The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Wanyanhu, the leader of the Jurchen tribe, has been paying close attention to the development of the situation since the beginning of the war in Liao and Song Dynasties. His subordinates ruled seven tribes. I have always had a dream that I dare not tell outsiders.

Although affiliated to the Liao Kingdom, Wanyanhu has never truly surrendered to the Liao people for a day. Whenever he saw the tribe's cattle, sheep and horses being forcibly confiscated by the Liao people, and his compatriots in the tribe were beaten, scolded and bullied by the Liao people, he hated him. Can't draw out a sharp knife, step on a horse and have a good fight with the Liao people.

But rationality told him that he couldn't do this. If he did, the Liao people would mercilessly kill all his fellow tribesmen. No matter in terms of military strength or strength, the Jurchen clan is definitely not the opponent of the Liao country. Swallowing his breath and waiting for the opportunity, like a wolf in the dark night, watching with piercing eyes.

The Liao people have never really let down their vigilance against the Jurchen clan. On the front line of the Huanglong Mansion in Longzhou, there are no less than [-] Liao troops stationed forever, and their intentions are self-evident.

But after the war between Song and Liao began, Wanyanhu sent a large number of sentries to scout around every day. The news came one by one, and every news made his heartbeat faster. First, the garrison in Longzhou was transferred to the south to participate in the attack. Song, but then the Liao people recruited an army of retinues. The retinues were not powerful, but they were numerous. Wanyanhu still didn't dare to act presumptuously. He only had [-] troops at full strength, and he couldn't tolerate any mistakes. [

Later, the news came that a large army of the Song army raided Shangjing, and most of the retinues on the border were also transferred away. Don't think too much, they must have been transferred to Shangjing to guard Linhuang Mansion. So far, there are only [-] people around Longzhou. Wan Yanhu trembled with excitement after hearing the news.

But he is still very cautious. In addition to being prepared, he is waiting and watching. He is judging whether the Liao people have dealt with him. It is good to take advantage of the chaos, but if the Liao and Song Dynasties reach a tacit agreement and end the peace talks, then But big trouble.

While waiting, news came that the Su Jin army had conquered more than a dozen state capitals, and the Liao Kingdom seemed to be able to cope with this army that penetrated deep into the hinterland. Wan Yanhu concluded that the Liao army had been defeated. The Song people dragged to the south, and there was no way to do anything to the Song people's army. This kind of great opportunity was once in a thousand years.

Just when he was about to raise troops to seize Huanglong Mansion, the Song army actually fought north along Dongdong Road all the way to Zhengzhou. Wanyanhu suddenly felt a huge pressure. In the eyes of the Song people, he and the Liao people were the same nostrils Out of anger, whether the Song army will attack his tribe is really worrying; Wanyanhu had to suspend his plan to attack Huanglong Mansion, and pay full attention to the movements of the Song army to prevent being attacked by the Song people.

At noon that day, Wanyanhu rode a horse and led his men to patrol the edge of the forest fifty miles east of Zhengzhou. This is where the Jurchens' line of defense is located. The densely forested mountainous area is exactly the terrain that the Jurchens are familiar with. Setting up the line of defense again can be effective. The daisies all over the mountains bloom vigorously under the hot autumn sun, and the fragrance of the flowers makes people dizzy. At this moment, a long whistle breaks the quiet mountain forest. One long and two short, it means that an enemy is approaching. The signal, Wanyanhu's heart twitched, and he hurriedly climbed to the hillside where the sentry was located.

Following the direction pointed by the sentinel, more than a dozen riders came galloping from the grassland under the hillside, each wearing armor and carrying a long knife, looking majestic.

"It's the Song Army, it's the Song Army from Zhengzhou, I know this armor." Wan Yanhu said in a low voice.

"It's just why only a dozen or so riders came here?" Wanyan Hu was a little puzzled.

A dozen or so riders arrived at the valley entrance in the forest in no time. They seemed to be unscrupulous, and rushed over without slowing down. Their subordinates looked at Wanyanhu and asked him for instructions. Get up, stand on the top of the hill and let out a long 'oh ho ho' cry.

In an instant, several voices came from the woods on the hillside, and the sound of "oh ho ho" was loud, and then they rushed out and stopped the dozen or so Song soldiers.

The dozen or so Song soldiers on horseback changed their colors in astonishment, and the horses under their seats were also raised by the disturbed manpower, and hurriedly reined in their horses to stop.

"Take it." Wan Yanhu shouted.

