At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 256 Died facing the west
However, Zhao Wei, Zhang Ren and Wu Yi mobilized troops and prepared to go to suppress the rebellion.

Wu Yi asked Zhao Wei: "Now that rebellions are everywhere, where does General Zhao plan to start to suppress the rebellion?"

Zhao Wei said directly without any hesitation: "Of course we will start from Shu County to suppress the rebellion."

Chengdu is located in Shu County. If the rebellion is not put down first, the center of Yizhou will always be exposed to the threat of the rebels.

As long as there is no problem in the brain, everyone knows that the rebellion should start from Shu County.

Zhang Rendao: "The two largest groups of rebels in Shu County are led by Shen Mi and Lou Fa. They each contacted the prominent families in Shu County and led 5000 people to occupy the county and hijack the people."

"If these two people are captured, the rebellion in Shu County will be ended."

Zhao Wei looked at Zhang Ren and asked: "Now the Yizhou rebellion is not something to be afraid of. The person I am worried about is Yan Yan of Bajun. If he contacts the Yizhou rebels and cooperates with the outside to attack Yizhou, there will be endless troubles."

When Wu Yi heard this, he smiled and said: "General, there is no need to worry. Before the rebellion in Yizhou, the envoy had already sent Wu Ban, Deng Xian and Lingbao to garrison Jiameng Pass, Fujie and Deyang respectively in order to guard against Yan Yan of Ba County. "

"These three people are all generals in the army. They are loyal to the envoy and rely on the advantages of the city. Even if Yan Yan devotes all the soldiers and horses of Ba County, they can't even think of advancing half a step."

Zhao Wei looked very pleased on the surface, but his heart was a little heavy.

Although Deng Xian and Lingbao were also Yizhou generals, they were close to Wu Yi. Especially after the Dongzhou people gained power, these two people even took advantage of the situation and stood on Wu Yi's side. .

As for Wu Ban, he is a younger brother of Wu Yi, and Zhao Wei cannot instigate rebellion.

"Liu Zhang seemed to have reactivated me and entrusted me with the important task of countering the rebellion. However, he also sent Zhang Ren and Wu Yi to lead an army each to prepare for secret defence."

"If Yan Yan's soldiers and horses are blocked within Ba County, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve success with only [-] soldiers and horses in my hand, even if I add in the rebels from various counties."

While Zhao Hao was thinking about it, Zhang Ren asked, "How are you going to put down the rebellion between Shen Mi and Lou Fa, general?"

Zhao Wei came back to his senses, thought for a moment, and then said with a smile: "General Zhang, there is no need to worry. These two are both from Bajun and have a long history with me."

"If I personally lead a large army there, and Xiaozhi can be moved by his emotions and reason, and then produce the envoy's pardon document, the two of them will definitely be willing to submit voluntarily."

Zhang Ren and Wu Yi had no doubts about Zhao Wei's words.

It was precisely because of Zhao Wei's prestige in Yizhou and his old connections with many rebels from Bajun that he was able to quickly put down the rebellion that he was reactivated by Liu Zhang.

Looking at the expressions of the two men, Zhao Wei said seriously: "Shen Mi and Lou Faruo surrender, what do the two generals think should be done?"

Zhang Ren's eyes flashed with coldness and he said sternly: "If we don't kill these traitors, they will surely cause people with evil intentions to raise their troops to rebel. If not, they will sacrifice the city and surrender. Wouldn't this lead to endless disasters?"

What Zhang Ren said is not unreasonable. If thunderous measures are not used, there is no guarantee that those with evil intentions will not continue to rebel in the future.

When Zhao Wei heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly, and said with some dissatisfaction: "If I surrender and be executed, who of the other rebels from various places would dare to surrender?"

There is nothing wrong with Zhao Wei's worries.

Since ancient times, killing and surrendering has brought notoriety, and will also frighten the hearts of other rebels.

