I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Liu Sheng had no choice but to speak: "General Zhong, the water in this capital seems to be very deep! I may not be able to control it."

Zhong Shidao waved his hand indifferently: "The general's military exploits are real. He recovered the three states with more than ten thousand remaining troops. Not to mention this dynasty, there are few generals in the past dynasties. Are you afraid?"

Only when you have fear can you go a long way. Zhong Shidao is very satisfied with Liu Sheng's growth. He hasn't even entered the capital yet, but he has grown so much just after meeting the servants next to the official family. Zhong Shidao can only feel gratified.

That being said, can the military generals of the Song Dynasty be compared with previous dynasties?

Not to mention what he did in Shuozhou, and he was unwilling to share the benefits with those scholar-bureaucrats.

He also beat Wang Fu and refused Cai Jing's solicitation.

Now that the four states are in their hands, they will definitely want to kill themselves and replace them with someone obedient.

After such analysis, Liu Sheng felt that if he entered the Song Dynasty, he would die without rebirth!

But he just laughed and didn't say much.

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In the next few days, Liu Sheng dragged Angel and Zhong Shidao to watch the Shuozhou Army's drills.

There was another military parade, and I asked Zhong Shidao to help give some guidance.

The Chinese goose step, uniform pace, and loud slogans make Zhongshidao shout out to be an elite teacher.

They had only been training for just over a month, and Liu Sheng seemed to be able to make do. If Zhong Shidao were to see the military parade in later generations, he would probably be so excited that he died suddenly on the spot.

Next, Liu Sheng took them to see a series of newly built workshops in Yingzhou, such as brick factories and cement factories, as well as Liu Sheng's future plans for Yingzhou, which will help the people build brick houses next year.

Zhong Shidao just smiled without making any comments, as if he was saying he was still too young.

Can we survive until next year without even knowing it, and start planning to build brick houses for the people? Even the villages near Kyoto dare not say that they have such financial resources, let alone Yingzhou who can't even eat enough.

However, the angel on the side still nodded repeatedly, "The young general not only has a great strategy, but also has the talents of a king. This time he comes to the capital, he will definitely be appreciated by the officials and entrusted with important tasks."

When Zhong Shidao heard what people around the emperor said, he became more determined to recommend Liu Sheng to the officials.

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After wandering around Yingzhou for four or five days, Liu Sheng did not mention setting off. Zhong Shidao looked a little unkind. He felt that Liu Sheng didn't seem to want to meet the officials so much, so he couldn't help but said: "Young general, we have been delayed. It's been too long, and if I don't hurry, I'm afraid I won't be able to get to the capital on New Year's Day to pay New Year's greetings to the officials, and the officials may be furious.

Liu Sheng also understood that he couldn't put it off any longer, and he cursed in his heart that this Yelu Chun was unreliable. He had promised to put it off for so many days before the New Year, so he had to wait until the last day?

Then he laughed and said: "Isn't this my first time to meet the officials, so I prepared some gifts for the officials. I was afraid of losing my dignity, so I delayed the general in Yingzhou for four or five days."

Zhong Shidao's face looked better now. Seeing that he couldn't get through, Liu Sheng was a little anxious.

There are ten large carts and small carts loaded with them. They are real local products. What good things has the emperor not seen? Liu Sheng's main approach is to show off a small amount of courtesy but a lot of affection.

Liu Sheng gritted his teeth and said goodbye to Mi Xing at the city gate, and said with a smile: "I'm going to the capital. You guys stay well in Yingzhou. If you have any questions, go directly to Yanmen and find the Zhong family army."

Zhongshi Dao on the side also nodded and agreed.

Just when Liu Sheng was unable to escape and was preparing to escape from illness, Liang Shouyi sent someone to report: "The Khitan people invaded in large numbers. There are no less than [-] people wearing full armor, all of whom are lightly armored and armed with crossbows."

Zhongshi Dao on the side frowned and said: "This is the Khitan's crossbow armor army."

The angel asked curiously: "General Zhong, why have you never heard of him?"

Liu Sheng was also puzzled. He had never heard of it.

Zhong Shidao explained to everyone: "This is a heavy armored infantry composed entirely of slaves. They are the elite elite of the Khitan and will never appear unless they are in a desperate situation.

Their characteristic is that each man is equipped with a crossbow and can kill enemies at a distance.

It was also the main force that Khitan used to defend Zhongjing, and it has never been used.

When they first attacked Xixia, they were defeated by the Xixia people who took advantage of the geographical advantage. I always thought that they had never formed one, but they secretly formed one again. "

Liu Sheng thought that Yelu Chun would send tens of thousands of cannon fodder, but he never thought that this would be a heavily armored force of 6000 men.

In the Song Dynasty, it was not a question of whether the armor could be worn, but whether you could wear it after you wore it.

