In this battle, although the main force of Xixia resisted fiercely for a time, in the end due to lack of strength and various subjective and objective conditions, it collapsed and ended very quickly.
Among them, the Xixia coach Wei Mingcha Ge died in the battle, and the black cow was seized. When his body was found, his body had been hit by at least seven or eight divine arm arrows, and his blood was almost drained.
The leader of the Poxi Army, Wei Mingji, died in battle, and the general of the Capture Army, Wei Ming, surrendered. The leader of the Tie Yaozi, Wei Mingyi, led a small force of Tie Yaozi to break out to the south.
In response, Yue Fei simply sent thousands of light cavalry to pursue him, and then ordered the entire army to clean up the battlefield and prepare to rest for a day before crossing the river to capture Lingzhou.
Unexpectedly, that afternoon, before the battlefield was cleared, someone suddenly crossed the river from the other side. They represented several large tribes and were willing to serve as internal servants and offer Lingzhou... Qu Duan interrogated them personally, only to find that the other side was so eager to surrender.
The reason is extremely funny.
It turns out that there is a large tribe in the city on the other side who came to support from Yanzhou in Hengshan. They are not from Xingling at all, so they have been in turmoil early because of the movements on the other side of Hengshan. Today, this army took advantage of the opportunity to investigate.
When Ge crossed the river, the Song army pressed forward in large numbers and suddenly took control of Lingzhou City's defenses in a semi-mutinous manner.
Weiming Renli and Weiming Yun Ge who stayed on the other side were caught off guard at the gate of the city, and immediately fell into chaos. Seeing this, other tribes also took the opportunity to give up crossing the river. This was the incredible scene that Brother Cha saw this morning. And now.
, along with the other tribes outside that tribe, they watched the Chage army being wiped out on the west bank of the river with mixed emotions. They finally realized that the situation was difficult, so they simply asked to surrender.
"Let me ask you." In the afternoon sunshine, Qu sat on the field in front of the iron elephant and continued to look at each other coldly. "Since you have not controlled Lingzhou City and were blocked outside the city, how dare you tell me that you want to donate money to me?"
The city? The city should be dedicated to the one who holds the city, right? Besides, since he holds the city, he naturally has the intention to surrender. Tomorrow when our army crosses the river and reaches the city, he will naturally open the door. I want you there.
Are you doing a bargain here?"
"So that Qu Dutong will know," the Tibetan general who arrived was in a panic and quickly answered. "That said, there is also a saying... that the family in the city was originally the guard general of Yanzhou, and at this time, the Huanzhou general opposite Yanzhou
Yang Zheng, the prefect’s magistrate, has already taken the lead with his light troops to pursue us from the old road of the Great Wall in the north of Hanhai. If we travel on a starry night, we might be able to arrive early tomorrow morning... If we say that these two families are not related, do we all believe it?"
Qu Duan finally narrowed his eyes slightly.
The Tibetan general who was fluent in Chinese and good at speaking was overjoyed when he saw this, and he didn't care about anything: "The current situation of the capital is that Cha Ge's main force is gone. Although there are 20,000 troops on the other side, they are divided into three groups.
And they are all frightened...At this time, as long as there is the King of the Song Dynasty, no matter who arrives first, it will be a situation where everything is taken away! When Yang Zheng arrives, the credit on the other side of the river will belong to the imperial camp and the rear army!"
Qu Duan sneered, but did not answer. He just got on his horse and rode towards Yue Fei's flag.
Hearing the situation on the other side of the river, Yue Fei didn't care much about such things, but since the situation was like this, he had no reason to refuse Qu Duan, who might cooperate more closely in the future, especially since Qu Duan proposed that Wang De, who had the least military exploits this time, take the initiative.
Regarding this matter...he agreed immediately, but asked the other party to act carefully and not to be ambushed by greed for credit.
Since Yue Fei had given face to him, Qu Duan reciprocated the favor and took the initiative to promise to cross the river to make a surprise attack in the evening.
Not to mention the end of the war, Qu Duan and others can't wait to go to Lingzhou at night to fight for the merits. On this afternoon at the end of April, Feng Chen, an official of the Zhao Song Dynasty, who didn't even know that a war had just broken out.
After two days of wandering, he finally arrived at his loyal city of Youzhou.
