Niu Gao led 30,000 troops and immediately entered Linhuang City and quickly controlled the major city gates, government offices, warehouses and other key parts. He also had fierce battles with more than a thousand gold soldiers on the periphery. However, these battles were not intense and they were quickly occupied.
The overwhelmingly superior Western Army was annihilated.
However, the military camp was cruel and fierce. The Jin soldiers were awakened by the fire while sleeping and began to scramble to escape to the two camp gates. However, they were blocked by the crossbow array of the Western Army. Groups of Jurchen soldiers fell in front of the camp.
Next, the bodies quickly piled up like a hill.
After experiencing the initial panic, thousands of gold soldiers began to break out with weapons in hand. They also knew that even if they surrendered, the Western Army would not spare them and would still massacre them, so they might as well fight to the death.
Thousands of gold soldiers fought tooth and nail, rushing outwards at all costs, killing one group after another. It was completely a strategy of dying together. More and more corpses were piled on the ground, which affected the crossbow array of the Western Army soldiers.
The Jin soldiers finally charged forward and engaged the Western Army in close combat. The two sides crowded into the exit that was only a dozen feet wide and fought to the death. Even if they were killed, they would not fall to the ground. Headless corpses were squeezed around by the crowd, with blood splattering everywhere.
, I’m afraid very much.
At this time, Wang Duo shouted, "The whole army retreats!"
The soldiers of the Western Army were well-trained. With an order, all the soldiers retreated like a tide, and the golden soldiers swarmed out. At this moment, a torch was thrown into the group of golden soldiers, and they burst into flames with a 'Boom!', and hundreds of them burst into flames.
The Jurchen soldiers were immediately engulfed in the flames. The soldiers screamed and ran. After running a few steps, they fell down and curled up in the fire. Countless soldiers fell to the ground and their bodies started to burn.
The feet of many Western soldiers also burned, and their companions quickly took off their shoes.
The area of the raging fire was too large, blocking the Jurchen soldiers from escaping. At this time, the Western Army's crossbows once again shot at the Jin soldiers like a storm. The Jurchen soldiers wailed and cried, falling one by one in despair, and gradually stopped
Breakout.
The Western Army immediately entered the camp to clean up the camp. It was not until they ensured that every Jurchen soldier was killed without leaving any hidden dangers that they began to transport the corpses outside the city.
At dawn, the fighting in the city gradually ended. Except for Xiao Wanmu's thousand troops who left the city in time to escape, all the fifteen thousand gold soldiers were killed, and most of the other fourteen thousand soldiers died in the fire.
However, the Western Army also paid the price of nearly a thousand casualties, mainly when they blocked the escape of the Jin soldiers. The two sides fought fiercely for nearly half an hour, and the Western Army suffered heavy casualties.
But compared to the deaths of enemy soldiers, these casualties are insignificant.
At dawn, the Western Army immediately imposed martial law throughout the city, and no one was allowed to go out on the streets. This city of hundreds of thousands of people became completely silent.
Of course, people with special passes can still go to the streets, practice medicine, and deliver food and supplies. Xiao Dan is also a person with a special pass. He hurriedly found Xiao Wanmu.
"Where's that thief Wanyan Asai?"
The hatred had been suppressed in his heart for more than 20 years, and he finally waited for the day when he could take revenge.
Xiao Wanmu pointed to a human head on the top of the city, "That's him. His body was burned to char, and only half of his face was left. I recognized him."
Xiao Dan looked at the heads on the city wall, slowly fell to his knees and cried bitterly.
"Go back! Burn some paper for your parents and tell them that the great revenge has been avenged."
Xiao Dan nodded slowly, turned around and went back to the inn. Xiao Wanmu looked at his brother-in-law and sighed softly, it is not easy to have hatred for so many years!
At this time, a soldier ran up and saluted, "General Xiao, Niudu, please come over!"
"I'll go right away!"
Xiao Wanmu followed the soldiers to the warehouse, where he met Niu Gao who was inventorying grain and grass supplies.
