Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 156: An army composed of reformed prisoners and the conspiracy of the Southern Song Dynasty
"What's your name?"

"My lord, my surname is Zhang, List Shen." Zhang Danshen said.

"Zhang Danshen, you are from the same family as me. What you mean is that most of the soldiers this time are prisoners. Where did the Song Kingdom come from so many prisoners?" Zhang Yong asked.

Isn't this guy trying to survive?Come here specifically to lie to yourself!
This person must have guessed what he was thinking. If they enter the Kingdom of Jin, they will definitely be surrounded and suppressed by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin.

At that time, there is a possibility that only one in ten will be able to escape back to Song Dynasty alive, and deserters and defeated troops will also be punished.

All the prisoners of war in the entire Song Dynasty were gathered together, maybe only 4 to [-] people, and they were supporting such an important war in Xixia. How could they all be prisoners?

Unless Da Song's mind is confused again, or there is a conspiracy.

"Sir! Some of us were sent to the army, some were reorganized from local prisoners, and some are reformed people who were victims of the disaster from the north." Zhang Danshen said.

He saw some things last night, and this person is also a northern Han.

Their vanguard force participating in the Xixia War this time was actually a group of soldiers composed of prisoners and disaster victims!

Some of them are prisoners who were sent to the army, and some were taken directly from prison to be sent to the army. These people account for more than 1 people, and there are more than 2 people who have escaped from the north in recent years. Refugees coming over.

The young and strong among them were all recruited into the army as reformed men and joined various local armies in the Song Dynasty.

The more than 1 soldiers who fought bravely against the Mongolian army last night were the majority of the elite troops of the Song army.

And those more than 1 civilians were also disaster victims recruited from the local area.

How will life be easier for these people who have fled from the north?
No piece of land in the south can support idlers.

Wherever these disaster victims go, they will cause a huge burden to the people there. After all, these people have to open their mouths to eat.

Naturally, I don’t want to please anyone anywhere.

In the past few years, northern Mongolia has been fighting against the Jin Kingdom and has been in chaos.

The Kingdom of Jin continued to recruit young and strong men to join the army, and many people fled to the south.

Life is not easy for young people.

As for some old, weak, women and children, haha!His life is worse than theirs!
"You want to help me conquer these armies? You are quite courageous." Zhang Yong asked.

"Sir! This group of prisoners and the army of disaster victims, as long as you are willing to forgive their crimes and allow them to have enough food and clothing in the future,
They will follow you. They are just like me in the Song Dynasty. They don’t have much loyalty to the Song Dynasty. Those who are truly loyal died last night. "Zhang Danshen said.

There may be some fish that slip through the net, but in this large base it is no longer important.

"You are so confident, can you be reused here?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Sir, I know the Mongolians quite well. I am also a Han from the north. Mongolia knows how to make good use of people. As long as you have talents, you will be reused in Mongolia.

It's just that I had some luck and fled to the south. As a result, I lived as a straight man for a few years.

They are neither good nor bad. This time they were sent to Xixia, and they became even more abandoned. "Zhang Danshen said.

How could he have fallen into this situation if his family hadn't been in trouble?After all, I am from a famous family, a prominent family in the north!
Nowadays, many northern Han people are following the Mongols. It is much better to follow the Mongols than to follow the Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom.

Among the more than 3 troops, more than 2 were victims of the northern disaster, and the remaining [-] were also prisoners.

Most of those civilian husbands were also reformed people. Basically, those sent to the front line this time were from this background. Only more than 1 forbidden troops were watching them.

It shouldn't be difficult to convince these people to follow a divine messenger.

Zhang Yong nodded when he heard this. No wonder his combat effectiveness was slightly weak.

The bombing camp was bombed at will, without any command, so they surrendered after putting down their swords.

After working on it for a long time, it turned out to be a team composed of reformed people, prisoners, and victims of the disaster.

