Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

I just want to eat farts... Countless bloody lessons in history illustrate the truth that human nature cannot stand the test.

Seeing this, Shi Congyun said directly, "It's good that you understand, this is the meaning of the price, and this is why we kill people.

But all killings are hated by the world, despised and cast aside by literati, and have been mentioned in history books. This will also be the fate of us generals.

In fact, I knew these things in my heart from the beginning, so you don't have to think too much, worry too much.

I am not a great benevolent person, and I do not kill, so I might as well find a small temple to become a monk and become a monk, so what kind of war should I fight? "

Everyone laughed loudly, and the old man laughed too, and the worries on his face were swept away.

Shi Congyun said, looking at the captives of the many generals and officials of the Liao Kingdom: "Look at these people, most of them are as calm as wolves on the grassland even when they are in this field.

They are very similar to us. We fought for the Great Zhou Dynasty. They are the experienced generals of the Liao Kingdom who have accumulated rich experience in the southern and northern wars over the years. Without them, the Liao Kingdom's army would have no backbone.

I'm not going to let them go back..."

Having said that, everyone looked over.

"Marshal, have you killed them all?" Someone asked directly.

"Ask if anyone is willing to surrender. If Yun is willing, you can keep it, and don't keep the rest alive." Shi Congyun ordered. Back then, Wei Qing was able to stay in the Mobei grassland without getting lost, and every time he went straight to the place where the Huns gathered. The reason is that he bought and recruited the Huns as guides.

Shi Congyun also wanted a Khitan guide, which might be useful in the future.

Of course, everything is a double-edged sword. For example, Zhao Xin, the former general of the Huns, rebelled back to the Huns after being besieged by the Huns army, and made repeated jumps, but Shi Congyun felt that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

"I'll do it myself." Dad said first.

Shi Congyun nodded, and he also felt that a tall, burly killer like Dad could scare people more: "Father, don't force them to surrender, and don't tell them that if they don't surrender, they will die. Just ask if there are any who surrender voluntarily. There is no need to keep alive."

"Well, I wanted to kill them a long time ago! I will do it myself." The old man was full of murderous looks. He had a blood feud with the Khitan people, and Shi Congyun didn't stop him.

.......

After asking the soldiers to graze with his horse and eat something casually, Shi Congyun went to the main tent of the Chinese army and saw two heavyweights.

One is Yelu Talie, the great king of the South Court of Liao Kingdom, and the other is Xiao Siwen, who stayed behind in Nanjing.

After he entered the big tent, the two of them were already sitting on the side seats. After seeing him, the two reacted very differently. Both of them fixed their eyes on him and carefully scrutinized his appearance. , Yelu Talie sat on the seat in an even manner, motionless.

Yelv Talie, this person Shi Congyun didn't know before, has become familiar with him these days. He was the one who led the troops from Daizhou and Xinkou to rescue Jinyang. If it wasn't for him, the Zhou army would have been wiped out a few years ago The Northern Han Dynasty.

Moreover, some Han officials of the Liao Kingdom who surrendered told him that Yelu Talie is one of the important heroes who are so powerful in the Daliao Kingdom. increase rapidly.

As a result, the Liao Kingdom quickly turned to farming, and at the same time it became more and more prosperous. The king of the courtyard is called "the king of rich people", and the people near Youzhou Fu also have a good impression of him.

Moreover, every time Yelu Talie used soldiers, he clearly paid rewards and punishments and kept his promise, winning the loyalty of his soldiers. Shi Congyun also suddenly thought of one thing, if he hadn't crossed over by himself at the beginning, then his father would have died under his hands in the first battle of Xinkou. Fu Yanqing, Li Yun and others will also be defeated by him.

Such a person can be regarded as not knowing or not knowing, once he understands the next jump, it turns out that this is not the first time he has dealt with him.

The old man has already told himself that these two can speak Chinese. After all, one of them is the king of Nanyuan, and the other is left behind in Nanjing. The land under their rule is centered on Youzhou, and most of the people under their rule are Han people.

"You are Shi Congyun, Zhou Jun's envoy." Shi Congyun just sat down on the chief seat, but Yelu Talie, who was dressed in plain clothes, spoke first.

"Exactly, you are not afraid of me." Shi Congyun asked curiously.

"They're afraid of you because they're afraid of death. Since I was captured by you, I haven't thought of going back alive, so naturally I'm not afraid." Yelu Talie said firmly.

Shi Congyun chuckled: "That's really a pity, I didn't want to kill you at first."

Yelu Talie was stunned for a moment, and then snorted coldly: "You are wishful thinking if you want to ask questions, I won't say anything, I just want to die."

