258th swept north 22
The attack of the pirate army may seem chaotic but orderly.
"Whoever dares not to lay down his arms will be killed."
The commander-in-chief, Xiao Jiasui, waved his spear and shouted.
In fact, there is no need to give orders on the spot, and the soldiers know what to do.
Kill –
The scream of the sky shook the sky.
Thousands of horses galloped, rushing in without the slightest pause like a flood that opened the gates, wielding swords, guns, bows and crossbows against all the Liao people who did not lay down their weapons along the way.
The Liao State is a fighting nation, and its war literacy is far from being comparable to that of the Han people who farm.
Even if there were no generals and no big men to organize and command at the scene, the Liao people who resisted and the Liao army present were still able to spontaneously and quickly form large and small groups, in a vain attempt to confront them with the strength of the collective and military formations.
To this toughness, the pirates responded with grenades.
If anyone who dares to gather in formation, a few grenades will be smashed over. Whether it was a hasty formation of dozens or hundreds, they all collapsed in an instant in the explosion.
Pieces of dead and wounded ghosts cry wolf howl......
The Liao State is really weak, even if they bravely enter the Jin State and take the initiative to retaliate, the Liao people will no longer be brave and domineering in the past.
The most elite Wang Tent army of the Liao State was defeated by the Jurchens with their absolute superiority in strength and outnumbered by the Jurchens, and they were frightened by simple ferocious attacks, and it was even more impossible to have an indestructible will to resist against more powerful and invincible gunpowder weapons and strong troops. What's more, at this time, the main body of the battle against the pirate army was only ordinary Liao people who stayed behind.
In total, not many grenades were thrown, and the resistance of the Liao people everywhere collapsed in a blink of an eye like a sea tide rushing into a sand castle.
The little royal tent army that was not dead at the scene was relying on horseback, and the horses were fine, and they turned around and fled first, and fled very skillfully and decisively, regardless of following the Liao king and their respective masters to settle here, in fact, tens of thousands of Liao people who were the most loyal to the Liao country and the most loyal Khitan clan lived or died, and let them cry miserably under the fierce attack of the pirates.
The decaying horseback power has become cowardly and rotten in its bones, and its demise is a historical inevitability, which is vividly reflected in these royal tent troops who only care about fleeing.
The warrior who can fight twice runs away on four legs, and there are few weapons left, what can ordinary Liao people resist with?
Even if they were grazing, they rode horses or had good war horses to ride with grazing, and even if they could immediately get on their horses and turn into cavalry with the same equestrian skills as their life instincts, they immediately broke down and fled in the terrible explosions and the screams of their own people.
But fleeing is also a damned enemy who refuses to surrender, and the pirates will chase and kill them as they are, and they will not let go unless he drops his weapon and rolls off his horse and kneels on the ground without moving.
Some saw that it was impossible to escape, there were crossbow arrows that kept shooting, and when they saw that there were resistors who dismounted and surrendered, they could really avoid death, and in a hurry, they also dismounted or threw away their weapons and lay down.
The main body of the pirate army, which entered first, was not to annihilate and hunt down those who dared to resist, but to grab horses.
Strive to snatch and collect all the horses of the Liao people here in the shortest possible time.
This is to try to cut off the legs of the Liao Emperor and others who forcibly broke through and fled with the army.
War horses cannot be kept in captivity, and must have an open space to free and gallop to maintain wildness and running power. The nomadic Liao people also did not have the habit of keeping livestock in captivity.
The king's tent camp was mainly a place for people to live and live, not a pasture for horses.
I don't have that many weeds if I want to put them. The weeds that were there had been eaten up by the livestock had already been eaten up by the livestock.
Therefore, whether it was the royal tent army guarding the Liao Emperor's side, or the nobles, chiefs, and large and small officials who followed the Liao Emperor, their horses were basically placed outside and taken care of by slaves or tribal cronies and herdsmen who were guarded by the pro-army. Even several horses owned by Emperor Liao himself were roaming outside.
The soldiers of the Liao State Army, according to the regulations, the horses, weapons, and armor are all self-prepared, and when they go out to fight, the grain and grass are often provided by themselves, and each regular army must also be equipped with an auxiliary horse, an auxiliary soldier to escort one, and a servant who feeds the horse and takes care of life.
Being a soldier in the army and fighting as a soldier can also make a servant be a master, the Liao army is awesome, right?
This is not because the Liao army is squeamish or pretentious, but determined by the nomadic way of life and the way of fighting, and there are also such conditions.
The Liao Emperor's royal tent guards are naturally even more awesome.
Even if the Liao State is now in decline and is in a recession, each soldier of the Wang Tent Army has at least three or two slave servants to call.
