Chapter 1190 Suicide and Martyrdom

Wei Qing was not willing to let him go, but it was futile after all.

In the next three days, with the fortress opened as a breakthrough point, the Great Xia army continued to attack and would soon reach the foot of the imperial city. In the next two days, the Han army was obviously unwilling to make too much resistance, and often raised their hands and surrendered halfway through the fight.

This is beyond Wei Qing's control.

At this stage, no one can save the fate of the big man.

At this time, Han Xin, the rotating minister of the Daxia Military Aircraft Department and the commander of the southeast theater, on behalf of the Daxia court, issued a final announcement to persuade the Dahan to surrender: "The Dahan is limited to return to Daxia within two days. The King of Xia is kind and promises to protect the royal family. If not, if you continue to resist, you will completely wipe out the Liu family."

As soon as the announcement of persuading surrender was released, not only the Han court was shaken, but the crown prince Liu Fuling couldn't sit still.

If Liu's lineage could not be kept, Liu Fuling would be a sinner of the great Han. Facing his ancestors without words, he had almost no hesitation and no choice. The next day, Liu Fuling expressed his willingness to surrender.

Seeing this, Wei Qing was powerless to stop it.

On July 28, under the order of the imperial court, all Han troops surrendered. Han Xin led the Great Xia Army and quickly took over Luoyang City, guarding important passes and the remaining granaries.

The Battle of Luoyang came to an end.

Just as the Great Xia Army was busy taking over Luoyang City, a shocking news suddenly came out.

After the general Wei Qing returned to the mansion, he committed suicide in the secret room and died for the country. In addition to Wei Qing, Zhang Qian and Sima Qian also committed suicide in their respective mansions one by one, vowing not to surrender.

They were buried not only for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but also for the great Han Dynasty, which is really regrettable.

The best talents always wither in the best years.

Hearing the news of Wei Qing's suicide, Ouyang Shuo, who sits in Shanhai City, was speechless for a long time. This is his most important general, but he chose to defend the last glory of the Han army in such a way.

After a long time, Ouyang Shuo gave the order: "Fury Wei Qing generously!"

Wei Qing's suicide caused even more uproar in the Han army. After receiving the news, more than a hundred soldiers committed suicide in the barracks that day and followed Wei Qing.

The strength of character of the Han family has never withered.

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On August 1st of the sixth year of Gaia, Luoyang City.

The square where the teleportation array of the royal city is located was put under martial law by the Great Xia army early in the morning. The entire royal city was sealed off, and no one else was allowed to enter.

On the square, Han Xin led a group of generals and stood on the left, while the crown prince Liu Fuling led a group of civil and military ministers and stood on the right, waiting for Ouyang Shuo and his party to arrive.

Among the crowd, there is also [Listening to the Rain Building] the host Jianqi Leiyin.

nine o'clock in the morning.

Ouyang Shuo brought the chief minister of the cabinet, Jiang Shang, and the Minister of Honglu Temple, Zhang Yi, and other ministers, under the protection of Shenwuwei, to Luoyang City to formally accept the surrender of the Han court.

"Welcome Your Majesty!"

As soon as Ouyang Shuo appeared, people on the left and right saluted in unison.

Under the auspices of Zhang Yi, Liu Fuling, the former crown prince of the Han Dynasty in plain clothes, presented the jade seal of the Han Dynasty and the letter of credence. Ouyang Shuo took over and signaled Jiang Shang to announce the decree.

Jiang Shang understood, and took out the imperial edict that had been drafted long ago, "Liu Fuling accepts the edict."

Seeing this, Liu Fuling bowed again and saluted, "The sinful minister Liu Fuling accepts the order." When he said this, a trace of humiliation flashed in Liu Fuling's eyes, and in the blink of an eye, he became a prisoner from the crown prince.

Things change, nothing more than this.

