The nomadic people's problem with robbery is as deep-rooted as the Han people's desire to farm in the Central Plains.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty and during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty Yelu Deguang led his troops south to capture Kaifeng because the later Emperor Shi Chonggui of the Jin Dynasty refused to surrender.
Yelu Deguang was the second son of Yelu Abaoji, known in history as Taizong of the Liao Dynasty. He had been highly regarded by Abaoji since his youth. Taking advantage of the rising power of the Khitan Kingdom, he fought many victorious battles.
When he led his army southward, the troops from all walks of life fell into disgrace, and the Later Jin Dynasty was wiped out with almost no fighting.
Later, he changed the name of the Great Khitan Kingdom to Daliao, and for a time he even thought of staying in Kaifeng and never leaving.
But he couldn't stay.
Because the Khitan soldiers went around plundering horses in the name of herding horses, which was the so-called "grasping valley". The people within hundreds of miles of Kaifeng and Luoyang were filled with hatred. It didn't take long before fighting continued in various places, with tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of people in small villages. At that time, all the emperors of the Later Jin Dynasty were gone, and all the officials in the imperial court had surrendered, but it was these people who spontaneously surrounded the Khitan army to fight.
What Yelv Deguang felt was that the official he appointed was killed, and then a group of people were surrounded.
If you want to talk about a fatal defeat, ordinary people can't do it, but this feeling of crackling and exploding everywhere makes Yelv Deguang very scared.
So when Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor, he still refused to surrender to him. He also had no temper and returned to his Liao Dynasty without saying a word.
At that time, it was not like now. Now there are imperial organizations and officers and soldiers leading the way.
And if you cut off a Tatar's head, both soldiers and civilians will receive a reward.
That's okay.
It's true that we are farming, but don't think that we don't have strong martial ethics, and such a large land is not given away with phone bills.
Xue Si had one of the few times when he had a favorable outcome. Seeing that the Tatar officials were about to escape, he immediately led his troops to pursue them.
On the original battlefield, many Tatar soldiers saw their general fleeing and could only flee in all directions.
But the people were going crazy at this time.
Hundreds of villagers can noisily chase a dozen people.
Feng Tong'a rode his horse and shouted back and forth, "As long as the head is enough! After killing him, he will receive the reward from the court!"
The clan concept in the village was strong again, and seven or eight brothers went into battle together.
"I saw one! Go down that slope and cross the river into the woods! I'll chase him!"
Not alone.
"All of us are going! The second, third, and fourth, follow us!" Although five taels of silver is a lot, it is still somewhat dangerous.
"drive!!"
While he was in a daze, he suddenly saw a Tatar soldier snatching the horse and trying to escape as fast as he could.
A young and strong man next to him slapped his thigh, "You were careless! My five taels of silver!"
As he spoke, he tied up a round cloth pocket, put several heads together and handed them to a younger person, "Er baby, watch carefully, I'll go get this back!"
"Brother, be careful!"
The black-haired young man only wore straw sandals, carried his own bow and arrows, mounted a horse and left.
"Big baby, are you okay?" asked a person from the same village next to me.
"My eldest brother is very good at archery!"
Feng Tong'a looked at the back of the man riding away and felt that this person was more fierce, so he asked: "Is he a military household?"
"It's Orion!"
Although it is said that killing prisoners is unlucky, when the heads are related to the reward, the common people will not care about this. If you really have to tie up twenty living people, how can you let the common people with no military exploits endure it?
So this battle, fought from night to day, basically turned into a massacre in the end.
Now it has evolved from massacre to pursuit.
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In Chen Dabo's case, Kutai was also in a tough fight.
He had been fighting hard for half a day, and most of his physical strength was exhausted. He couldn't even use any force on his arms.
After one round, Chen Dabo slashed with his spear, and he almost missed the knife in his hand.
Xilulu!
The two men turned their horses' heads,
"Come again!"
Iron gun swept across!
With speed and power, it hit the knife edge hard!
clang!
Kutai blocked his body with his hands and roared with all his strength, "Ah!!"
Chen Dabo's eyes flashed. He was always known for his strength, but he didn't expect that this Tatar still had the strength to push away his gun at this time.
But Kutai obviously didn't react quickly.
The spear bounced away, and the two of them staggered. Chen Dabo, who had enough strength, tugged on his right hand, and the gun body hit Kutai on the back.
The pain only made him groan, and he was really a man.
Just looking back, I am already a little out of breath.
Kutai knew that something bad was going on today, and unless someone suddenly came to rescue him, it would be difficult for him to escape.
"Which Ming army are you from? What is your official position?"
Chen Dabo replied: "I have no official position and I am considered a nobody."
These words made Kutai feel quite insulted!
"You are young and have such abilities. Do you think I am easy to deceive?"
