In the previous battles between Han and Shu, Meng and Shu lost hundreds of thousands of troops, and nearly half of these Shu troops became prisoners of the Han. Among them, except for some capable old soldiers, they were incorporated into the Huaide Army, and the rest
There were more than 30,000 people below, and they were all dispersed and resettled in Fengxiang, Jingzhao, Huatong, Shaanluo and other places.
There are more than 20,000 Shu army prisoners in Guanzhong. These young and strong men of moderate age are valuable human resources and are used to build roads, build cities, dig mines, dig canals, and farm land.
Basically used as coolies, these prisoners made a lot of contributions to the restoration of the Guanzhong Plain.
However, precisely because of their nature as "captives", the state and county governments below inevitably used these Shu soldiers with excessive labor. There were many cases of overwork and poor food and clothing, heavy labor, and cool labor projects.
The dead. However, for the local officials in Guanzhong, they tasted the benefits. Their political achievements were closely related to what the prisoners did, so that the prisoners were more prosperous.
Over the years, they have been living in peace under relatively tight control. Although the prisoners complained about the severe labor and burden, due to the strength of the Han army, the government's monitoring, and being in the hinterland of Guanzhong, they all remained silent.
endured.
However, all patience has its limit, and all silence is waiting to explode. Until the fifth day of May, the prisoners of the Shu army who could no longer bear the oppression of the Han government began to resist.
The initial outbreak occurred in Yunyang County, Yaozhou. About 300 prisoners who were quarrying and digging killed the supervisors, then gathered a crowd and attacked the county seat. Yunyang was only a small county, with low walls, few people and few soldiers.
The government officials and county soldiers, who numbered less than a hundred, suddenly broke out and were unprepared. They were swept by the rebels. A county official sent troops and all were killed. The county magistrate was hanged in the government office.
The Yunyang Rebellion can be regarded as a rebellion of passion. It was purely a matter of laborers who had suffered hard labor. In order to vent their pent-up resentment and hatred in their hearts, they used cruel and bloody methods to retaliate against the Yunyang government and collect soldiers, armor, and clothes.
, food, and looted the property of the city’s sergeants and people.
But after the passion passed, and calmed down, panic and fear started. After doing something that was unforgivable, one could imagine what kind of revenge they would receive from the Han army. So, a group of thieves began to fight for their lives and began to organize organized attacks.
The chaos spread to surrounding counties and towns. The rebels in Yunyang elected a man named Wang Shun as their leader. This man was originally a low-level officer of the Shu army. Under his leadership, the rebels went south to Jingyang and rescued several local people.
They took hundreds of prisoners and then captured the city, following the example of Yunyang. After defeating Jingyang, they did not stop and continued southward towards Xianyang.
Xianyang is a large county in Jingzhao Prefecture, and there are many prisoners of the Shu army who served under the rule. They joined Wang Shun's rebel army. The scale of the rebel army soon expanded to more than 2,000 people, more than 1,000 of whom were
A former Shu army with military experience. Later, Wang Shun made a decisive decision and led his men to attack Xianyang County.
Fortunately, Xianyang was well prepared. Faced with the fierce momentum of the rebel army, they gathered officers and soldiers in advance, and recruited young men to go to the city to defend the city. However, the rebel army lacked heavy siege equipment and failed to make a surprise attack. They retreated decisively and instead looted the countryside and coerced the people.
At this time, the report received by Liu Chengyou was difficult to describe in detail, but the general situation was very clear. The Shu army surrendered and rebelled. The number of rebels exceeded 2,000 and had spread from Yunyang to Jingyang and Xianyang counties.
The disaster spread across three counties, causing chaos and chaos.
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This report was reported from Jingzhao Mansion to Tokyo, and then from Tokyo to the camp. The transmission of the news only took six or seven days. After such a long time, it is also unclear how far the chaos in Guanzhong has developed. It’s unknown.
In response to the rebel army in Yunyang, Zhao Hongyi, the capital commander stationed in Chang'an, strengthened his defense as soon as he heard the news and actively mobilized the capital's troops to prepare for the annihilation.
The Han Dynasty had a large number of troops stationed in Guanyou, but most of them were concentrated in the northwest and southwest. There were not many troops stationed in the hinterland such as Jingzhao. The Guanzhong Dusi had over 10,000 troops. In addition to two battalions in Chang'an, they were also scattered in various states. county.
Considering this situation, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but feel a little irritated and anxious, and he didn't have any leisure time to enjoy Yongji town and ferry scenery.
"This really caught me off guard! Huh? How long has it been since there has been chaos on this scale in the Han Dynasty?" After getting into the car and returning to the city quickly, Liu Chengyou's expression was relatively calm, but he could not hide the anger in his tone. : "In Yunyang, Jingyang, Xianyang, and the hinterland of Jingzhao, the Shu army has gone north several times to attack, but they have not been able to break through. But now they have allowed a group of captured rebels to plunder counties and towns, killing officials and harming the people!"
