Chapter 727: People's Hearts Are Between Heaven and Earth
Chapter 727 The human heart is between heaven and earth
Langjuxu Mountain is a watershed. To the west of the mountain is the territory of the third tribe of Beizhu Bu, and to the east of the mountain is the territory of the eighth tribe of Dilie.
The location advantage of this area is similar to that of Yanran Mountain. There are high mountains to block the cold wind, and the melted snow water from the high mountains irrigates the pastures.
Therefore, since ancient times, all grassland peoples have regarded these two mountains as extremely sacred.
The only difference is that if the tribe came from the west, it would naturally be more attached to Yanran Mountain; if it originated near Langjuxu Mountain, it would be more attached to Langjuxu Mountain.
Therefore, it was right that Zhang Zhang did not lay stones in Yanran Mountain, because at this time, the two largest tribes on the grassland, namely the Beizu Bu tribe and the Dilie Ba tribe, mostly relied on Langjuxu Mountain for nomadic herding.
The holy mountain in their hearts still refers to Langjuxu Mountain.
These two tribes are not unknown people. Later, one became the Kelai tribe. The maternal ancestors of Meng Ge, Kublai Khan, Hulagu, and Ali Buge came from the Kelai tribe.
The other became a Tatar, both of whom were important parts of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
Since Li Cunhui's battle at the Yanran Governor's Mansion was a battle of defeat rather than a battle of annihilation, the news must not be hidden.
In fact, even in a war of annihilation, it is impossible to hide the news. Every herdsman on the grassland has a horse. They are just like those born on horseback. They can escape quickly at any time. It is impossible to catch them all in one go. Naturally,
There is no way to stop the news from leaking.
So Zhang Gao simply led his army in a swaggering manner, and directly rolled over the territory of the Eight Divisions of Enemy Lie without any surprise attack.
On September 22nd, Zhang Gao personally led his army across Langjuxu Mountain and approached the area around the nomadic Pibei River City at the bottom of Dali, one of the eight tribes of Kelei.
Dali didn't dare to resist, but did some reconnaissance from a distance, and then Cao Bin led 300 fine cavalry to make a surprise attack. After killing and wounding more than a hundred people, they abandoned their big tent and continued to flee eastward.
Cao Bin immediately rushed into the big tent that Dali had no time to take away, and found a large amount of corn, dried mushrooms, dried wild vegetable cakes, bacon, and hay for feeding livestock.
And everywhere along the way there were carcasses of cattle and sheep that had been killed by Dali because they couldn't take them away.
After receiving the report, Zhang Yan burst out laughing. Dali would not be able to get very far if he walked like this.
They did not flee in all directions, but went to Kedun City, the core pasture of the Eight Tribes of Enemies. The Khitan people called it Hedong City, which was where they gathered in the Chouba Mountains of Mongolia in later generations.
It's good to gather them together! This will save me the great Zhou cavalry from traveling all over the mountains and plains to look for them.
As for whether the Eight Enemy Lieutenants will escape? Zhang Gao is not worried about this at all.
These eight tribes are not tens of thousands of herdsmen, but more than 200,000 herdsmen. If they leave their homes where they rely on for survival, they will have to find land that can accommodate them in a hurry.
If they really dare to leave, then I, Saint Zhang, will dare to use kerosene to divide the areas and set the entire pasture of the Eight Divisions of Enemy Lie on fire.
Not only would they set fire to their pastures, but Zhang Gao would also set fire to all their tents, carriages and other materials that could not be taken away. He would also wait until the heavy snowfall in mid-October before evacuating south.
In that case, out of the 200,000 enemy herdsmen, I don’t know if 20,000 would survive in the end.
Therefore, the Eight Divisions of Enemy Lie will definitely not run away. They have two choices now. One is to defeat the Zhou army, which will naturally allow them to continue to survive. The other is to be completely defeated and then kneel down and become dogs.
If you want to live, what's so shabby about being a dog?
As a grassland people, if you can't even be a dog, that's the most incompetent sign.
Xiongnu, Turks, Xianbei, Uighurs and even Khitan, which tribe has never been a dog!
Therefore, whether it is fighting or surrendering, for the current Eight Divisions of Enemy Lie, it is much better than running.
This is indeed the case. When the news came that Dusage had been killed, Baliyi, the nominal leader of the eight enemy tribes, broke into Shuluping's tent and questioned him.
To say that the Queen Mother had a strong psychological quality despite having her wrist cut off, she actually calmed down quickly after encountering such a big blow.
She glanced coldly at Bali Yi, who was considered her distant cousin, and didn't care at all about Bali Yi's yelling, even claiming to join the Zhou people.
"You want to seek refuge with the Zhou people? Why would the Zhou people want your refuge?
Don’t forget, the emperor of the Central Plains also had the title of Ili Khan, the Great Khan of the grasslands!
