Chapter 1010 January War

Chapter 1010 January War

Chapter 1010 January War

Xianyu Hall is located in the southwest of the central city, so the noise can be easily heard.

Zhang Jun was having lunch with his family. After learning about this, he put down his bowl and chopsticks on the spot and ordered his personal soldiers to put on armor for him.

His wife, Yan, clenched her fists and looked at her husband worriedly.

The Chief Secretary Fan Xi, who was invited to dine together, wiped his mouth, stood up and chased after him.

Amid the sounds of "ding-ling-dang", Zhang Jun put on iron armor, hung up his bow and sword, and picked up a spear, looking like he was ready to lead the charge and fight.

But his pale face and slightly trembling lips still showed his inner fear.

As long as death is not imminent, anyone can be a hero or a real man.

At the critical moment of life and death, thoughts are flying, and all kinds of ideas that were previously subconsciously ignored flood into the mind, making people confused and at a loss.

If you can survive this, it will be like experiencing life and death, and your spiritual will can reach a new level. If you can't survive, then that's it.

There was a chaotic sound of footsteps on the street.

A moment later, someone was knocking on the door.

All the servants and soldiers in the courtyard were terrified. For a moment, the sound of swords being drawn was heard continuously.

There were also people standing behind the pillars, drawing their bows and arrows.

A team of sword and shield soldiers lined up in a horizontal formation, stepped forward, and stopped behind the door. The officer turned his head and looked at Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun calmed himself down and said, "Open the door."

"Creaky!" The gate was opened.

Zhang Jun took a look and found that it was Yin Yuan, Song Ji and the other two.

"My lord, the private soldiers of the Duan family in the south city opened the Duan Gate without permission and rushed out with drums and drums. After encountering the Liang soldiers, they retreated." Yin Yuan reported: "General Han has sent people to set up barricades and pinned the Liang people on the street inside the Duan Gate."

After Yin Yuan finished speaking, Zhang Jun hadn't spoken yet, but Song Ji said: "My lord, the tower is still in our army's hands. The south city is unprotected. As long as we fire our bows and crossbows, we will be able to drive out all the Liang people. However, General Han is unwilling to do it."

Zhang Jun ignored him and just looked at Yin Yuan and asked, "Can the South City be defended?"

"Liangfeng Gate is defended by strong soldiers, and powerful crossbows have been raised to the top of the city. The central city is expected to be fine, but it is hard to say about the southern city." Yin Yuan replied.

The main gate of the south city (Nanmen) is called "Duanmen", and it was from here that the Liang army attacked.

Previously, the place was defended by private soldiers of the Duan and Zhang families, but they simply quit - Duan was a descendant of Duan Jiong, and now was a local tyrant in Wuwei, but not considered a big family. The Zhang family was also a local tyrant in Wuwei, and was a descendant of Zhang Heng, a warlord in the late Han Dynasty, and had nothing to do with the Zhang family of Dunhuang.

Liangfeng Gate is the south gate of the central city and the only passage in and out of the central city and the south city. The city defense facilities are complete and heavily guarded, so there will be no major problems in the short term.

But the question is, now that things have come to this, is it still necessary to defend?

Zhang Jun initially subconsciously focused on the city's defense, but now that he felt relaxed, he slowly thought about this problem and suddenly looked dejected.

What's the point of trying harder? It will only make you die a few days earlier or later.

Just now, Fan Xi also said that he had no reinforcements! No one would come to rescue him! Even if there were, they were blocked by Zhangye and Xijun and could not come at all.

Originally, I felt a little unwilling in my heart. After surrendering, I would not even be given an official position? Now that I think about it, it seems that being a rich man is not bad.

He packed up his belongings and handed over his fields, farmland, houses and livestock to the people of Liang. After arriving in Luoyang, he closed the door to visitors and lived out his life like that - at the age of 22, his life had just begun. The eldest daughter of his wife Yan was only six years old, and the sons born to his wives Ma and Liu were only two years old each. As a result, the fate of the whole family was foreseeable.

"Forget it——" Zhang Jun sighed.

Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Song Ji, who said sincerely: "My lord, we can fight again!"

