Chapter 697 Looking Forward
On the night when the city of Kyoto was destroyed, many officials and ministers died in the rebellion.
Some of them were stormed into the mansion by the rebels and massacred. Some of them were killed when they tried to leave the city and bumped into unknown troops.
When these big bosses who once dominated the world died, they were just like dogs, stripped of their clothes and thrown into a stinking ditch.
And after the soldiers at the bottom stripped off these people's luxurious clothes, they also discovered that these noble people at the top would be so ugly naked.
This night is a feast for the crazy.
Because the Han army's system collapsed and the Taishan army entering the city still only gathered in the northeast corner, most of the city fell into a period of unbridled chaos.
Many Han soldiers who had grudges against the ministers covered their faces and joined in the plundering of the ministers. Even those who have no grudges can still make a fortune along the way.
At this time, the ministers may wake up. In fact, they have been sitting on a pile of firewood soaked in kerosene, and then looked at the fire outside the house with amusement.
It wasn't until the fire finally reached the house that they discovered that the house was the last protection for these people. They will be the most miserable group in this era of disorder.
Some ministers who were far away from the riots immediately woke up and sealed the gates of the square, and sent everyone in the family to the square for defense.
Some ministers who no longer had complete communities took the opportunity to change into coarse cloth and fled to the homes of ordinary people.
Military officials, ministers, envoys, officials, and officials all died in countless numbers.
But all these changes occurred in the outer city, and the Han Dynasty still firmly guarded the North and South Palaces.
At this time, there were about 3,000 Yulin and about 2,000 Guangluxun Jinwu in the North Palace. These people stood guard at each gate, watching the chaos outside the city in horror.
Just when this group of dragons was leaderless, Zhu Jun appeared at Dongmingmen with a group of Jianghuai soldiers, which undoubtedly gave everyone confidence.
But as soon as Zhu Jun came, he coughed and said to Liu Bian:
"Your Majesty, I will ask Jianghuai Yabing to take you out in a moment. I will guard Dongmingmen."
But today's Liu Bian is very different. He shook his head at Zhu Jun:
"Commander, forget this. The king will die for the sake of the country, and he will die a worthy death."
After saying that, he took out an arrow and shot it into the dark place outside Dongming Gate.
It was a group of defeated soldiers, staring at this place with eager eyes.
Zhu Jun sighed, then turned around and roared at the mighty tiger outside the palace gate:
"How dare you, those who betray the Lord, to come here so shamelessly? If you don't retreat, we will kill all nine other tribes."
There was a rustle in the darkness, maybe they were frightened by Zhu Jun's words, maybe they didn't dare to offend the emperor's authority, or they were afraid of the armament here, so after a while they retreated towards the east.
There, it was the palace of the ministers, and there was more money and wealth than other places.
After sending away the defeated troops, Zhu Jun confronted Yulin Colonel Yang Qi. This man was from the Yang family in Kansai, but he did not go to Chang'an with the main line, but continued to stay in Kyoto.
This is the two-sided approach of the family.
"Captain Yang, how many people are there in the North and South Palaces now?"
Yang Qi hurriedly replied:
"Shuai Zhu, the Nangong side is under the jurisdiction of the guards. I don't know the humble position. But now I have three thousand soldiers available in the Beigong, but none of these people have experienced enough battles."
Zhu Jun frowned, and understood the reality that Habayashi was a waste now. After all, those who were truly capable would no longer stay in Kyoto.
Sure enough, he ordered:
"You have people guard the Shuoping Gate and Xuanwu Gate in the north first, and then I block the White Tiger Gate in the west, as well as the Zhuque Gate in the south. They are all blocked, leaving only a compound road leading to the South Palace."< br>
Yang Qi got the order and called three generals to carry out the matter.
After doing this, Zhu Jun asked him to gather all the royal horses in the royal stables and place them next to Dongyang Gate.
Seeing that the emperor was about to speak but stopped, Zhu Jun smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, don't worry, this war horse is not for escaping, but for my men to charge into battle."
After saying this, Zhu Jun’s eyes narrowed with killing intent:
"Since they are all going to die, let these Taishan troops join a certain family."
Liu Bian smiled, then held the bow and waited for the arrival of Taishan's army in the dark outside the door.
……
Zhou Ang deserted.
After the northeast corner fell, Zhou Ang himself selected 800 elite soldiers to go downstairs, and then asked the rest to stay in the north city.
But not long after he came down with 800 people, there were screams from the north gate, and countless Taishan troops surged over from the east in the darkness, sweeping away the Han troops on the north city.
At this time Zhou Ang realized that the fall of Kyoto was irreversible.
So he did not continue to rush to the northeast corner, but took people directly to the North Palace to find the emperor.
He wanted to take the emperor to Qingzhou, not only to save him, but also because it could open up a situation for him in Qingzhou.
But just when he regarded the emperor as a rare commodity, he did not expect that Zhu Jun rushed to Dongmingmen first.
At that time, it was actually people like Zhou Ang who were shot by the emperor into the darkness.
