Chapter 671 This move is the most heartbreaking
Shi Tianze's messenger went in, bowed, and delivered a letter to report: his rear guard had already engaged in battle with the vanguard of Wang Hancheng's Shenwei Army. Although the Shenwei Army did not pursue us aggressively, we have lost the territory around Yi Bohai.
Moreover, this time a strange phenomenon occurred in the rear, and only very few civilians escaped.
General Shi asked the merchants along the way to find out the reason, and learned that their garrison commander Li Chuan wanted the soldiers to widely publicize that everyone is equal, and that slaves have become civilians and are equally distributed with cattle, sheep and land. He also promised that if they are not satisfied with such a life, they can come west to seek submission to the Khan at any time.
Those bitches immediately forgot who their masters were and stayed where they were and refused to leave.
Not only that, every time the Shenwei Army arrived at a city, they helped the people repair their houses. They also planned to build post stations and renovate roads along the way. They would definitely not move.
Hubili read the letter and said: If the Shenwei Army does this, those people will definitely not want to move. The Shenwei Army will definitely not leave, not only will they not leave, they will continue to follow.
Wang Hanchen wrote back to me , saying that the border of the New Song Dynasty is at the Caspian Sea. During the Han and Tang dynasties, the areas around the Caspian Sea were all vassal states of the Central Plains dynasties.
Wulianghe said angrily that this was too much and he would fight back against them.
The messenger kept shaking his head and said that the firearms of the Shenwei Army were too powerful. A new troop numbered as the Fourth Battalion appeared, and one company had nine horse-mounted heavy machine guns. The rear guard lost nearly eight thousand in the battle on Suye Water, and most of them were killed by the Shenwei Army's heavy machine guns. The bullets from the horse-mounted heavy machine guns could kill people even after flying two miles, and they were broken into two halves after being swept across.
General Shi asked his subordinates to report to the Khan: The Han army suffered heavy losses in resisting the Shenwei Army, with less than 5,000 soldiers left, and they might not be able to return.
Tibet has been fully mobilized by the New Song Dynasty. The transport team behind the Shenwei Army is almost entirely composed of Tibetans, and there are also a large number of Langer guests who have joined the Shenwei Army to fight. They have no shortage of troops and logistical transportation personnel.
Wang Hanchen also specially arranged a transport team to deliver all our abandoned weapons.
After reading the letters from Wang Hanchen and Shi Tianze, Hubili sighed and said: This is bullying us because our military equipment is of poor quality and too backward.
Twenty years ago, we fought the Song people with scimitars and bows and arrows, and easily smashed through cities. Now, we are still using bows and arrows to kill the enemy, while the new Song people not only have spring-assisted catapults, red-coated cannons, easy-to-transport mortars, but also god-level firearms, horse-borne heavy machine guns, so we must go.
He ordered Wulianghe to take away all the weapons sent by Shi Tianze, and immediately launch an attack on Xu Liewu. They must defeat Xu Liewu completely before Badu's troops arrive.
In Datong Prefecture, Shanxi Road, Hubili's mother Sulu Henidi was listening to a maid reading the newspaper of the New Song Dynasty. When she heard that the Shenwei Army had entered Alimali and attacked Suye Shui, she was immediately stunned.
The maid who brought the milk tea saw that she looked very unhappy, so she quietly went out to report to Hu Lan.
Hulan was busy taking over the affairs of Mobei. She handed over the matters at hand to the deputy envoy and said that she would not be able to do it for a few more days and that she depended on everyone's help.
The civil and military officials on both sides replied with a "yes", so please rest assured, madam.
The little woman stood up and walked towards the back hall with the help of the maid.
When Sulu Henidi saw Hulan coming in with a pregnant belly, her expression changed immediately. She stood up with concern and went to take her, while scolding her daughter for being busy with official duties even though she was pregnant and told her to rest well.
Hu Lan sat down with a happy face and said: There are so many things to do, they are all jobs for us grassland people. If she, the owner of the grassland, doesn't do it, who will do it?
Then he took the newspaper from the maid and started reading.
The newspapers in the New Song Kingdom were of the type that reprinted news in a linked manner. Once there was important news in the Chengdu "New Song Newspaper", newspapers in various regions would quickly reprint it. She had already known the news that the Shenwei Army had entered Suiye City.
Hu Lan told her mother calmly: Brother Yulin is sensible in what he does. I guess the Shenwei Army will not move forward this year. The army of the New Song Kingdom does not fight like Brother Hubili, who acts recklessly and recklessly.
Brother Yulin must take care of the people and protect them. The Shenwei Army implemented a free-to-come-and-go policy in the Western Regions, allowing the people to freely choose whether to continue to go west or stay where they are and become citizens of the New Song Dynasty. When has my mother ever heard of the grassland royal court doing this?
The Shenwei Army advocates equality for all, and slaves and beggars can all be given cattle, sheep and land. When has our mother ever heard of this?
As soon as the Shenwei Army arrived at the garrison, they helped the people build bridges and roads, and repair houses. The homeless people could live in the houses repaired by the Shenwei Army to shelter from the rain and cold. When did Brother Hubli’s army do this?
The Shenwei Army returned all the seized weapons to Brother Hubli, hoping that the two families would stop fighting and become one family.
Her mother was already stumped by the question, and seized on the last point to ask her: Become a family? Yulin had already ascended the throne in Chengdu and became the emperor of the new Song Dynasty. Was he willing to give up the throne?
