Chapter 519 Prairie Cavalry(1/2)
Wanyan Gao's mother happened to be in the rear army and did not follow Wanyan Gao to the front of the formation. She heard a loud noise that shook the earth, and then the front army retreated in defeat and hurriedly sent people to gather the front army.
I heard that Daliang had powerful firearms that could hit more than two miles away. Wanyan Gao, Wanyan Zongpan and more than a dozen clan generals were killed in the battle. Naturally, I didn't believe it.
Immediately, a team of soldiers and horses were sent to test again. When they saw that the cannons had completely blocked the valley, they hesitated for a while, then directly withdrew their troops and returned to Bei'an Prefecture. They also sent people to Huining Mansion to make up their mind.
The two groups at Gubeikou and Yuguan were on the defensive, while the other group of soldiers and horses on the Prairie Road led by Dong Ping were on the offensive, and they were furious and aggressive.
After the report of Wanyan Zongwang's attack on Yuguan reached Caiyuan Road, Dong Ping immediately led his troops to attack Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, the former Liao Kingdom.
Wanyan Yu had also led his troops to Linhuang Mansion. He knew that the power of the Jurchens lay in charging into the battle, not in defending the city. So facing the 110,000 soldiers and horses on the grassland road, Wanyan Yu boldly chose to go out of the city to attack.
The vassal army on Prairie Road also received weapons allocated by the Ministry of War, but the imperial court lacked iron armor and only equipped them with leather armor and sabers.
After the grassland road was established in Daliang, disputes among various tribes continued, with tribal fighting often resulting in casualties. The imperial court did not interfere with the internal fighting among various tribes, but it strictly prohibited large tribes from annihilating and annexing small tribes.
If Dong Ping hadn't suppressed it as the commander-in-chief of Prairie Road, one hundred thousand vassal troops would have started fighting.
When the two armies fought, the problem of vassal armies was exposed. No one in the tribes wanted to fight to the death, and they all wanted to kill all the hostile tribes.
One hundred thousand barbarians were dispersed by 20,000 Jurchen soldiers and fled for more than thirty miles.
If Wan Yanyu hadn't been worried about going deep into the grassland and being surrounded and annihilated by various ministries, I'm afraid the Jin army could have followed him to the horizon.
Dong Ping also understood the intentions of the grassland. The main force in this decisive battle was the barbarians. His 10,000 cavalry did not participate in the battle. After seeing the defeat of the tribes, they also evacuated the battlefield immediately.
After the Jin soldiers stopped pursuing, Dong Ping ordered the troops to gather together and summoned the leaders of various ministries.
When the leaders of each tribe came to Dong Ping, they began to complain that the other tribes had fled and the warriors of their tribes had been brought with them.
"Shut up."
Dong Ping shouted loudly, stared at the leaders of the ministries, and said: "One hundred thousand versus twenty thousand, and they were defeated. This is a defeat that Daliang has never had. This defeat is not because you can't defeat the Jin soldiers, but because someone
Wanting to preserve strength, he disobeyed the general's orders and fled from the battlefield."
As he spoke, he pointed at a tribal leader and said, "Tell me, what is the crime for escaping from battle?"
The expressions of the tribal leaders who were pointed out changed. They all learned the Daliang military discipline after joining the vassal army, and said: "It is not us who are guilty of the death penalty..."
"Shut up."
Dong Ping shouted: "You haven't received the order to retreat, so you still have to fight even if there is only one person left. Anyone who escapes from the battle will be killed without mercy. Since you are fighting for me for the first time in Daliang, the punishment will be reduced. Ten people from each department will kill one person.
If he commits another offense again, he will be executed by the entire army."
When the leaders of various ministries heard Dong Ping's words that one of ten men would be killed, several of them immediately shouted.
Seeing that someone actually dared to object, Dong Ping shouted: "Take them all down."
When the surrounding soldiers heard Dong Ping's order, they immediately pounced on the tribal leader.
When a tribal leader saw Dong Ping's face full of murderous intent, he pulled out the scimitar from his waist and started fighting with Dong Ping's soldiers.
