On a rare sunny day in winter, the warm sunshine makes people want to squint and enjoy the warmth of winter. However, the atmosphere in the courtyard where Xiao Shisan, the privy envoy of the Northern Court, was located, was gloomy.

Yelu Luohannu and Xiao Dili led the generals of Xijing Dao and were waiting to appear, and it had been half an hour, but there was no movement in the room where Xiao Thirteen was.

Finally, as soon as the door moved, the impatient generals immediately cheered up again, but it was not Xiao 13 who came out. is Xiao Shisan's most trusted staff.

Yelu Luohannu had a cold face, took a step forward, and was about to grab the good student and ask him, but the staff member made a silent gesture and asked Luohannu to speak quietly.

Xiao Shisan's mood in the past two days has been extremely bad,

Han Gang had no scruples about being a killer, and used the head of the party fugitive to serve as a façade, making his plan a joke. How can there be such a strategy? The Wenchen of the Song people should not think that Fan,

If in the steppe, the strategy of reducing the number of tribes has never ceased since the founding of the country. or provoke civil strife, or force a large amount of tribute, or even directly mow the grass. But the Song people still did it so smoothly, it can be said that it is extremely rare.

Xiao 13 was stationed in Xijing Road, and he also heard that many Wenchen in the northwest regarded the Fan people as a stronger combat force than the Han army, and gave many preferential treatments. How many times have you ever heard of the example of too many people who would be attached to Tibet? Even if there is a shortage of grain and grass, we should try our best to squeeze it out, so what trouble can we have if we transport a batch from the south? It's just a matter of delay.

I remember that only the Song people did it in the Northern Han Dynasty when they founded the country. But in the case of the Tibetan people, at most only one or two tribes were exterminated, but they never slaughtered a dozen or dozens of tribes mercilessly in one go.

Now two of the three troops sent by Xiao 13 have been confirmed to be annihilated, and none of Yelu Shiliang's team has even escaped. And the Song people didn't even need any reason to kill them, but there were just a lot of suspects, and it could be said that they were very wronged.

Too much time can't be wasted.

Fortunately, a team of men and horses sent by the most Lu were spared, and after contact and confirmation, they were arranged to build a walled city at the forefront of Liufa River. Liu Fachuan is close to the Wuqing army in Dongshengzhou, which is also the reason why Lu can contact him so quickly.

The party coolies who built Liufa Village were about 3,000, and the Song army stationed here was less than 5,000. Another frontier stronghold facing the Liao border is the Warm Spring Peak on the side of the Turbidum River, a tributary of the Kuno River to the north. Again, the number of party coolies and garrisons is not much different. The main forces of the Song army were basically on this second line of defense in Tanglong Town, Zihe Xian, and Jiufengzhou, which was renamed Shengzhou.

The party members are not good at building, and now they are forced to work, tired and tired, and there will be no less resentment towards the Song people. Although it may be worse than the resentment towards Da Liao, after all, the Song people are in front of them. The closer the enemy is, the more this hatred will burn, and as long as there is a little spark, it will definitely burn.

Yelu Luohannu tightly grabbed the placket of Xiao Thirteen's staff: "Does the privy council want to stand up and beat us who are blind?" As soon as we had cleared up the group of Montenegrin party items, we were not allowed to rest, so they called us from under Montenegro to the wasteland of the Wuqing Army. Okay, we'll get down on our knees in this house, and we'll kneel until the privy councillor comes out, right? This should allow the Privy Counsellor to see that we are naked. ”

Yelu Luohannu smiled brightly, but his hands tightened more and more, strangling Xiao Shisan's staff to a bloody red face, and his feet twitched like frogs.

The other generals watched Yelu Luohannu make trouble coldly, and the two-month campaign under the Black Mountain enriched their family foundations, but they also used their war horses to the limit. At this time, he should go home to show off his exploits to his wife and children, and recuperate by the way. For Xiao Shisan's order, no one was willing.

The door creaked, Xiao Shisan pushed the door out, and when he saw this scene, his face suddenly sank: "Luohannu, what are you doing?!" ”

Yelu Luohannu let go of his hand, let the staff who was almost out of breath fall to the ground, looked up and smiled: "The privy councillor has finally come out." The last general just wondered where he had made a mistake and wronged the privy, and he wanted to ask to understand. ”

The anger of the privy envoy of the Northern Court, who was much higher than him, was not much timid, and as long as he had soldiers in his hands, even Yelu Yixin could not punish him at will. It is the land of rejuvenation, and the son of the poor of the five academies must also give half to the six academies. As the younger brother of Yi Lijian, the king of the Southern Courtyard, he didn't have to worry about offending Yelu Yixin's favored ministers.

Xiao Shisan didn't talk to Yelu Luohannu, but first reached out and picked up the staff, and Haosheng comforted him a few words, and asked him to go down and rest first. Only then speak to the generals below. It's not Yelu Luohannu, but Xiao Dili, who is second only to him, "The Song people are building a walled city by the Liufa River, which is only more than 30 miles away, and there are more than 3,000 Black Mountain party members doing coolies, and the Song army guarding them is about 5,000. ”

"The Privy is trying to attack the Song army of Liu Fachuan?!"

Xiao Dili's question, no one was surprised. was called to the Wuqing Army, which was close to the old Fengzhou, and it was impossible to have other errands.

