Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 388

From the beginning of the war, Yanqi's soldiers have not made any contribution except feigning an attack. Everyone still needs face. Of course, Long Ya is a little anxious.

Since it was a sneak attack, it was not surrounded on all sides, but only selected a weakly defended side to attack, so Long Ya asked for orders to attack the other two city gates.

The infantry came in in front, and all the cavalry behind. Yuchi Baolin and Su Dingfang led the cavalry to the other two sides, and fought along the corner of the wall.

Qu Wentuo was facing Feng Daiwen, and now he was ashamed, knowing that failure was a foregone conclusion.

"General! Everything is the fault of my subordinates. Please let the generals let go of Gaochang. Qu Wentuo is willing to capture him without a fight. If he wants to come to the general, he is not willing to cause more casualties to his subordinates." Qu Wentuo strengthened his spirit and came to the formation. Feng Daiwen shouted loudly.

"Haha! What a joke, sons and daughters are still waiting to make meritorious service with your heads and others, how can you be afraid of increasing casualties!" Feng Daiwen laughed loudly, raising his arms and shouting.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" The soldiers behind Feng Daiwen immediately raised their weapons and shouted in unison.

Feng Daiwen saw Qu Wentuo's complexion turned from white to blue, with despair in his eyes, so he raised his hand, and the soldiers behind him stopped shouting immediately, showing well-trained.

"I will give you a way to survive. Put down your weapons and surrender. Only the culprit will be punished, and the rest will be left alone." Feng Daiwen did not order the attack, but continued to speak loudly.

In fact, this is not only an attack on the heart and disintegration of local fighting spirit, but also a language trap. Who is the culprit will not be the one who has the final say at that time.

"Is the general's words count?" Qu Wentuo struggled in his heart, let out a sigh of relief, and stared blankly at Feng Daiwen and asked.

"I am the general in charge of the Western Regions march, and Feng Daiwen, the general who conquered the East, is here, so of course what I say is true!" Feng Daiwen also stared into Qu Wentuo's eyes, and announced his identity.

"It turned out to be the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty. Qu Wentuo naturally believed that my king was young and ignorant, and was bewitched by others. That's why he fought against him. Please let the son-in-law go." Qu Wentuo knew that he would not be spared, so he wanted to beg Let Feng Daiwen let Qu Zhisheng go, leaving a bloodline for their family.

"Don't worry about this, Datang has no habit of killing prisoners, unless he seeks death himself in the future." Feng Daiwen nodded and proudly agreed.

"Thank you, Qu Wentuo, for this!" Qu Wentuo learned the etiquette of the Central Plains, bowed ninety degrees with his fists folded, and solemnly saluted.

"Pass down the general's order, all put down their weapons and surrender to the Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty." Qu Wentuo turned around and said loudly to the soldiers behind him, and he was the first to drop their weapons.

"General!" The two lieutenants behind Qu Wentuo couldn't help crying out in tears, one was mourning for the defeat, and the other was also confused by the unknown fate.

"Both of you, go and inform the others that they are all surrendered! Go!" Qu Wentuo waved his hands in a trance, and said dejectedly.

"General!" The two lieutenants wiped away their tears, saluted and left.

After the two left, Qu Wentuo looked up to the sky and sighed: "The strength of the two countries is very different. It is not a crime of war. I am ashamed of the previous king and have a responsibility to entrust. How can I live in the world?" Qu Wentuo pulled out the waist guard. With a knife in his waist, he wiped it hard on his neck, blood spurted out, and he fell to the sky.

"General!" More than a dozen of Qu Wentuo's personal guards also took up weapons and killed themselves. The other soldiers who had no courage, or who were not loyal to him, all surrendered.

"They are all loyal people, let's bury them alone!" Feng Daiwen nodded and ordered to the guards.

Once these things are ordered, someone will naturally take care of them, and the rest will cooperate with each other to gather the prisoners.

When Feng Daiwen brought people to the palace, the news of the defeat had already come. Qu Zhisheng brought several ministers and concubines to kneel respectfully on the ground.

"The sinner, Qu Zhisheng, is descending to Yutang today, and I ask the general of the state not to embarrass the people." Qu Zhisheng held the seal with both hands, raised it above his head, and said in a trembling voice.

The guards behind them all fell to the ground empty-handed, the maids, eunuchs, etc. were trembling with fright, and some people were crying non-stop, but they didn't dare to cry out, and bit their lips tightly.

"I will agree to your request to surrender. As for whether you are guilty or not, you have to wait for the ruling of the Holy Majesty. Now I ask King Gaochang to move to another courtyard and return to escort you to Chang'an." Feng Daiwen took the seal and handed it over to Tiewei. The box was packed.

Then a separate courtyard was vacated, Qu Zhisheng and concubines all lived in and entered, and outside was guarded by a thousand elite soldiers. As for the ministers, those with high official positions were lucky to have Changan and his party, and those with low official positions, sorry, let's lock them up and talk.

Inside the palace, of course, the iron guards took people to search and count, and all property was classified into categories, registered and compiled, and all of these had to be handed over to the state treasury.

Once it is received, once it is released, each will do his own thing, and he will not be detained if he wants to, or else he will wait for the impeachment of the supervisory censor.

Although Li Shimin asked him to make a decision in the Western Regions, he still had to have the attitude he should have, and handed in the grade book. As for how much to send back, it was up to Li Shimin to decide.

Feng Daiwen could move all the property and troops in Liaoxi at will, which belonged to government affairs, and he should be in charge of it. He only needed to make a list later, while the Western Regions belonged to expeditions, and they were spoils of war.

After Gaochang was defeated, this was the beginning of the busy work. I kept counting the prisoners, property, and cleaning the battlefield. I was busy until noon, and then it was done.

Then began to calm the people, sent people who used the Gaochang language to read the notice, and Gaochang officially became a member of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, the old rules, rich and official, no one should be let go, all arrested, and then ransacked the house, The rest are bitter people, and it is much easier to manage.

The notice also mainly said that Gaochang joined Datang, and Datang will lead the people to live a good life. As long as they are obedient, the tax will be reduced by [-]% this year.

Thousands of good things are not as good as actual benefits. After hearing about the tax cuts, the common people have become obedient citizens. I can't wait to ask why Datang didn't call earlier.

Then Feng Daiwen customized the route. Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, and Yuchi Baolin led their men and horses, took Qu Zhisheng's documents, and Gaochang Minister to recruit Jiaohe, Tiandi, and Nanping City, three big cities and a small county. Fourteen: Transverse, Yongchang, Wuban, Shichang, Anle, Anchang, Yong'an, Weilin, Gaoning, Ningrong, Weishen, Linchuan, Jiuquan, Longquan City; Township Four: Dongzhencheng, Duk Jin, Yancheng and Liupocheng.

All the officials, wealthy businessmen, and landlords were cleared out in every county, and then the people were registered and registered, and the land was distributed, leaving hundreds of soldiers behind, and military control was implemented.

Fortunately, the vast majority of Gaochang people belong to the descendants of the Han people, and they can basically understand the Tang dialect, and the distribution of land makes it easier to accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

Feng Daiwen also raised this point in the announcement, welcoming them back under the rule of the motherland, and now is their real home, and the fallen leaves have returned to their roots.

(End of this chapter)