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9. Don't forgive Dong Zhongqi

As for the entire Yancheng, it turned into a real Senluo Hall. The generals of Huaixi were tied to the wooden pillars by the rushing in the army and the hearts of the soldiers. The soldiers were beheaded, and those who were not beheaded were cut off their noses, ears, Lingyunzha, moat and the long streets of the public hall were covered with bloody corpses tied to the pillars, densely packed, red bodies and white bones exposed after being broken, and many flies were called around in the middle of winter.

In the end, the official army could not stay in the city. Gao Yue and Du Huangshang ordered all the soldiers to camp in the Daqi River area.

In addition, the two "camps" (base camps) of Gao Yue and Du Huangshang were officially merged, but the division of labor was still clear, that is, Gao Yue commanded his own routes, and Du Huangshang commanded his own routes without interfering with each other.

During the Battle of Yancheng, the Huaixi army fled to Huiqu and Runan one after another, only two or three thousand people, and the other 11,000 people were killed, and only more than two thousand people died in battle. The others were all slaughtered by the government army after the city was broken. In addition, the families of the accompanying army and ordinary people in the city were killed, the total number was almost 20,000, and blood was soaked in the Daqi River and Rushui.

Almost at the same time, Baigouzha, which borders the two Shenguang Prefectures, and the generals and defenders of Neili Town, officially surrendered to Xu Si's troops; Yan Zhen's Wuchang Army, Yishen, and Wang E's Jingnan Army also captured all the gateways south of Caizhou, Yiyang, the capital of Shenzhou.

The result below is no suspense. The only question is how long can it last under the siege of the government army?

At the beginning of the new year, Dong Chongzhi returned. His surprise attack completely failed. He had to tie himself up and go to the gate of the official army camp in Yancheng to surrender.

This time, Lu Changyuan, the governor of Ruzhou, sent by the emperor, made great contributions.

The two thousand mule soldiers of Dong Chongqi, plus thousands of Tongbai, the mountain sheds that Fangcheng took advantage of the situation, did become arrogant in the southeastern area of ​​Ruzhou, shouting that they would capture Luoyang together, and several county towns also surrendered. However, Lu Changyuan was not as embarrassed as Li Yuanping, who once ruled Liang County. He formulated a strict "city law and rural agreement", which not only mobilized more than a thousand men and women around to protect the city, but also contacted the mountain sheds loyal to the court, and rejected Dong Chongqi.

The mountain sheds in the Eastern Capital, especially those in Yique and Luhun, were framed by Huaixi, and they hated Wu Shaocheng to the core. Many of them joined when the imperial court recruited military forces. Now they even brought up their teams to Liang County, Ruzhou to help Lu envoy fight.

After more than ten days of fighting, it turned out that as long as Lu Changyuan was not intimidated, Dong Chongzhi had no way to take Liangxian, which had deep ditches and high strands. He could not go around and could not go around. Not to mention conquering the Dongdu, he could not even have enough food to eat. When the news of Yancheng being captured by the official army came, the entire army collapsed, and some fled to Fangcheng to serve bandits, and some followed Dong Chongzhi. In the end, Dong Chongzhi himself felt desperate, so he went to Yancheng to surrender.

In the tent, Gao Yue and Du Huangshang discussed secretly whether they should accept Dong Chongqi's surrender.

In fact, Gao Yue's attitude was not accepted. He said to Du: "When the imperial court pacified Heshuo, the biggest mistake was to win over Zhu Tao and Wang Wujun, and to use the thieves to suppress the enemy, which was equivalent to seeking skin with tigers and holding firewood to put out fires. So even if Li Weiyue died, what changes would there be to the original separatist situation? Although Li Weiyue died, Wang Wujun continued to separatist and transform into virtue, driving a tiger and a wolf. The court treated them a little unhappy and always rebelled. Dong Chongqi was Wu Shaocheng's son-in-law, and he participated in the planning of all kinds of evil deeds in Huaixi. For example, Wu Shaocheng was able to hand over two thousand direct fangs to him. This shows that Dong was the biggest culprit and he had to deal with the culprit severely to avoid another disaster in the future."

