Hu Yanqing left with his subordinates who also had scars on their bodies, but the new barracks became quiet.
Some people were frightened, but some people thought that if Hu Yanqing could do it, they could do it too. They were already looking forward to the day when they would go to the battlefield and make military exploits.
More than 20,000 new soldiers settled down, and Wen Yang entered Su Shi's temporary residence in the city, which was Zhu Qian's former prefect's residence.
Wenyang was a scholar and was knowledgeable. He had been a member of the Northern Army and was familiar with some of the conditions here. After Su Shi asked for his permission, he kept him and stayed with him to take charge of some logistics.
and contact matters.
Wenyang was grateful for Su Shi's trust. During this period, everything entrusted to him was completed with all his heart. This time, he came here to ask for instructions on the next task of the more than 20,000 new troops.
However, when he arrived at the door of Su Mansion, Wen Yang was startled when he saw a minister wearing purple official robes holding a big sword standing guard in front of the manor.
Are you kidding me? The one in purple uniform is at least a fourth-grade minister. Why did he come to the Su Mansion to be a janitor?
Needless to say, the person standing here is Gu Jin, the minister of household affairs, a third-rank minister.
In the court hall, this man stood up and openly attacked Su Shi, arousing his anger.
Su Shi was even more stubborn. He replaced this person with 500 yuan of military expenses in order to warn the courtiers. Don't bully me in front of me, otherwise, Gu Jin will be an example.
If anyone is dissatisfied, Su Shi will not mind paying some conditions to bring you to the battlefield on the northern front.
Anyway, Su Shi is rich,
If you make him anxious, you can do anything.
Sure enough, as soon as Su Shi became ruthless, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty became much more honest. When no one stood up to make any objections, Su Shi's dispatch of troops became very smooth this time.
Wen Yang didn't know these people, nor did he know who Gu Jin was. But after spending half a month together, he became familiar with some of the Su family's army guards, so he inquired about them, and then almost stumbled to the ground.
The man in purple clothes is really a high official of the imperial court.
He was still a third-rank Minister of Household Affairs.
Oh my god, I really don’t know what General Zhongwu did to allow such a person to guard the gate. Su Shi is too scary.
Didn’t the Song Dynasty emphasize culture and suppress military force? Didn’t military generals feel inferior to civil servants when they met them? But why is it the other way around now?
As a result, Wen Yang was even more respectful when he saw Su Shi. "General, the new army has been well arranged, but I don't know how to arrange them next?"
Su Shi had already planned to say, "Don't worry about Long Wuwei. Tell General Wang Miao that they can move freely. If they need anything, you can provide it to him. As for the 20,000 new troops, let them do it tomorrow."
Start practicing early in the morning. You can inform other generals that if you need soldiers on the battlefield, you can go to the new barracks to select people. It’s still the same old thing, with the old leading the new. Otherwise, they will all be new soldiers. I’m really worried that there will be more
Deserters appear."
Su Shi spoke so clearly that Wen Yang knew what he meant. "Don't worry, general, I'll go down and make arrangements right away."
Ever since Su Shi severely damaged the Mongolian Cavalry vanguard army in a battle outside Xincheng, the next half month
During this time, no big fight broke out between the two sides, but small fights continued.
Hundreds of people fighting against each other happen every day.
Su Shi also intentionally used this method to train his troops. Alatan, who had been defeated once, also needed time to recruit more Mongolian cavalry from other places.
Although there was no discussion between the two parties, they hit it off in terms of ideas.
This is why on the battlefield today, various local small battles between the two sides are constantly taking place.
Even in battles, there will be casualties. Although Cui Yuan's health center has been opened and running continuously, with little time for rest, there are so many wounded that some lightly injured soldiers have to fight with their injuries.
Well now, with 20,000 new recruits joining, they can go down and have a good rest, which can also exercise the courage of the new recruits, giving them a chance to transform and become real elites.
Wen Yang followed the order and left. Su Shi looked at the walkie-talkie placed in the pocket on the side of the wheelchair. When he saw there was still no movement, he looked south involuntarily, thinking, "Will the Liao army get involved?
If we participate, how many troops will be sent?"
...
Shigu Mountain.
Hundreds of miles away from Xincheng, it became the temporary camp of Alatan.
This place is the middle area between Daizhou and Xinzhou.
If you advance, you can attack Xinzhou, and if you retreat, you can defend Daizhou. It is also an important transportation thoroughfare.
Alatan chose this camp, obviously not giving up the idea of revenge.
As the vanguard general of the Mongolian cavalry, Alatan has his own pride. Along the way, he has also proved his strength. Whether they are Liao people or Song people, countless people have been killed by his hands.
ever
For a long time, Alatan thought that he was invincible and wondered if there would be a chance to collide with the Xixia cavalry.
