Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 60 Take All
  Liu Ling still has the habit of writing a diary, because now he has to encounter a lot of people and things every day. He must have a "memo", and he is also mentally prepared for this thing to be seen by others, so every time he writes Always be sure to beautify your psychology first.

For example, Liu Ling wrote "righteously" in his diary that he was not allowed to invest money when Li Ai was threatened. This was for the sake of the Song Dynasty.

In fact, it is completely his personal double-standard behavior.

On the latest page of the diary, it reads:

At the end of December of the fifth year of Xuanhe, there was a heavy snowfall. I was ordered to supervise the transportation of money and grain back to Yan. I had no choice but to kill 113 Song soldiers on the way. Although my men killed them, I still committed a heavy crime. I only hope to fight them in the future. My heart can show my sincerity, and the people of the world know my sincerity. If I have the intention of sending gold,
  The future of this trip is slim, and I am afraid that my death in the country is not far away.
  A few snowflakes fell on the paper, and the "diary" was closed and stuffed into the package on the saddle.

"General Liu!"

Liu Ling raised his head and rubbed his hands to keep warm. Not far away, a cavalryman rode up. He dismounted from his horse after a dozen steps and trotted up to him.

"Urgent report from Jizhou, the Jin soldiers and horses have begun to move!"

"Jizhou." Liu Ling frowned slightly. If the Song Dynasty was planning, they could have started to open the champagne at halftime. However, when Chang Shengjun and Guo Yaoshi made the decision, although they were reluctant, everyone still Face the facts: Compared to the Song people, the Jin people are more likely to really fight.

People in the Song Dynasty would close their eyes and cover their ears and say that the bastard chanted sutras and refused to listen. Even if the Jin people really attacked, most people would pretend to be deaf and dumb. Only when their faces were reflected in the Jin people's sabers would they know they regretted it.

Pharmacist Guo has mobilized most of the troops from the surrounding five states to the east, preparing to block the Jin army in the Lushui area east of Yanshan Prefecture. It seems that he has gone to the extreme regardless of it, just to seek the opportunity to fight the Jin people to the death.

According to his transfer order, after Liu Ling led the army supervisor to transport money and grain back, he would immediately lead his troops and horses north to rendezvous.

If they really want to fight, they need to prevent the Jin army from crossing the river as much as possible in the Lushui area. If the situation is optimistic, they can retreat to Yanjing, Yizhou, Zhuozhou and other places to continue to defend until the Song people negotiate a charter. .

Heavy snow is falling one after another. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are not actually filled with racecourses as many people think. On the contrary, most of the land of Yanyun is a land of agriculture and mulberry. Therefore, when the Jin people were forced to relocate the people of Yandi After I arrived in my own country, it was the end of the year and there was heavy snowfall and everything was deserted. The population in the southern part of the Jin Kingdom surged, and because of the constant wars, famine soon broke out.

Previously, the Jin emperor issued two edicts one after another, mitigating the heavy financial and food burdens of a large number of states and areas in an effort to restore people's livelihood. At the same time, he also successively sent handwritten edicts to the second prince Wanyan Zongwang who was stationed in Pingzhou, as well as officials from various places, asking them to urge the people under his rule to recover. Work your own job and settle down locally as soon as possible.

At the same time, in the cities that were originally captured, the remnants of the Liao Kingdom continued to cause trouble. Emperor Tianzuo, who was originally hiding in the Jiashan area, took the initiative to lead his army to attack after making a private oath with the Song people. Before the Jin people could react, By that time, they had won consecutively.

These things have already happened, so Guo Yaoshi is quite confident. Of course, he did not tell all the soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army about this conjecture. Now when preparing for war, even if some people are afraid of the Jin people to death, then By the time the war actually started, these people either ran away or had already prepared themselves mentally.

On the contrary, if Pharmacist Guo swore to them now that the Jin people would definitely not go south, and then the Jin army suddenly appeared in front of them, that kind of scene would definitely have a devastating blow to the morale of the entire army.

The victorious generals Liu Ling met along the way were also in good spirits. As a high-level general, Guo Yaoshi needed to make these people as confident as himself, so he revealed the news of the Liao Emperor Tianzuo's successive victories in Jiashan. give them.

