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It was getting brighter and Yuyang County gradually became quieter. Tang Jun fired a total of five rounds of 150,000 gunpowder arrows, and the entire Yuyang County was covered in fire.

The city was crowded with soldiers fleeing for their lives. Although they escaped the fire, they could not escape the attack of Tang Army's oil bombs and the more terrifying smoke.

Countless soldiers tried to escape by jumping from the city, but either fell to death or were shot dead by the Tang army.

By the fifth watch, everything inside and outside Yuyang County was quiet.

It was not until noon that the fire stopped and the thick smoke gradually dispersed. Only then did a group of 500 soldiers cover their mouths and noses with wet cloths and go into the city to check the situation.

Not long after, more than 500 soldiers actually brought out more than 300 people, mostly women and children. There were actually more than a dozen people including Wang Shoucheng, his wife, and maids. There was a large pond in his house, and they were in danger. At that time, he only escaped by squatting in the pond.

More than 300 women and children survived because they were unable to escape and could only save themselves on the spot, either hiding in wells or ponds, using the little air on the surface to avoid being knocked down by the thick smoke. .

Guo Ziyi and several generals were looking at the body.

Guo Ziyi identified them one by one, and sure enough the characteristics matched. It seemed that this was Zhu Si.

Li Ye shook his head, "Liu Shangshu doesn't understand the Turks or Uighurs yet. They are not afraid of death, but they value reputation. Reputation is much more important than life. They would rather die than surrender, especially Khan Dengli. If he surrenders, he will die if he goes back, so I never thought that they would surrender. There is only one way for them to survive. People from the grassland negotiate, transfer enough benefits to us, and then redeem them at a high price. go."

"Wang Zuyou is single. His wife died young and he has a son in Yangzhou. Fu Yuangui's family is in Fanyang County, Youzhou and did not follow him to Jizhou."

"The Uighur army has broken through seven times so far, and all of them have been repulsed. The Uighurs have died in excess of 30,000 people, and we have also suffered thousands of casualties. However, the death of more than 30,000 people in battle is a tragedy for the Uighurs, but it also has certain benefits! "

After settling the Goguryeo people, Liu Yan immediately led more than a hundred additional officials northward and took over Hebei Province.

More than 300 people were led into a large tent, and Tang Jun arranged for them to eat and rest.

"Your Majesty, I am humbled by my humble duty!" Liu Yan bowed and saluted.

Guo Ziyi pointed to the corpse and said, "I heard that Zhu Si has a substitute. Come and see if this person is a real person or a substitute?"

It was also the richest loot obtained by the Tang army during their occupation of Youzhou.

Liu Yan probably reported some important situations in Hebei Province, and then Li Ye introduced him to the situation in Youzhou.

"very good!"

"Why?" Liu Yan was puzzled.

"Reporting back to the old general, we dug a large basement under Cangcheng. A large amount of wealth is hidden in the basement. It is part of what An Lushan and Shi Siming snatched back from the Central Plains."

Wang Shoucheng knelt down and kowtowed, "Wang Shoucheng, a humble citizen, comes here to accept the punishment!"

Wang Shoucheng had been holding his son in his arms. The father and son were trembling with fear. At this time, a soldier came over and said: "Old General Guo, please come over!"

He immediately ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and sure enough, they found a huge underground warehouse in the burned-out Cangcheng, and pulled out more than two thousand large wooden boxes from it, all of which were gold, silver, and precious jewelry. These were collected by An Lushan and Shi Siming snatched back Youzhou's wealth.

"Where's Hebei Road?" Li Ye asked with a smile again.

"I don't dare to deceive the old general because of my humble position. First, the fake Zhu Si is similar in body shape but not in appearance. He usually has to put on makeup deliberately. He can deceive ordinary people, but he can't hide it from us.

Guo Ziyi glanced at him and said: "Since God wants to spare your life, then we will not kill you again."

"Where are their families?"

Guo Ziyi immediately sent soldiers to take Wang Shoucheng's family back to Youzhou City in a carriage.

"To report back to Your Highness, my humble position is actually just to draft an outline, and the specific work is done by my subordinates. Mainly because I had no experience at the beginning, it was a mess and very tiring. Now that I have rich experience, I am not so tired. Everything can be done step by step."

