The three thousand skeleton soldiers did not care about the number of casualties and blocked the path of the Mongol cavalry.
This was the first time Bai Xiaowen used the soul essence of the Death God's Appearance to strengthen all his undead servants.
Each skeleton soldier had a layer of black energy wrapped around their bodies. After being strengthened, each of their attacks carried an energy similar to spiritual energy. Regardless of whether it was their attack power or defense power, it was greatly increased.
In other words, these weak skeleton soldiers became normal monsters with spiritual energy after being strengthened by the Death God's Appearance.
Although they were at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight against the valiant Mongolian elites, the ten thousand Song Nation soldiers behind them were not to be trifled with, either.
The Song army archers who received supplies shot out arrow rain, causing the Mongol elite soldiers to fall off their horses.
Furthermore, there were the four kings and many elite and leader undead monsters helping them.
The battle lasted for just over an hour before it ended.
The two thousand Mongol elite cavalry were all wiped out.
The Mongol general Tatcha 'er was killed on the spot.
The four kings stayed behind to 'clean up the battlefield' while Bai Xiaowen pulled Quan Zicai and the Song army under him into Caizhou City to rest. After all, the scene of the four kings cleaning up the battlefield was a little uncomfortable, so it was best not to let the Song army see it.
Caizhou City was where Wanyan Shouxu of the Golden Grief Sect escaped to when the Jin Country was destroyed. Half a month had passed, but one could still see the ashes of war and the corpses that filled up the river.
Such cities could be found everywhere in the central plains. The Mongols' slaughter policy was simply too inhumane.
"Lieutenant Gu, I have no words to thank you for saving my life. Please accept a bow from me!"
Abaddon's aura was a little weak. It was obvious that cleaning up the battlefield had used up a lot of spiritual energy. His muscular body stepped forward and helped Quan Zicai up, "It's a small matter, no need to thank me."
Quan Zicai sighed, "Jinghu Governor Shi Songzhi gave excuses and refused to send reinforcements. If not for Lieutenant Gu, who knows where my ten thousand men and I would be buried. "
After lamenting for a while, the two of them sat down.
Abaddon, on the other hand, placed Bai Xiaowen at the head of the table. When Quan Zicai saw this, he was secretly amazed. However, he respected Bai Xiaowen and knew that this young Daoist master was a genius of the age. Therefore, he was willing to sit under Bai Xiaowen.
"General Gu, since you have brought supplies and wiped out the Mongol army in Henan, can you consider going up north to recover the three capitals?"
Quan Zicai said, "The Mongolian army has been destroyed, and Taicha 'er is dead. No one can stop our army anymore. I, Quan Mou, am willing to support you and help you accomplish this great feat. "
Abaddon looked at Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head slightly.
Abaddon also shook his head. "No."
"Why?" Quan Zicai didn't ask Abaddon this time, but Bai Xiaowen. He could already see that this Sect Master Lu could actually make decisions for Abaddon.
"Now is not the time to recover the three capitals." Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "What we destroyed today was only a small portion of the Mongol army in Henan. The main force of the Mongol army, after the war against the Jin, retreated to the north of the Yellow River to rest. If we continue to go north, of course we can recover the three capitals. However, when the Mongol army comes down south next spring, how are we going to stop them? "
Quan Zicai said, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. The imperial court proposed the strategy of guarding the pass and protecting the river, so we can only listen to orders."
Bai Xiaowen said calmly, "General Quan, you've seen the situation of the central plains. Do you really think that the strategy of guarding the pass and protecting the river is feasible? "
Quan Zicai was stumped.
Bai Xiaowen continued, "I followed the army to help, and the cities I saw along the way have all been abandoned. There were hundreds of thousands of people in the cities, but now there are only a few hundred families left. Bones littered the plains, corpses filled the river … I think that the three capitals are also in ruins. In such a wasteland, there is no way to defend it. Just the transportation of food is a big problem. "
Quan Zicai said, "But we are still following the emperor's orders."
Bai Xiaowen said coldly, "The emperor is wrong, and as a general, we can't help him make a mistake. Haven't you learned your lesson? "
Quan Zicai thought about how only ten thousand of the sixty thousand soldiers were left, and he lowered his head sadly. He didn't even care that Bai Xiaowen said that the emperor was wrong. Of course, the Song Dynasty was ruled by the emperor and the officials, and it was far from the Qing Dynasty, where they didn't dare to say anything bad about the emperor.
Bai Xiaowen said, "The current emperor is hot-blooded and doesn't think before doing things. If we recover the three capitals, he will definitely send the soldiers of Jianghuai to the north to defend these empty cities. He will send gold, food, and people to Jianghuai to recover this wasteland. If it was peacetime, this would be good governance. 20 years of education would be enough to restore the prosperity of the north. The problem is, will the Mongol army give him this chance? "
Quan Zicai muttered, "No, the Mongols will have an excuse to attack us."
Quan Zicai was not a mediocre person, and he knew that Bai Xiaowen was telling the truth.
At that time, before the central plains became prosperous, Jianghuai, the foundation of the Southern Song Dynasty, would become empty, and it would be easy for people to revolt.
Bai Xiaowen continued to criticize, "Talking about guarding the pass and the river is complete nonsense. The Jin Kingdom relied on the natural barrier of the Yellow River to resist the Mongols for 20 years because of the 100,000 Jin cavalry. The Yellow River is long, and the Song Dynasty lacks enough cavalry to defend it. According to my estimate, we need at least 200,000 elites to defend the natural barrier of the Yellow River. Does the Song Dynasty have such a force? "
Quan Zicai shook his head.
Bai Xiaowen stood up and said, "Let's go! General Quan, return to Guangzhou. The Song Dynasty's northern expedition is over. The Mongols' southern expedition is just about to begin! "
… …
In December, the remnants of the Song Dynasty army returned to the Song territory.
Song Lizong admitted defeat, and he dealt with a portion of the pro-war officials, including Quan Zicai. They were all demoted, and some were even removed from their positions.
Following which, Song Lizong issued an edict to calm the discussions in the imperial court.
After doing all this, Song Lizong's morale had obviously declined. Based on Shi Miyuan's report, Song Lizong no longer cared about government affairs.
Shi Miyuan, Zheng Qingzhi, and the other officials controlled the imperial court.
It was easier to be an official with someone in the court, and it was the same for being a general.
Abaddon's mistakes would be covered up, but his contributions would not be covered up.
Sending troops to save Quan Zicai and wiping out the Mongols' Cha forces was all on Abaddon's head. Very quickly, Abaddon's promotion order was given out, and he was promoted to the Huaibei Appeasing Ambassador. The imperial court increased the amount of money and grain, allowing Abaddon to expand the army and take charge of the defense of the Huaibei region.
Bai Xiaowen's goal had been achieved. Abaddon had finally become an important general of the Southern Song Dynasty. With Shi Miyuan and the other demons controlling the imperial court, the Changsen Sect had completely infiltrated the Southern Song military and political system. The initial plan was complete!
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