As long as he can defeat the Xixia cavalry, he is truly the strongest army in the world.
The idea was beautiful, but the reality was cruel. He didn't even see the shadow of the Xixia cavalry, and was severely wounded by Su Shi.
Moreover, he was severely injured when he defeated more with less. When he left the outskirts of Xincheng and came to Shigu Mountain, he once blamed himself and wanted to commit suicide.
It was the generals under his command who stopped him. He said a lot about victory and defeat being commonplace in military affairs. The meaning was one thing. If you lose this time, it does not mean you will lose next time. The general trend is still with us. We can completely regroup.
Fight again.
Alatan cheered up and began to mobilize his troops and accumulate strength.
This time, the Kaban tribe allocated only 20,000 Mongolian cavalry to him as the pioneer general. However, as the Mongolian cavalry came with a great victory, they also brought back some of the good things they had grabbed in carloads.
After Mengdi, this news was quickly known to some small and medium-sized tribes.
These Mongolian tribes did not completely surrender to the Kaban tribe, just because there are many such tribes, and their combined strength is quite powerful. If they are really anxious, they will fight against the Kaban tribe, which is also a headache.
And because they are located in remote areas, it is not easy to find them. The Kaqi tribe turned a blind eye and acquiesced in their existence.
These tribes learned that the Ka Banner tribe had entered the Song Dynasty and robbed a lot of good things. They all became greedy. Then, these tribes began to send the tribe's elite cavalry to also enter.
When I arrived in Song Dynasty, I wanted to take advantage of the chaos and get a piece of the pie.
A tribe may only send out a hundred or hundreds of knights. But there are many tribes that can't stand it. The Ka Banner tribe once estimated that the number of such Mongolian knights is about 50,000.
This does not include the more remote small tribes, which received the news later and are now rushing to the Song Dynasty?
If all were counted, this number would be astonishing.
Previously, Alatan had not taken a fancy to these small tribes. As long as these people did not come out to hinder him, he would not need to worry about them. Anyway, they were the ones who stole the most things.
But now, after being severely wounded, Alatan only had 10,000 Mongolian cavalry in his hands. With these few soldiers and horses, he was not enough to seek revenge from Su Shi, so he started to think of these small tribes.
Maybe a medium-sized tribe only has three or four hundred cavalry, and a small tribe has only a hundred or less than a hundred cavalry. But if there are more tribes, together they can become a considerable force.
In the past, only the Ka Banner tribe would attack the big cities and important towns of the Song Dynasty, that is, they ate meat, and those small tribes could only attack some villages to drink soup.
Now Alatan has won over these people and promised that after defeating the Song people and capturing the big city of the Song Dynasty, he can share 30% of their benefits. In this way, the temptation is enough, and the small and medium-sized tribes who came to seek refuge during this period will
There are many.
With the help of these people, Alataan's troops are constantly increasing, from the original 10,000 cavalry to the current 25,000 cavalry, making him feel confident again.
Unfortunately, before Alatan was ready to take revenge, he received new news that reinforcements from the Song Dynasty had also arrived.
There were more than 20,000 people, which suddenly increased the number of troops on both sides, which also made Alatan very depressed.
Fortunately, at this time, a messenger from the Liao Kingdom arrived, indicating that the Liao Army was about to join the war and would attack the Song people together with the Mongolian Army and the Xixia Army.
The messenger from the Liao Kingdom who came to see Alatan was named Gai Zhenchun, and he was also one of the generals under General Xiao Xiaoyou this time.
The Liao Kingdom is also known as Khitan. In addition to the two surnames of Yelu and Xiao, there are also seven other surnames, namely Li, Sun, Mu, Han, Luo, Yi, and Gai.
Gai Zhenchun is one of the representatives of the Gai surname.
It is ridiculous to say that the two parties who were fighting to the death before are now sitting together again to discuss joint operations.
This is due to interests.
This also fully proves that there will never be any true friendship between countries, and friendship is ultimately about profit.
Gai Zhenchun appeared in Alatan's yurt, took out a map, and sincerely introduced their marching route this time.
The Liao Kingdom's 100,000 vanguard army will enter from Xincheng to Yizhou, to Feihu, to Lingqiu, and then to Mount Taixi. They will follow the troops to Wutai Mountain. Shizui Town will attack Wutai City and will join forces with Mengqi.
The troops were sent to the Xinzhou area.
This is just the vanguard army of the Liao Kingdom. The subsequent armies of the Liao Kingdom will continue to enter, and together with the Mongols and Xixia, they will completely eat up the entire northern Song Dynasty.
While expressing his attitude, Gai Zhenchun added: "Our general's intention is very clear. If we want to capture the northern part of the Song Dynasty, Su Shi must die. If we don't deal with this person, then we can capture some big cities."