Hulan smiled. She believed in Zhao Yulin's republican founding and told her mother: That is not called the throne, but the director of the Central Council. Everyone is called the king. But she knew in her heart that brother Yulin would not restore the throne and become the emperor. The new Song Dynasty advocated equality for all and republicanism, and it would definitely persist.
Suluhenidi murmured: As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain. If she persists, there will be no place for her brother Hubili. Hubili is the heroic lord of the grassland and wants to be the Khan of Heaven. How could he condescend to be under the rule of the New Song Empire?
Hulan said calmly: Then, there is no solution to this problem. Brother Yulin wants to revive the Han and Tang dynasties, and brother Hubili wants to establish his own kingdom and continue to be the Khan, so they have no choice but to continue to go west to establish a country.
However, our mother does not have to worry. The army of the New Song Dynasty did not chase after Brother Hubili. They also returned the bows and arrows and weapons to ensure his fighting power. He will be safe.
Her mother said helplessly: This move is the most heartbreaking. The Shenwei Army returned the weapons of the Mongolian Army because they looked down on their swords, guns and arrows. They simply looked down on their opponents.
Hu Lan was speechless. After a long silence, he said: This is Brother Hubli's request. Brother Yulin is willing to return all the weapons to my brother, which shows his sincerity. Otherwise, how could Brother Hubli withstand the consumption of continuous battles?
Besides, the Mongolian army was chasing the Song army earlier . The Shenwei Army has Hongmeng Valley constantly making new weapons. The weapons they are currently equipped with are all very god-level weapons, but they don’t need them. They can send them to be re-smelted to make kitchen knives and iron pots to sell for money.
It was because Brother Hubili's army was short of weapons, and Brother Yulin returned them according to his request.
Otherwise, what can Brother Hubili use to fight against his opponents in the west?
This sentence touched Sulu Henidi's sore spot. She looked at the white clouds in the blue sky with dull eyes and said: That was a fight with Alibuge and Xuliewu, a fight between brothers, and all the conquered territories were returned to the New Song Kingdom.
Hu Lan was completely speechless. She felt that her brother Yulin was the one who could do the ideological work. Why didn’t her brother come to see her mother-in-law?
Ouch, my back and waist ache.
She stretched her shoulders and neck, took the milk tea brought by the maid, took a sip, and said with a smile: "It's mixed with Jinhua Fu tea, it's fresh and fragrant. My mother should have a bowl too." Then she started drinking it by herself.
In Chengdu, Zhao Yulin was listening to Miao Gui from the Privy Council analyzing the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Feng Guiqi from Liaoyang Road sent an urgent military report: In the past six months, the navies of Goryeo and Japan were fighting each other. Due to the disparity in strength, Japan defeated the Goryeo navy twice and actually gained a landing port. It continuously transported its infantry to the peninsula to invade Goryeo in a big way.
Zhao Yulin felt that the situation was a bit serious, so he made a special trip to the Privy Council to discuss military intelligence with Miao Gui.
Miao Gui believed that this was because Goryeo and the island country of Japan had met their opponents.
The Japanese people on the island value the use of force. Most of their soldiers are samurai trained by local tyrants. They are trained in martial arts and have strong individual combat capabilities.
Most of the Goryeo soldiers were veterans who had fought against the Mongolian army. Although they were in poor physical condition due to lack of food and clothing, they had rich combat experience and should be evenly matched with the Mongolian army.
Since the Goryeo navy had few and small ships and low combat power, it was normal for the island country to be defeated and the landing port seized. However, if the island country's army wanted to launch a large-scale attack on the Goryeo territory, it might not succeed.
Zhao Yulin and Miao Gui had the same judgment, but they did not expect that the Goryeo army was so weak that it could not even withstand the small island country of Japan.
He estimated that the lack of supplies and backward weapons after years of war between the Goryeo and Mongolian armies caused the asymmetry of combat power. He asked Miao Gui to pass on an order to Feng Guiqi: Be prepared to fight against the invasion of the island country of Japan, and be vigilant against the refugees and defeated soldiers of the Goryeo army who fled into our country and caused chaos after the defeat of the Goryeo army.
After Zhao Yulin returned to the office and thought about it, he asked Shunzhidi to inform Hua Yue and Li Liang to come over to discuss the matter.
He told Zhidi: From now on, they can handle small matters like this by themselves.
Zhidi nodded in agreement, thinking that her brother was too lazy. Isn't this a big deal ?
Later, Hua Yue and Li Liang arrived.
After he briefly described the war on the Korean Peninsula, Hua Yue said angrily that Japan only had a few islands, a small population and a small territory, but it was very courageous and actually invaded Korea. It seemed that it wanted to destroy Korea and become our neighbor. It was clearly eyeing our New Song Dynasty.
Li Liang reported to him that he had just received an emergency document from Goryeo, requesting us to send troops to help them defeat the Japanese pirates and defend their country.
Zhao Yulin nodded and told him that he had invited them to discuss this matter.
The Japanese are greedy by nature, and the word "aggression" is in their bones. We can't be careless. Since the letter from Goryeo has arrived, let's remind their envoys: tell them clearly that countries should coexist peacefully and have friendly exchanges.
The New Song Dynasty did not want to see war and suffering on the Korean Peninsula.
He asked Li Liang to summon the envoys of the island country, and warned them that Goryeo was a friendly neighbor of the New Song Dynasty, and that the island country must stop its aggression and withdraw its troops from the island. Otherwise, the New Song Dynasty would support Goryeo's war of national defense and reserve the right to take further actions, "Don't say I didn't warn you."
