Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 81 There is a dog
  A meal of rabbit meat made Han Shizhong's heart jump like a rabbit, and he didn't know what Liu Ling was thinking.

The army has entered the border of Yizhou, and the sentry cavalry reported that the flag of the Ever-Victorious Army was flying in Laishui County ahead.

Since Yizhou returned to the Song Dynasty, the county name of Yizhou was designated as "Suiwu County", and the state status was "defensive state", which was one level lower than Zhuozhou. Moreover, Gao Feng himself was all about proficiency in warfare and could not rule at all. Therefore, although Yizhou had been at peace for more than a year, it became increasingly exhausted.

Gao Feng, who was accompanying him, revisited his hometown. He had no time to express his emotions, so he was forced to tell all about the situation in Laishui County.

By chance, Liu Ling found that Laishui County was the most "rich" outside of Yizhou City. In fact, there was a group of people in it who could extort money. As for the treasury, it had long been emptied.

Gao Feng looked at Liu Ling who didn't seem very excited and frowned slightly, "General Liu, if we plunder that place, there will be tens of thousands of dollars at least."

"How many?"

"Thousands!"

Liu Ling took out his ears, blew it in front of Gao Feng, and said slowly: "Then I won't go."

There are more and more caravans under him. Chen Liang has always been in charge of the affairs of the caravans. The merchants under him who negotiated for peace are very courageous. With the momentum of him and the Song people, even if Yan Di is very powerful A scuffle may break out, but they are still making money by going back and forth.

By now, Liu Ling was certain that these merchants had definitely paid less "protection fees" to him, but it was uncertain how much they had paid less, because they still relied on Liu Ling and did not dare to go too far.

Chen Liang and the several shopkeepers he trained under him were all loyal, but they had no time to calculate the accounts of the two hundred or so merchants outside. Liu Ling still needed this financial source to be stable, so he did not reveal it immediately. open.

There is so much money that I can’t even count it. And they are so poor that they only have money, because in the North, the most expensive things now are salt, cloth, and various food supplies.

Gao Feng naturally didn't understand his troubles.

The Ever Victorious Army itself is similar to the vassal town in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. The biggest one is the soldier leader, and the officers below are also soldier leaders. The rich ones can support the army, while the poor ones may not even have a wife. They can only live by scratching their heads. It's the norm.

Gao Feng thought that Liu Ling was out of his mind and refused to rob the city again, until Liu Ling actually stopped outside the city and sent him with a few cavalry to shout outside the city gate, saying that the city gate would not be opened for three hours. , once the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty invade the city, they will definitely leave no chickens or dogs behind.

"I have left a lot of soldiers and horses in various places in Yizhou. They may not be afraid of you. If they don't want to attack the city, they can go around it. And I also want to tell you that the city wall in Laishui County is considered strong. Your troops are lightly armed. Okay, it may not be easy to attack." Gao Feng said confidently.

Liu Ling waved his hand, "Just go and shout first."

Gao Feng gritted his teeth, knowing that the soldiers behind him were definitely not there to protect him. He had to stand outside the city and shouted to the bewildered defenders at the top of the city: "I am Gao Feng, and I surrendered the Song people." , Thousands of Song troops are not far away, you and others will open the city gate quickly, I can guarantee that you and others will be innocent!"

The city gate opened almost immediately.

Gao Feng: "."

Within a few moments, many vehicles loaded with food and supplies actually rolled out of the city. They had obviously been prepared. The leader of the people pushing the cart walked outside the city and shouted tremblingly: "I am full of good and humble people in this city. I am happy to welcome Master Wang!"

Probably the "nobles" in the city had already made plans to kneel down and greet them immediately if soldiers and horses came to attack. Whether it was the Song Dynasty or the Jin Dynasty, or even if the Liao Emperor came to kill from Jiashan, they would He can also shout to welcome Master Wang.

Without him, the one who can kill Yizhou is at least a strong force, so it is better to surrender as soon as possible.

Shi Liai seemed to have remembered something, and whispered beside Liu Ling: "Take as much as possible, and retreat the rest. The Xinxing clan is behind our army. If he is also present when Yizhou City is captured, I’m afraid I’ll get a piece of the pie.”

"Then I left these things here to give him a benefit in advance and trick him into stationing here?" Liu Ling didn't quite understand Shi Liai's thinking.

