Fenghou

The armor of Xiliao soldiers is all leather armor, and some soldiers have shields, but neither shields nor shields can withstand the penetrating power of heavy arrows. In just a moment, large numbers of soldiers fell from their horses, and many horses were shot through their heads. I fell headfirst.

The screams resounded across the field, and more than 10 people were shot down in one round of [-] heavy arrows. There was a large gap in the [-]-strong team, and the team running in front was almost wiped out.

Fifty thousand soldiers lay down and wound the strings, kicked their feet and pulled the strings with their hands, wound the strings again, and placed heavy arrows.

Without ordering, the second round of [-] heavy arrows was fired again, and the black arrows soared into the sky, covering the sky and covering the sun, like locusts pounced on the Xiliao cavalry.

The cavalry team wailed again, and everyone turned their backs on their backs. Before the Xiliao cavalry could react, the third round of [-] arrows and the fourth round of [-] arrows were shot.

In just 3 minutes, the heavy crossbowmen of the Yong army fired 20 heavy arrows, Xiliao suffered an unprecedented fatal blow, and more than [-] people were shot to death.

Generally speaking, as long as [-]% of the Xiliao army was killed, their soldiers collapsed, but this time nearly half of them were killed, and they finally reacted.

The Xiliao army woke up like a dream, and they were all so frightened that they turned around and ran for their lives, and the morale of the army completely collapsed.

"Ugh-"

The horns of the Yong army sounded, and [-] cavalrymen rushed out like sharp swords, their morale was like a rainbow, and they chased and killed the enemy army like a crushing one.

The Xiliao army was defeated, and the corpses of those who were beheaded lay dozens of miles away. Xiao Wuli was terrified, and led less than [-] cavalry to flee westward in a panic, all the way out of the territory of Huihe in Xizhou.

……

Three days later, Liu Qiong led the army to Bieshabali, and the Huihe prince and ministers had been sent to Xiliao in advance by Xiao Wuli's assassin.

Xiliao wanted to destroy Huihe in Xizhou, and directly included the Anxi land into its own territory. It would not give the Huihe Kingdom any chance at all, and directly sent the nobles of Huihe in Xizhou to the capital of Xiliao.

However, before the food wealth in the Xizhou Huihe treasury could be sent away, they needed to be sorted and boxed, and some of them were reserved to reward the soldiers. At this time, the Yong army came to kill them.

Xiao Wuli's assassin had to temporarily close the treasury and lead his army to face the [-] Yong army.

The Xiliao army fled in a disastrous defeat, and the treasury and food supplies of Huihe in Xizhou naturally fell into the hands of the Yong army.

This is the wealth accumulated by Huihe in Xizhou for a hundred years, and many of them were plundered from Huihe in Ganzhou. This wealth is very characteristic of the Western Regions, with mountains of treasures, hundreds of boxes of gold and silver coins from Persia and Dashi, from the Central Plains Silk and porcelain, as well as various precious furs, medicinal materials, and millions of sheets of fine sheepskin and white cotton cloth.

In addition, there are 30 shi of wheat and 20 shi of black beans and barley. There were more grains, but they were all consumed due to the war.

There is also countless mutton and grapes in the ice cellar.

In addition, there are millions of sheep, tens of thousands of war horses, and hundreds of thousands of cattle, donkeys, camels and other livestock, all of which are the property of the king and nobles.

But the urgent task at hand is to legalize the Yong army's occupation of Huihe in Xizhou.

According to the instructions given to him by the emperor Chen Qing in advance, Liu Qiong found a dilapidated old Huihe nobleman named Wukang among the people. in the roster.

Liu Qiong immediately read out the emperor's imperial edict, which was of course a blank edict, just fill in Wukang's name, and made him the king of Huihe and canonized him as the king of Gaochang.

Liu Qiong then signed a new treaty on behalf of Yong and the new king.

This time, the Gaochang model of the Sui Dynasty was adopted. The king of Huihe accepted the canonization of the emperor of the Yong Dynasty, changed his name to King Gaochang, and moved his capital to Gaochang.

This is actually a symbolic King Gaochang. There is no army, no ministers, only a palace, and some guards, maids, etc. Of course, the people still recognize him as the Huihe Gaochang King spiritually.

Wu Kang fully accepted this arrangement, and he was very satisfied. His family was so poor that there were only a few sheepskins left, and he lived with his old wife in a few low and dilapidated houses, relying on his son to work as a petty official to earn a little money.

