Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 352 Yan Liang Changes Several Times (1)

"This is the west coast of Beihai. If you go south, you will have to rely on Boss Qiu and Boss Jin to guide you." Bo Shenghuo said with a smile.There were two people following him, their faces were almost completely covered by the hood against the cold.These two are merchants from the Central Plains, and the caravans have been in the Liao, Xia and Song Dynasties all year round.Autumn has just sent a batch of goods to the pastures where the herdsmen of the Xia Kingdom spend the winter.Merchants are indeed the messengers of Changtian.Yelu Dashi wanted the Mierbo people to be his watchdogs and shed blood to guard the Xijing Road for the Khitans, but Bo Shenghuo knew that no matter how much blood was shed on the Xijing Road, it was also for the Liao Kingdom.Only by winning the battle in Mobei can we break away from the asylum of the Liao Kingdom and revive the glory of Haidu Khan.

"This matter is on someone's shoulders." One of them said in a deep voice. "Khan, what about the property?" Another person asked coldly.

"For gold, silver, pearls and jade, I'd like to trouble Boss Qiu to do the business for us." Bo Sheng smiled broadly and raised his horsewhip.Gold and silver can buy some tribal leaders at most.And with food and cloth, he can recruit more warriors.

"Cheer up! Bo Shenghuo Khan is a friend, Qiu has made it!" The man lifted the hood on his head, and it turned out to be Qiu Tianrui, the owner of the workshop who was wanted in Xia Guo.There was a deep scar on his face, winding from his forehead to his neck, like a centipede.It was sent by the Military Intelligence Division, but he still escaped by chance.

After escaping back to Kanto, Qiu Tianrui hooked up with merchants such as Fan Mancang and Jin Yulan, specializing in smuggling grain, grass, ironware and horses from Hedong to Mobei. The leader of the merchants along the way.This time, Bo Shenghuo summoned [-] cavalry to attack the hinterland of Xia Kingdom. It was Qiu Tianrui who summoned all the merchants and pledged the funds plundered by the army in the future. The gold, silver and property obtained from this trip to the Xia Kingdom were handed over to Qiu Tianrui, a group of merchants, who exchanged them for food, cloth, weapons, armor, gunpowder, machines and other things in the Central Plains.

On the banks of the vast icy lake, the horses dig out the snow-covered weeds and chew with their necks bent.The Mierbo people also took out cheese, jerky and other things from the skin bag, and ate them with the snow, and there was no fireworks in the meal.In order not to arouse the vigilance of the Xia people, three days ago, Bo Shenghuo forbade the army to set off fireworks during the day.

"Why do these savages have such long stomachs? Can you eat this stuff?" Jin Yulan complained while chewing on fried noodles.Although people who run the business route of Mobei can endure hardships, they always feel cold in their stomachs if they don't eat something hot. "This kind of money is really hard to earn." Jin Yulan sighed.

"If they weren't like this, how could they defeat the Xia people." Qiu Tianrui took a bite of jerky viciously, he was already used to the fishy taste.Sometimes Qiu Tianrui even thought that maybe he was a fucking barbarian in his bones.About two hours later, the Mierbo army set out again. Like hungry wolves that had got into the sheepfold, they would savagely pounce on the weak prey.

Five days later, the news that the barbarians invaded and looted shocked the entire Beizhou.More than a hundred years ago, the people of the Xia Kingdom went to the shore of Xiaohai Lake for reclamation and herding.The first emperor enfeoffed Qin Guogong and Zhao Guogong here.Duhan City used to be the military residence of the Anbei Army Division, and later the Army Division moved to Hengzhai Fort, and this area is also the place where sergeants were born.The barbarians plundered Beizhou, which hadn't happened in decades.

Upon hearing the news, Duke Xin Yin of the Qin State immediately rushed to Duhan City. When he arrived at the city, he ran into Puying, Marquis of Zhenbei.The two of them are both the founding princes and the tribunes, and they spoke without any scruples. Puying said angrily, "Lord Xin, what did Zhu Yanheng do to let the barbarians come to Beizhou?" Originally in the hussar army, Xin Yin used to be the school lieutenant of Puying's battalion. Although he had been retired for a long time, Puying still called him an "adult" instead of a title.

Xin Yin frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Go see Di Ying first, and find out the real situation." At the beginning, Zhu Yanheng was very jealous in the hussars.Although Xin Yin is not of the same generation as them, as a school lieutenant, he is very clear about the grievances and grievances between these junior officers.When the old Shangguan spoke, Pu Ying could only slander: "Zhu Yanheng is a bastard, he just wants to make military achievements..."

The two showed the tokens of the tribunes, led more than thirty riders into Duhan City, and went straight to the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Mu Diying of Beizhou heard that the two tribunes had come hand in hand, and immediately came out with Zhai Huaizhen, a lieutenant of the Duhan Military Academy.After Du Han's army set off, only Zhai Huaizhen's battalion of 250 sergeants remained in Beizhou, half of which were scattered in various counties. Now there are only 7000 sergeants in Du Han City.Moreover, there are more than 1000 regiments in the prefecture's accounting books, but they are all scattered in a radius of more than [-] miles, and it is difficult to concentrate in a short period of time.The invading barbarians are plundering the pastures where the herdsmen spend the winter one by one, but the Beizhou herdsmen and the Duhan army are powerless to stop them.The only way is to let the shady households slaughter unnecessary livestock and take them to the nearby Cangcheng to avoid disaster.If the grassland is far away from Cangcheng, they will form a car camp to protect themselves.However, the barbarians have nearly [-] cavalry, and siege equipment such as stone catapults. If they don't send troops to drive them away, and let them sweep down the Dongwozi grassland one by one, the people of Beizhou will suffer. .

