Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 402 Long Halberd 30 (1)

"He is really a warrior," Bo Shenghuo sighed, "It's a pity that he can't take it for his own use." He said to Xiao Ta Chidao, "Ta Chi, the remains of the Song people on the battlefield should not be ruined, and should be treated according to the ritual of Mierbo warriors. Collect them, burn them, and put them in the ground.” Xiao Ta had no expression on his face, neither agreeing nor objecting, Bo Shenghuo turned his face again, smiled and said to Xiao Ping: “Song people captured on the battlefield, don’t be rash. Let’s take a look at it. If you have skills and are willing to fight for us, the Mierbo tribe can accept them.” In this battle, even if the Mierbo people appeared on the battlefield, the Liao army’s strength was saved. Therefore, Bo Shenghuo thought it was logical to make this request.

"All will be killed without mercy." Xiao Tachi squeezed out a sentence viciously through his teeth. Regardless of the drastic change in Bo Shenghuo's face, he continued to say coldly: "Let these Song people know that if they are right with us, You have to pay the price." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Bo Shenghuo to speak, he raised his hand and whipped the horsewhip, and the horse suffered from pain, and quickly ran towards the middle of the battlefield, followed by a group of white eagle battalion guards in a hurry.The Liao army everywhere on the battlefield saw the commander coming to patrol, and cheered loudly for him. Although I don't know how much they really support him, the excitement after the battle is not fake.

"This..." Bo Shenghuo was stunned for a moment, and resentfully said, "The family is not good." He suddenly realized that Xiao Ping was beside him, and immediately changed his face to a smile: "This Ta Chi has the same stubborn temper as his grandfather, and he can't suffer at all. He cupped his hands immediately and said: "Thank you General Xiao for your assistance." "Where, where." Xiao Ping hurriedly cupped his hands and said humbly.The Liao Kingdom had abolished etiquette for the Han people for a long time, and the Khitan people always waved or held hands to salute when they met. Xiao Ping was quite unaccustomed to Bo Shenghuo's sudden bowing of hands.Hearing the prestige of Bosheng Huotong and the grassland tribe for a long time, and surprised that he and Xiao Tachi's father and son behaved very differently, Xiao Ping said with a smile: "The envoy is often in the grassland and desert, so I didn't expect to be so familiar with artillery tactics."

"Xiao Dutong laughed. I'm just looking at the way the artillery is used," Bo Shenghuo said modestly. He looked at his son who was cheering on the battlefield not far away, and said in a low voice, "If According to what I heard, the guard general of the Han Army in Nanshan City in Eastern Liaodong is really good at using artillery." Xiao Ping was slightly taken aback, and his expression suddenly became strange.Bo Shenghuo laughed and patted him on the shoulder like a good friend on the grassland.

The war in the east of the Song Dynasty was tense.Yang Yanqing lost the decisive battle with the Liao army and was surrounded by groups in Yunzhou.The Song Dynasty court is hesitating whether to send troops to relieve the siege.The Song army lost the initiative on the battlefield, and the Liao army continued to attack other counties behind the mountain one by one.It's just that compared with the wanton looting in the past, the strategy of the Liao army seems to have changed a lot. On the one hand, it has made great efforts to repair the roads for transporting artillery, and is preparing to use artillery to attack those cities that are not strong enough. Chaos', many fields were abandoned, and 10,000+ nomads took the opportunity to go south, preparing to convert good land into pastures.

Zhao Xingde's identity as a Kanto native is well known in the Huguo Mansion.Recently, he has been a little suspicious, running among the captains of the Huguo Mansion, and proposed that Xia and Song should jointly attack the Liao Kingdom. Attacking from the east, copying the lairs of those tribes going south, and then squeezing the space for the Liao cavalry to maneuver from north to south.

The school captains have different attitudes towards this newcomer in the Huguo Mansion.Yu Zangyun, who had a rift with Zhao Xingde, was particularly enthusiastic.Cony Deming was not so salty.After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Kang Deming smiled and said: "Lieutenant Zhao is here, besides giving Kang some face, is there anything else to say?" The people are displaced and their homes are devastated, Captain Zhao must be very anxious."

The smile on Zhao Xingde's face faded away, turned to worry, nodded, and sighed: "Lieutenant Kang must also know that the Liao army lured Mobei to go south, burning, killing and looting everywhere. Wherever they live, they often lose their lives and turn into ghosts. Xiao Tachi, the commander of the Liao Army in Xijing Dao, I fought with him in Liaodong. This beast is cruel, ruthless, and will do whatever it takes to achieve its goals. He He doesn't even cherish the lives of his subordinates, and treats people of other races as nothing. Now Hedong is not a simple two-country struggle, but barbarians want to destroy my Chinese clothes. The so-called people who win the hearts of the people win the world, I Should the court put aside its past suspicions and join forces with the Song State to fight against the Liao Dynasty first, so as to relieve the people's downfall? In this way, the hearts of the world will all return to Xia Yi. Otherwise, even if they get the land of the Kanto, I am afraid that the country will be ruined." Whenever I think of the massacre in Liaodong Things happened in Hedong again, and there were still some mistakes, Zhao Xingde felt a dull pain in his heart.

After Kang Deming listened to him, he was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "What Captain Zhao said, Kang feels the same, but if there is one point, do you still have doubts?" He looked at the focused expression on Zhao Xingde's face, With a slight smile, he suddenly asked: "Lieutenant Zhao, you said just now that the people of the world return to Xia, and I will rule the Kanto, but do the people of the Kanto really hope that I will raise my troops to go east?" After the sudden question, Kang Deming didn't look at it. With Zhao Xingde's expression on his face, he casually raised the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and did not urge him to answer.

