It is precisely because the Han army moved so fast that many Northern Zhou soldiers did not even have time to beg for mercy. The Han army soldier who was holding their shoulders released his hand, and the knife and axe-hand behind him swung his knife, raised the knife and dropped it, and his head fell to the ground with a sound.
Don't be sloppy.
When the people around saw these evil spirits being punished one after another, they couldn't help but clapped their hands and cheered.
Of course, there were many hidden soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who saw this scene and had no evil deeds on their hands, so they came out obediently and surrendered, lest they make any mistakes later, and they already had most of the blood debt in their hands, and they still wanted to guard it.
Several streets and alleys resisted stubbornly, but in the end the Han army easily defeated them with muskets and thunderbolts. Regardless of whether they were alive or dead, their heads were chopped off to show the public.
The gates of Yecheng were opened by themselves, and the Han army did not even enter the city. Therefore, these Han army soldiers were already holding back their anger, so of course they took this opportunity to chop off a few more heads to count their military achievements. However, there were generals and masters.
The bookkeepers waited and watched, and there was no one who chopped off the heads of the common people to take credit, but it was inevitable that some soldiers who had done nothing wrong were wrongly accused.
Naturally, I can’t take care of so many details at this time.
"Your Majesty!" Chen Zhishen, who was leading his troops into the city, walked over quickly and saluted with his hands raised. With a smile on his face, various troops entered the city. Among them, Chen Zhishen's troops stationed outside the west city gate were of course the fastest and were the first to enter the city.
The infantry entered the city and quickly advanced towards the inner city, taking the lead in opening the gate of the inner city.
"How is the situation in the inner city?" Li Xingchen asked.
"Your Majesty, Yu Wenxian ordered the civil and military officials to put down their weapons. Now most of the officials of the Zhou Dynasty, big and small, have opened their doors and are awaiting investigation." Chen Zhishen said hurriedly, "In addition, there are a small number of Zhou people who are guarding the palace and would rather die than surrender.
The forwards are currently attacking the city under the leadership of General Hussar. The palace city and the outer city are connected by walls. Although the three towers of Ye City are condescending, it is not difficult to conquer."
Just as Chen Zhishen was speaking, an exclamation suddenly came from the front.
"There's a fire in the palace!"
Li Xingchen and Chen Zhishen were both startled and looked over at the same time.
The soaring firelight was not very conspicuous in the morning light. If it had been a few hours ago, when the sun had not yet peeked out from the sky, half of the sky would have been illuminated. Even so, billowing black smoke rose.
, still attracted the attention of countless people.
Yecheng, which was originally noisy, suddenly became quiet at this time.
Everyone can see the fire burning on that high platform, and everyone understands what it means.
Yu Wenxian had given up resistance and chose to burn his palace to death.
Zhang Xutuo, Chen Shushen and others all rushed over at this time. They were the civil servants who entered the city later. Although the Taiwei Mansion was within the military system, Zhang Xutuo and other staff officers did not need to go to the front line to wield swords.
He had a gun, so he had to enter the city at the end together with the civil servants, responsible for taking over various government offices in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and maintaining the stable order of Ye City.
Seeing the fire rising in the distance, the civil servants naturally looked at each other with expressions of regret.
They did not feel sorry for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which was about to be buried in the fire - this battle had been too slow for them so far. They had long thought that they could seize the opportunity to destroy the Northern Zhou Dynasty and develop with peace of mind.
The economy and people's livelihood were ruined, so when the Northern Zhou Dynasty fell, they would only applaud.
What they regret is that Santai in Yecheng is gradually being swallowed up by the raging fire. They don't know how many carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions and pavilions will be burned down.
The fire burned not just some palaces, but also the three towers in Yecheng represented by the Tongque Tower. The three towers in Yecheng certainly have special symbolic meaning for the scholars of this era. The Jian'an style,
For romantic articles, it can be said that this is the origin of the beautiful and elegant atmosphere in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The three Cao and Qizi once recited poems and composed poems here, creating a new era in the history of Chinese poetry and articles.
Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye, and a new era is coming. The poems and songs represented by His Majesty the Han Dynasty have changed the depression and idleness that had gradually formed since Jian'an to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, becoming more heroic and heroic, and the former Jian'an style
, it seems that it will also be swept into the pile of old paper together with the continuous troubled times of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Also eliminated are not only the poems, songs, and writing methods of the past, but also the aristocratic family system, the nine-grade Zhongzheng system, and other policies for selecting talents. Almost everything related to this era seems to have been overturned.
An era is over.
The new dynasty naturally has a new atmosphere.
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Yu Wenxian would choose to burn his palace, which was not beyond Li Xingchen's expectation.
This man spent his entire life in the army, and his mental determination was naturally higher than that of ordinary people. Otherwise, he would not have been able to lead the Northern Zhou Dynasty to resist the Han attacks under such great pressure all these years. Now that he was defeated, he felt ashamed of his ancestors in the Great Zhou Dynasty and set himself on fire.
The palace is naturally also reasonable.
"I have a kind heart and wish to see Your Majesty!"
Xu Shanxin was already waiting outside the gate of the inner city. When he saw Li Xingchen, he hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted.
"See Your Majesty!"
Behind Xu Shanxin, a group of people who had taken off their crowns and dressed in white knelt down in mass, and followed Xu Shanxin to salute together, but their etiquette was the kneeling salute of the conquered to the conqueror. These naturally
They are the surrendered officials of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, all the land and property of the Zhou Kingdom, as well as the household registration documents, are all here." Xu Shanxin stepped aside to let out the three people kneeling in the middle holding a plate. The first one was none other than King Zhao Yuwenzhao of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Among the many surrendered Northern Zhou Dynasties,
Among the civil and military officials, Yu Wenzhao was the oldest and had the highest status, so naturally he still needed to come forward in this matter.
Li Xingchen walked over and put his hand gently on the documents.
This was not the first time he had experienced this. Yu Wenyun had submitted the same information to him before, which was a symbol of Yuwen's imperial power. Therefore, at this time, Li Xingchen was filled with emotion rather than excitement.
This road has finally been completed by myself.
Yecheng, no, the whole north belonged to the Han Dynasty.
Officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture came forward to collect these documents.
Li Xingchen asked curiously: "Why don't you see the jade seal?"
Although the Chuanguo Jade Seal has always been in his own hands, in order to pass the document and more or less declare the orthodoxy, the Northern Zhou Dynasty also imitated the Chuanguo Jade Seal and made his own jade seal. Before Chang'an surrendered, Li Xingchen had harvested Yuwen Yun's jade seal. It stands to reason that Yuwen
Xian should also build a new jade seal.
Yu Wenzhao whispered: "Your Majesty, before Yu Wenxian died, he ordered his son Yu Wenzhi and his nephew Yu Wenyun to each hold a piece of jade seal and leave the city from the north gate. After learning the news, the grassroots people have sent their trusted followers to accompany the army.
Hunt.”
"Two of them ran away." Li Xingchen felt a little regretful.
But they ran away, and Li Xingchen didn't think they could pose any threat to the big man.