Wanyan Gao's mother happened to be in the rear army and did not follow Wanyan Gao to the front of the formation. She heard a loud noise that shook the earth, and then the front army retreated in defeat and hurriedly sent people to gather the front army.
I heard that Daliang had powerful firearms that could hit more than two miles away. Wanyan Gao, Wanyan Zongpan and more than a dozen clan generals were killed in the battle. Naturally, I didn't believe it.
Immediately, a team of soldiers and horses were sent to test again. When they saw that the cannons had completely blocked the valley, they hesitated for a while, then directly withdrew their troops and returned to Bei'an Prefecture. They also sent people to Huining Mansion to make up their mind.
The two groups at Gubeikou and Yuguan were on the defensive, while the other group of soldiers and horses on the Prairie Road led by Dong Ping were on the offensive, and they were furious and aggressive.
After the report of Wanyan Zongwang's attack on Yuguan reached Caiyuan Road, Dong Ping immediately led his troops to attack Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, the former Liao Kingdom.
Wanyan Yu had also led his troops to Linhuang Mansion. He knew that the power of the Jurchens lay in charging into the battle, not in defending the city. So facing the 110,000 soldiers and horses on the grassland road, Wanyan Yu boldly chose to go out of the city to attack.
The vassal army on Prairie Road also received weapons allocated by the Ministry of War, but the imperial court lacked iron armor and only equipped them with leather armor and sabers.
After the grassland road was established in Daliang, disputes among various tribes continued, with tribal fighting often resulting in casualties. The imperial court did not interfere with the internal fighting among various tribes, but it strictly prohibited large tribes from annihilating and annexing small tribes.
If Dong Ping hadn't suppressed it as the commander-in-chief of Prairie Road, one hundred thousand vassal troops would have started fighting.
When the two armies fought, the problem of vassal armies was exposed. No one in the tribes wanted to fight to the death, and they all wanted to kill all the hostile tribes.
One hundred thousand barbarians were dispersed by 20,000 Jurchen soldiers and fled for more than thirty miles.
If Wan Yanyu hadn't been worried about going deep into the grassland and being surrounded and annihilated by various ministries, I'm afraid the Jin army could have followed him to the horizon.
Dong Ping also understood the intentions of the grassland. The main force in this decisive battle was the barbarians. His 10,000 cavalry did not participate in the battle. After seeing the defeat of the tribes, they also evacuated the battlefield immediately.
After the Jin soldiers stopped pursuing, Dong Ping ordered the troops to gather together and summoned the leaders of various ministries.
When the leaders of each tribe came to Dong Ping, they began to complain that the other tribes had fled and the warriors of their tribes had been brought with them.
"Shut up."
Dong Ping shouted loudly, stared at the leaders of the ministries, and said: "One hundred thousand versus twenty thousand, and they were defeated. This is a defeat that Daliang has never had. This defeat is not because you can't defeat the Jin soldiers, but because someone
Wanting to preserve strength, he disobeyed the general's orders and fled from the battlefield."
As he spoke, he pointed at a tribal leader and said, "Tell me, what is the crime for escaping from battle?"
The expressions of the tribal leaders who were pointed out changed. They all learned the Daliang military discipline after joining the vassal army, and said: "It is not us who are guilty of the death penalty..."
"Shut up."
Dong Ping shouted: "You haven't received the order to retreat, so you still have to fight even if there is only one person left. Anyone who escapes from the battle will be killed without mercy. Since you are fighting for me for the first time in Daliang, the punishment will be reduced. Ten people from each department will kill one person.
If he commits another offense again, he will be executed by the entire army."
When the leaders of various ministries heard Dong Ping's words that one of ten men would be killed, several of them immediately shouted.
Seeing that someone actually dared to object, Dong Ping shouted: "Take them all down."
When the surrounding soldiers heard Dong Ping's order, they immediately pounced on the tribal leader.
When a tribal leader saw Dong Ping's face full of murderous intent, he pulled out the scimitar from his waist and started fighting with Dong Ping's soldiers.
