Chapter 710: Buddha has in his heart
Not only that, a large group of cavalry from the Shenwei Army suddenly moved south from the northeast and attacked the Xiyuan Army from the flank.
The Shenwei Army cavalry was equipped with a large number of mortars. After occupying the advantageous terrain, they launched a rapid artillery attack on his rear guard, forcing his cavalry to not gather in one place for a large-scale charge. The rapid-firing Shenbi crossbows fired arrows as dense as locusts from a distance, covering his cavalry with dense fire, and instantly defeated the unscrupulous northern group.
Wulianghe was stunned.
This guy had never expected that the Shenwei Army would send such a powerful cavalry. It seemed that there were at least 50,000 cavalry, coming in wave after wave like a tide.
What the hell is this?
Not to mention that their military strength has surpassed his, just the level of sophistication is incomparable.
He was unwilling to accept defeat and pinned his hopes on a miracle with the 20,000 elite troops that marched southward. He quickly gathered the remaining troops and concentrated on attacking Zhang Zhi's left wing.
Zhang Zhi stood on the high ground and snorted coldly when he saw the changes on the battlefield. He cursed to himself: "You are so unscrupulous that you want to die in this Mara."
Wu Jie said: That guy should have realized that he is no match for us, but he is still trying to be tough. He must have some tricks up his sleeve.
Zhang Zhi spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and said disdainfully: "What else? It's just a roundabout way to attack us. Come on, no worries."
As they were speaking, Wang Hanchen's messenger arrived and told them that the enemy who had crossed the river in the southwest had been defeated.
Zhang Zhi saw that the reinforcements from the Western Regions had sniped the enemy fifty miles away, and immediately said that Wulianghe was finished. That guy relied on this defeated cavalry and definitely wanted to bypass us and attack us from behind.
Haha, ready to attack.
On the opposite side, Wulianghe also received the news of the failure of the detour to the south, and learned that at least 50,000 reinforcements of the Shenwei Army had arrived. He made a rough calculation and found that the Shenwei Army's strength concentrated in Shamala had exceeded 200,000.
Thanks to Mag, this war cannot be fought.
The Shenwei Army not only has advanced equipment, but also has far more people than his.
Of the thirty-six strategies, the best one is to retreat.
How could this guy dare to be negligent? He immediately ordered a withdrawal.
However, Zhang Zhi had already taken the initiative. The Shenwei Army set out from the upper reaches of the Yile River. This place is located at a high latitude and the ice is thick. The Shenwei Army then crossed the river from the narrow part upstream of the big bend and ran across with the sound of horses' hooves.
Wulianghe was panicking. He knew the speed of the Shenwei Army and he had to leave the battlefield quickly, otherwise he would be surrounded. He didn't care about the soldiers who had not retreated. He took as much as he could and fled, abandoning the heavy weapons and supplies.
The Shenwei Army didn't care how the Xiyuan Army escaped. They openly set up three crossing points on the river and crossed the river in large numbers, advancing towards the hilly area east of the river...
Three days later, Hubli saw Wulianghe, who looked exhausted, and learned that the Yile River had been lost. The Shenwei Army had occupied the eastern hilly area and was consolidating its defenses.
The girl sighed and shouted: Since we have Liang, why do we have Yu? Wow wow wow wow.
Wulianghe felt distressed about his own incompetence, as he had not completed the task assigned by the emperor and had suffered heavy casualties, and asked for punishment.
Prime Minister Dong said carefully: The new Song Dynasty has developed too fast. It has trained so many cavalrymen in a short period of time, and its firearms are even more god-level. This is completely beyond my expectation. Fortunately, the Shenwei Army built fortifications after crossing the river. It is estimated that after occupying the eastern hilly area, it will not attack again in the short term.
Hubili stood on the high platform, pacing back and forth and saying loudly: I am afraid that the Divine Power Army will not move. Zhao Qier is very smart. Once he occupies a place, he will stay there steadily. After making everything settled, he will bite me back. The land that the empire has lost will never be taken back.
Wulianghe apologized to him for not leading the soldiers well. Those signed soldiers were not loyal at all. When they saw the defeat on the battlefield, they immediately switched to the Shenwei Army, resulting in many loopholes on the battlefield. The imperial guards were exhausted from putting out the fires and were unable to defend themselves, resulting in heavy losses.
Hubili is very clear about this.
This time, the number of signed troops was more than ten times that of the regular army, so it was inevitable that some disloyal soldiers would flee. However, he did not expect that tens of thousands of signed troops would suddenly change their flags on the battlefield and surrender to the Shenwei Army.
Zhang Zhi quickly transformed these troops, dispatched officers to serve as commanders at all levels, and promoted and replaced the most basic team leaders, which immediately improved their combat effectiveness and made them a powerful garrison force in the eastern hilly area.
This is what Hubili cannot understand.
The Shenwei Army emphasizes equality for all, respects national customs, and naturally has a strong affinity.
Moreover, these surrendered soldiers were happy that the Shenwei Army treated them as human beings and little brothers, just like serfs who had been liberated. Naturally, they wanted to follow the Shenwei Army to live a good life. They charged forward recklessly to defend their own homes, and their combat effectiveness increased tenfold compared to before.
The Shenwei Army carried their military flags and rode their horses in pursuit. The Xiyuan army was defeated and soon lost a large area of land in Hedong to the Shenwei Army.
However, there are still some clear-headed people in the army.
Seeing the Wulianghe army's defeat and their unstoppable escape, Wu Jie immediately reminded Zhang Zhi not to pursue the desperate enemy and just achieve his strategic intention. The Shenwei Army had already advanced 300 miles from the hilly area to the plain area, which was enough.
