A rumbling crash sounded. The grassland people were not good at attacking cities, and naturally they were even less good at defending cities.
Even if the Khitans were from a fishing and hunting ethnic group and briefly owned the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, their city defense skills were still limited to shooting arrows at the top of the city.
In fact, there were only a few people shooting arrows at the top of the city.
After being defeated by the river, the entire Eight Divisions of Enemy Lie and some of the Khitan forces gathered by Shulu Ping collapsed.
The eight defeated enemy cavalry did not return to the formation at all, and of course they did not return to Kedun City. Instead, they fled around the city.
The families of most of them had begun to evacuate a few days ago. These guys, who were said to be cavalry but were actually armed herdsmen, retreated and went straight after their families.
Only some Shiwei, Tieli, Wugu and Xi people retreated into the city.
They are not locals and do not know the location and geographical conditions. At the same time, most of them are infantry, so they have no place to run.
Although Dun City is considered a strong city on the grassland, it would be too reluctant for you to let a group of Shi Wei, Xi Ren, etc. who are not locals defend the city.
They held on for less than an hour before Zhou Jun made a crude car with a huge log and hit it three or five times. Internal fighting broke out in the city.
Some people were armed with weapons and wanted to break out from the west of the city. Barbarian Bear simply released them. Then on the flat ground in the west of the city, they were directly dispersed by the Beiwei Iron Cavalry Battalion in a single charge, and not one of them escaped.
Since the breakout was a dream, the 'smart people' in the city knew that they had no choice but to lay down their weapons and surrender.
After a burst of noise that could even be heard by the Zhou army outside, the commander of the army, Yelu Pode from the Khitan, was escorted out by a group of Shiwei people wearing animal skins.
After Zhang Gao agreed, Yelu Pode was escorted to Zhang Gao.
This is not the last time. The last time, Zhang Hao took pity on this guy who wanted to die for Yelu Deguang. He deliberately let him die and released him to Khitan. Unexpectedly, he actually dared to fight against Da Zhou. .
"Wugu Neighbor, you are so brave. I will spare your life, but you dare to repay kindness with hatred?"
Zhang Gao's words were awe-inspiring. After Yelu's defeat, Yelu Pode was able to escape with his life. It was indeed Zhang Gao's extra mercy.
Yelupode's cheeks were slightly swollen and his forehead was stained with blood. He thought that these rebellious Shiwei people had not made it easy for him.
Hearing Zhang Hao's question, Yelu Pode felt ashamed. He knelt directly on the ground and pressed his forehead to the ground.
"Your Majesty is indeed kind to me, but it is a personal favor. To refuse it today is a matter of state.
Wu Gulin should have died long ago. It was the Holy Emperor who allowed me to live for a few more days. Today, I beg the Holy Emperor to forgive these Shiwei and Wuguxi people. They were bewitched by Shu Luping and dared to fight against the Holy Dynasty. of. "
Zhang Hao sneered and kept talking about the Holy Dynasty. When the bow and arrow in his hand came over, he didn't hesitate at all.
"What about you? You also want me to let you go back to the Daxianbei Mountains to fish and hunt?"
Yelu Pode said sadly: "Gong, I can't protect the Khitan people, the country is ruined and the family is ruined. Privately, I have the courage to attack with weapons despite His Majesty's forgiveness, my moral character is lacking. Today is the day for our ancient neighbors." "
"Aye! Aye!" After hearing Yelubode saying that he should die, two young generals in armor cried loudly as they were escorted over with him.
Well, it's not that both of them were crying, one was crying, and the other was looking at Zhang Hao with a look of sadness and indignation on his face.
"Don't cry, I am destined to die here. If the Holy Emperor is merciful, you and Brother Xiu will go back to Tu'er Mountain to fish and shoot deer and live a good life!"
Yelupod looked at the crying young general, and his tears finally fell down. He shouted back and looked at Zhang Hao pleadingly.
hehe! Zhang Xuan was so angry that he let me go once and wanted to let his son go again.
Do you really think that the kindness of Saint Zhang is like a fruit on a tree, and you can just reach out and pluck it?
Zhang Shengren turned around and looked at the young general who called Yelu Pode Aye. He must be Yelu Pode's son. The other man named Brother Xiu was probably either Yelu Pode's son or his nephew.
Um? What? Brother Hugh?
Yelu...Brother Xiu?
Zhang Gao was shocked and confused. If he remembered correctly, Brother Yelvxiu should be the famous Liao general who was hit by an arrow in the butt and asked soldiers to pull him on a light cart to pursue the Song army.
And the Song army he was chasing was none other than Brother Zhao, the chariot god of the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Hao recalled that Brother Zhao's age seemed to be eight or nine years old as Zhao Kuangyin said last time.
