The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 460 We can use him

That's heavy armor!

Heavy armor was extremely expensive to produce. The Song Dynasty sold everything it owned to produce several thousand sets, but they ended up in the hands of the useless Tong Guan. As you can imagine, the several thousand heavy infantrymen disappeared without a trace, as if the Song Dynasty had never had heavy infantry at all.

But if this valuable item falls into the hands of someone like Han Shizhong, it's a completely different story from if it falls into the hands of Tong Guan.

Han Shizhong watched as the tricycles continuously unloaded the red Ironclad Pagoda armor, which quickly piled up into a small mountain.

"Hehehe, good, good, good!" Han Shizhong's eyes darted around. "Nephew Yue, good things should be shared. I can't take all eight hundred suits of armor. How about this, we'll split them. I'll be holding off the main Jin bandit force in Fangcheng, so I'll get five hundred sets. You'll be holding off a smaller group of Jin bandits in Zhongyang Mountain, so you'll get three hundred sets. How about that?"

Yue Yun was both amused and exasperated: "It's all up to Commander Han to decide."

Han Shizhong used most of his brain to think about how to build a battle formation system with 500 heavy infantrymen, and only used a small piece of his brain to deal with the current situation: "Young Master Yue, you have given us 800 sets of such good stuff. You can't have given it to us without any price, can you? The important thing in doing business is to have a clear price. You should tell us your conditions first. If they are too harsh, we will not dare to accept them."

Yue Wenxuan smiled: "Price? There is no price! I don't even need you to pay me back. I'll give it to you for free, so you don't have to waste your brains making up some excuses to avoid paying me back."

Han Shizhong was actually thinking about how to avoid paying back the money in the future, but he didn't expect that the other party had already guessed it and said it to his face.

If someone else were here, they would probably be so ashamed they'd want to crawl into the ground.

But Han Shizhong was a seasoned soldier among soldiers, his skin thicker than the walls of Kaifeng. Even when exposed, he remained unfazed, his expression calm as if he hadn't been hit at all, showing no sign of wavering: "Oh, Young Master Yue is too kind. How could I possibly renege on my promise? I was just thinking about how to carefully protect them so that the Jin bandits wouldn't take them back! Since Young Master Yue gave them to me, I'll be bold and use them."

Yue Wenxuan dropped the subject and pointed to the map again, saying, "Alright, from now on, we'll fight according to the method we just discussed..."

He had barely finished speaking when two scouts came running from opposite directions. One was from the Southern Song Dynasty, and the other from the Northern Song Dynasty. Although they came from different directions, they reported the same thing to Yue Wenxuan and Han Shizhong: "Report! Wei Liangchen, the peace envoy from the Southern Song Dynasty, has just entered Tangzhou from Suizhou. It seems he intends to pass through Tangzhou and head north..."

Upon hearing this news, Han Shizhong still wore a smirking expression: "A traitor who sells out his country for personal gain. I really hope that Lord Wei accidentally falls to his death on his mission."

Yue Wenxuan, however, wore a strange smile and said, "Commander Han, we can make use of this Wei Liangchen."

Han Shizhong: "Oh? How can we use it?"

Yue Wenxuan: "Wei Liangchen will travel from south to north, passing through Tangzhou, and will inevitably have to pass through Commander Han's defenses. If he is truly a traitor seeking personal gain, once he reaches the Jin invaders, he will surely secretly reveal the Marshal's plans to them."

Han Shizhong suddenly realized: "Hahaha! Young Master Yue is truly a wonderful person. I understand. I'll go and make the arrangements right away."

After saying that, he turned to Yue Yun and said, "Go to Zhongyang Mountain quickly. Don't dawdle. Once you get to Zhongyang Mountain, lower your flags and hide well. Make sure the Jin scouts don't find you. As for Tongbai Mountain, send more of Yue Family Army's logistics and auxiliary troops to wander around the mountaintops, pretending that you are still there."

Yue Yun clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Understood!"

Han Shizhong then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Yue Wenxuan: "Brother Yue, I'll be going now. Next time you have any good stuff like the Ironclad Armor, please remember me. I'll never have too many."

Yue Wenxuan smiled and waved.

Han Shizhong spurred his horse and immediately returned to his camp.

At this time, his main force had not yet gone to Fangcheng and was still stationed in Biyang County. Wei Liangchen had just entered Tangzhou from the southeast and was heading north, so he would soon pass through Biyang County.

As soon as Han Shizhong arrived in Biyang County, he immediately ordered all his troops to move out of the camp, pretending to break camp.

Therefore, when Wei Liangchen's delegation arrived at Biyang, they saw that Han Shizhong's army looked like they were about to leave.

Wei Liangchen couldn't help but ask, "Marshal Han, where are you leading your troops?"

Han Shizhong swiftly tossed out a white-feathered broiler chicken. He had stolen it during his visit to the chicken farm in Tongbai Mountain. Yue Yun had accompanied him at the time but hadn't noticed when he had stolen a chicken and brought it back hidden in his cloak...

Wei Liangchen was greatly surprised: "Why did the general throw out a chicken?"

Han Shizhong said with a face full of indignation, "I was ordered to reinforce Yue Family Army to resist 50 Jin bandits, but I didn't expect that Yue Family Army would be eating well and drinking well here, with chicken every meal. My men can only eat bran and wild vegetables, and can't even get a full meal. What kind of reinforcement am I supposed to give them? I'm going to take my troops back right now."

Wei Liangchen: "!"

The peacemakers were naturally delighted to hear this.

Han Shizhong said without hesitation, "Brothers, let's retreat! Let's retreat! Damn it, we can't even get enough to eat, what's the point of fighting? The Yue Family Army is so good at fighting, let them handle everything here."

He really left, and the entire military camp sprang into action. All the soldiers shouldered their packs, formed a long, single-file line, and headed south.

Wei Liangchen followed them for a few steps, only to see that Han Shizhong showed no intention of turning back and had walked far away in an instant. He secretly rejoiced, thinking: This news can be sent to Father Jin.

He dared not delay any longer, fearing that if the journey took too long and the two countries really went to war, it would be too late to negotiate peace.

They urged their horses onward and galloped north with their entourage.

No sooner had Wei Liangchen left than Han Shizhong received a report from his scouts and laughed three times: "All troops halt! The rear guard becomes the front guard, turn north, and proceed to Fangcheng to set up an ambush at top speed."
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Meanwhile, Wei Liangchen hurried along, quickly passing through Tangzhou and entering the territory of Ruzhou.

This is the territory controlled by the pseudo-Qi state.

After Wei Liangchen and his party identified themselves as envoys, they were taken to Ye County by the people of the pseudo-Qi state.

Ye County is located not far north of the border between Ruzhou and Tangzhou. If troops are dispatched from here, they can enter Tangzhou in the blink of an eye.

When Wei Liangchen entered Ye County, he discovered that a Jin Dynasty army of ten thousand men was already stationed there.

The Jurchen people are said to be invincible if they number less than 10,000, but if they number 10,000!

The Jurchen army of ten thousand men was truly terrifying. They were powerful, domineering, and their aura was overwhelming.

Wei Liangchen trembled with fear, thinking to himself: This is terrifying! Even if Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were combined, they couldn't possibly stop the Jin Kingdom! I must appease them, I must appease them thoroughly.

(End of this chapter)