Chapter 1589 The culprit of the enemy chief, the fourth prince of the Jin Army
Located to the east of Jeju, in the middle of the camp where Sotang and Zongze were stationed, there are several mountains with thousands of peaks and ten thousand feet. It is the peak of spring, but there are several mountains with dead vines entangled with old trees, and the sound of springs flowing clear.
.After passing these mountains, my eyes suddenly opened up, and I saw the lush green grass spreading straight to the horizon like an ocean.
Under the quiet night sky, there were several teams of soldiers and horses wearing strong soap-colored clothes, with their horses' hooves wrapped around the mountains and grasslands. Chang Boda, who was covering his mouth and nose, was also whispering back and forth to mobilize his men.
Not long ago, scrape off the white-grey scabies from the war horse that was lying on the ground neighing and wailing after being infected with the clan disease. Then mix warm water and a few medicinal herbs and apply it on the densest weeds everywhere.
After some time of drying, no one else can detect any clues...
In fact, this kind of suspected use of biological weapons is not uncommon in ordinary times. In the official history, Liu Qi fought against Wanyan Wushu's elite cavalry and won the Shunchang victory. There is a saying that he also fought in the upper reaches of Yingshui River and Caozhong.
The poison caused the Jin soldiers and horses to become sick after eating water and grass.
And it is roughly consistent with the original trajectory. The clan epidemic broke out during the war between the Song and Jin Dynasties. According to Chang Boda, once such an epidemic occurs, it is highly contagious, and a large number of war horses gathered in one place are more likely to form a herd.
If it were not for the well-informed Shezhe veterinarian such as the Chang family, even ordinary medical doctors with some knowledge of horses would not be able to prevent and cure the infection.
Most of the logistical supplies of the Jin Army were like many northern nomadic tribes that prospered in the past. They relied on plundering grain and fodder from various counties, towns and villages in the prosperous Song Dynasty along the way. The war horses' daily coarse grains and fodder could consume ten or twenty kilograms of food.
, unless it is the killing season, most horses will inevitably be put into places with dense water and grass to graze and feed on their own. The infection of worm disease among the war horses in the Song and Jin armies is originally a rare and accidental phenomenon that occurs once every few decades. Once an epidemic occurs,
Like wind and fire spreading rapidly, how could Ren Jinjun be so careful, but how could he have predicted Xiao Tang's plan to take advantage of such a rare livestock epidemic?
It is true that a good doctor must be good at killing. Huangfu Duan and Chang Boda originally only used their skills to save and treat horses. They are both horse lovers. Although they were somewhat reluctant to hear Xiao Tang's plan at first, they finally agreed.
Understanding the overall situation, which involves thousands of brothers risking their lives to fight fiercely with foreign invaders, Huangfu Duan and Chang Boda immediately agreed. With their methods, they not only recognized the cold and heat diseases of animals and horses, but also knew how to prescribe medicine.
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of epidemics, we also know how to contribute to the epidemic...
"Brothers, please be careful. This place is very close to where the Jin Army's Tatar sentries went. If those guys want to feed their horses, they will definitely find this place. Unless the Tatars of the True Cult collide.
Damn it, according to my brother's orders, don't scare the snake."
Among the leaders who were on guard at the lower reaches of the mountains, Lu Fangfang gave his instructions to his subordinates. Not long after, Guo Sheng also led a team of brave men and sneaked over and said: "Huangfu Duan and Chang Boda are the two of us.
Brothers have applied medicine everywhere. If the Tatars come, the war horses will be attacked. Now we can order the brothers on patrol to return, but we must still be careful on the road."
Lu Fang nodded when he saw this, and then blew a whistle, and together with Guo Sheng, he led the crowd to meet up with Chang Boda, Huangfu Duan and others. After taking advantage of the night, he left the endless green grassland here and returned to the army.
Go to the garrison to give orders to Xiao Tang...
A day or two later, a large number of tough and agile Jurchen knights suddenly appeared between the grasslands and the mountains. Many cavalry on patrol reined in their horses. It seemed that there were no Song troops or Xiao Tang rebels around.
The leader of the team, Meng An, immediately shouted, and most of the Jurchen knights dismounted, took off their saddles, vests, and all kinds of ordnance hanging on Anshan, and then walked to the hillside mounds and found a place to chew biscuits.