It can only be said that although there is no Hu Yin accompanying him to properly arrange everything, Lu Benzhong, who is active and has some ministers, can handle some general affairs. In addition, Jieyuan, Yue Chao, Dong Xian, and Zhai Cong are all veteran generals who are accompanying him.
And the danger was isolated in the east early, so there were no emergencies during the trip to Youzhou.
It was still the party leaders who came in droves, and it was still the Zhao Guan family who came forward to pretend to calm people's hearts.
"Officials, most of the people who arrived today are the tribal leaders from Yinzhou, Shizhou, and Zuoxiang Military Division..." After the brief meeting outside the city, the emperor and his ministers entered the city, and before the dinner started, Lu Benzhong came to report seriously. "
But those who came were only the second sons of the tribe, the old patriarchs who were too old to do anything, and none of the people who were in power seemed to be here."
"Why is that so?" Zhao Jiu, who had just changed out of his armor and put on a red robe, frowned slightly.
"I think it's because the three places to the east are adjacent to Suide, Jinning, and there are thousands of Jin people there." Lu Benzhong quickly gave the answer he thought of. "They have no courage and no vision, so even if they go up
After surrendering the throne, they also allowed Dong and Zhai to take control of their city, but they still did not dare to use their clan to make a decision."
Zhao Jiu took the hard-winged futou from the somewhat panicked Liu Yan, lowered her head and put it on, then asked: "So, today seems lively, but in fact there is no important person?"
"That's not true..." Lu Benzhong immediately mentioned a name. "Rendo Baozhong is here. He is the old man with a white beard who took the lead in bowing to the official ten miles outside the city today and then offered him a camel."
After putting on the hard-winged futou, Zhao Jiu could not move easily, but was still a little surprised: "Is there anything special about this person? I thought it was just because he was older, so he was in the front... But that white camel is pretty good.
Tender yet majestic.”
"Guan family." Lu Benzhong immediately laughed. "It's normal for officials not to know that this person is in a remote country. He is the top hero in the seven states. What does it mean in front of the world? What's more, this person has some skills and is also from the past.
Something happened."
Zhao Jiu began to tie the gold belt on his body, while Lu Benzhong also continued to explain a little.
It turns out that the Rendo tribe was originally the Hengshan tribe, but its tribe gradually became famous all over the world and gradually stood out, but only two people were responsible for it.
One of them was the supervisor of the Xixia Hengshan Army during the Shenzong Dynasty, called Renduo Weiding. This man had a cunning character and fought many battles with the Song Dynasty. Most of them planned the Song Dynasty and took the initiative to attack the Song Dynasty. However, as the saying goes, those who are good at swimming
Drowned, a good attacker dies in battle. The last time this person attacked Huanqing Road, he was blocked by the Song army and died without a burial place.
But even so, after decades of management by this person, the Renduo tribe finally stood out and became the representative tribe of the Hengshan Fan tribe.
Hearing this, Zhao Jiu, who was wearing a gold belt, finally smiled and said: "I understand, the Shenzong Dynasty is fighting the main battle against Xixia, and this person is the supervisor of the most important Hengshan front in Xixia, so this person's reputation is in the emperor's eyes.
There must have been many mentions in the Song Dynasty... Not to mention, half of the talents and talents in this dynasty were in the Shenzong dynasty. There were many celebrities, so things at that time were inevitably mentioned a lot, and even he became famous."
"That's exactly the truth." Lu Benzhong said calmly.
"As for the other person, it should be Ren Duo Baozhong." Zhao Jiu finished dressing and stood in the distance, looking slightly serious. "I guess, although I don't know who Ren Duo Weiding is, judging from his age, This person should have gained some fame during the wars of the Zhezong Dynasty, and he should be regarded as a famous local general whose name can be recorded in the history books?"
"That's right." Seeing that the officials were well prepared, Lu Benzhong spoke faster. "However, the reason why this person is famous is because of two major events that have nothing to do with military affairs... One is to help Xiao Liang to kill Empress Xiaoliang. Liang Yibu; the other is rumored that this person was probably because his military power was taken over by Cha Ge. Thirty years ago, he planned to surrender to the Song Dynasty. After the incident, Li Qianshun did not kill him, but only dismissed him, and the minister did not think of it. He is actually still alive now... Of course, this kind of person is not worth mentioning in the final analysis. He is just the most senior person at today's banquet, so I came here to remind the officials."
