Xiao Pidi suddenly felt that talking about war with the Black Khan King Yu Sufu was definitely a stupid act.
Xiao Pidi decisively gave up talking about the war with the Black Khan King Yu Sufu. A smile appeared on his face and he said: "The Khan King's cavalry is naturally invincible. There are very few soldiers and horses in the world that can compete head-on with the Khan King's cavalry."
"Oh……"
Xiao Pidi thought that the Black Khan Wang Yusufu would accept his flattering words calmly, but he did not expect that the Black Khan Wang Yusufu would just smile sarcastically.
Xiao Pidi looked at the Black Khan King Yu Sufu suspiciously.
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu said deeply: "There are... there are many... in the west..."
Xiao Pidi was stunned for a moment and was about to ask a question.
But the Black Khan Wang Yusufu seemed to have no intention of continuing to chat with him.
Just when he was about to open his mouth, the Black Khan King Yu Sufu shouted loudly, "Collect the corpses of our brothers and send them to the embrace of the true God! We are the servants of the true God, and we are invincible!"
"Ho ho ho..."
The Black Khan soldiers not far away from the Black Khan King Yu Sufu roared like wild beasts.
Then, roars swept across the entire battlefield.
Xiao Pidi glanced deeply at the Black Khan King Yu Sufu, and also glanced at the Black Khan Soldier.
The Black Khan soldiers suffered heavy losses just now, and their morale was a little low. However, after the Black Khan King Yusufu moved the true god out, the morale of the Black Khan soldiers began to recover quickly.
Soldiers controlled by religion and belief are indeed different.
In the future, it is necessary to remind Your Majesty to prevent religion from coming into contact with the power of the Liao Kingdom.
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu did not pay attention to Xiao Bidi's mood. He ordered his people to collect the corpses of the Black Khan soldiers on the battlefield, and also ordered the Black Khan soldiers to burn the corpses of the Zhenxi Army and the Xizhou Uighurs who died in the battle.
The fire that burned the corpses lasted for one day, and the flames in the forest also lasted for another day.
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu had previously threatened that if Zhong Shiheng wanted to withdraw, he would have to obtain his consent.
But when Zhong Shiheng led his troops to retreat, he could only stare.
It would be difficult for the Black Khan Cavalry to cross the burning forest before it was completely extinguished.
After the flames in the forest were extinguished, the Black Khan King Yusufu dispatched some slaves recruited from the Uighurs in Xizhou to dig earth and lay a road in the forest.
Then he led his troops and horses, followed that road, and entered the territory of Shazhou.
The neat acres of land cultivated by the people of Shazhou, the neat woodland, and the houses of different styles on the edge of the woodland all attracted the attention of the Black Khan King Yu Sufu.
The Black Khan King Yusufu led his army to stroll in the fields and said sincerely: "This is a place where the light of the true god has never shined. As the messenger of the true god, I should let them bathe in the light of the true god."
"The foreign minister thinks that King Khan should go to the city first to see if the Song people have left enough food for you."
Xiao Pidi couldn't help but remind him.
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu only paid attention to the fields, woods, and houses that were different from those in the west, and did not notice that there was no food for the people and horses in Shazhou.
The people of the Song Dynasty were obviously trying to clear the country with strong walls.
This was one of their usual tactics against the Xixia people and the Liao people.
Such tactics no longer have much effect on today's Daliao.
But it is very fatal to the Black Khan soldiers who rely on fighting to survive.
Black Khan King Yu Sufu seemed to realize this after being reminded by Xiao Pidi. He frowned slightly and led his troops to Shazhou City.
Shazhou City is prosperous.
Although the reconstruction of Shazhou City took only a short time, Shazhou City was an important commercial center during the Song Dynasty that connected various parts of the Western Regions.
Merchants from the Song Dynasty, merchants from the Western Regions, as well as small tribes and horse bandits traveling throughout the Western Regions would all rush to Shazhou City to complete the settlement of huge transactions.
Some traders even settled here.
Driven by businessmen, Shazhou City developed into a very prosperous place in just a few years.
In the eyes of most people in the Western Region, Shazhou City is almost a paradise on earth.
The reason why it almost appears is because of the lord of Shazhou City.
The black-hearted lord of Shazhou City is not very friendly to merchants from the Western Regions. When merchants enter the city, he always charges high business taxes.
