Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Although the more than 100 gold soldiers cut off in the Langhe River were brave and good at fighting, they failed to occupy the geographical advantage after all. Facing the Liao army that was several times their size, they rushed several times but failed to grab the shore.During the chaotic battle, more than [-] people have fallen in the Langhe River, and the blood of the Langhe River has been stained red.

On the west bank of the Langhe River, more Liao troops fell dead.Even though they occupied a favorable location, they still paid several times the price of casualties under the impact of the Jin army.

After Sun Yanshou killed Yicikuxie in front of the mountain gate of Ganquan Temple, he also got on his horse, held a long spear, and led the army to kill towards the river bank.

The more than 200 gold soldiers who were fighting hard in the Langhe River heard the call from behind and knew that the general Yiciku Xie Mouk was dead. They turned around and saw Ximen Qing leading the army to meet their retreat. They had to give up their hope of storming ashore. The horse head withdrew to the east of the river.At this time, only Ximen Qing had the highest official position in the army, and these golden troops could only obey Ximen Qing's command.

"Take advantage of the victory to pursue! Stop leaving the remnants of the Jin army!" Sun Yanshou shouted immediately.

Ever since Wanyan Aguda led the troops into the Shangjing Road of the Liao Kingdom, the Jin army has won countless battles and defeated the Liao army.Although the Liao army led by Lu Yanlun encountered only a few hundred Jin army squads today, if the Jin army can be completely wiped out, the morale of the Liao army guarding Linhuangfu in Shangjing will be boosted.Therefore, Sun Yanshou, Lu Yanlun's beloved general, pursued closely, trying to wipe out the reckless and reckless Golden Army team in Langhe.

A Liao army cavalry, led by a cavalry general, crossed the river from the upper reaches of the Jin army, trying to outflank the more than 200 Jin troops in the river.But before the cavalry general landed, an iron arrow shot towards him, hit his face, and shot him into the river.Almost at the same time as he fell to the ground, the ten or twenty Liao troops rushing forward were shot with arrows one after another and fell into the Lang River.

On the east bank of the Lang River, Ximen Qing held a strong bow and was leading dozens of Jin soldiers to shoot and kill the Liao army crossing the river.

Another river beach where the Liao army rushed to cross in the lower reaches was also occupied by Jiao Ting's troops, who also shot and killed the Liao army rushing into the river one by one.

Ximenqing once intercepted robbers crossing the river on the Songwa River, so he knew what defensive strategy to use at this time.The cavalry of the Liao Army moved the slowest when swimming in the river, and they were the target of sharpshooters like Ximen Qing.

The Jurchens in the Jin army lived by fishing and hunting, and all of them had good archery skills.When they spread out along the river bank, they immediately blocked a section of the river with bows and arrows, making it impossible for the Liao army to cross the river.

After the Jin army in the Wolf River retreated to the east bank, they also imitated Ximen Qing's appearance and blocked the river section with bows and arrows.In this way, facing the hundreds of Jin troops in Hedong, thousands of Liao troops were still blocked in Hexi after paying the lives of several generals and one or two hundred Liao troops, failing to cross the river to complete the outflanking of the Jin troops.

Lu Yanlun, the chief general of the Liao Army, had already left Ganquan Temple and was watching from a high place on horseback.Seeing his thousands of troops being shot back by more than [-] Jin troops on the other side of the river, he sighed helplessly and ordered Sun Yanshou and the others not to pursue them.

Lu Yanlun could see clearly that the Liao army had lost the opportunity to cross the river and outflank it, and it would not be of great benefit to forcefully attack and cross the river at the moment.If the small Jin army on the other side of the river can't stop the Liao army from crossing the river, they can ride away on horseback.

The Liao army led by Lu Yanlun was mainly the Han army, all of whom were descendants of the Han people under the rule of Linhuang Mansion.When he was unable to achieve a complete victory, Lu Yanlun was unwilling to throw away the lives of these children for nothing.The fact that he was able to slay the two masters of the Jin army today is enough for Lu Yanlun to ask the court for credit.

The fly in the ointment is that these two Jin Junmouke are people who are acquainted with Lu Yanlun, and they were originally Khitan generals of the Liao Kingdom.At this moment, one or two Jurchen aristocratic children must be killed in order to truly combat the arrogance of the Jin army.

I don't know which nobleman's son of the Jurchen tribe is the handsome general of the Jin Army on the east bank of the Langhe River?It's a pity that he didn't raid Ganquan Temple with Yicikuxie, otherwise he would have wiped out all of them today.

After the Liao army got the order, they retreated beyond the range of the Jin army on the west bank of the river, and shouted and abused Ximen Qing and others.Seeing the retreat of the Liao army, the hundreds of Jin troops under Ximenqing yelled and laughed at the Liao army, and at the same time scolded the Liao army across the river, accusing each other of being cowardly in Khitan and Jurchen languages.

"General Lu, I think the Jin army has only a few hundred soldiers, but that Jin general is so arrogant that he doesn't pay attention to our army at all. The last general asks for an order to lead two thousand cavalry to detour across the river tonight, outflank and wipe out this Jin army!" Sun Yanshou rolled his strange eyes, stared viciously at Ximen Qing on the other side of the river, and asked Lu Yanlun to fight.

