Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 78 Showy Operation

According to the ancestral teachings of the Great Song Dynasty, whoever recovers Yanyun will be crowned king.

It was because of this that Tong Guan, at least in name, took back the lands of several states in Yanyun. As long as the Jin people returned them one by one as agreed, he would indeed be able to hold at least seven or eight states in his hands.

But because Zhang Jue's affairs were involved, Guo Yaoshi, driven by Liu Ling, became a troublemaker in advance.

The next Yan Land will still be extremely chaotic, but for Qiu Ba, as long as he can survive, there will be opportunities almost everywhere.

Cai Jing believed that Liu Ling's previous capital was enough for the imperial court to grant him further promotions, but he also had his intentions behind the subsequent titles of kings and marquises.

Liu Lingming was pro-Song on the surface, but what the court would do next was to build up a force again, in order to more conveniently call on the old people of the Liao Kingdom in Yan to resist the Jin Dynasty, so the nominal leader was very It might be the princess of Liao Kingdom.

If she really becomes popular, won't it create another scourge in the north?

Cai Jing felt that it was better to push Liu Ling to go further. When he thinks about today in the future, he will always have such affection for the court.

This is his idea.

But this old man named Shi Liai, obviously he only revealed a little bit of information, but he actually quickly introduced other content.

Cai Jing had reserved those contents and did not tell Liu Ling, but he actually said it like this, as if Shi Liai was listening when Tong Guan and Cai Jing were talking.

Cai Jing's eyes suddenly became sharp.

When Shi Liai came, it was already snowing outside. Han Shizhong hated this kind of weather. Fortunately, when Liu Ling brought him back, he saw that he had no clothes, quilts, and temporarily took him to the treasury to get them. They gave him a set, gave him some money, and asked him to sleep in the side yard of the general's mansion tonight, while the other soldiers slept in the next room.

Han Shizhong felt that Liu Ling treated him quite well, and he also tried to talk to those soldiers. After all, he might have to stay here for a long time in the future, but when he talked around, most of them were Han Chinese and spoke the language of Liao.

He didn't speak Liao dialect very well, but fortunately there were many people among the soldiers who knew Chinese. When they saw that he was the captain of the soldiers, they wanted to recognize a familiar face first. While helping him make the bed and folding the quilt, he said with a smile: "Previously, There is also a man from Song Dynasty who is following our general. He was just like you at first, and then he became like a brother to us. We are not bad people. It will be good to get to know each other in the future."

"Song people?"

Han Shizhong asked curiously: "What about others?"

"I went to Jizhou this time and died in battle." The soldier said calmly, as if saying that your bed has been made. When he saw Han Shizhong's look of astonishment, he smiled and said, "Zhuozhou has been peaceful thanks to General Liu's guarding it. For most of the year, the situation during this period was very good. We Qiu Ba would be willing to die for him.

That Song man was probably the most loyal to General Liu. I heard that the general had previously been trying to teach him how to lead troops in war. Unfortunately, he died in battle this time. The general must have been very sad. "

"Died in battle"

"Are you afraid of death?" The soldier raised his eyebrows.

Han Shizhong immediately retorted: "I'm not afraid. If the general treats me favorably, what does it matter if I die for him? But what you just said, you are all willing to die for him, is funny. General, but He is in charge of everyone’s food, clothing, and wages. We are all accompanied by the general. If we get an extra share, we will naturally be loyal to him. The soldiers below are not well fed and clothed, but why?” Before he could finish speaking, the soldiers came. He laughed angrily, "Who are you listening to about not having enough to eat and clothing to keep warm? Not to mention us and our brothers in the army, even the people in the city who are really unable to work can get a free meal every day, General Under his rule, everything was okay, but starving to death and freezing to death was the last thing the general could tolerate.

You are from the Song Army. If you don't understand this, I will tell you first. If you still say these things in front of others during the day, brother, you will be beaten when the time comes. Don't blame me for not reminding you. "

Han Shizhong raised his brows and rolled up his sleeves. The soldiers caught a glimpse of the horizontal tattoos on his arms. Under the tattoos were bulging muscles. They were so strong that they couldn't help but secretly smack their lips.

"Okay, okay, I can't help you. Remember to get up early tomorrow and follow the general in and out. Your sword and clothes will be sent to you tomorrow. Remember to change them then."

"Okay, thank you very much, my dear friend." Han Shizhong was not unreasonable. The other party had been teaching him how to work here, which was already a kind of support. After remembering this person's face, he immediately bowed and saluted.

Early on the next morning, there were people in the general's mansion who were busy keeping watch. After Han Shizhong woke up, he found that his clothes and sword had been placed on his bedside. He endured the cold and got up to get dressed. There were dozens of soldiers waiting outside. After he came out, everyone saluted each other, so everyone got to know each other, and then went to have breakfast again.

Breakfast was actually a few dry biscuits, a bowl of boiling water, and a piece of jerky. Although the jerky was not big, Han Shizhong was surprised and asked, "Do you usually eat this?"

The people around looked at each other, knowing that he was from the Song Army, and thought he disliked the poor food here. Someone replied: "There are many people in the city who eat for free every day, and the general has to provide for them. Our food is worse." It doesn’t matter. The general told us that we are all fellow villagers, blood is thicker than water, and we cannot give up on them."

Han Shizhong shook his head, thinking that these soldiers were really following Liu Ling wholeheartedly, saying good things for him everywhere, but the dried meat in their hands could not be faked.

Is General Liu really that good?
  But where did he get so much money and food supplies?

He took a tentative bite of the jerky and began to tuck into his breakfast.

"General Liu, twenty thousand stones of grain, six hundred pairs of armor, one hundred crossbows, three hundred bows, and countless other military equipment, and" when he said this, the middle-aged man seemed to think that he had seen it wrong, and pinched After reading the official document for a moment, he continued:
  "There are also some gifts for Her Royal Highness the Princess of Liao Shu Kingdom. The Grand Master asked if Her Royal Highness is okay?"

"His Royal Highness lives in the General's Mansion, An."

Liu Ling said lazily. He looked at Liu Yanqing. His encounter with Han Shizhong could be said to clearly reflect the current situation in the Song Dynasty army:

Han Shizhong had meritorious service, but even if someone spoke for him, he was suppressed and ostracized. This time it was because Tong Guan was suddenly ordered to serve as the commander of Yandi. , I don’t know what to do next.

Liu Yanqing lost his troops in the Liao expedition and lost so many soldiers and horses of the Forbidden Army. He was only demoted for a period of time and then came back again. This time, he relied on Tong Guan to get him. As long as things go well, he can get it. Military merit, official reinstatement.

In the middle of the first month of the first lunar month, Tong Guan's headquarters camp was always stationed in Zhuozhou and did not advance an inch, allowing Zhuozhou City to block the front.

The number of messengers from the imperial court began to increase gradually, and they almost always talked with Cai Jing. Although the latter would also tell Liu Ling some information, he still had some reservations after all. It was not until the end of the month that the complete news was delivered to Liu Ling.

It is expected that in March, the Song and Jin parties will meet on the bank of the Gaoliang River to form an alliance, and Liu Ling will also go there by then.

He originally planned to rest and recuperate within this month, but Tong Guan immediately sent an order. He separated Xin Xingzong as the front army, and asked Liu Ling to lead his army to follow and attack Yizhou, which was still under the actual control of the Changsheng Army.

(End of this chapter)