Chapter 267 Gains from countering the rebellion in Jiangnan
After Mu Zhi and his family escaped from the south gate of Hangzhou City under the protection of more than a thousand people, although there were nearly 20,000 rebels at the scene and thousands of rebels in Hangzhou City, these rebels were already
The morale of the army was unstable, and after Mu Zhi and his family fled, these rebels naturally had no intention of fighting.
In the middle of the night, when Jia Yun escorted Mu Zhi back to Hangzhou City, Hangzhou City had already been occupied by the counter-rebellion troops led by Qin Houxiang and Lu Wei. By morning, most of the rebels had surrendered, with only a few or
Run away or die fighting.
There were more than 20,000 Chang'an camp troops on the way to Hangzhou City. This time, Jia Yun only brought 10,000 cavalry and rushed to Hangzhou City. He had already assisted Qin Houxiang and Lu Weiping in rebelling against Hangzhou City and captured Mu Zhi alive.
Some of Mu Zhi's family members were also captured alive, including Mu Zhi's mother, third son, two daughters, and younger brother.
Although it was said to be assistance, in fact, the number one contributor to the suppression of the rebellion in Hangzhou was still Jia Yun!
It was Jia Yun who rushed in with 10,000 cavalry, it was Jia Yun who used the heads of Mu Chi and Sun Shixin to intimidate, it was Jia Yun who used the method of persuading surrender, and it was Jia Yun who anticipated that Mu Zhi might come from the east gate or south city.
When Mu Zhi fled, Jia Yun sent 5,000 Chang'an camp cavalry to intercept and kill Mu Zhi, and Cao Wu captured Mu Zhi himself...
He is like a god in planning things, and he is like a god in using troops!
In addition to Fang Degong, Qin Houxiang and Lu Wei all had similar appreciation for Jia Yun.
That morning, Jia Yun sent people to rush to notify the more than 20,000 Chang'an camp troops who were rushing to Hangzhou City, so that this army would not come to Hangzhou City and go directly to Zhenjiang City.
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This time Jia Yun led 10,000 cavalry to Hangzhou City. More than 1,000 cavalrymen were sacrificed and thousands more were injured. All the more than 1,000 cavalrymen who died were buried on the spot outside Hangzhou City.
Because Jia Yun required that every sacrificed officer and soldier of the Chang'an Camp be buried separately, and a wooden tombstone be erected, with the name of the sacrificed officer and soldier and other information marked on the tombstone.
As a result, there were more than a thousand small graves for the more than a thousand officers and soldiers of the Chang'an Camp who sacrificed their lives. These more than a thousand small graves constituted a large brand new cemetery. This large brand new cemetery was
It is marked as the cemetery of Chang'an Camp officers and soldiers who died while intercepting and killing Mu Zhi in Hangzhou.
The cruelty of war has many aspects. One of them is that once the officers and soldiers on the expedition die, unless they are high-ranking officials, the bodies will be taken away and buried properly. Otherwise, they generally cannot be returned to their roots and are usually disposed of on the spot.
Wherever they die becomes the final destination of these sacrificed officers and soldiers.
This is also a helpless matter, because there are too many sacrificed officers and soldiers, and transportation requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and also because transporting so many sacrificed officers and soldiers can easily cause plague.
There are two ways to deal with the sacrificed officers and soldiers on the spot. One is to bury them collectively, which is the method of mass graves; the other is to bury each sacrificed officer and soldier individually, with a small grave.
This time, Jia Yun used the latter method to deal with the officers and soldiers of the Chang'an Battalion who died in the rebellion in Hangzhou. He hoped that even if these sacrificed officers and soldiers under his banner could not return to their roots, each of them could be buried in peace and have a small life.
Every grave can have a simple tombstone.
Not only that, all the Chang'an camp officers and soldiers who sacrificed their lives were also registered in the register, and their belongings were also registered in the register. Afterwards, the belongings would be handed over to their families, and their family members would also receive pensions. Jia Yun was very concerned about this pension.
Pay attention to.
However, the rebel officers and soldiers who died this time were not treated like this and were usually burned collectively.
The next morning, Jia Yun led Fang Degong, He He, Lu Qi, Cao Wu and other generals, as well as his Chang'an Camp cavalry, to the Chang'an Camp Officers and Soldiers Cemetery outside Hangzhou.
Facing this large brand new cemetery, facing the more than a thousand small graves, and the more than a thousand simple tombstones, Jia Yun raised a jar of good wine and poured it on the ground, then knelt down...
The dead are the most important, not to mention the officers and soldiers who died under their own banner. Jia Yun was not deliberately pretending, but sincerely paid tribute to these sacrificed officers and soldiers.
Jia Yun's act of kneeling moved many Chang'an camp officers and soldiers present, including generals such as Fang Degong, He He, Lu Qi, and Cao Wu.
You must know that Jia Yun is not only the governor of Chang'an, but also the sixth prince and the king of Wujun. He is the bloodline of the current emperor and emperor. In this case, his kneeling now has extraordinary significance.
