Chapter 589: Turkic
Zhou Shan is not a fool, the reason why he is willing to be open and honest with Qiu Mingyuan is also because he knows Qiu Mingyuan's temperament, in this situation, if he doesn't leave, even if he has the heart to tell the truth, he will not have a chance.
It's just that I really didn't expect it to become the current situation, and even the army of the Turkic royal court was alarmed, so there is only one possibility, that is, to express strong dissatisfaction with the previous offensive, and the harder the bones, the more they have to gnaw on, so that the people of Daliang will talk about the Turkic discoloration and be afraid, instead of thinking that as long as they desperately defend it, it is possible to survive.
"Report, the Turkic army has been encamped on the spot, and the south gate has been surrounded." Another herald hurried to report it.
Hiss...... At this moment, Zhou Shan was also dumbfounded, and he was just about to persuade the abandonment of the city, and he completely swallowed back his stomach, and he didn't know about it, and it wasn't that the Great Liang would know, the Turks and the Central Plains had been hostile for many years, and they could always learn some.
The difference is that the Turks are all cavalry, even if there is no set of troops, but if you really have a heart, it is only a matter of a moment to catch up and slaughter, so even if you encircle the three queyi, no one will escape by chance, and it is good to say that there are fewer people, and a really large-scale escape will definitely attract the Turks to chase and kill.
People are not only here to plunder property, but also to rob people, otherwise where would the inferior slaves come from?
Because of this, if it is by night, a very small number of people sneak away and still have a great chance of escaping, but now, surrounded by all gates, it is clear that they want to break the city, and even slaughter to vent their anger.
Of course, such an approach would have made the soldiers and civilians of the city fight to the death, but in the eyes of the Turks, it was clearly more important to maintain their prestige.
"Ten deaths and no life." Zhou Shan smiled bitterly and said: "The matter has come to this point, I can only try Shaoyu's method, the big deal is a thing, I have never killed a Tartar in my life, and it is enough to kill a few more this time." ”
Qiu Mingyuan was respectful, he really didn't expect that Zhou Zhoushan could be so open-minded, don't look at it with a wry smile, this is already quite good, you must know that it is a matter of life and death after all.
However, Wednesday Mountain's heart is actually not so comfortable, if you say that you don't regret running here, that's fake, who is willing to die, but the matter has come to this, what can it be, fortunately, before leaving the team, he has explained the words to his henchmen clearly, and there are dozens of miles away from here, if there is really any change, he will immediately go south, as for Tanzhou, there is nothing that can not be let go of Wednesday Mountain, and anyone in the Zhou family can die, but as long as Zhou Shaoyu is fine, the Zhou family can always achieve a great career and leave a name in history, but it is a pity that there is no son and a half daughter.
The so-called Tartars, in the territory of Daliang, are collectively referred to as the people living in the grassland, and there is no specific discrimination to the point, but it is just a word.
Even in the Qing Dynasty, in the early days, the Tartars did not have any discriminatory meaning, that is, the Manchus themselves, and they were not taboo, for example, there were three sons in the family, and the nickname was directly called the big Tartar, the second Tartar, and the third Tartar, for example, the genealogy of Pingnan Wang Shang Kexi was recorded, and a certain woman married the son of which banner and which family, and what was written below was the son of a certain son, the three Tartars, or the great Tartar of a certain protector.
Slowly, the additional meaning became more and more taboo.
On the territory of Daliang, I have not heard of the existence of blonde hair and blue eyes, if it is really said that the appearance is the biggest difference, it is the Turks, the hair color is mainly dark brown and black, the face is wide, the nose bridge is high, the hooked nose is very common, and the skin color is white, which has a little bit of the meaning of the Caucasian race in later generations.
However, after a long period of development, there are not too many pure-blooded Turkic people, it is really a past dynasty, unless it is severely suppressed, otherwise it will go south every other day or even every year to plunder, which naturally has to occupy women, and there are many mixed races left, and there are more Turkic people with Central Plains blood.
It's just a small environmental impact, and it doesn't seem that many people will think that they are Daliang people rather than Turkic people, just like in the history of China, the sixteen states of Yanyun were occupied by the Liao State for so long, and the Bianliang side has always thought that the people of the north are looking forward to returning, but in fact, it is only a very small part, and most of them have been completely integrated into the Liao State.
As a Turkic royal family, its bloodline is naturally the most orthodox Turkic people, not only the members of the royal family, but also the elite royal guards at its core. With the exception of some very small tribes, the leaders of most tribes are also of blood.
