A few days passed in a blink of an eye. In these few days, it was extremely rare that the two armies did not start a war. They were both recuperating and preparing for war.
But everyone understands that everything is just the calm before the storm.
An unprecedented decisive battle will begin, and this battle will also determine the final ownership of Yizhou.
At the same time, Yuan Ke was not idle. He led his army north, leading an army of 10,000, and brought the red cannon to help Di Qing. With this, he destroyed Nanzheng City and eliminated the eyesore of Zhang Lu in one fell swoop. Pulled out.
As long as Zhang Lu is destroyed, all the soldiers and horses in Di Qing's hands will be freed.
They can also vigorously recruit soldiers and horses in Hanzhong County to supplement the battle losses of Suzaku Camp, Xuanwu Camp and Tiger Camp.
There is also an extremely important factor, that is, if Zhang Lu is eliminated and Hanzhong is recovered, then they can obtain Hanzhong's money and food to attack Shu.
This can reduce the cost of transporting grain.
Outside Nanzheng City, Yuan Ke and Di Qing met, and they discussed the battle plan in the army.
"My Lord, although the city has been trapped for several days, they are not short of money and food. The city wall is high and thick. It will not be easy for us to capture it. We are afraid that we will lose our troops and generals."
Di Qing said.
"I have a safe way to deal with this matter!"
"Tomorrow at noon is the day we break the city."
Yuan Ke said quite confidently.
He believed in the power of the Hongyi cannon. Although the current Hongyi cannon could only be used three times, he was confident of blasting open the city gate with one cannon.
"ah--"
"My lord, do you have any clever ideas?"
Di Qing said.
"Everything is a secret. We will find out at noon tomorrow."
"Di Qing, your task tomorrow is to lead men to pretend to attack the three gates and attract their troops. As for me, I will personally lead the troops to attack one gate. When the city is broken, you will lead the men to kill them immediately."
Yuan Ke said.
He did not expose the fact of Hongyi Cannon.
This is a big killer and needs to be kept secret.
"yes!"
Although Huo Qing was particularly curious about what kind of medicine was sold in Yuan Ke's gourd, he did not reveal this question.
He understands the rules.
"good!"
There was nothing to say all night. The next day, at noon, Di Qing followed Yuan Ke's plan in advance and started to attack the north gate, east gate and west gate.
The three groups of people covered them up like crazy.
Not long after, Zhang Lu really fell into the trap.
He sent people to mobilize soldiers and horses from the south gate.
At the same time, Yuan Ke took action.
"Push up the Hongyi cannon first."
Load the shells again.
After that, the killing finally started.
boom!
A cannonball hit the south gate.
Click! !
The south gate was blown open.
A large number of troops and horses entered.
At this point, Nanzheng City fell.
call out!
With a loud sound, an arrow shot up into the air and exploded.
Di Qing sent troops to attack from the south gate. Half an hour later, all of Nanzheng City fell under the control of Yuan Ke's army.
After that, 20,000 Zhang Lu's troops surrendered.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
Yuan Ke personally led his troops to the prefect's mansion.
At this time, Zhang Lu's house was in chaos. Zhang Lu's family members immediately panicked when they heard that Yuan Ke's army had entered.
Zhang Lu's face was ashen, and he was extremely unwilling to do so.
After all, it was not easy to become the prefect of Hanzhong and dominate the country. The days of the Tu Emperor came to an abrupt end before they lasted long.
"My son Yuan Ke, I, Zhang Lu, can't spare you even if I'm a ghost."
He sat numbly on a chair in the hall, quietly waiting for Yuan Ke to kill him.
Two thousand soldiers and horses rushed into the prefect's mansion and killed everyone on sight. Yuan Ke did not have the kindness of a woman.
In response, all Zhang Lu's family members and heirs were killed.
However, people were asked to keep the daughter of the Yang family whom Zhang Lu married.
He intends to make friends with the Yang family.
As for Yuan Ke, he led people to look for Zhang Lu.
In the hall, two hundred elites rushed in and surrounded Zhang Lu.
"Zhang Lu, it's time for you to die."
Yuan Ke strode in and said coldly.
"My little Yuan Ke, you will become a king or a bandit. I, Zhang Lu, have nothing to say, but you should not be so arrogant. There is reincarnation in the way of heaven. Whoever the heaven spares will be punished by you."
Zhang Lu was still quibbling.
"Yeah?"
Yuan Ke asked.
"Zhang Lu, when you killed the prefect Su Gu and occupied Hanzhong, did you ever think about retribution? If there was, I, Yuan Ke, would be your retribution."
"Come here and send Zhang Lu on his way."
"kill!"
If Zhang Lu doesn't die, there will be endless troubles.
"Yuan Ke, you don't want to die well, you..."
Zhang Lu screamed loudly.
Not long after, the head was cut off from his neck.
