Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 52 Liu Ling, you have an affair with the Kingdom of Jin!
  "Here."

Zhang Wu nodded and winked at the soldiers next to him. The latter immediately frowned and dug a pit nearby. Then they worked together to lift out the bones from the coffin and throw them into the pit. Finally, they had to throw away the scattered bones inside. The bones were taken out one by one, and the entire coffin was completely emptied.

Liu Ling took a brief look at the gold and silver utensils and jewelry unearthed from the corpse, and pointed to a few of them that were obviously priceless. "Put these pieces into the box. You can divide the others among you."

"Thank you General!"

"Thank you General for the reward!"

Several soldiers from the Liao army did not care at all that these were the bones of their former nobles, and they were so happy that they divided this unexpected wealth. Behind the army is the caravan responsible for selling the stolen goods. They buy these gold and silver jewelry at a reasonable price and resell them to the Song Dynasty. They can get tenfold and hundredfold profits.

This was also for Liu Ling's sake. Without his instructions, the merchants could have completely squeezed out those rough soldiers.

Liu Ling made these soldiers understand time and time again that if they followed him, they would get rich and get promoted. Facing the thanks of these people, he nodded, and after they finished sharing, he lightly kicked Zhang Wu on the buttocks who was closest to him. , laughed and scolded: "Go to work quickly, we have to evacuate here before lunch, and everything that can't be taken away will be burned!"

"Here!"

Zhang Wu nodded, and after they left, Chen Wen walked up to Liu Ling. Seeing that he didn't have anything in his hand, Liu Ling laughed and said, "I know your family is in business, and you don't lack this, but you They are my personal soldiers. If you don't take them, no one else will dare to take them. In the end, I will be blamed."

"It's from the province of Xiaoren." Chen Wen agreed and asked, "All the horse-drawn carriages, oxen and donkey carts are in use, but there is still a lot of grain inside that cannot be transported away. Do we have to burn them all?"

"Although Jizhou is now the land of our Song Dynasty, most of the people there were kidnapped by the Jin people, the land was deserted, and the officials and soldiers of the Song people have not come to station for the time being, and our ever-victorious army cannot spare the energy to take care of it. , it’s almost like a piece of tasteless ribs.”

Liu Ling shook his head, feeling a little emotional, thinking that if the Song Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses, it would not be his turn to search here. Unfortunately, the Song Dynasty could not get it, and he could not take it away. Should the remaining grain be left to the bandits or bandits? Golden man?
  "Just set a fire before leaving. It doesn't matter if there are some left. If some refugees are lucky enough to find this place, they may be able to live on them for a while. I can't care about the rest, but I mustn't leave too much behind. "

"Here."

Chen Wen nodded and walked away.

The search continued until it was almost lunch time. Liu Ling saw that he had obtained enough things and was not greedy. He walked out of the camp with a piece of dry grass in his mouth and ordered all the soldiers to pile up flammable materials throughout the camp. Once ignited, the fire would spread. The tailwind soared.

Liu Ling looked at the fire that was about to burn in front of him, took the withered grass from his mouth, threw it into the fire, whistled, and the white horse came running in response. Liu Ling got on his horse and joined the huge team.

As the convoy moves forward, eating and the physical problems of the soldiers are all solved at the same time. It doesn't matter even if a few people are left behind. As long as he reaches Zhuozhou, he can eat these treasures of money and food and turn them into his own heritage.

By night, the convoy in front was approaching the border of Yanshan Prefecture.

Yanshan Mansion was the original boundary of Yanjing. After "recovering" Yanjing, the imperial court renamed this place Yanshan Mansion. The seat of the government was the original Yanjing City, to the north of Zhuozhou.

The team paused temporarily to rest. Zhang Wu lit a bonfire. Liu Ling stretched out his hand to let him sit down. There was a large pot on the fire. The soldier next to him held a piece of donkey meat and put it into the pot. It weighed about six or seven kilograms and had a fleshy color. It was dark red, and when it fell into the boiling water, a slight fishy smell wafted out.

The road was going too hard and there were too many loads. Several donkeys died of exhaustion on the way.

