Late Tang

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Heli, the iron hand, led two thousand mohes to the south on a snowy night, and it was not far from Huazhou. When the sky was about to dawn, the forward suddenly reported that they had arrived in Huazhou at night and were defeated.He rode his horse and rushed to the front, just as he saw the vanguard bringing back the defeated soldiers. Among them, the leader of the defeated soldiers was none other than Sally, the commander-in-chief of Huazhou, who was the third son of his Hurley. , fled in the snow for a long time, shivering from the cold.

"What happened?" Old Hurley was shocked. He had eight sons successively, all of whom inherited his bravery, and he especially liked the third son, because the third son was the most like him, and the most Brave and brave, in his forties, at the prime of his life, he was already the commander of a thousand cavalry of the Mohe tribe, with a cavalry of a thousand men under his command.This time, Heli was guarding the Bin Mansion, so he specially asked his third son, Shali, to guard Huazhou, which showed that he valued his trust in this son.But now Sally's embarrassed appearance made old Hurley not surprised.

"The South Pass and the city of Huazhou have been lost. It is the Tang people and the Qin army. They raided the South Pass of Huazhou, took down the front pass quietly, and then pretended to be the soldiers of the South Pass and swindled into Huazhou City. My Most of the thousand-man team was killed, and I escaped by luck."

Old Hurley's hand holding the whip trembled, showing fear, anger, and indisputability towards his third son.

"You are all dead? How could it be possible to be touched by the enemy without knowing it? The South Gate of Huazhou is so dangerous. How could it be possible for you to be easily captured by the enemy without knowing it? How could they let Huazhou City be easily defrauded?" Open, do you fucking feel like you have entered the flamboyant world as soon as you arrive in Huazhou, and you only know about girls playing in Bohai Sea all day long, and you don’t know anything else?"

While talking, Old Hurley couldn't help but raised his whip and whipped his son so hard that Sally didn't dare to dodge it.Old Hurley's eldest grandson, his personal guard centurion, Gershley, quickly stepped forward and took his grandfather's hand, "My lord, now is not the time to pursue these matters. The key thing now is to know how many Tang people have come and where they are. How do we respond."

After hearing what his grandson said, Tieshou finally calmed down a little and regained some composure.

"How many Qin troops are here?"

"a lot of."

"How much is a lot?" Harry asked, rolling his eyes.

Shali faltered and hesitated a little, "At least tens of thousands, all of them are from the Qin army, flying a flying horse flag with wings."

Old Heli turned his head to look at his second grandson Jika. Jika has always been known for being smart, and he is also the only one in the Heli family who can speak Chinese. The 20-year-old Jika is the eldest son of his second son. Two years ago, he followed the Qin Fan businessman who went to Baishan Heishui all the way to the Tang Empire in the Central Plains. He visited Bohai, Dongying, Silla, Khitan, Qin Fan, Dengzhou, Yanjing, Dalian, Liaoyang, Qingzhou and other big cities. I have also been to Luoyang and Chang'an.The trip that lasted three years completely changed Jika, making him even more different from others.

Today, Jika is the staff officer of Old Hurley, responsible for clerical and planning work.Hearing his uncle's words, his expression suddenly became ugly.

"Jika, what's the matter? Is there something wrong?" Old Hurley noticed the change in his grandson's face.

Jika's face was cloudy and uncertain, and it took a long time before he let out a long sigh and said to Harry: "My lord, I suggest that we withdraw immediately."

"Withdraw Jianzhou?"

"No, the farther you withdraw, the better. In the end, go directly back to the tribe." Jika said unexpectedly.

"Why?" Old Hurley was shocked now. If he hadn't known that Jika was not a timid person, he would have thought that this grandson was scared out of his wits.

"Because of the Pegasus flag!" Jika sighed.Others may not know the meaning of that flag, but Jika knows it very well. When he went to the Central Plains, he saw this flag in Yanjing City. It was at the military parade held in Yanjing City. He was deeply impressed when he saw one after another of the Qin people armed to the teeth, especially the cavalry of the Qin army.Compared with them, Mohe's tribal soldiers looked like Hanako savages. The cavalry of the Qin army rode tall horses and wore extremely shiny armor, like bodies of steel.At that time, among those cavalrymen, there was a cavalryman flying the Pegasus flag.He still remembered that the flag was the flag of the Qin Army's elite cavalry, the Flying Cavalry Army.

Flying cavalry army, one of the nine cavalry armies of the Qin army, and their leader is Yang Shihou, one of the thirteen Taibao disciples of Qin Wang Li Jing.

