The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Su Jin was a little annoyed. Originally, he didn't believe that the Xixia Army was so bold as to go deep into the hinterland to rob and rob the officers and soldiers' food and salaries, because in Su Jin's view, it was already very difficult to bypass the sentries at the border, let alone It is said that the team for transporting food and salaries can be easily intercepted.

When to transport food, how many people to escort, there are no fixed rules for these things, and the court does not have a specific date arrangement. The reason why he dared to take the risk of marching from the official road that had been frequently involved in accidents was that he had an attitude of disbelief.

But now Su Jin understands that the Xixia people have already bought a large number of local bandits and ordinary people from the Yongxing Army and Qinfeng as eyeliners to form a news network; especially the bandit tribes, large and small, they generally guard On the throat, they are the first to know when there is trouble, so they play a key role in it.

Now that a big event is finally on the table, I thought that something impossible was about to happen to me. Fortunately, I took Xia Siling to the valley to take a bath in a mandarin duck on a whim, otherwise I would still be kept in the dark. It was a mass of Xixia cavalry, and he didn't know how he died.

In order to avoid panic, Su Jin did not dare to release the news, but quietly approached Wang Lang, Chao Mahan and others to discuss the matter by hiding in the tent. Then his face changed, and he smacked his lips again and again: "Hey...Master Su, if you don't listen to the advice of the subordinate, you will be in big trouble this time; it's over, it's over, what should I do?"

Ma Han suddenly became furious, and shouted at Wang Lang with his two big black nostrils open: "You are a mouse? It's just a little trouble and you peed your pants in fright. My son-in-law has already told you clearly." , asked you to lead the team down the road, but didn't ask you to follow along."

Wang Lang said angrily: "If Master San Si hadn't ordered to go all the way with Master Su, how could I have risked my life and walked away from here?"

Ma Han was still waiting to scold, Su Jin waved his hand and said: "Calm down, the sky won't fall, Mr. Wang is not wrong to act cautiously, it's because I don't really believe that the western thieves will really go deep into the territory of Song Dynasty to plunder, it's me No, here is an apology to Master Wang."

Seeing Su Jin's attitude, Wang Lang couldn't say anything, so he shut up angrily.

Su Jin said: "However, things must be out of hand. We heard the news before the enemy attacked. This is God's blessing. At least we still have the upper hand. There is nothing to be afraid of."

Wang Lang said: "May I ask Master Su what countermeasures he has?"

Su Jin said with a smile: "At present, there are two countermeasures. The first one is absolutely complete, and the second one requires risks, but the rewards must also be great. Which one do you want to hear, Mr. Wang?"

Wang Lang said: "Master Su, don't try to be a fool. The lower officials are worried, and they are not in the mood to guess riddles."

Su Jin said: "Okay, then I won't give a shit. The first way is, let's immediately pat our asses and go back the same way, go back to Jingxi Road, change lanes and go on a safe road. It can be said that there is no risk. No matter how courageous the thief is, he only dares to run amok in two directions on the border, and even if he had 1 courage, they would not dare to catch up with him for this batch of food and pay."

Wang Lang said happily: "This method is good, let's immediately order to turn around, and let the thieves work for nothing."

Ma Han wrinkled and shouted: "I was wrong, so you are not a mouse, you are a bastard, and you will shrink your head and run away when you encounter danger."

Wang Lang said angrily: "Master Su came up with this plan. Besides, there is nothing wrong with this method. We haven't lost anything. We will finish the errand properly. Isn't that good?"

Wang Chao said coldly: "I didn't lose anything, I just lost some integrity. I'm afraid you don't know my young master's temper. He's just talking about this method. Don't think that he will do this in this life."

Wang Lang looked at Su Jin and said, "Master Su, how come all of your subordinates are ignorant of current affairs? The future is hard and dangerous, but all of them are like stubborn donkeys."

