Northern Song Dynasty: It’s a showdown, who said I, Zhao Zhen, don’t have a son?

Chapter 145: Sending a piece of food almost makes people fall off their feet
Outside Qinzhou City, you can gradually see many times more soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty than before, all the way to Kunlun Pass.

Now the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty are entering Jiaozhi, just to prevent Jiaozhi from biting back again, and to control it more tightly.

As for whether to include it in the territory of the Song Dynasty, it depends on the wishes of the officials.

It is naturally a good thing to be included. Since the Sixteenth State of Yanyun was ceded to the Khitan a hundred years ago, the territory of the Song Dynasty has been shrinking. Now that a new territory is included, it is a feat that can boost the morale of the people.

The destruction of Jiaozhi had a great impact, not ordinary. Han Qi wrote about Zhao He's military exploits as the most important thing, but Zhao He didn't know this at the moment.

When they arrived at Kunlun Pass, the mountain to the north was Snow Lang Mountain. Everyone was stopped by soldiers called by Han Qi to monitor Snow Lang Mountain.

One of them, who had followed the army to the imperial city, recognized Zhao He and immediately stepped forward, clasping his fists and saying, "It turns out to be Staff Officer Zhao, please be polite."

Zhao He smiled and returned the greeting with his hands raised: "I wonder what you guys are doing?"

The young general smiled and said: "Xuelang Mountain is located at the border between the two countries. Now that the Kunlun Pass has been breached, General Han is afraid that these bandits will come out and cause trouble, so he asked me to wait for the guards to take precautions."

"Commander Zhao, is this route going to Snow Wolf Mountain?"

Zhao He nodded: "There are some things to deal with, you are busy with your business."

"Do you need to send a few people to accompany you? The bandits inside are nothing, but if you bump into Staff Officer Zhao, you will be punished by death."

"No need, my accompanying personnel can handle these matters. The general is doing his duty faithfully. I will say a few kind words to General Han afterwards..."

Then the switch was relieved. Although the road was a little difficult, it was still no problem for the horses.

But from that moment on, Lu Zhi's eyes became a little strange.

I don't know whether it was vigilance or surprise, but Zhao He felt furious when he saw that look.

"Miss Lu, if you have something to say, just say it, don't stare at me like that, okay?"

"Then the people in Qinzhou say you are the military advisor?"

Zhao He waved his hand: "It's just a false name, I didn't do anything, why should I be so worried about it?"

Lu Zhi received Zhao He's affirmative answer. At the moment, she was calm on the outside but surprised in her heart.

Compared with the Song Dynasty, Jiaozhi's national power was indeed weaker, but it was really unexpected that it captured Jiaozhi in three days and is now taking over.

And the person in front of me seems to have contributed a lot...

He was never a serious person in normal life, so how did he do it?
"Are you worried that I have contact with the government?"

Lu Zhi was stunned for a moment. She had not thought of this just now, but since Zhao He said so, she followed the trend and said: "The government and Xuelang Mountain are incompatible with each other. They have been cleared countless times, but the terrain of Xuelang Mountain is complicated and it is difficult for them to do so." Take action."

"You shouldn't be."

The words came to his lips, but he still didn't ask. If Zhao He really wanted to deal with Snow Lang Mountain, he would just tell Han Qi and rely on his current reputation and achievements to wipe out Snow Lang Mountain casually.

Zhao He said with a smile: "General Han was too lazy to take care of Snow Lang Mountain after he took office. One of the reasons is that the terrain is complicated. What's more, the bandits on Snow Lang Mountain are very strange. They always think about fighting among themselves and robbing families. Do less.”

"The town that was bombed before was not so heavily infested by bandits before the Qinzhou troops were deployed, not to mention that after the deployment, few bandits dared to come down, so I'm wondering how you guys survived. "

Lu Zhi's eyes were a little gloomy: "Originally, I was eating tolls from the main transportation road. After I came back, it was robbed by other cottages. With my current strength, I can't get it back, so I have to find another way to make a living."