This honorary title was recommended by the honorable titles of the Bashmi, Naiman, Xijiasi, Uighur, Ogus, Qihe Geluolu and other tribes in the west of the desert and in the north and south of Jinshan.
When the Great Khan was elected, you did not go. When the Emperor of the Central Plains established 120,000 households in the name of Ili Khan, you did not participate. You even participated in opposing the eastward march of the Six Methods Sect.
Now that people are coming to conquer with the promise of great victory, you can surrender if you want to?
If you freely accept the eight tribes of your enemies and take refuge with you, where will the Emperor of the Central Plains come from to provide fertile pastures, strong herdsmen, and beautiful women to reward the 40,000 households west of the desert that follow him?
It’s impossible to let the Han people in the Central Plains bear the burden!”
After listening to this, Baliyi was stunned for a long time, and suddenly pointed angrily at Shuluping, who was still dressed as the Khitan Queen Mother.
"You vicious woman, our athletes from the Eight Divisions of Dilie are working hard for you Khitan people. Your own country is gone, but you still come to drag us into trouble. It's so cruel!"
In the past, based on these few words, Shu Luping would have captured Bali Yi and taken him to Liaoyang Mansion to ride on a wooden donkey.
But now, the Broken-Wrist Queen Mother has long lost her former arrogance. She just sighed deeply and then said to Bali Yi.
"Go and prepare for battle! Regardless of whether we can win or not, from now on the eight enemy troops will follow me and retreat to the surroundings of the Daxianbei Mountains.
The Khitan Kingdom will no longer exist. When we reach the Daxianbei Mountains, I will also hand over the Wugu tribe to you. You are my cousin, and I have no sons. From now on, you will be the emperor of the new generation of the Khitan Kingdom."
Although Baliyi was furious, the title of Khitan Emperor still shook his heart.
Not to mention that the biggest reason why he was willing to continue to listen to Shuluping's command was that he hoped to get the Ugu Department from Shuluping.
The Eight Dilie tribes were originally formed by the Shiwei people from both sides of the Xianbei Mountains who came to the grasslands to mix with the Turkic tribes. If they could get the Wugu Tribe of the Great Xianbei Mountains to form the Wugu Dilie tribe, it would be enough to become a grassland.
The upper side is powerful.
"Qi Jin, prepare to fight! Although the Khitan is gone, we still have 300,000 dan of food stored in Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, a thousand sets of armor, and countless swords and guns.
As long as the Zhou people are defeated, Qi Jin can go with us to bring out the food, armor, and weapons there, and the enemy's troops will surely grow in your hands."
Yelu dinian, who was beside Shuluping, finally wiped away his tears and spoke very bewitching words.
Bali Yi kept his head calm and pretended to be thinking, but he knew that he really had no choice.
Because Shu Luping was right in saying that the Emperor of the Central Plains, the Nipu Yili Khan, would not accept the surrender of a complete Eighth Tribunal of Enemy Lieutenants.
The complete Di Lie Ba Bu is a hungry wolf, but the broken Di Lie Ba Bu is an obedient vicious dog.
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This was another arduous long-distance march, starting from Langjuxu Mountain, where the Bei Zubu people were located, to reach Kedun City, the core site of the Eight Divisions of Enemy Lie, which was a straight-line distance of 800 miles.
In fact, even on the grassland, it is impossible to walk in a straight line, so the distance is about 1,200 miles.
But the advantage is that although it is far away, you will not lose your way and there will be no shortage of water on the way.
Because there is a big river, which originates from Langjuxu Mountain, flows through Kedun City where the Eight Divisions of Enemy Lie are located, and finally flows eastward into the Fishing Sea, which is Hulun Lake, and then passes through Hulun Lake and the Hailar River.
It flows into Heilongjiang and finally enters the sea.
And this large river that can be counted as a branch of Heilongjiang is the Kerulun River, which the Mongols called the mother river. At this time, it was called the Luqu River.
Zhang Gao led his army and walked along both sides of the Luqu River. Small boats could be used to carry military supplies along the way, which greatly reduced the burden on the war horses.
Therefore, the two armies in the north and south of Henan moved very fast. Except for the baggage rear army led by Xinxiang Hou Fanshun, the rest of the troops moved at a speed of more than a hundred miles a day.
And out of concern for the Eight Divisions of Dilie and Shulu Ping, Zhang Hao finally brought along the armored cavalry led by Zhang Yuanhui and Li Zhaoyuan this time, preparing to let these guys see the power of the armored cavalry.
There is a reason why the Kherulun River can be called the mother river of the Mongols in later generations.
Along the way from Langjuxu Mountain, you can still see green grass from time to time on both sides of the bank that are moistened by the Klulen River, even though it is almost October.
In the distant areas that are not nourished by the river water, most of the pastures have turned yellow.
Moreover, when the Kerulen River flows in this section, the water flow is relatively slow, there are many fish and shrimps in the river, and there are a large number of bison, wild horses, wild sheep, silly roe deer and other large and highly valuable animals inhabiting both sides of the river.
