The final battle of the Jin army recapturing Heluo ended in this extremely strange way, which surprised the generals of the Jin army and were somewhat off guard and unacceptable.

There is actually no suspense when the Heluo War has reached this point. The surrounding heroic fortresses have been broken, and the kings from all sides gathered around Luoyang, leaving a Jinyong City alone and helpless. For the generals of each tribe, the problem they face is only how much price they need to pay and who should pick the final fruit of victory.

Previously, Shen Zhezi severely punished Guo Song to reorganize the army, and the effect was outstanding. When the armies met outside Luoyang City, even the generals of Xuzhou who were eager to seek merit were so eager that they could take Mengjin at any cost, they could order their subordinates to restrain their subordinates at this last critical moment, and there was no chaos of fighting for the attack.

The city of Jinyong City itself exists as the Luoyang Acropolis. The city walls are strong and thick, which can be said to be the only city in Luobei today. Moreover, most of the defeated soldiers from all directions poured into the city, and at least thousands of people gathered. Just looking at the strict fortifications around Jinyong City, we can see that the defenders have made full preparations to stick to it.

If there is a military strategy, the enemy will be deprived of the enemy. It is to avoid rushing the dog into the lane and inspire the enemy's desire to fight for life. Once you know that you will die, you will naturally put life and death aside and burst out with amazing combat power. If you rashly attack and endure the enemy's death counterattack, resulting in heavy casualties, you will be useless even if the war is ineffective. Therefore, all the armies stopped tacitly and waited for the Grand Commander to supervise the battle and dispatch it in the last battle.

All the defeated soldiers of the enemy returned to Jinyong City, with rich reserves in the city and clearing the fields outside the city. Anyone seems to be a decisive scene of intending to resist stubbornly and not surrender until death.

However, the royal army outside the city had just met and had not even had time to launch the first attack, but the fortress burned first! Such a strange situation was really puzzling.

So after seeing the fire on the top of the city, all the troops of the royal army quickly sent envoys to ask which side of the friendly forces were, but they didn't know it, and they didn't even receive similar messages at all. It was as if the enemy was unable to bear the fatigue of fighting and simply set fire to death.

In similar situations, all the generals of the army were inexperienced, so the decision was made by the King of Qiao Sima Wuji, who was the highest in the audience. No matter what the situation was, the army first joined forces to strictly block the surrounding areas of Luoyang, and then urgently reported to the Xingyang Camp.

The fire burned for two nights and one day. When Shen Zhezi came from Xingyang Camp and heard the news, the entire city was still filled with smoke and heat.

"The fire broke out from outside the city, first igniting the accumulated firewood under the city, and then the fire grew stronger and spreading into the city. At the end, the generals did not dare to advance rashly and guarded all sides. Very few thieves escaped, and most of them were burned and killed in the city. Although some of the remaining people were captured in the suburbs, they were all unknown..."

Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, King Qiao had no time to reminisce with Shen Zhezi. After taking the Grand Commander into the camp, he began to tell the story of the change in Jinyong City: "In the ruined city of Luoyang in the south of Jinyong City, another defender was about 2,000 people, and all the soldiers were placed outside the camp. The people said that they were from the villages around Luoyang and were forced to follow the thief, but they had no idea of ​​resisting the king's army. They set fire at the city and said that they were doing what they did, but whether it was true, it still needs to be investigated..."

Hearing such a strange process, Shen Zhezi felt quite puzzled. He took a short rest in the camp and headed towards Jinyong City after the fire was burned.

This area was still scorched earth. From a distance, the originally thick and tall city walls were burned by fierce fire. The thick smoke was roasted black and crisp. The sound of horse hooves approached, and the walls could shake and peel off.

In a corner of the city wall, you can see that the city is full of devastation, with the accumulation of firewood several feet thick. Some walls are piled with thick wreckage of humans and animals, and some burned skeletons are vaguely visible. The entire city has no living creatures and has turned into a dead city.

Even though the generals had already checked nearby many times, they still felt cold in their hearts when they saw such a tragic scene, and they felt even more ruthless. Thousands of people were surrounded in the city and burned cleanly after a fire.

