Chapter 1081 Overwhelming

Wuqing Army, here are stationed 10,000 tribal troops and 20,000 Jingzhou troops of Khitan. The general status of the tribal troops and Jingzhou troops is similar to that of the imperial army and the wing army of the Song Dynasty.

These 30,000 soldiers are stationed in scattered places, guarding the border of Khitan together with the troops from other places.

It is on such an ordinary night that their border defense line is rapidly collapsing...

The 18-year-old strong young man, his face is slightly different from that of the Song people. He holds a shield in his left hand and a ring-headed knife in his right hand, running quickly.

Since he became a soldier, he can see clearly at night. With the light of the half moon, he stared at a man who looked like a Song person who rushed over hurriedly. He knew that he was not a Song person, but a Han person who lived in Khitan and was conscripted.

He saw the panic on the man's face, he grinned, and then without saying a word, he increased his speed and raised the shield in front of him. He held a knife in the other hand and put it on the shield.

With a bang, he finally collided with the man. The blade of his knife directly hit the neck of the enemy on the opposite side. He drew his knife with a grim smile, and blood gushed out, covering his face. In this autumn night in the north, the fresh blood was particularly hot.

He couldn't help but be stunned. Was his father killed by the Song people in this way?

Just as he was in a daze, a long spear stabbed out from his waist and stabbed straight into the abdomen of the enemy who came up to fill the position on the opposite side. It was blocked by the armor and could not be pierced. A strong man with a beard quickly passed by him, gritted his teeth, and pushed the gun against his stomach, pushing the enemy back.

Passing by the young man, the strong man with a beard slapped his helmet.

"Your mother's Li Heicheng, what are you doing? Kill!"

"Kill!"

This was not shouted by the Xixia soldier who called Li Heicheng, but by the squad leader who was holding the line behind. The sergeant not only shouted angrily, but also pushed him forward to kill. If it weren't for the fact that kicking people would destroy the balance more, the sergeant would definitely give Li Heicheng a big flying kick.

Li Heicheng was pushed forward, shook his head, and decided not to think about it.

He only knew that although he might die in the battle at any time, his family's life was very good. If he died, his family's life would be better.

"Kill!"

He shouted, steadied his body, charged forward, raised his shield to block the knife of the bearded soldier who had just hit his head, and then the sergeant followed up, and with a quick and accurate shot, he stabbed the enemy to death...

"Kill!"

"Kill them!"

They kept their pace, charging forward and heading east...

In the north of Shuo, people from various tribes were preparing to fatten cattle, sheep and horses in autumn. I hope that the cattle and sheep are fat at this time and can withstand the invasion of the cold winter.

Snow falling on the grassland is fatal. Normally, it is tens of centimeters, and it is possible that it can reach three feet deep in some places. At that time, it will be difficult to find anything on the ground to keep people and cattle and sheep alive. Even if you want to move the tribe, it will be difficult to do it. The sky and the earth are white. Only herders with decades of rich experience can find the right way in a world of white snow. And there may not be one such person among hundreds or thousands of herders.

Therefore, the people on the grassland always store enough food, salt and other daily necessities, as well as fodder for cattle, sheep and horses year after year before the first snow falls on the grassland. Of course, the wealthy heads of the tribe are no exception. They always have to deal with a batch of cattle and sheep to make room for other cattle and sheep to survive the winter. They also have to take advantage of this period to trade tea, wine, sugar and other materials with the caravans on the grassland for storage.

Although the two sides are of different nationalities and different national camps, their suffering is roughly the same. The people on the grassland are the same. They never have a free time. Even children have to carry baskets and pick up cow dung all over the grassland. All for the tribe's headman, for the better life of the nobles of the grassland.

But no one cares about these...

On an ordinary day when the people of the grassland were busy, their lives that had been peaceful for decades finally became agitated.

The first thing that came was the shaking of the earth. There were thousands of horses galloping on the earth at the same time, and the force sank into the earth and spread to farther away.