Jika participated in the Southern Expedition with his grandfather, father, uncles and brothers, and confronted the Qin army in Bohai for several years. He knew very well that there was no flying cavalry army in the sequence of Qin army in Bohai.Now, this flying cavalry army suddenly appeared in the Bohai Sea, and even appeared behind the flanks of the Sino-Beijing front. After contacting the unbelievable information received before, a fact finally emerged: the Qin army is here, not The Qin army from Tokyo is the new Qin army from the Tang Empire.The news that there are countless huge ships on the sea with few ports, and the news that the peninsula has been completely occupied by countless Chinese people are all true, not exaggeration, nor are they rumors.

Iron-handed old Hurley was silent, and the other generals were also silent.

They were all shocked by Jika's words. If it was true what Jika said, then things would indeed be in serious trouble.

"This is unlikely. How did the Qin army suddenly come around to the rear of this flank? There is no news from the front at all! If the Qin people sent troops from the Central Plains in a large scale, it is impossible for Zhongjing to not know the slightest movement, right? said Sally.

The old iron hand shook his head, "If they want to lead a large army here quietly, they can only come from the sea. The fastest way to come from the sea is also the most unexpected. I heard that the king of Qin, Li Jing, is gathering an army in his vassal state. The whole people mobilized to destroy a feudal town to the south, and later heard that Li Jing had successfully forced that feudal town to surrender, so the attack was over. Now it seems that Li Jing is very likely that it was just a fake move, he attacked That feudal town is fake, but it is true that the troops were mobilized to attack our coalition forces. Jika is right, the Qin army is very likely to have indeed mobilized troops, and it is very likely that the army has come."

Thinking of this, the old iron hand also began to frown. If the Qin army really came, what would they do instead of going to the main battlefield in Zhongjing?Obviously, the picture is bigger.Old Hurley began to meditate, and soon he thought of a possibility with his rich experience.Li Jing planned to go around behind the coalition forces in Shangjing, and they wanted to surround the coalition forces on the right in Shangjing.

The weather has started to warm up now, and the glaciers will start to thaw in a few months. At that time, the flat and solid land will become full of muddy puddles and deep swamps. , will also be extremely afraid of such a season, and it is difficult to act.If the Qin army were to steal their way before this season came, they would not even have a chance to commit suicide, and would be trapped to death.

Old Hurley returned to Jianzhou with his men and horses that day. At the same time, he also sent more than a dozen scouts to investigate the Qin army on the peninsula.

Three days later, the explorers along the way sent back one piece of news.One message after another confirmed Jika's guess. The flags of the Qin Army they saw were not only those of the Flying Cavalry Army, but even those of the Dragon Cavalry Army. They were all hunted down, but the last one who was seriously injured miraculously escaped back. He brought back a more important news. They went all the way to the peninsula, and even approached the port. They found that the peninsula was full of soldiers and horses of the Qin army. And the undulating tents, and the port, countless ships, that small port has completely changed its appearance now, it has become a huge military port, and the vicinity of the port has become countless warehouses, and even the nearby islands such as Bear Island, They also became Qin Jun's warehouse.But this is not the most important news. The most important news is that Qin Wang Li Jing, the most famous man in the entire Central Plains and even the entire Northeast, has also come.

The black flying eagle flag, the huge king's banner with Li character python dragon flag, the purple generalissimo banner, and the flag of the Sixth Guards Army all confirmed the news that Li Jing was here.

"The Qin army has at least 40!" The last sentence of the seriously injured sentinel before he died.

Everyone was shocked. They had just guessed that this was an elite soldier from the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, and guessed that there might be a lot of soldiers.But what they originally guessed in their hearts was that the Qin army would not exceed 5 at most. After all, the number of Qin troops in Beijing had been no more than 40. [-]?This is a number that they can't even imagine.

"It's impossible!" Sally's eyes widened.

"It's very possible!" Jika and old Hurley said almost at the same time.

"Then what should we do? Let's withdraw!"

Several generals said that almost all of their troops are above 50 years old and below, and almost all of them are composed of several small tribes near the old Hurley family. It is a big family.It is said to be an army, but it is also a tribe.

40 people, just thinking about this number can make the brave old men of Mohe so scared that they can't breathe.And it's about to thaw soon, if you don't leave at this time, you won't be able to leave in the future if you want to.

