Chapter 887: The General Trend of the World
Ding **** entered the city from the north gate, and killed the soldiers and horses of the Chai clan when he saw them, and the first thing to suffer was Wu Liang's department stationed in the north, and he had to resist Tian Xingmao's people, and he had to guard against Ding ****, and within half an hour, the entire Beida camp was scattered. At this point, Tian Xingmao also tragically discovered that he was convicted of being a monkey, and Wu Liang really did not surrender to the enemy. What makes people laugh and cry is that the three forces that were fighting hard just now have reunited again, but Wu Liang has no more energy, since the **** has attacked, what if you want to drive it out again, dreaming?
With the extension of Ding**** to the east and west sides of Wuzhou, the offensive was like a tide, and the Chai clan could not resist at all, after losing most of the defense area, Wu Liang had to make a difficult decision, all the soldiers and horses withdrew from Wuzhou and retreated to the side pass. In fact, if you lose Wuzhou, even if you retreat to the side pass, it is not of much significance, but the instinct to survive supports the Chai soldiers to flee north.
Partial pass, since the Wuzhou War ten years ago, has been thrown into a dark corner, as the area ruled by the **** is getting bigger and bigger, the partial pass has gradually become an internal pass, and the local garrison has also been transferred to Siberia to conquer the Caucasians. Now that the Chai clan has defeated Wuzhou, the only place that can go is the partial pass, relying on the partial city, it may be able to resist for a while. Wu Liang's face was covered with blood, his arms and sleeves were tattered, and the mottled wounds were too late to be treated. At this time, Wu Liang had already lost the slightest fighting spirit, and the first fortress in the northwest was lost like this, and he was defeated in the hands of his own people. Mu Lian leaned on Wu Liang's side, his eyes glanced at Tian Xingmao from time to time, Tian Xingmao, a bastard, if he hadn't done things without his brain, everyone would not have fallen into this step.
The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and several scouts ran over in horror, "Oh no, the enemy is catching up, it's all ...... All the cavalry, the speed is too fast, General Wu, what should the brothers do? This news completely made Wu Liang break the idea of escaping, could it be that those people were recruits in the Longmen Desert? For several days, the cavalry was not used, but the timing was too accurate to release this new soldier who was eager to fight when the brothers were eager to flee.
The partial pass is still far away, if the cavalry is allowed to bite, and when they escape to the partial pass, there will be few people left. In desperation, he could only turn around and fight. After staying in Ding **** for so long, he was quite clear about the situation of Ding ****, but Tian Xingmao was a little incomprehensible, and let a group of foot soldiers line up to welcome the arrival of a group of cavalry, didn't this throw the lives of the brothers to the knife. Tian Xingmao thought that Wu Liang was taking the opportunity to take revenge, and said quite unhappily, "Wu Liang, if you want to kill Tian, to put it bluntly, why bother to let the brothers line up to resist the pursuing cavalry, don't you let everyone die together?" ”
Wu Liang didn't look at Tian Xingmao, but just explained to Mu Lian on the side, "General Mu, as far as Wu knows, Ding **** does not have many cavalry now, most of them are concentrated on Gyeonggi Road, and the cavalry under the command of the original Yelu Dashi is stationed in the north of Hujiao Pass, and they will not be able to get here in a short time." Therefore, this cavalry is likely to be a new army stationed in the Longmen Desert. This new army is the last batch of Guzhen cavalry after heavy losses, urgently called for training, from the formation of the army to the present, it is only a year and a half, from the three years required by the Guzhen cavalry is still a lot of time, so, this cavalry is not perfect, now rushing over, relying on a sharp spirit. As long as we fight desperately and kill the opponent's spirit, we can take advantage of the lack of experience of this group of recruits and then counterattack. ”
So it turned out, Mu Lian felt that Tian Xingmao was a villain's heart and a gentleman's belly, and Tian Xingmao also turned his head a little embarrassed. The ancient town cavalry came quickly, as Wu Liang said, this cavalry is full of sharpness, but lack of experience, if it is a group of ancient town cavalry with rich combat experience, they will take the initiative to divide labor when they are a few miles away from the enemy, and divide into several groups to cooperate with each other to cover and kill, but this group of recruits swarmed up. Although Xiao Conan is in charge, Xiao Conan is not a cavalry general like Yelusha, Wu Jue and Yang Zaixing, and his command of cavalry is very limited. However, Xiao Conan is an old fritter on the battlefield, and when he saw that the remnants of the Chai clan were waiting in formation, he immediately ordered the cavalry to separate from the left and right, not to attack the enemy formation head-on, but to attack from both wings, the cavalry skillfully built a chain of horses, and the heavy cavalry who took on the assault task held the cavalry guns tightly, and the cavalry of the ancient town gave up the original roundabout attack and disturbance, and rushed the enemy from both sides. This group of recruits has no experience, but they have courage, no one wants to fall into the prestige of their predecessors, as soon as they come up, they are like tigers just out of the cage, and they fight hard, and the casualties are definitely not small, but the kind of flesh and blood flying, the scene of the chain of horses fighting is shocking, looking at the scattered minced meat hanging on the iron cables, and the fragmented corpses are scattered on the ground, the visual impact makes many Chai soldiers tremble in their legs and stomachs.