Something is wrong!
The Southern Song Dynasty was obviously trying to cause trouble!The army composed of these guys is, to put it bluntly, a bit similar to cannon fodder.

Supporting Xixia in such an important war should not be such a trivial matter, right?

When Zhang Yong was lost in thought, Wo Kuotai grabbed Zhang Yong and pulled him to the rear.

"You don't really want to recruit these people, do you? Let me tell you, to recruit these people, you have to have at least [-] of our own people watching them. Otherwise, you will never be able to command them, and the most important thing is There’s not enough military rations either,” Wokuotai said.

is not that right?They don’t have enough military rations now!

These 12 stones of military rations have to be sent to Genghis Khan. It will take at least a month before the grain and grass transported from the north can arrive from the grassland.

And it’s troublesome to direct.

"Father-in-law! The Great Khan's army has more than 20 people. As long as there are [-] dans of grain and grass, it will be enough for more than a month and a half, enough to last until the military rations on the grassland arrive." Zhang Yong said.

Moreover, Genghis Khan's army also had a lot of food, and these cattle and sheep could also be killed to satisfy their hunger.Even if there is no food supplement for two months, I can persevere.

"You want me to allocate [-] stones of food and grass to you? Do you want them to become a slave army and then go to fight Xixia?" Wo Kuotai said.

The Mongols will also gather a large number of servants and slaves. When they attack Khwarezm and Western Liao, they will capture a large number of servants and slaves from the local area.

These people basically belong to death squads, cannon fodder and the like.

Could it be that Zhang Yong also wants these 3 people to join this ranks? This is possible.

This army of servants and slaves only needs one meal a day, as long as they don't starve to death. Twenty thousand dan of food and grass is a bit too much, and ten thousand dan will be enough to last them for more than a month.

"Father-in-law! It's okay to let them be a servant army and come under my command, but I have a bigger idea." Zhang Yong said.

"You said."

"I want to lead them to invade the territory of the Jin Kingdom and seize Lintao Mansion, severing the connection between the Jin Kingdom and Xixia, and also severing the connection with the Song Kingdom.

And I suspect that the Southern Song Dynasty's army may be more than these. "Zhang Yong said.

There was a vague sense of weirdness in this incident, and Zhang Yong felt that the Song Dynasty might not have any good ideas.

However, specific information still needs to be inquired.

"You mean, there are reinforcements coming from the Song Dynasty?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"Yeah! But I still need some information to confirm this matter." Zhang Yong said.

"You only took them to fight?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"Ahem! I still need my father-in-law to support [-] cavalry." Zhang Yong said.

Just kidding, take them with you, where can I direct them?It's not an army I personally trained.

Just taking them with you is simply courting death.

"I can't make the decision. I have to report it to the Great Khan. But I can make the decision. First, organize them into an army of servants and slaves, and then follow us to assist in the war. The command will be given to you, boy." Wo Kuotai said. .

They have done this before by recruiting an army of local servants and slaves.

I secretly recruited some servant troops for Zhang Yong, and my father Khan would not say anything.

"I need to interrogate these captured Song Army officers," Zhang Yong said.

"This one came out by himself today! I followed your instructions and killed all the other officers." Wo Kuotai said.

The officer was completely killed by him.

"There must be some hiding among ordinary soldiers," Zhang Yong said.

If one does this, there will be two, and if there are two, there will be three, or four. There should be many officers hiding among the soldiers.

Moreover, even letting them go would give Jin Guo a headache.

These officers cannot be retained, otherwise, they can reorganize the soldiers. "I know there are, but the problem is how to get them out? They can't run out on their own, right?" Wo Kuotai said.

These officers are very thieves. They put on soldiers' clothes and hide among the soldiers. You don't know them, so how can you tell them apart?

"Father-in-law, tell all the soldiers that as long as they identify an officer, they can get money. These Song Army soldiers will help us find the officer." Zhang Yong said.

Often the one who sells you is one of your own, and there must be a brave man under the heavy reward.

