People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 303
The Fushi Kingdom, that is, the Great Qin Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, had sent envoys to the Song Dynasty more than a hundred years ago, and it was the Roman Empire in the West.

Of course, Fufu is actually just a general term. With such a distance and language barriers, it would be difficult for people in Song Dynasty to expect people from the Song Dynasty to be able to distinguish between Rome and Roma.

After some explanation, the two parties finally "connected".

But the magistrate obviously did not dare to open the city gate.

The so-called envoys of the Great Qin Kingdom were all dressed up in strong and powerful clothes, and everyone felt uncertain across the city wall. Who knows if opening the city gate is opening the door for robbers?
The county lieutenant couldn't help muttering: "It is said that the barbarian soldiers are unstoppable, why do these barbarians look so brave?"

On the border of the Song Dynasty, there were soldiers who raised vassal soldiers, most of whom were Qianghu people or Tubo people.

Liu Bowu explained in a low voice: "The Fusu people are not Qianghu or Tubo vassals, nor are they people from a small country in the Western Regions, but a big country in the west of the Western Regions, no less than a big food in green clothes (yi)."

The big food in green clothes is the Fatimid Dynasty.

The county lieutenant looked stunned, but he didn't understand what Liu Bowu was saying at all.

The county magistrate bravely cupped his hands and bowed: "General Ha, can you tell me where these golden dog heads come from?"

"Not far away, our army saw that this barbarian wanted to slaughter the people. Naturally, we would not sit idly by and kill him cleanly. You can take all the heads of county officials and report them in exchange for credit."

Lothar said happily.

The magistrate's face suddenly changed: "That is to say, this Jinren outpost is not far from Qingshui County? What can we do!"

"That's right, the outpost has arrived, and the Chinese army led by Jin Wushu, the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom, is probably not far away. You county magistrate, hurry up and record the customs clearance documents for my mission, so we can go south. Find your official family in Song Dynasty, and send a letter from my emperor!"

Lothar sneered in his heart, but his face was even more enthusiastic.

Nearly a fierce army of the Jin people's outpost was slaughtered in this area under the jurisdiction of Qingshui County. According to the Jin people's style, it would be strange if they didn't retaliate severely.

These words bound Qingshui County to them.

Even if the magistrate had the guts to massacre their "Fushuo Kingdom Mission", with the style of those golden men, it would be impossible to "forgive" Qingshui County.

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At the top of the city, everyone was in a state of desperation.

"What should we do now? The army of Jinren is approaching soon, and the mission of the Fushi Kingdom destroyed the outpost of the Jinren, but they still have to leave. What can we do to appease the anger of Jin Wushu?"

The magistrate was very anxious.

The golden soldiers were almost at the door of the house, and the golden people were always known for their strong cavalry, and now they dragged their families to move south, and they couldn't run with four legs at all.

Liu Bowu resolutely said: "We can't let this envoy go. Right now, if we want to resist the Jin people, we must rely on these barbarians!"

The county lieutenant immediately objected: "The barbarians call themselves 'Missions', so you really believe they are 'Missions'? How can a mission be full of soldiers, not even half a civil servant?"

"If what they say is just to open the city gate, you and I will be the sinners of the tens of thousands of people in Qingshui County!"

Liu Bowu was slightly startled.

The magistrate said in a deep voice: "Let's not care whether this envoy is real or not, but even if it is true, what excuse do we have to keep them and help us fight against the army of Jin Wushu?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

The county lieutenant suggested: "Hu people are always vulgar and greedy for money, why don't we scrape together some money and hire them?"

Liu Bowu shook his head and said: "No. Although most of these Hu people are poor, Fushi Kingdom is an exception. Moreover, you can see that these Hu people's soldiers are all armored and well-dressed. They are definitely not a poor army. You want to hire them with money , It is definitely not something that we in the urban area of ​​Qingshui County can afford."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling a sense of despair.

But at this time, Lothar's urging voice came from the city: "Hurry up, you county magistrate, how dare you neglect the envoy so much and delay, we will go directly south and leave."

"No, you can't let them go!"

Liu Bowu opened his mouth and said.

"First of all, the head of the golden man is absolutely real. Judging by their hair style, it is definitely not a temporary cut, and they also have the golden man's flag, armor and other physical evidence. Do you agree with the county magistrates?"

Everyone nodded.

"Secondly, this envoy has formed a relationship with the Jinren, and it is the only army we can rely on right now. It can fight against the Jinren. Do you agree with the county magistrates?"

The magistrate looked at the county lieutenant this time.

The county lieutenant said bitterly: "It is true."

"Again, there are [-] gold men raging in this land of Hebei. Is it possible that the Hu people's envoys have provoked the gold men and tricked us into opening the gate of Qingshui County to come in, plunder and massacre?"

Everyone thought about it for a moment, and they all felt that it was not high.

The reason why so many people think that this county is safe is not because they think that there is no oil and water in this county, so maybe the golden man will rush to catch up with the officials and let this small county go?

Liu Bowu asked again: "Finally, what I want to ask is, county lieutenant, if this so-called envoy sends troops to attack my Qingshui County, are you likely to resist?"

The county lieutenant thought for a while, then shook his head: "This envoy regiment has a neat and tidy army, and can even defeat the Jinren. It is definitely a first-class strong army. My Qingshui county has only a few dozen archers, and the [-]-armed army is absolutely invincible."

