Chapter 7: Distant Legends: Sixty-One, The Battle of Bogda

Zhu Tingzhu said, "For this reason, the Western Xia court still did not forgive, insisting that the Great Song Dynasty court detained the Western Xia tribute envoys, and finally the Great Song Dynasty court rewarded a batch of property, which is the matter." ”

Wanyan Ah Gu sneered, "What tribute?" What reward? The Great Song Dynasty is afraid that it will only put gold on its face. The Tangut people only exchanged a few thousand cow and sheep skins and a sentence of vassals for countless gold, silver and cloth materials in the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Deng Ziqi looked at each other coldly and said, "What do you know about the military plan?" I think that my Great Song Dynasty is a big country, in order to educate those uncivilized tribes, for the stability of the people, take some gold and silver to appease, what can it be worth? ! ”

Hao Yunfei said, "Take some gold and silver? Brother Deng has a big breath. Brother Deng can say it so easily, I'm afraid I don't know how much gold and silver there is, right? It is an indisputable fact that the court of the Great Song Dynasty is weak, and for the stability of the court, it does not dare to stand up to the outside world, but brutally oppresses the people. Because of the fear of the Tangut people going to war, the court was afraid that it would not be able to sit still, and the annual reward given to the Tangut was almost one-third of the annual income of the Song court. The imperial court itself does not produce gold and silver, and these gold and silver have not been passed on to the common people. ”

Deng Ziqi slapped the table and stood up again, "Full of nonsense, the amount of gold and silver that the imperial court rewarded Xixia is secret, how can you know?!" I think you're here to spread rumors and slander the court. Do you want to rebel! ”

Wanyan Agu also slapped the table and stood up, "We are not your Great Song people, and your court doesn't care about me." We can say whatever we like, if you are not convinced, you can let your court send troops to come, and we will fight a good battle. ”

Hao Yunfei also stood up, "Are you as ignorant as you in the world?" People like you, apart from buttoning the hat of rebellion at every turn and oppressing and oppressing the people, what else would you do? ”

Deng Ziqi couldn't hold his face, and was about to pounce on Hao Yunfei, but Wang Zhongfu stretched out his hand to hold him. Wang Zhongfu told Deng Ziqi in a low voice, "I also learned about the amount of gold and silver that the imperial court rewarded Western Xia with by chance. Although this Hao brother didn't speak very well, he was not lying at all. ”

Seeing that there was another dispute, Zhu Tingzhu hurriedly came out to play a round. Zhu Tingzhu said, "Everyone, don't be impatient, let's listen to me finish the story." ”

Zhu Tingzhu said: "Don't hide it from everyone, the gold, silver, cloth and other materials that the Great Song Dynasty court rewarded Western Xia with were robbed by our Bogda. When we shipped things back to Bogda and opened them, everyone present was dumbfounded. Bogda may not be able to use up these things for twenty years. ”

Yang Zaixing interjected in the evening, "Uncle Zhu, can you tell me about the gold, silver and cloth that Bogda robbed the Great Song Dynasty court to reward Western Xia?" ”

Zhu Tingzhu shook his head, "This matter involves other things, and I can't tell you yet." If you really want to know, you'll know when you get to Bogda. ”

Yang Zaixing's eyes flickered a few times, but he still closed his mouth.

Zhu Tingzhu continued: "Soon after the Great Song Dynasty rewarded the Western Xia with gold, silver, and cloth and transported back to Bogda, the Western Xia army also followed. This time, the army of Western Xia encircling and suppressing Bogda was also 20,000 people. Since the last time the total annihilation of Daliao was at the bottom of the 20,000-strong team, all the Bogda people were not nervous at all. The Council of Elders decided that this battle would raise the morale of the Bogda and the prestige of the Bogda, so it was necessary to fight a tough battle with the Tanguts face to face. The Council of Elders sent six elders to lead the army at once. Six elders appeared together, something that had never happened before in Bogda. It can be seen that the elders attach importance to this battle. ”

Wanyan Aguda couldn't help but ask again, "Bogda or three hundred warriors to fight?" ”

Zhu Tingzhu smiled, "At this time, I have already arrived in Bogda, and there are far more than three hundred men in Bogda. In this battle, all the men and women between the ages of eighteen and forty in Bogda went to war. More than 3,000 men, led by five elders, fought against the Tanguts on the other side of the river, while women, led by another elder, were partly guarding the river, and partly in charge of long-range artillery fire. Because the Bogda's long-range artillery was farther than the Tanguts' artillery, the Tangut artillery was blown up by the Bogda woman's artillery as soon as it was erected. ”

Wang Zhongfu couldn't help but be curious, "The women of Bogda also want to fight?" ”

Zhu Tingzhu nodded, "Didn't I say it before, Bogda is not a waste person. In Bogda, women and men are equally equal, and each has a role to play. ”

Wang Zhongfu also nodded, "Taught!" ”

Zhu Tingzhu continued: "In that battle, the Bogda people who fought on the other side of the river were divided into five parts, and the four elders each led 300 men to quietly cross the river the night before, and hid in the hidden army cave that had been prepared long ago. The rest of the people were led by the god of war of the Presbyterian Church, and they set up a posture against the Tangut people with their backs to the river. On that day, I followed the god of war. It was the first time in my life that I had fought and I was nervous. The god of war reached out and patted me on the shoulder, saying that as long as I think of the Tanguts as a flock of sheep, I won't be nervous. When the time comes, I'll just have to follow him and mend the sheep. After the battle, the big shield in front of us blocked the rain of arrows from the Tanguts. The Tanguts first sent a cavalry of 1,000 men to attack us, but our close-range artillery bombed the Tanguts on their backs and quickly retreated. At this time, the women on the other side of the river began to bombard the rear of the Tanguts with long-range artillery, and the dense artillery fire forced the Tanguts to rush forward. The Tanguts got a little closer, and our close-range artillery began to wield. At first, the Tanguts wanted to outflank us from both wings, but the four elders led people to kill us from four different directions, and the Tanguts became a mess at once. With a wave of his hand, the god of war took the lead in driving the chariot towards the Tanguts. Everywhere the chariots were, the Tanguts were either dead or wounded. We followed behind the chariot, and we only had to make up for the Tangut who were still angry. In less than half a day, the Tangut people were completely finished, and only one or two thousand people fled back. This is still the god of war ordered not to chase, saying that these people should go back to report the news, and let the Tanguts send more troops over. Otherwise, none of these Tanguts would have thought of escaping. ”

Wanyan Agu was fascinated by the inquiry.

Wang Zhongfu also said, "With this method of warfare, the casualties of the Bogda people in this battle are only very few." ”

Zhu Tingzhu said, "Indeed, more than 100 people were injured in this battle, and less than 10 people were killed. ”

Deng Ziqi still disagreed, and said, "You can blow it hard." ”