Seeing the team that rushed from the left to the right but fell into the siege of the enemy under the city, but was getting smaller and smaller in the call sign and death battle, the defense of Chenzhou made Zhao Yan's heart cold and sad. stand up. Because his other brother, Chen Xu, the commander of the defense chief, was in it.
However, the frontal personnel sent by him to respond and constrain were not able to play a corresponding role; just as the pirate army's numerous whirlwind cannons and hair rods, the sudden turmoil and rain were disrupted. Then he was attacked by the horse team behind the hidden camp of the thief army, and in the end only a small number of people were recovered with a lot of casualties.
This included the body of his son Zhao Quan who was killed by a gunstone and was desperately snatched back by his subordinates; the moment he saw the bloody body, he seemed to be several years old all of a sudden.
However, no matter what he thought and mourned, the stone cannons of the thief army under the city continued to fire like rain, and the frequency and accuracy of the head were gradually improved. After dozens of rounds of bombardment, the potholes on the head of the city were like a dog chewing. .
However, in this rash battle, he almost lost most of the maneuvers in his hands; there are also two relatives that he can rely on. At this moment, he looked at Sakon's face full of panic and horror, and continued to hold on to the words of a turn for the better. After all, he still couldn't insist on making up again.
And when the rapid approaching attack from the city began to resound through the sky, Zhao Yan, who had made up his mind, also began to explain the future to his family who had been with him since childhood.
"Although I have been effective early on Zhang Zhongcheng's ambition, I can't bear to let my descendants go to the country with me... There is a hidden place in the inner city where you can pass through the outer country, and store water inside, which is enough for more than ten people and months... ."
"Once the thief army gains power, you will chop off my head to vote, maybe you can save your life... Then, you are waiting for an opportunity to think of some ways to get them out of the city..."
Following his words, it seemed as if it made the heavens feel something. Suddenly, some cold feelings began to fall on the back of his hands and face, but it was quite small snow particles.
At the same time, the first light snow in the sparsely falling early winter was flying in the sky. As the leader of the eastern defense envoy of the mountain capital, Wang Zhongshi, who was born as a swordsman in the north, also stepped on the stacked corpses and flowing blood, holding a long-handled sword full of cracks and gaps, and slowly boarded Chenzhou. Wall head
Just like this, he appeared in Zhao Yan's field of vision across the corpses and messy city hallway; and at this moment, he also recalled his life again like a horse.
His family is a loyal and armed general. He has been resourceful since he was a child. When he was playing with neighbors on the road when he was young, he lined up troops. He was a marshal and commanded well. His father was happy to see what he saw. Also, we must be great!"
As an adult, he was promoted to a dental school because of his erudition and knowledge, and his courageous and decisive character. During the Huichang period, Zhaoyi Jiedu caused Liu Zhen to cause chaos, and Zhao Yi went with his father to participate in the battle to recover Tianjingguan.
Soon after, he followed the conquest of the barbarians and fought in Xidong for a month before conquering. Zhao Yi was awarded the title of Yuhou, the capital of the loyal army, because of his merits. Until the second year of Qianfu, Wang Xianzhi led the crowd to counter the rebellion in Cao and Pu and attacked Ru and Zheng in the south. Zhao Xi was ordered to lead thousands of infantry and cavalry to attack him and beat Wang Xianzhi to run south.
After the contemporary loyal army was dilapidated, Zhao Yan was elected as the leader. With an isolated city in Huaiyang, Chenzhou, he repeatedly defeated countless sieges and caged cities by the thief army. But now all this persistence and perseverance has obviously come to an end.
"Want to kill myself to serve the country..."
He took the initiative to raise the sword in his hand, and yelled at the thieves who had already climbed the city to greet him.
—I am the dividing line —
The imperial inner city of Chang'an, the capital of the Qi Dynasty, was also swaying down like salt-sprinkling snow.
Huang Chao, who is enjoying the singing and dancing exercises of Zheng Su Dynasty, is also slightly nodding to embrace this new favorite. A petite and charming concubine was a noble daughter of Princess Yongshou and Ma Xuetong from the clan family.
Outside the hall, he was responsible for the guard patrol, and he was already selected from hundreds of thousands of rebels. The new "Weihe Mansion" was known for his loyalty and bravery. As for the original owl guard, it was expanded into a separate arch. The army guards the three inner and all palace gardens in the city of Chang'an today.
