I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

In the Khitan camp, Tusuer rushed into Xiaozhan's tent angrily.

"General, that kind of master can only kill three thousand cavalry, so why should we let them go?"

"It will be extremely difficult to get rid of the Zhong Family Army after this incident."

Xiao Zhan stared at Tusuer for a long time and said: "You are right, but what is the cost of leaving behind a teacher? There is not even one infant out of ten, and the cavalry suffered heavy casualties. This is only a possibility, maybe all Even if you die in battle, you will not be able to leave behind the cultivation method. Although the cultivation method is old, it is not stupid. If you dare to have three thousand cavalry here, you will have no backup plan?"

Then he changed his gaze and said: "The Jurchens will go south soon, why not let the Jurchens go to eat the Song border troops?"

"A leader must have a long-term vision and plan the overall situation, not a specific area. Tusuer, you let me down."

Xiao Zhan sighed and said, "What did I tell you when I left? You lost more than 1 soldiers to a remnant army."

"War requires not only courage, but also wisdom. Anger will only make you lost."

"Leave this place to Yerunan, and you can follow me to lead the Jurchens southward!"

After sending Tusuer away, Xiao Zhan came to Yerunan's tent.

"General." Yerunan stood up and saluted. Xiao Zhan pulled Yerunan up and said, "How is the injury?"

Yerunan said: "I don't know what kind of method the Song people used. They were protected by armor, but they only had some skin injuries."

"Okay." Xiao Zhan took out a clay pot and said, "This is how the Song people hurt you."

Yerunan picked up the gunpowder pot, looked left and right, then smelled it and said, "General, what is this thing? Can our army also produce it?"

Xiao Zhan took the gunpowder jar from Yerunan's hand, opened it, and poured the contents on the table. There were stones, soil, and a handful of millet.

Xiao Zhan dug around on the table and separated some debris, leaving only saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal and said: "This thing is called gunpowder, and it was an invention of the Song Dynasty. In the early years, the Song people also brought gunpowder into our country, but It can only produce violent flashes and thick smoke, but has no other effects, so no one pays attention to it, but it is quite popular among children. "

Now it seems that the Song people have mastered the new use of gunpowder, and He'er's defeat is not unfair. "

"It should be extremely difficult to make this thing, otherwise it would not be only used by the Song army in Shuozhou, or only the Song army in Shuozhou could make it."

"We have been delayed in Yingzhou for a long time. The Jurchens can't wait any longer. I will lead the Jurchens south, and Shuozhou will be left to you. I will leave all the infantry behind. Remember to fight slowly, Shuozhou Song people , not many, you must get the method of making gunpowder, I will give you a list, which may be a help if necessary."

......

Cai You, who had narrowly escaped death, looked at the ruined Yingzhou in the distance with mixed feelings in his heart. Then he looked at the wounded Song troops around him and couldn't help but have doubts. Since the Chanyuan Alliance, Song and Liao have always been brothers. , although there are frictions with each other, they have never fought on such a large scale. Is it really right to tear up the alliance for the sake of an unknown savage tribe?

Can the Khitans really defeat them? The Xixia they supported allowed the Song Dynasty to attack it with all its strength for more than ten years.

If the savage tribe can defeat the Khitan, doesn't that mean it is more powerful than the Khitan? If the savage tribe is our neighbor, will it really be more stable than the Khitan?

Cai You vaguely felt that it was not wise to unite with the Jurchens to attack the Khitan. If the two tigers fought, one would die and the other would be injured. That was the time for Song to appear.

"What is Xianggong Cai thinking?" Zhong Shidao asked after seeing Cai You lagging far behind the team.

"Mr. Zhong, do you think it is right to attack the Khitan?" Cai You asked.

Zhong Shidao was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said: "I don't know if it's right or not. The official's sword points to the north, I just wait for the warrior to obey the order."

Cai You smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Zhong, don't worry too much. This time the officials ordered us to attack the Khitan. The Khitan only sent out garrison troops and let me have an army of 20. We were defeated on both sides and gained nothing."

"If the Khitans suppress the Jurchens, how can I, the Song Dynasty, stop them from marching south?"

Master Zhong looked at Cai You in astonishment, which was a bit inconsistent with the rumored traitor!

But he didn't say anything, he just said calmly: "With our Northwest Army here, Mr. Cai has too much to worry about."

Cai You nodded and seemed to agree with Zhong Shidao's words.

Zhongshi Dao paused and said: "The court has some criticisms of our Northwest Army. I hope Mr. Cai can say a few words for our Northwest Army in front of the officials."

Cai You heard something different from this sentence and said, "Did something happen when I left?"

Zhong Shidao sighed and said: "Because of the Northern Expedition, our Northwest Army did not participate, and was labeled as intending to rebel. This time Tong Shuai suppressed the rebellion and took away the Yongzhou Army..."

Zhong Shidao didn't finish what he said, but Cai You almost understood the situation of the Northwest Army.

Then he asked: "Is Mr. Zhong leading the army to come for reinforcements the intention of the imperial court or..."

Zhong Shidao shook his head and didn't say much. Cai You understood, bowed and said, "Thank you, old general."

...

In the northeast of Khitan, out of Hushui (the settlement of the Jurchens, south of today's Harbing City), Agu was sitting in a stone house meditating and studying the map of going south. At this time, a big man wearing a tiger skin opened the door and came in and said: "Master , the Liao soldiers are cowardly, and there is chaos in the country. It is a good opportunity for me, Dajin, to dominate the world. Why should we form an alliance with the Liao Emperor? Have you forgotten the humiliation of the Liao Emperor asking you to dance?"

Aguda didn't care about the visitor's attitude towards him and said: "It's freezing outside, come and warm yourself by the fire."

The visitor refused to listen and continued: "Master, the Song Kingdom is thousands of miles away. We can only hear what is going on. It is extremely unwise to cross thousands of miles to fight the Song Kingdom. If the Khitan stabs the Song Kingdom in the back, our clan will perish. .

What's more, our clan has already formed an alliance with Song Dynasty, so why do we betray our trust? Wouldn’t the world ridicule our clan for its capriciousness? "

Wanyan Aguda was not annoyed at all. He took the visitor and sat beside the fire, took out a map and said, "The Liao soldiers are guarding all the important places. If we are to kill them, how many people will die? Yelu Zhangnu once contacted me. Tian Emperor Zuo is dissolute and fatuous, he wants to make Yelu Chun emperor, and he hopes that we can help him."

When chaos breaks out in the Liao Kingdom and my clan goes out, there is no dangerous place to check and balance. Then who can stop us? "

"Going south to attack the Song Dynasty is just to deceive Yelu Yanxi. Let the people be prepared. Our people will take the Khitan instead and become the overlord of the north."

"No, he is the overlord of this world." Wanyan Aguda said fiercely.