Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 113 The imperial commander’s personal expedition
  Wang Ahai walked very quickly. His team was waiting north of Shuozhou. Both sides sent auxiliary soldiers and civilians to hand over the food. The 1,200 horses presented to Wang Ahai and the Jin people by the Xia Lord were transferred to Liu Ling. .

In fact, the value of these 1,200 horses was very high. Wang Ahai suffered a loss because the grain he got in exchange for it was not worth that much.

Liu Ling originally wanted to test the Jin man's bottom line, and secretly wondered why he was willing to hold back. Shi Liai came over and told Liu Ling that there was an envoy asking for a meeting.

To the south of Yinshan Mountain, there are many Khitan tribes, which is the so-called land behind the mountain, with a radius of thousands of miles, and was promised to Li Qianshun, the Lord of Xia, by the Jin people.

It's not that this place isn't a good place, but the tribal resistance of the Khitan and Xi people is particularly fierce, making this land tasteless and tasteless. It's a pity to abandon it. There is a lot of land for the Jin people to manage.

What's more, the Lord of Liao was still wandering around the Jiashan area. Wanyan Zongwang, who was supposed to capture the Lord of Liao, was stationed at Juyongguan. The Jin general who took his place and led the pursuit defeated the Lord of Liao's front army, but failed to capture him.

The place that was a headache for the Jin man has now become Liu Ling's "treasure land".

The leaders and patriarchs of several surrounding tribes came to pay homage to Liu Ling. This time it was not because of Liu Ling's identity as an old member of the Liao Kingdom, but because Liu Ling's first wife was a Xiren, and they could even become relatives with them.

It is said that when you are poor in the busy city, no one cares about you, but when you are rich in the mountains and forests, you have distant relatives. This is probably the truth.

At the same time, they also gave women as gifts as a matter of course. After Liu Ling declined, they still insisted on giving three Khitan and Turkic women. It seemed that they were all relatively "noble" women in the tribe.

Several tribes only expressed their closeness, but they were vague about Liu Ling's request to send troops. When the chiefs left, Liu Ling took the initiative to give them a batch of money and food, and cordially called them brothers.

As soon as they left, Liu Ling's expression turned gloomy. He looked at Shi Liai, who smiled and said nothing.

"You have already planned it."

"Yes."

"You think that no matter how much the Jin man suffers at this time, he will not attack me here."

"Correct."

"Why?" Liu Ling did not wait for him to speak, but asked and answered himself, and said softly, "Because, to the north of Yunzhong Mansion are Yin Mountain and the Great Wall, and there is a name to the south of Yin Mountain, called Jia Mountain."

The mountain where Emperor Liao fled.

There are several prefectures and Datong Prefecture separated in the middle, which seems to be nearly a thousand miles away, but tens of thousands of Jin people's elite main force are all there searching the mountains and seas, desperately looking for the Liao Emperor.

The gap between tens of thousands of elite Jin troops and tens of thousands of Xia troops is greater than the gap between humans and dogs.

"Capturing the city to the west of Shuozhou can cut off the Xia people's food route, but accordingly, I don't have the troops to defend it, so I can only loot and burn the food before leaving. In other words, I am giving someone. Open the way.”

The smile on Shi Liai's face became wider and he said respectfully: "I am very happy that the commander-in-chief can figure out the joints involved."

"One of the reasons why Li Qianshun must die is that if he were alive, Xixia would definitely attack Jiashan and the Khitan tribes from behind, and the last hiding place of the Liao Lord would be gone."

"That's not surprising."

Liu Ling nodded slightly and put his hand on the handle of the knife.

Facing Liu Ling's gaze, Shi Liai smiled gently, expressing his approval of Liu Ling's words. His smile was full of traces of time.

"Yunzhong and Yandi, two prefectures plus more than a dozen prefectures, especially Yunzhong, although it has been through wars, it still has a large population. Once all of Yunzhong is swallowed up, the commander will rely on your prestige in Yanyun. Enough to be king."

"Emperor Liao is just a stinky dog*, whoever gets it smells bad."

Liu Ling stared at him and said slowly.

The Jin people sacrificed so much just to catch Emperor Liao. If they dared to open a way for him to survive, they would definitely drive the Jin people crazy.

"Since I serve the commander-in-chief, I will never act recklessly or make other plans again." Shi Liai coughed a few times and said in a hoarse voice: "When I was young, I might have dared to gamble again, but Now in his seventies, he is helpless.

