Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 244 Drive the horse back to your hometown (5)

Liu Qinhu was able to wield a broadsword weighing more than a hundred catties, and he was born with a rough and brainless appearance.But he is really the most cautious person, this book of Tang poems has been kept in Liu Qinhu's room, everyone thought that Liu Sandao was illiterate, and displaying a book of Tang poems was just for show.

Two days later, Liu Qinhu went out to hunt in the village and killed five deer.That night, there was a large feast of venison in the village, and the wine was mixed with anesthetics, and more than 30 confidants of the master were captured.The bound Han army brothers opened their eyes wide and cursed angrily, but none of them begged for mercy.Jiming Village is the northernmost Han Village. Whether it is the descendants of several generations of Han soldiers or the brothers who joined the group, they have long put their lives aside and died at the hands of their own people. They are all resentful.

Liu Qinhu's father used to be the owner of Jiming Village, who was killed in a conflict with the Jurchen tribe 20 years ago. Now Jiming Village is ruled by the Yu brothers. : "Liu, you bastard who betrays the owner and seeks glory! You traitor who betrayed the cottage! When the head of the family returns to the mountain, he will not let you go!" Splashes all over the place.

Liu Qinhu said coldly: "Yu Mai took refuge in the Kingdom of Jin. I was ordered by Miss Han to clean up the house. You are all rebel party members!" As soon as he said this, except for the second leader Yu Chong and a few others, everyone else The color of the person's face changed drastically.Some of the brothers who were tied to the ground were aggressive just now, but now they are on the ground. Some shouted desperately: "I am wronged! We did not seek refuge with the Kingdom of Jin!" It's just doing business, not a rebellious confidant of the Yu family!"

Liu Qinhu's face was as cold as iron, and he said in a deep voice: "If you have any grievances, tell your ancestors on Huangquan Road, and they will all be pulled down and chopped down."

However, Yu Chong still insisted on cursing: "The surname is Liu, you are cruel, there are a few fierce soldiers and horses stationed around this Yazi River, the soldiers will come and kill your whole family!" Not only did he scold Seeing that there was no hope of survival, more than a dozen other Han soldiers also began to curse. Some shouted: "The master brought the Jurchen back to kill you, and it will be too late for you to regret it!" Some shouted: "20 years later, I Another hero, kill your whole family surnamed Liu first, and then kill the Khitan people!" "You are wronged! The third leader, let me and the Khitan people fight to the death! I don't accept it!" Others looked miserable, He was confused until his death.

Not long after, more than 30 heads were chopped off, and the more than 700 brothers in the village were terrified.Liu Qinhu sighed secretly, and instructed: "According to the law, the crime is not as good as the family members. First, arrest the rebellious family members. The whole village is going to be ordered to go south. This time, the Han army will do a big job in Liaodong."

Such a situation happened in several other cottages. The confidants loyal to the Han family will win six cottages, and the other two will be defeated, adding up to hundreds of people killed or injured.When neither Jin Guo nor Mr. Han Da knew about it, the news was reported to Han Ningshuang through pigeons.

Han Ningshuang's face was calm, but there was a shimmer in her eyes.These hundreds of brothers in the Han army did not die on the battlefield against the Hulu, but died in the fratricide first, which is unavoidable.In the military order to clean up the family, she ignored the advice of Xu Detai and Wang Xuansu, and added the clause "the crime is not as good as the family", which is not right or wrong.Han Ningshuang sighed softly, closed the small silk book, and said in a deep voice: "We have recaptured six of the rebellious eight family villages, and although the other two have not yet succeeded, they can't afford to turn around much. It's gone." She took a deep breath, looked at Zhao Xingde in front of her, and said in a low voice: "A total of 450 and seven rebels were killed, and more than 1000 family members of the rebels were imprisoned. Please also ask General Zhao to report to the General's Mansion and the guards." State government."

Zhao Xingde nodded and said: "Compassion does not command soldiers, it is a last resort, Missy, don't blame yourself too much."

The shouts of the Han army soldiers and trainees came from outside, but the air in the tent was quiet. Han Ningshuang was silent for a moment, raised her head, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said, "General Zhao wants to laugh at me as a woman." Ren, the person has been killed, and the head will not grow back."

Over the past few days, every time she received news from the Han army villages, she felt a cloud of gloom in her heart. There is no doubt that many heroes must have been unjustly killed during this purge. If you want to march long distances, if you are lucky and make a mistake, it will be too late to regret.Both Xu Detai and Wang Xuansu advocate cutting grass and roots, except for rebellion, as well as the rebellious relatives.As for the two villages where Han's confidantes were about to fail, the enemy did exactly the same.There is no benevolence in the war between the two armies. This is not the Central Plains where singing and dancing are peaceful. The scholar-bureaucrats offended the emperor but were exiled to remote places to serve as officials.Whether it is Jurchen, Khitan, Bohai people, or Han people, whether it is a struggle between tribes or within tribes, they will all kill each other.

Sunlight penetrated through the gaps in the birch bark and cast it on the tent, causing a lot of dust to rise and fall with the subtle air currents.In a troubled world, human life is like this dust.

Han Ningshuang tried her best to drive these untimely thoughts out of her mind, and said slowly: "The Han army has more than 2 soldiers, and 10,000+ people moved to the south. Things, gathering and hunting, but the grain and grass for these 10,000+ people are still short of at least 30 shi, and I am afraid that your country will have to transport grain to help."