Shen Zhezi has never been a kind gentleman. Since he was in charge of the army, he has repeatedly used fire and water schemes. Even if these remaining troops were not burned to death, he had long planned to kill them all without leaving prisoners of war. But even if they were dead, the impact of killing the battle formation and being surrounded and burning in the city was different.

Through the accumulation of dust outside the city and the arrangement of the city gates, it can be seen that the city is already trapped. After the fire spreads, not many people were able to escape.

Although King Qiao reported that some Luoyang Township people had already admitted their actions, Shen Zhezi still had doubts that Jinyong City had been besieged from all sides, and that army was even arranged to be stationed outside the city, which shows that the defenders were not trusted.

Since they were suspicious and had great hidden dangers in the city defense, the defenders along the way could quietly approach the fire. Even if they did it, there must be other hidden information, or there were extremely important people in Jinyong City to provide them with convenience.

The result of Jinyong City was burned was good and bad. The advantage was that it could avoid the final fierce battle and unnecessary casualties, and complete the goal of recovering the old capital ahead of schedule. The disadvantage was that this strong city was also embarrassing and used again, and Luoyang City itself was also ruined. Tens of thousands of troops gathered in Heluo, but there was no complete city for garrison.

Of course, there is another disadvantage for the generals, that is, seeing the last great achievement is at your fingertips, but I didn’t expect it to stop without any effort. You should know that Jinyong City is equivalent to Luoyang City. It is so brilliant that it can recover the old capital. Once you plan your achievements carefully, at least you can divide up more than a dozen great achievements, and you will be expected to be a marquis!

"If those rural heroes are introduced into the wild camp, then the elders of the country will come to see them."

Shen Zhezi stood silent outside Jin Yong City for a while, then turned around and returned to the camp, and at the same time ordered.

After Shen Zhezi entered the camp, the leaders and generals of the battalions gathered in the military tent. Soon, soldiers brought a few people dressed in surrender in the tent. After entering the tent, the people did not dare to watch left and right, and leaned on the ground and shouted: "The ugly and poor people from Henan County went to the countryside to worship the great commander!"

"You can subdue the King of Reign and the King of Guiyi, and you can be considered a little loyal. You can get up and answer, and first explain the changes in Jinyong City."

Shen Zhezi had doubts in his heart, so he did not answer these people in a false manner and asked directly.

After hearing this, the people stood up tremblingly, standing in the tent sideways, not daring to face the north. However, when two middle-aged people stood up, their eyes accidentally saw Shen Zhezi sitting upright above. They paused, and their faces showed a lot of uncontrollable surprise.

Shen Weizhou, the chief general of the Jin army, has been very famous in recent years and is known as the Tian Chinese Scholar. They naturally have heard of it. However, after seeing it with their own eyes, it is really difficult to connect this handsome young man with a General Fang Bo who is in charge of tens of thousands of powerful troops.

Even though there are many descriptions of young people and handsomeness in the rumors, in previous years, they only said that they had too much reputation, which was inevitable that they would be exaggerated and incorrect. However, after seeing it with their own eyes, they realized that this young man Fang Bosan seemed to be a little better than the rumors. As for his ability, there is no need to doubt it. Just meet in this scenario, you will know that he has no reputation.

At present, life and death are still dependent on people's hands, so these people naturally dare not relax. After getting up, an old man took a step forward according to the previous discussion, hunched over and said in a trembling voice: "We, the people in Henan, have never thought of falling into the thief themselves. We have always had the intention of returning to the right, but the people in the village are despicable and cannot abandon their old towns. There are slave thieves and peach leopards bullying this place..."

The old man spoke in a long speech, expressing his inner struggle and grievances. In conjunction with the old and trembling tone, a sad atmosphere was created.

However, he was able to be contacted by the villagers, and he was quite sensible. Before the generals of the Jin army were about to get bored, he immediately turned the topic and talked about the incident in Jinyong City: "We are foolish people, forced by slave thieves to commit crimes and humiliation, and have to do things for a moment. But in his heart, he dared not forget the kingly way of returning to the righteousness. Fortunately, a noble soldier in the slave army, Lu De has quite sympathy for the villagers..."

"Lud?"

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he frowned slightly. He saw the old man in panic and signaled him to continue talking. As for him, he recalled the information related to Lude while listening to the fellow villagers telling him how they would instruct Lude to push Jinyong City into danger step by step and then finally set fire to the city.

