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    Chapter 101: Surrender (Part 2) So it is said that a good horse will be ridden by others, and a good person will be bullied by others.  For the sake of the peace of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Shuo did not hesitate to offend Wei Dang. Although he wrote a letter to Li Longji, he could be regarded as loyal.  Now Li Xian smashed the tea cup again, but luckily, when he smashed it out, Li Xian's hand softened and he didn't use much force. That's it. Zhang said that a green bag came out on his head, and the tea poured all over his head.  yes.  Zhang said he was calm and unafraid, and replied: "Your Majesty, Wang Hua and Wei Chen said they would not attack Chang'an, but how many days have passed?" Li Xian couldn't answer the question in one sentence.  It was agreed upon for more than twenty days, but now a month has passed, almost forty days.  Wang Hua also wrote a letter, but Wang Hua didn't reply. He only brought back a sentence, giving him a few days' grace.  I didn't think about it at the time, how many days was it?  Is it really just a few days?  Li Xian's inability to answer does not mean that he is not angry.  He walked up and down the hall.  Zhang said and then said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask me to go and guard Chang'an." "Are you going to guard Chang'an?" Li Xian glanced at him suspiciously.  "I also know that many people have recently accused me of colluding with Wang Hua and deliberately cheating to gain time to attack Chang'an. Fortunately, your majesty trusts me and protects me. Therefore, I beg your majesty to give me a chance to serve your majesty. I  My family is all in Luoyang, so if I say something here, the city of Chang'an will be with me, and the people will die." Zhang said that this was done out of necessity.  He was the one who advocated Li Xian's peace negotiation, but the resistance in the court was too great, and Li Xian's peace negotiation never passed.  This time has been delayed again and again, and now I don't know what Wang Hua is thinking.  If Wang Hua had captured Chang'an City and the Luoyang peace treaty had not yet been concluded, Zhu Wei would be the first to accuse himself.  When the time comes, you will have to die if you don't want to.  This is just like Chao Cuo in the Western Han Dynasty who suggested reducing the vassal status.  It is better to die in battle, and your family will have a good ending.  Li Xian hesitated for a while, and there was indeed no one available in the court.  So Li Dan was ordered to be the pastor of Jingzhao Prefecture and the general marshal of Gyeonggi Province, and Zhang Shuo was appointed deputy marshal.  This is because Li Dan happened to be in Chang'an, and Chang'an, Luoyang, and Taiyuan had no governors, and the governor acted as an agent for government affairs.  Sometimes a minister is temporarily established, and most of the second-grade official positions are held by princes.  This is a false title, the actual affairs are managed by Zhang Shuo.  Just like when the Blood Camp was first established and Wu Sansi was the camp governor, it was actually Wang Hua who was in charge of the affairs of the Blood Camp.  Hearing the imperial edict, Zhang said there was no delay and set off immediately. At the same time, he sent someone to send an order to the magistrate of Chencang County. In any case, the blood camp would be delayed for a while.  Even if it is lost in the end, it will still be innocent and meritorious.  Because of the confusion in the Blood Camp, many troops from Chang'an were transferred to several states including Liangzhou in Hanzhong.  Now as long as there is enough time, the troops from these states can be brought back, and reinforcements from the rear will continue to arrive.  No matter how many troops there are, Zhang said he has witnessed the terrifying combat effectiveness of the Blood Camp with his own eyes.  He would not dream of defeating Wang Hua, he only wanted to preserve Chang'an.  Then he dressed simply and left Chang'an. However, when crossing the Wei River, although the weather was very hot, he felt that the river was flowing but it was very cold.  He couldn't help but hit the wall of the boat and whispered: "In the past, I read that Jing Ke went to Qin, and gradually left to build the building. Jing Ke sang in harmony: The wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the strong man will never come back. Only today do I know the true meaning of it.  Taste. " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~ Zhang said he was worried about the country and himself.  But the blood camp did not stop there.  After receiving the order from Zhang Shuo, Chencang County immediately made preparations.  Although Chencang County is small, it has unique geographical conditions.  On the back is Qizhou as the largest barrier, to the south is the Weishui River, and to the west is the famous Wushan Mountain. This mountain is the bridge between Longshan Mountain and Qinling Mountains.  Zhenhuo Mountain is listed as one of the five major Zhenshan Mountains.  But the high and steep mountains are also one of the biggest barriers.  The county magistrate of Chencang also ordered that all wooden boats on the Wei River be confiscated and some camps were built on the north bank of the Wei River.  Some officials were stingy with money. In fact, this war brought huge damage and sacrifices to the blood camp, and also brought many unnecessary losses to the Tang Dynasty.  