Chapter 18: Take Taiyuan and destroy the Northern Han Dynasty
There were no twists and turns at all. Liu Jun surrendered all the nearly 4,000 elite cavalry brought by his alliance to make a name for himself.
They were originally climbing to the top of the mountain and preparing to set up camp here, waiting for Shi Shouxin and his troops to come here to fight to the decisive battle, and then they found that the camps on the top of the mountain were empty, and there was nothing they wanted on the mountain, and Li Yun didn't prepare any supplies for them.
Just as he was about to go down the mountain to ask, he found that the antlers had been set up at the foot of the mountain and formed a military formation. Not long after, Liu Jun's body was picked up by Li Shouzhen with a spear and made public. Prime Minister Wei Rong actually surrendered directly.
Only then did they realize that they had fallen into the trap.
Then he surrendered and rushed down to fight Zhou Jun for a while, and then everyone surrendered very smoothly.
You should know that the Five Dynasties are a ridiculous thing to talk about loyalty and righteousness during this period. The main theme of this era is the arrogant soldier who chased the commander and drove the king. Even when Chai Rong just succeeded to the throne, the troops under his command would have a large mutiny. Under normal circumstances, when the two armies fought, the war often had a slightly disadvantage. These soldiers turned around and ran away, which was pretty good. In more cases, they might simply tie their commander to the opponent to ask for merit.
Not to mention the Five Dynasties, since the Anshi Rebellion, nearly 300 of the more than 400 major military governors in more than 100 years have been killed by their own personal soldiers. They can live well until they die, and even half of them die on the battlefield. How many military governors are forced by their own personal soldiers to survive and not to die. Loyalty and righteousness? What's that fucking thing?
Therefore, after these soldiers of the Northern Han surrendered, they became particularly silky and smooth. After taking off the military uniforms of the Northern Han, they all laughed and jokingly got together with Li Yun's Zhao Yi army. There were even a hundred military leaders who even joined forces to block Zhao Kuangmei.
It means that they are now abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, can Zhao Kuangyin give them some rewards, if they help conquer Taiyuan, will there be a large reward, and whether Taiyuan City needs to massacre the city, etc.
Zhao Kuangmei was stunned for a moment, and was deeply shocked by the broken views of these soldiers.
I have thought that the soldiers of the fifth generation have no moral integrity, but I really have never thought that they would be so no moral integrity.
Of course, no matter how arrogant Zhao Kuangmei was, she would definitely not dare to use them to attack Taiyuan City. She just disarmed their armed forces, confiscated their war horses, and promised them to choose the strongest ones to be the imperial guards after the war, and even instead of Zhao Kuangyin, that they would give each person a reward at that time. These people actually cooperated honestly and even offered to be an auxiliary soldier for Zhao Yi army.
Zhao Kuangmei's strategy of attacking Taiyuan was also very simple and crude. He asked the Northern Han Army and Zhao Yi Army to change their clothes and let Wei Rong, the Prime Minister of the Northern Han, ride a horse and call the door himself.
Li Yun was still a little confused: "After all, this Wei scholar is a scholar who was born in a Jinshi. He is loyal and filial. Unlike those who served in the army, do you think he is trustworthy?"
"You can rest assured about this. In fact, these scholars, sometimes their moral integrity is not necessarily comparable to those of the soldiers. I dare to guarantee that this person is absolutely reliable."
In fact, Wei Rong was captured by Zhao Kuangyin in this battle. He obviously had more than 60 people in Taiyuan, but he didn't have much psychological burden when he surrendered to the Northern Song Dynasty. He finally lived until he was 69 before he died. His life was serious and pretty good.
Seeing that Zhao Kuangmei was so trustworthy, Li Yun nodded and said nothing more. Wei Rong had indeed perfectly completed the mission of leading the party, and shouted under the city of Taiyuan: "Your Majesty has returned from an alliance, and you can't open the door quickly."
Then the door opened.
Li Yun immediately led his personal troops into the city gate, and then a large number of Zhaoyi troops flocked to him, and the defenders in Taiyuan were all stunned in an instant.
The emperor lost his elites in the city, the prime minister rebelled, and the enemy entered the city, and this was a mess? Almost effortless, Li Yun led Zhao Kuangmei to personally kill the palace of the Northern Han Dynasty, controlling all the people in the palace, both men, women, and young.
"Hahahahaha, the third young master is really a magical plan. You dare to think about it and do it really well. I admire you, really admire you. This, your agreement between you and me is considered to be completed? I wonder what instructions the third young master has?"
After saying that, he took out a long time ago from his sleeve and even said, "If it is necessary, I can go to Kaifeng with you and advise your brother to advance in person."
Zhao Kuangmei shook her head and said, "Taiyuan was initially decided, Zhao Yi's army still cannot do without you. If the Liao people are angry and lead troops to invade, it is not impossible. My uncle should take charge here himself. The matter of persuading advance is just a matter of doing things. Oh, by the way, since my uncle wants to move to Taiyuan and Luzhou, he must change his defenses. He hopes that my uncle can cooperate."
"This is naturally. Now that I have taken this city and destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, my long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. As for the king of a different surname, I suddenly don't look at it so seriously."
"Haha, it's still necessary. How can I reward my uncle's contribution to destroying the country, not the title of a king? However, there must be envoys of Liao Kingdom in the city. Why do I ask my uncle to order them to be arrested? In the downtown area, in front of all the soldiers and civilians in Taiyuan City, to clarify the rumors that my uncle wanted to collude with the Khitan?"
Li Yun stroked his beard and smiled: "I naturally understand the thoughts of the third young master. I am afraid that I will collude with the Khitans, and I also learn from the fact that Liu Chong and Liu Jun are doing separatist things here to be a dog for the Khitans? But if you don't say it, I will be sure to kill this Khitan Hugou. As early as the beginning of entering the city, Zhen'er had already sent this matter to do it himself."
"Uncle, it turns out that Gao Yi is the young nephew who judges a gentleman with the heart of a villain."
As if he remembered something, Zhao Kuangmei suddenly turned around and looked at the Liu family members who had been arrested in the palace, and asked suddenly: "I heard that Liu Jun has an adopted son named Liu Jiye, who is quite brave. Which one is?"
The families looked at each other, and after a long time, one of them said tremblingly: "Liu Jiye... He was appointed as an envoy and went to Liao Kingdom to invite reinforcements. I think... he shouldn't come back."
"ha?"
Zhao Kuangmei couldn't help but be stunned.
Did Liu Jiye go to Liao Kingdom?
Damn it, then he wouldn't have just stayed in Liao Kingdom and was not back, right?
Will the Yang family become the Yang family general of the Liao Kingdom?
Chapter completed!