The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

In Xia Jun's big tent, Su Jin sat alone in front of the case.

He didn't huddle together on the high earthen platform of the camp to watch the battle like Zhang Yuan and others. The outcome of the war was already predetermined. The moment the Liao army decided to retreat, the victory and defeat were already divided.

Su Jin just didn't want to face the battlefield full of blood and blood. Although he personally directed all of this and Su Jin didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, the condemnation from his conscience was still hard to shake off.

Su Jin understands himself, he is not an iron-blooded person at all, he is a living life, and will disappear countless times in a fight, which contradicts Su Jin's deep-rooted concept from later generations; but reason tells him, In this era, the law of the jungle is the basic law of survival. The only way to protect oneself is to be stronger than others. From being controlled by others to manipulating the life and death of others, it is natural to experience a lot of suffering, and even get stained with blood on your hands. The blood of the innocent, but he has to do it, he doesn't choose.

From the standpoint of the Great Song Dynasty, no matter from the real history and the current situation, there can be no kindness at all, otherwise the Great Song Dynasty will usher in a tragic fate. If the killing at this moment can prevent the fate of the people of the Great Song Dynasty from being killed tomorrow Of course, Su Jin will choose the former; even if he blames himself, even if he can't bear it, he can only do so. [

"Lord Su, why are you hiding here? Don't you want to watch the wonderful show outside? Ren Jingde has already attacked the enemy's camp, and General Ximu and General Langye have also breached the flanks. After the Liao army is broken, the army will be finished. It's so satisfying, it's so satisfying." Zhang Yuanbao rushed into the tent to announce the good news with a burst of cold air, his face was full of excitement.

Su Jin smiled and said: "It's expected, why should I be so surprised, I just don't want to see the bloody scene, Zhang Xiangguo went to watch the battle by himself, and asked Ren Jingde, Ximu Weiming and others to fight quickly, the battle is still going on later."

Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "Okay, the old man is going to urge them now, but even if there is no need to urge them, the battle will be over within half an hour; Mr. Su, should the main force be ready to attack?"

Su Jin said: "Wait a little longer, wait until dawn before pursuing, we don't have any more torches for lighting, to avoid unnecessary confusion."

"But I'm worried that the main force of the Liao army will flee."

"It's half a day's journey to Helan Mountain Pass. In the current situation, they will have to walk for at least a day and a half. We don't need to worry, we can definitely catch up; and the night sky is full of stars, and it must be a snowy and sunny day. It will not snow. , their tracks will not be covered, and there will be no possibility for them to find another way to escape."

"Well, since Mr. Su has a plan in mind, I will listen to you, and I will arrange it." Zhang Yuan turned and walked out.

Su Jin suddenly asked, "How about the casualties?"

Zhang Yuandao: "Our Great Xia suffered more than [-] casualties, and the enemy's [-] troops may survive."

Su Jin thought for a while and said: "When the war is over, the wounded soldiers will be actively treated. They are not allowed to be executed on the spot. The captured enemy soldiers can do hard labor with the army and don't kill indiscriminately. Those who hold weapons are the enemy soldiers, and those who put down their weapons are just ordinary people. That's all."

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Since when did Master Su have the benevolence of a woman? My Great Xia has no tradition of treating captives kindly."

Su Jin sighed: "Just make an exception for me. Zhang Xiangguo can figure it out, and I won't force it."

Zhang Yuan thought for a while and said, "Forget it, do as you say."

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Against the background of the snow, the sky brightened very quickly, almost in the blink of an eye, it was already bright.

The war was coming to an end. Under the fierce attack of the 16 Xia army, the Liao army was wiped out after [-] soldiers. The Xia army finally paid nearly [-] casualties, most of which were newly recruited cannon fodder recruits.

The Liao people were indeed brave. Under the extreme disadvantage of disparity in military strength and being unable to fight on horseback, they insisted on holding Xia's army for more than an hour and causing a lot of damage. Time, when the battle ended, the Liao army was already thirty miles away, and Yeluzong's car was already fifty miles away.

