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Chapter 1081 Devastated
The Wuqing Army stationed 10,000 Khitan tribal troops and 20,000 Jingzhou troops here. The general status of the tribal army and Jingzhou army is almost similar to the imperial army and Xiang army of the Song Dynasty.

These 30,000 soldiers and horses were dispersed and stationed together with troops from other places to guard the borders of Khitan.

On such an ordinary night, their border defenses were rapidly collapsing...

A sturdy young man of eighteen years old, his appearance is slightly different from that of the Song Dynasty people. He held a shield in his left hand and a ring-headed sword in his right hand, running quickly.

Since joining the army, he has gradually been able to see clearly at night. Taking advantage of the half-moon light, he stared intently at a man who looked like a Song Dynasty man who rushed towards him in a hurry. He knew that they were not Song people, but Han people who lived in Khitan territory and were conscripted into the army.

He saw the panic on the man's face clearly, and he grinned. Then without saying a word, he increased his speed and raised his shield in front of him. The other hand holds a sword and rests it on a shield.

With a bang, he finally collided with the man. The edge of his knife directly hit the neck of the enemy on the opposite side. He drew the knife with a grin, and blood spurted out, covering his face. In this northern autumn night, the fresh blood is particularly hot.

He couldn't help but be stunned. Was this how his father was hacked to death by the Song people?

Just when he was in a daze, a long spear came out from his waist and stabbed straight into the abdomen of the enemy who was coming up to replace him. It was blocked by the armor and could not penetrate. A strong man with a beard quickly passed by him, gritting his teeth and pressing the gun barrel against his stomach, pushing the enemy back.

Passing by the young man, the bearded soldier slapped him on the helmet.

"What are you doing when you enter your mother's Li Heicheng? Kill me!"

"kill!"

This was not shouted by the Xixia soldier named Li Heicheng, but by the commander behind the formation. The chief not only shouted angrily, but also hugged him forward to kill him. If it weren't for the kick that destroyed the balance even more, this commander would definitely have given Li Heicheng a flying kick.

Li Heicheng was hugged forward, shook his head, and decided not to think about it anymore.

He only knows that although he may die in war at any time, his family's life is very good. If he dies, his family's life will be even better.

"Kill!"

He shouted, steadied his body, charged forward, raised his shield to block the sword of the soldier with a beard who had just hit him on the head, and then Shi Chang followed up, shot him quickly and accurately, and stabbed him neatly. Dead enemy...

"Kill!"

"Kill them!"

They kept walking and charged forward without stopping, all the way eastward...

In Shuobei, people from various tribes are preparing to give autumn fat to cattle, sheep and horses. I hope that the cattle and sheep will be fat by this time and can withstand the cold winter.

Snow falling on the grassland is fatal. Usually, it is only tens of centimeters, and it may even be as deep as three feet in some places. At that time, it will be difficult to find anything on the ground to let people live and keep the cattle and sheep alive. Even if you want to transfer the tribe, it is difficult to do so. The sky and the earth are white, and only shepherds with decades of experience can find the right path in this snow-white world. And there may not be even one such person among hundreds or thousands of herdsmen.

Therefore, people on the grassland always store enough food, salt and other living materials, as well as fodder for cattle, sheep and horses, before the first snow falls on the grassland year after year. Of course, the wealthy chieftains in the tribe are no exception. They always have to get rid of a group of cattle and sheep to make room for other cattle and sheep to survive the winter. They also take advantage of this period to trade tea, Wine, sugar and other materials are stored.

Although the two sides are of different nationalities and national camps, their sufferings are roughly the same. The same goes for the people on the grassland. They never have any leisure time. Even children have to carry baskets on their backs and collect cow dung all over the grassland. They all contribute to a better life for the tribe leader and the grassland nobles.

But no one cares about this...

On an ordinary day when the people in the grassland were busy, their peaceful lives for decades finally stirred up.

The first thing that came was the shaking of the earth. Those were thousands of horses galloping across the earth at the same time. This force sank into the earth and spread further.

