Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 256 Song people
Qu Duan captured Fuzhou on one side, and Li Liangfu on the other side began to lead the Lulong Army to attack Linzhou according to the plan. The important thing about these two prefectures protruding from Hedong is that they are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Once the large number of fortress systems are ignored, they will soon be destroyed. become a scourge.

When attacking Fuzhou, Qu Duan led the Anxi Army to storm the city, and Liu Ling also led his elite Zhenbei Army behind to suppress the formation. Both armies were present, so they captured Fuzhou City in less than a day. Within two days after the city was broken, Liu Ling's envoys went to the rest of Fuzhou to spread the word.

But something unexpected happened in Linzhou.

"Who is the guard of Linzhou?"

"This man's name is Sun Ling. He knows the military affairs of Linzhou. He is just a temporary official."

Liu Ling was silent for a moment and asked in a cold voice: "A temporarily appointed official? Li Liangfu has been with me for three years as a general in the army. His Lulong army is the elite of our Han army. Why does he have the nerve to send someone back to report? Can't beat it?
There is a Sun Ling in Linzhou City, so it can't be defeated. Does that mean there is a Sun Ling in the military strongholds in other cities and towns in Linzhou? "

The envoy bowed and did not dare to speak. Liu Ling stood up. The other generals and civil servants in the tent lowered their heads silently. They heard the King of Han's order: "Send an order for the Zhenbei Army to break camp and march to Linzhou."

"The Anxi army can capture Fuzhou City in just one day. Li Liangfu is not short of soldiers, money, food and armor. He has the best. Why can't he capture it?" Liu Ling raised his finger and raised his voice. He said: "I'll give him three more days. If he can't capture Linzhou City, he will be dismissed as commander in accordance with military orders!"

The civil servants and generals in the tent immediately bowed to him and saluted him.

"Here!"

"Then they always have another option, which is to die."

Liu Ling stretched out his hand to signal, and Kang Gongbi immediately knelt down in the carriage and whispered: "This time the troops are dispatched, the commanders are Li Liangfu, Liang Zhe, Qu Duan, and Yelu Dashi. In addition, there is also the Xia general Li Heda. Among them, Li Liangfu and Liang Zhe , Li Heda, all three of them are Xia generals."

Of the five armies, three of them were apparently from the Xia people. However, during the military meeting in the morning, the King of Han directly said in public that he would take away the commander-in-chief of one of the armies. After thinking about this, Kang Gongbi felt that it was dangerous. .

Liu Ling interrupted him and said directly: "Li Heda was originally from the Liao Dynasty. Liang Zhe and Li Liangfu have followed me a few years ago. The three of them have betrayed me. Now that the Xia Kingdom has declined and the attack on the Song Dynasty is imminent, Who else could they vote for?”

The army set out to Lin and Fuzhou, but it was already far away from Yunzhong. The supply line was too long. In addition, both the Xia and Song Dynasties were recently conquered, and people's hearts were unpredictable. Therefore, it was inevitable to change commanders at this time.
"Bodie." Liu Ling knocked on the table and said calmly: "You used to be in charge of different affairs from Han Gongmei. Han Gongmei took care of military affairs for the orphans, but you have always been in charge of grain logistics. It's good that you can think of this. , but I tell you, there is no need to be so scrupulous."

"Ah."

"Half a month ago, Xueshi Kang had a quarrel with Li Liangfu about money and food matters in the army, but there was no difference in the follow-up. In addition, there has been a lot of military affairs recently, so it was not written in the document and submitted."

The carriage is very spacious, but it is filled with all kinds of files and documents, so when you sit in it and work, you still feel cramped and cramped. The air with the strong smell of ink is disgusting. Liu Ling sat in silence for a long time, Kang Gongbi said When I boarded the car to ask for an audience, I almost couldn't find King Han among the pile of case files.

After he left, Liu Ling asked someone to call a civil servant and asked casually: "How has Xuesheng Kang been doing things in the army recently?"

"Your Majesty, I want to talk about Li Liangfu."

Liu Ling raised his head and glanced at him.

Liu Ling leaned on the cushion and yawned. Seeing that Kang Gongbi was stunned by these words, he said casually: "The founding of the Han Dynasty did not rely on conspiracy and tricks. He led his soldiers to personally measure the Han's every step. An inch of territory. Opposition?”

After the military meeting in the morning, the Zhenbei Army began to move out of camp on a large scale. According to the result of the discussion, Qu Duan sent a partial general and three military officials to stay, and there were also 3,000 garrison troops. The rest of the affairs remained as usual. It was handled by Zhe Keqiu, but several of his tribesmen were taken into the army as hostages.

"What's the matter?"

Liu Ling nodded slightly and waved his hand to the clerk, who then respectfully resigned.