Such as today's trend makes him feel very satisfied. Although Zheng Qi, the old prime minister of Fengtian City (now Qianxian, Shaanxi) in the northwestern Fengxiang Prefecture, once again refused his persuasion to surrender, he peeled the messengers and hung them to show their determination; however, Fengtian City, where many surrounding villages and gates have been uprooted, also It was just a dead place hanging alone.
Although the Great Sanguan, which was the gateway to the Three Rivers in the south, could not be taken for a long time, it could only be self-preserved for a while, and allowed the rebels to build their continuous fences outside the camp, gradually besieged and trapped in the district of Guancheng.
Not to mention that the remnant enemies in the two places, the north and the south, are fighting each other, and they are no longer able to interact and echo each other. Except for the remnants of howlings gathered on Taibai Mountain and Louguan Mountain for trouble and trouble, there are still no people in the huge hinterland of Guanzhong, who can stop and resist the footsteps and existence of the rebels.
As for the north, although the lack of food, grass and winter clothes has slowed down the aggressive offensive in Fangzhou, there are already several representatives of the Guanbei Town in Chang'an City, who are secretly discussing the conditions and prices for changing the flag and becoming a minister.
Once this happens, in addition to the existing Hezhong Wang Chongrong, Heyang Zhuge Shuang, Heshuo three towns, Beidi 29th Road Fan Town; still a small number of them will still surrender under the name of the new Daqi Dynasty. Up.
The various people and horses under the banner of the Guandong Daqi imperial court are also among the siege of the city in bloom. From time to time, officers and soldiers were defeated, and news of victory was sent in succession.
This was followed by the continued improvement of the external strategic situation of the Daqi regime; the southwest was still under the rule of the cheap son-in-law who belonged to the rebel army; with his skills and abilities, he was not afraid of foreign enemies in a short period of time south of Wuguan. Threatened and attacked.
In the southeast, Gao Pian, the only old thief in Huainan who was able to fight a battle, is now in harmony with the old dynasty and is on his own side. He is no more than a thief who does not want to make progress. The other opposing forces that had been spurred to select and annihilated were nothing more than the same in his eyes as he fought all the way.
Although there are still a lot of remnants of the old dynasty in Hedong, which is victorious in terrain, before they want to threaten and invade the Guannei Road they occupy, they must first solve the Hezhong guard envoy (Jedu) who has already belonged to Daqi. Make) Wang Chongrong, this should be a natural barrier on the road.
The only regret is that the cheap son-in-law who occupies most of the land of Hunan, Jingnan, Shannan, Lingnan, and Annan in the southwest, although the new dynasty has been “transmitting supplies” since the establishment of the new dynasty, he has always been self-contained. The system is basically free from official positions and appointments of the new dynasty.
But this is a problem that only his son's generation needs to consider; he still has a lot of time to manage and concoct this matter before the two children are grown enough to be adults. At the moment, the undetermined interests of Daqi's founding in the world still require the Daqi court to continue to win over and maintain relations with him.
Therefore, before that, he had never thought of giving him a king title, even the lowest miscellaneous king. However, he was unexpectedly opposed by the newly appointed Shang Shu Ling Shang Rang, Ping Zhang Shi Cui Miao, Zhong Shu You Pu She Li Junru, and the official secretary Huang Rui.
Their reasons for their respective positions are also very good, nothing more than:
"Suddenly given a high position at the beginning of the establishment of the new dynasty, it will be difficult to award and restraint in the future..."
"The old brothers from Henan have been following Wang Shang and fighting hard for many years. Do they still have to rank among the new generations who have emerged from Guangfu in terms of fame and Juelu?"
"This generation has always been out of command of the military mansion. If the new dynasty gives Houjue to encourage those who surrender to it, it will become more and more independent."
"How can he sometimes be worthy of being a king among the clans? Isn't this chilling and chilling..."
After all, these few represent the positions of the old Henan brothers in the army, the scholars and staff who contributed after the uprising, and the new affiliates formed by the descendants of the old dynasty, as well as the positions of blood relatives and clansmen who have been with them. Even Huang Chao couldn't easily deny or ignore their opinions.
However, at the beginning of the new dynasty, he must not ignore the leader of the Taiping Army, or exclude that from the rebel system; therefore, he could only retreat and let people give him the title of a county duke.
As a result, there was an omission in this matter. He did not continue to intervene for a while and did not notice afterwards, so he was given the title of Duke Beimang; however, he sent Liu Tang as the emissary.