"A group of people on the mountain broke up with Qingmuzhai and went down the mountain. They were all killed by the bomb that day. I followed them and planned to go. But I was saved by you later."

"Including this time, you have helped me three times. I will agree to your three requests. I can help you at any time as long as you need it."

Lu Zhi's eyes became firm again and she stared at Zhao He. The latter also looked at her with calm eyes. The two looked at each other for a moment.

"Let's talk about it when we get there. How far is it?" Lu Zhi looked at the road: "About three miles."

In Qingmuzhai, people ask about Lu Zhi almost every day.

I heard that the town at the foot of the mountain was bombed by the Song Army, and many people died, all of whom were from Qingmuzhai. Lu Zhi also went there at that time.

Those dead people were gathered and burned by the Song army. They didn't know who the specific people were, and they didn't dare to go down to investigate. Then there was a war. The Song Dynasty seemed to have won, and the Shenglong Mansion in Jiaozhi was burned. All People surrender.

But these have nothing to do with them. They are just bandits and do not belong to any group in Jiaozhi and Song Dynasty. Even the two countries hate them.

But Lu Zhi didn't come back, and their leader didn't come back. Life or death was uncertain. If he died, Qingmuzhai would be destroyed. The remaining people would not have the strength to compete with other villages for territory, and the trade routes were destroyed because of the Song Dynasty. After taking Jiaozhi, it will definitely be gone in the future. Those people will also have no financial resources, and they will probably attack Qingmuzhai.

They can't bear it, and their hearts are also fluctuating. Not only will the village be destroyed, but they will also die.

For them, it is already very difficult to survive now. Bandits, who are they? They are just some who have lost their household registration, have been wronged, and have been cheated by the landlords and wealthy people. They cannot live in the fields and they will be killed. , if there is a way to survive, no one will go up the mountain to become a bandit and follow the boss...

Fang Houren can only say to arrange things in the village as much as possible. Now that most of the people are gone, there is not much food left, so they can only live frugally. After eating this little food, they will starve to death.

The old man would sit at the entrance of the village every day, looking at the intersection, hoping to see that familiar shadow.

For him and even the entire Qingmuzhai, Lu Zhi was the only hope.

In sight, a carriage was slowly approaching.

The road was difficult to walk. A young man stepped on the grain, whipped the horse, and muttered something like "work harder, brother," and someone seemed to be pushing the cart behind.

The whole face of the old horse was ferocious. This thing is terrible. He walked half a mile on a steep slope of nearly [-] degrees. Fortunately, there were two extremely strong people pushing him, otherwise the old horse felt that he would have to stop here today.

"If you slip away today, I will kill you for meat. If you go up, I will go back and find you two young mares..."

Zhao He didn't care whether the horse could understand or not, he just shouted, and then he saw an old man not far away, dressed in ragged clothes.

"Old man, are you Qingmuzhai? Come and help us."

Fang Houren was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the road behind the carriage. He was overjoyed and called someone immediately.

"Lu Zhi is back, everyone come here and help!"

With an order, the entire village people rushed over, including old men, a few women, and a few short children.

Everyone was excited to see that the boss of their family was back.

The old horse felt relieved and finally came up.

Zhou Fei and Lu Zhi were also sweating profusely at this time.

"Damn, pushing this car is going to kill you!"

Zhao He jumped down from the grain pile, and then praised: "Thanks to Brother Zhou this time, otherwise I would have to move it bag by bag. When I return to Bianjing, I will take you to Chunming Tower!"

"That's okay."

Seventy or eighty people gathered around this grain truck, but the atmosphere was as silent as death. Everyone was staring at the two strangers Zhao He and Zhou Fei.

Zhao He turned around and looked at the people in front of him. They were almost all wearing loose, unfitting clothes. No one had a normal complexion. They were all sallow and thin. The child's condition was better, but not much better.

bandit……

(End of this chapter)