When the first ray of sunlight lit up in the east, the main forces of Feng'an Army and Yinqiangdu entered Chang'an from Shenwu Gate, Qixia Gate, and Tonghua Gate respectively.
They lined up in a neat queue, clearing out the broken soldiers who were running around and bumping into each other along the way.
A lot of people have fled from the gates to the west since last night, and during the day, even more people fled.
What's outrageous is that they were carrying large and small bags, and some were even pushing carts. They really had so much money that they were unwilling to leave their belongings behind while running for their lives.
The ones who charged the hardest were actually Shi Zan's troops.
After meeting with Shao Shude last night, he received a promise of safety. Shi Zan breathed a sigh of relief. At this time of year, the court's promises were of no use. King Xia said that you are fine, so you really are fine. There is no need to doubt it.
The capital of Yushan originally had more than 3,000 people. After the mutiny, Shi Zan took the opportunity to annex it and expanded it to 8,000. However, after news of the four-pronged siege of the city by the Xia army came out, many more people ran away. Shi Zan left the city overnight.
, met with Shao Shude, and after returning to the temporary garrison camp in Bashang, they found that more than a thousand soldiers had been dispersed, and now only five thousand were left.
To his relief, most of the students from General Xu Zhen's school were there, and everyone was firmly united with him as the backbone, which moved him very much.
It's not a problem if the miscellaneous soldiers are gone, we can just recruit them again. The backbone of officers is the most important. With these three thousand old brothers, it will be no problem to expand the army to tens of thousands.
So, they entered the city at the right time, making a big fuss and arresting the Shence sergeants who were running around. By ten o'clock in the morning, they had already captured thousands of people, and the entire army's strength exceeded 10,000.
Seeing that it was almost done, Shi Zan led his men straight to the Daming Palace to capture King Ji. This was a great achievement.
There was chaos outside the Daming Palace.
A few Yan soldiers were setting fire, but were knocked down by a barrage of arrows from Yushandu.
Someone rushed out of the palace, carrying a package on his back and holding a palace servant in his hand. He didn't know if he was a concubine, a concubine, or a princess. It didn't make much difference anyway. In the eyes of the big-headed soldiers, they were all tools for venting their desires.
"Fire arrows!" Several groups of archers stepped forward, and dense arrows flew out. The soldiers and palace people all fell to the ground.
"Where is Li Kuangwei? Where is King Ji?" Shi Zan asked someone to capture a few prisoners.
"He ran away last night."
"Huh? Why did you run? How dare they run?" Shi Zan was furious...
"There were shouts of killing everywhere, and troops entered the city from every gate. I don't know how many people came. The brothers wanted to fight, but the troops were defeated everywhere, so they didn't want to fight."
Shi Zan was so angry that he swung his sword repeatedly and killed all the prisoners.
"Xu Erlang!" Shi Zan felt a dull pain in the wound on his forehead.
"The general is here!" Xu Wen came over carrying a bloody heavy sword.
"Find out which direction Lee Kuangwei ran and lead someone to chase him!"
"Yes!" After receiving the order, Xu Wen ordered 2,000 people, left the Daming Palace, and pursued westward.
"Search forward. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy." Shi Zan personally led the people and rushed to the Daming Palace.
There are still some rioters raging in the palace.
I don't know what they were thinking. Others were running for their lives. You didn't want to escape. Instead, you took the opportunity to come to the palace, set fire to it, and plunder the palace people. You are so lustful. Shi Zan laughed angrily when he saw it. It was simply incompatible with Xia.
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"Brothers of Yushandu? We are willing to surrender!" A rebel soldier said with a smile, holding a crying palace servant in his hand.
"Let me go, please? There are still women inside." Another rebel said: "There are just a few middle-ranking officers armed with guards. In fact, they are very sparse. We are not willing to fight them desperately."
"That's right! Not only are the imperial concubines there, but the late emperor's women are also here. Go quickly. Let me go, okay?"
