Chapter 0840 The extremely heavy 'Crossing Dingyang'
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry stabbed Alul to death, while Mu Zhi watched quietly from the side.
After the commander of the Wonsan Cavalry covered Alul's body with a cowhide blanket, Mu Zhicai walked up to him and said, "You just keep an eye on it here, and leave those people outside to me."
The commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry hesitated for a moment and asked: "Is the drug enough?"
Mu Zhi laughed softly and said: "There are a lot of drugs, but not enough wine. But don't worry, I have a way to make them all fall into the trap."
The Yuanshan Cavalry Commander nodded and said no more words.
A bright smile appeared on Mu Zhi's face, and he walked out of the tent with his head held high.
Not far outside the tent, there were several Qingtang soldiers standing guard.
Mu Zhi waved his hand slightly, and several Qingtang soldiers trotted in front of him.
"I've seen the general..."
"No need to be polite."
After they saluted, Mu Zhi said with a smile, and before several Qingtang soldiers could continue to speak, Mu Zhi ordered: "Go, tell them to go down. Kill cattle and sheep for a feast tonight, and attack Xining City in one fell swoop tomorrow."
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Several Qingtang soldiers were a little hesitant when they heard this.
Seeing this, Mu Zhi added, "This is also what General Alul meant."
Several Qingtang soldiers looked at each other and saluted in unison.
"I understand..."
Immediately, several Qingtang soldiers went down to convey the joint orders of Alul and Mu Zhi.
After the order was conveyed to the army, the Qingtang soldiers in the army immediately became lively.
They lit bonfires, killed cattle and sheep, and sang cheerful songs.
After they cut up the cattle and sheep and grilled them.
Mu Zhi ordered someone to bring them drinks.
Since the drinks are limited, Mu Zhi can only serve limited quantities.
Each person has two taels of spirits from the Song Dynasty and a pound of mare's milk from Qingtang.
After the drinks were delivered to the army, the soldiers in the army became completely lively.
The commotion continued until late at night. After the Qingtang soldiers returned to their tents, Mu Zhi personally led his people around each tent and generously rewarded the Qingtang soldiers with his stored wine.
After Mu Zhi left, the Qingtang soldiers who had drank all felt sleepy. After finding a place to lie down at random, they fell asleep in the blink of an eye.
For those who didn't want to drink, Mu Zhi half-heartedly asked them to drink it by force.
Mu Zhi wandered around among the Qingtang soldiers, and almost all the Qingtang soldiers fell asleep.
After they fell asleep, 10,000 soldiers and horses from the Yuanshan tribe quietly appeared in their tent and tied them together with water-soaked cowhide ropes.
Mu Zhi was also a ruthless man. Not only did he let the soldiers of the Yuanshan tribe kidnap the warriors of other tribes, he also asked the soldiers of the Yuanshan tribe to kidnap the warriors of his own tribe.
Mu Zhi was afraid that the news would be leaked, so he did not reveal the news to his clansmen. He only told a few of his confidants and asked them to cooperate with him.
In order to prevent traitors from appearing among his own people, he himself wanted to tie up his own people together.
After Mu Zhi and the soldiers of the Yuan Shan tribe finished tying up the people, the commander of the Yuan Shan cavalry appeared next to Mu Zhi.
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry looked at the silent military tent and said to Mu Zhi: "You go about your business and leave this place to me. Also leave the matter of contacting Zhu Neng to me."
Mu Zhi nodded and reminded: "Don't forget to report my share of credit to His Majesty."
The commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry nodded lightly, "Of course I won't forget it. I believe the officials will generously reward me. If you are willing, you may be able to go to Bianjing City and become a marquis."
When Mu Zhi heard this, he had a bright smile on his face, "Your Majesty promised to make me a marquis, and also promised to return my pasture and people to me."
The commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry curled his lips in disdain, "Is this all you have to offer?"
The smile on Mu Zhi's face froze and he asked: "What do you mean by this?"
The commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry said in a calm tone: "You have betrayed Jiao Siluo, and Jiao Siluo will never tolerate you. So from now on in Qingtang, you and Jiao Siluo can only live together."
