The cracking of the ice on the Weishui River caused the battle to quickly enter the final stage, which was the rapid collapse stage of the Xiliang Army.
First of all, it is naturally the damage caused by the cracking of the ice surface.
Heavy armor and bodies, sharp weapons and broken ice, and war horses and soldiers with a strong desire to survive are all stirred in the cold Wei water. In this case, if you don't struggle, you are waiting for death, but any struggle based on survival will
It can only accelerate bleeding and death. At the same time, the people behind who have already stepped on the ice are unable to control their bodies at all. They are almost pushed and continue to fall into the ice cave, joining and further expanding the flesh and blood.
Blender-like... scene.
For a time, the red blood and clear river water, the swarming soldiers, the shining ice, the sunset in the distance and the restless battlefield formed a scene that was frightening and deafening.
Not to mention Huangfu Song who was on the east side of the battlefield was shocked, but Lu Bu who had arrived in Chencang City in the west and hurried back to look for Han Sui to perform meritorious service was also shocked on the spot, standing by the Wei River and not daring to move... In fact, he couldn't help it.
The two of them behaved like this. There was really nothing they could do about it. No matter whether they were famous commanders with strong command or brave warriors, they all looked so small in front of the power of nature.
If Lu Fengxian was in the ice cave at this time, would he be able to survive?
If Huangfu Yizhen was the general opposite, would he be able to control the situation?
In fact, both of them felt frightened at this moment, and then their hands and feet became cold.
The Han army was like this, let alone the Xiliang army. Under the clear sky and in broad daylight, facing such a tragic scene, Ma Teng, one of the first people to cross the river, was lucky enough to survive. When he turned around on the south bank of the Weishui River, he fainted.
Passed by! After all, his camp was on the edge of the Wei River, and almost all of the people who died on the ice were his soldiers and horses, and they were also elite confidants. But more than ten miles away, after resting for a while,
Han Sui, who was mentally prepared for this, did not faint, but his eyes were already dull... Even though he had expected it, he never expected that it would be so miserable and terrifying after falling into the ice cave.
However, what is even more frightening is that the intersection area between the Wei River and the battlefield is more than ten miles long. This makes it impossible for many fleeing Xiliang soldiers to obtain information about the instability of the ice in time. It also made Huangfu Song and Lu Bu go from east to west on the battlefield.
The scene witnessed on both sides was repeated over and over on the long Weihe River ice.
Seeing such a terrible situation unfolding in front of their eyes, the subsequent defeated soldiers of Xiliang did not dare to cross the river. They began to frantically grab the dead grass on the river bed, and would rather die than set foot on the ice that was more than a hundred paces wide.
Then, it is not that there were fierce people who took the opportunity to shout for a last-ditch battle, but firstly, the tragedy of the Weishui River was really heartbreaking, and secondly, the defeat was difficult to stop... The more critical point is that the defeated soldiers continued to be punished by the Han army for up to ten years.
They were driven here from the battlefield of five miles, and the newly arrived Xiliang soldiers were mostly exhausted after a long period of fighting and long-distance flight, and were unable to fight anymore.
Of course, they dare not take a step beyond the Wei River.
As a result, large-scale surrenders naturally began to occur.
By the time it was evening, the setting sun had not yet fully disappeared under the Chencang City in the distance. Under the powerful offensive of the Han army today, and under the deterrence of the mother river in Guanzhong, tens of thousands of Liangzhou soldiers had already abandoned their troops on the river bed.
The soldiers surrendered and were driven to the riverside by the Han army for unified resettlement.
In other words, starting from the sixth day of the first lunar month when Gongsun Xun moved his camp to fight, the decisive battle that started three days after the two sides faced off lasted only one day, and ended with the complete victory of the Han army and the almost complete destruction of the rebel army.
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"Junhou!"
On the bank of the Wei River, taking advantage of the sunset, as the last general to rush to report under the white horse, Xu Rong saw Gongsun Xun's ceremonial umbrella cover from a distance and took the initiative to dismount. "The matter in Chencang City is over. Captain Lu rushed for a while
, thousands of rebels and more than ten thousand Liangzhou rebels and civilians who stayed outside the city knew that they were going to be defeated, and half of them fled. We rushed over and forced half of them to surrender. There was not much food and property there, only war horses,
There are many pack horses... In this battle, Mengjunhou Shenwu is wise and wise, and our army has truly achieved a complete success!"