"I have already arranged for Liu Fachuan to respond to the situation, as soon as the army arrives, they will immediately raise troops."

"Is it Jerushliang?" Yelu Luohannu sneered beside him: "I heard that he was sent out. However, he has always been confused, and the privy councillor is not afraid of making a big mistake. ”

"It's not him." Xiao Shisan didn't bother to explain more, and he didn't plan to say the news that Yelu Shiliang's entire army was wiped out in the hands of the Song people, "Nei should be in the Song army camp in Liufachuan, disguised as a party member, and was called by the Song people as a coolie." ”

"What a good response, how much salary do Song people pay a day?" Yelu Luohannu raised his eyebrows, "Didn't the last general and others fight over to delay their opportunity to make money?" ”

The surrounding generals pulled the corners of their mouths and didn't dare to laugh.

Xiao Shisan didn't hear Yelu Luohannu's provocation: "No, as long as you all lead the headquarters close to Liufa River and Nuanquan Peak, it is enough." Someone else does the rest. ”

"That's it?" Xiao Dili asked suspiciously. The ridicule on the faces of the other generals also turned to confusion. Jerohannu shook his head in disbelief.

"Enough. As long as you pretend to be enough, the rest of the Montenegrin party members will do it. After you arrived at the Wuqing Army, the Song people forced the Montenegrin Party to work day and night, and the grudge was deep. Xiao 13 turned his head to look at Luo Hannu, raised his eyebrows, and grinned, "After two months of hard work, how can you let you fight again?" ”

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Five thousand.

Ten thousand.

Fifteen thousand.

Twenty thousand.

The number kept increasing, unbelievably large, and finally stopped at twenty-three thousand, until it was numbing.

Han Gang put down the military merit book that he had sorted out, and said to Li Xian beside him: "But the part that really belongs to the part that was killed by the official army is only about 10,000 yuan. ”

Li Xian sighed with mixed feelings: "Don't say 10,000, it's 5,000." In the past, the Son of Heaven could already be allowed to sue for the Taimiao. ”

"It's a pity that after the destruction of the Western Xia, the party members became the head of the beheading work, and they only made big deals." Han Gang said with a smile.

"I remember that he was in Yanzhou before, and when the Western Xia army was in civil strife, he took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and the beheadings were more than 20,000."

"How many of them died in civil strife, and how many died in the swords of the officials and soldiers, I'm afraid I can't tell you yourself." Han Gang said.

And the biggest problem at the moment is that there is a kind of beheading in Yanzhou, and it is difficult to exchange these beheadings for more gains.

Just like the decapitation of the Jiaozhi soldiers at the beginning, the heads of the party members are becoming less and less valuable, and the depreciation is very serious. In the past, a head might have been exchanged for five silks, but now it is great to be able to exchange for one silk. When Yuan Hao's army was raging, the beheading of more than a dozen party members could be exchanged for official promotions, but now, they have to start from a hundred.

Very standard inflation.

Han Gang exhaled, shook his head and smiled bitterly. When the head of the Liao people can be so cheap, it can be regarded as a complete merit. It's just that I don't know how many years it will take.

And now the most hated thing is the 700 Khitan cavalry captured. If their identities can be convincingly confirmed, they can even be worth ten times the number of party members, but there is no more evidence to confirm their identities at the moment, except for weapons, hairstyles, war horses, and some trinkets that they carry with them. These evidences are more than enough for Han Gang and other generals to make judgments, but the post-war arguments are far from enough to make people confirm, and the most important thing is that there is no banner.

Even if the two armies of Hedong and Linfu have hatred in their hearts, it is useless. Han Gang will not support them to report, and even if they do, it is impossible for the imperial court to admit it, otherwise it may be tens of thousands of Khitan beheadings in the future.

However, in this way, when the imperial court is rewarded, there may be some chaos. Fortunately, the construction of the walled city is underway, and there is still a chance to make amends. With the consistent style of the Liao people, as well as the character that Xiao Shisan himself showed before, most of them will not let go.

It's just that after tens of thousands of Liao troops entered the Wuqing Army with great fanfare, the Shengzhou side raised their vigilance, and the Liao people should also be able to find out. Looking at it this way, it is debatable whether the Liao people will come.

Han Gang was wondering if the Liao people would come. Huang Shang hurriedly stepped into the hall: "Long Tu, Liu Fachuan's battalion is urgent, the Liao people raised troops to attack, and the soldiers were ten thousand, asking Long Tu to send troops to rescue as soon as possible." ”

Li Xianhuo suddenly got up and shouted: "The Liao people are really here!" Turning his head to look at Han Gang, who was sitting upright, "Long Tu ......"

Han Gang shook his head, sighed, looked up and asked Li Xian, "I don't know if you have gambled with others?" ”

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, "...... Occasionally. ”

Han Gang smiled: "It seems that everyone knows that he is not a gambler." The so-called gamblers, after winning, always want to win more, and after losing, they want to turn the buck. will always be glued to the gambling table, and the most ruined will be bankrupt. ”

"Dragon Figure!" Huang Sheng shouted urgently. In terms of time, Liu Fachuan is now engaged in battle.

"There's no need to rush." Han Gang smiled and said, "The order is to be done according to the strategy agreed before." As for the turbidity wheel and the warm spring peak...... he raised his eyes to look at Li Xian, "I will know everything." ”