Chapter 190: A word determines life and death
The final army killed himself in this way, and the South Vietnamese soldiers saw the final army fall, and everyone in the West Gate guard was stunned. Tomato --.They will never understand why this Han envoy chose to kill himself in public today when he was about to be victorious, after hiding for several months, which really completely subverted the outlook on life and values of the South Vietnamese sergeant!
In this way, no one collected the corpse of the final army, and let him lay it on the city wall, and the scepter representing the envoys of the Han Dynasty was also inserted on the battlement of the city wall alone.
"Would you like to cover him?" A junior officer suggested to the West Gate guard.
"Forget it, the Han army is still an hour or two away. Send someone to inform them first. Also, remember to bring the book with you. The guard shook his head slightly and said, at this time, he was a little worried, whether the general Pingnan who slaughtered the city at every turn would also slaughter Panyu because the Han envoy died here. As soon as he thought of this, the Ximen guard felt cold in his back and his scalp was numb, and he felt that it was necessary to let General Pingnan know in advance that the Han envoy had committed suicide, and it really had nothing to do with them.
Huo Guang's 30,000 troops were all cavalry, although the advantages that cavalry could play in this part of South Vietnam were limited, but the 30,000 cavalry marched, and the momentum was still terrifying.
"Report ...... General, the South Vietnamese Panyu guard sent someone to send a letter of surrender, and at the same time brought news that the doctor had finally died! Just when Panyu City was within reach, a soldier rode his horse to Huo Guang's vicinity and shouted.
"Dead? Didn't you say that it was already hidden? Why did you die today? "Huo Guang had already received the news that Lu Jia and Zhao Jiande had fled, and the Panyu defenders were planning to surrender. He also wondered why the final army died at this time.
"I heard that I committed suicide on the upper floor of Panyu City."
"Suicide, what the hell is this final army doing?" Huo Guang felt that he was stunned, the final army was the person he personally selected, and it can be said that he also had high hopes. On the eve of the end of the day's army leaving Chang'an, Huo Guang also summoned the end army alone, and even vaguely mentioned that he had to save his life as a last resort, and even arranged for Lu Shu to secretly use his strength to protect him, but he didn't expect that in the end he chose to commit suicide!
As soon as Huo Quang's army arrived, the South Vietnamese defenders opened the city gates, laid down their weapons and knelt on the ground. Huo Guang did not go to the Nanyue Palace, but directly climbed the West Gate Tower, as soon as he climbed the tower, Huo Guang saw the battle inserted in the wall, and then saw the final army wearing a white robe and fell to the ground, and there was a pool of blood under his body that had dried up.
"What did he say before he died?" Huo Guang walked towards the corpse of the final army and asked the South Vietnamese guards.
The guard was not far from the final army at that time, and when he heard it clearly, he carefully repeated what the final army said at that time, and then lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Huo Guang.
After listening to the last words of the final army, Huo Guang was also speechless in his heart. He couldn't tell for a moment whether the end of the army was right or wrong? During this period, there was no such thing as Su Wu being imprisoned in Beihai for 19 years, and there were only those envoys who held the festival and would rather die than give in, and really used their blood to forge the dignity of the Han Dynasty, and buried the bones of the Xiongnu Zhuyi and went forward to succeed the Han envoys. Or it is an envoy like Bowang Hou Zhang Qian, who single-handedly preaches the Western Regions to promote the power of the Han Dynasty.
Maybe in the heart of the final army, the Han still has and can't have a messenger who survives! This is the only reason that Huo Guang can think of that can explain the suicide of the final army.
"Put away the festival battle and send it back to Chang'an. Buried the doctor, and chose a piece of land in the city to build a temple. Didn't he say that he would use the ghost to forever suppress South Vietnam? This monarch will write to His Majesty and entitle him as the city god of Panyu. Huo Guang took down the festival battle and handed it to the guards beside him, and then looked at the corpse of the final army and ordered.
The festival battle is given by the Son of Heaven, and in a sense, it also represents the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty. Now that all the South Vietnamese missions have been killed, this battle will naturally have to be sent back to Chang'an. As for what Huo Guang said, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to enshrine the final army as the god of the city god, the god of the city god had already appeared in this period, but it was not as systematic as that of later generations. Later, the city god also developed into a tradition and culture, and even became an indispensable history of every city. Since Huo Guang wanted to have no South Vietnam in the future, it was naturally an indispensable part to guide these South Vietnamese Li people culturally, and the construction of the City God Temple was also the first step to spread loyalty and filial piety and promote the culture of the Central Plains.
After dealing with the affairs of the final army, Huo Guang went to the Nanyue Palace surrounded by his generals and several Nanyue generals and ministers. The palace of Nanyue is not as good as the palace of the princes of the Central Plains, but it is also majestic and magnificent. Today's Nanyue King Zhao Jiande has fled, and the original concubines and servants in the Nanyue Palace, as well as those with families, have also left the palace, and all that is left are some old palace people or people who are lonely and have nowhere to go.
When Huo Guang set foot in this palace, which represented the rights of South Vietnam, the riots in Panyu City had been completely suppressed by the Han army, and a ban on strictness had begun to be enforced.
"Where did your king and prime minister go?" Huo Guang stood on top of the main hall of the King of Nanyue and asked the ministers of Nanyue.
"They have sailed out on a boat two days ago, and I am afraid they have already arrived at Zhuya or Dan'er." A South Vietnamese subservient hurriedly replied.
"Where's Lubard?" Huo Guang shouted in a deep voice.
"The end will be." Lubord is out on the list.
