I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 558 Crazy Rigid! The closest Su Liang came to death

The next morning.

The sun was shining brightly and the thin layer of snow was gradually melting.

The vanguard battalion of Su Liang's army was marching in the front to lead the way.

After the army crossed several mountains, the road gradually became easier to travel, and there were scattered people around.

Either Khitans or Jurchens.

Because this area is vast and sparsely populated, with little information, some villagers living in the mountains and forests were not even aware of the war.

The Song army adhered to the principle of never disturbing the people and had very few interactions with them.

Sometimes when they encounter some elderly and weak people who have no clothes and no food, they will give them some food.

At the current speed, the Song army will reach the Huanglongfu area occupied by the Shengnuzhen in about five days.

Although the Jurchens are capable of fighting.

But Su Liang brought with him elite troops, and their weapons were far superior to those of the enemy, so it was not difficult to wipe them out.

on the way.

Su Liang also gradually obtained some information about the Jurchens.

These Jurchens are completely devoid of humanity.

Bullying women and cooking babies.

Adults are put in a cage with Siberian tigers and then released on the street for people to watch.

Some of the Khitan soldiers they captured were tortured beyond recognition before dying miserably.

In the eyes of Shengnuzhen, there are no laws, no order, and no morals.

There is only killing.

……

An hour later, the weather gradually became warmer.

Su Liang was riding a horse on a rugged mountain path. Although his buttocks were sore from the bumps, he still managed to find joy in the hardship and admired the surrounding autumn scenery from time to time.

at this time.

A captain from the vanguard camp in front came running over on horseback.

"Zhongcheng, we encountered two boys about 11 or 12 years old ahead. One of them was wounded by an arrow in the shoulder and is in a coma. The other was injured in the ankle by a trap. If he is not treated, he will be in danger of death."

"The young man with the injured ankle said that they were Khitans. The soldiers of the Shengnuzhen tribe carried out a frenzied massacre in the village where they lived last night. The two of them managed to escape. I have ordered people to treat them now."

Su Liang nodded slightly.

The rule of the Song army was that if they encountered injured or distressed civilians, whether they were Khitans or Jurchens, they must be rescued, especially the elderly and children.

"Leave three people to treat the injuries of the two Khitan boys, and then leave some rations for them. The vanguard camp will march as usual!" Su Liang said.

It is naturally impossible for the army to delay its journey because of two children.

"I... I... told the child exactly that, but after he knew we were Song army, he was unwilling to leave, saying that all his family members had been killed and they wanted to follow us to kill the Jurchens!" said the captain.

Hearing this, Su Liang glared at the captain.

As a head of a city, he couldn't even control two children.

The captain continued, "Of course I can't let these two kids sway my opinion. But that kid is very stubborn. He said that if I leave them here, they will kill themselves. Then he picked up a stone and smashed it on the back of his hand, and the blow turned his flesh into a bloody mess!"

"I was worried that if I left them here, they would commit suicide. There was hatred and murderous intent in the child's eyes. I didn't know how to deal with it, so I had to report it to the Minister of Justice."

"Such a hot temper? Let's go and take a look!" Su Liang said.

Not long after, Su Liang saw the two children.

Both of them were skinny.

One shoulder was wrapped in gauze. Although he was conscious, his face was pale and he had difficulty standing.

The other one had cloth wrapped around his feet and palms. He stood upright and did not look seriously injured. His face was gloomy and his lips were pouting.

Su Liang jumped off his horse and couldn't help feeling sympathy.

At this age, he should be studying in school instead of suffering such a heavy punishment.

"You are still young, and you are not needed in the war. I will avenge your families. Someone will take care of you and change your medicine. When your injuries are less severe and you can ride a horse, head east. It is safe there and someone will take care of you." Su Liang said.

"I...I...no, I want to kill someone, I want to avenge my family!" said the boy who mutilated his hand in a hoarse voice.

at this time.

The other boy who was wounded by an arrow suddenly covered his shoulder and said, "It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"

Just when everyone's attention was attracted by him, the boy who had mutilated his hand suddenly pulled out a sharp animal fang as long as a thumb from his neck.

At this moment, he was only two meters away from Su Liang.

Holding the animal fang in his hand, he pounced towards Su Liang like a tiger.

The direction of the animal's fangs was pointing at Su Liang's neck.

This action happened in a flash, when everyone was looking at the other boy.
Xu Mang and Liu Sandao on the side did not expect that an injured boy would suddenly kill Su Liang.

In that moment.

Su Liang stepped back instinctively, and Liu Sandao quickly raised the long sword in his hand to block.

Never thought about it.