Shi Congyun looked at the staunch Yelu Talie. A high-ranking official like him must know a lot about the internal situation of the Liao Kingdom. This is the reason why he didn't rush to kill the two of them. But judging from the situation, it seems that he will not open his mouth even if he dies. .

However, he is not going to kill this kind of person himself. If he wants to kill him, he has to take him back to Daliang and kill him in front of the officials and the people. Only in this way can he strengthen the country and boost morale.

So he said with a smile: "There is no rush to ask for death, I will make good arrangements for you, come here, take him down and take care of him."

The guards outside the big tent came in and led Yelu Talie out in plain clothes. His old eyes were a little flustered, but he remained calm without saying a word, and went out with the two guards.

All of a sudden, only Xiao Siwen, whose eyes were full of panic, was left in the big tent.

Compared with Yelu Talie's calmness, Xiao Siwen was obviously much more nervous and frightened.

It was even more so when I saw him. After all, the three words Shi Congyun are enough to scare people nowadays.

"Xiao Siwen, I'm asking you how many defenders are still in Youzhou City, and whether there will be any reinforcements in the future." Shi Congyun asked, his tone a little more gentle than before, so as not to scare Xiao Siwen, he had already clearly seen that Xiao Siwen and Yelv Tali is not a type of person.

But he didn't know that he had just killed tens of thousands of Liao troops in the past two days, and a butcher Shashen suddenly spoke so kindly, which was even more frightening.

Xiao Siwen continued: "Reporting to the commander, Youzhou originally had about 6 defenders. I took [-] to the south, and there are roughly [-] people. The troops of various tribes will gather in Nanjing one after another within this month. By then, there should be [-] to [-] troops." people."

Shi Congyun nodded, not doubting that he was lying. This is the trouble of a big country, which constantly replenishes its vitality. The loss of tens of thousands of troops is almost equivalent to the destruction of a small country, but it is only a partial loss of strength for a big country.

Therefore, the wars between those big countries in history are often protracted, ranging from a short period of ten years to a long period of decades or even hundreds of years. Because it is impossible to eat them all at once, they can only be consumed slowly.

But Shi Congyun is not that interested in Xiao Siwen, what he is interested in is...

"You have a daughter, whose name is Yan Yan and Xiao Chuo."

Hearing his question, Xiao Siwen froze for a moment, then didn't know what to think, and then nodded hesitantly after a while: "Where did the commander hear about the little girl?"

"It's really you..." Shi Congyun said, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart, he didn't expect to meet him so soon.

The Liao Kingdom was established in the hands of Yelu Abaoji, and then passed through Taizong, Sejong, and the current emperor Yelujing, but it was Yeluxian and Empress Dowager Xiao who brought the Liao Kingdom to its peak, that is, the daughter of Xiao Siwen in front of me. after.

Speaking of Empress Dowager Xiao and Empress Lu, there are many similarities. Both poisoned their rivals in love, and both used political means to eliminate dissidents internally. The methods were sophisticated and cruel, but they made great contributions to the development of the country externally.

Shi Congyun couldn't help but be amazed, Xiao Siwen didn't have much ability, so having a daughter would be a big deal.

"Tomorrow a certain will go north to Youzhou, you can be my guide."

"This..." Xiao Siwen hesitated, and finally said hesitantly: "Commander, it would be better to kill me, if His Majesty sees that I am in the same rank as the commander, the family will not be safe. "

After hearing this, Shi Congyun nodded: "It's okay, just tie you up when the time comes."

.......

That night, among the more than 200 generals and officials of the Liao Kingdom, 21 were willing to surrender to Dazhou, and the rest were all beheaded by the father.

The next day, Shi Congyun and his father's army continued to go northward from Gu'an to the city of Youzhou. The messenger who returned told him that Wang Quanbin's army had arrived at the city of Liezhai in Youzhou.

At the same time, Guo Tingwei and others also counted the various battlefields of the war and reported to him. In this battle, about [-] Liao troops were captured and killed on the tens of miles of battlefield from Yijin Pass to Gu'an.

Among them, about 2000 Liao troops were killed.

However, those who were killed on the frontal battlefield were actually a small number, only about [-]. Most of them were surrounded and killed by the follow-up Zhou army after the defeat.

Of course, the data is not accurate, because there are still many people who don't know where they died, and they are just statistics.

The casualties of the Zhou army were actually not small, especially when the first four teams faced the Liao army directly. If they hadn't resisted at the beginning, it would have been another look.