If the city owner of Shazhou City were replaced by someone who was more friendly to merchants from the Western Regions, then Shazhou City would be a true paradise on earth in the eyes of the Western Regions people.
However, now this city, known as the paradise on earth in the Western Region, is empty.
There was no trace of any living creature.
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu's face was slightly gloomy. He ordered the Black Khan soldiers behind him, "Go and capture the people who are still alive inside."
The Black Khan soldiers galloped into Shazhou City on horseback. After running around in a circle, they returned to the Black Khan King Yu Sufu.
"Noble Khan, there is nothing in it..."
"food……"
"Without food, all the houses are empty."
"breathe……"
Black Khan Wang Yusufu took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Continue to search, search the entire Shazhou, and then send people to track down the Song people's movements for this Khan."
After hearing this, the Black Khan soldiers beat their chests and saluted, and then began to continue searching.
Black Khan Wang Yusufu stared at the empty Shazhou City and said coldly: "Since the people of Song Dynasty are not willing to let me stay in one city for a long time, then I will go to the next city of Song Dynasty."
Xiao Pidi hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The next city is not easy to fight."
Black Khan Wang Yusufu frowned and looked at Xiao Pidi.
Xiao Pidi said frankly: "The next city is Guazhou City. The terrain in Guazhou is very complex. There are mountains, rivers, and countless ditches. It is not conducive to cavalry operations."
Black Khan Wang Yusufu stared at Xiao Pidi and said: "Aren't there still you Liao soldiers?"
Xiao Pidi was stunned for a moment.
Black Khan Wang Yusufu asked: "Don't you Liao soldiers plan to help me when I encounter difficulties?"
Xiao Pidi hesitated for a moment and said: "We, Daliao, and Heihan are now allies. If Heihan encounters difficulties, Daliao will naturally help."
Black Khan Wang Yusufu nodded and said: "That's it. Once the troops under this Khan are frustrated, your Liao soldiers will be the top ones. You 100,000 Liao soldiers will not be able to defeat 50,000 Song soldiers, right?"
Xiao Pidi suddenly felt that he was being plotted by the Black Khan King Yusufu. Faced with such questions from the Black Khan King Yusufu, Xiao Pidi could only bite the bullet and said: "Of course I can."
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu smiled calmly, "Then we will reorganize for one day and send troops to Guazhou tomorrow."
After a pause, Black Khan Wang Yusufu added, "Before that, we should send people back to the Xizhou Uighurs to plunder all the grain in the Xizhou Uighurs."
Xiao nodded in agreement.
While the Black Khan King Yu Sufu and Xiao Pidi were resting in Shazhou City, Zhong Shiheng had already led his people to retreat to Guazhou.
After a short rest, Zhong Shiheng immediately began to arrange his troops according to the terrain of Guazhou.
Although the military order given by the imperial court to Zhong Shiheng was that he could retreat to Yumen Pass and Yang Pass when necessary, and use Xiong Pass to resist the enemy.
But Zhong Shiheng felt that he could fight in Guazhou.
The terrain in Guazhou is very complex, which is not conducive to cavalry charges.
It was difficult for the cavalry of the Black Khan Dynasty to exert their huge advantages in Guazhou.
It is also difficult to form the momentum of a flood-like charge.
Zhong Shiheng could take advantage of Guazhou's favorable terrain to give the troops of the Black Khan Dynasty a severe blow.
As for defeating the troops of the Black Khan Dynasty, Zhong Shiheng had never thought about it.
He currently has less than 50,000 soldiers and horses in the imperial army, plus 30,000 local soldiers.
It is simply impossible to fight against the enemy's nearly 800,000 troops.
He never thought about winning by surprise, beating nearly 800,000 by beating nearly 80,000.
He leads troops and likes to win steadily.
Since the imperial court gave him the order to retreat, there was no need for him to take risks.
In comparison, Di Qing prefers to win by surprise.
When attacking Tengchong Prefecture in Dali, Di Qing personally led a surprise force to attack a military camp in Tengchong Prefecture, opening the door for the army to enter Tengchong Prefecture.
Just when Zhong Shiheng was making arrangements in Guazhou.
Kou Ji has arrived in Xining Prefecture.
After having a simple meal at the Zhizhou Mansion in Xining Prefecture, Kou Ji led the people and entered Qingtang on horseback.
