The bloody killings lasted for three full days. At first, they were only concentrated in the city, but as more and more people fled out of the city, the killings began to spread to the countryside.
On the flat and vast Chengdu Plain, the feet of the fleeing people could not match the strength of the Western Wei cavalry. Even if they ran day and night in the wilderness, they would inevitably end up being chased, killed, and captured.
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During these three days, Xiao Ju and other Yizhou civil and military officials were detained in the military camp in the north of the city. The brutal howls of fighting in the city soon reached their ears, and everyone was terrified.
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Xiao Yuansu, the young son of Xiao Ji who was persuaded to leave the city by Xiao Ju, was even more regretful. He often shed tears because he was worried that he would die at any time. He couldn't help but express his gratitude to Xiao Ju who urged him to leave the city and surrender.
He cursed loudly: "Xiao Hou, Xiao Dog! You are a thief who sells his goods for glory. You are in vain for the important task my father entrusted to you. You threaten me to surrender just for your own prosperity. The lives of the people in the city and mine are all used in exchange for your wealth!"
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Xiao Rui was feeling remorseful and depressed. Hearing Xiao Yuansu's accusation, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry. He burst into tears and said: "Although I am not a virtuous man, I tried to persuade the late king to be careful in everything he did. His words were not appreciated.
I only try my best to fill in the gaps in the hope that things will get better, but I fail to use my talents and fail to take care of the whole country. But judging from my heart and deeds, today's disaster is not something that I can do alone..."
Of course, what Xiao Ru said makes sense. Today's disasters in Bashu are mainly caused by the reckless actions of Xiao Ji and his son. Even the killings in the city of Chengdu are caused by Xiao Yuanzheng, who is absconding outside.
But Xiao Yuansu was frightened and uneasy at the moment. He just wanted to vent his worries. How could he listen to the truth Xiao Ru said? He still couldn't stop yelling at Xiao Ru. No matter how many reasons he had,
, what he said before was so nice to trick him out of the city, but now his life is at stake. It can be seen that he has ulterior motives and deserves death!
Hearing Xiao Yuansu's unreasonable accusations, Xiao Lu felt that he could not defend himself for a moment, and was completely discouraged. He simply took off the knife from his waist and threw it directly to Xiao Yuansu, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, since I have committed such a serious crime, I will not be able to forgive you.
With this in mind, your Majesty, please personally sanction me!"
"You think I don't dare to kill you?"
Xiao Yuansu was feeling extremely angry. After seeing this, he grabbed the knife and pulled it out of the scabbard, then approached Xiao Jue step by step. But after all, he was just a teenage boy with immature mind. Seeing Xiao Jue, he closed his eyes and waited.
Although he was dead, he still didn't dare to stab the knife, and he stamped his feet and cried out sadly: "General, can I still live?"
Just as they were crying and making trouble here, Yu Chijiong, who was dressed in military uniform and had a gloomy face, strode in surrounded by his soldiers. He frowned and looked at the situation in the tent, and then his eyes fell on Xiao Ju, who could not hide his grief and anger, and he said solemnly.
He said in a loud voice: "Xiao Hou, there is something going on here that I need to turn to you for help."
After hearing this, Xiao Ru just snorted coldly and closed his eyes without looking at Yuchi Jiong.
Next to him, Xiao Yuansu looked at Yu Chijiong's gloomy expression, then nervously approached Xiao Ju and whispered: "General, Duke Wei An, General Wei Chi has something to inquire about, don't be rude!"
After hearing this, Xiao Ruo opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Yuansu with a complicated expression, who looked cautious and hopeful. Then he stood up and bowed to Yuchi Jiong and said: "Submit the defeated general and send your order to the prince."
In one thought, as long as the general has an order, no servant dares to disobey it."
After Yuchijiong heard this, his face became a little better, and he immediately said: "It has been several months since our army entered the country, and food and grass are gradually becoming scarce, so we have to go to the border to collect supplies to meet military needs. But now... Xiaohou should know
, my intention is not to scare others with killing, but in order to avoid causing more killings, I must ask Xiaohou to go to the counties to ask for food for the army."
Although the army of the Western Wei Dynasty had entered the city and looted the city for several days, the food stores in the city were already scarce. Although the troops obtained a lot of property, it was difficult to use it for food and drink, so they were in urgent need of supplementary supplies.
Fortunately, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, and the Chengdu Plain where they were located was the most important agricultural and grain-producing area in Sichuan. As long as they were collected along the river valleys, the army would not be short of food.
However, after three consecutive days of massacre, the sequelae have already appeared.
The original scene of them looking at the scenery when they entered the country is no longer the case. Even some of the Di Qiang and Ba barbarians who had surrendered before have gradually become disloyal due to interest disputes. This morning, there was still a group of two Di troops.
More than a thousand people left the camp without asking for instructions and headed toward the rear toward Mianzhu.
Although there are no powerful cities or towns around Chengdu that are guarded by strong soldiers, like Guanzhong and other places, there are many forts scattered around, and there are also a large number of strong men from rural areas living in them.
Since the news of the Wei army's massacre in Chengdu has spread in all directions, these Wubi powerful men also have a hostile attitude towards the Wei army. This morning, Yu Chijiong had to report that two scouts who were dispatched yesterday to investigate where to get food were quietly
The sound disappeared on the Chengdu Plain.
Yuchi Jiong's tens of thousands of fine cavalry are enough to sweep the entire Chengdu Plain, but the prerequisite is that there are enough supplies to supplement. In particular, he did not enter Shu to plunder and rob, but to establish rule and order in Shu.
