At this moment, Su Shi still felt a little powerless even though he had a powerful system.
Yes, he can exchange more food from the system for the people in the north.
But if they don't have enough strength, can they keep this food?
It is a crime to possess a jade.
When the people have no strength but still have food, some local officials with evil intentions will take advantage of them.
When some foreigners get this news, they will also take action against them.
It is even possible that this could lead to a war.
Therefore, food is not the key. The key is to unite all the people and dare to resist. Only in this way can they fight for their real rights and interests, compete with any enemy, and achieve what they really want.
life.
But Su Shi knows that it is not easy to do this. What he needs to do is to infect as many people as possible, awaken as many people's bloody nature as possible, and let them know that only when he becomes stronger can he
Live a better life.
Its daybreak.
The 10,000 Liao soldiers walking on the official road from Qigou Pass to Fanyang City were overtaken by 6,000 Song Pioneer Army cavalry.
These 10,000 Liao soldiers are not only infantry, but also the newly recruited Liao people's army.
They were also civilian soldiers, but these Liao people obviously lacked some bloodiness. When they saw the Song cavalry chasing behind them, some people simply abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and fell to their knees.
The so-called ferocity of the Liao people just means that the invading troops who have tasted the sweetness are ferocious. The people of the Liao people are still afraid of death in their bones.
With almost no effort, after killing less than a thousand Liao civilian soldiers, more than 9,000 were left.
The Liao soldiers surrendered.
"Hey, trouble. Leave a cavalry camp with 400 people to guard it, while the others continue to move forward." Yang Wenguang didn't want these prisoners, but since they couldn't run into them, he couldn't just let them go. This left a cavalry camp.
, and then led the main force of the vanguard army to continue moving forward.
When they saw that both sides of the road were full of Liao soldiers prisoners squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands, every soldier looked at it all with eyes full of envy.
They are no longer novices on the battlefield, but also people who have seen some wars.
Just seeing how vulnerable the Liao soldiers were under Su Shi's command, I was still surprised and even more envious.
Some of them are still thinking, if this is how good their record is, they will be able to brag about it when they return to Bianliang City.
Just like everyone is also a member of the Preparatory Forbidden Army, the 6,000 vanguard troops just came to the northern border a few days earlier. Some even came with them. Just because those people were more brave, the results they achieved were more abundant.
.
As far as they knew, some of their comrades who had joined the vanguard had been rewarded thousands of dollars for killing enemies.
Qian Guan.
Even though some people in the Preparatory Imperial Army have backgrounds and family backgrounds, one thousand guan is already a lot in their eyes.
The most important thing is that this is what you get from killing the enemy, but it is much more precious than what the elders in the family give you.
At this time, many of them began to regret it. They would have been braver and joined the vanguard army. Just like now, didn't they also start to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy? It was just later than the vanguard army.
One step at a time, but the results are vastly different.
"Okay, Fan Yangcheng is right in front, and a lot of military achievements are waiting for us. If you have ideas and ambitions, just go and kill the enemy. Let's go!" Xu Ba saw a lot of changes on his face and guessed it.
What they were thinking, they shouted, attracting everyone's attention again.
"Yes, Fan Yangcheng is right in front of you, go for it!"
The 10,000 reserve imperial troops cheered up one by one, urged their horses to pass by the nearly 10,000 Liao captives, and then rushed towards the north with even greater speed.
Besides, the vanguard army led by Yang Wenguang was the first to bear the brunt of the attack. Twenty miles away from Fanyang City, they caught up with the 5,000 Liao infantry who fled first.
Needless to say, after just being shocked and killing dozens of people, each of the five thousand Liao infantrymen lost their courage, threw their weapons on the ground, and chose to surrender.
A few days ago, they were just ordinary Liao people.
Now they are on the battlefield after being issued with swords and guns, but they are not real soldiers at heart, and there is no need for them to perform the duties of a soldier and fight to the death with Song Qilai.
Also, who said before that Song people were weak?
If you have the guts to say something, let's see if I can beat the shit out of you.
These Song soldiers are more barbaric and braver than the Liao people. Are these the weak Song people you call them?
"Leave a riding camp to look after them. The others will take a rest and rush straight to Fanyang City." Yang Wenguang got off the horse and stretched his somewhat stiff legs.
Hu Yanqing came over quickly and handed him a kettle. Yang Wenguang took a few sips.
"Hey, Brother Yang, this battle was really good.
It's so addictive that killing Liao soldiers is like killing chickens." There was no trace of fatigue on Hu Yanqing's face, this man seemed to be born for the battlefield.