Wu Yi interjected at this time: "General Zhao is right. If Shen Mi and Lou Fa surrender, not only will they not be killed, but they will be treated very well."

"Otherwise, not only will the commander be brought into disrepute, but the rest of the rebels will also be frightened."

After all, the pardon document was issued by Liu Zhang. If he surrendered first and then killed him, Liu Zhang would indeed be infamy.

Of course, Wu Yi didn’t mean well either.

You don’t have to kill them now, but after all the rebellions are put down, wouldn’t it be possible for those officials who participated in the rebellion to kill or scrape them at a moment’s notice?
At that time, all he had to do was add a random charge to achieve his goal.

The most important thing now is to put down the rebellion.

Zhang Ren frowned slightly as he listened to what Zhao Wei and Wu Yi said, but after all, he didn't say anything more.

that's it.

The three men led [-] troops to suppress the rebellion in Shu County. As Zhao Wei expected, after the army arrived, both Shen Mi and Lou Fa surrendered voluntarily.

Zhao Wei, on behalf of Liu Zhang, pardoned the two men and their officers, and dismissed the people who had brought them. In the end, only 5000 troops were left, and Commander Shen Mi and Lou Fa followed him to go to the other counties to quell the rebellion, so that they could make meritorious deeds.

After Liu Zhang learned that the rebellion in Shu County was quickly put down, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and his trust in Wang Shang and Zhao Wei increased a little.

In the next three months, Zhao Wei took Zhang Ren, Wu Yi, Shen Mi, and Lou Fa to various places in Yizhou to counter the rebellion.

Wherever the army went, Zhao Wei was almost without a fight, so Chen Shi, Gong Yang, Zhao Min, Li Jing, Wang Dan, and Meng Biao all surrendered.

There were originally only [-] counter-rebellion troops, but after absorbing the rebels, the final number actually reached [-].

In other words.

The number of rebels Zhao Wei accepted was basically equal to the original number of Yizhou soldiers and horses.

The key is the county, Jiangyang County.

Jiangyang was Zhao Wei's last battle to suppress the rebellion. The end of this battle meant that the Yizhou rebellion, which had lasted for three months, had subsided.

Zhao Wei now had [-] soldiers and horses, and it was the time when the spring breeze was triumphant.

After Jiang Yang was defeated, Zhao Wei immediately ordered a grand banquet to be held in the city, preparing to entertain Zhang Ren, Wu Yi and all middle and high-level officers, intending to celebrate the successful suppression of the rebellion.

After Wu Yi and Zhang Ren learned the news, they did not doubt his presence.

They also all know that after the suppression of the rebellion in March, Zhao Wei's future status will be difficult to shake.

In this case, there is no need not to give Zhao Wei face.

Moreover, the end of the Yizhou rebellion should indeed be celebrated, so neither of them postponed it and came to the banquet with their senior officers and personal guards.

This banquet was so sumptuous, and everyone was enjoying themselves by changing glasses.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Zhao Wei suddenly stood up with a wine glass in hand and signaled to the many generals who were in high spirits to be quiet for the time being.

Everyone didn't know what Zhao Wei was going to do, but no one refused to give him face and kept silent.

Zhao Wei raised his wine glass and said to the crowd: "Since the former Yizhou pastor Liu Yan entered Shu, he has begun to re-employ Dongzhou people. The Yizhou family, the gentry and the common people have all been oppressed."

"Since Liu Yan died, I originally thought that his son Liu Zhang had a generous character, so I worked with the king to promote him as the shepherd of Yizhou."

"I never thought that Liu Zhang was weak and could not restrain the people of Dongzhou, so that the old people of Yizhou were even more oppressed."

Speaking of this, Zhao Wei's voice became louder.

"Nowadays, the people of Yizhou are in poverty and the nobles are resentful, leading to rebellions."

"Every time I think about this, I regret that I promoted Liu Zhang as the lord of Yizhou."