He rubbed his brows. There were a lot of staff and civil servants in the army, but those who could really come up with the overall responsibility to help him had to have both ability and loyalty. Han Fang was left in Yanjing by him to take charge. If Kang Gongbi had not been used, If so, then you can only use time to establish love.

"That being said, Your Majesty must be on guard."

"What is his relationship with other people in the army? For example, the generals of each army."

The civil servant thought for a while and replied: "It is too conservative to be independent in most matters."

He laughed, while Kang Gongbi looked confused, so he had to report some miscellaneous matters along the way, leaving the topic vague.

"But what if they"

The skill of this old guy Shi Liai is actually better than that of Han Fang. Even if Liu Ling didn't trust this guy before, with the founding of the Han Dynasty, Shi Liai can be used normally.

It's just that Shi Liai is too old. It's not easy for him to follow Liu Ling all the way to Hedong. Except for some military affairs that require his advice, Liu Ling doesn't even dare to assign him too many tasks.

Furthermore.
Liu Ling didn't feel disgusted that Kang Gongbi dared to stumbling on others without warning. Compared with making small moves with each other in private, the most worrying thing was that the people below him were all monolithic.

It's just that this kind of thing must have a certain degree.

Kang Gongbi did not go too far this time, so Liu Ling was not prepared to give an additional warning. In addition, Li Liangfu did go a little too far.

The walls of Linzhou City are covered with scorched marks. There are not many people who can stand on the top of the city, but they are still defending the city with all their strength. Pieces of wood and rolling stones have been pushed down from the top of the city.

With a loud bang, everyone on the battlefield involuntarily turned their eyes over, just in time to see a huge battering ram being completely smashed by a boulder. The auxiliary soldiers pushing the wheels on both sides didn't even have time to scream. When he came out, his head was smashed by broken wood and rocks.

"Before dusk, capture this city!"

Li Liangfu slapped his hand on the desk and roared at the generals in front of him: "The attack on Fu and Linzhou is the first battle in Guanzhong. Even a small town can hinder our army for several days. What are you doing?" Food, is the king’s food and salary distributed to the dogs?”

"attack!"

He ordered: "The number of casualties can only be seen after the war. For the soldiers who died in the war, I can personally go door to door to deliver pensions and kowtow to their families, but now, you are either standing in the city." Head, or die at the top of the city!"

Within half an hour, a fierce tug-of-war broke out again inside and outside the city wall. The Han army once captured Wengcheng and the outer city, but there were more than 4,000 defenders in Linzhou City. In addition, Linzhou garrison Sun Ling learned of some abnormalities from the sentry in advance, and then judged that it was most likely Xia. The Chinese or Han army attacked, and they finally made preparations in advance.

There were many defenders in the city, and all kinds of defense equipment were prepared in advance. Sun Ling issued a reward before the battle, and told the soldiers and civilians in the city that after the city was broken, everyone would be plundered and massacred by the Han army. Therefore, the soldiers and civilians were furious. He tried his best to defend the city wall and drove back the Han army several times.

The offensive was once again pushed back, but this time they managed to capture a city wall. The Song people used crossbows to shoot arrows at the wall randomly, causing considerable casualties to the Han army.

Sun Ling stood in the crowd. He was short, with a thin face, and his face was covered with dust. When he bared his teeth, he was reminiscent of a vicious monkey.

Several arrows had been inserted into the red armor on his body, and one of the arrow wounds fell on his calf, which was barely bandaged. The white cloth was stained with blood, and the sweat and blood mixed together, giving off a disgusting smell. .

Half an hour ago, Sun Ling wanted to stand at the top of the city to boost morale, but the Han people reacted quickly. As soon as they found out that he was standing at the top of the city, they mobilized the army's sharp archers to keep firing cold arrows at him. Fortunately, Sun Ling was wearing a well-fitting jacket. A, was hit by several arrows, and in the end only his leg was injured.

"Mr. Sun, the bandits have entered the city!"

A soldier ran over, crawling on the ground, with a cry in his voice. Most of them stood on the top of the city and dared to fight the Han army back and forth. But as the city wall finally fell, many people also had thoughts of opposition in their minds. The fear of the Han people.

Fuzhou and Linzhou have always been the "frontline areas" against the Xia people, and the Xia people have always been a serious concern for the locals. Even if the Han army sent troops this time to isolate the news as much as possible and launch a surprise attack, none of the locals knew about the Xia people. Was the person beaten into submission by the Han army?
From the lord of Xia to the princes and prime ministers of Xia, to the current situation where Xia is completely torn apart, it was all at the hands of the Han army.

The Xia people were all killed by the Han army until they were completely torn apart, and the Han people had long been demonized in the local area.

Sun Ling knew very well the aura of despair permeating the city, and there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes as he looked in the direction of the city wall.

When they were defending the city, many people still had the guts to shoot arrows at the Han army. The Han army suffered a lot of casualties at that time. Sun Ling still remembered that he commanded more than a dozen soldiers at the top of the city to pour kerosene on the Han people's ladders. Then he watched dozens of Han soldiers howl like monkeys in the fire.

