Chapter 260: White Mountain and Black Water

"Yelu Hanxiong, take your life." Tahi rushed towards the last stronghold of the Khitans with the steppe soldiers who had come along the way, laughing wildly with a sigh of relief. The 30,000 grassland children behind him were even more crazy, and they didn't care about death at all, they were completely exchanging their lives for their lives, and even before they died, they had to drag the Khitans to hell. Yelu Hanxiong's royal court guards had no room to fight back in front of this group of madmen, and they were quickly killed and wounded, leaving only the last dozens of people still standing in front of Yelu Hanxiong.

Tahi slashed to death Yelu Hanxiong's eldest son who came to stop him, and said with a smile: "Yelu Hanxiong, did you ever think that there would be a day when you attacked my army of Gyals? I, Tahi, have nothing else to do today, but to avenge those steppe compatriots who died tragically under your hands, and if you have the courage to come and fight with me, I will give you a good time. ”

Tahi's words undoubtedly made Yelu Hanxiong think about the battle of the trapped beast, and when he heard the roar, he pushed away the guards around him and rushed towards Tahi frantically, and the two started a life-and-death struggle on the field.

But unlike Yelu Hanxiong's side, which has the intention of killing one by one, Tahi's lieutenant has already gathered his army at this time and surrounded this place tightly, watching Tahi and Yelu Hanxiong in the field, but the long knife Yingxue couldn't help but worry. You must know that Yelu Hanxiong's martial arts on the grassland are very famous, Tahi has now entered the year of the Mandate of Heaven, and he will definitely not be his opponent for a long time, but at this time, the siege not only makes Tahi lose face, but also cannot release the anger hidden in his heart in the past few years, so he doesn't know what to do for a while.

After a long time, Tahi's sword skills gradually scattered, and he was older than Yelu Hanxiong, and his strength was far inferior to that of the other party, so from the beginning, the two of them quickly fell into disadvantage, and there were even dangerous situations. Several of Tahi's lieutenants didn't know what to do, and the scimitar in his hand was taken down several times and had to be put down.

In the fierce battle, Yelu Hanxiong slashed Huashan and pressed Tahi on the horse's back, the long knife gradually bent under the pressure of his arm, and the corners of Tahi's mouth began to overflow with a trace of blood. This time, the deputy general finally couldn't help it, but Chen Fan's voice came from behind him, "Don't move, this is the battle for dominance in your grassland, and you will kill him in the end." "It turns out that the war here has attracted Chen Fan, and even he has been watching it for a long time, but everyone is focused on the field, so they haven't seen it.

However, although Chen Fan said so, after all, he couldn't help his general being killed in front of him, so after thinking about it, he quietly flicked his fingers together, and an invisible strong wind came out, quietly hitting Yelu Hanxiong's horse's neck. Due to the fierce battle in the field, no one noticed Chen Fan's actions, but saw Yelu Hanxiong's war horse suddenly neigh, and his front hooves raised, breaking Yelu Hanxiong's original perfect move. And how could Tahi let go of such a good opportunity, almost without thinking about it, he swung out directly and slashed at Yelu Hanxiong's left arm, but seeing the blood spraying wildly, a broken arm flew into the air, and Yelu Hanxiong screamed and fell off the horse.

"Okay, take Yelu Hanxiong down, send someone to stop the bleeding for him, and then send it to Xijing to be handed over to the emperor for disposal. The rest of the cavalry battalion and horses quickly attacked to support the heavy cavalry battalion, and this battle must be taken by the indigent. Chen Fan crossed Tahi and directly ordered Taxi's lieutenant general to lead his troops to the front line to support Tieliang, and he himself began to walk back with Tahi.

"Tahi, this battle is a great revenge, right?" Yelu Hanxiong's remaining dozens of personal guards saw Yelu Hanxiong fall to the ground, and they thought about stepping forward and being directly killed by the Tiance army around them. Chen Fan had no interest in this, and smiled at Tahi beside him, who was finally gasping for breath as he walked.

Tahi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Thank you for your help, otherwise Tahi will definitely be killed by Yelu Hanxiong today." But then he smiled with relief: "But Yelu Hanxiong was seriously injured and was arrested, which is also my wish, after this battle, I also asked the marshal to allow me to retire, and the grassland cavalry battalion also asked the marshal to join the mixed sequence, integrate into the Tang Dynasty, and become a complete family." ”

Chen Fan looked at Tahi and said with a smile: "I agree with this matter, after you retire, you will transfer to civil affairs, how about the cabinet as the head of the Northeast Military Administration before the plan for the Northeast comes out." ”

"Haha, Tahi has long wanted to stay in the Northeast, Dashuai, you have two thoughts on me today, I'll invite you to drink when I go back." The battle on the front line continues, but for the two of them, the war can actually be declared over. After the two returned to the tent, Taxi looked at Tongzhou City in the distance and said: "Dashuai, I have heard before that the Northeast is not only a vast area, but also rich in minerals. ”

