Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1103 The prototype of the base area behind the enemy
However, at the next moment, another [-] Liao soldiers jumped into the river braved the rain of arrows. They wrapped their bows and arrows in their robes, put them on horseback, and wanted to forcefully cross the river.

"That's all!" Wu Jinfeng knew that they were too few in number to be able to do anything, and the purpose of leaving behind to inquire about the news had been achieved, so he covered a few soldiers and put on the saddle again, and loaded the bodies of the dead soldiers on the back of the horse. , and finally ordered with hatred: "Withdraw to Bazhou!"

At the same time, a similar thing happened at the border of Zhendingfu on Hebei East Road and the border of Liao.However, compared with Wu Jinfeng's bravery, the Song Army team patrolling the border directly retreated to the state city and defended it.

Xiangfu Kingdom, Tianding three years, on October [-]st, the Liao army was divided into two groups. The Privy Council envoy Shi Fat and the South Court King Xiao Wanda each commanded [-] troops. At the same time, Dingfu Border Gate suddenly sent troops to invade.

Zhao Zan, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Camp, dispatched troops to Kaifeng without waiting for the imperial order to arrive.It's just because the northern battalion has limited strength, and although the local city defense army and Xiang army have a large number of people, they are too many to use, and the northern battalion has only [-] cavalry, and it is difficult to defeat the Liao army in field battles. He ordered to shrink the troops and defend the city.

Therefore, within half a month, the Liao army broke through eight county towns on the two roads in Hebei, as if entering a no-man's land.However, Zhao Zan was defending the big city, and the Liao army was not good at attacking the city. Although he could ride his horse deep into the Song army's hinterland, Zhao Zan could send people to attack from behind at any time and cut off the Liao army's food road.And because of the plundering of the rogues, the Liao army could not raise much food when they went to Caogu, so they had to slow down and attack the big cities such as Bazhou, Zhendingfu, and Hejianfu with all their strength.

The 20 cavalry of the Liao army went south, and the fear and shock brought to the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty was far beyond what the hundreds of thousands of rogues could compare.Under such circumstances, the court of the Song Dynasty encircled and suppressed the black tigers on the West Hebei Road, the violent bears on the East Hebei Road, the flying leopards on the East East Road, the goshawks in Sichuan and Shu, the hungry wolves on the Yongxing Army Road, and the poisonous scorpions in the Central Plains. Inevitably stopped.What relieved Zhao Dezhao, Li Mingxuan, Li Jixun, Lu Yuqing and others was that most of these rogues no longer wandered around and looted, but found each other because they were tired from running in the early stage or because of the Liao army's invasion. In a mountainous area that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but still rich in resources, he began to become the king of the mountain, focusing on building his own lair.

As early as more than a month ago, when the rogues were rampant and difficult to control, Li Jixun, the envoy of the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty, had returned to Kaifeng from Jianghuai, and was in the center, dispatching troops to encircle and suppress the rogues.Now that the Liao army is going south, the rogues have temporarily stabilized, so apart from leaving a small number of troops to monitor the rogues, they will focus on the Liao army.

The Prime Minister Li Mingxuan faced the famine, the refugees and the bandits these days, but he did nothing. He was trying his best to gather food and try to deliver the food to the victims.However, even with Li Mingxuan's means and the powerful forces he controls, he is powerless in some matters.

Originally, Li Mingxuan had no shortage of means to deal with this kind of thing. As long as he issued a death order to set the price of food, then killed a group of corrupt officials to make an example of others, and finally killed a group of businessmen, he could stop some people's hands.

However, because the biggest force involved in these matters is the Li family or the Holy Church behind them, even though Li Mingxuan is now the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, the Emperor Song almost obeys him. He can kill anyone else, but But he couldn't attack the huge Li clan and the people in the holy hall, because the things involved in it were too complicated and the interests involved were too great, and as long as he dared to attack, the coveted Yufeng would be able to take advantage of this opportunity to start anew. He controlled the Holy Church, severely damaged his Li family, and even positioned Li Mingxuan as a traitor to the Holy Church.This is definitely not the result he wants to see.

Therefore, the increase in the price of food on the market has brought more and more people into the ranks of victims. The more victims, the more refugees, and the more refugees, there will be a breeding ground for bandits.Now they have to find a way to ensure the supply of food and grass for the army fighting against the Liao army. However, the Song State has limited food reserves, coupled with layers of greed and diversion, it will not last long at all, and the Song army's food and grass will be cut off.In particular, big cities such as Zhendingfu, Hejianfu, and Bazhou were besieged by the Liao army, and the main force of the northern camp was concentrated in the city. Although Zhao Zan tried his best to accumulate some food in the city, at most he could only maintain Only two months.

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On Hebei East Road, near Daming Mansion, in a valley between some desolate mountains, a small river flows quietly through the valley, and the current is not rushing.On both sides of the small river, all kinds of simple buildings gathered, but it seemed that the outlines of the settlements had been outlined, and there was a tendency to be abandoned.

The name of the small river is Shiliuhe, and there is a small abandoned village next to it, named Shiliuhe Village.It has been abandoned for many years, and the camps of tens of thousands of people are constantly being built.

