Soldiers in the cold weapon era rarely had the concept of ideological work. After Ding Haijun established his foothold in Shandong, Guo Ning began to instill some things into the soldiers through the students of the military academy. However, due to the cultural level of the soldiers, what he instilled was limited to eating food, serving as soldiers, killing the enemy and taking revenge. Boost the morale of the soldiers.
Among the Hu tribe in Liaodong, the courage of the soldiers on the battlefield stems either from the barbarism caused by plundering and massacre, or from the confidence in their own powerful power. Apart from past achievements, the only thing that shapes this confidence is the strong performance of the leader or tribal warrior.
This is why the Hu warriors always provoke and actively intimidate others. Even if this kind of provocation has no actual results, it is enough to plant their own image of bravery in the hearts of the soldiers, which is beneficial to the fighting on the battlefield.
The part of the Central Plains where the Jurchens moved to has gradually become more elegant and frail. But these Jurchens who have always lived in the cold and harsh places in the north, or the various foreign races under their wings, still maintain their original customs. There is no reason in their eyes, only strength and weakness.
If the provoked party fails to respond in time, it will be regarded as cowardly and will face intensified provocation and bullying. Therefore, the only reasonable response to provocation is to retaliate in kind, preferably double the amount.
Just like what Wang Bao'er is doing now.
When Wang Bao'er stood back beside Li Yun, at least thirty or fifty people around the city gate drew their swords and threatened them at the same time. Some even shouted loudly and threatened to chop the group into mincemeat on the spot. Even the archers around Pu Xian looked embarrassed.
But maybe they lacked confidence, or maybe they were too frustrated. After shouting for a while, no one took it seriously and took action again.
Li Yun waited for a moment, then turned to Pu Xian and asked, "Can we enter the city?"
There was a hoarse voice floating on the tower: "Of course you can."
Li Yun looked up and saw that the speaker was about forty years old. He was of average height and appearance. He was wearing a white Jurchen robe. He was looking down at the city walls in a casual manner. But when he glanced at the caravan, he occasionally revealed his naked eyes, which showed that he was a very distinguished person. He was the kind of person who was used to bossing people around.
"I've seen the envoy!"
The originally irritable and noisy Hu'er people bowed down one after another, and Pu Xian pressed out was no exception. But Pu Xianlielin, who was extremely arrogant just now, not only knelt down, but even started to tremble.
So he is Pu Xianwannu?
Li Yun bowed and saluted.
The area around the city gate suddenly calmed down. Only the war horse carrying the headless corpse ran a short half circle, then circled back to its original place. Perhaps he noticed the knight's head rolling to the ground, lowered his head and sniffed, and snorted in confusion.
Pu Xianwannu glanced at the two adopted sons, laughed twice, and then said to Li Yun: "Judge Li, please, please come up and speak."
"good!"
Servants came over and led everyone to rest in the city. A group of people passed through the city gate, Li Yun patted Wang Bao'er's arm, and followed a guard to turn left.
After walking a few steps along the sparsely populated streets under the city wall, you will find a rammed earth trail that connects to the top of the wall. The trail is in disrepair and is a bit dilapidated, but the scale of construction at that time can still be seen.
Pu Xianwannu stood at the top of the trail, watching Li Yun walking up safely, and waved: "Come, let's go north."
Li Yunsui stood beside him and said, "Okay."
The two walked in tandem for a while.
Dozens of soldiers followed with clanging footsteps a few feet away.
As Li Yun walked, he took a cursory look and saw that the color of the rammed earth on the city wall was completely different from that of the walking trail. It was obviously newly repaired and maybe even higher. Wherever the two men passed, there were many flags, fierce guards, and fierce fighting on the horses in several places. In the direction of the hills in the wilderness to the north of the city, I don't know how many people and horses are marching or training. Their footsteps are rumbling, and smoke and dust are rising all over the sky.
"I have specifically inquired about the rise of Guo Jiedu in Dingjun, Shandong, and I admire him very much." Pu Xianwannu walked and said in a deep voice: "Everything he did was daring, but if you think about it carefully, it is true that It's feasible... but if it were someone else, I'm afraid he wouldn't have such courage or such determination. Those few battles on the battlefield, if someone else was in charge, I'm afraid he wouldn't have the ability to win."
"I will bring the envoy's praise back to my Lord truthfully. I think the Commander-in-Chief who comes to my home will feel honored to hear about it."
Pu Xianwannu said again: "I estimate that Guo Jiedu should be training his troops intensively these days. By the time Yang An'er and Wanyan Heda decide the winner, Ding Haijun will use all its elite troops to sweep through Shandong, and maybe it will be possible They are chasing deer in the Central Plains. But when they are seizing territory and people, the imperial court and we all have to resist the Mongols and dare not move at all."
"This... envoy, I am just a judge of the Qunmu Station. I don't understand what you are talking about, and I dare not hear it." Li Yun said cautiously.
Pu Xianwannu laughed: "Don't be nervous. What your Guo Jiedu did is also what I want to do. It's just that I started a little slow. I was in the borderland of Liaodong, surrounded by ignorant and incompetent people. There are too many constraints. After I exhausted all my means to sort them out one by one, the situation became too fast again... So now I can only look at the majesty of the Ding Navy and feel deeply envious."
"Is the situation getting too fast?"
