The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 336 The conquest begins

The more than 100 kilometers from Jingzhao Prefecture to Qishan included Xianyang, Wugong, Qianxian, Fufeng and other prefectures and counties along the way. Nine battalions of armies passed by one after another. It really fulfilled the saying that bandits passed by like grates and soldiers passed by like combs.

The sky is three feet high and the earth is ten feet thin.

Even if each camp head has some restraint when searching for supplies, they can't stop them from scraping nine times in a row!
No matter how thick the foundation is, it can make your skin look bald.

This excessive behavior of the rebels really frightened the civil servants who were hiding behind the scenes to cause trouble.

We are just doing some piecemeal work and slowly crafting these thieves to form an army. Even if we make the worst plan for the future, we will only prepare to do it after completely destroying the potential of the rebel army, and we will not cause a big mess like this.

Although the 30,000 rebels may not seem like many, they are enough to turn Qinfeng and its surrounding prefectures upside down. When the time comes, Beiliao and Xixia will be able to take advantage of them, and it would be strange not to come out and cause trouble.

Although the northwest frontier army has defeated the Xixia people in the past two years, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty are really afraid of the Liao Kingdom.

In the future, if the Liao Kingdom had not been crippled by the Jin people, and the Song Dynasty had formed an alliance with the Jin people, do you think the Song Dynasty would have dared to go north to pick up the leaks? !

Even though only the remnants of the Liao Kingdom were wiped out, the great calligrapher still had both snakes and rats in his instructions to the Northern Expeditionary Army, and his lack of courage was clearly revealed.

At this time, the princes of the Song Dynasty were not worried about being unable to destroy the evil Wang Huan and others, but they were quite afraid of using the rat weapon.

Therefore, they did not dare to force the Zhao'an rebel army too much, but they sent several waves of small envoys to speak comforting words to Wang Huan and others, and asked why, but they were left waiting for this life. An act of minister.

At this time, Wang Huan already knew that there was no turning back, but he pretended to be a snake tail with some officials, crying and complaining about how the imperial army led by Cao Bing had humiliated and abused him, how local officials discriminated against him, and so on.

He also said that many of his soldiers were bandits, and the gangster spirit was hard to get rid of, but he did some unkind things. As the leader, Wang Huan couldn't control it, so he had to force them not to kill indiscriminately and commit evil.

Later, Wang Huanduo said that he would take these troops to Qishan to station them, so as to prevent them from continuing to harm the state capital.

Officials of the Song Dynasty admired Wang Huan's obvious rhetoric.

They felt that Wang Huan was very honest and did not hide anything, and his final decision was more insightful.

It’s great to go and camp in the barren mountains!
We are even willing to provide supplies and equipment to supplement the consumption of Zhao'an's rebel army.

Wait until the Song Dynasty's border troops arrive, and cut off the baggage at that time. How can these thieves and their troops be able to turn the world upside down?

The grandson of Wang Xiangmin Gong is indeed somewhat loyal.

As for what some people think is the loyal grandson of Wang Xiangmin, what is he doing?
Sorry, he is poaching the Song Dynasty's future Western Army.

Wang Huan knows better than anyone else that even though he has an extraordinary family background and a profound background, his future has been limited since he was labeled as a rebel. No matter how hard he worked, he would never get another chance to serve as a general. At most, he can only serve as the Second Master Fighter General and be the deputy of a general in a certain field.

What is the meaning of Second Master Fighting General? Most of them have stains on their bodies and are not completely trusted, but their talents and martial arts are extremely rare, so it is not a pity to discard them. Although such a general has his own troops, he does not have the power to act independently. He can only be commanded by others to charge into battle or perform a more dangerous task.

The most typical examples are Yang Ye in the early Northern Song Dynasty, and the Liangshan heroes headed by Song Jiang in "Water Margin" who were ordered to peace out.

What’s more funny is that the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty dealt with these generals with stains more harshly, as long as they were from the Song Dynasty or had a strong sense of identification with the Song Dynasty.

On the contrary, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty gave unlimited trust to those white-eyed wolves who came from other countries and had different ambitions.

As early as Li Jiqian and his son (the fathers and ancestors of the founding emperor of Western Xia, Li Yuanhao), Zhao Huaide, the leader of Qingtang in Tubo who was uncertain about surrender at this time, and the future Guo Pharmacist, were all in this category.

In fact, the Song Dynasty's cunning operations are relatively easy to understand. Those loyal and tainted generals are easier to handle, and the harsher handling will not cause any bad consequences. However, some guys with double ambitions have their own If you rely on someone, if you treat them too harshly, they will easily explode.

