"What happened there? Send someone to check it out." During the march, Liu Chan suddenly saw a fire in a small village not far from the army, so he curiously asked Han Shizhong.
Han Shizhong knew what was going on at a glance: "Your Majesty, the bandits may have robbed the village. They probably massacred all the villagers, old and young, and then set fire to the village to cover up the traces." Han Shizhong replied,
Then he ordered his subordinates: "Go and take a look."
"Oh, the thieves would be so stupid as to set fire to the village. What will they do next?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know. It is not only difficult for the people in the north to live, but also for the bandits. I have seen many people who set fire to villages without caring about the future." Han Shizhong replied, when he first saw such burning
He would personally lead troops to stop the situation in the village. Now that he has seen more of it, he still doesn’t have the same passion as before.
Han Shizhong continued to explain: "Generally, villages that are burned down like this are extremely poor, and there is not much oil and water for the bandits, so they act like this. However, it may also be the work of Jin Bing."
"Jin Bing? There is no need to investigate, Hu Yantong, you continue to lead the army to Shunchang. On a good day, you take your bodyguards with me to the front to have a look. I want to see who dares to attack me."
This was how things were done in the Song Dynasty." Liu Chan was no stranger to bandits burning down villages, it happened a lot during the Three Kingdoms period.
"Your Majesty, this is too dangerous." Han Shizhong stopped him. The sword has no eyes. He was really afraid that some thieves would not open their eyes and hurt Liu Chan. Then he, Han Shizhong, was guilty!
"It's not more dangerous than this on the battlefield. Besides, you and I have five hundred personal guards together. How can we be afraid of thieves? Let's go!" Liu Chan didn't want to listen to Han Shizhong's words and rode away from the army. Han Shizhong sighed helplessly and could only lead the way.
The bodyguard follows.
Hejiacun
"Boss, this village is so poor that we only robbed so many things."
"Be content, you. It's good to have such a little harvest when we sneak out this time. Moreover, there is a village not far from here. We will loot it after noon. But we have to be careful, don't let
Someone else found out."
"It's not like you don't know what you're afraid of, sir." The robber who spoke first said with a smile.
"Your Majesty knows, but once Yue Fei discovers it, your Majesty won't be able to eat and walk around, and we will also suffer." It was obviously the leader of the robbers who answered.
"Didn't His Majesty say that we can plunder at will? And what does our actions have to do with Yue Fei?"
"You, you should really listen to the imperial edict carefully. What your Majesty said is that we can plunder the materials of the Kingdom of Jin at will, not the people here. If we are discovered, you and I will be beheaded."
"Hey, it's all the same, it's all the same." The thief said nonchalantly.
Liu Chan, Han Shizhong and 500 personal guards finally arrived outside the village. Several old corpses were placed on the ground nearby. Looking towards the village, there were corpses everywhere, not only young people, but also corpses.
For children and women.
"These inhuman beasts." Han Shizhong has been fighting against the Kingdom of Jin for a long time. He has experienced scenes like this many times, but every time he is so angry.
Han Shizhong continued to say to Liu Chan: "Your Majesty, this is probably the work of the Jin soldiers. If it is a bandit, it cannot be so ruthless. It may be the remaining Jin soldiers after the last defeat of Shunchang in the Jin Kingdom."
"Go in and destroy them, try to capture them alive." Liu Chan ignored Han Shizhong's words and directly ordered.
"Your Majesty, they are the remnants of the Jin Kingdom, there is no need to capture them alive." Han Shizhong wanted to continue saying something, but was immediately interrupted by Liu Chan's cold eyes.
Han Shizhong suddenly felt bad and did not dare to object. He led his troops into the village and wanted to surround the group of bandits as quickly as possible. The number of bandits was only about a hundred, and it was impossible to face five hundred cavalry.
There was no way to escape, and they actually didn't want to run away, so Han Shizhong quickly surrounded them.
Han Shizhong was a little confused. At the signal of his subordinates, he looked at the weapons in the hands of the bandits and his pupils shrank. They were clearly the standard weapons of the Song Army. Only then did Han Shizhong understand why Liu Chan let him be captured alive. He cried out in his heart:
Good: "Pengju, please don't be your subordinate, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."
When the leader of the robbers saw the cavalry rushing towards them, he was originally frightened, but when he saw that it was the Song Army cavalry, he felt relieved. After being surrounded, he smiled and said to Han Shizhong: "I don't know which route you are from.
Generals, we are all Song soldiers, there is no need to be like this. General, it has been a hard journey, why don’t you dismount, I’ll treat you to a drink.”
Han Shizhong was heartbroken when he heard this. Yue Fei's army was the only one near Shunchang, so these bandits could only be Yue Fei's men. Han Shizhong was about to ask when Liu Chan arrived on horseback.
Liu Chan smiled and said: "You are the Song Army. I don't know where you are from."
"It turns out that you are the commander-in-chief. I told you earlier. We are members of the Yue Family Army. General Yue said that this village harbors the remnants of the Jin Kingdom. We followed General Yue's order to enter the village to exterminate these bandits. Who would have thought that these villagers would actually
I don't know what is good or bad, and I have to protect those golden soldiers. I have no choice but to kill them all." Liu Chan did not wear the emperor's clothes, nor did he bear the emperor's banner, so the bandit leader did not know that Liu Chan was the emperor.