The latter leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words. Liu Ling looked at him with a frown and asked, "Can it be done?" "It's enough to hold him back; Yizhou City must be richer than this county town. If it can be captured quickly, , I suggest that you move all the households, money and food in Yizhou City to Zhuozhou. By then, Xin Xingzong will be too slow to come and will only be able to eat a mouthful of dirt.

What you got was Yizhou City. Compared to that, what does Laishui County and a little money and food mean now? "

"Forget it, let's try it."

Liu Ling asked someone to call Gao Feng and say a few words to him. A look of astonishment suddenly appeared on the latter's face.

But he was afraid that General Liu had come up with this unworthy idea, so he didn't dare to praise him, so he honestly went to the city to report it.

Two officials in the city also came out to meet Liu Ling. Apart from a cordial and friendly conversation, it took a few hours in total. Liu Ling only allowed his subordinates to rest for half a day, replenished the food and fodder, and continued to move towards Heading to Yizhou City.

As for the Xinxing clan of the Song army, which was an ally, he had long been left far behind.

Liu Ling was nominally under the jurisdiction of Tong Guan, who was otherwise incompetent. However, after confirming Liu Ling's obedience, he forbade the generals in the camp to have any further enemies with him. Moreover, in terms of military orders and regulations, Liu Ling followed the original instructions of Pharmacist Guo under Liu Ling. Rules in the Yanqing Army: Accept orders, but form your own system.

So he left Zhuozhou half a day earlier than the agreed date. Tong Guan deliberately indulged and ignored it. The most unlucky person was Xin Xingzong, who lagged behind all the way. His soldiers were tired and sleepy. When the sentry rider reported that he had arrived in Laishui County, At this time, Xin Xingzong's eyes lit up.

He and Liu Ling were separated by more than half a day's journey, and it was already late at night when they arrived in front of the city.

In the city, it means fluffy pastries, fluffy beds, and fluffy women.

Xin Xingzong had a bad temper and was unreasonable. He was tired and cold along the way and just wanted to go to the city to rest.

On the top of the city, when the defenders saw a small group of Song soldiers coming over with flags, they immediately showed an expression of being toyed with their Song army flags. When the Song army began to shout conditions, asking them to surrender immediately, and then put their things When you move out to reward the army, you will have to attack the city.

Someone went to wake the magistrate of Laishui County from his bed.

The magistrate remembered the conversation with Liu Ling during the day. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "General Liu reminded me during the day that there must be victorious army soldiers and horses dressed as Song people outside the city now!"

He raised his head and looked at the two civil servants in the county: "We have already surrendered the Song people. If we surrender the Evervictorious Army again, let's not say whether the latter can spare us. If we really surrender the Evervictorious Army, General Liu will The Song army will have to attack the city again when they come back. It's better to go all the way to the end now.

General Liu is such a fierce general. Now that he has surrendered to the Song people, the Song people must have great troops and power." He analyzed in a logical manner: "As long as we hold on until General Liu comes back, he will repay our merits. We have no faults and merits from the Song Dynasty. "

"But the soldiers and horses outside the city seem to be under the banner of the Song Dynasty, right?"

"Humph," the county magistrate said confidently: "The Song people are not out of their minds. General Liu is the Song Army. Since he knows that Laishui County has surrendered, he will definitely report it to the rear. How can the subsequent Song Army surrender again? Shall we surrender again? Those outside the city must be the victorious army dressed as Song people!"

"But." The two civil servants tried to clarify their thoughts, "We were waiting for the Changsheng Army to rule the city, and the Song Army surrendered during the day. How could it be possible that the Changsheng Army came so quickly, in just a few hours? I already knew that the troops were coming to the city, not to mention that they were dressed like Song troops. There must be something fishy in this!"

"What you said seems to make sense." The magistrate suddenly hesitated, feeling as if something was about to grow in his mind.

But at this moment, several people from outside rushed in, crawling and rolling, shouting: "When the soldiers and horses outside the city saw that we didn't respond, they started to attack the city!"

The magistrate hurriedly climbed out of bed and shouted sharply: "If the city is destroyed, your life and mine will be in danger. No matter who he is, go to the city immediately and mobilize people. Call everyone up, hurry up, defend the city!"

(End of this chapter)