This kind of practice of pinching soft persimmons is not a big deal when applied to an individual. But when it comes to a dynasty, it seems that this dynasty lacks sufficient resources and is too petty.

To put it bluntly, it is called bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Originally, with things like this, Wang Huan had to accept his fate since he had reached this point.

But who would have thought that the Ergou brothers could come up with a big surprise for everyone.

Opening up territories and establishing a country is an irresistible romance for any Han Chinese.

Even those loyal and righteous men who were born as Confucian defenders would gladly accept such opportunities as long as they did not violate their conscience and righteousness.

You must know that the rule of the Three Dynasties, which is most highly praised by Confucianism, reached Zongzhou, which was an era of ritual enfeoffment of princes.

Taigong hoped to be granted the title of Qi, Ji Shudan was granted the title of Lu, that's all.

Of course, if Ergou is just talking nonsense, we are all adults, so we can't work for free by painting cakes.

But when the Zhao'an Rebel Army arrived in Qishan, Ergou took a dozen of the main leaders to personally visit the boundary of Shenyang Cave.

Ergou named that piece of land Shenyang Realm.

Even though more than half a month has passed since that expedition, Wang Huan still remembers that "adventure" fresh.

I still remember that day, under the leadership of Ergou, there were nine leaders including Wang Huan, Zhang Kai, Yang Wen, and Han Cunbao, and nine lieutenants including Li Congji, Liang Mo, Li Qian, and Xue Ju, a total of nineteen people.

They were all fully armored, equipped with swords, guns and crossbows, and rode horses through the depressing canyon entrance, and then arrived at a magical land.

It should be noted that the Yongxing Military Road and Qinfeng Road areas where Jingzhao Mansion is located are the places in Guanzhong where the Tang Dynasty prospered.

Due to over-cultivation and indiscriminate logging during the Pre-Tang Dynasty, this land had sparse vegetation and barren land. The natural environment has become relatively harsh, and it has long ceased to be known as the splendid land of Guanzhong.

But when they entered the Shenyang Realm, they could clearly feel the difference between it and the Guanzhong Realm.

There are shady trees, carpets of green grass, blooming flowers, and small lakes and streams can be seen everywhere.

Among the shades of grass and trees, countless deer, rats, rabbits, roe deer, musk deer, and goats roamed among them, and some tigers, leopards, wolves, and worms occasionally appeared.

Everyone was stunned by the breathtaking natural beauty.

Several of the leaders, who came from farmers' families, couldn't help but jump off their horses, peel off the vegetation covering the ground, and grab a handful of moist black soil. It almost felt fat when they were held in their hands.

They couldn't help but scream: "God! This... the real land of anointed soil, the land of black oil! This is a blessed land sent by God!" A group of people looked at Ergou with almost fanatical eyes, almost flatteringly. He asked with a flattering smile: "First...sir, is this the land we want to attack?"

Ergou waved the war gun in his hand and said with a smile: "You can't say anything, seeing is believing! Don't be impatient, we will explore the land of a hundred miles first to see what this land looks like, but then It’s never too late to be happy.”

The group of people continued to move forward on horseback. They crossed some streams, woods, and hills, and saw many things that had never been seen in the Song Dynasty.

For example, a centaur with a human head and half a body, but the lower body is in the shape of a donkey and horse; a big black goat that walks upright; a robber holding a stick to block the road; less than two inches tall, but with a pair of A strange little figure with butterfly wings the size of a cattail fan...
There are many other exotic animals and plants, most of which are not friendly to outsiders like Ergou.

For example, those centaurs and half-horses were not only quite hostile to them, but also coveted the horses they rode, especially some of the mares, which were fiercely competed by these original creatures.

The big black goat that walks upright is very violent and will charge at others by screaming "baaaa" when they meet.

There are also those little butterfly people who always want to steal things when Ergou and the others are not paying attention.

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But this did not make the leaders panic. On the contrary, they became even more thirsty for this strange land.

They picked and killed five incoming centaur and half-horse monsters, shot and killed seventeen violent black goats, and captured two little butterfly figures alive, as well as a human-faced leopard and three yellow sheep.

Out of the taboo against cannibalism, everyone simply abandoned the body of the centaur and half-horse monster. Although the grumpy black goat also walked upright, he and the others disassembled one of them and grilled it for a taste, only to find that there was nothing but the fishy smell of sheep. It's a little heavier, but the taste is pretty good. It's chewy and chewy, and the texture is no worse than serious high-quality fatty beef.

This is also the reason why everyone couldn't help but hunt some more violent black goats. You can never have too much delicious food.

The group stayed in Shenyang Realm for three days and found out that the furthest distance was about 120 miles. They found four tribes of centaur and half-horse monsters, three lairs of violent black goats, and even captured one. Butterfly little man.