Mu Zhi's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "His Majesty said he would kill the horned servants."
The commander of Yuanshan Iron Cavalry glanced at Mu Zhi and said with some hatred: "Since the officials said they would kill Jiao Si Luo, they will definitely kill Jiao Si Luo. The meaning of what I just said is , since you have already betrayed Jiao Siluo, why not betray him more thoroughly?
After you eradicate the traitors in the clan, join forces with me, and we can go to Qingtang City or Xiliang City together to achieve one more feat."
Mu Zhi said with a gloomy expression, "I did not promise your Majesty to go and do other things."
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry glanced at Mu Zhi and said angrily: "You don't want to be the second leader of Yuanshan?"
Mu Zhi was stunned and looked at Commander Yuanshan Cavalry in astonishment. For a moment, his brain was a little short-circuited and he did not understand what Commander Yuanshan Cavalry meant.
The commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry looked at Mu Zhidao as if he were an idiot: "The Song Dynasty can transform our leader from a horse thief into the master of a country, and it can also transform you from the master of a department to the master of a country.
As long as you are loyal enough to the official family and do enough for the official family, the official family can give you anything."
Mu Zhi looked at the Yuanshan Cavalry Commander in shock.
The commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry said calmly: "Once Jiao Si Luo died, Qing Tang led by Jiao Si Luo fell into a leaderless situation. If we take the opportunity to capture Dong Xiang, control Dong Xiang, and control Qing Tang, With the support of the Song Dynasty, we can replace the title of King Jiao Siluo Qingtang."
Mu Zhi said in a trembling voice: "What do you Yuanshan tribe want?"
Mu Zhi had to admit that he was tempted.
The fact that he dared to join the Song Dynasty and rebelled against him shows that he is a person with some small thoughts and ambitions of his own.
Now that he has the opportunity to replace Jiao Siluo, how could he give up.
The reason why he did not agree outright was because people from the Yuanshan tribe told him about this matter, and he had to find out what purpose the people from the Yuanshan tribe had in raising this matter.
The Yuanshan cavalry commander heard Mu Zhi's words and hesitated.
Because he just wanted to coax Mu Zhi to take his soldiers and horses with him to Qingtang or Hexi to hold back Jiao Siluo. He did not really want to help Mu Zhi replace Jiao Siluo, so he never thought of leaving Qingtang. What are the benefits?
When Mu Zhi asked this question, he naturally couldn't answer it.
When Mu Zhi saw that the commander of the Yuanshan cavalry had not spoken yet, he began to think wildly.
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry weighed the pros and cons and suddenly said, "My Yuanshan tribe wants one-third of Qingtang. My leader does not want to be a general. He hopes to become a Yuanshan king recognized by the Song Dynasty."
When Mu Zhi heard this, all the messy thoughts that had just appeared in his heart disappeared completely.
It would be nice if Motoyamabe helps him with something.
The biggest fear is that Yuan Shanbu has no agenda.
Just one-third of the green pond.
Can't afford it.
Anyway, he went from being the leader of a tribe to becoming the king of Qingtang who controls two-thirds of Qingtang's territory. He has already made a lot of money.
There is no need to be so greedy.
Mu Zhi solemnly stared at the Yuanshan cavalry commander and said: "If your Yuanshan tribe can help me win the position of Qingtang Zanpu, I can promise to give you one-third of Qingtang's territory."
The commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry said solemnly: "Then it's settled. However, my Yuanshan Department can't help you much. You have to rely more on Da Song."
Mu Zhi nodded and said: "This is natural. After the war in the Western Regions is over, I will write to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to express my loyalty to him."
After discussing the matter, Mu Zhi left here with eager eyes and went to the warriors of his tribe to wake them up and see who was willing to create a great cause with him.
The Yuanshan Cavalry Commander stood there and stared at the silent tents for a long time, then returned to the tent and started writing a letter.
After he wrote the letter, he was not in a hurry to send it out.