And the brother Yelvxiu in front of me seems to be sixteen or seventeen years old. Is there such a big age difference between the two?
In fact, this is what Zhang Yan did not understand. Although the year of birth of brother Yelv Xiu is unknown in history, his grandfather Yelu Shilu was the uncle of Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of Liao Dynasty.
In other words, Brother Yelu Xiu's father is the same generation as Yelu Abaoji, and he is the same generation as Yelu Deguang.
Even if Brother Yelvxiu's father came to have a son in old age, Brother Yelvxiu is more than 20 years younger than his cousin Yelv Deguang, so that's pretty much it.
However, he was doubtful, so Zhang Hao still stepped forward slowly. If he was really Brother Yelvxiu, he would have to be trained and trained well.
No matter how it is said in history, this famous general and minister was an unprecedented figure in the Liao Kingdom!
Without him, I, Zhao Er, would probably have regained Yanyun, and it's hard to say whether the Khitan could keep it.
Moreover, this tender sixteen-year-old is the time to shape his outlook on life and the world. With his temperament and ability in history, he is at least a Jin Rixi!
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao walked over and pointed his riding whip at the boy who was crying "Aye".
This kid is a bit bigger than Brother Xiu next to him. He has a good foundation and should be able to at least be an armored general.
"Who are you?" Zhang Hao shouted softly.
The soldier who was escorting the young general immediately pressed his head to the ground, and his hands were also pulled so that he could not get up.
The young general hissed twice and replied, "This is Yelu Xidi."
It’s really not like enemies never get together!
Zhang Hao couldn't help but look back at Yang Jiye, and Yang Jiye looked confused.
Of course he didn't know that in the history of Chenjiakou, it was Yelu Xidi who led the army to surround Yang Ye, causing him to fight hard and die.
At the same time, in history, when Brother Zhao besieged Youzhou, the defender was Yelu Xidi, who was also a strong general.
So who can stay with a close branch of the Liao Kingdom like Yelu Xidi, it goes without saying that there is a high probability that he is a member of the Yelu family.
"Your name is Brother Yelvxiu?"
Hearing Zhang Yan's question, before Brother Yelvxiu could answer, the soldiers guarding him were going to push him to the ground just like they did to Yeluxiidi.
Zhang Yan waved his hand gently, indicating to let go, and even Yelu Xidi was let go.
"There is no need to be nervous. Those who compete with me are just Shuluping mother and son, and they have nothing to do with anyone else."
Well, in order to win people's hearts, Zhang Shengren told lies one after another.
Brother Yelvxiu was let go, and he looked at Zhang Gao, who was wearing golden armor and standing with his hands behind his back, looking like a god. He was thinking that he must be neither humble nor arrogant, but in fact, Zhang Gao said softly, As soon as the aura belonging to the top emperor shone, he leaned down involuntarily.
"Your servant is Brother Xiu of the Yelu family."
Sure enough, Zhang Yan had a calm expression on his face, but he was still a little happy in his heart.
What he just said was not wrong. The only ones competing with him for the world were Yelu Deguang and others.
For the Khitans like Brother Yelvxiu who did not follow the southern invasion, Zhang Yan was quite tolerant. In fact, even for the Khitans who had invaded the south, Zhang Yan did not pursue them very much as long as they did not commit any serious crimes.
There are quite a lot of Khitans under his command now. There are 60,000 to 70,000 Khitans in the lower Khitan tribes in the Hetao area, and the upper Khitan households in the upper Khitan tribes under the control of Murong Nobunaga are estimated to be hundreds of thousands.
The new eight Khitan tribes composed of these two Khitan households are expected to exceed the 300,000 mark soon.
Yelu Pode looked at Zhang Xi, and he suddenly felt a familiar aura. Zhang Xi had such an expression when he killed Hu Lin and allowed him to return to the north.
Although Yelupode didn't know what made Zhang Yan, who had been tough just now, soften, he knew that the opportunity was not to be missed.
So, the last famous Khitan general kowtowed three times on the ground and shouted to Zhang Gao.
"Sage, after this battle, the Khitan will no longer exist, and the Yelu family has shed enough blood for the Great Khitan Kingdom.
Although Wu Gu Nei deserves to die for his crime and does not ask for forgiveness from the saint, he should ask the saint to forgive this young man and let them serve the holy dynasty! "
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan turned his head and looked at Yelu Pode. This guy looked rough and had a very sensitive sense of smell.
However, Zhang Yan would not show that he was willing to use the Khitan people. Instead, he asked: "The Khitan people are working for someone. Wu Gu Nein, are you sure you are not talking nonsense just to survive?"
Yelu Pode raised his head and looked at Zhang Yan, and said bitterly: "After this battle, there will be no Khitan people left, and there is no need for any more Khitan people.
