Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 76 The considerate Master Tong

More than thirty cavalrymen left Zhuozhou City and headed south.

Although Zhuozhou is Liu Ling's territory, he was not here before. Cai Jing could barely lead his men to defend the city. In addition, the people's livelihood in the counties, villages and towns below was also in a state of decline. As long as soldiers and horses came over, it would fall instantly. So it is almost difficult to deliver messages on time normally.

Liu Ling has only managed Zhuozhou City from beginning to end. It's not that he doesn't want to take care of other places, but he doesn't have the ability to take care of them.

After walking far away for a long time, they saw the sun shining high in the sky. The soldiers who were familiar with the road whispered that they had probably left Fan Yang's territory. The group stopped at the top of the hill and continued to look around. Yang Keshi pointed to the west, "Big The camp is right there.”

Liu Ling still had fresh memories of the Song army that collapsed before the battle, but he saw that the Song army's camp was quite organized. A large number of soldiers could be seen patrolling both inside and outside. They seemed to have noticed Liu Ling's gaze. Yang Keshi said in a deep voice: "My Great Song Heavenly Army has arrived. Next, if Medicine Master Guo and the Jin people come together, we can make them lose a mouthful of teeth!"

".Go in first."

"I have to report first."

Yang Keshi got off his horse and went in first to report; Liu Ling and his party waited outside the camp gate for a while, and heard noise coming from inside. Liu Ling looked over and saw a group of Song soldiers without armor rushing towards them noisily. , the leader was a broad-shouldered officer, but he had a fat face, a red nose, and narrow eyes, revealing a fierce light.

"Which one is Liu Ling, which one is Liu Ling!"

Although the Song soldiers did not wear armor, they all had sticks and weapons in their hands. Their ferocious appearance reminded Liu Ling of the pandas kept in the zoo in his previous life. They obviously had fangs and claws and a fat body, but they were too mobile. It just makes people feel cute when they get up.

Liu Ling did not move. The thirty or so cavalrymen behind him were all the cavalrymen who had followed him to Jizhou and rushed down to the Jinren camp and came back alive. Holding the reins, his eyes were on those Song soldiers from a distance.

The face of the leading fat officer changed, and he suddenly felt inexplicably that if he really dared to walk in front of them, then these Zhuozhou cavalry might really dare to rush him.

He felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but stop. He gave up looking for trouble and shouted instead: "This is the army camp, not a place for you to run wild. Come down quickly and hand over all your soldiers. The commander wants to meet you!"

There was a big gap in the number of people between the two sides, but the fat officer was outnumbered in terms of momentum. When among the more than thirty cavalry, a crimson official robe suddenly appeared on horseback. Cai Jing, dressed as a civilian, turned over under his gaze. Dismounted, walked over slowly, and then casually held his hand.

"I know Cai Jing in Zhuozhou. May I ask who this general is?"

"Forehead"

Sweat suddenly appeared on the fat officer's forehead. After hesitating for a moment, he whispered: "I don't dare. I'll do it."

"What kind of official are you? What merits do you have?" Cai Jing saw that this man was dressed like a low-level officer, and he was not false at all. He directly scolded him: "You dare to incite soldiers and make noise here in a place where the army is stationed. General Liu You have done great service to the country, but you are calling me by name like this in front of your face. Do you want to rebel?"

"Tell me, what's your name?" he shouted sharply.

"Excuse me. No, my name is Xin Daozong, yes."

Before he could report his official position, Cai Jing raised his hand, poked Xin Daozong's chest, and said proudly: "Very good, I will remember you."

Xin Daozong took a step back after being poked. Unlike his brothers, he was still a minor official in the army. Seeing that he was being taken care of by such a civil servant who was rarely mentioned in the fifth rank, it was hard to say what his career would be in the future.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth with hatred. Suddenly he saw a figure pressing in front of him. He took a step back in panic. He looked up and saw that it was Liu Ling. The latter glanced at him indifferently and followed Cai Jing directly to the inner camp. .

He didn't say anything, and it seemed like he had said everything. Xin Daozong was originally ordered to give Liu Ling a show of strength, but now that the show of force has not been established, it is not his own face that he has lost, but the face of the commander-in-chief.

Walking next to Cai Jing, Liu Ling laughed softly and said, "Brother An Shi was quite majestic just now."

"Hmph." Cai Jing sneered as he walked: "It's just Qiu Ba, a thief in the army. Who is he? Since he dares to take the lead in making trouble, and he is a subordinate of Mr. Tong, not to mention his surname is Xin, he is probably you. The brother of Xin Xingzong, the leader of the Song army that was defeated without a fight when he returned to Zhuozhou City.

Xin Xingzong is a loser who cannot lead troops, and his brother Xin Daozong is even more useless. It's ridiculous that their father Xin Shuxiankong has the reputation of a Confucian general, but his children, grandchildren, and nephews are all such figures! "

After walking a few steps inside, the two of them were stopped again. Liu Ling was stopped outside. He let Cai Jing go first and continued walking inside. The Song soldiers standing guard around him looked at him coldly. Liu Ling did not squint. He stood there as if he hadn't seen it at all.

I don't know how long it took before a soldier came out and shouted for him to follow.

Tong Guan's camp tent was the most luxurious and spectacular among all the military tents Liu Ling had ever seen. Not only was the military tent magnificent, with armored soldiers on both sides, and the military's solemn appearance, no matter how high Tong Guan's grand strategy was, but After leading the army for many years, even a pig can be infected with murderous intent, let alone a high official who wants to climb up the ranks.

"Wait patiently outside." A school captain came over and ordered, but almost instantly, the curtain of the handsome tent was lifted. Cai Jing held the curtain with one hand and stretched out half of his body, "Come, General Liu."