The boy used his other injured hand to actively block Liu Sandao's knife.

Swish!
His arm broke with a sound.

But the speed did not slow down, and the other hand holding the animal fang reached Su Liang's neck!

He committed self-mutilation in exchange for an opportunity to kill Su Liang.

This kind of ruthlessness and decisiveness is difficult for ordinary adults to achieve.

Stab it!

The animal's fangs scratched Su Liang's neck.

Su Liang leaned back and fell heavily to the ground.

At this moment, Xu Mang kicked quickly.

boom!
He kicked the young man to the ground and the soldiers nearby quickly subdued him.

at the same time.

Su Liang's two personal soldiers also put their knives on the neck of another young man who was shot by an arrow.

Xu Mang and Liu Sandao quickly ran towards Su Liang.

"Zhongcheng, Zhongcheng, are you okay?"

If Su Liang were killed today, the people around him would commit suicide out of guilt.

now.

Su Liang was lying on the ground, pressing his hands on his neck. He could clearly feel the blood flowing out, but not much.

His head was dizzy.

Because the back of his head hit a very hard lump of earth.

Xu Mang and Liu Sandao panicked when they saw Su Liang lying motionless with blood flowing from his neck.

"Come and treat Zhongcheng's injuries! Come and treat Zhongcheng's injuries!" Xu Mang shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Cough cough..."

At this time, Su Liang coughed twice and said, "I...I can't die yet!"

Hearing this, Xu Mang and Liu Sandao burst into tears, and the two bodyguards beside them slapped themselves in the face in self-blame.

Lean slightly.

A medical officer arrived, wiped the blood from Su Liang's neck with gauze, and then began to stop the bleeding and bandage it.

"That was a close call! That was a close call! If the wound had been a little deeper, the consequences would have been unimaginable." The medical officer murmured.

Hearing this, Su Liang and everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief.

It was indeed too dangerous just now. This place is not like the city, and the neck is the most vulnerable part of the human body. If the wound is deeper and the bleeding does not stop, Su Liang will be completely finished.

Su Liang slowly sat up, his face covered with beads of sweat.

Just now, he was closest to death.

Thinking about it now, he still feels a little scared.

After a while.

Su Liang looked at the boy who was trying to stab him and fainted due to a broken arm, and then looked at the boy who was shot by an arrow.

"You are not ordinary children, you are hurting yourself just to kill me. You are Jurchens. Li Ji sent you here!"

The boy who was shot by the arrow shook his head without saying anything, then he bit the rope tied to his body frantically like a wild animal.

At this moment, Su Liang no longer hesitated and said, "Kill them all and bury them on the spot."

Immediately, several Song soldiers dragged the two boys into the distant mountains and forests.

At this time.

Xu Mang, Liu Sandao and the surrounding soldiers all knelt on the ground.

"I failed to provide adequate protection. Please punish me severely, Minister!" Xu Mang said loudly.

He felt that his crimes warranted the death penalty.

Everyone knows very well what Su Liang means to the Song Dynasty.

"Everyone, get up! It's not your fault. It's our fault that we don't know these Jurchens well enough!" Su Liang let out a long sigh.

Kindness has always been the weak point of the Song army, especially the weak point of the Song army's generals.

If Su Liang hadn't had good intentions and was worried that the boy would commit suicide, he wouldn't have suffered this disaster.

This also made him see more clearly the characteristics of the Jurchens.

Although they had not learned the art of war, they understood the principles of hunting, using self-mutilation to attract prey and then killing it with one blow.

This move is very cruel.

Su Liang was glad that they were not very smart.

If these two young men had not taken direct action, but instead gained Su Liang's approval by acting pitiful and miserable, and stayed by Su Liang's side.

Then they might find a better way to kill Su Liang, and the success rate would be higher.

Su Liang added: "This lesson is worthwhile. It allows us to better understand these Jurchens. Remember, when we face Jurchens in the future, we are facing a group of savage beasts. We must kill them when we can, and never show mercy!"

"Yes, sir!" Everyone shouted in unison, bowing at the same time with very serious expressions.

……

Next, the army continued to move forward.

As they moved forward, the vanguard camp encountered many traps, including animal pits, poison arrows, and animal traps.

The Shengnuzhen apparently knew that the Song army was heading towards Huanglongfu.

These traps were child's play and were easily broken by the vanguard battalion of the Song army.

After Su Liang was stabbed, Xu Mang and Liu Sandao became quite cautious. They not only increased the number of people guarding Su Liang, but also prohibited all strangers from approaching Su Liang.

They would send people to walk the route that Su Liang would take in advance.

soon.

The wound on Su Liang's neck scabbed over.

