On March 23, 625, Song Junlin and Song Zhengyu's uncles and nephews led an army of 100,000 to Yangzhou to face the Hetao army of more than 300,000 led by Dugu and others. The Hetao army adopted the method of surrounding three and missing one, and killed Dugu and Xin with blood.
The three men of Ke each led a group of troops to besiege on three sides. After two days of bloody fighting, Hetao paid the price of more than 30,000 soldiers and finally captured Yangzhou. Song Zhengdong did not escape this time. Facing Xinke's attack, he stood firm at the top of the city.
In the end he died fighting.
Under Xin Ke's invincible offensive, Song Lingyun had to retreat to the city tower. In order not to shame his reputation as a soldier, the old general resolutely set fire to himself. In the blazing fire, the old man's stubborn figure was as tall as a mountain. Xin Ke looked at
After that, he was silent for a long time, and finally turned around and left, leaving only a scorched black ground.
Song Zhengyu, the only capable general in Yizhou, did not insult his dignity as a soldier. He led his direct troops to guard the north gate. When the city was about to be defeated, he resolutely chose to kill himself with a horizontal sword.
Xue Sha looked at the general lying in a pool of blood and was speechless. Among the generals of Yizhou, who had the most contact with Hetao, there is no doubt that it was Song Zhengyu. From the time he set up troops in Dingzhou in Hetao, he was responsible for guarding the Song family territory.
Song Zhengyu in the north has been in constant conflict with Hetao, although he has always been at a disadvantage for many years. However, this general who is cautious by nature and leads troops cautiously has never given Hetao a chance to win a big victory. The biggest victory was that
At that time, Song Zhengyu led his army north out of the Yinping Ancient Road and attacked Huangzhou on the Hexi Road. As a result, Bian Zhongxing was well prepared and lost tens of thousands of soldiers. However, since then, Song Zhengyu has been more cautious in using troops and did not easily provoke Hetao.
"The minister of the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court, the younger brother of Song Zhengfeng, the king of Dingxi, and the defense envoy of the six states of Yizhou, nothing more than that." Xue Sha sighed softly. Suddenly he raised his foot and trampled Song Zhengyu's head to pieces.
"Commander, why is this?" Wu Shuangzhi asked in confusion.
Xue Sha shook his head: "My lord has given an order before. If Song Zhengyu is caught, he will be sent to Niantian Holy Capital to accompany his brother, regardless of life or death. But no matter what, Song Zhengyu can be considered a man. Moreover,
Song Zhengyu has never set foot on our mainland of Hetao, and he cannot commit such a crime. Compared with building a city in the holy capital of Niantian, it is a blessing to die in this way."
Zhu Shitan was speechless, but finally admitted that the blood killing theory was reasonable.
However, to the disappointment of the Hetao army, Song Junlin actually escaped, taking with him the property accumulated by the Song family in Yizhou for hundreds of years. No one expected that the man who shouted loudly at the beginning and vowed to live and die with Yangzhou
The new King of Dingxi disappeared mysteriously in the end. Moreover, he actually took away all the belongings of the Song family when he left. It was obvious that his escape was premeditated.
But this is normal. After experiencing the decisive battle of Caiziba, no matter how much Song Junlin trusted Yangzhou's defense power, he still couldn't believe that Yangzhou could block the attack of the Hetao army. However, as the King of Dingxi who had just succeeded for a few days,
, he was destined to not be able to escape without a fight, so it was natural for him to choose this method. Just thinking that he actually took away all the property that the Song family had stored for hundreds of years, Xue Sha, Dugu and others were so angry that their teeth ached.
In the original idea of Dugu and others, the three of them also thought of using the war as an excuse to embezzle all these things, and then pile them all in the palace built for God. After all, the wealth accumulated by the Song family, except for ordinary gold, silver and jewelry
, there are also many rare treasures and exquisite works by famous artists, and these are the things that God likes the most. As a result, it turned out that it really turned into a war and disappeared.
