The Qin army no longer supports Ruoshu, which is in danger, because their reinforcements are almost unable to enter the city of Ruoshu.
The Tang army's artillery fire almost blocked all the roads into the city, and the Qin army's support troops suffered heavy losses. They began to act passively, unwilling to continue to waste their troops and let the Tang army consume in vain.
The Dahua troops in the city also began to surrender on a large scale. They had lost the will to fight and the determination to resist. After losing everything, they chose to hand over their weapons honestly.
At first there were only a few people, and later there were dozens or even hundreds. These soldiers had been fighting outside for many years, and this time they finally stopped following anyone and chose to leave.
The Tang army prepared a passage for these surrendering troops, and provided them with food and a place to bathe.
With the efforts of the barber, these soldiers who had no time to clean their beards finally began to look like a human being.
They devoured the meals prepared for them by the Tang army, then changed out of their military uniforms decently, and began to leave for Shu in batches.
Tang Jun promised to give them freedom and that they could return to their hometown and live a peaceful life. So they left honorably, taking the luggage that Tang Jun had prepared for them.
A quilt, a pair of cotton shoes, a set of clothes that look good, and a cotton coat. There is also 1 gold coin for travel expenses, and a train ticket back to my hometown.
Holding these things, these veterans shed tears one after another. They joined the army and have been fighting until now. Countless comrades died in the process, and the rest... they only got such a few things.
If it weren't for the charity from the Tang State, they might not even get these things. Only after these soldiers returned to their hometowns would they realize how accomplished they had been in these years.
Their hometown has now changed. There are soldiers from the Qin Empire serving as the construction corps, and Dahua's villages have actually been built in a presentable manner.
Straight roads, snow-covered farmland, smoking chimneys, roaring machinery... all of these have become proof of the modernization of the Dahua region.
It's a pity that many of these veterans' relatives and friends in their hometown are no longer here. They died in the war, or were forced to leave their homeland.
Some people will never have the chance to come back in this life, and some people die on the way without anyone paying attention. Some veterans' wives have died long ago, and some veterans' children have been captured and are still fighting against the Tang army in the northern theater.
Entering the city of Shu, Zhao Jie had already lost control of his troops. He had no idea how many troops he had left, nor how long he could last.
In fact, he has not asked about the situation of the troops for more than a day. He is now very depressed and mentally confused.
Anyone who has experienced such a defeat will become a little crazy. The Tang army's attack speed was too fast, and before Zhao Jie was ready to surrender, he had already lost almost all his bargaining chips.
The Qin troops in the city were scurrying around like rats crossing the street. They had lost their command, had no logistical supplies, and were completely unable to carry out organized resistance.
Gunshots echoed everywhere, and the city was full of rioters and rioters. Zhao Jie was hiding in a private house, and several of his women had already changed into ordinary people's clothes.
To stick to pomp and circumstance in such troubled times is simply courting death. The rebels don't care what kind of prince or general you are, they will just shoot you if they get anxious.
In order to save his life, Zhao Jie only left behind two ordinary cars, a few personal guards, and two close generals. He did not take any of the remaining guards with him.
This is also the reason why he has been able to hide until now and has not been caught: his headquarters had been occupied by the Tang Army a day ago, and now the Tang Army is conducting a large-scale manhunt in order to find Zhao Jie who is hiding.
"General..." A confidant general came back from outside, his face became very ugly. He walked to Zhao Jie, lowered his voice and said: "The Tang army is very close to us, general, you still have to make plans."
"What are you planning...what else can I plan..." Zhao Jie sat on the chair a little slumped, not knowing what he should do next.
Now Zhao Jie can only break the pot. He still had hundreds of thousands of troops in hand before, and he thought that he was a bargaining chip that could change the balance.
But now, he found that he was nothing at all. The 8th Army of the Tang Army had already pressed forward with troops, and Redman's elite "reserve team" of the Tang Army had also entered the battlefield where he was.
It seems that the Tang army is preparing to let Redman's army rush directly into Shu and threaten Zhang Xuan's flanks. Once this strategic plan is completed, the Qin army will fall into absolute passivity.
On the northern front, Burton and Strauss' troops are forming a huge pincer offensive with Marshal Tiger's troops; on the southern front, Redman's troops are also forming a huge pincer offensive with Zhao Chen's 6th Army.
offensive.
The two pincer offensives almost surrounded Qin's two most important combat groups. Once these two encirclements were completed, Qin's most elite Dahua region, the Shuchu region, would all be occupied by the Tang army.
He, Zhao Jie, has no way to influence the outcome of such a war. In this grand narrative, he and his army are just an insignificant part.
"Yellow picture of hegemony... is just a passing cloud." Zhao Jie smiled bitterly, and he finally recognized the reality: the throne far away in the old capital was actually just a bait. He thought he was the one vying for the crown, but in the end he was
A fish biting the hook.
"Hahahaha! Brother Emperor, Brother Emperor... Now I know that it's not easy for you to sit in that position. Now I know... you are so much better than me, and I really don't deserve that position. I don't deserve it.
No way. In the end, Zhao Yu, Zhao Ji and I, the three fools, were all fooled by others! Hahahaha! Ahhahahaha!" Zhao Jie stood up as he spoke, laughed to the sky, and left the living room. Only a few were left.
The men looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
A few minutes later, the ashamed Zhao Jie shot his wife and children in his room, covered his face and shot himself. His men finally delivered his body to the Tang army. The royal relatives on the stage of the Dahua Empire,
At this point, they have all withdrawn from the stage of history.
At this point, Dahua had no legal successor, and no one ever questioned the Tang Empire's absolute rule over the Dahua region.
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There are a lot of things going on at home, so I can only update once today...Sorry.
