Chapter 638
Two days later, everything is settled, no matter how big the matter is, no matter how many people die, whether it is grief or anger, there is always time.

No matter how advanced a person is, he is just a kind of animal. The instinct of survival will tend to look forward, and everything is for survival.

People sing the praises of those beautiful friendships, and take those who sacrificed their lives for friendships as an example to educate future generations.

But the fact is that things are rare and expensive, and the more they are emphasized, the more scarce they will be.

The instinct to survive is far more important in the balance than the spiritual perseverance. No one is a chaste and martyr, and it is not always possible to pick one out of ten thousand who sacrifice their lives for righteousness.

For the vast majority of people, survival is the greatest justice.

So soon, whether the prisoners of war or the people of Nanjing, in the face of the absolute force of the new army, they can only choose the safest way to continue. In addition, the new army did not burn, kill and loot like the previous Jing army. They have more hope of living well.

The order in Nanjing City is slowly recovering, and most of the household registrations have been recorded. After the war, the life of the people in the city gradually returned to the past.

The pile of corpses piled up outside the city burned for two days and two nights. The stench was suffocating, and the black smoke filled the sky, lingering for a long time, as if surrounded by ghosts.

But this burning also burned everyone's ties to the past.

Who died, who died, whose husband, whose son, all of these suddenly became unverifiable and indistinguishable after several days of fire, and they could only be worried about, slowly being worn away by life. Not so much anymore.

According to the statistics of the new army in the past two days, the Liao army left 810 corpses on the long front, not including those fragmented ones.

Many people died directly from the bombardment of the fleet fire in the river.

In fact, if they have experience in dealing with artillery, the casualties will be greatly reduced, which may be less than one-tenth of the current situation.At least in the face of solid shells, low profile, scattered queues, or looking for low-lying places or shelters to avoid, can greatly reduce the strength of artillery.

However, the Liao army took completely the opposite measure, forming a dense array and marching in a standing posture. After the defeat, they did not know how to look for bunkers or low-lying areas where they could hide.

If it weren't for the cooperation of the Liao army, they might not have played so smoothly.

The Liao army was defeated by the backwardness of the tactical concept. If they knew how to deal with the artillery attack correctly, the casualties would be greatly reduced. Even if the new army's weapons were ahead, the battle would not be so easy.

The overall situation has been decided, and the people's mood is stable, but Li Xingzhou is still worried. There is only one reason for his worry, Yelu Dashi.

In history, this person fled westward with only a few hundred people, but defeated many tribes in Central Asia one after another, and then ruled them, defeated the Central Asian overlord Khwarazm, the Seljuk Empire and other huge empires, and created the Western Liao Dynasty that dominated Central Asia. empire.

Christians rushed to say that he believed in Christianity, and Christians rushed to say that he was a Christian. There are also legends about him in Europe, and he is called "King John the Priest".

But in fact, Yelu Dashi in Xiliao at that time implemented a policy of tolerance to religion. Christians, Christians, Buddhism, etc. could all exist in his Xiliao (known in history) empire, and he himself was more likely to be a Buddhist. At that time, most of the top officials in Liao, Xixia, and Jin were Buddhists.

The Seljuk Empire was a serious problem for the Crusades, the kind that dared not speak out.

During the Crusades, they were defeated by the Seljuk Empire in Turkey and Syria, which became their shadow. As a result, the coalition forces of the Seljuk Empire were defeated by Yelu Dashi.

Yelu Dashi, who came suddenly from the east, made great strides all the way. The Sultan of the Seljuk Empire was killed by Yelu Dashi and almost died on the battlefield.

Christians began to advocate and publicize that Yelu Dashi is a devout believer of God and the "King Priest John" from the East, so as to inspire people and inspire the Crusades.

And Yelu Dashi not only defeated the Seljuk Empire, but basically defeated all the powerful countries in Central Asia at that time, and they were all defeated. Since then, the Liao Kingdom has continued to the west of Yumen Pass.

