Song Gexing

Chapter 65 Ambush and Kill
Zhao Fang did overestimate himself. The first time he saw a murderer, he still killed 17 people in a row. If he hadn't been desperate to save face, he would have vomited on the spot.

She still had to hold back and pretend to be calm, but after getting into the carriage, she could no longer hold back. Yan Qing smiled and watched him vomit, and at the same time, the four beauties rolled their eyes.

Lu Huayu was a little better, but 14-year-old Zhao Paner and 11-year-old Han Xue were in terrible condition. Their faces were as white as snow and they looked like they had vomited quite a lot.

16-year-old Li Yuhu slumped on the soft seat helplessly. When he saw Zhao Fang vomiting, he rolled his eyes and spat softly: "The king is not a good person. He even asked people to come to see this when he couldn't even say it."

With the four beauties in front of them, Zhao Fang refused to admit defeat. He immediately raised his head and said proudly: "Who vomited? I was just retching."

With a "Pfft" sound, Lu Huayu covered her mouth and chuckled, making him laugh so hard that he quickly changed the subject and said, "Oh, by the way, mother-in-law, I heard Li Gongfeng say yesterday that Xixia is very lively."

"It's so exciting, isn't it because of a sudden change in the sky that caught the Khitan people off guard? He, Li Yuanhao, had the nerve to offer prisoners to the officials, not because he wanted to get a reward."

Yan Qing curled his lips indifferently, but Han Xue and the others didn't know what was going on outside, so they asked curiously.

Zhao Fang was proud now, and talked about the Liaoxia war at the end of last year. The history has not changed here.

In October of the fourth year of Qingli, Li Yuanhao's concubine, the former Princess Xingping of the Liao Kingdom, died of depression. The Liao Kingdom was furious and launched troops to attack Xixia.

Li Yuanhao was defeated in consecutive battles and prayed for peace talks, but suddenly the weather changed drastically and flying sand and rocks caused chaos to the Liao army.

When Li Yuanhao saw a rare opportunity, he immediately turned his back and counterattacked. After winning a great victory, he sued for peace with the Liao Kingdom. However, he did not want to return the people he captured to the Liao Kingdom, and wrote to the Song Dynasty to offer them as prisoners.

He makes sense. After the Qingli peace talks, Xixia gave up its national title and still professed its vassalage to the Song Dynasty, claiming to be the Lord of Xixia instead of the emperor.

In fact, the emperor's behavior was still the same internally. Even Song envoys going to Xixia were prohibited from entering the Xingqing Mansion, because when they arrived, Li Yuanhao had to receive the imperial edict with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister.

Outside the capital of Xixia, Li Yuanhao didn't have to show up himself. He sent ministers to receive orders and it didn't matter if he knelt down.

But since he is a minister of the Song Dynasty, it makes sense to offer prisoners to the Song Dynasty. If the Liao Kingdom wants prisoners, go to the Song Dynasty and ask for them. He will not only be rewarded by the Song Dynasty, but also disgust the Liao Kingdom.

As for the Song Dynasty, which lost money and food and had to return people to the Liao Kingdom, who made the Song Dynasty afraid of the Liao Kingdom going to war?

After Zhao Fang finished speaking, the four women were immediately indignant and cursed the Xixia people for being shameless, but no one said why the Song Dynasty was afraid of a war with the Liao Kingdom.

Zhao Fang felt something was wrong when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "Don't you think we are too cowardly? Xixia dares to go to war with Liao, but none of us dare?"

Upon hearing this, Han Xue immediately retorted: "Even if we win, there will be many wives scattered, bones by the river, and people in the boudoir's dream. The king cannot think about fighting."

"But if we are not tough, they will bully us?"

"That's better than having countless casualties just to save face."

Han Xue looked at him with strange eyes, opened and closed her mouth but stopped talking. Zhao Fang was waiting for her next sentence, but suddenly stopped talking, which was a bit strange.

Staring at her for a while, she suddenly understood what she meant, and immediately retorted: "I will also go to the battlefield in a real war. Xue'er won't think that I will hide behind and talk, tell you that I am a man."

"Who said you should go to the battlefield!"

