The rise of the prince

Chapter 483 The Fall of Shangjing
Wei Yubai stopped his horse, pointed to the ruins covered by vegetation and said: "This is Gaoping Pass. At first Lian Po blocked the Qin army here, and then was defeated. Later, he was afraid of being surrounded by the Qin army from Taihang Xing, so he retreated directly to Danshuidong An, he has a unique and sophisticated vision, but Zhao Kuo doesn't understand it, it's a pity."

Li Xingzhou nodded: "This is the difference between having a strategic vision."

At this time, Shen Lin also rushed over, excitedly said: "My lord, the scouts found traces of lighting a fire for cooking!"

"Where is it? Take me to see it!" He said and got off his horse quickly, and hurried to follow Shen Lin.

After a while, they found a large blackened area in the woods and rocks on the west side of the road. Several scouts scraped away the snow on the surface, and there were still a large pile of plant ash, charcoal, and charred firewood inside.

And not just one place, but five places were found one after another.

Wei Yubai looked around and said with certainty: "There are at least 500 people cooking here, there may be more, and it's not just one time. Look at this charcoal."

As she spoke, she picked up two pieces of charcoal that had been burned, one was pinched and loosened into fine powder, and the other was only broken into two halves.

"The soft one has had at least two seasons of water, which should have been left in last autumn or this spring, and the hard one, which has only had one season of rain, should have been in late summer this year or later." She said seriously.

Shen Lin's eyes widened, and he nodded hastily: "The Black Mountain bandits came this autumn! They also came last autumn. Ms. Wei is really a god!"

Li Xingzhou was overjoyed. In this way, it is almost certain that the Black Bandit is going this way!

"As expected of the empress general, she is well-informed." Li Xingzhou laughed.

"My lord's praise, it's just a trick, not something important." Wei Yubai smiled.

Li Xingzhou is very concerned: "This is not a trick, these are rare wealth." Knowledge is wealth.

"Since there are traces of buried pots and cooking here, there must also be along the way. Let me check carefully. As long as you follow these, you can find the Black Bandits." Li Xingzhou ordered: "Also, try to find places with water. There is no snow in autumn, so they cannot cook without water.”

"Yes!"

After everyone got the order, they hurriedly started to move forward.

Wei Li's Shangzhi personal guards were the forward scouts, and they moved forward while scouting. Soon, in the afternoon, they found traces of life left by the Black Mountain bandits in the north of Kongcang Ridge, and Wei Yubai judged that there were still a lot of people.

The hard work paid off, and they finally found the clues of the Black Bandits. As long as they followed the traces left by the Black Bandits, they should be able to find their base camp.

"How many days will it take if we turn from Kongcang Ridge to Yangtou Mountain to the north?" Li Xingzhou was riding a horse.

"According to our speed, at least three days." Wei Yubai said.

Li Xingzhou nodded, feeling more confident in his heart.

Wei Yubai was riding a horse, and then suddenly said: "I still want to remind the prince not to be soft when you see bandits, you may have heard people say that they are forced to do nothing, but when the prince really sees them, The reality is much crueler than that, no one can tell right from wrong, if you hesitate a little, you will be the victim.”

Li Xingzhou nodded, "Thank you for the reminder."

He understood what Wei Yubai meant. Wei Yubai had guarded the border since he was a child and had fought in wars, so he had a lot of knowledge.

But in fact, Li Xingzhou understands this truth without him saying it.

It's not what he wants to understand, but someone taught him.

When he was a child at his grandfather's house in the countryside, he heard his grandfather tell him about the bandits in the village. The bandits came with guns to rob things, and ran into the mountains so fast that they dared not come back for a few days.Those who can't run fast are caught by the bandits, and they bury the living people in the soil, show their heads, and then use the plowshares to plow the ground. Killing people is even a trivial matter, and they don't blink.

Some of them really can't survive, but as long as they go up to the mountains to become bandits, the first thing they do is to submit a certificate. To put it bluntly, they kill people and hand over their heads. No matter who you kill, what you want is not to be afraid of death and not to retain humanity.

The world is so cruel.

Li Xingzhou thought of the remarks of the later famous psychologists.Everyone says that a good person lives a safe life, but psychologists say: Only by learning to be cruel can you protect your safety.

"It is better to be able to choose kindness because of the ability to resist the cruelty of others, than to invite cruelty from others because you are kind but unable to resist."

This is the logic given by psychology. Yes, people must be cruel and then be kind. Such kindness is effective kindness.We must face up to the evil in our hearts, so that reflection can progress.

On the first day he entered the mountain, he had already made plans, and he would never show mercy.

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the wind was bitterly cold. Wanyan Wugu stood at the head of Shangjing, letting the cold wind blow his cloak. The snow on the head of the city was still red, and the smell of blood filled the air. Hundreds of corpses were displayed here and there under the city wall.

The Liao people thought they did not dare to fight, but they were loosely guarded. He ordered 50 Liao soldiers who surrendered, disguised as ordinary people, to sneak into the city to respond, and then pretended to attack the main gate to attract the attention of the Liao army.

In fact, most of them cooperated with the 50 people who mixed into the city at the east gate, and they entered the city in a short while.

From morning to noon, more than 200 Liao soldiers died, and more and more Jurchen warriors outside the city began to enter the city. Seeing that they were surrounded, the Liao army had no fighting spirit, so they knelt down and surrendered, and the entire Shangjing City fell into his hands.

He also ordered the army not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and not to plunder the people, because the treasure house in the Liao Palace was enough for him to reward the army.

They also killed more than 200 people in this battle, especially the warriors who entered the city first.

But in any case, at such a small price, winning Shangjing, the capital of the Liao Kingdom, is enough to be recorded in the annals of history, a celebrity through the ages, and admired by future generations.

Wanyan Wugu is naturally happy. If he wins Shangjing, the surrounding states and counties will lose their support, and it will be easy to attack. Now the five capitals of Liao Kingdom, Tokyo, Zhongjing, and Shangjing are all in his hands!Soon, the entire Liao Kingdom will be included in his Dajin territory!
At this time, his younger brother Wanyan Zongbi came up excitedly and said, "Brother, you've made a fortune, you've made a fortune! The treasury of the Liao Kingdom is full of gold and silver! Shangjing's granary has inexhaustible food!"

Wanyan Wugunai said, "Where is the emperor, where is the emperor of Liao?"

"He led a group of people and rushed out from the north gate. It is said that we just entered the city, and he led people away when the Liao soldiers were still resisting."

"Hahaha, I said that it's no wonder why the Liao soldiers suddenly stopped resisting. The emperor ran away. What else did they fight? They brought people to chase me back. Such a useless waste, it's useless to keep him, it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies. "Wanyan Wugu said.

"Yes!" Wanyan Zongbi cupped his hands, then scratched his head and said, "Brother, those concubines and maids in the palace."

"Hahahaha, what a good second child." Wanyan Wugunai laughed, and patted his younger brother on the shoulder: "Go and chase someone, and pick whatever you want when you come back."

"Yes, I'll go right away!" Wanyan Zongbi was overjoyed, hurried down from the top of the city, climbed the mountain on horseback and shouted to summon the cavalry.

Wanyan Wugu stood at the top of the city and looked towards the gray sky in the south, his eyes gradually turned cold: "Jing Guo, if you want to go to Nanjing, you have to see if you have the ability. The great country of the Central Plains, the great country of the Central Plains praised by so many people, how much is it!"

(End of this chapter)