At the end of the conversation, Xu Rong came to Gongsun Xun, bowed down and paid sincere compliments.
"If Bo Jin hadn't commanded the battle well, how could there have been such a great victory today?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing a few times when he saw this, but he immediately became solemn. "However, although today's battle has been fully accomplished, there are still other things to finish.
You'd better lead the cavalry outside to maintain order, and don't cause any trouble..."
Xu Rong glanced at the crowd of captives beside the generals, and understood in his heart that the Chinese army was discussing how to deal with these people, and it was very likely that necessary executions would be carried out... However, Xu Bojin was from a border county.
The general didn't have any extra thoughts about this, and he didn't have any extra psychological pressure, so he immediately accepted it and turned around to dispatch the cavalry to control the battlefield.
Gongsun Xun nodded with satisfaction and watched Xu Rongyuan go away. Then he simply dismounted and stood by the river, and then continued the topic: "Not all of you have arrived just now. I just took the opportunity to ask several officers below. The current situation is that Guanzhong
The generals talk a lot about killing people to establish their authority, but the Liangzhou soldiers talk a lot about pardoning them, so what does Huangfu think, how to deal with these prisoners?"
"General Wei, I think we have killed a lot of people today. If we deal with the remaining tens of thousands of surrendered troops harshly, it will harm the peace of the world." Huangfu Song also dismounted and said seriously to Gongsun Xun. "In my opinion, there were two palaces in Luoyang before.
The bloody prophecy made the emperor uneasy and even suffered from illness. It would be better to escort the king, Li Xiangru and other criminals to Luoyang for Ming Zhengdian punishment. This can be regarded as another victory after the military parade. Then I wait here, just
Let’s pick some rebel leaders who resisted too much today and had a bad reputation in the past and deal with them... How about just waiting for Luoyang’s decree on the rest?”
What about bloodshed in the two palaces, what Ming Zhengdian punished and suppressed, and what awaited Luoyang's decree, were naturally all just talk... Everyone heard it very clearly that Huangfu Song advocated recruiting people on the spot, and even according to his opinion, even if
He is the leader of the rebels. If he has a "good reputation in the past," he can stay.
In this regard, Gongsun Xun did not comment, but turned to look at the other deputy commander Dong Zhuo: "What do you think, Mr. Dong?"
Dong Zhuo frowned slightly, but unexpectedly said frankly: "I am also from Liangzhou. I had a pleasant chat with so many rebel leaders yesterday and it is not a lie. General Wei asked me to say that I slaughtered all of them, but I can't tell. But.
The Liangzhou Rebellion has been going on for nearly five years. If we can't take advantage of this to win a victory and deal with it severely, I'm afraid the other generation will not be afraid of morality and will repeat it again in the future... So in my opinion, we might as well treat the rebels who are stained with blood today.
Pick them out, slaughter them all, throw them into the Wei River, and then release some familiar leaders and their soldiers as a favor, and the remaining people will be added to the army."
The so-called blood on the body refers to those who resisted too much today. Those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish... It is a matter of course.
However, Gongsun Xun was still noncommittal, but looked at Jingzhao Yin Gaixun Gai Yuangu again. It was obvious that he was going to show his attitude of accepting advice.
"I want to single out the escaped Han Sui and Ma Teng's trusted soldiers and officers, and kill more people who have established their authority, such as Li Xiangru, Wang Guo, etc., who must be dealt with, so that his subordinates can be a little more lenient." Gai Xun.
After thinking for a moment, I came up with a very interesting and practical solution.
Gongsun Xun still did not express his position, and then looked at the next 'big man' in the army, which was Liu Biao, the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army... However, Liu Biao remained silent.
Gongsun Xun burst out laughing. Of course he understood what this person meant - from Liu Jingsheng's position as a Guandong scholar, he must have approved of ruthlessly killing a group of Xiliang rebels to establish his authority, but given his personality, he couldn't say massacre.
If the prisoner said this, he would simply say nothing.
Understanding Liu Biao's intentions, he looked at Cavalry Commander Bao Xin again.