For a moment, Zhang Hao even thought he had arrived in the old Northeast where he beat roe deer with sticks and scooped fish with gourds.
Seeing the prosperity of this faction, the cavalry recruited from Helong, who had accompanied Zhang Gao for more than three thousand miles, were also very excited.
In fact, not only them, the older generation of pro-soldiers and the Forbidden Army officers were also surprised.
Zhang Chengcheng said to Zhang Yan with emotion: "I originally thought that the grassland must be extremely bitter and cold, but what I saw today is that it is actually richer than some places in Hexi.
The saint is right, such a fertile place should also be our ancestral land."
Zhang Hao laughed loudly, and someone in the distance sang the military song newly composed by Zhang Shengren.
'Don't you see, the Han Dynasty's army has weak crowns, and the prisoners are asking for long tassels.
Don’t you see, Ban Ding is far away, Jueyu Qingqi urges Zhan Yun!
A man should be in a dangerous career, so how can he let a scholar's crown ruin his life?
Kuang Nai's country is in danger, as if it were full of eggs, and the feathers are competing with each other without stopping!
Abandon my pen of old and keep my pen of war,
At one call, more than 100,000 of his comrades sang war songs and joined the army.
I will cleanse myself from the dust and swear to sweep away the slaves without caring about myself.'
This song, which was born during the Anti-Japanese War and was a military song for intellectual youth, has always been considered by Zhang Yan to be one of the masterpieces of modern poetry.
And it's very easy to change. Just change comrade to tongpao, and Japanese slave to Rongnu. Even the slight difference in pronunciation can be ignored.
In such a vast world, Shen Huzi, who came from the West Lake, murmured in his mouth, "If you don't see me, the Han Dynasty will end, and the weak-headed prisoners will ask for long tassels. If you don't see me, Ban Dingyuan, the supreme Qingqi will urge the war clouds!" He is already obsessed with it! .
Although he was from Jiangnan, at this moment, the heroic deeds of his ancestors in the Han and Tang Dynasties were so clearly displayed in his mind.
Looking at the Helong athletes coming and going like the wind, Shen Huzi bowed his hands to the dozen or so Qianyue Nei Ya soldiers who had been with him and insisted on walking here.
"In the past twenty years, a certain Shen Huzi has only known what a hero is. Now I am willing to ride on the fortress with the Holy Emperor. Even if I can't be the ban Dingyuan of the Jueyu Qingqi, I still want to be a Han Dynasty soldier who serves the country with blood. .
After this battle, if any of you can return to Hangzhou, please tell my father that Shen Huzi would rather be the head of the great dynasty of Guizhou than an official in a separatist regime."
After that, he gave a loud shout and galloped away with the Helong Jian'er, whom he was already familiar with, and his figure gradually blended into the crowd.
Li Jingda of the Southern Tang Dynasty on the side looked at Shen Huzi's handsome figure in the distance and let out a long sigh.
"Abandoning my old pen, I keep my war-time handwriting. I summoned more than a hundred thousand of my comrades and sang war songs to join the army. I purged the dust and vowed to sweep away the slaves without caring about themselves!
If a certain father and brother had this ambition, why would the Holy Emperor come from Hexi to revive the great dynasty?
Since a certain Li family is a Miao descendant of the Tang Dynasty, why should he be dissatisfied when seeing the country like this? How can he be reluctant to give up the mere land south of the Yangtze River and act like a mantis with his arms like a chariot."
All the envoys and imperial guards of the Southern Tang Dynasty were speechless. Along the way, they encountered deserts, snow-capped mountains, Gobi, and grasslands. Just like Saint Zhang's mind, he had already conquered them.
A general took off the leather jacket on his head. He showed a resolute face and bowed his hand to Li Jingda.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, when the Holy Emperor rose from the Central Plains, our separatist lands south of the Yangtze River would immediately lose their destiny.
The king's energy circulates and returns to the Central Plains, obeying the heavens and responding to people, and the mountains and rivers are unified.
Your Majesty, please go back and persuade the king. With such a holy emperor on the throne, it is not a shame to become a rich man in the capital of God.
Your Majesty, Chai Kehong, will not accompany your Majesty back home!"
It turned out that this man was actually Chai Kehong, who was captured by Mengzhu Ze, but he was always determined to take revenge. He was also the strongest resistance faction in the Southern Tang Army, but today, he was finally moved by righteousness.
"Go! Go!" Li Jingda laughed and said to the surrounding Southern Tang Forbidden Army cavalry who were eager to try.
"You can go wherever you want, and let the brave riders from the North experience the glory of our athletes from the South!"
In the first update, it is basically about 4,500 words every day, and in the second update, it is almost 6,500-7,000 words. This is already the limit of the tiger, no matter how much it is, it cannot be more.