Along with the shaking came the sound of horse hooves. On the empty and quiet grassland, the sound of horse hooves was particularly prominent.

People stopped what they were doing and looked into the distance.

What they saw was yellow sand flying all over the sky. Then, on the small gentle slope in the distance, countless figures appeared, and they were galloping quickly with boundless military power.

In an instant, the people in this unknown tribe were in chaos. The men ran away in a hurry, and the women were also gathering. After a while, dozens of horses left the tribe, scattered in all directions, and galloped desperately.

The rest of the men also put on their armor and rode on their war horses. They did not run away. Women, children, cattle and sheep were the greatest wealth on the grassland. Moreover, they also saw countless figures surrounding them. Whether they were escaping or reporting, none of them could escape and were driven back. They could no longer get away.

They could only protect the women and children behind them. Hundreds of men were fully armed and confronted thousands of people. The horses were also afraid of the thousands of their own kind surrounding them. They pawed their hooves anxiously and moved their bodies back and forth. Some of the men on horseback held bows and arrows, while others held sabers tightly, calming the restless horses, suppressing their uneasiness, and staring at the cavalry surrounding them.

From this perspective, these people on the grasslands are quite sad...

Of course, the cavalry of the Song Dynasty, or the cavalry of Xiazhou, surrounded the grassland tribe. Under the leadership of Zhong Yan, they have been fighting all the way north and are currently attacking eastward.

Among this group of cavalry, two riders rode out.

"Tell them that we are the army under the command of Wang Xianggong of the Song Dynasty. Let them chop off the head of the tribe and those who have done evil in the past, and we will not kill them. Wang Xianggong led the army to attack Khitan. After the victory, cattle and sheep will be distributed to the herdsmen on the grasslands. They are their own cattle and sheep. Schools will also be built on the grasslands so that children on the grasslands can learn the culture of our Song Dynasty and become officials of our Song Dynasty in the future.

Wang Xianggong led the army to attack Xixia and recaptured the land of several states. Those people who originally lived in Xixia now have their own land, their own cattle and sheep, and their children..."

The knight preached about what kind of good life they could live after they belonged to the Song Dynasty.

This was of course Wang Yan's instruction. The soldiers he trained always conveyed the consciousness of defending the country. Military discipline was naturally quite strict. Of course, there was no such thing as not allowing killing. It was relatively relaxed. It was just that they were not allowed to rob or harass their own people. They were good soldiers. They were not so kind to the people of other countries in a hostile state.

In summary, all those who were disobedient were killed. It was just that they were not allowed to burn, kill, rob, rape women, etc. without organization and discipline, but they had to be organized.

But for those who were obedient and cooperative, they had to be more kind.

The current situation was very clear. The people on the grassland were not stupid, and the words of the Song army were clear. In addition, their own organizational form did not have strong cohesion. The tribes on the grassland were too scattered, and the leaders were too autonomous. In the absence of strong people to integrate power and force centralization, they were a mess.

So under the words of the grassland people who were caught to lead the way and translate, hundreds of people began to get restless. People all looked at the group of people who had just been forced back to escape and report the news. Under everyone's gaze, they gradually began to leave the team.

Then, there were corpses all over the ground, and only the unridden horses were shaking unhappily because they were covered in blood...

Zhang Da rode to the front and said to the translator: "Tell them to send someone to lead the way to the nearby tribes. Let them tell us the number of people in the tribe, and we will rescue the people of other tribes, so that the cattle and sheep can also belong to them, and their children can also learn the culture of our Song Dynasty and become officials of our Song Dynasty.

As long as we win this time, all this will be realized in the future. If they are afraid of us losing, then they can take a knife and ride a horse with us. Good days still need to be fought out by their own swords and guns, and only when they enjoy it can they feel at ease."

After the previous battle, he also fought his way to become a general. At that time, Wang Yan wanted to expand the cavalry. He was good at horsemanship, so he simply transferred him to another position. Now he is a general commanding 5,000 cavalry.