Dried meat, drinking water from the skin to recharge and take a break.
As for the war horses that were naked from head to toe, there were thousands of them, just like a huge herd of wild horses. They all looked for the densest places under the mountains and lowered their heads to graze leisurely. There were still people around.
The Jurchen Qingqi patrolling the sentinel looked around without any movement, but of course they didn't know that Xiao Tang had sent several teams of troops to arrive here first to do something secretly, and then left quietly...
In the next few days, not far from this wilderness, a series of dark military camps of the Jin Army had been set up. The whimpering winds everywhere sounded like ghosts crying, and from time to time, heartbreaking bursts of heart-rending waves could be heard from the tents located in the company camp.
The sounds of screams and cries were soon accompanied by the wanton laughter and curses of the Jurchen barbarians. It is unknown how many plundered Song people were being tortured in the camp.
In the night, surrounded by countless burning torches, in front of the commander's tent, many Jurchen soldiers and horses stood solemnly. Groups of bound soldiers also knelt down on the ground. As a Jurchen general shouted orders, he cut his sword.
The axeman waved the butcher knife in his hand and chopped off rows of heads on the spot. The night wind filled the air with the smell of blood, making people feel frightened and frightened just looking at such a scene.
Among the defeated soldiers who were executed on the spot in front of the commander's tent, there were not only many captured soldiers of the Song army, but also miscellaneous Husbands and Jurchen warriors from the Jin army who came ashore during the water battle due to their inability to cross the water to conquer Liangshan.
Some people begged for their lives, while others cursed loudly in Jurchen dialect. However, no one could escape the fate of being beheaded with a knife, and the headless corpse was immediately kicked into a pit that had been dug long ago.
Blood flowed everywhere, and the sound of wailing and screaming echoed through the night sky. Most of the Jurchen soldiers who witnessed the military execution had chills down their spines, and many of them had cold sweat dripping down their foreheads and backs...
Although he personally led Tiefutu, Guaizima and other elite divisions to defeat the Song army one after another and achieved several great victories, it had been some time since they encircled and captured Shuibo Liangshan, the base of the Xiao and Tang culprits, not to mention the troops stationed by the waterside.
There are still informants in the army who are familiar with the terrain and water conditions of Liangshanbo to provide information. However, the battles for landing on the beach are not going well.
The Zhishui army was defeated, but still could not attack Liangshan on the other side of the mountain... At the same time, Xiao Tang led the army to advance to the nearby area. Just as the decisive battle was about to happen, the fourth prince Wanyan Wushu, the commander of the current army, seemed to be anxious and impatient.
Not only did they become more cruel and vicious towards the captive Song people, but they also became more and more harsh and harsh in the military treatment of various armies.
In the handsome tent, all the Jin Army generals did not even dare to take a breath. They all looked sideways at the grown man standing in the middle of the tent. However, these days, their faces were often filled with anger.
The leader of Bu's army had a rare smile on his face at this time. He looked playfully at the grey-faced prisoner of Song Dynasty who was kneeling in front of him, with a look of fear and fear on his face.
Suddenly he said in a deep voice: "Zhang Zhongxiong, do you think you are willing to surrender?"
Together with his father and brother, he was defeated and captured. Zhang Zhongxiong, who used to be the most hostile to the Xiaotang Green Forest Rebels, was no longer as arrogant and domineering as before. It seemed that he was crushed by the Jin army's heavy cavalry that day.
The horrific scene of oppression was still vivid in his mind. Zhang Zhongxiong, who was already discouraged, knew that even if he had to bear the infamy of fearing death and surrendering to captivity, he thought of the horrific scenes he witnessed after being taken captive, and forced himself to do it.
The thoughts of the loyal ministers and martyrs who were loyal to the Song Dynasty finally collapsed. Even if they were barely able to survive, their lives would not end there...
After only thinking for a moment, Zhang Zhongxiong finally gritted his teeth and knelt down on the ground with a thud. He immediately begged for mercy from the Jin Army coach who was sitting in front of him and said: "Master Meng Wushu has mercy on me, and I will not be killed if I die."
Of course, I am willing to surrender to the Kingdom of God and do my best!”
