Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 235 Nothing can be saved
There is Homesick Ridge at the southern intersection of Bei'anju, and a dilapidated tavern sits at the foot of the majestic mountain peak.

When the Liao Kingdom was still around, this tavern had been passed down for three generations. At that time, it was really a business with a steady flow of customers. Merchants loaded with money and goods would drop down their food and drink money here, and batches of money would be collected from this tavern. Go south or north.

The owner of the tavern is huddled behind the counter, covered with two layers of blankets, sitting there lazily greeting the few guests. His lazy look seems to be taking everything lightly, and he is very interested in eating when facing the guests. manner.

"Warm the wine and stir-fry two good vegetables."

The crisp sound of copper coins sounded on the counter. A young man threw a small bag of copper coins over as he passed by the counter, and then sat down next to a table with a golden knife.

The shopkeeper saw that they were copper coins instead of treasure notes, and his expression finally became more attentive. He scolded the waiter for not being diligent, and apologized with a smile: "Guests, please don't blame me. One of my legs was broken by a nobleman from the Kingdom of Jin two years ago. I can't walk and I didn't greet you well, please forgive me."

The young man wore the most popular black robe in Yandi and narrow-sleeved leather boots. These two points alone were enough to make experienced people dare not offend him, not to mention the young man who deliberately took off the sword on his waist while looking at the shopkeeper. , he put the knife on the table carelessly, and suddenly made a dull sound.

The shopkeeper could tell the young man's heel at a glance.

"Have there been any golden dogs passing by these days?" the young man asked carelessly, causing the few drinkers in the shop to wake up and look around in panic, as if they could still hear the Jurchens. The terrible sound of horse hooves.

The shopkeeper was also stunned for a moment, but when he remembered whose territory Bei'an Prefecture belonged to now, he didn't feel strange at all, so he replied: "A few of them hurried south from here yesterday and bought some to feed the horses. of fodder and dry food.”

The young man nodded, and the waiter and the tea doctor brought him food, wine, and tea. He started to eat. At this time, a drinker next to him stood up and asked how much the meal cost. As he staggered past the young man, he suddenly He took out a short knife from his arms and stabbed the young man in the back of the heart without hesitation.

The drunk man collapsed on the ground and passed out. The young man looked at the shopkeeper and said expressionlessly: "Pay back the money."

The young man still held the chopsticks in his hand, pressed the drunken man's head with his left hand, turned it over slightly, forcing the drunken man's eyes to face upward, and then stabbed the chopsticks down mercilessly with his right hand.

He only had two mouthfuls of food, so there was no need to pay for the food. As for the broken bowl, the money would have to be counted on the drunkard's head, so the young man took the money bag thrown by the shopkeeper with one hand without any psychological burden. and walked out the door.

But at this time, the young man who should have died seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He turned sideways to pass the short knife. The drunkard groaned and threw himself on the table. He pushed several rough porcelain bowls to the ground and smashed them into pieces. The shopkeeper finally cried out sadly.

You deserve to die.

There are not many good people who dare to open a shop on the official road. Although he is not a human meat dumpling, the young man's unruly expression has made him unhappy: Who do you show your stinky face when you go out?

The two chopsticks corresponded to the two eyes and were inserted perfectly, as if there was an extra incense burner in the store, but the newly inserted incense in the incense burner was slightly suffused with blood.

The shopkeeper had a glimpse of the drunken man's evil intentions from the beginning, but he didn't bother to warn the young man loudly.

"Go and report to the officer."

Although the shopkeeper was clutching his chest, he still felt a dull pain in his leg that was broken by the golden man two years ago.

"Xizuo has come to report several times, saying that he saw several ferries in Pingzhou full of large ships and thousands of civilians carrying food. One of the agents even saw a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses in Yan. Do you have any strategies?" Wanyan Wu Qimai said.

Ever since Wanyan Gao became the commander and led the army to attack Goryeo in the east, Wanyan Wu Qimai had been sitting in Zhongjing. Then the news that the Han king had taken advantage of the Xia people repeatedly spread to Zhongjing, which angered the Emperor of Jin. I secretly hate it.

But he did not dare to take the opportunity to send troops south to attack at this time. After all, there were already countless passes and the Great Wall in the south; the Han army had to stop advancing because of the extremely large number of cities and Songting Pass in the Zhongjing Road. Wanyan Wu begged to buy and The dignitaries of Jin Kingdom have the same thoughts now.

The worst case scenario is that they can cross the defense line between the two important towns, and then find opportunities to get back the benefits from the Yan people one by one in the future.

Most of the people sitting in front of him were dignitaries and civil servants of the Jin Kingdom. At this time, someone replied: "The Generalissimo is currently in ruins in Korea. He, the King of Han, just wants to protect the Korean people and add trouble to our country. It is ridiculous for the world. "The King of Han is so talented and powerful, but today I see that he is just a narrow-minded man!"

The middle-aged man who spoke was named Wan Yanchang. He was the younger brother of Wanyan Aguda, the founder of the Jin Kingdom. He had great military exploits and had never been very fond of the King of Han. He always felt that if he were allowed to lead the army south, he would definitely not lose like Wan Yanchang. Yan Lou's room was as miserable as Wanyan Gao's.

"From Yandi to Goryeo, there are thousands of miles of ocean in between. It is infinitely vast. How can hundreds of giant ships be able to cross it?"

Wan Yanchang said coldly: "If the King of Han mobilizes a large army to rush to Goryeo by sea, in my opinion, even if the entire fleet is buried in the sea, he may not be able to reach Goryeo on time."

Although the land march was very slow most of the time, after all, it was step by step and everything was safe. The sea fleet had to stop at the shore along the way to replenish supplies, and the coast north of the Bohai Sea from Yandi to Goryeo was all the territory of the Jin Kingdom. , the King of Han is so out of his mind that he dares to use troops like this?

"That's all."

The Emperor of Jin sneered and said: "Send an order to the Generalissimo and ask him to march immediately and completely capture Kaijing. If the Koryo people do not surrender, then massacre Kaijing and capture the Lord of Koryo and all the clans as slaves." servant!"

As soon as the decree came out, all the dignitaries and ministers of the Jin Kingdom present immediately respectfully accepted it. The Emperor of the Jin Kingdom looked at the huge map next to him and looked at the vast territory of the Jin Kingdom, and his expression gradually relaxed.

If the King of Han wanted to save Goryeo, he could not only foolishly send his navy to cross the sea to rescue, but also attack Zhongjing of the Jin Kingdom. As long as the Zhongjing Road fell, Wanyan Gao would have to rush back with his army to save the situation, even if he had great benefits in Goryeo. .

Everyone knows the story of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao.

But now the Jin Kingdom has used Songting Pass and other cities to form the defense line of Beijing. In addition, the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom leads an army of 40,000 people to personally guard this place. Although it is not as good as the current iron wall of the Great Wall in the Yan Dynasty, it is still impregnable. It is difficult to Transcendence.

If the Han king really led his army to attack Songting Pass and Yanjing, he didn't know how many elite soldiers he would lose under the rigid city wall.

Thinking of this, the Emperor of Jin felt much more comfortable.

"Send an order to Songting Pass to be on strict guard and don't let down your guard."

(End of this chapter)