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

Chapter 511 Surrender and mobilize troops

Zhao Tong stood in front of the small flower garden. Until evening, the flower garden was already empty, but he still did not leave.

He gently twisted a peach branch in his hand and looked in front of him in a daze. The remaining red debris covered the ground and paths, and many of them turned into fine dust. The night wind blew them away randomly and they didn't know where to go.

At this time, the sound of happy footsteps "ta, da" came from not far away, and Yuan Ying came jumping up and down with a big gun.

She stayed in the prison for the longest time today. Except for Yuan Ji, everyone else tried their best to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. However, there was one condition: after coming here, they could not be allowed to attack the Yuan family.

Yuan Ying felt that there was nothing wrong with this condition. After all, the master was a reasonable person. Even to her, he had said that she would not be asked to get involved in matters involving the Yuan family in the future, and that he would be merciful when it was time to be merciful.

Therefore, Yuan Ying made the decision without permission in prison and agreed to several Yuan Xia people, including Wang Heishan, and then happily came to find Zhao Tong to revive her.

She was jumping up and down, her steps were brisk, she was carrying a big gun, and against the rouge sunset that was about to set over the Western Mountains, she was like a Mengtong boy who was leaving school, infinitely happy, humming a little tune, and ran towards Zhao Tao.

But before she even got close, she realized something was wrong. What was the master doing?

Yuan Ying slowed down and started to be cautious. She rarely saw her master like this. He stood there expressionless and motionless, like a clay sculpture.

She was wondering in her heart. When she looked again, she couldn't help but be stunned. What was happening in front of her master?Why is it so empty and weird?
What are the scraps on the ground?Pink, red, white and green, this was originally a garden, right?But what about the flowers?The flowers are gone, even the grass is gone!
And what is Master doing with a peach branch in his hand?The peach branch was stretched straight, more than three feet long, and looked like a sharp sword. But the master didn't know how to use a sword, so what was he doing with this thing?Could it be used as a whip?Not really, not quite!
Yuan Ying walked on her front toes and tiptoed lightly. Because she didn't know what Zhao Tong was doing and was afraid of disturbing him, she turned to the small pavilion.

After entering, she sat down, poured herself a cup of cold milk tea, and drank it happily. After a while, she saw that Zhao Tong was still standing there, so she poured another cup of milk tea and drank it, but Zhao Tong remained motionless. , she felt a little uneasy in her heart.

What happened to Master?It doesn't sound like he's practicing martial arts. How could he be in a daze for so long?Could it be that someone used silver needles to seal the acupoints?
In addition to instructing her on marksmanship, Zhao Tong also taught her some martial arts and medical knowledge, one of which was sealing acupoints with silver needles.

The human body has eight extraordinary meridians, the Rendu Meridian, and 360 acupoints. Each acupoint has a special function. Proper stimulation of some acupoints can treat physical diseases, while excessive stimulation of some acupoints can damage the body's health.

However, this stimulation does not involve tapping acupoints with your fingers. Touching them with your fingers will not achieve the effect of stimulating the acupuncture points. Most of the acupuncture points are on the meridians and exist deeply in the form of dots, so it is best to use silver needles.

Stimulating some special acupuncture points with silver needles can control people's body movements, making people numb and unable to move. Some acupuncture points can cause people to lose their speech ability, vision and hearing, and some can even cause people to faint and pass out.

Could it be that Master asked someone to seal the acupuncture points with silver needles?Yuan Ying looked at Zhao Tong like a stone statue, and couldn't help but be shocked.

She stood up hurriedly, rubbed her eyes vigorously, and then looked carefully under the light of the setting sun, but she could not see the silver needle inserted anywhere on Zhao Tong's body.

However, she was very worried, so she quietly walked forward, crouched, and cautiously looked around Zhao Tong. She indeed did not see any silver needles. Then she breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time she became even more confused. The master was so motionless. You don't say anything, what are you doing?

Her eyes fell on the small peach branch. The more she looked at it, the more it looked like a sword coming out of a box. Although it was just a delicate wooden branch, for some reason, it seemed to her to be a sword with supreme sharpness and cruelty. It looks like it will start a killing spree at the slightest movement.

Yuan Ying wanted to reach out and touch it, but she didn't dare, but she became more curious and doubtful in her heart. She looked at Zhao Tong as if he were stone, so she stood there and rested for a long time, then stretched out her hand, like a curious kitten, and went Secretly grabbing the peach branch.

But before her hand touched the branch, she saw that the branch seemed to come alive, and the spiritual snake seemed to circle around, came behind her, and started beating her with crackling crackles, immediately beating her until she was in great pain and screamed. For days on end, he jumped and ran away.

Zhao Tong actually woke up from his epiphany a long time ago, but many things have not been fully integrated and figured out, so he stood thinking and fell into a trance for a while.

