang Changling had no choice but to lower his head and clasp his fists and said: Yes.
Xue Chongxun looked at Li Kuiyong again: You took the Flying Tiger Group to quietly open the door behind the room at night, and I threw the cup and went out directly.At that time, you will lead 200 ambush soldiers to hide outside with weapons. When you hear the sound of the cup breaking, you will immediately bring it in from both sides and kill it, and behead all the living people inside!
Li Kuiyong had nothing to say and agreed directly.
Xue Chongxun took out a book of the past, looked through it casually, and said: Let the generals from Xicheng bring Zhang Renyuan's head to surrender, and the people from Dongcheng also let them come here.Choose a good day to hold a banquet to see them off.This almanac is not written in detail. It is only the things that are suitable for land use to travel, but it is not written that one day it is suitable for killing people...
Zhang Jiuling said calmly: When Huangdi created the calendar, he probably did not advocate killing, so he did not write this.
His attitude seemed to agree with Xue Chongxun's approach, and he was not as emotional as Wang Changling in this kind of personnel handling.
Xue Chongxun looked at them calmly and thought to himself: Shao Bo is a poet after all.
He smiled and said, "What Zishou said is bad. We have learned the attack from our ancestors. The difference is that we now use steel knives and powerful crossbows, while people in the past use stones."People in the world learn to use stones when they learn to fight.
Zhang Jiuling pretended to be taught: Xue Lang had a clear understanding of wise words and made sense.
Everyone decided after a while of discussion, but those who knew the inside story were the direct civil and military officials in this room, and other people on the periphery had no idea, including ordinary officials and generals in the official army.
Therefore, people treated the surrendered generals in Zhongshoucheng very well, and they did not feel wronged when they were treated with delicious food and drink. Therefore, the surrendered generals became much more optimistic and careless.
After all, under normal circumstances, people don’t need to be too good to some people who are going to kill them.
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