Song Bu's human armor weighs 55 kilograms. If an average person can walk in it, it is already very powerful. It cannot move flexibly at all, let alone fight on the battlefield.

The 1-strong army that attacked Yunzhou at the beginning had only 5/[-] of the heavy armor, but it was not fully armored either.

As the saying goes, one armor carries three crossbows, and three armors enter the underworld. This is not just a casual saying.

Nowadays, the Khitan has [-] soldiers in armor and all have bows and crossbows. This is a sign of bad intentions!

Liu Sheng stared at the north with a fierce look in his eyes, wondering what Yelu Chun was planning?

Do you really want to fight with him?

"Where are they now"? Liu Sheng asked.

The visitor replied: "They were sneaking towards Yingzhou and were discovered by General Liang. General Liang wanted to lead the cavalry battalion to repel them. I wonder how the battle is going?"

Liu Sheng was a little surprised. Is Liang Shou so smart?

Two thousand light cavalry want to repel six thousand armored infantry?

Although he didn't know what Yelu Chun was planning, Liang Shouyi was a little reckless and felt a little anxious. Those two thousand cavalry could be said to be less than half of his worth.

Liu Sheng directly cupped his hands and said: "Old General, this Khitan person is not a good person. I'm afraid I won't be able to visit the official. If I leave..."

As he spoke, the rumble of thunder in the distance became louder and louder.

This is the sound of a large group of cavalry approaching.

Zhong Shidao was the first to react. Thinking of the previous Khitan attack, his face changed and he shouted: "The enemy is attacking, the entire army is on alert."

"retreat".

Suddenly there was a chaos at the gate of the city, and everyone ran into the city.

Before everyone could retreat into the city, they saw the cavalry rushing in from a distance. The team was scattered and looked very embarrassed.

Liu Sheng stopped everyone's panic and shouted, "General Liang is back."

Needless to say, it can be seen that this is a failure, and a very miserable failure.

Less than half of the two thousand cavalry returned, and Liu Sheng's face suddenly darkened.

Before Liu Sheng could hold him to account, Liang Shouyi knelt down to plead guilty.

"The defeated general, please forgive me, general."

Liu Sheng still had a dark face. Zhong Shidao on the side was afraid that Liu Sheng was going to kill Liang Shou and hurriedly said: "Facing the Khitan Nu Jia army, it is good to be able to give early warning and retreat."

He was deeply afraid that Liu Sheng would not be able to appreciate the power of the Nujia Army, so he also talked about the achievements of the Nujia Army on the battlefield, and how many tribes the Khitan had conquered for the Khitan when they first started.

Liu Sheng's face looked better now, and he said to Liang Shou: "Get up!"

"What's the situation with the Nujia Army?"

Liang Shouyi shook his head and said: "I don't know, I was just patrolling normally, and I accidentally encountered that army. They were sneaking towards where they should be. I had no choice but to lead the army forward."

Liang Shouyi explained, and Liu Sheng's anger subsided a lot.

He continued: “After being discovered by our army, we have retreated to Huairen.

Our army's spies secretly went to Huairen and found that the Luo flag was fluttering in Huairen city. They didn't know how many enemy troops were hidden inside. They also asked the general to ask the court for help quickly. "

Zhong Shidao also showed sorrow on his face: "I didn't expect that the Khitan has such strength. The military situation is urgent and I can't care about anything else. Don't panic, young general. I will send people to Yanmen immediately. I, you and I will join forces together. I think the Khitan must be there." I won’t dare to attack.”

Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng suddenly laughed and said: "This Khitan is so good, it can advance and retreat with one move."

Liu Sheng analyzed: "The Khitan people used the power of the blizzard to frighten away the Jurchens, so they didn't have the energy to attack. They were afraid that I would attack Yunzhou, so they set up the enchantment formation here to scare me!"

Zhongshidao thought about it for a while and thought it was possible, but he didn't think it was fake.

To be safe, he still wanted to bring troops to help, but Liu Sheng refused.

The angels on the side were also surprised. Is Liu Sheng so confident? I couldn't help but persuade.

"Nothing, if the Khitans come, then I will retreat to Shuozhou.

The larger the territory, the more places need to be defended, and the Khitan people's defense will inevitably become loose. In the spring of next year, if the Nujia army occupied Yingzhou, I would directly lead troops to attack Huairen and cut off their communication with Yunzhou. "

Zhong Shidao's face darkened and he said: "No, Yingzhou is our Song Dynasty Yingzhou state, how can we give it to the leader of the bandit? This loss of a teacher is humiliating the country, how can our soldiers lose face?"

Liu Sheng looked at Zhong Shidao with some surprise, thinking that you died early, but if you died two years later, and saw your Song Dynasty officials opening the city gate yourself and being taken to the north by the Jin, then you would not be able to find a piece of tofu and go directly Killed.

"Old general, if you save the land and lose the people, you will lose both the people and the land. If you save the people and lose the land, you will save the people and the land."

