I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

In the afternoon, dust formed a long dragon on the road heading south from Datong, moving slowly forward like fog.

Liu Sheng sat on the horse and felt the autumn breeze. At this moment, his heart was as clear and comfortable as the washed sky.

Wu Ze from the side followed up and said: "Brother Sheng, how did you know that the old guy is willing to spend 20 yuan!"

Liu Sheng glanced at his fellow countryman and said, "One day, when you sit in his position, you will give him 20 yuan even if it is doubled."

Wu Ze scratched his head, not understanding the meaning of Liu Sheng's words, and then asked: "Brother Sheng, if the old man doesn't give you the money, will you really die with him?"

Liu Sheng smiled but did not answer.

He knew very well that in this era, the high-ranking officials who could stay outside were pitiful and had little character. How could it be possible that they would perish together with the enemy? For them, it is not the time when their home and country are broken. They must remain useful and serve their country.

On the contrary, those officials in Qingshui Yamen who were not very senior officials were all tough-minded.

Any true man who would rather die than surrender, and is unwilling to join in this era, will be suppressed.

For example, Zongze is suppressed for his opposition to the Maritime Alliance.

At this moment, the Khitan, under the leadership of Emperor Tianzuo, is not much different from the Northern Song Dynasty. Otherwise, those Jurchens would not be able to defeat the 10,000+ army.

Not to mention an official who is willing to use money to buy back his own bones from the enemy on the battlefield.

The only thing he thinks about most is himself and his family.

Perhaps for them, their survival is the greatest contribution to the court, and they do not think this is a traitorous behavior.

Liu Sheng shook his head, shook off these thoughts, and looked into the distance.

This more than 20 yuan was completely unexpected. He originally wanted to lead the cavalry to wander around Datong City to see if there were any cavalry in Datong City. As he thought, the Khitan mobilized all the cavalry to fight against the Jurchens. .

There were only some infantry left in Datong City, and it was impossible to catch up with them.

This allowed Liu Sheng to organize everyone with confidence, pick up the discarded Zi Zhong and armor one by one, and take them all away.

Money can be lost, but these strategic materials cannot be missing. If the money is gone, you can find someone to extort the money, or you can steal it, but these armors cannot be made by just any craftsman.

It is a complete industrial chain, and skilled craftsmen are hard to come by.

At this time, Wu Ze came around again and said: "Brother Sheng, we have made great achievements this time and made a fortune again. Do you want to go home?"

"Go home" Liu Sheng whispered.

Then he felt that this was another problem, looked at Wu Ze and asked: "Why do you have this idea?"

Wu Ze hemmed and hawed for a long time and was speechless. Finally, Liu Sheng stared at him and said, "The ancients often said that wealth that does not return to its hometown is like a brocade that travels by day."

Liu Sheng knew that this was not what he meant. It seemed that the Chinese people still had a deep sense of ruralism.

Liu Sheng looked at the team in the distance and thought to himself, most of the people here are probably the same as Wu Ze.

Then he asked Wu Zedao: "Why did we come out to serve as soldiers in the first place?"

Wu Ze, who was quite excited at first, suddenly looked lonely.

"To save food rations for the family, to keep them alive." Looking at the sad Wu Ze, Liu Sheng knew what happened without having to guess. He patted him on the shoulder and said nothing.

The commanders of twelve battalions were summoned to discuss matters.

After a while, twelve battalion commanders arrived on horseback, "General, what do you want?"

The expression on his face was the same as Wu Ze's before. Liu Sheng said: "It's nothing big. I'm just discussing with you all, where should we go next?"

Before Liu Sheng finished speaking, a battalion commander said: "For such a big victory, of course I have to go back to Beijing to find an official to receive the reward."

Everyone was laughing and laughing, watching Liu Sheng sighing breathlessly. As expected, everyone was thinking about returning to the Song Dynasty.

Someone saw something wrong with Liu Sheng's face and asked cautiously: "General, what did we say wrong?"

Liu Sheng suddenly said, "What was the last military order we received yesterday?"

The crowd was instantly speechless.

"But...but we won the battle. That high official may have died yesterday.

What does the last military order have to do with us? "

Liu Sheng said earnestly: "What does the official want from the Northern Expedition? It's the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. At the end, we have to capture Yunzhou (Datong). The official is aloof. He doesn't care about the process, he only wants the result.

The result was that we personally destroyed tens of thousands of the official army. At best, we were left to wait for reinforcements. At worst, we were left as cannon fodder to block the Khitan attack and give them time to evacuate. , but what did we do? "

Even if that high official dies, no one will know what our last order was? "Liu Sheng said without mercy: "You are not so naive as to think that all those tens of thousands of people are dead and not one of them will escape, right?

Do you know the identity of the high official yesterday? It is Privy Councilor Cai You, the son of Cai Jing, and I can tell you clearly that anyone in the rebel army may die, but he will not.

Do you think the official will listen to you or him? Even if the officials don’t blame you, think about how Duke Di died back then? 10 people were defeated, but we, the remnant of the defeated army, achieved a great victory. Who do you think, both in the government and in the public, can tolerate us?

The most dangerous battlefield in the future is where we will go. We were lucky enough to survive this time. Who can guarantee that we will survive next time? "

Liu Sheng's output suddenly turned pale.

I also understand the stakes involved.

"General, what do you think we should do now?"

"There are only two choices now. One, we obey the final military order. Stand still and wait for reinforcements, and pray that Cai You's conscience will find us and call us back."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the battalion commanders changed drastically. They were already treated as cannon fodder. What is the difference between standing firm and waiting to die?

Once the Khitans react, they will definitely attack with a heavy army, and we won't even be able to run at that time.

At this time, someone else said: "Anyway, the Song Dynasty can't go back now, and the Khitan has just been offended by us. Now the only way is to go to Xixia."

Some people think it's feasible, some think it's not feasible.

"Xixia and Song Dynasty are feuding. They have been fighting each other since the founding of the country. They are also on good terms with Khitan. If they go to Xixia, they might be handed back to Khitan."

Everyone was talking about everything, and some even suggested that they directly bypass Xixia and go to Khotan or Uighur.

Seeing that the effect was achieved, Liu Sheng stopped pretending and said, "Actually, we still have a way to survive. Aren't you curious why the always proud Khitan allowed me, the Song Dynasty, to defeat three states in a row before fighting our army in Datong City?"

At this time, someone reacted and said: "General, are you talking about the Jurchens?".

Liu Sheng nodded and said, "Yes, the Khitans are busy fighting against the Jurchens and quelling the civil strife. They are unable to govern the territory of Nuoda. As long as we don't fool around under their noses, we can do it anywhere."

The Song Army had just occupied the three states, and we coincidentally wiped out their cavalry. They couldn't figure out what was going on with the Song Army? We can take advantage of the chaos to occupy a state. When the Song army comes, they will fly the Khitan flag, and when the Khitan army comes, they will fly the Song army flag.

This time, the Song Dynasty betrayed the alliance first, and the Khitan was busy quelling the civil strife. The two sides were not like before, so they were bound to be at odds with each other, and the Khitan would definitely suffer the disadvantage of being dumb.

"General, which state should we occupy?"

"Shuozhou." Liu Sheng said firmly.