After Mu Zhi finished his work and returned to the Chinese army's tent, he sent someone to shoot the letter into Xining City.
After Mu Zhi entered the Chinese army's tent, he was very happy and said, "Except for the dozen or so traitors who married the women Jiao Si Luo gave me in marriage, all the warriors in my clan are willing to follow me and overthrow Jiao Si Luo.
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Jiao Si Luo Neng generously rewarded the warriors of the Amu tribe to Mu Zhi. It was because after he screened and selected some of them, there were still some people who refused to obey his control, so he generously rewarded Mu Zhi.
Since the loyalty of the Amu tribe warriors who were rewarded was questionable, their treatment in Qingtang was not very good.
He did the hardest work and ate the worst food.
Now that they are almost in charge of their own affairs and are led by their most trusted leader, they naturally have nothing to hesitate about.
After hearing what Mu Zhi said, the commander of the Yuanshan cavalry nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's good... Without further ado, we will return to Qingtang City with our troops and horses immediately."
Mu Zhi nodded excitedly and asked, "How do you divide the gold, silver, and jewelry among the cattle, sheep, and horses in Qingtang City?"
The commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry thought for a moment and said: "Fifty-five..."
Mu Zhi hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth happily and said, "Okay!"
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry glanced at Mu Zhi unexpectedly and said: "You are happy, and I am happy too. After we capture Qingtang City, I don't need to take prisoners. All the people inside belong to you."
Mu Zhi was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Thank you very much for your generosity, Commander."
The Yuanshan Cavalry Commander stood up and said, "It's time for us to set off."
Mu Zhi was stunned, "People outside don't care?"
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry shook his head and said: "Leave it to Zhu Neng."
Mu Zhi hesitated.
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry explained: "We helped the Song Dynasty defeat the powerful enemy without any bloodshed, and then lost 150,000 prisoners to the Song Dynasty. Such a great achievement cannot be concealed.
After His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty learns about this matter, he will also appreciate our courage and wisdom and know that we are loyal to him.
When the time comes to reward you and me, I won’t be stingy.”
Mu Zhi's eyes lit up, "The commander is indeed wise... Yuanshan just asked you to be a commander, which is really an undermining of your talents."
The Yuanshan Cavalry Commander glanced at Mu Zhi and said nothing.
There was actually a hint of coaxing in Mu Zhi's words.
The question is, is the commander of the Wonsan Cavalry so easy to win over?
Their immediate superiors couldn't win them over, let alone a little Mu Zhi.
The ten commanders of the Yuanshan cavalry all obeyed Yuanshan, but all were loyal to Kou Ji.
They would only help Yuan Shan fight the war, but they would do anything to help Kou Ji, including sacrificing their lives.
Yuan Shan is more than a little smarter than Mu Zhi, and he is also more capable than Mu Zhi.
If Yuan Shan can't make them surrender, why should Mu Zhi?
When Mu Zhi saw that the commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry did not respond to his words, he was not discouraged. He thought that maybe because of his insufficient status, the commander of the Yuanshan Cavalry looked down on him.
If he becomes the Lord of Qingtang, he will recruit the Yuanshan Cavalry Commander.
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry might join him.
As long as he gives you enough money and his status is high enough, no one can be won over.
Although the commander of the Yuanshan cavalry is only a general, some of his opinions are higher than some of the counselors under Jiao Siluo. He is definitely a talented person with both civil and military skills.
Mu Zhi felt that such a talent was worth recruiting.
"Without further ado, let's get on the road as soon as possible."
Mu Zhi said with a smile.
The commander of the Yuanshan cavalry nodded and walked out of the Chinese army's tent with Mu Zhi.
The two of them ordered their own troops and horses, and quietly left Xining City before dawn.
The amount of drug the Amu warriors drank was not heavy. After Mu Zhi cruelly stepped on their toes to wake them up, they were still confused, so they got on horseback one by one and fell into a deep sleep again.
They just lay down on the horses and fell asleep. However, after they fell asleep, they did not fall off the horses.
This seems to be a skill that everyone on the grassland has mastered.