Along with the vibration came the sound of horse hooves. In the empty and quiet grassland, the sound of horse hooves is particularly prominent.

People stopped what they were doing and looked into the distance.

What I saw was yellow sand flying all over the sky. Then, on the small gentle slope in the distance, countless figures appeared, galloping towards them with boundless military power.

In an instant, the people of this unknown tribe were in chaos. The men ran away anxiously, and the women gathered. After a while, dozens of horsemen and horses left the tribe and dispersed in all directions, urging their horses to run wildly.

The other men also put on their armor and mounted their horses. They did not run away. Women, children, cattle and sheep are the greatest wealth on the grassland. Moreover, they also saw countless figures surrounding them. No matter they were fleeing for their lives or reporting the news, none of them could escape. They were all driven back. They could no longer escape.

They could only protect women and children at the back. Hundreds of men were fully armed and faced off against thousands of people. The horses were also afraid of the thousands of similar animals surrounding them. They paved their hooves restlessly and moved their bodies back and forth. Some of the men on the horses were holding bows and arrows, and some were holding sabers tightly, soothing the restless horses. Suppressing the anxiety in their hearts, they stared at the cavalry surrounding them.

Look at it this way, these people on the grassland are quite sad...

Those who surrounded the grassland people tribe were of course the Song Dynasty cavalry, or Xiazhou cavalry. Under the leadership of Zhong E, they have already fought their way north and are currently attacking east.

Among this group of cavalry, two cavalrymen walked out.

"Tell them that we are the army under the command of Wang Xianggong of the Song Dynasty. Let them behead the tribal leaders and those who have done evil in the past, and we will not kill them. Wang Xianggong will lead the army to attack Khitan. After defeating it, we will give it to the herdsmen on the grassland. They will distribute cattle and sheep, which are their own cattle and sheep. They will also build schools on the grassland so that the children in the grassland can learn the culture of our Song Dynasty and become officials of our Song Dynasty in the future.

Wang Xianggong led the army to attack Xixia and regained the land of several states. The people who originally lived in Xixia now have their own land, their own cattle and sheep, and their children..."

The knight preached about what kind of good life they could live after joining the Song Dynasty.

This was of course Wang Yan's instruction. The soldiers he trained and the awareness he conveyed were always to protect the family and the country. Military discipline is naturally quite strict. Of course, there is no prohibition on killing people. It is relatively loose. It's just that you don't allow your people to be robbed or harassed, and you serve as a soldier well. They are not so kind to the people of other countries in a hostile state.

To sum it up, everyone who disobeys will be killed. It's just that they are not allowed to burn, kill, loot, rape, and humiliate women in an unorganized and undisciplined way, but they must do it in an organized manner.

But for those who are obedient and cooperative, we should be more merciful.

The situation is very clear now. These people on the grassland are not stupid, and Song Jun also understands what he said. In addition, their own organizational form does not have strong cohesion. The tribes on the grassland are too scattered, and the autonomy of the leaders is too high. In the absence of strong figures to integrate forces and force centralization of power, the country is in disarray.

So under the words of the prairie man who was captured to lead the way and translate, hundreds of people began to become restless. People's eyes were all looking at the group of people who had just been forced back to escape and report the news. Under the gaze of everyone, they began to gradually leave the team.

Then, there were corpses all over the place, except for the unridden horses, which were shaking unhappily because they were covered in blood...

Zhang Da rode his horse to the front and said to the translator: "Tell them to send people to lead the way to the nearby tribes. Let them explain clearly the number of people in the tribe, and we will rescue the people of other tribes, so that the cattle and sheep can also belong to They themselves let their children learn the culture of our Song Dynasty and become officials of our Song Dynasty.

As long as we win this time, then all this will come true in the future. If they are afraid that we will lose, then they can hold knives and ride with us. On a good day, they still have to rely on their own knives and guns to kill them and enjoy them with peace of mind. "

After the previous battle, he also became a general. At that time, Wang Yan wanted to expand the cavalry. He was good at horseback riding, so he was simply transferred to his position. Now he is a general in charge of five thousand cavalry.