The Zhou army suffered more than 900 casualties, and more than 5 people died in battle. The more than [-] Zhou army who went north two months ago had only about [-] combatable soldiers, and almost all of them gathered under the city of Youzhou.

There were more than 5000 captives from the Sixth Army of the Southern Academy in Youzhou, almost all of whom were Han Chinese. Shi Congyun ordered not to kill them.This move was ordered by Shi Congyun, and he had no good intentions.

The purpose is to inform the people of the Liao Kingdom that the Da Zhou policy of different treatment.

Create confrontation in Youzhou and other places, intensify the internal contradictions of the Liao Kingdom, and divide its interior. The Liao Kingdom itself has a large number of Han people. This move will definitely deepen their internal contradictions, and it may have a miraculous effect over time.

........

When Shi Congyun arrived outside the city of Youzhou, Shao Ji excitedly led his army to greet him, and told him that people in Youzhou city were already panicked, and many people ran to the mountains to take refuge, and soldiers fell from the top of the city at night every day. flee the city and surrender to them.

The battle situation is very favorable for Zhou Jun!Moreover, the news of the disastrous defeat of the Liao army must have spread quickly and spread all over the world as time went by.

Chapter 246, Ambition for sacrifice

Tens of thousands of southern troops approached the city and besieged Youzhou. This was something that hadn't happened in decades, and it was something that the city of Youzhou never expected.

Zhou Jun camped all over the country, and camped in the south of Youzhou.

The city is covered with flags and flags, and the morale of the soldiers is high. From time to time, they sing military songs in unison and drill neatly. People inside and outside Youzhou are panicked.

In fact, Shi Congyun also knew in his heart that the war caused a lot of damage to the Zhou army, and Youzhou and Jinyang were different from cities like Shouzhou. Surround the state like that for more than a year, and see how he defends it.

When fighting Liao, they did not simply fight a big war like fighting other countries, but fought on three fronts.

They are the North Road Attack Army, and the West Road's Li Chongjin Army, Li Yun Army, and the Hezhong Prefecture Army are fighting together.

The biggest reason for this situation is that the northern part of the river, that is, the later northern part of Shanxi, was in the hands of the Northern Han Dynasty. The Northern Han Dynasty not only worshiped the Liao State diligently, but also obeyed its words. In other words, the reason why the Northern Han Dynasty existed was because of the protection of the Liao State.

In the northern part of the Northern Han Dynasty, there were the famous Yanmen Pass and other passes, but these passes in the hands of the Northern Han Dynasty meant that the Liao army could move freely in the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty. Their army could go south from Hedong to Hezhong, cross the Yellow River to Guanzhong, and even the Yang, Henan and other places, to the east can reach the central part of Henan from all parts of the Taihang Mountains.

"Geography is like the palace of history." The Taihang Mountain in the middle of Hedong and Hebei determines the separation of east and west, and also determines the north of Hebei. Henan) is in a very passive position.

What's more, these two places are now under the control of the Liao Kingdom.

What Shi Congyun is most looking forward to is to regain one of them and open up the situation first. Youzhou in front of him is the gateway to the east, but geographically speaking, it is not as good as the first generation of Yanmen Pass in the west. This generation is far less than the Yanmen Pass in the southwest. At this time, Youzhou City is far less majestic than Beijing in later generations, and there are too many roads going south and north.

Shi Congyun thought that the best way was to make a forced landing. The people inside couldn't bear the pressure, so they took the initiative to open the city and surrender.

But after arriving in Youzhou City for a day, he found that the matter might not be that simple, because even though the Zhou army was strictly disciplined, the people in the surrounding villages and towns still ran away, either into the city or into the mountains, and even those who waited and watched No.He didn't look like he was welcoming the master Wang at all, but feared Zhou's army like a tiger and wolf.

Shi Congyun rode a horse and inspected the camp. Wherever he went, the soldiers were encouraged and shouted "Marshal", and some people shouted long live; Shi Congyun didn't have time to go into it, but asked Wang Quanbin who was following him worriedly: "Are there many people running into Youzhou City?"

Wang Quanbin recalled: "Reporting to the commander, there are many. Our army will also discard a large number of cattle, sheep and furniture outside the city. They are all left behind by the people because they are afraid that they will not enter the city in time. They are everywhere."

"This is not right, our army scared them out of their wits!" Fu Zhaoyuan was very excited. Since he won the last battle, his young brother-in-law has suddenly become a cow.

Shi Congyun was not optimistic, "I'll tell you a story from history."

All the generals looked at it one after another, "At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang took over the government, and the people were in dire straits.