They don't need to take care of the war horses every day and night, let alone put the horses out against the scorching heat and cold wind, usually only go out to yo the horses, or feed the horses with good materials, or personally wash the horses to make the war horses clean and comfortable, so as to keep their war horses close and familiar, and can ride and kill as they want in wartime.
Their duty is to protect the Liao Emperor, just be ready to obey orders and go into battle or something. Other chores are not required to be done.
This is actually a very reasonable division of labor.
The valiant concentrate on the war. If you don't have the ability, you will be responsible for the miscellaneous daily logistics work.
The Liao people have long been accustomed to this.
Today, however, this rational division of labor and traditional habits have suddenly become an Achilles' heel.
The enemy who could not appear suddenly appeared, and the momentum was fierce and rapid, but most of the soldiers of the king's tent army did not have war horses around them. The Liao Emperor, nobles, major military attachés, and civil officials, large and small, still had horses left around them to facilitate travel or communicate between the tents in the camp if they had anything to do.
But what is the use of these people who have horses to ride and run away?
Even if they are selfish and ruthless enough, they can abandon their families and even their family members at this critical time, and only run for their lives, but there are not enough cavalry soldiers to accompany them to open the road and protect along the way, there are enemies on all sides, and there are many of them, I don't know how many come, if they blindly flee, they will only die.
The horsesback people, men, women and children are all capable warriors, which is just a vivid description of the difference and strength of the downstream herdsmen against the farming people.
Everyone knows that in fact, it is impossible for a people on horseback to be able to fight and kill even if they are accustomed to charging into battle, and dare to compete with the enemy.
Including the Liao Emperor, the prince, and the delicate concubine, all the central dignitaries and nobles, both men and women can indeed ride horses, but even if the horses are extremely exquisite, they can also play with war knives, and they can shoot twice, but they have to rely on their own groups to force the encirclement, hehe, even if the gods appear in the world and give them courage, they will never dare.
Because of the dignity and cherishing life, it is one of them to be more afraid of death.
Second, they don't have that ability, and they don't have the confidence to break out.
Dying in the breakout and being killed by the enemy like a chicken, chopping into meat sauce and being trampled into mud by a random horse is the greatest possibility.
The so-called dignity is supported by everyone; The so-called power is driven by many.
Without everyone's hard work, any dignity and power are a laughing stock. Without the protection of the soldiers, the Supreme Emperor's noble and powerful men are just ants under their feet.
When the Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi heard the alarm, he knew that it was a pirate attack not long after, and he was immediately alarmed, and wanted to get on his horse and flee by himself but did not dare, and the nobles who rushed to the scene after hearing the news did not dare to escape with a good horse or even a BMW at all......
They panicked, but the Liao people outside gradually calmed down and became less panicked. Because pirates do not kill indiscriminately, and they do not burn and destroy indiscriminately, as always.
Under the threat of the vicious eyes of the pirates and the shining swords, the herdsmen, auxiliary soldiers, the undead Liao Emperor and the nobles were outside herding horses and guarding the pro-army of slaves...... Holding his empty hands, he was obediently driven to the open place, holding his head in his hands, and squatting together, and was taken into custody; The men, women and children who hid in the tents stayed honestly after being ordered to throw out their weapons......
However, some of the Liao people here were happy, naturally they saw the slaves of all ethnic groups who had hope of getting out of the abyss.
Especially after the Han slaves who were given priority to be rescued were pushed to be slaves, and the representatives of the slaves were courageously asked: If they are non-Han slaves and have no outstanding specialties, but are willing to serve the pirates, they can follow the temptation to get a positive reply from the pirates and declare: After sincerely dedicating, abiding by the law and working hard, the author can be a free citizen of the pirate country, the vast majority of the slaves were jubilant, and under the skillful and efficient organization of the pirates who had gained experience, they quickly formed a team and elected the captain and vice captain. Under the leadership of the deputy captain team, he showed enthusiasm and vigor to compete, and consciously helped the pirates quickly pack up the weapons on the battlefield, and collected and took care of the horses and livestock......
Of the more than 50,000 pirate cavalry that had arrived, 30,000 remained to take charge of the plundering of the outer perimeter of the king's tent. The remaining 20,000 went straight to the Liaohuang camp.
When the Liao people in the outer camp saw that the kind of people such as doctors, craftsmen, and other people that the pirates wanted were picked out by the pirates, together with their family and property, they were forcibly organized to drive horses and chariots to prepare to take them all away, and they also saw that the few Liao people who voluntarily followed the pirates were in various moods, but they were able to quickly take care of their belongings, pack up their tents, and prepare to leave, while the rest of the families were not only looted of livestock, but also the money and cloth at home...... Even the knives such as the hand fork for eating were forcibly taken away, and whether the lives of the old and young under the butcher's knife could be finally saved or not, the pirate talked about credibility, but he was also a robber, wow, it's hard to say whether he will deceive this time...... The contrast is too big and too strong.
