"Soldiers, listen to the order. Anyone who breaks through the city gate will be killed!"
After receiving the order, all the troops had already placed their bows, crossbows, hammers, etc. on top of the city, looking like a big battle...
Seeing the situation like this, Qin Wenyuan sighed helplessly and said loudly.
"I have no intention of making enemies of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. The soldiers on the city tower will understand the situation and go back to the barracks! Don't be used as unnecessary sacrifices here."
After saying this, he immediately ordered his guards to take out their bows and mount conical rockets in preparation. When the army led by Sima Yuntian arrived, they began to attack Pingzhou City.
In Longcheng City, several officials in the yamen had been controlled by Xiao Yi. Longcheng yamen chief Shi Li Weidong shouted angrily at the leading generals who were guarding them.
"Shang Fei! You are rebelling and causing chaos. Why don't you let us go?"
"Master Li! The general is just following orders. I hope you will forgive me."
"Are you really not afraid that the governor sent by the imperial court to lead Pingzhou will be executed on trial?"
"Master Li, it is not because General Wei is boasting that if the governor sent by the imperial court wants to command Pingzhou, he must first enter Lulong City. General Xiao has been running this place for a long time, but the imperial court does not allow him to command Pingzhou but appoints a new official Xian.
They don't take our Xiongwu Army seriously, we have no intention of rebelling, we just want the new officials to quit in the face of difficulties and stop trying to plot against Pingzhou."
"Alas! You are making a big mistake. You think that since the imperial court has sent a new governor, how can he be a person who is easy to get along with? If you don't understand the current situation, the mighty army will be in disaster!"
Just as Li Changshi and Shang Fei were talking in the Longcheng Yamen, a loud "boom boom" sound was suddenly heard from the city gate.
Outside Longcheng City, the Qin family army has arrived. Tens of thousands of cavalrymen have their bows strung up and their swords unsheathed. Qin Wenyuan's personal guards holding compound bows are firing cone-shaped rockets towards Pingzhou City Tower. The Longcheng City Gate has already withstood the impact of strong explosives.
Half of the city gate was blown away. In order to reduce unnecessary casualties, Qin Wenyuan ordered his guards to continue the bombardment, blowing down the entire city gate, and then ordered the cavalry to attack.
At this time, the heroic troops on the city tower were frightened and overwhelmed by the powerful rockets. The soldiers on the city tower were in a mess, each trying to avoid the stones and wood scattered by the explosion. Qin Wenyuan did not care about the lives of these people and ordered his subordinates to attack them.
The defenders on the city tower also attacked with rockets. I don't know how many soldiers of the Xiongwu Army were killed by the rockets and burned to death.
Seeing the tens of thousands of cavalry approaching from the city tower, many of the soldiers who were forced here by Xiao Yi already wanted to retreat and rushed down the city tower to escape. There were only a few soldiers holding bows on the city tower.
Xiao Yi was furious and shouted anxiously on the tower with a spear in his hand.
"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow quickly!"
It can be seen that the number of soldiers on the city tower has become sparse, and they are still shooting arrows and resisting stubbornly. Although the arrows shot from the city tower pose no threat to the Qin family's cavalry due to their insufficient range, Qin Wenyuan finally had murderous intentions towards such reckless soldiers.
Then he ordered his personal guards to attack the tower.
But hundreds of strange arrows were seen attacking the city tower. When the arrows hit any object, they exploded violently. For a moment, the city tower was filled with smoke, and the flames shone in the "boom" explosion, and the huge explosion wave tore apart.
Destroy everything.
Xiao Yi finally saw the most tragic scene in his life. He was so frightened that he was in a daze. He was no longer as high-spirited as when he first met Qin Wenyuan on the tower. After seeing what happened, he knew that his sin was unforgivable, and his heart
The idea of escape to Yingzhou was born, so he hurriedly ordered his close soldiers to prepare to escape from the east gate of Lulong City to the lair of the Xiongwu Army in Yingzhou.
Qin Wenyuan marched his army into the city and took the surrendered soldiers into custody. Anyone who resisted, whether they were soldiers or civilians, would be killed without mercy.
Xiao Yi, who thought he could escape from Dragon City, was blocked by another group of Qin army's cavalry at the east gate. Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the strength of the Qin army and had listened to the instigation of the Changsun family and caused a huge disaster.
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Seeing that breaking through the siege would only lead to self-destruction, the man turned his horse and led the army towards another city gate. After a while, he met Xu Tian who was surrounded by generals and entered the city.
When the two met, they reined in their horses and faced each other. Qin Wenyuan pointed his magic weapon at Xiao Yi and shouted loudly.
"Who will kill this guy with this governor and hang his head on the tower for public display?"
After Zhou Cang heard the general's order, he mounted his horse and carried an iron rod and smashed it at Xiao Yi. Several generals around Xiao Yi jumped on their horses and carried their weapons to join the battle. Cheng Chumo, Luo Shiyi, Qin Huaiyu and others immediately jumped out on horseback.
But in the city, generals are fighting, horses are fighting against horses, and weapons are fighting against weapons. Look at the ones who use spears like poisonous snakes spitting out red messages, and they will kill you if they touch people. The ones who use horses and iron rods are like tigers descending from the mountain, all the way across the mountain.