If it weren't for being rejected by the opponent in disguise, Zhao Zhang, the attendant, found the problem and came to the door, he would still be buried in his bones. After all, as the basic common sense for the scholars who have gone to Beijing to rush to the examination, this Beiman Mountain outside Luodu City is not a good place, but is the tomb of the emperors and generals of the past dynasties.
In the meantime, there are neither land, household registration, nor cities and towns. There are only abandoned temples, ancestral temples, and deserted cemeteries all over the place. To use it as a food town to be crowned by others would have a sense of deliberate humiliation and derogation. Therefore, Huang Chao couldn't help but immediately rose into a rage and ordered strict investigations.
However, in the end, the investigations and investigations only punished a few bachelors and family members who were responsible for fiction and cursing; the relationship behind it was never found out. Because some of them quickly confessed their sins, saying that they wanted to "make the thieves to attack each other", and then they committed suicide during the torture.
Then, due to the decent and authority established in the early days of the new dynasty, it was impossible to proactively confess mistakes and lose sincerity to the subordinate forces; therefore, this matter can only be continued when both sides keep silent and deliberately ignore it. Keep in touch.
However, the good things about dealing with the south are obvious. At least when he was standing on the imperial city’s imperial road and observing on the wall, he could find that the refugees and poor households gathered in front of the relief points were getting fewer and fewer. And the cold and cold shops of the east and west cities have regained some popularity and noise.
When the attack in three consecutive directions was blocked, some people even proposed in the North Korean meeting that they should send troops to the south to take advantage of Shannan to attack the remnants of the old dynasty in Sanchuan.
"Xuanchenghou came to see you,"
He was watching singing and dancing and enjoying the beautiful lady, and he was thinking about it. Suddenly, an envoy who was wearing a whisk came in respectfully and said:
"Proclaim..."
Huang Chao waved his hand. Immediately in the cold wind blowing into the temple, Huang Xin, the nephew of the Yuan house who was newly named Xuancheng and also served as the privy council's propaganda, was drawn in, and at the same time brought a good news from Kanto.
"Zhu San'er?.. Has he already beaten Chen Zhou down... but he is also a capable person..."
At this moment, Huang Chao couldn't help but see a face with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a simple expression.
"It's the old brother who died in the past, but the last bit of hatred and regret... I should be a good example of the reward..."
However, he saw Huang Xin staying where he wanted to speak but stopped. Huang Chao couldn't help but waved his hand back and forth, and then gently said to the woman in his arms:
"Let’s go to the hall to play, and watch singing and dancing with you later..."
"Holy Lord, there are other internal information in it..."
With the curling fragrant wind following the raised curtain, it was blown away by the cold wind before returning to the room. Only then did Huang Xin speak forward and backward.
"At the moment, General Li (Bintang) Lang of the Zhu Sanjun sent a report, saying that many of the excellent armor and siege equipment were provided from the south... more skilled people walked in the army. Middle... Now, I'm afraid the two clicks are too close..."
"...I'm afraid that someone will criticize this in the future, whether Zhu San's subordinate is a subordinate of the king or a vassal supported by the Taiping Army..."
"Unreasonably, Zhu San's loyalty and dedication to the country in front of him, how can he arouse people's enthusiasm. Isn't he from Yu Yishang's background? Don't talk about such jealous words in front of you..."
Huang Chao interrupted impatiently.
However, after repelling Huang Xin, Huang Chao pondered for a moment, but the concubine Xue, who had no new favorite, was summoned back; instead, he was summoned by the doctor, Zheng Hanzhang, and monk Shu, the right servant, and the general military envoy, Gai Hong;
"I want to guard (several states), stay behind (large states), defend (small states), and defend (counties) in the current five armies, seven wings and eleven rates. thing.."
"This matter is also very good..."
Gai Hong, who was old and full of gully, contrasted sharply with the luxurious robes and immediately said.
"Is the saint planning to send corresponding personnel from the third court of Yushitai..."
Zheng Hanzhang, a doctor of censorship with a little literary flavor, also knows the elegant way by hearing the song.
"That's the case, the old dynasty used eunuchs for me and I didn't take it; the military envoys represent the decent country and the court. How can they be left to the five disabled people."
Huang Chao nodded in praise.
"So you have to trouble Hanzhang carefully to select the corresponding candidates, so let's start with the garrison of the troops in Dongdu and Dugui Road." (End of this chapter)