Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 270
Luo Zheng glanced at it, and sighed: "If you can't protect the life of the Lord, you should follow him to the underworld if you die. If you have the courage to kill yourself, it can be seen that they are all loyal and bloody good men. Bury them generously, don't let the corpses go to the wilderness!"

"As ordered!"

A small school agreed, and immediately called the soldiers to come forward and bury the corpse.

Luo Zheng glanced at Guo Si's body for the last time before leading the army into the city.

As a warlord of one party, Guo Bang has only two paths to take, one is to surrender with all the people, and still enjoy the wealth.

Either a battle, as long as Chang'an is breached, no matter what the final result is, as long as they are captured, there will be no way out.

Everyone else has a chance to survive, but Guo Si has no way to survive.

It's not that Luo Zheng doesn't want to give Guo Si a life, but he really has no reason to let him go.

After a day of fierce fighting, many soldiers under his command died, and he had to give an explanation to the fallen soldiers. Only Guo Bang's head can commemorate those heroic spirits who died in battle, and no one else's head will work except Guo Bang.

Moreover, Guo Si is a senior general in the Xiliang Army and has a huge influence in the Xiliang Army.

Once he chooses to die, Luo Zheng will definitely not let him go.

This night is destined to be restless, and the fighting in Chang'an City is still going on.

Although the general had already fled, the soldiers who were red-eyed did not surrender immediately, and there were still small groups of soldiers who were stubbornly resisting, and some rebels even rushed into the houses, taking the opportunity to rob and rape prostitutes.

It wasn't until dawn that the shouts and howls in the city gradually subsided.

The streets were already stained red with blood, mutilated corpses were everywhere, and the pungent smell of blood was disgusting.

Groups of dejected captives were taken to the north of the city barracks, where they took off their weapons and stomach armor and locked them up. From time to time, some soldiers went crazy and then violently wounded others.

In just two years, the city of Chang'an was much dilapidated.

The city walls have been in disrepair for a long time, and there are scars everywhere, and collapsed houses can be seen everywhere.

When passing by the small alley, you can occasionally see pairs of numb and frightened eyes behind the crack of the door. A child suddenly wailed loudly, but it stopped abruptly and was covered by an adult.

Luo Zheng glanced sideways and asked: "Can someone disturb the people?"

Jia Xu replied: "My lord, the military law is like a mountain, and no soldiers have ever disturbed the people."

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, "That's good. After clearing out the remnants of the enemy, he will immediately come forward to appease the people, and distribute all the captured Guo Si's army rations to the people in the city. Our army does not lack this ration. This general does not want to see someone starve to death .”

Jia Xu cupped his hands and said, "Obey!"

When it was almost noon, the soldiers cleared out a large mansion next to the imperial city.

Gao Zu established Chang'an as his capital, and moved his capital to Luoyang after Guangwu Zhongxing. Chang'an became the western capital, and Jing Zhaoyin was also established.

Although many palaces were destroyed, since it is the western capital, the imperial court has summoned civilians several times to repair it. Apart from being a little messy, most of the palaces are in good condition. As long as they are cleaned up, there will be no problem for people to live in.

After Guo Bang captured Chang'an, he lived in the imperial city in a stately manner.

Luo Zheng didn't want to be so ostentatious, and ordered his soldiers to clean up a yard next to the imperial city.

Even if the great Han has perished, not everyone can live in the imperial city, unless they want to be emperor.

The Han nationality pays attention to the doctrine of the mean, and never likes publicity. Except for people like Yuan Shu, or warlords like Guo Si who have no political wisdom, as long as they are not fools, no one will live in the imperial city grandly.

The soldiers laid out the mats and lit a large pot of firewood.

Luo Zheng didn't eat anything, and fell asleep on the thick fur cushion.

Xu Chu walked in, took a blanket to cover his body, and then drove the soldiers out.

This sleep was a bit long, and when I woke up, the sun was almost setting.

He threw off the blanket and sat up. Just as he moved his arms and legs, Xu Chu heard the movement and opened the door and walked in.

"Why doesn't Zhongkang go to rest?"

Luo Zheng rubbed his numb arms and asked, he didn't sleep, and the others didn't sleep either.

Xu Chu replied: "The last general has slept for two hours, this will give him energy all over his body!"

"That's good!"

Luo Zheng nodded and asked again, "Wen He, are you awake?"

Xu Chu said: "The military division has woken up, and the society is dealing with Gao Shun and the others."

Luo Zheng made a 'huh' sound, sneezed and said: "Get some food, I'm starving to death."

Xu Chu agreed, ran out quickly, and soon came in with a roast leg of lamb.

Judging by the color, the baking time is a bit long, obviously it has been baked a long time ago, and it has been kept on the fire in case it gets cold.

At this time, you can still eat roasted lamb legs, and ordinary soldiers are naturally not treated so well.Luo Zheng had been hungry for a long time, and his heart was sticking to the back, so he couldn't care less, he grabbed the leg of lamb and gnawed it.

After three days of busy work, Chang'an initially settled down, and the people began to take to the streets.

Luo Zheng asked Zhang Liao to lead [-] soldiers to garrison Chang'an. After the rest of the army rested for three days, they immediately divided up and attacked Baling, Gaoling and other places.

In fact, since Guo Si led the army into Guanzhong and allowed his troops to plunder the surrounding areas wantonly, almost all the nobles in Guanzhong could escape.

Now that Guo Bang died, many places were once again in chaos.

Some Xiliang rebels took the opportunity to plunder the city, and then took a lot of money and treasures, and took hundreds of subordinates into the mountains and forests to occupy the mountains and become kings. They also looted the nearby villages along the way.

