After the Han army built a weir on the Zi River, they built another embankment downstream of the Shi River. It also took ten days to complete the embankment. Now both the northeast and northeast sides were filled with water. No matter how vast Linzi was, in the eyes of the Han troops who were stationed in the mountains, it was nothing
It is an isolated island floating in the ocean. The water around it is wide, and fish and turtles can sometimes be seen.
This greatly facilitated the exchanges between the Han troops. Xu Shu had prepared hundreds of boats and fifty boats. When the water rose to about two feet, the Han troops would come in by boat, making it extremely convenient for them to come and go.
After the flooding, the city wall became much shorter. The Qi and Han defenders stood inside the wall and built many arrow towers to defend themselves against the enemy. People took turns to rest and kept burning bonfires at night without daring to extinguish them.
Guan Cheng, Prime Minister of the Qi and Han Dynasties, stood firm in the isolated city. He acted as a target and worked hard with the soldiers. The relatives and followers around him all followed the army to fill in the earth and build buildings to block the gaps. The water outside the city seeped into the city, and the flat ground rose several feet. In summer,
People and horses have to wade through water for daily life. Under the sunshine, the city is as hot as a steamer. The stagnant water soon begins to cause problems, and then breeds mosquitoes and flies, causing malaria. There is no clean water to eat in the city, so wooden supports can only be built in the water and suspended.
Cook the cauldron and boil the water before drinking it.
But what's even more terrible is the shortage of food. Originally there were many scattered fields in the city that could be used by the people to grow vegetables. Once flooded, there was no harvest. In addition, after the water rose, the water gate in the southwest of Linzi was also flooded.
There were Han army ships patrolling outside, and the Qi people's ships could no longer go out of the city to fish. Under such circumstances, they could not even send people to ask for help. Xun You's plan to flood the city could be said to have cut off all the grain and rice in Linzi.
They came to help, forcing the Qi people to rely on food reserves to survive the day.
At this time, Linzi's food reserves were less than half a month old.
It was not until mid-August that some people began to starve to death in Linzi City, so people simply took the meat from the corpses, dried them in the sun, boiled them with rats, leather and other materials, and then mixed them with millet to make
Porridge for people to eat. But this was still not enough, so some people took edible soil from the ground and wrapped it with bark to eat. In this way, many people in the city got edema, and their hands and feet were swollen and they could not move.
Slowness, heavy bloated stomach, and inability to sit up. Nine out of ten soldiers died from this.
Under such circumstances, Guan Cheng couldn't hold on any longer. After the death of his brother Guan Hai, he was extremely sad. Now that he was working hard on Linzi's defense, he was even more exhausted mentally and physically, and he soon fell ill. Starting from the flooding of the city.
, Guan Cheng's face was already haggard and his bones were broken. Now, he can only drink three mouthfuls of porridge a day, and even needs help from someone to defecate. All the guards can see that he is not going to die soon.<
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It is said that when a person is about to die, he can do anything, but when he saw the scene in Linzi, he didn't want to do anything. But he is the final helmsman of this dying regime, and he must give this
The struggle that lasted for more than ten years has come to an end.
On July 23, Guan Cheng, who was lying on the bed, suddenly woke up, opened his bulging eyes, and said to his guards: "Invite your Majesty and all the gentlemen over, I have something to say to them.
"Knowing that he was about to return to his former glory, his followers all agreed with tears. Not long after, Emperor Liu Chao of Qi and Han Dynasty and dozens of remaining ministers in the city came to the attic where Guan Cheng lay dead.
Liu Chao was only seven years old when he was made emperor. From the Linzi Rebellion to the siege of Linzi, only three years passed. Now he is just ten years old. In recent years, he has been called emperor, but in reality
He is just a puppet, he doesn't even have a teacher to teach him knowledge, so he knows nothing about government affairs. He can only sit aside and listen to Guan Cheng's arrangements.
Most of the ministers who followed were veterans who had followed Guan Cheng for many years, and some were bandits who had been recruited by Qing Xujian. Most of the celebrities who Zhang Rao had comforted before took advantage of the chaos and left. In addition, the same people
Also coming were Guan Cheng’s two sons and Guan Hai’s only son.