"I said you're still in the military, why don't you want to do it so soon?" Chen Fan said with a smile: "But I heard the emperor say that the white mountains and black waters in the northeast are enough to feed half of the Tang Dynasty, I have seen this march, and the rest will be handed over to the front-line troops after the end of this battle, I am also rare to have leisure, let's go around and help you staff officers." ”

Tahi picked up a bowl of wine and said with a smile: "Dashuai, this is what you said, you can come up with an idea when the time comes, I am really not used to becoming a civil affairs officer after so many years of holding a knife." ”

Wu Huan and Liu Baoliang joined forces to attack the Bohai State army and finally achieved victory, more than 100,000 Bohai State troops were killed by Wu Huan in the commander Momoli, the group of dragons was leaderless, except for some fled back to the rear, about 30,000 people were captured, and the long line of prisoners extended to the outside of Tongzhou City, and then was taken over by the logistics department behind the army personnel to be escorted to Zhongjing and other places in the rear, waiting for the placement of the National Guard.

After Wu Huan and the two solved the Bohai Kingdom, Liu Baoliang escorted the prisoners, and Wu Huan led the army to participate in the siege of the Yan people. At this time, the people of the Yan people suffered enough in front of the heavy cavalry battalion, and the number of main forces was huge, and the number of heavy cavalry battalions was far less than the previous partial army concept changed so quickly, until the other cavalry units such as the guard battalion arrived at the battlefield, they still did not sacrifice their cavalry and archery skills, and they were forced to be defeated by Tie Liang with 50,000 heavy cavalry frontally, and when all the people and horses gathered, this ethnic minority that has been accompanied by the entire Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years in the northeast has fallen into a catastrophe, after being surrounded on all sides, The army of more than 100,000 was stripped away layer by layer by the Tiance army.

"Chief of Staff, immediately order the artillery battalion to bombard the front with all my strength and cover the heavy cavalry battalion to break through." Tie Liang gasped and let the herald find Liu Yi to concentrate firepower on the position of the Chinese army of the Tatars, and at the same time, the heavy cavalry battalion mustered up the courage to charge again, this violent and brute force move completely disrupted the formation of the Tatars in the encirclement, and no one under the front of the heavy cavalry battalion could suppress it, and the Tatar cavalry along the way were ruthlessly killed, forcing the commander of the Tatar to mobilize troops from other directions to deal with this unreasonable attack. It's just that this gives more opportunities to the other cavalry around. Li Feixue's personal guard battalion once again took the lead in breaking through, sweeping across his area like a violent wind, and rushed to the opponent's Chinese position in front of the heavy cavalry battalion. In the fierce battle, Li Feixue was hit by two arrows and almost fell off the horse, but he still rushed forward with injuries, and commanded the personal guards to surround Fei Sheli, the commander of the Yan Ya, and cut dozens of Tang knives at the same time, directly cutting him off the horse before the other party could react.

After intercepting and killing the opponent's commander, the guard battalion staged a vortex formation again, and the entire army changed from one horizontal to one vertical at the beginning, and it was actually a stubborn and heavy cavalry battalion and cavalry charge, this kind of unreasonable offensive made the remaining Tatars no longer have the intention to fight again, and began to flee one after another. The whole battle has basically ended at this point, and all that remains is the cavalry troops roaming the mountains and captives.

Tie Liang originally wanted to scold Li Feixue, but seeing that he was sitting on a horse and staggering and about to fall down at any time, he suddenly lost his mind to scold, and hurriedly instructed the personal guards of the pro-guard battalion to escort him back to the main camp, and he took over the command of the pro-guard battalion to participate in this final battle.

In the Tiance Army camp outside Tongzhou City, the heralds reported the results of the front line like an assembly line. Tahi laughed and said: "Marshal, this battle has ended in a complete victory, and our northern front has basically ended the war." Dashuai is now estimated to be crowned a marquis immediately, and his fame will shock the world, and Tahi is here to bless Dashuai. ”

"Haha, Tahi, you drank too much, what's so good about Fenghou, let's think about how to serve Datang and how to restore the reality of Datang's prosperity." Chen Fan was also very happy, and found a staff officer to immediately write a battle report and send it to Zhongjing. The war on the northern front of this war was able to end one step ahead of schedule, in fact, thanks to the Khitans for bringing in the Tatar people so quickly, otherwise there will definitely be big trouble in the future.

Tahi was happy to drink too much, and was supported by the guards to return to his sleeping tent to rest, while Chen Fan stood alone outside Tongzhou City and stared at the silent Tongzhou at this time, quietly contemplating the future territory of the empire. And almost at the same time, Li Xuanqing, who was near Zhongjing, also looked up at the night sky, and his soul was blessed, the supreme commander of the northern front and the emperor of the Tang Empire were thinking about the same thing, the unification of the northeast.

