Fu Song

Gao Yingxiang wanted to fish, so he left a hole in the line of defense.

He sent out all the cavalry under his command.

It is his purpose to harass the enemy's rear, destroy the enemy's war foundation, and shake the enemy's will to fight.

But he is also giving naked hints to the enemy.

Come on, you can do the same!

It is impossible for Liu Yu to do this, because the cavalry he has now is going to chase and intercept the cavalry of the Song army who have infiltrated into the territory of Qi.

After all, it was his foundation that the cavalry of the Song Army was destroying now.

Even if he wanted to take revenge, Liu Yu had to take down or drive away these Song cavalry first.

Otherwise, if the Song Army cavalry stayed on his territory for one more day, his losses would be further magnified.

However, the Liao people don't care about Liu Yu's loss.

They found that they could use a fair reason to rob, and it would also make the whole country of Qi grateful. This is really a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Without any hesitation, Yelu Dashu made the decision to treat him in his own way.

Go to the territory of Song State to burn, kill and loot.

And this is exactly what Gao Yingxiang wanted.

Han Kai and Yue Teng's two cavalry were looking at the Yelu tree eagerly.

But for the people of Song Dynasty, it was a real disaster.

The cavalry came and went without a trace, and you had no way of knowing where they were going to attack, so you could only passively wait for their appearance, and then catch their traces.

Behind the Xuzhou defense line, hundreds of villages and towns faced the same danger after the Liao army infiltrated, but whoever suffered and who survived was only destined by God.

For decision makers Gao Yingxiang and others, what was destroyed by the Liao army was only a village and a number representing the lost population.
But for the parties involved, it is a bottomless abyss.

Every decision maker of course knows that many people will die.

But at the same time, each of them felt that such an exchange was worthwhile.

After Yelu Dashu's three thousand Liao troops penetrated in, they went straight into the land of no one.

Behind the line of defense, there was no cavalry to stop them at all. The only thing that could stop them was the city walls.

The arrogant Yelu Dashu even rode his horse under the county seat of Xiao County, showing off his might. There were nearly [-] soldiers training in the county seat at this time, but Gu Zheng, who was in charge of the training, had no intention of attacking at all.

If these people really want to attack, if they can't last a stick of incense, they will be beaten up by the Liao people.

Xiao County's weakness further fueled Yelu Dashu's arrogance.

Banqiao Town is another target he has set his sights on.

Compared with the previous small village with no more than a hundred people at most, Banqiao Town, where thousands of people live together, is more prosperous and richer in business, with yellow and white things that they never dreamed of.

And as they stayed longer, an invisible rope that stretched their necks was quietly tightening.

Banqiao Town is also the target that Han Kai and Yue Teng judged based on Yelu Dashu's action trajectory during this period of time.

These two armies are also quietly approaching here.

Wang Xu, the governor of Banqiao Town, who had just had breakfast, began to patrol the entire town with two of his subordinates as usual. …

This is his daily routine.

Banqiao Town is the largest commercial distribution center for dozens of miles nearby. Merchants open shops here, artisans gather here to sell their products, and farmers also sell their products here. , There are also quite a few farmlands owned by the aborigines in the town.

There are a lot of people in the town, with a scale of thousands of people. It is already considered the most prosperous place within dozens of miles of Fangyuan.

However, the only ones who manage these people are Dujian Wang Xu and his ten subordinates.

Strictly speaking, these ten subordinates are not members of the government, nor do they receive government salaries.They work with Wang Xu, and the rewards they get are drawn from some taxes collected by the town, and then they can be exempted from work such as corvee at home, but taxes still have to be paid.

Of course, using the convenience of work to obtain some gray income is the bulk of their income.

However, this kind of income is not secure, and it may overturn at any time.

I heard that Xiao Cheng, the chief assistant of the Great Song Dynasty, is now preparing to reform the official system. People like them are likely to be directly incorporated into the system. This gives these people hope. After all, they really become real officials. With those shady incomes, the annual salary is also very impressive.

For details, please refer to their leader Wang Xu.

