Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 67: The Wu Qing Army pacified (Special thanks to book friend Little Tiger’s dog father Jiang JDc for his monthly ticket!)

When Hu Yanzhan and the officers of the Longxiang Army were discussing how to attack the Wuqing Army's Jiedushi Palace in one fell swoop, two thousand-man army sergeants came back escorting more than a thousand Zhang Wenbiao's Hengzhou sergeants.

Zhang Wenbiao had received the report from his sergeant, and at this moment he also rushed over with his own soldiers from the military formation.

Hu Yanzan looked at Zhang Wenbiao and said angrily:

"Prince Zhang, as soon as I entered the city, I ordered you to send orders to your sergeants not to disturb the people or harm them!
How did you, more than a thousand soldiers, break into Tanzhou people's houses, burn, kill, loot and rape people's women?
Our military law in the Great Zhou Dynasty is merciless. Even though you are a friendly army, I, the general, must strictly enforce military law! "

Zhang Wenbiao was born a thief, and most of his sergeants were also bandits and refugees. They were used to doing whatever they wanted. He thought Hu Yanzhan was just intimidating him for the majesty of the general who commanded the army.

Zhang Wenbiao said quickly: "General Hu Yan, I will take these erring sergeants down and punish them according to military regulations.

These victims' families were all given monetary compensation by their subordinate officials. "

Hu Yanzan said:

"If they violate the military regulations of our "Dragon Xiang Army" of the Great Zhou Dynasty, then our "Long Xiang Army" will punish them!
Take these criminal Hengzhou sergeants down, and after verifying their crimes, they will all be beheaded! "

Zhang Wenbiao was horrified. He did not expect that the military regulations of the "Long Xiang Army" were so strict. His Hengzhou Army was used to robbing the people. Raping and killing civilian women was commonplace. How could there be any punishment? What's more, beheading?

Zhang Wenbiao said anxiously:

"General Huyan, you must not do this! These erring sergeants will be brought back to the army for punishment by their subordinates.

Moreover, I, a Hengzhou sergeant, risked his arrows, stones, and swords to capture Tanzhou City for the Great Zhou Dynasty. How could General Huyan ignore the great achievements of our Hengzhou Army and kill my sergeant for some untouchables? "

The eunuch He Yaoji pointed at Zhang Wenbiao and scolded:

"Everything in the world is the land of the king! On the shore of the land, are the ministers of the king!

Now that the entire territory of the Wuqing Army's Jiedu Prefecture has been taken over by His Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can there be any distinction between the Tanzhou Army and the Hengzhou Army?

Anyone who violates the military regulations set by His Majesty shall be severely punished in accordance with the law! "

The two sides started to argue, and soon the situation became more and more tense.

Zhang Wenbiao summoned all the sergeants under his command not far behind him, and prepared to snatch back the more than a thousand criminal sergeants in Hengzhou who were in custody.

Hu Yanzan shouted angrily:
"Zhang Wenbiao! If you obey my general's order immediately, the sergeants under my command can still be our common people in the prosperous Zhou Dynasty; you can also go to Bianjing to meet His Majesty without losing the title of marquis.

If you dare to disobey this general's order, our Longxiang Army will wipe out you and other Tanzhou Army here today! "

The Tanzhou army led by Zhang Wenbiao was by nature banditry, and Zhang Wenbiao had always relied on giving them many benefits to make them obey his orders.

If Hu Yanzhan were allowed to kill more than a thousand sergeants who had committed crimes today, I am afraid that these Tanzhou sergeants with banditry habits would no longer regard him as their master in the future.

Yang Shifan, who was on the corner tower of the Jiedushi Mansion of the Wuqing Army, had been observing the movements of the Zhou army outside the mansion since it was surrounded by the Longxiang army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At this moment, he saw a big dispute between the Longxiang army and the Hengzhou army not far under the city wall, and soon they fought. When the blades are added together, I can't help but be surprised.

Hu Yanzan gave the order, and the First Army of the Longxiang Army immediately began to attack the Hengzhou Army.

After several rounds of "God Arm Bow" volleys, Long Xiang's army had killed three to four thousand Hengzhou sergeants, and the remaining five or six thousand enemy troops had rushed nearby. Sergeant Long Xiang immediately drew his sword out of its sheath, The two sides fought bloody battles.

After years of rigorous military training and good food, Long Xiang's sergeants are all equipped with swords produced by the new smelting method. They are extremely sharp and can easily cut off the weapons in the hands of the enemy. In addition, there is an outnumbering of 30,000 to 10,000. , in just over half an hour of bloody battle, the First Army had completely surrounded and killed the Hengzhou Army, with less than a thousand casualties of its own. The commander of the army, Hu Yanzhan, was a martial arts champion and was extremely powerful. He used a pair of iron whips weighing more than ten kilograms each to move across the battlefield and kill dozens of enemy troops with his hands, like a god of death.