Not long after Kou Ji crossed his horse and entered Qingtang, the news that he had entered Qingtang was sent to Jiao Siluo's desk.
After Jiao Siluo learned that Kou Ji had entered Qingtang, he decisively ordered An Ziluo to lead his troops to greet him.
So not long after Kou Ji entered Qingtang, An Ziluo led his troops and appeared in front of Kou Ji.
When they met again, both of them had changed a lot.
The elegant aura on An Ziluo's body was gone, replaced by a rough aura.
An Ziluo grew a beard, but he still had a big beard.
His speaking voice was much louder.
"Brother An!"
Kou Jicheng rode up to An Ziluo and saluted him with emotion on his face.
An Ziluo responded with a serious salute, "Privy Councilor Kou is polite. My king has prepared a banquet in Qingtang City. Please come to Qingtang City to have a chat with Privy Councilor Kou."
When Kou Ji heard this, he was slightly stunned and sighed in his heart.
Are you unfamiliar?
Kou Ji nodded and rode forward.
An Ziluo followed Kou Ji with his troops and horses.
Kou Ji sighed and said, "Brother An, are you blaming me?"
An Ziluo said calmly: "How dare you..."
Kou Ji shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't want to save him, it's that I can't save him."
An Ziluo said calmly: "His Majesty the Emperor personally issued an order, Privy Council Kou naturally does not dare to disobey it."
An Ziluo made it clear that he no longer planned to match up with the Kou Ji brothers.
Kou Ji was too lazy to put his warm face on his cold buttocks.
Kou Ji rode his horse forward and said casually: "Will the Liao Kingdom send envoys to Qingtang?"
An Ziluo pondered for a moment and nodded lightly.
Kou Ji sighed: "The Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom brought millions of troops to attack the Song Dynasty. The situation of the Song Dynasty can be said to be precarious. If Qingtang takes the opportunity to take action, it can indeed get a share of the pie."
Kou Ji stared at An Ziluo and smiled and said: "This is an excellent opportunity for you Qingtang. Once we, the Song Dynasty, block the coalition forces of the Black Khan Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, Qingtang will have no chance."
An Ziluo glanced at Kou Ji and said nothing.
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and didn't speak again.
The two rode their horses and arrived at Qingtang City under the starry night.
Just when Kou Ji entered Qingtang City.
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu and Xiao Pi fought against the two men, leading nearly 800,000 troops and horses to the border of Guazhou.
Nearly 800,000 soldiers and horses were deployed on the border of Guazhou. The dark group looked really scary.
It's just that among the soldiers and horses in Guazhou, no one is afraid of them.
Because there was a big river in front of them.
They needed to cross the river to enter Guazhou.
On the other side of the river, the artillery and musketeers of the Zhenxi Army were already waiting for them to cross the river.
Crossing the river became the biggest problem for the Black Khan and Liao soldiers entering Guazhou.
After Xiao Pidi carefully observed the arrangement of the Zhenxi Army on the opposite side, he said to the Black Khan King Yusufu: "King Khan, we should divide our troops into three groups..."
Chen Bing of the Zhenxi Army responded to the enemy with firearms by the river, which reminded Xiao Pidi of the battle by Xiao Xiaomu, King of Yan of the Liao Kingdom, on the bank of the Yellow River in the past.
In that battle, the Song Dynasty relied on a small number of troops and firearms to severely defeat the Liao army led by King Xiao Xiaomu of Yan.
It was also in that battle that the Song Dynasty reversed the entire war situation in the northwest of the Song Dynasty.
Its results not only affected the war between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom at Yanmen Pass and Tongtai Pass, but also affected the war between the Song Dynasty and Xixia.
It can be said that that battle played a vital role in the entire war situation.
Today, the Song Dynasty once again deployed troops by the river to respond to the enemy with firearms.
Xiao Pidi felt that he needed to advise the Black Khan King Yu Sufu to divide his troops.
The number of soldiers and horses in Hexi of the Song Dynasty was limited, there were only 50,000 Western Army, and some local soldiers and horses with weak combat effectiveness.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were fighting against tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty. It was really not worth the loss.
Not only is it a waste of troops, it's also a waste of time.
More importantly, once someone else seizes the opportunity, use the terrain advantage to give them a head-on blow.