"They are barbaric and capricious. They segregate local areas and harass mausoleums. How can we just let them pass because there are many Liangzhou people in the army who are familiar with them?" Bao Xin, who still had blood stains on his body, had long since said so.
He wanted to speak, but he immediately became angry when he saw this. "General Wei, in my opinion, the Weishui River is on the side, so it is better to slaughter them all, and then push them into the Weishui River, and also eliminate some people's thoughts!"
Huangfu Song hesitated to speak, and Gai Xun and Dong Zhuo couldn't help but snorted... There is no need to refute Bao Xin's angry words. It is impossible to kill them all, but he has the kind of Guandong scholar in his bones.
The contempt for the people of Liangzhou is unbearable for the general who is from Liangzhou here. But at the same time, the Liangzhou rebels are recognized as a nuisance to the world, and the Liangzhou people standing here have long been
People who have already taken a firm stand cannot be called sympathetic to the rebels. It is really just the wishes of the township party... so it is not easy to speak out and ridicule them.
"Then what do you commanders have to say?" Gongsun Xun looked past Lu Bu, who was standing behind him with a spear, and then looked at the Qianshi officers in the Chinese army.
At this level, the answers become even more bizarre and complicated... But generally speaking, officers at these levels don't think much about it and mainly rely on their place of origin to express their opinions.
"What do you think Wen He?" Gongsun Xun listened carefully for a while. It was getting late. The Han soldiers had already lit a bonfire on the battlefield. Some people were even sitting on the ground eating dry food to replenish their physical strength. This scene made both sides of the Wei River shocked.
The rebels were a little frightened. After all, they could imagine what the Han army would do after they were full, but they were helpless.
"I..." Jia Xu was somewhat silent after being asked by name.
"Does a wise man like Wen He have any hesitation?" Gongsun Xun asked with a chuckle, which seemed to be a bit sarcastic.
After last night's conversation with such a person, Jia Wen did not understand what the other party meant, so he simply responded frankly: "From a public perspective, it is necessary to establish a prestige to deter the rebels, but from a selfish perspective, for the sake of the countrymen, I also want you to
The Lord has forgiven me...but this is not the reason why I am silent in response. I am silent because I know that the Lord will definitely handle things with a public heart. Although I have more selfish motives, it is useless to speak."
As soon as these words came out, Gongsun Xun naturally laughed again, but all the generals under the White Horse were silent... In fact, not only Jia Xu understood, Dong Zhuo, Huangfu Song, Gai Xun and others also understood that after this battle,
Gongsun Xun had both military power and prestige, Lu Bu stood behind him with a spear, Baima Yicong returned and gathered under the Baima flag, and Xu Rong surrounded him with ten thousand horses. How to deal with the captives was all on his mind.
This question seems to be just a pretense, just perfunctory to the generals.
"I understand what you all mean." Gongsun Xun said slowly after he finished laughing. "First of all, the rebels are capricious and guilty of serious crimes. They still need to be punished to serve as a warning to future generations. Even some people say so.
He should be pardoned, but it is only because of the selfishness of the township party. They also know in their hearts that they must first inflict punishment, and then pardon can have the effect of showing mercy."
Most of the people nodded in agreement.
However, when he said this, Gongsun Xun suddenly became solemn: "But asking for forgiveness with such country party words is actually not worth showing off... After all, are the only people in Liangzhou considered human beings in this world? By them
Aren’t the people in Guanzhong who looted and slaughtered people? Even they themselves were constantly attacking each other and annexing wantonly? Li Wenhou, Beigong Boyu, and Bian Zhang, the three Liangzhou leaders, one Hu, one Han, and one scholar,
Whose hands did they die at? Yan Shude committed suicide and Fu Nanrong died for his country. Aren't these two people who were forced to death by the Liangzhou rebels local martyrs in Liangzhou? If these people are easily pardoned today, you Liangzhou people will die in the future.
Afterwards, in hell, how can I have the face to face these two country gangsters?"
Everyone was speechless, even Jia Xu lost his mind for a moment.
