Chapter 435: The prosperous world is not as good as Liao
Hebei, because it borders Khitan, has always been a poor and desolate place on the border in the eyes of Bianliang officials.
Precisely because they abandoned this important piece of land in the Central Plains, they continued to plant giant trees on the fertile land, dug ditches in front of the roads, and diverted the Yellow River to make the land full of mud for a hundred years to hinder the Khitan cavalry from going south.
This series of jaw-dropping measures, while successfully preventing the Khitans from going south, also pushed the people in Hebei into a state of dire straits.
Standing in the valley of the Hutuo River among the rolling mountains, you can see the towering walls of Suning Village standing in the middle of it.
Before Tong Guan was killed, he had been stationed in Suning Village for a year. He was selected as the outpost for Tong Guan's expedition against Liao Dynasty and built a complete defense system, including forts and forts.
In the river valley, a large group of knights rolled in, rolling up a large cloud of smoke and dust in the river valley. This Hutuo River is called the Mud River by the locals. It is famous for its rich sediment, good at rushing, good at silting, and good disciples. It can be said that
This river single-handedly created the Hebei Plain. However, due to the evil practices of the Song Dynasty court, the "muddleheaded river" was dug indiscriminately, causing continuous overflows and diversions in the middle and lower reaches, which also brought heavy disasters to the area where it flows.
Wanyan Xiyin burned, killed and looted all the way, and finally arrived in front of Suning Village. Looking up, he still saw a peaceful scene. The Song Dynasty's 200,000 soldiers and horses had not arrived yet, and even more bizarre
Yes, the leaderless Forbidden Army in Beijing consisted of thousands of generals, but no one thought of sending someone to the front to report the news of the Jurchens going south.
Wanyan Xiyin swaggered south, but was actually forced into a surprise attack by this group of people, with unexpected results every time.
From a distance, you can see the flags of the Song Army fluttering on the wall, dancing feebly in the late summer of Hedong. Some Jurchen Tatars with good eyesight can even see the shadowy figures on the wall wearing the red military uniforms of the Song Army.
.Everyone is sitting or standing, looking idle and lazy, like an old man taking a nap in the afternoon.
On the wall of the village, someone seemed to have noticed the movement. Finally, someone was alerted and ran around, shouting loudly, as if to tell them about the sudden arrival of an army from the north.
Wanyan Xiyin laughed loudly. The feeling of joy that he had not seen for a long time when he launched his army to attack Liao came back to him. The Jurchens' 20,000 soldiers and horses overthrew the Khitan's 700,000 soldiers.
The Jurchens in the dream knew how capable they were in fighting. However, when they arrived at Yunzhou Prefecture, the invincible Jurchen soldiers and horses were unexpectedly blocked by the Song army, which had always been called the weak and sick brigade. They attacked Yunzhou for three months but failed to capture it.
Mansion.
On the land of Youyan, the fighting was even more difficult. The heroic spirit that once advanced two hundred miles in one night was gradually worn away by the difficult Song Army in Yan. Now, this feeling of joy has returned. It turns out that the Song Army really
It's easier to fight than the Khitans, only those people at the border are an anomaly.
Wanyan Xiyin breathed a long sigh of relief on his horse, pulled out his waist knife, with traces of blood still remaining on it, and shouted loudly: "Take this village and slaughter all the people in the south. We will repair it here for a day."
The Jurchen soldiers who went south were fighting so smoothly that they could be said to be overwhelming. Even though the Jurchen soldiers were strong, they were already exhausted. After listening to Wanyan Xiyin's words, several nearby generals licked their lips.
Cheering and rushing forward——
The 200,000-strong Song Army marched separately, often squeezing into each other and refusing to give in. Because there was no general to suppress them, these generals who were descendants of the Forbidden Army family would lead their men to fight whenever they disagreed. They lived in Bianliang just like that.
Calling eagles and clustering dogs, living a drunken and dreamy life as a noble disciple, never forgetting to be poor and meticulous on the march.
Sometimes they are at odds with each other, shouting evil words at each other, throwing fists and kicks, and they feel happy and gratified, which is very unrestrained. But they don't know that this is the current war, and in front of them is a human hell on earth with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
If it weren't for the fact that they were going to fight, I'm afraid they would have to mobilize their troops. There was a lot of noise and procrastination along the way, and everyone was a little afraid of war. They took it as long as they could, and slowly left Daming Mansion.
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The news reached Yizhou City, and the Hebei war news made Yang Lin and all the generals around him in disbelief. He scratched his brows, and Yang Lin said to the messenger: "You mean, so far, Wanyan Xi
Yin is still continuing to go south?"
"Suning Village fell, and the Jin soldiers massacred nearby soldiers and civilians. Our sentinels reported that in the valley, all over the mountains and plains, there are Jurchen camps. Every night, there are bonfires like a sea. Every day, you can see Jurchen soldiers and horses.
They galloped back and forth to plunder grain and fodder. The corpses of soldiers and civilians in Suning Village were abandoned in the river, and the corpses floated down the river, densely packed with no end in sight."
As soon as Yang Lin closed his eyes, this terrifying scene instantly appeared in his mind like a curtain.
"Where is Cai You?" He asked weakly, as if all his strength had been taken away from Yang Lin, causing him to slump in the handsome seat.
Several young generals hurriedly stepped forward, but Yang Lin stretched out his hand to push them away. He cheered up and sat up straight with his knees in his hands: "Don't tell me that Cai You's army is still in Daming Mansion."
"The Young Master Cai You is still in Daming Mansion. He ordered his troops to go to fight. The 200,000 forbidden troops in the Beijing camp have been marching for half a month and have not left Daming Mansion."
With a bang, Yang Lin kicked the sand table, stood up and walked quickly around the sand table. Finally he found Suning Village, Yang Lin pointed here and said: "Now is not the time to get angry with these thieves.
, we have to find a way to block the gap. It is a normal war situation for the Jin people to go south and cross Hebei. Once we approach Kaifeng Prefecture on the Gyeonggi Road, we will all be blamed. Huh, I don’t know how many people in the DPRK are secretly encouraging the Jurchens, waiting to get it done.
Damn me, Yang Lin. Moreover, they are Jurchens. The ancients were ferocious and brutal, but they are not as cruel and bloodthirsty as the Jurchens. I really don’t know how many people in Hebei will die."
Wu Lin clasped her fists and said: "Young Master, I am willing to send troops to go."
"It's too late." Yang Lin sighed: "The Jin soldiers are all cavalry, one Tatar has two horses, and there is almost no loss in fighting. I can also see that the only way for the Jurchen Tatars to attack a city is to take the local people captive.
Create a mouth for Cangtou, and then drive them to fill it with their lives. This trick has been tried many times. Daliao died due to this trick. Youyan and the others had nothing to do, because we moved the people and adopted the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country. At this moment
There are not enough people in Youyan to be driven by the Jurchen raiders. Even if they capture some, they still have to work in the camp. Therefore, we have not lost a military state in Youyan.
But Hebei is different. Cai You definitely didn't do what I said. Now the people must be in ruins and mourning is everywhere. As a result, the Jurchen Tatars broke through the city too fast. If they want to stop them from continuing south, there is only one way in Youyan.
Take the initiative and fight to the death. I want to see if Wanyan Xiyin still dares not to come back."