Wu Liang didn't expect this new ancient town cavalry to have such courage, in addition to their lack of flexibility, their use of chain horses was not bad at all. Finally, the Chai soldiers still couldn't stop it, as the left flank was pierced, the entire formation collapsed, and the next thing was the world of cavalry, Xiao Conan saw the opportunity, and immediately ordered the cavalry to disperse, divided into a team of 100 people, and scattered and strangled, and Xiao Conan, led his own soldiers to target Wu Liang, who was fighting bloodily. Hitting the horse forward and stabbing an enemy soldier to death, Xiao Conan shouted loudly, "Wu Liang, let Xiao come to meet you, you will explain here today!" ”
Wu Liang didn't be able to pull out, but it was Tian Xingmao who ran up, who was set to be **** to play around, and now the soldiers and horses under his command are dead, ashamed and ashamed, Tian Xingmao has already had the heart of death, seeing Xiao Conan rushing over in person, he sneered, "Barbarian, Tian is here, Hugh is presumptuous, come on, see who is the grandson of the turtle." Tian Xingmao said, wielding a knife to fight, Xiao Conan didn't put Tian Xingmao in his eyes at all, under the shame and anger, Tian Xingmao's movements were out of shape and became full of loopholes, Xiao Conan leaned back, dragged the knife upward, Tian Xingmao's right arm was cut off, and then chased after him, aimed at Tian Xingmao's back and slashed down, and the angry Tian Xingmao died on the spot.
At this time, there are not many people left around Wu Liang, but the people around Xiao Conan are gathering more and more, and it is already a losing situation, Wu Liang knows very well that even if he consumes all his strength today, he will not be able to escape. Looking at those shivering Chai soldiers, these people were all frightened. Maybe His Highness is right, when it is time to accept fate, you have to accept fate, is it really necessary for everyone to die? Wu Liang smiled miserably and arched his hand towards Xiao Conan, "General Xiao, Wu has lost, Wu has only one request, after death, he can let Wu accompany the old general." ”
The biggest mistake Wu Liang made in his life was not to take refuge in the Chai family, but to kill Zhang Gong. In Wu Liang's heart, General Zhang is like a teacher and a father, without the teachings of the old general, he Wu Liang is just a reckless man. If you can't atone for your sins while living, then pay for your mistakes after you die. Xiao Conan seemed to understand Wu Liang's eyes, and he nodded heavily, "Wu Liang, for the sake of you being a man, Xiao will ask His Highness to agree to you." ”
"Thank you" Wu Liang looked at the hazy sky overhead, as if the winter blizzard was coming soon, and the wind in the northwest swept away the remnant clouds, leaving a ground full of dust, who withered the paper in his memory. One life, three thousand Luo Shui, wake up from a dream, there will be an end, Wu Liang chose to end it by himself, at least, let the world know that he Wu Liang has the courage to face his mistakes. Wu Liang died, the death was not vigorous, Xiao Conan found that his hatred for Wu Liang was much lighter, as Wu Liang said, sometimes when you set foot on a road, you have no choice, many things are not what you want to do, but they happen without warning, and you can't stop it, "Wu Liang, what's going on in your life?" ”
No one knows how to evaluate Wu Liang, whether he is a good person or a bad person, whether he is a loyal minister or a traitor. This is often the case in the world, leaving us with many questions. People, indistinguishable at all, perfect, may only exist in fairy tales, the most downright heroes, will also hide a trace of ferocity in the dark corners. The most brutal sinners also have an unknown light in their hearts.
The battle of Wuzhou came to an end, tens of thousands of Chai troops staying near the clouds were also wiped out, the month of Layue was coming, the situation in the Great Song Dynasty gradually stabilized, and after a hard battle, Ding**** finally recaptured Guanzhong and Hedong, and completely drove the Chai forces out of Hebei. In the north of the Yellow River, there is no trace of Chai's, Chai's Clan, painstakingly and arduously, attacking northward, and finally stopping at the Hangu Pass, Tongguan, Shangzhou line, it seems to advance to the north, and Ding**** across the Yellow River, but lost the most dependent Jingchu. Jing Chu fell, Xiangyang was taken away, and I knew it with my ass that the next **** will definitely sweep Jiangxi, Jiangnan and Guangnan, and those large areas of land that once belonged to the Chai family will definitely be taken away by Ding **** again, especially the loss of the Hangzhou Xiuzhou salt field, which will bring great trouble to the Chai family. Today, Chai's power is limited to Henan Prefecture, Yuzhou, and Shangzhou, and the three directions of the southeast and north are facing a blockade of Ding****, and in the west is Song Jiang's sphere of influence.