Zhang Jun was not interested at all. He waved his hand, looked at Fan Yu, and said, "Please ask the Chief Secretary to draft an order for me and inform the soldiers in the three cities - surrender."

After saying this, it seemed as if all his strength had been used up.

Yan quickly stepped forward to support him, and said in tears: "My husband, His Majesty is trustworthy. It is actually quite good to be a rich man and live with the family without having to worry."

Zhang Jun smiled bitterly.

Ever since my grandfather came to Liangzhou, our family has never had peace.

First, the Xianbei rebelled, giving my grandfather, who had just arrived, a warning.

When my grandfather suffered a stroke, he could not speak. First, the brothers Zhang Zhen and Zhang Yue plotted a rebellion, and then the Qu family and the Cao family established their own regimes.

My father was in power for six years before he was assassinated by his subordinate governor Yan Sha.

At the time of my uncle, he fought wars repeatedly and was forced to submit to Liu Han and Tuoba Dai. There were also people like Xin Yan who refused to obey the rules.

In his generation, first there was the rebellion of Captain Wu Ji, and then the Liang army came to attack.

Having managed to hold on until now, I am exhausted and can no longer go on.

He doesn't want this mess anymore, just give it to someone else.

In fact, at this moment, he even felt a sense of gloating in his heart, and he really wanted to see what would happen to those who betrayed him when they were controlled by Shao Xun.

Judging from their unruly behavior, they might cause more trouble.

The area of ​​Liangzhou has never been peaceful since the Later Han Dynasty.

You can rebel against me, but do you dare to rebel against Shao Xun?
After hearing the order to surrender, Yin Yuan sighed silently, while Song Ji's face was full of struggle. Just as he reached for his waist, his hand was grabbed by Yin Yuan.

"General Song, the outside world doesn't know about the Guzang incident." Yin Yuan said earnestly, "After the lord surrenders, you can change your allegiance and serve Emperor Liang. But if you do something unworthy, you won't be able to cover it up, and the Song family may be in great trouble."

Song Ji gripped the knife handle tightly, his knuckles turning white.

Yin Yuan released his hand and said, "I have said everything. You can make your own decision."

Song Ji's hand slowly loosened and fell dejectedly at his side. ******
In the afternoon, soldiers in the three cities received orders one after another.

There was little commotion, and everyone accepted their fate.

In the final analysis, the army of Liangzhou was "crowdfunded", with the Zhang family contributing part and the powerful families contributing part. Now the powerful families have changed their minds, and the Zhang family themselves do not want to fight anymore, so why should they persist?

Finish early and go home to do farm work, if the home is still there.

Jin Zheng arrived at Nancheng as soon as possible.

The Diqiang soldiers who originally entered the South City were those summoned by Xin Yan from Jinxing. They are still stationed there and have expelled the surrendered Wuwei soldiers.

There was shouting in the city and anything worth a little money was looted.

These Diqiang soldiers wanted everything as if they had never seen money in their lives. Only the South City was newly built as a palace, and there were not many civilians at the moment, and there were not many houses and palaces. Most of the valuable things had not been prepared in time, so there was nothing to rob.

Some people even took down the beams of the house and ran away carrying the best wood.

Jin Zheng couldn't stand it anymore and ordered all these people to be captured and killed.

Under the intimidation of the palace soldiers, although Xin Yan was dissatisfied, he still mobilized thousands of soldiers from the Fuhan Camp to enter the city and captured and killed dozens of the most violent Diqiang soldiers, and only then was the situation stabilized.

The Hongfan Gate was opened on the east side of the central city, which was also the only gate allowed to be opened in the central city.

A large group of Wuwei soldiers filed out of the city and lined up to hand in their weapons.

Song Ji fell to the end of the crowd and sighed to the sky.

The soldiers from Xiping and Jinxing counties who surrendered outside Hongfan Gate were considered one family in the past and their attitude was quite good.

The descendants of the Xiping Wei and Guo families who led the team were even familiar with Song Ji, and did not make things difficult for him. They even invited him to sit in the camp and reminisce about the past.

Song Ji was in no mood. He just chatted a few words, handed over the equipment of the 3,000 men and horses, took them to the designated location and settled them, then sat there blankly, not knowing what he was thinking.

