two hundred and sixty-nine
In early winter, the cold wind outside Quwo City was blowing, and the yellow sand was blown by the strong wind, and with the unforgettable strong bloody smell, it became more and more desolate under the afterglow of the sunset.
The 30,000 soldiers in charge of the Tang army were arranged a hundred meters outside the city, and Fang Li took the lead, and the face hidden under the helmet could not be seen.
Cao Cao followed closely behind, with a representative smile on his face. The bright yellow flag representing the Tang Kingdom was raised high in front of him, and from a distance it looked like it was merged with the flagpole.
Immediately followed by Gongsun Yan and Zhang Liao, who had the highest official position, and the rest of the generals were stationed behind the horse. Fang Li had decided to reward him according to his military merits after the end of this battle, and his position may change greatly in the future.
The last one is the 30,000 elite soldiers of the Tang Kingdom and the real heroes of the Battle to Destroy Jin.
These soldiers who have followed Fang Li to fight south and north since its founding, were full of killing spirits, bowed and crossbowed down, swords were sheathed, and looked at the blurry city in the distance with their heads raised. This was Fang Li's first battle to destroy the country, and the soldiers were all honored.
No one spoke, but everyone, including Fang Li, was already clamoring in their chests.
This battle alone is enough for the entire army to brag about future generations for the rest of their lives!
The fiery red flags flying in Quyang City have been put down, and the city towers are empty and there are no figures. In the silence, only the broken walls indicate the bloody battle that happened not long ago.
The thick city gate wrapped in pig iron slowly opened, and there were mottled blood marks inside and outside the door panel. The harsh creaking sound was the last cry of this ancient vassal state.
Two rows of Jin army infantry walked out of the city holding the flags of the king of Jin, and stood in line on both sides of the city gate. They were neatly armored and solemn in their army, and their young faces were blank.
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers appeared in front of the Tang army were civil and military bureaucrats of Jin. Although they were wearing mourning clothes that symbolized surrender, they were all washed brightly and lowered their heads. No matter how they felt in their hearts, they all showed extremely sadness on their faces.
Finally, Gui Zhuozi appeared in front of Fang Li with his naked feet, held two lambs, knelt in front of the city gate with his knees, and his forehead was heavily slapped on the yellow land that no longer belonged to Jin State.
In accordance with the etiquette of surrender, Gui Zhu should have recited the letter of the country loudly at this time to announce his sins, express his willingness to leave the throne of the king, offer the land of Jin to the Tang Dynasty, and pray to Fang Li to forgive the civil and military people in the country.
The text had already been written, and Gui Zhu closed his eyes tightly, and his eyelashes felt the coldness of the yellow sand on the ground. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was wailing. He couldn't calm down his emotions for a long time, and he couldn't say a word.
Although there is no righteous battle in the Spring and Autumn Period, it is natural for the winner to be the king, but this situation still made Fang Li feel a little compassion and did not want to make too much embarrassment. So he took the initiative to step forward and looked down at Gui Zhu's head from a high point.
Yu Guang saw the horse's hooves appearing in front of him, Gui Zhu took a deep breath, suppressed his grief, and said with a squeal: "Duke Tang, Jin State...will surrender!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the civil and military officials outside the city gate and thousands of soldiers waiting in the city pushed the golden mountain and turned the jade pillars and knelt down in Fang Li's direction.
Until this time, these people who were dissatisfied with the unwillingness to surrender a few hours ago truly felt that the State of Jin, which had stood for hundreds of years, had been destroyed after the chaotic world!
Fang Li stared coldly at these devastated ministers, took the letter of state from the Prime Minister of Jin who came forward, suddenly turned his head and raised it high towards his thousands of troops. A breath of air popped up in his chest and shouted: "My soldiers, Jin State, have surrendered!"
For a moment, everyone forgot the scars of months of hard fighting and the coldness of siege in a single clothes in the severe winter. Thirty thousand generals suddenly gave a shocking cheer, shouting with their spirits to vent their long-lasting depression:
"Lord, ten thousand years!"
"Tang Dynasty for ten thousand years!"
"Lord, ten thousand years!"
"Tang Dynasty for ten thousand years!"
Cao Cao and Liu Bei were in it. Although they were calm by nature, they were also infected by the cheers from the bottom of their hearts by the soldiers of the three armies. They couldn't help but draw out their swords and join them.
Just left the city of Maquwo, and in front of him were loyal troops of thousands of horses and thousands of horses and thousands of people, behind him, the king and minister of Jin who bowed their heads and bowed their heads, actually felt that the whole world was in my hands.
The feeling of destroying a country turned out to be so refreshing.
Bathed in the respect the soldiers roared from their hearts, Fang Li turned around and signaled Gui Zhu and the surrendered ministers to wait aside. He laughed and ran into the city. The generals behind him hurriedly followed. Until they entered the center of the city, Fang Li calmed down a little while when he saw the military and civilians of Jin who were tremblingly kneeling on the roadside.
The matters of Gui Zhu and the surrendered ministers can be put aside first, but the people should not be delayed. Fang Li turned his head and ordered in a low voice: "Gongsun Yan, I will leave the matters of pacifying the people to you. I will requisition my soldiers at your disposal. If you make any mistakes, you will only ask!"
This is a sign of reusing it. Gongsun Yan was overjoyed when he heard this: "I will accept the order!"
Fang Li looked at the back of the team again: "Where is Xu Huang?"
Xu Huang jumped forward with a long axe on his back and said, "I'm here!"
"Teach people to gather all the remaining soldiers of the Jin army, concentrate them in the military camp to register and deal with them separately."
Xu Huang clasped his fists: "No!"
"Ju Yi, where is Yan Liang?"
"I'm here!"
"I ordered you two to lead a army to be responsible for the security of the city. Anyone who takes advantage of the chaos and commits crimes will be killed immediately!"
Ju Yiyanliang looked at each other and smiled, feeling surprised, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "No!"
After resettling everything in the city, Fang Li regained his energetic smile. Although the palace of Jin was not as magnificent as Chu, nor as magnificent as Qin. It looked like it was filled with a scent of debauchery.
"So this is the weirdo." Fang Li stopped before the palace gate and looked at Cao Cao who was following him with a smile, "Meng De, go see our Duke Jin, just say that I am waiting for him in the main hall."
Cao Cao laughed: "The lord is really... without any mercy."
"There is no more inside, what else do you want to have face?" Fang Li waved his hand indifferently and led the generals into the hall. The guards and eunuchs in the palace gathered together consciously, waiting for the Tang army to come and deal with it.
The news of the surrender of Jin State will not be heard for a while before it reaches Yan and Zhao State. Before that, Xian Zhen and Bi Wan will continue to fight to the death. Before that, Fang Li and others must carefully calculate how the three countries will distribute them in order to gain the greatest benefit for the Tang State.
At Fang Li's instructions, Gui Zhu and his wives, concubines and children were sent to Luoyang to accompany the emperor and still enjoy his glory and wealth.
These people cannot be killed. After all, they are also the monarchs of a great country, so it is more at ease to keep them under your nose.
Chapter completed!