Zhao Xingde nodded, and said in a deep voice: "I will try my best to arrange it. Miss Han also knows that Xia Guo is far away from here, and the food comes from the sea, and it all starts from Song Guo's port. Some situations are not completely under our control. "Before leaving Phoenix Mountain, Xia Guo's artillery and the first batch of food and grass had not yet arrived, so Zhao Xingde's tone was somewhat uncertain.

Han Ningshuang's eyebrows frowned immediately. "General Zhao, this is not a matter of 'doing our best', we must ensure that there is food and grass," she said in a slow tone, with pleading eyes in her eyes, "otherwise, the number of people who starve to death may be many times higher. .”

Zhao Xingde's expression was 'difficult', hesitatingly said: "I will try my best."

"I'm not doing my best, I'm making sure!" Han Ningshuang emphasized her tone. Regardless of the ugly face of Xia Guo's envoy, she said in a deep voice: "If your food and grass are not enough, I will borrow food from Jin Guo."

Zhao Xingde's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice: "This is absolutely not possible!" He paused, and persuaded, "The Han army has already entangled with the Jurchens, and if they want to borrow food, I'm afraid it will be a pawn for a tiger." Zhao Xingde said hesitantly, "Jurchen is not my species, so her heart must be different."

"Not my race?" A sarcastic smile appeared on Han Ningshuang's face, "I'm afraid the Central Plains people are not my race, right?" She said in a deep voice, "The enemy of the Han army is the Khitan people. Allow us to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin, and we have done so, but we can’t let 10,000+ elders starve to death in the winter, so you’d better ensure that we have enough food and grass to survive the winter, if not, even if I am willing to cooperate with the Kingdom of Xia , my subordinates will not just watch their relatives starve to death one by one. The emperor does not send hungry soldiers, whoever gives them food, they will fight for whom! General Zhao, when the time comes, I can only "do my best" to restrain That's all."

Zhao Xingde was sullen, and said in a deep voice, "I will do my best to ensure the food and grass at sea."

Han Ningshuang smiled and said: "Mr. Yuanzhi's reputation for benevolence and righteousness has spread everywhere. Ningshuang thanked the 10,000+ Han army fathers and elders." She picked up the tea cup and took a sip.In the past ten days, the two have cooperated with Jin Guo to discuss the alliance.The Han army and the Kingdom of Jin demarcated territory, and the two sides formed an alliance to resist the Liao Dynasty and did not attack each other.Han Ningshuang observed carefully, and found that although Zhao Xingde had seen people well, he didn't have a deep understanding of the city, and even a gentleman could deceive him.God knows why he has such great hostility towards the Jurchen tribe, and why he can't tolerate the cooperation between the Han army and the Kingdom of Jin.Han Ningshuang once traveled around Xia and Song, and asked many dignitaries of the two countries about the situation in Liaodong. No one was as scruples as Zhao Xingde about the Jurchens and Jin. Except for Song who was helping the Wanyan tribe, Xia also had a minister who suggested Use Jurchen things to attack the Liao Kingdom.In fact, in addition to the Liaodong Han army, the Han family also controlled a huge caravan. After more than a hundred years of accumulation, it was deeply rooted in both Xia and Song. The Han army could also buy part of the grain in Song.Since Zhao Xingde has this obsession, Han Ningshuang doesn't mind extracting the greatest benefits for the Han army.

After Zhao Xingde stood up and said goodbye, Han Ningshuang sighed lightly. Presumably this Zhao Yuanzhi had a bad impression of herself.The alliance between the Han army and the Kingdom of Jin will be negotiated in a few days, and she will also go south. Wang Hengzhi built a stronghold in Kaizhou, which will be the residence of the commander of the Han army.When the guards came to report and Wanyan Meini came to visit, Han Ningshuang asked Wang Ji to take her to her bedroom.She also moved to the dormitory and waited. In the whole car camp, only here was a little powdery. She straightened her temples and hair in front of the bronze mirror. She was busy with military affairs these days, so she didn't do much makeup.

Not long after, Wanyan Meini opened the tent door and came in, and said with a smile: "Meini, my aunt is here from Ningjiang Prefecture, and she wants to see you, come with me." Wanyan Meini is the Ninth Princess of Wanyan Aguda , riding horses and shooting arrows is better than ordinary warriors, and they are usually the most favored, but the Jurchens have not established their country for a long time, and it is not clear whether they are superior or inferior.Han Ningshuang lived in the Wanyan tribe since ***, and she and Wanyan Meini rode horses and shot arrows together, and they had a close relationship. When her aunt came from Ningjiang, and she wanted to see Han Ningshuang, Wanyan Meini came to find her in person.

Han Ningshuang's face changed slightly, she suppressed the turmoil in her heart, forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Mother Minnie, where is the tent standing?" She casually put the comb in front of the mirror, stood up, Wanyan Meini smiled and said, "It's in this manor, let's go." Without even sitting down, she dragged Han Ningshuang out of the tent, Han Ningshuang hastily explained to Wang Xuansu, and Wanyan Meini chirped beside her, "I'm so envious, I really want to lead soldiers and horses to kill the enemy, but my father listened to the nonsense of outsiders, saying that women can't fight. I just don't accept it. Starting from the Nine Heavens Girl, women from generation to generation in the tribe can kill the enemy, and my aunt also has her own fierceness. Ann."