In the government office in Hezhong, Li Shaoyou couldn't help but comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. These thieves are just stragglers and a mob. They suddenly rose up and caused intrusion. It was because the local government was unprepared. There are only two thousand thieves now." As long as we respond promptly, take decisive measures, and deploy troops to quell the rebellion, we will definitely wipe them out!"
"Don't underestimate these two thousand people. There are not 30,000 but 20,000 Shu army prisoners in Guanzhong. Although they are scattered, they have the effect of spreading. Once the news spreads and the chaos spreads, it will be a disaster for the entire country. The chaos in Guanyou, and the prefectures and counties in the hinterland of Guanzhong are so empty. If someone takes advantage of it, I don’t need to say more about the outcome." Liu Chengyou took a deep breath and said: "The key is that after this period of time, there will be chaos. I still don’t know how it will develop, whether it will expand, and how Zhao Hongyi will suppress the rebellion!”
With that said, Liu Chengyou finally threw the report in his hand hard on the case, and a small explosion broke out.
"This..." Li Shaoyou hesitated for a moment, thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, please temporarily suspend your thunderous anger and wait for the details of the chaos in Guanzhong. I believe that the generals from various states will work together to investigate the chaos!"
The Yin of Hezhong Prefecture and the commander of the state soldiers hurried to the court. Without waiting for him to speak, Liu Chengyou asked directly: "How many prisoners of the Shu army are serving in Hezhong Prefecture?"
It was probably because the emperor's attitude was relatively cold and hard, and the governor was frightened. He did not dare to be negligent and replied anxiously: "Your Majesty, there are more than 3,000 people scattered in the salt ponds and mines!"
"You, immediately make arrangements to strengthen the monitoring of them, so as not to cause chaos!" Liu Chengyou ordered the two of them: "I allow the mobilization of troops and horses to strengthen control. If there is any abnormality, kill them!"
"Yes!" Hezhong Fu Yin was startled and responded quickly, but he still knew how to ask why: "May I ask your Majesty, what happened?"
After looking at him for a while, Liu Chengyou briefly explained the chaos in Guanyou. After hearing this, the two of them did not dare to neglect and hurried to make arrangements. For them, the chaos in Guanzhong had nothing to do with them, but The emperor was in the river, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes under the emperor's eyes.
Fortunately, the prisoners serving in the river were relatively concentrated, so it was easy to manage them.
After pondering for a while, Liu Chengyou greeted Guo Tong, Hu Zai and others, and gave stern instructions: "First, notify us and report the recent situation in Guanzhong as soon as possible. From now on, any chaos will be reported directly to me.
Secondly, an edict was issued to the prefectures and counties in Guanzhong to strictly control public security and strengthen supervision to prevent chaos. In particular, prefectures and counties where there are prisoners serving as slaves need to strengthen their vigilance.
Third, order the Guanzhong Dusi to exterminate the rebellious troops as soon as possible to prevent the chaos from expanding. Use Zhao Hongyin as the capital to suppress the bandits and mobilize the Dusi troops to fight.
Fourth, send an order to Fengxiang, garrison Qinlong, and send an army to march eastward to cooperate in suppressing bandits and putting an end to the rebellion!"
"Yes!" Guo Tong, with two Hu Zai, felt the seriousness of the situation and the emperor's determination, and immediately accepted the order.
After a brief pause, Liu Chengyou looked at Li Shaoyou again and ordered: "You set off immediately for Chang'an. The first thing you need to do is supervise the officials of various prefectures and counties, exercise dictatorship to bring peace to the people, and stabilize the situation for me!"
"As you command!"
"Send an order to Shi Shouxin and Luan Jia to set off south to Tongguan. Then send someone to tell Zhao Hongyin that I will be waiting at Tongguan, waiting for him to suppress the rebellion!" Liu Chengyou said coldly.
"yes!"
Judging from Liu Chengyou's arrangements, it seems that the reaction was a bit overreacted. They were just a bunch of ragtag people who had been in hard labor for a long time and lacked soldiers and armor. They killed officials and plundered the people, and they looked more like bandits.
However, reports coming one after another show that Liu Chengyou's response was not excessive at all. After the failure to capture Xianyang, Wang Shun, the rebel leader, led his people to the northwest to attack Liquan. Under the desperate attack of the rebel army, the city was destroyed. Broken, the county magistrate led his people to flee.
To make a little supplement, Wang Shun led his army to raid Xingping to the west. Although he failed to conquer the city with martial arts, he completely disturbed Jingzhao. At the same time, Wang Shun sent people to spread agitation throughout Guanzhong. After hearing about the uprising, he spread the news Prisoners of the Shu army in various places felt the same way and reacted in many ways. Although it was not a mass reaction, the turmoil among the prefectures and counties was inevitable.
The local government and the army in Guanzhong were slow to react at first, but after they adjusted, they took more decisive measures to prepare for unexpected events. Even so, there were still a few successes, especially in Pucheng, Yueyang, and Weinan counties, and with Wang Shun's army in the west. , echoing each other from a distance.
