In the third year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, in the summer of 620 AD, an uprising against Zheng Wang Shichong increased taxes and sewed grains in Luoyang in a small village west of Luoyang. The scale of this uprising was very small, like a starlight in the dark night, and it seemed that just a breeze could extinguish the spark.

At the same time, after his subordinates persuaded him, Dou Jiande, the Xia lord, decided to send troops to the Central Plains and work with King Zheng, Wang Shichong to deal with the Tang army led by the King of Qin, and to leave his capable general, Liu Heita, the Duke of Dongjun of Han, to guard Hebei. The alliance between Dou Jiande and King Zheng, Wang Shichong of Xia was temporarily formed.

At the same time, the Qin King's army launched a large-scale attack on the towns around Luoyang. The Qin King's army was extremely fierce, with fierce generals under his command and soldiers like wolves. In a short period of time, Luoyang's defense line continued to shrink, and King Zheng lost his troops and lost a large area of ​​originally fertile land and a large population. The Qin King's army had almost reached a state of being at the city.

At the same time, the Turks were ready to move in the north and continued to invade the border of Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty. The border guards continued to send emergency documents to Chang'an. The border was in urgent need, and the battle around Luoyang was about to break out. In the border area, where the Turkic cavalry passed, the blood of civilians was sprinkled on the border.

It seems that in the summer of the third year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, the small uprising in Mengjiagou was not worth mentioning at all. Compared with the major events around, this uprising was like tiny ants looking at a skyscraper. Even Luoyang had no time to care about the uprising at this time. He just drew thousands of infantry from the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang and rushed towards Mengjiagou. However, when the infantry arrived, there was no one in Mengjiagou.

A team of black infantry only saw the guide banners for the deceased in front of the farmers' doors in Mengjiagou and the paper money sprinkled in the village.

The army in black uniforms walked on the dirt road in Mengjiagou, and the paper money raised by the wind drifted away in the wind, like a mysterious foreshadowing.

On that day, in Xin'an, near Mengjiagou, due to the successive defeats of King Zheng on the front battlefield, the Luoyang defense line had shrunk again and again. The defense of the counties and towns around Luoyang was already extremely weak. In addition, to encircling and suppressing Mengjiagou, the nearby Xin'an was terrible at this time. In Xin'an, the defenders had only more than 200 troops, and they were all old, weak and remnants left behind.

There are almost no defensive fortifications in Xin'an itself. This is mainly because Xin'an is located around Luoyang. Almost all the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty were carried out here. Xin'an's city walls had been destroyed again and again.

While thousands of infantrymen were looking at the flying paper money everywhere in Mengjiagou, the Xin'an garrison saw a gust of dust rolling up from the horizon. They thought the war to encircle Mengjiagou was over, and the soldiers who went to the expedition had returned at this time.

When this army approached, the defenders saw their armored uniforms on one hand. Of course, this was the thing left by the defeated army in Luoyang yesterday. It was well used by Liu Shan, but Xin'an's defenders didn't know.

The newly built city gate has been opened, ready to welcome its own army. Even the army on the city wall has relaxed its vigilance at this time, and even the weapons in its hands are tilted.

The dozen cavalrymen who were leading the way rushed into the city, and there were Liu Shan and Meng Xiaohei. As soon as they entered the city, Liu Shan shouted loudly, and all the people on the horse pulled out their swords. A flash of sword light, and the silver sword light reflected the faces of the people were chilling.

Before these defenders understood what was going on, the few defenders guarding the weak city gate had already landed on the ground. When they saw the blood spurted out from their necks, the remaining defenders reacted and shouted at the city. But it was too late. Under Liu Shan's leadership, the leading cavalry quickly killed the small troops guarding the city.

Deliberately against unintentional, strong soldiers against weak brigades, and at this time, the peasant army followed behind the city gate also rushed in. At the city gate, the number of peasant army had an absolutely overwhelming advantage.

After chopping down several defenders at the city gate, the arrows on the city wall fell sparsely. I don’t know if the army on the city was scared, or if they had not confirmed what the army in front of them was and who they were. When they came to their senses, they only saw a man with blood on his face rushing up to the city wall. Several people resisted with swords, but in front of this person, their resistance was as weak as a person who had not eaten for several days.

Liu Shan cut off several people in a row and shouted at the remaining people.

"Surrender and not kill!"

Suddenly, the people on the city wall quickly put down their weapons. One of them surrendered and would immediately lead the people around them. They put their hands on their heads and a standard surrender posture. At this time, they could not help but surrender. At the city gate, the peasant army had already occupied an absolutely overwhelming number. Moreover, the man in front of them was covered in blood and blood was flowing down from his armor. Moreover, the soldiers saw the passing of the people just now. The other party cut down a few people on the ground with just a few slashes. The move was as fast as lightning, and the sword light seemed like thunder. It was not something that a few ordinary soldiers could resist.

Liu Shan walked past Zhan Zhan's ramming surrender soldiers with a knife. The peasant army behind him had already come up and picked up the weapons placed on the ground.

Liu Shan suddenly heard the sharp roar of the knife slashing the air. Liu Shan turned around and took a step forward. When a knife immediately fell on the head of the surrendered soldiers, the Broken Moon Knife in Liu Shan's hand held the cut knife firmly.

"What are you doing?" Liu Shan shouted to the person holding the knife.

"I want to kill them, and yesterday they killed my wife and children. Brother Liu Shan, get out of the way, I want to avenge my wife and children! I want to kill them all." The man shouted hoarse words from his throat, his eyes were already wet in an instant.

Liu Shan looked at his blood-colored eyes, his swollen eyes, and took off the knife from his hand.

"The one who killed your wife and children was Wang Shichong, who was the cavalry of Luoyang, not them. They have surrendered now. If we even want to kill the surrendered soldiers, who will dare to surrender to us in the future?" Liu Shan yelled at the man. Although Liu Shan could understand the other party's mood at this time, the killing of surrendered soldiers must not happen here or in his own army.

Killing surrendered soldiers seemed to be enjoyable for a moment, but the consequences caused were endless. Moreover, these surrendered soldiers also had wives, children, and families that their relatives were looking forward to day and night. At the last moment, they were their own enemies, and they were either tit-for-tat or I died. But at this time, they had already put down their weapons. At this time, killing these surrendered soldiers was different from killing unarmed civilians. Besides, many of these people were forced to join the army. Nowadays, there are not only two things to do to strengthen the men.

Liu Shan is not the King of Chu, nor the barbarians and foreign tribes, nor the wild monkeys on the deserted island of Japan. He will never let this kind of killing surrendered soldiers happen in front of him.

"Everyone listens, surrender and not kill!" Liu Shan stopped the man, and shouted at the peasant army rushing in from the city.
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