Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 7 Starting anew
  Guo Yaoshi led Yizhou, Zhuozhou and the Changsheng Army to surrender to the Song Dynasty. In fact, he could be regarded as the first batch of surrenders from the Liao people. The Song Dynasty would naturally not treat them badly.

Liu Ling just knew the history and felt that this made sense logically, so he told Pharmacist Guo and planned to "show his sage in front of others". Who knew that Pharmacist Guo, who was too suspicious and sick, immediately thought that he was a Liao or someone from the Liao Dynasty. It was a detail placed by the people of Song Dynasty.

Fortunately, since he had already believed it, Medicine Master Guo did not act like another monster. Not only did he allow Liu Ling to choose 400 soldiers and horses from the army to build his own battalion, but he also took Liu Ling with him when he went to inspect various places every day. It seems that this guy has obviously fallen into Duke Guo's eyes.

Zhuozhou, Fanyang.

December.

A captain strode into the lobby. The general held the report with both hands above his head and said in a deep voice:

"Yanjing urgently reports that the Jin emperor has broken through Juyong Pass, the main force of the Liao army has completely collapsed, and the city of Yanjing has also fallen into the hands of the Jin."

"Oh, this Song man has spent all his money to take back Yanjing, but his troops and horses are of no use. I see, when the Jin people's envoys arrive, we will become Jin people again."

The speaker's name is Zhang Linghui, and he is also one of the generals of the Ever-victorious Army. However, he was previously on the same level as Guo Yaoshi, but the latter was designated as the leader of the Ever-Victorious Army by the Liao people because of his meritorious service, and later led the Ever-Victorious Army. The surrender of the two states to the Song Dynasty was even more valued by the Song people.

Zhang Linghui is tall and burly, with a rude face. He speaks and acts the same way. At this moment, he said in a dull voice:
  "Lao Guo, you led us to surrender to the Song Dynasty, but you were too hasty."

"I'm in a hurry?"

Pharmacist Guo sneered. Before he could speak, the young man who had been standing by his side immediately replied: "General Zhang's words will too much increase others' prestige and lower his own morale."

"Liu Ling, how can you speak here?"

Zhang Linghui's eyes turned cold and he cursed.

He did not dare to openly oppose Pharmacist Guo. He knew that Liu Ling had recently become Pharmacist Guo's confidant, and privately he was looking for Liu Ling's sore feet.

It's just that Liu Ling usually behaves according to the rules and doesn't give him a chance to find trouble.

Liu Ling gradually became clear about the situation of the Ever-victorious Army. The Ever-Victorious Army currently has about 8,000 regular soldiers, and the external name is tens of thousands. In fact, they include rural soldiers, state soldiers and civilians, and he deliberately said more A lot.

The commander-in-chief of the army is naturally Guo Yaoshi, followed by Zhen Wuchen, Zhang Linghui, Liu Shunchen and other "old men" who have been in the victorious army. In terms of qualifications, they are similar to Guo Yaoshi.

Below are the generals of Liu Ling's level.

In fact, he is also a small soldier leader with military power. Therefore, many people are dissatisfied with him. They feel that he is a Han from the Liao Kingdom, has a low status and has no experience. If it were not for the promotion of Pharmacist Guo, he would not be worthy of sitting in this position.

Thinking of this, Liu Ling sneered and replied:
  "In terms of merit, I helped Mr. Guo and led hundreds of my brothers to break out of the siege.

Could it be that for such a great contribution, in General Zhang’s eyes, he didn’t even deserve a chance to say a word? "

"Liu Ling, you have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. I am too lazy to waste words." Zhang Linghui pointed at him and said coldly: "The Jin people have now captured Yanjing. One step further south is Zhuozhou. A big disaster is about to happen. Now, if you have a way to make the Jin people retreat, hey, what's the problem if I let you take my seat?"

"The Jin people will never attack us."

"What?" Zhang Linghui was stunned, wondering where Liu Ling's confidence came from.

Several people around him, including Pharmacist Guo, leaned forward slightly, obviously noticing Liu Ling's words.

"Liu Ling, you have a good mind, so tell me why?"

Pharmacist Guo played with the jade ring in his hand and said casually.

"I will obey my orders."

