There was a rumbling crash. The grassland peoples were not good at attacking cities, and naturally they were even less good at defending them.
Even if the Khitans were a fishing and hunting people and briefly owned the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, their city defense skills were still limited to shooting arrows at the top of the city.
In fact, there were only a few people shooting arrows at the top of the city.
After being defeated by the river, the entire Eight Divisions of Enemies and some of the Khitan forces gathered by Shulu Ping collapsed.
The eight defeated enemy cavalry did not return to the battle line at all, and of course they did not return to Kedun City. Instead, they fled around the city.
The families of most of them had begun to evacuate a few days ago. These guys, who were said to be cavalry but were actually armed herdsmen, retreated and went straight after their families.
Only some Shiwei, Tieli, Wugu and Xi people retreated into the city.
They are not locals and do not know the location and geographical conditions. At the same time, most of them are infantry, so they have no place to run.
Although Dun City is considered a strong city on the grassland, it would be too reluctant to let a group of Shiwei, Xi people, etc. who are not locals defend the city.
They held on for less than an hour before Zhou Jun made a crude car with a huge log and hit it three or five times. Internal fighting broke out in the city.
Of course he didn't know that in the history of Chenjiakou, it was Yelu Xidi who led an army to surround Yang Ye, causing him to fight hard and die.
Zhang Gao heard the wish for death from Yelu Pode's words, so he stopped and looked at Yelu Pode, thought for a while and said: "If I am willing to accept the Khitan people, I can start by pardoning your ancient neighbor.
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"Your Majesty is indeed kind to me, but it is a personal favor. To refuse it today is a matter of state.
Yelubode's cheeks were slightly swollen and his forehead was stained with blood. He thought that these rebellious Shiwei people had not made it easy for him.
Although Wu Gu Nei’s crime deserves to be punished by death, he does not ask the saint to forgive him, but he asks the saint to forgive this young man and let them serve the holy dynasty!"
Yelu Pode said sadly: "Gong, I can't protect the Khitan people, my country is ruined and my family is ruined. Privately, I have the courage to attack with swords despite His Majesty's forgiveness, my moral character is lacking. Our ancient neighbors deserve to die today."
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Some people were armed with weapons and wanted to break out from the west of the city. Barbarian Bear simply released them. Then on the flat ground in the west of the city, they were directly dispersed by the Beiwei Iron Cavalry Battalion with a single charge, and not one of them escaped.
The two cried loudly when they heard this, and Zhang Yan was also a little emotional. He called Zhang Xianyu over and said, "My son, please remember that in the future, you should use such loyal and brave ministers."
Therefore, if the Northern Song Dynasty in history wants to integrate the Khitan, it is just a dream.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao nodded and turned back to Yelvpode. If Yelvpode could say these words, then this person is still useful.
When Yang Jiye heard that he was no longer his younger brother, but Yelu Balang was the younger brother, he stepped forward, imitated Zhang Xiu's example, and hit Brother Yelv Xiu on the head with a chestnut.
Even at this time, the Khitans were more like Han people than the Khitans in the Northern Song Dynasty, because during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Khitans still had a slight psychological advantage over the Song Dynasty. Of course, taking Sui coins was definitely more noble than giving Sui coins.
'So a little.
I only hope that Your Majesty will be magnanimous and accept their surrender."
Then he looked at Yelubode and said: "Since you want to die, I will treat you as a beautiful person and give you whole sheep and fine wine. After a good meal, you can go on your way. I will order the Ministry of Rites to bury you in Tu'er Mountain with the ceremonial ceremony of the lord of the vassal state."
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No matter how it is said in history, this famous general and minister was an unprecedented figure in the Liao Kingdom!
However, he was doubtful, so Zhang Hao still stepped forward slowly. If he was really Brother Yelvxiu, he would have to be trained and trained well.
Well, it's not like both of them were crying, one was crying, and the other was looking at Zhang Hao with a look of sadness and indignation on his face.
Sure enough, Zhang Yan had a calm expression on his face, but he was still a little happy in his heart.
"Your servant is Brother Xiu of the Yelu family."
The soldier who was escorting the young general immediately pressed his head to the ground, and his hands were also pulled so that he could not get up.
The young general hissed twice and replied, "This is Yelu Xidi."
Huh? What? Brother Hugh?
"Sage, after this battle, the Khitan will no longer exist, and the Yelu family has shed enough blood for the Great Khitan Kingdom.
At least when Zhang Gao accepted the Khitan tribe to join him, his first condition was that they were not allowed to have hair, but no one came out to object.
Yelupode showed a grateful smile, then bowed his head and bowed again, "My ancient neighbor was destined to kill Hu Lin in the past, but now he knows that the saint is generous and benevolent, and he no longer has any worries."
"Your name is Brother Yelvxiu?"