They were answered with ferocious swords and guns.
With one slash, the head flew up and blood spurted all over the ground. The palace man fell to the ground softly, crying non-stop.
Shi Zan kicked away a corpse of a rebel soldier and strode in.
The sergeants also swarmed in and quickly took control of the entire palace city.
Shao Shude was discussing matters with his staff when he received the news.
"In the Battle of Zizhou, Zhang Xingshi led his army out of the city. Some people defected before the battle. They were defeated and died in the battle." Chen Cheng said: "Zhu Mei is in danger. Commander, can you order Jishi's army to go south?"
"Yes." Shao Shude said, "Instruct Li Yixian to go south and station in Jianzhou to wait for the next order."
"Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu have been missing for a long time. There are rumors that they robbed people in Yunzhou. Zhu Xuan killed more than ten rebels, and the two sides clashed. Tuoba Renfu went south to Yanzhou and defected to Zhu Jin. Li Ren
He wanted to march eastward to Qizhou, occupy the city, and expel the governor appointed by Zhu Xuan." Chen Cheng continued to report the second piece of news.
This was actually within Shao Shude's expectation.
If no one is watching and suppressing these grassland Tibetan people, then they only have money and women in their eyes, and they are no different from thieves. What's more, after Li Keyong led his army to attack Wei Bo, Luo Hongxin completely turned to Weibo.
After leaving Zhu Quanzhong, Hedong and Sergeant Lingxia were no longer allowed to use the road, and they were effectively cut off from the outside.
What should Shao Shude be thankful for now? That they don't have the Xia Army's camel hair brown cloth military uniforms? It's meaningless. After we regain contact, we will find a way to deal with these bastards.
"Don't worry about them yet. Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu's tribe will continue to migrate to Heyang." Shao Shude said.
After they came to surrender, the tribesmen left Shaqiu and grazed their cattle in the hilly areas north of Mianchi County and south of the Yellow River. After capturing Heyang this time, they moved them there to enrich their local household registration.
Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu will probably be dissatisfied, but Shao Shude doesn't care. Starting next year, the warlords in the controlled area will start to slowly clean up, otherwise there will be big troubles in the future.
Historically, Zhu Quanzhong had very complete control over the territory during his early campaigns in the north and south. However, due to the situation and various complex factors, Zhu Quanzhong had more and more military leaders under his command, which brought a huge risk of rebellion. But when he waited until
He felt that there was no hope of unifying the world in this life. The most powerful eldest son Zhu Youyu died of illness during the crusade against Yang Chongben. It became inevitable to cut down the vassal and kill generals, and then rebellion became commonplace. If you use the interests of the military leader, even if you have twenty
With an army of tens of thousands and only a few thousand at the head of the army, do you really think that people dare not rebel? Why should I calculate the balance of strength and not rebel if there is no chance of winning? The martial arts in the late Tang Dynasty didn't care about that much.
Well, Yang Chongben's rebellion was also Lao Zhu's fault. Yang's wife was beautiful and charming, and Lao Zhu forcibly favored Yang's wife in the palace, so Yang Chongben rebelled and surrendered to Li Maozhen. Lao Zhu sent Xiao Zhu to attack, but Zhu Youyu died of illness when he was in Yongshou, Bian
Military division.
"Li Keyong's army won several battles in a row and confronted Wei Bo's army across the Yongji Canal. He sent troops from the direction of Beizhou and defeated Jin general Li Sizhao. Li Hanzhi entered Xiangzhou and was defeated. Commander, are our troops going to Weizhou?"
Chen Cheng asked.
"Action is suspended." Shao Shude has not made up his mind yet, he still wants to wait and see the situation.
He still has some thoughts of wooing Wei Bo. The palace has already sent envoys to Weizhou, so let’s wait until the news comes back. This land of six states is not so easy to fight. The towns in Hebei have been at peace for many years, and there is no foundation for it.
