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Chapter 43

The next morning, Wang Hengzhi met Zhao Xingde on the archery range, lowered his bow and arrow and asked, "I heard that you asked Sinan to go back?"

Zhao Xingde spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "General Wang's kindness, Zhao has understood it, but he has no blessing to save it." He picked up the bow and arrow and shot an arrow from afar at the target in the distance. The arrow shot the red heart cleanly.

Wang Heng secretly praised in his heart that although the number of soldiers in Chengying Camp was small, all of them were outstanding in martial arts, and they were almost comparable to the legendary battleship of the Han Army in Han when the Liaodong Han Army was completely victorious. Han Chang personally led the Tokyo Daohan Army to send troops to fight against Liao, and 5,000 Tielin Army was the vanguard, breaking through the blockade of tens of thousands of Hu cavalry of the Khitan, and heading straight to the capital of Shangjing. The Nanjing Daohan Army, who originally planned to attack Shangjing, did not appear. The Liaodong Han Army was trapped in the plan of ambushing by the Liao Marshal Yelu Renxian. Tens of thousands of troops failed to break the axe mountain, and Han Chang died in battle. Yelu Renxian was also really patient. As a Khitan, he was willing to live under Han Chang for decades without showing his sharpness. Seeing Han Chang's eastward battle in the east, he was named king and titled, but the battle of the Duan Axe Mountain was famous all over the world.

"In addition to his outstanding archery skills, this Zhao Captain didn't show his sharpness easily, which was quite similar to Yelu Renxian back then. When this person came to Liaodong, I wonder if it would be a blessing or a disaster for my Han'er?" Wang Heng directly put the arrow on the bow, like a full moon. His right hand relaxed, and the arrow pierced the target like a meteor chasing the moon.

"General Wang," Zhao Xingde took an arrow and placed it on the bow, and said in a deep voice while pulling the bow: "The situation in Liaodong, now the two tigers are fighting each other, so the Han army can still survive. If these two tigers compete for a win or loss and turn to attack me, I'm afraid," he let go of the bowstring, and heard a "bang" sound, the arrow penetrated the red heart of the target, as if it was pierced Wang Hengzhi's nerves, and the hidden worries in his heart have always been here.

After learning that the front was defeated, the military advisor Liu Liufu struggled to defend Liaoyang for more than a year. After the food was exhausted, he set fire to the city and died in fire. As soon as the Shangjing Army arrived at Tokyo Road, it was immediately forbidden for the Han people to carry bows and swords. Millions of Han people in Liaodong fell into the sea of ​​suffering from suffering. The remaining Han army was forced to hide in Taibai Mountain under the pursuit of the Khitan Army. They joined the savages in the Xianbei Mountains and struggled to maintain them. In the past decade, the Jurchens' violent rise, and the momentum of the two tigers fighting gave the Han army a chance to breathe. Unfortunately, the two tigers finally won. By then, no matter who wanted to fight for the world, they would not tolerate the existence of the Han army in the backyard of Liaodong.

Zhao Xingde breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly, "I'm afraid that people will be the slaughter and the fish will be the meat." He put down his bow and looked at Wang Hengzhi. The remnants of the Han army were in Taibai Mountain and the Xianbei Mountains established dozens of villages, each holding the leader and respecting the Han family as the common leader. Among them, Wang Hengzhi was loyal to the Han family and had a great influence in the Han army in each village. If we want to reverse the situation in Liaodong, we need to convince this person.

Wang Hengzhi had been through the world for a long time and heard Zhao Xingde's words. He pondered: "We are all rough people, not literary, and have a corner of the world and are short-sighted. Please give me some advice?" He also put down his bow and arrow and walked to the side with Zhao Xingde. The Han army camp was built on a cliff, with few dense forests on three sides. There were only a few small paths in the forest, all under the surveillance of the Han army post. On one side was a cliff that was difficult to climb by monkeys. The archery range was on a flat ground on the cliff.

Zhao Xingde and Wang Heng stood on this cliff together, overlooking the vast mountains. The mountains were endless, like the waves of the sea, dense forests, tall birch, maple, pine, spruce covered with snow, and countless shrubs that cannot be named. They grew endlessly in this deep mountains that were rarely visited for thousands of years. It was better if many trees withered in winter, and the branches and leaves that covered the sky in summer made the forest.

It was pitch black. In this dense forest, there were countless birds and beasts, and countless savages and barbarians. This white mountain and black water was like the grassland in the north of the desert. It was born to be a place that did not accept the king's transformation. Since the defeat of Duanfu Mountain, the Han army has retreated to the mountains and forests for decades. Relying on the protection of these continuous mountains and dense forests, since the rise of the Jurchens, the Liao court has not cared about this group of defeated soldiers and generals who have fled.