Liu Bowu said: "Then open the gate of the city, invite them to come in, and explain their interests, maybe we can get the envoys of the Fusu Kingdom to help Qingshui County to tide over the difficulties."

Right now, it's just a gamble.

The magistrate still hesitated.

After all, losing the bet is a catastrophe. Who knows whether the news that the so-called envoys say that the Jinren army is coming is true or not?Even if there is a high probability that it is true, then there is still a small probability that it is false!

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Rang Na had already stepped on the bricks outside the rammed earth city wall, and with a few leverages, she came to the city wall with that heavy armor.

This action stunned the crowd even more.

Rang Na snorted softly and said, "You Song people are so suspicious. If we want to break through your small city, do we need to open your city gate by fraud?
Let me just say that, we provoked the golden men, who were all cavalry, and they were extremely fast. Even if we went south immediately, we would not be able to escape their horseshoes at all.Therefore, my lord intends to use your small county town to resist the Jin people. This is a matter of mutual benefit. "

Just finished speaking.

Liu Bowu was the first to speak and said, "My lord, please open the city gate and invite these anti-golden martyrs to enter the city!"

The county lieutenant looked at Rang Na with shock in his eyes.

Where did this barbarian female general get such a handsome lightness skill?Even the "Gust of Wind" and "A Piece of Cloud" couple who have become famous in the rivers and lakes would not be able to leap up the two-foot-high wall wearing such an iron armor.

The gate was finally opened.

The attitudes of the county lieutenant and Liu Bowu were quite respectful, and they never refused Lothar's request to build chariots, refuse horses, provide supplies, ordnance and other equipment, and agreed to them all.

Back to Lothar and the army under him, a few big houses left by the escaped rich family were arranged, with enough wine, meat and food.

As for Lothar and his soldiers, they naturally did nothing to the residents of Qingshui County, and nothing that worried the county magistrate and others happened.

Seeing off Lothar, the county magistrate looked at the county lieutenant who still had a flattering smile on his face, and couldn't help but said: "County lieutenant, as officials of the Great Song Dynasty, we still have to pay attention to a little bit of decency, it's just a foreign mission."

The county lieutenant rubbed his stiff chin, he was against opening the city gate.

But once you agree to open the city gate, why not be more submissive?Now, the life of the entire Qingshui County is in the hands of this group of fighters with knives!
"Is it decent? The second sage was hunted in the north, hundreds of thousands of troops were beaten to pieces, how many concubines and princesses were allowed to be abused by those barbarians, and the queens and princesses of the official family were all taken over by golden dogs. How can we talk about dignity?" ?”

After speaking, the two looked at each other.

The county magistrate was speechless for a while, and he didn't care about the great treason revealed in the county lieutenant's words. To put it bluntly, the majesty of the Song Dynasty royal family is now not much left.

The county lieutenant sighed faintly: "In short, take good care of this group of barbarian 'missions'. I hope that this group of tigers and wolves will fight each other and give Qingshui County a way to survive. I figured it out too, so Liu Bowu is right. , we have no choice but to rely on this Hu Bing."

On Lothar's side, he was discussing with Rangna how to deal with the Jinren's specific military strategy. The first and biggest disagreement the two faced was whether to use the city wall to defend, or go out of the city to meet the enemy?
In common sense, it must be more advantageous to defend the city.

But if it is defended with the help of the city wall, first of all, the Jinren Iron Buddha is also extremely strong in foot combat, and the Jinren robbed a large number of Liao and Song craftsmen, and the level of building siege equipment is not weak at all.

It is still unknown how much cover this mere two-foot city wall can provide.

Moreover, urban offensive and defensive warfare is as cruel as a meat grinder, and the enemy is outnumbered. Turning the war into a war of attrition is definitely not a good thing for Lothar.

Lothar emphasized: "To defend the city, we can still enlist the help of the Song people to fight against the Jin people in the wild. Although our cavalry can play a better role, the number of enemy cavalry will only increase."

Jeanna dismissed this: "Hundreds of thousands of regular troops have been shot and voted. How much more help will they have for us?"

"If they really let them surround us in this county and fight a war of attrition, what will we use to fight the enemy?"

Whether Song Jun is good or not is still open to debate.

After all, the elite among them, the equipment is actually not weak, and in some small-scale battlefields, even the Jinren can win and lose each other.

The reason why he lost consecutive battles was only because Da Song had a "pig brain", and no matter how strong his hands and feet were, he couldn't use them well.

But the Xiang army in Qingshui County is definitely the kind that has a good meal, but those "archers" who are in charge of public security issues such as arresting bandits seem to be in good spirits.

Rang Na snorted and said, "Speaking of which, it's good that these Song people are willing to help us. I thought they would want to join the Jin people and become our enemy."

"It can be considered that the county magistrates still have a bit of backbone, and they didn't think about betraying the little people and going to the Jinren."

Lothar paused slightly: "Otherwise, I would have broken through Qingshui County and forced them to resist the gold."

Even Diji, the princess of the royal family, was kidnapped by the Jin people, and she would die in a 'valley rupture'. Ordinary people would most likely only suffer worse than this.

(End of this chapter)