Fu Song

Chapter 542 The Best Chance
Liu Jun and Xie Hong looked at each other in blank dismay.

After a while, Xie Hongcai said quietly: "I knew it, I knew that Xiao Erlang was a troublemaker. It was true. Once he made a move, he would be shocked. I am afraid that the whole south will be thrown by this big stone at this moment." Are you confused?"

Liu Jun felt the same way and nodded repeatedly.

Everyone thought that the royal family of Zhao Song was taken over by the Liao people.
There is no heir in this Great Song Dynasty.

And looking at the way the Liao people did it, it is obvious that they first want to plunge the remaining half of the Song Dynasty into chaos.

Wang Hou general, rather have a kind!
In the past, there was an emperor who suppressed you, and everyone was a scholar. The three cardinal guides and five rewards are like a mountain. If you want to rebel, then naturally you will be subdued. If you want to rebel, the eater will naturally be too Can't keep it.

You only need to look at Cui Ang, Liu Yu, Liu Quanyi and others, when the emperor also fell, they betrayed, and they were condemned by the people, and their reputations were ruined.

But now, the emperor is gone!
Then if I get up and do some business again, it’s not a rebellion, right?

I am resisting foreign aggression!

I am avenging the royal family of Zhao Song.

Of course, once the revenge is successful and the Tartars are expelled, I will naturally become the new co-lord of the world.

Are there few people who think this way?
I'm afraid not a lot.

Just look at when Tokyo was besieged, the ministers from all walks of life in the south screamed joyously, look at what they said, they were so cruel that they stepped on the five-color auspicious clouds and rode the clouds and fog to the king to save them, but they were implemented in action When it was up, it was slower than a tortoise.

Of course, there are some people in it who really have no ability, no strength, and no way to do it, but there are still some, but it's not necessarily so.

People like Cui Ang, Liu Yu, and Liu Quanyi are notorious, but they actually made a crown and put it on their heads.

Going forward, if I don't bear the infamy, I can still wear a crown. For the family, it will be a huge take-off!
It can only be said that Xiao Chuo sees people's hearts too clearly.

Qianjin Shimagu, a small act of making the princes king, made the hearts of all the ambitious people in this world jump lively.

But, there are only a few bowls of porridge, and there are quite a few people who want to put it into their own mouths.

For whom?
Let's have a fight first, whoever wins the battle will naturally belong to him.

This trick is very poisonous.

Even though everyone knew that this delicious bowl of soup was mixed with poisonous Hedinghong, they still couldn't help but want to grab it and drink it.

What if the poison doesn't kill me?

The Liao Kingdom now needs a buffer and needs time to stabilize its internal affairs.

Don't look at the fact that the Liao Kingdom has now destroyed Zhao Song and captured the entire royal family of Zhao Song, but when this most dangerous enemy collapses, the contradictions that were previously covered up will be exposed immediately.

After there is no strong external pressure, if the internal problems are not handled properly, it will lead to chaos.

Plus now that Yelujun is dead, Xiao Chuo has a lot of problems to face.

Therefore, she can only do everything possible to provoke civil strife in Zhao Song's north and south, and then she sits in Zhongjing and remotely controls people such as Liu Yu and Cui Ang to fight.

It took a few years like this, and when she had thoroughly handled the internal affairs of the Liao Kingdom and stabilized the situation, at that time, she would be able to come back to her senses and single-mindedly take down the entire Zhao and Song Dynasties.

But no one thought that Xiao Erlang actually hid Zhao An.

Of course, you can also find a fake one.

But the convincing power of fake and real is completely different.

Depending on the situation, and thinking about the previous friendship between the Xiao family and King Jing, this person is probably the real one.

"Boying, you said that when Xiao Erlang was out of Yunnan and Guizhou, did he ever think that Tokyo would not be able to survive at all, the officials and the Supreme Emperor would not be saved in time, and this is the moment he was waiting for?" Liu Jun said in a low voice.

"God knows!" Xie Hong shook his head: "But it is obvious that Xiao Erlang has gone ahead of everyone. When this Zhao An officially shows up, no matter what the thoughts of the southern roads are, they can only gather under his banner. Now, everyone has no choice at all."

"Perhaps some people will make a noise, not everyone is willing to hand over the initiative to Xiao Erlang!" Liu Jun said.

"That depends on Xiao Erlang's thunderbolt method!" Xie Hong said with a smile: "This person is not a bodhisattva. Think about how many people have died at his hands since he arrived in the southeast? Even Dali The entire royal family has been wiped out by him."