He sounded like a conspirator who was hungry for political power rather than a general. Zhao Jiu was thinking wildly in his mind, but he just nodded his head, then said nothing, and just glanced at Liu Yan.
Liu Yan understood and led dozens of soldiers out first. Lu Benzhong also left quickly. Zhao Guan's family, guarded by more than a dozen imperial guardsmen, paused for a while before slowly walking out.
Outside is a lobby that is very simple in the eyes of Song people. There is no one in the lobby except for a few guards. After leaving the lobby, the open space in the courtyard outside the hall is suddenly cheerful. Many soldiers are standing at the heels of the courtyard walls. In the empty courtyard, nearly a hundred tables were neatly placed, with some wine and green vegetables.
This was the former headquarters of the Xixia Jianing Military Division in Youzhou City. Next door was a temple of unknown sect. The Zhao Guan family chose this temple to do their business. Because the lobby was narrow and cramped, they simply abandoned the hall and came here. A banquet was held in the courtyard where the general could have been ordered.
It was the longest day of the year. Although it was a dinner party, it was indeed in the evening, but the light was extremely abundant. Zhao Jiu came out of the hall and could be seen at a glance.
The one hundred and eighty people in the courtyard who are eligible to attend, including the several ministers and generals who accompanied them here, and who had already led troops to Jintang City in Hongzhou, Longzhou, and Xiazhou Fan tribe, and then just outside the city this afternoon For the first time at ten miles away, I saw the local leaders of Zhao Song's official family and the leaders of the Duanbo tribe in the east of Hengshan, including the leader Renduo Baozhong, who was already in his 70s and 80s. They had already made preparations when Liu Yan, Lu Benzhong and others were transferred out. At this time, they met When they arrived at the house of Zhao Guan, who was dressed in a red robe, they were even more shocked. Ten of them knelt down and kowtowed and greeted each other with a big salute... This actually made several accompanying civil servants who were just bowing to each other a little embarrassed.
Of course, there were no servants around, and Zhao Guanjia didn't bother to pretend. He just waved his hand and asked everyone to stand up, and then sat down on his own seat.
The banquet began immediately.
But to be honest, the banquet in the northwest is still the hometown of Xixia, and the party members are the guests of honor, and it happens to be in front of the emperor. So it is not easy to write poems, and it is basically impossible to have a drinking order... Only the Zhao Guan family can speak , just chatting with everyone and making some political commitments.
However, although it is a political commitment, there are still questions about the specific post-war arrangements, including whether the Tibetan households will be moved inland, whether the Tibetan soldiers will be retained, what kind of treatment the Tibetan soldiers will be given, and whether the Tibetan leaders will be given real benefits after the dust settles. However, no one dared to ask this official about various serious issues, including how to reconstruct the administrative divisions of these places, and this official did not take the initiative to mention them.
This made the entire banquet seem a bit bland.
Of course, the war is still undecided, which is reasonable.
"His Majesty."
After three rounds of drinking, Nido Bochu, who was sitting in the front row on the right, with white beard and hair, slowly stood up with a wine glass in his hand, as if he was about to make a toast, but no one paid attention to him.
And sure enough, this person first toasted Zhao Guan's family birthday, but did not sit down after drinking. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and held the cup in his hand to say something.
"Please tell me, General Renduo." Zhao Jiu didn't take it seriously, especially because his clothes made it hard for him to show off his posture. Even if he wanted to express his attention, it would be difficult for him.
"I was born in a barbaric land, and I have admired the king for a long time. I am extremely honored to see Tianyan today, so I have two gifts that I would like to give to the officials, and I hope they will accept them." Nendo Baozhong first tried his best to lower his body and put down his wine glass.
, then stood up again, bowed slightly to face each other, his movements were slow and slow, it was obvious that he was really old and not just pretending to be old.
When this person stood up alone just now, Zhao Jiu was a little wary because of the other person's reputation, but when he saw this, he also felt a little ridiculous, but he didn't show it on his face, he just looked at him calmly:
"Didn't General Rendo already give you that white camel? I like it very much, why do you still have a gift?"
