Fu Song

Chapter 513 The hard bones that must be gnawed
A luxurious carriage pulled by eight white horses without any hairs slowly stopped in front of Tianmen Village.

But in the Tianmen Village, a shed has already been set up. Inside, a man is slowly turning the roast lamb in his hand. A small lamb cake has been roasted golden, and it is sizzling outside. Oil, as the man kept brushing the seasoning on the lamb, bursts of fragrance drifted away with the wind, even the armored warriors around the carriage, no matter how well-trained, smelled this fragrance, Still couldn't help swallowing saliva secretly.

The door of the carriage opened, and the first person to come out was a woman in green clothes. She was dressed in plain clothes but could hardly hide her beauty. She just stood outside the door and glanced at the surrounding leather soldiers who were not afraid of anything. The guards lowered their heads one by one, not daring to look at her more.

This person, of course, is Xiao Chuo, the empress of the Liao Kingdom.

She raised her head and looked at the great flag of the Liao Kingdom fluttering from the highest point of Tianmen Village, but the expression on her face was somewhat complicated.

Slightly closing his eyes, his thoughts seemed to return to ten years ago in an instant.

At that time, she was still an innocent little girl.

After sneaking out to become a monk, he followed his second brother all the way to Tianmen Village. At that time, Tianmen Village was so prosperous!
"Remember the past?" A gentle voice came from behind.

Xiao Chuo smiled slightly, turned around, reached out to help another person get out of the carriage.

"Yeah, I remembered the past!" Xiao Chuo pointed to the shed, "That's where I saw you!"

Yelujun laughed out loud.

Unexpectedly, he laughed too hastily, he didn't laugh a few times, but coughed loudly again.

Xiao Chuo caressed his back lightly, and said: "Why are you laughing so loudly, the imperial doctor said, I don't want you to be overjoyed or saddened!"

Yelujun waved his hand: "I listen to the imperial physician for everything, so what's the point of living? My life is up to me, I don't want to die, Lord Yama can't take me away!"

"You, you have always been so strong. If you had been a little bit softer, this injury would not have reached the current level!" Xiao Chuo's voice was a little sour.

Yelujun smiled and stretched out his hand to caress Xiao Chuo's back, and said: "The imperial doctor told me to rest up and not move around. But I really want to do this, can Daliao be like this now? Humans, in fact, they are born with I am rushing towards death without hesitation, and there is no time to stop and stay in the middle, I just think that there is not enough time, how can I waste time on the bed?"

"But if you can rest more, maybe you can get more time!"

"Perhaps it won't be more than one day!" Yelujun said: "No one can say for sure about these things. Since I can't say for sure, I will do it according to my own will. Didn't you also say that a person lives forever? , can’t extend the length of our life, but we can expand our width. Now, I think, I have widened the trajectory of my life enough.”

He laughed and looked up at Tianmen Village: "If I can win Bianliang this time, my life may be very short, and my time as the Lord of Daliao may be the shortest, but the achievements I have made, Even the ancestors can't compare? Isn't that enough?"

Xiao Chuo sighed, helped him to the bottom of the shed, and sat down.

The man who roasted the lamb immediately cut some of the most delicious roasted lamb and delivered it to the two of them.

Xiao Chuo took a knife and divided them carefully.

Yelujun chewed a few mouthfuls and said with a smile: "It's still the same place as before, and it's still the same roast sheep man, but the taste is finally different."

"A person can never step into the same river in his life, just like we are now, even if we restore the scene at that time to the greatest extent, we can never return to that time." Xiao Chuo said. "What is past is past forever."

Slowly chewing the mutton, Xiao Chuo's tears fell down.

The warriors around the shed turned around one after another, not daring to look at the scene inside, and the man roasting the lamb knelt down on the ground, not even daring to raise his head.

"Some problems have arisen in the attack on the Daming Mansion!" Yelujun said softly: "Ma Xing is worthy of a generation of famous ministers. Under such circumstances, he can still organize a tenacious resistance. Liang, what do you think?"

"Absolutely not!" Xiao Chuo said decisively: "The Daming Mansion must be destroyed. Bianliang can almost win without a fight if the Daming Mansion is taken down, but if the Daming Mansion cannot be taken down, Bianliang's resistance will be extremely fierce. Cui How can we repeat the stupid tactic of going around the western fortress at Hengshan and going deep into the hinterland of the western army?"