The Huainan Governor's Office has always had many sources of information on Heluo, so it is not ignorant of Lu De, and there is a separate volume of his people for Shen Zhezi to understand.

He was born in a humble family and was compared to the reputation of Youhou. He was originally from Chen Guang, but later he turned to Taobao...

As more and more things needed to be dealt with, Shen Zhezi's memory gradually improved. When he was curious, the chief clerk had already helped me recall the information about Lu De and submitted it to me in a little bit of clarification and dictation. So Lu De's image became rich in Shen Zhezi's mind.

Soon, the old man finished telling and answered some detailed questions raised by the generals of the Jin army. Therefore, the story of a strategist who was extremely talented and brave, able to arrange such a killer under the noses of the thieves and who could finally hit a fatal blow, was known to everyone.

"Where is Lu De in the words of the hometown elder?

King Qiao asked, if these villagers did not lie, then Lu De would be an extremely important figure in the process of regaining Heluo, and his talents would be strong. Such people must be in control, whether they have made achievements or appointments.

"Although Mr. Lu rescued us and others from the village, he was unable to escape from the thief army. When the fire broke out, he was also in the city. Our villagers were incompetent and could not rescue Mr. Lu. Only by being close to the lieutenant of the Grand Governor, he would not hide or decorate, and to spread his noble style to the world..."

When everyone in the tent was stunned when they heard the old man say this, including Shen Zhezi. Before everyone could speak, Shen Zhezi snorted coldly, stood up from the seat, and said in a deep voice: "Whether Lu De's merits and demerits are not allowed to be judged. Since the villagers have returned to the right, they have their own proper place and will be in the camp. They will not be allowed to leave without military orders!"

When those people heard this, their expressions changed. Even if some people wanted to argue for Lu De, they were afraid to speak up when they saw the atmosphere in the tent, and withdrew from the military tent under the escort of the soldiers.

When the villagers left, Shen Zhezi looked around at the generals in the tent and said in a solemn voice: "This spring, tens of thousands of tigers and wolves came out. They were fought several times and defeated the powerful enemies repeatedly. Finally, they reached Heluo and entered the old capital. These soldiers used their lives and worked hard to create this extraordinary achievement. How could they compete with each other for the poisonous strategy of a madman? Even without such chaos, the king's army could step into the golden moon within a few days!"

After hearing what Shen Zhezi said, the generals' slightly strange expressions gradually calmed down. To be honest, while Lu De's actions shocked them, they also accumulated resentment in their hearts.

In this battle of Heluo, there is no suspense in the victory or defeat, and the final outcome is only the end of the last game. Under such circumstances, Jinyong City has such a change and collapses. This is different from the collapse and surrender of the slave army in the Liyang victory. Jinyong City was burned out by fire, and there was no merit of seizing the city or beheading, and even very few capturings.

Especially for the generals of Xuzhou such as Li Hong, they fought on the Yellow River and captured Mengjin at any cost. All they did was to gain an advantageous position when they finally captured Luoyang.

This has nothing to do with the dispute over interests and power. Even if it is just to give the soldiers who died in Mengjin, this matter must be clearly defended. As a result, their troops fought for more than half a year, as if the whole meaning was just to set up a stage for Lude to show himself.

Such a result is really hard to accept. Especially Lu De, who never surrendered to the royal army until his death. If he praised his actions, it would undoubtedly make the Jin army's hard fighting be overshadowed. At that time, people would not discuss so much military affairs. They would only pass on word of mouth, and tens of thousands of royal army spent hundreds of millions of dollars, but the result was not as good as a mere poor soldier who planned to kill him!

Compared with the generals, Shen Zhezi thought more. He spoke directly and set the tone. What he was doing was not to consider military merits and comfort the public, but that he did not recognize Lu De and his behavior at all.

Although Shen Zhezi was not old, he was considered a human being in his second life. He was immersed in the chaotic world of Jiangdong for a long time and was quite capable of observing people. In his opinion, Lu De was a pure egoism.

