At this time, there has been a change in Xicheng, after Wang Junkuo went to the city, he rushed directly into the Xicheng tower, and cut off the head of Xie Jingyuan who was eating supper in the city tower, he took Xie Jingyuan's big knife, and killed more than 20 Xie Jingyuan's personal soldiers in the city tower, and then sent people to summon more than a dozen Xicheng generals to come to the city tower to discuss matters. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The fifteen middle-level generals were all the old troops who followed him to participate in the fight against the Turks, and suffered unfair treatment like him, when the fifteen generals walked into the city tower, they found blood all over the ground, Xie Jingyuan's head was on the table, and everyone was stunned.

Wang Junkuo turned back to the crowd and said: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty personally conquered Taiyuan, Taiyuan has been a lonely city in the state, the military heart has collapsed, seeing that Hexi and Bashu have been lost, the general trend of the Tang Dynasty has gone, I have decided to sacrifice the West City to surrender to the Great Zhou, can you all be willing to share the righteousness with me?" ”

The generals were excited, and one of the generals said: "We should have surrendered three years ago, and we have waited for three years." ”

"Yes, we fought against the Turks, paid a heavy price, not only did not have the slightest reward, but were humiliated by the court, my Wang Junkuo is too stupid, but now I have woken up, this is our last chance, the Great Zhou Tianzi personally wrote to me, commending our achievements in fighting against the Turks, it is our luck to meet the Ming Lord, if you are not willing to follow my Wang Junkuo to sacrifice the city, you can leave now, but I said ugly things in front, if you dare to betray your brothers, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Fifteen generals knelt down on one knee together, clenched their fists and said, "We are willing to follow the general to revolt!" ”

"Good! Hurry up and gather your troops, assemble at the city gate, and we will welcome His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou into the city. ”

Fifteen Lang generals rushed away, they had 5,000 soldiers under their command, plus Wang Junkuo's own 2,000 troops, a total of 7,000 people, although less than 10% of the army in Taiyuan City, but it was enough to control Xicheng.

At this moment, a personal soldier rushed from the city to report, "General, Qu Tutong's personal soldier captain is here, he wants to see Xie Jingyuan immediately!" ”

Wang Junkuo saw sweat on his forehead, this is Qu Tutong to confirm the situation in Xicheng, he looked at the hourglass, there is still a quarter of an hour before the third watch.

"General, what shall we do?" Several of the pro-soldiers asked in a low voice.

Wang Junkuo resolutely made up his mind, "I'll go see him!" ”

He turned over on Xie Jingyuan's war horse, and rushed towards the city with a big knife in his hand, at this time, Qu Tutong's pro-soldier lieutenant had already discovered the abnormality, and saw a group of soldiers defending the city running towards the city gate, obviously someone was gathering troops.

He hurriedly whispered to the two subordinates: "You go and inform the boss quickly, just say that there is something wrong in Xicheng!" ”

The two pro-soldiers turned their horses and galloped away, and at this moment, Wang Junkuo rode down from the Shangcheng Yongdao, came to a dozen steps away, and sneered at the pro-soldier captain: "Is there anything wrong with Captain Yang?" ”

The captain was taken aback, pointed at Wang Junkuo and said tremblingly: "You are not in the tent....."

Wang Junkuo laughed, "Does Captain Yang really think that the person in the tent is me?" ”

The captain suddenly came to his senses and shouted: "Wang Junkuo, you want to rebel!" ”

"Definitely!"

Wang Junkuo said sharply: "I, Wang Junkuo, am another master, and Datang will not keep me, but I have a place to keep me." ”

He raised his sword and shouted to thousands of soldiers: "We fought against the Turks, killed and wounded tens of thousands of brothers, the court not only did not recognize our merits, there was no reward, not even the compensation of the fallen brothers, their wives and children were lonely, the soldiers did not turn a blind eye, my Wang Jun was ashamed of everyone, ashamed of the brothers who died, today I want to lead everyone to defect to the Ming Lord, to our real commander, brothers, we are against the damn!" ”

Thousands of soldiers were enthusiastic, raising their spears together and shouting: "I want to follow the general!" ”

Qu Tutong's pro-soldier lieutenant saw that the situation was not good, turned around and fled, Wang Junkuo said sharply: "I won't kill you, you go and tell General Qu Tu, I, Wang Junkuo, thank him for his love, but the Tang Dynasty Sheji will be leaning, how can he support it alone!" ”

Dozens of personal soldiers fled away on horseback, and Wang Junkuo resolutely ordered: "Fire the West City Tower and open the city gate!" ”

The west gate of Taiyuan creaked open, the suspension bridge outside the city was slowly lowered, the west city tower was also ignited, and the fire began to burn, which was clearly visible dozens of miles away.

At this time, Zhang Xuan led 30,000 cavalry to wait in the camp outside the west city, and dozens of 2,000-stone warships also appeared on the Cao River.

"Your Majesty, the gates of the city are open!" The generals shouted excitedly.

Zhang Xuan also saw the fire burning in the West City Tower, a smile appeared on his face, Wang Junkuo did not let himself down, although it was not yet the third watch, but the city gate was open, he didn't have to wait any longer.

Zhang Xuan immediately ordered: "General Pei, you can enter the city!" ”

Pei Xingyan shouted excitedly, "Brothers, follow me into the city!" ”

The door of the Zhou army camp was wide open, 30,000 cavalry suddenly launched, Pei Xingyan took the lead, carrying a double hammer to the city gate, and the army behind was like a flash flood, and the army poured out of the barracks and swept away to Taiyuan three miles away.

