Wushuang Wushuang Swordsman

Chapter 42
Since the Great Song Dynasty was divided due to the invasion of the Jin Kingdom, the former Taoist Emperor summoned a group of ministers to settle in Chang'an, and openly divided the country, making this the capital of the country, which is equivalent to establishing the Western Song Dynasty.

On the east side of Bianjing, the new king was in power. He was originally the main battler, and he was tough to deal with the aggression of the Kingdom of Jin.

However, the Hebei Forbidden Army has not practiced war for a hundred years. Even if they gathered 30 troops for a decisive battle, they still killed the [-] vanguards of the Jin Kingdom.

After such a disastrous defeat and the loss of the important military town in Hebei, the court was shaken up and down, and the new monarch's cowardly nature was exposed and he became a firm peacemaker.

On the contrary, the old monarch and emperor in Chang'an, in order to win the approval of many scholars and bureaucrats in the north, coupled with the elites of the Song Dynasty in Hexi, changed his previous attitude of being a master and became a staunch advocate of combat.

And vigorously strengthen the defense forces of Tongguan and Bingzhou Taiyuan, on the one hand to prevent Xinjun from attacking, and on the other hand to prevent Dajin from attacking Taiyuan.

At the time when other enemies were invading, the internal forces of the Song Dynasty were still in love with each other, making it impossible for people to see any hope.

After passing through Suzhou, Ganzhou, and Lanzhou, the group walked for more than three hundred miles, and they almost arrived at Chang'an.

However, this section of the road needs to pass through Wupan Mountain, and it is also the most dangerous section of the road that the head of the bodyguard, Long Zaitian, said.

Because the mountains here go north, which is where Xixia is located.

Originally, the Song Dynasty had an absolute upper hand over Xixia, but due to the Liao and Jin attacks, the Song Dynasty's military was weak, but it allowed Xixia to regain its vitality and repeatedly harassed the border.

This Wupan Mountain is the hardest-hit area where Xixia horse thieves often haunt and plunder merchants.

As long as more than 100 miles pass through the middle, the road behind is basically safe.

In the middle of the night, Li Xuange and Shi Shouxin were discussing the next journey.

Dong Songnian, who had always been alone and taciturn, suddenly came to the two of them, and said without emotion, "There is a problem with the Longyang Escort. Be careful from tomorrow."

Li Xuange raised his eyebrows, "How did you know for sure?"

Dong Songnian didn't answer Li Xuange's words, after reminding him, he took a look at Shi Shouxin and turned to leave.

Only the two of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

Li Xuange wondered: "Do you believe in his words, or do you believe in the route planned by Long Zaitian?"

Shi Shouxin frowned and said: "Dong Songnian is a man of great reputation, and he was born in a well-known martial arts school in Guanzhong.

And according to my experience, people who are usually taciturn and seldom speak, who say something occasionally, are usually more reliable than those who talk all day long and often pat their chests to assure others. "

Li Xuange understood what Shi Shouxin meant. This was tantamount to comparing Dong Songnian with the boastful Long Zaitian. He trusted Dong Songnian more.

But Li Xuange didn't agree with Shi Shouxin's concept of judging people, and said: "But the words of a taciturn and introverted person are really reliable?"

Shi Shouxin laughed and said: "Based on the current situation, something will definitely happen in Wupan Mountain ahead, and there are only two fork roads, one official road and one small road. You have to make a choice."

Li Xuange said no more, Shi Shouxin was the employer, and he could only make the decision.

"Besides, the fat darts transported by the Longyang Escort Bureau have also caused big troubles. My shipment is very valuable. Their escorts have been guarding for so long, and they must have secretly seen the things inside. It is normal to be greedy.

After all, people in the Escort Bureau have dealt with people on the Green Forest Road for a long time, and it is difficult to tell black and white, and everything is hard to tell. Since they want to take the official road, then tomorrow we will arrive at the fork in the road, and then we will suddenly propose to change to the side road.

If there is really a problem with the Longyang Escort, then temporarily changing the route can also avoid their ambush point and buy a safe period of time.

Others, if you turn your face and use force, you and I, plus Dong Songnian and Lao Tzu's gang, are not vegetarians either. "

Li Xuange still felt that it was not safe, so he asked, "What if there is no problem with Longyang Escort and Dong Songnian has a problem?"

Shi Shouxin laughed and said: "No, you underestimate the weight of the four words "Famous and Upright". If he dares to do this, as long as someone escapes alive, if the Eight Trigrams Sect does not try to find my lost treasure. And clean up the door, don't mess around in Guanzhong Wulin in the future."

Li Xuange didn't know enough about the situation in the Guannei rivers and lakes, so he couldn't deal with it like in the desert.

Hearing what Shi Shouxin said, he just nodded solemnly, and subconsciously glanced at the strange stone protected in the middle of the team.

Li Xuange couldn't help but asked: "General Shi, when you were a frontier general, you were able to raise your own money to support soldiers. Can the imperial court really say that you will be removed if you withdraw?"