Not to mention identifying some low- and middle-level officers?

The high-level officers of the Song Army may not know each other, but the middle- and lower-level officers are in contact with these soldiers every day.

"You're quite smart, this is a good idea." Wo Kuotai nodded and said.

Soon, Wokuotai took action and told all the Song Dynasty.As long as they identify an officer, and if the person's identity is true, they will receive a large reward.

"Of course, you can also stand up on your own. Don't worry, I won't hurt you." Zhang Yong said.

For a moment, all the soldiers fell into silence, wondering what tricks the Mongols were playing. Some Song Dynasty officers hiding among the soldiers were panicked, very frightened, and their eyes began to dodge in panic.

Zhang Danshen immediately went up, grabbed a few officers whose eyes were evasive, and pulled them out.

Now that he has surrendered, he will no longer be polite. He also knows many of these low-level officers.

"Sir, he and he are some junior officers who were colleagues with me before." Zhang Danshen said.

"Zhang, you are a despicable person." Some of the officers who were identified suddenly panicked and began to curse.

Zhang Yong winked, and several Mongolian soldiers stepped forward to take the accused officer out.

"Well! If you do well, these are your rewards." Zhang Yong nodded, took out some silver and stuffed it into Zhang Danshen's hand.

Seeing that there was really money to be taken, a large number of soldiers began to be tempted and identified some officers hidden among the deserters.

"Sir, he, he is our squad leader."

"Sir, this person is in charge of food and grass."

"Sir, he is in charge of our two small camps."

Suddenly, a large number of low-level officers were identified by the soldiers.

Of course, there are also some people who want to get rewards by referring to ordinary soldiers as officers.

"Sir, I, I am not an official, I am just an ordinary soldier. That man named Zhang Tieniu has a grudge against me." One of the identified soldiers said hurriedly.

He is really just an ordinary soldier!

"Sir! This man is in charge of us. He is a corps commander."

"Sir, this man, this man is also a general."

Suddenly, a large group of soldiers began to identify them randomly, hoping to receive the reward.

However, it is not that difficult to distinguish the true and false identities of these officers. After all, these officers are not monolithic.

Zhang Yong and others were taken away separately, and then promised them not to kill them, and would also give them some money, and then asked them to identify each other to distinguish real officers from ordinary soldiers.

Zhang Danshen, who had just surrendered, could also make some distinctions, so some who were not officers and were randomly identified were released.

The soldiers who identified them were also punished by Zhang Yong.

He directly ordered that all the dozens of soldiers who wanted to randomly identify and claim rewards were executed, and they were dragged to death by horses in front of everyone.

Although beheading has a certain deterrent effect, it is not as shocking as being dragged to death by a horse.

Since ancient times, kindness does not command troops. Sometimes it is necessary to kill chickens to scare monkeys.

It is not easy to manage a group of soldiers. The more cowardly you are with this group of people, the more they will dare to bully you. If you are ruthless, they will not dare to offend you.

This is the nature of soldiers. In a place like a military camp, if you want to survive, you must abide by this set of rules. It is nonsense to say that you love your soldiers as your own children.

Soldiers can only control them by accepting rewards of money and benefits, as well as your majesty, ferocity, and a combination of kindness and power.

If you are always very nice to the soldiers.If they make any mistakes, you just smile and let them go. If you only give them a slight punishment, they will just kick your nose and face and step on you hard.

They won't treat you as a human being at all. They will only listen to you if you are ruthless and tough enough.

The trick in the TV series doesn't work at all. Zhang Yong had been a soldier for two years before traveling through time, and he still knew some things in the military camp.

At this time, if you want to subdue this group of people, you must follow the Mongolian rules. If you don't obey, kill them, if you don't obey, kill them, and if you dare to run, kill them.

"I was going to let you go, but you didn't know what was good and you dared to identify and deceive me at will. So from now on, all of you will be incorporated into the slave army. Only those who have made military exploits can survive." Zhang Yong said. said.

