As a court official, surrendering is a very dishonorable thing, let alone surrendering to the uprising army composed of mud-legged people, which is even more honorable. This is not the integrity of officials. The founding of the Zhou Dynasty was only more than 20 years ago, and the integrity has not yet been established.
The real reason is that everyone feels that this civil uprising is a rabbit with a tail that cannot grow.(
Regardless of the commotion now, when the imperial army arrives, it is not expected to be wiped out. The rebel army has no foundation. It has no future to fight the imperial court with its righteous courage. The officials are very shrewd and will not take advantage of it.
The treasure is weighing on them.
Chang'an City was the ancient capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties and the most important town in the northwest. The city had high walls and thick walls, and a lot of grain stores. Although there were not enough defenders, the rebels would not be able to break in for a while, so everyone chose to wait for reinforcements.
As long as the soldiers from Gansu and Tongguan arrive and attack from both front and rear, there will be no need to worry about the rebels being wiped out.
Hopes were dashed again. First, they received an urgent report from Lanzhou, saying that Xiliang was invading on a large scale. The Gan army was too busy to take care of themselves and could not come to help. The officials were shocked. The sudden dispatch of troops from Xiliang at this time clearly illustrates the problem. The combat effectiveness of the Xiliang army
They know that the lingering fear of the attack on the city last year has not gone away. If they come again this year, it may not be so easy to fight.
It seems that the world is about to be in chaos. News that Xiliang's army is marching eastward again spreads like wildfire in Chang'an City. Shops and shops begin to stock up on food and supplies. People also start to line up to buy. The policemen from the government are filled with iron rulers.
Walking around the streets, they were said to be arresting spies from the peasant army, which added a bit of terror to the ancient capital. For a while, people were panicked, and there were signs of the end of the world.
Some smart officials began to submit their resignations to Fan Liangchen. Lord Fan was very happy and let them go with a stroke of his pen. However, there are bandits everywhere in Shaanxi. Only Chang'an is safe. There are people who are thirty miles outside the city.
The rebel gangsters are on the move, so even if they return home, it will be difficult to save them.
Three days later, at the east gate of Chang'an, at dusk, the city gate was about to be closed. The soldiers guarding the city saw a horse galloping from a distance. When they came closer, they saw a flag officer, covered in blood.
He was so busy that he didn't even get off his horse. He shouted: "It's urgent, Baqiao battle report!" Then he ran in. The defenders looked at each other. Baqiao is located 25 miles east of Chang'an City. Could it be said that the rebels have already attacked so far?
Is it somewhere nearby?
The Governor's Yamen looked gloomy and sad. The latest battle report came in. The result was even worse than expected. Tongguan troops and horses fought against the rebels. Tens of thousands of people were killed and injured, and countless others were captured. Part of the rebel army had already gone east.
, probably to rob Tongguan.
It was over now, and the last hope was shattered. The rebels strangled Tongguan and blocked the way for reinforcements from the Central Plains. The west was facing a large-scale invasion by the Xiliang people. Although the city of Chang'an was strong, it was just a turtle shell.
You can catch a turtle in an urn and still escape.
The last spiritual support collapsed, and everyone began to face the issue of surrender. Governor Fan was a sensible man and summoned Shaanxi civil and military officials to discuss the matter, telling everyone not to have any worries and just speak up.
There was no sign of the Shaanxi-Gansu Governor Jun Hai Gonggong and the Anguo County Prince at the meeting. The officials had a clue in their minds. However, they were too embarrassed to mention the matter of surrender because of their face. Everyone drank tea and looked around.
After all, he is a scholar and knows his integrity, but Wang Xiaoga, the chief arrester of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, does not have so many worries. He comes from a rough background. Although he is only in his twenties, he is already the chief arrester of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.
Son, all those who work in the underworld and the white street are prosperous, and the general arrest is not considered official status, but in view of his ability and the fact that he was once an effective subordinate of the prime minister, he still participated in this meeting.
"Gentlemen, please come up with a charter. I'm a rough guy and don't understand the truth, but I also know that you can't touch an egg against a stone. If we fight against the rebels head-on, we will definitely not be able to defeat them. We are all receiving salary from the imperial court. We will die.
If you die, you will die. It’s no big deal if people die and birds rise to the sky. But the people like Chang’an will suffer. So I said, even if we want to die, don’t drag the people with us. If we are willing to fight, just drag them out and fight with the rebels.
When the soldiers saw the battle and were unwilling to fight, they quickly opened the city gate and surrendered."
Wang Xiaoga started, and everyone spoke one after another. No one mentioned the matter of surrender, and no one raised the matter of fighting to the death. Everyone just kept chattering that the hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an were innocent, and that there were people in Chang'an City.
If many historical and cultural monuments were destroyed by war, it would be a disservice to our ancestors and to future generations.
Still unable to show his face, Wang Xiaoga shook his head and was about to speak again when suddenly Chang'an Commander-in-Chief Li Qi spoke: "Li Qi, I have a suggestion. The thieves have a strong army, so we might as well pretend to be false for the time being."
Surrender them, conserve your strength, and wait for the king's division to arrive, then strike back."
Everyone immediately agreed, but the fake surrender was too risky and difficult to operate. Who could guarantee that the rebels would not go on a killing spree after the surrender? Besides, Eunuch Hai and Prince Anguo were staying in Chang'an.
