Chapter 190 The wind started at the end of Qingping
Youzhou and Changping County are adjacent to Jundu Mountain in the north and Youzhou City in the south. Together with Huairou and Yuyang counties in the east, they are important places for the defense of the Liao Kingdom. Of course, this important place is only relatively speaking.
With most of Yanshan's dangers in the hands of the Khitans, the so-called defense can only be described as passive.
Therefore, the soldiers and people of Youyan under the jurisdiction of King Yan have always lacked a sense of security. Under the governance of King Yan's Mansion, the people of Youyan basically have the ability to cultivate with plows and kill enemies with swords.
and awareness.
Fortunately, it has been almost seven years since the peace talks between Han and Liao, and the soldiers and civilians of Youyan have enjoyed almost seven years of peace. In the exchanges between the two countries and the three forces, although contradictions and conflicts are inevitable, the overall situation is
On the good side.
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However, most people have no idea how long this peace and stability can last. Especially since the news of the imperial court's pacification of Sichuan and Shu spread to the north, the atmosphere in Youbei has obviously changed.
, conflicts between Liao people and Han people increased significantly.
Although it is only some lower-class Liao people who are hostile to the Han who are causing trouble, we can also see some changes in the attitude of the upper Khitan towards the Han, even if the Liao leader has always had a "weak" attitude towards the Han and followed the "peaceful" line
Yelujing may not be willing to see the Han really unify the south.
In particular, not long ago, a small group of Khitan cavalry crossed the border brazenly, plundered a small town in Huairou, and killed 23 Yan people. After the incident, the king of Yan, Zhao Kuangzan, was furious and reported to Tokyo to the north.
Unexpectedly, he sent the observation envoy Gao Fang to Miyun in person to negotiate with Xiao Siwen, the secret envoy of the Southern Privy Council of the Liao Kingdom who was stationed in Tanzhou.
Because of the peace treaty between the two countries, or because they did not dare to rashly intensify the conflict and cause a war between the two countries, Xiao Siwen still gave an explanation in the face of the high defense coming to hold him accountable. The low-ranking Liao official who would lead the team to attack the grass valley
The officers caught him and killed him, which was an explanation. However, since then, the Liao border defenses on the Miyun front line in Tanzhou have obviously increased their preparedness and heightened their vigilance.
Afterwards, the trading markets and towns along the border slowly became deserted. The trade between Han and Liao, which had been prosperous for several years, began to decline. Many merchants and people who were aware of the danger no longer dared to take risks in the cultivation of goods. This was also
As a result, in less than half a year, more than half of the Youbei Market and the market were closed, and some of the transactions that were still going on were officially endorsed.
In response to the changes in the border defense of the Liao Kingdom, the Yan Palace also raised the level of defense accordingly. In addition to strengthening defense, Zhao Kuangzan also reported to the court to ask for support to prevent the Khitans.
While the upper echelons of the two countries were still having "friendly" exchanges, conflicts occurred frequently at the Han-Liao border. The transition from harmony to conflict and hostility again seemed to be irreversible.
A small group of knights were wandering in the countryside of Changping. They were all lightly dressed, but they all carried weapons and had strong bodies. The key was that each of them had a scar on their face, especially the big man in the lead who was the most ferocious.
This group of people is naturally the famous "Sword-faced Army", the most elite army in the Yan Army, known for its fearlessness of death, and is commanded by the Yan Army's general Zhao Siwan.
This time, Zhao Siwan went out hunting with his soldiers. Finally he spotted a stupid grass rabbit. Zhao Siwan opened his bow and shot an arrow at it. The shot was not heavy, and the grass rabbit ran away in fright. He aimed his bow again and penetrated the rabbit's body.
"General, great shot!" A soldier followed up, leaned forward to pick up the rabbit carcass, brought it to Zhao Siwan, and said with a smile: "This beast is quite heavy!"
"After all, I am old and my eyesight is not good enough!" Zhao Siwan seemed to be dissatisfied with not being able to hit the target with one shot. The scars on her face, which were like ravines, gave off a gloomy look.
Nowadays, Zhao Siwan is in her forties, so she cannot be considered old, but she is indeed no longer strong. It is not difficult to pick up a sword and fight like before, but it is almost impossible to maintain the vigor and bravery of the past.
