Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 57 Manchuan dragon and tiger lift, no need to talk about military plans

Shi Liai's position was quite serious. In his words, he hated the Liao Kingdom and expressed a bit of admiration for the Jin people. However, he despised the Song people from beginning to end.

This old guy didn't know what he was thinking when he heard that Medicine Master Guo was going to "be good at making border provocations". Anyway, in history, the Jin people took refuge in Li Ai when they went south. At this time, he took over Medicine Master Guo. Recruit and be willing to be a sidekick by his side.

Pharmacist Guo did not dare to neglect him. In the past, Shi Liai's power was not only equal to that of him, but even surpassed that of Pharmacist Guo. But this old guy didn't want anything. When Liu Ling was about to lead his army south to attack Xiongzhou , and he even took the initiative to ask to go with him.

In mid-December, there was heavy snow, and news was transmitted slowly everywhere. The war horses trudged hard in the snow, with countless messy footprints behind them. When Liu Ling opened his mouth to speak, he first felt his tongue being cold and snowflakes hitting it. The spin floated into his mouth.

Liu Ling pressed the mink hat tightly on his head, and Zhang Wu came over, holding a fur coat in his hand, "General, put it on."

"It's not needed yet." Liu Ling wasn't particularly cold either. Seeing a soldier next to him shivering from the cold, he motioned to Zhang Wu to give him his fur coat.

"Here, the general saw that you were cold, so I gave you something to wear." Zhang Wu Yiyan put the fur coat on the soldier. The latter was shocked and thanked him repeatedly.

"It's a good thing that Chen Wen didn't come. I heard that he has some lung disease. If he goes out to race against the cold, I'm afraid he will be tortured to death."

Liu Ling looked around at the heavy snow falling around him, and finally could not utter any heroic words about "letting the winds blow from east to west, from north to south." He dared to kill people and lead troops to fight, but the cold weather and freezing ground were really unbearable.

"What is that old guy doing? Don't let him freeze to death."

"General, he is always in high spirits," Zhang Wu shook his head, "Listen, he is also leading a few people in singing."

Of course the singing is not duet.

Previously, Liu Yanqing was in charge of the capital and led an army of 200,000. He claimed that he had an army of two million to conquer the Liao. However, he then encountered a stalemate with Liao generals Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi in the Baigou River area, and had to dispatch Yang Keshi and Gao Shixuan. , Guo Yaoshi and others went to attack Yanjing, and they should all know what happened next.

Before Yanjing could get it, Liu Yanqing was extremely panicked when he heard that Yanjing was defeated in the first battle. When the Liao army mustered up the courage to attack him, Liu Yanqing abandoned the army and fled. In an instant, the 200,000-strong army Falling apart.

What is worth mentioning here is that not only Yue Fei was involved in this battle, but Han Shizhong was also present, but he still managed to gain some limelight and was not as cowardly as Liu Yanqing.

The 200,000 Song army was completely wiped out, and the people of Yan made songs and ridiculed them.

That was the song that Shi Liai was singing softly.

Zhang Wu already understands Liao dialect, but he is too embarrassed to say anything. He is no longer from the Song Dynasty, but when this song comes to his ears, he still feels a little dazed, as if he has returned to the time when he went out to fight in the army. In the afternoon, my younger brother was still alive. He stood beside me and asked with a smile when my elder brother would get married.

He smiled mockingly to himself, and when he heard Liu Ling calling him from the front, he quickly agreed and galloped off.

"Going a little further, the upper section of the river is called Juma River, and the lower section of the river is called Baigou River. I know there are several places with gentle water flow that can allow the army to cross calmly." Shi Liai held a copy in his hand. Liu Ling and several trusted officers stood on both sides of the map. When they saw Zhang Wu approaching, several officers silently made room for him.

"Because we actually can't offend both sides too much. The Jin people can scold but not beat, and the Song people can beat but not scold. I hope the general will have some sense of propriety in this."

