Chapter 897 Ten years of hard work, wind, snow and frost (6)
The sky is like a dome, with heavy snow covering all directions. The snowy evening comes early, and just when the last ray of light is about to sink into the mountains, the Canggu shamanic war song is ringing by the bonfire in front of the Jinren's tent.
The firelight held up a small orange space, as if it was fighting against the sky.
The wind and snow in the southwest are not such a strange weather for the Jurchens and Liaodong people who came from the north. Many years ago, they lived in days where there would be wind and snow nearly half of the year, and braved the severe cold to cross the mountains.
Ridge, hunting in knee-deep snow is a familiar experience for many.
Since the defeat of the Liao Kingdom, such experiences have gradually become less common.
Thanks to the dividends brought by the war, they were given warm houses, built new mansions, hired servants at home, and bought slaves. They could rely on the stove in winter and no longer had to face the harsh snow.
The same hungry and ferocious tigers and wolves in the snow.
Their children can begin to enjoy the pleasant and beautiful side of the wind and snow. Some younger children may not be able to walk on the mountain trails in the snow, but at least for the generation in front of the bonfire, the memory of overcoming obstacles in the past is still deeply felt.
Engraved in their souls, they are stories and pasts that can be told openly and openly at any time.
——My White Tiger Mountain God, roar!
I am the one who surpasses ten thousand people and is favored by God!
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The sun of the nine mountains in the south!
The upright and unyielding grandfather of the East!
Look at me——
...The ancient shaman war song rang in everyone's mouths. Wanyan Zonghan stood in front of the fire. The flames highlighted his tall figure. After a moment, someone dragged the sheep up.
The struggling goat was tied to a pillar. Someone held a steel knife and cut off the goat's limbs amidst the war songs. The hot blood was put into a bowl and served to everyone in front of the bonfire. Zong Han drank the hot blood from the bowl.
Everyone else did the same.
The bloody smell surges through the human body.
"The snow in the south is very fine." Zong Han spoke slowly and looked around, "Thirty-eight years ago, the snow was ten times more intense than today. The Liao Kingdom is now in the middle of the sky. Many of us are standing like this
By the fire, we were discussing whether to rebel against the Liao Dynasty. At that time, many people were still hesitant. Aguda and I had the same idea."
"At that time, Wanyan's tribe only had two thousand men to fight with. Looking back now, over the past thirty-eight years, there have been countless tents behind you. These two thousand people have spread across the sky, south and north.
The world is in your hands."
Behind the crowd, the military camp spread out, and countless firelights appeared faintly in the wind and snow.
Wanyan Zonghan turned around and walked a few steps, took another piece of firewood, and threw it into the fire. He did not deliberately express the momentum in his words, and his movements were natural, which made the surroundings feel somewhat quiet and solemn.
"It has been more than thirty years. Some of you are old brothers from back then. Even those who joined later are still part of our Daikin. I, Daikin, are absolutely invincible. It is the name you have created.
Head, you will carry this title with you throughout your life and be proud of it. Are you happy?"
Zong Han, a heroic man, was usually domineering, but he was not a friendly person. Although his words were gentle at this time, he was defeated in the battle. Naturally, no one thought that he wanted to praise everyone, and everyone was silent for a while. Zong Han looked at the flames.
"With two thousand people, we resisted such a behemoth as the Liao Kingdom, and later tens of thousands of people overthrew the entire Liao Kingdom. To this day, when I think about it, it feels like a big dream. At the beginning, neither I nor Aguda
, all felt that they were like ants - in front of the Liao Kingdom, the Jurchens were just little ants. We raised birds for the Liao people, and the Liao people thought that we were savages in the mountains! When A Gu was made into a leader and went to see Emperor Tian Zuo, Tian Zuo
The emperor said, you look quite thin, different from other leaders, then give me a dance..."
"Aguda can't dance."
As Zong Han spoke, he sat down on the wooden pile at the back. He casually waved his hand to everyone to sit down, but no one sat down.
"Jin Shang came out at that time and said that since Your Majesty is interested, I will perform for Your Majesty. Emperor Tianzuo wanted to have a fit, but Jin Shang had someone let a bear out. In front of everyone, he killed him
The bear was beaten to death. This matter is said to be a hero, but I, the Jurchen, was still an ant in front of Emperor Tianzuo. He was not angry at that time, maybe he thought the ant was very interesting... Later, the angels from the Liao people came every year and still killed me.
The Jurchens will beat and scold you at will, but if you can kill a bear, he will not be afraid."
"From when I was a few years old to a teenager, I was aggressive when I was young, but every time I saw an angel from the Liao people, I would kneel down and kowtow. Even the most powerful warriors in the tribe would kneel down and kowtow. No one thought it was inappropriate. Those Liao people
Although the angel looked thin, his clothes were picturesque and he was arrogant. He was definitely not the same kind of person as us. When I started to think about things, I also felt that it was appropriate to kneel down. Why? It was the first time that my father Zacai took me out of the mountains and into the city.
, when I saw those Liao soldiers in neat armor, and when I knew about the wealthy Liao people, I felt that it was appropriate to kneel down."
