A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

It’s Chinese New Year, but the big guys on Guangnan West Road are not in the mood to eat or drink.

As a border area of ​​the Song Dynasty, Guangnan West Road specially set up the post of pacifier.

The appeasement envoys were probably similar to the feudal officials of later generations, possessing great power and commanding the civil and military affairs.

But at this moment, this right made Xiao Gu feel numb.

The transshipment envoy Song Cheng said with a stern face: "The cave generals in Xiping Prefecture are a little bit ready to make a move, and they are still recruiting troops everywhere..."

Li Shizhong, who was on hand to remind the prisoners, scolded them: "Those cave generals are white-eyed wolves. They eat the grain and grass transported every year in vain. As soon as the Jiaozhi people made a noise, they began to respond."

Commander Wang Lun asked cautiously: "How about... suppression?"

Xiao Gu glanced at him, and Wang Lun immediately stood back, not daring to express his anger.

This is the power of the Soothing Envoy. If he wants to move the king's wheel, the king's wheel can only close his eyes and wait for death.

Seeing that he was interested, Xiao Gucai said: "The report is already on the way, but it is too slow to wait for the court to make a decision...I am afraid that the cave generals will make a fuss. Human hearts! They are never satisfied. Those people don't know how powerful the Song Dynasty is. , I just wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble and send someone to find out."

Wang Lun promised loudly and then went out to make arrangements.

The three of them felt more relaxed now. Li Shizhong also asked someone to make tea, and everyone sat down and drank tea slowly.

"Good tea! This is the group tea sent from Bianliang."

Xiao Gu put down his tea cup and said with a satisfied look on his face: "After Li Rizun came up, the Cochin people frequently crossed the border to plunder and were greedy. Now, you can hear news of the Cochin people crossing the border almost every day, which shows that they are unscrupulous."

"Yeah! Those Cochins are going crazy."

Song Cheng said tangledly: "Song Shiyao said to be careful of Jiaozhi raids. It is best to send scouts to Jiaozhi to investigate."

"I'm afraid I'll never come back."

Xiao Gu muttered: "The miasma over there is so dense that only the Jiaozhi people can move around calmly. The scouts are of little use. Now the most important thing is that the generals causing trouble in the cave in Xiping Prefecture should be dealt with first."

Then there was a back and forth. The last time the cave general in Xiping Prefecture was attacked by the Jiaozhi people, it was Song Shiyao who led the rescue. But when Song Shiyao went there again, he was turned away.

This is determined to cause trouble.

Song Shiyao strongly suggested taking action, saying that it was better to strike first and capture those generals directly in order to frighten the Jiaozhi people.

Xiao Gu hesitated.

Once he takes action, he is worried that it will cause turmoil on Guangnan West Road.

Those cave generals and natives will be uneasy, thinking that the Song Dynasty is going to attack them. In that case, I am afraid that no Jiaozhi people will come, and Guangnan West Road will be in chaos.

As the pacifier of Guangnan West Road, he was extremely powerful. But now this power has become a shackles.

He didn't dare to make a decision easily and considered every move he made.

As the days passed, the generals became more and more noisy and even started to loot.

"They are all thieves!"

Xiao Gu became angry, summoned everyone to discuss the matter, and advocated suppression.

"Press down! Capture the leading Dong general and send him to Bianliang!"

The order was issued, and Song Shiyao and others began to prepare for war.

Guangnan West Road was originally a bit lazy, and its military equipment was also lazy, like a pustule. It wasn't until Nong Zhigao broke the pustule that the Song Dynasty began to pay attention to the defensive strength here.

The Xionglue Army is the Forbidden Army, plus various Xiang troops, which together are a force that cannot be underestimated.

Yongzhou is the strategic center of Guangnan West Road, serving as the defense center against Jiaozhi.

The shouts of killing were loud in Xuanhua City. Xiao Gu issued an order not to restrict the entry and exit of the natives, and the news gradually leaked.

"This is knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger."

Standing on the top of the city, Xiao Gu squinted his eyes into the distance and said confidently: "If those cave generals in Xiping Prefecture are smart, they should tie themselves up and plead guilty, otherwise...these tiger and wolf soldiers will see blood!"

Song Shiyao stood behind him, with melancholy in his eyes.

Song Cheng had a good impression of him and said, "Do you have anything to say? The pacifier is here, feel free to speak."

Song Shiyao said: "The Dong generals in Xiping Prefecture... The lower officials are afraid that they will collude with the Jiaozhi people. If so, it will be difficult."

Xiao Gu shook his head and said: "You have no knowledge and no skills!"

Song Shiyao immediately lowered his head to apologize.

Xiao Gu turned around and said: "Those cave generals... what can Jiaozhi give them? Just give them some money and food. But when did the Song Dynasty not give them money and food? And the Song Dynasty was very kind to them, but the Jiaozhi people were not necessarily. As long as they are not stupid, Naturally, we will not collude with the Cochin people.”

Song Shiyao said yes, but he always felt uneasy in his heart.

"There are three horses coming from afar!"

Someone at the top of the city was shouting, "They are galloping..."

This was the panic after a long absence from the battle formation. Xiao Gu looked at the three cavalry and said, "Why are you panicking? Send someone to respond."

The three men were brought up later.

"What's the matter?"

Xiao Gu's body was a little stiff, and his face was blank.

"To appease the envoy, Xipingzhou Cave will descend in the future."

Xiao Gu's body relaxed instantly, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "How many people are there?"

