Fu Song

Chapter 93 tit for tat
Standing on the top of Shentang Castle, Xiao Cheng looked at the undulating and majestic Hengshan Mountains in the distance.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the mountains seemed to be inlaid with a bright golden edge.

"Great rivers and mountains, how can you be free from the Song Dynasty!" Xiao Cheng said suddenly.

"Chongwen, what are you talking to yourself?" Luo Gang, who had just been busy arranging personnel and supplies, climbed to the top of the fort out of breath and stood beside Xiao Cheng.

"It's nothing!" Xiao Cheng smiled, pointed to the distance and said, "Yuting, have you seen it? It's really a good place, isn't it? As long as the natural fertile fields are located, as long as the land is reclaimed, let alone support the feeding of thousands of people. , even if it is tens of thousands of people, there is no problem at all.”

Of course it's a good place.

The Qingyang River and the Dasha River meet near Shentangbao, forming a large plain alluvial.

Such impact plains are the most fertile, and most importantly, there is no shortage of water.

"It's really a good place, but it's not easy to reclaim it!" Pointing to Hengshan in the distance, Luo Gang sighed: "Everyone can see that this is a good place, but no one has done it for so many years. Of course, there is a reason for this matter, isn't it even more disappointing if you don't get it after planting?"

"Now, here we are!" Xiao Cheng said arrogantly: "The seeds we plant will inevitably be harvested by us, and whoever wants to pull food from our bowls, we don't mind burying them in this land. down as nutrients for crops.”

Luo Gang looked sideways at Xiao Cheng, and said after a while, "Chongwen, I really didn't expect you to be so murderous?"

"Troubled times use heavy code." Xiao Cheng said coldly: "The Hengshan Zhufans have been separated from the Great Song system for too many years. First of all, they must kill their prestige and let them know that it is necessary to fight against Huang Song. It's the price of blood. Only when they are frightened and convinced can they talk about Huaide, and they will know how to follow Huang Song honestly, and they can live a good life."

"It's not easy!" Luo Gang said: "Look at Hengshan, the mountains are high and the forests are dense. Those Fan people are like mountain mice. I don't know that they are hiding in that corner. If you don't pay attention, they will come out and stab you. It doesn't hurt the bones, but it hurts badly. Now that Li Xu has bad intentions, these people are even more mad."

"There is always a way." Xiao Cheng laughed.

The two stood side by side, watching the last light of the sun disappear into the mountains in the distance.

The reason why Li Xu dared to revolt unscrupulously was because of the existence of Hengshan. As long as Hengshan was completely in his hands, then the land of Gan Ning would surely be at peace in the world.

"Chongwen, do you think there will be someone in the Hengshan tribes coming to attack us tonight?" Luo Gang asked suddenly.

Xiao Cheng nodded: "We want to give people a slap in the face, why don't they want to give us a smashing stick? Our intentions and the court's intentions are all on the surface. This is an irreconcilable contradiction. , don't come and fuck us while we're still standing, don't you wait until we've established a firm foothold here, and then come face to face with us?"

"Then how many people will come tonight?" Luo Gang was a little worried.

"I don't know." Xiao Cheng said: "It should be a tribe with a certain strength among the various Tibetans in Hengshan. The strength of the small tribe is weak. Generally speaking, they won't be in such a muddy water, because they can't afford to lose it. So I It is estimated that either the Weiming clan or the Renduo clan will come tonight. These two clans are very large, and it is not a problem to mobilize two or three thousand soldiers."

"Two or three thousand people?" Luo Gang was suddenly startled.

"What's so scary?" Xiao Cheng rolled his eyes: "Did you forget that the eldest brother was in the capital with people, and ten people were able to turn over a hundred and four armies?"

"That's the Fourth Army, not the Hengshan Zhufans!" Luo Gang whispered.

After Xiao Ding's battle, the reputation of the Upper Fourth Army in Bianliang was considered a stinky street.It's a person, they look down on them.

"Strong is also limited! But they can't invest all their capital at one time. Most likely, they will mobilize half of the troops of the headquarters as the core, and force some small and medium tribes as vassals. Two or three thousand people." Xiao Cheng said.

"The combat power of these vassals is worrying, isn't it?" Luo Gang said.

"If we hit the enemy hard, they don't have to worry. If we are defeated, then they will be very brave." Xiao Cheng laughed.

The smoke from the cooking in the fort rose, and the smell of the food wafted in the wind, Luo Gang couldn't help gulping down a mouthful of saliva.Glancing at Xiao Cheng, his face turned red.

Seems a little rude.

"Yuting, Xin Jian, He Zheng, they are all full of praise for you!" Xiao Cheng happily patted the other's shoulder.

