Chapter 932 Protect the people moving south, an unexpected change?
The sharp steel knife was still placed on Brother Cha's neck. Wu Song, Niu Gao, Hua Rong and others led the remaining troops and rushed to Xiao Tang one after another. Niu Gao was the first to rush over and shouted excitedly: "
If it weren't for my brother's skill, how could we have accomplished anything? Now we've finally accomplished it, and we don't have to be restrained by the Xia thieves, who taught me to be just a bird!"
When Niu Gao looked at Brother Cha again, he glared and snorted: "You are so rampant as the Di Rong Bird King, but now you have fallen into the hands of my brother!?"
Brother Cha saw that Niu Gao was a rough and straight man, so he didn't care at all, but his eyes passed over Wu Song again, and then stopped at Hua Rong, who was handsome and handsome, with an iron bow on his body, and suddenly spoke
He said: "Is this the general who just shot my king's horse to death with an arrow? His subordinates reported that our vanguard had previously pursued and intercepted a group of Song troops and thousands of Song people, but a jade-faced Song general was riding his horse and drawing his bow.
He drew his bow and fired in succession. For a moment, all our troops were stunned and no one dared to move forward. Then in the fierce battle, the Song general fired more than a thousand arrows until the blood flowed to his elbows, but he shot countless of our soldiers with his own strength.
Wang Shunchen has always made concessions since then... Could it be that that member of the Song Army that day was also you?"
Hua Rong snorted lightly, then squinted at Brother Cha and said, "That's right! I, Hua Rong, did it all. I followed Brother Xiao Tang to fight in the north and south. When we meet on the battlefield in the future, I will naturally teach you how to use my magic arrows."
means!"
Brother Cha didn't take it seriously after hearing this. He nodded slowly and walked towards the same place as Xiao Tang. Wu Song, who also had a broad chest and strong bones and muscles, looked over and murmured: "This
Xiao Tang, indeed, has gathered many capable men and generals who are willing to sacrifice their lives for him..."
When Xiao Tang, Wu Song and others gathered together and escorted Cha Ge out slowly, no one from the surrounding Xia army dared to stop them. People and horses were everywhere, and a way was immediately opened in front. And Wu Jie and Hu Yan
Zhuo, Guan Sheng and other generals also led their remaining troops and ordered the remaining soldiers and seriously injured soldiers to retreat towards the city fortress. When Xiao Tang escorted Cha Ge and was less than a hundred steps away from the city fortress, two battalions immediately appeared in the city.
The soldiers came out to greet him, and the city ramparts roared with cheers, as did the people in the city.
Some of the people in the city fortress laughed loudly, and some cried with joy. It is said that most of these Song people and their children were unwilling to be involved in the tragic war. These people just wanted to be able to feed their families.
, living peacefully with his wife, children, and relatives. However, these days, they were almost all slaughtered by the Xia army's wolf-like soldiers. After experiencing life and death dangers, at least now they no longer have to worry.
What's more, many of these Song people were not native villagers from Xihe Road, Jingyuan Road and other western border areas. They were unwilling to provoke a war rashly with the old Zhongxiangong Zhongshidao who was in charge of the Western Army. Waiting for the Xia army to invade
In order to completely suppress the Xia Kingdom in the border court, Tong Guan always advocated moving to the inland villages to strengthen the border defenses, but only told the imperial court that they were local recruits from the border areas.
Although Zhong Shidao couldn't stand Tong Guan's militarism and had dissuaded him in front of Zhao Ji, there were still a large number of villagers who were forced to change their military and household registrations by Tong Guan and moved them to the western border.
, over the years, some people had to move their families here, and some people took root here. Although these Xiang soldiers who usually do handyman work such as transporting grain to reclaim wasteland, building cities to welcome people, are not separated from production in normal times, and after the slack of farming,
They are also responsible for construction, transporting grain, or cooperating with the imperial army to guard the border. In essence, the common people and even more old, weak, women and children still have to live in this area with frequent wars, but at least now they can use it.
Express the joy and happiness of surviving the disaster in different ways.
Xiao Tang rode his horse into the city fort with a group of surviving soldiers. He was surrounded by the healthy people who seemed to want to pay homage to him. There were also strong military generals who came forward. They glared at Brother Cha. The color of desire.
After instructing his subordinates to temporarily imprison Brother Cha, Xiao Tang looked at the back of the enemy commander he had captured. Whether he violated the agreement or still wanted to exchange him for the captured soldiers and civilians, in fact Xiao Tang had really considered taking advantage of the numerous difficulties and dangers to capture Brother Cha and kill this powerful enemy.