In the late autumn, the mountains are cold and gloomy, but by the Shiliu River and in the mountains, thousands of people who have already begun to look like troops are busy, and they are proceeding in an orderly manner under the command of some small leaders.

There was originally a small courtyard on the hillside, but after repairs, it was already suitable for people to live in.At this time, under the big locust tree in front of this small courtyard, stood a man of eight feet who was as strong as an iron tower and as strong as a bear.

This big man is none other than the leader of these tens of thousands of people, or the notorious leader of these tens of thousands of bandits.His nickname is already widely known in Hebei as the Violent Bear.

Since the Liao Kingdom's 20 iron cavalry went south, the Song Dynasty's court no longer sent troops to encircle and suppress, and the violent bear dismissed most of the refugees, and only brought him carefully selected 7000 people who had killed people, seen blood, and were physically strong, and these 7000 people People's families came here.This place was found by the people from the East Hebei Road branch of the Ministry of Security, and it is most suitable for the development of the enemy's rear base as His Majesty said.

On the third day after arriving at this base, the prototype of a stockade had just been completed, and news spread that the Song Dynasty court wanted to recruit several large thieves in the territory.And then an accident happened in Violent Bear's village.

The turn of events was old-fashioned, but also dangerous.

That night, the second leader of the Violent Bear team set up a banquet at the Hongmen, and invited the Violent Bear to drink. While drinking, the second leader threw a cup, and a group of people rushed in to kill the Violent Bear, but before these people rushed in, there were Dozens of people holding fast crossbows suddenly appeared and shot them all to death. Finally, the two leaders knelt down and begged the violent bear for mercy, but they were still torn in half by the violent bear.

This second leader, nicknamed Blood Wolf, is the leader of the famous Blood Wolf Gang on Hebei Road. There are hundreds of people under him, and his own strength is close to first-class.More than a month ago, Violent Bear brought ten powerful subordinates and hit it off with him at first sight, and the two became brothers of the opposite sex, and with their subordinates as the core, they began to develop power among the refugees.In the end, it became the biggest bandit on the ground on Hebei East Road.It's just that the news of Song Guo's recruitment came, and one of the subordinates sent by Blood Wolf heard that the leader of their gangsters would be awarded the title of general by the court. After this subordinate came back and told Blood Wolf, the latter felt very sad Greed, that's why he set up the Hongmen Banquet to kill the violent bear and seize power, and become the head of the family himself.

But he didn't know that the person who leaked the news to him was the one who asked the security department to do it. The purpose was to try the blood wolf.If the blood wolf has passed the test, Violent Bear will tell the blood wolf his true identity, and everyone will conspire for great things.Unable to stand the test, Violent Bear could only kill the blood wolf sadly. While killing the blood wolf, Violent Bear muttered to himself: "The general of Song State is not as good as a company commander of our Xiangfu State. Lao Tzu's The purpose is to be the general of the Xiangfu Kingdom."

The violent bear killed the blood wolf here, and more than 300 confidantes of the blood wolf in the entire village outside were also killed.
Although tonight was destined to be an uneasy night, the shouting and killing in the village only lasted for half an hour before ending.

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"Li Fengcheng, His Majesty personally decreed that you should not accept the Song court's offer." In the small courtyard, a person from the Ministry of Security said to Violent Bear.

The real identity is Li Fengcheng, the commander of the Fourth Company of the Killer Battalion of the Special Forces Brigade. The current Violent Bear froze for a moment, frowned and said, "Does Your Majesty mean that you want me to join the Liao people?"

The liaison officer of the Ministry of Security obviously had a considerable official position in Xiangfu Kingdom, and said, "That's right, the Song Kingdom will be destroyed sooner or later. Our real enemy is the Liao Kingdom."

Violent Bear thought for a moment and said, "I understand how to do it."

The contact person of the Ministry of Security said: "Five thousand sets of armor and weapons imitating the Song Dynasty, as well as two thousand horses and one hundred thousand shi of grain will be divided into fifteen times and appear in various ways. In order to prevent people from doubting your identity, you There is only one way to get these things, and that is to rob. Of course, the people who come will cooperate with you in every scene, and you will also snatch more than 100 craftsmen during the robbery process. Of course, these craftsmen are from In our Xiangfu country, some of them come from the production base of weapons and equipment, but they are all baby bumps, so don't accidentally hurt them."

Violent Bear nodded and said, "I see."

The contact person from the Ministry of Security nodded and left.

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In the Qinling Mountains, Hungry Wolf stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the cottages in the valley below his feet, full of a sense of accomplishment in his heart, but his eyes were full of ambition.

His original name was Ma Wenyun. He was originally a staff officer in the special brigade. May be too small.

But this time, lurking deep behind enemy lines and developing base areas, although it is hard work and dangerous, there are great opportunities amidst the risks.

His goal is to have at least [-] qualified fighters under his command when His Majesty tells him to reveal his identity. Only in this way can he become a major general, at least the position of deputy army commander, and his title will not be low.

(End of this chapter)