I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 388 Su Liang: I gained a bad reputation, but I can make the southern territory more stable. It’s worth it!

into the night.

The moon is like a silver plate, dotted with stars.

In Yongzhou City, in the state capital, Nong Zhigao paced back and forth anxiously.

The Song army is about to besiege the city.

But he didn't have any confidence to defend Yongzhou City.

Huang Shimi, the military advisor on the side, analyzed: "Your Majesty, if we run away now, we will have nowhere to go. Jiaozhi will kill us, and Dali will not take us in."

"When the Song army arrives, let's surrender!"

"I am willing to beg for surrender from the Song army. If Guangyuan Prefecture is separated from you, turmoil will inevitably break out frequently in the future. Jiaozhi also has the intention of invading the southern border. Only with your presence here can we avoid these troubles."

"If we can convince Song Chen, we might still be able to survive."

When Di Qing heard this, he said to the soldiers on the side: "Shoot him to death!"

Nong Zhigao simply did not believe that Huang Shimi had the ability to persuade Song Jun.

student.

After experiencing such a war again, there was no defense system at all.

He has even thought about the sentences that people will use to praise him in the future.

Nong Zhigao frowned and said, "I have sought refuge with the Song court many times, but have been rejected every time. Now that the killings are so heavy, and I have established a country and proclaimed myself emperor, how can the Song people tolerate me?"

Huang Shimi was wearing a white shirt, holding a volume of "Collected Works of Su Jingming" in his hand, riding a white horse, and drove out of the city gate.

Many literati.

I always feel that I have the ability of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, who can turn things around and calm the world with just a three-inch tongue.

Since then, he has become famous all over the world.

Di Qing and others looked at him walking slowly as if he were a fool.

What he has to do now is: collect the gold and silver and flee immediately.

On the side, Yu Jing couldn't help being stunned.

He solemnly raised his hands and said, "I can definitely do it. I'm going to prepare!"

This underground secret passage was dug when Yongzhou was first occupied in May. Its function was to enable people to escape from the city when they were besieged.

Huang Shimi grabbed the reins and said loudly: "I am Huang Shimi, the military advisor of the Nong army. I have come here to stop the fighting and ask for surrender. I wonder if Commander Di can come out and have a talk?"

Immediately, Di Qing waved his hand.

When they were still nearly a hundred meters away from Di Qing and others.

……

He is obviously mediocre and incompetent, but he is pretentious.

Most people have this unrealistic fantasy.

Upon hearing what Su Liang said, Yu Jing immediately said: "It makes sense."

at this time.

According to the current morale of the Western soldiers, it will take at most an hour to enter the city.

"No, it's different! At that time, people in the Song Dynasty didn't know that Your Majesty had such a huge influence in Guangyuan Prefecture. I'm willing to give it a try with this three-inch tongue. If it doesn't work, Your Majesty will break through and retreat. Not too late!”

not far away.

Di Qing said: "Before Jing Ming left, he told me that if someone from Nong's army asked to surrender, as long as it was not Nong Zhigao, he would shoot him directly! Because he is likely to buy time for Nong Zhigao to escape."

He had obviously read too many stories, and imagined that he could solve today's siege and gain official status in the Song Dynasty with just one mouth.

Nong Zhigao hesitated for a moment, looked at Huang Shimi, patted his shoulder and said: "Military advisor, I'm waiting for you to save the world!"

About half an hour later.

Huang Shimi is this kind of person.

"After all, we still have a secret escape route. Even if the Song army besieges the city, we can still escape."

The walls of Yongzhou City have been in disrepair for many years.

He immediately ordered that the entire Yongzhou City be surrounded.

Nong Zhigao looked at Huang Shimi's back, his face gradually became gloomy, and he murmured in his heart: "If I listen to your plan again, I will be a fool. I hope you can delay it for some time..."

"Wearing white clothes, he left Yongzhou and opened his mouth to persuade 30,000 soldiers to retreat."