Zhong Shidao's eyes lit up, this seemed to be the truth, but the responsibility for losing soil did not sound good, and it was not easy to explain it to the officials.

But I still advise Liu Sheng not to leave Yingzhou at the last moment.

Liu Sheng naturally nodded. How could Liu Sheng abandon Yingzhou until the last moment?

Zhong Shidao continued: "Now the Khitans are invading in large numbers. Regardless of whether it is as the general said, we must be prepared and not let the Khitans sneak attack."

"It's a pity that I can't go to the capital to meet the officials this time. I don't know when I will have to wait until next time." Zhong Shidao was a little decadent.

I want to help the underachievers while I can still move and have some thin noodles.

Liu Sheng said it nicely, but he really didn't want to visit the official. After living for so long, he still had some sense.

Liu Sheng secretly muttered in his heart: "Next time? When I get to Bianjing, he can come to see me whenever he wants. If he doesn't come, I'll whip him."

He glanced at Zhong Shidao with a guilty conscience. He was thinking of him everywhere, but he wanted to slap his boss.

Forget it, if Huizong could open the city when he entered Bianjing, for the sake of Zhongshidao, he could actually be kinder to him.

Liu Sheng was thinking wildly, but there was a look of sadness on his face.

He said with some indignation: "These Khitans didn't come earlier, they didn't come later, but they came at this time. I must teach them a lesson when the officials go on the Northern Expedition next year."

In order to avoid the Khitan siege, Zhongshi Dao and Angel left.

When leaving, Zhong Shidao told Liu Sheng that he would find a way to get the officials to send military rations.

Liu Sheng hurriedly refused: "No."

Anyone can open this mouth, but the way of cultivation cannot. If Liu Sheng captures Shanxi next year, this old man who has spoken for Liu Sheng several times will not be in a good position.

If he had delivered a large amount of supplies to Liu Sheng before the war, he might not have been executed by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Liu Sheng quietly spoke to Master Zhong, "Old General, I have food. I won't be able to finish it all next year. The Khitan people are here just for food and grass."

Zhong Shidao looked at Liu Sheng in disbelief, but said nothing and left with the angel.

Liu Sheng sighed, this old man was really a bit nervous.

Zhongshidao and Angel returned to Yanmen. They were speechless all the way, not knowing what they were thinking. When they were about to arrive, Zhongshidao said, "What does Angel think of Liu Sheng?"

The angel was also meditating all the way. He was a close official of the emperor. This trip was to convey the decree and to inquire for the emperor. When he heard the question from Master Zhong, the angel subconsciously said: "If it weren't for the lack of food and grass in Yingzhou, he would not be able to survive." Yingzhou wants to win the hearts and minds of the people, I thought he wanted to conquer the world."

When Zhong Shidao heard the angel's answer, his heart thumped, and the two words were engraved in his mind. He lurked in the abyss, waiting for the time.

Everyone thought Liu Sheng had no food and grass, but he did!

Looking back carefully, Liu Sheng's victory over Yingzhou was too bizarre, and he had been unwilling to hand over the gunpowder formula to the court, nor was he willing to accept Cai Jing's solicitation. Which general who normally leads troops outside would not want someone in the court?

The most important thing is that the Khitan used a kind of gunpowder jar to defeat the Jurchens in Zhongjing. It was very powerful and very similar to the one used by Liu Sheng in Wuguan...

Thinking of this kind of teaching, Liu Sheng seemed to be jumping left and right, choosing between the Khitan and the Song Dynasty.

There are no bad thoughts in my mind.

But Liu Sheng still didn't know that his unintentional act had exposed himself.

Watching Zhong Shidao and Angel go away, Liu Sheng looked at Liang Shou and said, "Where did you hide the remaining one thousand cavalry?"

Liang Shouyi lived up to his previous decadent appearance.

"General, you can see this."

Liu Sheng cursed: "As long as I'm not blind, I can see Mi Xing blinking like crazy there. What's going on?"

Liu Sheng asked: "It's almost the end of the year, and the Khitan troops haven't arrived yet?"

If Liang Shouyi hadn't acted with Mi Xing today, he would have been forced to go to Song Ting, or he would have fallen out with Song in advance.

This completely ruined his next plan.

Unexpectedly, after Liu Sheng finished speaking, Liang Shou said: "Sent, just because we saw their army, so we performed it."

Liu Sheng wondered: "They sent people to report directly. I will take Zhongshi Dao to check. Wouldn't that be better?"

At this time, Liang Shou said: "General, I know you are in a hurry, but don't be anxious yet. Just take a look with me and you will understand."

The Khitans not only sent people, but also sent a large number of troops, tens of thousands of them, and they continued to do so. "

"What do you mean?" Liu Sheng was a little confused.

But he followed Liang Shouyi and rode northward. After only thirty miles north, Liu Sheng encountered the first wave of Khitan troops.