Liu Ling asked the soldiers to divide the donkeys among them, and soon someone brought a piece of cleaned donkey meat. Liu Ling had been tired for several days and wanted to have a good meal tonight. After the pot is boiled, someone will get some salt and spices to marinate it, and then put it on the wok again.

There are several skilled cooks in the army. Liu Ling probably said it once. They cooked the donkey meat, then cut it into small pieces and put it on the wok. They added various side dishes and made several pots of braised donkey meat. , plus a bowl of beans and rice, everyone ate it hungrily.

The sound of horse hooves was heard not far away, and a sentry rider jumped off his horse a dozen steps away and trotted over.

"General! The sentry in front of the convoy discovered a military camp with soldiers and horses stationed inside, and the flag of the Song Army was erected!"

When Liu Ling put down his bowls and chopsticks and stood up, Zhang Wu and all the soldiers around him dropped their bowls and chopsticks and stood up, with their hands on the handles of swords at their waists. Liu Ling hesitated and ordered: "Zhang Wu and thirty men Follow me to the front and take a look, maybe the person to take care of you has arrived, others should hurry up and eat, don't chew slowly like a girl, you will have enough rest when you get back!"

"Here!"

"Instruct soldiers and horses from all over the place to gather in advance and be on guard."

"Here!"

The sentinel rider climbed onto the horse again and began to deliver orders everywhere. Zhang Wu followed Liu Ling and asked in a low voice: "General, have Duke Guo's men arrived?"

"Probably, but since it is the banner of the Song Army, the soldiers and horses of the Ever-Victorious Army are probably stationed there. But if it weren't for the group of cronies under Guo Yaoshi, if they met other people, the things I looted would be more beneficial to them."

Liu Ling doesn't want to break up at all. Guo Yaoshi is now the only big mountain in the army. The rest of the small mountains, such as Liu Ling, are all backed by Guo Gong. They don't dare to fall out with each other on the surface. After all, they are all He is loyal to Yaoshi Guo, but he still has his own little plans in private.

Before setting off, Liu Ling had communicated privately with Pharmacist Guo and promised to distribute the money and food to him in batches. Pharmacist Guo only had to sit back and enjoy his achievements. The latter also wrote a reply, telling Liu Ling that the people under his command were not doing well recently. Great peace of mind.

One Zhang Linghui fell, countless Liu Shunren stood up again, Xiao Qian was defeated, and Zhang Jue was now hiding in Yanjing City. The imperial court probably thought that it could settle the matter by just pushing the blame back and forth with the Jin people, so it didn't take it to heart anymore. .

Since Pingzhou and other places were out of reach, the imperial court had to concentrate on managing the Yanyun land in its hands.

Later generations had a saying of "recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun" because Shi Jingtang of the Fifth Dynasty dedicated the prefectures to the Khitan people and became the emperor willingly, so that the northern frontier of the Central Plains was always under threat from foreigners. By the Later Zhou Dynasty, the government and army had already recovered land in three states. By the Song Dynasty, only thirteen states were actually to be recovered.

In the past wars between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, the two sides repeatedly fought for Yizhou. In the end, the Song people stopped and gave up Yizhou. When the Liao Kingdom declined, Pharmacist Guo led his troops to defect to the Song Dynasty, bringing Yizhou and Zhuozhou with him. Because of the "Sea Alliance" between the Song and Jin Dynasties, the Song people finally used old coins and countless bribes, and packaged and gifted the land of Yanyun. A large number of people had just received a promise from the Jin people to return seven prefectures and lands, including Yanjing, to the Song Dynasty. However, the Jin people had not delivered the goods immediately. They used various excuses to delay the transfer and were only willing to return it slowly over time. .

In fact, the Jin people were given two chances. The "Sea Alliance" agreed that whoever conquered the land would belong to whom. The Song Dynasty failed in the Northern Expedition twice. In this regard, they continued to do tricks. Not only did they lose face, but they continued to do so afterwards. The ground wants to regain face.