Hear this.

Di Qing led his army to Yongzhou City.

Huang Shimi straightened up his back immediately, feeling that he could really do it.

"Commander Di, when the two sides are fighting, it would be inappropriate not to kill the envoy. He claims that he is here to ask for surrender. Are we really not going to listen?"

A soldier drew his bow and fired an arrow, aiming at Huang Shimi's chest.

Huang Shimi held his head high and pushed back his long hair at the temples, trying to make himself more chic and calm.

He felt that he was about to usher in the most glorious moment of his life.

"Whoosh!"

Arrow through the heart.

After Huang Shimi was hit by an arrow, he fell directly from his horse to the ground.

His pupils were dilated and his face was full of surprise.

He prepared a lot of rhetoric and even thought about what Di Qing would say and how he would refute.

Never thought about it.

Without speaking a word, he lost his life.

At this time, Di Qing shouted: "Attack the city!"

Wow! Wow! Wow!

The soldiers of the Western Army rushed towards Yongzhou City like tigers descending from the mountain. As long as they rushed into the city, their military exploits would be stable.

And this moment.

Yongzhou City is already leaderless.

After Huang Shimi went to the city gate, Nong Zhigao took three hundred soldiers and fled through the secret passage with gold and silver.

He simply did not believe that Da Song would let him live.

In less than half an hour, the Song army rushed into Yongzhou City.

The Nong army abandoned their helmets one after another. Some fled, some pretended to be civilians, and some surrendered...

soon.

Di Qing found the secret passage through which Nong Zhigao and his party escaped.

He sent his deputy Yu Zhen with a powerful force to pursue him, and then began to clear out the remaining Nong army in Yongzhou City.

All Nong soldiers with a rank above the head were taken to the state prison and will be beheaded in public tomorrow.

At this point, the chaos in Nong Zhigao in the southern border has been resolved.

……

Another day, it was bright.

Within the territory of Cochin.

The sun is hot and there are no clouds in the sky.

Jiaozhi was a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, and the border between the two countries was surrounded by high mountains and dense forests, and was inaccessible to people, so there was no walled city or fortress at all.

It is very easy to enter Jiaozhi from Guangyuan Prefecture.

now.

Su Liang stood on a high slope above an unnamed canyon, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a smile appeared on his somewhat dirty face.

"God helps me, God helps me!"

An hour ago, Su Liang got the news: in at most half a day, the Jiaozhi Army will pass through here.

This road is the only way to enter Guangyuan Prefecture.

The nameless canyon ahead is nearly five hundred meters long and overgrown with weeds.

The earth walls on both sides of the canyon are very steep, and the trees above are lush, making it the best place for an ambush.

Only Su Liang deployed his troops in the dense forests on both sides of the canyon.

When the Jiaozhi army passed by, they attacked it with bows, crossbows and firearms. It was easy to kill thousands of people in one wave of attacks.

What makes Su Liang most excited is——

The Cochin army did not set up a vanguard army, and all 15,000 Cochin soldiers gathered together.

By doing this, Li Dezheng, the King of Jiaozhi, was obviously not prepared to actually help Song Dynasty annihilate Nong Zhigao.

Instead, in the name of "helping the Song Dynasty to suppress thieves", they looted the border of the Song Dynasty during the battle between the Song Army and the Nong Army.

If the Song army is defeated by the Nong army.

What he wants to grab is not only money and food, but also territory.

immediately.

Su Liang looked at Yang Wenguang, Du Lei and Sun Sheng standing aside.

"When the Jiaozhi army comes here, we will first throw down all the wind, fire and thunder, leaving no one behind, and then use the wind and fire guns to assist in the charge."

"What I want to achieve is to kill at least half of the Jiaozhi army, so that they will no longer have the courage to step into the Song Dynasty."

"Besides, the King of Cochin cannot be killed. Try to capture him alive. I am also going to have a chat with him and let him make a name for me!"