Yelupod looked at the crying young general, and his tears finally fell down. He shouted and looked at Zhang Hao pleadingly.
Brother Yelvxiu?
Do you really think that the kindness of Saint Zhang is like a fruit on a tree? You can just reach out and pick it if you want?
Zhang Shengren turned around and looked at the young general who called Yelu Pode Aye. He must be Yelu Pode's son. The other man named Brother Xiu was probably either Yelu Pode's son or his nephew.
Zhang Hao sneered and kept talking about the Holy Dynasty. When the bow and arrow in his hand came over, he didn't hesitate for a moment.
Hearing Zhang Yan's question, before Brother Yelvxiu could answer, the soldiers guarding him were about to push him to the ground just like they did to Yeluxiidi.
The Emperor Zhuang Li mentioned by Yelu Pode refers to Yelu Deguang.
"Don't cry, I am destined to die here. If the Holy Emperor is kind, you and Brother Xiu will go back to Tu'er Mountain to fish and shoot deer and live a good life!"
"Idiot, you should have great luck, but you still don't kowtow and thank me!"
Zhang Yan waved his hand gently, indicating to let go, and even Yelu Xidi was let go.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan turned around and looked at Yelu Pode. This guy looked rough and powerful, but his sense of smell was very sensitive.
"What about you? You also want me to let you go back to the Daxianbei Mountains to fish and hunt?"
"Aye! Aye!" After hearing Yelubode saying that he should die, two young generals in armor cried loudly as they were escorted over with him.
"Who are you?" Zhang Hao shouted softly.
Brother Yelvxiu was let go. He looked at Zhang Gao, who was wearing golden armor and standing with his hands behind his back, looking like a god. He thought in his heart that he must be neither humble nor arrogant, but in fact, Zhang Gao said softly,
As soon as the aura belonging to the top emperor shone, he leaned down involuntarily.
Yelu Pode raised his head and looked at Zhang Yan, and said bitterly: "After this battle, there will be no Khitan people left, and there is no need for any more Khitan people.
Since the breakout was a dream, the "smart people" in the city knew that they had no choice but to lay down their weapons and surrender.
Zhang Yan was silent for a long time. Since the Khitan people entered the historical stage in the early years of the Northern Qi Dynasty, as the replacement for the Xianbei people after they left the Xianbei Mountains, they have been in close contact with the Central Plains for five hundred years.
Haha! Zhang Yan was so angry that he let me go once and wanted to let his son go again.
Zhang Gao was quite tolerant of the Khitans like Brother Yelu Xiu who did not follow the southern invasion. In fact, even for the Khitans who had invaded the south, Zhang Gao did not pursue much prosecution as long as they did not commit any serious crimes.
It’s really not like enemies never get together!
Zhang Hao couldn't help but look back at Yang Jiye, who looked confused.
But in this time and space, not only was Zhang Gao not just a dreamer, but Zhang Gao had to be merciful so that the Khitans could have this opportunity.
This is not the last time. The last time, Zhang Yan took pity on this guy who wanted to be buried for Yelu Deguang. He deliberately let him die and released him to Khitan. Unexpectedly, he actually dared to fight against Da Zhou.
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After that, he looked at Yelu Xidi and Brother Yelu Xiu and said, "You must remember the benevolence of the Holy Emperor and serve your life for the Holy Dynasty!"
Moreover, this tender sixteen-year-old is the time to shape his outlook on life and the world. He can be trained in his hands. With this person's temperament and ability in history, he is at least a Jin Rixi!
Hearing Zhang Yan's question, Yelu Pode felt ashamed. He knelt down directly on the ground and pressed his forehead to the ground.
Seeing Zhang Yan coming over, Yelupode didn't know why, but tears suddenly blurred his eyes. He kowtowed to Zhang Yan again.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao walked over and pointed his riding whip at the boy who was crying "Aye".
In other words, Brother Yelu Xiu's father is the same generation as Yelu Abaoji, and he is the same generation as Yelu Deguang.
After the death of my Camel God of War, Zhang Gao did not deprive him of his title of emperor, but also gave him a temple title and a posthumous title according to regulations, which gave this historical Liao Taizong some face.
If your Majesty allows it, we wild people in the mountains and forests would like to be like the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, the humble North Koreans, and the Turkic Shatuo in the Tang Dynasty.
There are quite a lot of Khitans under his command now. There are 60,000 to 70,000 Khitans in the lower Khitan tribes in the Hetao area, and the upper Khitan households in the upper Khitan tribes under the control of Murong Nobunaga are estimated to be hundreds of thousands.
Zhang Hao recalled that Brother Zhao's age seemed to have been mentioned by Zhao Kuangyin last time as being eight or nine years old.
