Chapter 166: Fighting for Hetao (31)

More than 20 people stood in front of the tent of the Black Eagle Army, all of which were Hou Dayong’s personal guards. The guards had been practicing for a long time in the morning. Although there was a hint of coolness in the morning in May, the guards were covered with large beads of sweat, falling down along their strong muscles, and traces of sweat were traces on the ground.

Luo Qingsong brought up a wooden knife and fought against Liu Heigou. Liu Heigou's Arrows and Eagle Army was the first in the Black Eagle Army, but his sword technique was very average. Luo Qingsong's Arrows and his martial arts were very real. The "Longshan Sword Technique" made him strong and simple. After coming to Hou Dayong, Hou Dayong taught him the refined "Three Styles of He Family Sword Technique". Luo Qingsong's skills were more outstanding in the sword technique.

The two fought for a while, and Liu Heigou was chopped into the thigh by Luo Qingsong again. He shouted loudly: "No more hit, I admit defeat." Then he jumped out of the circle and squatted on the ground and kept sucking the cold air. Luo Qingsong's knife skills were several levels higher than Liu Heigou. He slashed four times in Liu Heigou at the same position. Although the wooden knife was wrapped with a layer of cloth, Luo Qingsong restrained his knife strength again, but the four knifes were slashed in the same place, which still made Liu Heigou feel unbearable.

Luo Qingsong held a wooden knife in his hand, looked at Liu Heigou with a smile, and said, "Why is Commander Liu looking at his head and tail, just protecting his upper body, and all the lower plates are exposed."

Liu Heigou is the commander of the personal guards. Logically speaking, he is Luo Qingsong's superior, but Luo Qingsong is Hou Dayong's personal guard. He always follows Hou Dayong and has a special identity. He is different from ordinary personal guards. Liu Heigou has never taken care of him again. One of them is a skilled martial arts, and the other is as good as a god. He has a good relationship. He worships each other as his masters. Yesterday, when he was training archery skills, Liu Heigou scolded Luo Qingsong for a while, and today he trained sword skills. Luo Qingsong took the opportunity to exhale a vent.

Hou Dayong was also sweating all over and watched the two fight on the sidelines with great enthusiasm. The life in the military camp was monotonous and full of dangers. The soldiers played with each other, which was a good way to increase the fun of life and regulate their psychology.

A military officer on duty with a red sign on his arm walked to the central army tent. The Black Eagle Army was in charge of the Black Eagle Army, with a commander of 500 people and 20,000 Black Eagle Army. There were forty commanders. Every time they set up camp, these forty commanders took turns to serve as officers on duty.

"Why, the city has sent someone here and take him to the military tent to wait." Hou Dayong wiped his sweat with a towel and said to Feng Sha who was sitting on the side of the playground, "Please ask General Shi, General Guo, and Judge Qian to come to the tent."

This time, the Black Eagle Army was divided into two groups. Shi Hu led 3,000 people from the Eagle Camp and 3,000 troops from Tongxin City. Crossed Xilong Mountain and arrived at Jingyuan City first. Shi Hu was as careful as he did not advance rashly. The army was hidden in a valley ten miles away from Jingyuan City. After joining the army led by Hou Dayong, the Black Eagle Army launched a 20,000 army attacked late at night, surrounded Jingyuan City with absolute advantage, and caught Fang Dangdu off guard.

After Hou Dayong changed into soft armor, Shi Hu, Guo Jiong and Qian Xiangnan rushed over.

Two envoys from Fang Dangdu. One was the commander Fang Dangshan, and the other was Shi Gaojin. After reporting their identities, Fang Dangshan handed them to Fang Dangdu to submit a letter to surrender.

Hou Dayong glanced at the letter and said lightly: "Calligraphy is pretty good."

After Hou Dayong returned to ancient times, he practiced brush calligraphy for several years, but his level was not high. At present, he could only say that he could see it a little bit, which made Hou Dayong quite helpless. Seeing Fang Dangren's letter with an extremely beautiful calligraphy, he couldn't help but praise him.

Fang Dangshan and Shi Gaojin were both proficient in Central Plains dialect. Seeing Hou Dayong's kind-hearted look, he felt a little relieved. Suizhi, Hou Dayong changed his face in an instant, threw the letter to the ground, and said, "Do you still have the qualifications to negotiate? You must surrender unconditionally."

Shi Gaojin stood in the tent and looked coldly at Hou Dayong, the leader of the Black Eagle Army sitting in the center of the tent. Since he heard that his daughter was pregnant with Hou Dayong's child, the image of Hou Dayong in his imagination flashed in Shi Gaojin's mind countless times. Now Hou Dayong is close at hand, Shi Gaojin feels particularly unreal. Hou Dayong sitting in the tent is like an illusion.

