With Guo Qizuo's intelligence, he had thought of this a long time ago, but under the influence of Wu Dao, he automatically rejected the idea as soon as it appeared, because Guo Qizuo is also a Han Chinese, he also has passion and nationalism. The history of the North is a history of humiliation for countless Han people, a history of blood and tears trampled out by the Hu people with scimitars and iron hooves. No matter how passionate Han people with a little nationalism are, they are unwilling to show a woman's kindness when facing the Hu people, and he is no exception.
However, he had to admit that what Yuchi Jin said made sense. What she thought was the legitimate way to conquer others.
Guo Qizuo, who was a wise man, realized the flaw in the plan. He corrected his mistakes and wanted to send someone on horseback to inform Zhu Li immediately. However, Yuchi Jin stopped him. She just wanted to find Zhu Li to ask for clarification and could bring the news over.
Guo Qizuo was actually happy to see this situation. In his heart, this young lady was already like the mistress. She was smart, wise, capable of both literature and martial arts, and had helped Zhu Li so much. I'm afraid that not only him, but almost all of Zhu Li's subordinates recognized Yuchi Jin's existence, and no one dared to ignore her suggestions.
The two chatted about some other topics, and then it was time for Zhu Ning'er to finish her class. Yuchi Jin went to see the little girl and played with her for a while. When the little girl was tired, he took care of her and let her rest. Then Yuchi Jin led Xie Tian and Xie Di to the north to catch up with Zhu Li.
----Dividing Line----
The battle took place at dawn. Zhu Li, Zhou Dewei and their men, all wearing black scarves and masks, rushed into the Khitan camp on horseback. In an instant, flames shot up into the sky, people shouted and horses neighed. The Shuozhou Yue cavalry seemed to have really turned into horse bandits. They killed any adult Khitan men they saw. If the other party surrendered, they would temporarily put them aside and plan to deal with them together in the end.
At dawn, when most people were still asleep, the Khitans were suddenly attacked, and their hastily organized counterattack was very weak. Zhu Li didn't even need to do anything, as the Yue cavalry led by Zhou Dewei killed them so badly that they were pissing and limbs flying everywhere.
The sound of crying, sobbing in the darkness before dawn, whimpering and helpless; the howling before death, piercing the dark sky, seemed distant and mournful; in between were mixed with angry struggles and the clanging of weapons.
After hearing this and witnessing everything, Zhu Li suddenly felt for a moment that he was committing a sin.
However, he came from later generations, and recalling the records of the Five Dynasties period, when the Khitans moved south, countless people in the Central Plains were slaughtered at will, countless decent women were raped by them, and countless families were broken up, he instantly strengthened his determination.
He thought again of Shi Jingtang, a Shatuo people, who exchanged the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun of the Han people for a child emperor. This was a naked humiliation, a historical humiliation, and a national humiliation. The last trace of pity in his heart was instantly put aside.
In today's era, eunuchs are in power, cliques are fighting each other, warlords are in power, and worshipping Buddha is the trend. The superiors follow the example of the subordinates, and the whole country is in chaos. Who has ever thought about the people of the world? Who has ever thought about national justice? Since people of this era cannot think of it, then let him, a person from the future, do it.
The raid went quickly and was launched before dawn. The tribe of only two thousand people was quickly pacified by the sweep of more than four thousand Yue cavalry.
Zhou Dewei came in front of Zhu Li and bowed, saying, "Envoy... Chief, we have annihilated more than 400 Khitan warriors, captured more than 200 alive, and captured 300 Khitan women aged between 15 and 35, and more than 300 Han slaves, including more than 100 male slaves, more than 200 female slaves, and the rest are all old and weak Khitans.
Zhou Dewei looked at Zhu Li's still indifferent expression and continued, "We seized about 400 kilograms of gold and jewelry, nearly 20,000 cattle and sheep, more than 5,000 horses, more than 1,000 kilograms of animal skins and bones, and more than 50,000 dan of food and grass."
"Okay, let's deal with those surrendered Khitan warriors on the spot." Zhu Li glanced at him and gave a cold order, "Also, immediately give orders to take those who can be taken away to Piantou Fort."
"Yes." Zhou Dewei hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he said nothing and immediately responded.
"Slow down!" At this moment, three horsemen suddenly rushed out from the darkness. The first one was a man riding a red horse and wearing a silver helmet. He looked like Song Yu, holding a whip and a sword. It was Yuchi Jin.
Zhu Li looked at her in surprise, not understanding why she came here. He rode his horse forward and asked with a hint of complaint, "Why are you here?"
"Why can't I come? If I don't come, you won't go to Fan Yang? Have you forgotten your friends through thick and thin just because you became the governor?" Yuchi Jin was so aggressive that Zhu Li looked puzzled and confused.
Seeing the other party's confused look, Yuchi Jin rode his horse closer, stretched out his jade hand, and handed over a letter: "This is what Mr. Guo asked me to pass on to you, take a look yourself."
"Hmm." Zhu Li took the letter blankly, unfolded it, and immediately understood. Guo Qizuo asked him to deal with the surrendered Khitan warriors according to the situation. If he could recruit them for his own use, he would recruit them for his own use. Although it was a little different from their original discussion, Zhu Li trusted Guo Qizuo and did not question it at all. He casually said to Zhou Dewei: "Those Khitan warriors should also be taken to Piantou Fort. We will see if we can subdue them then."
