Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 120 The Liao people are also going to be generous

"This time my commander sent troops to the desert, he suffered heavy casualties. He failed to do his best. I hope that the Grand Master will send reinforcements as soon as possible."

Liu Ling's letter was full of lamentations. After reading it, Tong Guan's eyes suddenly flashed with joy.

Facing the bureaucrats below, Master Tong put down the letter and sighed: "Liu Ling, the governor of the Zhenyuan Army, wrote to me, saying that he wants our army to hold on to the territory and not send troops to support him. He will lead his army to defend Liu Shuai. To actually do this for the country, you are so loyal."

"Since Commander Liu has said so, in my opinion, it is better not to send troops without authorization."

The generals below clearly showed dissatisfaction, but no one dared to speak. Tong Guan nodded slightly and said: "However, our army cannot remain silent after all, so we also ask General Yao to lead two thousand troops to the west. If Fuzhou is defeated , you, don’t come back.”

These words were meant to appease the morale of the military. After all, if the troops were to stand still, it would inevitably become a reason for criticism in the court.

Tong Guan casually clicked on a resentful one. Yao Pingzhong was stunned for a moment. He heard that there were thirty or forty thousand Xia troops on the border. Tong Guan only gave him two thousand men. How could he fight?
  Facing Tong Guan's gaze, Yao Pingzhong had no choice but to stand up and accept the order, then turned and left.

Tong Guan smiled and said, "Go on and play music."

Liu Yanqing was even more arrogant. The envoys of the Zhenyuan Army asked to see him four times, but were blocked by the soldiers at the door. He had no choice but to "kneel outside the camp, look at the banners of the Song Army and cry bitterly, and then ride away on horseback."

The above are two things that happened at the end of November.

From the perspective of the Song people, Liu Ling led his army into Xixia this time, forced the Xia people to re-establish the alliance with the Queen Mother, and strangled Helan with his martial arts to the extreme, but he was definitely too weak to fight again.

Leading his trusted troops to the death, escaping from narrow escapes and seeking victory through danger, how could anyone lead an army like this?
  Just block him.

On the Fuzhou side, because Qu Duan ordered the archers to fire arrows and wounded Xia Lord Li Qianshun, the Xia army's siege offensive immediately eased a lot. Once the siege was resolved, a lot of news could be passed in, so they also knew what was going on at the rear.

For the first time, Zhe Keqiu yelled at Liu Yanqing at Qu Duan and other generals, and loosened the soil for Liu Yanqing's family and ancestral graves, but he did not dare to greet Tong Guan.

It's all the Qiu Ba in the army who are killing the Han, who can have a better temper?

What's more, the Western Army is the most capable of fighting in the Song Dynasty, and there is still some spirit from top to bottom. After Zhe Keqiu finished scolding, a civil servant came in and sent a letter, saying that the envoy of the Zhenyuan Army had just shot on the top of the city. letter.

Zhe Keqiu pulled out the arrow and slowly unfolded the letter. After reading for a while, he frowned. The generals knew that the Zhenyuan Army was the only reinforcement they could count on. A captain couldn't help but said in disappointment: "Is it the Zhenyuan Army?" Can’t support it either?”

"Zhenyuan Army Commander Liu Ling is worried that Lord Xia is pretending to be seriously injured, but in fact he is secretly waiting for the opportunity to ambush the reinforcements or attack the city, so he will not come to help immediately."

Zhe Keqiu replied.

The generals were horrified, but most of them began to scold Liu Ling for making excuses. Only Qu Duan looked at the letter thoughtfully.

He wanted to see what the Zhenyuan Army commander said in the letter.

"But no matter what, you and I have been fighting for a long time. We have done enough for the country and the court." Zhe Keqiu stood up and said coldly: "I will wait for this day, and Fuzhou will But if you keep it for a day, don't teach future generations to see from the history of history that it was because we lost the city that the Xia people invaded the border area."

"You can fight to the death on the city wall, and so can I!"

The generals came with a bang, and then they retired and left. Only Qu Duan stood there and did not move.

"What are you going to do?"

When Zhe Keqiu sat down, he was still angry with Liu Yanqing, bastard, and subconsciously spoke an authentic Shaanxi dialect.

Qu Duan sounded friendly and couldn't help but laugh: "You don't hold back now."

"Damn it, they're all going to die here soon, do it."

Zhe Keqiu cursed, noticed that Qu Duan's eyes were on the letter, and pushed the letter out casually.

"You can watch it if you want. There aren't so many rules now."

