Chapter 774 Prime Minister Cao: I didn’t offend any of you...
"My son! My son!"
Zeng Nong looked at the young son on the ground with his brain split and no longer breathing, and slowly fell to his knees.
Not far away, a man smelled of alcohol and was still muttering: "Straight female slave, how dare you be rude to me...!"
"Fifth brother!!"
Several cries of sorrow rang out, and the Zeng family's children rushed in. They came to the body of the youngest brother with great grief and anger, and then raised their heads with extreme anger and looked at this Yelu Zonglei who was dominating the castle.
Even though he was the legitimate son of Yelu Dezhong, Zeng Tu, the nephew of the current Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi, also held the spear, with terrifying murderous intent in his eyes: "Give my brother his life!"
This is Zeng Nong’s eldest son, Zeng Tu. In the original work, he fought alone against Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, but was shot by Hua Rong’s hidden arrow and died under the halberds of Lu and Guo. At this time, the canthus of his eyes was about to split.
Yelv Zonglei's wine suddenly sobered up due to his majesty, and he was filled with shock and anger: "You dare to attack me?"
Zeng Toushi was domineering in Wubaili District, and Zeng Tu was usually domineering. How could he be threatened like this? He roared: "I'm going to touch you!"
"Wow!"
The guards on both sides drew their weapons. Seeing that the conflict was about to break out, Zeng Nong slowly raised his hand, and a voice that seemed much older in an instant sounded: "Stop! Stop! Your Highness, please come back!"
"I really went against you..."
Yelu Zonglei wanted to say something more, but the bodyguard also knew that he was wrong and hurriedly took him out.
Seeing their enemy leaving so easily, the second son Zeng Mi, the third son Zeng Suo, and the fourth son Zeng Kui all rushed over with red eyes: "Father! Aren't you sad that the fifth brother was killed like this?"
What?"
Zeng made his whole body tremble and tears rolled down his face.
How could he not be sad?
The person who died was his youngest son, Zeng Sheng.
He is still less than ten years old, but he is already tall and powerful. Su Ding, the instructor who taught him martial arts, and everyone in the fort all agree that when he grows up, he should be the most powerful among the five tigers of the Zeng family.
warrior.
It's no longer possible now...
Zeng Nong murmured, as if to comfort his son, but also as if to convince himself: "That's all, that's all, I can't afford to offend the Khitan people, so I'd better bear with it!"
But this sentence may have been useful when Shandong was ravaged by the Liao army half a year ago, but now it was immediately refuted by Zeng Tu: "Why can't you afford to offend? In Hebei, the Liao army couldn't even do anything to a group of rural soldiers.
In Shandong, even Lin Chong led hundreds of Liangshanmen and beat them to a pulp. Why can't these Liao dogs be offended? It was because my father welcomed them into the stronghold that this disaster happened!"
Zeng Mi also said: "Father, the death of the fifth brother is definitely not an accident. Those Liao dogs have been insulted in the past few days. They dare not go out of the village to fight with the local brave group. They only dare to take out their anger on the people of Zengtou City, and they do it at every turn."
He beat, scolded, and molested women and children. We obeyed my father's orders and dared not speak out in anger... It was precisely because we endured again and again that my fifth brother suffered this misfortune!"
Zeng Suo said angrily: "The people following Lin Chong outside are Xiangyong, and we are also Xiangyong! Why can't we take the heads of these Liao dogs and be humiliated in every way?"
Zeng Nong said sadly: "The Liao army has 20,000 elites. The five forts in Zengtou City add up to less than 10,000 people. How can we defeat them? Even if we fight with the Liao army, the court will not let us go afterwards!"
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"The blood of the Jurchens flows in our bodies, and nothing can change this. Since the Liao Kingdom has moved south, we can only hope that they can win so that Zengtou City can have a foothold!"
Seeing that his four sons wanted to say more, he covered his head and said with exhaustion: "You guys, step back...just step back!"
The four sons of the Zeng family looked at each other, stood up and retreated, and immediately found the instructor Su Ding: "Instructor Su, please give us a helping hand!"
After hearing the cause and effect, Su Ding said in a deep voice: "I already know the purpose of the four young masters' coming, but as the Lord of the Fortress said, the Liao army is so powerful that we are unable to defeat it..."
Zeng Tu immediately said: "Then be smart. These Khitans despise the Jurchens extremely, calling them slaves and humiliating them wantonly. I think it is the same in Liao. They like to drink and are not afraid of us resisting, so they lie to them."
What’s the difficulty in drinking alcohol and taking someone’s life in their sleep?”
Su Ding frowned: "But after you get it, how can you retreat from the local brave group outside?"
The four sons of the Zeng family looked at each other and had no choice.
But they are no older than Zeng Nong, and they have long lost the vigor that they had when they broke into Shandong alone. They are all young people. In the face of deep hatred, everything else is forgotten: "One step is a step, maybe the Liao people are dead, and the local brave
The regiment has retreated, even if they don’t retreat, dragging 20,000 Liao dogs down to support them is still worth it!!”
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"Your Highness, the young master did not do it on purpose..."
"There is no need to explain. Now that it has happened, we need to investigate right and wrong. After calming down the situation, prepare to hurry up. I am going to Zhongzhai!"
Looking at the moonlight shining in the window, Yelu Dezhong, who was restless after hearing the news, thought about it several times and gave the order to his guards.
The guard changed his color: "The soldiers of the Song Dynasty were divided into five places, and they strictly blocked the coming and going of scouts. Although it is late at night, your highness's rich body must not be put in danger!"
