On the 10th day of the eighth month of the first year of Qianyou, after encircling Puzhou for more than ten days, the Han army pulled out the West Village and attacked the city. The emperor supervised the formation and defeated it in two days.
It was much easier and faster than Liu Chengyou expected. There were still four days before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Of course, it was easy to say it was easy, but when you think about it, it was not too easy. Tens of thousands of cavalry troops left Kaifeng, and the emperor took the risk. Leaving the capital for personal expedition, food, grass and military equipment, and labor recruitment, none of them can be easily accomplished.
This rebellion in the west was not caused by a gang of three bandits, and Liu Chengyou and the court had been prepared for it for a long time. From the early stage, they suffered targeted attacks. Even though there were repeated attacks, they failed to change the overall situation in the end. Therefore, in a very short period of time, , the rebels in the river lost hope. Coupled with the official and military tactics, people's hearts dispersed faster. Coupled with Liu Chengyou's tactics of not giving a chance and the use of sharp weapons, it was inevitable to break the city.
After the city was broken, the officers and soldiers were more relaxed. They entered the city, chased down the stubborn ones, accepted prisoners, controlled the city, and put out the fire. The fire at the top of the city eventually spread and affected the houses behind the barbican.
Since ancient times, when the city was attacked and defended, it was the most chaotic time and the time when problems were most likely to arise. Liu Chengyou knew the truth well, so after the city was broken, he strictly ordered the generals and generals to restrain the soldiers and let Han Tong He and Li Chongju led the army to be temporarily responsible for military discipline inspections, and Bai Wenke was temporarily stationed in Puzhou to eliminate the rebels and at the same time strictly prevent local ruffians from taking advantage of the chaos to do evil.
After the southern city was broken, the east side also fell smoothly. Yang Ye personally led his troops into the city and all the rebels surrendered. In fact, under this situation, most of the Pu army did not share life and death with Hedong City and their "King of Qin" the meaning of.
Most of the generals in Hezhong naturally followed their original thoughts and surrendered decisively. Several of them were "seduced" by Feng Dao and originally planned to wait and sell them at a price, but never thought about the Han army's attack. So fierce and so quick to attack.
It is of course too late to surrender after the city is broken, but if you don't surrender, you won't even have a chance to survive. The officers and soldiers entering the city have received orders. If there are rebels in the city, but there is something strange, they must be killed first to avoid chaos. The rebel army, There are always unstable factors.
Even if the arrangements were put in place, when the city was destroyed, the army was in chaos. Although Hedong City was not too big, it took more than two hours for order to stabilize.
Liu Chengyou was not idle here either. He took Yang Bin, Feng Dao and Fan Zhi to patrol outside the city in person, comforting the troops staying outside the city, commending the meritorious officers and soldiers, and visiting the injured officers and soldiers. In short, he kept showing off in front of the troops. With his emperor's presence.
On this occasion when the city was conquered and won, the effect was better than the usual show of ten or eight times.
At the south gate of Pucheng, the pro-troops guarded each other. Liu Chengyou clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the smoky south city. The towers had been completely burned down, and the city wall covered with "scars" still stood firmly. The surrounding area was gray and black, and the autumn wind could vaguely be seen. The rising smoke is still hot, and the air is filled with the stench of burned grease...
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"This Hedong City has been repaired very well by Li Shouzhen!" Liu Chengyou sighed in a relaxed tone as he looked at the outline of the city.
"No matter how strong it is, it is still a rebellion. How can it block His Majesty's power!" Feng Dao immediately raised his sleeves and said.
"Feng Qing's words are true. My majesty cannot be resisted by a mere rebel city!" Liu Chengyou's eyes flew around, he raised his hand and said loudly: "But my majesty also comes from the loyalty of these tens of thousands of people. The soldiers of the Han Imperial Guard!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Feng Dao looked impressed.
Seeing the harmonious relationship between the emperor and his ministers, Yang Bin looked more and more like an outsider. He himself had no interest in interjecting a word. His mind was clear at this time. After wiping out Li Shouzhen, This young emperor's arrogance will become increasingly difficult to control, and an old minister like him will probably not be taken seriously by him...
"Hedong." Liu Chengyou muttered, and Xiao Zuo pondered and said, "The name of this city should be changed!"
The ministers who were accompanying them were all stunned, why did they mention this, but Feng Dao immediately gave an explanation: "This city straddles the river and connects the Qin and Jin Dynasties. Times have changed and the world has changed, but it is difficult to be called the east of the river. Please give me a name, Your Majesty."