After hearing Zhang Yong's words, the group of surrendered soldiers were so stunned that they didn't dare to breathe. They squatted on the ground together and didn't dare to say a word.

Just now, dozens of soldiers were dragged to death by horses. This scene was indeed a bit bloody. These people were dragged on the ground and turned into a bit of meat.

After dealing with the group of surrendered soldiers, Zhang Yong called the remaining officers to the camp and began to interrogate them individually.

Dozens of officers were interrogated individually, and Zhang Yong would also tell them that if they dared to tell lies that were different from what the next person said, they would die.

This interrogation method is really very effective. For a moment, no one can be sure whether the other party will tell the truth or a lie?
In this situation, only telling the truth can guarantee survival, telling lies will lead to death.

Zhang Yong killed more than a dozen officers who told lies, and it took him most of a day to get the most authentic information.

The Southern Song Dynasty really didn’t have any good ideas!
Just as I thought, these troops composed of prisoners and converted people were just a group of vanguard cannon fodder that entered Xixia territory to delay the Mongols.

The Song Dynasty did not feel sorry for the death of these people. It was more than 1 forbidden troops who really guarded them, but these more than 1 forbidden troops had been killed by themselves.

The goal of the real elite army of the Song Dynasty was not to support Xixia and deal with Mongolia, but to seize the opportunity to seize the territory of the Jin Kingdom.

Behind them, there are [-] of the most elite Song Dynasty imperial guards who are secretly entering the Kingdom of Jin, preparing to seize Lintao Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion and directly open up the Hexi Corridor.

If the battle is successful, the next Northern Expedition will even be launched to continue the crusade against the Jin Kingdom.

The more than 5 Song troops behind this are the real elite troops.

"This is a good idea from the Song Dynasty! After a long time, it turned out that they wanted to snatch the land of the Jin people." Wo Kuotai said.

"Father-in-law, please immediately send some detective horses into the territory of the Kingdom of Jin to investigate the intelligence of the subsequent Song army. I am worried that these elite Song troops may enter the territory of Xixia. After all, the Hexi Corridor is a strategic location." Zhang Yong said.

Isn’t this my reason?In the eyes of the Mongols, as long as they go to war with them, they are enemies.

Now the Song Dynasty is already an enemy.

"In that case, I will give you eight thousand cavalry. You can keep an eye on these Song troops here first. I will leave you ten thousand stones of food and grass. I will lead the rest of the people to transport the food and grass to Xuanhua Mansion first, and meet my father. After the army gathers, I will come to support you, and I will give you your guide." Wo Kuotai said.

Without his own son, these Mongolian soldiers might be disobedient, so they still had to stay.

"No! Father-in-law! I can't command your army. Why don't you come and watch them? I will take the food and grass to Xuanhua Mansion, and then I will see the Great Khan. Just give me five thousand soldiers and horses. I will carry out the battle with these food and grass. Transportation, and then allocating some spare horses can speed up the transportation." Zhang Yong said.

To meet Genghis Khan, you have to go in person, and you also need some soldiers and horses.

These 5 Song troops have the same goal as themselves!Lintao Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion cannot be given to you. This is the land promised to me by Genghis Khan.

"That's fine! It won't be too late. I'll hand over all the spare horses to you, plus the pack horses that have been handed over. You can take the people and set off immediately, transport the food back, and tell the Great Khan about this! Look at him How do you want to deal with it?" Wo Kuotai nodded and said.

It is indeed better to take 1 people to look at these [-] prisoners.

After the two discussed the countermeasures, Wo Kuotai and his son led an army of [-] people to look at the captives.

Zhang Yong, on the other hand, took 5000 men and horses, as well as spare war horses and pack horses, and began to transport 10 tons of grain and grass to Xuanhua Mansion.

(Sometimes there are typos, please comment and correct them immediately. Ten thousand words a day and the plot is still not up to date. The workload is really heavy. Please understand.)
(End of this chapter)