Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2728 The fall of Guzang City, the construction of a Jingguan (a mound of corpses).

On this day, the same day that Ashu defeated Esen.

Meng Tian ordered a large number of surrender proclamations to be shot into the city, announcing the arrival of the Great Jin Celestial Master and proclaiming policies of treating prisoners of war well, settling scores with Mongol nobles, and protecting ordinary soldiers and civilians.

They exploited the discontent of the Han, Qiang, and Hu residents within the city to create internal strife.

Kublai Khan's policies certainly encouraged countless people to actively integrate into the Yuan Dynasty and the Mongols, and for this, they were willing to sacrifice their lives for the Yuan Dynasty and the Mongols.

However, every policy has its advantages and disadvantages; there is no policy that is entirely beneficial and without any drawbacks.

This policy created a large number of vested interests who were loyal to the Yuan Dynasty, while also making life extremely difficult for ordinary people at the bottom of society.

Those who benefited from the system may have been just ordinary people before, but they rose through the ranks after Kublai Khan's policies.

These people also became part of the oppressors.

Therefore, under the polarization of the Yuan Dynasty, the lives of ordinary people at the bottom of society were extremely miserable.

This group of people must have been suppressing their dissatisfaction with the Yuan Dynasty.

Meng Tian's policy was to incite these people to create internal strife, thereby opening up cracks in the city from within.

"General, something happened!"

Lai Chuhui strode up the city wall and handed the letter of surrender that Meng Tian had shot into the city to Shi Tianan, who was on the city wall overseeing the defenses.

"Purge the Mongol nobility...protect ordinary soldiers and civilians..."

Shi Tianan murmured to himself, clutching the cloth tightly in his hand, his heart heavy with sorrow.

Shi Tianan's political abilities were clearly limited.

The first thing he thought of when he received the news was the military crackdown.

All letters of surrender in the city were confiscated, and anyone who discussed them privately was to be killed on the spot.

Those who gather privately will be punished along with their relatives.

This high-pressure policy, however, only made the atmosphere in the city more oppressive.

The infantry corps of the Yuan Dynasty were mainly composed of Han Chinese and people from the Western Regions, and the infantry corps in the city were also mainly composed of these two groups.

Not to mention people from the Western Regions, even Han Chinese, once they become beneficiaries, can also plunder and seize from the common people who were originally of the same social standing as them.

Therefore, the soldiers in the city had long been accustomed to acting arrogantly and domineeringly; they could carry out orders that were only three parts of the way to ten parts of the way.

If such a high-pressure policy cannot be implemented, bloodshed can be said to have been occurring continuously in the city over the past few days.

The soldiers were like wolves and tigers, searching house to house. If anyone was found suspicious, they would be punched and kicked, or even killed on the spot.

Under these circumstances, a boy who found the cloth quietly told the news to several of his friends in the alley who were also suffering from oppression.

Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain, they passed on more of the contents of the cloth orally during the gaps in the Yuan soldiers' searches.

The news spread like wildfire among the desperate lower classes.

"The royal army has arrived!"

"Emperor Li has said that there will be a great reward for killing the Tartars!"

"Kill only the Mongol lords, not us!"

The conflict finally erupted on a bloody afternoon.

A group of Yuan soldiers stormed into the slums in the west of the city to search, roughly pushed down an old Han Chinese man who was blocking their way, and slashed him to the ground with a knife.

The old man's son, hot-blooded and vigorous, grabbed a sickle and charged forward. He pulled from his robes the crumpled but precious piece of cloth he held dear, and screamed with all his might, "Look! Folks! Emperor Li's army is outside the city! They say they will slaughter these jackals! To avenge us!"

In everything, the problem is having a leader.

Before this leader appears, no matter how heavy the oppression is, people might just cower like ostriches, not daring to resist.

However, once this leader appears, it is very likely to create an immediate effect of widespread support.

Therefore, once a leader emerges, everything changes completely.

"Fight them!" someone shouted.

"Kill the Tartars! Welcome the royal army!" Angry roars rang out from all directions.

Bricks, wooden sticks, kitchen knives... crude weapons were raised.

The Han people, who had long been enslaved, and the Qiang and Hu tribes, who had long harbored resentment, surged towards the small number of Yuan soldiers like a flood bursting its banks.

A fierce and chaotic battle erupted in the narrow alley.

The people of Northwest China are known for their fierce and unruly nature. This riot, like a spark, quickly ignited in many places within Guzang City.

The unrest in the city also forced Shi Tian'an to mobilize a large number of troops to suppress it.

In this way, the number of troops he can defend is reduced by half.

At this moment, Meng Tian, ​​who seized the opportunity, led his troops, including the fierce generals Xiao Mohe, Pang De, and Ji Shuqian, to launch a full-scale attack.

After two hours of fierce fighting, Xiao Mohe successfully led his team to the top.

On the city wall, he first fought and killed Yu Hechen, and then used his flying inkstone technique to shoot and kill Su Heba, successfully covering the attacking troops behind him to successfully climb the city wall.

The battle situation developed to this point in an instant, which was undoubtedly a despairing situation for Shi Tian'an, the commander-in-chief in the city.

If the enemy has a large number of cavalry, the infantry will have no way to escape after being defeated.

Even if you manage to escape, the other party will catch up with you easily.

Therefore, he dared not even consider breaking out; if he led his troops to break out, his fate would only be more miserable.

At least if they hold their ground, they can still rely on the city walls to fight street battles.

Shi Tianan's only hope was that Esen would show some courage and send troops to help them.

However, as it turned out, he had placed his hopes on the wrong person.

Shi Tianan put up a very fierce resistance, as did a portion of his troops.

As beneficiaries of the Yuan-Mongol system, these people would not have a good end after their defeat. Therefore, at this time, they could only resist with all their might.

However, from the moment the city fell, with Meng Tian's elite Northwest Camp troops outside and the people inside beginning to rebel, their resistance was destined to be futile.

After a bloody battle that lasted all night, Guzang City finally fell into Meng Tian's hands.

Both Wei Guzhen and Lai Chuhui died in battle, the former being killed by Ji Shuqian.

After losing all his troops, the latter fell into a trap set by the city's inhabitants and was beaten to death with hoes.

However, Shi Tian'an was captured by Pang De just as he was about to draw his sword to commit suicide.

However, although he was captured alive, it was clear that Meng Tian had no intention of letting him go. Without even seeing him, he had him dragged out into the street and publicly executed.

After that, Meng Tian ordered all the prisoners of war from this battle to be massacred and a mound of corpses to be built as a deterrent.