Thirty mules lined up in a row, each with a randomly woven wicker basket covered with thick withered grass, but inside were thirty baskets of gold bars. This was used to purchase a batch of fine weapons. Yelu Dayong looked at his fortune from a distance. The money was spent like water. Several treasure houses left by his ancestors had been used. This was not the time to raise an army. If a large-scale army was raised, How many days can you last? He frowned, and saw a tall figure hurriedly approaching from the distance, with a deer-cutting knife across his waist, and the sheath seemed to be dripping with the cold dew from the valley.
He smiled strangely: "Good son-in-law, you are late."
King Qin said calmly: "It's just right. The buyer I contacted will take some time to come out."
"Still smelting?"
King Qin spread his hands and said: "They are all biological weapons. It took a lot of effort to get the order. What else do you want?"
"Okay, King Qin, you have worked hard, and you should be remembered again."
"I don't dare to take credit. Old ghost, as long as you don't sneak around behind my back, I'll be fine."
"When will this batch of swords and guns be released?"
"About half a month."
"Will it take so long? Can you hurry up?"
"No way, the quantity is too big. And, old ghost, you know, you are risking being beheaded by the golden man. If you pay a high price, people may not be willing to do it."
"Then when can you catch up with the main force?"
King Qin laughed and said, "Don't worry, I don't want you to leave an army. I just need to cut off the three thousand men and horses for you. I will catch up with you after I transport the weapons."
What Yelu Dayong was worried about was that King Qin proposed to keep the army. Hearing that he no longer wanted people and only sent out his miscellaneous army of three thousand savages, he was naturally relieved, but he was still not reassured because of the number of weapons in this batch. Huge. King Qin looked at his snake-like eyes, and he was sure that they were more terrifying than the venomous snake's juice, which would drip out at any time and destroy everything. He said casually: "Old ghost, Qin Hui has reached the border. If you don't leave, maybe he will die." Can’t leave anymore…”
Yelu Dayong's voice trembled with excitement: "Is it true? The fourth prince really wants to support Song Qinzong? If there is a melee between the north and the south of the Song Dynasty, or a melee between the Song and Jin Dynasties, wouldn't it be..."
"Yes. You can take advantage of the muddy water to catch fish. However, now you should avoid its sharp edges and keep a low profile. Otherwise, let alone fishing, you won't be able to catch a single shrimp."
Yeluda's eyes shone brightly: "Okay, King Qin, you have brought weapons and caught up with me. I will immediately start to deploy. I must take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble."
When the opportunity came, he knew the importance of good generals at this time, and it was time for King Qin to play his role.
Yelu Dayong, who was dreaming of being an emperor, finally led his army to leave. King Qin looked at the empty valley, where the smoke and dust were still there, and the battle between three thousand men and horses was not yet in full swing.
Liu Wu stood beside him and sighed: "Your Majesty, do we really have the opportunity and strength to compete in the world?"
Who knows? Moreover, he doesn’t care either. King Qin didn’t care: “For old ghost Yelu, it might be an opportunity. If it happens, you can also become a general.”
Liu Wu's eyes shone. At first, it was naturally because of Yelu Dayong's order. However, over time, it was the unique expectation of soldiers to make great achievements. When he looked at this savage army, he suddenly had an illusion: the posture of these savages standing, Suddenly they formed a formation. It was not like this before, they were swaying here and there without any order. But as soon as Yelu Dayong left, the army immediately grew in its marrow and became erect, like an elite force that had been trained for a long time.
"Your Majesty, when will we set off to receive the weapons?"
"It's still early, why are you panicking?"
"Then, what preparations should we make?"
King Qin laughed: "Practice troops."
"ah?"
Liu Wu was surprised to find that the smile on King Qin's face showed a calmness that he had never seen before. It was definitely not the tyranny of the pirate king in the past, but the calmness and constancy of a true warrior. This was his own, including from Yelu Longxu, who is said to be capable of fighting, has never been found in even General Helian.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"I'm practicing a new formation. Liu Wu, you sweep the formation for me."
Liu Wu was stunned. How could King Qin know any formations
King Qin ignored his surprise. He had memorized the few thin pieces of paper in his arms by heart. They were all the hard work of Yue Pengju during his lifetime and condensed all the wise military strategies of this genius commander. He had witnessed it with his own eyes. Witnessing how he commanded the Dongting Battle with such ease and ease, he never wanted to admit it to his face, but he admired him deeply in his heart. Because of this, it was extremely easy for him to understand. It was as if there was some kind of divine will guiding him. , is more in-depth and understands more thoroughly than what Hua Rong recorded, far beyond the enlightenment brought by those few pages.
Naturally, Liu Wu and others did not know that he had acquired Yue Pengju's military skills. They only vaguely felt that "the soldiers had to look at each other with admiration after seeing each other for three days." After not seeing King Qin for a while, especially after the Orochi tribe suffered a devastating blow, he felt that King Qin had changed. - Completely changed. I don't know whether he is ambitious or more ruthless. In short, he is more enthusiastic about military power than before, and is feverishly immersed in an unprecedented action - all his energy is concentrated on this army.
He subconsciously asked: "Your Majesty, we only have three thousand people. Now the Jin army is rampant. We have to escort these weapons. I'm afraid..."
"So what about three thousand? Haven't you ever heard that three thousand iron armor can swallow up Wu, and one hundred and two Qin Passes will eventually belong to Chu?!"