"He will definitely not be able to go far with so many things! We can order the soldiers to conduct a comprehensive search and we will definitely be able to find him!" Xinke said angrily.
Dugu shook his head: "Impossible, this is the hometown of the Song family after all. The Song family has been entrenched in Yizhou for hundreds of years, and it goes without saying that it is deeply rooted. Even if we turn this place upside down, even if we kill all the people in Yangzhou
Even if we try, I'm afraid we won't be able to find him. Besides, this guy is not good at fighting, but he is definitely good at playing tricks."
Xue Sha was silent for a moment, and finally said: "He must have been unwilling to take away these belongings. In this case, he will definitely show his fox tail in the future. As long as we are willing to wait, we will definitely be able to pull out the carrot and bring out the mud.
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Xin Ke thought for a while and agreed: "Yes. The Song family has been entrenched on Yizhou Road for so long. Unless we kill all the nine million people in Yizhou, it is impossible to uproot the Song family's power."
It's just that in this way, we have no other meaning at all except revenge. This time, we can only eradicate all the power on the surface of the Song family, but we can't do anything about the dark part."
Xinke also knew about Luo Xiang and Chu Xiangcheng's plan. Just as Chu Xiangcheng thought, Xinke had no objection.
The three discussed for a while, and finally decided that Xin Ke and Xue Sha would immediately lead their cavalry to bypass Huanhai Qingtian and go to the Weizhou area to assist Feng Jing and others in annihilating the last army of the Song family, while Dugu would lead the rest.
The soldiers implemented military control over Yangzhou in the east of Yizhou and Bazhou and Yuzhou that had not yet been captured. Of course, another task was to escort all the family members of the three tribes of the Bai'er Army to Niantian Shengjing. Here,
It also includes all the clan members of the Dingxi Prince's Palace who have been famous on Yizhou Road for three hundred years.
Dugu had stayed with the Song family in Yizhou for more than ten years and was quite familiar with the affairs of the Song family. Zhou Jilong and others under his command also hated the Song family, so with the encouragement of the soldiers from the Yizhou village that day, he surpassed the Song family.
Six hundred thousand Yizhou people were escorted to Niantian Holy Capital in a mighty manner. Due to the large scale, this operation lasted for twenty days.
Many years later, when future generations talked about this matter quietly, they shook their heads in silence. If it were said that the person who personally commanded was Renxuesha Xingke or other generals in Hetao, future generations would not criticize. However, Dugu
After all, after staying in the Song family in Yizhou for so many years, such behavior is really embarrassing.
However, those who support Dugu are firmly opposed. They believe that Dugu is definitely not avenging personal revenge, and it is definitely not to vent his anger. Because in Dushuai's view, anyone who colludes with foreigners to kill our people and rape our women and children, no matter what reasons he has
, are all deserving of death. As for their family members, they have never thought about the fate of the Chinese people who died due to their collusion with foreign races, and what will be the fate of their families?
However, no one dared to discuss these matters openly, because when Emperor Haotian passed away, he clearly issued an edict that the massacres that lasted for several years during the founding of the People's Republic of China all occurred under the special circumstances and background of the time. Regardless of
Future generations can discuss the merits and demerits, but they are not allowed to overturn the verdict. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished by the three tribes.
As a result, in the cold wind coming from outside the Great Wall, 600,000 more corpses were added to the walls of the Holy Capital of Niantian. So that hundreds of years later, these dense white bones are still telling the story of an era in the cold wind.
Pathetic.
At the same time, the battle for Weizhou has not yet ended. As one of the few remaining old generals of the Song family in Yizhou, Song Wuke is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. However, it is not that he cannot clearly see the current situation. Maybe it is because of his feelings.
When danger came, the old general resolutely chose to break out before the bloody cavalry arrived. Although he paid a huge price, he finally led more than 30,000 soldiers to break out of Weizhou and enter Yizhou.
In the vast mountains surrounding the state.
The soldiers of the Song family were already good at fighting in the mountains, but the Hetao infantry who attacked only had 50,000 soldiers from Mu Shan, the Panshi Corps. Xue Qingcheng and Fengjing's men were not suitable for pursuit at all. With no choice, Fengjing and others had to watch.