Now that Wukang turned around and became the king of Gaochang, Liu Qiong gave him a large box of jewels, ten boxes of gold coins, and a large amount of silk cloth and other properties, and gave him 30 sheepskins, [-] sheep, and a large area. pasture.

Like a dream, Wukang became one of the richest millionaires in Huihe overnight, and also owned a palace covering an area of ​​[-] mu.

Wukang is not stupid, he knows that his destiny lies in accepting the canonization of Emperor Yong Dynasty, as long as he has no ambition, then his descendants will become kings of Gaochang from generation to generation.

As for the Huihe people who are easier to buy, Liu Qiong ordered people to go to various places to post notices, announcing in the name of the emperor of the Yong Dynasty that the Huihe people in Xizhou were exempted from taxes for ten years, and the businessmen were exempted from taxes for five years. At the same time, the military service system that the Huihe people hated was abolished. And the labor system, that is to say, tens of thousands of Huihe people no longer need to be soldiers.

As the news spread, the entire Xizhou Huihe was boiling. In order to resist the eastward expansion of Xiliao in recent years, Xizhou Huihe desperately expanded its army and collected taxes. The taxes of the people everywhere were extremely heavy and miserable.

At this moment, all taxes and military service disappeared, and there was no need to pay taxes for ten years. The people rejoiced, singing and dancing everywhere, celebrating the arrival of a happy life.

Although many Huihe officials understand that if the military service system is abolished, Huihe will have no army, which means that Huihe no longer exists as an independent kingdom. Of course, it is one thing for Xiliao to occupy Anxi. Accept the occupier's arrangement.

Compared with Xiliao's direct destruction of the country, the Yong Dynasty was much gentler. At least the Huihe Kingdom in Gaochang continued to exist, even if it only existed in name, but it also prevented the Huihe people from the pain of destroying the country.

This is actually a model of boiling frogs in warm water. The people accepted the tax-free gift from the Emperor Yong Dynasty, and in fact recognized the Emperor Yong Dynasty. More than ten years later, when the Han culture gradually merged with the Huihe culture, when the Yong Dynasty ruled Seals are everywhere, and the people of Anxi recognized themselves as the people of the Yong Dynasty.

……

Liu Qiong didn't stop there. He ordered Li Cheng to lead [-] Shazhou troops to guard Anxi, and Liu Qiong continued to lead a [-] army to attack the mainland of Xiliao.

He needed to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, forcing the Xiliao army on the grassland to retreat.

The first thousand and 530 chapters and seven missions

Countries are often bounded by high mountains and rivers, and Xiliao and Xizhou Huihe are no exception. The border between the two countries is Jinling, which stretches for hundreds of miles. Among them, the inclined river valley is an important passage through Jinling. To defend against the invasion of Xiliao, Xizhou Huihe built a strong military fort at the narrowest point of the Xiehe Valley, but due to the surrender of the defenders, this strong military fort was taken by the Xiliao army without bloodshed.

At this time, Xiehe Fortress became a stumbling block in front of the Yong army. There were [-] troops stationed there. The castle was made of large stones and was extremely strong. However, there was a half-moon-shaped gap at the bottom of the castle, allowing the river to flow through the gap. .

The [-] troops were blocked on the east side of Xiehe Fort. Hundreds of steps away, Liu Qiong rode on a horse and looked at this solid military city half a mile wide. His gaze fell on the half-moon-shaped gap below.

He looked back and asked, "How long will it take to install the trebuchet?"

Hu Yanyun hurriedly said: "It will take about two days!"

"Install it right away! Let the Xiliao army have a taste of our Thunderfire."

Hu Yanyun immediately went down to explain.

This time the Yong army also carried the key parts of ten large trebuchets. Like other bases and shelves, they were bulky and inconvenient to transport. They could be made locally by felling trees.

One hundred thousand troops camped on the spot, the soldiers cut down hundreds of trees, and more than 100 artisans accompanying the army began to make shelves and install trebuchets.

The hundreds of defenders on the top of the city were very nervous, and the [-] troops put tremendous pressure on them.

"Don't worry, they came from afar without carrying siege weapons!"

The general cheered up the defenders loudly from the top of the city, "The castle is condescending and the terrain is dangerous, they can't attack it!"

The general's reassurance reassured the soldiers a little. In fact, everyone thought of going together, but they could still run if they couldn't hold on.

……

In the early morning of the third day, the sound of war drums rumbled through the valley, and the Yong army began to slowly march towards the valley. In the front were ten large trebuchets. Step out.