The losses before and after are immeasurable, direct and indirect, far exceeding the number of claims made by Wang Hua.  When the blood camp arrived in Chencang, the officials in Chencang were still a little excited. We have seized all the ships. What do you do?  Even building a raft takes a while.  Besides, there are many Tubo people among you who don¡¯t know the nature of water at all.  However, their eyes suddenly got bigger, and even MuThe buns were not tied up, so I took out the Huntuo that I had brought over and blew on them one by one.  When it expands, it is larger than the carrying capacity of the raft.  As for the war horses, it would be easier to lead them directly into the river.  Don¡¯t ask war horses whether they can swim. In fact, all horses can swim, and they like it very much, but the swimming posture is very ugly.  Then the Huntuo was connected together, and a group of soldiers stepped on it. Many soldiers on the other side began to set up defenses, but the soldiers of the Blood Camp stood on the Huntuo and also started driving the slaves and shooting arrows.  Both sides made some sacrifices. These soldiers stepped to the other side of the river, mounted their horses again, and launched a charge towards these camps.  At first, they used fences to fight back, and then as more and more Blood Camp soldiers came ashore, several camps were crumbling. When the third group of soldiers came ashore, they finally captured the first camp.  The other camps looked bad, so the leading general led his men back into the city.  But they don't have Cao Zhen's ability, and the blood camp has weird siege equipment, and most of the desperate soldiers are made up of prisoners of war.  There was also sacrifice, which came from Wang Hua's pocket. The sacrificed prisoners of war were paid with real money and silver.  In just two days, Chencang County was lost.  After Guo Zhiyun once again led his army to replenish supplies in Chencang, he took more and more prisoners of war and came to the back of Qizhou City. He and Li Kaigu attacked the city from both sides. One day later, Qizhou City was lost again.  The two armies finally converged.  As a result, in addition to the nearly 3,000 blood camp soldiers who died and the more than 2,000 soldiers who stayed behind, the main soldiers of the blood camp reached 32,000 people. There were more than 5,000 soldiers who died or were seriously injured as prisoners of war in Tuyuhun. There are still more than 5,000 soldiers left.  There were more than 25,000 people, and the military strength reached more than 57,000 people.  In addition to the 12,000 Tang troops captured intermittently, these Tang troops and Tuyuhun people were used as cannon fodder for sieges.  ¡°This way, it¡¯s no small matter.  The army marched all the way eastward, invincible, and quickly forced the city of Xianyang.  When the news came out, the whole country was shocked. Although many dignitaries stayed in Chang'an City, they even offended Wang Hua's family, especially the Wei family, and fled to Luoyang.  The official road from Chang'an to Luoyang was crowded with fleeing people.  But at this time, the court hall was completely silent.  The ministers who advocated peace talks did not dare to say anything. How dare they speak out in this limelight?  When Li Xian was told that this was possible, he was furious and pulled himself out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded him.  The ministers who advocated a decisive battle could not say anything. In fact, many ministers had decided to negotiate peace in their hearts.  Just because I don't want Chao Zhongqingliu to succeed, I deliberately hold back.  At this point, I started to regret it.  But it's too late. It's time to negotiate peace. Will Wang Hua agree to their conditions again?  Immediately, Chang'an was taken down. What do you really start with the Tang Dynasty?  Even if they can agree to negotiate for peace, the conditions are very harsh. Besides, what do the people think?  Rather than doing this, it would be better to have agreed to let him negotiate peace when Zhang said he was in Lingzhou earlier.  Even those ministers who really want a decisive battle dare not bring it up now. How can we fight?  Moreover, if Chang'an is lost, the entire Tang Dynasty may be in danger of annihilation.  What power do they have to protect themselves?  When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs?  At least the Tang Dynasty existed and they could still live a happy life for a while.  Therefore, I also felt regret at this time, regretting in my heart that I had underestimated the power of the blood camp.  Li Xian called all the ministers into the inner hall and asked: "Everyone, what should we do now?" He was so angry that he even lost his wife.  No one dared to say a word. Li Xian threw a tea cup to the ground and said, "What's the matter? We're going to fight. Who said it? Everyone, please stand up for me and go to Jingzhao Mansion together." No one stood up either.  come out.  Li Xian looked at Wei Wen, Wei Anshi, Wei Juyuan, and Wei Sili, and said: "Four Prime Ministers of Wei, don't you just want to start a war? Why don't you talk now?" There was no curse, but first the king of Chu, the king of Wei, the king of Jin, and the king of Qi  , now he is the fourth Xianggong of Wei, almost the fourth Xianggong of Wei. This shows how much Li Xian hates Zhu Wei.  At this time, an urgent report came from outside. Li Xian asked him to come in. The soldier knelt down panting and reported: "Your Majesty, Xianyang has been lost." Xianyang City is also difficult to attack, not only because of the terrain, but also mainly the city walls.  