Chapter 478: Taking over Luronse
The mighty Wuhuan rebellion came to an end, and when Zhang He led an army of 50,000 to appear in front of the Wuhuan camp in a menacing manner, Wuhuan discovered his traces!
Qiu Liju's death caused the Wuhuan army to be almost paralyzed, and all the normal defense commander-in-chief mechanisms did not work.
After neatly defeating a hard-fought Wuhuan army that tried to resist in front of hundreds of thousands of surrendering Wuhuan troops who were watching from the wall, the remaining Wuhuan army did not continue to struggle and chose to surrender to Zhang He!
Zhang He completed the brilliant record of landing 700,000 with 50,000!
Shang Ji, who was far away in Liucheng, led 100,000 troops to aid Zhang He overnight, and Shang Ji's arrival also made Zhang He breathe a sigh of relief.
Forcing 700,000 to surrender with 50,000 (in fact, the Wuhuan army is less than 600,000 left) sounds naturally enthusiastic, but Zhang He is like walking a tightrope and does not dare to be careless at all.
For fear that the Wuhuan army that had surrendered would turn against it, it was not until the arrival of the Shang army that the army increased to 150,000 that it was safer.
After that, another 50,000 troops were transferred from Liucheng one after another, and the strength of the Shang army reached 200,000, and 600,000 troops were guarded by 200,000 troops.
After firmly controlling the situation, Shang Ji really showed his fangs, disarmed all the Wuhuan troops, disrupted the formation, and detained them separately. The Wuhuan nobles were also all confiscated, both individually and collectively.
This kind of behavior made the surrendering Wuhuan nobles extremely sad and angry. Originally, according to the usual practice, the Han Dynasty would not carry out a large-scale purge of the Wuhuan people who voluntarily surrendered after the rebellion.
As long as the leader is ambushed, those nobles who voluntarily surrender can not only keep their power, tribe, wealth, and army, but even get some valuable rewards to appease people's hearts.
However, Shang Ji did not follow the routine at all, and the high-ranking nobles who surrendered did not have any preferential treatment, all of them were taken as prisoners of war, and their personal wealth was all swept away, not to mention rewarded!
Unsurprisingly, Shang's radical move provoked a counterattack from the capitulating nobles, and it was already too late.
If these Wuhuan nobles had fought to the death with the Shang army with the mentality of burning jade and stone at the beginning, they didn't dare to say anything else, at least it would be no problem to repel Zhang He. If it plays well, it can still cause a certain degree of casualties to the main force of the Shang Ji army, which makes Shang Ji feel distressed for a while.
Now that the overall situation has been decided, and if you think of resisting again, it will be a head, Shang Ji changed his gentle and elegant style in the past, and publicly killed the nobles who did the chaos in front of the prisoners of war of the whole army, and the soldiers who participated in the rebellion dug a huge pit and buried them all alive!
Although the practice of killing and demoting pawns has a certain impact on reputation, the effect is surprisingly good!
The remaining more than 500,000 Wuhuan soldiers suddenly became honest and let them do whatever they wanted, without any complaints. As for whether they cursed Shang Ji in their hearts, it is unknown whether they cursed Shang Ji for the eighteen generations of their ancestors.
However, Shang Ji didn't care, he never planned to integrate the surrendered Wuhuan soldiers into the army, and he didn't even plan to let him stay in Pingzhou.
A huge prisoner of war camp was built on the spot, leaving Zhang He to lead 50,000 troops to guard the prisoners of war. All weapons and armor were confiscated, all the establishments were in chaos, and all the high-ranking military generals and nobles were packed and taken away, and the Wuhuan prisoners of war had completely lost their ability to resist. Zhang He's 50,000 troops were enough to firmly control the situation.
Shang Ji, with the power of victory, led 150,000 troops south to Linyu, Feiru, Haiyang, Lingzhi and other big cities to take over the military and political power of each city.
Speaking of which, Liaoxi is the largest county in Youzhou after Liaodong (only the area is counted), but the main city divisions in Liaoxi are very strange.
First of all, Liaoxi County is governed in Leyang, close to Liaodong vassal country, and is located in the easternmost part of Liaoxi County. In the entire east, there are only two cities in the east that can be named, Leyang and Liucheng.