"I obey!" The three of them raised their hands in unison.

Su Liang's move.

It is destined to leave the bad reputation of "sneaking into the Song Dynasty's vassal country and killing for no reason".

This notoriety cannot be tolerated by the court.

Otherwise, the reputation and prestige of the entire Song Dynasty will be damaged.

When later generations mention it, they will definitely feel that this is a stain on the Song Dynasty, a stain on Zhao Zhen, and a stain on the relationship between the two governments.

It is better for Su Liang to bear it alone.

The King of Jiaozhi was made to think that Su Liang had advanced rashly for the sake of greed for military glory, and asked the King of Jiaozhi to complain to the court.

For the long-term stability of the southern border, Su Liang felt that this move was very cost-effective.

……

Near noon.

Su Liang just took a bite of the pie.

Sun Sheng walked over quickly and said, "Zhongcheng, the Jiaozhi Army is coming!"

Su Liang said excitedly: "The whole army is in ambush, wait until they enter the valley and listen to my order before attacking!"

Yang Wenguang, Sun Sheng, and Du Lei immediately put a thousand soldiers into action.

For a moment.

Three hundred wind and fire guns and three hundred wind and fire thunders are all ready.

Thousands of soldiers were also in hiding.

In this dense forest with lush trees, a team of thousands of people is hiding and cannot be seen at all.

……

About a quarter of an hour later.

The figure of the Cochin Army appeared in front.

The soldiers of the Cochin Army all wore black armor and walked loosely.

And in the center of the team.

There was a middle-aged man riding a white horse and wearing bright silver armor.

This person was Li Dezheng, the second monarch of the Li Dynasty of Jiaozhi, also known as Li Foma.

Li Dezheng sat on the horse with a very relaxed expression.

For him, sending troops this time was not about fighting, but about taking advantage and grabbing money, food and territory.

He has already planned it.

After entering the Song Dynasty, he first looted in a low-key manner.

If Nong's army was weak and defeated repeatedly, he would attack Nong Zhigao together with the Song Dynasty. Not only would he be able to take advantage of the opportunity to gain wealth, but he would even be rewarded by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Although the Emperor of the Song Dynasty did not allow him to provide reinforcements, he took the initiative to help the Song army. The Emperor of the Song Dynasty could not scold him again.

If Nong's army is strong, then he will consider taking advantage of the battle between the two parties to capture some cities first.

He is sure——

Even if the Emperor of the Song Dynasty saw his true purpose, he would not be able to lead his troops to attack Jiaozhi.

after all.

In addition to the chaos in the southern border of the Song Dynasty, there are also two powerful opponents in the northern border!
Li Dezheng has a clear understanding of the current relationship between the Song Dynasty, Liao Kingdom and Xixia.

But he would never have imagined it.

A powerful Song army has entered Jiaozhi and is ready to attack him.

……

this moment.

Su Liang stood on a high slope, watching the Jiaozhi Army slowly pass through the canyon.

He wanted to launch an attack from the middle when the Cochin army was halfway through the canyon, so that he could cut off the Cochin army in the middle.

So that they don't know which direction to flee.

About half an hour later.

Seeing that the time had come, Su Liang waved the flag in his hand.

Du Lei immediately understood and waved his hand.

The soldiers who were throwing wind, fire and thunder in front immediately ran towards both sides of the canyon.

Behind Su Liang, Yang Wenguang was very excited.

He still didn't know how powerful the Wind Fire Thunder and Wind Fire Gun were.

For a moment.

The soldiers who threw wind, fire and thunder took their respective positions.

This throw is not thrown together.

Instead, first blow up the middle and both ends. When the Cochin soldiers start running, they will throw them wherever there are more people.

Not far away, three hundred soldiers holding wind-fire guns were all ready, and behind each of them was a soldier to help load gunpowder.