"It's Boying, you're sure." Liu Jun said: "By the way, when did Xie San go to Xiao Erlang's place? You have already taken a fancy to Xiao Erlang, so you sent Xie San to place bets in advance?"

"Xie San wants to call Old Master Cen a master!" Xie Hong said: "His first teacher studied with Old Master Cui for several years. Wasn't Old Master Cen busy on the road in Guizhou two years ago, so Xiao San ran to help Master Yes, but now he is a military counselor in Futai Mansion, Guizhou, and he is mainly responsible for some logistics matters. This kid is very clever, and he was recommended by Old Master Cui, so he can climb up relatively quickly."

Liu Jun nodded Xie Hong: "Boying, Boying, I have to give in to you."

Xie Hong laughed: "Liangchen, how about the next battle?"

"Naturally, I'm going to do my best!" Liu Jun said solemnly, "If I said that before I only put out eight parts of my effort and saved two parts for self-protection, now I have to give out twelve parts. We have Xuzhou in our hands. , in front of Xiao Erlang, it will immediately become hot. He wants to organize the south to fight against the north, and Xuzhou is the most important thing he can't avoid!"

"To guard the river, you must guard the Huai River, and to guard the Huai River, you must guard Xuzhou." Xie Hong took a deep breath: "Brother, this is the cornerstone of our two families' prosperity in the future. Even if we work hard, we must take it and hold it."

The two stopped chatting, just bowed their hands to each other, and Liu Jun rode away with his whip.

Surabaya is the only natural river in the north that runs through the north and the south. The abundant water source forms a dense traffic water network on the Jianghuai Plain. Xuzhou is just located at the center of this water network. The city is surrounded by water on three sides in the northwest and east. It's hard to defend.

As a springboard for the confrontation between the north and the south, no matter which side it is, it is natural to salivate at him, and if you hold him, you can gain an advantage in strategy.

It is precisely because of this that Xie Hong and Liu Jun planned to take Xuzhou as a gift for Xiao Erlang.And as long as Xuzhou can be captured, their importance in the entire Southern Group will immediately rise in a straight line, and they will no longer be a mere local Zhizhou!
Of course, in view of the importance of Xuzhou, Liu Yu, the pseudo-Qi king, naturally attached great importance to this point.

Even if he led the main force to Henan to help in the siege of Tokyo at the request of his master, he did not forget to station a heavy army in Xuzhou, led by his nephew Liu Shu himself, to defend Xuzhou.

A total of [-] troops and horses guarding the strategic line of Xuzhou, Dangshan, and Xiapi, in Liu Yu's view, are more than enough.

After all, what they want to propose now is Cheng Shao on Huainan East Road.

In the eyes of Liu Yu, Cheng Shao, the governor of Huainan East Road, was really not a person who could handle big things.

Before leaving, Liu Yu also sent his envoys all the way to Huainan East Road to persuade officials from all over the country to surrender, using both threats and temptations.

Liu Yu is very clear, even though he is now the King of Qi, he controls the entire Jingdong Road, but this is just the beginning, and then, he and Cui Ang may still have a fight!

Liu Quanyi didn't have to think about getting involved in the affairs of the Central Plains, he was now oppressed by the Western Army and couldn't breathe.

When Xiao Ding thought about it, Liu Quanyi would never have survived without the assistance of the Liao Army.

As for the Central Plains, it still depends on who can gain the upper hand between himself and Cui Ang.

The Liao people handed over Tokyo and the surrounding areas to Cui Ang. Cui Ang took advantage of his status and recruited a large number of the defeated Fourth Army. He became Liu Yu's powerful competitor.

But, I still have to gain some upper hand.

After the Liao people withdrew, he could show his strengths, start from Xuzhou, take Hefei, and then go all the way south. If he can take down the important towns in the south of the Yangtze River and have enough money and food, Cui Ang, he is a fart what!
Speaking of descending Huainan East Road was just an idle game played by Liu Yu before he left, and he didn't care if he succeeded or failed.

Anyway, as long as his army returns, can those big cats and kittens on Huainan East Road be his opponents?

Liu Yu really never imagined in his dreams that there would be someone on Huainan East Road who had the guts to attack his Xuzhou.

The officers and troops on Huainan East Road did not look strong overall. The troops in the south were weak on the whole, and it was difficult to fight against bandits on weekdays.

But this is just the official army.

But the Liu family in Bozhou and the Xie family in Suzhou are not only relying on local officers and soldiers.

