That night, no one slept, and the soldiers and civilians in the city suffered a lot. I don’t know how much they paid. Finally, it was dawn. Some places were still on fire, but the embarrassed people had no idea of putting out the fire. They escaped this time, but what about next time?
For the soldiers and civilians in the city, the danger they face not only comes from the officers and soldiers, but also from Yichuan City. After a long period of siege and destruction, many people in the city have begun to run out of food, and now they don’t even have a place to live. In despair, people
You will always do crazy things to survive.
Thinking that some military leaders were taking the opportunity to drive up prices and oppress good people, the people who had lost hope began to gather together. Soon after, the mob began to attack the east city where the rebel leaders lived. Not only the people, but also many rebel soldiers were included.
At that time, they only had one thought, which was to survive. Under the large-scale attack by the rioters, Bai Yushan, the deputy general under Shen Yongzhong, was the first to suffer. The rioters rushed into the manor where they lived, smashing and looting. Bai Yushan was beaten to death by the excited rioters, and his family members
Bai Yushan was also dragged to the street. Bai Yushan's thirteen-year-old daughter was defiled and dying. Bai Yushan never dreamed that he had worked so hard to guard Yichuan City, but he did not die in the hands of officers and soldiers, but was destroyed by his own hands.
superior.
People who lost their minds were causing chaos everywhere. On this day, wild beast-like atrocities could be seen everywhere on the streets of Yichuan. The leaders became the venting point for hatred. There was chaos in the city, and news continued to spread to the Yamen. Shen Yongzhong fell into his chair in despair, eyes wide open.
Godless, without any glory. This is the method of the officers and soldiers. They don't need to attack the city at all. As more and more people join the riot, the city will eventually collapse. He doesn't want to watch the city be destroyed by himself.
When people are ruined, maybe it's time to make a decision.
Shen Yongzhong took a long breath and said to his guard Hu Hai, "Call all the leaders to the Yamen. I have something important to discuss with you."
"Yes" Hu Hai carried out the order firmly, as if the chaos in the city had nothing to do with him. Half an hour later, more than 80% of the leaders of Yichuan City came to the Yamen. When they walked into the front courtyard, they felt
There was something strange, Shen Yongzhong was sitting in the courtyard with an expressionless face, like a dead man.
"A few days ago, the officers and soldiers have promised me that as long as Yichuan City is sacrificed, everyone in the city will be spared death. Everyone has seen the current situation. I have decided to open the city and surrender. I don't know what everyone is thinking.
"Opinion" Shen Yongzhong's voice was not high-pitched, but it fell into everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.
Many leaders showed incredulous looks. In their eyes, Shen Yongzhong was a proud man. It was because of his loyalty and integrity that he was loved by everyone. But now, Shen Yongzhong actually wanted to surrender.
For a while, everyone was whispering and discussing. Some people were happy, and some were frowning. After such a long battle, the people in the city were divided into two groups. People who had lost hope would naturally surrender. After all,
Surrendering is the best option now. The city of Yan'an is gone, so what's the point of sticking to Yichuan?
However, under the choice of interests, there are people who are unwilling to surrender in Kaicheng. Among them, those who resist the most fiercely are those related to the Maitreya Sect. These people speak sharply and shout angrily, "Chief Shen, Leader Zhang treats you badly.
How can you offer the city and surrender if you are a man of blue eyes, deep love and kindness? Are you worthy of Leader Zhang? You are a greedy and fearful fellow, and you are simply the scum of our rebel army."
Listening to the roars and criticisms of these people, Shen Yongzhong's expression did not change, and he just closed his eyes gently, "Whatever you say, I don't want more casualties in Yichuan, and I hope you can understand the painstaking efforts."
"Impossible, Chief Shen, although you are the person in charge of Yichuan City, you are not the one who has the final say in everything in the city. Come on, arrest this unfaithful and unfilial guy who is cheating on others."
When Shen Yongzhong made this decision, the people under his command naturally reacted in different ways, and the strongest reaction was those with the background of the Golden Chan Cult. They integrated into the rebel army, hoping to use the rebel army to disrupt the overall situation of the world, but now Shen Yongzhong decided to surrender, how could they be willing to do so?
These people were a little angry. They had heard about what happened in Yan'an City, where all the believers in Yan'an City were killed by the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers also had a very cruel attitude towards the believers of the Holy Religion. Others could surrender, but the people of the Holy Religion could not surrender. Following these people With a roar, the guards who accompanied the leaders rushed towards Shen Yongzhong with steel swords and roared violently.