The main cities and populations are concentrated in the western part of the county, which is close to Youbeiping County, and between the east and west is a vast wilderness with thousands of miles of wilderness and no people, and the whole of western Liaoning is completely separated.
And Shang Ji relied on his careless reputation and the great military power of the defeat of Wu Huan, and won the control of various cities in the west without blood, counting Liucheng, which has been occupied by Shang Ji, only the county of Leyang in the entire western Liaoning is not under the control of Shang Ji for the time being.
After leaving part of the army in each city to control the city, Shang Ji led the remaining 100,000 troops north to Lulongsai!
Lulongsai is a special place, guarding the main transportation route connecting Hebei and Liaodong, isolating Liaoxi and Youbeiping, and has always been a battleground for soldiers. Historically, Cao Cao's expedition to Wuhuan was to send troops from Lulongsai.
And in later generations, it has an even more famous name - Xifengkou!
An important purpose of Shang Ji's trip was to get Lu Longse in his pocket.
In a short period of time, Shang Ji did not have the energy and ability to enter Youzhou, and the big pool of bad things in Pingzhou was enough for him to be busy.
However, the temporary lack of ability does not mean that there is no ambition, and it is a matter of time before it expands outward, and controlling Luronse can control the initiative in the war.
To control Lulongsai, only a small number of troops are stationed to defend this important road by virtue of the geographical advantage, leaving enough energy and time for Shang Ji to rectify Pingzhou.
When the strength is enough or the overall situation of the world changes, it will take the initiative to attack, passing through Youzhou and even the Central Plains.
And if Lu Longsai is mastered by others, then Shang Ji will be passive. He had to station heavy troops near Luronse to defend against a possible surprise attack, and his troops, finances, and even material resources would be greatly constrained here, which would be very detrimental to future development.
All in all, the Louronse merchant is bound to win!
Lu Longsai directly belonged to the headquarters of the imperial court, and the former Youzhou Thorn Shi was responsible for logistics support. The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and flames were everywhere. Luronse was also temporarily forgotten by the imperial court.
After Dong Zhuo took power, Dong Zhuo's core was Sanfu and Liangzhou, and of course he would no longer bother to take care of Lu Longsai, who couldn't be beaten by eight poles. In the new administrative division, Lu Longsai was assigned to Pingzhou, and the new Youzhou Thorn Shi Ding Yuan also took care of competing for the leadership of Lu Longsai, so Lu Longsai became an orphan raised by his mother, and the weight of grain and grass could not be guaranteed.
It is easy to have a righteous name, and Shang Ji led the army to Lulongsai and reported his name. Captain Lu Longsai came to see him.
After a simple and friendly exchange, Captain Lu Long completely succumbed to the threat of Shang Ji's radish in one hand and a big stick in the other.
After a quick consultation, Shang Ji took out 500,000 gold to reward hundreds of officers up and down Lu Longsai for their diligence in serving the country, among which Captain Lu Long alone received 200,000 gold.
And all the officers of the Lulongsai camp Sima and above were old, and left Lulongsai with the rich rewards given by the merchants.
Lulongsai was a strategic location for the merchants, but it was a great burden for the fortress generals who had lost their supplies. They had not been paid for three months, and if it weren't for the enough grain and grass stored in the fortress before, I am afraid they would be hungry by now.
Although it was not in line with the rules for Shang Ji to take over Lu Longsai, for the sake of the huge wealth, Captain Lu Long decisively chose to ignore this.
Shang Ji looked at Captain Lu Long's departing figure with a small bag, and a chuckle appeared on the corner of his mouth. With Lu Longsai's defensive power, it would be difficult to overcome the destruction of these 100,000 soldiers if it was attacked, but now it has solved such a powerful fortress with only 500,000 gold! It also comes with 50,000 garrisons and a large number of large defensive equipment such as bed crossbows and catapults, which is a good deal.
He generously made up for the unpaid military salaries of the defenders, and the army's heart immediately fell to Shang Ji. The turmoil caused by the change of hands of the fortress also disappeared.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the defenders of the fortress were reorganized, and cronies were installed to take over the position of departing generals, and at the same time, an additional 50,000 soldiers were sent to live in the fortress. Shang Ji also transferred a large amount of grain, grass, baggage and other materials from the Qiankun Ring to replenish the depleted fortress treasury, and Lu Longsai was completely controlled by Shang Ji!