"I'm worried that if Dong Chongzhi is killed, he will be injured."

"What does surrender mean? Most of them are forced by the situation. The city of Runan is coming down all the time, and Huaixi can be settled in a flash. Those so-called surrenders just want to find a way to continue to do evil. How many of them have the intention of reforming themselves? Living Dong's emphasis on quality has no impact on the overall situation at all; killing Dong's emphasis on quality will instead let the Cai people know the thunderous power of the court. Furthermore, Zunsu, you see, the situation after a year of fighting against Huaixi, the three imperial corpses and the emperor's inner treasury are all for this. Most of the war is spent. If Dong Chongqi subjugates, then the other Huaixi generals will come to surrender. The court will not only not be able to kill them, but also have to support them with gold, silk and official titles. If the national economy is burdened, then what do you think of the officials and soldiers who work hard to fight the rebellion? What benefits can the court get after pacifying Huaixi? It will be difficult to sustain if it is immediately pacified. Therefore, tolerating the culprit is a huge harm."

"Yi Song, what you mean..."

"The bandits were pushed down as a road, and the bandits were buried as a field. The entire Huaining Army was brought up to the generals and military academy soldiers, that is, the local tyrants who had divided Shen Guangcai were killed and killed completely, so that the Cai people would no longer be deceived by them. The court came to regulate Caizhou again, and it was probably much easier. If the customs changed, they would commit suicide. Dong Chongshishi."

"Then from then on until Runan City, I will no longer accept surrender?"

In response, Gao Yue nodded and then made a "uproot" gesture.

Du Huangshang thought about it and said that I understand, "Eliminate evil things."

At the gate of the camp by the Daqi River, Yang Yuanqing, the governor of Guangzhou who was with the army, got Wu Shaocheng's son-in-law Dong Chongzhi and hundreds of Huaixi soldiers. It is conceivable what he did after he obtained Wu Shaocheng's son-in-law Dong Chongzhi and hundreds of Huaixi soldiers.

Revenge of blood relatives is natural.

Of course, Yang Yuanqing still announced Dong's crime: planning to assassinate Prime Minister Zhao Jing, instigating Huaixi to rebel against the imperial court, and planning to attack Dongdu, each item was indeed enough to be executed.

Afterwards, Dong Chongzhi kept scolding and shouted that he might as well go into the mountain to make a thief. He was pressed on a tree stump by the executioner and was beheaded.

Yang Yuanqing also specifically told the executioner not to end with one knife. Seeing Wu Shaocheng's son-in-law being chopped for more than ten consecutive times, he died when the blood flowed into a river. He thought of his slaughtered wife and children, and he felt indescribable pleasure.

None of the other fangs were spared and were all killed.

Gao Yue specially summoned the generals of various leaders in the tabernacle to explain why he wanted to kill Dong Chongzhi. In addition to the Ming Dynasty's punishment, he also said: "Dong Chongzhi came to our army and said that after surrender, the court should be awarded the governor of Shenzhou, and rewarded him with 150,000 stagnant of money. This is said that gold and silk are the rewards of our loyal and righteous soldiers in the court. How can you, a rebellious fang slave, come to take it? Therefore, if you do not ask the leader, you will be executed together, which will not only show the prestige of the court, but also increase the awe of the Cai people."

"Mr. Ji is all for our consideration. I am grateful and I don't know what to say." Dozens of generals in the tent bowed their heads, and some people were so moved that they cried.

At this time, the general of Zhongwu Army and Wang Pei, who was riding across Xiaoqian River, stepped forward and said, "I dare to ask Mr. Ji, don't you know how the people in Chaga Township, Xiping County should be cut off?"

"What's the matter?" Gao Yue asked.
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