The northernmost Anchang Gate of the North City was opened.

There were two thousand soldiers on Lingjun Terrace, and even after Zhang Jun ordered them to surrender, they still refused to lay down their weapons and surrender.

You Sima Han Pu entered the camp alone, slapped the defending general twice, brought out the two thousand crying soldiers, and sat on the ground in the north of the city.

Huan Wen looked at these surrendered people silently, feeling very proud and at the same time sighing slightly.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Sima Rui of Jiangdong.

When the Liang army invaded Jianye one day, I wonder what his mood and thoughts were.

But Huan Wen did not pity them.

It would be fine if he just sat there and talked about nothing all day, but the key point is that he occupied the prestigious position and did not give others any chance, making it difficult for the vast majority of knowledgeable people - especially him, Huan - to make progress. They can only work in the ministries with lower official ranks and complicated affairs. It is not a pity that he died.

He was different from them because he had been on the battlefield and had made two contributions.

The entire surrender process lasted until the evening. Almost all of the 17,000 to 18,000 Wuwei soldiers arrived outside the city and were divided into several groups, sitting in silence with their hands free.

Xin Yan's troops of several thousand people took control of the South City.

Qinzhou soldiers took control of the north city.

Zhao Wei, the commander-in-chief of the Heilongjiang Right Camp, led his troops into the city from the south, passed the Liangfeng Gate, and went straight into the central city.

The doors and windows of every household were closed, there were no pedestrians on the streets, and except for the soldiers passing by in formation, there was not a single person in sight.

At this time, Zhang Jun, accompanied by the main officials of the shogunate, came out naked and asked for surrender to Jin Zheng, the commander of the Liang army.

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The surrender ceremony was held outside Guangxia Gate in the west of the city.

The Chief Secretary Fan Xi presented the records of the twelve counties and three camps of Liangzhou - including the "plate", that is, the map of the jurisdiction, as well as the "yellow register" of the common people and the "white register" of the noble families.

Jin Zheng was sitting on his horse with no intention of getting off to help Zhang Jun. He just sent his staff to take the maps and books, then raised his whip and said, "The governor of Liang should go to my camp to rest for a while and wait for the emperor's decision."

Zhang Jun was shirtless, tied himself with ropes, with his hands tied behind his back, a jade disk in his mouth, and his head humbly knocked on the ground.

This is the standard surrender procedure.

The first one is called "leading a sheep with bare flesh", the second one is called "asking for guilt with a thorny stick on his shoulder", the third one is called "holding a jade disk in his mouth with a clay head", and there is also "surrendering with the face tied up" mixed in. In short, there are many elements.

In addition, it is not wrong for Kim Jong-un to call him "Fake Liang Governor".

If Zhang Gui and his son Zhang Shi had accepted titles from the Jin court and could be considered "real governors of Liang", then Zhang Mao could not be considered such, not to mention Zhang Jun who proclaimed himself the governor of Liangzhou.

If he died, the only words that could be engraved on his tombstone would be "Fake Governor of Liang". It would be impossible to write "Prefect of Liangzhou" because there was no title for him.

Zhang Jun knelt on the ground and listened without saying much - he couldn't speak - after standing up, he lowered his head silently.

Jin Zheng was about to ride away, but when he saw his appearance, he sneered and said, "Untie him."

After that, he added, "Send a message to Zhao Wei to escort all the Zhang clan members out and send them to the camp for settlement. Treat them with courtesy and do not disturb them."

Zhen Pian, who had been promoted to the chief secretary of the Zhenxi General's shogunate, came over with a smile and said, "Please follow me, Governor of Liang."

After that, he sent someone to untie Zhang Jun and presented him with a set of robes.

Zhang Jun took the jade disk from his mouth and looked back at the Guzang City under the setting sun. It seemed like a dream.

On the fourth day of May in the second year of Kaiping in Daliang (328), the war against Liang was largely over with the surrender of Zhang Jun.

The Zhang regime, which had ruled Liangzhou for 28 years, collapsed.

It was only a month from the beginning of the war, but Zhang Jun had already lost these twelve counties and three camps, which was shocking.

(End of this chapter)