On September 30th of the eighth year of Jianji, the overwhelming Shatuo soldiers and horses had cleared the west bank of Meituo Lake. If he had not received the holy order, Shi Jiantang would have led his army eastward and launched a new round of attacks on the Jurchens.
But even so far, he has made great achievements.
From west to east, covering a distance of thousands of miles, tens of thousands of Shatuo soldiers and horses advanced all the way. With lightning speed, they killed the Mohe rebels in Tieli and Dongping's second mansion until they cried for their fathers and mothers, and captured and killed nearly ten thousand people.
Even the Jurchens whom the saint had just named, they killed about four thousand people without any mercy.
Not to mention that they didn't work hard when they were under King Jin's tent. In fact, the saint gave them many rewards, and their armor and equipment were also updated. They had complete supplies wherever they went, so this battle was fought very happily.
After more than ten years in the army, it was the first time to focus all my energy on fighting. It was so easy.
"What? Li Siyuan and Zhou Dewei defeated the traitors again?" While herding horses in Haixi, Shi Jiantang was very surprised when he heard the military report copied from Beijing.
After Li Siyuan eliminated the Wei brothers, he also killed Lu Guangchou and defeated Qianzhou. Chaozhou Liu Yan personally led troops to rescue him, but was defeated. The Tiancheng army once pursued Chaozhou, plundered and returned.
Zhou Dewei led Kelan's army southward. Zhong Kuang was greatly frightened and made his final determination. He raised a flood and Yuan and Yuan's two states surrendered. Jizhou did not surrender and took refuge with Ma Yin. Zhou Dewei had sent troops from Jiangxi as the vanguard to attack Jizhou.
In just a few months, Jizhou was the only one left among the eight states in Jiangxi. The situation was changing at an alarming speed.
"Jiangxi is so easy to fight, and there is still money. If we were sent south, we can all make a small fortune." I saw the old brothers from the past getting up one by one.
Fei, Shi Jiantang felt extremely uncomfortable.
Yes, I was very worried when I saw them not being reused in the past. But now I see them galloping around the south, making great achievements, and seeing that they are about to become famous. I can't suppress the sourness in my heart.
In comparison, the news about Bozhou's barbarians turning to Luo Taiwang and Gao Renhou's attack on the city and the capture of Yang Duan was completely gone - Lao Gao was not in the same group as them, and he couldn't be jealous or envious.
Come.
But taking a closer look, the situation in the southern war seems to be very clear.
Zhao Kuang of Jingzhou offered his land to the dynasty, and Zhong Kuangshi of Hongzhou surrendered the land of the two states. Hearing that Ye Guanglue of Lingnan West Road asked for help because he was old and incompetent.
Entering the court as an official......
The princes have all restrained their efforts and entered the capital. Now the pressure is on Qian Liu of Hangzhou, Wang Shenzhi of Fuzhou, and Liu Yin of Guangzhou. Will they also follow suit?
As for Ma Yin, he probably needs a beating. Only after he realizes that he is afraid will his attitude change.
In a daze, the South had very little merit. They surrendered too quickly, and did not give the Daxia warriors a chance to make merit.
Shi Jiantang walked out of the tent.
The wind was slightly chilly, and there were occasional small boats passing by on the vast expanse of blue waves.
On the other side of the lake is the Jurchen camp.
According to the intelligence in the past few days, some tribes are already afraid of Daxia's military power and do not plan to stay to "***". However, there are still many people staying here, and I don't know what they are thinking.
In fact, Shi Jiantang didn't understand. The Jurchen tribes were originally scattered everywhere and could gather more than 20,000 people in Meituo Lake. It was probably the activities of the imperial army in various places that oppressed them to this area.
That being the case, why are you still so confident? Do you really think you are invulnerable?
A savage is a savage and will not shed tears until he sees the coffin.
Wanyan Xiu returned to Meituo Lake, exhausted.
The city inside and outside Yizhou has become a place of ghosts.
All the men who resisted have been killed, and the women and children have become trophies - this is the reason why many people are unwilling to leave. The yellow-faced woman in the family, who works all day long in farm work, is really disgraceful, and the woman from the rich and fragrant family in Bohai Country cannot stand it.
Comparing it, one can simply throw it away.
"Grandpa, before you come back, people from the Wuyan clan and the Pucha clan sent some Bohai women over." In the animal skin tent, Wan Yanling, son of Wan Yanxiu, walked over and said softly.
Wanyanxiu glanced at him and saw the drooling look on his son's face, so he smiled and said, "Fighted?"
Wanyan Ling said a little embarrassedly: "I specially selected the ones from famous families in the Bohai Sea, who can still have children with them."
"I'm determined." Wan Yanxiu looked pleased.
He knows that women with children are the most sought-after. Having children proves that they are fertile and easy to raise. The children you bring can be raised as your own, and when they grow up, the family will have many knowledgeable helpers.