Yelv De said solemnly: "It's no good if we don't take risks. Civil strife is absolutely not allowed at this time, otherwise our army will be in danger of overthrowing!"
Another guard blurted out: "There are five Zeng brothers, but only one of them was killed. How could there be civil strife?"
Yelu De's face became even heavier after hearing this. He killed the other party's son so lightly. The words of the guards on the left and right could reflect the attitude of most of the Liao army. It was obvious that he had a heartfelt contempt for the Jurchens. This would really lead to
A catastrophic disaster.
He realized that he had ignored this key factor of civil strife, or that he had been accustomed to it, but he suddenly realized that when trouble occurred, he hurriedly said: "Get your horses ready quickly. Only I can go to Zhongzhai to suppress that enemy."
Wuyan Dezhong... If this person has second thoughts, he can be dealt with in time!"
At the end of the sentence, Yelu Dezhong's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
The Liao army has a total of 20,000 people in the five forts. The fortresses have suffered almost no damage in recent attacks and defenses. However, the retainers in Zengtou City have suffered a lot of casualties. If they want to occupy the magpie's nest, they can definitely do it.
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To strike first is to be stronger.
However, when the guards were ready, Yelu Dezhong was also ready. Looking at the dark mountain road, his heart moved. He suddenly took off his robe and put it on another guard: "You go to Zhongzhai in my place. If
Once you arrive safely, turn back immediately and set off quickly!"
Ten guards mounted fast horses: "Yes!"
Half an hour passed.
An hour passed.
No one returned to Beizhai.
Yelu Dezhong's expression changed, and he continued to give the order: "Find two guides who are familiar with the mountain road, and wrap the horses' hooves with cloth. You are divided into two teams, nine people in front, and one person behind. You must find out what is going on!"
This time, the rear guard came back, with a sad tone in his voice: "Report to Your Highness, the Song people were ambushing on the way, and they were all killed..."
Yelu Dezhong's expression changed horribly, not because only one of his two groups of personal guards came back, but because he was shocked by this arrangement: "How did they know that they were ambush on the mountain road tonight? Could it be that the conflict in the Zhongzhai was a strategy devised by the Song people?
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The answer is actually very simple.
Since the siege, every night, there are people and horses lurking on the road from Beizhai to other villages.
Tonight, it was Luan Tingyu's turn to take charge. He looked at the bodyguards who had been dragged down, and felt a little regretful: "The prince of Liao Kingdom did not come in person, but pretended to be his own bodyguards. It is a pity for this achievement... Anyway, let's see you soon..."
Go and report to the head coach, Yelu Dezhong sent two groups of personal guards to the Zhongzhai at night, something big must have happened there!"
In the middle army of the Xiangyong Regiment, when he heard the footsteps rushing outside, Li Yan, who was practicing, opened his eyes and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Did a fierce conflict break out in just five days? It seems that there is a conflict between the Khitan and the Jurchen
, more serious than expected..."
Soon the generals gathered together, and when they learned about Luan Tingyu's gains, they were all very excited. Zhu Long, whose eyes were bloodshot, even clasped his fists and said: "I have been unable to attack for a long time in the past few days. I am really frustrated. I hope the chief coach can give me some help."
At the end of the day, we will get a chance to attack Beizhai and capture Yelu alive!"
Li Ying, Zhu Hu, and Hu Cheng also immediately stepped forward and made the same request: "I hope the head coach will give me a chance!"
They had suffered great losses in these five days. If it were not for Gongsun Zhao, Lu Junyi, Wu Yong and Luan Tingyu who were sent by Li Yan, it would not have been a false defeat, but a real defeat.
Even so, they found that their subordinate Xiang Yong was becoming more and more disobedient and more obedient to the orders of Lu Junyi and the others, so they eagerly hoped to use a victory to re-establish their prestige in Xiang Yong's heart.
After hearing this request, Wu Yong shook his feather fan slightly. Just when he was about to find a reason to refuse, Li Yan had already nodded and said: "Okay, but attacking the stronghold at night is not as good as during the day. Yelv has to focus more on realizing that something is going wrong.
It will fight back with all its might, so you must not take it lightly!"
"yes!!"
The four of them were overjoyed, accepted the order in a grand voice, and left with high spirits.
Wu Yong pursed his lips, compared his own strategies, and found that this person's methods were more upright and blameless, so he began to study silently.
Li Yan then made arrangements: "In addition to attacking Beizhai, we also need to prevent Yelv Dezhong from escaping through the small road. This person is not an ordinary person. He just blinded his eyesight to Mount Tai, so he ignored the key contradiction between the Khitan and the Jurchens. After discovering two batches of
When all his personal guards disappeared without a trace, he might have been preparing to evacuate."
Lu Junyi was surprised: "Abandoning the 20,000-strong army and fleeing alone? Is this person so decisive?"
Li Yan said: "We have to guard against it. When we formally attack Beizhai, you will specially guard the southeast trail to block it."
Lu Junyi immediately accepted the order: "Yes!"
Li Yan looked at Wu Yong again: "Wu Military Advisor led his elite troops to intercept the northwest trail."
Wu Yong's brows moved slightly, and he cupped his hands to accept the order: "Yes!"
Li Yan finally looked at Gongsun Zhao.
Gongsun Zhao fluttered his robe: "Brother, please rest assured, I will definitely capture this thief!"
Li Yan smiled slightly: "No! If you really encounter Yelu and get serious, I want you to let him go!"