No, the takeover of Hebei Province is still going on, and Liu Yan once again led more than 80 officials north to take over Youyan Prefecture.

Everyone sat down and Li Ye asked with a smile: "How is the situation in Shandong and Hebei?"

Wang Shoucheng nodded, "Zhu Si has been looking for an opportunity to seize their property, but he didn't have time to do it. Their details have been recorded, but these information are in the Yanwang Palace in Youzhou. If they are not burned down by the Uighurs, they can be found!" "

Guo Ziyi was overjoyed. This was what the regent had asked him to do. They did not find any information in this regard. All the officials who knew about it went to Yuyang County. It would be great if Wang Shoucheng knew about it.

Secondly, Zhu Si has a tuft of black hair behind his left ear, but the stand-in does not have it, so this person is indeed Zhu Si. There is also a section of the little finger on Zhu Si's right hand that is missing. This is because when he lost a bet when he was young, he drew a knife to chop off his fingers, so he has You’ll know just by looking. "

There was a corpse lying on the grass next to the tent, covered with an oilcloth. The corpse was Zhu Si. He was suffocated by thick smoke and was found by soldiers of the Tang Army near the city gate.

Wang Shoucheng quickly stepped forward to take a look, then looked behind the left ear of the corpse, nodded and said, "It's him!"

"The clean-up in Hebei Province is still in progress, but the outline has been finalized, and the details are now being implemented, led by Wang Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

Guo Ziyi smiled and said: "I will give you another chance to avoid guilt. You are Zhu Si's long history. Do you know the situation of the generals and their families under An Lushan and Shi Siming?"

"affim?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the states in Shandong have been dealt with, and state and county officials have been appointed and formally integrated into the imperial court. Hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo people have also been dispersed to states and counties in the Central Plains. This time the dismantling has been very thorough, and it is basically impossible to rebuild it. Gathered."

Li Ye smiled lightly and said: "They have more food per capita. The soldiers died in battle, leaving more than 30,000 war horses to become food. They seem to have a lot of tea cakes. There are plenty of water and firewood in Feihuxing, so we need to do it as soon as possible." It is unrealistic to eliminate them, we can only wear them down slowly.”

Wang Shoucheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed: "Thank you, old general, for not killing me!"

"Will they?"

"Say, what's going on?"

Li Ye met Liu Yan in the temporary palace of the regent, which was the Yan Palace, and Li Ye was waiting for Liu Yan to arrive.

Wang Shoucheng handed his son to his wife and gave a few instructions before he followed the soldiers to a large tent.

Wang Shoucheng added: "There is another thing that the old general may not know."

Li Ye felt a little distressed when he saw that Liu Yan had become dark and thin, so he said: "Liu Shangshu doesn't have to work so hard. He can let his subordinates do it instead of doing everything himself!"

Wang Shoucheng shook his head, "They went to Pingzhou for negotiations and never came back."

"Will they surrender and survive?"

Liu Yan quickly asked: "What is the current situation of the Uighur Army?"

Guo Ziyi asked again: "Are Wang Zuyou and Fu Yuangui in the city?"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "I just got the news that the rebels in Yuyang have been wiped out and Zhu Si is dead. In addition, Goguryeo in Pingzhou was suppressed before. It can be said that the war in the Tang Dynasty is basically over. Some sporadic finishing touches, of course, the siege of Feihuxing is also the top priority. "

Liu Yan led more than 80 officials to Youzhou and officially took over Youyan Prefecture. Two months ago, Liu Yan led his team to arrive in Shandong, took over Shandong Prefecture and dealt with the hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo people in Laizhou, and dispersed them all to the Central Plains Prefecture.

Li Ye nodded and introduced to Liu Yan Zhang Guangsheng, the governor of Youzhou whom he appointed. He would then handle the affairs of Youyan states and Zhang Guangsheng would become Liu Yan's right-hand man.

Li Ye still shook his head, "This involves the internal power struggle in Huihe. Frankly speaking, I don't know either."

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Li Ye then handed over the power of government affairs to Liu Yan, and he led 10,000 cavalry to Feihuxing, Yizhou to personally observe the siege.