big song poppi

Chapter 431 0427 [Handling people with one hand, calling corpses with the other]

"So much has happened in just five months."

Ma Kuo looked complicated and muttered to himself.

The Jin people were repulsed, County Magistrate Han occupied the Central Plains, Jianyuan proclaimed himself emperor, Zhao and Song were driven to the south, and signed the Yangzhou Alliance...

Each of these incidents, taken individually, would be enough to shock the world, but now they all happened together within the past four or five months.

Tan Xingzhong took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty appreciates Brother Ma's talent and character very much, and has been sending people to look for him."

Ma Kuo smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty's kindness makes Ma ashamed."

Ruan Jiong arranged: "Brother Ma is suffering in prison during this period. For the time being, he will settle down in the post office and I will take care of you later."

Ma Kuo already knew about the Jin's attack and said seriously: "You two don't need to worry about me. It's important to be on guard against the Jin."

……

Rumble!

The power of three thousand light cavalry and six thousand galloping war horses was particularly frightening, rolling up bursts of smoke and dust along the way, like a yellow dragon.

Wanyan Yinshuke's face was gloomy and his mood was extremely bad.

Along the way, the villages we passed were empty, not to mention money, not even the pots and pans were left behind.

The unfinished grain in the field was completely burned by the fire, leaving no grain behind.

They traveled lightly and only brought dry food for a few days.

Arriving at a village again, Wanyan Yinshuke's heart skipped a beat at the depressing scene in front of him.

He waved his hand and said, "Go and search the village with a team of people."

The next moment, a small team rushed into the village.

After a while, the cavalry came back to report: "Ten thousand households, the village is empty, all the belongings in the house have been taken away, and the crops in the fields have been burned clean by a fire!"

Wanyan Yinshu looked ugly. He didn't expect the officials of Qi State to do such a good job.

Thinking of this, he said ferociously: "Set fire and burn the village down!"

"Yes!"

The cavalry under his command responded.

Soon, the village burst into flames, burning hundreds of houses.

A Mou Ke asked: "Wanhu, what should we do now?"

Burning the village would relieve their anger, but it would not help their current situation at all.

One of the guards suggested: "It's better to just go south and plunder!"

"Correct!"

"Go directly south!"

"The south is rich, and there are plenty of women with money and food!"

These Jin soldiers had tasted the benefits of going south a few months ago and did not pay attention to Qi at all.

Qi and Song are both Han people, and they are equally weak. When they see them, they will only run away like foxes.

As for Wanyan Zongwang's disastrous defeat, he was purely useless.

Wanyan Yinshuke glanced at his subordinates coldly: "Don't forget the mission the marshal gave us!"

For a moment, the guards all shut up.

After a moment of silence, Wanyan Yinshuke ordered: "Reinforcements from Nanjing Road will arrive in two days at most. We can't wait too long. Go to Zhending County to have a look. If you can't grab anything, go back home."

Three thousand cavalry set off again and headed straight for Zhending County.

……

"The golden man is here!"

When the news reached the government office, Tan Xingzhong's expression changed, he stood up and said, "I'll go take a look at the city wall."

Ruan Jiong said: "I will go with you."

After that, the two men led a group of fast-paced policemen and hurriedly came to the tower.

Rumble!

The sound of galloping horses came from the distance of the official road, and Tan Xingzhong felt that the towers under his feet were shaking slightly.

Even though they knew that the cavalry could not attack the city, Tan Xingzhong and others could not help but be frightened.

This is the horror of cavalry.

The momentum is terrifying!

This is true for defending a city. If you switch to facing cavalry in the field, you can imagine how much psychological pressure the soldiers will feel.

Gradually, the dark cavalry appeared in sight.

Seeing that the archers guarding the city began to riot, Tan Xingzhong shouted: "Don't panic, everyone. There are only three thousand Jin people. The county city is high and the pond is thick, so the cavalry cannot attack the city. Reinforcements from Nanjing Road will arrive soon."

After some comfort, the soldiers' morale was finally stabilized.

Three thousand cavalrymen came running wildly. When they were one mile away from the county town, they suddenly turned their horses' heads and began to circle around the county town.