The old man who personally cut off the troops disappeared into the vast mountains of southwest Yizhou together with the entire team.
Five days later, Feng Jing and others finally learned the news about Song Wuke and the more than 30,000 soldiers. After jumping out of the encirclement of the Hetao, they came directly to the river. The Song Navy happened to be here, so they took advantage of the situation and entered the South Yunnan Road.
The boundary of Yingzhou. Here, they met the coalition forces of the four ethnic groups in southern Yunnan who were preparing to go north to take over the territory of the Song family in Yingyi Province. There was a feud between the two armies. Sha Dan, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, saw that the other party was just a remnant and defeated general, so he thought
There was something to be gained, so he led the coalition forces to attack without hesitation.
Song Wuke was furious. As the elder of the Song family and the former deputy commander of the Bai'er Army, no one except Hetao had ever made him suffer such a big loss over the years. In his opinion, the four tribes in southern Yunnan were nothing more than
They are a group of bandits and robbers who dominate the mountain. A group of low-class grass bandits dare to challenge the majesty of the Song family. They are really bold. The soldiers of the Song family under his command are also furious.
They were defeated by the Hetao, and like lost foxes, they had nowhere to go. But the Hetao was originally the most tyrannical hegemony in the Eastern Continent, and even the arrogant Northeastern Three Kingdoms outside the Great Wall had repeatedly lost their troops under their hands, so this was not a shame.
.But the phoenix fell into the water and was bullied by the birds. They couldn't swallow this feeling.
At this time, the total strength of the Song family's soldiers was still as high as 30,000, while the total strength of the coalition forces was only 80,000. So, at Mopandu, where Song Zhengying's army had just been wiped out not long ago, nearly 50,000 Song family land and sea soldiers and proud soldiers were furious.
The allied forces of the four ethnic groups in southern Yunnan officially started fighting. The battle lasted for a day and night, and more than half of the four ethnic groups in southern Yunnan were killed on the spot. However, Song Wuke's situation was not much better. There were only less than 10,000 infantrymen left out of more than 30,000, and
All of them were wounded and unable to expand the results of the war. Although the navy did not suffer any losses, it had lost the foundation of Yizhou Road. More than 10,000 naval forces had become rootless duckweeds. Unless they became water pirates, they would have nothing to lose.
There is a way to go.
However, this battle also made Song Wuke understand one thing, that is, it is impossible for him to continue the glory of the Song family by relying on Yingyi and Erzhou on the two routes in southern Yunnan. With the few soldiers under his command, not to mention the Hetao army on the opposite side
, even the four southern Yunnan tribes behind him were able to annihilate themselves. After making a painful choice, the Yizhou navy flowed down. Although there was no ultimate goal, it was better than staying there and waiting to die. And facing
Facing the coalition forces of the four ethnic groups in southern Yunnan who had gathered more troops to make a comeback, Song Wuke had limited troops, and most of them were wounded. He was unable to fight against the opponent. He had to flee for his life in embarrassment under the pursuit of the coalition forces. At the beginning, Hetao could still
I got some vague information about them, but after a month, there was no news about them. No one knew where Song Wuke went, or whether he and his soldiers had died in the wild mountains of South Yunnan Road.
Among them, their story finally became a question.
The road to Yizhou was leveled, and the Song family that had existed in Yizhou for hundreds of years was basically wiped out. The main figures in the Jingxi Palace, except for the mysterious disappearance of Song Junlin and Song Zhengchun's uncle and nephew, were either killed on the battlefield or dragged to Nian.
Tianshengjing built the city, but the Song family no longer exists anyway. It was replaced by Yizhou Road under the Hetao.
"It's sad. If it weren't for the talent, ambition and short-sightedness of the Song family and his son, how could Yizhou Road, which is known as the Land of Abundance, be captured so easily by us?" Luo Xiang sighed deeply when he received the battle report.