The person who came was a sergeant. He lowered his head and said, "More than thirty people."

Song Shiyao relaxed a little, and Xiao Gu said: "That's very good. Let's prepare the food and drinks. If they are easy to talk to, let them eat."

There was a bit of arrogance in these words.

Everything in Da Song is a high-end experience here, and the latest popular stir-fries from Da Song are also spread here. Although they are not authentic, they are still mouth-watering.

After a while, more than thirty horses appeared. Song Shiyao said enviously: "Although those horses are not very good, they can still run!"

The rich Dong will spend money to buy horses, and then have a cavalry advantage in the battle for territory.

After the more than thirty riders entered the city, a group of sergeants monitored them until they dismounted, and then they relaxed a little.

Xiao Gu personally descended from the city. The leader of the cave general knelt down in a hurry and muttered a lot.

"It's said that they are fighting over territory. They are not rebelling, but they just want some food and grass so that they can defeat their enemies."

"This time I came to surrender..., no, I said I came to ask for help. I wanted to ask the Song Dynasty to take the initiative and get back the lost territory..."

Xiao Gu felt relieved and said with a smile: "That's it...it's just that the Song Dynasty doesn't like to interfere in the affairs between them. He just doesn't interfere too much. If he interferes too much, they will definitely make trouble in the future, so... …”

After General Dong led his men to kneel down, the sergeants beside him also relaxed their minds and felt that this battle could not be fought.

At this moment, Na Dongjiang stretched out his hand to touch his arms, and he jumped up from the ground and rushed directly towards Xiao Gu.

In mid-air, there was a cold light on Dong Jiang's hand, which turned out to be a short blade.

Xiao Gu didn't respond. His heart was cold. He just stared at the general, but his body didn't make any response.

Most of the people present did not react. Xiao Gu sighed in his heart, knowing that he was going to die today.

This cave general is clearly here to assassinate...

After Xiao Gu was assassinated, Guangnan West Road no longer had anyone who could make the decision, and chaos would follow.

He regretted his underestimation and prepared to close his eyes.

A figure rushed over from behind.

"kill!"

Song Shiyao didn't have time to draw his sword, so he rushed over, preparing to block the sword with his body.

When General Dong saw him coming towards him, he waved his hands vigorously, then landed on the ground, turned around and ran away.

The short knife flew over, and Xiao Gu was horrified. At this time, Song Shiyao had already come up. He grabbed Xiao Gu's arm and pushed hard.

The short knife rubbed Xiao Gu's arm and inserted into Song Shiyao's shoulder.

After this series of movements, by the time everyone reacted, General Nadong had already mounted his horse and left under the protection of two tough men.

"kill him!"

Song Cheng supported Song Shiyao and shouted with a livid face.

But the thirty or so people didn't escape, but fought them with all their strength.

There are more than 300 Song troops here, and they have bows and arrows. The attack of these natives can be called suicide.

But under their desperate attack, General Nadong took the opportunity to rush out of Xuanhua City with the two of them.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The laughter of the cave general came, and Xiao Gu said angrily: "Let the doctor treat Song Shiyao's injury. If he can't be cured... I will kill him!"

Regardless of his image, he rushed to the top of the city and panted as he looked at the three cavalrymen who were retreating.

"You are so cunning, do you want to pursue me?"

Li Shizhong was also very angry, but at least Xiao Gu was fine, so it was a false alarm.

Xiao Gu shook his head and said: "Who knows if there is an ambush behind, but it's hard to chase at this moment. That's all, I sent people out of the city to scout. All the armies have stopped training and are preparing..."

They discussed on the top of the city for a while and decided on a strict defense strategy.

"The cavalry is coming!"

Another cavalry was found at the top of the city. Xiao Gu said, "It's just as I expected. Be on alert. The whole city is on alert."

The order was passed on, and the armies began to gather and marched to the top of the city.

"That's not right."

Song Cheng squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and said, "Why are they three cavalry?"

Xiao Gu saw the same thing at first glance. When the three cavalry gradually approached, he couldn't help but said in shock: "Isn't it the general of that cave?"

"He didn't run away, but came back?"

"Such arrogance, please appease the envoy and ask for orders to go out of the city to meet the attack."

Three cavalrymen can drive away some people by taking them out of the city.

"No need..."

Xiao Gu's voice was cold.

"Enemy Cavalry..."

More than thirty riders came slowly from the front.

"On the left! There's one on the right too."

There were more than thirty riders on the left and right, outflanking them.

"Where are the cavalry?"

"It's Black Armor!"

"They raised the flag! What did it say?"

"It's Mangshan..."

"They are the cavalry of the Song Dynasty!"

"Oh my god! Mang Mountain is actually used as a bugle."

"Mangshan Army!"

Xiao Gu said in surprise: "Mangshan Army, where is this military number?"

Song Shiyao came after hastily treating the wound. When he heard the words, he took a look and exclaimed: "They are the Mangshan Army from Bianliang, and they are the Xiongzhou soldiers trained by Shen Daizhao."

As a member of the army, he knew about some of the things the Mangshan Army had done in Bianliang, and he was a little disdainful.

But now the Mangshan Army is here. What does this mean?

"It's a country soldier!"

Damn it!

Xiao Gu's enthusiasm dissipated instantly.

"Country soldier...are you here to have fun?"

The military strength of the Song Dynasty consisted of the imperial army, the Xiang army, and the rural soldiers.

There is no use for the country soldiers to come here!

"They're speeding up!"

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