Sweeping away the bloody storm, the sword wielder is like the willow leaves changing in the wind, and they don't know where they will fly in the next second.
At this time, the Qin family's army was already on the third floor, and on the outer three floors, Xiao Yi's heroic troops were surrounded. Any soldiers who made any move were mercilessly killed. After a short effort, only dozens of people were still on the scene.
The last resistance.
At this time, Xiao Yi was killed by Zhou Cang and his hair and hair were all scattered. He had long lost his moves. He waved the spear left and right in his hand to resist the attacks of the storm. The screams of his subordinates could be heard from time to time. He looked at the people who had followed him for many years.
The brother died tragically on his horse. The man's eyes were bloodshot and he shouted loudly and forced Zhou Cang to retreat. His eyes revealed overwhelming hatred and he said to Xu Tian.
"Do you really want to kill them all? You are not afraid of revenge from my Xiao family!"
Qin Wenyuan sent an order to raise gold, and only after Cheng Chumo and several other generals had withdrawn their troops and jumped out of the battle group did he speak.
"Who do you think the Xiao family is? Anyone who dares to block my path will be doomed. Since you dare to challenge my bottom line, then accept your fate!"
After saying this, Qin Wenyuan waved his hand and said nothing. The bodyguards around him had already known the young marshal's intentions. Hundreds of bows and crossbows were fired in unison, and everything calmed down after several screams.
The guards cut off the heads of Xiao Yi and his party members and followed Qin Wenyuan to the Longcheng Mansion Office. The army followed Sima Yuntian's instructions and began to take over the defense of Longcheng and the peace of the people.
When they arrived at the government office, hundreds of powerful troops under the command of Shang Fei still resisted desperately. Qin Wenyuan was so angry that he ordered his personal guards to spread the word again.
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Shang Fei heard loud shouts from outside. When he walked to the Yamen and saw dozens of heads on spear points, he gasped. He had no idea that the new governor was so iron-blooded and dared to ignore the Xiao family.
He wanted to kill the Xiao family's children because of his own power, and said to Xu Tian with all his thoughts in despair.
"General Shang Fei has not seen the Governor. The huge mistake made by the Xiongwu Army is our fault. I hope you will let these hundreds of soldiers of the Xiongwu Army go. It is not the general's fault. I will kill or behead them as you see fit!"
After saying that, Shang Fei dropped his weapons and stood proudly. Seeing the general surrender, all the soldiers dropped their weapons and squatted down with their heads in their hands.
Qin Wenyuan sent an order to control the surrendered soldiers, walked up to Shang Fei and said.
"Assuming that you are still aware of current affairs and know how to cherish the lives of soldiers, I will not kill you, but I will not let you leave Longcheng. You will decide whether to stay or not until the matter in Yingzhou is resolved."
After saying this, Qin Wenyuan gave instructions to his guards.
"Please ask General Shang to stay temporarily in the military camp and tell the generals to treat each other with courtesy."
After the guards took Shang Fei away, Qin Wenyuan led Cheng Chumo and others into the yamen and saw all the Lulongcheng yamen officials tied to their seats. He then ordered the guards to come forward and untie these officials...
Lulongcheng government official Shi De untied his bindings and immediately knelt down to pay homage.
"Your Majesty, Li Weidong, met with the general. I didn't know that the general was the governor who came to Pingzhou to lead the military and political affairs!"
After all the officials were untied, Qin Wenyuan took out the imperial edict from his arms and began to speak slowly,
"Everyone! I am the Commander-in-Chief Xu Tian who came to Longcheng to command Pingzhou and control the military affairs of the entire western Liaoning Province. The Lulongcheng mutiny has been suppressed by this Commander-in-Chief, and the rebel leader Xiao Yi has been executed. The Commander-in-Chief is still dissatisfied with his advice.
Officials should understand the situation clearly and do not challenge the governor's patience or the laws of the court. If there is anyone who does not want to be an official, he can raise it now, and the governor will not blame him."
After saying this, Qin Wenyuan helped Li Weidong and continued.
"Lord Li, you have endured hardship. Is it possible that Xiao Yi didn't show any signs before he started the rebellion? Or are you just letting Xiao Yi do whatever he wants with the same intention of not welcoming this Governor?"
Li Weidong and the officials in the yamen were frightened to death when they heard Qin Wenyuan's words. Li Weidong immediately knelt down and said.
"Master Qin seems to be unaware of the situation here in Pingzhou. Ping and Ying Liangzhou Yamen were originally set up by the imperial court to manage military affairs in western Liaoning except Youzhou. Due to the sparse population and frequent intrusions from foreigners, the imperial court over time
The city defense troops guarding the border here have formed their own troops such as the Xiongwu Army and the Jingsai Army. Especially the Xiongwu Army, in addition to wearing the military uniforms of the Tang Dynasty, what they usually do is similar to the foreigners who invade the people. We and others
The officials in the yamen are just tools to raise food and fodder for them. Even if they know what they want to do, they can't play any restrictive role."
