Yi Song

Chapter 231 Where did Liu Erlang come from?

The fire in Shenduiyi could be clearly seen by Niu Xinting, seventy miles away.

Brother Richard, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by his servants. When he heard that there was a fire at Shendui Station, he ran out without wearing his shoes. I stood in the yard and walked around twice. There were walls all around and I couldn't see clearly. Then I turned around and climbed up to the roof.

To the northeast, half of the sky was red. Brother Richard watched in horror, walking back and forth in the snow with his bare feet, mumbling something.

"What's going on? What went wrong?"

The servants caught up with him, put a mink coat on him, knelt down and put on his shoes.

Weiming Anshi, Xiao Heda and others also hurriedly arrived, wearing clothes and hats as they ran.

"Shendui Station!" Yifu Ding shouted in horror, "How could it catch fire! Li Renli, this Qiong Cuo Da, how could he be a transport envoy? How dare he let the food and grass catch fire!"

Weiming Anshi shook his head, with an extremely ugly look on his face, "Such a big fire can never be as simple as accidentally starting a fire. Someone must have set fire everywhere and set hundreds of thousands of grains and grains on fire to make it so big." The intensity of the fire.”

"Set fires everywhere? Who?" Otosuke widened his eyes, looked around at everyone, and asked in disbelief, "Who is so bold as to set fire to our rations?"

You said that it may be that the Fu Lin and Jinning armies of the Song Dynasty entered Quyechuan, Dahengshui and Tuweichuan, cutting off the access, and these Tibetan tribes simply stopped coming.

The servants rushed forward to protect him, fearing that he would fall from the roof.

The frustrated Otosuke arrived and murmured: "How many people are needed for such a big fire? Hundreds of thousands of stones, grain and grass are all burned. It's so heartbreaking! Where did these Song troops come from? Flying in the sky Did it come here, or did it come out of the ground?"

“The Khitan people were beaten to a terrible state by the Jurchens in the Northeast. The elites of Xijing, Shangjing and Zhongjing were all mobilized. Tribes from various places that were originally suppressed jumped out one after another, and everything was in chaos.

"Who else could there be besides Song Jun?" Brother Richard waved his hands hysterically and yelled like crazy.

Brother Richard sighed, "I went to Xijin Mansion to celebrate the birthday of Lord Liao the year before last, and I heard these messages. Along the way, I also witnessed the chaos on Xijing Road. Liu Erlang must also know these situations, so he acted so boldly."

Xijing and Shangjing Road were places beyond the reach of the Khitans, and they were also the most chaotic places. Why didn't the Song army dare to borrow the road? Do the Khitans, who have too much time to take care of themselves, dare to settle accounts with them? "

Everyone quickly gathered around, squatting or sitting, looking to the northeast together, looking at the sky over there, like a red flag, sweeping across the dark night.

Everyone also looked in disbelief. Weiming Anshi asked: "Your Majesty, where do you think this Song army came from?"

Originally I thought it should be like this, but now that the fire broke out in Shenduiyi, I suddenly understood that from the Fulin Jinning Army, to the Suide Army of Zhongshi Dao, to the Yanzhou Army of Yao Gu and Liu Yanqing, and even fierce battles at Shangyukou Liu Fa's Department and Li Zhongjie's Department wreaking havoc in Hehuang are both deceptions. "

"How did Liu Erlang go around to the north?"

Brother Richard looked depressed and listless. Hearing Wei Ming An Shi's question, he turned around and saw everyone's expectations. He sighed and said, "Uncle An Shi, I asked you before, what are Di Jinze and Huang?" The Tibetan cavalry in Yangping, Anqingze and other places originally had 47,000 cavalry, but now they only have less than 10,000 cavalry.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"Yes."

"Hedong! Liu Erlang led the cavalry of the Western Army out of Shaanxi to cross the Yellow River, and quietly went up from the northeast of Hetao, straight into the clouds. Then from the Heqing Army and Jin Su Army in the East Hetao of the Northern Liao Dynasty, they went straight to Dijinze and Huangyangping in Henan."

Everyone looked shocked and couldn't recover for a long time.

"He Qing Army and Jin Su Army, that is the Xijing Road in Northern Liao Dynasty. Where does the Song Army dare to borrow this road?"

Everyone yelled several times and finally called Brother Richard's soul back. He sat down on the roof and looked at the red light in the distance. His eyes gradually became clear and he gradually returned to normal.

"A blind trick?" Weiming Anshi shrank inwardly, "Is it all to cover Liu Erlang's fatal blow to us from the north?"

