Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 243
Tao Lin, who had already been waiting in Dengzhou, was invited to the Dengzhou government office.This time the Zhizhou avoided, and only one deputy of the Privy Council met Tao Lin alone. He didn't even have an official document, and only brought a handwritten letter from Lian Guangzhi, making it look like a thief.

Although Lian Guangzhi communicated with Tao Lin a long time ago, the play that should be done still needs to be done.He pretended to read Lian Guangzhi's letter three times before he exchanged the letter with the deputy Chengzhi.The man immediately burned Lian Guangzhi's letter with a candle, and said: "Since you have been with Li Xun, you should know that this matter must not be known to outsiders, so you will not have any status. But If you want to build a navy to attack Liao in the future, if you do this job well, you will have the upper hand."

Tao Lin pretended to understand righteousness and said: "Mr. Li has always taught me that 'every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world', but he has no status. As long as he is for the sake of the Song Dynasty, he will not dare to be a descendant."

The Deputy Chengzhi said: "Okay. Sure enough, he is indeed a character taught by Li Xunbian. It's just that the war is urgent now. When will you be able to recruit pirates to harass the Liao Kingdom?"

Tao Lin was contemplative, and said after more than ten seconds: "There is no rush for this matter. Most of the pirates in the Bohai Sea are amateur pirates..."

Fu Chengzhi didn't understand, so he interrupted him and asked, "What are amateur pirates?"

"Ah, fishing or smuggling by boat is no different from a good citizen, and you only make a fortune when you see the opportunity. This is an amateur pirate."

Seeing Deputy Chengzhi nod, Tao Lin went on to say: "Since the number of ships going overseas has increased, many of these pirates have changed their careers to become sailors. It will take some effort to let them become pirates again. Those who specialize in pirates may have , but they are enemies of merchant ships, and have been suppressed several times by our maritime merchants and the government and army, and have been hiding from us. If you want to contact these people, you have to go to sea to find them."

Deputy Chengzhi was a little anxious: "So, the strategy of recruiting pirates is not feasible?"

Tao Lin said confidently: "That's not necessarily the case. Money can turn ghosts around. As long as people know that it is profitable to plunder the coast of the Liao Kingdom, people will inevitably plunder. The officials give me a month, and I will definitely do it." Let the flames of war be lit along the coast of the Liao Kingdom. It’s just that the cavalry of the Liao people come and go like the wind, and the impact is sharp. These people must have some weapons to dare to go ashore.”

Deputy Chengzhi said: "It's easy. I have already informed Chang Zhizhou this time, and I will allocate a batch of weapons to you from the arsenal of the state government. I just want to wear off all the marks that are easy to leave behind."

Tao Lin said: "In this way, this matter will be easy to handle. Then I will take my leave and go to recruit people now."

Since Zhou Qing traveled between Dengzhou and Liao Kingdom, he has subdued many pirates. Although many of them have indeed gone to Shanghai as sailors or emigrated overseas, many of them are still waiting for work at home.Now Tao Lin raised his arms and shouted, he dared not say too much, but he still had enough to gather three or four hundred people, and he could kill and rush to the coast of Liao Kingdom.But as soon as the emperor speaks, you can do it. Isn't this telling everyone that you are armed in your hand.So what did the magistrate think?What does the emperor think?
So in the next few days, Tao Lin went out to sea by boat, pretending to recruit pirates.

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East Road, Taiyuan Mansion, Yanmen Pass.

The city was covered with corpses.Dong Hua accompanied Li Buqi to stand on the top of the pass and looked north, he said: "The spy has found out, and the Liao army has retreated to Lingqiu and other places."

Dong Rui interjected: "Previously, I learned from the detailed work that Xiao Hui, the son-in-law of the Liao Kingdom, led the army to conquer Xixia last year and collected a large amount of grain and grass in Yunzhou, Yingzhou, Shuozhou, Huanzhou, and Weizhou. When Xiao Hui entered the army, he planted grain along the way The river flows in and stretches for hundreds of miles, which shows that there is a lot of food and grass. Xiao Hui was unprepared, and was attacked by the Xia army and was defeated. It is not enough to support the massive invasion of the Liao army. It seems that the Liao people did not do their best to attack the city this time, which should be due to the lack of food and grass."

Zhong Er was the general with the most experience in war among all the people, and he also said: "The Liao army used all the old and weak soldiers to attack the city. The final general estimated that the Liao people dealt with official business and had an explanation to the Liao Lord."

Li Buqi also felt the negativity of the Liao army's siege, so he nodded and said, "Yes. Fighting is money and food. As long as you find out how much food the enemy has, you will know how long he can fight. General Dong seems to be under normal circumstances. He has worked hard and is a meticulous person. When I return to the court, I will let the officials know that there is someone as capable as you guarding the Yanmen Pass, so the officials can rest assured about East Road."