But because of the cold weather and the wind, the wound was very painful, so Su Liang could only wrap it with a piece of cotton cloth.

Fortunately, the wound was relatively shallow, otherwise, if it had been infected, it would have caused a serious illness at best, and death at worst.

……

It's nearly noon on the tenth day of October.

The 10,000-strong army led by Su Liang set up camp on a hillside ten miles away from Huanglong City.

Not long after setting up camp, Su Liang received a message from Li Ji.

Li Ji invited Su Liang to meet on a hillside five miles ahead at noon tomorrow, not to fight, but just to chat.

The two of them are old acquaintances.

Su Liang also wanted to see what action Rigid would take next, so he agreed immediately.

……

At noon the next day, on a hillside.

Li Ji appeared on a flat ground on the hillside with two subordinates, and Su Liang also walked over with Xu Mang and Liu Sandao.

The remaining troops of both sides were waiting on both sides.

The hillside is very high and the view is unobstructed.

The soldiers of both sides were watching and waiting. No matter who wanted to "capture the leader first", it would be difficult to achieve.

Su Liang strode up the hillside.

A smile appeared on Rigid's face.

"Su Zhongcheng, long time no see, long time no see, I miss you so much!"

Su Liang smiled faintly, glanced at the dragon robe that didn't fit Li Ji very well, and said, "Li Ji, not everyone can become an emperor by wearing a dragon robe. If you have something to say, say it quickly."

Riki looked at Suliang.

"Central Prime Minister Su, I traveled thousands of miles and went through hardships to reach Bianjing City to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty. You promised me that when my Jurchens were strong enough, you would form an alliance with me to destroy the Liao Dynasty. Now, my strength is not bad, I am willing to cooperate with the Song Dynasty and share the Liao Dynasty."

"As for how to divide it, I am not like those incompetent Jurchens who are greedy for money and fame. After the Liao Dynasty is successfully destroyed, the Song Dynasty can give me three prefectures and 100,000 Khitan slaves, and let the Jurchens establish an independent country in the northeast corner. The treatment is the same as that of Dali in the south, and it is also okay for me to worship the emperor of the Song Dynasty as my godfather."

Su Liang looked at Rigid, shook his head slightly, and uttered three words in a flat tone: You don't deserve it!

"What do you mean? Why am I unworthy of giving birth to a Jurchen?" Rigid suddenly raised his voice and his face turned cold.

"You were born in the Jurchen tribe, you don't know etiquette, morality, or ethics. If you were allowed to establish an independent country, you would only build a deformed kingdom, enslaving the lower-class people in the kingdom..."

Su Liang spoke for a long time, but Rikiji didn't understand much.

He found a chance for Su Liang to speak, interrupted Su Liang's words, and said coldly: "You...you look down on me!"

"When I asked for an alliance with the Song Dynasty, you looked down on me. Do you think my people are uneducated and not as cultured as you Song people? Are you superior to others? Whoever has the strongest fist can become the emperor!"

Su Liang looked away and ignored him.

Rigid sneered and called Su Liang by his first name.

"Su Liang, I understand. You still look down on me. I tell you, you will regret it. Just wait until I defeat you, the Khitan dogs, and all of you Song people. I will make both the Han and Khitan people become slaves of my Jurchen people."

"I want all the scholars like you in the Song Dynasty to crawl on the ground like beasts. I will drive them into the mountains and forests to fight with wild beasts. Let's see which is more powerful, reading or fists!"

"I will also round up all the women of the Song Dynasty like cattle and sheep, and I will round up all your parents, wives, and children, and make you kneel on the ground and beg me!"

……

At this moment, Rigid was very crazy.

Su Liang didn't want to talk any more with this madman, so he turned around and left.

The current Song Dynasty did not need to rely on the Jurchens to destroy the Liao Dynasty.

The Liao Dynasty was already at the end of its strength.

Li Ji's words also made Su Liang determined in his heart: This time, he must beat these Jurchens to death.

The current group of Jurchens are all crazy and murderous. They are deeply sinful and will cause even more serious unrest if they are not killed.

"Su Liang, just wait. As long as you attack me, I will let you see how powerful our Jurchen people are!"

"I will make all those who look down on me regret it! I want to be the king of this world! The Han people and the Khitan people are all my slaves. I want them to die, and they must die!"

"Su Liang, I will make you kneel before me and beg me with tears, or I will let you experience the most cruel death in the world!"

……

Rigid shouted loudly, quite arrogantly.

Su Liang looked at Xu Mang and Liu Sandao and said, "At 4 a.m. tomorrow, we will attack the city."

(End of this chapter)