Chapter II. 178.The Battle of Revenge (1)
When it comes to war, it is not unfamiliar to both the Youbei Third Road and the Northern Yan Dynasty. After all, this week and the Yan family have been neighbors for nearly a hundred years, but in the past hundred years, the two sides have not only not lived in peace and helped each other, but each other's hands are stained with each other's blood. As time went by, as the blood debts in each other's hands accumulated, more and more soldiers died on the battlefield. In this way, even if the emperors of Zhou and Yan wanted to truce to support the people, the people would not agree. Since the two emperors were erected by their people, there is no possibility of turning hostility into jade silk between the two norths.
Of course, the reckless militarism, endless friction and war between the two norths for nearly a hundred years could not be happier for outsiders. They simply wanted to add a few more firewoods to make the war between the two families burn even more vigorously, and it is better that there will never be a day when it will stop.
For example, Mobei, who held the two families in one hand, was originally beaten by the former dynasty Dayan and had only one breath left, and even the co-owner of the grassland at that time, the Xiao'er Jinjin clan, was beaten to the point of only Lan Guifei, a lone seedling, if there was no shaman Li Xuanyu to lend a hand, it would not be alarmist to completely annihilate. But in just 20 years, under the dividends of the war between the two norths, although occasionally affected by some natural disasters, at least the rest and recuperation of the people in Mobei has been guaranteed to a certain extent.
An important reason for restricting the people of Mobei from moving south is that the people of Mobei lack medical treatment and medicine, and the land cannot be cultivated, resulting in a too thin population! Once this problem is solved, there may not be a place for him at the gambling table in the Central Plains.
Nankang, located in the south of the Huajiang River, is the land of fish and rice known as the "granary of Huayu", and it is also the richest piece of feng shui treasure land on the entire Huayu continent. Don't look at the Li family in the north, which occupies the most fertile black soil, and can make a lot of money by selling high-quality rice and grain every year; But when it comes to the total annual grain output, Dongyou, which can only be harvested once a year because of the temperature, cannot be compared with Nankang, which is like spring all year round.
And because Nankang's national policy encourages business, the taxes and fees of a trade route are extremely low, and it is located in the hinterland of Huayu mainland, and the wharves and post stations of the two roads of water and drought, rivers and seas inside and outside are also extremely convenient. Every year, the sale of new armor blades and siege equipment to these two companies has an unusually rich return; In addition, the money bank bill lending and other non-profitable businesses are even more profitable, how can they be willing to let the two of them strike and make peace?
But today, a hundred years later, the war between the two norths seems to have come to the end of the war. Because of this battle, a world-famous Pingbei Marquis Guo Xiao was killed in this battle. In the past, on the battlefield, although the two sides fought lively, and the number of soldiers injured and killed was also shocking every time, but the death of a senior general of the level of Pingbei Hou Guo Xiao was the first time for both sides.
And these people who stayed out of the matter were sweating for the young marquis Guo Xing who was trapped in the enemy territory at this moment, but Liang Jing, the quartermaster of the Pingbei Army who waved his army and stationed in the East Customs, was the left prime minister of the Northern Yan Dynasty - Wang Fang Wang Mubei's second son-in-law, and his heart was already in his hands.
Because of the death of Guo Xiao, the Marquis of Pingbei, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were furious. And Emperor Tianyou Zhou Yuanqing was even more ruthless this time, together with Cai Xi Cai Xianyang, who is known as the 'donkey prime minister', and his father-in-law, Lao Taishan Zuo Prime Minister Wang Fang, the three of them hugged tightly together, and the entire Northern Yan Dynasty was unprecedentedly united.
And the right prime minister, Lord Cai, was also so generous for the first time, not only requisitioning 100,000 elite armor soldiers from all over the country, but also bringing enough grain and grass for 30 days for an army of 150,000; What's even more strange is that he didn't send his henchmen to lead the troops, but instead handed over the command of the Northern Yan army, which numbered 150,000 including reinforcements, to the young marquis Guo Xing.
It seems that this time, the three leaders of the Northern Yan Dynasty have reached an alliance under this situation: this battle is for the country and the people, and no one is allowed to seek private interests from it.
At present, Guo Xing is using himself as bait to lure the enemy in Yanjiagou, the imperial mausoleum in Youbei, not far from the East Customs, and at this moment, the actual commander of the 100,000 reinforcements has become himself.
Now he has 100,000 reinforcements, as well as more than 40,000 tiger warriors in the Pingbei Army, and now the imperial court has replenished the siege equipment and heavy grain and grass for himself, if he can't take a precarious Fengjing City, then he simply took out his sword and wiped his neck; And if this battle is successful, it is not easy to say how he Guo Xing and Feng Lian will be, but he will definitely be recorded as a great meritorious service. With this as a level, once you are transferred back to Yanjing, you can directly enter the six departments of the three provinces, and it is not a wishful thinking to be crowned a second-grade top.
