Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 28 Beating
  Shimen Town is equivalent to the gateway of Jizhou. Zhang Linghui and others stationed troops and horses here to defend against the Liao people.

Strictly speaking, Xiao Qian and his soldiers can no longer be called "Liao people". He has established his own clan, and neither the Liao Kingdom nor the Jin Kingdom can tolerate him anymore.

Moreover, he had been very close to the deceased Empress Dowager Xiao and could not defect to Emperor Liao Tianzuo.

I need to explain a little here: last year the Jin Kingdom captured Xijing of the Liao Kingdom and Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty was defeated. Because of the lack of information on the battlefield, the rear thought that the Lord of the Liao had died, so they made Yelu Chun the emperor again. Two months later, Yelu Chun died, and his concubine Xiao Puxian was made empress dowager.

At the same time, knowing that Emperor Tianzuo was not dead yet, she "descended" Emperor Tianzuo to the title of King of Xiangyin, and prepared to make Emperor Tianzuo's second son, King Qin, the emperor with the support of the ministers and Yelu Chun's edict. .

This back and forth was tantamount to having a personal vendetta with Emperor Tianzuo. Even if Liu Ling did not kill her with an arrow at that time, when Nanjing fell and Empress Dowager Xiao fled to Emperor Tianzuo with the remaining defeated generals to seek shelter, she would still be killed by the empress. The leader ordered his execution.

But from the perspective of Xiao Qian and other Liao generals, Liu Ling's arrow directly cut off all their retreats!
  "Your Majesty, another victorious army has arrived from the left side of Shimen Town. Its banner is Liu Ling, the training envoy of the Zhuozhou Regiment of the Great Song Dynasty."

The deputy general's voice interrupted his thoughts. Xiao Qian raised his head, a little fatigue flashed quietly in his eyes.

While leading the army in battle, he was also a nobleman of the Liao Kingdom, and he lived a life of pampering and privilege; but in the recent period, his daily experiences were constantly crushing his pride and dignity as a nobleman of the Liao Kingdom. , which reminded him vaguely of the Song people who had been defeated by him countless times.

"Liu Ling?"

He felt that the name was a bit familiar, and at the same time, his hand was pressed on the handle of the knife at some point, and murderous intent began to emerge.

Xiao Qian remembered who this Liu Ling was.

In fact, the probability of a front-on fight involving tens of thousands of people on the battlefield is actually very low. If the commanders of both sides have any brains, they will try to avoid this situation; after all, this is ancient times, and the delivery of orders in the battle formation must be relied on. The order flag and the order soldiers shouted.

If the battlefield becomes too large and the coach cannot make timely adjustments, the most likely scenario will be a crushing defeat.

Usually, this kind of description is very popular in story novels. Two or three hundred thousand soldiers and horses on both sides collided with each other, and the killing was astonishing. Moreover, both sides fought to the last few soldiers and horses, and the coaches of both sides rushed into battle. , began a grand showdown between "fighting generals".

But such exaggerated scenes were the norm in the Song Dynasty. Whenever troops were sent out, they would often start with one hundred thousand "king troops".

Fortunately, the Ever-victorious Army did not have this problem. Although the morale of the Liao people on the opposite side was high, they actually did not have many troops. There were no fancy cutscenes or bold moves that could be talked about for future generations on both sides. They were just arranging their troops in an orderly manner. They set up a formation and kept testing each other.

Most of Liu Ling's more than 900 people can now be used as cavalry. On the one hand, they have sufficient equipment such as armor and horses. On the other hand, many soldiers from the North are good at riding. .

The military system of the Great Song Dynasty was that one battalion was composed of five hundred infantry and one battalion was composed of four hundred cavalry.

Pharmacist Guo had a good sense of proportion. He first gave Liu Ling a lot of carrots, and then waved a big stick to push him to the stage.

In fact, at the beginning, Pharmacist Guo was very satisfied with Liu Ling's domineering attitude in front of the Song Dynasty bureaucrats. If this battle was not necessary, Liu Ling would not be pushed out to waste his strength.

But when he knew that when Liu Ling set out as a pioneer, he was actually hiding in Yuyang City in Jizhou when the years were quiet, he felt that in addition to giving benefits, he also had to give this guy a good beating.

When training a dog, you have to make it submissive first, then attract it with a little benefit, and slowly train it to be the way you want it to be.

There are more than 900 soldiers, 80% of which can be used as cavalry. It is already considered a very luxurious unit. There is no need to worry about being overwhelmed by the Liao people in one battle; in addition, Liu Ling is stuck in the east of Shimen Town. In terms of position, Yaoshi Guo also has a hint of seduction and provocation.

Liu Ling and Xiao Qian,
  There is a grudge between them. “Our Mr. Guo and Xiao Qian have known each other for a long time.”

Liu Ling poured the dry food into the hot water and waited patiently for it to boil. There was a pot of boiling mutton soup next to him. Zhang Wu opened the lid of the pot, sprinkled a handful of salt into it, and then covered it again.

The fragrance kept pouring out, and Liu Ling chatted a little during this interval.

"The victorious army before was actually called the Resentful Army. It surrendered several times and rebelled again. Finally, the Lord of Liao wanted to kill all the generals of the Resentful Army and disband the Resentful Army. Xiao Qian was there to intercede, and the matter was resolved.
  When Yelu Chun proclaimed himself emperor, Xiao Qian spoke favorably and promoted Yelu Chun to the official position of Pharmacist Guo.

It can be said that Xiao Qian was both life-saving and kind to him. "

Hearing this, Zhang Wu couldn't help but worry, "Since he is so familiar with Xiao Qian, will he..."

"Xiao Qian thought that Yaoshi Guo was a good dog, but who would have thought that this guy was a wolf."

The Liao people, except for the previous fatal disaster of Medical Master Guo, actually treated him quite well at other times. A small officer with a similar background to Liu Ling climbed to the position of leader of the Ever-Victorious Army in a few years.

Among them, ability, means, luck, and connections are all indispensable.

In the eyes of the people of the Song Dynasty, Medicine Master Guo fought bravely and often had clever strategies. Even if the actual direction of the war was not in line with what was promised in advance, even Zhao Guan's family knew that it was indeed their own soldiers and horses that were too stretched and held them back. , and it was not that there was something wrong with Guo Yaoshi's strategy.

"General, after you enter the court this time, do you know what happened to Liu Dutong and Liu Yanqing?"

Zhang Wu hesitated for a moment, then asked.

He accepted that his younger brother had died in the battle in Yanjing City.

But Zhang Wu still wanted to know what would happen to the culprit who ultimately led to the Song army's defeat because he stood still.
  "He was demoted to Junzhou, but when I came back, I heard the officials accompanying me saying that the court would soon appoint him as a high official again."

Liu Ling put the pot lid aside, and the milky white mist rose. After it dispersed, there was a pot of fragrant and hot mutton soup, with chopped green onions floating on the soup noodles.

啧，
  It's almost summer now, and I still have to eat this hot mutton soup.

Liu Ling ate the tender mutton and missed the whole grains and vegetables. Unfortunately, the conditions in the army were poor and it was impossible to eat them so carefully.

Just make do with it.

Opposite him, Zhang Wu was eating mutton silently. He didn't know whether it was due to the heat or some other reason, but his eyes were slightly red.

After only taking two bites, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and whispered: "General, I'm going out to inspect the camp."

Before he finished speaking, regardless of whether Liu Ling agreed or not, he directly raised the curtain and went out.

But not long after, he rushed in again, with tears still on his face, and shouted to Liu Ling who raised his head: "General, the Liao people are attacking!"

(End of this chapter)