Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 77 Where is the Road Ahead? (Part )
"Cao Shiba, you're so bold! You even dare to stop us!"

Li Tieqiang took the long sword from the horse directly, held it in his hand, and had a fierce look in his eyes.

"We are doing what the Marshal ordered us to do. We are here to report back after the mission is completed. Do you actually want to separate the inside and the outside?"

Xin Qiji did not shout like Li Tieqiang, but his hand was also on the iron spear hanging on the victory hook of the war horse.

The reason is simple: it is extremely taboo to separate the generals in command from the marshals.

The two sides are likely to develop grudges against each other due to poor information exchange, and even engage in conflict.

This is because the Song Dynasty had been established for a hundred years, and the suppression of military men had become a habit, but Li Tieqiang was still willing to have a few words with this group of personal soldiers.

If it were during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Xin Qiji and Li Tieqiang would have returned to their respective camps to reorganize their troops and prepare for any response.

Cao Shiba seemed to know that what he did was wrong, but thinking of Geng Jing's strict order, he made up his mind, called a few men and blocked the door.

Seeing this, Xin Qiji became impatient. He picked up the box containing Monk Yiduan's head and took two steps forward.

Cao Shiba cried out "Ouch" as if he had been hit hard by an internal force from a distance. He fell backwards and rolled to the side, screaming miserably.

The rest of the bodyguards followed suit and rolled on the ground.

Xin Qiji was both angry and amused, but he did not feel that he had become a peerless master. He just shook his head and walked straight to the main house with Li Tieqiang.

Li Tieqiang let out a chuckle, protected Xin Qiji behind him, and walked ahead.

When Geng Jing started the rebellion, there were only seven people in total, and Li Tieqiang was one of them. In such occasions, his face was the pass.

Sure enough, Geng Jing's personal soldiers who heard the noise rushed out from the side room under the corridor, but after seeing the angry Li Tieqiang, they all pretended to look at the scenery.

As he stepped onto the stairs, Li Tieqiang knocked hard on the door: "Marshal, Marshal, are you in the room? It's noon, don't sleep, I'm coming in!"

"what……"

Two faint screams were heard from the room, which sounded like a female voice. However, Li Tieqiang waited for a moment but could not hear Geng Jing's voice, so he couldn't help but frown.

After looking at Xin Qiji, Li Tieqiang instantly understood the meaning of the other's eyes. He nodded vigorously, raised his big foot, and kicked the door open.

Xin Qiji, who had been maintaining a stern expression, finally couldn't hold it back any longer: "Big Iron Spear, what are you doing?"

"Huh? Didn't you signal me to kick the door open?"

"I asked you to wait!"

The two men outside the door had just exchanged a few shouts when a voice finally came from the room: "Who the hell is so bold as to kick down my door? Are the thieves here to kill us?!"

Along with the sound, a burly man nearly two meters tall, wearing only tube trousers, rushed out quickly with a long knife in his hand. His foot-long chest hair moved in the wind, and his beard stood up on his face. He walked quickly as if a mountain was pressing down on his head.

As he approached the door, his eyes, as bright as copper bells, seemed a little unaccustomed to the midday sun. He squinted slightly, then placed his hands on the awning to clearly see Xin Qiji and Li Tieqiang standing at the door. "Haha, Wu Lang, Da Tieqiang, you're back."

The big man laughed heartily, threw the long knife aside, clapped his hands, and said angrily: "Which of you two idiots kicked the door just now? Aren't you afraid of scaring me to death?"

Li Tieqiang grinned and said, "Just now, I heard no movement in the room and was worried that you would pass out immediately. But Gengtou, you didn't even take off your pants, so you must not be doing your work."

The giant was Geng Jing. Upon hearing this, he turned around and cursed, "Big Iron Spear, you bastard! I can give birth to a mule by fucking a horse. How can I get an erection by fucking a few women?"

Li Tieqiang continued, "Then Gengtou, you're not a donkey, are you?"

The three of them exchanged a few words of laughter and curse before entering the house. The two women inside were already dressed. Geng Jing waved his hand, sending them out. He slumped back down in his chair and took a few sips of herbal tea from the kettle. "Wu Lang, Da Tie Qiang, have you finished your mission?"

Xin Qiji placed the box containing the head on the table and took out the seal from his pocket: "I have taken back the Jiedu seal and Yiduan's head."

Geng Jing opened the box, held the bald head in front of him, and spat: "You bald donkey who eats dog shit, you still want to sell us for a good price, do you think you are worthy?!"

After cursing, Geng Jing threw Yiduan's head back into the box, wiped his hands, and took the copper seal again: "The characters are missing two corners, but it is indeed my seal."

Geng Jing threw the copper seal to Xin Qiji again: "Wulang, you are the secretary, and you will be in charge of the seal. And..."

Geng Jing scratched his messy hair. "Wu Lang, you have recovered the seal and hunted down the traitors. I must reward you. How about this? I've surrounded Yiduan's hundreds of men. Now that the matter is settled, you will annex them for me."

Xin Qiji had never thought that after making a mistake, not only would he not be punished, but he would even be able to gain hundreds of soldiers. He could not help but hesitate: "Jiedu, I am just making amends this time, I shouldn't..."

Geng Jing didn't let Xin Qiji finish his words. He waved his hand and said, "Wu Lang's words are unreasonable. The fault lies with Yiduan. You killed Yiduan, so naturally you have no fault. That's it. Big Iron Spear, what's going on with you? Have you contacted the Song Dynasty yet?"

Li Tieqiang knew that Geng Jing was trying to change the subject, so he quickly agreed: "Boss Geng, don't mention it. I sprained my ankle this time..."

Half an hour later, Li Tieqiang finally finished telling the story of this wonderful journey in detail.

Geng Jing stroked his beard and asked, "Wulang, what do you think?"

Xin Qiji pondered for a moment, "Jiedu, we must maintain contact with the outside world. For example, although Da Tieqiang failed to contact the Song Dynasty this time, he did learn that Wei Sheng and Liu Huai were planning a northern expedition. Regardless of how many men these two have or their combat effectiveness, we must contact them. At the very least, we can get some intelligence."

Geng Jing nodded in agreement and gestured to Xin Qiji to continue.

"Also, Jiedu, we can't stay in Tai'an Prefecture forever. Internally, the Jiedu is responsible for rallying troops from all directions. They have mixed thoughts, and if they stay in one place for a long time, they will inevitably become disunited. Externally, the Jin bandits won't let us control a single prefecture in peace. When the Jin bandits march south, the Yidu General Army will likely march south, most likely along the Wenshui River. If they send two Wanhu to fight, we'll have no choice but to flee to Mount Tai and Mount Meng."

Geng Jing's hand trembled, and he pulled out two hairs of his beard: "Two Wan Hu... Two Wan Hu are really hard to fight."

Although the Jin Dynasty was in internal turmoil and Wanyan Liang killed many old ministers and generals, for such a large country, there would naturally be some who slipped through the net and a new generation would catch up.

Geng Jing had seen what the elite troops of the Jin Dynasty looked like.

The previous defeat of the rebel army in Jinan Prefecture was due to the joint attack by the troops of Dongping Prefecture and Yidu Military Command.

(End of this chapter)