Xiao Wanmu knelt down on one knee and saluted, "For this humble position, please see Niu Dutong!"
"General Xiao, please rise!"
Niu Gao asked him to stand up and asked: "I found that there is not much food in the warehouse. Why?"
"Reporting back to Niu Dutong, the fifteen thousand Jurchen army is supported by the surrounding grasslands, and a batch of sheep will be sent every other month. Niu Dutong can go to see the underground ice cellar, which is filled with frozen mutton, and there are 200,000 of them.
So much."
"No wonder, I haven't had time to see the frozen ice cellar."
Niu Gao smiled and said: "I received a letter from His Highness King Yong before I went on the expedition. The letter mentioned that after we capture Linhuang Mansion, you can be appointed as the governor of Linhuang Mansion and serve as a civil servant. What do you think?"
"In my humble position, I am willing to serve His Highness King Yong!"
"Well, from now on you will officially serve as the governor of Linhuang Prefecture. When you come back, the official department will give you a seal and a certificate of appointment."
"I humbly obey orders!"
After hesitating, Xiao Wanmu asked again: "I wonder what to do with the thousand Khitan soldiers under my command?"
Niu Gao smiled and said, "There are also many Khitan soldiers in our army. If they are willing to join the army, they can join my army. If they are not willing to join the army, they can retire and go home. Then they will be given land according to the treatment of Western Army soldiers. In addition, I will
Give each soldier twenty guan to support his family, and as for the generals, we can give them houses, shops and land. I believe Governor Xiao will not treat them badly."
"Bizhi thanks Niu Dutong for his arrangement. In addition, I want to tell Dutong that there are five counties in Linhuang Prefecture, Linhuang, Xianning, Fuyu, Xuande and Xiao'an counties. Except for Linhuang County, the other four counties are all small counties.
The county has a population of only a few thousand, and there are not many Han people, mainly Khitan and Mohe people. The grassland area between these five counties is vast, and there are more than 20 pastures, but they are all official pastures and military pastures."
Niu Gao quickly asked: "You mean, the cattle and sheep in the surrounding pastures are owned by the government and the army?"
"Exactly, the 15,000 troops are supported by these official and military ranches, which are usually managed by the government. Therefore, I hope that the subordinate officials will not be replaced. The management of these ranches depends on them."
"Can!"
Niu Gao readily agreed. He was worried about the lack of food. There were only 20,000 shi of food in the entire warehouse, which was only enough to feed his 50,000 troops for one month. Even if he brought supplies, he could only feed his soldiers for three months. If he was given more
If you give it to the people, the food will not be enough.
Unexpectedly, there were vast official and military pastures, which made him overjoyed.
"Please count how many official and military cattle and sheep there are. I need an accurate number."
"I will take over the government office first and start counting tomorrow."
After two days of martial law, the Western Army had grasped the situation of the residents in the city and began to clean up. The targets of the cleanup were mainly Jurchens. It was also their good luck that they met the generous elder Niu Gao. If they met the murderous Liu Cui
and Liu Qiong, they will not have a good outcome.
But even if Niu Gao is generous, he will not be without principles. The principle is that all the Jurchens will leave the city and move to Xianning, Fuyu, Xuande and Xiao'an. They are allowed to take away any property they can take away, and they are allowed to take away any real estate they cannot.
, including houses and shops, were all confiscated by the government.
If they don’t have a house in Xuande County and Fuyu County, they will be given a tent, and they will be classified as captives. They will be taxed heavily, be discriminated against, and live a miserable life. If they don’t want to live such a miserable life, of course
Yes, then you must become Han Chinese. After being completely Sinicized, you can change your nationality and surname and become a Han citizen.
This is an experience summary of the management of Party members in Xixia. At that time, there were hundreds of thousands of households with Party members, but now there are only a few thousand households left. The other hundreds of thousands of households have changed their surnames and registered registrations after Sinicization.
For several days, tens of thousands of Jurchen families left their homes and went to live in four counties in tears.