This is also the first time that Fenghuo Lei and Fenghuo Gun appear in a foreign war. "put!"

Du Lei clenched his right hand and said to the soldiers beside him.

hiss!hiss!hiss!
Immediately, five wind and fire mines were ignited and then thrown from the top of the canyon.

at the same time.

The soldiers standing on both sides of the canyon also lit several wind and fire thunders, and then threw them towards the two openings of the canyon.

King Li Dezheng of Cochin was taking a nap right away.

Suddenly, I saw a black ball falling from the front.

He didn't wait for his reaction.

boom!
There was an explosion.

The soldiers in front were blown away in an instant, killing more than 20 people.

boom! boom! boom!
Followed by.

One after another, there were explosions in the middle and on both sides of the canyon.

boom! boom! boom!
In the canyon, Cochin soldiers wailed.

When the soldiers saw that the soldiers in front were blown to pieces, they quickly retreated, resulting in a stampede and numerous casualties.

Li Dezheng fell off his horse.

At first, he was confused and thought he had been struck by lightning.

But gradually, he saw a figure running above the valley, and then he realized.

"There is an enemy attack, there is an enemy attack, this is a firearm, it is a firearm! Disperse quickly! Disperse quickly!" Li Dezheng shouted.

And above the cliff.

The soldiers of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty threw wind, fire and thunder with great excitement.

There is this firearm.

The Pishi Army of Liao and the Iron Kites of Xixia are nothing to fear.

When Yang Wenguang saw the power of these new firearms for the first time, he was also stunned.

The past.

The greatest function of firearms is to burn and scare horses, but one such wind, fire and thunder is enough to kill and injure dozens of people.

Soon, the three hundred wind, fire and thunder exploded.

This wave of attacks.

The Jiaozhi army suffered at least three to four thousand casualties.

Within the canyon.

The dust was flying, and there was a strong smell of gunpowder.

Su Liang waved his hand.

Three hundred wind-fire guns started firing.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The Wind Fire Spear is designed to pick out people on horseback.

One shot at a time.

The Cochin soldiers in the valley were dumbfounded. They had never seen such an attack.

The other party has been attacking for more than a quarter of an hour, and they still don't know who the attacker is.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
As the cavalry fell off their horses one by one, the Cochin soldiers dismounted one after another and hid behind the horses.

And at the entrance and exit of the canyon.

The Cochin soldiers huddled together and more and more people were trampled to death and injured.

"Yes... it's the God of Thunder who's coming! It's the God of Thunder from the sky who's coming!"

The theory of ghosts and gods is prevalent in Jiaozhi.

Many Jiaozhi soldiers thought it was a punishment from heaven. They were confused and fled in a hurry.

Li Dezheng hid in front of several horses, breathing heavily.

this moment.

For the first time in his life, he felt the smell of death.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
At this moment, under Du Lei's arrangement, five gunmen targeted the guards beside Li Dezheng.

Kill one with one shot.

Li Dezheng's legs were shaking.

After hiding for a moment, he hurriedly retreated towards the back of the canyon. There were more than 200 guards beside him.

At this time, Su Liang made a big move.

Sun Sheng and Du Lei led a group of Forbidden Army soldiers, armed with bows, crossbows, swords and guns, and began to rush towards the Nameless Canyon. When they captured King Li Dezheng of Cochin, the battle ended.

Yang Wenguang stayed closely by Su Liang's side.

Half an hour later.

"Kill!" followed by a loud voice at the mouth of the canyon.

Only then did Li Dezheng see the true face of the ambusher.

"It's... it's the Song Army, they... why are they here?" Li Dezheng was shocked.

him at the moment.

Having been frightened by Fenghuolei and Fenghuo Gun for a long time, he had no intention of fighting anymore, so he immediately ran away in the opposite direction.

Both Sun Sheng and Du Lei were as brave as Di Qing's fierce general Sun Jie, and they slashed at him with a big sword.