"The cavalry of the barbarian tribe is erratic and harassing our pastures everywhere, making it impossible to guard against." Di Ying said with a look of embarrassment, "there are only more than 5000 cavalry in the shade near Duhan City." Captain Zhai Huaizhen also frowned. Frowning, he only has more than 200 sergeants in his hands, and not all of them are cavalry, the others are scattered in various counties.In the previous several raids, dozens of soldiers had died in battle, and thousands of civilians had suffered.

"Where are these horse thieves now?" Xin Yin asked while looking at the map.The Anbei Army Division used to call the enemy a horse thief.

"I don't know," Di Ying said blushingly, "the enemies are all cavalry, they come and go like the wind, but judging from the pasture where they were attacked, they should have come from the north of Xiaohai and plundered south." The Heduhan army also sent cavalry scouts to track down the barbarians, but this group of horse thieves was very cunning. As soon as they found Xia's cavalry nearby, they immediately sent hundreds of cavalry to drive them away.The scouts were outnumbered, not only failed to catch the enemy, but also lost a lot of manpower.

"This is my place in Beizhou, the horse thief 'comes and goes like the wind'?" Xin Yin's eyes ignited with anger, this "comes and goes like the wind" sounds to him like entering the land of no one.To Duke Qin, who has been entrusted here for hundreds of years and owns the best horse breed in Xia, there is no greater insult than this.Zhenbei Hou Puying also nodded, and let out a dissatisfied "hum".

Both Di Ying and Zhai Huaizhen were a little embarrassed.To a certain extent, these founding princes who have been passed down for hundreds of years are the real rulers of Beizhou.They have a vast fiefdom in Beizhou and loyal subordinates.Because of their high prestige in the local area, they have been elected as tribunes by the people almost from generation to generation, and His Majesty of Dunhuang also pays them three respects.

"The most important thing about horse thieves is not to lose sight of the enemy." Xin Yin frowned and said, "The enemy's [-] cavalry cannot be driven away or thrown away..." He pondered for a moment, then turned Turning his face to Puying, he said, "I will send out three hundred generals, and you will bring two hundred generals, and then ask Zhao Guogong to send out three hundred generals to inform the others so that they can figure it out. Before sunrise tomorrow, take the family with you." They will gather at my racecourse."

Pu Ying hurriedly nodded in agreement.Qin Guogong Xin's family, Zhao Guogong Yu Fu's family, and Zhenbeihou Pu's family were all sealed in Beizhou. There were three founding princes in one state, which was unique in the entire Xia Kingdom.Therefore, the wealthy families in the entire Beizhou are headed by these three families.Among the three families, Qin Guogong, who was the most noble in the founding dynasty, is the most respected.As for Beizhou, the rear area of ​​the Anbei Military Division, there are dozens of noble families with hereditary titles. Those who are lucky enough to follow Qin Guogong on the expedition will be honored even if they die in battle.Those who have not been notified will be deeply disappointed.

"We will always be beside the horse thieves and teach them nowhere to hide." Xin Yin stared at the map, he didn't even think about how to find the horse thieves first, as if it was a trivial matter, he said to Di Ying and Zhai Huaizhen, "The government of the State of Qin commends three thousand war horses, and the military government tries its best to gather [-] cavalry from shady households. Once they are ready, they will fight a decisive battle with the horse thieves." Always such an unquestionable tone.

Zhai Huaizhen hastily agreed, and Pu Ying continued: "The Zhenbeihou's residence will send five hundred war horses."

State Shepherd Di Ying hesitated and said, "Are you going to fight the horse bandits without waiting for the reinforcements to arrive?"

"When the reinforcements arrive, there will only be dead people left in Beizhou," Xin Yin said with a hint of sarcasm, "When did we Beizhou people rely on reinforcements?" "Exactly." In the leather belt around his waist, looking at the state shepherd sent by the prime minister's mansion, he really doesn't know people from Beizhou.Zhai Huaizhen didn't speak, and Di Ying smiled awkwardly.Even the nearest reinforcements are more than 1000 miles away.

After leaving the State Shepherd's Mansion, Xin Yin and Pu Ying split up. He personally sent a family general to inform Zhao Guogong Yu Fujian. This is a courtesy.As for the other powerful families, it is enough for Zhenbei Hou Puying to send a messenger.Xin Yin returned to Qin Gong's horse farm, ordered his family to prepare dry food for a thousand cavalry for half a month, summoned his generals, and arranged for the horse farm and Qin Gongbao's defense in addition to ordering the people who followed him to go out.After dealing with the expedition matters, he returned to the mansion and told his family.A servant came from the courtyard with a plate of fruit, Xin Yin frowned slightly, called the servant, and asked, "Did Madam use it?"

The servant didn't dare to hide it and nodded.Qin Guogong's wife, Xiao Shi, is from Hanzhong. Since she married to Beizhou, she often misses her hometown.I often put some southern fresh fruits such as citrus in the room, and I don’t eat them. When the fragrance fades, I send them out to the servants to eat.At this time, Xin Yin knew that his wife missed his hometown in Hanzhong again.