Chapter 255: Our Ming Dynasty is invincible! In mid-March, Su Xinghe, Fang La, Gong Yeqian and others came to Beijing and reported the situation in the southeast to Murong , half of the southeastern half of the country has been occupied by Murong Fu's men, and Wuyazi has also re-established the taxation system, physically eliminating the middlemen who made a profit from the price difference, so that the national strength of the southeast can be better utilized by Murong Fu. The endless supply of supplies and money from the canal transport became a solid material foundation for Murong Fu to reorganize the northern army. Su Xinghe and others were entrusted with important tasks by Murong Fu and were asked to participate in the reorganization of the army. Since ancient times, when dynasties changed, there was a very interesting phenomenon, that is, the soldiers and horses of the old court often had low combat effectiveness and very low fighting will when following the old court. However, once these officers and soldiers of the old court surrender to the new court, their combat effectiveness will soar and their will to fight will become strong. This time, too. The Song Dynasty's imperial guards, even the most capable Western Army, had very poor actual combat effectiveness. However, after they surrendered to Murong Fu, their combat effectiveness soared and their fighting will was rekindled. From a material perspective, the Song Dynasty had many soldiers but they were not well-trained. They usually received very little money and food, and did not allocate land to the soldiers, let alone give them wives. Most of the Song army were beggars and small traders, and were completely unfit to fight.
Moreover, although there are upward channels in theory, there are none in reality, and their status is relatively low. However, after they were reorganized by Murong Fu, their salaries and benefits increased significantly, and they were all paid in cash. Murong Fu was ruthless and merciless. The three major intelligence agencies, the East Factory, the West Factory, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, served his officers, so the phenomenon of officers drawing salaries without working, which had existed in the past, had now disappeared. There were some old officers who were drawing salaries without doing any work, but they were all skinned by Murong Fu and hung in the barracks for public display. Coupled with the intimidation of these officers by the life and death talisman, the phenomenon of eating empty salaries and sucking the blood of soldiers was greatly curbed. So, the soldiers found that after they surrendered to Murong Fu, they received more money, and it was all paid in cash. Then, Murong Fu built the army in accordance with the principles of "farming and fighting" and "military merit and honor", and actually allocated land to these soldiers. After the Western Army surrendered, they could hardly believe their eyes when they saw the land they had been allocated and the land deeds from the Ming Dynasty in their hands. Is this an encounter with Buddha? After being integrated into the Ming Army founded by Murong Fu, the Western Army was even more surprised to find that those who fought bravely in Murong Fu's troops could actually be promoted to a higher title, and their status was very high. Moreover, the equipment and food provided by Murong Fu far surpassed those of the Song Dynasty. They really saw Murong's relapse, giving out money, houses, and wives! As long as they are willing to work hard, Murong Fu will give them the reward! Now, from a material perspective, no one in the Ming army missed the Song Dynasty anymore. From a spiritual perspective, the 160,000 Ming troops in the north were defeated by Murong Fu himself and had seen how brave he was. When they were enemies of Murong Fu, they were so scared and helpless. After becoming Murong Fu's soldiers, they felt so safe and confident. When Murong Fu encountered enemies, his "magic magic" made them cry for their parents and tremble with fear. However, after becoming Murong Fu's teammates, Murong Guanjia's "magic arts" gave them more confidence. They felt that as long as they followed Murong Fu, there was no battle they could not win. The soldiers all thought: Humph, your lord is just a mortal, but our lord is a true god! If we follow the gods, how can we not defeat you? Two important changes on the material and spiritual levels made the surrendered imperial guards have a completely new mental outlook in a short period of time. Murong Fu sent out a Ming envoy to each of the hundred households. These Ming envoys were all senior Mingjiao believers. During this period, they had hurriedly studied the "Treasure Instructions of the Leader" and then promoted the Mingjiao ideas to the soldiers in the army.
In fact, these ideas are not complicated. Basically, "Ming Zun is the supreme god, Murong Fu is the incarnation of Ming Zun, and if you follow Murong Fu, you can be invincible, enjoy heaven on earth while you are alive, and go to heaven after you die." Then there are various religious stories and miracles created by Murong Fu, such as the legend of five hundred people breaking through Kaifeng and one man defeating ten thousand troops. It is precisely these simple ideas and simple stories that, after being spread repeatedly, are most likely to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In addition, the treatment given by Murong Fu was indeed very good, and Murong Fu was indeed very strong. The Ming army from top to bottom was gradually brainwashed by Murong Fu's rhetoric, and their loyalty and combat effectiveness were improving. Murong Fu said he was compromising with the northern gentry, but in fact it was just "I won't kill you, why don't you kneel down and thank me, and give me a lot of money to support me?" The gentry and civil servants were certainly not happy, but the gun was in Murong Fu's hands, and Murong Fu himself had an invincible iron fist. No matter how cunning they were, they could only lie dormant and endure. By early April, the army's reorganization was completed. The 160,000-strong army was reorganized into 32 guards. Murong Fu replaced everyone from the commander to the middle and lower-level officers, either with core members of the Ming Cult who were loyal to him or with former officers of the Song Dynasty who were under his firm control. Everything was ready. Murong Fu still asked Murong Yan to stay in Tokyo, and he personally led an army of 100,000 to Qinfeng Road. At this moment, an army of 200,000 from Western Xia attacked Qinfeng Road. The Dali-Tibetan coalition forces had just invaded Bashu, but their progress was not smooth. Duan Yanqing and the Tubo king were not subordinate to each other. Without Jiumozhi to coordinate the