As long as they are not wiped out all at once and given time to react, the internal relations will gradually be straightened out, the morale of the army will gradually improve, and the economic advantage will become more prominent, but then it will not be so easy to fight.
He cannot win as quickly as he did in Youzhou. If there is a stalemate, Li Keyong will not be sure of victory in the face of a behemoth with a population of more than three million.
"The relationship between King Dong Chang of Yue and Zhen Haijie Du deteriorated the relationship between Qian Liu. The states in eastern Zhejiang were suffering from the tributes and were quite dissatisfied with Dong Chang and wanted to welcome Qian Liu as the ruler." Chen Cheng said: "In addition to Chang Fu, Dong Chang added
It was collected several times to make up for contributions and legacies from China and foreign countries. It is said that a line was sent out every ten days, containing ten thousand taels of gold, five thousand taels of silver, and fifteen thousand pieces of Yue silk, and was sent to Chang'an. The tribute was the best in the world. Bianshui water transport
After the opening, Dong Chang sent 500 soldiers to escort the goods to Huazhou."
In the fields where the imperial court is located, there are actually "loyal ministers" offering tributes, and the amount is so large. Dong Chang, Zhao Kuangning, Wang Chucun, Wang Rong, Li Keyong, Wang Shifan, Li Kan, etc., Marshal Shao also paid tribute a lot.
No wonder they can raise so many Shence Army.
"It's not a bad thing for me that Qian Liu controls two Zhejiang provinces." Shao Shude said with a smile: "As long as Yang Xingmi controls Su and controls the two states for a day, Qian Liu will have to fight with him."
After Sun Ru's defeat, most of the inheritance was taken over by Yang Xingmi, and his military strength was greatly enhanced. Qian Liu also ate some leftovers. For example, his most elite Wuyongdu was mainly composed of soldiers surrendered by Sun Ru.
However, Wu Yongdu, a group of arrogant and powerful generals, was not so easy to control. In the second year of Tianfu (902), Wu Yongdu rebelled and Qian Liu was in danger and asked Yang Xingmi for help. At the critical moment, Yang Xingmi, who had been fighting against Qian Liu for many years, made a decision.
He made a decisive decision to marry his daughter to Qian Liu's son, and at the same time ordered General Tian Kai to withdraw his troops, because he was worried that Tian Kai would take the opportunity to occupy Hangzhou and rebel and become self-reliant. For this reason, he did not hesitate to give up the opportunity to destroy Qian Liu.
It's outrageous, but it's reasonable, because the warriors in this era are like this, and they can't be given a chance.
"The remnants of Sun Ru, Liu Jianfeng, Ma Yin and others, rushed into Hunan. They are unbeatable and may be entrenched here." Chen Cheng took out the next ultimatum and said.
"That's Li Kan's trouble. Liu Jianfeng and his like may be colluding with Lei Man, so let's leave it alone for now," Shao Shude said.
Places like Hunan and Eyue are too far away. He is not arrogant enough to occupy them. Generally speaking, the farther away from the ruling center, the greater the risk of rebellion. And due to the complicated situation, the frontline general must be given a hand in the military affairs.
The power allows him to organize his own army, appoint officials, and stay in charge for a long time. If he changes people after two or three years, most of the territory will be lost.
The Tang and Deng dynasties were unable to directly rule that area. They could only appoint an envoy with real power and send a supervisory army to take care of things, let alone places like Hunan and central Sichuan.
No one in this world is a fool. It has only been a hundred years since the Anshi Rebellion, but the Tang Dynasty is still there. The system and regulations before the Xuanzong Dynasty can be consulted. Everyone knows the benefits of decentralizing power and replacing people regularly, but why can't they do it? There are all
For profound reasons.
"Okay, let's stop here today. It's important to enter the city!" Shao Shude stood up and ordered the clerks to pack the documents on the desk. Then, surrounded by his own soldiers, he entered the city through Tonghua Gate.