A close officer next to him heard this and complimented him: "The general is too modest. The rabbit was still and could not be hit. It frightened away and the general shot him with one arrow. It can be seen that the general's shooting skills are still as good as before!"
After hearing this, Zhao Siwan's slightly gloomy expression finally became relieved. He, Zhao Siwan, had spent half his life in the military and was a ruthless character who climbed out of the dead, how could he really accept his old age?
Looking at the grass rabbit still dripping with blood in the hands of the soldiers, Zhao Siwan said in a slightly depressed tone: "We have been out for almost an hour and we have hunted this rabbit. Are all the prey in the wild hiding?"
"I see, the wild animals are afraid of the general's power and don't dare to show up!"
"Haha!" Zhao Siwan smiled, seeming to find it very useful.
I looked around and saw a figure on a forest hill in the northeast. It was a little far away, but I could tell that it was a farmer from a nearby village. He was carrying firewood on his back and what should be a machete in his hand.
Zhao Siwan immediately led his men to press forward, approaching about fifty steps. When he noticed the movements of the army, the farmer was obviously frightened and hurriedly ran away.
Looking at the embarrassed figure, he unstringed his arrow, braved the cold light, and pointed it at the man. Zhao Siwan raised a corner of his mouth and joked with the soldiers: "Do you think I can shoot this man?"
The soldiers looked at the escaping figure with great interest, but before they could reply, there was a "swish" sound, and the arrow left the string with strong force and accurately pierced the farmer's vest.
.
Seeing him fall, a group of people cheered and rode their horses forward, circling around the fallen farmer. Blood gushed out from the wound of the arrow and stained his linen clothes. The poor man twitched a few times and gradually became silent.
A soldier dismounted, looked around, raised his head, shrugged his shoulders, and said: "General, he was shot in the heart and is dead!"
Hearing this, Zhao Siwan raised his eyebrows, and a cruel smile appeared on his face. He said a little regretfully: "I didn't aim at the vital point, so he is unlucky. He dared to run around, and he can only blame himself for losing his life!"
"Bury it!" He ordered in a relaxed tone, as if what he was shooting was an ordinary prey.
"yes!"
Zhao Siwan is cruel and easy to kill, and he has done this tiring thing more than once. In his words, prey is not as interesting as a hunter. This is a person who regards human life as nothing. For people like him, ordinary people
, how is it different from prey?
However, he did pay attention to the fact that he was hunting when there was no one around, and he was surrounded by soldiers who had been following him for many years. Otherwise, if he had acted like this, he would have been dealt with by Zhao Kuangzan long ago.
After killing one person, Zhao Siwan's mood improved a lot, as if the anger accumulated in her heart was released. After the disposal of the body was completed, she greeted people: "Let's go, continue heading north!"
"General, if we go further north, we will reach the Juyongguan Pass!" his subordinate reminded.
Zhao Siwan smiled faintly: "So what about Juyongguan, can you still do anything to defeat us?"
Juyongguan is an important pass that connects the inside and outside of Yanshan. It is controlled by the Liao State and is almost adjacent to Changping. Of course, it has also been an important communication window between Han and Liao over the years.
Of course, Zhao Siwan's trip to the north was not to cause trouble or create friction. The main purpose was to have a meeting, a meeting that affected his life and death, honor and disgrace.
In the past two years, Zhao Siwan's life has been somewhat difficult. He is still an important general under King Yan, holding military power, and Zhao Kuangzan still trusts and respects him.
But at the same time, in this kind of preferential treatment, Zhao Siwan also felt something was wrong compared with previous years. For example, the King of Yan promoted Zhang Zangying, Gao Yanhui and several other generals of the Yan Army, and reported to the court, gave him the title of Governor, and
He jointly commanded the army.
Even if Zhao Siwan was only a martial artist, he would not be able to see this clear division of power and checks and balances. Although he did not understand why he had caused King Yan's dissatisfaction, Zhao Siwan was also dissatisfied with Zhao Kuangzan's arrangement.
As time went by, this resentment gradually accumulated, causing him to distance himself from the King of Yan. Zhao Siwan was ruthless and ruthless. He was not a person who would just sit back and wait for death. He remained submissive on the outside, but in his heart he was always thinking hard about how to solve his own problems and find another way.
way out.
In fact, there were not many choices for him. The only one he could rely on was the Khitan in the north. In the past six months, the border conflicts between Han and Liao gave him room for imagination.