Zhao Xingde's expression was suffocated, and Kang Deming's words were like a steel needle, piercing the question he had been avoiding. "Do people in the Guandong really hope that Xia Guo will send troops to the east and then rule the world?" Zhao Xingde thought with some pain, "Thousands of Song Guo people may not all be loyal to the Song Dynasty, but among the lonely ministers and evil sons, Master Chao Enshi I'm afraid it should be counted as one, Yue Zhang also has a peaceful temperament, so it may not be so far, but Li Ruobing's "hard-tempered" temperament should be counted as one, Chen Shaoyang should be counted as one, and Deng Su should be counted as one. Among the generals, Wang Yan should be counted as one, Han Shizhong didn't know, and Yue Fei, who trained with Chen Dong, is probably also one of them." The Song and Xia kingdoms have stood side by side for hundreds of years, and when they went up to court scholar-bureaucrats, down to the teahouse peddlers and pawns, their thoughts were surprisingly the same.Although they all admit that the other party is of the same race, they only hope that the dynasty can unify the world.

"If the Guandong court loses its morality," Zhao Xingde said carefully, "it would be good for the king to go east and relieve the people from their downfalls."

"If the state of Song does not lose its virtue," Kang Deming asked himself and answered, "then we still can't go east? Since people's hearts are like this, the captain of the Huguofu will naturally wait to see how the state of Song loses its virtue. The life that the captain is worried about is ruined." His eyes looked at Zhao Xingde at this moment, and he said in a deep voice, "If it wasn't for the loss of life, how would we know if the Song State had lost its morality? If I send troops to intervene at this time, won't I never have a chance to know Already?" Kang Deming picked up the teacup and said slowly, "I will wait patiently for the answer."

A ray of sunlight came in through the window, Yang Ren stretched out his hand to let Zhao Xingde sit down, and said with a smile: "I heard that a few days ago, Xingzhi visited Yu Zangyun, Kang Deming, and several other old captains. Not bad , Not bad." Under the warm sunshine, his smile looked gentle and kind, making one feel like a spring breeze.

Zhao Xingde clasped his hands and said: "I wanted to visit Captain Yang first, but it never happened." It was even rumored that Zhao De was too young to be promoted, and some old captains planned to suppress him.Zhao Xingde didn't want to make enemies for no reason, so he was extra careful, so as not to fall into the trap.

"In terms of rank, the captain of the Longya Military Academy is a general. It's just that Yang feels that the title of 'general' is a little strange, isn't it strange?" Yang Ren laughed.He took out a piece of brick tea, gently broke off a small piece, and put it into the teapot to steep.Ordinary brick tea is not fragrant enough and has a bitter aftertaste.The only advantage is that it is full of energy, even the old tea drinkers who have been drinking tea for many years will feel refreshed after drinking a pot.

"Lieutenant Yang is highly respected, juniors dare not." Zhao Xingde respectfully said, "This junior has not discussed many matters in the Huguo Mansion, but a few years ago, I was fortunate to listen to Captain Yang's instructions on self-defense. It was so inspiring. The younger generation admired it, and I still remember it deeply. The brick tea has not been completely dispersed, and the room is already filled with the fragrance of tea. Yang Ren lifted the teapot, filled the two teacups, and said with a smile: "The word self-defense is familiar in Kansai, and Zhao Xiaowei is from Kanto, so it feels fresh. That's all."

Zhao Xingde said with a smile: "The way is simple, but it's not easy to put it into practice."

Yang Ren shook his head. He looked at Zhao Xingde, sighed, and said: "Yang is the head of the National Guard Mansion, and he should be fair and neutral to the state affairs discussed in the mansion. It is difficult for Yang to help Lieutenant Zhao's worries." He was silent for a moment, and said with emotion: "It would be nice if Captain Zhao stayed longer in this Huguo Mansion. It's a pity, it's a pity. You are so young, and you will be in charge of an army alone in the future. It is just around the corner." Yin Chengying The lieutenants of the Army and the Dragon Tooth Army are appointed by the General's Mansion, and their titles and ranks are promoted quickly, and they often stay for a short time before they have other high-level jobs.Yang Ren could have been promoted to general early on, but he kept his own way and refused to accept it twice.As the head of the school lieutenants of the Huguo Mansion, I naturally hope that there will be more talented people among the next generation of school lieutenants.

Zhao Xingde was disappointed, but still thanked Yang Ren sincerely.

These days, he was running around in the Huguo Mansion to push the Anbei Army Division to advance eastward. Only a few school lieutenants agreed, some school lieutenants bluntly refused, some made sarcasm, and some hinted at irony.Zhao Xingde was originally a thick-skinned and thick-skinned person, and he rarely asked for help. However, the massacres of the Liao army in the military newspaper were getting heavier and heavier. The military intelligence department estimated that hundreds of thousands of people died. , he was heartbroken, and he wiped away all the face and shame.

Although the power of the Huguo Mansion is great, the status of the captains is similar. To accomplish one thing, the most important thing is to persuade others.Although there were a lot of overt and covert profit transactions during this period, the most basic point is that the confrontation may not be on the battlefield, and the leader in the National Defense Mansion must have perseverance.Zhao De visited more times one by one, and gained some reputation in the Huguo Mansion.While rejecting him, the captains also lamented this man's perseverance and tenacity.These things reached Yang Ren's ears. Although Yang Ren did not express his support, he appreciated Zhao De very much, thinking that the Huguo Mansion needed such a persistent backwardness.