He just cut a road through a group of Cochin soldiers.

Plus there is the remote assistance of the wind fire gun.

They charged harder and harder.

The Jiaozhi soldiers, who were frightened out of their courage, were retreating steadily.

Not long after.

Sun Sheng and Du Lei were less than 100 meters away from Li Dezheng.

Li Dezheng said loudly: "Two generals, are you mistaken? I am the prince of the county personally appointed by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"

Sun Sheng and Du Lei ignored him and continued to charge inside.

The thousand Forbidden Army soldiers brought by Su Liang are definitely not weaker than the elite Western soldiers in terms of strength.

Killing these Cochin soldiers is like an adult beating a child.

About a quarter of an hour later.

Du Lei pounced, pressing Li Dezheng to the ground, and then placed the long knife on Li Dezheng's neck.

"Let your people cease fighting!" Du Lei said coldly.

Li Dezheng shouted: "Everyone stop, stop quickly!"

Soon, the fighting in the canyon stopped.

Li Dezheng's head was covered with sweat. He stuttered and said: "General... General, if you... have something to say, I... I am the prince of the county who was personally granted the title by the official family of the Song Dynasty. I... I want to help The Great Song Dynasty was destroyed... Nong Zhigao was destroyed!"

Du Lei said coldly: "Follow me!"

Immediately, Du Lei led Li Dezheng towards the valley.

No one in the front of the Cochin soldiers dared to move. They had been blown away and were completely frightened by the firearms that could easily shoot through the chest!

Today is definitely a nightmare that they don't want to remember in their lifetime.

After a while.

Li Dezheng came to a high slope and saw a young man in gray shirt standing with his hands behind his back.

He looked at his position and knew that this person was the commander-in-chief.

Su Liang looked at Li Dezheng with a smile and said, "King Jiaozhi, where are you going?"

Li Dezheng rolled his eyes and said: "I...I am ready to help the Song Dynasty quell the chaos. You...you...who are you?"

"Yushitai Yushi Zhongcheng, Su Liang."

"You...you...are Su Jingming?" Li Dezheng was shocked.

In recent years.

When he went to pay homage to the Song Dynasty during the Jiaozhi New Year, Li Dezheng sent envoys there, so he never met Su Liang.

But he was very aware of Su Liang's deeds and reputation.

A few days ago.

He was also very aware of Su Liang's deeds of killing five magistrates in one day in Guangzhou City.

Li Dezheng frowned slightly and said: "Su Zhongcheng, you... why did you come to my territory of Jiaozhi to ambush me? I am wholeheartedly helping the Song Dynasty. What you did is not like what a big country would do!"

Su Liang smiled faintly.

"Whether you are helping Song Dynasty or doing something else, I am afraid only you know, and I am not willing to pursue it. Now, I am afraid you are incapable of helping Song Dynasty anymore!"

This battle.

There were nearly 8,000 casualties among the 15,000 Cochin soldiers, and everyone was frightened.

How else could he fight?
Su Liang continued: "I have a few words for you."

"First, if you want to end well, don't make enemies of the Song Dynasty, and don't cause trouble in the Southern Territory. If I don't kill you, it's not because I don't dare to kill you, but if I kill you, the Southern Territory will be even more chaotic. I don't want to Let the people suffer!"

"Secondly, you should be able to see that it would be easy for us, the Song Dynasty, to destroy Jiaozhi. The reason why we didn't take action is entirely because Jiaozhi is too poor and it will only hold back our Song Dynasty!"

Su Liang's two words are extremely hurtful.

"You...you...you..." Li Dezheng held it in for a long time and was unable to say a complete sentence.

After saying that, Su Liang waved his hand, indicating that he could let it go.

Du Lei pushed it forward. As he pushed it, he said: "Remember this battle, this is the fate of being an enemy of the Song Dynasty. We only have a thousand people!"

