Chapter 1265 East Road

The distance between Tongliao and Daning is about the same as the distance between Qingzhou and Daning, both of which are more than 600 miles.

So when Lan Yu's troops arrived in Qingzhou, Wang Bi also led his 20,000 cavalry to Tongliao.

But unlike Qingzhou, there is no decent city here for the Mongols to gather.

In this era, this is just a vast grassland with "the main road in the south, the Liaohe River in the west, the flat hills in the east, and the vast fields in the north". The name Tongliao was created by Zhu Zhen.

The Mongols called this place Khorchin Grassland.

Throughout the history books, almost all nomadic peoples who entered the Central Plains and established long-term rule first rose in Mobei or Lingbei, then developed and grew on this grassland, and finally crossed the Yanshan Mountains with an invincible complete body and occupied the Central Plains.

This is certainly not a coincidence, because there is a pleasant climate here, a vast and flat grassland with abundant water and grass, and convenient transportation in all directions, which can quickly reach Youyan or Liaodong. Only the truly strong can occupy this place, and after occupying this place, the strong will become stronger and stronger until they are invincible.

This is true for Liao, Jin and Yuan.

The people who occupy this place now are the Wuliangha people. Although these Mongolianized Khitans are far from being comparable to their predecessors, they are already the strongest force in the grasslands where thousands of horses are silent and heroes are withered.

This time, Wang Bi has to face them...

According to the situation he learned before and the reconnaissance before the war, Wang Bi heard that there is only the Ongniute tribe among the three Wuliangha tribes in Tongliao.

The other two tribes are hiding from the cold winter with continuous snow and wind in the mountains north of Qingzhou.

Although the Ongniute tribe has about 20,000 troops, their cattle, sheep and horses consume too much hay every day, so it is impossible to gather together. They must be divided into several tribes so that the livestock have enough grass to eat.

This gives Wang Bi the opportunity to concentrate his forces and defeat them one by one. So although his troops are also 20,000, Wang Bi is confident of a complete victory.

It was smooth at the beginning. As soon as his troops arrived in Tongliao, scouts discovered a tribe of 2,000 people.

Wang Bi was very happy and immediately sent troops to surround them. With ten times the force, he defeated the enemy who wanted to counterattack. More than 600 enemies were killed and nearly 1,000 were captured. In addition, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, more than 4,000 Mongolian horses, and some fodder were seized. It can be said that the harvest was full, and there was no need to worry about military rations...

But Wang Bi was not happy for a while, and a bad news made him unhappy.

"Father, a prisoner said that the Liao King Azha Shili led the Wuliangha people to Tongliao!" His eldest son Wang De reported in a deep voice.

Pre-war intelligence showed that Azha Shili, the leader of the three Wuliangha tribes, was named the Liao King by the Northern Yuan Emperor. He led the three tribes of Wuliangha, Wengniud and Ujiyet, and was the second most important figure in the Northeast of the Northern Yuan Dynasty after Nahachu.

He arrived with the Wuliangha people.

"Oh, bring them here." Wang Bi was discussing with Guo Ying by the fire, and immediately gave the order after hearing this.

"Yes." Wang De responded and went down, and soon a Mongolian man with a Khitan hairstyle came over.

"Kneel down!" Wang De shouted, but the man with a rebellious face didn't listen at all. Wang De kicked him in the back of his knee, and he staggered and knelt on one knee.

"Are you very dissatisfied?" Wang Bi said to the man while making tea in a copper teapot.

"Not only did you launch a sneak attack! You also used ten times the force to attack our tribe. It's really shameless!" the Mongolian man said angrily.

"You are scolding your ancestors." Wang Bi was not annoyed and said with a smile: "Didn't Temujin rely on cavalry mobility, surprise attacks, concentration of superior forces, and defeating the enemy with more troops to win every battle?"

"Indeed, scolding us is scolding your ancestors." Guo Ying couldn't help laughing and said: "If you lose, you lose. You can't win back by talking. It will only make your ancestors lose face."

"Humph..." The Mongolian man was choked with anger for a while, and said angrily after holding it in for a long time: "You don't have to be proud. Our king has returned to Korchin with the Wuliangha people! Our Wanhu has also ordered to assemble. I am the farthest away and received the news too late, so I didn't have time to move the camp..."

Wang Bi certainly didn't care about his regret. He picked up the teapot and poured tea for Guo Ying and himself, while saying in a deep voice: "You are talking nonsense. Didn't the Wuliangha tribe hide from the cold wave in Qingyun Mountain? Why did they suddenly return to Korchin? ? "

"Humph, didn't expect it. "The Mongolian man thought he was scared, so he said proudly: "We Khitans never lie, the Wuliangha tribe just came back from Qingyun Mountain!"

He explained: "Qingyun Mountain is good, it is crowded with more than 100,000 people and millions of livestock. They have eaten up all the food in one winter. In order to compete for the last pasture, the tribes will inevitably have conflicts, but the prince Xiantong who was left in the mountain by King Kaiyuan was unfair and always favored their own people. Our king was angry and led the Wuliangha tribe back. "

"I still don't believe it. He came back, so why did you Ongniud people gather to welcome the king back for dinner?" Wang Bi took a sip of the red robe given to him by his son-in-law, and shook his head with enjoyment, saying: "On this snowy day, I drink a sip of hot tea, and I won't change it even if I give it to a woman."

"That's because you are old, I will change it if you give it to me." Guo Ying laughed.

The two laughed and seemed to take the Mongolian man lightly.

The Mongolian man was a magistrate. Although the official position in the Northern Yuan Dynasty was severely devalued, he still took himself very seriously. He felt greatly insulted and said angrily: "Of course not, we want to go back to the Northeast!"

"Oh?" Wang Bi's pupils shrank slightly, but he still looked nonchalant and said, "Why go back to the Northeast in this icy and snowy weather?"

"At least the road is passable now. After a month, the snow will melt and we won't be able to walk anymore." The Mongolian man said.

"Nonsense, what about the Ujiyet tribe? The three of you are of the same blood and have always been together. If your two families want to go back to the Northeast, why are they still in Fuhei Mountain?" Guo Ying suddenly said quietly while holding the teacup.

"This..." The Mongolian man was speechless immediately. With his simple brain, of course he couldn't figure it out. This was actually their king pretending to threaten Nahachu. If you don't side with us, we will go back to the Northeast.

But he didn't really want to break up with Nahachu, so he left a part of it. This is the same as some female comrades who say they are running away from home, but deliberately leave their clothes and cosmetics behind...

The Mongolian man couldn't figure it out, and thought Guo Ying's doubts were reasonable. So he told all he knew about the upper echelons' movements, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, to prove that he was not lying.

Wang Bi and Guo Ying got everything they could out of him, then waved their hands and had him taken away.