"The reason for the rebellion was not that I, the Jurchen, was born to take over the world, but because I could no longer survive. When two thousand people rose up, Aguda was hesitant, and I was also hesitant, but it was like trying to get a bite to eat when the mountains were blocked by heavy snow.
, we are going to the mountains to hunt bears and tigers. Facing the Liao Kingdom, which is more powerful than bears and tigers, we have nothing to eat, so we can only hunt it."
He put his hands on his knees, looked at the flames, paused for a long time, and then smiled.
"From the time of the uprising, whether it's Aguda, me, or all of you standing here today, we have to fight first in every battle. It's amazing. I later learned that the Liao people cherish their feathers, and there are also people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
The Wu Dynasty in the south was even more unbearable. When it came to war, they would say whatever they said. The son of a rich man could not sit down in the hall, and he did not know what nonsense he meant! In this way, two thousand people defeated tens of thousands, and twenty thousand people defeated hundreds of thousands. Back then,
Many of the people who followed the charge are already dead. Thinking about it, it's really amazing that we have survived until now. Two years ago, Gu Shen told me that throughout history, how many people can achieve our results? Let me think about it.
, you all are really amazing.”
He looked past the flames, past the people present, towards the stretching camp behind him, then looked further away, and then back again.
"I thought today that as long as everyone takes the lead in every battle during a war, we can achieve such results, because there are too many people in this world who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Everyone who is here today is amazing. We have been fighting in these years.
On the battlefield, I didn’t see many people who were afraid. That’s it. The two thousand people back then are now sweeping across the world. Thousands and tens of millions of people have been wiped out by us.”
"You can conquer the world." Zong Han's eyes swept over the face of a famous general, his gentleness and calmness gradually became harsh, word for word, "But, some people say that you don't have the magnanimity to conquer the world!
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"Every battle must be fought first, be brave and not afraid of death, and you will be able to hold the world in your hands. You can wipe out the Liao Kingdom and drive the Zhou family of the Wu Dynasty away from this stage. But you will be able to sit securely.
Is this the world? Aguda said when he was still alive that conquering the world and taking over the world are not the same thing! Today, I have also said again and again that we must support the world with the people of the world - look at the world behind you!"
Zong Han's voice was like a tiger's mouth, and even suppressed the howling of the surrounding wind and snow for a while. Some people looked to the back and saw that in the distance of the military camp were rolling mountains, and the mountains further away were lost in the boundless darkness.
"Where is your world?"
"Is this the military camp with tens of thousands of people?"
"Is this the barren mountain you can see today?"
"Is that all the places you have walked and seen in your life?"
"——Your world, the Jurchen world, is bigger than all the ones you have seen put together. We destroyed the Liao Kingdom and the Wu Dynasty. Our world extends all over the world! We have hundreds of millions of subjects! You are worthy of it.
Do you have them!? Do you have them in your hearts!?"
Zong Han's voice roared with the wind and snow, his hands were pressed on his knees, and the flames illuminated his sitting figure, shaking in the night sky. After these words, there was silence for a long time, Zong Han stood up slowly, and he
Take half a piece of firewood and throw it into the bonfire.
"You think that I am calling you all today to tell you that Yuyuxi has lost a battle, but don't be discouraged. I want to boost your morale, or say some bad things with you..."
He was silent for a moment: "No, what worries me is that you don't have the ambition to embrace the world."
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"Before Aguda left, he told me about it several times."
In front of the bonfire, Zong Han's voice rang out: "We can conquer the world with 20,000 people, so why don't we also use 20,000 people to rule the world?"
"Whether it is the late Emperor or today, including all of you respected Valley Gods, this is the thing that you have been thinking about all these years... Among all of you present, there are Xi people, Bohai people, Khitan people, and others.
Han people in Liaodong, we have fought together for many years, and today you are all Jin people. Why? Today, I treat you all equally. This world is also your world, not just the Jurchen world."
"As long as you are in the Jurchen's heart, you will share the world with the Jurchen; whoever is in your heart will become your world!"
Zong Han looked at everyone: "More than ten years ago, I, the Great Jin Dynasty, took over the Liao Kingdom and treated the Khitans equally, so all the Khitan people became part of our Great Jin Dynasty. At that time, we did not have enough power to take over the Wu Dynasty, so we took over the Wu Dynasty.
The Han people brought back were all slaves. After more than ten years, I, Dajin, gradually gained the strength to conquer the Wu Dynasty. Today, I have issued an order not to kill Han slaves indiscriminately, but to treat the Han people well. Everyone, this is the fourth southern expedition.
, the Wu Dynasty is dead, do you have the ambition to replace it and take over the Wu Dynasty?"
He waved his hand and glanced sternly: "I don't think you have any!"
"The Battle of Yuyu Creek failed. I see you pushing the blame! Complaining! Making excuses! Until now, you haven't figured out what kind of enemies are standing opposite you? You haven't figured it out yet.
Even if Gushen and I abandon the Central Plains, is there any reason why Jiangnan will destroy the Southwest?"
"The person opposite you, that group of people, they killed the emperor of the Wu Dynasty at the most inopportune moment! They cut off all retreats! They were enemies of the entire world! They faced a million-strong army, but they did not follow
No one begs for mercy! In more than ten years, they fought and survived! You haven’t seen it yet! They are who we were back then——"