"So that the officials know that the camel was sought by the local county and county officials. I only asked you to offer it because I am old, and my hair and beard match the color of the camel's coat. It looks good when I hold the camel... This thing cannot be
To show my loyalty, it cannot be regarded as a gift from me." Renduo Baozhong responded slowly. "The two gifts I mentioned at this time are the gifts that I personally made great efforts to support the official's trip.
in order."
Zhao Jiu immediately responded: "In that case, please give it to me!"
Nendo Baozhong raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and then turned back to look in the direction of the courtyard door... At this kind of banquet, everyone must be searched, and gifts and other things can only be sent after inspection.
Liu Yan went down in person, and after a while two soldiers came in. Liu Yan himself quickly turned back and whispered in the officials' ears.
Renduo Baozhong rarely forced himself to be energetic and stared at Zhao Songguanjia's reaction. Under his gaze that did not waver for a moment, Zhao Guanjia showed no signs of surprise and discomfort when he heard this, and even the hard wings on his head were not visible.
Shaking for half a minute... At this time, Nendo Baozhong secretly cursed himself for being ridiculous, and then returned to normal.
The gift was brought to the emperor, and the soldiers opened it and took it out, but it was a bloody head that had no time to be preserved with lime. As soon as this thing came out, Lu Benzhong and Zheng Zhichang turned pale, and the rest of the people, including Zhao Guan's family, came out.
There was no extra look on their faces, they were just curious at most.
Nendo Baozhong did not show off, and walked out of the queue slowly, kneeling next to the head and facing each other:
"Guan family, this is the head of little Ju Delu... Previously, Yin, Shi, and Zuo Xiang discussed reforming, but they felt that they had no merit to save themselves, so they came to ask me, and I suggested that they take this man's life.
You must present this man's head before the officials arrive today to express your feelings... The heads of the three divisions have all gone to fight for the officials before their troops arrive."
Zhao Jiu rarely shook the hard wings on his head, but he glanced at the pale-faced Lu Benzhong. When Lu Benzhong heard this and was glanced at by the official, his face turned even paler.
"Who is little Ju Delu?" Zhao Jiuqing knew that this was not the time to care about Lu Benzhong's inability to deal with these matters, so his expression remained unchanged and he could not ask further.
"Return to the official family." Renduo Baozhong continued to answer seriously. "This person is a Dangxiang person, but he is a Dangxiang person from the Liao Kingdom. He is one of the recruiting envoys in the southwest of the Liao Kingdom... In the past few years, the Jin people went south and the world was in chaos. Just like Li Yongqi, General Li Shifu and his son entered Xia from Suide, this man also led more than 100,000 Khitan, Xi, Bohai, Mengwu, and Dangxiang miscellaneous Hu people from Liao to Xia. He originally did not bother to surrender to Xia, so he first He went to attack Shi Fengzhou and Linzhou in order to establish a business, but was defeated and fled. Only 30,000 to 50,000 Khitan and mixed tribesmen were left. They could only go to Li Qianshun through the route of Xiazhou unified army Weiming Heda. After surrendering, he received support from Hengshan, and then established a foothold in the area behind Xiazhou and Yinzhou. He also captured Jianning Village in Linzhou as his base. Li Qianshun used him to serve as a barrier to the northeast of Xixia. The meaning of the golden man."
Besides, Lu Benzhong is a smart man after all. After hearing that this man led more than 100,000 Liao people to flee to Xixia, he suddenly realized that he didn't know that this gift was exactly what Zhao Guan's family really needed!
The general trend of Xixia was actually determined after the three men of Yue, Qu and Hu succeeded in their surprise attack on Xingqing Mansion. Wu Jie took advantage of the situation and pressed into Hengshan, which made the overall situation irreversible. However, the battle that follows is still very interesting. The leader, especially how to arrange Yelu Dashi, contain Yelu Dashi, and control Yelu Dashi's ally...
The survivors of the Liao Kingdom are the weak spot of Yelu Dashi, which covers a large area but has a very small population. Previously, Xiao... Zhao Heda had 70,000 to 80,000 people, and now Xiao Ju Delu has another 30,000 to 50,000 people. The total is enough for Yelu Dashi to take. It's obvious that Renduo Baozhong, who has become a master in his old age, got a whiff of the trend from the expulsion of Zhao Heda, and abruptly found a solution for the tribes at the east end of Hengshan Mountain from the situation of being forced to surrender. A real achievement came out.