Seeing these old friends, Guan Cheng felt that he was in better spirits. The concubine on the side fed him two mouthfuls of soup, and he struggled to sit up, leaning on the bed, and called everyone to sit down in the room.
.When everyone sat down, they all lowered their heads to listen to Xiang Guo's teachings. But after waiting for a while, they heard no sound. When they looked up, they found that Xiang Guo had fallen asleep again on the side of the couch.
No one disturbed Guan Cheng, so he kept sleeping for two quarters of an hour, and then he suddenly woke up. He tried to grab something with trembling hands, but missed it, and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, his concubine helped him.
, he sat firmly again. He sighed and said to everyone: "I just dreamed about my brother, and he said he would see me soon."
He paused and said slowly: "Master Daliang told me that the dead body is nothing worth cherishing, it is just a pile of bones. I think it makes sense."
This sudden sentence made everyone confused, but a relaxed smile appeared on Guan Cheng's face. He said: "I will die soon. After I die, you will offer my body to Liu Bei.
Let's lead the crowd to surrender. He has imperial ambitions, and he can only use my bones to make a fuss about it, so he won't embarrass you."
Weiwei Luo Shi was furious when he heard this and firmly objected: "Is it because we have no shame? Guan Zhen can fight to the death, and we are also hard-core!"
Guan Cheng smiled, nodded and said, "I know, but the wise master Daliang persuaded us to rebel because we wanted to survive, not to die."
Having said this, he looked around and saw the little emperor beside him. He smiled at him and continued: "Even if something embarrassing happens, don't take revenge. Just live. Just live." I understand now.
, living is better than anything else, but it’s a pity that I’m about to die.”
Everyone listened to his painstaking efforts. Even if they didn't agree in their hearts, they didn't express it. Instead, they sat aside and listened to him. Guan Hai asked them to take out the last rice grains in the storehouse in the next two days and let the whole city know.
After finishing his meal, he waved them out again, lay down on the couch, and soon fell asleep again.
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I never woke up from this sleep.
After Guan Cheng's death, his old troops did not intend to obey his last wish, but they no longer wanted to live or die with the city. Instead, they planned to break out of the encirclement with their coffins and go north to join Yuan Shao. They discussed the strategy in private. They first sent troops to the south of the city.
They asked the envoy to hold the white flag representing surrender and go to Liu Bei's camp, telling Liu Bei that Guan Cheng was dead and that the Qi and Han Dynasties were willing to surrender to the imperial court. However, they made a request and said that they hoped that the imperial court would give them one day.
Fix your clothes and make a decent surrender tomorrow. Liu Bei couldn't ask for it, so he naturally agreed with a smile.
After the Qi people in the city learned the news, they prepared a dozen boats from the north of the city that night, planning to open the city gate and float out from the north after the water rose in the city. Unexpectedly, after the sandbags blocking the city gate had just been removed, the water had not yet been removed.
As soon as the door was opened, the gate in the north of the city collapsed, and the nearby city walls also collapsed in many places.
It turned out that after two months of soaking, Linzi's city gates and city roots were soaked. If there was a slight movement at the city gate, the entire city tower collapsed together. The broken rammed earth fell into the water, and the pressure was not known for a moment.
How many people died, and then a whimper-like wailing sounded in the city.
Qi Ren's Beitou plan came to nothing.
When Liu Bei got the news, he thought it was caused by flooding. Then he ordered people to go to the lower reaches to release the water from the breached weir, and at the same time sent people to inquire about the situation in the city. After an hour, the patrol sergeant came to report that there was no movement in the city. At this time, everyone
The generals gathered in the big tent and asked to lead troops into the city.
Liu Bei was not in a hurry to enter the city. He said: "Since we have made an appointment with them, let's wait until tomorrow."
We waited until the afternoon of the next day. At this time, there was no wind, the sky was covered with gray clouds, and the sky was dark. The water from the weir had gone away, and the ground was wet and soft, with many puddles still there. But the entire Linzi City was silent.
The door was not open, it was gloomy and it seemed like a dead city.
Liu Bei asked the Xihe Army to enter the city through the cave-in first. Although the Bafu Army was his most trusted force, the siege of the city was going on for a long time, and he may have resentment in his heart. Liu Bei was really afraid that they would cause trouble when they entered the city, so he let the troops with the best military discipline
The Xihe army entered first.
