I am not Song Qinzong

By the 18th year of Tang Kaiyuan, the Luan River water transportation was prosperous, and it was the main road for grain transportation.In view of the special geographical location and strategic position of Macheng, Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, decreed to establish Macheng County.

It is located on the west bank of the Luan River, connected to the Yanshan Mountains in the north, relying on the Great Wall and Guansai, and connected to the Bohai Sea in the south. It is a small but strong city.

The circumference of the city is 1444 steps (one step in the old system is five feet), the city wall is five feet high, and there are five city gates.

Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, went south to plunder and resettled the population captured from the Central Plains in this area, making Macheng an important agricultural area and a prosperous county under the rule of the Liao Dynasty.

However, at this moment, the fields outside the city are barren, and there are no people in the villages and towns.

There are many collapsed places on the city wall. Although it has been repaired, it is very rough and easy to climb.

The moat was even more seriously silted up. In some places, there may be too many people walking, and it actually connected with the gap in the city wall to form a road.

Maybe Liu Shunren patronized pleasure all winter, but he didn't repair it. It was really convenient for the Song army to attack.

He raised his binoculars and scanned around, and there were still some guards on the top of the city.

It's just that everyone is shivering, and they don't know whether they are scared or frozen.

"Come on, release the prisoners, and take Liu Shunren's head to persuade them to surrender. Tell the city that if you don't surrender in half an hour, you will not be left behind!" Zhao Huan ordered.

In this way, a strong attack will not be difficult, but you must show the attitude that resistance is mortal.

If the defenders in the city really dared to resist, then Zhao Huan would dare to order the massacre of the city.

Kill chickens to warn monkeys, destroy Macheng, see if other places dare to resist?

However, the defenders in the city were not at ease.

It took only a quarter of an hour for the persuading envoys to go in, when a hole opened up in the city of Macheng, and more than ten thousand hungry people came out one after another, throwing their sticks and guns on the ground.

At first, the man was wearing the seventh-rank official uniform of the Liao Kingdom, so he must have been the county magistrate of Macheng.

Under the supervision of Song Bingjian, this man approached Zhao Huan step by step, and said: "The former magistrate of Macheng, now the magistrate of the false Macheng king, the criminal minister Xiao Wei pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Shangguo."

Zhao Huan sized it up and asked, "Are you from the Khitan Xiao family?"

The emperor of the Liao Kingdom must be Yelu XX, and most of the queens are surnamed Xiao, so Zhao Huan asked this.

Xiao Wei buried his head on the ground and replied: "Your Highness Prince Bing, the offender is a pure Han, not Khitan."

Zhao Huan nodded, signaling Xu Guanzhong to accept the city.

Although the city surrendered, the inspections that should be done are still essential.

In case it is a false surrender, firewood is piled up in the city, and after the army enters the city to rest, a big fire will be raised, and all jade and stone will be burned!

There is really no place to cry.

Xu Guanzhong entered the city under the protection of Shi Jin. Zhao Huan asked, "Since he surrendered, why didn't he accept his household registration?"

"His Royal Highness, forgive me." Xiao Wei said: "Everything in the city that can be burned has been used as fuel, even the household registration documents are not spared.

Therefore, it is really helpless if it is not the sinner's unwillingness. "

The household registrations were all burned, which shows how Macheng spent this winter.

"How many people are there in Macheng?" Zhao Huan asked again.

"Macheng used to have 13 million people, but when the center of the Liao Kingdom left, they took 2 people with them.

Later, Liu Shunren occupied Macheng, levied violently, tortured and killed without limit, and even used human flesh as military rations. At this time, there were only more than [-] people left in the city.

Presumably there are people hiding in the outside world, but not too many, and the guilty officials estimate that there are three to five thousand. "Xiao Wei replied.

There are more than 2 people in the city, more than 2 prisoners, plus those who are hiding, it looks like [-] to [-].

It's barely satisfactory, it's better than being poor and white.

Moreover, this is probably the most important reason why Xiao Wei gave up resistance.

No one has no soldiers, the city is unprepared, and there is no way to defend it if you want to.

When Zhao Huan asked, Xu Guanzhong had already entered the city.

Devastated!

There is almost no intact house, at least the doors and windows have been demolished.

Two of the streets are even more smoky, and only ruins remain.

On the street, feces and urine are everywhere, and the stench is unbearable.

There are dark brown marks scattered in many places, all in the shape of blood spatters.

In some corners, human bones are actually piled up.

Yes, it is accumulation!

As little as one hundred and eighty, as many as one or two thousand, the people who watched were terrified.

It is really not a lie to use human flesh as military rations.

However, just as the Han people in Liao State did not agree with Zhao Song, Zhao Song did not regard the Han people in Liao State as compatriots, so the soldiers did not feel too sad.

However, approaching is eating human flesh, and my heart is always depressed.

After careful inspection, these bones are actually useful.

Dry bones as salary, that's what these bones are for!

"If His Highness hadn't led the heavenly army to arrive, the people of Macheng would not have been spared.

I implore His Highness to take pity on you and give food to save lives!

Given the embarrassment of Macheng, after the food is released, the people will definitely return to their hearts, and they will no longer care about the Liao Kingdom! "Xiao Wei begged.

Zhao Huan pondered for a moment, then ordered: "Yang Zaixing, collect the dry rations of the whole army and prepare to help the common people."

"Here." Yang Zaixing responded.

Each soldier brought dry food for three days, and the logistical supplies would arrive tomorrow night, so it didn't matter if they sent out some dry food.

It is also cost-effective to win people's hearts with mere dry food.

As for the liquidation and cannibalism, unless it is Liu Shunren's diehard loyalty, it is actually meaningless.