Updated: 2010-04-13

If there were 10,000 cavalrymen, Bahai Mouzhi could lead the warriors in the clan to the last fight, and they would die a little bit. However, the Han army's fighting style burned the entire camp to white ashes and did not suffer any casualties. The clan members were also in vain. It was also impossible to scatter the Han army's infantry formation. It was even more impossible to escape in dispersed ways. If the old, weak, women and children were abandoned and led thousands of warriors who could ride horses to break through, not to mention whether they could escape, most clan members would not be able to leave their wives and children and escape alone.

Finally, Bahai Mouzhi rode alone through the open space between the two armies and came to Luo Youtong, the commander of the Hunting Army. Luo Youtong held the horse and chewed it, and the horse was quite irritated with gravel under his feet. Luo Youtong looked at the leader of the tribe who had been living across Hexi with a lot of fun, and saw him kneeling on one knee and begging for mercy: "The Bahai tribe is willing to surrender, men, women, young and old, and obey the destiny of the Anxi Army."

The same scene occurred in the north and south grasslands, Gobi and valleys centered on the Hexi Corridor. One nomadic tribe after another was captured by the sharp Anxi army. The selected warriors in the tribe in turn strengthened the strength of the cavalry in the Anxi Army. Not only was the cavalry's strength greatly strengthened, but the infantry gradually overcame the fear of the cavalry cluster during the long-distance raid. Li Si, the commander of the Rong army, even boasted that the Rong army is now facing the siege of the superior cavalry, can also fight and fight like the elite troops under the command of Li Ling of the Han army, and keep fighting back to Hexi, or support other troops to help. This is the case. The Rong army often took its own cavalry camp as its eyes and ears and ears, and drove hundreds of miles north to sweep the grassland tribes in the north of the corridor.

The cold and heat were coming and going, and the army fought countless times, but it was deliberately concealed that the court felt that the Anxi Army's strategy against Hexi was not stable, and the barbarian tribes on all sides were resisting. This can be seen from the large and small battle reports submitted by the Anxi Army to Chen De as snow-filled as snowflakes.

"Prime Minister, it seems that the barbarians in the west have been a little unstable recently." Zhao Jiong slapped the Anxi military newspaper compiled by the Ministry of War and sighed, "The barbarians in the northwest are just greedy for the silk and tea from the Central Plains. They just want to sell more green salt. They just need to be restrained and not for great trouble. However, Chen De's subordinates only know how to suppress but not for softness. In the past year, the conflicts with nearby tribes have actually been more than Dong Zunhui's stationed in the northwest for more than ten years." Zhao Jiong was not very worried about the northwest. After all, the barbarians there were still a pile of loose sand, which was completely different from the Liao Kingdom, which was already a giant in the northeast.

Zhao Pu had read the content of this memorial. After hearing Zhao Pu's question, he opened his slightly closed eyes and a ray of cold light appeared. He picked up his beard and said in a deep voice: "The generals of the Anxi Army are all unruly people. They have repeatedly driven away the officials appointed by the court, and they are self-dedicated and sent the people. It is better to let them suffer some hardships from the barbarians." Over the past year, the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War have repeatedly appointed civil and military officials to Hexi to verify the troops. Who knew that the generals of the Anxi Army did not sell their accounts.

The educated Ru Lian Rui Army gave him a pair of white jade on the day he took office and asked him to go home politely. Ru Cavalry Army drove directly outside the frontier to fight against the barbarians, leaving behind an empty city. On the second day of the expedition, a grassland tribe came to attack and beheaded the Song officials who were left in the city. Although he knew that Xin Gu was killing people with a knife, Lingzhou was far away in the vast sea, and the court's strength was all in the Heshuo area. When he was waiting for the opportunity to attack Taiyuan, he had to pinch his nose and recognize him.

"The next meeting asked Chen De why he controlled the generals of Hexi. Chen Denas replied, but he was just a matter of gratitude and restraint. It seems to be true," Zhao Jiong handed another piece of note to Zhao Pu, and it was still a military newspaper to Chen De from Hexi. The Anxi Army fought frequently this year and many officers suffered losses. The memorial note clearly stated that all the vacancy of generals and officials were elected by the following, but it was just reported to Chen De.

"The Anxi Army is simply a group of arrogant soldiers and generals who are not convinced by Wang Hua. Not only Chen De cannot control the various armies, but also commanders of each army cannot control the various divisions. You see, even the vacancies of the lieutenant are recommended by the centurion in the battalion, and the military leader cannot even intervene. It is really ridiculous and ridiculous." Zhao Jing was originally a little afraid of Chen Deshang, but knowing that except for a few generals in the Anxi Army, all the officers below were elected by soldiers. This is almost a replica of the soldiers who were arrogant in the Five Dynasties. Chen De seemed to be so weak that it is not difficult to understand why he was willing to go to Bianliang to be a quarrel when the entire army was trapped in Lanzhou, because if he did not come, the soldiers who were in trouble would cut them into meat sauce. The generals who could not meet the requirements of their subordinates often died miserably. This is a common scene in the Five Dynasties.

"Your Majesty, another spy reported that Chen De was deeply loved by the public in Hexi. Even ordinary soldiers and people were loyal to him. He would call him "lord" when he spoke, and hoped that he would return soon." Zhao Pu said slowly. In fact, his ideas were not far from Zhao Jiong. The arrogant soldiers and the commanders left a deep impression on the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty. The reduction of the vassal states and the withdrawal of military power were all for this disadvantage. If Chen De let these arrogant soldiers and generals do whatever they want and maintain a high degree of control over the army, then he would not be a human being, but a god. However, as the prime minister, the emperor could not say that it was, and he would always have to fill in the gaps.

