The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 459 Random thoughts
In the quiet night, the alarm bell rang at the head of Yunzhou city, and suddenly woke up, all kinds of people sleeping in the city waited.

The people were still at a loss, not knowing what was going on, but the officials were not. Of course they heard that it was the defenders warning the city.

Thinking of the enemy army outside the city, all officials registered in Xijing of the Liao Kingdom panicked, especially officials of foreign races.

Among these people, some people started to bring their families and money, trying to escape from the city while taking advantage of the chaos.Some people find secret rooms and cellars in the mansion, and hide them in them to make turtles.Some people simply give up on themselves and wait at home for the enemy to come.

Yelu Jiujin belonged to the former. As soon as the west city was breached, this fellow saw that the situation was not good. He immediately put oil on the soles of his feet, escorted his family with dozens of personal soldiers, and went out from the north gate to kill the generals and threw himself into the Great Wall. The direction went.

But Xiao Chala belonged to the third party, because from the very beginning, he had instinctively disbelieved that the enemy would be so negligent, and would leave a loophole in the defense of the north gate, allowing them to leave safely.

Xiao Cha's move can be said to be a crooked attack, and Mu Xu will indeed not let them go easily.Even if someone is as lucky as Yelu Jiujin and can break through the defense line outside the city, Huarong's [-] troops have already set up their nets on the only way from Yunzhou to the Great Wall.

But to Xiao Chala's surprise, the whole family put on a generous posture, sitting in the main hall of their house, waiting from late at night until dawn the next day, but no Song soldiers came to arrest them.

His son Xiao Buli asked naively, "Yeye (the Khitan people are at home, they call their father Yeye, and their mother is Niangniang), could it be that General Yelu repelled the Song people?"

Xiao Cha was also at a loss, and was about to send someone out of the mansion to investigate, when he saw the housekeeper scrambling in, and said as soon as he entered, "Master, a group of Song soldiers came from outside the mansion, saying... say they Commander, please go and talk."

"master!"

"Yeah!"

Hearing this, Xiao Chala's wife and children suddenly became anxious, and they all looked at him worriedly.

Xiao Cha calmed down at this time, instead he said softly, "It's a blessing, not a disaster, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided. If the commander of the Song Army wants to attack me, he should send someone to search the house.

Now that you invite me to meet you, you will definitely not intend to do any harm, otherwise would it be unnecessary?You wait and wait patiently at the house, I will go back as soon as I go. "

After finishing speaking, he ignored the anxious calls of several people and strode away.

When he came outside the mansion, he saw about [-] Song soldiers guarding the door. The leading man saw someone coming out, so he stepped forward and asked, "But Master Xiao is staying behind in Daliao Xijing?"

Xiao Cha nodded. Seeing this, the man immediately made an invitation gesture and said, "My village master invites you, come over here, my lord!"

"Village Master, what is this name?" Xiao Cha was taken aback when he heard the words, but he quickly put his doubts behind him. After all, people are Daozu and I am fish, so why bother with another name?
A group of people walked through several streets and came to a place that Xiao Chala was all too familiar with, it was the yamen left behind in Xijing.

The man ordered the soldiers to disperse on their own, while he led Xiao Cha directly into the gate.

Walking in the compound that he had to pass every day, Xiao Chala felt more and more uncomfortable, secretly sighed, yesterday he was still the master of this place, but today he has become a guest, even a prisoner, nothing is more impermanent than this!
While Xiao Chala was thinking wildly, he had already arrived at the porch in front of the main hall of the yamen, when he was suddenly attracted by a familiar voice, after careful identification, the person who spoke was clearly Zhang Zhi.

I just heard him say, "...The villain went one step too late. When he got the news, he rushed to those houses and found that Mr. Huang and Mr. Liu's family had been killed and all their property was looted. Please punish the general!"

Hearing that Huang Ming and others were killed, Xiao Cha was startled immediately, and then asked in a clear voice, "Can you find out who did it?"

"According to the confessions of the survivors, it should be the rebellion of the Liao people. Presumably they took advantage of the turmoil to commit such bloody crimes."

When Xiao Cha wanted to listen again, he had already arrived at the entrance of the main hall, and the man leading the way reported inside, "Report to the village master, Master Xiao will bring you here!"

"Master Xiao please come in!"

Xiao Cha raised his head to look, and was startled again unconsciously.But there was actually a young general sitting on that seat, who was extremely handsome, and there were two people standing next to him, one was Zhang Zhi, and the other was a middle-aged scribe.

Unable to think too much, he saw the young general looking at him with deep eyes, Xiao Chala tried his best to make a gesture neither humble nor overbearing, cupped his hands and said,

"Xiao Cha assassinated in Xijing of the Liao Kingdom, and met General Song. I don't know why your country violated the Tanyuan alliance and sent troops to invade our territory?"