Fang Dangshan's face changed several times. According to his personality, he would rather die in battle than surrender. However, if he did not surrender, the entire city's military and civilians could not escape the butcher knife of the Black Eagle Army. Fang Dangshan suppressed his anger and whispered: "Please tell me clearly, why surrender unconditionally?"

"It's very simple. After surrender, I promise that Fangdangren and Zhou people enjoy the same treatment, Fangdangjun becomes my subordinate, and Fangdang people become my people under my rule."

Fang Dangshan and Shi Gaojin looked at each other. Shi Gaojin stepped forward and bowed: "The general's meaning is actually the same as the Yingshou. We are willing to guard the northwest for the general and let horses and cattle for the general, but if we drive them away, we will die."

When Shi Gaojin reported his name, Hou Dayong knew that he was Shi Gaoyueming's father. Shi Gaojin's appearance was no different from being a human being. His daughter Shi Gaoyueming and his son Shi Gao both had strangely blonde hair and blue eyes, which was much different from ordinary people in the Dangxiang. Hou Dayong was never willing to do stupid things to tolerate traitors. He glanced at Shi Gaojin with a sharp look and sneered: "To be loyal to me is just an empty word. The Black Eagle Army must enter Jingyuan City."

When Hou Dayong dealt with the Hunmeng tribe in Tubo, the Black Diao Army and the Hunmeng tribe in Tubo were not strong, and the Hunmeng tribe had many Han bloodlines. Therefore, Hou Dayong made a favor and supported the Hunmeng tribe to seize the Ruoergai grassland. Now the situation of the Tubo people and Fangdangren is different. Fangdangren's power is far greater than that of the Hunmeng tribe in Tubo. If they are given a chance to breathe, they will definitely become a major concern in a few years.

Shi Gaojin was silent for a while and said, "We can hand over Jingyuan City, but we hope to get a piece of grass by the Qingshui River so that Fangdeng has a place to settle down. If this condition cannot be agreed, Fangdeng can only fight to the death with the Black Eagle Army."

When Shi Hu heard that Fangdangren was willing to withdraw from Jingyuan City, he was secretly happy. Although Fangdang's army was weak, Jingyuan City had high and thick walls, and it would have to go through a bloody battle to conquer it.

Hou Dayong nodded and said, "Since you are willing to withdraw from Jingyuan City, it is considered that the house is a bit sincere. The west foot of Helan Mountain is mixed with the water and plants, so people think they live there in the future." Hou Dayong said this, paused for a moment, raised his tone and said, "This is the last condition. It cannot be changed."

To the east of Helan Mountain and south of Yin Mountain, that is, to the west, front and back, this is the focus of Hou Dayong's management. The western foot of Helan Mountain is north of the Great Wall, and there are Dangxiang Xifeng people, Khitan people, Dadan people and a small number of Uighurs. Hou Dayong has no energy to touch this area yet.

Shi Gaojin and Fang Dangshan looked at each other, and Shi Gaojin bowed again, "The tribes of the left foot of Helan Mountain live together, and use Fang Dangshi's existing strength to be able to gain a foothold at all. Moreover, the Dangxiang Xifeng Department and Fang Dangshi's department are in harmony and are incompatible and seize their territory, which is morally unreasonable."

Hou Dayong thought to himself: Shi Gaojin is a master of negotiations. He speaks neither humble nor arrogantly. Under his strong oppression, he is still trying his best to win the interests of the housekeeper.

In order to dispel their concerns, Hou Dayong said: "Don't worry about this. After you surrender, it will be my subordinates. The Black Eagle Army will help you clear the obstacles."

After Fang Dangshan said something, he couldn't get in. He listened to Shi Gaojin and Hou Dayong's bargaining. He thought of leaving several times, but thought of the Black Eagle Army's strong army, and the three thousand horses in the city fought against the Black Eagle Army, which was tantamount to hitting a stone with eggs. He had to suppress his anger again and again.

Shi Gaojin sighed secretly: The Black Eagle Army is strong, and if Fang Dangjun forcibly resists, there will be only one way to die. Although it is difficult to move to the left foot of Helan Mountain, it is much better than waiting to die. Fang Danghanhai moved west to Yanhai, and actually faced the same problem.

Shi Gaojin said respectfully: "This matter is extraordinary, so I will go back and report it."

Hou Dayong waved his hand and said, "Give you a day to discuss. I must give you a reply tomorrow. As soon as the time comes, the Black Eagle Army will break through Jingyuan City."

The next morning, all the catapults of the Black Eagle Army were concentrated at the east gate. When the city refused to surrender, they used the catapults to bombard the city gate. Fang Dangjun concentrated on the city wall and was ready to fight. As the war was about to break out.