The bow and arrow range of the Xiliao defenders is only seventy or eighty steps, and they have nothing to do with the trebuchets 150 steps away. The defenders on the top of the city watch helplessly as the trebuchets are adjusted. No siege weapons were carried.

The soldiers put thin-skinned kerosene cans on the throw pockets, and lit the kerosene outside the pots with torches.

The commander of the Yong army waved the battle flag, ten trebuchets were fired at the same time, and a burning oil tank flew towards Guancheng. One of the burning oil tanks hit the outside of the city wall, and the outer city wall suddenly ignited In the fire, two kerosene pots were thrown into the city, and the city burned instantly. The other seven fire pots hit the top of the city accurately, and the pottery pots shattered. Suddenly, many places burned up.

The trebuchets threw out fire oil tanks one after another. After several rounds, the top of the city was turned into a sea of ​​flames, with thick smoke billowing.

Liu Qiong saw that the top of the wall could no longer stay, and ordered: "Firearmers follow!"

More than a dozen soldiers rushed towards Guancheng carrying a large iron fire thunder weighing two hundred catties.

The crescent-shaped gap below the Guancheng is simply a natural explosion hole, and there are soldiers holding a large wooden box. After a while, more than a dozen soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city wall. They put a large iron fire mine into the box and slowly pushed it to the ground. Below the notch.

The box and the iron fire mine were very heavy and huge, firmly covering the gap at the bottom. A soldier lit the matchlock with a torch, and a dozen soldiers turned around and ran for nearly a hundred steps in one breath, lying on the ground, tightly Cover your head and ears tightly.

All the soldiers covered the ears of their horses, and they themselves plugged their ears with cloth balls beforehand, only to hear an earth-shattering explosion, the ground was shaking, thick smoke was flying into the sky, and countless stones and sand also flew into the sky.

After a while, stones and sand fell down, and when the smoke cleared, half of the Guancheng collapsed, revealing a large gap of one foot wide. Liu Qiong swung his saber, "Go in!"

Yue Yun led [-] cavalry to rush in. The soldiers in the city were frightened by the explosion and fled desperately. Xieshuiguan fell immediately.

The army of one hundred thousand passed through Xieshui Valley and entered the territory of Xiliao. The army slowed down, but resolutely and resolutely killed Husiuruduo, the capital of Xiliao.

……

There are endless tents scattered along the banks of the Longju River. This is the tribe where the Khan of the Kelei Tribe belongs. He was defeated in the battle with the Western Liao Army. Si Khan was forced to leave the Golden Ranch with tens of thousands of people, and migrated two thousand miles to the southeast, and came to the bank of the Longju River.

Khan Husi is like a seriously injured lion, fleeing back to the land of his ancestors to recuperate.

The Kret tribe still has nearly a thousand miles of pastures, and there are more than [-] other small tribes, but the heavy losses are young and strong men, and most of the tribe are old, weak, women and children.

Not only the Kelei tribe, but also the Tata tribe and the Mierqi tribe. More than [-] young and strong men were slaughtered, and the vitality of the three tribes was greatly damaged.

This morning, a Yong army cavalry escorted a Han civil servant to the Kelei Ministry. Dozens of Khan’s personal guards took over the escort and took the Han civil servant to the king’s tent. Zhe, under the will of the emperor Chen Qing, was sent as an envoy to the Kelei Ministry.

Kelei Khan suddenly knew about Zhang Zhe's arrival, so he stood in front of the king's tent to greet him.

Hu Si laughed and stepped forward to hug Zhang Zhe. Although the smile did not come from the heart, he was also full of expectations for Zhang Zhe's arrival. When they were at their worst, it was civil servants who came instead of the army, so he felt very relieved up.

Husi immediately ordered the soldiers to kill sheep and prepare wine to entertain the distinguished guests, and also invited the nobles of the Kelie tribe to accompany the envoys of the Yong Kingdom.

In front of the big tent was filled with mountains of meat and wine, as well as plates of the freshest fruits, and the melodious sound of pianos, and more than a dozen Kreb girls danced lightly.

Zhang Zhe was about forty years old, smart and capable. Although the host tried to persuade him to drink, Zhang Zhe only drank in a small cup. In his words, drinking too much alcohol would miss the important affairs of the Kret.

Hu Si winked at everyone, telling them not to persuade them to drink anymore.

Holding the wine bowl, he pondered for a moment and asked, "What good news can Special Envoy Zhang bring us when he comes to the Ministry of Creed?"

