"The whole army stops and camps on the spot!"
"The whole army stops and camps on the spot!"
In the torrential rain, Jin Wushu sullen his face, leaned up to the sky, pushed away the rain gear handed by the guard next to him, and let the cold rain pour on his face, but he couldn’t conceal the depression caused by his command. The voices of protest and cursing in the residence were deaf to ears.
Since this big defeat, although everyone’s lives were saved, Song Jun did retreat as agreed, and there was no more entanglement, but Jin Wushu also found helplessly that he had commanded this army. , And not as handy as before.
Driven by the initial joy of escaping from birth, the Jurchen army is still working together, and the whole army rushed northward, but when the unfounded joy dissipated, all those who had defeated the battle The problems that may arise in the army have also quietly spread in this army under Jin Wushu's rule.
The Jurchens came out of the white mountains and black waters, and the capital was founded. It was only more than ten years ago. Although among the younger generation of Jurchens, there has long been a hope that the Jurchens can ride all over this area. The mentality of rapid outward expansion of each piece of land between heaven and earth, but it can be said that it is more of a kind of temporary enthusiasm of youth and frivolousness. The reason why this kind of emotional growth has been maintained is just that Because the Jurchens conquered the South and the North over the past few years, the horrendous results of such a rare defeat are constantly stimulating the expansion of this desire to expand outward.
After all, for these children of Jurchen, there is nothing more glaring than the military merits gained by fighting abroad, and it allows them to show off among other peer groups, and in these years of conquests from the south to the north. During the discussion, in addition to the interactive tug-of-war between the two sides with Xiliao, and the four iron troops that seemed to have flowed out overnight from the small court of the Jiangnan Song Dynasty, the Jurchen cavalry suffered a big loss, the Jurchens went all the way. Siege and looting are all smooth and smooth. Whenever you set out, not only is the real danger not too great, but you can also take advantage of the opportunity of siege and looting to raid. This also makes the Jurchen tribe. According to word of mouth, launching war has almost become synonymous with promotion and wealth.
There are not too many members of the Jurchen tribe. The officers and veterans in the army, or the paternal generation of these young Jurchen nobles, basically used to follow the great grandfather of the Jurchen Kingdom in the past, Wanyan Agu. Starting from the white mountains and black waters, the people who attacked the city and plundered the land all the way through the Liao Dynasty and Song Dynasty.
In the past 100 years of peace between Song and Liao Dynasty, border trade was established between each other, especially the land of the Central Plains under the rule of the Song Dynasty. It is true that since the three emperors and five emperors, the world has never been the same as it was at that time, even in the Khitan Liao Kingdom, it is far from it, let alone these Jurchens who have just walked out of the bitter cold land of Baishan and Black Water!
Even to this day, those Jurchen sergeants who used to follow the great ancestor Wanyan Aguda of the Jurchen Golden Kingdom to go south, mentioned that when they had just seen the prosperity and prosperity of the cities under the rule of the Song Dynasty, There is also a dreamlike feeling on his face. After all, for the Jurchen tribe, who had been surprised by the prosperity of the Liao Dynasty, who had just walked out of the bitter cold land of Baishan and Heishui at that time, For them, the scenery of the Song Dynasty made them wonder if they had accidentally entered a paradise that shouldn't exist on the earth.
I don’t know how much of the wealth of the young Jurchen family is accumulated in that almost one-sided plunder, and the experience of these older generations, as well as their intentional or unintentional The more and more exaggerated results of the battle between showing off have made these Jurchen young generations full of interest in war, and it has also directly caused the kind of iron hoof that makes the Jurchen army go everywhere. The mentality of an inch of land is almost in the minds of every young Jurchen tribe.
This time in the battle of the Southern Expedition to the Song Dynasty, Jin Wushu also led the Jurchen army, and there were not many people who were eagerly embarking on the journey with the desire to gain military exploits and take the opportunity to make a fortune. .
After all, this is a war with such a huge disparity in numbers. After all, the enemy faced this time is a small court of the Jiangnan Song Dynasty ruled by a cowardly and cowardly emperor and a prime minister who seeks peace, and this one is too weak to withstand a single blow. The small court of the Jiangnan Song Dynasty, but it is said that it has been restored to prosperous prosperity, almost as many times as their fathers did not know how many times they had described the Central Plains under the rule of the Song Dynasty with a proud look!
