Chapter 245: The Great Victory of the Shangdang

As the Jin army launched a retaliatory massacre, Liu Cong in Xiangyuan City faced increasing pressure, more and more Huns began to obey his orders, and more and more Han people were secretly released from Xiangyuan City by his subordinates. Not only here, but also in other places, the treatment of Han people has also been improved a lot.

After sitting alone in his room and thinking hard for three days, Liu Cong finally decided to surrender to the Jin army. When he made this decision, the Huns in the entire city were all relieved, they were really overwhelmed by the Jin people these days. Although the Jin people surrendered and no longer enjoyed the previous privileges, they were at least able to save their lives.

"General Liu, your choice is extremely wise!" Yao Gezhong, who was in charge of receiving Xiangyuan, suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, looked at the haggard Liu Cong and said with a smile. The surrender of more than 40,000 Huns is bound to reduce the casualties of the Jin army. At the same time, this is also a huge blow to the morale of the Hu people.

In the entire territory of Bingzhou, there were more than 300,000 Huns in total, and 80,000 Xiongnu elites were annihilated and captured in Shangdang County, plus tens of thousands of Huns eliminated in Xihe, only in the early stage of the war, the Jin army wiped out one-third of the Huns.

"Captain Yao, can you guarantee the safety of the Huns?" Liu Cong asked worriedly, he knew that once the Huns laid down their arms, these Hun soldiers would become lambs to the slaughter, and if the Great Jin side rebelled, then they would die.

"Don't worry, General Zu has already explained, and you will enjoy the treatment you deserve." Yao Gezhong replied meaningfully.

According to the pre-war plan, all the captured ordinary Hu people would be pulled inland by the Jin army to undertake heavy construction tasks. As for how many will survive in the future. Then it is unknown. And none of those Hu nobles want to live, these Hu nobles who eat inside and outside must pay the price of their lives for the sins they committed before.

With Liu Cong's order to surrender, the Jin army began to enter Xiangyuan, and the Huns handed over their weapons in batches under the custody of the Jin army, and as for their fate, it was doomed as early as the moment they raised their troops to rebel. In the process of disarming, the Huns did not make any resistance.

For these captives, it is undoubtedly the best to be able to survive. As for what the Jin people will do with them after they surrender. It's not something they can control.

"Your Excellency. Liu Cong has surrendered, which indicates that the Xiongnu army in Shangdang County has been wiped out, and tell Your Majesty the good news! A soldier excitedly urged Yao Gezhong, this is nearly 100,000 troops. And they destroyed it. Whatever you say, it's a big credit.

The ancestors who have returned to Yecheng. I was very happy after receiving the good news from the front. He immediately ordered the army to rest for two days, and then divide into two lines. One was led by Zu Yue to the west into Taiyuan County, and the other was led by Yao Gezhong to directly attack Xinxing County. At the same time, Gou Xi, who was in charge of Jingluo West Road, fought a series of battles in Xihe, wiped out tens of thousands of troops under Liu Yao along the way, and took the opportunity to occupy most of the Xihe country.

In the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Sima Shu was dining with his concubines and children. Since the start of the war, Sima Shu has had less and less free time, and he basically spends the whole day dealing with military affairs. Recently, as the tide of battle has become more favorable, he has finally been able to find a little time to spend with his family.

On this day, in order to make up for his guilt, Sima Shu specially held a family dinner in the imperial garden in the palace, including the queen, the four concubines, and several Shuyi Zhaoyi dressed up to participate, and several of his children also went into battle under the care of the nurse and the palace maid.

Since Sima Shu usually dined in the palace of the concubines, this was the first time he dined with the concubines in his name. In order to prepare this meal, he deliberately had the Imperial Dining Room prepare rich and delicious dishes. In the past, Sima Shu always advocated thrift and opposed extravagance and waste.

"Queen, how are the children doing? Not sick, right? I've been so busy lately that I can't take care of them? Sima Shu sat in the first place and asked the queen beside him.

"Please rest assured, the princes and princesses are all healthy, and in accordance with Your Majesty's will, the concubines did not force them to study anything, but Yu'er will enter school in half a year, so I have been working hard to learn some pre-admission knowledge recently." Queen Wang Huifeng replied.

According to Sima Shu's regulations, princes and princesses will not receive any intellectual education until they are five years old, and will only be guided in terms of character. At the same time, in order to protect the children's nature, Sima Shu also specially asked people to build a playground in the palace. After the age of five, the princes will go to school like ordinary children.

"Well, that's good!" Sima Shu nodded slightly. The territory of the Great Jin Dynasty can be opened up by him and a group of ministers, but in the future, he will have to rely on his descendants to defend the country. Therefore, he has made up his mind to use the most cruel competition mechanism to choose the heir of the empire, otherwise there may be young children, fools, mentally handicapped, illiterate and other successors among his descendants in the future.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang, the First Auxiliary Minister, asks to see you!" At this time, Xiao Dengzi, the chief attendant, walked in and said.