Dozens of soldiers stepped forward holding bamboo spears, and the bamboo spears were raised obliquely to surround a dozen Song soldiers. A man of the Song army, a tall and tall leader who looked like a man, shouted loudly: "May I ask who is your friend? A subordinate of Chief Wanyan?"

Wanyanhu was taken aback for a moment, Song Jun actually knew his name, and he was a little cocky.

"I am Jingtai, the commander of the vanguard army under Su Jin's Tent of Great Song Zhenbei General. In the name of the commander, I came to discuss important matters with the leader of Wanyan." The man said loudly.

Wan Yanhu frowned and thought, he and Song Rensu had a relationship, why should they discuss matters, they all said Song people were tricky, so there was no guarantee that there were no tricks.

"Great Chief, they seem to know you." A subordinate asked.

"I know a bird, take it down." Wan Yanhu waved his big hand, and the subordinate shouted loudly: "The chieftain is ordered, take them down."

Dozens of soldiers got the order, holding the bamboo spears in their hands to force everyone, some of them stretched out their hands and pulled the Song army on the horse, suddenly the figure flashed, and the several soldiers who were close to the arrester were kicked heavily in the chest, as if they had been hit. With a heavy blow from the sledgehammer, he staggered a few steps and sat down on the ground. [

"Damn it, our commander-in-chief thought of you and sent us to deliver the letter. You savages don't know how to flatter you, and you come to arrest people without saying a word. If anyone dares to come, grandpa will beat him all over the face." A five-short figure The burly Song Jun stood in front of the fallen Jurchen soldiers and shouted loudly.

He was riding a horse and caught in the crowd, but he didn't see anything, but when he looked at his face, he was shocked. If it wasn't for the bright sunlight, he would have thought he had seen a ghost; Forget it, the nostrils are thick, like two black holes at the bottom, which looks terrifying.

The Jurchen soldiers mustered their nerves and plucked up the courage to stab the man with bamboo spears. The man turned around and picked up seven or eight bamboo spears and turned around in a circle, and the soldiers on the other end of the bamboo spears followed. He turned all over and fell down.

"Hey, come fight with a fire stick, and warn you, don't annoy your grandpa and me, otherwise grandpa will get angry, and you won't be able to go around." The man spat a few times and cursed.

The soldiers didn't dare to retreat without orders, they got up and were about to continue forward, when Wan Yanhu yelled loudly from behind: "Don't retreat, isn't it shameful enough?"

The soldiers retreated quickly, Wanyanhu strode up to the ugly Song Jun, cupped his hands and said, "Such handsome skills, but his tone is quite loud."

The man laughed and said, "Hey, what are you doing with a chicken feather on your head? You're shirtless and wearing a tiger-skin waistcoat on a hot day, and you don't mind being annoyed, haha."

Wanyanhu was furious, he tightened the cloth belt around his waist and said: "I am Wanyanhu, the chief of Jurchen, this military master is very skilled in martial arts, I am here to ask for advice."

The Jurchens were brave and refused to admit defeat. They hold tribal martial arts competitions every year, and they are all proud of martial arts. Especially for outsiders, they must not lose in martial arts competitions. What's more, the Song army general in front of him humiliated and humiliated him, and he wanted to learn from his fists.

"So you are the leader Wanyan. This is General Ma Han, the deputy commander of our vanguard army. I offended you a lot just now. I would like to apologize to you on his behalf. My family commander sent me a letter, please... "

"Don't be too busy, we'll talk about it after we've dealt with General Ma Han." Wan Yanhu interrupted the officer of the Song Army who claimed to be Jingtai, the leader of the Song Army's vanguard army, and stared at Ma Han for a moment.

Jingtai frowned, leaned down from the horse and leaned into Ma Han's ear, "General Ma, don't hurt anyone, we have important matters to attend to, and the commander-in-chief will scold you later."

This sentence sounded harsh to Wanyan Hu's ears. What do you mean by 'don't hurt people'?Isn't this clearly saying that he is not the opponent of this person in front of him?Immediately, the anger surged up, and he forced himself to suppress it, and shouted: "Let's start."

Ma Han laughed, reached out and took off the helmet on his head, and threw the armor on the ground, and left the waist knife on the grass. He turned his fists round and round his thick, crackling neck and said, "Let's Let's talk about it first, don't be impatient, after the fight, let's talk about business with him, if you lose and leave if you are unhappy, then my old horse will look down on you."

Wanyan Hu said angrily: "Let's see who can win." Before he finished speaking, his body swayed, and he approached Ma Han, his hands spread out, and he grabbed his chest viciously.