Yuanshan Cavalry Commander and Mu Zhi took their people away, leaving Zhu Neng with a battalion of sleeping men.
Zhu Neng was awakened by someone at the fourth watch. He held the letter that came in from outside the city and read it for two quarters of an hour.
There is only one sentence in the letter, and at the end of the letter is written a very unique character Kou.
It was written in plum blossom small seal script, so from a distance, it looked like a plum blossom. More importantly, it was missing a little bit.
Zhu Neng, who often corresponded with Kou Ji, knew that it was the mark of the Kou family.
In order to distinguish it from other Kou surnames and to prevent anyone from pretending to be the name of the Kou Mansion to do business, the head matron of the Kou Mansion specially used the character "Kou" with one stroke missing in the plum blossom seal as the mark of the Kou Mansion.
The fire seal used by Kou Ji to seal the envelope is this mark.
So Zhu Neng is very familiar with this mark.
"Zhu Neng... went out of the city to wash the land?!"
Zhu Neng recited the only sentence in the letter in a low voice and muttered: "Washing the land? Is there a land I want to wash outside the city? There are enemy troops outside the city and they need to be annihilated."
After Zhu Neng muttered for a while, he ordered his subordinates, "Send scouts out of the city to see what is happening outside the city."
The personal officer agreed, rode his horse to the wall of Xining City, and sent several scouts out of the city in hanging baskets to explore the barracks where the Qingtang soldiers lived.
Not long after, several scouts returned, looking strange.
The officer directly led them to Zhu Neng without asking any questions.
When Zhu Neng saw his subordinates and scouts appearing in his room, he casually sat on the chair and asked, "Is there anything strange outside the city?"
Several scouts looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces.
One of the scouts said hesitantly: "General... it's hard to say..."
Zhu Neng raised his eyebrows subconsciously and asked, "Is there anything you can't say?"
Another scout made a sad face and said: "General, I have been fighting with you for decades, and I have never seen such a strange scene."
Seeing this, Zhu Neng frowned and said, "Say what you see. Don't tell me useless things."
Several scouts looked at each other again.
The scout who spoke first said with a bitter smile: "Of the more than 200,000 Qingtang soldiers outside the city, 150,000 were turned upside down and tied up with cowhide ropes. The remaining 60,700 to 70,000 Qingtang soldiers were
No trace."
Zhu Neng opened his mouth slightly with a look of astonishment on his face.
Not to mention his trusted scouts, even though he had been fighting for so many years, he had never seen such a situation in the enemy's camp before the war started.
"General?!"
Just when Zhu Neng was stunned, the official called him softly.
Zhu Neng immediately came back to his senses and looked at the official.
The subordinate officer asked: "General, what should we do now?"
Zhu Neng said with mixed feelings: "Since they asked us to go out and wash the ground, we will go out and wash the ground. Take the soldiers and horses in the city and leave the city."
The subordinate officer agreed and went down to order the troops.
Zhu Neng sat alone in the room, sighing repeatedly.
"Why did you send me here? What are you doing? Do you want to see your ghosts and gods?!"
"I thought that if you brought me here, we could have a good fight, but before I took action, the enemy was gone, and it was done by such a weird method."
"No wonder you are not afraid of Qingtang King Jiao Siluo... I'm afraid half of Qingtang Wang Jiao Siluo's men are yours, right? Otherwise, how could you possibly do this?"
"Jiao Si Luo, if I meet you, I will have bad luck for eight lifetimes."
"..."
"Jiao Siluo, if you are smart enough, run away quickly and don't go to Yumen Pass for excitement. If you don't get hacked to death by that black-hearted person, you will be pissed to death."
"A large group of his people are all members of that black-hearted guy. How can you fight with him?!"
"..."
Zhu Neng sighed for a long time, and his subordinates had already ordered all the soldiers and horses.
Zhu Neng led 30,000 soldiers and horses in Xining City and left Xining City.
After he left Xining City, he did not enter the Qingtang Soldiers' barracks first. Instead, he sent someone to check the situation in the barracks. After confirming that everything was correct, he led his soldiers and horses into the Qingtang Barracks.
