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

After a long while, inside the thatched cottage, Yuan Jing finished describing the cause and effect of the incident.

The ancestor of the Yuan family did not change his expression and said calmly: "So Yuanji is in the hands of the Song army?"

Yuan Jing said: "I failed to save him last time, but now I don't know whether he will live or die."

Yuan Kun interjected: "He won't die. Since Zhao Tong pierced the Yuanji Pipa bone, he intended to imprison him for a long time, otherwise why bother?"

Yuan Jing said: "I'm afraid it's to tempt my Yuan family to keep sending people to rescue her, so that we can go fishing."

Yuan Kun sighed softly: "There is nothing we can do. This is a conspiracy. No family can directly come up with the 40 taels of redemption silver. Even my Yuan family will have to spend a year to sell off the property and pasture land." It will take half a year to get it together, but even if the other party keeps his word and the redeemer comes back, the foundation of my Yuan family will be seriously damaged."

Yuan Jing said: "This Zhao Tong is sinister and vicious. I wish I could kill him with a thousand knives!"

The ancestor of the Yuan family said: "As a half-step grand master, you can't defeat him, so he should also be in this realm, just slightly stronger than you, but those who can surpass the master in martial arts are all geniuses who are rare in 100 years. You are such a genius, is he the same? How old is he now? Is he middle-aged or above?"

Yuan Jing said with a gloomy expression: "Ancestor, he is as old as the younger generation, not middle-aged or old."

The ancestor of the Yuan family said "Oh" and nodded slightly: "I didn't expect that the Song Dynasty would have such a talented person. I had always underestimated the Song Dynasty and then traveled to Persia in the Western Region. It seems that I will go there in the future. Take a look."

Yuan Kun said: "The ancestor's martial arts are superb, and he is invincible wherever he goes!"

The ancestor of the Yuan family glanced at him and said without comment: "Don't say this again in the future. You must know that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world."

"Yes, yes..." Yuan Kun hurriedly lowered his head and said: "The ancestor taught you a lesson, and your grandson will learn from it."

Yuan Jing secretly glanced at the ancestor of the Yuan family, only to see that the other person was sitting on a wooden collapse, as calm as a mountain, unfathomable, and couldn't help but compare it with his master in his heart.

Her master is Tantai Changye, the master of the Divine Bird Palace in Tianshan Mountain, who is a great martial arts master.

Not only was her master a grand master, but the current leader of the Zi Zi Sect, Li Huangzhu, was also a grand master.

She originally thought that in the northwest, only her master and Li Huangzhu were the leaders in martial arts, but she never expected that the ancestor of the family was also a grand master!
Even 20 years ago, the family ancestor was slightly more powerful than the master and Li Huangzhu!

Why was it only pressed 20 years ago?Because everyone has made progress in the past 20 years, even if the family ancestor traveled to Persia and met all the heroes there, it cannot be said that he has still surpassed the other two in these 20 years.

After all, each has his or her own circumstances, and there wasn't much difference before. An epiphany or opportunity could reverse this gap.

Although the realm is still the same at the moment, it is really hard to say which one is stronger and which one is weaker.

"Ancestor, that matter about Yuanji..." Yuan Jing looked at the ancestor of the Yuan family and asked involuntarily.

"Since the military and the country are involved, we can't take it lightly." The ancestor of the Yuan family said: "Although Yuanji needs to be rescued, he is trapped in the enemy's army. This matter should be considered in the long term."

Yuan Jing said yes, and the ancestor of the Yuan family added: "Tell me the recent military situation. Where is Zhao Tong now?"

Yuan Jing thought for a while, Zhao Yu was naturally in Huizhou City, and Yuanji and others must also be imprisoned in Huizhou, so he said: "Old Ancestor, that traitor has now captured Huizhou, where the Xishou Baotai Army is governed. In the city, Yuanji and others from my Yuan family are also being detained there."

The ancestor of the Yuan family nodded when he heard this, and then started thinking for a while...

Zhao Tong watched Yuan Ying practice spear practice in the backyard of the Huizhou Military Supervision Department, while Yuan Guo stood aside.

Yuan Ying was seen playing the big spear brilliantly and vigorously, Yuan Guo was dumbfounded. Even though he didn't know martial arts, he knew that the power of this spear was beyond his reach.

A moment later, after finishing all the marksmanship, Yuan Ying jumped over and said, "Master, how am I doing with my practice? How long will it take for me to become a junior master?"

Although Zhao Tong saw that she was practicing well, he didn't know when she would be promoted to a junior grandmaster. Such a leap required not only accumulation, but also an opportunity. Sometimes it was not expected that he would be able to do it, let alone others. .

"This..." Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and said casually: "I will definitely be promoted to Little Grand Master next year."

"Ah? We have to wait until next year!" Yuan Ying was a little discouraged when she heard this. She felt that the time was too long and she couldn't wait any longer.

"Sister 28, what are you talking about!" Yuan Guo coughed and said, "How old are you this year? Even if you are next year, you will only be sixteen or seventeen years old, right? At this age, you can become a young master, not to mention in the Yuan family, in the entire world. It’s even rare, so why not be satisfied!”