Liu Ling finally saw the legendary Quan Huan. His eyes swept across his chin. He did have some beard, but not much. There were more than a dozen sparse strands, like a few leaves drooping on the branches in winter. They looked quite handsome. Pitiful.

Tong Guan, dressed in a purple brocade robe, was sitting lazily on the Grand Master's chair, holding a tea cup and talking to the generals below him unhurriedly. He knew someone was walking in, but he didn't even raise his head.

After Cai Jing bowed to him and saluted him, he said in a deep voice: "Liu Ling, the Zhuozhou defense envoy, has arrived. If Mr. Tong has anything unclear, you might as well ask him. General Liu is extremely loyal." "What kind of loyalty?" Tong Guan After taking a sip of tea, he said slowly without raising his head: "Is it loyalty to lead an army to attack Xiongzhou?"

Cai Jing was stunned for a moment, and was organizing his words to prepare an answer. Liu Ling immediately said: "General, there was really no way at the time. There was a serious food shortage in the state. It was difficult for Guo Pharmacist, the Liao people, and the Jin people to continue. That’s why we made this decision!”

Why did you admit it yourself!

Cai Jing was horrified. Attacking Xiongzhou was a serious crime. As long as it was revealed, all Liu Ling's so-called "loyalty feats" would be wiped out.

He looked at Tong Guan and immediately opened his mouth to help with the rendering. Tong Guan stared at Liu Ling with a heavy gaze for a while, then suddenly put down the teacup and said gently: "I heard that Tan Zhen's incident has caused serious damage to Yandi. It seems that General Liu was also tired of it and had no choice but to do it.

I even heard that although General Liu destroyed the city, he did not harm the generals and officials in the city. He has tried his best to make up for it. Coupled with the achievements a while ago, you can indeed bear the title of loyal minister and good general! "

Liu Ling lowered his attitude, lowered his head and said, "I will eventually be stupid. Please let me know what happens next."

"Hahaha, okay!" Tong Guan waved his hand and actually refused: "I heard that your troops were seriously injured. Next, I will give you enough soldiers, armor and baggage. You must quickly gather more troops. I will give you another 1,500 soldiers here, and you and Cai Zhizhou must work together to defend the city."

"Is Tong Guan mentally ill?" Cai Jing whispered.

"You have been an official for so many years, how come you don't even understand this point?" Liu Ling said lightly: "Tong Taishi uses nepotism. If it is not related to interests, how can you easily keep me? But I have my own handle. Leave it to him. He replied that he would provide me with money and food. This would be regarded as joining him.

If Pharmacist Guo has betrayed him, he must leave a reliable confidant in Yandi. If he doesn't use me, how can he use a loser like Xin Xingzong? "

"Wait a minute, look!" Cai Jing listened silently and suddenly grabbed Liu Ling. The latter followed the sound and saw several officials in Jinren costumes heading to the commander's tent under the leadership of Song Bing.

"Why is the golden man here?"

Liu Ling thought for a moment and then shook his head, indicating that he was not sure.

Cai Jing stretched his neck and looked at it for a while, then turned around and asked: "Then what are your plans next? The army has arrived. Unless the Jin people really want to start a war, maybe they can still pick up a few pieces of this Yan land. "

"If possible, I will kill that old thief Guo Yaoshi first." Liu Ling took his saber from the expressionless Song Army Colonel and added casually: "Then drag his body out and feed it." dog."

He was just about to turn around and leave when he caught a glimpse of the face of Colonel Song Jun still staring at him. He turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

The latter had a rather majestic figure and resolute eyes. When he looked at Liu Ling, he showed some curiosity: "I heard rumors in the army that General Liu selected the Jinren and the Changsheng Army in one day in the North." Eighteen-member general, and when he led the army back, he met Xin Xingzong, and the encounter was so frightening that he abandoned the army and fled."

"Have you heard about the book?"

Liu Ling tied the saber around his waist and suddenly felt a little strange. Since this man was just a junior high school student, but Xin Xingzong was a real former army commander, how could he have the courage to call him "slut" directly?
  Have a grudge against him?

Seemingly seeing his doubts, the colonel seemed unwilling to say anything more. He just said: "I have been ordered to help General Liu count the soldiers. Please don't leave in a hurry. After counting the soldiers, I will let you take them back together." There will be supplies such as grain and fodder tomorrow, and someone will deliver them to Zhuozhou City by then.

At that time, I was also ordered to send him off. Now that I recognized him, I asked General Liu to take care of me. "

He hesitated for a moment, took out a bag of things and stuffed it into Liu Ling's hand, and whispered: "It's just the soldiers. Each battalion is not willing to select the good ones. Most of the ones given are the old, weak, sick and disabled. Please forgive me, general." A villain is just a person, and it is absolutely not the villain’s intention to offend.”

This errand is really offending. However, he had offended Xin Xingzong a long time ago. Although Shangguan helped him speak and was transferred to other places, after Tong Guan led the army this time, Xin Xingzong didn't know what he thought, and relied on Tong Guan's power to transfer him to his subordinates. .

No matter how ruthless he was, he was suddenly weakened by the cold wind in the north and had to suffer a little. The only person he felt sorry for was that his newly married wife had to go north in a hurry.

Liu Ling weighed the bag. It seemed to contain coins and the like.

bribe?

He suddenly wanted to laugh. He had always bribed others, but today he could actually earn the "first pot of gold" based on his status.

"What's your name?"

The principal looked at him, but did not detect the deliberate teasing, so he replied in a deep voice: "Young man, Han Shizhong, has met General Liu."

Liu Ling couldn't help but licked his lips.

(End of this chapter)