More than 10,000 people from Feng'an Army and Yinqiangdu have entered the city and took over the defense of the palace city from Shi Zan.
Shao Shude sat on the carriage, slightly opened a corner of the curtain, and looked outside.
The rebels were really careless and just looted. They also liked to set fires, probably to destroy corpses and eliminate traces.
The people of Chang'an are really suffering, they have been tortured back and forth so many times.
The carriage stopped in front of Daming Palace.
Shao Shude got out of the car and looked at this huge palace city with almost one third of it damaged, and was speechless for a long time.
"Let Han Quanjie come over and see me." After saying that, he walked in under the protection of his own soldiers.
Han Quanjie was appointed by Shao Shude as the supervisor of the surrounding camps in the capital, and he always followed the "supervisor army".
The palace was in a mess, and most of the years of hard work after the nest chaos were destroyed. It was a pity.
The corpses on the ground had been carried away, and someone was cleaning up the ruins. The remaining palace residents were gathered in the relatively intact palace room, shivering.
Shao Shude entered the Linde Palace. The palace was in good condition, but the items were severely damaged. It was said that they had been robbed by the rebels.
There was only one seat in the hall, which was the dragon chair. Shao Shude wanted to sit down and take a rest, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it.
"Meet your Highness." Han Quanjie ran over and saluted.
"Director Han, I won't go around in circles anymore. I'm going to give you a fortune. Do you dare to accept it?" Shao Shude asked.
Han Quanhui came over early and expressed his loyalty several times. After observing him for so long, Shao Shude felt that he could be trusted and qualified to be his agent.
Han Quanjie trembled all over after hearing this. He didn't know whether it was fear or excitement.
"Dare!" Han Quanjie took a deep breath and replied.
"Haha!" Shao Shude said with a smile: "I like people like you the most. I want to protect you as the Shence Ten Army Watcher and Privy Envoy of the Northern Division. Is this a big deal?"
"Your Highness is so kind and virtuous, just like the reborn parents." Han Quanjie knelt on the ground and paid homage with tears streaming down his face.
Huh? Why are everyone vying to be my nephew and son now? Even the eunuchs...
"You know what to do when you become a military envoy and a privy envoy, right?"
"I am determined to be the king of Xia. If there is betrayal, there will be thunder and lightning, and there will be no good death. The Han family will be extinct, and the men will steal and the women will be prostitutes!" Han Quanjie was so excited that he spoke like a shrew in the market.
Well, these days, middle-ranking officials are generally from eunuch families, and sons often inherit their father's business. The court also issued laws to stipulate how many adopted sons a eunuch of any grade can have, and there are strict quantitative regulations. He said that the Han family will never be the next. , it is indeed a poisonous oath.
"Now go and clean up the palace city. Just say that you are following my order and no one can stop you." Shao Shude ordered.
"Commander, King Ji has caught him." Zheng Yong came over and reported.
"It's better to keep him in custody, don't let him die." Shao Shude said.
If you rebel against the king, there will be no suspense and you will be punished with death.
Of course, that was in the past. Nowadays, etiquette has collapsed, the court's majesty has been lost, and many things cannot be controlled at all. Zhang Jun was sentenced to death by the court, but he was hiding in Zhu Quanzhong's territory. Who can hold him accountable?
King Ji, Shao Shude doesn't want to see him, and he doesn't bother to protect him. Even if he wants to establish a new king, it's impossible to establish someone as independent and thoughtful as King Ji. There are a lot of people locked up in the Sixteenth King's house. Pick someone who is easy to manipulate. Not difficult.
The soldiers brought the chairs, and Han Quan was a good teacher. In just a moment, he gathered a group of young eunuchs and asked in a low voice if they would let people from the catering bureau come in to serve dinner. He was very attentive.
Shao Shude praised him casually, and then asked Han Quanjie, the governor of the capital, to send someone to visit him and ask the saint to come back.
The situation in Chang'an has basically been calmed down.