Chapter 0568 - Where Don't We Meet in Life
When Jia Min arrived at Santunli, the battle had been going on for two days.
In the two days of fighting, Simari and Vadagasi fought a blocking battle, and Kim Taeyoung and Sung Fang Myung fought a breakout battle.
Because the whole south has been controlled by the Beihai Volunteer Army, Seoul is currently in danger.
Kim Tae-young and Sung Fang clearly received an order from the capital to return to Seoul.
The two naturally knew that the Tatars here were also a major threat at present, but it was impossible for them not to return to Seoul.
"Once Seoul is lost, not only may we be held accountable, but we ourselves will become a lone army, and in the future, the Beihai Volunteers in the south will make peace with the Tatars, and we will also be surrounded by many people."
During the two-day breakout battle, not only did not advance half a step, but suffered heavy losses.
Santunli is a mountain plain with flat terrain. Such terrain was just right for the Tatar cavalry to fight.
It is now the second night of the battle, and the two sides have already withdrawn their troops and are planting a rebellion.
At this time, Kim Tae-young was in Cheng Fangming's Chinese military tent, and the two of them had serious expressions and worried expressions.
"Lord Cheng, is this Beihai Volunteer Army really so powerful? Until now, I don't believe that they will occupy the south so easily, and even the Tiger Army and the Royal Forest Army are not their opponents. ”
"They are equipped with advanced firearms and are well trained. This is not the main thing, the key is that they are under Jia Min's command, which is worrying. ”
"I didn't expect Jia Min to really have two hits."
"Jia Min is a rare military genius, when he was in the martial arts, I was his examiner. In that palace examination, if it weren't for some other things, he would have been the champion. ”
Cheng Fangming was originally Dade's military squire, and his in-laws were the cattle squire of the military department. This Niu Shilang is Niu Jizong's uncle.
Because God blessed the Son of Heaven to raid the Niu family, Niu Shilang was also killed. Implicated in this incident, Cheng Fangming was demoted to Goryeo and became a Goryeo general.
General Goryeo is the supreme commander of the Daedeok army garrison in Goryeo.
Dadeok ceded the imperial throne to the Tianshun Dynasty, and Goryeo became a vassal state of Tianshun. Cheng Fangming also became the commander of the Tianshun Dynasty's army in Goryeo.
"It seems that Chen Yeqing and the Tatars have a lot of appetite, and this north-south attack is to make us submit to Goryeo in one fell swoop. Fortunately, Jia Min did not come, otherwise, the situation would have been even more critical. ”
"Lord Kim, Jia Min is already here."
"Coming?"
"The Tatars were at a loss for us and were always wandering around Hoerinh. Now that the tactics have suddenly changed, this is a clever move. The Tatars would not have such a strategy. This kind of use of soldiers is exactly Jia Min's style. ”
"Hmph, what if Jia Min comes, now we still have an advantage in troops, and if you want to make me give in, I can't do it."
"It's just that we don't have an advantage here. Forget it, the matter has come to this, so I have to fight to the death tomorrow. ”
"Well, that's all there is to it. Otherwise, if it drags on here, sooner or later it will be consumed by the Tatars. ”
The two discussed the breakthrough tomorrow for a while, and Kim Tae-young returned in a huff.
After a while, the three of them entered Cheng Fangming's Zhongjun tent.
It turned out to be Liu Fang, Chen Ruiwen and Marchand.
The three of them, when the Rongguo Mansion and the Ning Guofu were copied, were also raided by Tianyou.
At that time, the three of them happened to be not at home, and they wanted to go to Niu's house to find Niu Jizong, and they happened to meet Jinyijun raiding Niu's house.
When I was outside, I got the news that my home was also raided, so I escaped. Niu Jizong was not as lucky as a few of them, and was later beheaded.
They didn't have the courage to resist like Jiafu, let alone intercede for them, and they didn't have a way out like the Jia family.
After the trio escaped from the imperial capital, they were still arrested. Later, when he heard that Cheng Fangming had been demoted to Goryeo, he came here to join him.
Cheng Fangming missed the old love very much, so he took in a few people. The three of them had been incognito and lived in seclusion before. It wasn't until Tianyou abdicated and changed the dynasty that he came out to do public activities.
At this time, all three of them were serving in Cheng Fangming's army.
"Three nephews, is there something wrong?"
"We want to invite Uncle Shi to have a drink."
After Niu Jizong's death, the three of them were headed by Liu Fang. At this time, Liu Fang came forward to speak.
"Invite me to drink, okay, where to eat?"
"Right here, the wine and food come up."
As soon as Liu Fang waved his hand, four soldiers brought in the wine and food, and it was quickly arranged.
So the four of them sat down and began to eat and drink.
"Just say something straight."
"Hehe, Uncle Cheng Shi is really smart, we do have something to tell Uncle Cheng Shi. I wonder what Uncle Shi thinks about the current situation? ”
Liu Fang gave Cheng Fangming a glass of wine and asked tentatively.
"Don't ask me what I think, I'll hear it, what do you think?"
"Don't dare to deceive Uncle Shi, the three of us have been pondering this matter for the past two days. This time Chen Yeqing came, and the Tatars suddenly changed their playing style, so they ....... ”
"So Jia Min is here, isn't it?"
Liu Fang and the three of them glanced at each other, obviously a little surprised by Cheng Fangming's words.
"Yes, we think Jamin is here."
"What do you think Jia Min is here for?"
"Naturally, it is to level Goryeo first, and then conquer Middle-earth."
"You don't need to say this, everyone knows that he has already done it. Do you think he will succeed? ”
Liu Fang and the others looked at each other again, and finally Liu Fang seemed to have made up her mind.