As soon as Chen Hou arrived, the east city gate opened, and five war horses slowly ran out of the east city gate. The first rider was the Xiaoying Shing Man's Room.

Fang Dangdu was wearing a white robe and a silver helmet. His handsome face was not covered with blood. When he approached the Black Eagle Army camp, a tear gushed out from the corner of Fang Dangdu's eyes. He raised his head and looked up at the sky. The sunshine in the May sky pierced the clouds, making the sky look particularly dazzling. In the distance, two eagles were soaring, like two brothers who died in battle on the battlefield.

The soldiers of the Black Eagle Army held the hilt of the knife in their hands and watched the generals of Fangdeng walked past without saying a word. As long as Hou Dayong gave the order, these generals of Fangdeng would be chopped into a pile of meat paste by the soldiers.

Fang Dangdu was like walking through a desert, and he seemed to see nothing except the black eagle in the central army tent. After coming to the central army tent, Shi Gao Jin said beside Fang Dangdu: "The general wearing black armor is Hou Dayong."

Fang Dangdu lifted the reins of the horse, walked alone in front of him, looked at Hou Dayong for a moment, then turned over and got off the horse, took off his sword, bent over, and held the sword high above his head with both hands. This was the ceremony of the surrender of Fangdang clan. Although Hou Dayong did not know about this ceremony, he saw Fang Dangdu holding the sword high, and guessed that it was the surrender etiquette, and leaned over to take the sword.

Fang Dangdu raised his head, stared at Hou Dayong's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The Fang Dang tribe is willing to be driven by the general, and I hope the general will keep his promise."

Hou Dayong praised twice in his heart: What a handsome young commander, and he spoke fluent Central Plains speech. His face was as quiet as water, and he said: "After surrender, the Fangdang tribe is our brothers and sisters. As long as you don't have a grudge, we will always live in peace."

Fang Dangdu sighed softly and said, "I hope so." After saying that, he turned around, knelt down in the direction of Qingshui River, solemnly bowed, and murmured in a low voice: "God of Qingshui, your descendants have let you down, I am willing to accept your punishment. Please point me a way to heaven." The tears at the corners of Fang Dangdu's eyes finally fell. He quickly pulled out the dagger hanging around his waist and stabbed him into his chest.

Fang Dangdu was very quick, and generals such as Hou Dayong and Shi Hu were all riding on the horse majestic, and it was too late to stop them.

At this moment, a carved feathered arrow flew out of the guards, and with a "dang" sound, it happened to hit the dagger. The carved feathered arrow was flying with great force. Fang Dangdu felt his wrist tremble, and the dagger in his hand was gone. Shi Gaojin, Fang Dangshan and Fang Dangshan rushed forward. He controlled Fang Dangdu with both hands. Shi Gaojin slapped Fang Dangdu hard and said, "I didn't expect Fang Dangdu to be so cowardly, and I wanted to die. If you do this, you will insult the Yingshang, and you will not deserve to be the descendant of Fang Dangdu."

The Black Eagle Army soldiers around him were originally quite contemptuous of these generals. When they saw this scene, their mocking expressions gradually disappeared. Seeing that the generals had stabilized their emotions slightly. When Hou Dayong lifted the reins of the horse, he came to Fangdang to set off and said in a vernal voice: "Fangdangdu, if you are a man, stand up."

Fang Dangdu broke away from everyone, took a few breaths to calm himself down, and raised his head and said, "What are the instructions of the general?"

"In the afternoon, Fangdang Army withdrew from Jingyuan City. The Black Eagle Army took over this city. You led Fangdang Army to gather the Yougu Military Village outside Xihui City. You have ten days to summon the tribesmen on the Qingshui River. On June 1, cross the Yellow River, leave the Wujialing Great Wall, and move to the western foot of Helan Mountain."

Although it was very tight to arrange time like this, it was a way out after all, and Hou Dayong did not break his promise. Fang Dangdu said respectfully: "Subordinate to obey the order."

Hou Dayong said again: "There are nearly 10,000 houses in Jingyuan City. You leave a hundred soldiers to help the Black Eagle Army maintain order in the city. Yesterday, the messenger Gao Jin was quite talented, so let him stay."

Shi Gaojin is the confidant of the Eagle Shoal Fang Dangming. He is resourceful. Fang Dangdu seized Jingyuan City. Shi Gaojin also made great efforts. He heard that Hou Dayong wanted to keep Shi Gaojin. Fang Dangdu looked hesitant for a moment, then he returned to normal and said, "Abide by the order."

Shi Gaojin was standing behind the room. When he heard Hou Dayong make such a request, he thought to himself: It turned out that Hou Dayong had known that Shi Gao Yueming was my daughter, but yesterday was exactly the same. This son-in-law was quite calm and had a special point.

As soon as Shen time arrived in the afternoon, the city gates were wide open. Three thousand houses came out in a row and gathered at designated locations outside the city.