"Today, I don't want to sit back and watch the people of Yizhou suffer. I want to rebel and attack Chengdu, attack Liu Zhang, and bring justice to the people of Yizhou. Can you give me a helping hand?"

After Zhao Wei finished speaking, everyone was shocked. Zhang Ren, Wu Yi and the generals they brought with them all turned pale with horror.

"We are willing to work with the general to accomplish great things!"

At this moment, Shen Mi, Lou Fa, Chen Shi, Gong Yang, Zhao Min, Li Jing, Wang Dan, and Meng Biao all stood up and shouted in unison.

They all drew their swords in their hands and looked at Zhang Ren, Wu Yi and others with eager eyes.

Zhao Wei set his sights on Zhang Ren and asked: "The general is a good general in Yizhou and a native of Shu County. You should know the injustices that the scholars and people of Yizhou have suffered over the years. Are you willing to work with me to achieve great things?" Zhang Ren's face was complicated, but he quickly took a deep breath and said loudly: "Your character is generous and kind. This is not your fault."

"The general is now back in control of the military. He is highly respected by his lord and has successfully suppressed the rebellion. If he can return to Chengdu and express himself as an envoy to the emperor to make decisions for the scholars and people of Yizhou, he will surely be able to achieve his goal. Why raise an army to rebel?"

Zhao Wei sneered and said: "There is no greater merit than following the dragon. At the beginning, Wang Zhi and I tried our best to defy all opinions and risk being stabbed in the spine by Yizhou scholars, and we strongly advocated Liu Zhang as the lord of Yizhou."

"Previously, when the general invaded Bajun, I personally led the army to resist."

"I feel that I am worthy of Liu Zhang, but he listened to the slanderous words and favored people from Dongzhou. Instead, he took away my military power and put it aside."

"How can such a foolish lord be worthy of our allegiance?"

"If General Zhang is willing to surrender today and do great things for the people of Yizhou, you and I will be brothers from now on."

"If not, General Zhang may not be able to leave this house today!"

Zhang Ren slowly pulled out the sword from his waist and said in a deep voice: "A loyal minister has no regard for the two masters."

"Liu Shijun promoted me to a low position. Even if I know that I will be killed, I will never betray you."

"I should use this body to repay the favor of knowing you!"

After saying that, Zhang Ren actually came towards Zhao Wei with his sword.

"boom!"

Zhao Wei, however, took his time and threw a glass of wine as a signal, and hundreds of swordsmen and axemen immediately poured into the house.

At the same time, Shen Mi, Lou Fa and others who were standing next to Zhao Wei also faced Zhang Ren with swords and guarded him in front of Zhao Wei.

Even though Zhang Ren knew that today was a dead end, he was still not afraid at all.

Zhang Ren had a good command of the army. During the period of leading the army, he ate and lived with his officers and soldiers, and was deeply loved by the officers and soldiers.

The generals who followed Zhang Ren to the banquet were also his confidants. Seeing that Zhang Ren was unwilling to surrender, they all drew their swords and followed him forward to kill him.

Because Zhang Ren was attending the banquet, he did not bring his long spear, which he was best at using. However, using only a sword was no match for Shen Mi, Lou Fa and others, and he actually killed them and retreated.

Wu Yi's face turned earthy at this time, knowing that he had fallen into Zhao Wei's plan.

He knew that Zhao Wei could spare Zhang Ren's life because he was from Shu County, but he would never let him leave this place alive.

After knowing that he was in a desperate situation, Wu Yi's ferocity was aroused in his bones, and he shouted to the soldiers beside him: "We are all generals of Dongzhou, and Zhao Wei hates us with all his heart."

"If we can fight to the death today and kill Zhao Wei here, there is still some chance of survival."

"If not, you and I will both be turned into powder today!"

After saying this, Wu Yi directly drew his sword in his hand and followed Zhang Ren forward to kill him.