"I can't come up with a good name." Liu Chengyou waved his hand and looked at Feng Dao: "I have to trouble Feng Qing for such an elegant matter."
Seeing this, Feng Dao showed a flattering smile at the corner of his mouth. After thinking for a while, he clasped his hands and said: "The mountains and rivers are beautiful, Yongji is a big man, and Yongji is named after it. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Let's name it Yongji!" Liu Chengyou decided directly.
"Your Majesty, the city has been cleared." At this time, Han Tong led a group of people, rode out, dismounted from a distance, and reported respectfully.
Liu Chengyou glanced at Han Tong, with a dirty look on his face. Han Tong was a little depressed. This time he led the tenth battalion of the Guardian Saint Left Wing to command the expedition. As a result, there was no place for the cavalry to use them, and the rebels in the river were defeated.
"Where is Bai Qing?" Liu Chengyou asked.
"Bai Shijun is taking inventory of the treasury." Han Tong responded, explaining to him by the way: "Li Shouzhen is very hateful. He accumulated firewood and distributed it in advance in the state government office and treasury, intending to burn it. The treasury in the middle of the river is However, there are still tens of thousands of stones, rice and grain left. If General Liu Ci had not led his men to extinguish them in time, they would have been burned to the ground..."
"It's not surprising that a man who is about to be destroyed would act so crazy!" Liu Chengyou said calmly.
"Where is Li Shouzhen's body?" Liu Chengyou asked.
He had already received retribution before, but after the city was destroyed, Li Shouzhen committed suicide in the city.
"Place it in the courtyard of the state government office."
"Enter the city!" Liu Chengyou nodded and ordered directly.
"Your Majesty, the southern city has been destroyed and the roads are dirty. I'm afraid the holy body may be polluted. Please go through the east gate." Feng Dao suggested.
"It doesn't matter, the soldiers are using this to conquer the city, why can't I pass?" Liu Chengyou said calmly. After saying that, he got on his horse and rode in lightly.
There was silence in the city. Pu's troops were all moved outside the city to guard, the doors everywhere were closed, and the people stayed at home in panic.
Both inside and outside the state government office, including several surrounding streets and alleys, were under the control of more than two thousand forbidden troops. The people were quite mixed, including Longqi, Xiaodi, Wujie, and Xingjie troops.
Bai Wenke and Li Hongjian led a group of generals and lined up happily to welcome him.
"This state government office is really impressive." He got off his horse and looked at the gate. His eyes paused for a moment obviously on the three characters "Prince Qin's Mansion" on the plaque.
Noticing Liu Chengyou's eyes, Bai Wenke's face changed slightly, and he seemed to have some regret in his expression. He immediately called to the sergeant: "If you don't take off the plaque made by this traitorous king, chop it up and burn it with firewood!"
After the plaque was disposed of, Liu Chengyou stepped into it.
In the courtyard, Liu Chengyou finally saw Li Shouzhen's body, and looked at the square face carefully. The wounds on his neck were deep and the blood had dried. When Li Shouzhen met with Liu Zhiyuan in Tokyo, Liu Chengyou only looked at each other. But when I glanced at him, I saw that Li Shouzhen had rebelled against him from beginning to end, and there was no face-to-face communication between the two.
"It would be easier for this thief to die simply." Liu Chengyou said calmly.
"Your Majesty, the rebels who fled north have been defeated by the Jianxiong Army Jiedu Wang Shijun and the commander of the East and West Bans Zhao Hongyin. All the members of his family were captured. His son Li Chongxun was killed by Zhao Kuangyin, the son of the commander Zhao..."
"Zhao Kuangyin?" Liu Chengyou's eyebrows trembled when he heard the report, but he calmed down naturally, his eyes rolled around twice, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"Your Majesty, there are still more than ten civil and military officials under Li Shouzhen who are rebels and rebels against the king's army. How should we deal with them?" At this time, Bai Wenke approached and asked.
How to deal with it? The smile at the corner of Liu Chengyou's mouth turned a little cold. He moved the bones of his shoulders and ordered: "Take that person and Li Shouzhen's family to the market and behead them all to serve as a warning to the world!"
With a lazy look, the words he spoke and the orders he issued made the generals present feel a chill in their hearts, especially Bai Wenke and Zhao Hui, who were responsible for military affairs.
According to past examples, after Li Shouzhen died, even if he did not pardon his family members and remaining members, they would not kill them all like this.
But the emperor's attitude made me wary and trembling...
