I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Going to Shuozhou was not a random decision made by Liu Sheng on a whim, but a decision made after careful consideration.

Shuozhou is located in the northwest of Shanxi, on the upper reaches of the Sanggan River. It is adjacent to Hohhot in Inner Mongolia to the north, separated only by the Great Wall, and to the south by the Yanmen Pass. The landscape is generally surrounded by mountains to the north, west and south, with higher mountains and the Sanggan River in the middle. The area is an alluvial plain, relatively low, between the inner and outer Great Wall.

Gu Zuyu of the Ming Dynasty said that with the Hong River to the west and the vast desert to the north, the vassal guards of Zhuang Yanmen were the lips and teeth of the clouds, standing tall in the north and the great defense of the entire Jin Dynasty.

Not only geographically, there are advantages.

There is nothing to say strategically, the Song Dynasty is to the northwest, the Khitan is to the southwest, and the Xixia is to the northeast.

It can be said to be a triangle area. No matter which side stationed troops here, the other two sides would not be stable.

It was Liu Sheng's turn to be in such a dangerous place. However, Song betrayed his alliance to assassinate Liao, and Song did not have enough strength to capture Yanyun. The Khitan was busy quelling civil strife and did not have enough strength to deter Song.

The two sides must have renewed their alliance. The Khitan could not figure out the deployment of Song's troops and the three states occupied by Song. As for how to negotiate, it was not Liu Sheng's business. He only needed to occupy Shuozhou.

The Khitan will never tolerate Shuozhou falling into the hands of the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty will not admit to taking Shuozhou, let them waffle!

As for whether the Khitan would launch an attack after knowing the result in the end, it all depends on how much water was in Emperor Tianzuo's mind. If he ignored it and insisted on attacking Shuofang, then Liu Sheng would have nothing to say.

As for the Song Dynasty, Liu Sheng was not afraid. Liu Sheng remembered that the Song Dynasty's several attacks on the Liao Dynasty failed, and then a large-scale peasant uprising broke out in Fangla. What's more, it was not on the territory of the Song Dynasty. As long as it was not The Song Dynasty should be happy to see the results of raising the banner of anti-Song Dynasty.

Liao was unwilling to give up, but was dragged by the Jurchens and was unable to go south. The combat effectiveness of the Song army was exhausted, and the country was in a mess. It was almost impossible to send troops on a large scale, and a small force would only send equipment to Liu Sheng.

But Emperor Tianzuo's various mysterious operations forced Liu Sheng to be very careful, just in case! What if Emperor Zuo of Tian really has a brain problem?

After deciding on the plan, the group began to march. Looking at the large farmland around them, Liu Sheng had a new idea.

Now that we are here, we can't just leave. We have to find something for the Khitan to do. Liu Sheng summoned everyone.

As soon as they met, Liu Sheng said seriously: "Everyone, may I ask why you came to be a soldier in the first place?"

Many people were summoned this time, even the captain was pulled by Liu Sheng. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many corps leaders, Liu Sheng would not have let them go.

Everyone looked at Liu Sheng in confusion, not knowing what this meant. A corps commander asked in a low voice: "Why did the general become a soldier in the first place?"

Liu Sheng said without thinking: "When there was a disaster in my hometown, I borrowed a few buckets of food from the landlord's family, thinking about the disaster relief food from the court. However, the disaster relief food did not arrive, but I did wait for the official document from the court calling for tax payment. The landlord's family He was also forced to pay back the grain, but he had no choice but to take out the few acres of thin farmland left at home and sell it to the landlord. He took the remaining grain and went to the capital, hoping to find a place to live, but he never expected to encounter gangsters, and all the family members were killed. Wu Ze and I were left, and we were later treated as refugees by the officials and were dragged into the Xiang army."

After Liu Sheng finished speaking, he seemed to have opened up the conversation for everyone. Some said they were framed and were sent to the army, and some survived to serve as soldiers. Most of them were like Liu Sheng. Farmers who lost their land were treated as refugees and were recruited into the Xiang army.

All in all, they are all hardworking people. After listening for a long time, I didn't hear anyone who wanted to protect the country. Most of them were forced to come here, or just to eat.

Liu Shengsheng said in a loud voice: "Brothers, I heard that everyone was in trouble before joining the army, and everyone has his own difficulties. But what is the root cause?

It’s because of this bad world, because we are poor and we can’t afford to eat, but why are we poor? Is it because we are lazy?

No, we work harder than anyone else, but we can only starve to death at the end of the year. In times of famine, we either sell our land or our children.

Now, even his property and life are not protected. In this desolate northwest, he is holding a knife and desperately begging for a bite of food from the Khitan people.

Nowadays, even the officials have abandoned us. We are busy and licking blood with the tip of the knife, but we can't compare to a beautiful article by those bullshit scholar-bureaucrats.

The so-called Donghuamen roll call has everything. We have to admit that they are knowledgeable and polite than us.

But without us, a group of fighting men, fighting for them in this damn place, where would they sit in the court and read his sage books and write his beautiful articles?

This is the general trend. We have no control over other places, but now we have the final say on the land under our feet.

This world shouldn't be like this. I don't want anyone to repeat our tragedy. I hope everyone can have a piece of land and have a bite to eat. Instead of working so hard like now, all year round just to keep others fed. "

Before Liu Sheng finished speaking, someone interrupted: "General, what do you want to do? We all listen to you."

Everyone looked quite excited, and Liu Sheng couldn't understand why these guys were like this? Don't they understand the meaning?

This is an article that Liu Sheng read in his previous life, changed and memorized from the manuscript.

Putting aside the doubts in his heart, Liu Sheng said: "Get everyone around here, no one can be left behind."

Finally, Liu Sheng emphasized: "We are teachers of justice. Don't reach out for things that shouldn't be taken. Anyone who insults the people will be beheaded. Those who protect each other will be beheaded. Anyone who doesn't raise his hair will be beheaded."

As long as the big landowners or local nobles are slaughtered and all the land and property are distributed to landless or landless peasants, it will be enough for the Khitan people to have a headache.

Should the property and land that were distributed be recovered? Not taking it back is a provocation to the nobles. If you take it back, I'm afraid it won't be another bloody conflict.

If you don't eat the meat near your mouth, you won't feel much even if you look at it, but if you eat it, you want to spit it out.

Liu Sheng felt a headache for the Khitans. No matter how poor the people were, they were the foundation of their rule. They couldn't kill them all!

Soon Liu Sheng found a village that seemed quite wealthy, and a thousand cavalry entered the village.

There were still some people in the village, but when they saw the cavalry, they disappeared instantly.

Every household closed its doors and windows, and only the brave dared to lift a crack in the window to look outside.

At this time, an old man walked over slowly with the support of two young people.

"Old mayor of this township, I wonder what you, the military lords, are doing here? This township has always been peace-loving and does not participate in any kind of war. If the military lords are short of food, although the village is not rich, it can still give some to the military lords. , I hope you military masters will not cause any casualties."

Liu Sheng:? ? ? There are several meanings, but these all bother me.