Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 66 You can’t survive without fighting
  The clearing between the woods was full of dejected soldiers. Liu Ling rode among them. The soldiers on both sides raised their heads, trying to find some expression on his face, but there was nothing.

General Liu, don’t you know what to do?
  A school captain followed Liu Ling and whispered: "I asked everyone how much food they had left. Most of them only had two days of dry food left."

It's said to be dry food, but it's actually just some vegetable balls, dried beans and some simple food.

Liu Ling was silent for a while and said, "Call Shi Liai over."

The captain hesitated to speak. Liu Ling looked up at him. The captain hesitated and whispered: "General, no matter what, I will follow the general. It was you who saved my life when we were in Shimen Town." , the last general, I am willing to follow the general to the death! The same is true for brothers! General, I cannot blame you for the temporary defeat, but you must not lose heart!"

Liu Ling took a deep breath and asked, "What's your name?"

"The last general is Hongwei."

"I understand. Go ahead and bring Shi Liai here."

Two soldiers led Shi Liai over. Although he was very old, his bones were extremely strong and his life was very tough. When he saw Liu Ling, his eyes were particularly bright.

"It seems that the general agrees with what I said."

"A caught bird, a soldier trapped in a battle, still has a chance to survive. How can there be a way out if you accept your fate?"

"Didn't General prepare a retreat?" Shi Liai chuckled softly, "You told me that Zhuozhou Cai Jing, if nothing else, can at least guarantee you to return to the Song Dynasty and become an official."

"I went there to be a dog." Liu Ling replied, "If I had the chance to be a human, why should I wrong myself? Even if I have to be a beast, I don't want to be a dog."

Shi Liai was slightly startled and said slowly: "You have everything when you are alive, but you insist on choosing the path that I disagree with the most. General Liu, I don't understand why there are people like you in the world. I have heard of it The kind of compassion and calculation that you burned tens of thousands of people's slaves were definitely not something that a Qiu Ba could do.

As long as the soldiers under your command stay for a long time, most of them are really willing to die for you, because the kindness you have shown them can no longer be repaid by a little gratitude.

But when you gave up on those cavalry and your confidant the day before yesterday, you were so decisive, as if you never cared about them. Your ruthlessness and determination at that time was completely different from the compassionate and compassionate attitude you showed in the past.

But if you have a city, you still choose to do this, which is no different from being a naughty person on the street after being beaten. I think you are very interesting. "

"I also want to ask you, are you not afraid that I will kill you in anger?" Liu Ling said lightly.

Shi Liai stood up straight, the cold wind blew from both sides of his face, and the wrinkles on his face were as clear as ravines, "How can I be a person who is afraid of death?"

"I have been an official in Daliao for many years. If I have a choice, why don't I want to be loyal to the country and leave a name in history? No matter what. No matter what. Haha, when your country in the Central Plains falls, there will always be many people who will stand up. Prince, Ministers, generals, soldiers, and civilians. Just as you often claim to be, you are Han, and they are also Han.

But as long as Zuo of the Liao Kingdom falls for a hundred years, no one will shout that I am a Liao man, stand in front of everyone, and lead them to regain the country. I have been favored by the country and have been an official for many years, but I can look at the sky. , but unable to support it.”

"So, you resigned and returned to your hometown, rejecting both the Jin people and the Song people. You hid in your home and did not serve as an official. All day long, you thought that this would be regarded as being loyal to the Liao Dynasty?" Liu Ling's face showed a touch of sarcasm. smile.

"You were sitting in Pingzhou that day. Didn't you have soldiers who dared to fight? But when the Jin people came, you surrendered on your own initiative. You just resigned from the office, and then you hid at home and felt sorry for yourself. You retreated into your own tortoise shell. Don’t dare to come out and try your best to save it. Old bastard, who are you showing this hypocrisy to? Is it just because the water is too cold that you don’t dare to go into the water?”

