As night falls, the area around Anjiang Village is lonely.
Mu Zheng sat alone on the tiger leather chair. At this moment, he couldn't help but think of his wife and children who were trapped in Hezhou City.
Mu Zheng thought of his own humiliation when Wang Shao first occupied Weiyuan Fort. At that time, his tribesmen persuaded him that the Song people had the intention to enter Xizhou, otherwise they would not have established a stronghold in Weiyuan.
Mu Zheng was greatly rewarded by the Song Dynasty and swore an alliance with Wang Shao. He felt that he had always been more submissive to the Song Dynasty and expected that the Song people would not even want to get rid of him, so he ignored the opposition of his tribe and asked Wang Shao to build Weiyuan. Fort, base yourself here.
In fact, when the Song army built Weiyuan Fort and Zhang Yue Wang Shao sent troops to Lanzhou and Huizhou, Mu Zheng realized that he had been fooled and wanted to retake Weiyuan Fort, but in the end he did not raise his troops.
Xizhou and Hezhou were the base of the Qiang people in the Qing and Tang Dynasties. After they were seized from the Han people, they had been separatist here for hundreds of years. How could they be willing to surrender to the Song people now?
But after Zhang Yue not only dug salt wells, but also cultivated fields on the Wei River, and continued to woo and seduce the leaders of the Xizhou tribe, Mu Zheng knew that the Song people would attack him sooner or later, so he decided not to join the Song people anymore, but to contact various ministries and Dong Felt, all party ministries formally resisted the invasion of the Song Dynasty.
Xizhou was defeated in the first battle, Hezhou was defeated again and again, and even his wife was lost. Xiangzi City and Niujing Valley were defeated again. Mu Zheng had never suffered such a defeat since he became the leader at a young age.
In the past six months, his hair has turned gray with worry, his younger brother has died in battle, his wife and children have been captured, and his tribe has been wiped out. Even when he was in the most desperate situation, with only a few dozen horsemen around him, he still ran around to contact various tribes to resist the invasion of the Song Dynasty. .
Now he retreated to Anjiang Fort in Huangzhou, raised a banner and once again gathered his tribe to resist the Song invasion.
Mu Zheng raised the golden cup and drank heavily. It suddenly occurred to him that this wine was also exchanged from the people of Song Dynasty in Yisi.
Mu Zheng stopped drinking at this moment, and his two younger brothers, Ba Zhenjiao and Ba Zhenmo, happened to lift the tent and enter. Seeing his brother drinking heavily, Ba Zhanjiao persuaded him: "Brother, when the battle reaches this point, our sons and daughters have already exerted their full strength. We will save it when the time comes."
"What do the clan leaders mean now?"
Ba Zhenmo said: "They are not willing to fight. They are greedy for the profits of the Song people's trade. Since they started attacking the Song Dynasty, the life of the people has been very difficult."
Hezhou was hit by a heavy snowstorm at the beginning of spring. The snow covered the ground five feet deep. Countless cattle and sheep had no grass to eat and starved to death.
Mu Zheng thought of this, took out ice from the ice box on the side, put it into the wine, and then took another sip of wine.
The Song craftsmen under Mu Zheng could use a first-class substance called saltpeter to get ice in the summer, so Mu Zheng could use ice to chill wine even in the summer.
At this moment, he thought about the dead cattle and sheep and the naked tribesmen.
Mu Zheng played with the wine glass and said: "Song people are so ingenious that they can come up with such a way to get ice in summer. You said that we don't have Song people, but the drinking is a little less delicious, but if we lose Song people, we will live forever It’s cattle and horses.”
Ba Zhenmo said: "My brother heard that the Song army was very good at treating my sister-in-law and nephews. He said that as long as he obeys the wishes of my clan and does not kill my clan..."
Mu Zheng waved his hand and said: "Song people are cunning and repetitive. Although I, Mu Zheng, have no ability, my family has been divided for generations and there is no reason to surrender. You must remember never to surrender to the Song Dynasty, even if I die. , Ba Zhenjiao, you will succeed me and fight with the Song Dynasty. Ba Zhenjiao is also dead, so Ba Zhenmo will be the one to defeat him. As long as he breathes, he will not surrender."... Although Mu Zheng was in a difficult time, he was heroic. Still.