If your Majesty allows it, we wild people in the mountains and forests would like to be like the Huns in the Han Dynasty, the humble North Koreans, and the Turkic Shatuo in the Tang Dynasty.
I only hope that Your Majesty will be magnanimous and accept their surrender. "
Zhang Yan was silent for a long time. Since the Khitan people entered the historical stage in the early years of the Northern Qi Dynasty, as the replacement for the Xianbei people after they left the Xianbei Mountains, they have been in close contact with the Central Plains for five hundred years.
Nowadays, except for some retaining the custom of comb hair, customs and customs are rapidly approaching the Han people.
Even the Khitans at this time were more like Han people than the Khitans in the Northern Song Dynasty, because during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Khitans still had a slight psychological advantage over the Song Dynasty. Of course, taking Sui coins was definitely more noble than giving Sui coins. 'So a little.
But at this time, it was an era when Han culture was absolutely strong. A Tang Dynasty was about to appear, and many Khitan people yearned for it.
At least when Zhang Gao accepted the Khitan tribe to take refuge, his first condition was that they were not allowed to make any advances, but no one came out to object.
Even without Zhang Yan’s reminder, many people have long since given up on their most obvious external feature, the ridged hair.
Therefore, if the Northern Song Dynasty in history wanted to integrate the Khitan, it would be nonsense.
But in this time and space, not only was Zhang Gao not just wishful thinking, but Zhang Gao had to show mercy so that the Khitans could have this opportunity.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao nodded and turned back to Yelu Pode. If Yelu Pode could say these words, then this person is still useful.
Seeing Zhang Yan coming over, Yelu Pode didn't know why, his eyes suddenly blurred with tears, and he kowtowed to Zhang Yan again.
"The Emperor is truly a merciful Holy Lord! If Emperor Zhuang Li were here, he would never spare such an ungrateful person."
The Emperor Zhuang Li mentioned by Yelu Pode refers to Yelu Deguang.
After the death of my Camel God of War, Zhang Yan did not deprive him of his title of emperor. He also gave him a temple title and a posthumous title according to regulations, which gave this historical Liao Taizong some face.
Emperor Zhuangmiao Li. He was repeatedly conquered and killed, and he was called Zhuang. He died in the wilderness and was called Zhuang. Killing innocent people is called Li, and restoring evil to righteousness is called Li. I have to say, it's very appropriate.
Zhang Gao heard the wish for death from Yelu Pode's words, so he stopped and looked at Yelu Pode, thought for a while and said: "If I am willing to accept the Khitan people, I can start by pardoning your ancient neighbor. "
Yelu Pode showed a grateful smile, then bowed his head and bowed again, "My ancient neighbor was supposed to kill Hu Lin in the past, but now I know that the saint is generous and benevolent, and I no longer have any worries."
After that, he looked at Yelu Xidi and Brother Yelu Xiu and said, "You must remember the benevolence of the Holy Emperor and serve your life for the Holy Dynasty!"
The two cried loudly when they heard this, and Zhang Yan was also a little emotional. He called Zhang Xianyu over and said, "My son, please remember that in the future, you should use such loyal and brave ministers."
Then he looked at Yelvbode and said: "Since you want to die, I will treat you as a beauty and give you whole sheep and fine wine. After a good meal, you can go on your way. I will order the Ministry of Rites to bury you in Tu'er Mountain with the ceremonial ceremony of the Lord of the vassal state." .”
With tears in his eyes, Yelu Pode kowtowed again, "The barbarians outside the Great Wall are our ancient neighbors, and I kowtow to the saint for his kindness."
Zhang Gao turned around and walked up to the sixteen-year-old brother Yelu Xiu, "Since we want to bring the Khitan to China, let's start with you first! Boy, are you willing to be my adopted son?"
Brother Yelvxiu was shocked, and then his face showed uncontrollable joy.
When Yang Jiye heard that he was no longer his younger brother, but Yelu Balang was the younger brother, he stepped forward, imitated Zhang Xiu's example, and hit Brother Yelv Xiu on the head with a chestnut.
"Idiot, you should have great luck, but you still don't kowtow and thank me!"
Only then did Brother Erxiu react. He endured the severe pain in his head and kowtowed to the ground, "Brother Erxiu, pay homage to the emperor!"
Well, originally Zhang Yan and Yelu Deguang were considered brothers. According to ethics, Brother Yelu Xiu should be the younger brother.
He has now become my adopted son, Zhang Shengren, and Zhang Yan has immediately become Yelu Deguang’s uncle. Invisibly, he has been promoted to the same generation as Yelu Abaoji.
At this time, thousands of miles away in the capital city of God, Yelu Abli, who was nursing a child, suddenly shivered for no reason.
She never dreamed that in this trembling moment, she had been smoothly demoted from the niece of her emperor husband to the grand-niece.
(End of chapter)
