The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 196 A civil servant with the heart of a military attaché

On the border of the Song Dynasty, Huangyang City.

It's getting dark.

A young civil servant was sitting outside the house, with a lamb roasting in front of him.

"Pen Huo Gou, the sheep is about to be roasted." A close military officer came over and put the fire away.

This young civil servant has just arrived here from Bianjing. His position is official transfer judge, which is the official responsible for logistics and supplies.An eighth-grade minor official, Huo Anguo.

Huo Anguo asked: "When will your commander come back?"

This Dutou said immediately: "I heard them talking about it just now, I guess I won't be able to come back."

"why?"

"I'm slacking off in military affairs. I heard that those who are recruited to Yanzhou this time, even if they are not beheaded, will have to be incorporated into the trapped camp. If they perform meritorious service, they can return to their original posts. If they fail to perform meritorious service, they will remain in the trapped camp until death. until."

Huo Anguo asked: "Who is so majestic?"

"Going to the west, there is a way to be a master who holds the golden command of a commander. To the east, there is a way to hold an official's sword."

When I smelled the aroma of meat, many low-level military attachés came, some with wine.

One person said: "Over there in Yanzhou, I heard that the soldiers surrounding Xiazhou had ten jars of imperial wine for each battalion. In our place, the whole city only has ten jars."

Another said: "You don't have any military merit, it would be nice if you did."

Huo Anguo suddenly said: "We are attacking Xixia anyway. How about we attack the Xixia military camp at night? I remember a military order said this. Each army fights against Xixia, and the border troops guard the city and do things cheaply. What does it mean to do things cheaply? It means there are advantages. Just take it, fight it and run away. As long as the city and military stronghold defended by the border troops are not lost, it is a meritorious service. That's why ten jars of wine were sent here, and there is no responsibility at all."

A group of people started to discuss.

Dutou is a low-level military attache with a hundred troops. They are basically illiterate and are the best at killing people.

Command, lead 500 people.

The old commander has been recruited, but the new commander has not yet arrived. Here are two elders who have been fighting for a lifetime and are in charge of these troops.

The total number of people in this small border town, including the handymen, exiled troops, and some small businessmen, did not exceed 500.

The entire city is just one gate.

They went north and west, that is, less than twenty miles away, and they could see the Xixia military stronghold.

And to the north and east, less than seventeen miles away, you can see the Liao people's military stronghold.

This place is at the junction of the borders of Liao, Xixia and Song Dynasty. Not far to the east is the Yellow River, a little way to the west is the desert, and to the north is the prairie.

Every year, people from the Dadan part of the grassland come here to exchange sheep and horses for tea, cloth, linen, salt and other commodities.

Huo Anguo's side stirred up and explained the military order.

In the past, the military orders of the Song Dynasty were strictly observed and fighting with the enemy was prohibited.

It seems to be different now.

Throughout the northwest border, anyone who had a chance wanted to defeat Xixia and receive military merits and rewards.

The reward this time is extremely generous.

beat.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, I secretly went to attack the Xixia camp. Seeing that the momentum was not right, I quickly turned around and came back. If there was a chance, I went in and robbed the Xixia people's baggage.

Just like that, full mobilization began in Huangyang City.

Even merchants have to contribute their own horse-drawn carriages.

As a result, even the cook came out with a kitchen knife and her own donkey cart. If there was a chance, it would be a good idea to grab some sheep and bring them back.

It's midnight, get everything ready.Although Huo Anguo was a civil servant, he had the heart of a military attache. He put on a simple leather armor, hung a knife, a bow on his back, twenty arrows, and a long spear and took the lead.

Only twenty miles, not far.

Going out to the north, the direction is not difficult to identify.

Huo Anguo led his troops and had not gone far when a former army sentry discovered the enemy's sentinel.

"Speed ​​up, don't let them prepare for defense." Huo Anguo rushed out at once.The Xixia patrol was on the run.

The patrolman complained secretly in his heart.

The number of people in their military camp is less than [-]. Because of the war against the Song Dynasty, they have not fought here for many years. Many people have been transferred away to form a large army to relieve the siege of Xiazhou City.

Therefore, the Xixia patrolman had an idea.

Run east.

If someone was chasing him, he would lead them to the north and east direction. He saw a military stronghold in the distance, rubbed a fire stick, lit a rocket, and shot at the military stronghold.

After all, they are frontier troops, and they train all day long to guard against sneak attacks.

Soon, many braziers near the military stronghold were lit, and many soldiers began to move into defensive positions.

A quarter of an hour later, Huo Anguo led his troops to fight.

When the two sides were about to start fighting, Huo Anguo raised his hands high: "Stop, stop, stop..."

Over there in the military camp, guard Yi Shixi was also shouting: "Stop, stop..."

A few arrows were shot here and there on both sides, because under the firelight, the military flag of the Liao State was faintly visible, as well as the Song Army's ordnance under the torches here.

No matter how rotten the Liao soldiers are at this time, there are still more than 2000 defenders in this military stronghold.

Soon, Huo Anguo rode to the front of the formation, the military camp over there also opened the door, and Shi Xixi rode out.

"Song people, why did you attack our military stronghold?"

Huo Anguo said: "The Xixia people attacked us secretly, we pursued them, and they fled here."

"really?"

Someone behind Huo Anguo was holding some items discarded by the Xixia patrol while escaping.

Then, Huo Anguo said: "I won't disturb your rest. We are going to trouble the Xixia people and bring their sheep back to our Huangyang City for a barbecue tomorrow."

After that, Huo Anguo was leaving.

Room B shouted to Huo Anguo: "Song people, please wait a moment."

"What?"

"The Xixia people are despicable. They lured you to attack our Great Khitan, and we will go with them."

Huo Anguo said calmly: "Then let's come together. We attack from the south and you attack from the north. By then, each of us will gain half the benefits."

"High five."

"A gentleman's appointment."

The two agreed.

The distance between the two sides was very close. After less than half an hour, Huo Anguo said to everyone around him: "There is still time for one stick of incense. Let us all shout to kill the enemy, use small throwing carts, throw ropes and fireballs. There are also rockets attacking with all their strength, but don’t rush forward and shout fiercely.”

"This, does it work?"

"Listen to me." Huo Anguo firmly believed.

Soon, all the soldiers began to rush forward, but after rushing to a certain position, with shields in front and bows and arrows behind, the shouts of killing were loud and arrows and crossbows were fired, but no one took a step forward.

On the other side, Room B of the Liao Kingdom heard the shouts of killing and ordered to go down: "The Song people have begun to charge the camp. Don't let the Song people rob the main camp. Charge for me."

In the Xixia military camp, the general made an analysis in just one second.

The loudest shout was from the south, it was a feint attack.

Only arrows, no people.

But there was no shouting, but they were actually attacking their own military stronghold in the north.

This must be a ruse.

Hurry up and move your elite troops north.

(End of this chapter)