The original safe distance was 600 steps, which was the ultimate range of the three-bow bed crossbow.

But since the First World War in Rongcheng, siege artillery has become more and more popular, and the safety distance has been increased from 600 steps to one mile.

Wanyan Yinshu is not a reckless man, on the contrary, he is extremely shrewd and cunning.

Wanyan Zongwang's tragic defeat made him extremely fearful of Qi State. Even if he didn't believe in Wanyan Zongwang, how could he not believe in Wanyan Loushi?

After walking around the county city, he saw figures on the city towers and tight defenses. He knew there was no chance of attacking the city, so he ordered: "Withdraw!"

"Wanhu, are we leaving now?"

However, his subordinate Jin Jun was not happy.

This time when they went south, they wanted to plunder some more, but they couldn't even catch a hair, let alone money, food, and women. How could they accept this?

Wanyan Yinshuke said coldly: "Are you planning to disobey Commander-in-Chief's military order?"

Wanyan Zonghan's prestige has now reached its peak, and all the Jurchens under his command are obedient.

"The golden men have withdrawn!"

Seeing the golden cavalry leaving, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out from the tower.

Ruan Jiong couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then sighed: "Well, although there were no casualties, most of the food under the rule was burned down and wasted. After the implementation of the spread of land, the people finally had a good harvest, but they never thought What will happen if the autumn harvest happens again?"

The people of Hebei have suffered really hard for more than a hundred years.

There was flooding of the Yellow River inside and barbarian invasions outside. When the Liao Kingdom was in power, people would go south to clear grass valleys almost every year.

Even though the Chanyuan Alliance was signed, minor frictions still continued.

You know, in the Tang Dynasty, Hebei and Hedong were the granaries of the north, supporting Chang'an and Luoyang.

The situation that has become like this today is because of the loss of the Sixteenth State of Yanyun.

The barbarians from the north can come and leave as they please.

Tan Xingzhong looked at the golden man's leaving figure from a distance and sneered: "With the temperament of an official, I will never suffer such a boring loss. Just wait and see."

……

……

Sure enough, Wanyan Zonghan sent troops to harass Zhending Mansion, which aroused Wanyan Wu's dissatisfaction and ordered him to be held accountable.

But Wanyan Zonghan had already prepared, just two words, no food.

At the same time, he took advantage of the situation and asked the court for food.

Wanyan Wu was not stupid when begging for food. He agreed wholeheartedly, but refused to allocate food. This trick was learned from him and the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty still owed them two hundred thousand stones of food and grass. Every time they asked for it, they said they would give it to them right away, but they would not give it.

Datong, prisoner of war camp.

A group of generals including Zhongshi squatted on the ground in a circle, holding branches in their hands and gesticulating on the ground.

"General Zhe was too reckless. If he stationed troops in Qingyuan County, waited for me to arrive at Taigu, and attacked the Jin army outside Taiyuan from both sides, Wanyan Zonghan would definitely be defeated."

"Forty thousand against twenty thousand, I have the advantage. At the beginning of the battle, the outcome is still uncertain. However, Liu Guangshi escaped from the battle, causing the battle to collapse. What can I do?"

"Liu Guangshi is a mediocre person who lacks intelligence and strategy."

"..."

Life in the prisoner-of-war camp was boring, and the Jin people would not give them any courtesy. The food they ate every day was the same as pig food, as long as they didn't starve to death.

In desperation, everyone had no choice but to enjoy themselves in misery.

At this moment, a burst of footsteps came.

Master Zhong and others looked up and saw Wanyan Xiyin leading a group of personal guards walking towards this side.

Everyone threw away the branches in their hands, stood up one after another, and looked at each other with anxious expressions.

Coming closer, Wanyan Xiyin said: "Among the seed masters, Yao Gu and you two can leave."

Ok?

Master Zhong and Yao Gu were stunned, and said with wary expressions: "Are you willing to let us go?"

Wanyan Xiyin replied: "The Emperor of Qi redeemed you and others."

Emperor of Qi?

Everyone was stunned again. Even if they were to be redeemed, it would be the redemption of the Song Dynasty. Where did this Qi country come from?

