Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 329: Worthy of enjoying the ancestral temple
With Zhentian Lei, attacking the city is much simpler, and there is no need to sacrifice human lives to fill it.

With a loud noise, the ground shook and rocks flew everywhere.

There are no tiles left at the south gate of Zhenzhou, and severed bodies and limbs are left everywhere on the site.

This was the second time that the sky-shattering thunder was used. Not only were the soldiers and civilians in Zhenzhou panicked, but the generals in the Forbidden Army also respected him like gods.

People often use ghosts and gods to explain things they don't understand, and His Majesty the Emperor obviously has mastery of such weapons. Even Xu Yanshi was revered as a Heavenly Master in front of the generals, but such a Heavenly Master was not respected in front of the Emperor. , is also a creeping figure.

The prestige of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty reached a new height at this moment.

We still can't tell about his martial arts skills, but his martial arts skills are not inferior to those of previous emperors. Even Emperor Taizong's achievements are not inferior.

The three towns in Hebei have already pacified Wei Bo and Chengde, and Lu Long has also pacified Yingzhou and Mozhou. No one among the generals present doubted that Youzhou could not be taken.

Wu Zhan, the commander of Youlong Wujun, had red eyes when he saw this scene.

Seven years ago, when His Majesty the Emperor first ascended the throne, the whole of Chang'an was worried about Li Maozhen's military front.

At that time, His Majesty the Emperor used thunderous means to eliminate the troubles caused by the eunuchs, took back the military power, gradually defeated Li Maozhen, accepted Wang Xingyu, and fought in the north and south.

But now, the stubborn disease that has lasted for more than 100 years has finally been eradicated. Looking at the 30-strong army outside the city in the three towns of Hebei, who is not excited?

In the blood of the people of the Tang Dynasty, the infinite desire to make achievements flows.

"kill!"

Li Ye gave an order, and the three armies of Youlongwu Army, Zhaoyi Army, and Ge Congzhou's Zuoyi Victory Army entered the city through the breach.

The Chengde garrison in the city did not put up much resistance. More than [-] people put down their weapons and armor. Not long after, a group of people came to the emperor with Wang Rong in armor.

This Wang Rong does look thin, with his armor hanging loosely on his body, giving him a frail look.

"The sinner Wang Rong, please see your majesty!"

Although he was covered in armor, Wang Rong still performed a rare ritual of kneeling and bowing in the Tang Dynasty.

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Ye looked at Wang Rong, pointed at the generals and said: "Wang Rong, you raised an army and promised to help me clear your side. Now that all my generals are here, who do you want to kill?"

"This..." Wang Rong took a long breath and said: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister just wants to protect himself. Now that the city of Zhenzhou has been destroyed, the guilty minister only wants to die. Please don't embarrass the soldiers and civilians in the city!"

He is an upright person. You must know that Wang Rong is only now, and it is rare to see people who can live and die calmly.

Li Ye asked: "How much food is left in Zhenzhou's treasury?"

Wang Rong said: "I have more than [-] guan in money and more than [-] dan in food!"

Li Ye nodded. The Wang family and his son had been operating in Chengde for many years and were quite popular among the people. Killing him would be useless. Keeping Wang Rong would be a good sign. Move Wang Rong and these powerful people to Bianliang and Chang'an, together with Wei Bo. Same.

Then move the wealthy households away and distribute the fields to the common people. After one or two generations, they will only remember the royal grace, but not these vassal towns!

As for the handling of the army, each army is already familiar with the task. The commanders and judges of the armies are drawn out and registered one by one. The officers are selected first. The remaining soldiers, old and weak, are either serving as government officials, city defense soldiers, or various Everything is upright, and the remaining young and strong people are divided into teams of ten, schools of hundreds, and capitals of thousands. Those who are good at riding will be organized separately, and they will get 34 infantry troops and seven cavalry troops!

There are more than [-] German troops, plus the adapted troops from various states, there are nearly [-] people.

According to the established plan, they were divided into various armies, and each army received two to three troops.In addition to the soldiers of Wei Bo who had originally entered the army, many armies had nearly [-]% of new soldiers mixed in.But even though his combat effectiveness was reduced, Li Ye still did it.

"Announce to all the armies that when the three-year period expires, recruits can stay or leave as they please. Those who return will be given land by the government to find wives to help them get married and start a family. Those who remain can be given houses to find wives, start a family and start a business. Those who have military merits can also be given food. Salary!"

