"First, this Youzhou City can never stop the attack of our Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty!
Our Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty has been invincible in all battles. Since the Huangzhushan uprising, we have fought hundreds of battles, large and small, without losing a single defeat. We have Hengyang in Changsha before us, Anqing in Yangzhou behind us, and not long ago there was the Anping War. Our Imperial Army in the Tang Dynasty has been invincible in all of them.
, The King's Division's army outside the city at this time is the third army, the core and main force of our Datang King's Division, and its Fifth Infantry Division is the number one ace unit of our Datang's King's Division.
The Third Army has hundreds of artillery pieces, large and small, and more than 50,000 troops!
The entire army, from generals to ordinary soldiers, are all veterans who have been fighting for many years. Their overall combat qualities are among the best in our Royal Division of the Tang Dynasty, and even in the world!
The commander-in-chief of the Third Army is General Hao Bainian, the famous general of the Tang Dynasty. I don’t need to say more about his reputation. You should also know it!
With such a royal master here, can Youzhou City stop the steps of the Tang Dynasty?
joke!"
When he said this, Zhang Pingyang was full of confidence, and the last three words of joking were even more sarcastic when he said them!
After saying that, he paused briefly and then continued: "Secondly, an accident occurred in the chaos. I, Mr. Zhang, cannot make any promise on this. However, this Youzhou City is now your Youzhou City, but
If you are not the one in the Forbidden City, if you can't even control Youzhou City, or even get into chaos and lose your life, then what's the use of you, the Tang Dynasty? Even if we attack the city ourselves, we can't do anything.
It’s just a matter of spending a few more days and wasting more shells!”
"Thirdly, as for breaking one's word, you can rest assured, Senior Wan. There are millions of Ming army officers and soldiers who surrendered to our country. There are not even ten thousand but eight thousand Ming army officials who surrendered to our country.
, However, in the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a precedent of treating surrendered soldiers and officials badly!
Now the lieutenant general of the Army of the Tang Dynasty and the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, Mr. Zeng Ziwen, is a descended general of the Ming Army. There is also the cavalry general of the Army of the Tang Dynasty, General Cao Mingda, who is also a descended general.
There is also Master Zhou Shuzhou, the Minister of Rites of Nanjing in the former Ming Dynasty. After he led hundreds of officials to surrender when the city of Jinling was destroyed, he was appointed as the director of the Etiquette Department of the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, from the third rank!
Nowadays, among the officials in our Tang Dynasty, there are a large number of officials who were demoted from the pre-Ming Dynasty, and there are countless scholars, scholars and candidates from the pre-Ming Dynasty.
When it comes to treating former Ming officials who have sincerely surrendered to our country, Datang, I can definitely say that we have never treated them badly!"
Zhang Pingyang said this, and Wan Chensong on the side was also thinking. He was not thinking about the truth or falsehood of Zhang Pingyang's words, because he knew very well that what he said was the truth.
In order to weaken the resistance of the soldiers and officials of the Ming Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty always treated Ming Dynasty officials who sincerely surrendered. The soldiers were given preferential treatment, and they never went back on their word.
This was actually an important reason why more and more Ming troops and officials chose to surrender. It was also the reason why Wan Chensong was moved and had in-depth discussions with Zhang Pingyang.
If the Tang Dynasty had a precedent of killing prisoners of war and reneging on its promise to demote officials in the Ming Dynasty, then today, he would not have this negotiation with Zhang Pingyang.
Wan Chensong thought for a while and then said: "If Wan is saying that if Wan really persuades other colleagues to surrender, then what kind of positions can Wan and those colleagues get?"
This was a negotiation, not a game of house. Before choosing to surrender, he naturally needed to know what price the Tang Dynasty had offered.
At this time Zhang Pingyang said: "Before coming, the Eternal Saint Lord once issued an oral instruction to Zhang, saying that if the army attacks Youzhou City, hundreds of soldiers may be killed or injured. The Saint Lord cannot bear it, and hopes that Zhang can persuade the people in the city to
Sirs, can you surrender the city to us!"
At this point, he paused and then said: "In other words, if you choose to surrender, you can save the lives of hundreds of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!"
Hearing this, Wan Chensong became a little angry. He persuaded hundreds of officials to surrender, but it was only worth the lives of hundreds of ordinary soldiers?
At this time, Zhang Pingyang pretended not to see Wan Chensong's anger and continued: "If this is the case, I dare not say it, but if senior Wan leads hundreds of officials to surrender, then the treatment should not be lower than that of the third grade. Specifically,
The position still requires the judgment of the Eternal Saint King! And other surrendered officials will be rewarded one by one according to their merits!
Our Tang Dynasty has always made clear rewards and punishments. As long as you make meritorious service, the benefits will definitely be indispensable!"
Hearing this, Wan Chensong was not very satisfied. From the third grade?
This is not his goal. He is the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention leading hundreds of officials to surrender, but he has to bear a lot of risks. Not every official in the city is a surrender, and there are many who are.
Want to resist to the end.
He originally thought that if he succeeded, even though he would not be able to enter the imperial study room of the Tang Dynasty or become a minister, being a minister would be the least.
But I didn't expect that he was just a third-level junior, and judging from what he meant, it was possible that he would be dismissed by just taking a false position.
He pondered for a long time, but still had no answer!
He is thinking about gains and losses, and he is thinking about whether there are better opportunities!
Zhang Pingyang was not in a hurry and was waiting for him while drinking tea!
But Wan Chensong thought for too long, and did not give an answer for a full two-quarters of an hour. Zhang Pingyang immediately said: "Senior Wan, there are less than two hours until dawn!"