Now, if we want to surrender, we will definitely not be able to get around them.
Speaking of Eunuch Hai, everyone was very angry. The imperial court actually sent such a greedy and vicious eunuch to take charge of the two provinces. It seemed that the world of Zhou Dynasty was almost full of anger.
However, we still need to be patient now and wait and see how the Governor makes his decision. Governor Fan followed his advice and decided to send people out of the city to contact the peasant army and wait for the news to arrive before making next arrangements.
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The next day, news came that Yuan Feng, the leader of the rebel army, personally promised that all demoted officials would remain in office, their salaries would be increased by 30%, and their troops would march into Chang'an without committing any crimes in the fall.
When everyone heard this, they were delighted, and they also brought news that this group of rebels was not a mob, but a regular army with a clear political goal. The big leader named Yuan Feng was actually the orphan of the previous emperor, Zheng'er.
The prince of the Eight Classics, their banner is to reverse the Zhou Dynasty and restore the Han Dynasty. Their military appearance is neat and their combat effectiveness is strong, far beyond what the provincial army can match.
Since he is the prince of the former dynasty, the psychological burden of surrendering will be much lighter. We are not surrendering, but surrendering to the light anyway. The knots in the minds of the officials are finally solved, and the future is bright again. As for this so-called
Whether the prince is real or fake, no one will investigate.
But since you want to surrender, you have to get a surrender certificate, otherwise how can you show your sincerity, so everyone naturally turned their attention to Prince Anguo and Eunuch Hai...
Who will do this? Although the officials have made up their mind to surrender, they are not willing to get blood. After all, there are still variables. If the Zhou army comes back in the future, there will be a way out.
Fortunately, someone was willing to do the butcher's job. Wang Xiaoga, the chief arrester of Shaanxi and Gansu Province, led a team of police officers directly to the Anwang Palace. Half an hour later, Wang Xiaoga, covered in blood, came back, holding two bloody pills in his hand.
One of the heads belonged to Zhang Chengtai, the prince of Anguo County, and the other belonged to the director of Shaanxi and Gansu Province, Mr. Jun Hai. No one dared to look at the bloody and bloody heads. They just complained about why he didn't capture them alive. Wang Xiaoga curled his lips and said, "I want to capture them."
You can go on your own if you are alive."
The two heads were sent over in a brocade box. The other party was very satisfied. The two parties agreed to meet in Baqiao. Fan Liangchen, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, led the civil and military forces of Shaanxi and Gansu and formally surrendered to the Han army.
One day in the late autumn of the 24th year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the wind was sunny and the sky was cloudless. The east gate of Chang'an City opened wide, and a large group of people came out and headed straight for Baqiao, which was twenty-five miles away.
Ba Bridge is located across the Ba River and is considered a scenic spot in Chang'an. The choice of this place as the surrender site was also based on some considerations. The terrain here is open and suitable for large-scale ceremonies.
Red flag hunting, military majesty, on the east side of Baqiao, a total of 10,000 Han troops lined up solemnly, 3,000 cavalry, 7,000 infantry, a huge military formation, with guns like forests and people like walls. So many people were silent, only
Occasionally, there is the sound of horses neighing and whining wind.
A five-foot-high banner fluttered in the wind, with a huge embroidery on it that could be seen from a long distance. The people who came out of Chang'an City were frightened and uneasy. They couldn't help but be surprised when they saw such a dense army.
Are these rebellious farmers? They are clearly well-trained elites! For tens of thousands of horses and horses to be lined up so neatly, they must have been trained many times. The officials are all people who have seen the world. Even if they don’t understand the army, they know a little bit about it.
Logically speaking, there is no possibility of victory in a battle with such an army.
They didn't know that at this time, the army under Yuan Feng had integrated the Shaanxi New Army that had been trained previously. These soldiers were already in formation, and the queues were naturally strict. They listened to whose orders they ate, and what their superiors asked them to do.
Just do whatever you want without any random thoughts. It is the purest army.
The people on both sides stood across the Ba Bridge. Yuan Feng was wearing a red robe and riding a snow-white Dawan horse. He was full of energy and looked like a dragon and a phoenix. Behind him was the big flag, with sixteen tall and round flag-guards standing there.
On the side, one hand is on the hip, the other is holding a spear, majestic, and then there are thirty-two flag bearers, each holding a two-foot-high red flag. The red flag is hunting, reflecting the sun, and the red light.
Behind them were two hundred cavalry, with red ribbons fluttering on the top of the spears in each hand. When the wind blew, they rustled. Yuan Feng was very good at creating an atmosphere. This queue and this red flag were deeply intimidating.
Look at the officials opposite and make them truly surrender from the bottom of their hearts.
Fan Liangchen, dressed in a formal dress, got out of the car and took a vermilion lacquer tray from his entourage. On it was the seal of his governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. The two parties had agreed to use this seal to declare their submission.
Fan Liangchen held the seal and walked up to Ba Bridge. Yuan Feng also rode on Ba Bridge alone. Fan Liangchen knelt down and raised the seal high. Yuan Feng dismounted and took the seal with both hands.
Suddenly someone shouted: There is a dragon inside!"