Of course, self-interest is not bad. If people don’t do it for themselves, heaven and earth will be punished. Shen Zhezi never denies his self-interest, but this self-interest has a bottom line. In his opinion, Lu De is almost extreme, with a great desire for fame and fortune. This person can use anything as a bargaining chip for fame, even his own life.

Close your eyes, Shen Zhezi could even imagine a character who was so obsessed with reputation that he was almost perverted. For this reason, he would not hesitate to be a thief, he would not hesitate to be a master, and he would not have the concept of right or wrong. Even if he finally saved the people of Luoyang, it seemed that they still had good thoughts and would not lose the righteousness. If he substituted them into this kind of character logic, it was actually just a backup plan for him.

The man used his life to create such a vicious plan, which turned the last stubborn land of Jinyong City into ashes, leaving behind a heroic spirit. Shen Zhezi believed that with his knowledge of the ability of the people, he could not guess the contradictory mentality of the Wang Shi's merits and demerits, and might not be able to promote his deeds. Therefore, he preserved some Luoyang people to pass on their word and praise his virtues.

Of course, Shen Zhezi also admitted that his associations are full of malicious speculation. Perhaps Lu De himself is indeed a noble and pure person. However, as the main general of the recovery of Heluo, he not only needs to maintain the seriousness of this military operation, but also needs to consider the exemplary role brought by praise and criticizing a person. Especially now, he is very popular and there are many people in Jiangdong who don’t like him.

If this matter is widely publicized, it will give some people a hint that it is possible to obtain meritorious deeds without the need for strong soldiers and powerful generals. It is also possible to train spies and instigate senior enemy officials. This will make the entire Northern Expedition situation confusing, and a large number of traitors who serve the two families will emerge, which will bring endless variables to future military operations.

For example, if you continue to go north to attack Hebei in the future, and encounter an enemy fortress, the defender is an enemy general who was instigated by Taiwan Assistant. Will he fight? If he fights, there will be conflicts within. I will keep this piece of chess piece until the end to make a fatal blow against the enemy! If he doesn't fight, he will have worries.

He did not expect that a heroic figure like Lude could awaken the enthusiasm of the Jin people in other occupied areas to be reborn. Once he was praised too much, such painstaking and self-study figures would emerge from Liaodong to Hexi. When the Hu regime was rushing to advance, it was only for the king's army to rectify the chaos!

Therefore, for Lu De, no matter whether he is good or bad, at least on the political level, Shen Zhezi must downplay his presence. Even if he does not deliberately slander, he must not praise or criticize or comment.

In any case, Luoyang City was finally recovered. Although there were still some wandering people in the countryside, under the encirclement of cavalry, the chaotic people soon disappeared.

But Shen Zhezi didn't have time to indulge in joy. Now it was October, and the pressure to transport resources increased greatly. In addition to supporting tens of thousands of troops, the Jin army also had millions of hungry people, while Heluo was really tragic. Apart from the political significance, this battle had almost nothing to gain. Even the strong city of Jinyong became a wasteland and was difficult to use. In addition, there was border pressure from Guanzhong.

All these problems need to be solved urgently. For a time, Shen Zhezi was overwhelmed by a large number of firms, and was even too busy to go to Beim to visit the graves of Sima Yi and several Sima's ancestors.

Of course, among many matters, the most needed stability is the morale of the army. This year's war started in March and fought until October. The process was full of twists and turns, and the results were also brilliant. The entire territory south of the Yellow River was recovered, and stable strongholds were established in Hebei. Hanoi, Jijun and other places are now under the control of the Jin army.

Such a special merit was inspiring, and the soldiers at the top and the others were eagerly looking forward to the final reward result. However, Shen Zhezi is not planning to formally submit the Heluo War Report to Taichung. He needs to first sort out a rough context, thousands of miles of boundaries and millions of people. This will take a certain amount of time to sort out and come up with a comprehensive plan.

In this case, it is especially taboo to express opinions, and there are too many people who interfere. Therefore, Shen Zhezi simply eliminated the root cause and prepared to delay it until around the New Year Festival before reporting victory to Jiangdong, and gaining two months.

He had a reason to do this. With such a large regaining territory, there would be no guarantee that a rebel would appear anywhere. What's more, although Heluo recovered, there would still be wars near Hangu Pass in the west, so the war was far from over.
Chapter completed!