Zhang Zhe smiled slightly, "Don't tell me Khan doesn't want to return to the fertile pastures by the Hando River?"

Husi and his tribe fled in panic from the banks of the Hando River. He sighed and said, "How could I not want to go back? The Naiman tribe has already occupied the golden pasture. I'm lucky if I'm still alive. Where can I go?" Dare to hope to go back?"

"What if we send troops to attack the Naiman tribe?"

Suddenly thinking about it, he asked for a while, "Why did the Yong army attack the Naiman tribe?"

"Khan is a smart man, can't you think of it?"

"Please tell Special Envoy Zhang!"

Zhang Zhe said indifferently: "Naiman has become stronger, his next step must be to annex the tribes of the grassland, and then, will the Naiman tribe stop at the grassland?"

Husi nodded, "You don't want to see a powerful enemy appear in the north."

"Exactly!"

"But there is still the army of Xiliao. The Naiman tribe and the army of Xiliao will join hands. It may be difficult for the Yong Dynasty to fight against two!"

Zhang Zhe shook his head, "There is no Xiliao army anymore. We defeated the [-] Xiliao army in Huihe, Xizhou. The army has already entered the Xiliao country. It is impossible for the Xiliao army to stay on the grassland."

Hu Si suddenly widened his eyes, "Is this news true?"

"Khan can send someone to inquire whether Xiliao has withdrawn its troops?"

Husi slapped his thigh suddenly, "No wonder the Xiliao and Naiman coalition forces didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue them. I also said why they were so merciful. It turns out that the old nest is on fire."

"So is this an opportunity for Ke Liebu to return to the Golden Ranch?"

Husi became excited, this was not only as simple as returning to the golden pasture, but also an opportunity for the Kret tribe to continue to live, and the Naiman tribe could no longer annex them.

"It's just...we really don't have many troops to cooperate with the Yong army. There are only 2 or [-] people at most. We are almost wiped out."

Zhang Zhe smiled slightly: "We have a strong army, but our army needs logistical support, and this is also my mission to the Kreid Department!"

530 Chapter Eight Negotiations

Zhang Zhe went to rest.

Husi Khan summoned several nobles to discuss in the big tent.

"I think this is an opportunity!"

A nobleman said: "Yong Kingdom doesn't need us to send troops, but to provide logistical support. We can fully afford it. If we can regain the pasture, this is a good deal!"

Another nobleman also said: "It is indeed a good deal. It is not our family. The other two must also provide logistical support. We can get such a vast pasture with a maximum of 200 million sheep. A sure-fire deal."

"Tie Musi, what is your idea?" Husi Khan turned to ask his brother.

Tie Musi pondered for a while and said: "The other party is very straightforward, directly saying that the Naiman tribe is not allowed to unify the grassland. I believe this is the reason why Yongchao decided to send troops, but is it as simple as letting us do logistics? I don't think so."

"What other intentions do you think they have?" Husi Khan asked.

"First of all, surrender and canonization? This is inevitable, can my brother accept it?"

"Whether it is acceptable or not requires negotiation among the three parties. If they can accept it, I can accept it, and then what?"

Tie Mu thought for a while and said: "Then is whether the Yong army will follow the example of the Liao and Jin dynasties and enter the grassland. I think the possibility is very high. After all, they have already occupied the Linhuang Mansion."

This is actually the most critical question, whether the Yong army will be permanently stationed in the grassland.

Husi Khan paced back and forth, he finally let out a long sigh and said, "Do we still have a choice? If we don't agree, the Yong army will clean us up first, and we are only left with old and weak women and children. What can we use to resist? Ta and Mierqi can escape to the north, but where can we escape to?"

Tie Musi nodded, "If that's the case, then negotiate with them! Try to get the best result."

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In the morning of the next day, the two sides officially started talks, and Husi Khan negotiated with the other party in person.

First of all, Zhang Zhe asked Husi Khan to send someone to notify the Tata and Mierqi tribes, and asked the two Khans to immediately go to Linhuang Mansion to negotiate. This request was not too much, and Husi Khan immediately sent two cavalry teams Take Zhang Zhe's letter to the other two tribes.

Next is the issue of logistics support. Zhang Zhe made a clear request that the Yong army will send 600 troops. According to the fact that each soldier consumes one sheep a day, then [-] sheep are needed every day. The plan for this campaign is [-] days. Down, the Yong army needs a total of [-] million sheep as logistics food.