The normal income of one person can match the sum of ten of them.

Coupled with some justifiable extra money, it's even more amazing.

It is the season of thick winter, although it is not to say that the dripping water turns into ice, but it is still very cold.

There are no people on the street yet, and those who come to the town to sell things will not come until at least noon, and those who do business will probably open at that time. It is early, and there are not many dogs. There will be no gain except being blown by the wind.

There are also long icicles on the eaves, and several street sweepers are poking these sharp things with their long broom handles on tiptoe, so as not to fall and hurt people when the temperature is high .

Today is different from the past, everyone has to learn some of the practices of Jiao County, and now Banqiao Town has built toilets for everyone to use, not only the toilets, but even the sanitation on the street, have hired special people to be responsible clean.

The young chief assistant in Jiangning was born in a master, and I heard that he is very particular about these things.

But from the initial ignorance, everyone has gradually accepted this new business, and gradually enjoyed it.

After all, you can no longer see people defecating indiscriminately on the street, and there are no more yellow and white things in the corners, and the wind blows, and you can’t smell those bad smells. Refreshing.

After all, if you are caught doing these things, you will be fined if you are caught by the prison.

If you don't want to pay a fine, then give these people some lai see.

Those people, in order to generate income, have sharp eyes and quick feet.

In short, if you commit these things, no matter what, you have to pay for it.

Banqiao Town is very clean now.

Walking on the clean streets, Wang Xu is also very contented. This is his achievements in politics. Maybe a superior will come here at some time, and if he is satisfied, he will be prosperous. …

Lu Wan, the county magistrate of Jiao County, heard that he was about to be promoted to Zhizhou, another triple jump!
The new Shoufu hires people, and he doesn't bother to care about resumes or qualifications at all, but if he catches his eye, he mentions it with a snap.

Maybe I will have such an opportunity sometime!
Didn't I say that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared?

Wang Xu felt that he had to be ready at all times.

A muffled thunder sounded in his ears, and Wang Xu looked up at the sky. The sky was blue, and today should be a good day.

It was so cold last night, and so frosty, that it should have been sunny during the day.

Where does the thunder come from?

But the thunder was getting louder and louder, and the whole ground seemed to be trembling.

Wang Xu's face suddenly turned pale.

He thought of the mansion report he received yesterday, which was a notice about the Liao army's harassment of Jiao County and Xiao County, but Banqiao Town is not less than a hundred miles away from these two places, how could it appear here?

But the thunderous voice was telling Wang Xu that the catastrophe was really imminent.

He has been a soldier for a period of time, the highest being a team leader. Although he has never been on the battlefield, he has seen drills. Even if hundreds of cavalry charge together, they can cause a movement like heaven and earth. But yesterday he was in the residence. What I saw in the newspaper was a full three thousand cavalry.

He turned around and ran back!

"Wang Da, go ring the bell, go ring the bell!"

"Chen Ergou, beat your gong along the street and tell the folks, run, run up the river, and swim to the other side."

As he ran, he yelled wildly.

There is a river outside Banqiao Town. This year, a stone bridge was planned to be built. The materials were all prepared, but due to various reasons, it was delayed again. It was planned to be done after spring plowing tomorrow.

Surrounded by a plain, except for the river that can stop the cavalry, the people in the whole town have nowhere to go.

A sharp gong sounded, accompanied by Chen Erfeng's hoarse roar.

But it seems that not many people believed it, and many people actually poked their heads out of the half-open door to look at it.

It wasn't until the bell was rung that the whole town was in chaos.

The bell is not struck casually.

If there is nothing to ring the bell, you will have to eat a board, and if it is serious, you will be imprisoned, with tattoos on your face.

The sound of bells and gongs was enough to make everyone realize that something big had happened.

Wang Xu rushed back to the public house.

Except for Wang Er and Chen Ergou, the other eight people are still there.

Without saying anything, Wang Xu walked into his room and took off a simple half body armor and a simple knife from the wall.

He once thought that he would never use it again in his life.