Qu Duan took the letter and read it for a while, then suddenly frowned and said, "Liu Ling asked me to defend the city. He also agreed that before the end of next month, if there is no movement from the Xia people, he will definitely send troops."

"That's no problem. Liu Lingyan started her career and is cautious by nature."

"Then where did he get the money and food supplies for the past two months?" "Didn't the letter from Liu Ling say that he had made an oath to the Queen Mother Yelu of the Xia people? I think the money and food should be provided by the Xia people."

Zhe Keqiu frowned as he spoke, and took the letter back and read it carefully.

Something is wrong. Since all the Xia people in the country have sworn an alliance with Liu Ling, the former is tantamount to breaking up with the Xia Lord. So whether there is fraud or not, the Xia Lord is actually on the verge of extreme danger - their food road a few months ago It was cut off, and with the second batch of troops coming from home to be hostile to it, the collapse of military morale was inevitable.

The momentum of the Xia people's siege on the city is getting more and more crazy. In fact, there are also reasons for this.

If Liu Ling found a way to join forces with the soldiers and horses in Fuzhou to march together at this time, it would be extremely possible to defeat the Xia army head-on.

Zhe Keqiu thought for a while and asked, "Is he trying to conserve his troops?"

This is understandable. Zhe Keqiu couldn't help but think from Liu Ling's point of view. After all, he had done enough for the Song Dynasty, but Tong Guan, an old dog, was still playing tricks with him at this time. Not a single soldier was sent.

Liu Ling, is it possible that he is feeling chilled?
  Qu Duan laughed and replied: "Our Marshal Liu has always dared to use his soldiers and horses in exchange for benefits. This man's ability to support war through war is the only one I have ever seen in my life. How could he not dare to fight?"

"That"

"Shuai Liu has the entire Xia Kingdom behind him. It is impossible that he does not have enough troops. Now that he is unable to advance, there is only one possibility, and that is that he wants the Xia Lord's troops."

Qu Duan chuckled,
  "They are greedy enough and have a big appetite. No wonder they are the heroes who have taken advantage of the situation in Yan. Their scheming and ambition really make the general admire them!"

Zhe Keqiu was stunned when he heard it. When he came to his senses, he gave the song a hint.

"Why did you hit me?"

"If Liu Ling just wants to wait for Lord Xia's army to collapse and he reaps the benefits, doesn't that mean that our prefecture will continue to be surrounded and attacked?"

"This seems to be the case."

Three hundred Zhenyuan Army cavalry galloped to the outside of Xia Army's camp. The other party had already sent out cavalry to prepare for the battle.

This time the Xixia cavalry was different from the previous soldiers in Shenwu County of Wuzhou and the Xia Kingdom. These Xia cavalry were wearing iron armor, with sophisticated weapons in their hands, and were in neat formations. They were already in a charging posture.

Three hundred Zhenyuan Army cavalry ran to a slightly closer distance and suddenly began to slow down. Then each cavalry opened their bows and fired arrows. There were letters tied to the arrows, which briefly wrote about things in Xia Kingdom in Dangxiang dialect.

At the same time, the cavalrymen all knew party language, and shouted at the Xia army for a while, and finally shouted: "The Queen Mother of Xia has decreed that Xia Lord Li Qianshun has rebelled, and a large army has been sent to the country to conquer, and it will arrive today!

The Lord of Xia is about to die. If you return quickly and surrender, our Lord can reward you generously without losing your official rank, money and food! "

There was a hail of arrows and a shout before the formation. Regardless of whether Li Qianshun was pretending to be seriously injured and waiting for a night attack, or if he wanted to surround the area for reinforcements, Liu Ling had already put a pot of shit on his head.

Due to lack of food and the inability to attack the city for several days, most of the soldiers finally knew that Lord Xia had indeed been shot with a cold arrow and fell to the ground seriously injured.

The morale of the army was in turmoil.

If Master Xia pretended to be seriously injured, he would definitely not let too many people know that he was actually fine during this period, so he could only come out to prove that he was fine at this time.

If he is really seriously injured
  "Report!"

"Report."

Mrs. Cao knelt down in front of Liu Ling and served tea. Liu Ling took the cup and Mrs. Cao meekly lowered her head.

When Han Shizhong saw this scene, he felt deeply that the commander still knew how to play, and said in a deep voice:

"Liao general Yelu Dashi privately sent an envoy to ask for an audience, saying that he had confidential matters and it would definitely be of benefit to the commander-in-chief.

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(End of this chapter)