Today, Zhongdu City has increasingly highlighted its military role in facing Mongolia, so Guo Ning chose to release an elite Wuding Army as the spearhead against Mongolia, and to monitor Zhang Rou, Miao Daorun, Shi Tianying and others on the spot. All troops and horses.
However, the spearhead alone is definitely not enough, and it cannot be without flank cover.
Soon after, Jing'an Min, who was originally serving as the military envoy of the Anhua Army in Shandong, was recalled to the north and returned to Zhuozhou, where he had started his business for many years. He served as the military envoy of the Yongtai Army and the commander-in-chief of the military capital west of Zhongdu.
The task of the people of Jing'an is to stabilize Zhuozhou and Yizhou to the west of the central capital, and rely on their own connections and reputation accumulated over decades to restore control over the prefectures of Xiong, Ba, Bao, Sui, An, and Ansu, which are densely populated in Tanglu. control.
Such a task was exactly what Jing Anmin wanted, so Guo Ning didn't need to give him any more support. He only sent two of Jing Anmin's old subordinates, Hao Duan and Ma Bao, as deputy envoys. For other things, these old Jianghu people have plenty of ideas.
After the Battle of Zhongdu, the east and west roads of Hebei that were originally in the hands of Pusan Anzhen immediately fell apart. While Guo Ning was stationed in Zhongdu, King Sui of Kaifeng Prefecture took the opportunity to expand his influence. His general Wanyan Heda led his troops north to Ci, Ming and other prefectures, and once stationed in Julu. Guo Ning didn't care about this. After Zhongdu, Ding Haijun's forces were already swallowing whales. Since they were swallowing whales, there were fish, shrimps, crabs and turtles escaping from the mouth in the south. How could they still stop the sharks from coming to take a few bites? ? His territory is large enough, and controlling the key points is what matters.
What is the key to Hebei?
It is not the abandoned mounds and ruins that could not recover for ten or twenty years after being swept by the Mongolian army, but the Yuhe River that connects many water systems in the north, directly leading to the Zhanghe River and the Yellow River, and across both sides of the Yuhe River, with Jingzhou as its center. The six states in the center are rich and prosperous.
Ding Haijun's remaining troops stationed in Yidu immediately dispatched after receiving the news of Guo Ning's victory and took the six states directly. The leader was naturally Li Ting.
Li Ting led his troops of ten thousand people all the way north, dispatching elite cavalry to raid the areas along the way. The Jurchen meng'an in Hebei were trying to conquer the army. They had previously remembered that their envoy San Anzhen and Guo Ning were allies. How could they have thought that Ding Haijun would suddenly fall out?
Most of the elite soldiers who fought against Meng'an were transferred away by servant Anzhen, and the remaining troops were no match for Li Ting. And Li Ting was really vicious. Anyone who encountered Jurchen men along the way and dared to resist would immediately attack them. After taking the settlement, they would kill all men, women, old and children without mercy. After killing someone, their head would be hung on a flagpole, and they would march bloody with the army, intimidating them along the way.
This method of killing those who dared to resist was first used by the Mongols. Li Ting thought it was very useful, so he learned it. He is a murderous maniac. How can he be defeated by Meng'an and Muke from all over the country? Therefore, it only took twelve days for the troops under his command to penetrate the six prefectures and join up with Qiu Huiluo and Wang Shixian's troops stationed at Yijin Pass in Bazhou.
These two troops had previously fought against Genghis Khan's Qixue army and suffered heavy casualties. Later, the elite soldiers among them were drawn out and went to Zhongdu. The rest of the two troops were actually lightly and seriously injured, so with Guo Ning's permission, the soldiers could recuperate here and enjoy the benefits sent by the wealthy clans from various places to make themselves more comfortable.
At first glance, when Li Ting's soldiers arrived, the two general managers were overjoyed to leave the camp, arrange local supplies, and invite Li Ting to a banquet.
Of course, you can't drink wine randomly, just touch your lips.