Therefore, we and other old ministers all know that the Liao Dynasty will undoubtedly fall. Even Han Fang and Han Gongmei have actually lost their temper. Now they are working hard just to avenge the country's subjugation. "

"What do you want to do?"

Liu Ling released the handle of the knife.

"First kill the Lord of Xia, open the way south, and induce the Liao Emperor to go south. Then make a private agreement with the Jin people to ask you to enter the urn, cut off the Liao Emperor's retreat, make the Jin people kill the Liao Emperor, lure the Liao Emperor's remnants to surrender, and connect with the Khitan tribes. Together with Zongzhong Yunzhong, Xia Kingdom, in this way, will be able to become king."

There was an abnormal blush on Shi Liai's face. He had been fighting with Liu Ling for a lot of time last year. His body was almost exhausted and he was now prone to minor illnesses. When I got excited, I started coughing again and again.

Liu Ling stared at him for a while and said softly: "Let Yelu Yanxi continue to be a savage in Jiashan. That is the Jin people's business. I will send someone to take you back to Zhuozhou tomorrow. You, take good care of your health."

Yelu Yanxi is the name of the Liao Emperor.

"old man."

Shi Liai raised his head and looked at him.

"What do you want?" Liu Ling stretched out his hand and pressed his shoulder with a slight force. "Your whole family is in my hands. I can give you fame, wealth and fame. But now, you really don't even care about your whole family." Already?"

Shi Liai bowed and said calmly: "I have one more thing to say before I leave."

"Ah."

"If you want to make Yelu the Queen Mother, the commander-in-chief needs to personally provide troops or send a capable general to Xia. If Yelu has any brains, he will do whatever it takes to provide you with all the conveniences."

After Shi Liai finished speaking, he bowed and saluted again, turned and left.

Liu Ling stared at his back, turned around silently, and saw Han Shizhong leading a group of soldiers standing guard in the distance.

"Old Han."

When Han Shizhong heard the shouting, he trotted over. Liu Ling put his arms around his shoulders and pointed at the three women not far away who were "kindly presented" by the heads of the Khitan tribes.

"Do you want a wife or not?"

"Pick the one you like and take it back to warm the bed."

Han Shizhong was really rude in this regard. Seeing that Liu Ling was not joking, he immediately went to pick the best-looking one. Liu Ling laughed and cursed and patted him on the shoulder.

"You fought with the Xia people this time. What do you think of them?"

Han Shizhong quickly pushed the woman away, thought for a moment, and said respectfully: "You are not as good as a chicken or a dog, you are just a fish with mixed ears."

"The last general who carries thousands of cavalry dares to walk back and forth among the Xia people's tens of thousands of troops. If there are three thousand cavalry, the last general will dare to personally lead his troops to kill their commander and seize his banner. If there are ten thousand cavalry, the last general will dare to go Under the city of Xingqing Mansion, ask the Xia people who can do it?"

Xingqing Mansion is equivalent to Kaifeng Mansion in the Song Dynasty and is the capital of Xixia.

"Okay, stop bragging."

"Tomorrow, you will lead the cavalry ahead and march all the way west, with sentries everywhere. Once the city is broken and the stronghold is taken out, no prisoners will be left behind."

"Here!"

Although it is already summer time, there is still snow on the top of Yinshan Mountain.

A horseman stood on the top of the mountain and looked into the distance. He seemed to have seen something, and then rode down the mountain.

The news was passed layer by layer, and Yelu Dashi took the military report. He was wearing a suit of armor, with a new scar on his neck. He took a deep look at the dragon flag floating above the camp and stepped into the camp.

"Shi Liai sent someone to report. Three days later, our army can take the opportunity to rush south and break through the Jin people's siege. The Xia people's border area is empty and unprepared, and our army can take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Xia Kingdom."

Sitting on the dragon couch was an emperor with an aging face. The wandering days and sluggish form had destroyed most of his energy. When he looked up, he could see the white hair on his temples moving slightly.

Looking at Yelu Dashi, Emperor Liao said calmly: "Shi Li is so cunning that it cannot be trusted."

"Your Majesty, but now, this is the only way for our army to survive!" Yelu Dashi trembled and couldn't help but said: "There is something unique about timely love for strategies. Our army is preparing for the right time. With the help of Xia's national power, we may not be able to survive." No chance of comeback!”

"enough!"

Emperor Liao said in a deep voice: "Since Shi Liai has repeatedly persuaded me to go south, I am sure that it is either the Jin people or the Xia people, and their ambush must be there. I will personally march against them and fight them decisively!"
  If the destiny is still in Daliao, I will not lose! "

(End of this chapter)