readx;? Chapter 6: The Storm (1)

The thick ink-like smoke clings to the junction of heaven and earth in the north, one after another. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info and the snow in the wilderness are black and white.

Thanks to the snow on the ground, the Liao raiders had already been discovered by the scouts the moment they crossed the Juma River. Immediately, along the banks of the South River, large and small beacon towers were lit by the defenders one after another. The poignant warning signal also sounded along the south bank of the Juma River, "Woo, woo, woo, woo-woo-"

However, the result was just as Tao Dachun and Li Shun said one night, this-, useless!

The Yiwu Army, the Zhenwu Army, and other local forces, large and small, hid behind the high walls. In Yizhou, Dingzhou, Shenzhou, and even Cangzhou, the history of assassination, the county commanders, and the county lieutenants closed the gates, and they did not dare to show their heads.

It only suffered the people in the border area, and when the New Year was approaching, disaster fell from the sky. All the family's savings were looted in an instant, and the young and strong people who had no time to escape into the mountains were also tied into strings by the Liao army's grasshopper-like rope, dragged behind the horses, and stumbled towards the north.

When they arrive in Youzhou, they will be classified and sold according to age, physical strength, gender and appearance. Then they became the domestic slaves of the local Khitans, or Han Chinese officials. Most of them end up dying in a strange land, never to return to their homeland.

According to the practice of previous years, the Liao raiders fought in the area close to the border, grabbed enough money and food, and captured enough slaves, and soon retired satisfied. This time, however, things are a little different.

Although some of the envoys of the Great Han Kingdom had already been informed by the high-ranking officials of the Liao State, this time they went south to fight the grass valley, and it would not become a big war between the two countries. Although some local officials of the Great Han State have already sent generous gifts to the Liao generals who fought in the grass valley, expressing their condolences. The soldiers and horses of the Liao State who have crossed the river have returned with a full load at all. Instead, he was ruthless and began to sweep down the fortresses of the alliance for self-defense.

Compared to the unorganized ordinary villages in the countryside, these fortresses of alliance self-defense have relatively strong resistance and will to resist. After the pleas to spend money to buy peace were rejected again and again, the farmers in the village resolutely picked up the knives and guns.

However, how could the farmers, who still made a living from farming, be able to defeat the professional robbers? Soon, the walls were breached, the houses were set on fire, and all those who refused to stand by were cut in two with a single sword.

From Yizhou to Dingzhou, from Hejian to Shenzhou, fortresses were quickly breached, and local forces were uprooted. Countless "heroes and heroes" who are ordinary and famous have been swept away in just half a month!

However, when the same thing happens too often, there will always be one or two surprises......

In the southwest of Dingzhou, at the foot of Taihang, between the rolling hills, two soldiers and horses under the banner of the Liao State walked on the snow.

The commander of the army is naturally a Khitan, surnamed Yelu and named Chiinu. The deputy general is a commander of the Khitan Han army, surnamed Han and named Dezheng. (Note 1, Note 2)

The two of them looked very similar, were of similar height, and were about the same age, and if it weren't for the fact that they were wearing two completely different styles of armor, ordinary people would really think of them as twin brothers. However, after putting on the armor, no one dared to think that they were related to each other.

The Khitans and Han Chinese could not be brothers. Although the three successive emperors of the Liao State swore that he would treat the people of the world equally. But the oath has always been a matter of listening to it, and whoever is serious is stupid. Today's Great Liao Kingdom, except for one of the Han families, other Han people are still not qualified to be on the same page as the Khitans. Even if he is a scholar, it is still "confidential things must not be heard".

But there are always exceptions. Just like the descendants of Han Zhigu, they have never been regarded as Han by the Khitan Emperor. In fact, the two generals who are responsible for leading the troops today are indeed twins.

Yelu Chigou's father, Yelu Baocai, was originally the horse boy of the great general Yelu Liuge. Because of his dedication to serving his master for many years, he was exceptionally promoted to a general by Yeluliuge. It's a pity that he didn't enjoy the good life of glory and wealth, and he died in a small encounter less than two months after becoming a general. Leaving only a newly married wife and an empty house.

In order not to let this loyal servant under his command die, Yeluliuge wanted to give him an heir. It just so happened that Han Kuangqi, the fifth brother of Han Kuangsi, had a new pair of twin brothers. So simply, I sent someone to pick it up. (Note 3)

Although Han Kuangqi was reluctant, he did not dare to destroy the "friendship" between the Han family and the Yelu family, so he could only offer one of his sons with both hands.

In the next seventeen or eighteen years, Han Kuangqi's official position rose all the way with the Han family in Youzhou, and Yelu Baocai's wife did not remarry. The relationship between the two families is getting closer and closer. The twin brothers are also very fortunate to grow up together in the same city. And one became a minor general of the Khitan army, and the other was a commander of the Han army.