After listening to Li Weidong's helpless explanation, Qin Wenyuan finally understood that the imperial court seemed to have control over this place, but in fact it was completely out of control.
In the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the control of the Northeast was still inherited from the Sui Dynasty model. Youzhou was used as an important defense center against the minority regimes in the Northeast, while the front line of the Great Wall was not repaired and only military towns were set up along the line to guard the border. This made
The towns along the Great Wall were in separate administrations, much like the warlord regimes in the early Republic of China that Xu Tian knew in his previous life. After understanding this situation, Qin Wenyuan helped Li Weidong up and said with a smile.
"Master Li! Now that the governor is in charge of Pingzhou's military affairs, the previous phenomenon of the military interfering in civil affairs must never happen again. What are the people? The people are the strong backing of the army. The army relies on the support of the people to win the war. I am
The Governor is in charge of Pingzhou this time, and his administrative seat is located in Lulong City. Since you are the long history of Lulong City, you will continue to lead the city's Yamen officials to serve the people. I hope that you will take more advantage of developing people's livelihood when you preside over the political affairs of Lulong City in the future.
The only way is to come up with a solution. As for the others, Mr. Li, don't worry. From now on, any troops who dare to come to Pingzhou to ask for money or food will have to wait and see whether the halberd in my governor's hand will be answered or not."
After saying this, Qin Wenyuan left the officials of the Longcheng Yamen behind and summoned all the generals to come to the Yamen to discuss matters. First, he arranged for the generals to station at each pass to strengthen defense, especially on the Yuguan Road, he stationed 10,000 cavalry first, waiting for them to wait.
After Licheng transferred another 20,000 infantry to Pingzhou via waterways, the cavalry was all used as mobile troops, followed by the tens of thousands of Turkic people brought by the resettlement and the Han people from Yunzhou who came here.
For the accompanying people, Qin Wenyuan asked Lulongcheng Yamen to accept the resettlement and manage the original residents in the city according to household registration, set aside places to build villages and houses, and allocate land to each household for farming, and replant some grains, fruits and vegetables as soon as possible.
Some of its seeds will be solved by Lulongcheng, and those that cannot be solved will be provided by Xu Jiajun.
After the major military affairs were arranged, Qin Wenyuan ordered Li Weidong to recruit some civilian men to build the governor's office in Lulong City. Unexpectedly, Li Weidong reported to Qin Wenyuan.
"Lord Governor, there is Xiao Yi's mansion in the east of the city, which occupies a large area. I think it can be used as the Governor's Mansion with a little renovation."
"good!"
Qin Wenyuan immediately ordered Zhao Meng to lead his army to Xiao Yi's mansion and drive out all the people in the mansion. If there was any resistance, they would be killed. Qin Wenyuan had always used the method of killing and punishing the aristocratic families who dared to provoke him.
Returning to the military camp, Qin Wenyuan summoned thousands of powerful military generals for training, and retrained the generals who were willing to be loyal to the Qin family and incorporated them into the Xu army. Before that, he first assisted migrant workers in repairing the bombed city gates and towers.
Those who are willing to continue serving in the army will be given wages and can come and go as they please after serving one year of hard labor in Longcheng.
Most of the Xiongwu army generals were willing to join the Qin army. Several captains and guerrilla generals reported that there were still thousands of soldiers in their base in Yingzhou, with the intention of asking Qin Wenyuan to take them back to the Qin army.
After thinking for a while, Qin Wenyuan agreed to allow these generals to return to Yingzhou to recruit their remaining troops.
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Within a few days of successfully taking over the military affairs of Pingzhou, Qin Wenyuan began to vigorously manage the cities under his jurisdiction. As the first warship from Dengzhou arrived in the waters of Pingzhou, a large number of infantrymen of the Qin family army landed one after another.
After entering Lulong City, in just half a month, 20,000 infantry troops were dispersed to station in various cities in Pingzhou. From then on, the military and political affairs of Pingzhou City were completely controlled by Xu Tian.
Several generals who went to Yingzhou to recruit the Xiongwu Army returned to Lulong City with less than a thousand soldiers. The reason was that the Jingsai Army took advantage of the leaderless Xiongwu Army to bribe and forcibly recruit most of the soldiers.
, Qin Wenyuan smiled and comforted these generals. It won't be long before all soldiers, including the Jingsai Army, will become the Xu family's troops.
In the territory of Pingzhou, which is close to the juncture of farming and grassland nomadic life in the Songmo area, Kilisu Gu ordered his general Ashsusi to lead 3,000 Turkic cavalry under Xu Tian's military order to escort most of the Turkic men and women to open up new pastures here. At the same time, he established
The Turkic tribe loyal to Xu Tian is close to the "Kuancheng" fortress beside the Great Wall. If there is any danger, the Xu family's army in the fortress can attack across the board to assist the Turkic cavalry under Kilisu Gu.
Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu, Yuchi Baolin, Fang Yiai and Luo Shixin each led the Qin family's army with a thousand cavalry as mobile troops to reinforce the defense of several cities in Pingzhou at any time. These boys were very excited to lead troops for the first time. They wished that the city there would be attacked and rushed to help.