"The King of Xia issued an edict to confer the title of Liu Fuling, the former prince of the great Han Dynasty, as King of Han, and the family name of Shangguan, the former prince's concubine, as Princess of Han. The prince's mansion was changed to Hanwang's mansion. Without orders, you are not allowed to leave Luoyang City, make friends with courtiers, or raise soldiers."

"Thank you, King Shang Long En!"

Respectfully accepting the imperial decree, Liu Fuling couldn't hide his shock.

Although it is said that the imperial Han king has neither fiefdom nor real power, and is just an idle king, but no matter what, this is also the first king of a different surname granted by the Great Xia, which is already a very remarkable honor.

Liu Fuling just wanted to preserve the Liu family's bloodline before, but he didn't expect such an imperial seal.

Not only Liu Fuling, but also a group of former great Han ministers of civil and military affairs who followed behind him, there was a commotion, obviously surprised by Daxia's kindness.

Ouyang Shuo did this to appease the old officials of the Han Dynasty.

The old ministers he was referring to were not only Zhu Fuyan, Sima Xiangru, Dong Zhongshu and others who stood behind Liu Fuling, but also Xiao He, Huo Qubing and other former subordinates of the Han Dynasty who served in Daxia.

Treating the descendants of Han Gaozu Liu Bang kindly will obviously win people's hearts, and it will also show Ouyang Shuo's imperial mind. Moreover, with the example of the Han royal family, if other dynasties surrendered to Daxia, they would do the same.

This is very beneficial to Daxia's future strategy.

After the simple ceremony, Ouyang Shuo was welcomed to a mansion in the city. He did not live in the Dahan Palace. In fact, the Dahan Palace was about to be demolished, and the governor's office would be built on the original site.

It is very necessary to erase the traces of the big man in Luoyang.

After settling down, Jiang Shang came forward to appease a group of civil and military ministers on behalf of Ouyang Shuo. Ouyang Shuo only saw two people, one was Han Xin, and the other was Jianqi Leiyin.

Seeing Han Xin, it is natural to learn more about the frontline battle report.

In addition to taking over Luoyang City, Han Xin also did two things, one is to take more than 100,000 Han prisoners of war into custody, waiting for the reorganization of the Privy Council; the other is to send troops to take down other cities one after another.

In the next few days, the cabinet will arrange for officials to come to the Central Plains province to take up their posts.

"How long can the food and grass in the army last?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

Han Xin understood, knowing that this was the key point of the king's inquiry, and dared not hide it, "Although Luoyang City was captured, more than half of the grain from the burned granary was rescued, and it can only last for 20 days at most."

Ouyang Shuo was silent, thought for a while, and said, "What if we go to counties to collect food forcibly?"

According to the system, the provinces of the Central Plains have been included under the rule of Daxia, and the common people do not need to pay additional military rations except for paying agricultural taxes. Compulsory food requisition is only applicable in times of war, and it is easy to lose popular support.

Especially the compulsory grain collection just after taking over the Central Plains province will make it difficult for the future governor's office.

Ouyang Shuo didn't want to do this either, but right now the Central Plains is full of flames of war, and after taking down the Han Dynasty, Daxia must not stop at the same place, and must attack again.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures must be taken.

Hearing this, Han Xin replied without any hesitation: "If you really want to collect food regardless of the cost, given the prosperity of the Central Plains province, the potential is still very huge, and it will be no problem to support it for two or three months."

"Let's do it!" Ouyang Shuo made up his mind.

"promise!"

Han Xin's eyes lit up, and he vaguely glimpsed the intention behind the king.

Logically speaking, after taking down the Han Dynasty, according to the established strategy of the imperial court, the Leopard Army would switch from offensive to defensive, and just defend the Central Plains provinces for the imperial court.

Right now, the king is in a hurry to collect food, obviously he has other ideas.

Han Xin didn't want to go any further, he just took orders. What he had to do was to take down the entire Central Plains province as soon as possible, and then restore the Leopard Army's combat power to its peak.

He had a hunch that this great battle in the Central Plains seemed to have just begun.