Chapter 565: Northern Expedition (2)
The tender green grass gently swayed with the breeze. Clusters of slightly low shrubs dotted the vast grasslands haphazardly. In the distance, rows of trees on the grass-covered hillsides sprout new branches.
The white clouds in the sky are dazzling in blue and pure. Above the earth, as far as the eye can see, there is endless grass. The clear rivers like jade belts flow slowly, and many sapphire-like lakes dot the vast grassland.
Countless cattle, sheep and horses roam leisurely in this vast meadow. This is a vast grassland as far as the eye can see.
"Huh~~~" Wanyan Zonghan, who looked haggard and had a pale face, but his eyes were unusually bright, grabbed the reins in his hand, and let the war horse that had been running under his crotch for a long time slowly stop.
Raising his eyes to look at the vast and endless land in front of him, an unnatural flush appeared on Wanyan Zonghan's pale face. Stretched out his hand to cover his chest and coughed twice. Stopping the guards from coming forward, he took the water bladder from the hook of the war horse, pulled the lid and poured it up.
The water bladder is not filled with water, but full of spirits!
"Huh~~~" Putting down the water bladder, Wanyan Zonghan breathed a sigh of relief. The unnatural flush on his face deepened.
"Here." Wanyan Zonghan raised the horsewhip in his hand and pointed to the vast land in front of him, and said with a smile to the guards behind him, "I've been here before. ”
The guards didn't understand what their master was trying to say, so they could only smile.
Wanyan Zonghan sighed lightly and slowly put away the smile on his face. His eyes looked at the grassland with a slight distraction. Holding the whip in one hand and clutching the reins in the other, his heart has already fallen into the good memories of the past.
That was many years ago. At that time, the old emperor was still there, and the Jurchens had just won a great victory over the Liao State on the battlefield, and everyone was in an inexplicable excitement and happiness. At that time, the Jurchens were the strongest and most united. The most invincible time!
"How many years? It hasn't been too long, has it? I really didn't expect it, it was as if it happened yesterday and it was already in the past in an instant. Wanyan Zonghan lowered his eyelids slightly and muttered in a low voice.
He has been through too many storms and waves, and ordinary things can no longer move him. Only the scene in front of him that touched the scene could make him slightly moved.
The brave and invincible, charismatic Jurchen protagonist, the old emperor is gone. Wanyan Zongwang, who was determined and had no last resort, also died. Calm and calm, no matter what danger is faced, the complete face of the vultures that can be as solid as a rock has also died.
Those who were in high spirits, racing horses, archery, and drinking here are almost all gone. I was left alive here, suffering so much pain and pressure.
Wanyan Zonghan clutched his chest. Keep your eyes closed. I laughed at myself in my heart and thought, "Isn't it that when you get older, you start to be sad?" How can you think about so many boring things now? ”
It's no wonder that a hero like Yan Zonghan, who has experienced countless alternations of life and death, is so sad. At this moment, the Jurchens have indeed been forced to a dead end by Gao Yang.
Nearly 200,000 victorious troops under Gao Yang's command gathered in Yanjing City. The barracks and flags are enough to scare everyone!
It stands to reason that the Jurchens did not see such a big scene when they fought with the Liao State, and the number of military horses of the Liao people at that time was even more than that of the victorious army at this moment!
However, at that time, the Liao State did not have such a strong combat power as the Changsheng Army at this moment, nor did it have this invincible morale that swallowed the world. Moreover, the most important thing is that the Jurchens at this time are far less than when they first started their army~!
Since Gao Yang led the Changsheng army, which had been almost completely wiped out, to rise in Yandi, this terrifying army swept the world like a rolling torrent in a short period of time.
From Yandi to Hedong, from Hedong to Bianliang. Now from Bianliang to Yanjing again! At this moment, at the door of the Jurchen's house, under their noses! The crisis of terror has arrived!
From the time of a few hundred people. Hundreds of thousands of people have grown all the way to this moment! From Wanyan Qi to Wanyan Zongwang! Countless Jurchen warriors have become the stepping stones of his Gao Yang and the victorious army, and have become the blood of the invincible sacrificial banner of Gao Yang and the victorious army under his command!
"We Jurchens, what's wrong?" Wanyan Zonghan still can't figure out what is happening.
How could the invincible Jurchens, who swept the world before, be turned into the end of today's reservoir dogs by this army, which was originally only a few hundred people?!
Wanyan Zonghan's vision is far-reaching, and he has excellent insight in his heart, which is far from being comparable to those idiots whose brains are full of muscles. In fact, he had already vaguely perceived the root of the matter in his heart.