Several other tribal leaders hesitated for a moment, but did not dare to restrain themselves. They drew their swords and started fighting with Dong Ping's soldiers. However, they did not bring any guards, and they were soon surrounded by Dong Ping's soldiers.
These tribal leaders howled one after another, hoping that other tribal leaders would help.
Dong Ping looked at the leaders of the ministries with murderous intent and said: "Who wants to rebel?"
He had no good opinion of the grassland tribes in the first place, and after obeying Chao Yong's secret order to reduce the population of each tribe, he became even more confident. Those who obeyed could become knives in his hands, and those who resisted, he would definitely not be merciful.
When the leaders of various ministries saw that Dong Ping was trying to catch them all, they lowered their heads to avoid Dong Ping's eyes. They all left their guards outside when they came. If there was a conflict, the Han people would definitely be able to stop their guards before they rushed in.
Kill them all.
Seeing that no one jumped out again, Dong Ping nodded with satisfaction and said: "Ma Husi."
Upon hearing this, the leader of the Kelei Tribe, Malhusi, immediately raised his hands and said, "Here you are."
Dong Ping asked: "How many people from the Kelie tribe are in the vassal army?"
Malhusi was appointed by Chao Yong as an inspector of the Kelie Department, and also commanded all the Kelie people in the vassal army. His expression changed and he said: "There are 25,000 people, some of whom were killed in the battle just now."
Dong Ping nodded and said: "You lead your troops to exterminate the rebel tribes, and the population of their tribes will be given to you. Within an hour, I hope to see 2,500 heads of your tribe."
After hearing this, Ma Husi couldn't help but think about it. The tribes that resisted were neither big nor small. There were tens of thousands of people left in the grasslands. With Dong Ping's support, they could definitely be annexed. He only killed 2,500 tribesmen.
People are more difficult to choose.
While Malhusi was still thinking about it, a big man jumped out and said: "I am willing to lead troops to destroy them, and I will also kill two thousand of our people."
The speaker was Hebul Khan of the Mongolian tribe, who almost unified all the Mongolian tribes.
Malhusi Khan saw that Hebul Khan wanted to rob those tribes, so he hurriedly said: "I'll go right away."
After saying that, he strode out.
Chao Yong asked Dong Ping to be wary of the Mongolian tribe the most. How could Dong Ping let the Mongolian tribe grow stronger? He glanced at Hebule and said angrily: "Keep the golden man alive. Within an hour, I want to see it."
If the heads sent by various tribes dare to escape or rebel, Daliang will send troops to kill them, and all the women and children of the tribe will be beheaded."
After saying that, he waved his hands for the leaders of each department to leave.
Several of the leaders who resisted had been cut into pieces by Dong Ping's soldiers. These tribal barbarians might be more powerful than Dong Ping's soldiers on horseback, but they were no match for Dong Ping's soldiers on the ground.
The leaders of various ministries left quickly for fear that Dong Ping would regret it.
Out of Dong Ping's sight, the leader of the Naiman Tribe caught up with Hebulehan and said, "Are you really going to kill one of your own people?"
The largest tribes in the grassland are the Naiman tribe, the Kelei tribe, the Mongolian tribe, the Tatar tribe, the Merqi tribe, the Ugu tribe, and the Dilie tribe.
Hebulehan said: "The soldiers and horses in Daliang are more than the entire population of the grassland, and all the tribes are feuding. There are countless people like the Kele tribe who have taken refuge in Daliang. We can't resist them, we can only listen to them."
Besides, since we take other people’s money, we have to work hard for them.”
After saying that, he hit his horse and ran towards the place where his tribe's soldiers and horses were stationed.
Soon, fighting broke out again on the grassland.
The tribes cannot unite, and no one dares to resist the rule of Daliang, so they can only kill their own people. However, there are many tribes under each major tribe, and no one wants to kill the people of their own tribe, but kills some small branches.
The tribe is willing to take action, but the small tribe is not willing to die for the big tribe.
The strength of the big tribe was still superior, and within an hour, all the tribes sent their heads one after another.
In the battle with the Jin soldiers, the 100,000 vassal troops only lost a few thousand casualties, but Dong Ping's military order resulted in the death of more than 10,000 people. Several tribes that wanted to resist Dong Ping were completely annihilated.
