On the eighth day of July, Li Sheng led his troops to Feng Ling City.
Officials in Feng Ling City, as internal agents, conspired with the original garrison generals to kill the rebel generals, opened the city gates and let Li Sheng's army enter the city.
Feng Ling was immediately occupied by the Tang army, and The rebel forces west of the Yellow River were also eradicated.
Baqiao and Beiting army camps.
"Report" A knight galloped to the entrance of the Chinese army's tent, dismounted and ran into the tent.
Zhao Ziliang and others who were discussing the matter stopped when they heard this voice.
The messenger entered the tent and bowed down on one knee to Zhao Ziliang and said: "Commander General, General Li Sheng set out from the lead to conquer Weinan, Huayin, and Pujing Pass.
Yesterday, too.
With the cooperation of officials in Feng Ling City and the original garrison general, we killed the rebel guard and captured Feng Ling.
This is the battle report."
The generals all beamed with joy after hearing this.
The first battle against the rebels was fought so smoothly, which was obviously beyond the expectations of these Beiting Army generals.
In any case, this is a good sign.
Zhao Ziliang was not surprised that Li Sheng was able to capture Weinan, Huayin, Pujinguan and Feng Ling so quickly.
Li Sheng was not just a fierce general, he was a general with both strategy and martial arts.
This was a general who could stand alone.
This is also the reason why Zhao Ziliang can be so relieved to let him take the lead.
After reading the battle report, Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment and then said to the generals: "Now that Pujin Pass is in my hands, our army has a lot of room for action.
If we march eastward, we can attack Puzhou, and if we go south, we can cross the river to attack Shaanzhou and cut off Tongguan from Tongguan."
The connection between Luoyang, There is no need to storm Tongguan, so that the rebels in Tongguan cannot get supplies and collapse without a fight.
However, it will not be achieved in a day.
It will take a lot of time to build a large number of ships.
Now we have to guard against the rebels attacking Pujin Pass. counterattack" Having said this, Zhao Ziliang looked at the generals present, looked at Pugu Huaien and said: "Pugu Huaien, we will dispatch three thousand infantry from your department to reinforce Pujing Pass and hand them over to Li Sheng's deputy general Wang Luo to set off this afternoon. , you can go on horseback, and hand over the horses to the ferry defenders at the ferry.
The reinforcements will arrive at Pujin Pass within three days, without any mistakes."
"Yes."
Pugu Huaien stood up and agreed, then stepped aside.
Zhao Ziliang continued: "Li Sheng's battle report also mentioned one thing.
After capturing Weinan, Huayin, Pujinguan and Feng Ling, a group of prisoners were captured.
Most of these prisoners were stationed with Ge Shuhan.
The soldiers of the Tang Army in Tongguan, Ge Shuhan battle After being defeated and kidnapped by his subordinate Huoba Guiren and sent to Anlu Mountain, the 200,000 troops in his hands suffered heavy casualties, and more than 100,000 people were captured.
These prisoners captured by Li Sheng were among these people.
He asked What do you think about how to deal with these prisoners?"
Bai Xiaode stood up and said: "Commander, why not use these prisoners on the spot, let them serve their crimes and serve the court again?"
Pugu Huai'en said: "Commander, in my opinion, it is better to kill all these prisoners.
They surrendered to the rebels yesterday and surrendered to our army today.
If the rebels gain the upper hand tomorrow, they may surrender to the rebels again."
Army, such an army without moral integrity, what's the point of keeping it?
If you keep them, they will waste food and grass.
Maybe one day they will fight back."
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said, "It's definitely not possible to kill them all.
They are all our Chinese subjects, and they are not foreigners.
How can we kill them at will?
Let's talk about it.
Surrendering to the rebels is not the fault of these low-level soldiers, but the fault of the leading generals and officials.
Voluntarily surrender, the soldiers cannot make the decision But it is not possible to use all these surrendered troops now.
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These people are still undecided.
If you want to use them, you must first capture all the leading generals, senior generals and officials of these captives, and send additional generals to lead them, and then deal with them.
Conduct training to meet requirements Only then can we use them to fight against the enemy.
Otherwise, not only will they not be able to help us, but they will also delay our retreat, and may even betray us.
Leave this matter to Mr.
Cen.
You will be responsible for recruiting soldiers.
Give an order to Li Sheng in my name and let him Send people to escort these prisoners to the Baqiao military camp, so that these prisoners can be reorganized and transformed here.
Their original generals and senior generals have been transferred away and cannot continue to lead them.
As for the generals who command these people, I will not I’ll make another appointment after careful consideration.”
Cen Shen stood up and agreed with his hands: "I accept my order from my humble position."
The discussion continued.
Wang Can stood up and clasped his fists and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Commander, according to reliable information, the rebel Sun Xiaozhe has led an army of 100,000 people to set off from Luoyang and is approaching Tongguan.
He is currently marching in Shaanzhou.
Among them There are 90,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.
All the cavalry are elite northern barbarians.
Among the infantry, 20,000 are the original troops of Anlu Mountain.
Their combat power is not weak."
Chu Ge also stood up and reported: "Commander, all the half-hearted officials, ministers and nobles in Chang'an City have been identified.
The general and the Jingzhao Mansion have arrested all these people and imprisoned them, and all their property has been confiscated.
The person involved reached There are more than 70 people, including more than 30 officials of fifth rank and above.
These people, together with Cui Guangyuan and Bian Lingcheng, are imprisoned in Jingzhao Mansion Prison.