The Wu Gu neighbors should have died a long time ago. It was the Holy Emperor who allowed me to live a little longer. Today, I beg the Holy Emperor to forgive these Shiwei and Wu Guxi people. They were bewitched by Shu Luping and dared to fight against the Holy Dynasty.
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Emperor Zhuang Miao Li. He was called Zhuang after repeated expeditions and killings, and he was called Zhuang when he died in the wilderness. He was called Li when he killed innocent people, and he was called Li when he turned evil into righteousness. I have to say, it is very appropriate.
With tears in his eyes, Yelupode kowtowed again, "The barbarians outside the Great Wall are our ancient neighbors, and I kowtow to the saint for his kindness."
The new eight Khitan tribes composed of these two Khitan households are expected to exceed the 300,000 mark soon.
Even if Brother Yelvxiu’s father came to have a son in old age, Brother Yelvxiu is more than 20 years younger than his cousin Yelv Deguang, so that’s pretty much it.
But at this time, it was an era when Han culture was absolutely strong, and a Tang Dynasty was about to appear, and many Khitan people yearned for it.
After Zhang Gao agreed, Yelu Pode was escorted to Zhang Gao.
Zhang Gao was shocked and confused. If he remembered correctly, Brother Yelvxiu should be the famous Liao general who was hit by an arrow in the buttocks and had soldiers pull him on a light cart to pursue the Song army.
So, the last famous Khitan general kowtowed three times on the ground and shouted to Zhang Gao.
Well, in order to win people's hearts, Zhang Shengren told lies one after another.
Without him, I, Zhao Er, would probably have recaptured Yanyun, and it's hard to say whether the Khitan could keep it.
Although Yelupode didn't know what made Zhang Yan, who had been tough just now, soften, he knew that the opportunity was not to be missed.
After a loud noise that could even be heard by the Zhou army outside, the commander of the army, the Khitan Yelu Pode, was escorted out by a group of Shiwei people wearing animal skins.
What he said just now is not wrong. Those who compete with him for the world are indeed only Yelv Deguang and others.
However, Zhang Yan would not show that he was willing to act like a Khitan. Instead, he asked: "The Khitan is working for someone. Wu Gu, are you sure you are not talking nonsense just to survive?"
Nowadays, except for some of the customs of combed hair, customs and customs are rapidly approaching those of the Han people.
This guy is a bit bigger than Brother Xiu next to him. He has a good foundation and should be able to at least be an armored general.
"Wugu Neighbor, you are so brave. I will spare your life, but you dare to repay kindness with hatred?"
So anyone who can stay with a close branch of the Liao Kingdom like Yelu Xidi, needless to say, has a high probability of being a member of the Yelu family.
Zhang Gao's words were awe-inspiring. After Yelu's defeat, Yelu Pode was able to escape with his life. It was indeed Zhang Gao's extra mercy.
"The Emperor is truly a merciful Holy Lord! If Emperor Zhuang Li were here, he would never spare such an ungrateful person."
The brother Yelvxiu in front of me looks to be sixteen or seventeen years old. Is there such a big age difference between the two?
In fact, this is why Zhang Yan did not understand. Although the year of birth of brother Yelv Xiu is unknown in history, his grandfather Yelu Shilu was the uncle of Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of Liao Dynasty.
Zhang Gao turned around and walked up to the sixteen-year-old Brother Yelvxiu, "Since we want to bring Khitan into China, let's start with you first! Boy, are you willing to be my adopted son?"
The Song army he was chasing was none other than Zhao Erge, the chariot god of the Song Dynasty.
Yelu Pode looked at Zhang Xi, and he suddenly felt a familiar aura. Zhang Xi had such an expression when he killed Hu Lin and allowed him to return to the north.
Even without Zhang Yan’s reminder, many people have long since given up on their most obvious external feature, radiant hair.
At the same time, in history, when the second brother Zhao besieged Youzhou, the defender was Yelu Xidi, who was also a strong general.
"There is no need to be nervous. Those who compete with me are just Shuluping mother and son. They have nothing to do with anyone else."
Brother Yelvxiu was shocked, and then his face showed uncontrollable joy.
Only then did Brother Yelvxiu react. He endured the severe pain in his head and kowtowed to the ground, "Brother Erxiu, pay homage to the emperor!"
Well, originally Zhang Xiu and Yelu Deguang were considered brothers. According to ethics, brother Yelu Xiu should be the younger brother.
He has now become my adopted son, Zhang Shengren, and Zhang Yan has immediately become Yelu Deguang’s uncle. Invisibly, he has been promoted to the same generation as Yelu Abaoji.
At this time, thousands of miles away in the capital city of God, Yelu Abli, who was nursing a child, suddenly shivered for no reason.
She never dreamed that in this trembling moment, she would have been smoothly demoted from the niece of her emperor husband to the grand-niece.