They are humans too, what should they be afraid of?

By the time Sun Ling came to his senses, the more than 400 remnant soldiers gathered around him had already dispersed, leaving more than 100 people around him. Although they had not left yet, many people's faces were full of fear.

The city wall was lost, but to them, it was like the door of the sheepfold was broken, and the wolves poked their claws in from the outside, greedily sniffing the scent of their fear.

"Mr. Sun, let's retreat."

The civil servant next to him said in a trembling voice. He was wearing a simple leather armor loosely on his body and holding a spear in both hands.

Sun Ling pulled out the knife. He lowered his head to look at the arrow wound on his calf, and then stretched out his hand to tighten the bandage. The sharp pain that instantly caused him to curse, and then shouted to the people around him:

"Linzhou is the territory of the Song Dynasty. The Xia people who have come out of nowhere have not been able to attack here for many years! Our fathers and ancestors have been guarding here all their lives. Now, the Yan thieves have entered the city."

Sun Ling looked at the crowd, and then looked at the soldiers in black armor who were constantly emerging on the wall not far away. The sun was setting on the horizon, and countless black armors were surging. Under the light of the setting sun, they were like the waves of the black sea. They were slowly gaining momentum, preparing to Crush the last defenders in the city at once.

Sun Ling pushed away the clerk, held the knife, and limped up to the crowd. He leaned over and picked up a broken flag from the ground. He smoothed the scarlet flag and looked at the Chinese character Song on it. He gritted his teeth and shouted word by word:

"My family has grown up in Hedong for generations. This is my hometown. I will not retreat!"

Song flags were raised in the air.

"I am an official of the Song Dynasty, and I will not retreat!"

More than a hundred soldiers gritted their teeth and followed the chief officer, and the thin civil servants also roared. Sun Ling did not lead them to rush forward because the Han army had already rushed down the city.

The city wall fell, the barbican city fell, and the outer city fell!
The city gate also burst open at this time, sawdust flying everywhere, and the last few Da Songxiang soldiers who stayed at the city gate were ordered to light the kerosene arranged inside the city gate.

The fire immediately covered a large area at the city gate, but the momentum of the Han army's charge only stalled. Then, a black horse came out through the fire. Li Liangfu rode out, and his heavy armor was also ignited by the fire. He reached out to dust it off. Flame shouted: "Jinba camp, fight to the death!"

The commander-in-chief of the first army personally led his own barracks to attack the city gate. Li Liangfu didn't know that the Fuzhou side had been captured, but he knew that being blocked in front of a small city for several days in a row would definitely make the King of Han dissatisfied.

The guards' camp filed in from behind him, and the clash of armor and weapons sounded everywhere. The Song people's last hastily formed defense line was completely torn apart. Fire burned from the city gate to the city. Li Liangfu rode his horse forward. Okay, I saw dozens of Song troops surrounded by my personal army camp.

He saw that almost all of the Song soldiers were injured, but at this time no one took the initiative to put down their weapons and surrender.

Li Liangfu was not surprised by this. The Song army was not without soldiers who could fight, but they themselves did not know and cherish them.

He stood on horseback in the distance, looking at the Song soldiers who were completely surrounded. Li Liangfu immediately shouted loudly: "Fire arrows!"

Sun Ling let out an angry roar. The last thing he saw before his death was the Han army starting to pick up their bows and arrows. After a moment, the corpses filled with arrows rushed forward a few steps with inertia, and then fell to the ground. Behind them Bodies fell on the ground, with a pool of warm blood flowing from underneath them.

The flag was pressed down by the corpse, and bright red blood slowly dyed the flag. When a soldier reached out to pick up the flag, streams of blood and muddy water flowed from the word "Song" on the flag.

Li Liangfu stared at Song Qi, his eyes dazed for a moment. When the soldiers asked him how to dispose of the corpses, he looked at the firelight that could be seen everywhere in the city, then looked at the corpses on the ground, and said lightly:

"Let's bury him."

The breeze blew slowly, and the sound of horse hooves came from the official road. The defenders outside the gate of Bianjing had a serious look in their eyes, and walked over to stop Lai while cursing.

The cavalrymen were on horseback, eager to deliver the message, and cursed at the soldiers guarding the door. In the end, they took out documents and identity tokens while cursing at the imperial guards guarding the door.

"What's going on? I'm so anxious. Could it be that something happened in Hebei?" an older soldier asked.

After his identity was verified, the old soldier waved to let both sides go. There was a clear look of disdain in the soldiers' eyes. They were from out of town. Even if they were messengers, it didn't matter. This was the emperor's feet!
Seeing the looks in these people's eyes, the cavalryman suddenly felt sarcastic in his heart. He sneered at the old soldier and said, "It's not just Hebei?"

(End of this chapter)