But thinking of this, Lu Benzhong became more and more uneasy... He thought that this time he came here because his father had retired. It was the first time that he was working seriously after becoming an official, but he was compared to him like this by an old man in his seventies and eighties. It was simply embarrassing. , I don’t know if the officials will think they can use it after this incident?
On the other side, the Zhao Guan family certainly had no intention of paying attention to Lu Benzhong's worries. He was overjoyed when he realized what he was doing, but he didn't show much on his face. He just nodded slightly and made a joke with a straight face:
"If the first gift is a human head, could the second gift be a map?"
Renduo Baozhong was startled for a moment. He obviously didn't understand Zhao Guanjia's cheap jokes. Not only that, he was a little uneasy because Zhao Guanjia didn't show any joy. He just said seriously: "Report to Guanjia, the second gift is not... It's not a map, but a city..."
This time it was Zhao Jiu's turn to be startled, but only for a moment before he blurted out: "Is it Lingzhou? I remember that Wu Jie had a military report saying that your nephew Renduo Shitai was the guard general of Yanzhou. This time the first Brother Cha was sent to Lingzhou, so he asked Yang Zheng, who is familiar with your nephew, to pursue him."
"The official said it all." Baozhong became more and more respectful. "I have an appointment with Shitai... When Brother Cha entered Lingzhou, he did everything in his power. It was a dead end in the art of war. He didn't even dare to drag it, but only If he can cross the river in a hurry and fight, I asked him to contact the rest of the army, and then communicate with Wu Dutong and Yue Dutong. He must capture Lingzhou City for the officials and put an end to Cha Ge's thoughts."
"Brother Cha, won't you suspect your nephew?" Lu Benzhong finally couldn't hold himself back and asked. "You must know that you, the old general, were dismissed because you planned to return to the Imperial Song Dynasty."
"So that Shangguan will know." Baozhong turned around and said, "Although Xiaguan is recognized as a rebellious minister of Xixia, Xiaguan's younger brother, Shitai's biological father, died under the sword of Huangsong, so Brother Cha will not be suspicious.
he."
Lu Benzhong was stunned for a moment, apparently unable to change his thinking and style of behavior of this kind of border tribe.
Zhao Jiu, however, remained unhurried: "Then let me ask you, did you communicate with your nephew before or after Brother Cha went west?"
Baozhong hesitated for a moment and then prostrated himself on the ground: "After that...it was also the decision made by Wei Ming Heda after he was expelled to fight Xiao Ju."
Zhao Jiu sat still, just nodded slightly, causing the two hard wings on his head to shake slightly: "Then I ask you again, do you know what your behavior is in the eyes of the world?"
"I don't understand many truths, but I can probably understand them. I am a repeating villain... Because my actions are just like taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of the situation." Baozhong's beard and hair were stuck to the ground, showing a tight face.
There was no hesitation in his words. "If your Majesty kills me at this time, people in the world will only say that I brought it upon myself."
"Based on your behavior in the Xixia Dynasty that day, it's almost like a hawk watching a wolf." Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged. "If I really kill you, I'll kill you...Renqing, I have some vague plans for the party members."
, specifically we have to wait until the war is over and discuss it with the prime minister and envoys."
"Yes." Renduo Baozhong didn't seem to notice that his last name was called wrong by the Zhao Guan family.
"Not to mention other places, the seven states in Hengshan are too cramped. I am planning to merge them into two states, or two states and one army. The details will depend on the subsequent situation."
"yes."
"For Dangxiang people, I can only express some definite thoughts to avoid breaking your trust... First, I will not move inland, but I will change my surname to Yisu. After the matter is settled, all Dangxiang departments must have a Han
As for the surname, as for Li Yuanhao, whether he keeps his head or not, or whether he keeps his hair or not, the reverse here is that he keeps his hair but not his head, and abandons his hair and his head... The reason for the Xixia rebellion for a hundred years is that the party cannot return to the Han Dynasty. I don't want to see it in the future.
When the Dangxiang people regarded themselves as ethnic groups, they separated the Tibetan and Han people."