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Just as the fire in Xichenglou was ignited, Qu Tutong led two thousand troops to Xicheng, he was still not worried about Xie Jingyuan, so he personally rushed to check the situation, and he happened to meet the captain who fled back in a hurry on the way.

After listening to the captain's report, Qu Tutong was shocked and angry, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar, "I Qu Tutong has a thought of benevolence, and it will eventually cause a catastrophe, and the sky net will be restored!" ”

"Dashuai, the Xicheng Tower is on fire!" The soldiers shouted.

Qu Tu informed that the general trend had gone, and he shouted loudly: "Quickly go and order the city lords, the Zhou army has entered the city, we will never surrender, and swear to fight the enemy to the end, and repay the Son of Heaven with death!" ”

The soldiers went separately to give orders, and Qu Tutong waved his knife and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill Wang Junkuo, a thief!" ”

He rode his horse to the west gate, and two thousand henchmen shouted in unison and galloped after him.

At this time, Wang Junkuo had already set up a formation on the street, and the three thousand crossbowmen raised their crossbows and aimed their crossbows at the army rushing in the distance. ”

At this critical moment of life and death, he will never think about any kindness anymore, once Qu Tutong closes the city gate first, not only will he Wang Junkuo not survive, but thousands of brothers will also follow him to die in Huangquan.

Three thousand crossbows were raised together, and Wang Junkuo ordered again: "The front army, the middle army, and the rear army shoot in sections!" ”

In a moment, Qu Tutong led two thousand elites to kill a hundred steps away, the galloping sound of war horses outside the city seemed to sound in the sky, Qu Tutong had put life and death out of the way, he was eager to die on the battlefield and realize the glory of his life.

"Archery!"

Dense barrage of arrows rained down on the oncoming army.......

At this time, at the south city gate, in the north city gate, in the east city gate, the city gates were opened, tens of thousands of defenders surrendered out of the city under the leadership of their respective generals, the west city has been lost, the military heart of the 80,000 Tang army completely collapsed, at this moment, no one is willing to fight to the death, surrender and survival is their only choice.

Pei Xingyan took the lead in rushing to Xicheng, at this time, Wang Junkuo had already ordered to stop archery, the streets were full of corpses of Tang soldiers, Qu Tutong's war horse was also hit by dozens of arrows, and died on the street, dozens of personal soldiers formed a shield wall with a big shield, and tightly protected the commander.

Wang Junkuo gave an order, thousands of Tang troops put down their weapons and took off their armor, Pei Xingyan led hundreds of cavalry to rush up, surrounded Qu Tutong and dozens of his pro-corps, Qu Tutong and Pei Xingyan's father Pei Renji have a very deep friendship, Pei Xingyan has known Qu Tutong since he was a child, he ordered the soldiers not to move, hugged his fists on the horse and said: "Old general, Taiyuan has been lost, surrender!" The Son of Heaven will never treat the general badly. ”

Qu Tutong asked his soldiers to remove their shields, and he smiled at Pei Xingyan: "You didn't follow your father into the Tang Dynasty at the beginning, and it turns out that you are right, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the world belongs to your generation." ”

At this time, a soldier shouted: "The Son of Heaven is coming!" ”

The cavalry dodged one after another, only to see Zhang Xuan, who was wearing a golden helmet, slowly entered the city gate under the escort of hundreds of cavalry, and tens of thousands of soldiers knelt down together and shouted long live.

Zhang Xuan waved to everyone, Wang Junkuo was excited, and knelt down on one knee, "Wang Junkuo sees His Majesty the Emperor, may Your Majesty live long live, long live, long live!" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "General Wang, I have been waiting for you for three years. ”

Wang Junkuo choked up and said: "Your Majesty's kindness, Jun Kuo's liver and brain can't be repaid!" ”

"Get up, please! Collect troops for me and protect the people of Taiyuan. ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Wang Junkuo took a deep look at Qu Tutong and led hundreds of soldiers to hurry away.

At this time, Zhang Xuan urged the horse to come to Qu Tutong and said with a smile: "General Qu Tu, if I want to attack Taiyuan, you can't hold it either." ”

Qu Tutong nodded, "Your Majesty spreads benevolence and righteousness in the world, and the soldiers who surrender without a fight are fortunate for the people of the world!" ”

"Now that the other city gate defenders have surrendered, only the old general is left, the old general can surrender to the Tang Dynasty, why don't you want to help the world with me?"

Qu Tutong let out a long sigh, "I Qu Tutong has been wrong once, how can I be wrong a second time, please forgive Qu Tutong for not being able to obey his fate!" ”

Zhang Xuan stared at him for a moment, and ordered to the left and right: "Send General Qu Tu out of the city, and those who dare to stop it will be killed!" ”

Qu Tutong smiled miserably, "The Son of Heaven entrusted Taiyuan to me, but I failed him, what face do I have to Qu Tutong to see him." ”

Zhang Xuan's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly shouted to Qu Tutong's personal soldiers: "Stop the general!" ”

But Qu Tutong's personal soldiers did not move, Qu Tutong pulled out his sword, raised his head and shouted: "The big husband died on the battlefield, hurry!" ”

He killed himself with a long sword, and more than 20 of his own soldiers also drew their swords and committed suicide, and the long street became silent, and the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Zhou army looked at this scene in amazement.

Zhang Xuan sighed softly and said to Pei Xingyan: "Bury them thickly!" ”

In May of the second year of Baoding, Taiyuan surrendered without a fight, and 200,000 Zhou troops occupied this important northern town, which meant that the fifteen counties of Bingzhou were also officially incorporated into the territory of the Great Zhou Empire.