"Immediately declare Zhang Lu's crimes to all the lands in Hanzhong with his head. Anyone who submits to the imperial court will not be punished. Anyone who rebels against Zhang Lu will be killed without mercy."
Yuan Ke said.
After the bloodbath of the prefect's mansion, Yuan Ke summoned officials at all levels in the prefect's mansion to come and pay homage. Anyone who did not come to pay homage would be killed without mercy.
As soon as this order was issued, he came to the backyard to meet Zhang Lu's concubine Yang.
At this time, Zhang Lu's entire family was destroyed.
Only Mrs. Yang and her daughter Zhang Yao are still alive, all because there is the Nanzheng Yang family behind them.
The Yang family in Nanzheng was also a very powerful family.
Yuan Ke wanted to make good friends with the Yang family so as to stabilize the situation in Hanzhong as soon as possible.
It was for this reason that Yang Yi was not killed before.
"I pay my respects to Da Sima!"
Mrs. Yang took her daughter Zhang Yao to bow and kneel to Yuan Ke.
She is a smart person.
She understood now whether mother and daughter could survive.
Everything depends on the person in front of you.
"alright!"
"You all get up and talk."
"I have something to say."
Yuan Ke said.
"Thank you Da Sima!"
Yang helped her daughter up.
After that, he stood there very respectfully.
"Ms. Yang, do you understand why I didn't kill you mother and daughter?"
Yuan Ke asked.
"Da Sima, I will persuade my father to submit to Da Sima."
Yang said.
"You seem to be a smart man."
"I like to talk to smart people. You are right. As long as the head of the Yang family is willing to surrender to the imperial court, I will not take the blame for your Yang family's rebellion as a matter of course. I am also willing to confer the title of Marquis of Shunyi on the head of the Yang family."
Yuan Ke said.
"Da Sima, don't worry, I will definitely persuade my father to submit to Da Sima."
Yang is a wonderful person.
What she said was very reasonable. She did not say that she would submit to the imperial court, but she would say that she would submit to Yuan Ke.
"good!"
"Go and persuade your Yang family master. As for your daughter, she will stay in the house for the time being until you finish the matter. I ask you, mother and daughter, to unite."
Yuan Ke said.
"Thank you Da Sima!"
Yang did not blame Yuan Ke for being despicable. This was human nature.
Instead, she thanked Yuan Ke for not killing her.
After that, Yuan Ke asked people to escort Yang back to Yang Mansion.
The Yang family is the largest family in Hanzhong County, with members spread all over Hanzhong. Yang Ren, Yang Ang, Yang Yi and others previously served in the army.
There are also many people who serve as officials in various counties and yamen.
Fa Zheng sent people to take over the treasury, arsenal, household registers and tax rolls in Nanzheng City.
Di Qing presided over major events.
As for Cheng Yaojin who followed Yuan Ke into the city, he was ordered to deal with the "Five Pecks of Rice Sect". This sect had a large number of people and endangered the court, and Yuan Ke could not tolerate it.
The list of the Five Pecks of Rice Cult that was previously rewarded by the system was also given to Cheng Yaojin, asking him to pick people according to the names in the list.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
Outside the Qingxu Palace, the headquarters of the Five Dou Rice Sect, Cheng Yaojin led a large number of soldiers and horses. Two thousand soldiers and horses entered the palace and hunted down the followers of the Five Dou Rice Sect.
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
The members of the Five Dou Rice Sect were secretly equipped with private armies. When they were attacked, some stubborn believers immediately jumped over the wall and began to resist.
They waved their weapons and fought against Yuan Ke's army.
"Brothers, we are about to die now. Why don't we take a few people to support us when we are about to die?"
"Copycat guy, let's kill him."
However, they were a mob after all. They had weapons in their hands and no military formation or combat experience. They were strangled by Cheng Yaojin and his army in a short time.
"The Five Pecks of Rice Cult secretly hides military blades and plots rebellion. They will be killed without mercy."
Cheng Yaojin immediately ordered.
"kill!"
The soldiers did not spare any effort and massacred all the Five Pecks of Rice cult members in Qingxu Palace.
In this battle, all the senior officials of the Five Dou Rice Sect were killed.
After that, Hanzhong began a large-scale operation to "annihilate the Five Dou Rice Sect". The armor seized from the Qingxu Palace was ironclad evidence of their annihilation.
The Five Dou Rice Sect was the foundation of Zhang Lu. Now that Zhang Lu has died, the Five Dou Rice Sect has also been vigorously suppressed and no longer has the ability to cause trouble.
Yuan Ke also confiscated all the officials and generals of the Zhang Lu faction and their families.
However, he did not kill anyone.
These people all sent him to the mining area to mine.
All are severe punishments.
"Your Majesty, the head of the Yang family, Yang Hui, is outside asking for an audience."