He didn't want to pay attention to Yuan Ying when he came over. Who knew that this scoundrel would actually circle around him randomly, and in the end he was curious to take a look at the peach branch in his hand. How could he bear this?Then he beat him directly with a peach branch.

"You are so sneaky, what do you want to do!" Zhao Tong scolded.

"Ah..." Yuan Ying was whipped by the peach branch and fled back to the pavilion in panic. The master really didn't know how to sword. The branch was used as a whip, not a sword, and he had no stabbing skills at all.

"Teacher, Master, I thought your acupuncture point was sealed by someone's silver needle, so I came forward to see what happened. If this is true, I can save you, Master!"

"Seal the acupoints with silver needles? Save me?" Zhao Tong looked at Yuan Ying's eager little face and was speechless for a moment. Isn't this apprentice a bit stupid? Who in the Supervision and Military Department can seal his acupoints with silver needles?What's more, even if there is a master who can do it, he probably wants to kidnap him, so why would he stand here.

"Yes, Master, you kept silent and stood still. That's why I thought you wanted to come forward and rescue Master Wan!" Yuan Ying felt aggrieved after being beaten, and couldn't help but pout.

"Okay!" The more Zhao Tie listened, the more he felt that his disciple was indeed a bit stupid, so he interrupted her and said, "Stop explaining, go to the front to eat with your master."

Seeing that he was no longer angry, Yuan Ying came over again and said, "Master, Master, the Yuan Xia people have agreed to surrender. When will they be released from prison?"

"Agreed?" Zhao Tong thought for a while. In fact, these people were dispensable to him. He just wanted Yuan Ying to have a few playmates so that he would not be so lonely, so he did not click directly. In persuading surrender.

"I agreed, but they had some conditions. I thought the conditions were reasonable, so... I agreed." When Yuan Ying said this, he glanced at Zhao Tong secretly, fearing that Zhao Tong would blame him for agreeing to Yuan Xia and others secretly. conditions of.

"What conditions do they have?" Zhao Tong said calmly.

Yuan Ying whispered: "They are the same as the disciples. They don't want to conflict with the Yuan family in the future, and they don't want to do anything with the Yuan family..."

"Is that all?" Zhao Tong nodded: "I can agree. After swearing allegiance, I will release them all."

"Master, then go to the prison after dinner?" Yuan Ying's eyes lit up when she heard this and she said hurriedly.

Zhao Tong snorted: "Why are you in such a hurry? Since they have been surrendered, it is not too late to let them spend another night in jail and think about the future, and it will not be too late to release them!"

"Okay, Master..." Yuan Ying suddenly lost some energy after hearing this. She thought that she and Yuan Xia could get together earlier. After all, she didn't have many relatives here, and she was at odds with Yuan Guo, so she was jealous. I hope Yuan Xia and others can come out earlier.

When we got to the front to eat, there were only two masters and apprentices at the table. There were not many dishes, three vegetarian dishes, one meat dish and one soup, mainly light.

The two of them ate and drank in silence. When they were almost finished, Zhao Tong said slowly: "Since we have decided to surrender, you can send them some food and wine...you can also give them some."

"Really, Master?" Yuan Ying stood up immediately and wiped her mouth with her sleeve.Zhao Tong saw her excitement and said, "Of course it's true."

"Then I'll go now!" Yuan Ying said and ran out, "Master, I'm going..."

Zhao Tong looked at her back and shook his head. This apprentice was a bit stupid, why did he still look like a monkey?
It’s not easy to worry about, but it’s not too easy to worry about...

Xingqing Mansion, Xingzhou Palace.

Brother Richard hurriedly walked out of the palace gate, holding half a golden tiger charm in his hand.

The tiger talisman is a token to mobilize the iron kite. Even he cannot mobilize the iron kite in vain. The iron kite is the emperor's bodyguard. Except for Li Qianshun, anyone who wants to mobilize the iron kite must have the tiger talisman, even Even imperial edicts will not work.

He walked out of the palace with the tiger talisman in his hand. Immediately in front of him, there were horses led by his personal followers. They had shiny light yellow hair and strong limbs. They were tall and handsome. They shone like satin in the sun. They were the famous horses from the Western Regions. They were sweat-blooded horses. .

After getting on the horse, Brother Richard led a group of personal guards and went straight out of the west gate of Xingzhou and rushed to the base camp at the foot of Helan Mountain.

Helan Mountain is on the west side of Xingzhou. There is a military camp at the foot of the mountain. It is one of the camps of the Imperial Guard of Xingqing Prefecture. Tie Yaozi is stationed here.

After running for about a quarter of an hour, Brother Richard led his people to the camp. They saw that the iron kite camp was built at the foot of the mountain and surrounded by green trees, which seemed to hide the front.

There are 3000 iron kites, but there are close to [-] people in the camp.

The Iron Harrier is a heavily armored piece of equipment with auxiliary horses, usually one master and two auxiliary horses. Each mount has two auxiliary horses. These horses must be served by separate soldiers.