The situation in the courtyard suddenly changed. Before anyone could react, Hu Haidi, who was behind Shen Yongzhong, stepped forward and shouted angrily. A group of fully armed guards rushed in from the outside. They were so numerous that they quickly rushed the Maitreya cultists. The people gathered around. Seeing that Shen Yongzhong had been prepared, the leaders all showed despair. An old man who was over seventy years old held up a cane and cried with tears in his face, "Shen Yongzhong, you damn person , brothers will be buried in the hands of you people, God will not forgive you, and you... don't stop Shen Yongzhong, he will take you to hell..."
Many leaders lowered their heads. The old man's sad voice was still echoing. Shen Yongzhong waved his hand gently. At this moment, there were no good people and no bad people. They had different ideas and did not work together. Due to the situation, there was no time to persuade these opponents. However, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. With Shen Yongzhong's acquiescence, Hu Hai led his guards to launch a crazy massacre against the resisters. A total of fourteen leaders were killed in one day, and hundreds of guards either died or surrendered.
On this day, the forces of the Maitreya Sect and the Jin Chan Sect hidden in Yichuan City suffered a devastating blow. Since then, their forces have completely disappeared in Yichuan City. Similarly, Shen Yongzhong was also called a traitor by many rebel leaders. Yichuan City The bloody incident in the Sichuan Yamen Courtyard changed the fate of many people. Shen Yongzhong became a spurned rebel, while some wealthy businessmen in the city escaped the disaster. Many of these people drove up prices and took the opportunity to cause trouble. All of them were exempted from punishment because of this incident.
After dealing with the opponents and looking at the corpses in the courtyard, Shen Yongzhong was not in a high mood. If possible, he would not want to do this. The purpose of sacrificing these people was to save more people. The rebel leaders in Yichuan were still trapped in In the yard, Shen Yongzhong just called a few trusted leaders into the house. With so many things happening, the atmosphere in the house was depressing, as if everyone had a knife hanging on their head. Before what happened, no one thought that Shen Yongzhong could You can get rid of it.
The corpse was still placed outside, and the bloody smell had not dissipated. Everyone was restless. Shen Yongzhong could certainly see this. He stretched out his hand to ask everyone to sit down. He let out a long sigh. This sigh was mixed with too much helplessness and desolation, " Do you also blame me for being too ruthless?"
"I don't dare. Since Leader Shen did this, you must have your reasons." Several leaders dared to admit it outright. Shen Yongzhong did not force himself. He seemed to have collapsed and slumped in his chair. "What happened last night?" Don’t forget, that’s just a warning from the Living King of Hell. They won’t attack the city, they will only torture us continuously. In just one night, the soldiers and civilians in the city rioted. If this continues, the city will not be destroyed in the hands of the officers and soldiers. It will also be destroyed in the hands of our own people. Maybe you don’t know much about the situation of the Battle of Yanshuihe, but I don’t need to hide it from you now. We defeated Yanshuihe, and the remaining soldiers almost disappeared on the way to Yan’an City. The entire army has been wiped out, and Zhang Cunmeng has also led his troops to retreat to the Qingyang area. Yichuan City has become an isolated city. Guarding here, we can't get any support. At least, I feel that there is no need to persist. Yichuan City is All the soldiers and civilians are innocent. This city has been built for dozens of generations and hundreds of years and should not be destroyed in our hands. Therefore, surrender is the only option. Of course, I will give you a chance to choose. You and the people in the courtyard It's different from those people. No matter what you choose, I won't make things difficult for you."
Shen Yongzhong's face was serious and his tone was sincere, completely different from his previous performance. He did not lie, and it was impossible to lie. These leaders all have soldiers and horses. Kill them. Who will control those soldiers? Several leaders You looked at me, I looked at you, and there was a tangle in my heart. After a while, an older man sighed, "Everything depends on Brother Shen's orders. As you said, there is no need for us to continue fighting. In Yan The moment we failed in the Battle of Shuihe, we had already lost the chance of winning."
The people who can be the leaders of the rebels are all veterans of the battlefield. They can still see the most basic situation clearly. They have done everything they should do. God decides what to do, and if the fate of failure cannot be avoided, then The only thing that can be done is to reduce casualties. After a series of fierce battles, survival is the best result. As long as you survive, there is hope for everything. Making this decision is a bit too cruel. Putting down your weapons means staying alive. Likewise, it also This means that tens of thousands of rebel brothers have put their fate in the hands of others, and their future destiny is no longer in their own hands.
Looking at the several leaders under his command, Shen Yongzhong nodded slightly, tears streaming from his cloudy eyes, "Hey... we are all sinners. I hope our choice today is correct. At least, it is correct now. Let Let's go to the city and spread the word."