Of course he was also happy because the cavalry received better treatment than the infantry. So naturally, the status of cavalry generals is higher than that of infantry...

This is how they fought their way up.

The translators were all brought with the army, and some were captured from the south. The language barrier was already prepared. There are many people who can speak other ethnic languages, and they were all trained by Wang Yan. When fighting in a remote place, language is the first hurdle. They randomly grabbed a local, asked where the nearby large tribe was, and then came directly to surround him. Then they asked the people here to lead the way, dispersed their troops, and went everywhere to attack the tribes here, kill the leaders here, torture the nobles here, and then recruit some prairie cavalry to join their team. middle.

This not only increases the strength of the troops, but also prevents the retreat from being cut off. It also prevents those who are interested in taking advantage of the war between the two countries to recruit the power of the grassland and cause some new troubles.

The war started suddenly, there was no defense on the grassland, and the cavalry unit led by Zhonge went smoothly. But their test is the coming cold winter, which is nothing now...

At about the same time, the Song Dynasty launched an unprecedented fierce attack on the western border of Khitan, including Jin Su's army, Tiande's army, etc., and on the borders of Hedong and Hebei.

The Khitan has a population of nine million and a standing army of less than 300,000. This is a historical estimate. But now, the Khitan's strength definitely exceeds 300,000.

Because today's Song Dynasty puts too much pressure on the Khitan. Today's Wang Yan is even more troublesome for Khitan. Wang Yan is excellent at training troops, fighting fiercely, and can resist conspiracies. When he conquered Xixia before, the Khitan watched with his own eyes.

Although the Khitan is stronger than Xixia, even though the Khitan can beat Xixia very hard. But in the final analysis, his losses were not small, and he did not destroy the Xixia regime militarily. That means he was not strong enough.

They knew that Wang Yan did not talk about martial ethics, and they knew that today's Song Dynasty also did not talk about martial ethics under the influence of Wang Yan. They had a full understanding of the war between the two sides.

Therefore, in recent years, they have been training troops to prepare for the sneak attacks of the Song Dynasty.

To defend Wang Yan on the western front alone, many troops were stationed from south to north to support him, and further east there were many troops to support him. The total number of troops was more than 100,000, making the defense airtight.

This troop strength figure is basically an estimate of Wang Yan's army, and it's a one-to-one comparison. The Khitan has arranged a lot of detailed operations in recent years, or purchased some information at a high price.

There is no way to avoid this kind of thing. There are always people who don't take it seriously and there are always people who are greedy for money. The two sides have business deals at the border, with frequent exchanges, and a lot of news is traded there. Therefore, Wang Yan also made detailed arrangements and purchased news, all of which were mutual.

Even the people he contacted were at a higher level. They were just as incapable of using intelligence and incitement as the Khitans...

In addition to the more than 100,000 troops on the western front, the Khitan also had more than 200,000 troops on the southern front in Hebei and Hedong, confronting the Song army.

It is also because of the increase in military strength and the increase in military training expenses. It is not easy for the Khitan, which has been in decline, to maintain such a large number of troops with a population of nine million.

Then what they have to do is naturally collect heavy taxes. Therefore, the people in Khitan have not lived well in the past two years. It’s not about distinguishing between Hu and Han people, but it’s not good for Han people or people of other ethnic groups.

Of course, these are all favorable conditions for war, just like the war against Xixia, which can encourage the people to seek refuge and support. What's more, after more than two years, how Wang Yan treated the Xixia people has already been spread in the Khitan territory. What could be more convincing than seeing a large number of Xixia people in the army, and each of them smiling and speaking to others in person, which would be more convincing.

So after the war started, Fan Zhongyan and others were quite content. Although the fight was sudden, the number of troops was there, and the two sides basically fought back and forth.

But on Wang Yan's side, the direction of the war was different. It can be called devastating. What the Khitan thought was a solid line of defense collapsed at the first touch.

This time the war was of course still commanded by Wang Yan, but he still did not micromanage things. The generals were all chosen by him and he fully trusted them. Just follow the big troops, make arrangements at any time, and fight steadily and push forward all the way.