Although Yuan Guo has no martial arts skills, he comes from a noble family and is familiar with some levels of martial arts.

"Hmph!" Yuan Ying was immediately dissatisfied when he heard this: "What do you know? There is a genius in my Yuan family who became a little grandmaster at the age of 15... Forget it, even if I tell you, you don't know!"

Yuan Guo said angrily: "Who are you looking down on, Sister 28? There is something I don't know. Aren't you talking about our ancestors who left home and traveled 20 years ago!"

Yuan Ying blinked: "You...you know that ancestor who traveled abroad?"

Yuan Guo said: "Why don't you know this? I was already eight or nine years old when he left Yuanzhuang, and I have seen him many times on weekdays. It's a pity that I am too weak to practice martial arts, otherwise I would definitely worship him." I learned a profound martial art from my master."

"Have you really met the ancestor? Didn't you lie?" Seeing Yuan Guo talking freely, Yuan Ying was immediately shocked.

"What's yours!" Yuan Guo said unhappy, "I'm your eleventh brother, you won't call me brother!"

Yuan Ying thrust the big gun barrel into the ground: "You don't know martial arts, I won't call you Brother Eleven!"

At this time, Zhao Tong wondered: "What ancestor are you two talking about?"

Yuan Guo immediately came over and bent down and said: "Your Majesty, the villain is talking about an ancestor of the family who is over a hundred years old. He left home and traveled to Persia 20 years ago. He has never returned. He may have died in Persia."

Zhao Tong touched his chin and said casually: "Are you very skilled in martial arts?"

Yuan Guo thought for a moment and said, "He's very tall. He seems to be the person with the highest martial arts skills in the history of my Yuan family."

Zhao Tong raised his eyebrows: "You are the person with the highest martial arts in the Yuan family? How high is that? What level?"

Yuan Guo said: "When I was a child, my ancestor had not left home to travel to Persia. At that time, I heard people say that my ancestor was a great master!"

Grandmaster?Zhao Tong's expression changed slightly when he heard this. There is actually a great master in the Yuan family?This is something he didn't expect!He looked at Yuan Ying, who said: "Master, I also heard that my ancestor is in the realm of a great master!"

Zhao Tong nodded. Since both of them said so, it was unmistakable. The only great master he knew in the world was Shigong Jintai, but now there was an ancestor of the Yuan family.

"Your Majesty, our ancestor was already over 100 years old when he left home. Now 20 years have passed... he may not still be alive." Yuan Guo saw Zhao Tong's solemn expression and couldn't help but speak.

Zhao Tong shook his head. Are you kidding? He is a great master. Look at his master Jin Tai. He is also over 100 years old. However, he has a strong body and strong blood. He is more energetic than a young man. He can sweep up the tower forest with a broom. If you don’t feel tired all day long, it’s so easy to feel like you’re gone.

"The Grand Master has profound martial arts skills. If you reach this level, you will likely live a long life. Your ancestor of the Yuan family may not be dead."

"Master, do you think our ancestor is still alive?" Yuan Ying asked and immediately stepped forward.

Zhao Tong nodded: "It is very possible that he is still there. Do you know what he went to Persia for?"

Yuan Ying didn't know and looked at Yuan Guo.

Yuan Guo didn't know either, scratched his head and said: "I just remember that it was a trip, I didn't hear anything else."

travel?Zhao Tong thought for a while, and found that Persia has been somewhat chaotic in the past 30 years. Not only are the three religions and one sect fighting with each other, there are also some sects established with the main goals of assassination and revenge, and party unity and opposition. Among them, the Eagle's Nest organization established by Huo Shan is the most famous. .

Huoshan is a Chinese name, nicknamed the Old Man of the Mountain, and its Persian names are Hassan, Ben, and Sabah. The Eagle's Nest organization established with obscure divinely inspired teachings is the largest assassination sect in Persia, and its power even extends as far as Misu In the area around Li Country, Mi Xu Li is Egypt.

At this time, the Ghaznavid dynasty was weakening, the Seljuk Empire began to fall apart after being divided among its princes, and local unrest occurred frequently in Persia. There were also the Crusades in Europe, which continued to make hundreds of thousands of changes to the expanding eastern region. Years of crazy response, the war has never completely stopped.

So what does Persia have at this time?It was chaos, it was 20 years ago, it is even more chaotic now.

The ancestor of the Yuan family went to Persia, either to plot a rebellion or to borrow troops there, or to find martial arts masters and hone his own martial arts.

But he is already a great master, so what else is there for him to practice?
Zhao Tong was a little puzzled, but he didn't think too deeply. He looked at Yuan Ying and Yuan Guo and said, "Have you been to the prison to persuade those people today?"

Hearing this, Yuan Guo shook his head: "Your Majesty, I'll go in a minute. Yesterday I saw that some of Yuan Xia's voices were soft, and they were very willing to abandon the dark side and join the bright side!"

