Yuan Feng sneered and said: "Then according to your opinion, just opening the city gate can save lives and property?"
"Yes." Everyone replied in unison.
"Okay, then, those who are willing to surrender should stand on the left, and those who don't want to surrender should stand on the right."
Everyone hesitated for a moment, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Yuanfeng Gourd. Most of them stood on the left, and only a few people with quick thinking hesitantly stood on the right.
After seeing the troops standing, Yuan Feng ordered the soldiers: "Open the city gate and send the people on the left out of the city to surrender. Don't forget to prepare white flags for them."
The capitulation faction panicked and shouted: "Deputy Commander Zhang, if we surrender together, the Turks will not pay attention to us if we go out alone, and they will chop us with swords."
Yuan Fengcai ignored them and turned back to the festival hall. The soldiers pushed and pulled these people to the city gate, opened the city gate and lowered the drawbridge, and pushed them out with their spears. The city gate closed with a bang and the drawbridge was also pulled.
When they got up, only a few dozen of them were left standing by the moat with sad faces, neither daring to go far nor able to come back.
The Turkic Rangers in the distance noticed the movement at the city gate and slowly surrounded them. However, they were frightened by the long-range weapons on top of the city and did not dare to approach. They just stared at these unarmed fat sheep. The Turks had just
They had lost a hundred and ten people inexplicably, and were holding their breath. For these people to surrender at this time would be tantamount to death.
Of course the dignitaries knew their situation. Without the whole city accompanying them to surrender, they were nothing. They huddled by the moat one by one, not daring to move forward. The Turks' fierce eyes were like sharp swords shooting at them.
They felt like little lambs under the gaze of wolves. They couldn't care less, and it was more important to save their lives first. They hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to the city wall, crying and howling to express their repentance.
Yuan Feng stood on the city wall and looked at them coldly, and said to Zhao Ding'an: "We will use the hanging basket to pull them up when it gets dark. If we want to defend Liangzhou, we must work together. I still have important things to do."
, I’ll leave this to you.”
Yuan Feng returned to the military camp, gathered two battalions of infantry, assigned them tasks, and then took Zhou Ze'an and 300 sergeants directly to the government office. For a time, the streets were full of soldiers, and the people looked at the army in surprise.
All grain stores, restaurants, livestock markets were sealed, and many senior officials' residences were also sealed.
Liangzhou Government Office, the highest administrative center of Liangzhou at this time is no longer as majestic and solemn as when Yuan Feng first came here. The sentries at the door have dispersed, the yard is noisy, and the servants and maids are in a panic.
Running around, with either gold, silver or silk and fur in his arms, the ground was in a mess, Yuan Feng strode inside and ordered the soldiers: "Block all the exits and arrest everyone!
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Yuan Feng was eager to occupy the government office not because of the endless gold and silver treasures and beautiful women and wine, but because the government office has an irreplaceable position in the hearts of Liangzhou people. Orders issued here are more likely to be accepted and executed.
For a long time, the government office has been the royal palace in the hearts of Liangzhou people.
After striding all the way in, I found that the government office was really huge, with a size that surpassed that of the Prince's Palace. It had long corridors, Persian-style domes, soft carpets on the floor, and white copper heaters. Everywhere was magnificent, graceful and elegant, but Yuan Feng was not.
I didn't want to look at that, so I went to the magistrate's office under the leadership of Zhou Ze'an. This is the magistrate's office. It occupies a large area and stores all the documents and files of Liangzhou Prefecture. Taking over this place is the real takeover of the Liangzhou government.
The so-called pledge room is actually a cross-yard with several two-story pavilions, one of which is completely used to store files. Zhou Ze'an is rummaging through the files of the grain warehouse, and Yuan Feng is also looking for what he wants. Suddenly
The sergeant came to report that a serious situation had occurred.
Yuan Feng quickly dropped the file in his hand and rushed over with Zhou Ze'an to a remote room in the backyard. When he opened the door, a stinky smell hit his face. It was dark inside. He lit a candle and saw a man lying paralyzed on the bed.
There was an old man standing, and the stench was emanating from his bedding. Next to the old man stood a handsome young man, who was looking at the group of heavily armed soldiers at a loss. He also held a small porcelain bowl in his hand.
There was a small spoon, and it looked like he was feeding the old man.
Needless to say, Yuan Feng knew that the old man was Cao Yanhui, the former ruler of Liangzhou. It was really sad that a poor hero ended up like this. Needless to say, that young man was Cao Yanhui's youngest son, Cao Xiu, the eldest son.
It was well intentioned to leave him alive and let the father and son live a miserable life in this cold kiln with broken tiles.
Yuan Feng took two steps forward, lifted up the dirty quilt and took a look. There was a pool of feces and urine on the bed. The smell came from here. The old man had suffered a stroke and was incontinent. There was no one to take care of him, so it was hard for the two of them. Yuan Feng
Feng frowned and said, "Carry it out."