"This is just superficial skill." Zhao Jiong handed all the memorials about Anxi to Zhao Pu, and said in a deep voice, "The previous vassal states were not loyal to the court, what was the result?" Afterwards, Zhao Jiong also gritted his teeth. The Zhao family of the Song Dynasty hated the vassal states deeper than the Khitan. At present, the Hexi vassal states are simply a master of the world's arrogance, and they are elected from below, which is almost turning the laws of nature over.

"However, today I killed Chen De in Bianliang. According to the habits of the generals in Hexi, I am afraid that I will elect a commander to come out tomorrow. It would be better to keep him in Bianliang and use his usual kindness to his old subordinates to stabilize Hexi. When things go east, I will personally lead the army to fight and eliminate this arrogant general."

People's hearts are separated from their belly, and it is really hard to find out how prestige Chen De's prestige in the Anxi Army. If the officials of the prefecture, according to the memorials, the loyalty of the state officials to the current dynasty is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea. Even if the Khitans come here, it will be fine to let these officials kill the small family and reward the soldiers to defend the city. But what about it?

"However, the official has said that even if he kills Chen De now, it will be of no use to conquer Hexi. These arrogant soldiers will elect a commander the next day. Maybe they are more tyrannical than Chen De, and maybe they will turn around and turn to the Khitan." Zhao Pu sighed softly and echoed. Chen De is really lucky because his subordinates are unruly and save his life.

The king and his ministers agreed to deal with Chen De. After this winter, they would pacify Taiyuan and subdue Yan Yun, and the grand Northern Expedition would begin. As an unstable factor, Chen De led Zhao Dezhao by Zhao Jiong to accompany him.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Zhao Jing was going to send troops to attack Longzhou, Yunzhou, Fenzhou, Qinzhou and other Hedongzhou prefectures, and to separate the Northern Han army and isolate Taiyuan. Cui Yanjin, the governor of Heyang, Li Hanqiong, the governor of Zhangde, Cao Han, the governor of Guizhou, and Liu Yu, the governor of Zhangxin, advance together. Cao Bin led the Taiyuan to encircle. Guo Jin, the governor of Yunzhou, guarded Shiling Pass and blocked the Liao army that rescued the Northern Han from the north. Meng Xuanzhe was the commander of the military commander of Zhenzhou, blocking the Liao army that rescued the Northern Han from both sides of the east.

It's like a hunting game. Generals from all walks of life led their troops and surrounded the male deer that had been fighting against the Central Plains for many years. They tripped to the ground, held their heads and necks, and locked their limbs so that they could not resist.

At this time, the most glorious moment will be left to Zhao Jiong himself. He will lead the main force of the imperial guards to Taiyuan like Emperor Taizong of Tang, and give the final fatal blow to this century-old enemy of the Central Plains court to unify the world. Although the Northern Han soldiers were tough and fierce, the total number was only 50,000 or 60,000. Hundreds of thousands of imperial guards in the Song Dynasty will surely collapse with all their strength.

Then, the Northern Expedition of Yanyun, Zhao Jing, Zhao Pu, Cao Bin and other confidant officials had already agreed that after conquering Taiyuan, they would not rush to give rewards, so as not to be willing to fight after getting money. The so-called aura should not be released, and they should do their best to recover Yanyun.

As long as Yan Yun was recovered, Zhao Jing's guilt was completely eliminated due to the sound of axes and candles. People in the world could no longer say anything to him, the true dragon emperor. At that time, Emperor Taizong of Tang killed two brothers and imprisoned the throne obtained by his father, but he wiped out the Turks and ruled the world in a colorful way. Anyone who mentioned the Zhenguan rule would have to praise him. Whoever was unlucky was just a stone that was not open to his eyes on the roadside.

Zhao Jiong let out a long sigh, stood in front of the window with his hands in his arms, watching the heavy snow falling like goose feathers falling, decorating the palace into a silver-white world. Occasionally, eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly passing by the corridor, their noses and eyes were red. A cold wind blew in from outside the window, and their bodies were hot because of reviewing memorials. Zhao Jiong, who was quite dizzy, felt a sense of comfort all over his body. The raging charcoal fire in the room made his throat dry, and a flame burning in his heart. Just as he was full of compassion, he suddenly remembered Li Yu, and heard that the little Zhou Hou in Jiangnan was a beautiful woman with a natural beauty, but unfortunately his beauty was poor and died halfway.

"Li Yu is not good at governing the country, but his lyrics are written very well, 'I'm socking and stepping on the fragrant steps, carrying gold-stringed shoes in my hand. I see you on the south side of the painting hall, and I always snuggle people. It's hard for me to come out, so I can teach you to pity you.' What kind of artistic conception is this, and I'm also a delicate beauty. If the little Zhou queen is still there, I'm summoning to the palace and play with it casually, it's really a different taste." A strange idea suddenly appeared in Zhao Jing's mind, and his heart became even more intense, and he secretly felt a little regretful that he could not kiss the beauty. The act of burning the piano and cooking the crane was his favorite. The emperor had been a little tired of the concubines and palace maids who were competing for favor.
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