Only Huangfu Song, when he heard Gongsun Xun mentioning Fu Xie and Yan Zhong, had to defend himself: "Wen Qi, Nan Rong is the person I consider the successor of Liangzhou, and Yan Shude is also an old friend of mine, how could I
What about forgetting them? What I said today is indeed not out of selfish motives. It was because I saw them struggling in the Wei River, and it was extremely tragic. In addition, in today's battle, our army gained a lot. I think they must have been frightened, so I felt it was unnecessary.
Use torture again."
"Mr. Huangfu is taking it for granted." Dong Zhuo sneered from the side. "The power of heaven belongs to the power of heaven, the power of war belongs to the power of war, and the power of punishment belongs to the power of punishment... The tragedy of the Weishui River is due to the power of God, and that is the will of God; war
Gains are a sign of battle prowess and the bravery of soldiers; but those people who have separatized Liangzhou for several years have no fear of morality and have even forced us to leave our homes and find it difficult to return home, so they have to use torture as punishment... This
That’s what we should do.”
"Well said!" Gongsun Xun admired from the side. "The world is in turmoil because people's hearts are all selfish. We are the commander-in-chief. If we can't abandon selfishness and serve the public, how can we stabilize the world? The people below can express their opinions for their own selfishness.
, that’s because they don’t need to seek political power if they are not in their position, but we cannot do this if we are in our position... The only trouble is that even if it is for the public, we have to consider everyone’s selfishness and cannot avoid personal selfishness, so we can only do our best.
It’s just a compromise.”
Huangfu Song immediately fell silent.
"Therefore, I have made up my mind." Gongsun Xun suddenly said seriously. "As the Qi Duwei said, the Liangzhou rebels are capricious, separatist forces, harassing the tombs, and invading Guanzhong. If they don't punish them with force, how can they serve the people of the world?
Huang Yan is dead, Han Sui and Ma Teng are nowhere to be found, and Guo Guo and Li Xiangru are being escorted up."
As expected, Youyi pushed out the two tightly bound bandit leaders from behind. Everyone could see clearly that it was Li Xiangru, the former governor of Longxi, and Guo Guo, the nominal leader of the rebels. So they all felt awe-inspiring and understood.
Gongsun Xun had already made a decision, so he no longer cared about it, but held his breath to see how General Wei would deal with it.
"Hang it up!" Gongsun Xun said without changing his expression as he pointed to a dead tree by the river.
The soldiers did not dare to be negligent and immediately acted as they were told.
After the two were hung upside down under the tree, they were so frightened that they begged for mercy.
"Shut up." Gongsun Xun immediately ordered. "Choose someone with a loud voice, go to the riverside, and shout to the other side. The Weishui River is only a hundred steps wide here, so the other side will definitely hear it... Tell the people on the other side who are watching, if Han Wen
If you make an appointment, let him come and see it with his own eyes. If he is not here, don’t forget to tell him!"
Everyone did not dare to neglect, and started to do it immediately.
However, after the loud soldiers shouted three times across the river, under the bonfire, Gongsun Xun suddenly signaled that the two heavily armored warriors behind him should move forward.
Everyone could clearly see that these two tall warriors did not carry swords, but each carried an eight-edged iron hammer as long as an arm and as big as a fist, which made them even more horrified.
"Tell Han Wenyue that this hammer is for Yan Shude!" Gongsun Xun ignored the frightened struggle of the kingdom hanging under the tree, but pointed far away to the south of the Wei River.
The soldier with a loud voice by the river received the order and immediately shouted across the river. After three times, the hammer-wielding warrior under the tree hit the kingdom on the head with a backhand hammer.
This caused the latter to immediately lose the ability to struggle, and then a warrior next to him immediately stepped forward and slashed his head with a sword.
Seeing such a situation, Li Xiangru next to him struggled even more fiercely, his body twisted like a Weishui carp out of the water... But this could not keep him alive.
"Tell Han Wenyue again that the next blow will be for Fu Nanrong!" Gongsun Xun's tone was still calm.
A moment later, the executioner samurai also gave a powerful blow, but actually smashed half of Li Xiangru's head in public... and his brains were spilled on the floor.
In such a situation, even if everyone on the battlefield today has seen countless tragic scenes, they are all frightened.
"Throw the two of them into the Wei River, and then bring Cheng Gongying." Gongsun Xunfu ordered again. "There is no need to hang this man, and there is no need to gag him."