Several other tribal leaders hesitated for a moment, but did not dare to restrain themselves. They drew their swords and started fighting with Dong Ping's soldiers. However, they did not bring any guards, and they were soon surrounded by Dong Ping's soldiers.
These tribal leaders howled one after another, hoping that other tribal leaders would help.
Dong Ping looked at the leaders of the ministries with murderous intent and said: "Who wants to rebel?"
He had no good opinion of the grassland tribes in the first place, and after obeying Chao Yong's secret order to reduce the population of each tribe, he became even more confident. Those who obeyed could become knives in his hands, and those who resisted, he would definitely not be merciful.
When the leaders of various ministries saw that Dong Ping was trying to catch them all, they lowered their heads to avoid Dong Ping's eyes. They all left their guards outside when they came. If there was a conflict, the Han people would definitely be able to stop their guards before they rushed in.
Kill them all.
Seeing that no one jumped out again, Dong Ping nodded with satisfaction and said: "Ma Husi."
Upon hearing this, the leader of the Kelei Tribe, Malhusi, immediately raised his hands and said, "Here you are."
Dong Ping asked: "How many people from the Kelie tribe are in the vassal army?"
Malhusi was appointed by Chao Yong as an inspector of the Kelie Department, and also commanded all the Kelie people in the vassal army. His expression changed and he said: "There are 25,000 people, some of whom were killed in the battle just now."
Dong Ping nodded and said: "You lead your troops to exterminate the rebel tribes, and the population of their tribes will be given to you. Within an hour, I hope to see 2,500 heads of your tribe."
After hearing this, Ma Husi couldn't help but think about it. The tribes that resisted were neither big nor small. There were tens of thousands of people left in the grasslands. With Dong Ping's support, they could definitely be annexed. He only killed 2,500 tribesmen.
People are more difficult to choose.
While Malhusi was still thinking about it, a big man jumped out and said: "I am willing to lead troops to destroy them, and I will also kill two thousand of our people."
The speaker was Hebul Khan of the Mongolian tribe, who almost unified all the Mongolian tribes.
Malhusi Khan saw that Hebul Khan wanted to rob those tribes, so he hurriedly said: "I'll go right away."
After saying that, he strode out.
Chao Yong asked Dong Ping to be wary of the Mongolian tribe the most. How could Dong Ping let the Mongolian tribe grow stronger? He glanced at Hebule and said angrily: "Keep the golden man alive. Within an hour, I want to see it."
If the heads sent by various tribes dare to escape or rebel, Daliang will send troops to kill them, and all the women and children of the tribe will be beheaded."
After saying that, he waved his hands for the leaders of each department to leave.
Several of the leaders who resisted had been cut into pieces by Dong Ping's soldiers. These tribal barbarians might be more powerful than Dong Ping's soldiers on horseback, but they were no match for Dong Ping's soldiers on the ground.
The leaders of various ministries left quickly for fear that Dong Ping would regret it.
Out of Dong Ping's sight, the leader of the Naiman Tribe caught up with Hebulehan and said, "Are you really going to kill one of your own people?"
The largest tribes in the grassland are the Naiman tribe, the Kelei tribe, the Mongolian tribe, the Tatar tribe, the Merqi tribe, the Ugu tribe, and the Dilie tribe.
Hebulehan said: "The soldiers and horses in Daliang are more than the entire population of the grassland, and all the tribes are feuding. There are countless people like the Kele tribe who have taken refuge in Daliang. We can't resist them, we can only listen to them."
Besides, since we take other people’s money, we have to work hard for them.”
After saying that, he hit his horse and ran towards the place where his tribe's soldiers and horses were stationed.
Soon, fighting broke out again on the grassland.
The tribes cannot unite, and no one dares to resist the rule of Daliang, so they can only kill their own people. However, there are many tribes under each major tribe, and no one wants to kill the people of their own tribe, but kills some small branches.
