At sunset, two or three miles away from the entrance to Zengtou City, Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui led thousands of troops and horses from Lingzhou to set up camp. They were not in a hurry to launch an attack. Only Wei and Shan were not in a hurry, but there were other people.

in a hurry.

At this time, Zeng Tau Market is like the setting sun at sunset, emitting its last afterglow. Only the sun will still rise, but people may not.

As early as Wei Dingguo, not long after Shan Tinggui sent troops, Zeng Nong from Zengtou City got the news from Lingzhou. As a foreigner, he had been hanging around in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty for decades, and he had taken over such a large country.

Zeng Nong, a person with a family fortune in Zengtou City, is naturally not a fool.

At that time, the Jurchen tribe was just under the rule of the Liao Kingdom, huddled in the black mountains and white waters. Zeng Nong was the Jurchen tribe who left at that time and went to the Central Plains to do business. Zeng Nong originally thought that maybe he would die of old age in the Song Dynasty.

After a few generations, the Jurchen people in Zengtou City will also become Song people.

However, with the prosperity and decline of the Liao Kingdom, the emergence of Wanyan Aguda, the epoch-making leader of the Jurchen tribe, the great victory of Chuhedian, the Battle of Huanglong Mansion, the Battle of Hubu Dagang, and the new generals of the Jin Dynasty.

The Khitans, who had been arrogant in northern China for more than two hundred years, were defeated steadily and never recovered.

That is to say, two years ago, Wanyan Aguda ascended the throne as emperor. After Jianyuan took over the country, he sent people to contact the Jurchen people who had been scattered in Song and Liao Dynasties in the past. Zeng Nong from Zengtou City was one of them.

It was from that time that Zengtou City, which had been peaceful for decades, gradually revealed its ambitions. The money in the city began to be secretly transferred out of the Song Dynasty, and letters of intelligence began to be sent quietly towards the Song Dynasty.

Send it to the north.

In Zeng Nong's opinion, he only had to wait a few years for the Jin Kingdom to destroy the Liao Kingdom, and the army would naturally move towards the Song Dynasty in the south. Zeng Nong had seen the current situation of the Song Dynasty. By then, I'm afraid it would be worse than

Even worse than the Liao Kingdom, the Jurchen cavalry could sweep through the Central Plains in an instant. Only Zeng Nong would never know about it. No matter how secretive he kept everything, he could not hide it from Zhu Biao, a prophet and a scheming man.

people.

Two days ago, his son Zeng Kui killed the people from Dulonggang in Yunzhou. Zeng Nong knew it, and he asked Zeng Kui to snatch those falcons. Such important strategic species as falcons are very important to the Jurchen tribe.

Young Master, Zeng Nong naturally wanted to rob the fire and send him back to Daijin, but he never thought that Zeng Kui was murderous and made it difficult to end.

In the past two days, Zeng Nong had been discussing with Shi Wengong how to guard against Dulonggang, but he never thought that the people waiting first were not the people from Dulonggang, but the officers and soldiers from Lingzhou City. When he got the news that Lingzhou City was sending troops, Zeng Nong

At the first opportunity, all chances were ruled out, and the matter was treated as if the identity of the Jurchen tribe in Zengtou City had been exposed.

Although they were fearful, Zeng Nong was confident. Today's Jurchen tribe is no longer the surviving nation of the past. Instead, it is the Great Jin Kingdom that defeated the Liao Kingdom and retreated steadily. It was the time when the sun was at its peak and its army was in full glory.

Zeng Nong sent people to Tokyo to get in touch with the Jin envoys so that the Jin envoys could put pressure on the Song Dynasty court and order the Lingzhou army to retreat; at the same time, he sent villagers to dig dozens of pits at the entrance of the city in advance.

, there was a floating earth cover on it, and soldiers were ambushed on all sides. They also dug dozens of pits on the north and south roads of Zengtou City, waiting for the Lingzhou army and horses to attack.

At this time, on the city wall of Zengtou City, an old man who was over sixty years old but still energetic stood side by side with a nine-foot-tall man.

The old man's face was cunning, and his slightly rickety figure was like a wolf lying on a wolf, waiting for an opportunity to move. This old man was Zeng Nong, the chief of Zengtou City. The big man had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a tiger's back and waist, a golden helmet on his head, Wearing a chain mail and holding a Zhu Yingzhang and two spears in his hand, he was Shi Wengong, the metropolitan teacher of Zengtou City.

"Teacher History, the officers and soldiers of Lingzhou are just camping outside the city. They have not attacked for such a long time, but what are they going to do?" Zeng Nong asked Shi Wengong with a puzzled look. Now that the officers and soldiers are approaching the border, his five Although this son is brave, he has no knowledge of military strategy. Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui, the regimental training envoys of Lingzhou, have heard that he is a man who is accustomed to using troops. Therefore, at this time, the only people Zeng can trust are Shi Wengong and Su Ding Two people.

Shi Wengong looked at the camps set up by the government troops outside the city. They were all well-proportioned and well-hidden in the art of war. Moats were dug on all sides and iron caltrops were laid down. They were easy to defend but difficult to attack. Shi Wengong said.

"It can be seen from the camp set up by the officers and soldiers that Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui are people who are well versed in the art of war. Now they have not attacked for a long time. Shi Mou guessed that there are two reasons. The first is absolute self-confidence. Their self-confidence Even if Zengtou City is given some more time, they can still wipe out us; the second one should be waiting for someone. This matter started because the Fourth Young Master killed the people from Dulonggang. The Grand Duke also said before that the officers and soldiers from Lingzhou are Since Mr. Taishan of the Zhu family has invited the people from Dulonggang, there is no reason why they should not be present."

Zeng Nong nodded in agreement when he heard the words, and said to Shi Wengong in a pretentious manner: "I never thought that I would let that traitor get into such a big disaster. Now I can only shamelessly ask the teacher to help me get through Zengtou City." After passing this difficulty, I will be rewarded by the Emperor Jin in the future, and I will reward you with many awards."

Shi Wengong chuckled, frowned slightly, and said sternly: "Grandpa, Shi said yesterday that people with different Taoism should not work together. You are a Jurchen, and I am a Song Dynasty person. I will help you guard Zengtou Market this time. , this is to repay your kindness for knowing me in the past. After this incident, our grudges will be cleared up. If Song and Jin go to war one day, we will be enemies of life and death."

"It's not that, it's not that. Teacher history, please don't worry about it." Zeng hurriedly reassured him. This man was as cunning as a fox, and his heart was extremely dark. This was inseparable from Shi Wengong. Some of his words were originally meant to be a test, so just stop there. ; Zeng Nong saw Shi Wengong's martial arts, and feared that there would be few opponents in the world. If such a talent did not serve our country of Jin, it would be a waste of resources; Zeng Nong did not take Shi Wengong's words to heart. Think about it and slowly and subtly influence this person.

Shi Wengong bowed his hand to Zeng Nong, turned around and walked down the tower. After staying in Zengtou City for so many years, he didn't realize at all that the Zeng family, father and son, and the ordinary villagers in the past were all alien Jurchens. Now that the imperial officers and soldiers came to invade, Shi Wengong felt that he had betrayed his ancestors and was coerced by the man who had once done so.

Shi Wengong asked himself that he was not a good person, but he did not want to be a sinner of the nation. He recalled what he had said to him yesterday, that he recommended himself to be a general, so that the Jin army would be invincible in the world. At this time, Shi Wengong felt heavy in his heart. The stone made him feel heavy. He expected that the officers and soldiers of Lingzhou would not attack today, so he took a few jars of wine and went to find the only person he could trust in Zengtou City at this time.
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