"Huh? Didn't I tell them not to bother them today? Really, I don't want to finish a single meal! Xiao Dengzi, you go and tell Meng Sun, if it's a trivial matter, just let him deal with the cabinet. Sima Shu finally enjoyed the feeling of home, and he didn't want to deal with government affairs at this time.

"This ...... Your Majesty!? Xiao Dengzi was a little hesitant and didn't know whether to leave or not, and he even suspected that if he told Zhang Bin like this, the other party was likely to spit on him, thinking that he was blocking the way of speech.

"Wait! Your Majesty should go and see it in person, Mr. Meng Sun must have happened in person, and now that the battle on the front line is in full swing, if there is any urgent military situation, wouldn't it be a major event! The queen hurriedly stopped Sima Shu and persuaded.

"Alas! Okay, I'll go back as soon as I go, you can continue to eat, and I'll come back after I've taken care of things. Sima Shu took the silk scarf and wiped his mouth and said goodbye to the concubines. The concubines also knew that Zhang Bin came to meet at this point in time, and there must be urgent military affairs to discuss.

"Aiqing, what's going on?" Sima Shu asked as soon as he entered the Jiade Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Shangdang front sent back a message saying that the defenders of Xiangyuan could not withstand the pressure of our army and finally surrendered to our army!" Zhang Bin said excitedly.

"What? Shangdang Huns surrendered? Are there nearly 40,000 of them? How did you surrender so easily? Didn't they clamore for the Han people in the city to bury them before? Sima Shu said in disbelief.

After he issued the will of revenge for the massacre, he did not intend for Liu Cong to succumb, after all, as a famous butcher in history, Liu Cong should not be so weak. Even he was ready to sacrifice tens of thousands of Han people in Xiangyuan City, and now to his surprise, Liu Cong surrendered.

"Hehe, the Hu slaughter order issued by His Majesty has taken effect, according to the reports of the front-line soldiers, since our army began to openly massacre the Hu people, a total of nearly 100,000 Han people have successfully escaped the control of the Hu people. It is said that some of the Hu people who once killed the Han people are thinking about fleeing to the desert! ”

"Humph! You can't give the other party benevolence and righteousness when dealing with the Hu people, we must use the guns and knives in our hands to kill the other party, so that they will be transformed according to our wishes. Haven't the ministers of the DPRK and China criticized this recently? Sima Shu couldn't understand why no one objected to this.

Zhang Bin secretly glanced at the emperor, and said in his heart: "You have all started to kill, who dares to have objections, in case you are accused of being a Hu person by the imperial court, will you not be unlucky." ”

As the Hu people continued to ravage the Great Jin in the past decade, the contradictions between the Hu and Han have become irreconcilable, and one side must completely fall and succumb to solve this problem. Fortunately, the arrival of Sima Shu has greatly improved the strength of the Han people, otherwise with the population ratio between Hu and Han approaching one to two, he would never be able to clean up the Hu people in the north as easily as now.

"Aiqing, in this Shangdang War, the imperial court has eliminated nearly 100,000 Hu people, which has really greatly increased the prestige of my Great Jin Empire. Meng Sun, you immediately let the cabinet start the propaganda machine, and make sure that this news spreads throughout the north and south of the Great Jin Dynasty in the shortest possible time. Sima Shu excitedly told Zhang Bin that there was nothing more gratifying than the victory in the first battle of the Great War.

Sima Shu was very happy, since the start of the war, although he has been full of belief in victory, but the people below do not think so, the Jin people are afraid that their side will be defeated, think about it, hundreds of thousands of Hu people waved their troops south, it makes people shudder to think about it. Now the annihilation of 100,000 Huns in World War I is definitely a surprise to the common people of the empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Bin replied.

After deliberating, Zhang Bin immediately took action. The major newspaper offices that received the news began to intensify their typesetting, striving to get the printed newspapers to the hands of every citizen of the empire in the shortest possible time. An hour later, a large number of newsboys with the characteristics of the Great Jin began to sell on the street: "Outside! Extra! The Great Jin Xiang Army defeated the Huns in Bingzhou, and tens of thousands of Huns were defeated and surrendered, destroying more than 100,000 enemies! ”

Suddenly, the entire Dajin was detonated, and in Luoyang City, pedestrians on the streets surrounded the newsboy to buy newspapers. And a little late, I didn't buy it, and I listened to others read the newspaper. After learning that the Great Jin army had won a great victory in Bingzhou, the entire Great Jin became a sea of joy.

Many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, they could finally completely relax and no longer have to worry about Hu Ren going south. More readers believe that after defeating the Hu people, Dajin Zhongxing is finally just around the corner! Many people couldn't help but kowtow to the imperial city and shouted: Long live Your Majesty! Banzai! Hooray! (To be continued......)