Of course, this is also the perspective of later generations. In fact, when the situation was at its best, the Song Dynasty once controlled ten of the "Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun", while the three prefectures of Ying, Ping, and Luan under Zhang Jue were already under control. Liao and Jin successively occupied it. In the eyes of the ministers and officials of the DPRK, it was the land on the opposite side, and the situation on their side was still excellent.

The Song Dynasty was extremely wealthy, and having three more states would be the icing on the cake. Losing it would not matter to the overall situation. All he had to do was make some small plans, and the Jin people would have to work hard and mobilize people to run back and forth in disgrace, which further demonstrated the "smartness" of the Song Dynasty court.

The next matters in Northern Xinjiang will be resolved by the envoys of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Ever Victorious Army immediately became the next trouble that the court had to deal with.

When Liu Ling led people to the front, a group of soldiers and horses also wearing the uniforms and armor of the Ever Victorious Army were already standing in front of the convoy, blocking the intersection. The general at the head, Liu Ling vaguely remembered that he seemed to be sarcastic, but In the past, he was Zhang Linghui's subordinate. After Zhang Linghui's death, Pharmacist Guo originally intended to throw all his subordinates into Liu Ling's hands. If Liu Ling could not control them, these people would be the means for Pharmacist Guo to blackmail Liu Ling. If Liu Ling could control them well, then Liu Ling would The growing power meant that Medicine Master Guo had a right-hand man.

However, Wang Anzhong disagreed and only allowed some soldiers to be transferred to Liu Ling.

The Xiren general looked at the convoy with squinted eyes. When Liu Ling walked out, the man suddenly widened his eyes and said in shock: "Why is he here?"

He had heard many stories about Liu Ling, especially the killing of Zhang Linghui. His former boss fell into the hands of Liu Ling. He heard that killing him was like killing a chicken in front of so many soldiers. Zhang Linghui cut the bodies of the five horses into pieces, and chopped the remaining pieces into meat paste to feed the dogs.

Obviously, the version of the story that the general heard was artificially processed, but his fear of Liu Ling was not mixed at all.

Although he didn't hear the general's question, Liu Ling still rode a few steps forward and shouted loudly:

"You're blind, don't you know me? I came out to exterminate the remnants of the Liao Kingdom on the orders of Duke Guo. These are all captured. Where are you looking at them? Are you trying to rob them?"

When Liu Ling came up, he just yelled and scolded him. He stopped thinking about the scolding by the general. Seeing the soldiers around him looking at him, he felt that he couldn't hold it in his face, so he also scolded: "There is such a thing as a mother without a father to support you, your mother." Haven't I taught you how to speak well? Grandpa, I was ordered to station in Xincang Town, and you are allowed to insult me ​​here?

You said that there was an order from Duke Guo. Why didn't the general receive it? Show it to me immediately. Otherwise, I will definitely accuse you of speaking openly with the prefect Wang! Also, if you are in such a hurry, there must be something wrong with the money, food and property. Tell me quickly, are you having an affair with the Jin man? Are these things given to you by the Jin man? "

"To your mother, the Jin people have given me your wife and daughter as concubines. Do you want me to call them out to meet you?"

The two exchanged blows for a while. Liu Ling spread his hands. Zhang Wu next to him took off his bow and arrow and handed it to Liu Ling. The general Xiren on the opposite side immediately rode back and took a step back. Seeing Liu Ling's arrogant and unreasonable look, he already felt a little withdrawn. .

In the huge convoy, cavalrymen constantly jumped out and gathered behind Liu Ling. A series of torches were lit, and a soldier stood next to Liu Ling, carrying a banner with the character Liu on his back.

If it continues like this, there will definitely be a fight. The general opposite looked at the cavalry behind Liu Ling, and suddenly felt guilty in his heart.

The cavalry behind Liu Ling were not only riding horses, but they were all wearing armor. The cavalry in the front row even covered their horses with a layer of soft armor; and looking at the number, there were at least several hundred of these cavalry.

You bastard, he still has infantry under his command. Where did Liu Ling get the money, food, armor, and so many cavalry?