Shi Shouxin sneered, "You underestimate the literati governing the country too much. On the surface of Longmenguan, I have the final say on military politics. I can also raise troops by being a horse thief on the desert grassland and blackmailing smuggling merchants.

But you have no idea how hard it is for me to do this.First of all, it's not that there are no civil servants in Longmen Pass, but their positions are lower than mine.

Those clerks, master books, Sima, etc. are all directly sent by the court. They are not important ministers and have no background. If they want to climb up, they will naturally pay special attention to me. They put up some papers on my impeachment.

Apart from these people, even if I want to be self-reliant, I will not allow it in terms of strength. Do you know the actual strength of Longmen Pass? "

Li Xuange shook his head, but saw Shi Shouxin laughing at himself, "The court quota is five thousand, but I actually only raised two thousand soldiers and horses."

Li Xuange understood in seconds, and said in shock: "You drank more than half of the soldiers' blood?!"

Shi Shouxin said: "When you go to the desert to rob, you have to take risks, and you can't do it too much, so as not to be surrounded by traps set by the Liao people and Mongolian Tatars.

So if I don't drink the blood of those 3000 soldiers, and rely on the military pay that the imperial court has handed down, even if I actually pay [-] soldiers, it will only be enough for them to barely eat.

There is no need to think that they can go out to fight, and even guarding the level is very dangerous.But after drinking the blood of those [-] soldiers and only raising [-] soldiers, I can guarantee that they will be trained to become elites. Isn't this better than [-] real soldiers? "

Li Xuange said: "Then you are so active this time, or do you want to return to Longmenguan and continue to be your local emperor?"

Shi Shouxin shook his head and said: "No, Longmenguan is located in the Western Regions, this place is very barren and has no strategic value, unless it is useful to outflank Xixia to the rear.

But the imperial court did not have a commander who dared to use such a heroic army, so he only dared to fight the fortress with Xixia, and repaired the fortress layer by layer until they ate away their land. "

Speaking of this, Shi Shouxin smiled sarcastically, as if if he were to use the army, he would never adopt such tactics that take time and waste time and money.

Of course, he also knows very well that the leaders of the Western Army may not have the thought of raising their own self-respect. This is the general trend, and he cannot challenge it.

"I want to go to the east, touch the golden dog, and seek wealth and wealth. With my ability, it is not impossible to get a wife!"

When he said this, Shi Shouxin's eyes shone with confidence.

Li Xuange couldn't help admiring him. At this time of year, the generals on the front line wanted to move to the rear, but he was very active in wanting to fight and make meritorious service.

But such a warrior wants to use such ironic means to fight for his own future. Is such a great Song worthy of allegiance?

In the early morning of the next day, according to Long Zaitian's command, everyone set off after dinner.

A group of people came to a fork in Wupan Mountain. Long Zaitian was going to lead them to walk the main official road. The road was relatively spacious, and it was also one of the routes planned for this trip.

At this time, Shi Shouxin stood up and demanded that he must take another fork in the road. This decision made Long Zaitian very dissatisfied.

But Shi Shouxin didn't explain much, and only let the [-] soldiers under his command scattered to the periphery with bows and arrows.

Seeing this scene, Long Zaitian's expression changed. His son Long Feiyang was furious, and was about to reprimand Shi Shouxin for not believing them.

But was stopped by Long Zaitian, who only said coldly, "Taking people's money and being loyal to others, since Brother Shi insists on going this way, even though our Longyang Escort Bureau doesn't think so, we can only do it." Take the word of your employer first.

But after walking this section of Wupan Mountain, please forgive me that the Escort Bureau has important matters, so I can only settle the payment first and leave. "

Shi Shouxin caressed his beard and said: "It's okay, after crossing Wupan Mountain, we will reach Fengxiang's territory. There are about twenty people like me."

Long Zaitian snorted coldly, ordered to change course, and at the same time strictly prohibited anyone from leaving the team.

After all, Shi Shouxin's people were on the periphery, and this posture was to prevent people from the Escort from leaving the team to report to people outside.

Li Xuange was silent at the side, and felt that Long Zaitian and the others did not seem to be that anxious. Although they were angry because of the sudden change of course, they were not as upset as they imagined that the plan to rob the darts would not work.

He glanced at the taciturn Dong Songnian at the back of the team. The man's paralyzed expression remained unchanged from the beginning to the end, and he just rode forward alone.

The group traveled for more than [-] miles and reached the middle of the mountain range, which was when the sun was at its strongest.

Long Zaitian asked the team to stop and rest, and set off after eating dry food and recovering their strength.

Li Xuange was waiting to rest, when he suddenly found fine stones rolling down the hillside, he raised his head in surprise, and saw a faint figure on the hill.

Li Xuange's expression changed, and he shouted: "Beware of thieves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge boulder fell from the top of the mountain and rolled towards the team.

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