"It's still very different! I think I can try it!"

Xiao Chuo shook his head firmly: "Your Majesty, you are not from Tokyo and don't know them well, but I grew up there. Daming Mansion is the last strong bone for us to win Bianliang. Hebei Road has been fighting with us all these years. The battle between Liao and Liao has cultivated their temperament of being tough and good at fighting, and the hatred between the two sides for generations has also made them unwilling to bow their heads easily, but Tokyo is different. We can't give them any hope."

Yelujun thought for a moment, then nodded: "I understand what you mean. But if the time in Daming Mansion is delayed, I'm afraid the reinforcements from the Song people will arrive."

Xiao Chuo smiled: "The only thing we want to guard against is actually the troops in the northwest direction, such as the east, Shaanxi and Qinfeng roads, but these places are restrained by the western army and dare not move at will. As for the soldiers in the south, Hehe, if they can get together their troops and come to King Qin within two months, that's considered amazing speed!"

"How could it be so slow?"

"Of course it will be so slow." Xiao Chuo said: "There is a serious shortage in their army. For a command of [-] people, it is not bad to have [-] people. Among their regular warehouses, the granary is only the thinnest at the top. The lower floor is empty. Because the officials want to make a fortune. Their Xiang army has no training at all, and almost all of them have been reduced to the servants of the officials. The officials of the Song Dynasty in the south have never seen what the war looks like. They thought the war was far away."

Yelujun was speechless: "Is that really the case?"

"That's it." Xiao Chuo said.

"In this way, the Song people's most capable troops are almost all in Daming Mansion and Shaanxi Road!"

"Probably yes!" Xiao Chuo said: "After taking down the Daming Mansion, we marched into Tokyo. At this time, probably Shaanxi Road and other places have reached some kind of agreement with the Western Army. They will do their best to support Tokyo and come to Tokyo." King Qin, but at this time, we have already arranged everything and are just waiting for them to come."

"Is that what you said about besieging the city?"

"Yes." Xiao Chuo said: "Siege the city and fight for reinforcements. Under the noses of the Tokyo people, eat the reinforcements they are looking forward to one bite at a time, completely crushing their illusions."

"Then, some people will think of abandoning their emperor!" Yelujun said.

"There will be many such people!" Xiao Chuo sneered.

"Since the south is so rotten, why can't we go south after taking Bianliang until we completely take down all the places in the Song Dynasty?" Yelujun frowned and said, "Your plan will be destroyed by the time Bianliang is taken." It's basically over."

"Your Majesty, after taking Tokyo, our ability to expand has almost reached its limit." Xiao Chuo said: "The south is indeed bad, but that's based on what they said, if we reach their territory , That’s another way of saying it. Moreover, the second brother has been operating in the Southwest for many years.”

"Are you afraid of him?"

"Yes!" Xiao Chuo nodded and said, "The elder brother is a square man, and the so-called gentleman can be deceived. But my second elder brother, I have admired him the most since I was a child, but I have also feared him the most. He has been operating in the southwest for many years. Guizhou Road, Yunnan Road, and Guangnan West Road are basically under his control now."

"But since we have won Bianliang, why not go south?"

"Of course we have to go south, but we don't need to do it ourselves!" Xiao Chuo said: "Your Majesty, at that time, wouldn't it be better to use Song people to fight Song people?"

"how do I say this?"

"Your Majesty, as long as we act fast enough, the court of the Song Kingdom, including their emperor, will be unable to escape!" Xiao Chuo said coldly: "If we catch them, even if the Song Dynasty still has half of its power, it will still be dead. No Lord, countless demons and monsters are about to jump out. At that time, we only need to throw out a few bones, and someone will surely grab their heads and blood. When they beat each other to death, it will be much easier for us to strike again gone."

Yelujun nodded slightly: "But we can't completely place our hopes on them. We have to make two preparations ourselves. There are many rivers and waterways in the south, so our cavalry is useless, and the navy has to hurry up and train."

"No need, when the time comes, we will soon have a navy." Xiao Chuo said.

After staying under Tianmen Village for an hour or two, the car set off again.

Hebei Damingfu City, the last big city on the entire Hebei Road that is still holding on.

The destruction of Damingfu City means that all of Hebei will be lost.

If Daming Fucheng is still fighting, those Song troops scattered in the countryside and in the mountains and those local village braves who have been organized hastily will not give up hope and will continue to resist.

