The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

In the evening, Zhao Tong discussed matters in the big tent.

All the generals were talking about Yunyun, but Zhao Tong just listened quietly.

Many generals had their heads shaved into Xixia hairstyles and wore Xixia armor, making this place look like a Xixia military camp.

Li Changshuo was stunned as he watched from the sidelines. These Song generals kept talking about party language from time to time, and they clearly regarded themselves as party members.

After a while, Zhao Tao looked at Li Changshuo: "Will Brother Richard come in person and lead his troops?"

Li Changshuo snorted coldly and turned away.

Zhao Tong smiled and looked at Yuan Guo again.

Yuan Guo was participating in this kind of military meeting for the first time. He was a little excited and felt that he had gained Zhao Tong's trust. He immediately said: "General, I don't think that traitor Brother Richard will come in person."

Zhao Tong said: "How can you see it?"

Yuan Guo said: "This traitor has always been arrogant and arrogant. Shikawa is not a military commander, so how can he be willing to personally do things like rescue? He could just send a few generals to lead troops."

Zhao Tong nodded: "It makes sense, but we still don't know how many people the other party will come to."

He said and looked at Li Changshuo again.

Li Changshuo couldn't bear it any longer and said, "How did I know this?"

Zhao Tong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Tomorrow, Inspector Li will wear a helmet and shake armor and stand at the top of the city to greet him!"

"You..." Li Changshuo was so angry that stars appeared in his eyes, but he did not curse. He wanted to paralyze the other party, not to act too fiercely, and not to provoke the other party to kill him directly.

In this way, he would be better off tomorrow at the head of the city, warning the arriving reinforcements that Shichuan City had fallen into Song Gou's hands, and they must not fall for Song Gou's ambush.

Since the other party wants to make a show of him in the city, they will definitely not gag him or tie him up. As long as he doesn't do these things, he will have a chance to act. Even if his tongue is cut, he will not be unable to make a sound. , if he was forced with a knife from behind, he would just jump up and sacrifice his life for charity.

Zhao Tong ignored him, but discussed with the generals for a while, and then dispersed the meeting.

Early the next morning, Zhao led his troops inside the city, and Du Bo led his troops outside the city, and began to act.

It was similar to a drill. They staged a fake siege of the city. They came and went, fired some flying cannons and arrows, and set up ladders. It looked quite decent.

In the afternoon, the sky gradually became gloomy again, and both sides retreated their troops.

On this day, reinforcements did not come.

It rained in the evening, and after another night, there was more water in the lakes and ditches outside, almost completely covering up the traces of the flooded Shiki River that had been opened two days ago.

The next day it was a sunny day with a clear blue sky. Zhao Tong was patrolling the four cities. Suddenly, there was an urgent report from a scout horse, saying that a large group of Xixia troops in the northeast was rushing towards Fuchuan.

Zhao Tao pondered slightly, due east is Huizhou, to the northeast is Shatuo and Yingli line, and further up is the edge of Jingsai Army, then the edge of Xiangqing Army, Helan Mountain, and turning over is the boundary of Xingqing Prefecture.

Although I don't know where this Xixia team came from, it is definitely not Huizhou soldiers or Huizhou soldiers, that is, reinforcements sent by Brother Richard.

He hurriedly led people to the north city. This team must pass through the north city. When they arrived at the top of the city, the second wave of scouts reported again, saying that the opponent's number was less than ten thousand, and the leading cavalry numbered three or four thousand.

Zhao Tong looked at Li Changshuo and said with a smile: "Brother Richard really means what he says. He sent so many people to support, I'm afraid they are all elite soldiers, right?"

Li Changshuo remained calm, fearing that he would anger Zhao Tong and ruin his family's plans.

Seeing his expression, Zhao Tong smiled coldly: "Here, bring me the needle box!"

Immediately afterwards, Shi Qian held up a box of silver needles. He opened the box and gently twisted one. The needle was as thin as an ox hair and sparkled in the sun.

Li Changshuo was stunned: "What are you going to do?"

Zhao Tong looked Li Changshuo up and down and said calmly: "Give Li Changshuo a needle for inspection."

At this time, acupuncture was not only popular in the Song Dynasty, but also used it to treat diseases in Xixia and Liao Dynasties. The earliest bronze figure with acupuncture points discovered in later generations came from the Song Dynasty.

Li Changshuo knew that silver acupuncture could cure diseases, but he never thought that Zhao Tong must be doing something ulterior and evil if he wanted to cure him.

"Take off your helmet and open the collar!" Zhao Tong ordered.

Ding Erxie acted immediately, and then Zhao Tao looked at the bony protrusions on the back of Li Changshuo's neck, raised his finger, and instantly gave an injection.

"Ah, what are you doing?!" Li Changshuo felt something pierce into his flesh and roared suddenly.

Zhao Tong didn't pay attention to his reaction at all. His fingers seemed to fly like butterflies, "swish, swish, swish" and within a few seconds, seven needles fell in succession, all on his neck.