It is very likely that the troops of the Black Khan Dynasty will withdraw from the battlefield.
At present, Daliao's troops have not yet moved south, and they have not yet formed a north-south pincer attack with the troops of the Black Khan Dynasty.
Therefore, the troops of the Black Khan Dynasty cannot withdraw from the battlefield.
The Black Khan King Yusufu knitted his brows when he heard Xiao Pidi mentioned the division of troops again.
"Divide the troops? After the troops are divided, the combat effectiveness of our Black Khan cavalry will be greatly reduced."
Xiao Pidi said in a deep voice: "Now the troops and horses in Hexi of the Song Dynasty are all in Guazhou. There are no heavy troops stationed on the line from Shazhou to Yangguan, so it can be said that there is no obstruction.
If King Khan sends out a cavalry to fight along the road from Shazhou to Yangguan, they will soon reach Yangguan.
If Yangguan can be occupied, the door for the Black Khan's troops to enter the Song Dynasty will be completely opened.
At that time, King Khan can completely skip the regular meeting with the Song soldiers in Guazhou and march straight into the Song Dynasty."
Black Khan Wang Yusufu frowned and said nothing.
Xiao Pidi urged again, "King Khan has nearly 700,000 cavalry under his command. If we allocate 50,000 to 60,000, it will not have a huge impact on the combat effectiveness of King Khan's troops.
If the soldiers and horses sent out by King Khan's villain can occupy Yangguan.
Not only can it open the door to the prosperous land of the Song Dynasty for the Khan, but it can also help the Khan rob a large amount of property and food.
In the land west of Hexi, the Song Dynasty had a large granary.
Behind Yangguan, there are millions of acres of fertile farmland in Suzhou, Ganzhou, Xiliangcheng and other places.
There are tens of millions of tons of grain accumulated there.
More importantly, all the soldiers and horses in Hexi are now stationed in Guazhou.
King Khan divided his troops and went out, as if he had entered an uninhabited land.
You can plunder as much as you like."
When the Black Khan King Yusufu heard this, he was moved.
Because he needs food now, and the soldiers and horses under his command also need food.
The soldiers and horses heading to Xizhou Uighur territory to search for food are still on the way. Before they can transport the food, the Black Khan King Yusufu needs to solve the problem of food shortage in the army by himself.
The soldiers of the Black Khan went on an expedition without any baggage.
So everything they need must be captured from the enemy.
Previously, Zhong Shiheng evacuated all the food in Shazhou, which made the Black Khan King Yusufu feel a sense of crisis.
Now he needs enough food to eliminate the sense of crisis in his heart.
Just as Xiao Pidi said, fifty or sixty thousand cavalry is really nothing to him.
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu pondered: "It is feasible to dispatch 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and horses to sneak attack Yangguan, but they cannot all be our Black Khan cavalry. You Liao soldiers need 10,000 soldiers, and I am sending 20,000 Black Khan soldiers."
and 20,000 slave soldiers from Xizhou Uighurs.
Let’s form 50,000 cavalry together to attack Yangguan.”
When Xiao Pidi heard this, he smiled bitterly in his heart.
The Black Khan King Yu Sufu must be forced to contribute.
Xiao Pidi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
If the Black Khan Wang Yusufu was allowed to lead his troops and go on a wild campaign, he might be tricked by the Song army.
If he sends troops and horses to intervene, there may be unexpected gains.
His mission was very simple, that is, when the Liao Emperor led his heavy troops south, let the troops of the Black Khan Dynasty disrupt the entire Hexi and attract enough troops of the Song Dynasty.
It would be best to attract people from Qingtang into the game.
Seeing that Xiao Pidi agreed to the matter, Yu Sufu, the king of the Black Khan, immediately sent people to mobilize troops and horses.
Not long after, a cavalry force of 50,000 people broke away from the main army and went down the river, preparing to attack Shazhou as far as Yangguan.
The departure of 50,000 cavalrymen naturally could not be concealed from Zhong Shiheng in Guazhou City.
When the scout reported this matter to Zhong Shiheng, the corner of Zhong Shiheng's mouth twitched for a long time.
Li Di, who was sitting aside, complained: "Are you suffering from epilepsy?"
Zhong Shiheng rolled his eyes and said: "The Black Khan King Yu Sufu sent out 50,000 soldiers and horses towards Yangguan. It was really a wonderful move."