The battlefield was in a mess, and the occasional sporadic screams were extraordinarily empty and ear-piercing. It was soldiers of the Xia Army who were killing wounded soldiers who were bound to die one by one. It would be better to give them a good time than to lie in the snow and suffer slowly. , although this scene is still a murder, it is the most humane scene tonight.

The white snow all over the place has turned into red mud, like a carpet of pink flowers on the ground. As time goes by, the blood water begins to solidify and turn black, and the entire battlefield becomes a huge black death place, just like Like the deadly poison spreading in a zombie movie. [

In the camp of the Xia Army, the horns blared and the flags fluttered. Except for the soldiers who participated in the battle last night, the remaining [-] troops were ready to go. Tens of thousands of refitted sled chariots spread across a ten-mile radius, as if waiting for the final starting gun to go off. , they will swarm forward, rushing to the terminal of death.

Su Jin was in full armor, with a woolen cloak draped behind him. Standing on a high platform, he reached out to take the huge drumstick handed over by the soldiers beside him, and shouted loudly: "Let's go for the last battle."

The sound of the drums sounded like they were beating on the hearts of everyone, causing their hearts to beat wildly, and the low-pitched horns made a reckless trill, as if a big hand helped, and tens of thousands of chariots moved almost at the same time. Like thousands of shuttles on the snow, they are heading east quickly.

The path traveled by the 20 soldiers of the Liao army was very clear. The footsteps of horseshoes stepped on the snowfield to form a muddy road several miles wide; it was just that the snow water was trampled and then frozen into ice, which became harder and more piercing. The Xia army pursued the troops Had to chase along the snow fields on both sides of this avenue to ensure the speed of the sled.

At noon, the majestic and tall Helan Mountain Pass appeared on the horizon in the distance. Under the blue sky and white clouds, black spots like black clouds appeared on the horizon in the distance. It was the back of the Liao army. At the same time, the army also found Xia Jun who was chasing him, and the scouts immediately blew their horns. Suddenly, horns rose and fell on the wasteland under Helan Mountain, and the atmosphere was suddenly tense and suffocating.

Xiao Hui gave an urgent order to stop the retreat, turned the men and horses around, and quickly ordered the carts loaded with luggage to the rear, quickly forming a simple line of defense.

The Xia army also stopped its pursuit three miles away from the Liao army, and began to quickly organize the army to prepare for the attack; Su Jin's chariot then arrived, and the generals had already greeted Su Jin in an open space, waiting for Su Jin's order.

Su Jin narrowed his eyes to see the situation in the distance, waved his hands and ordered: "Keep the formation, eat your stomach first, and let the horses take a breath. Although they are running empty, look at these beasts, each of them has no energy left. The chariot soldiers have to boil some warm water and soak them in fine grains to feed the horses, and the attack depends on their feet."

All the generals agreed with a loud bang, and quickly split up the arrangement. After a while, the smoke from the kitchen was rising, and the food in Xia Jun's camp was fragrant. devil.

However, the Liao army camp did not dare to move. The soldiers could only silently chew dry food and eat a few mouthfuls of cold snow, because all their pots, stoves, and pans had been discarded in the camp, in order to pack lightly. Evacuate and arrive at Helan Pass as soon as possible.

The sun was shining brightly overhead, and under the sun hundreds of thousands of troops formed formations to face each other eagerly. The flat snowfield with a radius of hundreds of miles had nothing to hide, and any fancy tricks would be useless at this moment. victory.

On the passage between the two armies that was trampled by the Liao army, a group of larks landed and pecked at the few grass seeds exposed. As if sensing something, they flew up from the ground and flew straight into the sky. At the same time, almost at the same time, the two armies uttered loud shouts, like two rows of turbulent waves, rushing toward each other, gradually approaching, until They slammed together fiercely.

A super battle with a total scale of more than 40 people kicked off.