I don't want Mu Xu to hear the words, as if he heard a big joke, laughing so hard that he leaned forward and backward, and said to the first two people, "This is really an anecdote from ancient and modern times!"

Xiao Cha was irritated by Mu Xu's words and deeds, he completely forgot his own situation, and said angrily, "Why is the general laughing? Could it be that what I said is not the truth?"

Mu Xu disdainfully said, "It's the first time I've heard that robbers took possession of other people's property, and after a long time they took it for themselves. Isn't it funny?"

Xiao Chala naturally understood who the robber Mu Xu was referring to, but he still argued, "The land of Yanyun was given to Daliao by Shi Jingtang, so what is a robber?"

"Shi Jingtang, a traitor! What qualifications does he have to give the territory that has belonged to our Han family to barbarians since ancient times? Master Xiao might as well ask the hundreds of millions of Han people in the world, who would approve of this!"

Xiao Cha's face was flushed with anger, and You Zi refused to accept, "This is a sophistry, general, don't forget that your Emperor Zhenzong of the Great Song Dynasty once admitted with his own mouth that You Yun was owned by our Daliao. It's back and forth!"

Mu Xu retorted, "According to Lord Xiao, I would like to ask for advice! In the old days, many leaders of your Khitan made an oath to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, promising to submit to the Central Plains forever. Why did you rebel later?"

"This...this is different. The Great Tang has destroyed the country for more than a hundred years, and the Great Song did not inherit the Great Tang Guozuo!"

"Hmph, let's not mention that the Khitans were allied when the Tang Dynasty was still alive. Just take the Song Dynasty as an example, and you have no right to criticize me."

"What do you mean by that, General?"

"When did I say that the Emperor Song sent me here?"

As soon as this remark came out, not only Xiao Cha stabbed, but even Zhang Zhi showed disbelief, he asked before Xiao Cha stabbed, "General, what do you mean by this?"

Mu Xu took his time and said, "Now that things have happened, I have made it clear that I am not a minister of the Song Dynasty. I am sending troops to Yunzhou now to recover my homeland of the Han family."

"This, this..." Zhang Zhi was so shocked by the news that he didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Mu Xu comforted him, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I will do what I promised you before, and I will never break my word."

In such a situation, what can Zhang Zhi, who has already boarded Mu Xu's thief ship, do?You must know that he not only sacrificed the gate of Yunzhou City, but also sent troops to slaughter Huang's and other families.

Thinking about the stakes inside, Zhang Zhi couldn't help but smiled wryly, "The general is really... I really suffer from hiding it. I just hope that the general will take care of my family more in the future."

Mu Xu heard Zhang Zhi's implication, and then waved his hand and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, I have a strong army, no matter if it is the Song Dynasty or the Daliao Dynasty, don't even try to take the Land of Nether Cloud from me!"

Now Zhang Zhi can only go one way to the dark, of course I hope Mu Xu's words are true.

But Xiao Cha's heart was moved, thinking that the opportunity had come, he wanted to persuade Mu Xu to surrender in a whimsical way, and only listened to him,
"Since the general is not a minister of the Song Dynasty, how about submitting to my Daliao? I would like to recommend it from my emperor, so that the general will not lose his high position, wealth, glory and wealth."

Mu Xu shook his head and laughed, "Master Xiao, rather than have the time to persuade me to surrender to the Liao Kingdom, I might as well worry about the results of the Liao Lord's personal conquest and your own safety."

Xiao Cha was stunned, and said a little puzzled, "What do you mean by the general? Don't you think my son of heaven will be defeated by the Jurchen barbarians?"

"I really don't know where the confidence of you Liao people comes from. You have clearly lost to Wanyan Agu for several rounds. Could it be that Yelu Yanxi, the general, can win the battle? To put it bluntly, he may not be as good as Yelu who escaped earlier. The top of the Buddha!"

Speaking of this, he saw that Xiao Cha wanted to say more, so he waved his hands and said, "I'm too lazy to argue with you right now, the results will come out within two months, and if what I said is wrong, you can argue with me again That’s right. Now I just want to ask you one question, are you willing to surrender?”

Xiao Chala wanted to refuse flatly, but when he thought of his wife and children who were still waiting for him to return home, he could no longer say the words of rejection, and could only bow his head and remain silent.

Mu Xu remembered that in the official history, facing the front of the Jin army, Xiao Chala finally chose to surrender in Nacheng. The reason why he hesitated today was simply because his deterrent power was not as good as that of the Jin country.

But as long as you know that this person is not a person who regards death as home, it will take a few more days, not afraid that he will not surrender, so he immediately said, "Master Xiao can go back to the mansion first, and it will not be too late to give me a reply after thinking about it for a few days."

After finishing speaking, he waved to Wang Dingliu who was guarding the gate, Wang Dingliu understood, and immediately walked in, and said to Xiao Cha, "Master Xiao, please!"