A thousand-year-old city with very tall walls, but now the role of this wall is gradually losing.  When the southeast wind blows, it is a very formal attack, with long-range weapons like trebuchets, longbows, and explosives.  The close attack is a ladder, plus soldiers, but mainly cannon fodder.  But now the cannon fodder is for his own use. Once he has merit, the blood camp will not be stingy and will give him real rewards.  In fact, several prefectures and counties were conquered. These prefectures and counties were close to Chang'an, and each prefecture and county had rich warehouses, including materials, grains, copper and silver.  There are also some families that confiscated them.  The harvest is very richBecause of the heavy reward, the prisoners of war will take the initiative to fight for their lives.  The blood camp reduces losses and sacrifices, and does not care about the money.  Everyone gets what they need.  This is a headwind situation, and a tailwind situation. I don¡¯t dare to use a glider. Now I am paying more and more attention to this thing. When landing in the air, the target is too obvious, the loss is too great, and the gain outweighs the gain.  So another thing came into play, a hot air balloon, and a telescope, soared to the sky above Xianyang, sighted the buildings below, government offices, warehouses and barracks, lit the explosives and dropped them.  Coupled with the fierce attacks from below the city, Xianyang was lost in just two days.  Now the Blood Camp is collecting ships by the Wei River. The troops are divided into two groups, all the way to Chang'an City. They have already crossed the Wei River from the upper reaches and are preparing to return to the west side of Chang'an City.  Hearing this news, all the ministers¡¯ faces changed color. Did they conquer Xianyang so quickly?  At this moment, another urgent report came from outside.  Li Xian even wanted to curse: "It's a funeral." But he endured it. Although it was most likely bad news, he had to listen.  However, this time it was an accident and good news.  Gongren and Xiao Song went south with an army of 10,000, including some troops assigned to them by Guo Yuanzhen.  But the road is not easy to walk. In June and July, there is a lot of rain and many places are swamps.  Of course it's not as scary as Songfan Grassland. If you fall down, you will soon be gone.  But there are mud pits everywhere and it is not easy to walk.  Fortunately, Lun Gongren was very familiar with the terrain here, and after arriving in Wuhai City, he used his connections and made several promises to find several local discriminated tribes. They were willing to serve as guides and took the initiative to provide them with logistical supplies.  Scout for them.  Of course, there is a price to pay. Once the war is over, they will vigorously support the rise of their tribe.  This kind of support means providing slaves, materials, livestock, and pasture, and the amount required is still very large.  But Gongren and Xiao Song agreed immediately. After all, compared to the current battle, this request is not excessive.  With the support of these tribes, Gongren and Xiao Song quickly evacuated Tuyuhun to occupy all the checkpoints and arteries of Bailanqiang in advance.  And using the terrain and advanced weapons, they defeated a Tuyuhun people's counterattack.  After receiving the news, Guo Yuanzhen began to announce his surrender.  As long as they surrender, their status among the Tuyuhun tribe will remain unchanged, and their taxes will not be as severe as those of Tubo.  Finally, some people began to waver. When Ge Shuhan led more than 18,000 people, the Tyuhun people did not know that Ge Shuhan was bringing prisoners of war, but they all knew Ge Shuhan. They only saw the enemy's huge army coming in a steady stream.  , the retreat road ahead was blocked, and they lost their last hope.  Finally, the Tuyuhun nobles jointly sent a representative to negotiate with Guo Yuanzhen, and finally reached a peace agreement, allowing Tuyuhun to retain his own royal family with some independent powers, at least similar to the jurisdiction of Tubo.  But the tax is very small. After a while, an old man finally said it, it was only one-tenth of the Tubo people's tax.  Guo Yuanzhen sneered and said nothing.  But the old man immediately went on to say that he would enjoy preferential treatment, and Tuyuhun would also pay for it, such as surrendering to the Tang Dynasty and allowing the Tang Dynasty to send officials to jointly govern. When the Tang Dynasty needed it, Tuyuhun would send troops to assist the Tang Dynasty in its expeditions.  However, when allocating troops, each household of three men could only deploy at most one man.  The last point is slightly more generous than Tubo.  Guo Yuanzhen was so angry that he wanted to curse.  But he heard the news that the Tubo people had mobilized 100,000 troops and recruited Bailanqiang from the Bailan tribe to prepare to recapture Tuyuhun.  After thinking about it for a while, I endured this tone and made only one change, doubling the tax. Of course, this is still a very loose tax.  At the same time, two pieces were added to set aside several areas for the troops left by the Tang Dynasty to farm. They could provide a number of war horses of various types to the court every year, or raise a number of war horses for the court. If necessary, they were allowed to be sold to the court first at the same price.  