Su Jin smiled and said: "Prince Wang, please be safe and don't get bored. The method I said is for you, Master Wang. You should go back immediately with food, armor and weapons. As for my thoughts, my brothers have already said It's very clear, I don't want to be called a shrinking turtle by my brothers."

Wang Lang was stunned and said, "This...how did this happen? Lord Sansi ordered..."

Su Jin waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll explain it to you, Lord Sansi, you don't need to worry."

Wang Lang was hesitant and couldn't make a decision. Su Jin stopped asking him, looked around the crowd and said, "The second way is to take risks, but I believe the rewards will be rich; the western thieves are like no one in the Song Dynasty. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we must use this opportunity to do whatever we can and severely attack their arrogance, otherwise how can there be peace?"

Wang Chao got up and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, let me tell you, I will wait for your word for the humble rank."

Wang Lang hurriedly said: "Lord Su, how can we fight hard with such a small force?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "Originally there is a third good way. I wanted to send the letter to Yanzhou and Qingzhou quickly. Master Fan has already replaced Pang Ji who resigned. He has led the troops of Yanzhou and Qingzhou. Knowing the enemy's general So, how can Master Fan just sit back and watch? We will certainly mobilize troops to encircle, but we can rest easy and rest on our way."

Wang Lang slapped his thigh and said, "This is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds, why not use it?"

Su Jin said: "The attacking enemy must be the elite cavalry of the Western Thieves. Although there are not many of them, if they learn that Mr. Fan led his troops to intercept them, they will not be able to fight them, but they will definitely have no difficulty in retreating. Isn’t there nothing you can do about them? How can it be a deterrent? How can you let them be at ease by throwing ghost ideas on my head, Su Jin? , I also want to let them walk around without food."

Wang Lang looked at Su Jinying's aggressive appearance, and was speechless in a daze.

Su Jindao: "My lord, make a quick decision. With you or without you, the deployment will be very different. Don't affect the big things."

Wang Lang hesitated again and again, finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "But at the command of Master Su, I followed Master Su to do it."

Su Jin laughed loudly, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Master Wang, this is the most wise decision you have made in your life, and a great achievement is about to fall on you. Just wait and see, your position as the master may be I'm going to move it."

Wang Lang thought in his heart: "It's a move, I hope it won't be lowered, it's fine if it's lowered, I hope it doesn't cost my life. I dare not ask for the most wise decision in my life, I just ask for it not to be the stupidest decision." Thank goodness for the decision.”

Su Jin gave the order softly: "The head of the horse army, Zhao Hu, listened to the order, and took my own letter with more than [-] cavalry pretending to be the search team ahead to deliver the letter to Yanzhou. Ke Ke, if you encounter harassment on the road, you will not be entangled, and you will desperately deliver the letter to Mr. Fan without any mistakes."

Zhao Hu was full of energy, and he agreed with his hands; Su Jin assigned tasks to everyone, and everyone followed orders.

That night, three dark shadows sneaked up on the hillside outside the camp to spy on the camp, but they saw the officers and soldiers of the escort leaning on the campfire with crooked clothes and sleeping soundly. None; What's more, there was a faint sound of punching and guessing orders in the tent, it was simply a gang of mobs.

A group of Mao bosses shook their heads, and the three boldly moved to the vicinity of the camp. Under the cover of the bonfire, they roughly counted the number of vehicles, the number of escorted soldiers, and the escorted supplies. There were only more than 400 people escorting the many carts of supplies, and seeing that these soldiers were all exhausted, they were not at all energetic. Seeing that they were not fully armored, it seemed that they were not the imperial army, but ordinary soldiers.

The only thing to worry about is that there are a few hundred cavalry, who seem to be members of the Ma Junsi of the Imperial Army, but such a small number of cavalry is nothing to worry about.

The three of them made a clear count, they didn't dare to stay for a long time, they retreated quietly, keeping the situation firmly in their hearts, turned around and led three horses out from nowhere, and went northward along the official road in the dark.