The sergeant was about to come over to carry the person, when suddenly Cao Xiu dropped the small porcelain bowl, took out a dagger from his arms and rushed towards Yuan Feng. Yuan Feng had experienced hundreds of battles, how could he hit a child?
Cao Xiu dodged it in a flash, but Cao Xiu missed it, but immediately turned around and pounced again, shouting: "I will fight with you!"
The sergeants drew their swords and wanted to kill Cao Xiu, but Yuan Feng stopped him and said, "Let him stab him." At this time, Cao Yanhui struggled and stretched out a hand from the quilt, shaking it slightly, and making ah ah sounds from his mouth.
Xiu couldn't control his despair and fear anymore. He dropped the dagger and burst into tears. Yuan Feng came to the bed and said: "Master Cao, the eldest son is gone. Now I am in charge of Liangzhou. Don't worry, I will never do it."
He is the one who harmed you and your son." After saying that, someone rolled Cao Yanhui up in a cup and carried him out, and sent him to his former dormitory. They also found a doctor and a maid to serve him. Only then did Cao Xiu know that this person was not sent by his eldest brother.
Kill him, and Liangzhou no longer has the surname Cao.
Yuan Feng acted vigorously and took control of all private granaries in Liangzhou City. Livestock, mules, horses, cattle and sheep were also registered. At first, the merchants complained, but the notices that were immediately posted calmed their resentment. This did not
It is not confiscation, but compulsory purchase by the government. Of course, the price will not be very fair. It is basically the same as the original price of the grain and livestock they purchased. As for the poultry and livestock raised by small households, they are not included in this. Anyway, the people have no surplus grain to feed them.
Animals must be slaughtered for meat.
All grains were placed in official warehouses for unified disposal, and all livestock were slaughtered and made into bacon for storage. Refugees sleeping on the streets were arranged to live in confiscated official residences. Even the mansion behind the government office was full of people.
Men were conscripted into the army to serve as civilian husbands and build barricades on the streets. Women and half-grown children were also organized to make warm clothing using a large amount of cotton fur stored in the warehouse, and even carpets and curtains in the government office.
workload to receive food.
These civil affairs tasks can be left to Zhou Ze'an. Yuan Feng's main focus is still on defense. The detailed city defense map of Liangzhou has been found, and the detailed roster of officers and troops has been placed on his desk. After counting,
, Liangzhou currently has 50,000 troops, sufficient food, grass and weapons, and the city wall fortifications have just been repaired. It is more than enough to resist attacks by ordinary armies. However, what they face is far from ordinary armies, and they have defeated the four great Khans.
Tamerlane's army defeated the Ottoman Empire!
There are so many clues and no way to start, and Yuan Feng has no experience in commanding thousands of troops to defend the city, but there is no way out at this time. The life and death of 300,000 Liangzhou people depend on him. To be honest, he is also afraid.
, he also thought about surrender, but his reason and conscience told him that surrender was the most unreliable way out.
Not to mention that it is too late to surrender now, even if they had surrendered early, the Han people were just third-class people. The common people worked as cattle and horses for the Turkic army to continue their eastward march, and the soldiers acted as vanguards and accomplices for the foreigners to massacre their compatriots.
Sooner or later, you will die. Since everyone has to die, why not die in a more heroic manner?
Liangzhou is stuck at the throat of the Hexi Corridor. If you want to advance into the Central Plains, you must break through this city. As long as you hold on for a few months, the imperial army will surely come to help. Although Liangzhou has always been outside the control of the imperial court, they will always be in trouble.
Will understand.
Yuan Feng's command post was located in the custody room of the government office. This was the center of Liangzhou, with major roads extending in all directions. You could quickly arrive at the four gates on horseback to command the battle. The defense mission of the government office was temporarily handled by the Roman battalion. This was not the case.
It's not that he is using power for personal gain, but because the Roman battalion has a strong fighting capacity, and it is most suitable to serve as a tactical reserve. By checking the roster, he learned that Yulia's brother was named Anthony, and he was a general of the Roman battalion. Due to the last incident, he had been arrested.
After being reduced to ordinary soldiers, the Roman battalion was a mercenary army that was paid to fight. They had a set of internal rules, and even Yuan Feng could not interfere, so Yuan Feng did not care about the "eldest uncle".
He also did something to use power for personal gain. The villagers of Liqian Village and the folks from Shibalibao were given priority to live in the inner house of the government office. The Liqian women were strong and capable, and they were demolishing the useless things in the inner house.
In the cloisters and pavilions, simple houses were built with masonry, wood and tiles to accommodate more refugees.
It got dark early in the winter, and it was already dusk before she knew it. Yulia walked into the detention room holding a bowl of hot noodles. The soldiers on duty knew that she was a handsome woman, so they naturally did not dare to stop her.
Just as he was about to speak while holding the bowl, a loud noise suddenly came. Yuan Feng jumped out from behind the table, grabbed his saber and rushed out. As he rushed, he shouted: "Prepare your horses, the Turks are attacking!"