On the north bank of the Yellow River, there is Yingli City.
This castle is an important point on the north bank (west bank) of the Yellow River. It not only controls the only way for Xingping Prefecture to bypass the desert and lead to the Hexi area, but also guards the so-called Nine Crossings of the Yellow River - a section of the Yellow River west of Huluchuan. Nine crossings on the river. The water in this section of the Yellow River is gentle, which is very suitable for opening a ferry. From Lingzhou to the west to the Hexi Corridor, the river is usually crossed from here.
And such an important and unusual fortress is now under the control of the two Xixia supervisors, Yuzang Zhongliang and Weiming Abao!
Both of them were defeated generals. One was defeated twice and the other was defeated once. Both were quite miserable! However, in comparison, the situation of Yu Zang Zhongliang, the director of the Baotai Army, was a little better, because the mountainous area on the other side of the Yellow River was the hometown of their Yu Zang family. Although Yuzang Zhongliang was blocked by Xiang Ke's army on the north bank of the Yellow River, he could not return home for the time being. But there are high mountains and dangerous roads in that area, and there is not much oil and water. Xiang Ke should not send troops to encircle and suppress them.
Moreover, the Yuzang family were not from the Dangxiang, but from the Tubo. It was the Tubo nobles who moved from the plateau to settle west of Huluchuan, north of Tiandu Mountain, south and west of the Yellow River (the Yellow River makes a big bend in this area) when the Tubo Empire was powerful. Later, when Tubo declined, his family became officials in the Tang Dynasty.
After the Tubo Empire fell apart and the Tang Empire was wiped out. The Yu Zang family developed into a local leader in this area, and served as officials in Qi State (Li Maozhen), Later Tang Dynasty, Later Jin Dynasty, Later Zhou Dynasty, Da Song Dynasty, and Dabai Gao State! If you count the previous Tang Dynasty and Tubo, they are the Eight Ministers!
If you have already become the eighth minister, do you still care about being the ninth minister?
But Weiming Abao is miserable, he is a Weiming! How can the royal family of Dabai Gao become the second minister? And he doesn’t have what it takes to be a second minister!
Yuzang Zhongliang had a tribe and a territory, and the tribe was the right size, but the territory was too poor... He was just a local snake with no future! Not to mention the Nine Ministers, even the Ten Ministers and Eleven Ministers are worthy of it.
And what does Weiming Abao have? His supervisor of the Jingsai Army was a wandering official, and he did not have much strength in the Jingsai Army. The area under the jurisdiction of the Jingsai Army was full of Tibetan and Qiang people. They all had their own tribes and were ready to change their clans at any time. Be the eighth and ninth minister.
As for the army that Mr. Abao brought out, most of it was lost at the reward port, and the rest was completely lost in Mingsha City. When he fled to Yingli City, he was already a bare military commander, with only one son, Renli, left. He and a few soldiers were still with him.
Abao, Renli and his son wanted to go to Xingqing Mansion, but they were stopped by Yuzang Zhongliang - saying that the road was unsafe and he didn't trust them. But what the real intention is is hard to say.
The two father and son were under house arrest in Yingli City for several days, and today they were finally invited to the Yamen lobby of Yingli City. There I also met the great monk Dalba, the national preceptor of Dabaigao Kingdom.
"Master..." Weiming Abao burst into tears when he saw the great monk, "I've been waiting for you to come!"
The great monk is the national master of Dabai Gao Kingdom. His magic power is strong enough to fight against evil spirits! Moreover, his prestige among the Tubo people is extremely high. If he intervenes, the Yu Zang family will definitely not become the ninth minister...at least they will not immediately defect to the Song Dynasty.
In this way, wouldn’t Abao, Renli and his son have to live?
When Master Dalba saw Abao and Renli, he also looked sad. He clasped his hands and said to them: "Amitabha, my condolences to the two benefactors!"
Condolences?
What happened?
Abao, Renli and his son were stunned and looked at the great monk.
The great monk sighed and said: "Almsgiver Abao, your son Renzhong was killed by Xian Lei in Lingzhou City... You must show your condolences and obey!"
My son is gone!
Weiming Abao was bursting with tears. As he cried, he said to the great monk: "I trouble you, Master, to help my son transcend, so that his soul can return to bliss. Don't go to the underworld to suffer."
"Definitely, definitely!" Monk Dalba nodded repeatedly, "I will not only make a good transition for the benevolent and loyal benefactors, but I will also make a good transition for the benefactors Abao and Renli, ensuring that you can go to the West!"
What? Is there a "buy one, get two free" deal on transcendence?
Abao and Renli both felt that something was wrong, and quickly turned their attention to Yuzang Zhongliang, who was sitting behind the desk in the lobby and sighing.
Yuzang Zhongliang was a Tubo man with a particularly loyal appearance. He was tall and strong, with regular features, a pair of particularly big eyes, very energetic, and a neat beard. At this time, those big eyes were full of tears, and he didn’t know what sad thing happened to him? Could it be that his son also died?
While Abao and Renli were thinking about it blindly, Yuzang Zhongliang had already spoken, "You two, Zhongliang can't stand up to you! The Zhongliang family has received great kindness from the Great White Kingdom. Now that the country is facing a national crisis, they can't repay it with death. Really Ashamed... But Zhongliang has so many clan members, and Zhongliang cannot ignore their safety! But the two of you are not burdened by this, and can be loyal ministers in an upright manner, and your name will go down in history in the future. Zhongliang is really envious of you!"