If they continue to plunder the countryside like rogue bandits, even if they can support war with war, they will never be able to gain a stable foothold in Shu. The most likely possibility is that they will be overwhelmed by rebellions from all directions.
Therefore, Yuchi Jiong planned to use both hard and soft methods to establish on-site supply lines and bases on the Chengdu Plain before any strong resistance forces emerged. With Chengdu as the center, he planned to fully mobilize the powerful cavalry mobile field capabilities of the Wei army.
, try to control the core area of the Chengdu Plain. As for the surrounding areas, that is not what he is capable of doing at the moment.
But to achieve this, we still have to rely on the cooperation of the local people, especially Xiao Ru, who has been an official in Shuzhong for many years and was appointed by Xiao Ji to stay in Yizhou.
If Xiao Xun was willing to come forward to contact and lobby the powerful villagers who controlled food resources, it would undoubtedly be lower cost and more efficient than Yu Chijiong sending troops to forcibly conquer the Wubian strongholds one by one.
"It is not my intention to purge the city. If Xiaohou and others had not concealed what happened in Xiyang, I would not have forced the army to enter the city in order to stabilize the situation. Xiaohou and I are both to blame for the current situation in the city.
The plan is not to accuse each other and alienate each other, but to unite together and try to avoid causing more killings so that stability can be restored in Shu."
Speaking of this, Yuchi Jiong put on a kind face again, looked at Xiao Ju and said with a smile: "The search for rebels in the city will inevitably disturb people. But Xiao Hou, King Xiao and other family members have their own elite soldiers to protect them. Because
I am afraid that the evil spirit of the military camp will offend your family, so I stay in the city temporarily. After Xiaohou returns, he can reunite with his family!"
Xiao Ruo's expression changed after hearing Yu Chijun's words, while Xiao Yuansu came closer next to him, pulled Xiao Rui's belt and kept muttering in a low voice: "Promise him, promise..."
Xiao Ruo was silent for a while, then nodded slowly and said: "It is hard for me to take the blame for the situation. But it can help guide the people of Shu to enter the government. I am obligated to do whatever I want and don't dare to take credit for it."
After hearing this, Yu Chijiong nodded with satisfaction. Without further ado, he dispatched a thousand fine cavalry guards from the city to follow Xiao Ju to the nearby counties to collect grains.
However, Yu Chijiong also underestimated the bloody nature of the Shu people. He only thought that the killing in Chengdu would more or less frighten the powerful people in Zuojin Township. Coupled with the persuasion of Xiao Ju, the original chief of the Shu region, the hard and soft approach
I can always force some powerful people to submit.
However, Xiao Ju traveled around Chengdu several times, but without exception he was turned away by the walls of those cities. No one was willing to open the door to welcome him. What's more, even before the Wei army arrived, he set fire to it because he had no time to harvest.
Burn the ripe bean sprouts in the fields.
"A certain class of villagers, although not brave, still know the shame! The Qiang thieves slaughtered my father and old man, and the blood is still dry, and the soul is not far away. How can I sacrifice my grain to survive and feed this jackal! In the past years, Xiaohou taught and promulgated the rule, but the villagers still have little idea of righteousness.
, why don’t Xiaohou die quickly!”
When he saw the countrymen who treated him respectfully in the past, but now turned him away and shouted insults, Xiao Ju was so ashamed that he became depressed and couldn't afford to fall ill.
The soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty were not good men and women, so they saw that they could not be persuaded, so they also launched a forceful attack. However, although these dock walls were not indestructible fortresses, under the resistance of the villagers who risked their lives, the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty were inevitably injured and killed. And more
What's serious is that some dock walls were not defended and even burned all the barns. As a result, the Wei army lost soldiers and generals but gained little.
Seeing such a situation, Yuchijiong also realized that the resistance of the Shu people was stronger than he expected, so he had no choice but to report the situation to the middle school.
At the same time, Qiao Yan's troops, who had been driven away by Yuchi Jiong's division, returned to reject Suining, while the defeated Shu army at Xiakou occupied Xinzhou, and there were many powerful Shu commanderies who led their troops to defend Meizhou. For a time,
Chengdu is surrounded by enemies from all directions.
Although these groups of troops did not dare to advance lightly because they were afraid of the powerful fighting power of the Wei army, they were each entrenched in the surrounding areas, which gradually made the situation of the Wei army in Chengdu become unfavorable.
Seeing the situation around him, Yuchi had no choice but to send a message to the men on the east route who had been ordered to garrison Langzhong before, ordering them to come south immediately to provide support to each other.
"I have long said that Duke An of Wei and Duke Pingchang both stole the favors of the lucky disciples and used them for small purposes. How can they have the talent to travel far and wide? If you don't believe it, use it, and the results are proven. If it hadn't been for Master Lang's clever plan, I would have done this
Be prepared for changes, the situation may become more dangerous!"
He Ruodun led his army south to prepare for a big fight, but ended up being stranded in Langzhong and unable to move forward. He was very angry. After receiving the transfer order, he couldn't help but make fun of Yuchi Jiong, but he also happily prepared to send his troops south.
But Li Qianzhe was still a little cautious, and he still advised: "Wei An massacred the city by force, and the people of Shu shared the same grief. It may not be beneficial to go there rashly now. It is better to send a batch of grain and grass for the time being, and then ask Lang
Lord, please give me permission to march or not."
After hearing this, He Ruoden nodded and said: "The armies on the way have stolen Chengdu, each carrying a huge amount of goods, but now I am sent to frighten the people. The hidden meaning must be investigated. What Li Kaifu said is indeed a safe plan."
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He was just a bit venomous, but he was not stupid. After hearing Li Qianzhe's reminder, he felt that he should ask for instructions, so he was no longer in a hurry to send troops.