Zhou Shaoyu has never been in contact with the Turkic people of Daliang, but he has seen some historical materials in later generations, and he has also been in contact with the Tang Dynasty, even if there are different places, they can probably still be connected, just like the Miao people in Meishanzhai, whose language is exactly the same as Zhou Shaoyu's own, and the customs are similar.
According to the summary of later generations, the Turks were not only herdsmen, but also grooms and horse dealers, and even veterinarians and knights, which shows that the Turks are all good at raising and caring for horses. There is only one branch of the Turkic army, and that is cavalry, foot soldiers? Perhaps, it was cannon fodder composed of pure slaves, specially used to storm the city and consume the strength of the place, but the Turks would not recognize these people as armies.
Their weapons are mainly spears, double-edged swords and curved sabers, and because they live on horseback, their ability to move and shoot arrows is far beyond that of ordinary people. If it is not necessary, it will basically not dismount to fight, and on the plain ground, it can be said to have an advantage.
When Wednesday Mountain came to the Northland, Zhou Shaoyu had the intention to let Wednesday Mountain further explore some news about the Turks, but he didn't mean to put Wednesday Mountain in danger, but just in case, he still told all the Turkic information he knew. Although Wednesday Mountain remembered it in his heart, he didn't think it would be useful, he didn't think that it was really right.
In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't know anything, before Qiu Mingyuan went to Tanzhou to take office, he had been defending the border passes in the north, and he was really clear about the fighting methods and habits of the Turks, and he could always explain it to him clearly.
"The team does not march, the battalion has no fixed place, and the house is based on water and grass, which is the marching habit of the Turkic army." Qiu Mingyuan was indeed explaining some general situations to Zhou Zhoushan.
The small county town, what can be done has already been done, as long as you ask people to increase the propaganda that the Turks want to slaughter the city, they will naturally resist hard, and there is no need to arrange anything else, it is already the limit.
"If my Daliang army behaves like this, I am afraid that the army would have been in chaos a long time ago, but the Turks will not, they act in unison when fighting, command is convenient, advance and retreat quickly, combat effectiveness is very fierce and tenacious, and they are tall and strong, and they can fight the enemy alone." Qiu Mingyuan continued.
"My nephew said that the Turkic cavalry was lightly armoured, and their armor was not thick, but only horses and sheepskins. In addition, there is a serious shortage of siege equipment, I wonder if there is such a thing? Wednesday Mountain nodded and repeated what Zhou Shaoyu had said.
"That's true, but the problem is that they all have horses, and we don't, and besides, they all grow up on horseback, and my Liang cavalry is later trained, and equestrianism is incomparable, normally speaking, if my Liang and the Turkic cavalry fight hard, the battle damage is about two to one, and our training cavalry, the cost is quite large, each cavalry is several years of hard work. However, in recent years, the situation in the court has been unstable, and the cavalry? Oh, except for a few elites, I'm afraid that most of them, the war horses under the crotch are just for running away. Qiu Mingyuan's tone was full of disappointment with Da Liang.
Seven days ago, when tens of thousands of Turks attacked the city, Qiu Mingyuan sent a fast horse to ask for help, seven days later, if there was really a rescue heart, I am afraid that it would have come a long time ago, but the result was good, the reinforcements were nowhere to be seen, but the Turkic Wang Qi and so on.
In fact, when General Zhennan led the army at the beginning, it was not that he had not fought with the Turkic army, but the army that had been peaceful in the south for several years, even if he had trained more, after all, he had never seen a real sword and a real gun, how could he be the opponent of the Turkic cavalry, and after a few times, the general of Zhennan changed his strategy, and when he encountered the Turks, he defended and did not take the initiative to attack.
In fact, if it is really a large-scale army, it may not be impossible to win, at least it can save some situations, but it is impossible, the so-called being in the middle of the court, being involuntarily, as a great general, the amount of power depends on the number of troops under his hands. If the family is exhausted, no one will take him seriously, even if he plays beautifully, not to mention, the overall situation in the world is foggy at this time, and no one dares to act rashly.
The Zhennan General's Mansion supported the Empress Dowager Gao Yuyao, thus giving the southern army the opportunity to go north, which was to expand its prestige and even territory, so as to increase its influence, whether it was to the imperial court or in the future, there would be at least the capital of one side.
Therefore, instead of biting the hard-boned Turks, it is better to bully and bully the soft persimmons to suppress the rebellion, anyway, the Turks will almost leave themselves.