As a powerful local family, the farmer, guard, and even the tenants they placed in the manors in various places are what they really rely on.

The hometown is the soldier, the father and son are the soldiers, and the brothers are the soldiers.

When these clan-based armies have sufficient supplies of food, salaries, and ordnance, the combat effectiveness they can display is quite terrifying.

In the past, whether it was the Liu family or the Xie family, no matter how powerful they were, they could only hide it. In a peaceful dynasty, if you get these things, the court will get you.

It is true that the officers and soldiers around you are no match for you, but if something happens and the court dispatches a large army, you will no longer be an opponent.

Therefore, no matter how strong they are, they can only carefully hide their tails during peacetime.

But now that the troubled times arrived, they immediately smelled something that could excite them.

Isn't the forbearance and accumulation of generations of people just to fight one day?

If you don't fight now, when will you wait?
When Li Chengbin came out of Liu Shu's mansion, his face was flushed, he was staggering, his mouth was parted, and the smell of alcohol in his mouth almost stunned the guard who led the horse.

"Let's go, let's go to patrol the city!" Drunk, he got on his horse and didn't forget to turn his head and wave goodbye to Liu Shu's butler who sent him out.

Today is Liu Shu's [-]th birthday, all the officials in Xuzhou City are here to celebrate Liu Shu's birthday.

Liu Yu was named the King of Qi by the people of Liao Kingdom, so Liu Shu naturally rose to the top, and got a reward from Marquis Xiao. Xiao County, which is not far from Xuzhou, is now Liu Shu's fiefdom.

With the collapse of Tokyo City and the fall of Zhao Song, Liu Yu suddenly became popular. At this time, some local tyrants who were still waiting to see the direction of the wind, but at this time, they rushed forward, and the flattery was loud.

These people who used to be hiding and refusing to pay money, food, and people are now like flies smelling feces and rushing up. The Liao people can't please them, but now they can find someone by Liu Yu's side. Great location.

Song Guo is gone, they also have to plan for their own future and the future of the family, don't they?

So on Liu Shu's birthday, almost everyone in Xuzhou gathered, and it was extremely lively. It was already the second watch, but the entire Liu Mansion was still brightly lit and full of silk and bamboo.

Li Chengbin, who was staggering, turned around the corner of the street, sat up straighter immediately, glanced behind him, took a water bag handed over by the guard beside him, raised his neck and took a sip, then lifted the water bag out of the shower. With a full head and a face, the drunkenness all over his body was immediately dispelled by four or five points.

"How are you getting ready?" he asked in a low voice.

"The South City Gate is already under our control."

"Haven't they come yet?"

"The appointment is for the third watch! There is still half a watch left!" The soldier whispered: "There will be absolutely no loss."

Li Chengbin nodded, turned his head again, looked at the place in the distance where half of the sky was bright, and sneered: "I am an upright Song man, how could he bend his knees to the Liao people, let alone the Liao people's dogs."

Li Chengbin, a very brave battalion general in the Imperial Army on Hedong Road.

Liu Yu surrendered to the Liao people and became king, relying on the army under his command naturally, so even Li Chengbin, a battalion general who is far away from him, was promoted a few levels, and now he is a serious commander, of course , there are still as many soldiers and horses as before, it's just a battle camp.

Five hundred people, no more, no less, guarding a city gate.

Going up to the city tower, I raised my eyes to look outside the dark city. On the surface, I didn't see any irritability, but my heart was indeed extremely anxious.

Xuzhou, if you want to fight hard, it is difficult to conquer with the thousands of defenders and abundant supplies in Xuzhou city.The only way to break the city is to cooperate with the inside and the outside.

Even if it is a combination of inside and outside, it must be at the right time.

Li Chengbin is very clear that today is the last chance and the best chance.

At the banquet today, Li Shu made it very clear that the Liao people were about to retreat, and his uncle Liu Yu was about to return.

The first thing to do after returning is to rely on Xuzhou to launch an attack on Huainan East Road. The first step is to take Luzhou and then attack the Huaihe River Basin in an all-round way.

As soon as Liu Yu came back, it would be difficult if he wanted to take Xuzhou again.

As for the importance of Xuzhou, Li Chengbin, as a general, naturally knows it clearly.

"Commander!" A low voice came from beside him, "Here we come!"

Li Chengbin was refreshed, and in the darkness, an orange-red incense head slowly drew circles one after another in the night sky.

He breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.

(End of this chapter)