Previously, those unlucky guys in Zhongdu were drinking and sleeping with women, but they were bumped into by Marshal Guo and were immediately severely punished. Their dejected condition on the road was seen and questioned by other soldiers, and they couldn't help but cry. The soldiers of the Ding Navy were all sad when they heard about it. However, military law is ruthless, and there is really no one to help.
When they passed through Bazhou, Wang Shixian advised them to return home quickly and not to lose face on the road. He was soft-hearted and promised them that he had a relationship with the officials in charge of Qunmu Station. If they were really ashamed to be a farmer, he would ask them if Qunmu had no chance to make meritorious deeds.
Wang Shixian talked about this at the banquet and praised Guo Ning for his leadership in Zhongdu. Li Ting said: "Li Yun of Qunmu Station is my brother. How could these thieves not know about it? They also encountered our army on the road. , why don’t you come and beg me?”
Wang Shixian laughed: "When you march, you often use hundreds of human heads as a guide. The blood in your chest dyes the road red. Who dares to touch this bad luck?"
While they were chatting, the guards outside the tent reported urgently, saying that the marshal had issued orders, and that the three general managers, Li Ting, Wang Shixian, and Qiu Huiluo, were all aware of it.
The three men rushed out of the tent to receive the order. It turned out that Guo Ning had heard that Li Ting was heading north and sent someone to urge him to gather the stragglers from Hebei along the way, and then select the best among them to slightly supplement the losses of Wang Shixian and Qiu Huiluo.
From a military perspective, the Meng'an Mouke Army in Hebei was established by Pusan Anzhen. Its scale is similar to the military household system established by Guo Ning in Shandong, although the most elite group among them has already They were killed on the battlefield in Zhongdu, but the rest of them are better than ordinary farmers. After signing into the army, with a little training, they can fight. Even if they can't become a regular soldier, they can just be an Alixi who works with the army. .
From a political perspective, since Guo Ning, a Han'er, controls Zhongdu, it is impossible to continue to allow the Jurchens' Meng'an conspiracy system to exist in Hebei. Even this group of Jurchens themselves must be dispersed as soon as possible and included in the Han'er's army. It would be better to assimilate in Riga. After this battle, Wang Shixian and Qiu Huiluo each had thousands of men missing, which just happened to break up the Jurchens' Meng'an conspiracy and make a small supplement.
After reading the order, Wang Shixian was a little worried: "Li Erlang, you have killed the Jurchens in Hebei again. Are you afraid that the hatred will be as deep as the sea? In this way, how can the Jurchens be used?"
Qiu Huiluo frowned and nodded: "Thousands of Jurchens have joined the army. It would be difficult to control them."
Li Ting rolled his eyes.
He chewed a piece of mutton leg meat, including the tendons, and swallowed it. The soup dripped from the corner of his mouth. The guard next to him quickly handed over a towel, and he wiped his mouth: "You two, would you like to come with me?"
The two of them followed Li Ting to his camp without knowing why.
Li Ting, armed with a golden sword, clapped his hands and said, "Call all those Muke who are accompanying the army!"
Not long after, dozens of people who looked like Jurchen leaders cautiously moved forward to pay their respects.
Li Ting pointed at them and said to Wang Shixian and Qiu Huiluo: "I came up from the northeast of Shandong and defeated several Men'an Muke and killed a group of people along the way. There were also some smart people who fled with their families in advance, probably I'm going to join the Kaifeng Mansion. The rest of them are of no use in following the Dajin court. I don't mind switching to the family to make a living! I'm not a fool, how can I kill people indiscriminately? "
He raised his voice and shouted: "Listen up!"
The Jurchen leaders were all attentive.
"My Guo Xuanshi was defeated in Zhongdu until the great Khan fled in embarrassment, and the Mongolian army suffered countless casualties. Therefore, he is now the capital marshal of the imperial court! With the order of the marshal, the Jurchens in Hebei will attack Meng'an to defeat them. From now on It’s gone!”
There was a commotion among the Jurchen leaders, but Li Ting continued: "All of you will be included in the shade house under me, Li Erlang, from now on. Those who know how to farm will farm the land from now on. The soldiers under my command, Li Erlang, will not bully You. But if there are those who rely on their talents and bravery and think they can fight with Marshal Guo, we can also use them! Therefore, you all have to draw troops! According to the old rules, one of the five soldiers will be drawn, and all of them will be included in the army of General Manager Wang and Qiu. Under the steward’s command!”