"is it?"

"They said, if they didn't know that you were a real prime minister, they wouldn't believe that the prime minister would be like them, like the Liba people. It's just different." Xiao Cheng said, "They have seen some yanei who know the state and the military family before, and some who have passed the sentence to join the military family, all of them are like goose."

"Ah, how come you look like a goose?"

"You walk with your neck up and don't look at the road!" Xiao Cheng spread his hands, took a few steps like a big goose, and screamed a few times, causing Luo Gang to burst into laughter.

"These bastards don't know how to flatter me in front of me, don't they know it will make me more comfortable?"

"It's mainly because I'm afraid of getting caught on the horse's hoof." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Let's go, it looks like you're starving too, let's go to dinner. After eating, there will be a military meeting. Let's discuss it and prepare for the reception. The storm is coming down!"

When the Guang Rui Army in Shentangbao started to eat, in a woodland more than ten miles away, an army was also eating.

Unlike the Guang Rui Army, who nibbled on the soft noodles and drank the fragrant mutton bone soup, this army sat on the ground and ate a variety of food. A full-bodied clear water.

As Xiao Cheng expected, this army had a size of nearly [-] people.

The leader was the Weiming clan with the highest strength among the Hengshan tribes.

"General Heda, the person who went to contact the Tuoba clan is back." A young general walked over to Weiming Heda, who was tearing at a piece of deer breast, and bent down.

"Is Tuoba not coming?" Wei Ming Heda asked directly without raising his eyelids.

"Yes." The young general said, "The leader of the Tuoba clan said that the midwinter is approaching, and the soldiers are thinking about Maodong, so they have no mind to fight. He also said that he is not feeling well, so I am really sorry."

"I knew it was like this for a long time." Wei Ming Heda sneered: "I sent someone to contact him, but for the sake of his strength, lest we get huge benefits when they come to fight the autumn wind, Since they don't come, there is nothing to say, our current manpower is enough."

"Enough." The young general was obviously not willing to take the Tuoba clan to share the pie. "The information from there is very clear that the Guangrui Army has only [-] sergeants, and the rest are young men and women. And no one knows better than us what the castle is like! When the time comes to attack, it will be able to go down with one drum. In fact, like the Yeli clan, it doesn't matter if the Xifeng clan is called up or not."

"Be careful, what kind of climate have you achieved?" Wei Ming Heda snorted: "Ye Li's, Xifeng's are indeed not strong, and each division can take out two or three hundred soldiers, but in Hengshan, such a Tribe, how many do you know? Give them some sweetness, and they will be our great help when we compete with the Topas in the future."

"Yes, nephew wants to be left!"

"Ye Li's and Xifeng's are well aware of their strength, so when they fight, they won't rush in the head, but when they divide the property, they won't go beyond what they can get. Such a small Tribes are the easiest to satisfy!" Wei Ming Heda said with a smile.

"General Heda, is Li Jiedu going to turn against Bianliang?" The young general looked around and asked in a low voice.

"It's almost there!" Wei Ming Heda nodded: "The official family of the Song Dynasty, changed Zhang Kuo, went to Ma Xing, and transferred Guang Rui Army from Hebei, for what, the goal behind it is not Is it Li Jiedu? Li Jiedu is very clear about this. Otherwise, how could he be so generous this time and give us and the Tuoba clan so much ordnance? His rebellion is a sure thing, and then we will You can get a prominent position under his command. This time is our nomination certificate. The pioneering and prestige people are not old, but their eyes are dimmed. If you don't know how to fall behind, you will fall behind step by step. When Li Jiedu turns against the Song Dynasty and establishes his own country, our Weiming clan unites Hengshan Zhufans, which will be the second important force under Li Jiedu's command. At that time, we will Then you can walk out of Hengshan, go outside and find a place with lush water and grass, and take a good rest."

"I'm afraid that this Hengshan will continue to fight in the future. The official family in the Song Dynasty will definitely not give up?"

"What is there to be afraid of? Hengshan is our Hengshan. As long as Hengshan is not lost, Bianliang will take advantage of our ass. Besides, in the north of Liao, is there any reason not to add fuel to the flames? Li Jiedu has already sent people to Liao. Now, when this side announces the establishment of a country, that side will immediately send troops to the border and threaten Da Song?"

"So, is Li Jiedu going to be a minister to Daliao?"

"Naturally. Without the help of the Liao Kingdom, it will be very difficult in the initial stage. After gaining a firm foothold, let's talk about other things." Wei Ming Heda said with a smile: "Li Jiedu is a big-minded person, and the next things must have already been done. See through."

(End of this chapter)