Since the end of the Wuzhou War, Ding **** has also stopped attacking and has not launched any more decent battles. Of course, Zhao Yougong was not idle, and the first thing he did after freeing his hands was to clear the troubles and stabilize the rear. The first unlucky one was the Zhang family in Jinxi, Zhang Siwei was escorted to Chang'an, and the Zhang family was also wiped out overnight. The actions of the Qin Wangfu were fast and ruthless, which greatly shocked the merchants in the Hedong area, and those families with two hearts had to reconsider. Of course, punishment alone is not enough, Zhao Yougong clearly knows that Zhang Siwei's matter is no accident, the Qin Wangfu has done too high-profile things over the years, occupying the interests of many businessmen, if the interests of all parties are not distributed well, there is a Zhang Siwei today, and there will be a Zhang Sanwei tomorrow. In Zhao Yougong's mention, on November 27, Chang'an held a grand chamber of commerce, the meeting was personally chaired by Zhu Lian, this chamber of commerce is to reopen the Silk Road, increase business cooperation with the Western Regions, and at the same time establish the Great Song Dynasty Business Alliance, as long as you join the business alliance, everyone shares the risk and benefits. If the Qin Wangfu does this, it means that all the benefits will be shared with the major families in the future, but at the same time, everyone needs to share the risks. In this way, the major families in Hedong and Guanzhong no longer have two hearts, share risks and benefits, isn't that what they are pursuing, as long as the business is not monopolized by the Qin Wangfu and the Zhu family in the future. Everyone is working hard in the shopping mall, and they know very well that there is no risk in doing business, and they are worried that the transaction will be monopolized. In the business alliance, except for salt, iron, grain, and precious metals, everything else can be co-operated, which greatly prevents Zhang Siwei's thing from happening again.
After years of fighting, Guanzhong suffered such a big disaster that it needed a period of recuperation. However, Jinggi Road and Jingchu's Ding **** was not idle, as Xiao Zhiyun pulled out of Zhengzhou, and soon ordered Yingzhou and Jiangxia to attack Jiujiang, now south of the Yangtze River, there are not many Chai soldiers and horses, some are just a group of rabble, Ding **** in the south of the Yangtze River can be described as a success, attack all, only seven days from Tangzhou to Guangnan Panyu, with the Ding **** retake Xiuzhou and Hangzhou, the power has expanded rapidly, and the area controlled has been far greater than before the war. In contrast, the Chai clan was much more honest, and under the repeated failures, coupled with the annihilation of tens of thousands of troops in Yunzhong and Linfu, the Chai clan was unable to take the initiative to attack. However, several major events happened in Shuzhong, taking advantage of the fierce battle between Ding**** and Chai's in Guanzhong, Song Jiang's soldiers went out of Mianzhu and took Chengdu Mansion. Then, in mid-November, it broke through Rongzhou to the south and launched a fierce attack on the barbarian tribes entrenched in the southern part of the Chengdu Fu Road. For a time, the south of Chengdu Fu Road was in flames, the local Yi people, Zhuang people, and party items were hit by Song Jiang, and it took four days, Song Jiang followed the method of Zhuge Liang at the end of the Han Dynasty, and burned the Yi army in Wumeng Gorge, and took the Shimen Fan Department in a war, and then the local people met the surrender one after another, expressing their allegiance to the Chengdu regime. At the end of November, Song Jiang proclaimed himself king in Chengdu and proclaimed himself king of Han. At the beginning of the month, Song Jiang's two troops and horses went out of Liupanshui, and suddenly launched a fierce attack on the Luolan Department in Jianchang Mansion, and since then began the conquest of Dali, Song Jiang can be described as ambitious, if Song Jiang takes Dali, recuperate, I am afraid that within five years, the power will surpass Chai's, and it is not unusual to re-enter the Central Plains.
Song Jiang's power is expanding so fast, I'm afraid Zhao Yougong and Chai Keyan didn't expect it. Zhao Yougong was very calm about Song Jiang's attack on Dali and the king, in his opinion, no matter how Song Jiang tossed, it would not affect the overall situation, but Chai Keyan said that now Chai was trapped in Shangzhou, Henan Province, and the only thought was to attack Xishu to the west and compete with Song Jiang for food. Now that Song Jiang's power is expanding so fast, is he very anxious? Let's see how the Chai clan will deal with the current situation, and whether Song Jiang will be allowed to develop? (To be continued.) )