Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 80 Eat mine
  On a small road in the countryside, two wolves were lying next to the corpse, their teeth gnawing at the white bones. Steaming blood was constantly dripping from the wolf's mouth, and a rotten smell slowly floated out from the grass. The smell of fish. The sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance. The two wolves lowered themselves slightly and did not run away. They speeded up their biting and swallowing movements. From time to time, they stared at the visitors with red eyes and roared.

Han Shizhong raised his hand to open the bow, and the arrow came out of his hand. In the blink of an eye, it penetrated into the back of one of the wolves. The latter did not lose its ferocity. After dragging a leg from its mouth, it fled in a hurry with its companions, leaving a wet trail behind. Bloodstains.

Several more cavalrymen came looking for him and saw Han Shizhong holding an empty bow and looking blankly. Looking in the direction of his gaze, he saw a mangled corpse. They smiled and said: "What's so good about this? I heard that Brother Han is here." I have been in the Song Army for a long time, could it be that I have never even seen a dead person?"

Han Shizhong slowly shook his head, put his bow on his back, rode his horse back to the middle of them, and replied in vague Liao dialect: "Don't say you have never seen this before. I never saw this when I was with the army in the Song Dynasty to suppress the rebellion." Such a miserable scene.”

The group of people silently glanced at the corpses in the grass. They seemed to smell the stench. Han Shizhong frowned and led them to urge their horses to turn around and leave, preparing to return to the army to report the news.

Except for Zhuozhou City, there are very few civilians, not even refugees, anywhere else in Zhuozhou. Empty villages are the norm. Only larger towns and counties have slightly more talents.

So it was not just Han Shizhong who had doubts about Liu Ling at first, Shi Liai was even more dissatisfied with Liu Ling at first - his hometown was a county under the jurisdiction of Zhuozhou. Now after the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Weicheng County, but people's livelihood was in decline. , there is a rancid smell everywhere.

The situation in Yizhou is worse than that in Zhuozhou. Under the governance of Liu Ling, the city of Zhuozhou was quite lively. There were many merchant fleets entering and exiting the city every day. In addition, the Song people in the rear continued to allocate supplies. There are many grain teams entering the city, and it looks like a military town.

However, the geographical location of Zhuozhou is not very good and there is no danger to defend, so Tong Guan decided to attack and capture Yizhou before holding peace talks.

Because if the peace talks break down, the area north of Yanshan Prefecture will belong to the Jin Kingdom. The three prefectures of Pingying and Luan are gone. With the defense line of Yanshan Prefecture, the Song people will have at least one pair of trousers to avoid the cold in the north. Once Yanshan Prefecture is gone, The next step is like the wind blowing the eggs cold.

There are many mountains and rugged terrain to the north of Yizhou. If Yanshan Prefecture is lost, Tong Guan can still try to rely on Yizhou and Zhuozhou to re-operate the defense line.

Therefore, it is not that Tong Guan does not have strategies in his mind, and his subordinates are not all rubbish. There are also people like the commander Wang Zhen. Anyway, he needs to put up a decent framework first.

Shi Liai sat next to Liu Ling and slowly told him these things. Liu Ling poured a bowl of hot water for him and asked casually: "The main force of Pharmacist Guo should be in the area of ​​Lushui and Gaoliang River, and Jin The names of the people are confrontational, but in fact they correspond to each other. I'm afraid they have interacted with each other countless times in private.

If that old eunuch Tong Guan wants to capture Yizhou now, wouldn't he risk angering the Jin people? "

"Tong Guan committed a great crime when he attacked Liao and lost his army. Now he is lucky to be the Emperor of Song Dynasty. So it is not that he has to be so reckless, but if he leads the army for a run without any achievements, then Why did the Emperor of the Song Dynasty use him?"