After entering the Qingtang Barracks and dismantling all the tents, they saw a scene they would never forget.
Each Qingtang soldier was tied up tightly like rice dumplings.
Most of them are still sleeping, and a small number of Qingtang soldiers have woken up.
Some people were crying in a low voice, some were mumbling to themselves, and some were just sitting there blankly, with no look in their eyes.
Obviously, those who were sitting around were desperate.
Zhu Neng looked at the desperate Qingtang soldiers, feeling a little hurt in his heart.
Being betrayed by others, betrayed by one's own people, quietly betrayed by one's own people, is a huge blow to anyone.
The aura of despair exuded by those Qingtang soldiers would not make anyone feel good if they saw it.
Zhu Neng took a deep breath and said: "Submit their troops..."
Halfway through his words, Zhu Neng swallowed them back.
He wanted to order his soldiers to disarm, but the Qingtang soldiers had no weapons at all.
They have been bound so tightly that they cannot even move, let alone be bound.
Zhu Neng gave another order: "Wake them up, take them back, and feed them with cooking cakes and mutton soup."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Neng's soldiers entered the barracks one after another and awakened the sleeping Qingtang soldiers.
As more and more Qingtang soldiers were awakened, roars, curses, desperate shouts, and painful howls sounded among the Qingtang soldiers.
There is a strong man who bites his tongue and kills himself.
Out of strong grief and indignation, he bumped into the soldiers of the Song Dynasty.
There were also some fierce ones who opened their mouths and pounced on the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, pretending to bite the soldiers of the Song Dynasty to death.
Anyone who is strong-willed will try every means to survive after discovering their situation.
They pounced on the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, and the soldiers of the Song Dynasty naturally fought back.
They were eventually killed by the swords of the Song Dynasty soldiers.
In the end, more than 10,000 people committed suicide in various ways.
Zhu Neng brought back only a little over 130,000 prisoners to Xining City.
In this era, countless people are desperate and just want to die.
When the Song Dynasty fell, the officials, people, and soldiers who died for the country filled up an entire sea, and it was endless as far as the eye could see.
When Wen Tianxiang was escorted to Yashan to persuade many ministers of the remnant Song Dynasty to surrender, he witnessed countless officials, common people, and soldiers dying for the country, and then he wrote the song "Crossing the Lingding Ocean" to express his ambition.
Everyone knows that "Since ancient times, who has never died? Leave your loyalty to reflect history."
But few people know how many lives that historical loyalty has carried and how heavy it is.
After Zhu Neng brought the prisoners back to Xining City, he did not treat them harshly as he always treated prisoners, but instead treated them very kindly.
But even so, the place where the prisoners lived was lifeless.
They are still here, but they are heartbroken.
And some people are dying, but their ambition has not been lost.
He is Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty.
After Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu led 300,000 troops to Youzhou City, he launched an attack on Youzhou City without any hesitation.
It lasted for more than twenty days without stopping.
Send troops and horses to attack the city during the day, and do the same at night.
There is no fixed number of troops and horses to attack the city, and there is no fixed number of time to attack the city.
His purpose is very simple, which is to make the people in Youzhou City panic and make the people in Youzhou City feel tense all the time.
After more than twenty days of endless siege, his goal was achieved.
The people in Youzhou City were indeed panicked, and the Song Dynasty soldiers in Youzhou City were indeed in a state of mental stress all the time.
But Cao Wei, whom he wanted to plot the most, was not affected at all.
After Cao Wei led the army to Youzhou City with Yelu Longxu, he only sat on the top of Youzhou City for one day and then happily handed over the defense of Youzhou City to Gao Chugong, who was commanded by Gao Chugong.
Soldiers and horses guard the city.
In addition to ensuring a long sleep every day, Cao Wei spent the rest of his time either reading official documents from Feihukou and Dading Prefecture, playing chess with Zhao Zhen, and visiting the scenic spots and historic sites in Youzhou City.
Not only was his spirit not weakened by the frequent tossing of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, but it actually increased a lot.