After a pause, Mu Zheng said to his two younger brothers: "Don't worry, although the Song people are victorious now, how much food and grass do they have? How long can their army last deep into our hinterland? The more polite they are to me, the more I know they will The more you feel guilty, you will see that the people of Song Dynasty cannot survive the winter in Hezhou. As long as I do not surrender, the people of Song Dynasty will not dare to touch a hair on my wife and children. If I surrender, my life will be at risk."
While we were talking, someone suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, Dong Yu, Jiewu Chila and the others are back!"
"oh?"
Mu Zheng was a little surprised. Dong Yu and Jie Wu Chila should have died in Jingniu Valley.
"The leader and the others are back with their troops."
Mu Zheng couldn't help but immediately ordered his two younger brothers: "You order your men to be careful."
Soon Mu Zheng met Dong Yu, who had escaped from death in Jingniu Valley, and met Wu Chila. After the three met, they all cried while holding each other's hands.
When Mu Zheng learned about the defeat in Jingniu Valley, he heard the two men say that the Song army was greatly dissatisfied: "Xizhou and Hezhou are the ancestral lands. Now that the Song people want to take it by force, we, Mu Zheng, have no choice but to fight to the death."
Dong Yu said: "I thought so before, but Zhang Longtu managed the army strictly and did not commit any crimes in Qiu. After taking over Xizhou and Hezhou, he promoted benevolence and virtue. Many Tibetan leaders were greedy for the good things of the Song Dynasty, and most of them have returned home..." .
Mu Zheng said: "Did I buy you all with just a good thing? Are you still a descendant of Zanpu with such ambition?"
Dong Yu said: "If the king wants to attack us, we will follow him, but I think the emperor of the Song Dynasty has far-reaching ambitions, and I'm afraid he won't give up."
Jie Wu Chila said: "Your Majesty, your wife and children are still in the hands of the Song people. Why don't we make peace for the time being. There will be a battle between Dangxiang and the Han people in the future. When the time comes, we will regain Xizhou and Hezhou."
Mu Zheng sneered and said, "Could it be that you have gained some benefits from accepting the Song people?"
At the turn of May and June, a group of elite Song troops were trekking through the mountains, and Li Kui was among them. When they turned around a mountain pass, they seemed to have returned to their original path.
Wang Junwan cursed: "Did this Tibetan guide do this on purpose to amuse me?"
Li Kui said: "I think everything here is the same. I must have gone the wrong way. Besides, we followed Dong Yu and Wu Chila's men to get here."
Wang Junwan nodded, and then looked at Li Kui: "Master Xiu Cai, I didn't expect that you are a scholar, but you are quite capable. You followed the army here without even complaining."
Li Kui said: "The general has frightened me. Before the battle, I was so scared that my legs were weak."
Wang Junwan said: "As a scholar, it is more serious to take the Jinshi exam. Why don't you go to school and join the army instead?"
Li Kui said: "A scholar can also serve the country. I want to do my part for the court."
Wang Junwan clapped his legs and laughed and said, "It's just you? What can you do? You're not as useful as one of my own soldiers, how can you talk about serving the country?"
"It's of no use," Li Kui laughed self-deprecatingly: "But the general doesn't know something. As the saying goes, you don't dare to worry about the country because of your humble position. This is what the teacher taught you!"
Wang Junwan Fuxu said: "As expected of being a disciple of Jinglue, he is indeed quite famous."
While he was talking, someone suddenly said in front of him: "Fortress of the Tibetan people!"
Wang Junwan, Li Kui rushed forward, but he saw that there was a river valley in front of him. This place was surrounded by mountains on all sides, and only in the center was a palm-sized plain.
The center of the plain is divided into two halves by a river, and on the bank of the rapids is a fortress!
Wang Junwan laughed loudly when he saw this valley and said, "Mu Zheng has found a good place. It really took me a long time to find it!"
"The time has come for our sons to make great achievements. Those who capture Mu Zheng alive will be rewarded with millions of dollars!"
P: Anjiang Village is in Xunhua County.
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The Pursuit of Happiness