"General, I understand." Liu Ling nodded slightly. He was cautious. If he was not willing to do this now, he would not be able to get through with Pharmacist Guo. But it happened that he was the one who proposed the plan, and Shi Liai was also there. With constant encouragement, Liu Ling was given the seemingly easy and glorious task of attacking Xiongzhou.

In the eyes of other generals, Liu Ling undoubtedly took advantage, because there would definitely be a big battle to be fought next, and the remaining generals and horses who did not attack Xiongzhou had only one choice: to confront the Jin people.

If you could really pick your opponent, most people wouldn't want to fight a golden man. When the Jin people went south, they not only captured Yanjing, but actually defeated all the places south of Yanjing where the Liao army was stationed. The Evervictorious Army collected many defeated Liao soldiers, and it was almost impossible to attack those who were attacked. The memory of the unstoppable Jin cavalry is still fresh.

Regardless of Shi Liai and Guo Yaoshi's vows, which believed that the Jin people would never respond to the declaration of war, most people still watched Liu Ling lead his army to leave Yanjing and move towards the south as if they were mourning for their heirs.

Pharmacist Guo specially assigned more than 2,000 cavalry, and sent Liu Ling 3,000 to go south. He also appointed Zhao Heshou as Liu Ling's deputy general. You can ask Zhao Heshou about military matters, but when you get to Xiongzhou City, you must obey him on all matters. Liu Ling ordered.

After crossing the Baigou River, the army carefully avoided the crossings. On the way, they caught a few Song army sentry riders. They seemed to be somewhat iron-clad. Zhang Wu spoke to them in Song dialect with a slight accent. sentence, the eyes of several Song soldiers suddenly changed.

An old soldier spat hard at him.

"brute!"

In their eyes, Zhang Wu, who was obviously from the Song Dynasty, was quickly classified as a "traitor".

The crowd parted, Liu Ling came on horseback, looked at those people, and after a moment of silence, said: "I want them to tell everything about Xiongzhou, including the strength of the troops and who is the chief officer in the city. No matter what, let them all tell you." Spit it out."

"Here!"

"General!" Zhang Wu looked at Liu Ling in astonishment. The wind and snow around him gradually dispersed, and Shi Liai's figure was vaguely revealed. He stood on horseback, looking past Liu Ling and looking at Zhang Wu meaningfully.

After nightfall, heavy snow covered the horses' hooves and human footprints layer by layer, leaving the land a vast expanse. The north wind whistled through the snow, shaking the city walls of Baigou Town.

There were few torches at the top of the city, and most of the defenders gathered together in twos and threes to keep warm.

If this was the border of the Liao Kingdom or the Jin Kingdom, the cities in Xiongzhou could probably fully function as important border towns. If the enemy came to attack the city, they would lose a few teeth.

But this is the border of the Song Dynasty, and Xiongzhou has become synonymous with "an area highly rife with smuggling trade."

Chen Liang once jokingly said that he bought goods here when he was young. In one day, he saw at least dozens of young ladies from the southern part of the Song Dynasty being sold back and forth by merchants. It is said that among those women were officials' wives. Of course, they were in the Liao Kingdom. It is also a rare item.

Compared with the generals and soldiers around him who had different thoughts, when Liu Ling saw the outline of Baigou Town, he put aside all his thoughts.

Guo Yaoshi and Shi Liai may not be as good as Liu Ling in some aspects, but they are people of this era. They have led troops to fight for many years, and Shi Liai has been an official for decades. No matter what he is like, He also has a place in the history books, which is enough to show his ability.

They said yes, let’s fight.

Liu Ling took a deep breath, feeling that his lungs were filled with the cold wind in the north, but it inexplicably turned into heroic spirit welling up in his heart.

The torch was lit with a hiss, illuminating his face. Beside him, some torches were lit one after another, illuminating the flag above his head in the cold wind. On the flag, "Liu Ling, the Defense Envoy of Zhuozhou in the Song Dynasty" Several big characters flew in the wind.

Liu Ling spat out the withered grass stick in his mouth and pointed to Baigou Town, which was sleeping in the dark night.

"Whoever enters the city first will be promoted to one rank and rewarded with a thousand swords."

(End of this chapter)