Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 50 Coming ashore
  In the winter in the north, it gets dark very early and the firelight on the city is dim. You can see blurry figures patrolling back and forth on the city. The wind howls past outside the city, covering up the sound of the city gate opening.

A large-scale "caravan" quickly left the city. There were at least more than 1,300 people in the entire team. The convoys on the periphery were indeed merchants under Liu Ling, but those in the middle of the team wearing merchant attire were They were all cavalry in disguise.

In addition to the hundreds of war horses sent by Guo Yaoshi, Liu Ling directly brought out a cavalry of more than 700 people this time, which was almost equivalent to two cavalry battalions in the Song Army.

Zhang Wu slept for a full afternoon and had another hot soup meal before setting off. Now full of energy, he rode his horse and followed Liu Ling, "General, why should we ask Cai Zhizhou to agree to our departure from the city this time?"

Zhang Wu was originally a lieutenant in the Song Army and did not have much favorable impressions of civilian officials like Cai Jing. And seeing his General Liu violently blasting Cai Jing's gold coins, the awe in Zhang Wu's heart quickly dissipated, and he even looked down on Cai Jing.

This is just a minister of the imperial court who is out in the field. He is manipulated at will by a subordinate general of the ever-victorious army. He has no backbone at all.

"My name for sending out troops this time is to exterminate the Zhuozhou horse thieves, but in fact I am leading the troops to bypass Yanshan Prefecture and go to Jizhou to rob the money and food of the northern merchants. In essence, it is greedy for merit and rash, and it is also a crime to fail to report the above before the attack.
  If this thing is done, I will take back the heads of the Liao people and give them to the Xuanfu Division and the imperial court. It will naturally be a great achievement, and I will not care about the other details. If I fail, there will have to be someone behind me to shoulder the punishment from the court. In the end, it is unlikely that I will lose my position, while Cai Jing may be reassigned by the court and asked to get out. "

Zhang Wu thought about it for a while and said, "Then if we win, won't Cai Zhizhou also get a share of our credit?"

These civil servants would submit a memorial to the court, and the small mouthed man would be able to share the credit with a few words, but it was much easier than Qiu Ba, who was fighting bloody battles on the front line.

Zhang Wu was unhappy. Liu Ling could see his dissatisfaction, but deliberately did not explain it.

In fact, it would be better to let Cai Jing share the credit. This dispatch of troops was a private plan between him and Liu Ling. If it came to pass, Cai Jing would achieve political success, and Liu Ling would get the military credit. The former seemed to have all the advantages. But as a Song official, he had been pulled into the water by Liu Ling invisibly.

When Cai Jing gets the credit by then, he will probably be able to figure out whose pirate ship he has boarded at this time.

Don’t love money?
  It doesn't matter, I have plenty of ways to corrupt you.

If he loses and loses some troops, he can teach Cai Jing to get out. If he wins, the money, food and supplies he gets will belong to Liu Ling. Cai Jing will have to be dragged into the water. From now on, the two people will have a stake in it. Cai Jing will jump into the Yellow River and wash it. I don't know this relationship.

Make sure you make money without losing money.

Liu Ling secretly laughed in his heart. Because it was dark, he ordered the team to light torches and march all the way east. They arrived at Wuqing County around the second watch. At this time, they had crossed the boundary of Yanshan Prefecture and were close to the western border of Jizhou. They sent orders everywhere Set up camp and rest for half a day.

When it was daylight, the army began to light fires and cook food;

A group of caravans set off to enter Jizhou first. They were Liu Ling's first eyes and ears. At the same time, a large number of sentries began to patrol the front to determine where the northern merchants were stationed. Finally, they guarded against the east camp in Pingluan. Once the Jin troops stationed in the three states come over, Liu Ling will have to weigh whether to give up those northern merchants.

In the afternoon, the caravan and several sentinels sent back similar news.

About twenty miles to the west of Yutian County in Jizhou is the camp of those northern merchants, close to the three cities of Yuyang, Yutian, and Sanhe. There should also be their stored luggage in these three cities.

Crossing the Sang River and Lushui River at night, the rapid march was very hard, but Liu Ling set an example and gave rewards to the accompanying soldiers before leaving, promising to reward them generously after the war.

Most of the soldiers in the army were foreigners such as Khitan, Sogdian, and Xi, and there were also a considerable number of Han Chinese from Liao. They were all soldiers accustomed to riding. Even the latter was discriminated against even more like slaves in the Song Dynasty, so Cai Jing was unable to win over these soldiers at all, and the conditions he could promise did not meet the psychological expectations of those people.