There are two short stories. At that time, Jingzhou Mu led an army to attack the Green Forest Army, but was defeated and captured. As a result, the peasant army only killed the Zhou Mu's followers, but released the Zhou Mu.

In the same year, an official from North Korea and China was captured on the way to Yuzhou, but the peasant army did not kill him and sent him to the county seat. There was a dialogue between the two. The official asked the people: "Why did you rebel?" The people replied: "Because poverty'. "

Let's talk, Fu Zhaoyuan and a few other people who didn't care much laughed out loud.

Xiang Xun, Wang Shenqi and others were thinking deeply.

Shi Congyun sighed, "That's how people's hearts stand against each other. My story has two meanings."

"First, ordinary people don't understand so many principles. They choose to support whoever makes them live well." There is another part where he only thinks in his heart and dare not say it out, fearing that it will affect the morale of the army.

At this time, more than 20 years have passed since Shi Jingtang handed Youzhou over to the Liao Kingdom. Sending troops from Youzhou also took the initiative to fight south. The wars were fought on the land of other countries. The people who were plundered and ravaged were the people of other countries, but Youzhou was safe.

This is the same as the wars in the Han Dynasty after Han Wu. No matter whether they win or lose, they are fought on the territory of other countries, and it is the people of other countries who suffer.

In addition, Yelu Talie, the king of the Southern Court, was known as the "rich people" king in the Liao Kingdom. One can imagine what he did when he governed Youzhou.

The peace of more than 20 years is very rare in troubled times.

What Shi Congyun is most afraid of is that this will cause serious consequences. In the short term, the Liao Kingdom may be more popular than them in Youzhou, and they will be regarded as invaders instead.

When the nearby people saw Zhou Junlai, they ran into the mountains and into the city, and they didn't even give him a chance to show military discipline and win the hearts of the people.

"Second, I am also very emotional.

Even if the people rose up to the point where they could not survive, they still did not want to kill the officials of the Han Dynasty. At least it shows that the Western Han Dynasty was unshakable in the hearts of the people of the world at that time, and ordinary people also yearned for it. Even those who were forced to rise up remembered that they were descendants of the Han Dynasty civil.......

Do we still have a chance to restore that glory? Who still remembers Datang? "

When it comes to this issue, no one speaks. This is actually what Shi Congyun is most emotional about. The world today has no such cohesion. Except for the Southern Tang royal family who claim to be the successor of the Tang Dynasty, disintegration is inevitable.

However, Shi Congyun quickly turned to joy from his sadness, and said with a smile: "But it just happens that if the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come. Both Han and Tang have passed, and what kind of world will be after Han and Tang is up to us to decide.

In order to have the ambition of sacrifice, dare to change the sun and the moon into a new sky. "

"Dare to change the sun and the moon into a new sky because of the great ambition of sacrifice!" Guo Tingzhi read it once, and then said: "Good poetry, so bold!"

"Dare to ask the sun and the moon to change into a new sky..." Xiang Xun murmured to himself, and then said: "The heroic ambition in the commander's chest is beyond my reach, but the old man also asks the commander to bring some , if there is a chance, I want to see what it is like..."

"I don't understand, anyway, the commander is right." An illiterate like Wang Zhong couldn't understand, so he could only yell loudly, causing everyone to laugh.

Only Pan Mei, who was the military supervisor, had a troubled complexion, but no one noticed.

Looking at the people who were very excited and discussing enthusiastically, Shi Congyun suddenly had a feeling that as a leader, it is not enough to only have a rational and clever mind, but idealism is also needed to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.

The reality is cruel, and the bright future is far away, so we must teach everyone to learn to imagine, otherwise it will be difficult to persist......

Shi Congyun thought for a while, "If you want to win Youzhou, it's not enough to rely on the current force. Have you already sent someone who will go back to report the victory?"

Guo Tingwei nodded: "I sent them out early."

"A certain person personally wrote to the official to explain the situation here, and at the same time asked the official to dispatch the 6 reserve troops stationed in Chanzhou to the north, so that there will be [-] troops in Youzhou.

At that time, 2 people will be responsible for blocking aid from the north, preventing the tribal armies of the Liao Kingdom from reaching the city, and the rest will besiege Youzhou. Sooner or later, the city will be taken. "Shi Congyun planned.

Xiang Xun said a little pessimistically: "I'm afraid the food and grass will not be able to support..."

"Give it a try. If it doesn't work, withdraw the troops. The main force of the Liao army is gone, and we are not in danger." When Shi Congyun said this, everyone nodded.

He was also worried about the problem of food and grass. The country has actually reached the verge of barely sustaining after years of fighting in the Great Zhou Dynasty.