Some leading generals will not kneel down to worship the fallen officers and soldiers under their banners, and will not even allow each of the fallen officers and soldiers under their banners to have a small grave.
However, the officers and soldiers of Chang'an Camp were no longer surprised by Jia Yun's behavior.
Previously, Chang'an camp also sacrificed some officers and soldiers when they exterminated the rebels who attacked Suzhou City. These officers and soldiers were also buried on the spot by Jia Yun. Similarly, each of them could have a small grave and a simple tombstone. Although Jia Yun at that time
Yun was busy leading his troops to chase down the rebels or rushing to Hangzhou to support them. He could not wait until the tombstones were built on these tombs, but he still knelt down to worship these fallen officers and soldiers.
This kind of thing is indeed done by Jia Yun sincerely and is not a pretense.
However, Jia Yun attached great importance to the burial of the sacrificed officers and soldiers of Chang'an Camp, personally knelt down to worship, and paid attention to the return of relics and the care of their families afterwards... This kind of thing invisibly allowed Jia Yun to "buy" the hearts of Chang'an Camp and strengthened the
The prestige of his camp in Chang'an.
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After paying homage to the more than a thousand Chang'an camp officers and soldiers who sacrificed their lives to quell the rebellion and intercept Mu Zhi in Hangzhou, Jia Yun led Fang Degong, He He, Lu Qi, Cao Wu and other generals, as well as those who had not died or been injured in Hangzhou this time.
The Chang'an Camp cavalry escorted Mu Zhi to Zhenjiang City. On the way, they met with more than 20,000 Chang'an Camp troops. A total of more than 30,000 Chang'an Camp troops rushed to Zhenjiang City.
Previously, Jia Yun sent Di Changping to lead some Chang'an camp officers and soldiers to escort Mei He. Gu Zhichong came to Zhenjiang City to persuade Mei Kui to surrender, but failed.
Now, when more than 30,000 Chang'an camp troops came to Zhenjiang City, it was like the arrival of heavenly soldiers and generals, and they immediately surrounded Zhenjiang City. What's even more cruel is that this time Mu Zhi was taken into custody!
Outside the gate of Zhenjiang City, there was already a high platform. This high platform was prepared for Mei He and Gu Zhichong. After Jia Yun arrived, Dang even arranged to build a second high platform, right next to the first high platform.
built next to it. After the second high platform was built, Mu Zhi was tied to the high platform.
Immediately, Jia Yun repeated his old tricks and wrote a letter of persuasion to surrender, and had five hundred copies copied, all of which were shot at Zhenjiang City with bows and arrows.
This is already the third surrender letter written by Jia Yun during the rebellion in Jiangnan. In this surrender letter, Jia Yun pointed out that all the rebels who attacked Suzhou City were wiped out, and pointed out that Mu Zhi and his family or
After being captured or killed, the Hangzhou rebels have been wiped out. Jia Yun also pointed out that if Mei Kui abandoned the city and surrendered, he would be willing to ask Emperor Tianzhi to keep a bloodline of the Mei family, otherwise the Mei family would end up like the Mu family.
, the whole family was copied and beheaded!
This letter of persuasion to surrender received a response from Mei Kui, who also shot a document to Jia Yun through archery. The document stated that Jia Yun was asked to write a letter of commitment. In addition, the letter of commitment stated:
Ming, he would not only ask Emperor Tianzhi to retain a bloodline from the Mei family, but also ask to spare the life of Mei Kui's daughter Mei Yuanyuan.
Mei Kui had an eighteen-year-old daughter who was still unmarried. He doted on this daughter named Mei Yuanyuan and did not want this precious daughter to die this time. Mei Kui was also a filial person, but his parents had both passed away.
, otherwise he should have spared his parents' lives this time.
Jia Yun decisively wrote such a letter of commitment, and he was indeed willing to request Emperor Tianzhi in this way. Again, it was not up to him to decide whether Emperor Tianzhi agreed. Even if Emperor Tianzhi disagreed, he could
It does not constitute a breach of this commitment.
It is another evening when the sun sets in the west, the birds return to the forest, the setting sun is like blood, and the twilight is dim.
Mei Kui was wearing the official hat and official uniform of a second-rank Zhenjiang Jiedushi, standing at the top of Zhenjiang City, standing in the afterglow of the setting sun. This scene was similar to Mu Zhi standing at the top of Hangzhou City that evening, and the two
The thoughts in people's hearts are not similar. Before, Mu Zhi wanted to escape, but now Mei Kui wants to surrender!
Mei Kui and his family had no way to escape. The entire Zhenjiang City was surrounded by tens of thousands of rebels. However, there were only more than 20,000 unstable troops in Zhenjiang City, 10,000 of whom were conscripted civilians.
At this point, there are only two ways before him. One is to resist to the end, and the outcome will definitely be that he will be killed or captured alive, and his entire family will be executed. The other is to surrender.
Mei Kui knew that in the current situation, with the tens of thousands of counter-rebellion troops besieging the city and the dense artillery, it would be easy to break through Zhenjiang City. The reason why Jia Yun gave him such a promise was that she was willing to write a letter of commitment with her own hands
, is nothing more than to reduce casualties and property losses, and perhaps also to gain greater military merit.