Part of the confiscated property has been distributed to Jingzhao Mansion, and the rest has been distributed to Jingzhao Mansion.
They were all escorted to the military camp by the general."
Zhao Ziliang walked to the map and picked up a ruler to measure it a few times, mentally calculating the rebels' marching speed, and then asked: "How is the reorganization of the garrison in the original Chang'an City?"
Chu Ge cupped his fists and said: "The reorganization has been completed.
Several generals have been replaced, and the soldiers have also disrupted each other's original formations and reorganized."
Zhao Ziliang nodded, looked at Chen Xuanli and asked: "General Chen, should you go with me to Huayin to fight against the rebel Sun Xiaozhe's tribe, or should you stay in Chang'an with your 3,000 forbidden troops and the 7,000 original garrison of the capital?"
Chen Xuanli stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I have stayed in Chang'an enough.
I came here to fight, not to stay behind and ask the commander for permission to follow him into battle to kill the enemy."
Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and said: "Okay, in that case, General Chen will accompany me on the eastward expedition.
General Zang Xiyan, I will appoint you as the garrison of the capital and command the reorganized original garrison of the capital to garrison Chang'an."
Zang Xi stood up, cupped his fists and said, "Take orders."
Zhao Ziliang held a ruler and said to the generals: "Since the rebel army of 100,000 troops has already moved, we don't need to wait any longer.
Now I order that our army will break camp and set off for Huayin tomorrow to prepare for the battle against the rebels.
Zheng San is the governor of grain and grass."
Before setting off for the expedition, I think it is necessary to kill a few people who have committed the most heinous crimes to sacrifice the flag.
Go and send people into Chang'an City to capture Cui Guangyuan and Bian Lingcheng.
They were brought up in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion and escorted to the military camp early tomorrow morning.
The commander will use their blood to strengthen the soldiers and avenge the people of Chang'an who suffered harm after the rebels entered the city.
Notify them and allow the people of Chang'an to be executed at the execution ground.
Watch, the Jingzhao Mansion and the Chang'an garrison will send out government officials and soldiers to maintain order.
Everyone, please go back and prepare for tomorrow's expedition."
Everyone stood up and clasped their fists and said: "No" The generals were about to leave, when a captain ran in panting and reported: "General, the former deputy marshal of soldiers and horses Shu Han's generals Wang Sili, Li Chengguang, Pang Zhong and marching commander Tian Liangqiu and others led thousands of remaining soldiers to defeat the general.
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"What?"
Zhao Ziliang was shocked when he heard this.
He thought that these people had already been killed when Cui Qianyou attacked Tongguan, but he did not expect that these people were still alive.
Zhao Ziliang immediately asked: "How could they appear in Ba Shang if they are still alive?"
The captain said: "Come back, Commander, they came down from the Qinling Mountains.
The garrison at Bashang discovered them first, but because they could not confirm whether they were enemies or friends, they detained them all.
They are currently being imprisoned in Bashang.
"In the military camp" The generals all looked at each other in shock when they heard the news.
Since the fall of Tongguan, a large number of defeated troops fled from Tongguan to Chang'an, but Wang Sili, Li Chengguang, Pang Zhong, Tian Liangqiu and others were never among these defeated troops.
Unexpectedly, they People are actually hiding in the Qinling Mountains.
Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment and then ordered the captain who reported the news: "Go back to Ba Shang quickly and tell General Wang Chengye, the commander of Ba Shang, to send troops to escort Wang Sili, Li Chengguang, Pang Zhong, Tian Liangqiu and others to meet me at Baqiao camp. " "promise" That night, Zhao Ziliang met Wang Sili, Li Chengguang, Pang Zhong and Tian Liangqiu in the commander's tent.
"The generals have seen that the commander-in-chief and we are so incompetent that we were defeated miserably by the rebel general Cui Qianyou.
The 200,000-strong army now has only 2,400 people left.
Please punish the commander-in-chief."
Wang Sili and others knelt down on the ground and howled loudly. cry.
Looking at these people, Zhao Ziliang's face was ashen and he yelled: "Why don't you all die outside if you still have the nerve to come back?
How can you make people laugh if you keep this dog alive?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu I'm waiting for the death penalty, but I'm really unwilling to do so," Wang Sili cried loudly.
Zhao Ziliang sneered and said: "Why are you unwilling to give in?
When you led 50,000 cavalry to attack the rebels, you were so majestic and greedy for power that you got caught in an ambush by the rebels and got all the 50,000 cavalry in.
You are very capable."
Wang Sili kept kowtowing: "The last general deserves to die, the last general deserves to die."
Zhao Ziliang turned his attention to Li Chengguang, "And you, Li Chengguang and Pang Zhong, you and Wang Sili are fighting for power and each other's credit.
It's okay now.
You were also ambushed by the rebels.
The entire army of 100,000 infantry was wiped out and you lost your ability.
Forget it.
You risked the lives of so many soldiers for the sake of fighting for merit.
It doesn’t matter if you die yourself.
Why do you harm others?
Why did those soldiers offend you?"
"You Tian Liangqiu, you are an incompetent person.
You can't even suppress the generals and commanders under your command.
You allow them to start internal strife without being able to do anything.
What else are you doing as a marching commander?
Why don't you die earlier, so as not to lose the face of your ancestors?"
Wang Sili, Li Chengguang, Pang Zhong, Tian Liangqiu and others were scolded so badly that they all fell to the ground, kowtowed and confessed their crimes
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