Li Yun thought for a moment: "The propaganda is referring to the Khitan army raising troops? I think there are tens of thousands of troops in Xianping Prefecture, so Brother Yelvliu cannot pose any threat. With the strong soldiers and horses I saw today, the nobles said earlier that they were worried I think we are too worried about the safety of our caravan and our group."
Pu Xianwannu waved his hand: "Brother Yeluliu does have the possibility of raising troops, but until today, he has not mobilized his troops around Guangning Mansion in a large scale. Saying what Brother Yeluliu is doing is just a cover. I deliberately arranged it to bluff people. The reason why I invite you to come to Xianping Mansion is because someone wants to see you, and please bring a message to Guo Jiedu."
"Such a military and national event can be arranged? But I don't know, who do you want to scare the commander?" Li Yun smiled bitterly twice, paused, and asked: "I don't know who it is who wants to give my commander-in-chief a message. ?”
The city of Xianping Prefecture is very strong, but its scale is not large. The two of them walked along the city wall for a long time and had already moved from the south to the north.
Pu Xianwannu raised his hand and said, "Look over there."
To the north of Xianpingfu, after leaving the small amount of cultivated land around the city, there are many mountains. The mountains range from gentle to steep, and there are dense forests everywhere. The rivers between the mountains are either clear and green, or they flow rapidly, laden with soil and showing an earthy color.
On the road by the water, an army was marching rapidly. The queue was often obscured by rolling hills, and the specific number of troops could not be seen. All that could be seen was the cold light of weapons and fluttering flags. But a rough estimate shows that it is only three or four miles from the beginning to the end, and is divided into four to five teams, which is at least 5,000 people.
"This is?"
"These are the troops from Northeast China recruiting Brother Si Wanyan Tie."
"So it's him?" Li Yun was surprised, and then said: "I have heard about the bravery of General Wanyan Tiege for a long time. Did he raise troops from Taizhou and go south to support Xianping Prefecture? I heard before that Xuan It turned out that the envoy was not on good terms with General Wanyan Tiege, and it turned out to be a lie."
"That's true. Brother Wanyan Tie is indeed at odds with me. During the Taihe campaign against the Song Dynasty, Brother Wanyan Tie and I were both under the subordinates of the right deputy marshal Wanyan Kuang. Brother Tie was exceptionally brave. When he attacked the Guanghua Army, He personally led his troops to defeat the enemy in a fierce battle, pulled out antlers and seized the gate to enter. When attacking Xiangyang, he was also the vanguard, gained a living mouth, led the army across the river, and won every battle... This man is braver than me, and his achievements are great. He is more loyal to the court than me, and I hate him deeply."
"This... Envoy, I don't understand what you mean."
"So, this time I reported to various places that Brother Yelvliu had launched an army, and sent several groups of elite subordinates to Taizhou, asking them to try their best to exaggerate the strength of the Khitan rebels, and to ask Brother Wanyan Tie for the sake of the Kingdom of Jin. Go ahead, you must put aside your past grudges and lead the troops to rescue me. Brother Wanyan Tie actually believed me, he is really a loyal minister of the Kingdom of Jin!"
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Pu Xianwannu's hoarse throat made a grunting sound, as if there was thick phlegm, and he seemed to be choked by something: "Five thousand steps, starting from Taizhou, more than 600 miles! But now he can The son is here! Judge Li, do you know what this means?"
Li Yun thought for a moment: "On behalf of Wanyan, the envoys learned that the Khitans had raised troops, and they immediately sent their troops south to support them without any delay."
"That's right!" Pu Xianwannu said with emotion: "Yesterday morning, the envoy he sent flew into the city to announce that reinforcements were coming. I didn't expect it at all. As a result, the flaw was exposed, so I had no choice but to kill the envoy. "
"The flaw mentioned by the envoy refers to..."
"Keep looking." Pu Xianwannu still pointed to where Brother Wanyan Tie came from.
The next moment, a high-pitched horn sounded.
Within the scope of Li Yun's sight, around Wanyan Tiege's marching route, on all the hillsides, plains, valley mouths, woodlands, and everywhere Li Yun could see, figures seemed to be popping up.
Those people let out a roar that shook the earth, accompanied by the sound of countless war horses neighing and galloping, as if a storm rolled up from a deep valley, or like thunder suddenly crashing from the sky. Countless cavalrymen were galloping, but in the direction of their advance, there was a dense rain of arrows.
The battle started without warning, but there was no front at all on the battlefield.
The ambush party attacked too quickly, and their momentum was too powerful. Almost instantly, Brother Wanyan Tie's queue was opened one after another as if its flesh and blood had been torn away by wild beasts. Then the gaps expanded into fractures, and the fractures expanded into large and small encirclements.
The ambush cavalry galloped around, archers sprayed arrows, and armored infantry followed closely, waving weapons, swarming forward like wolves, and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the Jin army.
Brother Wanyan Tie is indeed a powerful general. Even at this time, Li Yun could still see the generals in the queue shouting and shouting, and even charged in the opposite direction himself, trying to restore the situation. But on the entire battlefield, the morale of the Jin army collapsed visibly. Every piece, every place where people were fighting, was filled with the sound of bow strings that Li Yun was very familiar with. Of course, there was also that special... The terrifying screams of killing, both high-pitched and low-pitched... Li Yun was also familiar with it.
"Is it the Mongolian army?" Li Yun groaned: "It turns out that Pu Xianxuan made you defect to Mongolia."
Pu Xianwannu shook his head: "No, no, I formed an alliance with the Mongols."