But Mei Kui had no choice. Like Mu Zhi, he did not want to suffer the consequences of having his whole family beheaded. He wanted to leave a bloodline for the Mei family and also wanted Mei Yuanyuan to survive. He could only believe in Jia Yun's promise.
Although he also knew that even if Jia Yun fulfilled her promise and really made a request to Emperor Tianzhi, Emperor Tianzhi might not agree.
The ancient master once wrote a sentence, which roughly means that there are two most helpless sorrows in the world, one is the old age of a beauty, and the other is the end of a hero.
The hero here can be broadly understood as a capable and accomplished man.
Mei Kui belongs to this kind of hero. He is a military general who has achieved considerable military exploits. As an official, he was a general and a military envoy. He was also a close confidant of the Supreme Emperor. Even this rebellion brought him to the end of the hero.
, but rebellion is also a very awesome thing, and it is very difficult for people to do.
In front of me, the setting sun is like blood, the twilight is dim, and Mei Kui, who is standing at the top of the city, has reached the end.
He sighed heavily, turned around and walked down the city to the city gate.
The city gates were opened wide, and Mei Kui surrendered.
Zhenjiang City will be destroyed without attack.
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Mei Kui's guess was correct. Jia Yun did not hesitate to write a letter of commitment to persuade him to surrender this time. This was to reduce casualties and property losses, and to gain greater military merit.
When Cao Wei went to Chang'an City to convey the imperial decree to Jia Yun to counter the rebellion, he asked Jia Yun to quickly counter the rebellion. If he failed to counter the rebellion quickly, he would be guilty.
At the same time, Cao Wei also conveyed another sentence from Emperor Tianzhi to Jia Yun, which was to quickly suppress the rebellion while minimizing casualties and property losses.
There is no way, the Shui family's rebellion in the north will cause serious casualties and property consumption to the Qing Dynasty. If the rebellion in Jiangnan this time results in serious casualties and serious property losses, it will be very difficult for the Qing Dynasty court to bear the burden, and it will also increase the cost.
The pressure of the Great Heavenly Emperor.
However, Emperor Tianzhi did not insist on minimizing casualties and property losses. He only insisted on quickly suppressing the rebellion, but Jia Yun still attached great importance to this point.
He knew that if he quickly suppressed the rebellion while also reducing casualties and property losses, his military exploits would be greater, and his chances of being promoted to prince would be greater.
Moreover, he did not want the officers and soldiers of his Chang'an Battalion to suffer serious casualties in the counterinsurgency in Jiangnan.
In addition, as the prince and prince of the Qing Dynasty, his interests are already tied to the Qing Dynasty. Although he has already made plans to seize the throne, he does not want the Qing Dynasty to fall apart before he seizes the throne.
Even destroyed.
This time, Jia Yun adopted a series of tactics in the process of countering the rebellion: using surrender letters, mine arrays, and explosive packs to attack the rebels attacking Suzhou City; he persuaded Mu Zhi who was guarding Hangzhou City to surrender, forcing Mu Zhi to give up.
He fled the city, and then intercepted and killed him; he persuaded Mei Kui, who was guarding Zhenjiang City, to surrender, and even wrote a letter of commitment for this purpose, asking Mei Kui to abandon the city and surrender...
This series of tactics not only quickly suppressed the rebellion, but also greatly reduced casualties and property losses. Although the rebellion still caused huge property losses, the Mu family has an amazing family fortune, and the Mei family also has a generous
The property, as well as other officials who followed the rebellion, can be compensated for their losses after their property is inspected.
This time, Jia Yun was the top hero in the suppression of the rebellion in Jiangnan, and he achieved a great military exploit. At the same time, Jia Yun also took advantage of this suppression of the rebellion to gain other gains, such as increasing his prestige in Chang'an camp.
It has been strengthened a lot at once. For example, if Yan Yingkui, Qin Houxiang, Lu Wei and other frontier officials or senior generals praise him or even express gratitude, these will become his capital...
This time, Yan Yingkui, the governor of Liangjiang, Qin Houxiang, the governor of Jiangnan, Lu Wei, the governor of Zhejiang, and other civil and military officials in Jiangnan were indeed both appreciative and grateful to Jia Yun. If the Jiangnan rebellion could not be put down quickly, these officials would
They must be held accountable, but with the support of Jia Yun and Chang'an Ying, the rebellion was quickly suppressed. Officials like them generally would not hold accountable, and some would even reward them with merit.
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Mei Kui voluntarily abandoned the city and surrendered. After the rebellion was suppressed in Zhenjiang, Jia Yun personally wrote a memorial sealed with lacquer and sent someone to send it to Emperor Tianzhi in Shenjing City. At the same time, Yan Yingkui, Qin Houxiang, Lu Wei and others
Everyone also wrote memorials sealed with fire lacquer and sent them to Shenjing City.
Jia Yun and his Chang'an camp army adjusted for three days before setting off. Chang'an camp is going back to Chang'an Mansion, while Jia Yun is going back to Beijing to receive the reward...