armyinform Chapter 836 Pushed 1
Chapter 836 Pushed 1
However, few of these iron-clad ministers were influential. Most of them were officials without real power and did not take charge of much of the affairs.
Those ministers who had some power in the court had received the news early, found their own ways, took their families and valuables, fled the city, and disappeared without a trace.
The rest are naturally guys with no ability.
After asking at the court meeting, no one could provide anything valuable.
Finally, Nalan waved his hand and pushed them all out to be chopped.
Lin Feng nodded secretly. In troubled times, severe punishments must be used. It is necessary to establish authority at the beginning, otherwise, how can other tribes surrender?
He was just afraid that Nalan would be lenient and couldn't bear to kill too many people.
Kindness does not command the army, and righteousness does not command wealth. As a king of the grassland, one must have both means and ruthlessness to gain a firm foothold.
After three days of lingering with Nalan in the Kuro clan palace in Bahrain City, Lin Feng finally set out on his journey home.
He left Chu Jiao, Shao Yihan, Tao Jinwang and others and their troops in Bahrain, and asked them to join forces with the Kuro army to sweep across the entire grassland tribe until they all surrendered to Kuro.
Including those cities that have not yet been captured, the Tiezhen tribe achieved the grand feat of unifying the entire territory at that time.
Lin Feng brought his own 1,500 guards and set out from the city of Bahrain, visiting major cities along the way, and then returned to the west of Dazong Town.
They moved very slowly because they were also carrying Zhu Jie's 10,000-man engineering battalion, hundreds of horse-drawn carriages, and heavy artillery carts, so their marching speed was naturally slow.
However, walking on such a vast grassland without the threat of war, Lin Feng and others were very happy as they walked and played, and soon they got over the sadness of parting with Nalan.
Lin Feng and Pei Qiyin rode side by side in front, the setting sun casting two long shadows behind them.
"Qiyin, you did it on purpose that night, didn't you?"
"What night, General?"
"Stop playing dumb and tell me the truth, otherwise..."
Pei Qiyin laughed and said, "How dare you pretend to be a general? Qiyin, just tell the truth."
As he spoke, he let out a long sigh.
"Alas, hearing how pitiful Nalan was and how cruel you were, I couldn't help myself."
Seeing that she admitted that she did it on purpose, Lin Feng did not blame her, but just sighed.
"Your music has a strange attack. It can make people feel numb and weak all over, but it can also make them excited and agitated to the point of losing control. It really opened my eyes."
Pei Qiyin pondered and said, "I'm also very surprised. As long as I bring my own emotions into it, I can influence others. It's natural."
Lin Feng turned and asked curiously: "But why did you push us?"
Pei Qiyin smiled bitterly: "Nalan is a heroine, but she is a woman after all. If you let her control the entire grassland alone, she will have no confidence without your full support."
"Nalan has her own father and brother who can help her manage."
"She already has a father and brother, so you, her brother, are dispensable. Therefore, she needs a closer relationship to ensure the stability of her rule over the grassland."
Lin Feng frowned: "So, her liking me is fake, she just wants some kind of reassurance?"
"No, it's true that she likes you, and it's also true that she wants reassurance."
The two stopped talking and remained silent as they watched the sky and earth gradually darken.
Shi Guku fled to the territory of Yinzhou in Western Xia and gathered a group of remaining soldiers, about three thousand in number.
He didn't dare cross the border into the west of the town again, so he went west from Yinzhou, robbed several villages and towns, crossed the border between Xixia and Tiezhen, and returned to the grassland.
Between the cities of Dadur and Barukasi, they met He Sujia, who also brought the remaining two thousand people.
The two waited for three days, three hundred miles southwest of Barukasi City.
As a result, Bronze Armor Aliban did not come back.
However, some Tiezhen soldiers escaped back one after another. At that time, they only cared about escaping and did not care about the whereabouts of their leader.
Shigu Kuhe and Sujia both felt that Aliban was in great danger.
By the fourth day, the team of more than 5,000 people had shrunk to just over 6,000. Due to lack of food and fodder, they could no longer stay there.
Shiguku ordered his army to march westward and rush back to Kalaqin City.
They were defeated and scattered by the Zhenxi Army, and the cavalry could not determine Shi Guku's whereabouts. Therefore, Shi Guku had no idea about the battle situation when Lin Feng attacked Kalaqin and Balin.
However, I have already lost more than half of this game.
If Lin Feng's Zhenxi Army failed in attacking Kalaqin like himself, perhaps he could still save some face.
Shi Gukudu had already thought of his way home.
He led 6,000 cavalrymen to Kalaqin City and fought a decisive battle with Lin Feng until he was buried on the battlefield, washing away his shame with the blood of Tie Zhenren.
The six thousand cavalrymen had almost finished eating the food they had looted from Yinzhou in Western Xia. They had to rush to Kalaqin City for supplies before the food ran out.
Two days later, Shiguku's troops were still more than 300 miles away from Kalaqin, almost a day's journey.
The troops were very tired, so Shi Guku ordered them to rest for half a day.
Shi Guku and Su Jia sat on the grass, looking worried, munching on a piece of dry food, and sitting in silence.
They both knew that the future was bleak, and one wrong step would lead to another. It was irreversible, and the lives of both of them were almost at an end.
Suddenly, a soldier shouted.
"Sir, there are cavalry coming."
The two were not nervous either. Any cavalry who dared to approach the main force must be one of their own.
The cavalry that was released earlier finally found their main force.
Three war horses came galloping from a distance, ran to the edge of the camp, and were led by soldiers to Shi Guku.
"Master General, I have found you."
Shi Gu sat there motionless, glancing coldly at the three rangers.
He Sujia asked quickly: "Where are you coming from?"
A Tatar cavalryman replied, "Sir, we are coming from Kalaqin."
"Where are the Zhenxi Army?"
Another Ranger said with a sad face: "Sir, Balin City has been captured by the Zhenxi Army."
Just one sentence shocked Shi Guku and the other man so much that they were stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.
He Sujia was a little more nervous and looked up at the ranger.
"Are you saying that the Balin Imperial City has been conquered by the Zhenxi Army?"
The Ranger counted on his fingers: "Sir, this happened five days ago. Now, Kalaqin has also surrendered to the Kuro tribe."
He Sujia shook his head and said, "What are you talking about? Balin was destroyed, but how come Kalaqin is still there?"
"Sir, the Zhenxi Army first attacked the Balin Imperial City, and then turned back to attack the Kalaqin City."
Shi Gu's face was as bitter as a bitter melon, and he looked at the cavalry with wrinkles.
"Why surrender to the Kuro tribe?"
"Sir, the Imperial City has been taken, and the Emperor is nowhere to be found. The Kuro tribe has now entered the Imperial City and is conquering other tribes everywhere."
He Sujia was puzzled: "He is the only one from the Kuro clan and he wants to be a royal family?"
"Sir, even with the Zhenxi Army's assistance, Kalaqin City couldn't hold out."
Shi Guku felt so miserable.
It was all due to his own strategy. He brought 30,000 elite soldiers and played psychological warfare with Lin Feng. As a result, he involved the entire Tiezhen royal family.
If I fight a fair battle with the Zhenxi Army, the outcome is still unknown.