"yes."
"The local people are good at fighting, and they are half herders and half farmers. Most of them are good at riding, so I will definitely use the party troops... Firstly, it is to expand the imperial cavalry. Those selected to join the cavalry are the same as the regular soldiers of the imperial camp. Each department
The leader cannot stop the warriors from doing their own thing; secondly, we do need some auxiliary soldiers who know how to take care of camels and horses... But the so-called leader is the Han system and the Tibetan system. I only recognize the Han system and the official position.
, I don’t recognize any tribal leader, so using this identity to explain to me is fine now, but after this battle, you will be seeking your own death.”
"...Here."
"But I also know that the two countries have had a blood feud for hundreds of years. Especially here in Hengshan, there has been a rebellion for more than 150 years. If you return to justice today, you will be somewhat uneasy if those people from the Western Army come to restrain you in the future."
Zhao Jiu finally responded with a sigh. "If the commotion breaks out again, it will just annoy people over and over again. I'm afraid that this corner of the country will cause the country's gold-mining plan to be disrupted...Renqing, you are leisurely in Hengshan."
Sit down, if you really have a heart, you should know that my heart is actually easy to figure out, that is, in a thousand words, I can endure anything in order to conquer the Jin Dynasty and unify it! For this matter, I endured the powerful ministers and the Confucian scholars,
I endured the bureaucrats, endured the vulgar customs in the army, endured the separation between the North and the South, endured the landlords, endured the monks and Taoists, endured the rich and powerful businessmen, endured the return of the Second Saint to the South, and was afraid I would have to endure the Yelu Dashi... That's natural.
I can bear with you a little bit!"
Renduo Baozhong kowtowed repeatedly: "The various ministries in Hengshan will never hinder the government's great cause of cutting gold! We also hope that the government will have some sympathy for the hardships of the people here!"
"Everyone has mercy." Zhao Jiu said disapprovingly. "Guanzhong is also suffering, and the Central Plains is also suffering. At least you have not experienced large-scale military disasters. As for taxes, Bashu, Jiangnan, Jingxiang are more miserable than the other... I am all
Remember! I can only promise to treat everyone equally!"
"That's enough!" Nendo Baozhong raised his head for a moment.
"But Renqing, you should also remember that, on the other hand, if someone really pulls something off and delays the gold mining business, I will never tolerate it...especially in these years, the situation has been slightly...
Well, after all, my temper has been getting worse day by day, and I am not as easy to talk to as I used to be." Zhao Jiu finally came to a conclusion slowly. "In the next few days, you can follow me and be a waiter at the door.
, specializes in the affairs of the Party Department... Do you know what the official position is, right?"
"I know." Nendo Baozhong, whose beard and hair were all white, was surprised, but he also became as awe-struck as Lu Benzhong, who was sitting aside and watching this scene.
As for the surrounding local bureaucrats, the leaders of the Tibetan tribes, including the accompanying imperial camp officers and ministers, most of them were dumbfounded by this.
Zhao Jiu accepted the two gifts and was too lazy to continue perfunctory here. He just drank another glass of wine and watched the sky getting dark, then went back to settle down in the temple next door.
But hundreds of miles away, as the sun set, chaos suddenly broke out inside and outside Lingzhou City.
Brother Wei Mingyun also chose to wait until dark, and then launched a raid into the city in order to rescue Wei Ming Renzhong, Wang Shu, and Cao Guozhang. However, the raid did not go smoothly, and many tribes failed to do their best.
, and the family that occupied the city, Nita Tokiyasubu, also quickly reacted after the initial confusion and fought with the men of Tama Yun brother Cheng Ye.
In the dark night, people's hearts were turbulent, their positions were different, and many people had hidden agendas. The raid quickly turned into a street fight, and the street fight turned into a melee and robbery... It didn't take long for the second largest city in Xixia to
Fire shot into the sky.
And this fire was like a signal, reminding Song troops everywhere.
On the other side of the river, Yue Fei saw the chaos on the other side with his own eyes. Knowing that it was not a lie, he immediately urged Qu Duan. Wang De led his troops to cross the river and seize the city. This was to wipe out the Xixia troops who were participating and control the situation.