In a moment, the two corpses were dragged away by the soldiers like tatters, and Cheng Gongying was also taken into custody.
"General Wei!" Upon seeing this, Gai Xun couldn't help but knelt down and begged for mercy. "Cheng Gong Shirong is a famous scholar in Liangzhou. He joined the rebel army accidentally..."
"Then for several years, he acted as an accomplice and even forced my friend to be killed!" Gongsun Xun continued without waiting for the other party to finish. "Even if the kingdom can forgive me, this person cannot be forgiven."
Seeing such a situation later, Cheng Gongying had already thought about dying, but after hearing these words, he couldn't help but shake his head: "General Wei, I am the leader of the rebels. Now I am defeated and captured. Although I am dead, I will not die."
What I complained about was that I was really not involved in the affairs of Yan Shude and Fu Nanrong. How could I have forced to kill an old friend of the prince?"
"The person you killed was my old friend Han Sui in Jincheng!" Gongsun Xun stood under his umbrella and said something shocking. "I have an old friend, whose surname is Han Sui. I have known him for more than ten years in Luozhong. He was originally with Yan Shude.
Fu Nanrong seemed to have the overall interests of Liangzhou in mind and worked hard regardless of personal gain. We met him in Hanoi five years ago, but since he returned to Liangzhou that day, he disappeared like Yan Shude and Fu Nanrong. Instead, there was an unscrupulous traitor in Liangzhou.
You little thief... you said, it wasn't you and your lord who killed the Han Wen promise in the past, could it be that I killed it? It's a pity that your lord was not captured today, otherwise we would have killed him together to honor my old friend!"
Cheng Gongying was at a loss for words, but he was speechless in the end: "If you say this, I will be guilty of an unpardonable crime!"
"Your lord is in the south. You can kneel down and die in the south!" Gongsun Xun ordered while actually stepping forward to receive the hammer. "Tell the people on the other side of the river that this hammer... is for me.
Old friend Han Wenxue!"
The soldiers on the riverside shouted loudly to the south, but under the bonfire, the south side of the Weihe River was completely dark. Cheng Gongying silently knelt down and faced south. After shouting three times, he was killed by a hammer from behind, and was beheaded again.
Show punishment.
"General Wei said that this hammer... is for our old friend Han Wenyu!"
On the south bank of the Wei River, Han Wenyu had secretly crouched in the bushes to watch the net for the sake of capturing prisoners of war. Before he saw the kingdom and the death of Li Xiangru, he was only dazed and slightly shocked, but he heard the soldiers on the opposite side yelling like this, and then the fire broke out.
Next, Gongsun Xun personally killed Cheng Gongying with a hammer, but he couldn't help but feel heartbroken!
The whole person seemed to have lost his soul.
But after a long while, the person did something, but he was leaning down in the grass and crying, but he didn't dare to make a sound, so he could only cover his mouth and nose... so-called secretly sobbing.
On the other side of the river, after the three leaders were dealt with, large-scale executions had just begun, and the final plan was neither Dong Zhuo to kill the bloody soldiers and pardon the leaders, nor Gai Xun's suggestion to kill Ma Teng exclusively and Han Sui to pardon his troops.
Others, but soldiers and officers, Han and Qiang treated them equally and carried out the strategy of killing them eleven times!
In fact, of the 50,000 rebel soldiers in this battle, less than 10,000 escaped, about 10,000 died or fell into the river, and as many as 30,000 soldiers were left as prisoners... Faced with
In such a situation, Gongsun Xun had already prepared to kill someone.
It can even be said that Gongsun Xun had already realized during the time he was in Changping under Mangshan Mountain. In the future, when dealing with degenerated armed groups like the Xiliang Rebels, it would not be enough to establish authority without killing them.
, but no matter what, you can't kill indiscriminately to lose your morality. And it is also a selective killing. Dong Zhuo's method of killing the lower ones and releasing the upper ones is naturally not in line with his Gongsun Xun. He also feels that Gai Xun's directional strategy is a bit
It was too tricky to be widely used... Therefore, he chose his own punishment method very early, and this was the first time it was officially implemented.
Three thousand people are not even proportional to the people who died in this battle. In this era, no one can point to this number, whether it is a moral person from Guandong or a native of Liangzhou who sympathizes with these people.