Zhou Ang pondered for a moment and realized that he could not take the emperor away with Zhu Jun, so he suddenly said to everyone:
"Brothers, we have been fighting on the top of the city for so many days. Have those ministers ever given us a grain of millet or a bowl of water? The city is going to be destroyed today, but we must calm down this anger. I will take you with you later. Go and plunder a house in Beijing and make a fortune.”
These people under Zhou Ang are all fighting against each other, and their conduct is not what they should be. Now they are panicked and resentful, and they are eager to hear Zhou Ang's suggestion.
So, eight hundred people went straight to Buguangli in the east in the dark.
They looted a royal residence there and made a fortune, and then met other rebels there.
Relying on the prestige of the bloody battle on top of the city, Zhou Ang's team expanded rapidly, and soon broke through to more than 2,000 people.
Under the leadership of Zhou Ang, they ran quickly to the main entrance to the east of Luoyang, the Middle East Gate.
These people were very lucky. The front line of the Taishan Army had not yet arrived at the Middle East Gate, and there were still loyal Han troops waiting here.
Afterwards, Zhou Ang thought that the emperor was protecting a passage to break through and ordered the Han army on the top of the city to open the door.
Those people were hesitant to speak. They wanted to say something, but they were stopped.
Finally, Zhou Ang successfully ran out of the Middle East Gate with the remaining army.
Once the Middle East Gate was opened, the Han troops on the top of the city also gave up their defense. However, they did not choose to leave the city like Zhou Ang did, but took off their military uniforms and dispersed into the city.
As the Middle East Gate opened, more and more ministers, prominent figures in the city, and the defeated army gate left the city from here.
After these people left the city, they didn't know where to go. When they saw Zhou Ang in front of him, he continued to run eastward, and they were busy carrying their belongings to follow.
Zhou Ang felt uneasy when he saw a large group of people following behind him, so he had an idea and took a dozen of his confidants to secretly change the route to the south.
But just as they changed lanes, a group of iron currents rushed towards them, crushing them and passing them.
Zhou Ang died in the rebellion.
Over there, the large army that was still running was surrounded by more cavalry, and was finally forced to the ground. Those who calculated will die, and those who did not plan will live. This is because the calculation was too thorough and cost Qing Qing's life.
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The cavalryman who just casually crushed Zhou Ang to death was Ma Chao.
After these several battles, he has been promoted to Cavalry General again, with a command of five hundred cavalry.
Tonight, he got Zhao Yun's military order and asked him to lead his assault cavalry through the Middle East Gate.
Originally, Ma Chao was still anxiously waiting for the friendly troops who had rushed into the city to open the door, but after a while, the East Gate opened on its own. Now Ma Chao could not wait in time.
Ma Chao didn't care what small shrimps he killed, he only wanted to catch big fish.
So after rushing in from the Middle East Gate, he did not follow the previous military order to occupy the Taiwei Mansion, but went straight to the North Palace, where the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was.
His horse Chao had captured the King of Goryeo, and this time he captured the emperor of Han Dynasty. What a prestigious name he would have.
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When the Taishan Army was in full swing entering the Kyoto city, Zhang Chong and a large group of shogunate and generals were chatting and laughing with a special person at the Chinese army base camp in Beiman Mountain.
I saw Zhang Chong smiling and asking this northwest man:
"Wen Yuan, I have always known you to be brave and brave. How many enemies can you defeat with your strength?"
This is something that every martial artist likes to compare. Although Zhang Chong is already at the peak of martial arts, he still enjoys this topic.
And the person sitting respectfully in front of Zhang Chong was Zhang Liao who surrendered to Zhang Chong in Shangdang.
After the surrender, he stayed in the prison camp for a period of time. Because his attitude was very cooperative, he was quickly promoted. Recently, he was brought by Zhang Chong to increase his presence.
And how could these great civil and military elites in the camp not know that the king was going to reuse them again? Therefore, these people in Daying were also polite to Zhang Liao.
And what about Zhang Liao? Also more respectful.
At this time, when he heard King Zhang suddenly ask this question, he was still a little unable to react. Shouldn't he be more concerned about the battle ahead in the city now?
But when King Zhang asked, he immediately replied:
"Xiaoyong is only Xiaoyong. Compared with King Zhang and Lieutenant Lu, I can only be average."
Zhang Chong smiled, unwilling to engage in such a trick with Zhang Liao, but said directly:
"Don't mention me and Lu Bu, just talk about yourself."
Zhang Liao hurriedly replied:
"For example, if someone is wearing armor and fighting on foot, a certain person can defeat a hundred men, or if ten soldiers are fighting on horseback, they can penetrate the three armies."
There were many Taishan Army generals present, and none of them were brave and good at fighting. When they heard this, they all laughed.
Why, here comes a person who says that he can defeat the three armies. Are there so many peerless warriors?