Jika said pessimistically: "I have seen the wealth and strength of the Qin army. In the past two years, they only used 10 people to enter the Bohai Sea, which completely prevented our 20 coalition army from advancing. Previously, Li Jing had always put the main Focus on the Central Plains, now, Li Jing has finally freed his hand from the Central Plains, leading the main force to conquer, we are not opponents at all."

"Yeah, the year before last, the Khitan led 20 tribes at the foot of the Yin Mountain to march south, but the 20 people only ran out with a little Khitan baby and a few thousand wounded soldiers. Going forward, Goguryeo was directly wiped out, and Bohai competed with the Qin army After a while, 8 people were also defeated, and Khitan was defeated by the Qin army several times. Although we say that the momentum is quite big, everyone should know that the so-called 60 people are actually 20 elite fighters. Thousands of people are gone, many of them are old and weak, even women and children are counted. Now it is all supported by the captured half of the Bohai Sea, and it has been confronted with the Qin army for so long. No matter how big the Bohai Sea is , There are also times when we eat everything, we want to compete with the Qin people for consumption, and we will be the first to be unable to bear it. I think we will lose this time." Old Hurley is also full of pessimism.

Two years, the most prosperous two years, during these two years, especially in the first year, when the Qin army fought on both sides, it was unable to send too many troops into the Bohai Sea.But they failed to seize the opportunity to break through the two lines of defense in Bohai, and were blocked there by the Qin army, trying to consume them all the time.

Now, the situation is completely different. After two years, the Qin army has greatly slowed down, and they have accumulated a strong force. Now that they are attacking in one fell swoop, how can the coalition forces stop it?Just rely on the mob assembled by the various tribes?

Jika looked at the crowd and said in a low voice: "When I was in the Central Plains, I saw many tribes who surrendered to Qin. Their life in Qin Fan was not as miserable as the rumors we heard. On the contrary , those tribal leaders all got land, manors and even titles, and lived a very chic and comfortable life. Although those tribal people were scattered to various places, they also had their own land, even pastures. They lived in In Qin Fan, people live the same life as Qin people. They can go to school, do business and farm, and even serve as officials in the army. In fact, in Qin Fan, Qin people originally included many tribes, and Qin people even included Western languages. Those Thais, Romans, Persians, big cannibals, Greeks, etc. They lived, studied, paid taxes in Qin Fan, and then enjoyed the wealth and stability of Qin Fan..."

Old Hurley turned his head and stared at his second grandson with lightning eyes.Gushley shouted from the side: "What are you talking about, the Qin people live well, and it has nothing to do with us."

Jika glanced at his cousin, "No, it actually has a lot to do with it."

As he spoke, he looked at his grandfather.

Old Hurley met his grandson's eyes, and he knew exactly what his grandson was thinking. .

"Do you really think Qin Jun can win the final victory?" He asked, waving that iron hand.

"The final victory will only belong to the Qin people, and it will be soon."

"Can't we go back to the tribe now?" The iron hand was whistling by him, and the sharp hook seemed to be hooked into someone's body at any time.

"My lord, you know that this is impossible. This battle will not only determine the outcome of the war, but will also determine the ownership of the entire Northeast. After the defeat of the coalition forces, the entire Northeast will have to crawl under the iron hooves of the Qin people. No tribe can be an exception. Even if we live on the edge of the distant black water, the iron hooves of the Qin army will eventually step there. Rather than submitting helplessly at that time, it is better to make plans now. My lord, you should know that as soon as possible The difference between late and late." Jika persuaded his grandfather.

"Let me think again!" Iron Hand hesitated.

"Time is running out, please make a decision early, the Han people have a saying, we should not stop, but let it mess us up. We don't have much time."

Before he could finish his words, there were scouts from outside to report that the forward of the Qin Army with the Pegasus flag had arrived twenty miles away from Jianzhou.

"Grandfather, there is no time, please make a quick decision!" Jika knelt down and begged.

Old Hurley paced around in circles anxiously. After a long time, he finally stomped his feet as a last resort and ordered to open the gate of Jianzhou city, and all his troops left the city to surrender to the Qin army.

Yang Shihou, who was advancing towards Jianzhou City, was still ten miles away from the city. When he saw Jianzhou City on the plain in the distance, Ji Ka had already approached with a group of Mohe cavalry holding a white flag, and presented him with a letter of surrender!Yang Shihou looked at the surrender letter written in beautiful thin gold script with some surprise. After reading it, his surprise completely turned into surprise. He laughed a few times on the horse and waved his hand: "Jika, right? I will accept your surrender on behalf of His Highness King Qin, now, lead the way, and the leader will take over Jianzhou City!" (To be continued.)