"Help me put it on!" he roared in a deep voice.

A few people rushed over and helped him put it on with all their might.

"Captain!"

There was a look of fear on everyone's face.

"You all run! If you cross the river, you will have a way to survive!" Wang Xu waved his hand.

"Captain, shall we run together?" Several people shouted in a hurry.

Wang Xu shook his head: "You are nothing, and there is no problem with running away. But I am an official, you know? As an official, you have the responsibility to guard the land, and the official who lost the land should be executed for his crime! I died in battle, that is a hero, If I run away and my head is chopped off by the Shangguan, it will not only disgrace my ancestors, but also implicate future generations! Run away.”…

"Captain!" Several people's eyes were red.

"For the sake of the fact that I have always treated you well in the past, take care of my family when I cross the river!" After Wang Xu said this, he strode out with a knife in his hand.

Several subordinates glanced at each other, gritted their teeth, and rushed to the other side of the town.

The river is on the other side of the town.

The town is in chaos, but not everyone is running for the river.

When the crisis comes, not everyone's mind is so clear.

Others don't feel compelled to run, they just close the door tightly and hide inside.

Wang Xu couldn't care about these anymore.

Holding a knife, he walked against the fleeing man, although his face was pale, but his eyes were unusually calm.

An official road leads directly to the town.

Wang Xu stood upright in the middle of the road, carrying the plain knife.

Countless cavalry appeared in Wang Xu's eyes, and the thunderous sound of horseshoes before now became quieter.

The Liao cavalry ignored Wang Xu who was standing in the middle of the road.

Or they are also wondering why there is a guy who doesn't know how to live or die, but wants to block the torrent of iron cavalry with his flesh and blood.

In their line of sight, many people could be seen rushing towards the rear in a panic, where there was a river.

A cavalry detached from the main force to intercept those who were about to cross the river.

The cavalry is getting bigger and bigger in Wang Xu's eyes.

He raised the simple knife and rushed forward screaming.

The Liao army cavalry laughed.

He rode out more and more, the saber in his hand was shining coldly, he was going to cut off Wang Xu's head with one knife, and then he hid in a beautiful kick to pick up the head from the ground, so as to show off his equestrian skills in front of his companions.

Wang Xu fell down.

It seems to be because of weak legs.

But it was this fall, he avoided the knife by coincidence, raised the knife, the horse jumped over, and then the horse wailed and fell heavily to the ground.

That simple knife cut open the horse's belly alive.

Wang Xu no longer has a knife in his hand.

The horse died, but the huge impact was not something his flesh and blood could bear.

He didn't even have the strength to get up again.

Both arms were probably completely broken.

The Liao cavalryman, who was determined to win, didn't cut off his head. Instead, he fell into disgrace and lost a good horse. At this moment, he got up and walked towards Wang Xu with a full face.

Wang Xu tried his best to raise his head and looked at the Liao man.

It's just a head on a pair of shoulders, nothing more than his own family, if a horse fell on him, he would still die.

Unfortunately, I could only hit his horse.

Wang Xu is very sorry.

The Liao man picked up the saber, pressed it against Wang Xu's back heart, and slowly poked it down.

He didn't want Wang Xu to die too soon, otherwise he wouldn't be able to appease the hatred in his heart.

Wang Xu arrived without any pain, but felt a little tired.

He lowered his head, and the Liao man's boots were right in front of him.

Opening his mouth wide, he bit down on the boots.

The Liao man screamed in pain, wanting to pull his foot, but Wang Xu's bite was so tight that he couldn't fall off. He raised his knife and chopped off Wang Xu's head, but the head was still there. He bit down on his boots until he was hit hard on the ground before rolling aside.

The Liao man's feet were dripping with blood.

Most of it was Wang Xu's blood, but there was also some fresh blood seeping from the boots.

When Wang Xu was about to die, he finally let the Liao man bleed.

The Liao cavalry rushed into the town like a torrent, and countless war horses stepped over Wang Xu's body. After the torrent passed, there was nothing left except for a half-buried bust in the soil.