Shi Liai was furious at his sarcasm. As soon as he cursed, Liu Ling quickly continued: "Do you think that God will give this person a great responsibility now? Do you think you are the chosen one? You Who do you think you are?
  What you don't dare to do yourself is to put a chicken feather on your butt and pretend to be a big-tailed wolf to persuade others to do it. You want to be loyal to the country, but you don't dare to go to war with the Jin people. Okay, you die, and the Liao Kingdom will be given to you. Many years of national kindness can be repaid with one death! "

When Li Ai was sprayed, his face turned pale, and Liu Ling's spit hit his face like slaps in the face. "When I chose that path, you should be very happy in your heart. You can use my hand to take revenge on the Jin people. You only need to hide behind and use your words to return your resentment to the Jin people. , do you still feel that you are very smart and feel quite satisfied and proud?"

"I don't have it!"

Shi Liai pushed him hard, and Liu Ling staggered back. Several soldiers around him immediately looked over and put their hands on the handle of the knife at his waist.

"You chose this road yourself, what does it have to do with me?" Shi Li's angry lips were trembling, "Besides, I surrendered in order to save the lives of the people in Pingzhou, how could it be for me alone? Afterwards, I never became an official of the Jin people.”

"Then why did you agree to Pharmacist Guo to trap me again?" Liu Ling asked suddenly. Shi Liai stared at him for a while and replied: "This plan is very feasible. If Pharmacist Guo really succeeds, Yan Most of the people in Yunzhi have to listen to his orders, and besides, he is also from Liao. If he can be persuaded in the future and wait for time, it is not impossible to regain our country in Liao."

Liu Ling sneered, "So, as long as Wanyan Zongwang catches me, he will promise Pharmacist Guo not to go south again, and Pharmacist Guo will be able to achieve all his goals."

Pharmacist Guo wanted to resell him as a commodity and give it to the Jin people. Liu Ling couldn't understand it at first. He had shown considerable ability. You, Pharmacist Guo, are not some kind of dog emperor. Why are you still pretending to be a master of high merit?

But now he understands that people don't get along with each other the same way as people get along with dogs.

Even if you keep a dog for a long time, you will develop feelings for it, but even if you have been together for a long time, as long as there is a slight dispute over interests, it is easy to become a life-and-death enemy in an instant.

What's more, this is the Northland. He, Liu Ling, was in the Ever-Victorious Army, which had already rebelled. Here, interests were everything. Since Liu Ling was smart, prestigious, and fierce in fighting, as the Wolf King, Medicine Master Guo wanted someone who was loyal and loyal. The dog is not another wolf that can compete for his place.

"I taught you yesterday that you can choose to lie dormant now and directly take refuge with the Jin man. Wanyan Zongwang will be able to find an excuse to blackmail Yaoshi Guo again and indirectly help you avenge this."

"Then I will completely fall in love with the Jin people."

"What's wrong with being a Jin man's dog? Well, it's up to you." Shi Liai said coldly: "But if you take another path, don't you still have to be a Song man's dog?"

While the two were talking, the sentry sent to the front turned back and reported that they had seen the Jin's military camp ahead.

Liu Ling nodded slightly and replied: "People in the Song Dynasty have no capital to raise dogs except for milk."

"Are you sure that Wanyan Zongwang took away most of the troops?"

"Although he didn't say it clearly in his letter to Pharmacist Guo, the price Wanyan Zongwang negotiated with Pharmacist Guo was: Jingzhou and Jizhou, plus you, so he had to bring more troops to control the state and stay behind at his headquarters. The camp leader should be Jin Marshal Wanyan Yanmu, and this person should be Wanyan Zongwang’s uncle.”

"A hundred cavalry storming Jinying, sounds familiar?" Liu Ling licked his dry lips, "Only three hundred cavalry, why do you think I can charge down?"

"Has the general forgotten that Pingzhou has not yet fallen?"

Shi Liai added: "Pingzhou defender Zhang Dungu surrendered and rebelled again. He and Zhang Jue are relatives of each other. Once the city is defeated, his whole family will be slaughtered by the Jin people. There should be many defenders in the city." , it's not that they don't dare to fight or can't fight, what they are afraid of is the main force of the Jin army led by Wanyan Zongwang.

As long as we join forces with the Pingzhou soldiers, it won't be a problem to break into the empty Jin camp, and then we must capture Wanyan Mu. "

(End of this chapter)