"Yes." Zhou Dewei immediately obeyed the order after hearing it, and breathed a sigh of relief. Killing prisoners has always been a bad thing since ancient times, and he had thought about it a long time ago. However, he knew that he had just joined Zhu Li's army and could not completely gain the other party's trust. Even if he said it, it would be useless. Now Zhu Li changed his mind, this was the best result.
The army retreated, taking advantage of the darkness before dawn that had not yet dissipated, and headed towards the interior of the country.
Zhu Li took great pains to find out from Xie Tian Xie why Yu Chi Jin was angry. Then he quickly rode his horse to follow Yu Chi Jin and explained softly, "It's not that I don't want to see you. I'm a soldier. I have to follow orders from above. I hope you understand."
"Humph, an excuse. You just went to Fanyang. Can Lord Li still execute you?" Yuchi Jin was still indignant. But before Zhu Li could explain, another rider came out from the darkness. It was a scout. When he saw Zhu Li, he immediately jumped off his horse and reported, "Chief, a large group of people and horses appeared ahead, heading straight for us."
Zhu Li was stunned when he heard this, and immediately stopped explaining to Yuchi Jin, and asked solemnly: "Who are they, have they raised a banner?"
"No, but they look like horse bandits." The scout replied immediately after a little thought.
"Horse bandits?" Upon hearing these two words, Zhu Li, Zhou Dewei, Yuchi Jin and others looked strange. They dressed up as horse bandits to rob the Khitans, but they didn't expect that they would encounter real horse bandits on the way back. God would not play this kind of game.
"How many people are there?" Zhu Li was helpless.
"About five to six thousand people." The scout responded quickly.
"Okay, Dewei, go and dispatch more than a thousand cavalrymen and follow me to take a look. I want to see who these people are." Zhu Li pinched Yu Qilin and instructed Zhou Dewei beside him without turning his head.
"Yes," Zhou Dewei agreed and left.
In a moment, Zhu Li, Zhou Dewei, Yuchi Jin, Xie Tian and Xie Di led more than a thousand Yue cavalry and rushed towards the direction of the horse bandits.
This is near Yinshan Mountain, so it is not surprising to see horse bandits. With these thousands of people heading deep into the mountains, no matter who wants to wipe them out, it will take tens of thousands of troops.
On the route back south, a group of horse bandits came with spears in hand. If you only look at their coming direction, they don't look like horse bandits. They obey orders and behave like soldiers. Even compared with the regular Yue cavalry, the only difference they have is the standard armor. Moreover, each of them is strong and brave, full of the aura of a wild python.
The three leading men were also wearing black scarves and masks, and they looked similar to Zhu Li and the others. Two of them were holding long spears, looking mighty and powerful, and the third one had a long sword on his waist, looking elegant and refined, so he was probably not a military commander.
When the bandits were about a hundred meters away from the crowd, they reined in their horses and stopped.
"Traveling together?" The leader on the opposite side was extremely burly. When he saw the attire of Zhu Li and others, he asked suspiciously in a clear voice.
Zhu Li glanced at them and said loudly, "Yes, we robbed them once and are about to go back. I hope you will be kind enough to let us go."
"Hahaha, it's rare to meet people in the same profession when we are outside the Great Wall. But don't worry, thieves also have their own code of conduct. We disdain to do things like thieves robbing each other. But why haven't I seen you before? This is your first time, right?" The bandit leader was obviously very interested in Zhu Li and the others. He had no intention of giving way, but kept asking questions like a gossipy woman.
"So what, big guy, are you going to give up this road or not?" Before Zhu Li could say anything, Xie Tian shouted at him in a muffled voice.
The man glanced at Xie Tian and found that he was as strong as a bear, holding a huge axe in each hand. Roughly estimated, one axe weighed 50 to 60 kilograms, and two axe weighed at least 120 kilograms. He was obviously a fierce general.
Looking at Xie Di next to Xie Tian, he also held a huge hammer in each hand, which was probably as heavy as the former; as for the other three, one carried a knife and a spear, one carried a whip and a knife, and the other was as strong as a tiger, holding two hammers in his hands, which were probably heavier than the axe general who spoke to him, and looked even more difficult to deal with. (Zhou Dewei was a hammer general, and clues can be found in "Biography of Zhou Dewei").
"Hahaha, don't be anxious, my dear brother. I will definitely give way to you. But I am very interested in your skills. Why don't you have a competition with me? How about it?" The leader did not lose his temper when he heard Xie Tian's angry scolding. Instead, he spoke with a smile.
"Big guy, if you want to fight, your brother is here to accompany you." Xie Tian shouted as he rode out on his horse, swung the huge axe in his hand, and charged at the bandit leader.
"Hehe, your skills may be good, but your opponent is not me. Second brother, I leave this to you." The leading bandit raised the long spear in his hand and flicked it lightly. With a "clang" sound, he easily deflected Xie Tian's swift attack and shouted to the other person behind him without looking back.
What great skills! With just one push from the bandit leader, Zhu Li and his companions could tell that the other party was no simple man. This man was at least a first-rate military commander.
"Okay." A man immediately rushed out from among the horse bandits. It was another horse bandit with a spear. He swung the long spear horizontally and rushed towards Xie Tian.
Seeing his eldest brother facing two people, Xie Di was not willing to do it anymore. He swung his sledgehammer and rushed out on his horse, "Do you still have any shame? Two against one is nothing. Your second brother should also teach you how to behave."