two sides, the two sides had poor cooperation in combat. The soldiers of Dali and Tubo were weak and could not conquer the land of Bashu, which had been a dangerous place since ancient times. Murong Fu planned to conquer Xixia first, and then raid Bashu to take over Duan Yanqing's troops and the Tubo army. After completing these two tasks, the country can be said to be unified, and Murong Fu can be crowned emperor with peace of mind. The journey was smooth and the logistical support was very timely. After Su Xinghe joined the cabinet, he played a strong supervisory role, forcing the cabinet, which had been intentionally or unintentionally resisting Murong Fu's political orders, to start operating efficiently. The new state machinery that was pieced together also began to work smoothly. Murong Fu and Li Qinglu, both dressed in military uniforms, marched for about half a month and arrived at Qinfeng Road. When they arrived at Qinfeng Road, the Western Xia army was besieging Fengxiang Prefecture. Although the Western Xia had counterweight catapults that had already smashed down the city walls of Fengxiang Prefecture, this time, Li Qiu Shui did not go to the front line in person. Zhong Shizhong's troops were often able to drive the Western Xia's vanguard troops out of the city and then rebuild the city walls. As Western Xia was constantly harassed by small local troops in the rear and faced a high-cost security war, the number of troops that could be sent to the front line was very limited, so the situation was temporarily at a stalemate. However, the advantage still tilted towards Western Xia, mainly because everyone in the Western Army knew about the change of dynasty. The soldiers of the Western Army did not know what the attitude of the new Ming Dynasty was towards them, so they were very nervous. If they had no way to retreat and were not enemies of the Western Xia, they would probably not have been able to hold on. At this moment, the sky was clear. Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, an army of 100,000 led by Murong Fu appeared on the battlefield under the banner of "Ming". This was a huge blow to both the Western Army and Western Xia. Murong Fu's army was well-organized, with cavalry in front and infantry in the back. From a distance, it looked endless and had a great visual impact. On the wall of Fengxiang Prefecture, Zhong Shizhong looked into the distance and said with a wry smile, "After waiting for a month, the new court has finally sent someone over. Let's quickly put up a clear banner to make our attitude clear." The Western Army is isolated and helpless in Qinfeng Road. Only the new court can bring salvation. Now they have to surrender whether they want to or not. So, following an order from Zhong Shizhong, all the flags in Fengxiang Prefecture were replaced with flags with the character "Ming" on them. However, they were much simpler than those of Murong Fu's troops. They only had a simple character "Ming" but no pictures of the sun and the moon.
However, it is enough to show the attitude of Fengxiang Prefecture. The Western Xia side, looking at the Ming army coming from afar, did not know what to do for a moment. General Helian Tieshu of the Eastern Expedition said, "It is the Prince Consort of Yinchuan and Princess Yinchuan who have arrived. They have successfully rebelled in the Song Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty, but the Emperor has not given any instructions on how to deal with them." The Xixia generals also looked at each other, remembering the fear they had felt when they were dominated by Murong Fu. When Murong Fu was alone, he dared to kill all of Jin Wang Richard's gang, causing the entire Western Xia nation to be in mourning. But now, Murong Fu has become powerful and has a strong army and horses. Who knows what even more cruel things Murong Fu can do? "The one leading the army is General Helian Tieshu, the General who conquers the East. It seems that the real military power is still in the hands of the Queen Mother." Li Qinglu said to Murong Fu while riding a white horse. "Humph, since Helian Tieshu knew we were coming, he actually dared not come to see us. How rude!" Murong Fu said coldly, "Murong Fei!" "The child is here!" Murong Fei replied immediately. "You lead a thousand Dragon Elephant Cavalry and capture Helian Tieshu for me!" Murong Fu ordered. "Yes!" Immediately, Murong Fei personally blew the charge horn, and a thousand Dragon Elephant Cavalry, led by Murong Fei, rushed directly towards the Western Xia army. There is no technique involved, just a head-on charge by heavy cavalry! Murong Fei was originally a young hero of Western Xia. He knew Western Xia's tactics best. One third of the Dragon Elephant Iron Cavalry were from Western Xia's Iron Harriers and were extremely familiar with Western Xia. Naturally, he knew the character of the Western Xia army. With a charge, Murong Fei directly broke up the Western Xia formation and then rushed straight towards Helian Tieshu. Helian Tieshu was about to call on the masters of Yipintang to protect him, but he remembered that Yipintang seemed to have become Princess Yinchuan's dowry and was completely given to Murong Fu, so there were no masters around him anymore. Damn, how did the country become like this? Helian Tieshu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. boom! Murong Fei took the lead and came in front of Helian Tieshu. Helian Tieshu was about to defend himself, but Murong Fei had already shot off Helian Tieshu's helmet. He turned over, grabbed Helian Tieshu's neck, pulled him onto his horse, and then turned back under the protection of the Dragon Elephant Cavalry. To capture the enemy general amidst thousands of troops shows the true courage of Guan and Zhang! This is because Murong Fei was originally a useful and brave general of Western Xia, and he was taught the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra by Murong Fu. The opening of various martial arts resources, Murong Fu's personal guidance, and unlimited supply of resources made him even more brave on the battlefield. In addition, he knew the deployment of the Western Xia army too well, so he hit the snake at its most vulnerable part and captured Helian Tieshu in one battle. But in the eyes of everyone, it seemed that Murong Fu sent a young general to directly capture the main general of Western Xia. The morale of the Western Xia army was low and they kept retreating, and they developed a great fear of the Ming army. On the city wall, Zhong Shizhong was shocked by the fighting power of Murong Fu's cavalry and couldn't help but exclaimed: "My Great Ming is invincible in the world!" Murong Fu's cavalry is so powerful and has such brave generals. The new dynasty is indeed a new look! (End of this chapter)