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Haotian smiled slightly: "Sir, there is no fortress that cannot be broken, and there is no gap that cannot be defended. In fact, the key to war lies in people and the people's hearts."
"I understand people, but when it comes to people's hearts, I'm a little confused." Xian Lianchen interjected.
"Do you know why when the coalition forces attacked our Hetao, our Hetao, with its weak military strength, finally shut out the coalition forces?" Haotian asked with a smile.
Xian Lianchen thought for a while: "First of all, our generals are very good. Not to mention Bian Shuai, Chun Jian Shang, Situ Lie, and Li Xiaojiang Shen Zhou are all very outstanding generals. Secondly, our soldiers
It is quite elite, and in the end, it is the support of the common people."
Haotian smiled with satisfaction. With Xian Lianchen's IQ, it was already rare to be able to analyze to this level. However, she did hit the point. But Haotian still asked with a smile: "It won't take long for our Hetao to really rise.
Five years, and the Song family and the Li family both have hundreds of years of history, but why can our people support us without reservation, even if they die in battle? But why do the people of Qinchuan and Yizhou
The lords who didn’t support them, even when we massacred them, they didn’t form a decent resistance?”
Xian Lianchen was confused. She didn't like to think about these things in the first place. The reason why she was able to answer just now was probably because of her blessed soul. Little stars appeared in Qiu Mu's eyes. She was also thinking about this question.
But since Haotian raised it, he must have a reason, so he grabbed a piece of rice paper beside him, held the brush in his hand, and prepared to take notes.
"In fact, the thing is very simple, that is, our rule has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the people have integrated themselves into our Hetao from the heart. Although the Song and Li families have been entrenched for hundreds of years, their management of the territory only stayed at
In the low-level stage of governance, they collect taxes from the people and protect their safety. However, they never regard these people as their own people, and they never truly give them equal treatment. In their view, these
The people are just ignorant people under their rule. They only need to provide them with taxes, provide labor services, and create more materials for them to enjoy."
"In their hearts, these people can always be just a symbol, a symbol that can give them money, women, and more enjoyment. They rarely do anything for these people, and even if they pay something, they must be
It is for more rewards. The idea they instill in these people is obedience and unconditional obedience. Only in this way can the resistance of the people be reduced to the greatest extent and their rule can last longer. Under this policy of obscuring the people
Nowadays, although the people know who is ruling them and who their lord is, they do not really regard this person as the object of their allegiance and dedication. They have no ideas of their own, they are just habitual obedience and blind
of obeying orders.”
"Therefore, the people under the rule of the Song and Li families were just obedient subjects of their policies, not their true subjects. Because as subjects, you must care for them, understand their thoughts, and deal with them well.
While enjoying their respect for their basic necessities, they must also fulfill their obligations. We in Hetao have always treated the people equally and have never maliciously violated their rights. Within our territory, the people have their own rights.
Thoughts, have their own dignity, have their own property, as long as it is legal income, they will be protected by the entire Loop. They know very well who has given them so much dignity and happiness, so they understand that only by
If they are tied to the same carriage as our Loop, their future will be better. Therefore, when foreign enemies invaded, they threw themselves into the camp of our army without hesitation, and even volunteered to cooperate with the army in joint operations.
Because they understand that if we lose the Hetao battle, they will lose everything, and they will experience the same painful life experience as in 619 again."
"But the people of the Song and Li families are different. For them, the lord's army has been defeated. The most they can do is change to another ruler, and their lives will not change in any way. They still pay taxes and are still subject to the government and
Exploited by local bullies, they are still at the bottom of society. Maybe their lives will become a little harder, but as long as they can survive, what does it matter? Even among these common people, some people have deep feelings for the Song and Li families.
It is truly sincere. However, these people are only a minority. They are just people who have benefited from the rule of the Song and Li families and will not be able to enjoy such benefits after changing the rulers. However, the majority of the people are clinging to the idea.
We had an indifferent attitude. Because of this, after we captured most of Qinchuan and the entire Yizhou Road, the common people and their old lords did not fight against us together."