Tang Dynasty war horses and other livestock.  Since Tuyuhun is a horse, this is not a harsh condition. Several Tuyuhun envoys looked at each other and were a little overjoyed.  Of course, if they are not given any sweetness, even if these people surrender, they will not surrender sincerely.  This is just like the Song-Liao-Chanyuan alliance. It was too heavy for the imperial court to bear, but too light for the Liao country. If they didn't take advantage of this, they would come to invade.  After returning, the Tuyuhun people began to formally surrender.  This also means that the Heyuan County and Xihai County of the Sui Dynasty, except for some areas south and west of Bohai, have returned to the embrace of the Tang Dynasty.  And in order to please the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun's pseudo-Khan Tuyuhun Mohe and the Tubo Princess Tuyuhun's Queen Mother Chibang prepared to come to Luoyang to meet the Tang Dynasty Emperor.  Of course, they also have a condition, that is, the Tang Dynasty cannot detain them in Luoyang and prevent them from??Come back.  So Guo Yuanzhen wrote a letter of victory and mentioned one last thing by the way.  Of course, Guo Yuanzhen did not mention the credit of Blood Camp in the middle.  It's not that he's greedy for merit, it's that he doesn't want to get into trouble.  ??Everyone is well aware of this matter, but this report of victory makes everyone vaguely feel that it is a turning point.  Why?  If he negotiated peace with the Blood Camp under the pressure of the Blood Camp, the imperial court would not be able to disgrace him, but this great victory gave the imperial court a step forward.  In fact, this is also Wang Hua's arrangement.  It is hard and soft, but there is no need for the Blood Camp to lower its low profile. For this reason, it is better not to need so many sacrifices and to send troops to Chang'an.  So the memorial sent by Guo Yuanzhen and the envoy were suppressed. Just as the army arrived at Chang'an City, they began to let the envoy pass and arrived in Luoyang.  Just when everyone was looking at each other and preparing how to express themselves to Li Xian, the third urgent information was delivered.  Everyone was very worried, fearing that the city of Chang'an would be lost.  Unexpectedly, the news was sent by Li Dan. He first greeted Li Xian and then said that the situation in Chang'an City was not very good. Although there were many soldiers stationed, Zhang said that they had been working hard day and night. However, as the Blood Camp began to cross the Wei River southward,  The general camp was stationed in the north of Chang'an, and blood camps began to approach Chang'an City in the west. The morale of the soldiers in the city was low, and the prices in the city soared.  As the conversation changed and another matter was mentioned, Wang Hua also came outside Chang'an City, but he paid homage to the tombs of Emperor Gaozu and the Queen Mother at the Qianling Mausoleum and stood in silence for a long time before finally leaving the Qianling Mausoleum sadly and rushing to the city.  To outside Chang'an City.  Whether it was war or peace, not a word was mentioned.  But everything is left unsaid.  Why does Wang Hua want to worship Wu Zetian and Li Zhi? Of course, worshiping Li Zhi is false, but worshiping Wu Zetian is true.  Apart from gratitude, don¡¯t you have any other feelings?  After hearing the eunuch read out the urgent report, Wei Anshi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Hua just arrived in Chang'an, let's negotiate peace." Although he is a member of the Wei family, his attitude has always been ambiguous on this matter.  It was not clear, and it did not indicate peace, nor did it indicate a decisive battle.  Especially after Li Xian awarded the four kings, he was almost silent. He did include two requests for official appointments, but Li Xian did not agree to do so.  Strictly speaking, he is definitely not a member of the Wei Party. If it were not for Wei's involvement, he could still be classified as a Qingliu minister.  At that time, Wang Hua was deeply liked by Lao Wu, and he also said many good things in secret.  But he doesn't like to show off his merits, and Wang Hua doesn't know that either.  Later I wanted to say that Lao Wu was also dead, and there was no need to confront him until he died.  But at this time, for the sake of his family, he did not act very openly. At least to some extent, he sat back and watched the situation expand.  But one thing is undeniable, he has a high prestige in the Wei family.  With this statement, many people just came down the steps and echoed.  But now the situation is very strange. The minister who originally agreed remains silent, but the minister who agrees is the original staunch militant.  Seeing this situation, Li Xian closed his eyes in pain, waved his hand and said, "All of you, go down and let me be quiet for a while." The ministers filed out one by one, and Li Xian looked at Li Yuan and Li Shimin on the wall of the inner hall.  With the portrait of Li Zhi, he suddenly burst into tears.  Although he knew in his heart that negotiating a peace would be beneficial to everyone, he was forced by a minister to make a covenant under the city, or in the authentic capital city. Even though he was an emperor who did nothing, he felt ashamed in his heart.  In his heart, he was a coward, but he never thought about why this situation was happening today.  []
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