He is usually listless, but when it comes to killing enemies, he becomes as brave as a different person.
"It's all under the command of General Zhongwu." Yang Wenguang also laughed out loud.
He had never been on the battlefield before, but according to the older generation who had been on the battlefield, the Liao people were very cruel. His grandfather and many elders died at the hands of Liao soldiers.
But this time, after Su Shi actually entered the battlefield, he first killed Meng Qi, then the Xixia army, and now he fought against the enemy.
But no matter what kind of opponent he is, he always feels that he is nothing more than that and not very powerful.
Of course, this is except for the first battle with Meng Qi where he suffered a small loss when he first entered the battlefield.
Not long ago, Yang Wenguang received news that the Song army, under the command of Privy Councilor Wang Deyong, was defeated outside Xincheng.
In one battle, 20,000 Song cavalry and 5,000 infantry were killed.
When he first got this result, he cursed Wang Deyong countless times in his heart.
Yang Wenguang believed that this was simply Wang De's incompetence. As for saying that the Song soldiers were weak in combat, that was simply nonsense.
Is the Song army weak?
Even though they are weak, they are still stronger than the common people's army of the Song Dynasty.
But under Su Shi's recruitment and command, didn't the people of Song Dynasty still win battles one after another?
Therefore, there is no such thing as an incompetent and weak army, only useless generals.
Yang Wenguang firmly believed that if the Battle of Xincheng was handed over to Su Shi, it would have a different outcome.
"Of course General Zhongwu commanded it well. Hum! It's not that I look down on some people, they just
It's suitable for chatting and bragging in the court, but letting them command the army is nonsense. It's just a pity that our soldiers of the Song Dynasty were unlucky. They were commanded by those people, died on the battlefield, and got the name of a defeated army.
It’s really not worth it.”
Hu Yanqing pouted, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
"Okay, that's all the affairs of the court ministers, not something we should worry about. We'd better take a good rest and capture Fanyang City." Yang Wenguang interrupted Hu Yanqing's words. He knew his brother.
That means you dare to say anything, but don't really say something you shouldn't, because you are inviting disaster for yourself.
"Haha, that's right. We are lucky. We can just stay with General Zhongwu. We can't control other people and other things. By the way, Brother Yang, have you figured out how to attack Fanyang City? It's already dark today. If we are forced to do so,
The attack failed, and the opponent closed the city. We are thinking of taking the city today, but we are afraid it will not be possible."
"What can you do?" Yang Wenguang looked at Hu Yanqing. His brother actually asked this question. He must have his own solution.
"Hehe, I have some ideas." Hu Yanqing continued to smile, and then looked at the five thousand Liao prisoners.
Fanyang City.
Zhang Jian also just entered the city not long ago.
As soon as he entered the city, he went to the city warehouse and began to check the quantities of various military supplies.
Some dignitaries from the Liao people in the city wanted to help Zhang Jian, but he refused. He just smiled and said that the military situation was urgent now, and they would allow him to finish the military affairs first and then have a drink with everyone.
Zhang Jian didn't have a good impression of these dignitaries and gentry in the city.
These people are like
They are like vampires, lying on Daliao's powerful body and sucking blood to satisfy their hedonistic life.
Speaking of which, these habits were passed down from the Song Dynasty.
I don’t know why the Song Dynasty also had such and such advantages, but why others couldn’t learn it. However, the aspect of enjoying life was 99% lost, and there was even a tendency to outperform others.
I don't like these people in my heart. They either rely on the military exploits of their ancestors or the kindness of their fathers to lead their current life. None of this was achieved by their hard work, so there is nothing to be proud of.
Although Zhang Jian felt unhappy, he would not offend them.
There are many figures and connections behind these people. I really offended them all. Looking back, I might not know what those old men in the capital would say about me in court.
Originally, this time due to Su Shi's sudden appearance, there were constant losses, but now Zhang Jian can't stand the trouble anymore.
He laughed with them and persuaded the nobles in the city to retreat. As soon as they finished doing this, someone came to report that three thousand Liao soldiers appeared outside the city and came from Qigou Pass.
"It's our people who are back. Let's prepare dinner when it's getting dark." Zhang Jian said nonchalantly. This was originally planned and he didn't think much about it.
With Zhang Jian's order, Fan Yang's soldiers who were still a little nervous when they saw a large army appearing, even though it was their own army, immediately relaxed.
It turned out that it was really our own army, so there was nothing to fear. Now the city gate was wide open, and some Liao soldiers even went out to greet them. They were also curious about the situation at Qigou Pass.