"Wuyan clan, why did Pucha clan suddenly change their attitude?" Wanyanxiu asked, "Where are they? Why don't they come to see me?"
"Grandpa, it's just outside. They didn't want to send people to see Lord Xia before, but now they've suffered a few defeats, and now they know how powerful they are." Wan Yanling said.
Wanyanxiu looked up and down, looking at his son carefully.
Wan Yanling felt a little uncomfortable when he saw it. He had indeed made his own decision in this matter without consulting his father.
"You——" Wan Yanxiu thought for a while and said: "From tomorrow onwards, change the name to Wang Ling and go south immediately to fight for the saints of Daxia and gain wealth."
Wan Yanling's face turned pale. His father had many sons. Although he was the eldest son, the family property was never said to be handed over to him. Looking at the current situation, he was about to be kicked out of the house?
"Don't think too much." Wan Yanxiu sighed and said, "You have never been to the Central Plains, so you don't know how rich and powerful it is. Lord Xia has always recruited warriors from all over the country to serve as his own soldiers. You must seize this opportunity.
. He is a generous man, and he especially likes warriors. If you follow him, you will not be short of wealth and women. In fact, it is a blessing. Let the people of the Wuyan family and the Pucha family come in."
Wan Yanling's face softened slightly and he nodded, not daring to go against his father's will.
After a while, Wu Yanyi, the leader of the Wuyan clan, and Pucha Nikan, the leader of the Pucha clan, walked in.
"Are you afraid?" Wan Yanxiu was chewing a piece of red salted fish and asked sarcastically: "Where did you suffer the loss?"
Wu Yanyi and Puchani looked at each other and sighed together.
Wu Yanyi said: "The Xia Lord of the capital is reasonable. We accepted his invitation to go south to attack the Bohai Sea. Now that things have happened, he will drive us away. Is it fair to say that?"
Puchanikan also said: "I have always heard that Lord Xia is generous and generous, so why is he so stingy now? If he sends us away without giving us any benefits, wouldn't he be a fool?"
"Where did you suffer the loss?" Wanyan Xiu emphasized his tone.
The two of them choked.
After a long while, Wu Yanyi said dejectedly: "I was attacked by Shatuo people in Haixi. They were separated and many of them died."
"I was entangled by an old man named Xu Hao in Ningzhou. My brother was beheaded by him, and eight hundred people died." Puchanikan said.
"A lot of people died," Wanyanxiu said.
The two of them looked unhappy.
"Xia's troops are heading north in three groups. They are almost at Meituo Lake. If they gather together to fight, do you think they can beat them?" Wan Yanxiu asked.
"That Shatuo soldier is so annoying. If they don't come, maybe they can be beaten." Puchanika thought for a while and said.
"You really don't understand." Wanyanxiu suddenly laughed and said: "Shatuo soldiers are the slaves of Lord Xia, and they are actually not very good at fighting. The reason why you find it difficult to deal with is because they are better at fighting. They are better at fighting.
Do you understand fighting?"
It's like one side has 100 strength and the other side has 80, but it has a crushing effect. What's the problem?
"The ones who can really fight are the Forbidden Army." Wanyanxiu finished eating the salted fish, threw the fish tail to the dog, and continued: "You also know that I was an official in the south and saw the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army. The Tianxiong Army came last year
, that is really a powerful force. You can't defeat it, and I can't defeat it. Even if all the warriors from various tribes gather together, they can't defeat it. This year, the Tianxiong Army did not come, but the Tielin Army and the Tiande Army came. Since they are both forbidden armies,
, I think it shouldn’t be bad.”
"Stop talking about frustration, just tell me what to do?" Wu Yanyi said impatiently: "If you, the Wanyan clan, don't even have confidence, then this battle can't be won. Not only you, but also the Heshi Lie clan and I.
I don’t really want to fight anymore, they suffered a small loss in Dongping Mansion.”
"You don't want to fight?" Wan Yanxiu asked with a serious look on his face.
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After hesitating for a while, he nodded heavily.
"Don't you want Master Xia to give you an explanation?" Wanyanxiu asked again.
"We have grabbed enough..."
"You don't want the land anymore?"
"We'll talk about the land later..."
"Then I suggest that before the main force of the Xia army arrives, you and I go south together to welcome the saint of Daxia." Wanyanxiu suggested: "What? With such a large group of people gathered in Meituo Lake, what do you think of the Xia army?
Now that they are here, will they take the opportunity to destroy them all?"
"Is this useful?" Wu Yanyi asked doubtfully: "If the Xia people are determined to kill us, even if they show their kindness in advance, it will be useless."