Zhao Tong couldn't help but look at Yuan Ying, who said: "Master, I, I'm embarrassed to speak..."

Zhao Tong smiled and asked the two of them to go to the prison every day to persuade them to surrender. After all, it seemed that Yuan Jing could not use money to redeem his people. Keeping Yuan Xia and others locked up like this was not an option.

He had the intention to just "click", but Yuan Ying had a deep relationship with those people, and it would not be good if he really killed them, so he asked the two of them to persuade them that as long as they followed Yuan Ying's oath at that time, they would let them go. come out.

But few people would be willing to make such an evil oath against the Yuan family easily, and they were no longer bound to do it than Yuan Ying had before.

"Do you want them to be alive?" Zhao Tie looked at Yuanying and asked.

"I do, of course I do..." Yuan Ying whispered.

"If you want to, you have to persuade them to surrender!" Zhao Chunchun induced: "If they don't surrender, I will not be able to stay for a long time as a teacher. After all, they are all here to assassinate me. Only by surrendering can I save my life. 28, you don't want to watch either Let them die!"

Yuan Ying immediately muttered: "Master, Master, I will go and persuade them now."

Zhao Tong nodded, Yuan Ying grabbed the big gun and ran out. Yuan Guo hurriedly followed. At this time, Zhao Tong remembered something and asked: "By the way, what is the name of your ancestor of the Yuan family?"

"Yuan Shen!" The two of them replied in unison.

soul?Grandmaster Yuanshen?Zhao Tong touched his chin, it was such an arrogant name.

Huizhou is now stable. The city follows Zhuolu City's strategy and is open at fixed times every day. Except for normal agricultural, industrial, herdsman and animal trade, other people are prohibited from entering and exiting the city, and ordinary merchants are not allowed to wander around.

In short, things necessary for people's lives are being liberalized, while other things are still strictly controlled.

Zhao Tong and his brothers Bai Ba and Bai Zhan were walking on the street. The three of them were not riding horses, but they were looking at busy and lively places while walking.

Although Huizhou is larger than Zhuoluo, this so-called lively place is actually no better than Zhuoluo. The reason is that the population is too small.

Zhuoluo is located in a remote location. Although it is the headquarters of the Supervisory Army, not many people live there. Huizhou is in a better location, but it is too close to the border. It has always been a battleground for military strategists, so the population is actually not high. Where can there be more Bidro?

Now Zhao Tong has posted a recruitment list, but even though the military salary is much higher than that of Xixia and there are various rewards, not many people sign up.

Zhao Tong knew that if he could not recruit people in Huizhou, Fuchuan and other places, he would be even less able to recruit people elsewhere in the future. After all, Xixia had just mobilized a large number of people in various places, and the proportion of soldiers in the entire Xixia country had almost reached Six to one, even five to one.

This is already a peak ratio, with an average of one soldier out of five or six people.

Among these five or six people, we have to exclude the elderly, women, children, and the sick and disabled. So this is the limit of what the Xixia army can do. As for Huizhou, Fuchuan, and Zhuoluo, they can barely recruit them at the moment. A few of them are because they are not in areas covered by mobilization. In other places, it may be difficult to recruit even a single soldier.

Zhao Tong looked at the sparse flow of people on the street and sighed slightly in his heart. It is estimated that Xining Prefecture will send him military horses once in a short time, and then he does not know how long he will wait. As for Xixia, if he wants to expand his army in the future, he will probably It all depends on taking prisoners and surrendering troops.

Bai Ba could see the worry in Zhao Tong's heart and said: "Sir, the population in this place is too small. If it were in the south of the Yangtze River in the Central Plains, recruiting troops would not be so troublesome."

Zhao Tong shook his head when he heard this. Jiangnan in the Central Plains is indeed prosperous and crowded, but how many are willing to serve as soldiers?The sources of troops for the Tokyo Forbidden Army have always been hereditary Forbidden Army households, and then there are refugees from various places. There are very few ordinary people who go to serve as soldiers.

As for the soldiers in the northwest and Hebei, they are another kind of military households. This kind of military households is different from the military households in the Imperial Guard. Not only does it have a low status, but it is also forced. Each generation must be selected to join the army. In addition to these They are the local poor and those who cannot afford to eat.

After wandering on the street for more than an hour, Zhao Tong returned to the Military Supervisory Department with a lot of worries. At this moment, a soldier outside sent a secret letter, which was actually written by Liu Suiyun from Huangzhou.

Zhao Tong was overjoyed when he took it apart. After running several states in Hexi during this period, and sending people deep into the Tibetan settlements south of the West Sea, Liu Suiyun actually recruited nearly [-] new soldiers and sent them to him. At this moment, he was On the way east.

However, Liu Suiyun also said in the letter that after this, he was afraid that there would be no more troops for a long time, so he asked Zhao Tong to think of a solution on his own in Xixia.

Zhao Tong had just thought before that there was no good strategy, but after calculating the extra 4 soldiers, there were 4 people in Huizhou. [-] people could already do big things, but he was very excited!

(End of this chapter)