But Liu Ling knew that as long as time passed, Emperor Tianzuo would be defeated, and this time his entire army would be wiped out. Only Liao general Yelu Dashi could finally escape the capture of the Jin people.

"General, I still don't understand." Zhang Wu rode his horse and came to Liu Ling's side. Ever since he invaded Xiongzhou, Zhang Wu had become much more taciturn. Now Liu Ling looked up at him and found that his face had become thinner, and he said doubtfully: "What’s wrong with you?"

"It's okay, little man. General, I have something to ask."

Liu Ling put on his sheepskin gloves and nodded noncommittally, "Go ahead." "That's right. The villain has understood that handing over Zhang Jue would be detrimental to Medical Master Guo, because his prestige in the army would be greatly reduced. , the hearts of the Ever-victorious Army will also disperse. But the villain doesn’t understand why he wants to provoke the Song and Jin people at the same time now. What good will he gain if he is attacked on both sides?"

Liu Ling pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "Let me ask you, in the land of Yanyun, besides the Changsheng Army and the Jin people, is there a third army?"

"No."

"The Ever-Victorious Army now occupies a small half of the land of Yan. Although it suffered from wars and plunder by the Jin people, there are still tens of thousands of households among the remaining people. In a radius of hundreds of miles, there are 100,000 households in Yanshan, which is not high enough. It's not a lowly job, but it's more than enough to call yourself a king.

After Guo Yaoshi surrendered to the Song people, he cut his flesh with a blunt knife. He actually didn't get along well with Wang Anzhong and the Song bureaucrats. On the surface, he was domineering and arrogant, but the Song people didn't know how much sand was mixed under his hands; Guo Yaoshi also He doesn't know what the situation will be like in the future, so from his current perspective, he is not far away from losing power.

The word "soldier leader" means that as long as there are no soldiers, your head will not be saved. What Guo Yaoshi is afraid of is that the Song Dynasty will really take away the military power."

"But, Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren are both dead," Zhang Wu couldn't help but ask again: "And most of those who could be equal to him on weekdays were eliminated by him. Why should he be afraid?"

"Old Zhang." Liu Ling patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "It's not scary to see a bug. What's scary is that the moment you see the bug, you can't find it the next moment. You don't know it flew out. , I’ll still stay with you.”

Pharmacist Guo is already very suspicious. If Zhang Linghui, Liu Shunren and others openly confront him, it will make him feel more at ease. They are all honest now, who knows who will suddenly jump out and become a monster in the future.

"The purpose of fighting is not to save Zhang Jue's life, but to protect his own wealth, life and wealth and future. Anyway, in Guo Yaoshi's view, he was defeated by the Jin people, so he took the land of Yanyun and surrendered. If If the Jin people didn't come, he could still go to the Song people to complain and reap the benefits. After all, he did go to the north with actual troops to confront the Jin people.

It seems that he is being attacked on both sides, but in fact, no matter whether he wins or loses, the worst is death. Under normal circumstances, he can eat from both sides. When the situation is best, he can eat from both families.

But no matter what, if trouble breaks out this time, as long as he doesn't die, the authority of Yanyun Land will fall into his hands. "

Zhang Wu thought carefully about Liu Ling's words and couldn't help but sigh: "These superior officials really have a lot on their minds."

"Incorrect."

"what?"

"Sometimes when others talk nonsense, they will believe it." Looking at Zhang Wu's puzzled face, Liu Ling shook his head, "And after talking nonsense, what he said turned out to be very reasonable, so I'm so damned He’s a genius.”

“Of course, there’s talk of clever calculations and strategizing, but in the end, there’s still not a single word to escape it.”

When Liu Ling said this, he couldn't help but sigh, feeling that the time he could have developed completely was gone. Wherever he could see, the wind and snow gradually dissipated, and a large city appeared in front. The flags on the city head were swaying, and they were still the blood-red flags of the Song Dynasty.

"General, what's the word?"

Liu Ling ordered his cavalry to open the city gate, spat on the ground, and replied:
  "Dry."

(End of this chapter)