At this moment, not only Shen Yongzhong collapsed, but other people also lowered their heads, with tears in their eyes. When the news spread outside, many people cried and cried. No matter how difficult the situation was, there were always some people who couldn't let go of their dignity. The leaders of various ministries began to order the camp The soldiers abandoned the city wall and entered the streets of the city to maintain order. A large number of soldiers joined in and the rioters were suppressed. Soon after, the iron gate of the south gate of Yichuan slowly rose, and the horns of cows sounded, playing the saddest song in the world. music.
At the moment when the horn sounded, Hai Lanzhu led the soldiers to the gate of the south city. Shang Ke was pleased. Liu Guoneng, Geng Zhongming and others all had expressions of admiration on their faces. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the bandits really surrendered in Kaicheng. Look. Looking at several rogue soldiers walking side by side, Hai Lanzhu called Wang Zuoguan over calmly, "Mr. Wang, let people prepare food, grass and baggage. The city has been besieged for so long, and if the problem of food is not solved, something will happen in the blink of an eye." Many incidents.”
"Everything is ready. As soon as the rogues lay down their weapons, we will immediately take over the defense of the city." As a dog-headed military advisor, Wang Zuogao did a very competent job. With a wink, Geng Zhongming withdrew the crowd and made preparations. Four rogue soldiers sent him
As expected, it was a letter of surrender. After Hai Lanzhu asked more than a thousand guards to guard the south city gate, Shen Yongzhong finally appeared with the city leaders. Seeing Hai Lanzhu coming on horseback, Shen Yongzhong bowed and knelt down.
The leaders behind him were all prostrate on the ground. Looking at Shen Yongzhong in front of him, Hai Lanzhu felt deeply. Although he won, he had to admire Shen Yongzhong.
It can be said that Shen Yongzhong was a person of low profile. Before that, the three most impressive people to Tie Mo and others were Zhang Xianzhong's three adopted descendants, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Keqi. But with Ai Keqi's defeat, Sun Kewang fled.
, Shen Yongzhong was revealed little by little. This man had a steady command and a calm demeanor, and he was also good at the art of war. If Shen Yongzhong hadn't helped guard Yichuan this time, Zhang Xianzhong would not have thought to concentrate his troops to fight on the Yanshui River.
Shen Yongzhong's ability is not inferior to that of Sun Kewang at all. If he uses it well, he will definitely be a tiger general. Hai Lanzhu came to Yichuan in person this time, on the one hand, for Yichuan City, and on the other hand, to conquer Shen Yongzhong, a tiger general on behalf of Tiemo.
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Turning over and dismounting, Hai Lanzhu stretched out his hand to hold Shen Yongzhong's shoulders, using his hands to help him up. His eyes were full of smiles, showing admiration and respect, without the slightest contempt or ridicule, "Shen Yongzhong, no matter what,
I would like to thank you, my wife, because your decision has saved tens of thousands of lives. You have not sorry Zhang Xianzhong, you have done what you should do."
Feeling the enthusiasm in Hai Lanzhu's eyes, a warm current flowed through Shen Yongzhong's heart. He didn't expect that he could still be respected by others at this point. "The sinners dare not. I hope that my wife can fulfill her promise and guarantee the lives of my rebel brothers."
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"But please don't worry, as long as they don't cause trouble, I guarantee that they will be safe and sound." Hai Lanzhu nodded, Shang Kexi waved his hand, several Qian CEOs came forward, Shen Yongzhong knew it well, and followed the head behind him quickly
After a few explanations, they began to take over the defense of Yichuan. A large number of soldiers from the Northern Shanxi Army entered the city. In the camp in the city, the rebel soldiers were already lined up. Due to the explanations given by their superiors, the soldiers from the Northern Shanxi Army did not behave excessively.
The mission went very smoothly.
Two hours later, more than 20,000 soldiers belonging to Yichuan City laid down their weapons and became prisoners. As agreed, the Northern Shanxi Army took over the defense and transported grain and grass into the city. In the evening, they opened porridge sheds in the city.
Relieve the people and provide them with food, so no one will cause trouble again.
Accompanied by Shen Yongzhong, Hai Lanzhu walked on the main city streets, with towering bluestone walls and wide streets. Yichuan is indeed a historic city in Yan'an Prefecture. After dozens of generations of hard work, the city's construction is better than that of Yan'an.
The city is much stronger. If Yichuan is attacked by force, the bandits will definitely cause a lot of trouble by using the buildings in the city.