"General Sun, don't be careless. Since the forward of the Jin army has appeared, the army must arrive within a few days. If the general rushes eastward, there is no guarantee that he will not hit the main force of the Jin army. The combat power of the Jin army is extraordinary. General Sun has seen it with his own eyes. Witness. The first task of our army is to defend the front line of the Langhe River, you can't be as brave and foolish as you move the thorns!" Lu Yanlun shook his head and said.

"The last general is reckless!"

Chapter 637 The Little Man's Hairy Eighty

Ximenqing led the troops to force back Lu Yanlun's army on the west bank of the Langhe River. His heroic figure with no arrows to miss not only made Liao army leader Lu Yanlun and his subordinate Sun Yanshou look sideways, but was also watched by another general of the Liao army outside Ganquan Temple. in the eyes.

This man is eight feet long, with the arms of a wasp and the waist of a wasp. His surname is Mao and his name is Zilian. His original name was Mao Bashi. He is from Changtai County, Linhuang Prefecture, Shangjing.Mao Zilian was poor when he was young, but he loved learning guns and sticks. He visited famous teachers everywhere, learned martial arts, and was good at riding and shooting.

After the 70 troops of the Liao Army were annihilated by the Jurchens at the Hubu Dagang, the country's power declined, and the rule fell into a state of disintegration. , Zhang Gaoer, Huo Liuge, Zhongjingdao Zhang Saba, Shenzhou Wang Bolong and other thieves flocked up and disturbed the place.

In order to suppress the rebels and bandits in various places, the Liao Kingdom set up a list to recruit warriors, and Mao Zilian unveiled the list in Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing to apply for the recruitment.When Mao Zilian was summoned by the stay-at-home guard in Shangjing, he was overjoyed when he saw that he was tall and strong in martial arts. He immediately rewarded him with a battle armor and promoted him to lead a hundred rebel soldiers.

Mao Zilian was brave and good at fighting. He successively followed Xiao Yixue, Yelu Yujian and other generals of the Liao army to conquer the east and west. Wait for the thieves.

Mao Zilian was awarded the official position of Dongtou enshrined official by the Liao court for his military exploits, and he was awarded a good horse. From this, his reputation shocked Changtai County, Linhuang Prefecture, and he was respected by the villagers.

This time when the Jin army invaded, the Liao Kingdom Shangjing stayed in Yelutabuye and sent troops from various counties to help defend Linhuang Mansion. Mao Zilian should also be transferred to the army and temporarily incorporated into the army of Lu Yanlun, the chief general of the Han army.

As the saying goes, "a layman watches the excitement, an expert watches the way." Mao Zilian, who is good at riding and archery, wanted to lead his troops across the river and outflank the golden army in the Langhe River, but after Ximenqing shot a few arrows, he was shocked to stop at the Langhe River. On the west bank, dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool.

In Mao Zilian's view, the opponent's golden general's riding and archery skills are even better than his own. If two people compete in riding and archery, he is definitely not the opponent of the golden general.

Mao Zilian was terrified, and he was already in awe of Ximen Qing.When Lu Yanlun also cautiously ordered to stop the attack and retreated to the west bank of the Lang River, Mao Zilian was also deeply disappointed with the chief general Lu Yanlun.

Now that there are tens of thousands of soldiers, they dare not cross the river and attack the hundreds of Jin troops on the other side. When the Jin army arrives, can these 1 troops hold the Wolf River and stop the Jin army from advancing?

Mao Zilian thought of his old boss, Xiao Yixue, who had [-] troops, also lost in Ningzhou, and his life and whereabouts were unknown. He couldn't help feeling disheartened and lost hope of defeating the Jin army.

You can't just sit back and wait for death!Mao Zilian followed the team and slowly returned to the camp. He rode on the horse and looked back to the east bank of the Lang River frequently, wondering what he was thinking about.

Seeing that the Liao army had retreated, Ximenqing gathered his troops and prepared to retreat to the camp.In order to prevent the Liao army from crossing the river for a surprise attack, he left brother Qiao Yun behind and scattered along the river with some scout horses to monitor the Liao army.At the same time, Ximenqing sent a flying horse to report the military situation to Wanyan Shenguo in the rear, asking Wanyan Shengguo to speed up his pace and rush to the east bank of the Lang River that night.

After nightfall, Ximen Qing was studying and drawing maps with Wang Yi and several of his students in the camp, when suddenly Jiao Ting came to report that a traitor from the Liao army had sneaked across the Langhe River and wanted to see Ximen Qing.Brother Qiao Yun has already led someone to tie him up and take him back to the barracks, please send him to the high officials.

oh?Is anyone else coming to vote?

For Ximen Qing, who recruited and accepted rebels along the way, he encountered such scenes almost every day.When the main force of the Liao army was defeated again and again in the confrontation with the Jin army, the rule at the bottom fell apart like an avalanche. More and more soldiers and civilians were unwilling to be buried with the Khitan nobles of the Liao state, and wisely chose to go to the daughter of the Jin state. real person.