"Because you don't know that I, the Ming Emperor, have been preparing for many years to deal with the Tatars. Along the way to the capital, you will meet people more powerful than me. Unfortunately, you will die here today."
Kutai was slightly silent.
From the moment he reached Bauhinia Pass, he did feel that something was wrong.
This attack on Ming Dynasty was different from before.
Many generals of the Ming Dynasty who had no obvious official positions not only knew them very well, but were also brave and good at fighting. They were by no means the Ming army that collapsed at a touch in the early years.
"I have to go back and remind the Khan."
The more Kutai thought this, the more anxious he became.
For the first time in his life, he felt what it was like to be unable to escape in front of the Ming army even if he wanted to!
"No matter what! Some of us have to escape!" Kutai began to shout in Mongolian, "Escape and report to the Great Khan. This time, Famine cannot continue..."
"Talk a lot! Drive!"
Chen Dabo no longer gave him any more time to rest. He waved his spear and all the more than 2,000 young men behind him rushed forward with him!
Kutai turned his horse back and ran towards the woods on the edge.
He had no energy left, and the two rounds just told him that he could no longer fight this man.
Unfortunately, it is inconvenient to ride a horse in a place with no roads in the forest, and people keep firing arrows from behind.
So after running for a while, he had no choice but to abandon the horse.
Chen Dabo pursued him relentlessly, which is a great achievement!
The unknown person wants to be promoted even more! This so-called group has given many people the opportunity to make meritorious deeds and be rewarded. Now that the opportunity is so close, how can we let it slip away?
So he led dozens of people in a wild chase through the dense forest!
Kutai was panting and running in an extremely embarrassed manner. He was jumped from a high altitude halfway and fell to the ground. Chen Dabo arrived immediately behind him.
Dang, Dang, Dang! !
Kutai was defeated steadily by continuous attacks.
At the last moment, the knife in his hand was thrown away, and the gun tip was pressed against his neck with a clanging sound.
Gudong!
Kutai swallowed.
"Caught! Caught!"
The people cheered excitedly with their local accent.
Chen Dabo could not calm down his mood. He had made a small contribution.
"Tie him up." Chen Dabo did not kill him immediately. This man should be a high-ranking official who knew Dayan Khan. It might be better to capture him alive.
"The Great Khan will avenge us!" Kutai struggled to say.
"Oh, it seems you didn't understand what I just said. The Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty it used to be. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is diligent in government, loves the people, and aims to rejuvenate the world. You think you have reached the capital, but you don't know that there are elite soldiers behind you. Strong general! The little prince will be defeated in this battle!"
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When Xu Zhenan left, he set out from Yanghe. He did not receive the imperial edict like Zhou Shangwen and others, and knew that the emperor had already arranged everything.
But fortunately, the order he received was to go to Xuanfu to "be soft first and then be hard".
The commander-in-chief of Xuanfu received Zhou Shangwen well for his sake, and when it came to leading troops to serve the king.
Yang Xing happily agreed, "It seems you know that the imperial edict has arrived!"
"Imperial decree? What imperial decree?" Xu Zhenan didn't understand.
"As soon as the Bauhinia Pass is broken, the imperial edict will come."
Xuanfu's troops came from Huailai and passed Juyong Pass to the capital. Zhou Shangwen's troops came from Datong and passed Yu County to Zijin Pass.
There are also elite personal guards in the capital, plus soldiers from Shandong and Henan guards. This battle will definitely suffocate Dayan Khan to death here!
Dayan Khan did not see Kutai come back after dawn, and he began to feel that something was wrong.
He sat alone in the tent for half a day. Someone reported to him that the people who went out to harvest grass and valleys were ambushed and besieged in various ways...
Ma Yiqian ignored the obstruction of others and rushed in.
"Great Khan! The defeat has appeared, and it is time to retreat."
When Dayan Khan heard the shouting, his heart felt as if he had been pricked by a needle.
"I still have 50,000 elite soldiers, so how come I have already shown my defeat?! At a time when it is more difficult than today, I have seen a lot. Continue to attack!"
Ma Yiqian was stunned. He suddenly realized that Dayan Khan was not as talented and powerful as Temujin. He could also be impulsive, angry, and stubborn.
Indeed, maybe we came here during more difficult times in the past, but this is not a grassland after all. Once all the roads out of the customs are blocked, the consequences will be disastrous!
"How to attack?! Does the Great Khan hope to capture the capital?!"
"Even if we can't win, as long as we win the battle, we can still negotiate peace and negotiate a condition. If we retreat now, Ben Khan's warriors will die in vain!" At the end of his speech, his words were a little low, and he pointed at Ma Yiqian, "Your origins are unknown. I don’t know, if you dare to shake the morale of the army again, I will kill you!"
Ma Yiqian jumped up in anger, it turned out to be a Tartar!
Know how to use brute force when it matters most!
(End of chapter)