Why does this sound so scary?
Abao and Renli, father and son, were sweating heavily on their foreheads!
Grandpa Abao was a little better and could still speak, "Yuzang Supervisor, you, what do you want to do?"
Yuzang Zhongliang sighed, picked up a wine glass from the table and looked at it. He seemed a little reluctant to let it go, but in the end he threw it heavily to the ground. He only heard a "snap", and then... The swordsmen poured out from the two side doors.
These swordsmen and axemen were all soldiers of Yu Zang's family. They had long heard Yu Zang's loyal words. After coming out, they went straight to Abao, Renli and his son, and captured them without any explanation!
Weiming Abao and Weiming Renli, the father and son, became anxious and shouted to the old monk for help.
"Master, help!"
"Master, save my father and son..."
I just saw the old monk sighing, then clasping his hands together, with a solemn appearance, chanting something in his mouth, and started chanting... This is the beginning of transcendence, and it's free!
The old monk was the national preceptor of Xixia before, and now he is the purple-robed monk of the Song Dynasty. A monk of his level is not something that ordinary people can afford!
This time, three people were transported for free, which is really quite a friend.
In this way, Weiming Abao and Weiming Renli were dragged out of the court by the Yu Zang family's knife and axemen in the sound of the old monk's chanting. Just outside the court, they picked up the knife and chopped off their heads... ..
Beautiful boxes for their heads have been prepared for both of them, one for each of them, and they are also covered with soft fur to ensure comfort.
Seeing the two human heads put into the box, Master Dalba stopped chanting sutras and said to Yuzang Zhongliang: "I remember that Ling'ai Jinnu was outstanding in appearance and practiced martial arts since childhood?"
"Yes," Yuzang Zhongliang nodded, "Master, are you going to be a matchmaker for your little girl?"
"It's not about being a matchmaker... I'm just reminding the supervisor that today's officials in the Song Dynasty like women like this."
"Oh, oh..." Yuzang Zhongliang immediately laughed, "I will have someone go to Lingbo Mountain to pick up the little girl right away!"
The great monk smiled and said, "The supervisor is indeed a loyal and good man of the Song Dynasty!"
...
"Xiao Heda, you treacherous and shameless traitor, I know Gao Guo will never let you go!"
"Xiao, I know how could Gao Guo be sorry for you?"
"Xiao, even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you, a traitor, go!"
At the same moment, the execution ground for beheading has been set up in Xumi Cave City in Yinzhou! Those who were brought over one by one to have their heads chopped off were all the leaders of the Left Wing Divine Warrior Division.
Xiao Heda was also very capable. After learning that Zhao Kai had broken through the reward gate, he immediately led the Khitan soldiers from Xiazhou to attack Yinzhou Xumi Cave - this was not only the location of a military supervisory department of Dabai Gao Kingdom, but also It is also an important town for storing grain and grass, with millions of stones of grain stored in it.
After capturing Xumi Cave, Xiao Heda could use food to win over the Hengshan tribe and provide supplies to the incoming Song army. In this way, the rule of Dabai Gaoguo in the three states of Yinxiashi (Shizhou was privately established by Xixia) will collapse!
And Xiao Heda took a forged order from Brother Cha and drove to Xumi Cave in the name of raiding the Jinning Army. The Jinning Army of the Song Dynasty had just withdrawn its troops from the territory on the west bank of the Yellow River, so the Xixia garrison in Xumi Cave did not have the slightest suspicion, so he put Xiao Heda's people into the castle and asked them to carry military supplies...
As a result, those people are now tied to the execution ground waiting to be beheaded!
"kill!"
Xiao Heda didn't talk nonsense to them, and didn't care about the matter of transcendence. He just said one word - kill!
Not only did they kill all the high-ranking party officials in Xumi Cave, but they also didn’t spare any party members among the ordinary military generals, killing hundreds of people in one breath!
Killing so many people was not to vent their anger, but to surrender their reputation!
It is impossible for Xiao Heda to vote for the Jurchens. His subordinates are all Khitan hardliners who are unwilling to be ruled by the Jurchens. To vote for the Jurchens would be suicide!
Zhao Kai can allow him to vote for Yelu Dashi... After all, Dashi cannot threaten Zhao Kai now, and he is also Daijin's mortal enemy!
So Xiao Heda just needs to draw a clear line between himself and the party members!
Yelu Yujian was also with him. He saw the steaming fresh heads cut off and piled together. He finally nodded with satisfaction and said to Xiao Heda with a smile: "With these heads, the officials will definitely They will believe us... Even if we have to go north to Zhenzhou in the future, it will be okay."
Xiao Heda nodded and said: "Master, when will we send out troops to fight the Jurchens? A certain family can't wait!"
Yeluyu smiled and said, "Come on, come on... Let's go to Lingzhou City to meet the officials first. The officials will make arrangements by then."
"Going to Lingzhou?" Xiao Heda was stunned, "Lingzhou has already..."
"We captured it!" Yeluyu said with a smile, "We captured it in less than a day. Brother Cha abandoned the city and fled, and Lingzhou opened its doors and surrendered! The Western thieves are finished, even if they are not finished, they still have to move westward!"
"How is this possible?" Xiao Heda looked stunned. He was a general of Xixia, and he knew how difficult Lingzhou was to fight!
Yelu Yujian smiled and said: "The weather has changed... The Jurchens' glorious days are coming to an end! Commander-in-Chief, we must contact Dashi Linya as soon as possible!"