As soon as these words came out, the Jurchen's face became earthy.
These people all moved to Hebei from the northeastern hinterland in the early years of the founding of the Jin Dynasty. It has been almost a hundred years now. Speaking of good times, their ancestors did live them. But since the war between Dajin and Mongolia, year after year, all the Jurchens who signed an army to go north have left and never returned, leaving orphans and widowed mothers struggling to survive, reduced to abject poverty, and died of cold and exhaustion every year.
For decades, the Jurchens at the bottom have lived a difficult life, no different from Han'er. However, Han'er still had anger and hatred, and something to support them. What do these low-level Jurchens have? They have neither the motivation to fight nor the reason for fighting, so how can they be willing to fight?
Therefore, after Pusan Anzhen gathered the Meng'an army in Hebei to defeat the enemy, he became ambitious, but in fact the army's combat effectiveness was not as good as he thought. And if these Meng'an Mouke who stayed behind were strong and full of fighting spirit, they would not surrender to Li Ting immediately.
After noisy for a long time, these Jurchens turned to Li Ting again. Someone wanted to beg, but only heard Li Ting's cold voice: "You guys, there are always seven or eight thousand strong men. When I am free in the next two days, I will set up security troops for you, count the number of people, and copy Enter the book. In ten days, those who are supposed to sign for the army will meet at Yijin Pass in Bazhou. Those who fail to do so will be killed!"
This Li Erlang kills without blinking an eye, he can really do it!
The Jurchens hesitated for a while, and finally did not dare to resist. If you think about it carefully, drawing one out of five is not particularly scary...
Many people looked at each other several times, and an old man asked expectantly: "I heard that if you follow Guo Xuanshi, oh no, Marshal Guo will be given acres of land when he fights in the war? Do we Jurchens also have it?"
"Mom, you guys want to eat this shit! The Han people have fields, one hundred acres per household, but the Jurchens have no acres to divide, nothing at all."
"Nothing at all?"
Everyone just felt like they were struck by lightning. Meng'an Muke is about to be demolished, and the military war will continue as usual, and there will be no benefits on the land... It is said that there must be many Shandong people in the navy, and they have a deep hatred for the Jurchens. Do they want the Jurchens to die?
A group of people worked hard to follow Li Ting's troops here. Some people saw the disobedient Muke army camp being completely slaughtered. They suppressed their sorrow and resentment. They just wanted to get a promise so that everyone could continue to live. Going down?
Is this the result? You might as well kill us all!
Some strong men in the queue couldn't bear it anymore. They clenched their fists subconsciously, and the veins on their arms burst out.
The surrounding Ding navy officers saw that something was wrong and gathered around him, drawing half of their swords to intimidate him.
Li Ting still sat relaxed and looked at them and sneered: "Don't you understand what I said? From now on, there will be no Meng'an Mouke for the Jurchens in Hebei. The rule I have set is that only Han'er who joins the army can divide the fields. Divide the land! I don’t understand, you guys all have Han faces and speak Han language, how can you become Jurchens?”
Everyone present fell silent.
Less than half an hour later, Li Ting, Wang Shixian, and Qiu Huiluo returned to the banquet. Qiu Huiluo found that the wine and meat were cold, so he called the cook to reheat them.
And Li Ting said proudly: "Isn't this the end? It's neat and tidy, very good! Let them change their names, then break them up and assign them to various units. After two or three years of military rations, who will return? Remember that you are a Jurchen? Hey, so what if you remember? Once you are used to Han'er's ways, no one is willing to go back! Lao Wang, you are an ancient Wang who can speak Chinese, do you like that ancient Wang on the grassland? The King of Peking?"
Wang Shixian shook his head repeatedly and pointed at Li Ting, not knowing what to say.
Two days later, another order from Guo Ning arrived in Zhongdu, appointing Li Ting as the Ying Navy's envoy and the commander-in-chief of the Hebei East Road Military and Horse Command.