As the saying goes, brothers in war, fathers and sons in battle. This time, the army went south to "fight the grass valley", and after Han Kuangsi, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, asked Yeluwu for instructions, he simply returned the two brothers all the way. Let them cooperate with each other, advance and retreat together, and grasp this rare opportunity to experience together.

"If you want me to say that the Privy Lady's move is purely superfluous, and if he doesn't put the two of us on the road, our brothers will be able to share it?" While turning his head to watch the rolling snow, he pouted and complained, "A fortress like this, with a Han military capital, is already looking down on them." Not a battalion of soldiers and horses was needed at all. Now you are asked to take a battalion, and I am with a hundred horsemen, it is simply a waste of effort to slaughter chickens with machetes!"

"Big brother, shhhhh Han Dexin quickly put her finger to her lips and pretended to be silent. "Don't say more. I guess the third uncle sent the two of us together, mainly to ask for a safe place. After all, if you can capture that person alive......" (Note 4)

"It's just a dog, Raul with a raised hand! Just watch it later, and I'll show you what a thief is!" interrupted Yeluchi with a pout. didn't care about the feelings of his younger brother and the Han soldiers around him.

"If he dares to come out to fight, of course the eldest brother can capture him in one go!" Han Dexin's cultivation is very good, he smiled, and said very tactfully, "But if he hides in the fortress and doesn't come out, he can't do things such as taking a ladder or crashing a car, and he can't do it himself, big brother!"

"You're right!" Hearing Han Dexin's words, Yelu Chiinu smiled and nodded, "Then let's talk about it, the matter of attacking the fortification belongs to you, and the field battle belongs to me." If there is a ...... to gain"

"The old rules, brother, brother take it first!" Han Dexin didn't think about it, and said happily.

"Okay, but don't worry, I'll leave you at least half of it. I won't treat you men differently like others!"

The surrounding Han soldiers were stunned when they heard this, but no one dared to speak. The rules of the Great Liao State are like this, no matter how many troops and forces are contributed, as long as the Khitan army and the Han army fight side by side, most of the exploits and spoils of war must go to the former. It is very rare to be like Yelu Chi Dog who is willing to leave a small half of the Han army. If it were someone else, I am afraid that everyone would not even be able to drink the "soup".

The surrounding Khitan soldiers were also not very satisfied with the "distribution plan" publicly reached by the two junior generals. Although they were called a battalion, the actual number of regular soldiers was less than one. But combat effectiveness can never be measured in terms of numbers. More than eighty Khitan cavalrymen pulled out of formation, enough to tear ten times the Han army to pieces. Besides, behind each regular soldier, there is also an auxiliary soldier of the same clan and a grass valley?

"Alas-" A tenth general of the Han army, looking at the footprints on the snow behind him, sighed secretly. The road is walked by itself. Step by step, all of them are left behind me. At this point, it's no wonder that others.

"Hmph!" a Khitan team commander snorted coldly in a low voice at the surrounding blue sky. At the same time, he silently swore in his heart. "When I turn around, I must go to Tiyin to file a complaint, and let this kid surnamed Han go back to his own house and give up the position of the little general! What kind of descendant is he of the Yelu clan? I think that when Yeluliuge protected him, this bloodline chaos will be chaotic! Now that Yeluliuge has fallen down, why should he still let him occupy the place that should belong to the ancient department of Yeluberni?"

Note 1: The Liao ** system has been evolving, and it has changed greatly before and after, and there is also a difference between real and virtual positions. For the convenience of the reader, the simplest one is taken. Ten people for the team, set up ten generals (Khitan: team commander), ten teams for one capital, set up the head of the capital (Khitan: military school), five for a battalion to set up a commander (Khitan: small general), five battalions for an army, set up a commander (Khitan: military master, general), 10 army for a box to set up a commander (Khitan: capital supervisor, detailed stability). The festival degree makes (large and detailed) govern the left and right compartments. Among them, the Khitan military position also changes with the strength of the tribe where it is located, some tribes have only a few hundred people in total, and the generals at all levels are virtually non-existent, there are more officers than soldiers, and there are few people under the generals.

Note 2: Yelu, the Khitan people originally had no surname, only tribe and first name. Later, under the influence of the Central Plains culture, he quickly took his own surname. And because of hero worship and other reasons, there are generally only two surnames, Yelu and Xiao. The other grandsons, Li, etc., were given surnames to the emperor of the Central Plains. Han is from outside the Central Plains. The latter three surnames account for a very small proportion.

Note 3: Han Zhigu's family did not have a high status in the Liao State at first. Therefore, marriage and communication are mostly side branches of the Yelu clan and the Xiao clan. Later, because of the "outstanding contributions" of Han Zhigu and Han Kuangsi's father and son, the Han family quickly soared. His family's marriage and interaction quickly approached the upper Khitan class.

Note 4: Han Zhigu had 11 sons, and Han Kuangsi was the third. Therefore, the sons and nephews are called the third uncle.

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