"You don't understand." Wanyanxiu shook his head and said, "Why did the Bohai people build the border wall back then? Because their expansion here has reached the limit. Going further north is time-consuming and labor-intensive, worthless, and may even require food. Big loss. If Lord Xia comes here instead, do you think he is interested in Black Water? Since he is not interested, then he will not care. Even if he kills all the people on the Meituo Lake side, as long as he cannot keep occupying Black Water , sooner or later he will still have to face us. What's more, he can't kill them all. There are still many of us in the tribe. Lord Xia continues to go north, the weather is cold and freezing, there is little gain, and the risk is extremely high. He will not do this. of."
"What you said makes sense, but I still feel there is something wrong." Wu Yanyi said.
"I don't think it's reliable either." Puchanikan said hesitantly.
"That's it! That's it!" Wan Yanxiu didn't expect that his good intentions were being questioned in every possible way, and he immediately said angrily: "I will summon the warriors from the clan to go south tomorrow, you can do it yourself. Go away, what are you doing standing here? ?」
"Wan Yanxiu, I just have one question." Wu Yanyi said, "I also have a nephew in the Luoyan Army. Logically speaking, I don't have anything to worry about. I only have one question today."
"Tell me." Wanyanxiu asked curiously.
"Is there any trouble in Lord Xia's kingdom?" Wu Yanyi asked.
"No. Everything that needs to be taken care of has been taken care of. He has expanded thousands of miles in the north, won consecutive battles, and no one in the country dares to rebel." Wan Yanxiu said.
"Then I listen to you." Wu Yanyi said: "The worst thing is, it's just another Bohai Kingdom."
"I also listen to you." Puchanikan said: "Anyway, it won't be a loss if we robbed so much food and transported it back this time."
Wan Yanxiu looked at the two of them happily and said, "I am doing this for your own good and for everyone's good. By the way, if He Shilie and the others also want to go south, please call them too."
Suddenly, a strong wind blew up, mixed with fine snowflakes, and went straight into people's necks.
Shao Shude was riding a horse and felt an obvious chill.
"In winter, in the tenth month of the lunar month, Bingshenshuo went up to Pugou and stationed his horses to supervise the troops to fill the road to cross the Bocuo River. There was a heavy snowstorm and the soldiers were wet and many died. We ordered fire to be set on the road to wait for them."
Li Shimin withdrew his troops from Liaodong. When crossing the Liao River in October, he encountered a snowstorm. The clothes of the soldiers were wet, and many of them died.
The Tang army is short of leather clothes!
Shao Shude looked at the soldiers of the Tiande Army who were following him. There were more than 10,000 people in total holding a sheep fur, most of which were contributed by Longyuan Mansion and Lingbin Mansion. In addition, um, they also collected (robbed) a sheep fur coat from the people of Bohai. Batch.
The Tielin Army and other troops were preparing sheep costumes before going north to Beijing. They produced more than 30,000 pieces in total. If they collect more from the people, there will be no shortage.
As for the Shatuo people, they are tribal in nature and naturally have no shortage of furs.
Fighting in Liaodong, especially in late autumn and midwinter, is impossible without leather jackets.
Under the government military system, all clothing, armor, food and equipment are provided by oneself. Among Li Shimin's 100,000 soldiers, how many of them have prepared leather clothing? I'm afraid there are only a few.
Fortunately, Xia Jun was prepared.
Even so, the biting cold wind still made the soldiers uncomfortable and their morale was somewhat low.
Shao Shude sighed. He originally wanted to visit Heilongjiang, check in, and leave his name in the history books, but now it seems that this is not possible.
Early cold in Liaodong,
General Dong is mighty, but there is nothing he can do.
"Your Majesty, the cavalry reported that the Jurchen Wanyan clan and five other tribes came south to greet them." Xie Yanzhang, the capital of the Tiande Army, came on horseback and reported.
Shao Shude wiped the fine snowflakes from his eyebrows and beard and asked: "What are the Jurchens gathered on the east bank of Meituo Lake doing?"
"Some of them were afraid of the power of heaven and ran away. Some of them went south to greet them. The morale of the rest was dampened and they are probably about to disperse. Once the army arrives, they will charge and kill, and the enemy will definitely be defeated." Xie Yanzhang replied.
"Okay." Shao Shude glanced at Xie Yanzhang with satisfaction.
In fact, this is fine. Enemies who are divided are better than those who are united and united. The secret of the art of war is not to improve one's own state to the extreme, and then continuously weaken the enemy's state, so that his morale is low and his soldiers have no fighting spirit.
, defeated in one fell swoop?
"Go north quickly and meet these savages for a while." Shao Shude waved his hand and ordered.
Shao Shude will remember Xie Yanzhang's contribution.
When the city of Bianzhou was destroyed, Zhang Hui was sent to him, and he had a son and a daughter. He didn't know how many nights, he held Zhang Hui's soft and warm body, his mind was peaceful, and when he fell asleep, he would think of Xie Yanzhang's