Zhang Zhi was in a killing mood when he suddenly remembered the third young master's advice on saving both land and people. He immediately ordered to stop advancing, spread out the left and right wings to launch a cleanup operation, and hold the dangerous position on the spot.
Even Gao Jin was surprised by this outcome. With one blow from the Shenwei Army in the north, they almost cut off Teheran's connection with the Xiyuan rear.
Gao Jin saw it and was delighted. He immediately ordered Huo Yi and Zhang Guoan to take action.
The one who stayed behind in Teheran was the great scholar-level prime minister Mr. Yao. Although he could not fight, the ministers under him were no fools. They knew that even their emperor could not withstand the attack of the Divine Mighty Army and had to flee. After commanding the garrison to lose two battles in a row, they stopped resisting and packed up their belongings and boarded the ships in the Caspian Sea to look for their great emperor.
As a result, Tehran's side became a local resistance of their own, which made it easier for the Shenwei Army to quickly divide and surround them, persuade them to surrender and disintegrate them. This is a story for later.
When Zhao Yulin learned that Zhang Zhi had defeated Wulianghe and occupied the land along the Yile River, he was overjoyed and called out to Zhang, "Brother Zhang, you are good at using troops."
The officials of the Central Council were all celebrating and praising the Shenwei Army.
Shunzhidi said happily that we should prepare for a rainy day and immediately select a group of officials familiar with the Western Regions to be sent to Alimali and handed over to Special Envoy Wu Qian for use at his discretion to stabilize our newly recovered land.
The gentlemen nodded and praised it as a great idea.
Zhao Yulin said: The officials sent from the imperial capital represent the court and everyone will look up to them. We must select upright, courageous and resolute people to go.
After taking a sip of tea, he continued: The army has entered the Caspian Sea region. General Gao will definitely not allow Teheran's Xiyuan army to continue to exist, and we will see more good news.
Everyone was delighted, and their faces were full of anticipation.
Zhao Yulin said sternly: It is easy to conquer but difficult to govern. These places have many ethnic groups and numerous religious sects, and believers live together in a jumbled manner. Even if no foreign forces enter, conflicts often occur because of the interests of tribes and sects.
You Shi said: We should still adhere to the governance concept of freedom of religion and equality for all. If the Western Empire can govern there, we can do a good job too.
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that faith is very important. As long as we insist that everyone is equal before the law, we will be able to govern these places well.
When life gets better, we can move small groups of believers and ethnic groups together to make their lives more convenient, and conflicts will become less and less.
Everyone nodded continuously.
When Zhao Yulin returned home, Ma Linger said with a smile that the headmaster's daughter had returned, and Guangchen was going to the Western Regions to beg for alms, so he accompanied the mother and daughter for dinner.
Zhao Yulin walked into the restaurant. In the huge room, only the headmaster's daughter and her son Guangchen were sitting at the table waiting for him. Zhao Guangchen's head was shining, and the nine rings on his head were particularly eye-catching.
He sat down with a smile, and Guangchen immediately stood up to serve soup to him and the headmaster's daughter.
He said that the New Song Dynasty was so big that he would be begging for alms wherever he went, so why did he have to go to the Western Regions?
The headmistress looked at her son lovingly and said: Guangchen wants to follow Master Xuanzang's example and walk out a path of his own. Why can't he do that? I support you as your mother.
Then he picked up the wine glass and called one away, wishing Master Kongchen a safe journey.
Zhao Guangchen immediately offered tea to greet him.
He picked up the cups and clinked them together, and the three cups made a crisp sound.
Zhao Yulin drank the wine in his glass and said: Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha has them in his heart. The key to cultivation is to cultivate the mind, not the form. The journey to the west is difficult and dangerous. Kongchen should eat whatever he can. He must not be constrained by the rules and regulations. If he is exhausted, he will not be able to complete the mission of obtaining the scriptures and preaching the gospel in the west.
Zhao Guangchen nodded blankly.
The headmistress happily told him to remember that this was the emperor's oral order, allowing monks to eat whatever they wanted without any restrictions, did you understand?
Zhao Yulin wanted to ask the head girl to stop and stop flattering him. But when he thought about how difficult it was for Guangchen to travel thousands of miles to the west, he immediately sat up straight and said solemnly: Yes, yes, yes, I will issue another imperial decree later.
Guangchen said in panic: No, no need, I thank you, father.
The headmistress patted her son on the shoulder happily and told him to sit down. There was no need to be so polite. This was a family meal and we were eating with our son.
As he spoke, he picked up a large piece of lean meat and put it into Guangchen's bowl.
Zhao Guangchen immediately sang Amitabha loudly.
Zhao Yulin was immediately confused.
He then said: I ordered Kong Chen to eat meat and drink wine, and then poured a full cup for his son with his own hands.
Zhao Guangchen was in a dilemma as he looked at the smiling female leader.
The head girl shouted cheerfully: Come on, son, have some wine. Then she raised her glass and asked us to clink glasses, wishing us a successful return from the journey to the west.
Zhao Yulin helped his son pick it up, and the family clinked their glasses loudly.
After sending her son away, the headmistress said in a relaxed manner that she never thought Brother Yulin would use this trick to make Kongchen break his precepts. Brother said it well, practice is about cultivating the mind, everything else is empty, the Bodhisattva will bless our Guangchen with a safe journey.
Shunzhidi told her not to worry, Kongchen and his group of a hundred people were on the road, and the court would issue another official document ordering the counties and cities along the way to provide good reception and keep them safe.