"Order you to lead an army of 20,000, immediately recruit large and small ships, if it is not enough, build it immediately, go to sea to capture Zhao Jiande and Lu Jia, and if you can't catch them alive, take their heads to see General Ben." Huo Guang handed over the task of pursuing Lu Jia and Zhao Jiande to Lu Bode, firstly, Lu Bode himself was strong enough, and secondly, he was prestigious, even in South Vietnam, he had a great reputation.
"No!" Lu Bode clenched his fists and gave the order, in his opinion, this is also Huo Guang's care for himself, because Huo Guang promised a few days ago that he would capture Zhao Jiande or Lu Jia, and seal Hou Yi in the customs and seal thousands of households. He doesn't need to be a marquis, but his own subordinate marquis is also equivalent to a surge in his prestige, and a thousand households can also make him a direct candidate.
"Where is Shangguan Ji?" Huo Guang spoke again.
"The end will be." This time it was Shangguan Ji who came out of the ranks.
"Order you to lead 5,000 elite soldiers, together with Pan Yu's pawns, to Sihui for reorganization. In addition, the soldiers of other counties, except for the soldiers who left the necessary defenders of the city, were all transferred to Sihui for reorganization. Huo Guang ordered again, and this time even Shangguan Ji was sent out.
"No!" Shangguan Ji also hugged his fists to receive his life.
In this way, Lu Bode took away 20,000 people, Shangguan Ji took away 5,000 people, and Huo Guang's army left in Panyu City was less than 5,000, but at the same time, the original tens of thousands of Panyu South Vietnamese defenders were also transferred.
When the generals returned to the barracks to do their own business, Huo Guang stayed in the palace of the Nanyue king, which would soon become the palace of the general of Pingnan.
Now Huo Tang has changed back into a woman's clothes, and is directing the palace maids to rearrange the room for Huo Guang, and there are Huo Guang's personal guards patrolling everywhere in the palace, and now Huo Guang's personal guards are not only twelve guards, but have already formed a personal guard battalion of thousands of people.
After Huo Guang processed a few official documents, he appeared in the dormitory. When Huo Tang saw Huo Guang coming back, he waved away the maid, leaving only the two of them.
"Second brother, you have transferred General Fubo and Shangguan Ji away, and only 5,000 soldiers and horses are left with you. Isn't it too risky to do so? When Huo Guang transferred Lu Bode and Shangguan Ji overnight and sent a large number of soldiers and horses, Huo Tang already felt that something was wrong, but at that time, Huo Guang issued a military order in the name of General Pingnan, and Huo Tang could not question it at that time.
"Sister Tang, do you think that what we got in Yucheng this time is too easy?" Huo Guang did not answer Huo Tang's question, but asked meaningfully.
"Since the second brother has already noticed it, why do you still do this? That Lu Jia has been running South Vietnam for decades, and Pan Yu is his foundation, and he gives up so easily, there must be fraud in it. The so-called abnormal things must have demons, isn't the second brother doing this to be self-defeating? Huo Tang said with some concern.
Huo Guang's watcher, Huo Tang, nodded with satisfaction when he heard her words, and then said: "It's already very good that you can think of this, and you can't despise your opponent at any time." When people are most proud, they are also the most likely to get carried away, and the consequence of getting carried away is that they will never recover! ”
If Lu Jia was present at this moment, he would definitely be extremely surprised, because Huo Guang's words were the last words Lu Jia said when he left Panyu.
"That second brother is still ......." Huo Tang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he still had a lot of doubts and wanted to ask Huo Guang.
Before Huo Tang could finish speaking, Huo Guang stretched out his hand to stop her from continuing, and then said with a smile: "We are all elite soldiers, even in front of the enemy who is several times our army, we can be fearless and defeat the opponent in a dignified manner." But such an army is useless against the enemy hiding in the shadows, and even arouses the vigilance of the enemy in the shadows......"
"Is the second brother deliberately luring the snake out of the hole?" Huo Tang suddenly realized, Huo Guang lightly, she understood.
"Sometimes we deliberately blow ourselves up and show weakness to the enemy in order to take the bait, but if we don't do this, do we have to be so vigilant all the time? You have to remember that sometimes a step back down may seem like a loss, but it is actually creating an opportunity for yourself to take the initiative. This truth is not only on the battlefield, but even in the court! Huo Guang took the trouble to explain, even not only limited to the present, but also taught Huo Tang to the court, and his love and attention to Huo Tang are no longer speechless.
Huo Tang nodded solemnly, although she didn't understand why Huo Guang bothered to teach her this, but there was no doubt that this was a sign of closeness and trust.
Relieved the doubts in his heart, Huo Tang was not so depressed in his heart, and then asked Huo Guang: "The little sister about the doctor has been written, do you want to take a look?" There is also a good news of winning Panyu has also been written, and there is something that the second brother needs to come up with, that is, how should we write to Your Majesty Han Qianqiu? Does it mean that he is greedy for merit or that he sacrificed his life for the country? ”
"You don't need to read it, you can write it and send it back to Chang'an. Han Qianqiu also made a shield for my slaughter of the city anyway, so he wrote to His Majesty and said that he sacrificed his life for the country, does he have a son? If there is anything, please ask Your Majesty to give Han Qianqiu's son a marquis, and Song Shu will send it back to Chang'an with the good news. Huo Guang thought for a moment and said. So far, the only reason for Huo Guang to slaughter the city is to pay tribute to Han Qianqiu's 2,000 men and horses who were ambushed by South Vietnam.
Until now, Huo Guang himself has not discovered that he is only the title of a king, but he can determine the life and death of millions of people in one word, and the merit of the generals in one word!