Liu Ling was not trying to show how smart he was. Except for Yaoshi Guo, almost everyone here had shown the intention to surrender to the Jin people. Even though Yaoshi Guo had always been "loyal" to the Song Dynasty in history, Liu Ling felt that it was still safe. as well.

The victorious army can fight, but there are indeed many warriors who only have muscles in their brains. "Please take a look," Liu Ling spread out the map and laid it flat on the table. Several people stood up and gathered around.

"South of Yanjing are Zhuozhou and Yizhou. At that time, our army was defeated and retreated all the way back to Zhuozhou from Yanjing. However, the Song commander Liu Yanqing fled without fighting, which resulted in the annihilation of the 200,000 Song army and was defeated by the Liao Dynasty. The people chased them all the way to Baigou River, with numerous corpses and countless casualties along the way.

The Baigou River is on the northern border of the Song people. In the past half a month or so, our army could have taken advantage of the situation to cut off the Liao people's retreat. However, the generals were always hesitant and even Guo Gong could not make a decision. "

"What, are you accusing us?"

Zhang Linghui looked ugly and said coldly: "Who knew that the Song people had so many soldiers and horses that they would flee without fighting. If our army went to fight, we would have to fight in the field with the elites of the Liao people. Liu Ling, you were talking big words at that time, but we didn't listen to you. That’s the right thing to say.”

"Then why are you so sad now? Why don't we all pay the money together?"

Liu Ling directly pulled up a chair and sat in front of the table. Several people stood there, as if Liu Ling was lecturing. Pharmacist Guo was looking at the map, and Zhang Linghui's face turned a little darker again.

"Oh, I understand. After all, we have just rebelled against the Liao Dynasty, and suddenly we are on the side of the Jin people. Others do not trust us.

The problem is, if the Jin people accept us and then change hands, they will do nothing but kill the donkey.
  At that time, a few of them had to regret that they should not have lowered the money.

right? "

Zhang Linghui was speechless by his words, and it took him a long time to say: "Even if we are willing to continue to submit to the Song Dynasty, the Song people may not."

"The Ever-Victorious Army did not retreat in defeat, but the friendly forces made mistakes. As a result, after our army entered the city, the Song people did not respond in time. In the end, our own brothers suffered heavy casualties and the city of Yanjing was not captured."

Liu Ling's eyes suddenly lit up when he looked at them, wondering what benefits he could get from them.

"First, the people of Song Dynasty are weak, we can send envoys to ask for money and food to reward the army, and to reward the meritorious soldiers.

Secondly, the Song people have an alliance with the Jin people, and they will definitely send envoys to negotiate and try their best to ask the Jin people to cede the Yanyun land back.

Thirdly, compared to the 200,000 Song soldiers, we not only captured the city of Yanjing first, but were able to smoothly retreat all the way back to Zhuozhou. Even when the Jin people arrived, we still defended the city and did not surrender to the Jin people.

Then the attitude we have shown is obvious enough. Next, the Song people will definitely try their best to get the Chang Sheng Army to side with them. Because it will take a long time for their own army to mobilize a new batch. "

Everyone had different expressions. Zhang Linghui glanced at him and said nothing. Pharmacist Guo nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Have you read the military reports in the past few days?"

"Yes, I have all seen it."

Pharmacist Guo nodded and looked at the others: "Let's go, I have to think about it carefully."

Everyone stood up, and after a while everyone was gone. Liu Ling stood still, knowing that Yaoshi Guo still had something to say to him.

"What I mean is to continue to side with the Song people, after all."

One is to save face. If he rushes to the Jin camp again, the situation is still unclear, so there is no need to rush. Guo Yaoshi doesn't want others to label him as a "house slave with three surnames".

The two are still interests.

"The money and food from the Song Dynasty have been sent. I heard that their military envoys are also here. They should have arrived in Rongcheng by now. You can ask about the situation in advance for me. After asking, you will be stationed in Rongcheng and send someone to tell the news. Just send it back."

Pharmacist Guo lowered his voice even lower. Liu Ling listened attentively. He only heard Pharmacist Guo whisper softly: "Expand your troops as much as possible and recruit the defeated soldiers of the Song Dynasty. I suspect that Zhang Linghui and others may have already I talked with the Jin man in private."

Liu Ling raised his head, looked at Yaoshi Guo for a moment, and nodded slightly.

"I will obey my orders."

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