Zhang Wenbiao, the governor of Hengzhou, died in the battle among the rebels.

Yang Shifan saw the bloody battle between the two armies on the corner tower and was speechless. However, he did not dare to leave the house to attack without knowing the inside story of the two armies.

Under the guard of his own soldiers, He Yao, the eunuch of the Supervisory Army, stepped forward, looked at the corpses of Hengzhou sergeants lying on the ground, and said proudly:
"His Majesty once said that these ruffians in troubled times have brought disaster to the country and the people and should have been killed long ago!
This time, you actually dared to disobey His Majesty’s Zhou military orders and plunder and kill the people. You are really asking for your own destruction! "

Hu Yanzhan wiped the blood from the two iron whips on the clothes of an enemy corpse, put them back into the sheaths at his waist, bowed his hands to He Yao and saluted:
"Congratulations, Eunuch, the general will never dare to disobey the military regulations set by His Majesty. The Tanzhou army who looted and harmed the people has been punished on the spot."

He Yao replied:
"General Hu Yan led his troops to march south this time and captured the Nanping and Wuqing armies. He was also able to abide by His Majesty's military regulations. He has made great achievements!

After returning to Bianjing, Your Majesty will definitely reward General Huyan and all the sergeants in the army for their merits! "

Hu Yanzhan and other officers of the First Army of the First Corps were all delighted and said in unison:

"Thank you so much, Eunuch He, for your kind words to Your Majesty!"

After the sergeants of the First Army finished clearing the battlefield and continued the siege of the Wuqing Army's Jiedushi Mansion, Hu Yanzan, surrounded by the generals, approached the turret 200 meters away, looked at Yang Shifan at the crenellation of the turret, and said:
"General Yang, my Majesty, the Emperor of Zhou, has something to say: Zhou Baoquan is only twelve years old and he is new to the throne, so he is not guilty.

As long as General Yang leads the Zhou Jiedushi and sincerely surrenders to our great Zhou Dynasty, he will be favored by His Majesty!
Your Majesty's reputation for benevolence, righteousness and love for the people spread far and wide. Under your Majesty's rule, the people of Wuqing Jiedu Prefecture will surely live a good life with ample food and clothing from now on! "

Yang Shifan had just seen with his own eyes the combat power of the Longxiang Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and knew that it would be difficult to hold on to the Jiedu Envoy Mansion; but he was also worried that if he gave up resistance, he would be destroyed in an instant like Zhang Wenbiao's Hengzhou Army.

Seeing Yang Shifan's hesitation, Hu Yanzan immediately said loudly:
"General Yang, the reason why our army slaughtered all the Hengzhou soldiers just now is because the sergeants disobeyed His Majesty's military orders, robbed and raped the people of Tanzhou, and refused to accept military law.

The commander of the army assures General Yang that as long as the Wuqing army surrenders to the Zhou Dynasty and abides by the military regulations of the Zhou Dynasty, they will never harm the envoy Zhou Jiedushi, General Yang and the Wuqing army!

I, Long Xiang, have a mountain of military orders. General Yang still doesn’t believe what I say?

If the war breaks out, you will not be spared! "

Yang Shifan in the corner tower pondered for a long time, finally made a decision in his heart, and said:

"Okay! I have heard about Emperor Zhou's love for the people and benevolent government, so I just believe General Hu Yan's words!"

Yang Shifan immediately ordered his sergeants to open the door of the house and surrender.

Hu Yanzhan and other officers of the First Army were overjoyed, so they entered the Jiedushi's house to surrender more than ten thousand Tanzhou sergeants, took inventory of the treasury, and immediately wrote a military memorial and presented it to Emperor Chai Zongxun of the Great Zhou Dynasty immediately.

The next day, while Huyan Zan sent troops to take over the states and counties of the Wuqing Army, he also sent carriages and thousands of sergeants to escort Zhou Baoquan to Bianjing to face the Holy Spirit.

Yang Shifan insisted on escorting Zhou Baoquan all the way to Bianjing in person. Hu Yanzhan agreed after remembering that Emperor Chai Zongxun had not told him what to do with Yang Shifan.

Yang Shifan escorted his young master Zhou Baoquan to go north to Bianjing with a thousand Longxiang Army sergeants. He was in fear all the way and kept his sword close to his body, fearing that the two of them would be kidnapped and killed by Da Zhou's sergeants on the way.

Fortunately, the journey was uneventful, and we arrived safely at Bianjing, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, on July 25th.

(End of this chapter)