Zhao Han ordered the bugler to prepare and said to Tian Younian again: "Prefect Tian, in such a situation, are you still planning to surrender?"
There is really no need to fight. Tian Younian's advantage is that he has more archers, but his disadvantage is that he also has more archers.
Its strength was only half of Zhao Han's at the moment, and it was surrounded on three sides. If Zhao Han attacked regardless of casualties, the archers could only shoot one round, and those with quick hands could shoot the second arrow, and then they would have to face a close combat stranglehold.
"well!"
Tian Younian took off his bow and arrows, threw them away together with his sword, walked out of the military formation alone and said, "Come here with two people and tie me up."
Zhao Hanzhen sent someone to tie up this guy, and Wuhuada was brought in front of him.
"I'm sorry," Zhao Han explained with a smile, "Prefect Tian has trained his troops well, so I have to be more careful. Besides, your surrender was so sudden that I can't believe it."
Tian Younian's hands and feet were tied, he turned around and shouted: "Put down your weapons, this man will not kill indiscriminately!"
When Huang Yao and Huang Shun received the surrender, Zhao Han asked curiously: "Prefect Tian seems to know me very well?"
"I have scholars from Luling under my command," Tian Younian explained. "Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. To fight a war, you must first know the enemy's situation. After the autumn harvest last year, I had already sent out spies. I have already known what you are doing."
Clear."
"Good idea!"
Zhao Han was not surprised by this. I am afraid that not only Tian Younian's spies, but also Li Maofang and Wang Siren should have sent spies.
Tian Younian continued: "For rebels like you, we must either destroy them quickly or defect as soon as possible. At the beginning, I made an appointment with Governor Li and Wang Qianshi to send out troops together after the Lantern Festival. And we cannot divide our troops to avoid being attacked by you.
Defeat them one by one. Later, when you entered Fenyi County, I ordered all my troops and horses to besiege you in Fenyi County, and asked them to quickly bring their troops over and join forces to besiege you."
"Do you think I can succeed?" Zhao Han asked.
Tian Younian smiled bitterly and said: "Whether you can succeed or not is hard to say for the time being. It will definitely be over tomorrow."
Tian Younian's hometown is in Shaanxi, and he comes from a family of military attachés. No one is more familiar with the extent of the Ming Dynasty's death than him. His whole family was killed by the bandits. In addition to his parents, he also had three sons and two nephews. Some time ago
My father and brother also died in the battle, so what hope can I have?
The only hope is to rely on military exploits to find a wife and a son.
But Tian had been in Yuanzhou for more than four years. He first eliminated the bandits and then the rebels, and also donated bows and arrows to the emperor every year.
For all these achievements, the emperor only praised him once in the fourth year of Chongzhen. He gave him a reward of two taels of silver and a monthly salary increase of six stones. Then there was no response. He was not promoted or rewarded.
Even the bow-making subsidies specially approved by the emperor were deducted by some bastard. Anyway, the money never left the capital.
Tian Younian's promotion path has been blocked by the court. If he wants to continue to be promoted, he must send money to the Ministry of Personnel.
Or, he might have made a great contribution in the encirclement and suppression of Zhao Han!
Therefore, Tian Younian was very active in military training. He could only rely on conquering Zhao Han to achieve meritorious service, because all the money he exploited was spent on military training, and he had no money to give gifts to the idiots in the official department.
At this moment, he was besieged by Zhao Han's surprise attack, and his last hope was shattered. He also wanted to save his concubine and son in the city, and preserve the last incense of his Tian family. What else could he do besides surrender?
Not only surrender, but also sell out his teammates.
Tian Younian suddenly said: "Governor Li Maofang and Chief Minister Wang Siren should have received my secret report and may be gathering troops to rush to Fenyi County."
"The Duchang Rebel Army is gone?" Zhao Han asked.
Tian Younian replied: "It disappeared a month ago. The officers and soldiers besieged the city for many days. The rebels began to fight among themselves. After fighting each other, they surrendered the city."
Zhao Han and Tian Younian didn't know that something big happened suddenly in the north and Li Maofang and Wang Siren would not come to Fenyi County.
Last winter, rogue bandits roamed Henan, and the imperial court urgently mobilized troops from six provinces to encircle and suppress them.