"Big brother is thinking about the development of the Northeast?" Li Xuanqing looked at the night sky, and walked over behind him with a smile, "The Northeast is a good place, almost everything." I feel that as long as the population is reached, there is no problem in building a heavy industry base that runs through the whole region. ”

"Yes, it is a treasure land for industry and agriculture, with the pace of our development, the white mountains and black waters will sooner or later become the most solid backing of the empire, and it is dependent on the sea, which is conducive to shipping, and is almost a natural cornucopia." Li Xuanqing said with a smile: "I guess Mr. Cen probably wants to go to the state farm with a full map." ”

Qiaoxi nodded and said: "Originally, the Northeast is vast and sparsely populated, so it should build a commercial grain base, and the power of the Northeast can support the grain production of the whole country." It is also possible to develop the agro-processing industry. Has the big brother figured out how to lay it out? ”

"With the power of the state, 500,000 people have been relocated to develop several large towns, and the aborigines of the northeast have basically met the needs of the first stage, and about 200,000 people have been relocated to the production corps in the name of the logistics department to establish state-run farms." Li Xuanqing said with a smile: "When the national population recovers, the household registration restrictions will be lifted to accelerate the circulation of the population in various places, and the Northeast will inevitably absorb more people." As long as there are people, it will not be impossible to develop. ”

The two sat at the door of the big tent while talking about the development of this land from outside, imagining what the Northeast would look like in the future, and before they knew it, the night passed like this. Early the next morning, Li Xuanqing sent the sleeping Qiaoxi to the sleeping tent to rest, and he went to Cen Tianshi to discuss the transfer of people from those areas, and by the way, asked Murong Hanhai to rush to the northeast with the industrial and commercial groups.

At this time, Chen Fan's army had completed all the battles, and the various departments had already divided their manpower to start cleaning up the battlefield and rectifying the follow-up matters, and nearly 100,000 prisoners were also going to Zhongjing and Yanjun City one after another under the supervision of various departments. However, the Hou Yong Corps, which was deep in the interior of the Bohai Kingdom, was a little daze at the Xijing City in front of him at this time, and Gao Siji slapped himself a few times, and said: "Is this still the city of the Northeast in this foreign land?" This is better than the city in the Central Plains. ”

"This is all built by generations of people in the Bohai Kingdom. Tell the brothers below, these are the property of our Tang Empire, be careful when you do it later, don't smash it, otherwise the cabinet will blame him, and I will pull him out to take the blame. Hou Yong rolled his eyes and smiled after exclaiming.

Gao Siji knew this guy's temperament, and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, let's start, after this battle, our cavalry should call it a day, and the follow-up will be handed over to Ge Cunzhou's new barracks." ”

After the two of them circled around Xijing City, there was no cheap way, and in the end they could only use the old three, Gao Siji selected the cavalry in the army who were good at riding and shooting to form a sharpshooter force of more than 10,000 people, followed by the small ballista troops of the army, stepped forward to suppress the defenders on the city tower, and covered the arrival of the demoman with explosives bags and blasting canisters, ready to blow up the city defense.

In fact, at this time, the city was already in chaos, and the Bohai Kingdom had been peaceful for a long time, otherwise it would not have spent so much effort to decorate its own national capital to enjoy, plus Da Zuorong and the prince had already gone to the front line, and the domestic army was all requisitioned, at this time, there were only more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people left in Xijing City, and they didn't know what to do when they saw the countless cavalry suddenly coming from outside the city.

Hou Yong and Gao Siji's offensive soon made the defenders in the city miserable, seeing this scene, Gao Siji, who was in charge of the command, decisively gave up the means of blasting, and began to collect materials on the spot to make ladders and other old-fashioned siege weapons, and finally it took most of the day to complete, but he didn't expect a voice to suddenly come from the city, claiming to be willing to surrender.

"I'll go, if you want to surrender, you say it earlier, it's taken us a long time to do it." This dramatic upheaval made Hou Yong and Gao Siji glance at each other, and they all scolded, "You go and lead the army into the city, I'm afraid I can't help but slaughter this bastard." Hou Yong hated endlessly, and directly let Gao Siji enter the city.

Tens of thousands of cavalry quickly rushed in from the open city gate, and the various departments quickly launched an operation, taking down all the clans and high-ranking officials of the Bohai Kingdom to await trial, and quickly seized the treasury and the palace and other important places everywhere. Hou Yong personally sat in the palace and commanded the soldiers to seal it, while Gao Siji led his troops to take down important personnel, and all the defenders in the city were ordered to disarm and surrender, waiting for follow-up treatment.

After doing this, the two quickly wrote a battle report to the headquarters and requested that additional personnel, especially civilian personnel, be sent to take over Xijing City.

"Hou Yong, Ge Cunzhou is here, you can go and see him." Originally, the two of them were sitting in the palace drinking tea, but Gao Siji said with a strange face after receiving the report from the guard.