Han Shizu

Chapter 767

In the previous battles between Han and Shu, Meng and Shu lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and nearly half of these Shu troops were captured by the Han. There were more than [-] people, all of whom were scattered and resettled in Fengxiang, Jingzhao, Huatong, Shanluo and other places.

There were more than [-] prisoners of the Shu army in Guanzhong. These middle-aged and strong young men were valuable human resources, and they were used to build roads, build cities, dig mines, open canals, and farm land. Basically, they were used as coolies. These captives have made a lot of contributions to the restoration of the Guanzhong Plain.

However, precisely because of the "captive" attribute, the state and county governments below will inevitably have excessive labor in the use of these Shu soldiers.Food and clothing are poor, work is heavy, coolie projects, and many people died of overwork.However, for the local officials in Guanzhong, they tasted the sweetness from it, and their political achievements are all closely related to what the captives did, so that the captives became more prosperous.

Over the years, under fairly strict control, there has been no incident. Although the captives complained a lot under the severe labor and burden, due to the strength of the Han army, the government's surveillance, and being in the hinterland of Guanzhong, they all silently endured.

However, all patience has a limit, and all silence is waiting to explode.Until the fifth day of May, the captives of the Shu army, who could no longer bear the oppression of the Han government, began to resist.

The initial flash point was in Yunyang County, Yaozhou. About [-] captives who were quarrying and digging killed the supervisor, and then surrounded the crowd and attacked the county.Yunyang is only a small county, with a low city wall and few soldiers. There are less than a hundred government servants and county soldiers in the city. The chaos broke out suddenly and was unprepared. , The county magistrate was hanged in the Yamen.

The Yunyang Rebellion was regarded as a rebellion of passion, it was purely the laborers who had suffered hard labor, in order to vent the resentment and hatred accumulated in their hearts.With cruel and bloody means, he retaliated against the government of Yunyang, collected soldiers, clothes, food, and looted the property of the soldiers and civilians in the city.

But after the passion passed, when he calmed down, he was panicked and fearful. If he did something unforgivable, one can imagine what kind of revenge he would be met with by the Han army.As a result, a gang of thieves began to spread the chaos to surrounding counties and towns in an organized manner in order to survive.The rebellious army in Yunyang elected a man named Wang Shun as the leader. This man was originally a low-level officer of the Shu army. Under his leadership, the rebellious army went south to Jingyang, rescued hundreds of local prisoners, and then broke the city. After the Yunyang incident, after breaking Jingyang, they did not stop, and continued to go south, advancing towards Xianyang.

Xianyang is a large county in the Jingzhao Mansion, and there are many prisoners of the Shu army under the rule. They joined Wang Shun's rebellious army. The scale of the rebellious army soon expanded to more than 1000 people, of which more than [-] were soldiers. The original Shu army who joined the army.Afterwards, Wang Shun made a decisive choice and led people to attack Xianyang County.

Fortunately, Xianyang was well-prepared. Facing the menacing forces of the rebellion, they gathered officers, soldiers, and servants in advance, and recruited young and strong men to defend the city. The rebellion army lacked heavy siege weapons.

At this time, Liu Chengyou received the report, and the description in it is difficult to describe in detail, but the general situation is very clear. The Shu army surrendered and rebelled. The rebellion numbered more than two thousand and spread from Yunyang to Jingyang and Xianyang counties.The three counties were in trouble, and the chaos was raging.

This report was reported by Jingzhaofu to Tokyo, and then from Tokyo to Xingying.It took six or seven days for the transmission of the light news. After such a long time, it is unknown to what extent the chaos in Guanzhong has developed.

In response to the rebellious army in Yunyang, Zhao Hongyi, the commander of the capital stationed in Chang'an, strengthened his defense as soon as he heard the news, and actively mobilized the troops of the capital to prepare for the suppression.

The big Han is on the right side of the pass, and they have heavy troops, but most of them are concentrated in the northwest and southwest. There are not many troops stationed in hinterlands like Jingzhao.The Guanzhong Dusi has over ten thousand soldiers and horses, and apart from the two battalions in Chang'an, they are also scattered in various states and counties.

Considering this situation, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but feel a little irritable and anxious, and he didn't have any leisure time to enjoy the town of Yongji and the customs of the ferry.

"This really caught me off guard! Huh? How long has it been since such a large-scale riot happened in the Han territory?" After getting in the car and returning to the city quickly, Liu Chengyou's expression was still calm, but his anger could not be concealed in his tone. : "Yunyang, Jingyang, Xianyang, the hinterland of Jingzhao, the Shu army went northward several times to attack, but failed to break through, but now let a group of captives rebel, plunder counties and towns, kill officials and people!"