With such a character, Li Xingzhou will have no peace for a day. His talent and influence may be a ticking time bomb at any time.

It is impossible for him to let such a character stay among the captives, but none of the more than 4000 captives betrayed him.

So, on the third day, after several days of thinking, Li Xingzhou finally decided on a strategy.

He asked Xiao Hongqi to help, and read aloud a new policy in the prisoner-of-war camp, as long as someone is willing to confess to him the high-ranking generals of the Liao army around him, he will not only be released immediately, but also get a reward.

This is a huge temptation, but it also opens a door for those who are interested. What if the general identifies the general?

Many people provided information to him that day, and Li Xingzhou personally met with them one by one, and captured more than a dozen high-level generals of the Liao Army.

Li Xingzhou took Xiao Hongqi and personally received all the whistleblowers in the camp. This was both his strategy and a trap.

Accompanied by Xiao Hongqi, he was busy until the afternoon. Although he found many generals, there was still no news of Yelu Dashi.

As the sun began to set, Li Xingzhou rubbed his swollen temples, shook his head to wake himself up, and soon another person who was willing to report came in.

This person was much older than the previous ones, dressed in shabby clothes, and was taller overall.

Li Xingzhou asked as usual: "Who is the officer you reported."

Xiao Hongqi translated his words into Khitan and said it again.

The other party chattered a lot, Xiao Hongqi whispered to him: "He said he is the Liao Army Jinzhang General, and his name is Yelu Wanli."

He nodded. He still had some understanding of the official system of the Liao Kingdom. This General of the Golden Tent was an upper-level general, and the commander-in-chief beside Khan.

"Take us to identify it." Li Xingzhou said indifferently, this kind of thing has been through for a day, everything is in accordance with the procedure, and there is no disturbance.

What he wants is not these mid-level and high-level military officers. Under the defeat of the journey, these people are not enough to control the situation at all. What he wants is Yelu Dashi.

Xiao Hongqi said a few words to him in Khitan, the other party nodded, turned around and walked out from the door on the left.

Li Xingzhou's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Wait a minute."

Xiao Hongqi hurriedly called him to stop.

"Are you from Khitan?" Li Xingzhou asked, and Xiao Hongqi translated it professionally.

There was plenty of light in the big tent, and the other party fell silent at first, as if he didn't understand why he asked such a question, and then nodded.

Li Xingzhou waved his hands immediately, and let the left and right soldiers step forward to control him.

The other party yelled in confusion, but couldn't understand.

"He asked why." Xiao Hongqi translated. Li Xingzhou didn't answer him, but said to the soldiers in the tent: "Take him down first, and keep him alone. Don't let anyone talk to him."

The two nodded and took the man down.

The reason is simple, because this itself is a trap.

If you want to catch Yelu Dashi, or if you want to screen out a few people, the most important thing is to grasp its characteristics one by one, and it is best for each of these characteristics to screen out a large number of people.

Li Xingzhou thought for a long time in the past two days, and finally summed up the characteristics that Yelu Dashi might have: Khitan people, desperate for freedom, over forty years old, know the high-level Liao army, and know Chinese characters.

These conditions are progressive, and there are many Khitan captives, at least two-thirds.

If you are over forty, you will exclude a large area.

Knowing the high level of the Liao army once again ruled out many people, and at the same time, that is to say, everyone who came to identify them was suspicious.

As for the final key screening feature is the recognition of Chinese characters.

Several high-ranking officials of the Liao Kingdom were Han Chinese. Yelu Dashi was in charge of the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom, which was in charge of foreign affairs. The so-called foreign tribes were mostly Han Chinese, followed by Qiang people, referring to the Nanjing Road and Xijing Road in the south of the Liao Kingdom.

Whether it is an official position or the ecology of the officialdom, it is determined that Yelu Dashi must understand Chinese characters more or less.

(End of this chapter)

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