One Piece of Song Dynasty

"I am not born with mercy. Back then, I led the army to pacify the six tribes of the Xi people, and killed all the Xi people in Liaonan and Bohai. Their corpses were like numbness. Afterwards, I suddenly woke up," Wan Yanchang explained to Jin Taizong with self-reproach, "Back then, why did we follow Taizu and rise up against the Liao Dynasty? Isn't it because the Khitans killed my tribe and raped my wife and daughter? Then why do we, the Jurchens, imitate the Khitan's cruelty and cruelty? Besides, killing foreigners not only aroused their anger, but also It’s really not cost-effective economically. China’s Sun Tzu in the Art of War says that defeating the enemy without fighting and achieving maximum success at the minimum cost is the highest state of war.”

"Wan Yanchang is the first among my Jurchens to open his eyes and look outside." Jin Taizong looked at him and nodded, "Just follow my brother and go to war."

In the days that followed, Qin Hui followed Wan Yanchang to sign troops from various tribes. At this time, the Jurchens, old, young, women and children, had a population of only five to six million, but they ruled million people across a vast territory north of the Yellow River. The so-called conscription can really be said to be a whistle, and those who sounded it gathered together. Every time they arrived at a tribe, they would immediately be surrounded by sharp screams and whistles. Groups of Jurchen men who were bored and itching quickly took their bows and arrows, carried their bags, raised their swords and guns, mounted their horses, and in a blink of an eye they became the most courageous cavalry. They arrived with whistling flying horses and gathered behind Wanyanchang's horse. They greeted each other excitedly and were as happy as if they were celebrating a festival.

The Jurchens dismounted their horses to serve the people and mounted their horses to serve as the army. The military supplies did not cost the country a penny. Is the Song Kingdom OK? The Jurchens are brave and good at fighting, have extraordinary endurance and strict discipline. This is why the Jin Kingdom easily defeated the Song Kingdom. The Jurchens sent out troops and divided the spoils equally. If two enemy soldiers were killed, the slaves could be deregistered and become citizens. That's why they love war. Regardless of the land area or population, the Jin Kingdom today is several times larger than the Song Dynasty. This is why it is impossible for the Song Dynasty to defeat the Jin Dynasty.

When Wan Yanchang introduced the situation of the country to Qin Hui, Qin Hui stared at his face, and a cloud of doubt suddenly arose in his heart: Why was there no joy in Wan Yanchang's proud voice, but a trace of melancholy?

Qin Hui observed Wan Yanchang calmly and determined that he had a temperament that was different from other Jin Kingdom nobles. This was a temperament he was most familiar with, a temperament similar to that of the Central Plains people.

The news that the Jin Army went south again quickly reached Li Xin. Liang Hongyu handed the secret letter to Li Xin and said: "The Jin Army went south again. This time, the officials will go back."

Li Xin looked at the secret message and said: "We are not going back this time. This time we will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight and watch the performances of the Song and Jin armies. Besides, Fu Jin and Zhu Lian are just pregnant and I have to stay at home with them." ah."

Liang Hongyu snorted coldly: "The official was not here when the slave family gave birth to Xiaolong, but the official was there when the other sisters gave birth to their children."

Li Xin teased: "Oh, Madam is jealous, okay, let's have another one. I will definitely be at home for the second one."

Liang Hongyu said coquettishly: "Humph, that's a good idea."

Li Xin smiled evilly and said, "Hey, I thought it was a beautiful idea. Just wait, madam. I will sleep in your room tonight."

Liang Hongyu asked: "I'm not kidding you, when do you plan to take action?"

Li Xin said: "It's not ready yet, just wait."

Then Li Xin summoned Liu Fa, Ma Kuo, Zhang Xiaochun and others. After Zhang Xiaochun and others visited Xinghan, they joined Li Xin just like Ma Kuo and others had chosen. After that, Li Xin appointed Li Miao as the leader of Xinghan. Zhizhou fully took over the civil affairs of the Xinghan Dynasty, while Zhang Xiaochun, Lu Deng, and Zhao Liangsi temporarily served as Li Xin's staff, while Zhang Xia joined the army to help Liu Fa.

After everyone arrived, Li Xin handed them the secret message and said, "Take a look, the Jin people have gone south again."

After everyone spread the word, Liu Faxian said: "Why are you planning to take action, my lord?"

Li Xin shook his head and said: "No, it's not yet time, but it's coming soon. Our preparations must be accelerated again. Liu Shuai will recruit another five thousand recruits in Xinghan. We can start to form cavalry. As for the cavalry commander, Liu Shuai It depends on who is handsome and suitable."

Liu Fa thought for a moment and said, "Let's just say Zhai Jin. He and So-and-so had the experience of commanding cavalry in the Western Army back then."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Okay, then let Zhai Jin be the commander of these five thousand cavalry."

Ma Kuo was puzzled and said: "Lord of the cavalry, there are no war horses in Xinghan. How to form a cavalry?"

Not only Ma Kuo was confused, but Zhang Xiaochun and others were also confused. They had been in Xinghan for a long time. They had been to various cities and had not seen any war horses except draft horses.

Li Xin and Liu Fa burst out laughing when they heard this. Ma Kuo asked, "My Lord, Liu Shuai, why are you laughing? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Li Xin said: "Yes, yes, Zichong, you are right. There are indeed no war horses in Xinghan. Haven't you always wanted to know why someone wanted to seize Jeju, which is thousands of miles away from Xinghan, from Goryeo?" , I’ll tell you if I allow you to go with General Zhai Jin in a while, and when you get there, I can inspect the development of Jeju on my behalf. Although there are frequent correspondence between the two places, it’s better to see to believe.”

Ma Kuo suddenly realized: "My lord, he said that the war horses are on Jeju."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Yes, Liu Shuai, when the five thousand recruits are recruited, they will all be sent to Jeju to start cavalry training."

Liu Fa cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Lord."

Due to the good treatment of Li Xin's army, the five thousand recruits were quickly recruited as soon as the notice was posted.

That day, Zhai Jin took Ma Kuo and some of the recruits and set off for Jeju first. Zhai Jin sighed on the boat: "It's been four years since I left Jeju last time, and I don't know what it has become like."

Ma Kuo asked: "General Zhai, how many war horses are there in Jeju?"

Zhai Jin shook his head and said: "I don't know how many horses there are now, but when I left, there were already five or six thousand. Life was very comfortable in Jeju back then. When I had nothing to do, I could ride horses at the racecourse. There is a large grassland in Jeju, and it feels good to gallop on the grassland. Staff Ma, you can experience that feeling when you go to Jeju this time."

Ma Kuo followed Liu Fa, and Liu Fa appointed him a staff officer. After listening to Zhai Jin's words, Ma Kuo was even more looking forward to this trip to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

Half a month later, Zhai Jin and Ma Kuo arrived in Jeju. After getting off the ship and handing over the new soldiers to their men, Zhai Jin took Ma Kuo to the horse farm.

When we arrived at the horse farm, the horse steward saw Zhai Jin and said, "Hey, General Zhai, why are you here? I haven't seen him for several years."

Zhai Jin smiled and said: "Old Ma, I have come to form a cavalry under the order of my lord."

Manager Ma said: "We are finally starting to form cavalry. Does General Zhai have the paperwork?"