What King Jin said was too scary to believe.

There is such a courageous person in this world, playing such a big game, taking the elite cavalry, taking advantage of Beiliao, and traveling thousands of miles deep into the isolated land. If he is not careful, he will be in catastrophe!

After a while, Weiming Anshi came back to his senses and asked: "Your Majesty, the Song Army does not have many cavalry, and there are even less cavalry that can fight. After all, the cavalry of the Western Army that can be driven like this will never be defeated. More than six thousand. Thousands of cavalry cannot create this kind of momentum." All the generals nodded.

Yes, we have been fighting with the Western Army for hundreds of years, and we know their details. The Western Army said that it had a lot of cavalry, but if it took a detour to the east of Hedong and took the Northern Liao to Xijing Road to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory, most of the cavalry would disperse halfway through.

If he is not the best of the best, he would not dare to take him with him.

But with such fine cavalry, the Western Army only had less than 10,000 cavalry. The family still had to leave some town space, so the number of Western cavalry Liu Erlang took to take a detour would not exceed 6,000.

It is difficult for six thousand cavalry to break through Dijinze and Huangyangping. There are tens of thousands of tribesmen and thirty to forty thousand cavalry there. Having lived in a barren land for a long time, he is tough and can endure hardships, and is considered the most adept at fighting among the Xixia army.

No matter how brave the six thousand Western cavalrymen were, it would be difficult to defeat them and pass through safely.

Brother Richard shook his head, "This is what worries me very much, and this is what I find incredible. Where did Liu Erlang gather tens of thousands of cavalry?"

"Your Majesty, the Xijing Road in Northern Liao is in chaos. Will the herdsmen there be bribed with money and silk to form cavalry?" Li Gongren asked.

Brother Richard turned to Xiao Heda and said, "President Xiao, can you help clarify our doubts?"

Xiao Heda shook his head, "I know those tribes in Xijing Road. Are they the most cunning and vicious, and they can only be bribed with money and silk? They can eat your bones without leaving any residue behind."

"How to drive them like that?" Brother Richard asked.

Xiao Heda hesitated and replied: "Actually, the tribes in Monan are the same as the tribes in Mobei. They must first be subdued, and then with a little money and silk inducement, they can be driven like a pack of wolves."

Saying it means not saying it.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Weiming Anshi asked.

"Now the enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light. What's more, the number and strength of the enemy's troops are unknown. If we send troops to rescue rashly, we may be ambushed at night. Let's wait until dawn."

Weiming Anshi nodded, looked at the sky, and said sadly: "After dawn, everything will be clear."

When daybreak came, Brother Richard felt that he had endured a full year.

Sure enough, as soon as the sky breaks, everything becomes clear. As soon as the sun emerged from the east, the cavalrymen who reported the news were driven by the sunshine and ran all the way.

"Report! There was a fire at Shendui Station, and 300,000 stones of grain and grass were burned to the ground. More than 10,000 civilians and escorting soldiers were slaughtered. Only more than a thousand people fled in all directions. More than 20 officials below Li Renli, the Henan transit envoy, were captured."

"Report! When Shizhou City saw the fire at Shendui Station, the defenders quickly sent out three thousand people to put out the fire. They were ambushed just after leaving the city gate and were killed.

Later, the Song army took advantage of the situation and rushed into Shizhou City, and then set fire everywhere. The governor's office, Xiangyou Tongjun Division, arsenal, and granary were all burned down. "

"Report! More than ten officers and soldiers and four minor officials escaped from Shizhou City. They reported that thousands of soldiers and civilians in Hecheng were slaughtered, blood flowed into rivers, and the entire city was burned to the ground."

"So cruel!"

Xiao Heda murmured: "This style of work is somewhat similar to that of the ancient Mobei Tatars. Their guerrilla warfare was like a whirlwind of fire. Because they did not leave prisoners behind, they often slaughtered all the places they passed. "

"How many people are there in the enemy army and under what banner?" Brother Richard asked fiercely.

The officer who reported the news quickly moved his Adam's apple a few times and replied with difficulty: "The situation is unknown."

Everyone raised their heads and saw black smoke billowing from Shenduiyi. Presumably, among the black smoke, there is also the black smoke from Shizhou, but they are too close together and mixed together, making them indistinguishable.

Suddenly, Weina Anshi pointed to the north and said in panic: "Why is there a new black smoke coming out there?"

Everyone heard the sound and looked over. Xiao Heda turned pale and shouted in despair: "Xiazhou, it's Xiazhou!"

(End of this chapter)