"Bring that person into the big tent!" Ximen Qing told Wang Yi and others to retreat first, then Jiao Ting said.

After a while, Jiao Ting took over the descendant from the Liao army from Brother Qiao Yun and brought him to Ximenqing's big tent.Brother Qiao Yun returned to the river bank with his men and continued to monitor the Liao army on the other side.

When the man was brought into the tent by Jiao Ting, Ximen Qing saw that he was tall and handsome, although his hands were cut behind his back, he was very handsome, he was by no means an ordinary deserter from the Liao Army.Ximen Qing hastily ordered Jiao Ting to untie the man, and said: "The two armies are fighting, and our army has to guard against it. I wronged the strong man just now, so don't blame the strong man. I don't know the strong man's name, where he came from, and why he is willing to take risks. Cross the river to meet me?"

"General, you are so bold! Now there are only three of us in the tent. Aren't you afraid that I am the spy who came to assassinate you?" The big man did not answer Ximen Qing's question after being loosened, but moved Folding his wrist, he stared at Ximen Qing with piercing eyes and asked.

"Hahaha~ The strong man is worthy of being a brave man, he is really outspoken! However, the two of us have some confidence in our martial arts. If the strong man can kill us two, the Liao army leader will let the strong man come to our army Risky assassination is really overkill, and it will make the pearl dusty. Strong man, do you want to give it a try?" Ximen Qing carelessly put the saber on the table in front of him, smiled and pointed with his finger, indicating that the man can come and snatch it. knife.

Ximenqing has enough confidence in his own skills, and believes that even if the descendant of the Liao army is skilled in martial arts, it will be difficult for him to match the sumo master "Faceless" Jiao Ting with his bare hands.Therefore, he pretended to be a gesture to further deter the visitor psychologically.

Seeing Ximen Qing's calm expression, the man admired him even more, and immediately knelt down and said, "How dare a villain offend General Huwei? You just used wild words to test the general's courage, and begged the general to forgive you! The villain Mao Zilian , formerly known as Mao Bashi, is a native of Changtai County, Linhuang Prefecture. He is currently the enshrined official of the East Head of the Liao Kingdom. No crime, he can be called a righteous teacher. The villain is willing to obey the destiny and lead the people to vote, and I ask the general to stay."

"Mao Zhuang please stand up and sit down to talk. Yan Zi said: 'He who understands the current affairs is a hero, and he who is able to change is a hero'. Mao Zhuang is a hero who abandons the dark and turns to the light. I wonder how many soldiers and civilians a strong man can bring to vote?" Ximen Qing said. Mao Zilian asked.

"The general praises me, the villain is ashamed! The villain is very popular in Changtai County. In a few days, he can bring more than [-] households from the township party to vote." Mao Zilian got up and sat on the empty seat on the left side of Ximenqing. Ximen Qing replied.

Huh~ I caught a big fish today?After hearing Mao Zilian's words, Ximen Qing couldn't help but think highly of him.

Ximenqing didn't know what the official position of the enshrined officer in the east of the Liao Kingdom was. many.

However, if this Mao Zilian could really bring more than two thousand families to vote, it would be far beyond the reach of ordinary generals.

Chapter 638 Mao Zilian Gives a Big Gift

Jin Kingdom and Liao Kingdom have vast land and sparse population. Compared with occupying land, the rulers pay more attention to the possession of population.Because the population that can engage in production is the real foundation of national wealth.

In the Liao Kingdom, the largest number is not the Khitans, but the Han.Sixty-seven out of ten people in the Liao Kingdom are Han Chinese, and the rest are Khitan, Xi and Bohai ethnic groups.

In order to win over the hearts and minds of the Han people in China, the Liao Dynasty implemented the policy of dividing and ruling the ethnic groups of the Han people with the national system and the Han people with the Han system. The establishment of prefectures and counties was to house the Han people and Bohai people, and the tribes were set up to govern the Khitan people and other nomads. Nationality, so most of the people under the jurisdiction of prefectures and counties are Han Chinese.

In Liao Kingdom Shangjing Linhuang Mansion governed ten counties including Linhuang County, Changtai County, Dingba County, Baohe County, Lu County, Yisu County, Qianliao County, Bohai County, Xingren County and Xuanhua County. , Most of the people living in these counties are Han Chinese.

According to Ximen Qing’s understanding of Liao officials and people collected along the way, the total number of households in the ten counties of Linhuangfu in Shangjing is more than 2. There are more than 11 people, most of them are Han Chinese except for a small number of Bohai people.

Because there are mostly Han people in the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, the troops defending the Jin army on the west bank of the Lang River at this time are led by the Han minister Lu Yanlun and the Han army is the main force.

Mao Zilian said that he was able to bring more than [-] households to join the Jin army, which was almost one-tenth of the population of Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, which is not surprising.If this move is successful, it will not only be beneficial to the newly arrived Golden Army to solve the logistical support, but more importantly, it will severely damage the morale of the defenders of Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing.

For Ximen Qing, this Mao Zilian gave him a big gift!