His main job is actually not to fight, but to quickly start the governance of the areas that have been conquered. This time he not only brought scholars from his own route, but also scholars from surrounding areas. The quality will be determined later. Taking over the acquired territory quickly and smoothly is the top priority.

The Khitan's territory is very large, and at this time, the vehicles are far away and the horses are slow.

The first thing they received was the battle report on the southern front, which they felt was relatively stable. Then they hurriedly sent people to ask about the battle on the western front, and then they started to panic.

Because in just eight days, although the main battlefield of the war only advanced a hundred miles, two groups of troops marched more than 400 miles all the way to Fengzhou (Hohhot), and the other group also traveled 400 miles. And the direction it wants to attack is Datong.

Datong Mansion is the location of the Khitan's Xijing, and its importance is undoubted. But here we know the news faster and have already organized resistance first. But the Khitan central court would not place its hopes there.

Two hundred thousand troops were fighting, but they were able to break through the blockade and reach the rear. No matter how you look at it, they cannot be trusted.

While they were arguing about how to respond and who to send to direct the war, they finally received news that there were cavalry on the grassland that was rapidly advancing eastward and involved tens of thousands of cavalry on the grassland.

As we all know, the cavalry combat effectiveness of the grassland is quite powerful. This is because they have grown up on horses since they were young, and are proficient in equestrian skills and proficient in riding and shooting. This is a characteristic of the wealthy grassland people.

The scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the speed of advancement is getting faster and faster.

Immediately afterwards, because the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack the Khitan, news of the unfavorable war on the Western Front spread rapidly in the Khitan territory. The resulting instability in the hearts of the people, and rebellions in various places began to break out.

The Khitan court was suddenly in chaos.

No one can explain why it was peaceful and peaceful before, and the Song Dynasty was only a dozen years old. In the blink of an eye, the mountains were about to fall, the sky was about to clear up, the wind and rain were swaying, and the Khitan country seemed to be dying.

"Daddy, daddy, it's snowing."

"It's snowing outside."

Brisk footsteps sounded, and the two unlucky sons, with an even more unlucky little one, ran into the house on their short legs.

Behind him, followed closely, was Xiao Dongliang, who looked helpless. Oh, it's not that small now. The little one who is even more unlucky is Wang Dongliang's son, whose name was given by him, Wang Zhongping.

He also gave Wang Dongliang's family a middle name with the characters "loyalty, filial piety, bravery, wealth and peace". Wang Dongliang asked for it, and he is already a thoughtful adult.

On this expedition, the two elders were worried and clamored to fight together. After Wang Zhongping was able to leave, he has been working as a follower behind these two unlucky sons. Brought it.

Wang Yan smiled and said to the people in the room: "There are only so many things to do, everyone should do their own thing. I would like to say it again, in wartime, everyone must practice military law, whether they are soldiers or petty officials, He is still a scholar and a high-ranking official, and he has ruined his official plan, so he will be executed."

"Yes, I'll keep that in mind."

"It's snowing, and hard days are coming. Please pay attention to keeping warm from the cold, and don't hurt your body. Please hurry up and send supplies and herbs to keep out the cold. Let's disperse."

Everyone responded, stood up, bowed and left.

With his subordinates wearing fox fur cloaks, Wang Yan was very fair and gave each of the three eager little guys a kick. He picked up the youngest Wang Zhongping and said with a smile: "Let's go and take a look outside." If it snows heavily today, we will build a snowman tomorrow.”

"Oh, it must be bigger." The eldest son said with hope.

Wang Yan shook his head in a funny way, not paying attention to his unlucky son's inappropriate words. After all, he still had to take the children to build a snowman, so what was there to say...

As soon as I walked out of the door, I was hit by a gust of cold wind carrying goose feather snowflakes. Wang Yan looked at the gray sky, raised a hand, and let the snow fall on his hand. Before it melted, more snow fell down.

"It's really snowing."

Xiao Dongliang looked up at the foggy sky and sighed: "Alang, this snow saved the Khitans..."

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