From a sentimental point of view, Brother Cha led the Xia army to the south and slaughtered some military strongholds. He had a blood feud with the soldiers and civilians of Bianting. Logically speaking, three armies are easy to obtain, but a general is difficult to find. Among the enemy countries, there is such a person who is good at following the trend and can conquer and fight. If Xiao Tang had not taken advantage of this golden opportunity to kill him, even though Xiao Tang had saved many people, he would not know how many Song soldiers and civilians would die because of him in the future. under.
Of course, there is no gentleman's agreement or women's benevolence in the killing of the two armies. Even if Xiao Tang breaks the agreement, Kang Jiong, Hao Siwen, Han Tao, Li Yongqi and other captured soldiers, as well as thousands of civilians, will have to follow. Burying Brother Cha with him, or just not caring about their life or death, and escorting the leader of the Xia army to Bianjing to claim credit, this would not only eliminate an intimate problem for the Song Dynasty, but also seize the power of the enemy country with thousands of troops and horses. I'm afraid that the great achievements of King Fan are enough to make Tong Guan, who has always been obsessed with fame, jealous. What's more, Xiao Tang is still thinking about his own officialdom, and he is acting on two fronts. From an official point of view, Isn't it an attempt to have the ability to change the increasingly corrupt military administration of the Song Dynasty, and to teach the Song army to have enough ability to resist the southward invasion of the Jin army's cavalry a few years later?
But after a battle between heaven and man in his mind, Xiao Tang finally gave up this idea.
Since joining the army, the soldiers who have sworn to serve Xiaotang in front of his tent will be grateful for his kindness, because they also know that their brother and their commander will fight together with them in a bloody battle. Xiao Tang thought to himself that if he really ignored the lives of Kang Jiong, Hao Siwen, Han Tao, Li Yongqi and other soldiers, and exchanged their lives for his own fame and rank, it would definitely make the other generals feel cold. , even the hearts of the brothers who share the righteousness with him will immediately disperse. Even his closest relatives will fall apart by then. How can he change the military affairs of the Song Dynasty and try to turn the tide during the Jingkang Incident?
And although Brother Cha has great talents and is a powerful enemy who must be eliminated as soon as possible if there is a chance to kill him. The Song and Xia countries are also killing each other constantly. But in fact, at least in the next few years, whether it is Brother Cha Neither the soldiers nor the Xia Kingdom would pose any threat to Xiao Tang or even the entire Song Dynasty.
Now that Zhongshi Road is on the east road, Zhongshizhong has led his troops to conquer the dangerous areas of the Hengshan villages. The Xia Kingdom, which has lost its natural barrier, has now completely fallen into a passive situation and is facing the danger of national subjugation. The Song Dynasty invited and surrendered. If there had not been the subsequent Lala uprising in the south of the Yangtze River and the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to conquer the Liao Dynasty, Tong Guan, who made his fortune in the Song-Xia war, would not have turned his attention to the south of the Yangtze River and Yanyun, and mobilized the western frontier of Zhenrong. The army officers and soldiers fighting in the north and south will inevitably continue to gradually encroach on the Xia Kingdom's territory. Cha Ge can use the military force to push Xiao Tang, Liu Fa and others into danger this time, but by then he will not be able to make a comeback in the face of the country's declining power. sky.
Xiao Tang also thought that the Xia Kingdom, which was already weak, wanted to take advantage of the Jin Dynasty to expand its territory during the Song Dynasty's confrontation. In the early days, it was also unwilling to be suppressed by the Jin Kingdom and there were some military frictions. However, if the Jin army did not invade the south and destroy the Northern Song Dynasty, would the Xia Kingdom be able to do so?
It lasted for more than a hundred years until it was destroyed by the Mongols. It seems that taking the opportunity to kill Brother Cha now would be more detrimental than gain for himself. There is another point that Brother Cha is right about, regardless of those
Regarding the life and death of his comrade Pao Ze, Xiao Tang is indeed not that kind of person...
After Brother Cha was taken into custody in the fortress, Xiao Tang and a group of soldiers just celebrated briefly, and then immediately dispatched troops and horses with Liu Fa to move the people in the fortress southward step by step. And the armies of the Xia Kingdom followed.
Withdrawing three miles, during this period some sentinels from the Xia army saw the Song soldiers escorting the people's chariots southward, but they all watched with cold eyes and stood still.
However, two days later, all the people in the city fortress had moved away. When Xiao Tang was discussing with his generals when and where to exchange hostages with the Xia army, suddenly some military officers came and reported that there were more than 3,000 Hu Qiang.
, the soldiers and horses dressed by the Tibetan and other border peoples, regardless of the verbal agreement between the Song and Xia armies, had already rushed to one mile south of the city fortress.