Of course, he was also happy. The cavalry was treated better than the infantry. Naturally, the status of the cavalry commander was higher than that of the infantry...

That's how they fought their way up.

The translators were brought with the army, and some were captured in the south. The language barrier was prepared long ago. There were many people who could speak other ethnic languages, all trained by Wang Yan. In a foreign land, language is the first barrier.

They just caught a local and asked where the nearby big tribe was, and then came to surround them directly. Then they let the people here be the guides, dispersed the troops, attacked the tribes here everywhere, killed the leaders here, and the nobles here, and then rolled some grassland cavalry to join their team.

This not only increased the troops, but also prevented the retreat from being cut off, and prevented those who were interested from taking advantage of the war between the two countries to win over the power of the grassland and create some new troubles.

The war started suddenly, and there was no defense on the grassland. The cavalry led by Zhong Yan was relatively smooth. However, their test is the coming winter, which is not a big deal now...

At about the same time, the Song Dynasty launched an unprecedented fierce attack on the western border of the Khitan, the Jinsu Army, the Tiande Army, etc., and the borders of Hedong and Hebei.

The Khitan has a population of 9 million and a standing force of less than 300,000. This is a historical estimate. But now, the Khitan's military strength is definitely more than 300,000.

Because the current Song Dynasty has brought too much pressure to the Khitan. Today's Wang Yan makes the Khitan sleepless. Wang Yan is awesome at training soldiers, fighting fiercely, and can resist conspiracy and conspiracy. When he attacked Xixia before, the Khitan watched.

Although the Khitan is stronger than Xixia, although the Khitan can beat Xixia. But in the final analysis, their own losses are not small, and they have not destroyed the Xixia regime militarily, that is, they are not strong enough.

They know that Wang Yan does not talk about martial ethics, and they know that the current Song Dynasty does not talk about martial ethics under the influence of Wang Yan. They have a full understanding of the war between the two sides.

Therefore, in recent years, they have been training troops to guard against the sneak attack of the Song Dynasty.

Just to guard against Wang Yan on the western front, many troops were stationed from south to north to support, and there were many more troops to the east, with a total of more than 100,000 troops, which can be said to be airtight defense.

This number of troops is basically an estimate of the army under Wang Yan, and it is a one-to-one exchange. Khitan has arranged a lot of spies in recent years, or bought some intelligence at a high price.

This kind of thing cannot be avoided. There are always people who don't care, and there are always people who are greedy for money. The two sides have a market on the border, and they have frequent exchanges, and a lot of information is traded there. So correspondingly, Wang Yan also arranged spies and bought information, all mutual.

Even the people he contacted were of a higher level. Playing with intelligence and inciting Khitan was not effective...

In addition, in addition to the more than 100,000 troops on the western front, Khitan also had more than 200,000 troops on the southern front in Hebei and Hedong, confronting the Song army.

It was also because of the increase in troops and the increase in training expenses. It was not an easy task for the already declining Khitan to support so many troops with a population of 9 million.

Then what they had to do was naturally to collect heavy taxes. So in the past two years, the people in Khitan did not live well. It's not about distinguishing between Hu and Han, it's not good for Han people or people of other nationalities.

These are of course favorable conditions for war, just like the war against Xixia, which can encourage people to join and support. Moreover, after more than two years, how Wang Yan treated those Xixia people has long been circulated in Khitan. What else is more convincing than seeing a large number of Xixia people in the army, and each of them smiling and telling people about their own experience.

So after the war started, Fan Zhongyan and others were well-behaved. Although the fight was sudden, the number of troops was there, and the two sides basically fought back and forth.

On Wang Yan's side, the direction of the war was different. It can be said to be crushing. The Khitan thought that the solid defense line collapsed at the touch of a button.

This time, of course, Wang Yan was still in command of the war, but he was still consistent. The generals were all selected by him, and he fully trusted them. As long as you follow the large army and make deployments at any time, you can make steady progress and push forward all the way.

