At the foot of Yinzhou City, another group of troops who received the Holy Character Plates marched northward, their flags covering the sky and their sword tips like forests.
At the top of the city, Yang Lin wore a round-neck robe, a leather belt around his waist, and a footless futou on his head. He looked at the crowd below with firm eyes.
Many people may have died in this battle, but compared to the subsequent crimes of the Mongols, they pale into insignificance.
The grassland must be pacified, otherwise no matter how powerful the empire is, it will encounter the invasion of the alien races on the grassland in autumn and winter.
If they don't rob, they won't be able to survive. Their lives will be lost. People are hungry and anxious, and they can do anything.
The people on the border are also entitled to peace and should not be the targets of others' hunting.
The autumn wind was blowing, and the wind and yellow sand were heavy outside Yinzhou. A red sunset, half hanging at the foot of the mountain, was about to set.
It started at noon, and it is now two hours, and the troops that have set out for the expedition have not yet finished their march.
Song Jiang stood in the distance with his hands behind his back, and the wind blew up his robe, like an oval ball.
Yang Lin looked at his back and knew in his heart that this war was different from the past.
Since ancient times, barbarians have been used to fight border wars, no more so than in the Tang Dynasty, but there was no such scene. Hundreds of thousands of people rushed to fight in great excitement, all for the sake of a "holy" character.
Yang Lin smiled and wanted to say, no one knows how to drive the alien warriors on the border better than me.
After being deceived, they are more loyal than the Han people, and more suitable for the destructive way of feeding war on the grassland, and the massacre-style cleansing.
The men and horses under the city finally saw the end. Yang Lin clapped his hands, stood up, and said to the officials around him: "It's almost done. Don't continue to recruit troops. The next step is to look at Yun Nei."
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In the city of Fuliao, the Khitan held a fish feast again, but only a few small countries in the north came to attend.
The huge territories of Seljuk and Byzantium blocked all the small countries to the south and west, and to the east was the Song Dynasty. In the eyes of the Song people, no matter how prosperous the Khitan was, it was just a loser who was kicked out, and it was impossible.
Come and play with him.
On the banks of Tigris, groups of Liao people guarded an open field by the river.
There were several strong Khitan warriors on the river. After casting the net, they fished out a net of fat fish. This fish is similar to carp. It is native to this place. It is big and tender with few thorns. It is rich in nutrients and tastes special when grilled with date palm wood.
Good, crispy skin, tender meat, crispy and delicious, unique flavor.
The attendants all wear black and green clothes, and each one is equipped with a hammer handle, an eagle food container, and a thorn awl. They stand in a row every five or seven meters around the lake. If a goose is found, the attendants will knock the hammer with a hammer.
Drums, waving flags, riding horses to announce the news.
After receiving the report, Yelu Dashi personally went out to shoot the goose.
Yelu Dashi, wearing a black short fighting uniform, was riding on a horse. After some maneuvers, he suddenly drew an arrow and shot it into the sky.
After a while, a wild goose landed, and all the warriors cheered loudly.
No matter how many people came, it was always the beginning of the fish feast again. Whether it was Yelu Dashi or all the Khitan civil and military officials, everyone was very happy.
The monarch and his ministers sent congratulations, danced and sang, drank and shouted, scattered wild goose feathers all over the ground, and put the long hair on their hats to have fun.
Seeing all the ministers staggering around and looking drunk, Yelv Dashi suddenly said loudly: "The bow is like the full moon and the arrows are like stars. The fish and water are fishy when thrown by the rope and the hook. The hair and blood are flying everywhere, and the geese and ducks are falling. Where can I put Haidongqing?"
After hearing this, Yelu Xian, who was still dancing at first, felt a sense of disgust in his heart. Your Majesty is really a spoiler.
Why did you bring up the old things again today when we were so happy? Is it possible that we are not allowed to have a good day?
Yelu Dashi looked around. Those who could understand were all stunned, while those who couldn't understand clapped their hands and applauded.
He already knew in his heart that Daliao had a tradition of rebellion by powerful ministers. If he insisted on advancing eastward, he would be overthrown early. Because no one except himself wanted to go back.
In this case, let's build a strong empire first and restore the Khitan people's self-confidence.
Even if this generation fails, I will train the next generation of Khitan sons to be warriors who dare to fight.
He stood up, drank the wine in his hand, wiped his mouth and clapped his hands and said: "My edict has been spread all over the world, but the Seljuks dare not come. They are contemptuous of your emperor!"
When he heard that Seljuk was about to be attacked, Yeluxian took the lead in applauding and said loudly: "Seljuk despises my emperor so much that he will not destroy his country, capture his king, massacre his capital, and exterminate his children. This will not appease the anger of my ministers!"
The Khitan generals present asked for a fight one after another. Yelu Dashi smiled and pressed his hands, saying: "When Xiao Baobao returns from victory, the Khitan cavalry will go south."
After Yelu Dashi finished speaking, he still had no idea that Constantinople at this time was already a sea of blood and fire.
Xiao Baobao dug a tunnel under the city, piled countless explosives, and blew open the city gate.
The Khitan army swarmed forward, and the emperor at the top of the city, Alexios I, who was supposed to turn the tide in time and space, save the Eastern Roman Empire, and lead the weak empire to revive, fell from the city tower and died on the spot.
After Xiao Baobao entered the city, he led troops to loot and plunder for three days, and then ordered that because the city resisted the heavenly troops, one out of ten residents in the city would be killed and the rest would be taken into slavery.
In three days, no less than 100,000 people died in the city, and one of the remaining 10,000 or 20,000 people was beaten. It was a river of blood and it was tragic.
Countless dead bodies were thrown into the Aegean Sea, making the sea water particularly fishy.
The splendid palace was protected by Xiao Baobao, because this place might become a new capital.
All the ministers in the court had this idea, because once the capital is moved here, they will definitely expand the territory westward and protect the capital, which will dispel His Majesty's unrealistic idea of moving eastward.
As for the old capital, just listen to its name. It is called Fuliao City. It is clear that they want to fight back to Shangjing. Is Shangjing so easy to return to? If you can beat it, why bother to escape like a lost dog in the first place?
The Khitans in the court were not all afraid of death, but they had all experienced those cruel days and knew in their hearts that going back would be a dead end.
It is better to leave a trace of Khitan blood here.
So even though it was hell outside the palace, this magnificent palace was not damaged, but the people inside were not so lucky.
In the imperial city, there is a beautiful garden, with square house foundations and semi-circular roofs. Gorgeous buildings often supported by huge stone columns and colonnades are hidden in the garden. You can vaguely see the stone walls. Exquisite carvings of figures and animals.
In a courtyard here, a group of disheveled girls gathered. They only wore a corset, exposing their snow-white bellies.
The gift in front of him was stretched tightly, and the two towering balls were trembling constantly as he walked, as if they might jump out of the myrobalan at any time.
A string of copper bells were tied to their snow-white ankles to prevent them from escaping.
A big Khitan man smiled obscenely and said: "Du Tong, these are the noble daughters of the royal family here. The broken ones were divided among the brothers, and the ugly ones were slaughtered. These are all reserved for you."
He flicked his whip majestically, frightening all the girls to pale, and they quickly danced shyly to show off their graceful figures.
Xiao Baobao snorted coldly and cursed: "So, why can you, Duhu, only be a partial general, while I can do this? Of course it is dedicated to His Majesty!"