Li Di nodded in agreement and smiled: "Yangguan is a good place to bury bones. It seems that those who attack Yangguan will not end well."
Zhong Shiheng smiled, nodded, and asked, "How are the people in Guazhou retreating?"
Li Di laughed softly and said: "We have all retreated behind Yumen Pass. Before they retreated, I also ordered them to cut down all the trees in Guazhou, leaving only half-foot-high tree stumps."
The half-foot-tall tree stump was a great restraint on cavalry charges.
When the cavalry passed through an area full of tree stumps, they could only slow down and move slowly.
Zhong Shiheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Li Gong is wise and Li Gong is righteous."
Li Di smiled reluctantly and said nothing.
He personally destroyed all the forest land that he had managed for many years, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
But in the face of a powerful enemy, he will never be a woman.
Regarding the war at Yangguan, Zhong Shiheng and Li Di were not worried at all.
They wished that the troops of the Black Khan Dynasty would be divided into groups to attack Yangguan. It would be better to send more troops.
By the river outside Guazhou City.
After the Black Khan King Yu Sufu divided his troops and went out, he immediately ordered his troops to start crossing the river.
The river is not deep, and the deepest point only reaches a person's chest.
Therefore, the Black Khan soldiers did not need any rafts or boats at all.
They just need to wade through the river and cross directly.
When the Black Khan soldiers encountered rivers and lakes, most of them went directly.
Because the Black Khan Dynasty was located inland, there were no big rivers in the territory, but mostly small rivers, and the water flow was not rapid.
So there is no need to use boats to cross the river.
The black sweat soldiers crossed the water.
The Zhenxi Army on the other side of the river was naturally not polite.
Artillery and musketry fired together.
The war officially started.
Amidst the roar of guns and cannons, each of the Black Khan soldiers floated up in the river, becoming a floating corpse on the river, drifting down the river.
Black Khan King Yu Sufu watched the muskets and artillery shoot down the Black Khan soldiers, his brows furrowed, and he said in a very heavy voice: "Before, at the border of Shazhou, I didn't feel how powerful firearms were, but now here
Here, Ben Khan finally saw the power of firearms.
For infantry, they are a real killer.
Now I understand why the Liao Kingdom cannot defeat the Song Kingdom."
Xiao Pidi just stared at the battle situation and did not speak.
There were many Black Khan soldiers crossing the river, but none of them climbed ashore.
Dense guns and artillery covered the river, making it difficult for the Black Khan soldiers to pass through it.
In just a few hours, thousands of Black Khan soldiers fell on the river.
Whether they were all dead or some were seriously injured, no one knew.
Because almost all of them floated on the surface of the river and drifted down the river.
The following Black Khan soldiers saw that none of the Black Khan soldiers who had crossed the river in front had successfully crossed the river, so they all became timid and retreated one after another.
Seeing this, King Yusufu of the Black Khan had a flash of anger in his eyes, but he did not show any anger and just ordered his troops to retreat.
Today's war has come to an end for now.
The Zhenxi Army on the other side of the river cheered after the Black Khan soldiers retreated.
The Black Khan soldiers looked like they were defeated, but not long after they returned to the barracks, they forgot about their defeat and their sorrow, and started making a scene with singing and dancing.
During the daytime battle, so many people died, and it seemed that it had nothing to do with them.
Those people have returned to the embrace of the true God.
It's something worth celebrating.
While the Black Khan soldiers were singing and dancing, someone mingled among them and kept telling them that a new oracle had appeared in the holy city of Baghdad.
In the Song Dynasty, there was a true god who was left behind among the people.
His name is Koji.
The Black Khan soldiers did not believe this.
Because none of them had ever been to Baghdad or the Holy City.
I have never been in a city in the sky filled with honey and milk.
The people who quietly promoted that Kou Ji was the messenger of God did not give up, but spared no effort to tell more Black Khan soldiers about it.
Because the person responsible for publicizing that Kou Ji is an envoy of God understands people's hearts very well.
He knew very well that the reason why these Black Khan soldiers did not believe that Kou Ji was the messenger of God was because there were too few people who knew about it.
When all the Black Khan soldiers know that Kou Ji is the messenger of God, then Kou Ji is the real messenger of God in the hearts of the Black Khan soldiers.