The tribe is willing to take action, but the small tribe is not willing to die for the big tribe.
The strength of the big tribe was still superior, and within an hour, all the tribes sent their heads one after another.
In the battle with the Jin soldiers, the 100,000 vassal troops only lost a few thousand casualties, but Dong Ping's military order resulted in the death of more than 10,000 people. Several tribes that wanted to resist Dong Ping were completely annihilated.
More than 10,000 heads were piled together like a small hill, which also shocked all the people carrying the heads.
The ministries had already set up camp. Dong Ping looked at the leaders of the ministries who had arrived to hand over orders, and then he said: "The military discipline of Daliang cannot be violated. If you dare to escape from the battle next time, everyone will be killed without mercy."
The leaders of each department also behaved a lot and obeyed orders obediently.
Dong Ping looked at the leaders of the various ministries who had tamed many, nodded with satisfaction and said: "We will attack Linhuang Mansion tomorrow. We are sure to win but not to lose. Without my orders, we will fight to the death without retreating."
In fact, the leaders of various ministries are not afraid of the Jin people, they just don't want to damage their own strength. In the past, they dared to attack the Liao Kingdom with scimitars and bone arrows. Now they wear leather armor and hold sophisticated sabers. In addition to the large beams with firearms
.They fear no one.
After being killed by Dong Ping, no one dared to preserve their strength.
The next day, Dong Ping led more than 80,000 vassal troops to Linhuang Mansion.
Wanyan Yu originally thought that the Daliang soldiers and horses would be reorganized in a few days. Unexpectedly, they arrived so quickly, so he immediately led the Jin soldiers ten miles out of the city to fight.
This time, Wanyan Yu discovered that the grassland tribes were as fierce as them, and their shooting skills were similar to them, but their equestrian skills were much better than the savages who grew up in the mountains and forests. In a melee, their ferocity was no worse than theirs. What was even more shameless was that they took down the Han people.
Even the carefully crafted swords and armors can be chopped down by these barbarians.
After fighting for more than an hour, Wanyan Yu realized that the Jurchens were invincible. It was all a lie to scare people. The 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command were all Jurchen soldiers. Once they got into a fight with various grassland tribes, they would attack one by one.
Fall down.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer Jurchens around, and more and more people from various tribes on the grassland. Wanyan Yu did not dare to fight anymore, and asked the messenger behind him to blow the horn and retreat.
More than 80,000 vassal troops and 20,000 Jin troops fought on the grassland for more than ten miles. After the killing was inextricable, Dong Ping appeared on the hill on one side of the battlefield with 10,000 cavalry.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
A powerful horn sounded on the battlefield, and the fighting golden soldiers left the battlefield and fled back.
Seeing that the Jin man was about to run away, Dong Ping couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his right pistol and shouted: "Kill him."
He was originally a person who loved to charge into battle, but when he became the commander-in-chief, he had to forcefully stay behind, and he could no longer hold it in any longer.
Wanyan Yu had just fought his way out of the battle group under the protection of his own soldiers. He heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves from the side. He turned around and saw that the Han cavalry who had been recharging their strength was charging towards them. He did not dare to fight anymore, so he hit the horse and fled to Linhuang Mansion.
Dong Ping's recharged war horses were undoubtedly much faster than the horses of the Jin soldiers who had been fighting for more than an hour, but the distance they had to intercept and run in diagonal thrusts was also longer, and the Jurchens fought hard to beat the horses, and there were still some Jin soldiers.
Ran to the front.
Naturally, the Jin soldiers behind were killed by various tribes in the grassland. Dong Ping's target was Wanyan Yu, who was running at the front. However, when he chased outside Linhuang Mansion, the Qianjin gate suddenly fell and stopped Dong Ping's troops, cutting off the retreat of the Jin soldiers behind.
In order to prevent the beams from blowing through the city gates, the Jin Kingdom added thousand-jin gates to the frontier fortresses. Of course, the thousand-jin gates were only more difficult to blow up than the city gates, and they just required more gunpowder. The Jin Kingdom also knew this situation, but they didn't think about it.