More than 10,000 heads were piled together like a small hill, which also shocked all the people carrying the heads.
The ministries had already set up camp. Dong Ping looked at the leaders of the ministries who had arrived to hand over orders, and then he said: "The military discipline of Daliang cannot be violated. If you dare to escape from the battle next time, everyone will be killed without mercy."
The leaders of each department also behaved a lot and obeyed orders obediently.
Dong Ping looked at the leaders of the various ministries who had tamed many, nodded with satisfaction and said: "We will attack Linhuang Mansion tomorrow. We are sure to win but not to lose. Without my orders, we will fight to the death without retreating."
In fact, the leaders of various ministries are not afraid of the Jin people, they just don't want to damage their own strength. In the past, they dared to attack the Liao Kingdom with scimitars and bone arrows. Now they wear leather armor and hold sophisticated sabers. In addition to the large beams with firearms
.They fear no one.
After being killed by Dong Ping, no one dared to preserve their strength.
The next day, Dong Ping led more than 80,000 vassal troops to Linhuang Mansion.
Wanyan Yu originally thought that the Daliang soldiers and horses would be reorganized in a few days. Unexpectedly, they arrived so quickly, so he immediately led the Jin soldiers ten miles out of the city to fight.
This time, Wanyan Yu discovered that the grassland tribes were as fierce as them, and their shooting skills were similar to them, but their equestrian skills were much better than the savages who grew up in the mountains and forests. In a melee, their ferocity was no worse than theirs. What was even more shameless was that they took down the Han people.
Even the carefully crafted swords and armors can be chopped down by these barbarians.
After fighting for more than an hour, Wanyan Yu realized that the Jurchens were invincible. It was all a lie to scare people. The 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command were all Jurchen soldiers. Once they got into a fight with various grassland tribes, they would attack one by one.
Fall down.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer Jurchens around, and more and more people from various tribes on the grassland. Wanyan Yu did not dare to fight anymore, and asked the messenger behind him to blow the horn and retreat.
More than 80,000 vassal troops and 20,000 Jin troops fought on the grassland for more than ten miles. After the killing was inextricable, Dong Ping appeared on the hill on one side of the battlefield with 10,000 cavalry.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
A powerful horn sounded on the battlefield, and the fighting golden soldiers left the battlefield and fled back.
Seeing that the Jin man was about to run away, Dong Ping couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his right pistol and shouted: "Kill him."
He was originally a person who loved to charge into battle, but when he became the commander-in-chief, he had to forcefully stay behind, and he could no longer hold it in any longer.
Wanyan Yu had just fought his way out of the battle group under the protection of his own soldiers. He heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves from the side. He turned around and saw that the Han cavalry who had been recharging their strength was charging towards them. He did not dare to fight anymore, so he hit the horse and fled to Linhuang Mansion.
Dong Ping's recharged war horses were undoubtedly much faster than the horses of the Jin soldiers who had been fighting for more than an hour, but the distance they had to intercept and run in diagonal thrusts was also longer, and the Jurchens fought hard to beat the horses, and there were still some Jin soldiers.
Ran to the front.
Naturally, the Jin soldiers behind were killed by various tribes in the grassland. Dong Ping's target was Wanyan Yu, who was running at the front. However, when he chased outside Linhuang Mansion, the Qianjin gate suddenly fell and stopped Dong Ping's troops, cutting off the retreat of the Jin soldiers behind.
In order to prevent the beams from blowing through the city gates, the Jin Kingdom added thousand-jin gates to the frontier fortresses. Of course, the thousand-jin gates were only more difficult to blow up than the city gates, and they just required more gunpowder. The Jin Kingdom also knew this situation, but they didn't think about it.
Come up with a better way.
Dong Ping stopped his troops and ordered all the troops in the grassland to kill all the Jin soldiers who could catch up outside the city, and then asked Hebul Khan of Mongolia to obey the order.
Hebule led the Mongols to assemble on Dong Ping's flank, rode their horses to Dong Ping, and imitated the Daliang people to clasp their fists and salute.
Dong Ping nodded and said: "Take some people and fill in a section of the moat so that the engineers can approach the city wall and use gunpowder."
"yes"
To be continued...