Shi Liai took a sip of hot water and felt that his body was a little warmer. Seeing that Liu Ling didn't seem to be afraid of the cold at all, he couldn't help but said: "I'm getting heavier and heavier. I'm afraid I won't be able to go out with you next time. These things, you You have to see clearly for yourself and remember, you can’t do anything to anyone.”

He stopped talking, paused, and saw Liu Ling looking up at him, coughing, and continued: "Except for me, no one will think of these things for you anymore. That Cai Jing is not confused. He is from the Song Dynasty and can be friends with you, but he cannot confide in you."

Liu Ling sneered.

"I didn't expect you to be so kind to me. Old time, do you have any daughters or granddaughters? Give me one. I will respect you when I see you in the future."

"Whether you believe me or not doesn't depend on a woman at all." Shi Liai poured out the half-bowl of cold water and stood up.

"Look at the sun and the moon in the sky. The rising and setting of the sun is a passing scene. It is also like a person's life, no matter how he lives it, he will eventually go through a cycle of reincarnation. But if you believe in me, the sun will rise. If you don't believe in me, I will also Like the cold moon alone shining brightly."

He was silent, immersed in his own artistic conception. Liu Ling spat, held the withered grass in his mouth, and hummed, "Isn't it because you don't want to get married if you waste so many words?"

When I heard the sound of horse hooves, I saw a sheet of snow mist rising in the distance. There was especially a lot of snow in the forest clearings. If I stepped on it wrongly, it would easily hurt the horse's legs, so the few cavalrymen jumped down from a distance and led the horse. Come over with your war horse.

Han Shizhong's horse also had two rabbits hanging on it. He was obviously from the Song Dynasty, but his bow and horse were better than many Khitan people. When he encountered some wild animals on the road, he had quick eyes and quick hands to shoot them.

Liu Ling glanced at it and said with a smile: "You guys divide the meat. Who is that? Come here, Old Han."

Han Shizhong immediately walked over honestly. He was older than Liu Ling and had a bit of a ruffian personality. This kind of personality was easier to tolerate, and he and Liu Ling quickly became familiar with each other. But for some reason, when he looked at Liu Ling, he always felt that the latter's eyes could see through him.

"The people Cai Zhizhou sent to make peace with your Shangguan came back yesterday. Your Shangguan let you go, but he also said that you had offended many people in Tong Taishi's army?"

"Young one." Han Shizhong was shocked, thinking that Liu Ling regarded him as a thorn in the army, so he could only say vaguely: "You are a small person with poor eyesight, and you have offended some people who cannot be offended. It is also because I am young and energetic. It is really unfair." Know the rules”

"Xin Xingzong is not someone who cannot be offended." Liu Ling laughed and said slowly: "Who is he?"

Han Shizhong swallowed. He didn't know why Liu Ling suddenly said this. Moreover, he was sitting on a cold stone. Sitting there, he only felt uncomfortable. He glanced at Liu Ling and Shi Liai. They both had Fur cushions.

"Take it to cushion."

Liu Ling threw a mat to him, and when Han Shizhong thanked him, he suddenly added: "I heard that you can be awarded to the military envoys of the two towns for your great contribution to capturing Fang La. Now I know why you live here. Your merits are not recognized by Xin Xingzong." My brother snatched it away, right?"

Han Shizhong was stunned for a moment, clenched his fists unconsciously, and then loosened them suddenly, shaking his head, "I have never tried to steal credit. It was because my legs and feet were weak at the time, and Xin Du dominated him."

"You should be careful and don't dare to talk nonsense. But don't worry, this general is not that kind of person. What bullshit is that if I eat meat and you drink soup, it's all bullshit. If I have a mouthful of meat, you and the soldiers will have a mouthful of meat. Whoever deserves it belongs to him.”

During the conversation between the two, roasted rabbit meat was delivered. Liu Ling placed a plate of meat in front of him and said at the same time: "This time, the general of the Song army who came with me to Yizhou, I heard that It’s Xin Xingzong, do you have any ideas?”

(End of this chapter)