Those generals who were still hesitant at first, after hearing Wu Yi's words, knew that they and others had no way out, so they immediately drew their swords and charged forward.

The so-called trapped beast still fights, put it to death and then survive.

With the fierce general Zhang Ren rushing in front, coupled with these generals who were already good at martial arts, in a small room, they actually killed Zhao Wei's troops and horses and retreated steadily.

Shen Mi, Lou Fa and Zhang Ren fought for ten rounds, and were stabbed to death by Zhang Ren one after another.

When Zhao Wei saw this, he was horrified and hurriedly evacuated the house under the protection of Chen Shi and Gong Yang.

The shouts of killing continued, and there were more than a hundred swordsmen and axes, but Zhang Ren and the others were unable to do anything within the time.

Seeing more and more swordsmen and axemen being killed by Zhang Ren and his generals, Zhao Wei's face became extremely ugly.

"General, let all the swordsmen and axemen retreat."

At this moment, a clear voice sounded, it was Xu Shu who had sneaked into Zhao Wei's army not long ago.

When Zhao Wei heard this, he immediately shouted: "All swordsmen and axemen must withdraw outside the house!"

In the house, the axemen, who were being killed by the desperate Zhang Ren and others, were retreating. After hearing Zhao Wei's voice, they scrambled to escape.

Zhang Ren, on the other hand, asked Wu Yi and his generals to close the door in a hurry and rush out without any hesitation.

Because he knew that the terrain outside was open and the rebel troops could spread out. It was the best choice to rely on the houses and wait for reinforcements.

Zhang Ren believes that once the news here spreads, his troops will come to help him soon.

Zhao Wei looked at the closed door and said to Xu Shu: "We can't delay it for too long, otherwise Zhang Ren and Wu Yi's subordinates will come quickly after learning the news."

"Although my troops have a numerical advantage, we cannot take this risk."

Xu Shu turned around and asked, "Are they unwilling to surrender?"

Zhao Wei said with an ugly face: "That's true."

Xu Shu sighed slightly, and then said: "In that case, let's set fire to the house over there, or they won't come out."

Zhao Wei understood, and immediately ordered people to bring fire starters, and soon the house was set on fire.

Xu Shu continued: "Let your troops retreat, and the crossbowmen surround the house. If anyone rushes out of the house, shoot them all!"

Zhao Wei acted according to his plan.

as predicted.

Zhang Ren and Wu Yi, who originally planned to stay in the house waiting for help, saw that the house was set on fire, but they had no choice but to rush out even though they knew it was dangerous to go out.

"Fire arrows!"

However, as soon as they went out, the crossbowmen who had been ready to fire began to fire arrows.

"Puff puff!"

After several rounds of arrow rain, except for Zhang Ren and Wu Yi, who were protected by their generals, almost all the others were killed or injured.

Even so, both of them were covered in wounds and were extremely miserable.

Xu Shu signaled the crossbowmen to stop firing arrows. He took two steps forward, bowed slightly to Zhang Ren and Wu Yi, and said, "I am the Magistrate of Bajun appointed by the general. I am also Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi of Yingchuan."

"Both generals are loyal and brave men. If you are willing to surrender, the general will not treat you badly."

Only then did Zhang Ren and Wu Yi understand that it was this person who planned everything behind the scenes.

Zhang Ren took a deep look at Xu Shu, and then said with a wry smile: "A man is not afraid of death. I only hope that when I die, I can face the direction of Chengdu."

"It was my oversight that led to such a disaster!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Ren knelt down in the direction of Chengdu. Without any hesitation, he directly drew his sword and killed himself.

The three remaining generals under Zhang Ren's command, after looking at each other, knelt down with Zhang Ren in the direction of Chengdu, drew their swords and committed suicide.

When Xu Shu saw this, he couldn't help but sigh: "General Zhang is a true righteous man, but it's a pity that he can't be used by the general!"

(End of this chapter)