Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 106 Soldiers Arrive in Xijing
Chapter No.16: Soldiers Arrive in Beijing

As the cold wind blew, suddenly a small white and light snowflake floated in from the window beside her, turned an elegant arc, fell slowly, and landed on the tip of Su Mi's nose.

The cool feeling brought Su Mi back to her senses, and then another warmth covered her. She stared blankly at the sight in front of her, and it was he who leaned over and got close to her.

Feeling the warmth of his close proximity, Su Mi felt her heart beating uncontrollably, as if she had fallen into a mist, and wanted to say something to break the awkward atmosphere, but her whole body was stiff and unable to move .

In the confusion, he just stretched out his hand and gently brushed away the grain of frost for her.

Su Mi was relieved at last, but was vaguely in a daze.She turned her head and looked out as if avoiding it, and at some point, the moon covered by the thick dark clouds had poked her head out, and the cold and light moonlight was falling down.Shining on the snow as white as jade, it reflects silver light like mist.

There are still snowflakes falling, but they are much smaller than before.The dark clouds have also dissipated.

"The snow is about to stop." Su Mi sighed softly.

Not when, Ni Tingxuan stood beside her, and the two stood side by side in front of the window, looking at the snow and moonlight all over the floor.

It must have snowed in the capital too, right?The white snow and moonlight all over the place, what you see in this simple earthen city is different from what you see in Qionglou Yuyu and Jiuzhong Palace?
In the vast sky, the ups and downs of honor and disgrace, joys and sorrows, the only thing that remains unchanged is this crescent moon.

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In order to speed up the march, Ni Tingxuan and the generals led the cavalry to take a step ahead. Now that the country of Liao is empty, it is a good time to take advantage of the vacancy, and the speed must be fast. Before the Liao army encircles and returns to aid, Only by directly killing and heading to Xijing can the greatest results be achieved.

However, the axle-loaded food and grass in the rear must not be able to keep up with the speed, so they simply stayed behind with a team of people to protect them and moved forward slowly.Su Mi followed and stayed in the axis camp.

After entering the territory of the Liao people, the march continued. Although the marching speed of the Axis Heavy Battalion was slow, fortunately, news from the front was transmitted at any time.The camp of the medical officer is the safest guard among the rear axle camps. The guards left behind are all elite soldiers. Among them, a few soldiers guard Su Mi's side at all times unobtrusively. It is especially important for her. Su Mi naturally knew that it was Ni Tingxuan who left behind to protect her.

More than ten days have passed, and the prairie has gone deeper and deeper. To Su Mi's surprise, the villages and tribes that have been attacked are only occasionally seen along the way. The places where the army marches are almost smooth. unimpeded.

She knew that the Liao Kingdom was a regime established by nomadic peoples on the grasslands.Hundreds of years ago, there were various forces on the entire grassland. Khitan, Lage, Diel and other tribes stood in great numbers. They fought endlessly with each other and invaded from time to time when the national strength of the Central Plains was weak, but they never succeeded in establishing a country.

Until more than 100 years ago, it was unified by the Khitan tribe. At that time, the Central Plains was full of disputes and chaos.And establish a political power in the Central Plains, the country name is "Liao".

It is a pity that such a powerful regime is only a flash in the pan.Immediately afterwards, an amazingly talented person appeared in the Central Plains, that is, Emperor Liang Wu of the year, who led the elite soldiers established by himself. The short-lived Hu regime in the first year established a century-old foundation in Daliang.

Although the strength of the Liao people was greatly reduced and they withdrew from the Central Plains, they had strong soldiers and horses and excellent cavalry, and it was difficult for anyone in the world to compete with them. After that, they spied on the Central Plains from time to time and tried to invade south.At that time, after the death of Emperor Wu of Liang, the north fell into a situation where heroes competed for the throne. The national power of all countries including Liang State was weakening day by day, so they had to negotiate peace with the Liao people and offer beautiful women and money to protect themselves.In the early years of Qi State's establishment, it was also close to Liao State. It was not until the national strength increased greatly in recent decades, but Liao State's internal political power was unstable, that it gradually gained the upper hand.

After retreating to the grassland, the Liao people established their capital in accordance with the customs of the Central Plains, named Xijing.The royal family and nobles all live in it.

After the expeditionary army has fought all the way, it can be seen that the internal defense of the Liao Kingdom is really empty. The cavalry from various tribes have been dispatched to participate in the southern war, and the troops are scarce.