Although the existence of these people cannot affect the overall situation, they can attack the logistics channels of the Liao army, kill the messengers and scouts of the Liao army, and can help Daming Fucheng to drag the war longer.

They are complementary.

The strength of the Liao army is not only his cavalry.

His infantry are equally powerful, especially the Han army in the Youyan area, who are better at attacking and defending the city, and they also have no shortage of skilled craftsmen.

At this moment, amidst the rumbling of countless war drums, the Liao army shouted and pushed huge siege towers, lifting ladders towards the city wall.

The moat has been filled long ago, and the siege tower can directly lean against the city wall, and its height is basically the same as the city wall.

Inside the city, trebuchets and eight-ox crossbows shot out roaringly, and the sky was almost covered by these things.

Wearing a purple robe, Ma Xing stood at the highest point of the north city gate, and he wanted all the soldiers to see him.

Some siege towers were knocked down, but some siege towers successfully leaned against the city wall. Then, countless Liao troops climbed up the siege towers, and fought fiercely with the Song army on the city.

Every moment, someone loses their life.

At this time, human life is really worthless.

"Report!" A school lieutenant covered in blood trotted all the way to the downstairs of the North City Gate, knelt down on one knee and looked at Ma Xing. Before he could speak, tears were already streaming down his face.

"Say!" Ma Xing said decisively.

"General Ma Yun, die in battle!" the school captain raised his head and said loudly.

Ma Xing's eyes darkened for a while, his body swayed a few times, but he stretched out his hand suddenly, grabbed the railing in front of him, and abruptly regained his footing.

"Understood! Lieutenant General Wang Gongzhao will take over the command of Dongcheng City!" Ma Xing's voice was hoarse.

"Yes!" The captain got up and flew away.

Ma Xing's eyes widened, but he didn't shed a single tear.

People generally die.

But some are heavier than Mount Tai, and some are lighter than a feather.

Yelumin stared coldly at the Daming Fucheng in front of him, at the towering north tower.

On it, the heads of his father Qin Kuan and several frontier generals from the north of the river had been hung.

Now, he's back, and he's going to raze this city to the ground.

Slowly raised the spear and pushed the horse forward.

Following his movements, the subordinate Shan army behind him all moved forward.

"Attack!" Yelumin pointed his spear and halberd forward, and behind him, thousands of subordinate soldiers shouted in unison.

The horses were shattered, and Yelumin took the lead and charged forward.

Stirring the spear in his hand, he blocked all the flying feather arrows, and he quickly pushed towards the city wall.

Abandon the horse and fly up.

Yelumin grabbed a pole protruding from the siege tower with one hand, leaped up like an ape, and was already standing firmly on the top, then he continued to move forward quickly.

And below, more subordinates of the Shan army climbed up quickly along the siege tower.

As one of the main generals, Yelumin personally attacked, but it also made the Liao army who were attacking the city even more crazy. In an instant, several places in the direction of the northern city were in danger.

Zheng Xiong rushed over with a big knife in his hand.

Yelumin was so conspicuous, how could he not notice?
Slashing heavily with a knife, Yelumin hung one leg on the siege tower, swung the gun with both hands, swung the big knife, and stabbed Zheng Xiong at the same time.

But Zheng Xiong let out a wild cry, he didn't care, and slashed at Yelumin again.

This is actually a stance of dying together.

Yelumin laughed: "Old Zheng Xiong, I have yours!"

He held his spear horizontally and held the knife. At the same time, he was beaten back to the siege tower.

"Arrow!" Zheng Xiong shouted.

Several god arm crossbows sounded at the same time, Yelumin let out a strange cry, his whole body sank and fell downward.

No matter how good the armor on his body is, it is impossible to forcibly shake the god arm crossbow at this distance.

Just now Zheng Xiong breathed a sigh of relief, but the exclamation of the soldiers came from his ears. When his heart sank, he immediately felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen.

One end of the spear in Yelumin's hand was stuck on the siege tower, and he was holding the spear in one hand to support his body, while in his other hand he was holding a crossbow.

The crossbow shot through the gap in the siege tower and hit Zheng Xiong's lower abdomen.

Zheng Xiong let out a scream, and fell on his back.

Yelumin laughed loudly, kicked his foot on the city wall, and while pulling out his spear, he jumped up again.

(End of this chapter)