Gao Shun, Yan Xing, Li Meng, Wang Fang and other generals led their troops out to pursue and suppress the rebellious Xiliang army.

Hongnong, the official residence of Zhang Ji.

Zhang Xiu hurried into the inner hall and said to Zhang Ji, "Uncle, Chang'an has fallen."

"what?"

Zhang Ji was taken aback, Huo Di stood up and said, "Chang'an has fallen?"

Zhang Xiu repeatedly nodded and said: "Just now, the news came back from Baling, Luo Zheng personally led an army of [-] to besiege the city, and it took only two days to break through Chang'an. Guo Si failed to break through, and was captured alive by Luo Zheng and ordered to commit suicide."

"what?"

Zhang Ji was taken aback again, too shocked to speak.

Zhang Xiu waited for a long time, but his uncle didn't speak, so he called out, "Uncle?"

Only then did Zhang Ji come back to his senses, with complex expressions in his eyes, he sighed and said: "Guo Si is also considered a veteran general in Xiliang, but he didn't want to end up being forced to commit suicide now, that fellow Luo Zheng is too ruthless We are also from the old Xiliang tribe, and we used to excuse him when we were in Luoyang, but now we turn our backs and deny people, it is really ungrateful!"

But Zhang Xiu disagreed and said: "Uncle's words are wrong!"

Zhang Ji asked in surprise, "What's Jin Rong's opinion?"

Zhang Xiudao: "In ancient times, those who supported their own self-respect and those who were defeated had a good end. Guo Si's support for the separatist regime in Guanzhong can be regarded as one of the princes, not just ordinary generals. If you change your nephew, you have to kill him if you break Chang'an It is used to eliminate future troubles. Besides, my nephew also heard that before Luo Zheng attacked the city, he persuaded Guo Si to open the city and surrender, and promised to be rich and famous. If you are willing to open the city and surrender, you deserve it if you break the city and be killed, who can be blamed."

Zhang Ji was even more surprised: "Is this really your idea?"

Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "That's what my nephew thinks."

Zhang Jichang sighed: "Jinrong is right, Wei Shu is a bit biased. Thinking about it carefully, if Guo Si breaks Hongnong, everyone can have a way out, but Wei Shu has no way to live, and Guo Si is absolutely impossible to let go." Too uncle."

Zhang Xiu said: "It's a pity that Guo Si is dead now."

Zhang Ji smiled wryly, "Guo Si is dead, but isn't there a more ferocious wolf in Chang'an?"

Zhang Xiuning said: "Luo Zheng is very powerful, the only way out now is for the people and Li Jue to unite and fight against Luo Zheng, then there is a way to survive."

Zhang Ji took it seriously and said: "Jin Rong's words are true. Uncle, I ordered people to go to Luoyang, and asked Li Jue to send troops to help."

Chang'an, Luo Zheng's temporary residence.

Jia Xu hurried into the chamber, bowed to Luo Zheng and said: "Master!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand, let Jia Xu take his seat, and then asked: "How about it, do the Guanzhong nobles have any resistance?"

Jia Xu took a sip of hot tea before saying, "Although there is resistance, it's not a big problem, but..."

"But what?"

Luo Zheng asked in a deep voice.

Jia Xu said: "After Guo Si occupied Guanzhong, he only employed a very small number of Guanzhong gentry, and many cities were guarded by his Xiliang rebel army. Therefore, there were no county magistrates in many places, resulting in chaos in government orders and bandits everywhere. The people are hanging upside down. Even if the lord wants to use the Guanzhong gentry now, there are not many people available. Moreover, after the destruction of Chang'an City, Xiliang rebels in all counties took the opportunity to plunder. It may be very difficult to quickly stabilize the situation in Sanfu area in a short time. Disaster."

Luo Zheng frowned suddenly, his face was extremely displeased, and he said in a deep voice: "If Sanfu can't stabilize quickly, how can this general's army go out of Chang'an and go east. What about those gentry who have taken refuge in Guo Bang, don't they have any intention of fame?"

Jia Xu said: "My lord, you can order General Gao Shun to lead an army of [-] to attack Hongnong, and the rest of the army will temporarily station in Chang'an to guard Sanfu."

Luo Zheng got up and took a few steps under the hall before sighing: "Forget it, let Wen Ruo come to Chang'an!"

"My lord is wise!"

Jia Xu complimented casually, and agreed: "The situation in Guanzhong is so bad that Liangzhou was still victorious at the time. Now Liangzhou is on the right track, and there are no internal and external troubles for the time being. It is the right time for Wen Ruo to come to Chang'an to preside over government affairs. .”

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, and said: "Let Gao Shun come back, and then order Zhang Liao, Yan Xing, Li Meng, etc. to hurry up and wipe out the chaos and bandits that have caused disasters everywhere within ten months. At the same time, it is strictly forbidden for the people to continue to flee, let Wen Ruo send a batch of grain and grass from Long County, and resettle the homeless people as soon as possible, and the people in Guanzhong cannot continue to go into exile."

Jia Xu clasped his hands and sang, "Xu, obey!"

Luo Zheng asked again, "The Guo Si family is small, has it been settled properly?"

Jia Xu said: "I have ordered people to be sent to Liangzhou for resettlement."

Luo Zheng just nodded and said: "That's good, although Guo Si deserves to die, but his family should treat him kindly, otherwise I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of Xiliang soldiers, and in the future Zhang Ji, Li Jue and other Xiliang There is absolutely no possibility of the old general surrendering to this general."

(End of this chapter)