On the other side, northeast of Lingzhou City, in a small stronghold next to the Great Wall, Yang Zhengyuan, the magistrate of Huanzhou, saw the fire and without hesitation, ordered the entire army to drop their baggage and attack Lingzhou.
Just like that, just at the second watch, the infantry of Wang De's imperial camp poured in from the west of the city where there was no resistance. Qu Duan then led the cavalry to sweep the main streets, capture the party rebels who looted, killed and raped, and drove them away
The surrendered Tibetan soldiers carried water to put out the fire.
In the chaos, after learning that the Song army had entered the city, they guarded the official office of Xixia Prime Minister Wang Shu. Dozens of Han officials below Cao Guozhang sacrificed their lives. Pu Wang Weiming Renzhong, who was also at the official office, stayed at the end to make sure that everyone died.
Later, he directly ignited the firewood and debris that he had ordered his subordinates to pile up outside the official office during the daytime mutiny. He burned the official office to the ground and also burned himself.
When the fire started, Brother Wei Mingyun could not say whether he was sad or relieved, but after all, there was no reason to sit in the city and wait for death, so he fled out of the city with the remaining thousands of people, and then he did not dare to go north along the river, so he could only turn to the desert
.
In the dark night, perhaps because there were too few troops, Brother Yun and his party escaped without meeting Yang Zheng.
However, after finally stopping for a rest in the desert, and looking back at the Lingzhou City where the fire was fading, he was shocked to hear the news - the most senior figure in the team, Shu Wangwei, who had saved his life twice. Ming Renli had already killed himself on the camel with a dagger.
Apparently, he probably chose to commit suicide not long after leaving the city.
Brother Yun said nothing and sat down next to Renli's body. He didn't shed any tears, but felt confused and frightened.
The sky was getting brighter, and smoke lingered in Lingzhou City. What greeted the city was an execution - the imperial cavalry all sat upright on iron elephants, standing in front of the ruins of the official office of the state city. On the left, Wang De stood on horseback and sneered. On the right, Yang Zheng, the magistrate of Huanzhou, did not dare to ride a horse at all. He just stood in front of his old boss's horse, looking solemn. Those who didn't know it thought he was a guard leading the horse.
On the street ahead, a hundred party leaders and officers on the left and right were either burned by fire, injured, or covered in dew. They were in complete embarrassment, but they could only stand serenely on both sides of the street, bowing their heads. At the far end of the street, thousands of Party and Fan soldiers were tied up tightly. Thirty of them in a round were escorted to the street among these leaders by Song Army soldiers, and then beheaded in public.
These are the criminals who took advantage of the chaos last night to rob, kill, set fire to, and rape. They are famous for their killings.
In this way, they continued to fight until the morning. As the heads of thousands of rebel soldiers fell to the ground, Zhao Guan's family in Yuzhou finally received his second gift.
"People from Lushe."
Just as Lingzhou City was crowded with people, Ren Duo...the new chief minister who had been officially renamed Ren Baozhong couldn't wait to meet the only person in the industry who was considered his superior.
Lu Benzhong, who was drinking millet porridge, looked up in surprise. He didn't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that Ren Baozhong was much younger, and even his scalp was much tighter... This man was obviously much older than his father, okay?
"Benevolence...sacrifice others." After all, Lu Benzhong was from a well-known family, and he still had some self-cultivation, so although he was wary of this, he immediately stood up and held hands in front of each other, using the honorific title "You can give me some advice?"
"Yes." Ren Baozhong cupped his hands. "Actually, I want to give another gift to the official family... If this gift is given, the peace of people in Xixia will be improved by three points, but at this time, the people of Lu She will have to make the decision. "
"Oh?" Lu Benzhong immediately became interested. "With such a generous gift, why didn't you give it to me yesterday?"
"I only found out today," said Ren Baozhong, full of energy. "It turns out that the official family has been traveling westward for half a year, and they didn't even bring any concubines with them! And after asking, I found out that the official family actually only had two concubines. But having heirs is enough... Do you think... is this a good thing both publicly and privately?"
Lu Benzhong instantly realized what the other party meant. Out of some instinct, he immediately wanted to open his mouth to refute, but for some reason, when the words reached his lips, he was speechless. On the contrary, after thinking a lot about it, Lu She People's hearts are actually pounding.