All the property that the pirates wanted in the family was designated to be unkept.
The spoils of his own male warriors who exchanged their lives for the expedition are all gone, and the pride and satisfaction of the whole family used to be infinitely joyful, but now it has become the most piercing pain in the blink of an eye. The point is, as a nomadic herder, what will I eat in the future without cattle, sheep and livestock? What do you live by?
Resist, resist.
There are almost no men in the tribe who can fight, and those who are capable have gone to the north to "work", and there are not too many adult men who are left behind.
Resistance is just death. The facts were there, and the bloody corpses of the rebels were still there.
But he didn't resist and was extremely unwilling.
The worst thing is how to survive in the future?
So, is it subservient to survival and betraying Da Liao in order to survive?
I've heard that the pirate country is very rich, and that day is very beautiful. It seems, perhaps, it seems that it is also a good choice to take refuge in pirates, helping pirates rob the Liao country, making meritorious contributions, and following pirates overseas, maybe the right choice will be made, and the whole family will really be blessed from now on, and there will be no need to worry about the beast Jurchen and no longer have to suffer and be afraid......
There are women who know that their men have died in the robbery of the Northern Expedition, thinking about the lonely and helpless days they will face in the future, and they gritted their teeth and begged the pirates for permission to follow, saying that they are very capable: Pirate master, you see that I can herd livestock, make cheese, make milk wine, and weave ...... I'm still young, just over 20 years old, and I'm good-looking, the key is that I'm strong, my ass is big, and I'm good at raising people, I can also go with you to kill and rob and take care of the pirate lord by the way.,I'm sure I'll be able to serve the pirate lord comfortably..... I can support myself and promise not to cause trouble to you...... My man died in the north, and there is no man in the family, so I beg you to give my child a way to live......
If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your children.
The situation of a nomadic woman who has no support is extremely terrible. The Han nationality is male and female. This is especially true of the barbarians. There is actually no hope of happiness when remarrying.
What's more, this time I am afraid that the Liao country will all suffer, and I am afraid that the wealth and food will be gone, not to mention that the Liao Emperor and the nobles are not merciful at all, but they suddenly become merciful and want to treat the people kindly, and they have nothing to take care of the vast number of Liao people. After the pirates left, the wolf lord himself lived on what to eat, and I am afraid it was still a problem. The lowly Liao people have no way to live......
Then you can't wait for death with unwarranted loyalty.
So, driven and accepted by some assertive widows or some Khitan girls who had lost their fathers and brothers and had no support and had illusions and hopes for the pirate country, many other Liao girls who had no hindrance from their husbands also gritted their teeth and stood up and strongly asked to be accepted by the pirates with their families, so they followed.
Survival always comes first. Hermes-Epitek is so. This is especially true of the barbarians who have long been accustomed to the law of the jungle eating the prairie.
When cruelty comes, in the face of the choice of life and death, whether it is to the Liao State or to the husband, it doesn't matter if it's loyalty, betrayal, etiquette, shame......
It's all about being alive and living better.
It is not right to betray the ancestors of the country and the nation, to betray one's own faith and to worship the gods who have relied on the spirit for generations, but no matter who to condemn, it should also condemn the emperor and those rulers used by the emperor.
It is those nobles who only know how to enslave and exploit the people, only know how to let others rob and make a fortune for them, fight and send them to death, only know how to indulge in pleasure, have no ability to protect the country, do not treat ordinary people as human beings, and never think of protecting the people who have provided everything for them.
He is the noble and supreme who should be blessed, and I am the one who should suffer for the ants, grass and mustard, since I am not the same kind of person, betrayal does not matter betrayal.
For the same kind, betrayal is betrayal, an unforgivable sin.
If you deserve to die, the emperor and the nobles must die first.
Besides, there are really many Khitans in the pirate army.
It was these original Khitan warriors who personally confirmed the strength and wealth of the pirate state.
And he left first in the name of pirate captivity, first went to the pirate country to occupy a place to settle down and live, if the husband, father and brother who were on the expedition can come back alive, they will not be punished for defecting to the pirates or something, they can still survive in the Liao country, and there is a chance to defect to the pirate country and reunite with their families......
The people are blind obedient.
As soon as there was a beginning, it was lively. More Liao people also joined the team that actively served the pirates, and as a result, the efficiency of pirate robbery was greatly improved......
In this chaotic but basic order, Zhao Yue and his entourage arrived all the way.
It is necessary to face the arrogant and arrogant Liao Huang head-on.