Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 70 Mausoleum

A large tomb was erected outside Pingzhou City. From a distance, it looks like a large earth mountain.

Liu Ling didn't know the names of most of the soldiers, and he didn't have much time to ask the living people. He could only find their bodies one by one and bury them together.

After standing in silence for a moment in front of the tomb, Liu Ling took a glass of wine from the hands of the soldiers next to him and poured it slowly under his feet. The turbid wine poured on the ground, causing some complicated emotions to ripple in the crowd.

Zhang Dungu watched calmly from the side. After Liu Ling finished all this, he asked, "How many troops and horses do you need?"

"How much can you give me?" Liu Ling asked without raising his head.

"There are not many troops in Pingzhou," Zhang Dungu heard the meaning of the lion's mouth, and immediately replied: "In the end, there are only this number."

He held up one finger, which meant a thousand.

Liu Ling shook his head and motioned to Wanyan's mother, who was standing not far away, to come over and asked in front of Zhang Dungu: "I am going to sell you to General Zhang. How many soldiers and horses do you think you are worth?"

Wanyan's mother glanced at Zhang Dungu's raised finger and replied: "Ten thousand."

"fart!"

Zhang Dungu glared at him fiercely, thought for a moment, kicked him again, and turned to look at Liu Ling, "Brother Liu, you and I are inseparable, and you should be considerate and considerate of me, brother, and you know it."

Liu Ling nodded, "Brother, you also know that I have lost so much recently that I have to borrow troops from you to take revenge."

"But. I can give you more than two thousand soldiers and horses at most. What can you do with this few people back?" Zhang Dungu observed Liu Ling's face and changed the subject, "Well, I heard you captured There is a princess from the Liao Kingdom. It is useless for you to keep her. As for my brother, I say it is ugly and I prefer women. You give her to me and I will give you more than a thousand people. No, I will gather 3,000 people for you."

Seeing Liu Ling shaking his head, Zhang Dungu said anxiously: "Brother, I'm just a woman. It's in vain if you keep her. Why don't you exchange more soldiers and horses with me?"

"I don't mind General Zhang taking the trouble to decide for me. I have my own considerations."

"Then you give me Wanyan's mother. Well, I will reluctantly make up the number for you, to 2,500 people." Zhang Dungu looked distressed at giving up the benefits.

"Three thousand people." Liu Ling raised his finger, "General Zhang should also know that as long as I lead the army back to Zhuozhou, if I can defend the city, then I will be the second Pharmacist Guo. Who will own the land of Yan?" Yes, it's hard to say. When the Jin people attacked Pingzhou, Guo Yaoshi and his victorious army stood still and did not go to support them at all.

I am different. I, Liu Ling, repay my kindness. If General Zhang is more generous today, in the future, if the Jin people dare to go south again, I, the general, will personally lead the army to support! "

Liu Ling stared at Zhang Dungu, who suddenly looked away and said with some reluctance: "The main force of the Jin people is in Jizhou, lying between your Zhuozhou and my Pingzhou. How do you plan to get there? Don't forget, No matter what that woman says, she is actually his wife."

"There is a large wasteland to the south of Jizhou. Due to the plunder of the Jin people, there has been no human habitation there for a long time. The Jin people will not station heavy troops there."

Liu Ling made an excuse at random. Zhang Dungu looked at him suspiciously and suddenly asked: "Shigong is at your place, can you please ask him to come out to talk? If possible, I, Pingzhou, are willing."

Liu Ling waved his hand and came a little closer. Zhang Dungu was stunned for a moment, and he also moved his ear closer. Hearing Liu Ling whisper in his ear: "The family members of the old man Shi Li are in my hands, even if I let him Even if he goes with you, he won’t.”

This sentence directly blocked all the conversation. Zhang Dungu lost all interest in chatting for a few more words. He waved his hand and signaled the deputy general to take Liu Ling to count the soldiers.

To a certain extent, Zhang Dungu was quite kind. Among the three thousand soldiers, there were 700 soldiers and 200 cavalry, and the rest were ordinary soldiers. However, almost no other equipment such as bows and crossbows were given to Liu Ling. The few remaining cavalrymen Liu Ling had were only equipped with armor and horses.

Part of the grain and grass was supplied by Pingzhou, and the other part was sent by merchants from various places along the way. The merchant who was in Chunzi Town earlier wanted to give his daughter to Liu Ling, and this time he gave him an extra generous gift. Liu Ling could not refuse, so he accepted the offer, but only asked her to serve the princess.