Before the officers and soldiers completed the encirclement, the bandits broke out of the encirclement and headed straight for Lao Zhu's ancestral grave in Fengyang.
At this moment, Li Maofang and Wang Siren have already sent troops, leading thousands of land and water armies to support Fengyang, the central capital. Compared with the ancestral tombs of Lao Zhu's family, the Zhao thieves in Luling are nothing, and they can be surrounded and suppressed slowly.
Even if Zhao Han did not attack at night and was besieged by Tian Younian in Fenyi County, the final outcome would be similar because Tian Younian could not wait for reinforcements.
As for Emperor Chongzhen, he used to hold back his private money and refused to give it to him.
But since it was used once to provide disaster relief, there must be a second time. His ancestral graves were in danger, and tens of thousands of troops were underpaid. Chongzhen finally used internal funds for the second time, this time to pay the soldiers on the front line.
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Well, the emperor's ancestral tomb was in danger, and the soldiers took the opportunity to make a payment.
We can't blame the soldiers. During the Chinese New Year, they were still chasing the bandits in the snow, but they couldn't get any money they could pay.
What if I don’t get overtime pay during the Chinese New Year?
…
Seeing that Zhao Han had received the surrendered troops, Tian Younian suddenly said: "Give me a thousand soldiers, and I will take them to falsely open the city."
"good!"
Zhao Han immediately asked the soldiers to change their clothes, put on the officers and soldiers' clothes, took the officers and soldiers' weapons, and surrounded Tian Younian to deceive the city.
Tonight's battle was very bizarre. Zhao Han thought there was a bloody battle, but he didn't expect Tian Younian to surrender so neatly.
Next came the acting, with shouts of killing everywhere in the military camp. They ran and shouted, all the way to the bottom of Yuegong Ridge.
Tian Younian had his hair disheveled and smeared blood on his face, and was personally accompanied by Zhao Han to deceive the city. He was even more eager than Zhao Han, because his concubine and son were in the city, and this was the only time he had left in the world.
relatives.
There has been a turmoil in Fucheng. The soldiers who fled back from the military camp, as well as the soldiers who were responsible for guarding the food and grass by the river, all fled outside several city gates. They wanted to escape into the city, but the defenders in the city did not open the door, fearing that they would be surrounded.
There was a fraud and the city was lost.
"Step aside!"
Tian Younian shouted loudly.
"The Master is here!"
"The master of the palace has killed the rebels!"
"..."
The deserters were so happy that they all made way for Tian Younian.
Tian Younian angrily scolded: "If you run away from the battle, I will punish you tomorrow!" He came to the bottom of the city and roared towards the tower, "I am Tian Younian. The bandits have been killed and retreated. Open the city quickly and let me in."
Also, send people to find the doctor, but all the doctors and soldiers in the army have fled. I have wounded soldiers who need immediate treatment!"
This man was so prestigious in the city. After giving orders, the defenders did not dare to say anything and hurriedly ran to open the city gate.
Zuo Xiaocheng was also among the deserters. He tried hard to push forward, but was blocked by Zhao Han's soldiers and couldn't squeeze through at all. He had to shout: "Master, I am Zuo Xiaocheng, the scholar of Luling!"
No one paid any attention to him.
Suddenly, the city gate opened wide, and Zhao Han led his troops and surrounded Tian Younian as he entered.
"kill!"
After entering the city, Zhao Han shot the guard to death, and thousands of soldiers rushed toward the tower.
Tian Younian shouted: "I have surrendered, you should surrender quickly!"
Unfortunately, the shouts of killing were so loud that countless officers and soldiers were caught off guard and were killed. They fled one after another, and no one listened to him at all.
Is Magistrate Tian also a thief?
Hearing the shouts of killing inside the city gate, Zuo Xiaocheng turned pale with fright and immediately took the road and ran away to the river.
His mind went blank and he couldn't figure out what was going on.
He took refuge with Jie Xuelong, but Jie Xuelong was defeated and died. He then took refuge with Tian Younian, but he was even more powerful and actually surrendered the rebels.
There was complete chaos in the city, and some people even started setting fires, hoping to take the opportunity to rob money.
When Tian Younian saw the flames soaring into the sky, he immediately said anxiously: "Quickly separate a group of soldiers and follow me to capture the government office. My son is still inside!"