Han Xue was anxious, and Zhao Fang asked in confusion: "Don't you mean that war causes casualties to soldiers, but superiors like me don't need to worry about their own safety at all, and don't care about fighting?"

"That's what I mean, but you are not allowed to fight."

Han Xue, whose thoughts were exposed, could not refute and could only lie. She glared at him fiercely and took advantage of the girl's advantage to be unreasonable.

Zhao Pan'er looked at his big eyes and stared at his small ones, and smiled: "You two! What you said makes sense. If you are willing to fight, you will die, and if you forget to fight, you will be in danger. It's just a matter of how to grasp the balance between them."

"Hey! Sister Pan'er has also read "Sima Fa"?"

Zhao Fang turned around and asked curiously. Han Xue curled her lips and said, "She studies with the king every day. There are a lot of military books in your study. What's so strange about reading "Sima Law"?"

Zhao Fang was right. The most famous military book in later generations was "Sun Tzu's Art of War", but the military book that was required for the martial arts examination in the Song Dynasty was "Sima Fa", so this book is what military commanders must memorize.At this time, Li Yuhu also calmed down and joined the chat after hearing this. The topic began to change, and the car suddenly became lively.

"careful!"

"How brave!"

"There are assassins!"

Suddenly, Yan Qing gave a light drink and pushed Zhao Fang out of his seat. Several loud shouts were heard outside, followed by the sound of breaking the air.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

The sharp sound of the arrow tearing through the air ripped through the air. Zhao Fang was shocked and immediately calmed down: "Everyone get down! Get under the seats."

As he spoke, he pulled Zhao Pan'er and Han Xue one by one, pressing down their bodies. Then he pulled Lu Huayu and Li Yuhu, while he took out the long flute from his waist and concentrated on the formation.

"Is Your Majesty alright?"

Yan Qing didn't even look at the others, only paying attention to Zhao Fang and asked.

Zhao Fang nodded slightly: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, I modified the carriage. Unless you use a three-stone bow, you can't shoot through it."

As soon as the words fell, there was a scream of "咻", and the expressions of the two people changed greatly. "Fang Zi Crossbow!"

Soon after, Yan Qing grabbed Zhao Fang, kicked off the carriage roof, and a spear-like crossbow bolt passed through his feet.

There was a "bang" sound as the carriage exploded and was about to collapse. Yan Qing let go of Zhao Fang and rushed towards an attic on the upper left with a sharp roar like a big bird.

Zhao Fang didn't care about anything else and jumped into the carriage. When he saw the mess, blood oozed from the four girls, he was so frightened that he hurriedly called someone.

"Your Majesty, we are fine, just a little superficial injury."

Only then did Zhao Fang calm down. After careful inspection, he found that they were all stabbed by exploding sawdust and were still alive.

"Get out of the car!"

Kicking open the already dilapidated carriage, Zhao Fang's face was as sinking as water, with flames dancing in his eyes. This was the first time he faced a life-or-death situation.

"Your Majesty, leave us alone and leave quickly!"

The four girls shouted, although they were frightened, they did not forget their duties.

Zhao Fang shouted without turning his head: "Shut up! It's not that easy to kill me."

Seeing him coming out, the four Zhe Jizus hurriedly gathered around to protect the surroundings. Outside, the soldiers and horses of the Imperial City Division and the Tianwu Army officers surrounded him layer by layer.

Fortunately, we brought the Tianwu Army with us today. These people were wearing armor and carrying shields. The casualties were not large, but seven people died at the scene and dozens were injured, all from arrows.

"Your Majesty, there are hundreds of people coming, all armed with bows and crossbows. They are ambushing the houses on both sides of the street. They have already surrendered."

Zhong E whispered, and Zhao Fang nodded to express his understanding. In fact, it goes without saying that he also knew that the two sides were fighting. The sound of weapons clashing from both sides said it all.

But he didn't expect so many people to come. In Bianjing City, it was easy to gather hundreds of people, but it was difficult to gather hundreds of crossbows.

This is not the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. The imperial court's control over crossbows is still in place. Even a military family like the Cao family would hardly have so many crossbows in Tokyo.

(End of this chapter)