Zhao Xingde took a deep breath of cold air, exhaled a ball of white mist, and slowly said, "People are like water, water can carry boats and can also overturn the boats. You must have heard of this sentence, right?" His voice was very low, as if he had made a great determination before he could make a sound from the depths of his throat.

Wang Heng nodded straight and said, "I heard from the military advisor that when I asked my brothers to go down the mountain, I would like to remind them not to harm the people." His words were filled with a slight regret. The fourth son in the village believed in this most, but now he lacked a leg. Is it really a good person who has no good reward?

Zhao Xingde's pupils shrank slightly, as if he was stabbed by Wang Hengzhi's answer. He paused for a moment before he slowly said: "General Wang, forgive me for being disrespectful. The Han army hid in the mountains and forests. In the eyes of the Khitan court, we are bandits and bandits." Wang Hengzhi smiled bitterly: "It's almost the same, but we still have to abide by some rules. Now this rule is getting more and more deserted. In a few generations, I'm afraid I will really become bandits and bandits." He sighed heavily and kicked a stone under the cliff.

"Looking through history books, there are all bandits and bandits throughout the ages, but one or two of them can achieve great momentum, even stir up the world's fortunes, and even affect the change of dynasties. After careful consideration, there is a trick here." Zhao Xingde said slowly.

"What is the trick?" Wang Heng asked directly.

"As the same saying, people are like water, and water can carry boats and can also overturn boats. As long as bandits can hold people, they can achieve momentum. The more people they carry, the greater the momentum, such as Chen Sheng of Qin, Zhang Jiao of Han, and Huang Chao of Tang, who rise among the grassroots, but can sweep the world and compete with the court, and can also be called a hero in the world."

The wind was strong on the cliff, and the cold wind whistled. No matter how thick the fur coat was, it was blown through. But Wang Hengzhi was inspired by him and felt a heat coming out from the depths of his heart. It seemed that something was about to move in his heart. He listened to Zhao De continue in silence.

"Forgive me for being stupid. I have only figured out this truth recently. However, there are many talented people and ambitious people in the world. Some people must understand this section. Why can't they accomplish things?" Zhao Xingde smiled and said lightly, "This people are not dead, not cattle and horses. How can they be so easy to carry? They must be promoted by the general trend of the world. The so-called plan for people and success in heaven is this."

Wang Hengzhi couldn't help but feel disappointed, but he still didn't give up and asked in a low voice: "So what?"

Zhao Xingde glanced at him, then turned to look at the vast mountains in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Jinlin was originally an object in the pond. When the wind and clouds turned into dragons, it was about the general trend of the world. The situation in Liaodong is similar to that in the current situation."

"Before the Han family was defeated, the Liao Dynasty treated the Han people better than before, and the Han people also lived and worked in peace. After the Han family was defeated, the Liao Dynasty gradually began to act against the enemy, and Yelu Dashi was the most tyrannical rule. The Han people were originally honest and responsible people of the Liao Dynasty. Now that their wives and children are separated, the court is in danger. This is the general trend of driving fish for the abyss and creating a ride on the wind for the Han army."

Wang Heng nodded straight. Many of the newly-upped brothers, including Tong Yunjie, were all because of this tyranny. He thought that Zhao Xingde was just a military general in the Xia Kingdom, but he heard his few words, as if he had seen the sun. They were all joints that he had never thought of. "No wonder the fierce generals under the tent of Marshal Han were like rain, but he had to obey the orders of Liu Junzhi." Wang Hengzhi said in his mind, "It's a pity that many of the advisers below Liu Junzhi refused to betray the righteous, and they all died in Liaoyang City."

"In order to gather the hearts of the tribe and eliminate the sinicization, Yelu Dashi worshipped Khitan, which is also a good plan. Unfortunately, the chess game he set up is a flaw for us." Zhao Xingde said with a cold smile.

Wang Hengzhi became more and more immersed in his ears. He couldn't help but ask, "What are the flaws?"

"This tyrannical policy is not unprecedented. During the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China and the Northern Dynasties, there are even more so. As long as the court has the power to control the place, if we want to imitate Zhang Jiao Huang Chao, we are afraid that we will be defeated before we can accomplish anything. However, the Khitan and the Jurchens fought each other in Liaodong and regarded each other as great enemies. None of the sides could control the entire territory of Liaodong. The people everywhere were full of people. Although it was easy for the Han army to conquer the people to accomplish things, it was much easier than the world's peace. The opportunity was fleeting, and it was the so-called "Heaven's failure to take it, but it was the blame."
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