Although Liang Jingqi is a little greedy and selfish in character, such people are often the most careful. Whether it was the complicated work of accepting the inventory of logistics or placing the 100,000 reinforcements, he handled it very properly and beautifully. And this time, in the face of the huge temptation of military exploits, Liang Jing also abandoned the petty family spirit of plucking the goose in the past, and made all the accounts and documents clear and beautiful, from the number of ladders and chariots to the quality of bows and arrows. From this point of view, maybe this Liang Jing was sent to the front line as an official, and it was really not just because he had a prime minister's father-in-law.
In today's Donghaiguan, all the people who have nowhere to go have been mobilized by Lord Liang, some are repairing the city wall, some are overhauling ordnance, and even the old people and children who can't pick up their shoulders or hands can lift their sleeves to help the auxiliaries carry and sort out the grain and grass. This scene of unity in full swing made Liang Jing who saw it both relieved and moved, and even gave birth to the desire to be a 'peerless clean official' in his heart.
Of course, this is just an impulse
On the other hand, Guo Xing and Feng Lianye, who were waiting for the wrongdoers to come to the door in Yanjiagou, have been living a little like years these days. This ambush has also been done, and the candidates have been booked, but most of the reports sent back by the scouts every day are that Yan Chongwu led the army to march for thirty miles, and then camped in place to rest. In terms of distance, according to his marching speed, it will take three days to show up at the earliest.
Yan Chongwu was not in a hurry, but Guo Xing was eager to kill the enemy immediately and avenge his father. However, he also understood in his heart that the reason why Yan Chongwu adopted such a way of marching was not only to give himself an illusion of marching speed, so as to gain a first-mover advantage at the beginning of the war; More still want to take advantage of the chaos to retake the East Customs and completely close their own way of life. It is a pity that his own 100,000 fresh troops have returned to the East Customs in the early morning of this morning, together with more than 40,000 soldiers of the Pingbei Army. Even if he really finds some excellent fighters, he will definitely eat an extremely tragic 'closed door'.
Despite this, Yan Chongwu still can't be allowed to 'sneak attack' the East Customs first! Because he didn't plan to just kill him and return with a big defeat. Since his father died in battle, Guo Xing has been thinking about how to annihilate Yan Chongwu and the 50,000 Flying Bear Army every day, and let them bury their 50,000 people for their deceased father. Now they have found an excellent valley terrain, and it is the royal tomb that they have to return to. From this point of view, this is also an excellent burial place given by God to Yan Chongwu.
How can you not be beautiful when you die in the grave of your ancestors?
So what he thought was that after this big war, the world would no longer need the banner of the Flying Bear Army. Only such a result is it worth his life and the determination to lay this wonderful trap with the same heart.
After Guo Xing thought about it for a while, he selected a few thin soldiers and asked them to change into tattered armor, and the military blades they wore also selected some unusable curly blade scrap iron. With such a shape, he rode a thin war horse and went to the vicinity of Yanjiagou to 'search for grain and grass' with great fanfare.
Although this move seems to be a bit deliberate, it makes sense for anyone to think about it. After all, according to what the Youbei people think, the 100,000 rear army responsible for escorting all the heavy grain and grass of the Pingbei Army has been wiped out on the bank of the Pu River, which means that Guo Xing, the lone army, has been deep into the hinterland of Youbei for more than a month; In addition, Zhang Huangling fled back to Fengjing in a hurry, and he would definitely not report all the materials left in the camp. That is to say, except for Zhang Huangling, at this moment, in the hearts of all the Youbei people, his eight thousand cavalry should be this desolate and miserable appearance.
And after those 'recruitment pretenses' were spread, they quickly saw results.
Yan Chongwu, who had just woken up this morning, received a letter from Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt. This is the first time that Yan Hunt has sent a handwritten letter since he claimed to be sick. Moreover, he crossed the prince Yan Tian of the prison state and directly ordered Li Qing to be sent to the Flying Bear military camp quickly.
Yan Hunt used extremely harsh words in the letter, and also stamped his private seal at the end of the letter. Although it is only a private seal in the name of an individual, and it has no practical effect from the perspective of the imperial court law, the person who wrote the letter is still the son of heaven after all, and no one who receives this letter will dare to feel as if he has not seen it.
And the meaning of this letter is also very simple: first, he reprimanded Yan Chongwu for marching too slowly, and there was a suspicion of procrastination; and then earnestly explained to him the importance of the Yan family cemetery; In the end, he was ordered to march at full speed and annihilate all enemy troops as soon as possible, in order to pray for the forgiveness of the ancestors of the Yan family in the heavenly spirits.
Of course, Yan Zhan also knew that Guo Xing had been stationed in Yanjiagou for several days. From the point of view of time, not to mention digging graves, it is enough to replace each of the ancestors of the Yan family with a new coffin; However, since this matter has been ordered, the next time Yan Hunt pays tribute to the tomb of his ancestors, he will definitely see a mausoleum that is intact.
As for whether it was true that Qiu had committed no crimes and was as good as ever, Yan Hunt actually didn't care at all.
In his opinion, the dignity and face of the Son of Heaven in Youbei are the most important things. As for whether the Son of Heaven believes that the soul of the dead has a soul, it is up to him.