His main job was not to fight, but to quickly start governing the conquered areas. This time, he not only brought scholars from his own route, but also scholars from surrounding areas. The quality will be determined later, and the most important thing is to quickly and smoothly take over the conquered territory.

The Khitan territory is very large, and the vehicles are far away and the horses are slow at this time.

The first thing they received was the battle report on the southern front, which felt relatively stable. Then they hurriedly sent people to ask about the war on the western front, and then they began to panic.

Because in just eight days, although the main battlefield of the war only advanced a hundred miles, there were two troops, one way rushed more than 400 miles, directly into Fengzhou (Hohhot), and the other way also went 400 miles, and the direction it was going to attack was Datong.

Datong Prefecture is the location of the Khitan's Western Capital, and its importance is beyond doubt. However, this side got the news faster and had already organized resistance. But the Khitan central court would not pin its hopes there.

Two hundred thousand troops fought, but they were all broken through the blockade and hit the rear. They were not trustworthy.

When they were arguing about how to deal with it and who to send to command the war, they finally received news that there were cavalry on the grassland advancing eastward quickly, and swept tens of thousands of grassland cavalry.

As we all know, the combat effectiveness of grassland cavalry is quite strong. This is because they have grown up on horseback since childhood, are proficient in horsemanship, and are proficient in riding and shooting. This is the characteristic of the rich grassland people.

The scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the speed of advancement is getting faster and faster.

Then, because the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack Khitan, the news of the unfavorable war on the western front spread rapidly in the Khitan territory, resulting in instability in people's hearts, and rebellions in various places began to break out.

The Khitan court was in chaos in an instant.

No one could explain why it was peaceful and happy before, but the Song Dynasty only fought, and in the blink of an eye, the mountains were about to fall, the sky was about to fall, the wind and rain were swaying, and the Khitan country seemed to be about to perish.

"Daddy, daddy, it's snowing."

"It's snowing outside."

The brisk footsteps sounded, and the two unlucky sons, with an even more unlucky little one, ran into the house with their short legs.

Behind them, was the little Dongliang who followed closely, with a helpless look on his face. Oh, he is not a child anymore. The even more unlucky little one is Wang Dongliang's son, and he gave him the name, Wang Zhongping.

He also gave Wang Dongliang's family a middle name, which is the eight characters of "loyalty, filial piety, courage, wealth and peace". It was Wang Dongliang who asked for it. He is already a thoughtful adult.

This time, the two older ones were not easy to take care of, and they clamored to fight together. After Wang Zhongping was able to walk, he had been following these two unlucky sons as a follower, one was chasing, the other was letting go, and Wang Yan brought them all with him.

Wang Yan smiled and said to the people in the room: "That's all. Everyone should do their own thing. I will say it again. In wartime, military law will be enforced. Anyone who disrupts my plan, whether it is a soldier, a clerk, a scholar, or a senior official, will be executed immediately."

"Yes, we will remember it."

"It's snowing, and hard times are coming. Everyone should pay attention to keep warm and don't hurt your body. Urge the people behind to deliver cold-resistant supplies and herbs as soon as possible. Let's disperse."

Everyone agreed, stood up and left after the ceremony.

Wang Yan was very fair in giving each of the three eager little guys a kick, picked up the youngest Wang Zhongping, and said with a smile: "Let's go outside to see the snow. If it snows heavily today, we will make a snowman tomorrow."

"Oh, it must be heavier." The eldest son spoke with anticipation.

Wang Yan shook his head with a smile, not caring about the unfortunate son's inappropriate words. After all, he still had to make a snowman with the children, what was there to say...

When he went out, a gust of cold wind rolled up the goose feather snowflakes and hit him. Wang Yan looked at the gray sky, raised one hand, and let the snow fall on his hand. Before it could melt, more snow fell.

"What a heavy snow."

Little Dongliang looked up at the foggy sky and sighed: "Alang, this snow saved the Khitan..."

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