Come up with a better way.
Dong Ping stopped his troops and ordered all the troops in the grassland to kill all the Jin soldiers who could catch up outside the city, and then asked Hebul Khan of Mongolia to obey the order.
Hebule led the Mongols to assemble on Dong Ping's flank, rode their horses to Dong Ping, and imitated the Daliang people to clasp their fists and salute.
Dong Ping nodded and said: "Take some people and fill in a section of the moat so that the engineers can approach the city wall and use gunpowder."
"yes"
Hebule didn't hesitate, clasped his fists and accepted the order, and soon the Mongols drove their horses towards the moat.
The golden soldiers on the top of the city saw someone rushing over and shot arrows for free.
Hebule was not stupid. He first filled the river with war horses, and then filled the river with soil prepared by Daliang. Soon, he filled up a road that was more than ten feet wide.
The war horses of the vassal army were all purchased from the ministries by the Daliang court and were not the property of the ministries. They did not feel uncomfortable using them.
As soon as the road was paved, two burly men wearing heavy armor pushed a steel cart toward the city wall.
Wan Yanyu watched from the city and knew what they were going to do. Seeing that the bows and arrows were useless and the catapults could not hit, he did not dare to stay any longer and ran down with the Jurchen soldiers on the city.
When the Han troops guarding the city saw that the Jurchen soldiers, who were usually more ferocious than wild beasts, had all run away, they also ran down one after another.
Without any obstruction, the two big men quickly pushed the steel plate under the city wall, lit the fuse, and ran back quickly.
There are not many people who can run so fast wearing heavy armor.
Just as the two big men ran out of Liyu, a loud noise sounded behind them, the ground shook, and dust flew up.
Outside the city, all the tribesmen in the grasslands who were still chasing the Jin soldiers more than ten miles away heard this earth-shaking loud noise. If they had not known earlier that the gunpowder in the beam was as loud as thunder, I am afraid that all the barbarians would lie on the ground and worship the Immortal God.
After Wanyan Yu led his troops down to the city, he fled to the east gate, planning to abandon the city and flee back to Huining Mansion, where he would beg for money with Wanyan Wu to discuss the war against Daliang.
This time the troops were sent to stir up a hornet's nest. The various grassland tribes alone were enough for the Jurchens to resist with all their strength. If Daliang sent another 100,000 troops, the Jin Kingdom would be in danger.
Before they reached the east gate, gunpowder exploded, and all the war horses in the city were so frightened that they fell to the ground, feces and urine flowing out.
Wanyan Yu was also crushed to the ground by the war horse. He pushed the war horse away and got up. He looked back at the collapsed city wall behind him. Looking at the appearance of the war horse, he knew that it was useless, so he had no choice but to flee on foot with his Jurchen soldiers.
go.
If you stay in the city, you will definitely be beaten to death by the grassland tribes. If you escape and grab some war horses, you might be able to escape.
Dong Ping and his men retreated a full five miles, but even so some of the horses were frightened.
Hebulehan watched a section of the towering city wall disappear in the distance, and he cried out to the Immortal Sky in his heart. Fortunately, he was not an enemy of Daliang. Although they did not have a city for Daliang to blow up, Daliang could drown them all with just a spit.
.
Dong Ping calmed his horse and said to Hebule: "You lead your troops to attack the city. I will enter the city before dark."
"yes"
Hebul Khan bowed respectfully and roared away with the Mongols.
By the time they rolled into the city from the rubble, all the Jurchen soldiers in the city had fled, and most of the Han army surrendered on the spot. For the Han people, Daliang was their country. In the Jin Kingdom, they were not slaves, but also
Lower class people.
Various troops outside the city killed many Jurchens, but failed to capture Wanyan Yu.
Wanyan Yu led dozens of Jurchen soldiers to break through the encirclement, and all the remaining Jurchen soldiers without horses were killed by various ministries.