Li Changshuo only felt that the skin on his face, including his scalp, was numb. The corners of his mouth were even slightly raised, his lips were open, teeth were exposed, and saliva was flowing.

But he could still speak at this moment, "What... magic, take out the needle..."

Following Zhao Tong's two more "puff puffs" and another silver needle inserted behind his left and right ears, his voice suddenly stopped and he could no longer speak.

Li Changshuo was immediately shocked. What kind of method was this was completely unheard of. Moreover, he could clearly feel that his face seemed to have a happy expression, but due to the numbness and stiffness, this expression could be maintained unchanged.

This is not good. Li Changshuo naturally knows what Zhao Tao wants to do. He is not just putting on a show for the reinforcements. The distance between the city and the city is not close. If he looks like this, the reinforcements below will definitely think that he is happy. Isn't this a bad thing?
Li Changshuo moved his legs and feet slightly. His legs and feet were fine. Although he was tied up, he still felt that he could move. In this case, after untying him for a while, he jumped down from the top of the city and committed suicide.

But before he could finish his thoughts, he saw Zhao Tong's hands moving like flying, and several silver needles pricked into his arms, waist, and legs.

After just a few breaths, these places began to feel numb, and within a moment, they were all unconscious.

He can only move his eyes at the moment. If it is not his own, he can't control anything else.

Li Changshuo was extremely horrified. If the other party used such evil means to immobilize him, wouldn't everything he had previously envisioned be in vain?Can I just help Song Jun put on a show?
Moreover, if the Song Army really succeeds in sneaking reinforcements, he will no longer be able to explain it clearly. He can't explain it alive. Even if he is dead, he still cannot prove his innocence!

"Okay, Inspector Li's eyes will open wider, and he will be able to show his surprise even more!" Zhao Tong clapped his hands and laughed.

He didn't use any advanced skills. The techniques of meridians and acupuncture points were recorded in the "Beidou Six Paths Classic" that Huang Shang gave him. The Beidou Six Paths Classic is divided into two volumes. The first volume contains some miscellaneous knowledge and medical knowledge on meridians. There are few ways to control the body through acupuncture points.Li Changshuo stood there speechless and unable to move, his eyes just rolling around, and the cheerful expression on his face was a bit funny.

Zhao Tao raised his chin in front of the stack. Bai Ba and Bai Zhan immediately carried Li Changshuo over, and then Yuan Guo arrogantly escorted the personal attendant onto the stage.

This personal attendant saw Li Changshuo with his back turned to him, motionless, and felt really scared. After all, he had betrayed the other party, and he was always a little uneasy.

Yuan Guo kicked him: "What are you looking at? Why don't you salute the general quickly?"

The attendant hurriedly saluted Zhao Tong, and Zhao Tong said, "Have you remembered everything I told you yesterday?"

He nodded: "Remember, remember!"

Zhao Tong said calmly: "If you don't learn how to do it by then, it will cause serious problems and your head will be at risk!"

The personal attendant suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "Don't worry, General. I have been following the evil thief Li Changshuo for many years. Although I don't say that I can imitate his voice, I will always have no problem with it."

When Li Changshuo heard this from the front, his lungs almost exploded with anger. He had previously suspected that his personal entourage had betrayed him, but now he saw that he was trying to impersonate his voice to deceive the reinforcements. He couldn't help but feel furious and wanted to tear this personal entourage into pieces. Duan Fang just relieved his hatred, but it was a pity that no matter how much hatred he felt in his heart, he could not move and couldn't even speak.

Zhao Tong said: "Untie Inspector Li."

The Bai brothers immediately opened and pulled off the ropes on Li Changshuo, and then held him from left to right.

Zhao Tong said to his attendant: "Go and stand behind me."

He personally took the order and stood up close to Li Changshuo. Then Zhao Yan signaled to Li Yanxian. Both of them wore the armor of the deputy general of Fuchuan City and immediately stepped forward to replace the two brothers from the Bai family and support Li Changshuo.

Then everyone on the city looked away, and the three of them, Zhao Tong, remained motionless, waiting for Brother Richard's reinforcements to arrive at the city.

In about two-quarters of an hour, dust and smoke were seen billowing in the distance below the city, and an unknown number of people and horses were galloping towards them.

Zhao Tong looked happy and shouted in Dangxiang dialect: "Reinforcements are coming!"

Li Changshuo next to him really wanted to kill him when he heard this, but at this moment, death became a luxury for him, and he could only look outside with a silly face.

The army and horse team arrived at the city gate within a few seconds, led by two generals, both riding high-headed war horses. A large gun was hung on a bird's wing ring, and one carried a square-shaped painted halberd.

Zhao Tong quietly stretched out his hand and lifted Li Changshuo's arm without showing any trace, making him seem to be greeting the people below the city.

He didn't know if the reinforcement general knew Li Changshuo, but at this moment it was necessary to show a familiar gesture to avoid suspicion.