"Yes."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Jia Min's ability to fight, Uncle Shi knows, we don't need to say more. A few of us have been dealing with Jia Min for a long time and know him very well. We've been to North Ventura, we've been to Bukui, and we've learned a lot about Beihai from businessmen who have been to Beihai, and we know a lot about what Jia Min did in Beihai. Don't hide it from Uncle Shi, we also planned to go to Beihai to join Jia Min, Beihai is a completely different place from us, this is Jia Min's excellence. ”
"Oh, it's okay to leave the left and right, just tell me, what's different about the North Sea?"
While eating and drinking, a few people chatted about Beihai, and Cheng Fangming would ask a few questions from time to time.
"As far as you can see, this Middle-earth world will be Jia Min's in the future?"
"Yes. Today's imperial court is no match for Jia Min. ”
Liu Fang said in the affirmative.
Cheng Fangming didn't squeak, just silently ate and drank. After a while, put down the wine glass.
"I see what you mean. Jia Min is sick with you and should accept you. After a while, you can quietly go over and contact Jia Min. Early tomorrow morning, I will appoint the three of you as generals, and I will divide some of your troops and horses among you. In the future, you will bring them back to their hometowns, and make them go home to be with their parents, their wives and their children. ”
"Uncle Shi, what will you do?"
"I am an official of the imperial court and the commander of the first army, so naturally I can't be like you. Go ahead and do what you want. In the future, when I can, take care of my family, and I will be content. ”
"Why did Uncle Shi bother to be martyred for the imperial court?"
"Go, Hugh be verbose, or I will have you taken down."
The three of them persuaded for a while, but Cheng Fangming insisted on not allowing it. The three had no choice but to quit.
When they arrived, the three quietly sneaked out of the barracks. At this time, the military camp of the imperial court soldiers and horses was in the rear, and several people met Jia Min smoothly all the way unhindered.
Jia Min was also very happy to see the three of them.
At first, although there was some fighting between the people, but later when they were in Bukui, they had already released their previous suspicions.
The fate of the four of them is similar to that of the Jia family, but the Jia family is more lucky, and they can be regarded as escaping from life. Niu Jizong's death is embarrassing for Jia Min.
For the suggestions of several people, Jia Min also accepted it without hesitation.
At this time, the overall situation has been decided, and the choice of Cheng Fangming and Liu Fang is just a kind of self-preservation, and Jia Min does not suspect that there is any conspiracy in it.
In fact, there is no need to worry about any conspiracy. In the face of absolute strength, the role of conspiracy is actually very limited.
At the edge of the barracks, several people said goodbye to Jia Min.
"Thank you Huaiyuan for accepting us, in the future, Huaiyuan will win the world, and several of us will saddle up the horse and be loyal to the death."
Liu Fang felt that she should make a good statement.
Brother Liu was serious. This time the army was also a helpless move. I was originally reluctant to take care of the affairs of Middle-earth, but some old accounts have not yet been settled, so I have no choice but to do it. As for the affairs of the world, let's talk about it later. ”
When the three of them walked back, they were a little suspicious. But I was also at a loss for a while.
However, several people quickly turned their attention to tomorrow's events.
No matter what the future holds, Jia Min is the most potential force right now. Jia Min will be the emperor in the future, so he will naturally borrow light.
No matter how bad it is, at least you can go to Beihai and go to Jia Min, which is also a good place.
Early the next morning, Cheng Fangming convened a meeting of the generals.
In the previous two days of fighting, two staff officers and more than 1,000 people had been killed, and now there are two staff officers left.
Cheng Fangming divided the remaining nearly 7,000 soldiers and horses into five divisions, and appointed Liu Fang, Chen Ruiwen and Ma Shangde as generals, each leading 1,200 soldiers and horses.
Although the other two generals were surprised by this, they usually respected Cheng Fangming very much, so they didn't say anything.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Simari and Vadagasus began to attack.
For two days, Shaq, who had been watching from behind, also began to attack from behind.
After about 20 minutes of fighting, Liu Fang, Chen Ruiwen, and Ma Shangde led their men and horses to break through the rear, and Shaq made way for them to leave the battlefield.
One hour later, Cheng Fangming ordered the remaining imperial soldiers to surrender to Shak.
At this point, the imperial court's Goryeo garrison of nearly 6,000 people withdrew from the battlefield.
Shaq continued to attack from behind, and with Simari and Vadagas, Kim Tae-young was completely surrounded.
The combat capability of the Goryeo army was originally inferior to that of the imperial army, and it was dominated by infantry. More than 2,000 cavalry of Goryeo were also slaughtered in the face of the absolute superiority of the Tatar cavalry.
The remaining infantry was almost a target for the Tatar cavalry, and almost only had to be slaughtered.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Kim Tae-young saw that there was no hope of breaking through the siege and that he had run out of arrows, and ordered more than 4,000 of his men to surrender.
At this point, the battle of Santunli ended with the victory of the Northern Wendula Iron Cavalry.
Just when Liu Fang and the three of them were looking for Cheng Fangming everywhere, the other two generals found them and brought Cheng Fangming's body at the same time.
It turned out that after Cheng Fangming ordered surrender, he killed himself and died for his country.
Liu Fang and the other two generals studied the future way out together.
In the end, it was decided to take a voluntary approach, and those who were willing to stay and follow Liu Fang and the three to join Jia Min's ranks would stay.
Those who did not want to stay were led by two generals and dismissed after returning home.
That night, the results came out. Nearly 2,000 people decided to stay, and the remaining 4,000 people followed the other two generals back home.
The next day, Shaq left two thousand men behind to clean up the battlefield and deal with the aftermath of the prisoners.
The remaining three tribes of North Windula, under the leadership of Jia Min, marched in the direction of Seoul.