In the Yamen of Hezhong Mansion, Li Shaoyou couldn't help comforting him, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. These rebellious thieves are nothing more than stragglers and mobs. The local government was unprepared for a sudden attack and disturbance. Now the thieves are only two thousand Yu, as long as you react in time, take decisive measures, and deploy troops to suppress the rebellion, you will definitely wipe out all of them!"

"Don't underestimate these 2000 people. There are not [-] or [-] prisoners of the Shu army in Guanzhong. Although they are scattered, they have the effect of spreading. Once the news spreads and the chaos spreads, it will bring disaster to the entire Guanzhong. The chaos on the right, and the prefectures and counties in the hinterland of Guanzhong, the defenses are so empty, if they take advantage of it, what will happen, do I need to say more?" Liu Chengyou took a deep breath and said: "The key is that after this period of time, the chaos will develop. How, whether it has expanded, how Zhao Hongyi put down the rebellion, I don't even know yet!"

As he spoke, Liu Chengyou finally threw the memorial in his hand onto the desk viciously, causing a small explosion.

"This..." Li Shaoyou paused for a while, thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, please rest your anger for a while, and wait for the details of the chaos in Guanzhong. I believe that the generals and officials of all states will work together to investigate the riots!"

The Governor of the Hezhong Prefecture and the Commander of the State Army hurried to the hall, and without waiting for him to speak, Liu Chengyou asked directly: "How many prisoners of the Shu army are there in the territory of the Hezhong Prefecture?"

Probably the emperor's attitude was rather cold and hard, which frightened the governor, and he didn't dare to be negligent, so he replied anxiously: "Your Majesty, there are more than three thousand people scattered in the salt pond and the mine!"

"You, immediately go and order arrangements, strengthen the monitoring of them, and prevent chaos!" Liu Chengyou ordered the two: "I allow the mobilization of troops and horses, strengthen control, if there is any change, kill!"

"Yes!" The Governor of Hezhong was startled, and hurriedly responded, but he still knew the reason for asking: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what happened?"

After taking another look at him, Liu Chengyou briefly explained the situation of Guan You's chaos.Hearing this, the two of them didn't dare to be negligent, and rushed to make arrangements.For them, the chaos in Guanzhong had nothing to do with them, but they dared not make a mistake under the eyes of the emperor when driving in the river.

Fortunately, the captives serving in the river were relatively concentrated, so it was convenient to guard and handle them.

After pondering for a while, Liu Chengyou greeted Guo Tong, Hu Zai and the others, and ordered sternly: "First, let us know and report the situation in Guanzhong in the near future, and after that, report the chaos directly to me.

Second, an edict was issued to all prefectures and counties in Guanzhong to strictly control public security and strengthen supervision to prevent chaos.Especially counties and counties that use captives for military service need to strengthen their vigilance.

Third, order Guanzhong Dusi to wipe out the rebellious army as soon as possible, so as not to expand the rebellion.Zhao Hongyin was deployed as the capital to suppress the thieves, and the troops of the capital were recruited to fight.

Fourth, order Fengxiang and Qinlong to garrison troops and send an army eastward to cooperate with the suppression of bandits and rebellion! "

"Yes!" Guo Tong and Hu Zai felt the seriousness of the situation and the emperor's determination, so they immediately accepted the edict.

After a short pause, Liu Chengyou looked at Li Shaoyou again, and ordered: "You set off immediately and go to Chang'an. The most important thing is to supervise the officials of the prefectures and counties, to dictatorship the people, and to stabilize the situation for me!"

"As ordered!"

"I ordered Shi Shouxin, and Luan drove to the south to Tongguan. Then send someone to tell Zhao Hongyin that I will be waiting in Tongguan, waiting for him to suppress the rebellion!" Liu Chengyou said coldly.

"Yes!"

Judging from Liu Chengyou's arrangement, it seems that some have overreacted, but it's just a mob, who suffers from hard labor, lacks armor, kills officials and plunders the people, more like bandits.

However, from the reports that came one after another, we can see that Liu Chengyou's response was not excessive at all.After the failure to capture Xianyang, Wang Shun, the leader of the rebellion, led his people to turn to the northwest to attack Liquan.

As a supplement, Wang Shun led his army to plunder Xingping and Wugong to the west. Although he failed to break through the city, he disturbed Jingzhao upside down.At the same time, Wang Shun sent people to spread agitation all over Guanzhong. Hearing of his uprising, the prisoners of the Shu army scattered in various places felt the same and reacted. avoid.

The local government and army in Guanzhong were unable to react in time at first, but after adjustments, they took more decisive measures to prepare for unexpected events.Even so, there are still a few successes, especially in the three counties of Pucheng, Liyang, and Weinan, which echo Wang Shunjun in the west.

(End of this chapter)