It can be said that from the very beginning, the Jurchen army led by Jin Wushu embarked on this journey of southward march with this relaxed and eager mentality, and Jin Wushu was out of his own considerations. The Jurchen sergeants' emotions have not been suppressed by any means, but intentionally or unintentionally, they indulged the growth and spread of this emotion.
After all, originally in Jin Wushu’s calculations, this time under the momentum of the thunderous force to go south, but did not feel that the Southern Kingdom’s small court, which had already destroyed the Great Wall and put four iron armies into idle, passed by the unanimous Qin Huidang. After more than ten years of Guobing’s administration, he was still able to truly retain the strength of a frontal confrontation with an iron army of 400,000 horses like himself. Therefore, he did not oppose the sergeant under his rule to face the coming with a relaxed attitude. The battle, how to say this can not only ensure that everyone's morale is high, but also that when the battle arrives, it can ensure that all the Jurchen sergeants who are eager to snatch military achievements and fight for the first place are brave and vying for the first place.
As for the wealth that these Jurchen sergeants dream of, it is not a big problem in Jin Wushu's view. Although his strategy this time is to force peace by war, it is natural that he never thought about making Jiangnan How easy and happy the small court of the Song Dynasty made peace, even before sending troops, Jin Wushu had roughly estimated that this time the crisis of the army's pressure, the cowardly and cowardly Southern Kingdom emperor should be willing to pay out how much money. .
Not only these Jurchen sergeants need a large amount of gold, silver and money as rewards, but all the leaders of the Jurchen court are also staring at the proceeds of this conquest of the southern kingdom as an important factor in judging the success or failure of his operation. standard.
After all, this time he rejected all opinions, and he did not hesitate to unite with the forces of the founding fathers of the Jurchen Jin Kingdom to suppress Wan Yanliang, and grab the right to dominate the battle against the Southern Song Dynasty. In Jurchen Jin In the country’s court, there have been constant rumors and rumors, and it can be considered to withstand a lot of pressure. All this requires a big victory, but also requires him to show the magnificence gained from the big victory. The results of the battle can truly be completely suppressed.
It's just that even Jin Wushu didn't expect that this time the battle against Song would actually be reduced to this situation.
Therefore, even with the strictness of his rule of the army, even among the hundreds of thousands of Jurchen cavalry, most of them were young Jurchen fighters who had an inexplicable admiration and trust for him not long ago. However, after this big defeat, Jin Wushu still gradually discovered that he was commanding this army and was no longer as comfortable as before.
This big defeat that caught this Jurchen army off guard from top to bottom has already destroyed many things inadvertently, including the original self-confidence of these Jurchen sergeants, as well as their belief in Jin Wushu. The so-called undefeated commander's almost blind trust.
If it weren’t for Jin Wushu’s strict rule of the army, the rewards and punishments are distinct, and the accumulation of prestige is, the specific control of this army is also the confidant generals who have followed him for many years, I am afraid that it has not lasted until this time. Already defeated.
"What are you doing over there?! What is noisy?!" Alida looked at the dark night. Under the pouring rain, Jin Wushu, who straightened her waist, secretly sighed, turned her head, and stood towards the station. The guard near him ordered: "Let's take a look, what's going on over there?! Tell them to be honest, otherwise they will suffer!"
The guard bowed and took the order, rushing to give orders not far away in the muddy water, but Alida's eyes were swept away, but the guards around him could be seen. Although he didn't dare to speak with the officer, but between his expressions, he also revealed a look of disapproval.
Alida didn't say much, but sighed with self-respect.
In fact, not only these personal guards and military officers, but even Alida herself, can no longer understand what he has always believed in, what he is thinking this time.
Since the Song army retreated that day, the general began to command the Jurchen army to retreat northward, but the route and method of this retreat was really strange.
At the beginning, the commander seemed very anxious. He was anxious to pull this army back to the north as soon as possible. He was so anxious that he even asked to abandon all his luggage. He was so anxious that he could not afford the horsepower all the way and asked for the army to be ruled. Run with all your strength.
The Jurchen cavalry led by Jin Wushu can be said to be the most elite cavalry among the Jurchen clan, and the most basic force that the Jurchen clan relies on to deter the Quartet. Therefore, it basically concentrates the nation’s first-class equipment. Fighting power is guaranteed by one person and two horses.