In the history here, there has never been a matter of nomads occupying the Central Plains to establish an imperial dynasty, unlike the Yuan and Qing dynasties in Chinese history. At most, that is, after a long period of chaos, or occupy a small piece of territory for a short period of time, so in the eyes of most people, the Turks are not enough to worry about, because they can't shake the position of the ministers and even the emperor of the court, and in such a situation, how many people will really pay their hearts to resist foreign enemies.
Although the people living here have suffered, those who hold high positions in the temple have no pain, and naturally they have nothing to do with themselves.
This is the humanity of today's Daliang officials. Qiu Mingyuan only felt full of grief and indignation, the dignified Liang Dynasty was actually bullied so unscrupulously by the little Turks. Thinking back to the beginning of the founding of the Great Liang, the Turks were frightened by Taizu Gaozu.
If Qiu Mingyuan knew what Xiao Sister-in-law was doing in Shuzhou at this time, he would really be moved to vote if it was not good, because Xiao Sister-in-law was bent on reviving Daliang, then it would depend on whether he Qiu Mingyuan could accept Xiao Sister-in-law's daughter.
The reason why Xiao Jiwen had no choice but to go to Shuzhou to develop from scratch was also a scoundrel, and it was really a royal child of the Xiao family who did not have any success, one by one they could only see the immediate interests, and then completely disregarded the overall situation, and called her cold again and again, and continued to stay in Beijing, so many elder princes are here, she is a princess, too inconspicuous, and what she can do is really limited, not to mention anything else, as soon as the Zongfu comes out, Xiao Xiao's wife is uncomfortable, and she can only respond obediently, otherwise she will not respect the elders, and it will violate the etiquette law, and it will really be publicized, and the reputation of her eldest princess will also stink.
Rather than this, it is better to simply stay away from the Jingshi, let the birds fly in the sky, rely on yourself to get everything, and get rid of those pig teammates who have been dragging their feet.
In general, Xiao Jiwen is bent on reviving Daliang, and although Qiu Mingyuan is disappointed in Daliang, he is still a little heartfelt, as long as he can accept Xiao Jiwan's identity as a woman, it is not uncommon to go back and defect.
Fortunately, after a distance of thousands of miles, naturally there will be no news for a while, which also gives Wednesday Mountain a chance to operate, but it will also pass the current level first.
The arrival of the elite Turkic royal army, even if the number is not very large, still makes the people in the city uneasy, even if they know that they have no choice but to fight hard, but they are still inevitably full of despair.
What if you survive? Natural disasters, wars, and only the last end of food is left, even if the Turks retreat, they will be in chaos because of food, what should they do then?
Except for those who were seriously injured, or young and old, except for those who took over and rested normally, everyone silently carried out defensive preparations, seemingly people coming and going, but it was quiet and terrible, if it was not necessary, almost no one spoke, and the atmosphere fell to a low point.
"Send a letter." Zhou Shan followed Qiu Mingyuan to inspect the wall, sighed at the current situation of the tragic situation, and said: "The matter has come to this, a dead horse should be a live horse doctor, what if Shaoyu's method really works?" ”
"But who is the right person to send? After all, the opposite side is a Turkic royal family, and under such a formation, there are a few who can be quiet, if the tone is not in place, the effect will be greatly reduced. Qiu Mingyuan frowned tightly, there are no tough guys around him who are not afraid of death, but they basically don't know the so-called words, they are all rough men, where do they know how to observe words and looks, but who knows who is not afraid of death?
All the way over, people have to give a few dismounts, if they are frightened, then how to get it.
"Or I'll go." Wednesday Mountain thought for a moment. "And relieved, if it doesn't work, it will always be death, but sooner or later, if he really wants to kill me, I still have the means to die with him!"
The confidence of Zhou Sanshan's words lies in the fact that Zhou Shaoyu gave Zhou Sanshan a flintlock pistol to defend himself after careful consideration, and Zhou Sanshan also used it on the road, and even saved his life because of this, I feel very handy, but unfortunately it is too troublesome, and I can only shoot one shot at a time, but it is enough.
Just imagine, if you are in the court account, you want to kill yourself if you don't agree with a word, and you step up and draw your gun instantly, Zhou Sanshan doesn't believe who can stop it. He is just a clay-legged background, and he can exchange his life with the Turkic royal family and maybe even the Khan, which is a sure profit, and he will definitely not be famous in history.
But it's a pity that the flintlock pistol will definitely fall into the hands of the enemy, fortunately, Zhou Shaoyu also said that no one can imitate it, but he is not afraid, and he is a lot more relieved.
Finally caught up.,It's so dangerous.,Because it's in a hurry.,This chapter is so messy.,Hey.,It's all for full attendance.
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