The meaning of these words is very clear. Early tomorrow morning, the army outside the city will launch a fierce attack. If Wan Chensong cannot lead all the officials to surrender by then, everything will be completely over.
Moreover, even if Wan Chensong wanted to surrender, he would have to bring hundreds of officials with him. If he was the only one, the Tang Dynasty would not let him play with him. It would take time to contact and convince other officials to control the army in the city.
Two hours, already very stressful!
At this time, Wan Chensong took a deep breath, and then said: "Okay, Wan agreed, and Wan will lead hundreds of officials to surrender and serve the Eternal Saint King!"
"Okay! Senior Wan is indeed a man of great courage. In this case, Zhang will wait for the good news!" Zhang Pingyang seemed to have expected Wan Chensong's answer. Although he said "good", he did not show it.
What a surprise.
Zhang Pingyang chose Wan Chensong instead of other cabinet ministers or ministers. It was not without reason that the ministers were the breakthrough point. On the one hand, Wan Chensong, as the second assistant, had high enough prestige and political influence.
, in this Shaowu New Dynasty, they also belong to the real power faction.
In addition, Wan Chensong also directly or indirectly controlled half of the more than 20,000 Ming troops in the city.
Of course, what's more important is that people from the Military Intelligence Department have actually been in contact with Wan Chensong. This contact didn't just last a day or two, but lasted for more than half a year. Last year, people from the Military Intelligence Department
He was already hooking up with Wan Chensong.
Although in these very few early contacts, Wan Chensong never explicitly expressed his intention to surrender, there was no need to say such things. Since he chose to maintain continuous contact with people from the Military Intelligence Department, it means that
He had this idea.
Therefore, after making the selection, Zhang Pingyang regarded him as the main breakthrough point. As long as he could convince Wan Chensong, then Youzhou City would most likely be able to surrender without a fight.
Being able to make the enemy's capital city surrender without a fight is a great achievement!
Even if this is because of the general trend, Wan Chensong's choice to surrender will definitely not be because of Zhang Pingyang's words, but because of the general trend, Wan Chensong made the decision for himself. But as the person in charge at this time,
Zhang Pingyang’s contribution is also indispensable.
With this incident, Zhang Pingyang is sure to leave a deep impression in the heart of the Eternal Saint King: he single-handedly ventures into the enemy's capital, and then convinces hundreds of enemy officials to surrender to the city!
Once such an impression can be left in His Majesty's mind, it will only be a trace, but it will be of great help to his subsequent career.
Now that Wan Chensong had decided to surrender, he was not slow in taking action at all. He directly took out more than ten letters that he had prepared long ago, and then called his confidants to deliver them in person!
Immediately afterwards, he left the mansion under the protection of a group of guards. He did not go anywhere else, but prepared to go to the city gate.
There are many gates in Youzhou City, and one of his disciples, General Wan Chensong, controls one of them.
Since he decided to start an uprising, he naturally wanted to go to a safe place as soon as possible, so that he could save his life in the chaos, and then lead all the officials to surrender to the city!
At the same time, what's more important is that only when he reaches the city gate can he personally control some of the Ming armies loyal to him, and then control other Ming armies through these Ming armies.
After he completely controls the more than 20,000 Ming troops in the city, whether Youzhou City surrenders or resists to the end is not a matter of his words!
Wan Chensong took action personally, but Zhang Pingyang once again blended into the night. Convincing Wan Chensong was just one of his many goals tonight.
He still needs to cause destruction in the city!
Regardless of whether Wan Chensong surrenders or whether he succeeds or not, as long as Zhang Pingyang messes up the situation in the city, it will be of great help to the army that will attack the city at dawn tomorrow.
Under Zhang Pingyang's running, Youzhou City was in chaos all night!
At about five o'clock on the eve of dawn, Wan Chensong had completely controlled the over 10,000 troops in the city, and then he opened the city gate directly to welcome the Tang Army from outside the city to enter the city!
Half an hour later, an assault battalion of the Third Army and two infantry regiments of the Fifth Infantry Division entered the city and directly took control of the city walls, city gates and other important places, but they did not risk going deeper.
Instead, let Wan Chensong lead the Ming army to attack the inner city, the Forbidden City!
At six o'clock in the morning, more than a hundred Ming Dynasty officials and more than 10,000 soldiers gathered in Wan Chensong. They rushed to the gate of the Forbidden City. Some of the Ming troops stationed at the palace gate defected on the spot and joined Wan Chensong's troops.
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At six-thirty, Emperor Shaowu sat alone on the dragon chair in the Hall of Supreme Harmony!
Looking at the Ming troops filing in from the front, as well as Wan Chensong among the Ming troops, Emperor Shaowu let out the most piercing curse in his life: "The late emperor is right, you all deserve to die!"
"I actually mistakenly believed that you were my humerus. I should have killed you all in the first place. I regret it and I hate it!"
"Even if I die, I will turn into a fierce ghost and curse your descendants for the rest of the world!"
With that said, Emperor Shaowu lit the huozhezi directly. At this moment, the soldiers under Wan Chensong who rushed up smelled the smell of kerosene. This smell made them take two steps back involuntarily!
Emperor Shaowu actually poured kerosene on himself!
As Huo Zhezi ignited the fire oil on his body, Emperor Shaowu suddenly turned into a burning man and let out a shrill scream, which made everyone else tremble in their hearts!
It was around 6:30 in the morning on June 19, the sixth year of Xuanping in the Tang Dynasty.
Emperor Shaowu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zaikuan, burned himself to death in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Youzhou!