However, during the peace talks with Song State this time, the Jurchen army lost half of the horses at once. Even if it left all the luggage, even the logistics and transportation teams were ignored, only carrying the most. Elite combat troops ran wildly along the line, but under the premise of not being able to change horses to save horsepower, the distance they could drive out in one day was still limited.
After all, war horses are actually much more delicate than humans. Even if they are riding completely in the air, during such long distances, a large part of the horsepower will inevitably be damaged. After each long march, Even if you pay attention to maintenance, you still have to raise it for a long time before you can fully recover. Especially now that you have suddenly lost half of your horses, you can no longer guarantee the premise of one person and two rides. Riding the horse completely desperately, the damage to the horse is extremely huge.
For these Jurchen sergeants who grew up on horseback, the war horse is their second life. At the beginning, they needed to save their lives. They delivered half of the war horse to the Song army. They were still willing, and in the early stage of withdrawal. Since the fear of Song Jun has not been eliminated, they rushed to cooperate actively, but as they got far away from Song State, as they gradually settled down, they knew that they had set foot on Jurchen Jin Guozhi again. When they went down to the land, these Jurchen sergeants also began to feel heartache about their horses, which had been slightly or severely damaged by running madly in the previous period, and began to have trouble with Jinwushu as a rush on the road. .
And at this time, from top to bottom, this Jurchen army experienced another Jinwushu decision that made people feel a little unbelievable.
In this way, Jinwushu ordered that all the luggage should be discarded. Those logistics units transporting food supplies can move slowly along the way, and do not need to follow the rushing army all the way. They only need to follow the list listed by the Jinwushu to carry these grains and grass into the designated The city’s replenishment and storage, and what this brings is that the army led by Jin Wushu can only open warehouses in the cities along the way to get food and replenish them.
Today, Jin Wushu is leading all the way, and they are all the real combat elites in the Jurchen army. The Jurchen cavalry has always been known as the wind and is known in the world. At the same time, it is Jinwushu that urges all the way. There are not a few cities that I have crossed in between, and the morning and evening meals can completely catch up with the solution in different cities, and it didn't cause any trouble in the first place.
However, as they gradually moved away from the border of Song and Jin, and set foot in the territory originally belonged to the Song State, but now they have been occupied by the Jurchen Kingdom for more than ten years in the Central Plains, the Jin Wushu master has begun to become It's unreasonable.
He began to deliberately choose not to enter the city when he passed some cities, and when it was getting late, but he could rush to the city to rest in the city, he forced the whole army to stop, and he just stopped outside the city. Set up camps far away, and wait until dawn before they are willing to enter the city to eat.
These days, the gods are not beautiful, and there are often heavy rains along the way, but the marshal Jinwushu is still doing his own way, even under the torrential rain and muddy ground like today, he still still Order to camp on the spot in such a place.
You know, not far in front, but the old town of Anding City in the Central Plains, although it no longer looks like it was under the rule of the Jurchens, it is still a prosperous city wall. These Jurchen sergeants hurry up all the way today. They are all expecting to be able to arrive at Anding City tonight and have a good rest.
Although the army currently led by Jin Wushu himself is already among the elite combatants of the original Jurchen cavalry, the number has been greatly reduced. On the way, every time it passes through some important walls, Jin Wushu always A small part of the army will be temporarily integrated into the guards of the city, and they will wait to receive the order before returning to reorganize and regroup. This way, they will lose half of the personnel along the way, but now this Jurchen The army is still crowded with people. Even if it reaches the city of Anding, apart from the officers, it should be difficult for ordinary sergeants to have the opportunity to enter the city of Anding.
But along the way, according to the rules, they can always repair for a few days every time they go to the important towns like Anding City, and the garrisoned troops and management officials in the Anding City will naturally be close to the city as early as the selection. The location, set up a temporary camp, although it is also an open floor, but no matter how it is, it is much better than the current type of rolling in the mud.
What's more, at the very least, it’s close to Anding City. Naturally, the city should have prepared hot soup and rice for them even if the number of people is there. They don’t need to be like they are now. They can’t make a fire in this kind of downpour. They can only eat and eat. Cold and hard dry food passed such a wet and cold night.
Therefore, the dissatisfaction of those sergeants and even the lower-level officers is actually quite understandable, because even in their group of old men who have always been devoted to Jin Wushu, even though they don’t say it, And he still tried his best to carry out Jin Wushu's orders, but in the bottom of my heart, there are still many people who are already annoying.