Gongsun Xun killed indiscriminately, but the process of drawing lots was enough to frighten all the prisoners and leave them with an unforgettable lesson. It seemed to be an excellent method of execution.
In the dark night, by the banks of the Weishui River, where countless people died, Gongsun Xun had people light a large bonfire, and sat in the middle with Huangfu Song and Dong Zhuo. Then he lined up all the uninjured white horse knights behind him, and then led the generals.
Zolie was sitting next to him, and he actually wanted to be executed in front of him overnight.
Every hundred people were brought up, and then ten Han army officers blindfolded themselves and drew lots for the ten people in front of them in order to decide whether to live or die. Those who died were horrified and those who were alive were grateful and shed tears... but they were extremely fast.
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However, not long after the execution, suddenly it was one person's turn, which made the execution officer hesitate.
"Your Majesty!" Qu Junhou, who was responsible for executing the execution, immediately came to report. "This person said he was your friend. He gave you a horse as a gift yesterday, and asked you to return the brocade and wine in the evening..."
"Bring it up!" Before the other party could finish speaking, Gongsun Xun, who was sitting in the middle, couldn't help but frown slightly.
After a while, the Qiang leader who had given Luma as a gift was brought forward, and then he fell to the ground and cried bitterly, begging for his life. Dong Zhuo, Huangfu Song and others were naturally speechless, but Gai Xun and Lu Buer were next to them.
Because he was involved in this matter, he thought of begging for mercy on his behalf several times, but he never dared.
"If you cry again, stop talking." Gongsun Xun scolded him coldly, and immediately silenced the other party. "Let me ask you, is there any cheating in drawing lots?"
"That's not what you mean." The Qiang leader on the ground tried his best to suppress his tears. "It's just that I gave General you a white horse yesterday. I wonder if it can withstand death?"
"That white horse is indeed a magnificent horse, and it has contributed a lot to our army's victory today." Gongsun Xun answered calmly. "If you argue this way, it is not impossible to be fair...but I am not the same.
Did I give you fine wine and brocade?"
"But the wine hasn't been finished yet, and the brocade hasn't had time to be made into clothes!" the leader quickly defended.
"I understand." Gongsun Xun sighed, and then suddenly stood up.
Immediately, as everyone was stunned, they saw the general Wei put down his seals and ribbons, unbuttoned his armor, and finally, regardless of the cold weather, actually took off the brocade clothes under his armor in public... Suddenly, another guard hurriedly brought drinks.
and a pottery bowl. Gongsun Xun stepped forward, first put his brocade robe on the other person, then personally held the pot to pour the wine, and held the cup in front of the other person.
At this time, Gongsun Xun just said slowly: "Although you and I only met yesterday, we feel like old friends at first sight, so I have to say something... Today you and I drink from the same cup and wear the same brocade clothes, but the military law is strict and we still have to use swords.
How about adding it up...do you have anything to say?"
The Qiang leader was lying on the ground wearing brocade clothes and lowered his head and sighed: "I am a lowly Qiang, but I can receive such courtesy from General Baima before my death. If I still don't know what to do, wouldn't it make people look down on us Liangzhou people?"
After saying this, the man no longer cried and begged for mercy, but stood up to take the wine, drank it all, and then staggered away in his brocade clothes. Following Gongsun Xun's signal, Han Dang, who was silent, took the iron-sharpened iron handle.
Broken Blade, stepped forward directly and killed this person with one strike.
Behind him, Huangfu Song, Dong Zhuo and others were silent, and each of them was speechless. However, from then on, the killings continued without interruption, and ended before the sky was dark.
That night, the entire army naturally drove the remaining surrendered troops back to the new camp that had been hastily built to rely on the previous rebel camp. However, Gongsun Xun had no time to rest, so he kept going and invited another person to enter the camp.
————I am the dividing line between the three hammers————
"After Taizu defeated the rebels, he first beheaded the rebels and repeated the order of eleven killings. When his old friend was lucky enough to die, he sobbed and begged for mercy. Taizu undressed him, held a gold cup and drank together.
, holding white blades again and fighting each other. When the army saw it, they were all horrified and frightened." - "Xin Yan Shu". Volume 1. The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu.