The Xihe Army stepped on the mud and gravel on the ground and swarmed into various gaps like dense ants. Before they could find it, dying voices were heard from everywhere in the city: "Your Majesty, they are on the mountain!"
The Han army quickly passed through the ruggedness and filth of the gate, and dense layers surrounded the earthen mountain with one end leaning against the city wall. There were no flags on the earthen mountain, and there were about 3,000 people, noisy and unaware of what they were doing.
The Han soldiers wanted to take advantage of the situation and rush forward, but unexpectedly they saw a strange scene. They were all stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.
These more than 3,000 people were scattered around, standing in dense rows. Their clothes were torn and covered with blood. The long-term hunger and fierce fighting had made them lose their human form. Their two big, deeply sunken eyes looked like
Two dark bottomless holes stared blankly ahead, looking at the enemies that were gradually increasing and getting closer, with no expression on their faces. Some of them had missing hands, leaving only a hollow sleeve.
Some had broken legs, which were supported by sticks and spears. Everyone stood close to each other, holding arms tightly, quietly and silently, like a stone embankment or an iron wall, building on their feet.
In the middle is a simple coffin, which contains the last words of the deceased Huang Jin.
Someone came down with a few children, pointed at them and said to the Han army: "This is our Majesty and several of the emperor's younger brothers. They are all coerced by us. I hope you will not make it difficult." Now the leader is
It was Fu Xie's son Fu Qian. After traveling in northern Xinjiang, he was arranged by Chen Chong to join the army in Bafu.
Fu Qian took over Liu Chao and others and asked the visitor: "This is not a difficult task, but what are you going to do?"
The man chuckled and said, "You'll know it just by looking at it."
Hearing this, Fu Qian couldn't help but take a few steps closer to take a look. At this time, he was even more shocked: a two-foot-high pile of dry wood had clearly been set up in front of the human wall, tightly surrounding the Qi people behind. Several people were standing there.
They were pouring oil on the dry firewood. Their expressions were calm and their demeanor was calm, just like farmers irrigating gardens or gardeners watering flowers. The Han army standing twenty or thirty feet away opposite, holding swords and guns with a fierce look, did not seem to them in their eyes.
Exists.
The man who came walked back, and when he returned to the crowd, the murderous aura that was still there just now dissipated. There was only a smile on his face, and then he raised a torch and straightened his waist.
With a very steady step, he approached the woodpile step by step.
Suddenly, a string of blazing fires rose up in front of the Han army, adding tens of thousands of dazzling rays of light to the originally damp and decadent earth mountains, reflecting the three thousand Qi and Han soldiers like golden figures made of iron and bronze.
At the beginning of the founding of the country by Emperor Gaozu, Tian Heng, a nobleman of Qi State, first restored the country, but was later destroyed by Han Xin and was forced to flee to the island. Emperor Gaozu believed that he was a wise man, so he planned to pardon Tian Heng's sins and let him serve as an official in the court. But Tian Heng said: "Before, Emperor Gao and I were both kings, but now I want to worship him as the emperor. This really undermines the dignity of the Tian family. Emperor Gao is indeed much more generous than me, which makes me feel sad.
Ashamed. Emperor Gao wants to see me, so I will give him my head as a thank you for his kindness!" After saying that, Tian Heng faced his homeland in the east, paid homage to the mountains and rivers of Qi from a distance, and sang: "Great justice carries heaven,
If you keep your word to the end, your life will be adapted to your ambitions!" Then he cut himself with a knife.
After Emperor Gao saw Tian Heng's head, he was very moved and ordered to recruit the two disciples who sent Tian Heng to him. The two disciples committed suicide immediately. So he also ordered to recruit 500 of Tian Heng's old troops on the island. Those 500 people also
Committed suicide. Emperor Gao therefore called Tian Heng a wise man, buried Tian Heng with royal rites, and sent two thousand people to guard his body.
At that time, everyone in the world was shocked by Tian Heng's loyalty and called it high moral integrity. Now three thousand people can be buried with Guan Cheng. Isn't it similar to Tian Heng? After Liu Bei learned the whole story, he was also very moved, so he
Just like the emperor, he ordered Tian Heng to be buried at the foot of Guishan Mountain according to Tian Heng's story.