The most gratifying thing for everyone is that the land with a radius of more than 100 miles is basically all fat black soil, and the water source is quite sufficient.

The only regret is that we have not found any real traces of humans.

No matter how you say it, the Kingdom of Onikata can be regarded as a human government. No matter what the nature of its regime is, whether the leader is wise and benevolent or cruel and evil, it will not change this.

However, although the big guy was very reluctant, he had to return to the realm of the Song Dynasty.

After all, at the foot of Qishan Mountain on this side, there are not only more than 27,000 fully armed elite soldiers, but also nearly 50,000 strong civilians and a few craftsmen and talents brought from Jingzhao Prefecture and surrounding states and counties. If these main leaders don't show up for a long time, I'm afraid there will be big trouble soon.

After everyone returned to Qishan, they all described what they saw and did to people they knew.

The fat and oily black earth, the centaur and half-horse monster, the upright walking and violent black goat... what kind of mythical legend are these? !

Many people refused to believe it and said he was just bragging.

It wasn't until some leaders brought out the little butterfly man as evidence that everyone was surprised.

Then more than 30 leaders held a more formal discussion meeting. Of course, most of them were Ergou who spoke at the meeting, announcing the main plans and strategies for the next army to enter Shenyang Realm.

Ergou did not elaborate much on the issue of leading troops to fight. After all, everyone has seen battles, and some things do not even need to be taught, they will understand them themselves.

Ergou focused on the issues of spoils and land distribution.

Just return the spoils of war. After all, there is already a precedent among the Song Dynasty army. Ergou only needs to use it to make slight changes, and there is no need to worry about it.

What really matters is the distribution of land.

This is the most important thing that has lingered in the hearts and blood of the Chinese people for thousands of years.

Looking at the history of China, all the rise and fall of the past thousands of years can even be attributed to the land issue.

Of course, for Ergou and the others, this is a battle of development. They don't need to worry about the source and quantity of land, they just need to distribute it relatively fairly.

After careful consideration, Ergou made a series of distribution plans for everyone.

In order to maintain the enthusiasm of the big guys to fight, Ergou linked the amount of land allocated to each person with the battles he and others participated in.

As long as a civilian husband participates in a sufficient number of battle aids, he can receive a reward of twenty acres of black land at one time. If he participates in additional battles, he can receive an additional half an acre of land as a reward for each victory.

Craftsmen are also rewarded with a basic reward of twenty acres of black land and additional remuneration rewards based on their respective technical levels, the quantity and use of the items they manufacture.

The rewards for warriors are relatively generous, but they need to be obtained on the battlefield. For every victory, each of their combatants will accumulate a reward quota of two acres of black land. There is no upper limit to the quota.

The reward quota for lieutenant generals is four acres, and the reward quota for main generals is five acres. These rewards are unlimited.

There are also some unique merit rewards. For example, the first to conquer the city can receive an additional 20 acres of land at one time, 50 acres for beheading generals, and 50 acres for capturing flags.

But there is also a consumption item of land quota.
For example, anyone can exchange the quota of one thousand acres of land for the management rights of a village and enjoy the treatment of a pavilion chief.

The three thousand acres of land quota can be exchanged for the feudal status of a small town.

Feudal consumption in small towns requires a quota of 5,000 acres, while feudal consumption in large cities requires a quota of 10,000 acres.

Of course there are rewards and penalties.

If there is a loss of troops, every time a battle is lost, regardless of the dead, those who come back alive, whether they are soldiers or generals, will have their land quota deducted ten times. In other words, the punishment of one defeat needs to be paid with the rewards of ten victories. make up.

Many people have doubts about Ergou's distribution plan.

One of the more prominent ones is that with such a wide range of rewards, almost every soldier and civilian has a share, so there will be a situation where there is not enough land.

In response to this, Ergou told everyone: "There is no need to worry about this matter! There is a lot of land in Shenyang Realm. As far as I know, the only black soil plain where the Guifang Kingdom that we want to conquer is located, which is two thousand kilometers long from north to south and east to west. It is 1,600 kilometers wide, which is equivalent to nearly 500,000 acres of land. Even if each of us is allocated 10,000 acres, we cannot even think of cutting off half of it.

If there really is not enough land, it can only be said that the generals and generals taking the lead are incompetent and unable to expand the land! "

When everyone heard this, they all showed meaningful smiles.

Straight bitch! It’s hard to say anything else. Sir, if you ask us to go out and grab land, who would be a coward?
After agreeing on some things, Zhang Kai and Mei Zhan led their troops across the canyon gate and entered the front station of Shenyang Realm. Five thousand civilians accompanied them.

(End of this chapter)