If Han Qing is really the reincarnation of a calamist, his life in the future will definitely not be easy. No matter how slow the Liao army's southern expedition progresses, the front has now reached the north bank of the Yellow River.
Abandoning the Song Dynasty and joining the Liao Dynasty would be beneficial to Han Qing himself. Moreover, it would help him realize the legendary mission, so why wouldn't he do it?
As for Han Qing's use of tricks to kill several Liao generals, in Cai Zhongcheng's eyes, it was nothing at all.
On the battlefield, no matter who kills whom, it cannot be regarded as a personal feud. What's more, Han Qing's value to Daliao far exceeds those "stepping stones" that he has killed?
It's a pity that the words he said after careful consideration did not have the slightest effect.
When Han Qing heard this, he was slightly stunned at first, and then he laughed. "It seems that the river water is not cold enough today. Zhang Shouzhong, push him into the river and soak him for half an hour. After he wakes up, he will be brought in for questioning."
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Shouzhong, who was beating the snare drum secretly in his heart, suddenly let out a sigh of relief and personally stepped forward to drag Cai Zhongcheng up and walked out.
"When it comes to punishment, don't be stubborn about it! The hearts of the emperors of the Zhao family in the past dynasties are not much bigger than the nose of a needle!" Cai Zhongcheng was greatly disappointed. While struggling, he shouted at the top of his voice, "You persuaded my uncle at that time, since he can't get it"
With the trust of the King of Goryeo, I have already found a way out, oops——"
The last half of the sentence was a scream caused by Zhang Shouzhong's slap on the cheek.
Looking at Zhang Shouzhong again, a big mouth interrupted Cai Zhongcheng's words, which made him feel particularly resentful. He opened his arms, opened his bow from left to right, and instantly struck the man in the face, "Shut up, you stubborn man who eats chaff, my family will punish you."
After three generations of generals, Cai Ren is willing to compare with him. If you bark again, I will cut out your tongue!" (Note: Ao Xianggong, the name for pigs in the Song Dynasty.
Cai Zhongcheng couldn't bear the pain and screamed loudly. Zhang Shouzhong thought he was noisy, so he called a few soldiers to lift him up together, walked quickly to the side of the ship, first pulled a cable and wrapped it around his waist a few times, and then
, and threw him into the river with a "plop".
Cai Zhongcheng grew up on a boat and was certainly not afraid of water. However, the autumn floods had arrived and the temperature of the river was much lower than in the summer. After being dragged downstream by the sentinel boat for a while, he was so cold that he started to tremble.
Shivering.
"Spare my life, spare my life -" Knowing the consequences of being soaked in cold water for a long time, Cai Zhongcheng did not dare to be harsh and begged loudly for mercy.
"My family has told me that I will keep you company for half an hour!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Shouzhong, who was organizing the sailors on the deck to raise the sail and speed up, walked quickly to the side of the ship, leaned over and scolded him, "A real man, I can't bear this little crime."
, are you still trying to be a lobbyist like others?"
This statement is illogical. What lobbyists pursue is rhetorical gain and has nothing to do with whether they can endure hardship.
However, Cai Zhongcheng did not have the courage to retort. While trembling, he continued to plead, "I don't dare anymore. I don't dare to talk nonsense anymore. Please, general, please raise your noble hand and pull me on board."
Zhang Shouzhong curled his lips with disdain on his face, "My family has ordered me to soak you for half an hour. This is less than half a stick of incense. His words are like military orders to me. I will not give myself to you for you.
Not happy to find it.”
"I am willing to pay. I am willing to pay to redeem my life. My cousin will definitely pay to redeem me. I know the rules of punishment! We have done this in Dengzhou!" Cai Zhongcheng was so cold that his whole body went numb.
In order to survive, he shouted again at the top of his lungs.
Zhang Shouzhong was a caring person and immediately responded with a sneer, "This time is different from last time. The rules have changed a long time ago. The Liao army was brutal, invaded our Song Dynasty territory from the south, and killed our Song people indiscriminately. My family hated the Liao soldiers to the bone.
.Only cut off their heads and never let them pay for their lives!”
In his opinion, although the nonsense Cai Zhongcheng said on the boat failed to impress Han Qing, if it spread, it would make Han Qing suffer more suspicion.
Therefore, as soon as he found an opportunity, he immediately took the initiative to promote Han Qing's hostility to the Liao Kingdom, in order to prove from the side that Cai Zhongcheng's words were completely without purpose.
"I am not a Liao general, I am a Korean. I have never killed any innocent people! I just made Cangzhou..." Cai Zhongcheng regretted that his intestines were almost turning blue, and he used his last strength to argue at the top of his voice.
Zhang Shouzhong, however, was too lazy to talk to him any more. He turned around and continued to direct his brothers to maneuver the ship. This was to avoid delaying too long and allowing other Liao generals downstream to create new troubles for themselves after receiving Xiao Dalin's order.
"I am willing to atone for my sins. I have an important secret that I want to report to Han Tixing!" Cai Zhongcheng couldn't bear the cold. Suddenly he got wise and shouted in a weak voice, "My uncle is driving a boat over from the sea.
The Emperor of Liao State gave an order to the King of Korea, asking Korea to send my uncle to escort the Eastern Route Army across the Yellow River. If Xiao Dalin could send him the news that Han Tixing was on the ship in time, he would definitely try his best to block the road.
Intercept and kill!"
"What did you say?" Zhang Shouzhong was so anxious that he rushed back to the side of the ship in three steps and then pulled up the rope with all his strength and dragged Cai Zhongcheng onto the deck.
He was fully confident in defeating the small fishing boats that Cai Zhongcheng had collected. After all, there was a huge gap in the size of the warships on both sides. No matter how many fishing boats there were, they would not be able to withstand the rampage of the sentry boats.
However, if Cai Renyuan led a Goryeo fleet and appeared in front, the result would be completely reversed.
After all, the Goryeo warships Cai Renyuan had on hand were made of around 100 materials, and were five times the size of the sentinel ships.
Although the Goryeo fleet suffered heavy losses in the previous sea battle of Dengzhou, there were still hundreds of remaining warships and picket ships combined.
As long as Cai Ren is willing to bring one-tenth of the fleet over, it will become a problem for Zhang Shouzhong and Zhang Shouzhong, not to mention fighting or even escaping by boat.
It happened that Yang Xu came out to watch the fun and heard Cai Zhongcheng's words, so he did not dare to delay. He immediately stepped forward to help and, together with Zhang Shouzhong, dragged Cai Zhongcheng back to the cabin.
This time, Cai Zhongcheng did not dare to play any more tricks. He lay on the ground, shivering, and answered Han Qing's questions honestly.
It turned out that Yelu Longxing, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army of the Liao Kingdom, still had no intention of giving up. He was currently withdrawing his troops towards the daimyo as a delaying tactic. Secretly, he made a request to the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom to recruit the Goryeo Navy to assist in the battle.
This time, they learned the lesson from the last time and no longer placed high hopes on the Goryeo Navy. Instead, the entire navy was used as a transport team to escort the Liao Eastern Route Army across the Yellow River.
Although there is a big difference between sea ships and river ships, the performance of Goryeo warships will be greatly reduced after they arrive on the Yellow River. However, they are more than enough to transport the troops of the Liao Kingdom's East Route Army across the river.
As long as the Liao cavalry can set foot on the land on the south bank of the Yellow River, they can attack Bianliang with their swords. At that time, no Song army along the way can resist.