"Marshal... What are you thinking about..." Alida looked at Jin Wushu's guards, commanding the sergeants who followed along the road to build special camps in recent days, and began to escape into the forest. After cutting wood and paving the ground, building a waterproof compartment, and then building a row of different big tents on it, I couldn't help but murmur secretly.
He knew that these camps were not for Jin Wushu to live in!
On this road, Jin Wushu is like the most ordinary sergeant, eating the same dry food, drinking the same water, and staying in the camp with the worst conditions. This is also the same way, even if it is these. The sergeants could no longer understand his behavior, but after all they were able to maintain the order and prohibition, and there has never been a cause for even a small mutiny.
After all, their generals still followed them all the way to eat and live, and even lived harder than them, so even if these sergeants and officers were dissatisfied, they still suppressed themselves. Up.
It’s just that every time an important city is approaching, when it’s about to enter the city early the next morning, the Jinwushu General Association will command the guards and the relevant personnel of the camp to build a group of large accounts with relatively good conditions and many, and select some of them. The team enters and rests, and this part of the team will also become a template team that will appear at the forefront of the entire army tomorrow morning, representing the appearance of the entire army.
What makes Alida do not understand is that in his mind, his own boss has always been a person who concentrates on practical work, does not behave in vain, and does not like to do these facial things.
If this is coming out of a marching battle, if this is on the land of an enemy country that has just been conquered, it can also be interpreted as showing off the strength of the troops to deter those who are disobedience along the way, but now it is clear that it is already A completely defeated general, and still on the land of his own country, Alida really couldn't understand what their commander did for.
Even the officials and people on this road, because they saw the prosperous military appearance that was deliberately packaged by Jin Wushu, and from then on, they can't fully believe that Jin Wushu and the others have been defeated, and even believe it from then on. Jin Wushu's remarks demanding a unified caliber is that they have made peace with the Jiangnan Song Dynasty this time, and there is no military defeat, but what? !
You can conceal the officials and citizens along the way, but can you also conceal the civil and military officials in the Jurchen court and the army? ! Can you hide the truth from the current Jurchen Jin Kingdom Emperor Jin Xizong Wanyanquan? ! Can you hide the fact that the group has always been deliberately picking up every mistake of Jin Wushu all the time, always thinking about the political enemy who can catch the excuse to drive Jinwushu away and replace it? !
But it is precisely these people who are really the forces that Jin Wushu has to face and deal with carefully!
According to Alida’s idea, Jin Wushu’s original practice of rushing the horse all the way and rushing along the way is still correct. After all, only by bringing this group of elite combat power back to the Jurchen Court as soon as possible can it truly shake everything. The voice of opposition can truly make even the current emperor of the Jurchen Kingdom lack the ability to shake the position of Jin Wushu!
So Alida really can’t understand that the Jin Wushu has done so many seemingly useless efforts along the way, and spent a lot of effort, but what it can play is just fooling these things. Local officials and people who have nothing to do with the overall situation, and also caused complaints among their own army, and the army is distracted. It is really too unwise.
You must know that this iron army that they were pulling together with the commander Jin Wushu, but it is the commander and their foundation, and it is also the most fundamental guarantee for the commander and them!
Although Alida didn’t know too much about those intrigues in the court, he had experienced fighting beasts all day long between the white mountains and the black waters, but he was still convinced of the truth. Today, the glorious Jurchen court is a magnificent one. Above, facing those colleagues with smiling faces welcoming others is actually the same as facing those venomous snakes and beasts in the savage jungle in the past!
As long as you have enough power, you can succumb to them, you can domesticate them, and you can make them become domestic animals and pets raised in captivity to you, and if you don’t have enough power, if you lose your self-protection The force of these people, who may be still wagging their tails at you while breathing, will immediately respond to the wildness they chose to eat, just like this, they will eat your blood, eat your flesh, and kill you. Just torn into pieces like this!
In any case, in the face of such an unprecedented defeat, what the Marshal should do most is to let his direct line of Jurchen army calm down as quickly as possible and gather around him again!
"But..." Alida looked at Jin Wushu, smiled bitterly, after all, she could only repeat her own question again: "In the heart of the handsome, what are you thinking about now?!"