Furthermore, the soldiers are not stupid either. Why should we ignore General Liu, who can lead them to a good life and have the same background as them, but you, a Song official, do you really think we are stupid?
  "General," Zhang Wu rode over. Not only was the horse a little tired, but his face was also a little tired. He reluctantly cheered up and shouted, "General, we are here!"

At this time, there were only more than ten miles away from the camps of the northern merchants. If they were any closer, they would be easily discovered.

"Order the whole army to rest on the spot for a few hours, and wait until dawn tomorrow to attack their camp directly!"  "Here!"

Liu Ling looked at Zhang Wu's leaving figure. Even though he knew that many people in the army were starting to get tired, he could only give them a few hours to adjust. After all, what he was afraid of was that the night was long and the dreams were long, and if the Jin Man suddenly intervened Things get tricky here.

At night, the camp was brightly lit. In order to win over people, several big merchants ordered rewards for the troops. When a team of carriages loaded with wine jars stopped in the camp, everyone left their posts and cheered loudly for the merchants. Names express gratitude.

Although there are some Liao army soldiers here, they know that it is dangerous to indulge the soldiers in drinking at night, not to mention that even those patrolling and sentry personnel sneak back to want to drink, and the entire camp is almost defenseless.

But alcohol made those soldiers put aside their worries and soon joined the revelry crowd. One after another women were thrown into their midst, becoming the latter's vent.

"Come, drink and drink."

At the main seat, an old man dressed in Liao costume raised his glass and shouted, and everyone responded immediately, drinking and drinking. Several dancers danced in front of the table, and the atmosphere was lively.

The old man looked at them and cleared his throat. Those people immediately looked away from the dancer and looked at the old man.

"Another year is about to pass. I am already old. I am afraid that I will not have many opportunities to lead caravans in the future. But you are still young. I am willing to invest some money in you. From now on, we can do business together. Wouldn’t it be nice to make money?”

"Old officer, you once served as an official in Daliao. We all admire your vision and ability."

A middle-aged man stood up and just praised him for a few words, but suddenly his face turned cold, "But brothers all want to know why we heard rumors that you want to join the Song Dynasty?"

"All the goods here were bought and sold by us and our men. You want to give them to the Song people in exchange for the opportunity to go to Jiangnan for retirement, right?!"

"Why does my old man want to associate with people from the Song Dynasty?" The old man was obviously stunned for a moment. Some monks were confused. He suppressed his anger and said, "Brother, please calm down first. Think about it, do I need to interact with the people from the Song Dynasty?" contacts."

"You're still quibbling!"

The middle-aged man was furious. He inserted a piece of letter paper on the table with a dagger and motioned to the people next to him to read it: "This is a letter from the people of Song Dynasty to you, and you still say you don't have it!"

The old man was even more confused, wondering when he had ever interacted with people from the Song Dynasty. However, several merchants gathered around the middle-aged man looked shocked. They recognized that the letter was in Chinese, and it roughly meant recruiting the old man. Go to Song Dynasty to be an official.

Just when the old man wanted to explain, a dagger suddenly inserted into his throat from the side. Blood foam suddenly burst out of the old man's mouth. He struggled to raise his head and saw a young man in a leather robe, and his expression became even more horrified. .

The young man pulled out his dagger, let the old man's body collapse on the ground, and shouted to the stunned merchants below:

"We are originally from the Liao people, and we have been allies with the Song people for generations, but the latter betrayed our country. My father is so stupid that he even thought of joining the Song people!
  Everyone, we can take advantage of this chaotic period to do business now, but in the future, neither the Song Kingdom nor the Jin Kingdom, or even the Liao Kingdom where we came from, will be able to let us go. Instead of waiting until then to be exterminated as horse thieves, Why not find a good wife now, donate some money and food, and get an official position, and then make a wife and shadow son, wouldn't it be a great thing? "

The middle-aged man immediately asked: "Then, who should we vote for?"

The young man glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "It is destiny for Dajin to wipe out the world. I have sent people to contact the second prince of Dajin. In two days, the Jin soldiers will arrive to take over. Everything here.

My father's death and many of our previous sins can be framed on Zhang Jue and the Song people. All of you can be completely cleansed and come ashore! "

(End of this chapter)