Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 212

It should have started to rain lightly outside. "White Face" slowly crawled into the room. His clothes were ragged and there was a musty smell.

This man has a very white face. If you look closely, you can see that the white color is obviously sickly, and his stretched out hand is full of scars, making him seem to be an old pawn.

"The villain is a sergeant in the Marshal's army. He was captured after the battle at Shanhaiguan. After many twists and turns, he ended up in the rear camp of the Han army raising horses." He spoke in Jurchen dialect.

The King of Han set up camp next to a small city outside Yanjing, but after the night banquet, Wanyan Gao was sent back to the city and was considered to be under house arrest.

Wanyan Gao did not let down his guard, still holding the candlestick, and said coldly: "There are so many people guarding outside, how did you get in?"

The white-faced soldier paused and whispered, "Whether you believe it or not, you will know as soon as the commander opens the door."

Wanyan Gao stepped back to the door step by step, and slowly opened the door with one hand. The cold wind from outside immediately rushed into the house, and the candle flame went out, followed by the strong smell of blood. , at the end of the corridor at the door, there was a body lying upside down.

Walking along the corridor to the front yard, Wanyan Gao stopped.

The cold moonlight shrouded the courtyard, giving it a hazy atmosphere. The ground was covered with a pale sheen. The drizzle was blown by the wind and fell. Wanyan Gao couldn't help but lick his lips and took another step forward.

Wanyan Gao took the map from the soldier's hand, looked at it for a moment, and then ran outside.

The horses and manpower are just outside. The brothers should still be looking for you and can escort you all the way back. "

He was confused for a while, but time seemed to be very tight at the moment, and Wanyan Gao didn't want to stay and be drained of his profits and then made into barbecue.

He spoke very simply, and after he finished speaking, he spit out a bloody tooth from his mouth, held it in his hand, looked at it, and threw it away casually.

"Where to go?" Wanyan Gao actually asked.

"Commander, please run away."

After Yelu Dashi and others made the announcement, they raised the curtain and walked in, saying eagerly:
"Wanyan Gao ran away."

"Have the orders been passed around?"

The white-faced soldier limped out of the room and explained behind him: "There are still some companions outside. The villain just wanted to peek to see if there was anyone else in the room, but unexpectedly he found the commander."

"Go back to Dajin." The white-faced soldier took out a small map from his arms and whispered: "The villain has already drawn the places where you can walk on it. If the commander is lucky, he may be able to escape back.

Could it be true?
But why?

Liu Ling sat up from the bed and rubbed his brow.

"It's been passed down that whoever captures Wanyan Gao alive will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and his rank will be increased by one level."

Wanyan Gao looked at the corpses on the ground again. There were various wounds on the corpses, and Wanyan Gao, who was used to seeing dead people, could conclude that these corpses were indeed "fresh."

On the ground, in addition to a dozen corpses wearing Han army armor, there were also a larger number of corpses wearing various clothes. Most of them held short swords in their hands, and the blood stains on them were wiped away bit by bit by the rain.

Liu Ling nodded, lay down again, covered himself with the quilt, closed his eyes, and said lazily: "That's it, thank you for the hard work."

The place where Wanyan Gao was placed under house arrest was an official prison, and he was guarded by more than a dozen prisoners. They had received instructions in advance and knew that someone would come to "rob the prison" tonight.

However, the meals given to them in the evening were all drugged. Finally, the Jin soldiers who had robbed the prison surrendered. Most of them really wanted to help Wanyan Gao escape back. Yelu Dashi said a few more words and then left. Liu Ling sat up again, listening to the sound of rain outside, his eyes a little tired.

After several battles, the Jin Kingdom and Yan Yun were already in a very tired state. Therefore, in the past few months, Liu Ling did not continue to send troops to attack the Jin Kingdom or attack Xixia because the army needed time to breathe and rest. .

Even for the next attack on Xia, troops that had not gone to war before or were still able to fight were mobilized as much as possible. Even the generals were half resting and half following the expedition.

In the Shanhaiguan, grassland, Tianshan, and several battles, the only person who appeared in all of them was Liu Ling.

Although Yan Yun is at the peak of his power at the moment, in fact, as long as he loses a big defeat, the whole situation that he managed to hold up will easily collapse. Therefore, Liu Ling would rather be tired than lead his army to suppress the battle.

In the past four years, in every large-scale military use, Liu Ling would strive for the greatest chance of victory, because he was no longer just a small family behind him, and the promise he wanted to make was no longer about the future to a woman he liked. It's so easy for her to be a queen.

Behind him is Yan Yun.

The sound of rain outside was naturally depressing, one drop, two drops, hitting the felt tent continuously, which made people feel upset for a while.

Liu Ling covered his face, let out a dull sigh, and then forced himself to lie down and sleep.

In the first year of Qianwu, December.

The armies of Yanyun have generally completed rotations and adjustments. The cavalry of the Lulong Army led by Li Liangfu and the cavalry of the Yongqing Army led by Han Shizhong have left the north twice in a row, in the name of "welcoming" the return of the old people of Yanyun.

The Jin Kingdom is in a stage where they don't want to start a war but are secretly preparing for war. Even if there is even the slightest possibility of not starting a full-scale war, they are willing to give it a try.

Two years ago, when Liu Ling sent people to ask them to return Yanyun's abducted population, Wanyan Zongwang and the Jin people only returned a handful of them reluctantly; now a large group of cavalry is walking around outside the pass, and the Jin court He had to order the repatriation of more than 130,000 people.

And it was repatriated on the same day.

Even though many of them had barely settled down in the Jin Kingdom and were at least alive, the Jin people once again asked them to put down all their belongings, and even deliberately allowed the rebels to intercept and rob them on the road.

The official roads of Gu Liao were filled with the corpses of the people of Gu Liao.

The living people watched numbly like pigs and dogs in the pen, watching their companions being dragged out and slaughtered. The sound of horse hooves was rapid, and the golden cavalry rushed through the crowd on horseback. With each handful of blood rising, the smiles on their faces grew. The more points.

The Jin Kingdom's court will definitely not acquiesce to this situation, but judging from the current situation of the Jin Kingdom, the top management still maintains their sanity, but the middle and lower levels are slowly losing control. They can use the knife on a group of refugees who have no ability to resist. , afterwards, even if the Jin court was angry again, they would take the initiative to help them cover it up.

In the evening, a small group of Han army sentries patrolled northward here. The wind blew in their ears, and the withered yellow grass on the meadow parted slightly, revealing piles of corpses lying among them.

The sentry captain jumped off his horse, staggered a few steps, and knelt down in front of the body of an old man. He tried to stretch out his hand to test his breathing, but after a moment, he stood up silently, and went to check the surroundings. Several sentries turned back and shouted to him:
"Everything of value and food is gone."

Of course, there were no living people. There were not many corpses of young women on the ground. The fate of those who were alive could be imagined.

Several men stood silently in front of the pile of corpses. They didn't even have time to help dig holes and bury the corpses.

Immediately afterwards, the captain of the sentry cavalry hesitated, and tremblingly knelt down next to the old man's body again. He took out his dry food bag, took out a piece of dry food from it, crushed it a little, and slowly put the crumbs to her mouth. .

Then, he stood up again and slowly put some dry food in the mouth of the corpse next to him. As he put it, he ordered in a hoarse voice:
"Eat something and get on your way."

(End of this chapter)