Dong Rui was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Thank you for patrolling the border. Now that the Liao people have retreated and the Yanmen army is gathering, there is absolutely no danger. The officials not only approved the performance of patrolling the border, but also sent orders to return to Beijing several times. Why not go back to Beijing?" Let Xun Bian return to Beijing now. The people in the capital are all waiting to see the demeanor of the parachutist."

Li Buqi also laughed and said: "Okay, since that's the case, we will return to Beijing tomorrow."

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In Bingzhou (later Taiyuan), there were lanterns and festoons inside and outside the city gate. Since the morning, many people in Bingzhou have been looking up at the city gate, waiting to see what Li Buqi, the victorious army, looks like.When it was almost noon, someone came galloping on a donkey to report: "Here we come, we come! The big team is coming!" Immediately, the city gate was full of drums and music.

Fu Bi also stood up slowly, put on a smiling face and slowly walked to the side of the road, looked up, saw the dust rising up in the distance, and the flags fluttering, he couldn't help but sighed secretly, and looked down on Li Buqi again A few points.

Li Buqi actually wrote a memorial to the emperor, requesting that the Zhenwu Army and the police cavalry should show off their martial arts all the way back to Beijing, and that the people should be organized to watch the soldiers and labor in the state capitals they passed.Although the excuse is to let the common people feel the great military power of the Great Song Dynasty, the excuse is still legitimate, but as the chief general, you are showing off at this time, because you think the emperor doesn't suspect you.Now Fu Bi has labeled Li Buqi as a young and frivolous in his heart.

Not long after, a team meandered to the gate of the city. It was indeed a "high" flag at the beginning, and a young general under his banner kept clasping his fists and bowing to the welcoming crowd with a reserved smile on his face.

The common people talked a lot: "Who is this? Why isn't it Li Xunbian?"

"Surname Gao? By the way, it seems to be called Gao Zunyu, right? He should have played alongside Li Xun."

"Huh? There are 'Yang' flags and 'Zhong' flags on the back, but why is there no 'Li' flag? Isn't Mr. Li in the army?"

Gao Zunyu took the lead, and immediately dismounted when he saw the guard of honor of Zhibingzhou Fubi, who was out of the city to work in the army.Fu Bi didn't see Li Buqi, so he said a few words and asked, "General Gao, where is Li Xunbing?"

Gao Zunyu replied: "A few days ago, Li Xunbian asked for an order to go back to Tokyo first. As soon as the army set off, Li Xunbian went to Tokyo with a light car. Calculating the distance, I am afraid that he has already reached Gyeonggi."

"Oh, that's how it is." Fu Bi was taken aback, and immediately wiped off the label of "young and frivolous" on Li Buqi's forehead in his mind.

Fu Bi was about to say something like it's a pity that the common people have to see Li Buqi's demeanor, when he heard someone shouting: "Mr.

This voice was like that of an old raven, which attracted people's attention. Seeing someone disturbing the ceremony, the officials of Bingzhou immediately rushed to catch him.The man seemed to be a sick man, and he rolled on the ground between pushing and shoving.But he held a glass bottle tightly and shouted: "Don't touch me! Don't touch me! If I get this thing on my body and discipline you, life is worse than death! If you spill it, don't blame me!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but stop, not knowing what to do.At this time Yang Shiqing said: "Although Li Xunbian is not here, he is the most rare thing. Since someone thinks that his things can make Li Xunbian look favorably, why don't I just wait and take a look. If it is really rare I will take that person to Beijing and hand it over to Li Xunbian."

Fu Bi didn't want to get entangled in this kind of matter, so he ordered someone to bring the yelling person, but he was a strange-looking Taoist priest.

Said to be a Taoist priest, just because he was wearing a Taoist robe full of holes.I saw that this person's face was covered with an abnormal layer of black, his hair was scorched and gray, his eyes were bloodshot and squinted tightly, and he was being led by a tattered Taoist boy, as if he couldn't see clearly.If he wasn't dressed as a Taoist priest, he would be regarded as a beggar.

Fu Bi then asked: "Your thing sounds like poison. Can such a thing be dedicated to Li Xunbian?"

But the Taoist was not convinced, and said: "This official is not right. Poisonous things that can hurt people may not be useless. Just like mercury is a must-have for alchemy, but people will die if they eat it directly." of."

Fu Bi asked, "Then what are you?"

The Taoist said: "Pimpedao is obtained by alchemy, but it is weird. Even steel can be melted in it. If you put it in an ordinary wooden barrel, the wooden barrel will be crisp in a short time. If it touches a person , can burn a person's body full of blisters. The poor Taoist has visited Gaoming all over the river, but no one knows it. How can such a rare thing not be presented to Li Buqi's senior officials?"

But Fu Bi laughed and said, "This thing is rare and true, but it seems to be useless. If you dedicate it to Li Zhongzheng, what would he do with it?"

But the Taoist said: "The words of the rich and powerful officials are not good. Li Daguan is a scholar of heaven and man, and he may not know the usefulness of this thing."

(End of this chapter)