The Liao army marched southward with confidence, presumably because they thought that Ni Yuan would use the soldiers and horses of Yongzhou to save his life. Who knew that Ni Yuan had such courage, and even ordered the last trump card to go north, disregarding his own safety, and betting everything. Seeking the final victory?
Few of the tribes I met resisted desperately. Most of them retreated when they saw that they were invincible. Some of them were weak in self-knowledge and simply didn’t resist. block his way, and turn a blind eye, and go on his way,

What surprised Su Mi the most was that after Ni Tingxuan led most of the forward troops to leave, no one came to attack and loot the most important food and grass for the entire army.

Su Mi sat in the slowly driving car, looking into the distance with ecstasy, she thought of the conversation with Ni Tingxuan a few days ago.

This surprise lingered in Su Mi's heart for several days, and finally when the soldiers and horses were repaired and the two armies converged.Su Mi couldn't help asking him: "Aren't you afraid that these people will unite behind and form a siege?"

"These barbarians won't interfere with our affairs, why bother to kill them all?" Ni Tingxuan said with a smile.

Su Mi raised her head slightly, and looked at him suspiciously, "There are very few people on the battlefield who have such a benevolent heart like you."

"I'm not benevolent," Ni Tingxuan met her gaze with heat on his face, and said with a smile, "How many of these tribes did you see coming forward to resist this way?"

"At this time, seeing the strength of the expeditionary army, they naturally dare not resist, but when we arrive in the capital, will we fight the Liao army?"

"They didn't resist because they were afraid," Ni Tingxuan explained: "These barbarians are always brave and fearless. Even if they know they can't beat them, they often go forward and kill them. For them, death in battle is an honor. , This time they didn't resist, because most of them had the mentality of watching the excitement."

"The centripetal force of the grassland people is far inferior to that of the Han people in the Central Plains. They have many nationalities, and each has its own patriarch who commands the affairs of the clan. The power and prestige of the patriarch in the tribe is even greater than that of the emperor of the Liao people. Usually the Liao army is powerful. All the tribes are naturally willing to submit, but after so many years, all the political power in Daliao has been controlled by Yelvxin. This person exploits the tribes very much, and some people on the grassland have long been secretly dissatisfied with him. It's just because of the Liao army We dare not disagree with force. As long as we can defeat the main force of the Liao Kingdom this time, there will inevitably be civil strife in the country, and it will be self-defeating at that time."

Su Mi pondered for a moment, and seeing Ni Tingxuan's confident expression, she suddenly understood, "Your Ni family usually has contact with these weak tribes, right?"

Ni Tingxuan looked at her, a look of admiration flashed in his eyes, he turned his head and looked into the distance and said: "At the beginning, my father asked our Ni family to take care of these tribes when we were doing business, and not to deceive and oppress the barbarians at will. .Even in times of famine, give them some food and grass. Over the years, our Ni family's faith here is very good, and the relationship with the tribes is also good."

"Emperor Liao Yun, who is currently in power in the Liao Kingdom, only knows how to be addicted to wine and sex, and ignores political affairs. The one in charge of the power is Yeluxin, the assistant king of the Southern Court. It's like a year. So..." Ni Tingxuan didn't explain what he said later, so Su Mi can imagine it.

The long-term oppression has made all the tribes on the grassland already dissatisfied with the nobles of Xijing, but the Khitan tribe is strong and strong, unmatched in the entire grassland, and Yelvxin is brave and invincible, openly challenging the authority of Xijing Yu sent to die.

They need a chance, and a reason to unite them.

And Ni Yuan justly provided such an opportunity and reason.

This time, they don't need to do it directly, they don't need to waste their soldiers, as long as they stand by, the Ni family has succeeded, and the strength of the Khitan tribe has been greatly damaged. If it fails, it won't hurt them at all.No matter what the final result is, it is beneficial and harmless to them, so why not do it?

She smiled unnaturally, Ni Yuan's move is so clever, he slowly sowed the seeds, formed a kindness, watered them at any time, waited for the opportunity, and finally arrived at the day of the final harvest.For the planning of this world, what else can he not think of?Such deliberation, such planning for a rainy day...

Even Su Mi couldn't help but sympathize with him if he still failed in the end.

Su Mi was looking at the grass in the distance in a daze, when the rapid sound of horseshoes in front interrupted her thoughts.

The soldiers were ordered to bring urgent news.

After nearly a month of rapid march, the leading subordinates have arrived in Xijing and started to attack the city!

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