Although Wang Anzhong secretly recruited him with a favorable official position, he could not provide much assistance in terms of money and food, let alone armor and other soldiers. General Xi Ren looked at the cavalry behind Liu Ling, and he felt envious and jealous in his heart. He silently calculated the difference in strength between the two sides in his mind, and calculated how much benefit he could get if he intervened in this matter.

They have led troops for many years. Even if he is not very clever, he can still see that this convoy carrying a large amount of supplies is obviously abnormal; moreover, Liu Ling is stationed in Zhuozhou and he is stationed in Xincang County, which is more advanced than him. Close to Jizhou.

Liu Ling clearly came from the direction of Jizhou, so why didn't he hear much in advance, and there was no news from Yanjing.

Thinking back to Liu Ling's accusation against Medical Master Guo, General Xi Ren couldn't help but deepen his suspicion:
  It is very possible that Guo Yaoshi and Liu Ling are not in Tongliao, but in Jin!

It's a pity that, despite all the calculations, you still got bumped into by this general, haha.

How much benefit can I get from this matter?
  Moreover, those convoys contained a large number of bags, which must be food and the like. If you could get your hands on them, they would.
  General Xi Ren on the opposite side did not reply. There were more and more infantry behind him. The two sides faced off across an invisible line. Chen Wen stood next to Zhang Wu and asked in a low voice: "Does that person want to fight?" Are you going to start a fight with us?"

"Impossible." Zhang Wu shook his head and judged based on his experience. Although the momentum was tense now, the two sides were nominally "friendly forces." If the matter got serious, Liu Ling would have Pharmacist Guo on his head as a guarantor, and the one behind him on the opposite side would Who is standing?
  "Then we have to stay in a stalemate here forever?" Chen Wen couldn't figure it out, "Then why don't we just get some money and food to send him away?"

"We are following Duke Guo's order to suppress thieves. The little bit captured here belongs to us. Why should he part with it?"

Zhang Wuyi explained sternly, but seeing that Liu Ling didn't seem to hear him, he sighed inwardly and had no choice but to pat Chen Wen on the head and said: "You will understand when you are my age, don't admit your mistakes first when you encounter something. "

"How much older are you than me?" Chen Wen slapped his hand away, hating Zhang Wu's attitude of treating himself like a child.

I'm already married, why are you pretending to be here as a bachelor?

At this moment, the Xiren general seemed to have made up his mind. He shouted a few times, and hundreds of infantrymen reluctantly formed an array and pressed forward fifty steps.

Behind and in the middle of the military formation, many crossbowmen could be faintly seen.

"Liu Ling, we don't need to use weapons now," General Xi Ren said in a loud voice with a hint of treachery in his eyes: "If you want to fight, grandpa, I will accompany you, but no one can escape the punishment of Shangguan and the court afterwards, so why not do it now?" Sit down and talk things through.”

"There's nothing to say," Liu Ling held the bow in his left hand, held the bow string with his thumb in his right hand, held the arrow feathers with his index and ring fingers, adjusted the position, and pointed it at the general's face, "I'll count to three."

The Xiren general was startled, but Liu Ling didn't continue counting at all. The moment he finished speaking, an arrow shot out of his hand!

call out!
  General Xi Ren staggered, but the arrow did not hit him. At this moment, the horse under him whined and fell to the ground, knocking him down.

He got up in disgrace, and just when he was about to order an attack angrily, the sound of horse hooves began to be heard behind him.

The sleeve of Zhao Heshou's right hand was empty. He had spent a lot of money to escape from Shimen Town. Now, he had found a way to vent his anger.

"What's going on ahead?"

"In front of us should be the military camp of Hu Jiagun. This man used to be a junior captain and was promoted by Wang Anzhong. Opposite him should be General Liu's team. General Liu probably does not dare to take action and is negotiating with Hu Jiagun. "The deputy general rode his horse and stood beside him. The two looked at each other and quickly made a decision.

"Fight in and leave no one behind."

Zhao Heshou spat and said coldly: "Hu Jigan had an affair with the Jin. The evidence is conclusive. Let's get rid of this traitor for the Song Dynasty!"

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)