Liu Wu was completely stunned.
Shanxian Village.
This is a junction between the Song and Jin Dynasties. It is said to be a junction, but in fact it is completely controlled by the Jin army. It is lined with green trees and has dangerous mountains. There is only one road leading to the bottom of the mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so it is not easy for outsiders to attack. In order to keep it secret, the surrounding villagers were even moved to the mountain depressions and swamps below. The mountain people dared not speak out, so they had no choice but to move further to the outer areas to cultivate raw land. At that time, the land was divided into "cooked land" and "Born land", raw land is a barren wasteland. The mountain people thought it was the oppression of the Jin army, so they were even more resentful. In fact, of course there was discrimination against the Han people by the Jin state, but the most important thing was not that. What is hidden here There is a secret here - this is the only channel for the "fight" between the Liao and Song Dynasties. The fight is not a war, but an agreement reached with the Kingdom of Jin since Zhao Deji came to the throne. One of them is to pay tribute to the Kingdom of Jin every year, 25 silver, silk and silk each. Wanliang. In order to avoid causing covetousness from all parties or robbery by bandits, all the armed forces for hundreds of miles around Shanxian Village were cleared. It is a very safe tribute channel. Zhao Deji has paid tribute every year since he came to the throne. The Jin Army never missed a beat.
250,000 taels, during the prosperous period of the Northern Song Dynasty, was not an astronomical figure. However, since Zhao Deji was peaceful, a generation of wealthy people in Yangzhou, Mingzhou, had been looted by the Jin army, and they could not recover in a short time. Therefore, Jiangnan’s tax revenue alone was not enough. To support several armies, and to pay the 250,000 taels of silver and 250,000 silks, it was an astronomical sum. But to Jin Jun's satisfaction, Zhao Deji never had any objections to this, especially in terms of the quality of the silks. , they are all the finest silks from Sichuan and other places, and even Zhao Deji himself is reluctant to use them.
The annual tribute is sent at the turn of spring and summer, called "Spring Silver", but this year it was slightly delayed because Qin Hui arrived outside Kaifeng. Qin Hui knew clearly that the purpose of the Jin Kingdom was to support Song Qinzong and Zhao Deji to compete, but he allowed him to continue. After all, he had been frightened by the Jin army for a long time, and he had not yet openly broken with the fourth prince, so he did not dare to take the risk of deducting the tribute silver. The army behind the silver guard stopped for a while and then came to Shanxian Village.
Shanxian Village had a special Jin army to meet them, and they were escorted back to Shangjing. This year, due to the issue of moving the capital, the result of the negotiation between the DPRK and China was to send the silver to Yanjing. The original palace of Liao was naturally much larger than that of Shangjing. , but when He Ci moved the capital, he naturally wanted to have a magnificent ZTE atmosphere. He had long admired the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and hoped to decorate Yanjing like the Kaifeng Imperial Palace in the past, with carved beams, painted buildings, and splendor. These tributes from the Song Dynasty were just used. on top.
The people who came to meet Yinliang were 10,000 elites led by King Longhu. The one who escorted Yinliang was Tian Shizhong, a member of Qin Hui's party. This was not an easy job. To prevent accidents, Qin Hui specially asked him to lead 20,000 troops this time. Escort, for fear that if something goes wrong, not only will he not be able to deal with Zhao Deji internally, but he will also be jealous of the fourth prince externally. He is now trying to get the bellows from both ends. Although he is very powerful, he completely relies on the Song-Jin peace talks. Here, the fourth prince proposed the "lifelong prime minister" guarantee, otherwise, according to Zhao Deji's practice of demolition across the river, he would have been deposed and exiled long ago. Therefore, although he was surprised by Wang Junhua's death, he never got the exact news, nor did he If you dare to have any doubts about the Fourth Prince, just take it step by step.
It was a cloudy day, and the two armies met in Shanxian Village. The Dragon and Tiger King was somewhat polite to the tribute army escorting the silver coins. In front of the white silver coins, he could not care less about his prestige, and asked people to count them. While saying: "General Tian, thank you for your hard work." It was the first time for Tian Shizhong to be favored by a Jin man. He was flattered. The worry in his throat finally subsided, and the relationship was finally completed.
King Longhu asked casually: "Where is Prime Minister Qin stationed now?"
Tian Shizhong smiled evilly: "To be honest, I'm waiting for the Fourth Prince's orders at the Liu Family Temple."
"Ha, you go back and tell Prime Minister Qin that the fourth prince has important matters to discuss with him."
"I will definitely tell you."
After King Longhu counted the tribute, he waved his hand, and the mules and horses packed the crates with this huge batch of supplies and headed for the Kingdom of Jin.
Hu Yin, the King of Dragon and Tiger, was ordered by Jin Wushu to pass through Shanxian Village. Apart from the swamps, it was the road leading to Yanjing. With the army of the Fourth Prince to support him, there was no problem at all. Moreover, there had never been any incidents in this area. There was no need to worry about anything. He looked at the silver and felt very proud. He had a few contentious discussions with several captains around him, and each took the wineskin and beef they had with them and ate and drank.
The road through Shanxian Village was very smooth. If you go down further, you will reach a swamp. This swamp is not a dead swamp, but a dense swamp. Although it will not collapse and kill people, it is very muddy. A horse's legs can sink half of it, and there is no way to survive. Walk fast.
A captain suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly said to the Dragon and Tiger King: "It seems like someone is coming."