I can no longer care about my future or anything else.
That son, who was only over one year old, was Tian Younian's heart and soul, the only blood and incense left in the Tian family.
After Zhao Han occupied the southern tower, he immediately said to Huang Yao: "Lead the troops and follow Mr. Tian to Zhanfu Yamen!"
Tian Younian was surrounded by people running around, and soon arrived outside the government office. He immediately shouted: "Open the door, I am Tian Younian."
The gate of the government office opened quickly, and Huang Yao led his people to occupy the place. Tian Younian didn't care about anything, and ran straight to the backyard, where his concubine was holding his son and shivering.
"Don't be afraid Xi'er, I'm back." Tian Younian comforted her softly.
He was nearly fifty years old and all three sons had died. This youngest son was hard-won.
This concubine is nothing more than a maid, and the mother is doted on because of the value of the child. After giving birth to the child, she immediately took her as a concubine, and planned to straighten her up and make a sequel in the future.
Until daybreak, Tian Younian patrolled the city to collect the remaining soldiers. His concubine and son were taken as hostages, and Huang Yao sent people to guard them.
Everyone had worked hard all night, and it was already midnight, and they were not in the mood to talk. They just sent troops to take turns guarding the city and maintaining law and order.
After sleeping soundly until evening, Zhao Han finally got up to eat and called Tian Younian over to have a drink with him.
"Mr. Li Hao (Tian Younian)," Zhao Han raised his glass, "Thank you for your help, sir!"
Tian Younian was actually depressed. He took a sip of wine and said, "I know your plan. I will release the slaves in two days and give them labor contracts. If you believe me, I will help you capture the entire Yuanzhou Mansion. If
If you don’t believe me, I’ll just go back to Ji’an with you.”
Zhao Han smiled and said: "It's not that I don't trust you, sir, but I have no intention of capturing Yuanzhou. I will return to the army immediately after one more day's rest. By the way, I want to take away all the craftsmen of the Yuanzhou Ordnance Factory!"
"Okay, I'll help you summon the craftsmen." Tian Younian said.
Zhao Han couldn't help but laugh: "Sir, he came down so quickly and cooperated in every possible way. I still can't believe it."
"I bought this official position," Tian Younian asked, "Do you know what kind of official position I bought?"
"Sir, please speak." Zhao Han said.
Tian Younian sneered: "The magistrate of Jiangning County spent tens of thousands of taels of silver!"
Awesome, even though Jiang Ning is affiliated with Guo Nanjing, the salary is definitely very rich. Being able to buy this official is really awesome.
Tian Younian continued: "Most of the money I made in Jiangning went to the Donglin Party. At that time, when Wei Zhongxian came to power, the Donglin Party was in dire straits, so it was extremely rare for me to help them in times of need. After Wei Zhongxian's fall, guess what?"
"Has the Donglin Party turned against us?" Zhao Han asked.
Tian Younian sighed and said: "I continued to work in Jiangning for one year and eliminated the bandits in Jiangning. I actually had to give money to get a head of the household department. I only worked for one year and was sent to Yuanzhou.
When I came to be the prefect, I didn’t think about my old relationship at all!”
From the county magistrate of Jiangning to the head of the household department, being promoted two levels in a row is definitely a high promotion.
From the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs to the prefect of Yuanzhou, he was promoted four levels in a row. This is hard to say. A man with a shortage of Beijing officials and a magistrate in a poor place needs to see the future development.
"When we arrived in Yuanzhou," Tian Younian said with a chuckle, "I was forgotten by the Donglin Party, and my previous friendship was gone. After all, I am from Shaanxi, and I was born in Juren, so I am not the same as them. These bastards,
I’m used to burning bridges across rivers!”
Being a prefect is a hurdle, and it is very difficult to get promoted.
Some unlucky people, from one place to another, can serve as prefect for more than twelve years, and then slowly waste their time in participating in political affairs, and they keep moving around in different places all their lives.
Tian Younian is the kind of person who can't get promoted. In his official career, he can only participate in politics at the third level. Without money, he can't even participate in politics.
With no hope of promotion, no family to drag you down, and having to keep your job, what burden does being a thief have?
As long as he is promoted normally based on his political performance, Tian Younian will not choose to become a thief.