Xiao Cha opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything, he just cupped his hands at Mu Xu, and followed Wang Dingliu.

After Xiao Cha assassinated and left, Mu Xu thought about what he had just said, and pointed out, "Mr. Zhang, I appointed you as the general judge of Yunzhou, responsible for handling the extermination of the Huang family and other families. Remember, thousands We must give an explanation to the people in the city!"

After a moment of ideological struggle, Zhang Zhi's mentality had changed at this time. After listening to Mu Xu's order, he immediately understood, "Yes, the officer knows what to do!"

Mu Xu smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll wait and see, you go!"

After sending Zhang Zhi away, Mu Xu immediately ordered his soldiers to deliver the map, and discussed with Xu Guanzhong about the next battle.

Looking at the map, Xu Guanzhong suggested, "Zhaizhu, in the Kyushu behind the mountain, we have already captured the five prefectures of Yun, Wei, Shuo, Ying, and Huan. Among the remaining four prefectures, Wuzhou and Xinzhou are just our mouths. You can get the fat around you whenever you want, but the difficulty lies in Guizhou and Ruzhou."

Mu Xu agreed, "Yes, if you want to take these two places, you must capture Juyongguan and Dushikou, otherwise the Liao people can send troops from outside the pass or Youzhou at any time to recapture these two places."

After thinking about it for a while, Mu Xu finally made up his mind and said, "Let's ignore Guizhou first, and then focus on attacking Ruzhou."

Xu Guanzhong was not sure, "Does the village master mean that you don't care about the direction of Youzhou?"

Mu Xu nodded and said, "That's right, at the moment when the Lord of Liao is conquering the Jurchen, the outside of the pass is bound to be empty, and there will not be many guards at Dushikou, so it's not difficult to take advantage of this good opportunity.

And as long as Dushikou is in my hands, I can rely on the Great Wall to keep all future enemies out of the pass.In this way, the only ones we have to face are the Liao soldiers from Youzhou. "

Xu Guanzhong thought for a moment, then asked, "Does the village master want to block all the Liao people in the direction of Youzhou?"

"Of course, I originally wanted to regain Youyun in one fell swoop before the end of the Liao Lord's personal conquest, but now it seems that time is not allowed. If this is the case, then I will base myself in Yunzhou and plan for Youji. Therefore, it is natural We must avoid fighting on two fronts." Mu Xu sighed regretfully and replied.

Hearing the battle on two fronts, Xu Guanzhong suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and suggested with a smile, "Why don't I find a helper?"

Mu Xu was puzzled at first, but when he saw Xu Guanzhong pointing his finger at Mozhou and Yingzhou, his eyes lit up and he began to think.

When it comes to the ownership of Youyun, many people think that these sixteen prefectures are all in the hands of the Liao people. In fact, this is taken for granted, because the Song Dynasty also occupied two prefectures, Mozhou and Yingzhou.

These two places were recovered by Zhou Shizong Chai Rong in the past, and then the Song Dynasty naturally inherited the territory of the two states.

Speaking of this, people have to sigh, if Chai Rong hadn't died young during the Northern Expedition, You Yun might have returned to the hands of the Han people.

Zhao Kuangyin who was behind was also fateful, and finally conquered the Ten Kingdoms. Before he himself went to the north, he died for no reason in the shadow of the ax and candle, which was all cheap to Zhao Guangyi.

Everyone knows what happened after that.The sorghum river chariot god with high eyesight and low hands was defeated by the Liao people. Not to mention drifting in a donkey cart to escape for his life, he was shot in the buttocks, resulting in his death.

When Zhao Guangyi died, he died, but he left Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin behind, the more than [-] elite forbidden troops who fought in the South and the North, and were completely defeated.

Since then, Song and Liao's offensive and defensive powers have been different, and Zhao Er's descendants have become weaker and weaker, so that regaining Youyun has long been something that Song court can't wait for.

But there is one thing to say, although the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty were very good, they did have a lot of ideas about You Yun, just like the current emperor of art.

Therefore, Xu Guanzhong only reminded Mu Xu for a moment, and Mu Xu understood his meaning. It was nothing more than using Youji as a bait to seduce the Song Dynasty to send troops to Youzhou together.

And there is no difficulty in doing this.As long as Mu Xu is willing to send an envoy to promise to Zhao Song that he is willing to assist them in capturing Youzhou, are you afraid that the overjoyed Zhao Ji will not take the bait?
You must know that in the original history, this Zhao official family was willing to seek skins from gold men and tigers, and it didn't make sense for him to cooperate with Mu Xu in this life.

After all, Mu Xu looked much weaker than the wolf-like King of Jin. Those courtiers in the Song Dynasty should not be too guarded against him, and they would definitely support this matter with both hands and feet.

As for whether it will be self-defeating and let Da Song really occupy Youzhou from now on, Mu Xu is not worried about this at all.

(End of this chapter)