Jingyuan City is very close to Lanzhou. The light cavalry can run back and forth in one day. After the Black Eagle Army occupied Jingyuan City, Lingzhou, Xihuizhou and Tongxin City all became the rear. To this end, Hou Dayong readjusted the deployment of the Black Eagle Army: Hou Dayong personally led the largest number of people in the Shi Camp, Shan Zongyuan's Tiger Camp, Duan Wuwei's Jiao Camp and Baishuang Martial Arts led 7,000 united troops to guard Lingzhou City; Shi Hu led 3,000 people from the Ying Camp and 3,000 people from the Unified troops to guard Jingyuan; Jiang Hui and Zhou Qing led 2,000 people from the Xiong Camp to guard Lian County, Hu Li and Liu Shixu's Long Camp to guard Tongxin City, Chen Renyi and Zhang Jie led 2,000 people from the Leopard Camp to guard Xihui Prefecture.

This kind of defense dispersed the main force of the Black Eagle Army, which violated Hou Dayong's principle of using troops. However, the formation time of 10,000 Unity Soldiers was too short and could not be used independently. Hou Dayong planned to send these 10,000 Unity Soldiers to Lian County, Tongxin City, and Xihuizhou to replace Xiongying, Longying and Leopard Camp as defensive tasks after a year.

After Fang Dangjun left the city, Hou Dayong led the Lion Camp, Tiger Camp, united the troops and Fang Dangjun to Lingzhou along the Yellow River and followed the large army to operate together.

The Black Eagle Army and Fang Dang Army fought for nearly a year. During the battle, the soldiers on both sides were reluctant to cut the enemy into pieces. Suizhi overnight, the two sides became comrades-in-arms. The transformation was too rapid and the soldiers on both sides could not adapt psychologically. They always glared like roosters. However, under the strong restraint of officers at all levels, there was no conflict.

The generals of Fang Dangjun thought that the Iron Cavalry was invincible and were defeated by the Black Eagle Army many times. They felt very frustrated. This time, they approached the Black Eagle Army at close range and found that the Black Eagle Army was well equipped, strict military discipline, skillful riding skills, and abundant food were far beyond Fang Dangjun's imagination. It was not accidental that they could win the battlefield.

Fang Dangdu and Fang Dangzhi Jin broke into harmony in Jingyuan City. Fang Dangdu had two thousand wings and army, and Fang Dangzhi Jin had another thousand soldiers. The two armies deliberately or unintentionally opened some gaps during the march. Qian Xiangnan had been in charge of the military camp for several years. He rarely showed up in public and lived in the backs of everyone with a sensible sense of smell. However, during the march day, Fang Dangjun's strange emotions were keenly felt by him.

After arriving in Xihuizhou, Hou Dayong held the first banquet attended by the generals of the army with a cottage. During the meal, Hou Dayong proposed to divide the Fangdang tribe into two parts, one led by Fangdangzhijin, crossed the Yellow River from Xihuizhou north, and the other was led by Fangdangdu, crossing the river from the Yougu Military Village. The main force of the Black Eagle Army followed Fangdangzhijin's troops to attack.

Fangdangdu and Fangdangmao have already shown signs of power, like water and fire, and sooner or later they will be fired together. After hearing Hou Dayong's order, Fangdangjun and all the troops had no objection.

After a day off in Xihuizhou, Hou Dayong led 500 guards and 7,000 united soldiers to return to Lingzhou. Guo Jiong, as the commander-in-chief of the front, led a total of 10,000 elite troops in the Lion Camp, Tiger Camp and Fangdang Army. He crossed the Yellow River north and crossed the Great Wall, preparing to launch a sudden attack on the tribes in the western foothills of the Helan Mountains.

On May 29, Fangdang people on the banks of Qingshui River were constantly concentrated in Xihui Prefecture. On June 1, Fangdang's troops arrived in Xihui Prefecture, about 20,000 old, young, women and children, and about 30,000 troops arrived in Yougu Military Village.

Fangdangren was originally divided into three parts, Fangdangduoer was the smallest, and was killed in the Battle of Guyuan. Fangdanghanhai tribe accounted for one-third of the total number of people. When he moved west, he took away all the population of the department and some of the people in the town. At this time, Fangdangren, who were left by the Qingshui River, was mainly concentrated in Huangyangbazi. After receiving the order from Fangdangdu, he immediately began to move. Due to time constraints, the tribes who were far away could not take care of themselves, so they could only leave them to die on the Qingshui River.

Fangdangdu saw hundreds of thousands of people in the Dangxiang Fangdang on the Qingshui River. After a year of war, the population moved westward was only a few tens of thousands. When Dangdangdu stepped onto the north bank of the Yellow River, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
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