The cavalry itself also needs to be served by someone. After all, it is difficult to wear heavy armor and put on a waistcoat. Therefore, each cavalry must be equipped with at least two followers, plus the army's leader soldiers, miscellaneous soldiers, etc., the iron kite's The camp is actually a camp for tens of thousands of people.

When they arrived at the front of the camp, someone immediately announced that Tie Yaozi's captain and team captains all came out to greet them.

They were familiar with Brother Richard. Over the years, they had all been led by Brother Richard in foreign expeditions. Li Qianshun had never given the iron kite to anyone else except to hand it over to Brother Richard.

Brother Richard sat on the sweaty BMW, his eyes slowly sweeping over the eleven people in front of him.

There are a total of 3000 people in the Tie Yaozi, divided into ten teams, each with 300 people. The captain of the team is from the clan, and his surname is Li Weiming.

The ten team captains below all have the surnames of nobles from each clan. The first is Meile, the second is Langqiu Yuyi, the third is Mi Appreciator, the fourth is Linu, the fifth is Miscellaneous Qu Zejiu, and the sixth is Kuma Cai. Langluo, the seventh is Ximu Quwu, the eighth is Li Zhenyiyanming, the ninth is Ximu Weiming, and the tenth is Wuluo Mibu.

These people are the aristocratic elites of various clans in the party. They form the Iron Kites, and their military positions are hereditary. The descendants of the Iron Kites receive armored military training from an early age, so that they can maintain strong combat effectiveness from generation to generation.

At this time, Brother Richard slowly raised the tiger talisman in his hand. Li Haofeng, the captain of the Iron Kite Squadron, stepped forward and raised the other tiger talisman in the same way. The two slowly pushed their arms and the two tiger talismans faced each other tightly. They fit together perfectly. .

The ten team captains immediately shouted: "Invincible in battle, invincible in attack, thousands of miles away, invincible in the world!"

Brother Richard burst out laughing: "Brothers, I will lead you to the battlefield again this time. Do you have the confidence to defeat the Song army like before, drive the enemy into the wild, kill tens of thousands of enemies, and return in triumph? And return it?"

The ten team captains shouted together: "Prince Jin, please don't worry, you will be victorious in every battle, and you will never return if you don't win. The sky is big and the earth is big, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Brother Richard laughed after hearing this, then entered the camp and lingered there for nearly an hour before leaving.

Then he went to the Hengshan Bubazi Camp in the south of Xingzhou City. This time he did not need the tiger talisman, but he read out the imperial edict.

The number of Bubazi in Hengshan is not infinite. After all, Bubazi soldiers only choose Hengshan Dangxiang people. Even if they are from the Dangxiang clan in other places, they cannot join Bubazi.

The number of this elite infantry has never been large, just over 1000. Now it has more than [-] people. Brother Richard's order is to transfer them all.

After all, although Bubazi is strong, he still needs to cooperate with Tieyaozi to show his greatest role, so Brother Richard and Li Qianshun requested orders, and both of them were dispatched south.

Li Qianshun trusted Brother Richard very much, and was very hostile to Zhao Yu, the Song army. After all, the loss of Huizhou was equivalent to cutting off part of the connection between the Great Xia army and the army that attacked Xihe Road. No matter whether Xixia continued to send troops to the Song Dynasty or Or the Xia army returning from Xihe Road may be sniped and attacked by the Song army in Huizhou.

This Song army was like an iron nail inserted into it, making Li Qianshun vow to pull it out quickly.

Brother Richard also stayed in Bubazi's camp for a while, and then when it was dark, he came to the camp of the Sixth Squadron of the Xingqing Prefecture Guards.

The direct camp of the Sixth Class is divided into inner and outer camps. The inner camp is in Xingzhou City, and the outer camp is outside the east city of Xingzhou.

No matter what happens, as long as the emperor does not move, it is impossible to leave Xingqing Mansion.

But as the elite of the Central Legion, the Outer Sixth Squadron can go out to fight if something big happens.

Brother Richard not only asked Li Qianshun for [-] iron kites and [-] foot soldiers, but also asked for [-] elite soldiers from the sixth squadron and the sixth squadron. Among these [-] elite soldiers, there were [-]. It is cavalry, and ten thousand is infantry.

In addition to the 8 elites, there were another [-] soldiers and horses serving as the central army, and nearly [-] people went south to conquer Huizhou.

With so many people, as well as Tie Yaozi, Bubazi and other teams, going to Huizhou with great fanfare seems to be a bit fussy, because although the Song army captured the army and several cities, there were actually not many soldiers, only two. It looks like thirty thousand.

So the expedition to Huizhou was just a pretext. In fact, Li Qianshun gave Brother Richard so many troops. In addition to regaining the lost territory, he also planned to drive straight into Xihe River after destroying the Song army, and then point his sword towards Jingyuan Road. and Qin Feng Road, invaded the entire northwest of the Song Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)