The following immediately shouted something, and the attendant hurriedly imitated the voice and answered correctly. They exchanged a few words back and forth, without the other party having any doubts.

Next, the personal attendant followed Zhao Tao's instructions and directly invited the other party to the city, but was rejected by the other party. He mocked him a few times, obviously dissatisfied with Li Changshuo's request for help.

After talking for a while, the other party became impatient, and actually turned his horse's head and wanted to go directly to the city to attack the stronghold, asking the city to send troops immediately to cooperate.

Zhao Tong hurriedly asked his entourage to agree, then turned around with Li Changshuo between his sides, pretending to mobilize his troops.

Although Li Changshuo's facial expression was paralyzed, his face was livid. He thought to himself, it's all over. Those two idiots outside can't even tell whether it's him or not!

After walking a few steps, Zhao Tao let go of Li Changshuo, frowning and calculating. The opponent actually had more than 1 and nearly [-] troops, but this was not the most important thing. What was important was that the opponent actually had elite troops.

You can actually tell at a glance whether they are elite soldiers, especially when the opponent rushes to stop them. They follow orders and prohibitions, and have strict discipline, which is definitely not comparable to ordinary soldiers.

There are not many elite soldiers in the reinforcements, maybe a few thousand, but elite soldiers are always present on the battlefield with one enemy, three enemies, and five enemies. A few thousand elite soldiers are actually rare.

He looked at Li Yanxian and said, "Shao Yan goes down to the city, takes the people out through the north gate, and then attacks the reinforcements with the camp troops and horses from both sides!"

Li Yanxian immediately took the order and trotted down the city. Zhao Tong then rushed to the city gate tower to signal, and Shi Qian took the Zhaoye Jade Lion.

He did not bring a red horse with him on this expedition, but rode a lantern alone for thousands of miles. Now he got on his mount and raced directly to the city, heading towards the west city.

After arriving in Xicheng, we only saw that the reinforcements had just arrived. After all, they were not all cavalry. They also had to take care of the infantry, so they needed to maintain some speed.

He hurriedly jumped off his mount, and then came to the top of the city gate, where there was a row of crossbows and a row of flying cannons with the largest firing weight.

Zhao Tong raised his hand slightly to let the crossbowmen and gunners prepare, and then stood in front of the stack, only to see that the shouts of killing had started, and the reinforcements were running towards the city gate, which was the closest place to the distant camp in a straight line.

But this is not important. What is important is that the reinforcements think that the city should send troops from the west gate.

But it didn't happen. The reinforcements obviously stagnated for a while, and they were a little confused. But at this moment, the horn sounded in the camp in the distance, and Du Bo led a large group of people to kill them.

The two generals of the reinforcements immediately shouted questions towards the city. Zhao Tong replied in Xixia dialect that the North City side was sending troops, and the subordinates started to curse loudly. They were nothing more than cowards and trash. Apparently, they didn't realize that Shikawa was here. There is a problem in the city.

But this is really not their fault. Li Changshuo is not only a member of the Xixia clan, but also a close confidant of Brother Richard. Standing at the top of the city and answering, everyone can see and hear this. This cannot be done half-heartedly. Based on their understanding of Li Changshuo, although this person He is usually cautious, but he will never surrender to the Song Dynasty.

What's more, after more than half of the circle around the city, the city was full of Xia troops, and the armor, weapons, and braids on both sides of the head were all fake.

The two generals were helpless. It was obvious that Beicheng sent troops to take the lead, which was in line with Li Changshuo's usual behavior. The two looked at each other and nodded slightly. Then the army separated directly. Each of them brought a troop of troops and formed an eight-man formation. The glyphs move forward and surround each other.

When Zhao Tong saw this, he couldn't help but said "Hmm". This Brother Richard is so good at training his troops, and he actually has this kind of fighting method.

The two reinforcements were surrounded by cavalry, and the infantry behind them were outflanked. These infantry units were of different types. They were all archers at the head, followed by spearmen, then swordsmen, and then another group of soldiers. Layer of arrow soldiers.

Zhao Tong touched his chin at the top of the city and felt that he had underestimated the Xixia army before. It was also because they had fought so smoothly after crossing Qin Wangchuan. He thought that the Xixia army was as rotten as the Liao army, but it seemed that this was not the case now.

Not to mention the reinforcements sent by Brother Richard, there must be elite soldiers on the border who are capable of fighting. They are probably all sent to the Xihe battlefield. Even the people guarding the city at this time are actually soldiers who are not very good at fighting.

From this point of view, he was able to fight all the way here, which was actually a bit of a bargain.

Zhao Tong touched his chin, thinking in his mind and looking outside the city. Just when Li Yanxian and his men and horses emerged from the wall on the other side, he immediately rushed behind him and dropped his hands.

Suddenly, the artillery and crossbows from behind fired with a roaring sound, and the big stone arrows and guns fell towards the reinforcements one after another...

(End of this chapter)