Dong Ping was ordered by Chao Yong to reward each Jurchen with ten guans for his head and five for each Jurchen's prisoner.
Although the various tribes in the grassland were barbaric, they also knew which ones were more and which were less. All they brought back were half-bald heads and no prisoners.
That night, more than 17,000 people were beheaded according to reports from various ministries. Only more than 2,000 people did not escape back to Linhuang Mansion after the melee on the grassland, but fled directly back.
There were also more than 10,000 casualties in various grassland tribes. Including those killed by Dong Ping earlier, after Linhuang Mansion was captured, there were still more than 70,000 vassal troops left among the 100,000.
The army rested for the night in Linhuang Mansion and did not go south to attack Zhongjing Road. Instead, they headed east towards Huining Mansion, the capital of the Jin Kingdom.
Wanyan Wu Qimai was originally waiting for someone from the front to send back gold, silver or beautiful women. Unexpectedly, within ten days of Wanyan Zongwang sending troops, he sent people back to complain and ask Bo Jilie to withdraw. This army can be said to be Wanyan Agu's fight.
Wanyan Zongwang's direct lineage, the three brothers who led the army were also Wanyan Zongwang, and Wanyan Wu Qimai did not doubt their combat effectiveness. The Prime Minister Wanyan Zongqian also knew the martial prowess of his three brothers, and when he saw Wanyan Zongwang saying that he could not defeat Yuguan, he also hesitated
.
Before the two of them could make up their mind, news came back from all the way at Gubeikou that Wanyan Gao, Wanyan Zongpan and more than a dozen people had been killed by Daliang artillery.
Until the founding of the Jin Dynasty, so many members of the clan had not been killed or injured. Now the two of them knew the power of Daliang's firearms. They had just ordered the two groups of troops to withdraw, and that night Wan Yanyu fled back with dozens of remaining soldiers.
The soldiers on patrol at night were still in the shock of the embarrassed Wanyan Yu and his party, when they discovered that the Prime Minister Wanyan Zongqian was also rushing towards the palace with his men.
The palace, which had long since rested, was brightly lit again. Wanyan Wu was begging for money, Wanyan Zongqian, and Wanyan Yu were gathered together.
After Aguda died, the five Bojilie, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Gao all died in Gubeikou. It was the three of them who discussed major issues in the Jin Kingdom.
Wanyan Zongqian still looked at Wanyan Yu in disbelief and said: "Twenty thousand Jurchen soldiers only come back with a few dozen?"
Wanyan Yu said: "There may be some people who escaped, but not too many. I was afraid of delaying the big event, so I ran back day and night, and I don't know what happened next."
Wanyan Wu also had a headache and asked, "Are the prairie barbarians more powerful than us Jurchens?"
Wanyan Yu said: "Their equestrian skills are better than ours, and they fight as fiercely as us. Moreover, they have the armor of Daliang, and their weapons are no worse than ours. In the first formation, I led my troops to fight with them in the field. No one in the grassland wanted to
I tried my best to chase them for thirty miles. Unexpectedly, when they came back the next day, they refused to retreat. Twenty thousand
The Jurchen soldiers could not disperse them, and finally fell into a tight siege. If they continued to fight, they would definitely be killed by the barbarians, so I had no choice but to order a breakout to Linhuang Mansion. The Han people's gunpowder was also powerful, and the city wall collapsed in one fell swoop. I couldn't guard it.
, and fled back with his people. This battle cannot be continued, otherwise Daliang doesn’t know how many barbarians he can mobilize."
Wanyan Wu Qimai nodded and said: "I have asked the other two groups of troops to retreat. Xieye and Puluhu were all killed by the Han artillery. The Han people have firearms that can hit more than two miles away. Xieye
They went to watch the formation and were directly bombed to death."
As he spoke, he shook his head and said: "I didn't expect that the Han people's spaceship would be broken with just one poke, but the gunpowder would be so powerful." (To be continued...)