When he heard "a thousand people", Li Dezheng's mouth trembled, his body stiffened suddenly, and he almost fainted.

……

About half an hour later.

Li Dezheng checked the casualties and found that more than half had been killed.

Immediately, he divided the team into two parts.

Some returned with the wounded, and some stayed here to bury the bodies.

Today, it is a nightmare for these Cochin people.

In their eyes, Song Bing was like a heavenly being.

After Li Dezheng returned to the Jiaozhi Army, he was still sweating coldly. If he was asked to take advantage of the Song Dynasty, he would not go there even if he was beaten to death.

And this moment.

Su Liang looked at the soldiers, smiled and said, "Go home!"

This time, except for more than twenty injured, none of his guards died.

……

August 24th.

The Song army defeated Yongzhou, and urgent military information that Nong Zhigao led 300 soldiers to flee reached Bianjing.

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed.

"As expected of Di Hanchen, worthy of Di Hanchen. This battle was so beautifully fought. Our southern territory of the Song Dynasty is in peace!"

Zhao Zhen said to the chamberlain on the side: "Quickly spread this news to the people, and also send a military report to the Western and Northern Territories each!"

After the Liao Kingdom and Xixia learned that the rebellion in the southern border of the Song Dynasty was successfully suppressed, no matter what bold ideas they had, they would probably have to keep it in their stomachs.

That afternoon.

The whole Bianjing city became noisy.

The common people cheered, the scholars were high-spirited, and the officials held their heads high when they went to the Yamen.

The Song Dynasty successfully survived the disaster, and everyone was naturally happy.

at the same time.

Some business-minded businessmen immediately started selling bronze masks similar to Di Qing's.

For a while.

The children all let their hair disheveled, then wore bronze masks and shouted: "I am Di Hanchen, who dares to fight with me?"

……

On August 28, Su Liang and his party finally returned to Yongzhou City.

In the state government office.

Su Liang, Di Qing, and Yu Jing sat together.

Su Liangdao: "Brother An Dao, please spread the news that I sneaked into the Jiaozhi territory and killed eight thousand enemies because I suspected that the King of Jiaozhi had evil intentions."

"The effect I hope to achieve is that in one month, children in the southern border and Jiaozhi will be scared to tears when they hear the three words Su Jingming!"

"In addition, I also reported this situation to the court, saying that I suspected that Jiaozhi wanted to help Nong Zhigao, so I went into Jiaozhi territory and beat them up."

"Ugh!"

Yu Jing let out a long sigh.

"Jingming, you... you are completely ruining your own future! I think you should explain clearly to the officials that you are doing it for the Song Dynasty, and for the stability of the Song Dynasty's reform, so you took this tactic and used your own Fame brings stability to the South!"

Su Liang smiled faintly.

"The officials and all the ministers know who I am. It is impossible not to think of this. The reason why I say this is to show the courtiers that I do not want to involve the court and the officials because of this matter!"

Yu Jing and Di Qing both looked helpless.

They understood what Su Liang was thinking.

Because of "doubts in his heart", he massacred 8,000 soldiers of the vassal country.

If such a major killing was ordered by the imperial court, the Song Dynasty, which was known as an "orthodox great country", would not be able to hold its head high in front of surrounding countries.

Later history books will also criticize this as a stain on the officials and public officials of the Song Dynasty.

And if Su Liang did it alone.

If the imperial court severely punished Su Liang, it would save the face of the Song Dynasty and safeguard the state.

Di Qing said: "Jing Ming, if you are punished, I... will do my best to plead for you!"

Su Liang said with a smile: "I kill very happily. I don't care about gaining a reputation as a murderer. Gaining notoriety can make the southern territory more stable. It's worth it!"

Yu Jing and Di Qing looked at each other, then stood up at the same time and held their hands towards Su Liang.

"The entire Song Dynasty owes you Su Jingming a favor!" Yu Jing said seriously.

(End of this chapter)