However, Wanyan Xiyin had no intention of explaining. He waved his hand, and the guards behind him took the two of them away.

Watching the two people leaving, Zhe Kecun became anxious and asked hurriedly: "Where's me?"

"you?"

Wanyan Xiyin sneered: "Continue to stay here!"

After that, he turned around and left without caring about the devastated Zhe Kecun.

……

But it was said that after Zhong Shizhong and Yao Gu were taken away from the prisoner of war camp, they came to Datong City all the way.

In a mansion, he was served by a maid, took a bath, put on new clothes, and was then escorted to a carriage.

Until he got on the carriage, the cultivator had not calmed down and was still confused.

"What's going on here in Qi State?"

Hearing this, Yao Gu smiled bitterly and said, "How did I know?"

The prisoner-of-war camp is very closed, and there is no way to obtain information from the outside world. Their understanding of the outside world situation is still only a few months ago.

Master Zhong frowned and said, "Did the new emperor change his country's title?"

Yao Gu looked weak and said: "It's useless for you and me to make random guesses here. When we go back, everything will be revealed."

He had been hit by an arrow in the chest before. Fortunately, it did not damage his lungs, but he had lost a lot of blood. The conditions in the prisoner of war camp were difficult and his body was very weak.

"Too."

Master Zhong nodded and began to close his eyes and rest.

……

……

August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival.

The entire city of Tokyo was plunged into a sea of ​​celebration.

As usual, officials from various ministries and agencies take a three-day break.

But this year, there is no Xiu Muyi to say, and he is still very busy.

Without him.

Summer harvest is here!

Han Zhen was sitting in the Chui Gong Hall reviewing the memorial. When he saw the memorial sent by Zhending Mansion, his eyes lit up.

The Jin soldiers retreated, which was expected.

To his surprise, he found Ma Kuo.

Ma Kuo is still very talented and has rich diplomatic experience.

After deciding on the strategic policy of making friends far away and attacking closely, the reason why there was no action was because no suitable candidate was found.

Now that Ma Kuo has been found, it should be put on the agenda to go to the Western Regions to contact Yelu Dashi.

At the same time, news came from the Kingdom of Jin that Zhong Shizhong and Yao Gu were being escorted to Yanjing.

Han Zhen had already given instructions to the defenders on the Yanjing side in advance, handing over people with one hand and corpses with the other.

After approving the memorial in his hand, Han Zhen ordered: "Xuan Lincong comes to the palace to see you."

"Yes."

Liu Chang bowed and responded.

After a while, Xiaochong walked into the hall, cupped his hands and said, "Why did Brother Han call me?"

Currently, the only people who can talk to him like this are Xiao Chong and Monkey.

"sit."

Han Zhen greeted.

After Xiao Chong sat down, he asked: "How is the Secret Intelligence Department's rectification going?"

Xiaochong replied: "That's almost it. The structure has been set up. After the low-level spies and hundreds and thousands of households went through the scout camp, their intelligence compilation capabilities have also been significantly improved."

Han Zhen nodded and ordered: "Lu Tian is in charge of domestic intelligence. You don't need to worry about it. The spies under him can disperse."

Hearing this, Xiaochong said seriously: "Which side should we focus on specifically?"

Han Zhen said: "The Kingdom of Jin is the main one, followed by Zhao and Song, Xixia again, and Dali last."

"I understand."

Xiaochong nodded solemnly, stood up and said, "Brother Han, if there is nothing else to do, I will leave first."

"and many more."

Han Zhen pressed down his right hand and asked, "I heard that you have been running to Fanlou very frequently recently. Are you looking for that Su Qianqian every day?"

"hey-hey."

Xiao Chong chuckled and scratched his head in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Han Zhen scolded: "You are so silly, you are already a grown-up, and it is normal to have such thoughts. If you really like it, then marry him home, get married and have children. Then I will go and tell Lu Tian, ​​what is it like to run to Fanlou all day long?" Sample?"

Xiaochong stuttered and said: "This...there is no need to trouble Brother Han, I know it myself."

Han Zhen waved his hand: "You have no future, get out."

"Second Brother Han, I'm leaving first."

The little bug seemed to be running away.

(End of this chapter)