But Zhang Chong knew that Zhang Liao in front of him was not lying. After all, in history, this man dared to charge 100,000 yuan. Even in Cao Cao's group, which has many powerful generals, Zhang Liao is also the top fighting general with his bravery, surpassing the entire army.
Zhang Chong was very satisfied, but at this moment, Zhang Liao suddenly said something else:
"But the guilty general will think that courage is not enough, so he will make plans before using his troops."
Then he told Zhang Chong two stories:
"In the past, Luan branches dragged firewood to defeat thorn bushes, and Mo Ao gathered firewood to twist it, all of which were planned."
The warriors in the golden tent all understood the first sentence, but few understood what the latter sentence meant.
Even Zhang Chong himself knew Luan Zhi, and vaguely remembered that he was a general of the Jin Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period.
But who is Mo Ao?
Seeing Zhang Chong's confused look, Xun You on the side quickly explained:
"This Luan Zhi was a minister of the Jin State in the past. When he was fighting with the Chu State, he ordered his soldiers to tie firewood to the rear of the chariot and pretend to be defeated. At that time, there was a lot of smoke and dust, and he looked like he was running for his life. The Chu army was fooled and pursued Jin The army's ambush circle was defeated. This was to show the enemy's weakness."
"And Mo Ao picked firewood and was hanged. Mo Ao was the official name of Qu Xia, a member of the Chu clan. In the battle against the Jiu people, he used woodcutter workers to attract the Jiu people to attack from the barrier, and then set up an ambush, which caused great harm. Win.”
Finally, Xun You explained to all the soldiers in the army:
"These two examples are classic war tactics in history."
After saying that, he glanced at the man named Zhang Liao in front of him, and he no longer regarded him as a simple martial artist.
Nothing else.
Zhang Liao said that it doesn't matter whether he is an enemy of a hundred people or an enemy of ten thousand people, it is not surprising. After all, someone who can be taken by Lu Bu as a general must be very brave.
But this piece of Liao mentioned two ancient battle examples, which can be said to directly demonstrate this person's profound knowledge reserve, which is very rare.
So, he also sighed to Zhang Chong:
"Your Majesty, this gentleman is very human."
Zhang Chong actually looked at Zhang Liao in front of him in surprise. He obviously didn't know that this man still had something, so he felt happy in his heart.
However, he did not agree with Zhang Liao's military philosophy and said deliberately:
"You said that it is just a general's method, easy to use surprises. But the way of a commander should be upright. Use an upright division to attack the enemy's well-organized division. The more planning, the easier it is to take risks. But if there are too many dangers, there will always be dangers. Lose.”
Zhang Chong said so much because Zhang Liao was such a person in history. He did fight many wonderful battles as a general, but because he was prone to taking risks, his ability could never be improved to that of a general.
Zhang Chong was obviously optimistic about Zhang Liao and wanted to train him as a reserve talent for the generals of the second echelon of the Taishan Army.
The reason why it is the second echelon instead of the first echelon is because although Zhang Liao is extraordinary, he is still a descended general. Even if he is given the authority, he cannot mobilize those veteran generals.
So when all the veteran generals are here, this Liao can only be considered a general at most.
But veteran generals are also mortal. When the time comes, when the old men wither away, with Zhang Liao's age and hard-earned experience, he will become the pillar of the Taishan Army.
It has just been reported outside that the armies have captured Taicang and the arsenal, and are arriving at Beigong, so there is actually no suspense about capturing Kyoto.
After capturing Kyoto, Zhang Chong must also focus on the future. This future is not three to five years, but twenty or even thirty years in length.
He did not doubt that the Taishan Army would pacify the world, nor did he doubt that with his prestige and force, the Age of Huangtian would come to the world, but he had to deal with it in advance.
No matter how sinister the intentions of what Fu said before were, there was one thing that Zhang Chong knew very well, that is, these words were simply a prophecy of history.
In today's Taishan Army Group, the ingredients are too pure. This was originally the weapon that Taishan Army relied on for its success, but after it became the world's leader, this became a drawback.
Because of Zhang Chong's statement intentionally or unintentionally, most of the generals in the army did not marry with the powerful old Han family, but these people would get married anyway, so most of the marriages were internal marriages in the army.
This made the relationship between the army very complicated, which was good of course, but Zhang Chong wanted to be better, so he decided to support warriors like Zhang Liao.
This person is capable and can get things done, but he has nothing to do with any faction in the army and is an outsider. What's even more valuable is that this person also has good character.
Such a person is Zhang Chong's favorite candidate for the second team.
In fact, he has many more names on the list like Zhang Liao. He can't make everyone follow him, but he needs to ensure that when he needs to hire people, someone will follow him. This is very important.
Zhang Liao didn't know that Zhang Chong was looking up to him. After replying to Zhang Chong, he couldn't help but ask:
"King Zhang, aren't you worried about the war in the city?"
Zhang Chong laughed, then stood up and said this:
"Would you worry about something inevitable?"
After saying that, a military officer suddenly came in from outside. He looked panicked, walked quickly to Zhang Chong, and then said some earth-shattering news.