Regarding the troops in each town, His Majesty the Emperor still adopts the policy of accepting them all, seeking stability first. There must be a lot of soldiers and oilmen mixed in, and he will take his time later when the troops are redundant.

This time, Li Ye intended to train Guo Chongtao, and appointed Guo Chongtao as the deputy envoy of Hebei West Road. Hebei West Road governed Zhenzhou, Shenzhou, Jizhou, Zhaozhou, Dingzhou, Yizhou, and Daibei Six Prefectures. Daizhou and Yuzhou will also be placed under the jurisdiction of Hebei West Road.

Henghai Town and Lulong Town were merged to form Hebei East Road, with Wei Shaodu as the observation envoy of Hebei East Road, Wang Xitian, the former governor of Luzhou, as the chief envoy of Hebei East Road, and all departments under the government were evaluated and appointed by the Ministry of Personnel.

Youzhou, Jizhou, Yunzhou and other prefectures were collectively designated as military towns and were directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

Things were complicated, so Li Ye summoned the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhang served Niu Hui, Zuo Pu shot Du Rangneng, and Pu went to Zhenzhou as the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Wang Chucun, the military governor of the Yiwu Army, was ordered to go to Zhenzhou to see him.

Zhu Zhen and Wang Shifan were ordered to lead the army to attack Li Kuangchou of Youzhou.

In order to resolve the war in Youzhou as soon as possible, the emperor ordered Li Jun, the commander of the bodyguard and soldiers, to lead 1000 men and horses to escort three thunderbolts and return to Zhu Zhen.

In November of the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Da Zhi, His Majesty the Emperor happily waited for Wang Chucun and his son Wang Gao, and hosted a banquet that night. After the banquet, Li Ye personally summoned Wang Chucun.

"Old minister Wang Chucun is here to see His Majesty!"

Li Ye hurriedly helped Wang Chucun up and said: "The old general is so sincere, I am very relieved!"

"His Majesty!"

The emperor took Wang Chucun to sit on the ground. Seeing that Wang Chucun's beard and hair were all white, and his face had deep grooves, he knew that he was quite young, so he asked, "How old is the old general this year?"

Wang Chucun stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, I am over eighty years old and I am not far from death!"

Li Ye said: "Old General, I am still getting stronger and stronger. I still count on you to help me fight on the battlefield!"

After Wang Chucun heard this, tears welled up in his eyes. He fell down in front of Li Ye and cried: "Your Majesty, if I can see your Majesty and see the resurgence of the Tang Dynasty, it is not in vain that I have lived until now. I, I will die now. I’m willing too!”

As he spoke, he sobbed from time to time and said: "I am so happy to see your Majesty pacify Guanzhong and conquer the two rivers. Your Majesty pacified Caizhou and conquered Xuanwu, but I was unable to contribute a single step..."

Li Ye shook his head and said, "It's because Wang Rong didn't let you cross the border at that time!"

Wang Chucun's achievements are not here. His Majesty the Emperor is very clear about Wang Chucun's experience.

Wang Chucun was a native of Wannian County, Chang'an, and was a general of the Shence Army. His father was also a member of the Shence Army, and he rose to the rank of General Zuo Jinwuwei.

In the first year of Guangming Dynasty, Huang Chao's rebel army captured Chang'an, and Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty came out of Sichuan.When Wang Chucun heard the news, he cried with grief and anger. Without waiting for orders from the court, he immediately led his troops to help and protect Tang Xizong. He first sent 2000 people from Jiandao to Shannan to protect Tang Xizong.

At that time, Huangchao was very powerful, and many vassal towns in the world listened to Huangchao. Wang Chucun personally selected five thousand soldiers from Weibei, all with the name of Baipi, and entered the capital at night.

In order to quell the rebellion, Wang Chucun sent envoys to Hedong many times. He met Li Keyong, the Shatuo warlord who had a strong army at the time, and asked him to send troops to regain Chang'an in the name of a good marriage.

It can be said that Wang Chucun owes a lot to the fact that the Tang Dynasty brand can still be displayed to this day.

Now seeing Wang Chucun reveal his feelings without reservation, His Majesty the Emperor was also greatly moved.

It seems that I have overthought it. In the Tang Dynasty, there are still loyal and courageous people. Such people should be enshrined as role models for military commanders and worthy of enjoying the ancestral temple.

(End of this chapter)