I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 177: In front of Jiaola City, there is a sense of oppression coming towards you!

It's nearly dusk on the seventh day of June.

In a wasteland, dust rose all over the sky.

Hundreds of cavalry rushed forward at a fast speed, led by Su Liang, Liu Dazhi, and Cao Hu.

these days.

Su Liang's horse riding skills improved by leaps and bounds, and he even learned to shoot arrows and launch crossbows on horseback.

Su Liang had already learned that Fan Zhongyan ordered the closure of the surrounding foraging fields.

About tomorrow evening, the team led by Di Qing will arrive at the border fortress less than thirty miles away from Jiao La City at almost the same time as Su Liang and others.

at the same time.

The number of people in the northwest who were tortured and killed by wild sharp thorns has reached 38.

Just the night before yesterday.

A group of Western Army soldiers discovered Yeli Ci and others.

There are 28 of them in total. They have horses and crossbows. They specialize in walking on trails and are extremely fast.

After a confrontation with them, the Western soldiers allowed them to escape because it was too dark.

Based on where they appeared the day before, Su Liang could almost deduce that Yeli Ci and others would arrive at Jiao La City before dawn tomorrow.

Now, he could only go to Xixia Jiaoluocheng to ask for people.

……

late at night.

Su Liang and his party found a place to camp and rest.

The night in the northwest is very dark.

Especially when there are no stars or moon, you can't see your fingers, and there is a huge sense of desolation surrounding you.

Su Liang looked to the northwest and was filled with emotion. That was the overland Silk Road that was blocked by Xixia.

"Xiliang, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou, Shazhou..." Su Liang murmured.

That's a way to make money.

One day, he will turn it into a part of the Song Dynasty.

……

The next day, it was just dawn.

As soon as Su Liang woke up, he heard another angry news.

Less than ten miles away from Da Song Yingzhai, a family of five was killed again by wild sharp thorns with their tongues cut out.

This time, he wrote a sentence on the ground with blood.

"Grandpa will come back, Daxia Yeli Ciliu."

These words were Ye Lici's message when he left the realm of the Song Dynasty.

Su Liang was so angry that he gritted his teeth and couldn't help but said: "I will never leave the northwest until I kill this thief!"

……

at dusk.

Su Liang and his party finally arrived at the border defense camp closest to Jiao La City.

As soon as Su Liang arrived, Di Qing came with a large group of people.

Military village, inside the meeting hall.

"Jing Ming, I've made you feel wronged. If I catch that guy, I will cut him into pieces!" Di Qing clenched his sandbag-like fists and glared.

Su Liang said: "I wonder what Duke Fan and General Di will do next?"

"Let's go to Jiao La City to ask for people first. If they don't give them, we'll beat them to get them!" Di Qing puffed out his chest. He had long wanted to fight.

"Does the official have a decree for us to fight?" Su Liang asked.

Di Qing smiled awkwardly and said, "The decree is probably on its way!"

"That means not yet!" Su Liang looked at Di Qing.

"It doesn't matter. Even if there is a fight without the official's will, I can bear the charge. The Xixia thieves have bullied people too much. If they don't fight, the people will not be angry!" Di Qing said.

There were frequent conflicts on the border between Song and Xia. As long as there was no loss, reporting to the court was a misunderstanding, and the court basically did not blame them.

What's more, the government has issued an edict to "act expediently".

But if you strike first and get beaten up, that's a big sin.Of course, if Di Qing directly occupied Jiaola City, that would be another story.

Su Liang thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow we will meet the famous Jiao La City guard general Wei. Whether we start a war or not depends entirely on his attitude!"

Di Qing nodded.

In fact, Su Liang was unwilling to fight.

Although the current Western Army can definitely give it a try with Xixia.

But fighting is extremely expensive after all.

And if the fight lasts for a long time, most of the court's energy will be diverted to the northwest.

It wastes people, money and energy.

This is harmful to Su Liang's Xihe policy and the Song Dynasty's upcoming reform next year.

What's more, there is a wild wolf in the north that may pounce at any moment, staring at the Song Dynasty.

Su Liang looked forward to the fact that he would be able to resolve the matter as a civil official tomorrow, so as to remove his personal humiliation and promote the power of the Song Dynasty.

If the other party is really arrogant, then the only option is to start a war.

……

into the night.

Xixia Jiao La City, in the hall.

Yeli Ci sat on an animal skin, munching on a roasted lamb leg, and said to a bald middle-aged man sitting on it: "General Weiming, don't worry, I arranged it in Song Dynasty." There are still hundreds of people in Xizuo. Although I am back, there will be a steady stream of news sent to you in the future!"

Yelithorn is just bragging.

Since he assassinated Su Liang in front of the inn, almost all of his subordinates were killed.

Even if there are still fine works left, there will definitely not be more than five people.

Wei Mingchui fiddled with the mutton-cutting dagger in his hand.

"Ye Li Ci, you have caused quite a stir this time. The entire northwest is looking for you, and even the Song people have closed the surrounding hunting grounds. This is forcing us to hand you over!"

"There are no generals in the Song Dynasty. They are all cowards. They only have a mouth. As long as we act tougher, they will immediately relent. Our Prime Minister just thought too much and let Song Dynasty waive the annual coins. He is really incompetent!"

Wei Mingshu nodded in approval.

"You should stay with me during this period. Some families want to be dogs for the Song people. If they know what you have done, they will definitely send you out!"

Immediately, Wei Mingchui looked at Yeli Ci again.

"You are so ruthless. In order to destroy a censor, you did not care about your own reputation and killed wantonly. Do you know that if the prime minister really wants to cure you, you will kill so many people, which will be enough to kill you." Got it!"

Ye Liqi tore off a piece of mutton with a big mouthful.

"If I hadn't been ruthless, how could I have lived until now! But what surprised me was that this censor named Su Liang was indeed extraordinary. Not only was he a favorite of the Emperor of Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing also valued him particularly, and they did not It would be a pity to kill him!"

……

The next day, the sky was bright.

Di Qing issued military orders.

Eight thousand siege vanguard troops marched straight to Jiao La City carrying ladders, rams, crossing equipment, large catapults, crash carts, three-bow bed crossbows and other equipment.

Five thousand archers followed, and ten thousand armored siege soldiers followed at the rear, waiting for the order to siege.

Di Qing was already ready to attack the city.

Fight if they can't reach an agreement. The current Western Army has this strength.

……

Inside Jiaoluo City.

Wei Mingchui was sleeping soundly with a male favorite in his arms. Suddenly he heard that the Song army was attacking the city, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

He immediately put on his clothes and armor and went straight to the city gate tower.

After a while.

Wei Mingchui stood on the city gate tower and was dumbfounded when he saw the dark army in front of him.

"Three rows of large catapults, four rows of three-bow crossbows, and a swarm of archers. Are Song soldiers crazy? This...this...is trying to destroy our city?"

Leaning slightly, wild thorns also climbed up the tower.

After he saw the siege team in front, he couldn't help but murmured: "This... these Song soldiers are attacking the city to catch me, right?"

(End of this chapter)