When the Jurchens just walked out of the tiger water, there were no more than a few thousand. A is no more than hundreds. But these savages, who had been forced to a desperate situation by a bad life, under the leadership of their commander Wanyan Aguta, burst out with terrifying combat effectiveness in order to survive!
To abandon everything in order to survive is completely lifeless to go to those who have been in peace for a long time. In addition to oppressing the people, it is far less important for the Liao dogs to play with their lives, and it is a matter of course that they will win in the end.
The victory was followed by the growth of the Jurchen ranks, because they won. If you win, you can attract countless people to join you. And those Liao dogs were broken by their courage. The more you fight, the more you lose, the more you are afraid. Eventually, the country will be destroyed!
The same was true of the Song kingdom to the south. In front of the powerful Jurchen soldiers, the Song State was even more vulnerable than the Liao dogs.
Originally, everything was going in the direction that the Jurchens wanted, even better than they had hoped! It's as if they Jurchens have really been destined for heaven!
However, it was also at this time that the hidden danger was buried.
A group of wild people who came out of the deep mountains and old forests that were extremely poor suddenly got a whole vast world of flowers. Endless land of goods, countless slave beauties. Their fearless, fearless hearts have been corrupted by the surging temptations.
The Jurchens had a concern in their hearts. Once you have a concern in your heart, you will no longer have a fearless state of mind. And the Jurchens who have lost their courage can be better than those Liao dogs and Song people?
A handful of visionary figures among the Jurchen clan. For example, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang and others had already seen these at that time. They constantly agitated to go south to fight against the Song Dynasty, not only to plunder and expand their power. It is also to be able to find an opponent for the Jurchens who are gradually losing their fighting spirit, an opponent who can continue to maintain their courage and fighting!
Originally, there was nothing wrong with this plan, and the implementation was very smooth. However, no one thought that a little person who was not famous would suddenly appear in this world. In a very short period of time, the whole world was stirred up, and the world was turned upside down!
That person is called Gao Yang!
Thinking of this name, Wan Yan Zonghan felt a throbbing pain in his heart. It was a pain that came from the depths of the heart, from the soul!
The hope of the rise of the Jurchen clan was extinguished by this sudden appearance! And now, this person wants to exterminate the entire Jurchen clan!
Hatred of life and death!
Wanyan Zonghan remembered his old opponent Wanyan Zongwang who had been defeated and killed. I didn't feel anything when we were on the battlefield together. After the separation, they led all the way, and they didn't feel anything about competing with each other. But at this time of crisis, Wanyan Zonghan deeply misses the days of fighting side by side in the past!
Wanyan Zonghan shook his head and slowly opened his eyes. After taking a few heavy breaths, he bent the corners of his mouth slightly, turned his head and smiled and said to the guards on the side, "It's almost there." We're going to drink a lot of wine tonight and eat meat. All looking for the woman with the biggest ass! ”
"Lotus~~~" The guards behind Yan Zonghan all raised their weapons excitedly. Their minds are very simple, and eating, drinking, and being merry is the highest level. They don't understand national affairs or anything, those are things that the emperor and King Zonghan think about!
For ordinary Jurchen soldiers, eating, drinking, and having fun, and being able to grab goods wherever they go is the greatest thirst. As for the fate of the country, they can't control it and won't care.
Wanyan Zonghan came to the prairie this time, but he didn't come to play in the mountains and play polo. At this moment, the army under Gao Yang's command is waiting outside Yanjing City, and it may move north at any time. The Jurchens, whose strength had been greatly compromised, had begun to go around to catch strong men in order to resist the impending deadly attack.
Those Mongols on the steppe were the targets of Wanyan Zonghan's visit this time. It is also a very important goal!
At this time, Temujin's grandfather had not yet been born. The Mongols in the entire steppe are all divided into multiple tribes like a plate of scattered sand, and live in pursuit of water and grass. After the fall of the Liao State, he became a vassal of the Jurchens.
The anxious Jurchens began to catch strong men everywhere. Not only the Mongols, but also the Bohai people, the Murwei people, the Khitans, and so on were all assembled one by one, ready to be sent out as cannon fodder when they fought with the Changsheng army.
Whether these people wanted to or not, they were forced to take up arms and follow the Jurchens to the battlefield when they were powerless to resist.
And those wild Jurchens who hunt and live a hard life in the deep mountains and old forests will not be let go either.
Many Jurchens brought all kinds of gifts, including many women who had been taken captive from all over the world, and walked into the mountains as soon as they could. After more than a month, they brought out tens of thousands of wild Jurchens!
The Jurchens who have already tasted the sweetness of a prosperous life will not be willing to give up the good life in front of them and return to the hard life they used to live in the tiger water.
They have already made up their minds to compete with Gao Yang. They want to protect their property, to protect the continuation of their nation!
The Jurchens are ready. (To be continued.) )