Except for Liu Ling and the more than 100 cavalrymen, the other soldiers in the army were all from the Pingzhou Army. They didn't know that Liu Ling had a Liao princess in his hands, and it was impossible to know clearly that the Liao princess was Wanyan Zongwang's wife.

The plum blossoms trembled in the wind, and the army began to return the same way. Merchants everywhere had sentries under their command, constantly bringing back news about Jizhou and further places. But it is difficult to say whether anyone here has been shaken. After all, compared to Qiu Ba, who is often easy to get ahead, merchants often like to bet on both ends to gain profits, so Liu Ling can only urge his soldiers to march as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, although the morale of the soldiers in Pingzhou was average, the officers in front of them were summoned by Liu Ling several times, and they were given some money and treasures in private, not only to make them loyal, but also to dare to go forward a little further. Road, in contrast, ordinary soldiers in the army would often desert and run away.

Starting from Pingzhou, we detoured around Jizhou from the south. When we arrived to the west, it was still the boundary of Yanshan Prefecture, which meant that we had to pass through two lines of defense at once.

Shi Liai finally played his role as a leader honestly this time. He was indeed very familiar with the terrain and environment in Yandi. In this regard, only the generals of the Everlasting Victory Army stationed in Yandi all year round could rival him.

Moving forward in a winding way, they indeed bypassed a large number of cities that already belonged to the Jin people, but it also made the soldiers more and more tired.

In the sixth year of Xuanhe, at the beginning of the first month.

On a windy and snowy night, Liu Ling was wrapped in a blanket and huddled next to the white horse. The horse was shivering with cold. It kept lowering its head and gently biting Liu Ling's clothes, hoping that he would take him to a warmer place.

There are sparse fires in the woods, not only because if you don't light a fire to keep warm, you will probably freeze to death, but also because in this kind of horrible weather, even the golden people will not go out easily.

When he was sleeping hazily, Liu Ling felt someone coming to him and seemed to have rubbed against him. His whole body tensed up immediately, his eyes suddenly opened, his hand pressed on the handle of the knife at his waist, and he waited for Yelu Yuliyan to exclaim. When he fell into the snow with a sound, Liu Ling had already drawn his knife and stood up.

When the cavalry resting around him heard the noise, they immediately drew their swords, but the soldiers standing guard outside did not react much.

Yelu Yuliyan felt the blade of the knife being picked on her chin. She trembled all over and handed out the thing in her hand, "I just want to put a fur coat on you."

The firelight was weak, but Liu Ling could also use the firelight to see that there were several frostbite on her hands. He suddenly remembered that at this time last year, his wife, Wan Niang, also had frostbite on her hands to put on clothes for him, and he couldn't help but sigh.

He held the knife and searched Yelu Yuliyan's body. No weapon was found, and then he slowly put away the knife and sat down.

Yelu Yuliyan watched the young general reach out to him and hold it carefully. The two sat down by the fire. Liu Ling was silent for a moment, thinking what to say at this time.

"Hold on, I'm going back soon." Liu Ling looked her over and said, "If you want to go back to Wanyan Zongwang, you'd better give up the idea as soon as possible."

"Wanyan Zongwang has a kin-killing feud with me. Many family members have died in his hands. I am not a civil servant. I am lucky to be rescued by the general. How can I be willing to come back to him again?" Yelu Yuliyan's voice said. Zi became a little excited.

"Although the general also kills people, in my eyes, he is completely different from that beast Wanyan Zongwang."

Liu Ling paused, not knowing how to answer. After a while, he reminded:
  "It seems that I shot your aunt to death."

Yelu Yuliyan: "."

"That Xiao Qian is also named Xiao. I don't know if he has any kinship relationship with you, but he was killed by Medicine Master Guo, and I also took credit for it."

Yelu Yuliyan: "?"

"But don't worry." Liu Ling put the fur coat on her body and tightened his clothes. "If you don't want to, I will only use your name, but I will not force your body. I have a grudge against you, but if you want to live a good life, you can only rely on me now.

I won’t say big words. If we can really go back alive this time, I will definitely let you be the pampered princess you were before. "

Looking at Yelu Yuliyan in a daze, Liu Ling yawned.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, let's go to bed quickly."

(End of this chapter)