"Oh, it turns out they are Yue Fei's men." Liu Chan snorted coldly, making Han Shizhong break into a cold sweat.
"General, I must have worked hard on this journey. Now, I will give the property obtained by annihilating the remnants of the Jin Kingdom to you." The thief noticed that Liu Chan's tone was wrong and said flatteringly.
Liu Chan ignored the leader's words and said calmly: "Withdraw their weapons, if anyone dares to resist, we will kill them on the spot."
"You, you must think clearly, we are subordinates of General Yue. General Yue is the envoy of Xuanfu, in charge of all military and political affairs in Henan. When we arrive in Shunchang, we will definitely cause trouble for you." Seeing that the leader could not scare Liu Chan, he
Said in a hoarse voice.
Not to mention that these personal guards knew that Liu Chan was the emperor, and Han Shizhong himself had a higher official position than Yue Fei. Of course, these personal guards would not be afraid of the leader's big words, and they would be merciless in the slightest. Those who dared to resist
He directly cut down a dozen people with a knife, and finally these thieves became more honest.
This group of personal guards have been following Liu Chan for some time now, and they have gradually come to understand what kind of person Liu Chan is. That is, he is a master who says the same thing. If he says he wants you to die today, he must let you die today. Therefore, Liu Chan said that anyone who dares to resist,
Kill them on the spot, and they execute them correctly.
Liu Chan waved his hand and asked his guards to take all the thieves except the leader down. Liu Chan dismounted and asked, "What's your name?"
"Little Zhugui." Seeing that Liu Chan was ruthless and ruthless, the leader was not worried about offending Yue Fei. He was a little frightened and said cautiously.
"Oh, listen carefully, I will only ask you once. If you dare to lie, you will be responsible for the consequences." Liu Chan sneered and continued to ask: "Who is your general?"
"General Yue Feiyue, the envoy of Xuanfu in Henan."
Han Shizhong's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, what he was worried about happened. On the contrary, Liu Chan didn't care: "Yue Fei? What does Yue Fei look like?"
"This, this." The leader had only heard of Yue Fei and had never seen him with his own eyes. He couldn't tell at the moment.
"Pull it down and chop it."
"General, spare your life, general, spare your life. I am a minor official in the military camp. I have never seen General Yue."
Not to mention that Liu Chan had already heard about Yue Fei's integrity and loyalty from Zhao Ding, and knew that Yue Fei's men would not do such a thing. Even the methods of these thieves gave him a very familiar feeling, and he
I have already guessed the details of this group of people.
"Make it up, keep making it up, and when we get to Shunchang, I'll see how you make it up."
"General, are you going to Shunchang?" the bandit leader asked curiously.
"Pull it down." Then Liu Chan said to Han Shizhong: "Hurry up and rush to Shunchang at noon today. Tell the army that the soldiers will never leave their hands and their horses will never leave their bodies, and they will be ready for battle at any time."
"Your Majesty, this is you."
"Of course we have to establish rules, otherwise there will always be people who think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and they can't control them."
Han Shizhong looked at Liu Chan in surprise. From the conversation just now, he found that Liu Chan had no doubts about Yue Fei, but why did he let a hundred thousand troops enter a wartime state? Who was he trying to kill? Han Shizhong was puzzled.
Yue Fei, who was in Shunchang, had long heard the news about Liu Chan's personal expedition. A few days ago, he ordered people to clean up the streets of Shunchang. Today, he brought all his subordinates to greet him at the city gate.
"General, Your Majesty is here." Wang Gui reminded Yue Feidao with a strange flash in his eyes.
Yue Fei quickly tidied his clothes, but suddenly felt something was wrong, and shouted: "Be on guard." The 100,000-strong army that came did not look like they were coming to help the Northern Expedition, but instead they looked like they were coming to attack Shunchang.
"General, what's going on?" Zhang Xian also asked nervously, why was there a hundred thousand troops coming from behind that seemed to be attacking the city, and it was also the Song Army. What made people even more suspicious was that those soldiers were also very serious.
, clearly a preparation before battle.
Yue Fei calmed down the tension in his heart and said to Zhang Xian: "Tell your men to be careful. If anything goes wrong, attack immediately."
At this time, the 100,000-strong army suddenly stopped, but they kept holding the sword in their hands. This scene made Yue Fei feel even more wrong. Fortunately, at this time, Liu Chan rode forward and stood directly in front of the army.
Of course Yue Fei had seen Liu Chan, and he felt a little relieved. He knelt down and said: "I, Yue Fei, the Xuanfu envoy of Henan Province, led the troops of the Yue Family Army and carried the troops of the Wei Army and Shunchang officials to greet Sheng An."
"I'm safe, get up."
Liu Chan leaned forward and said: "Shunchang City is so wary of me. Peng Ju wants to give the king a killing chariot."
"I don't dare. I just acted like this when I saw something was wrong. I will withdraw immediately." Yue Fei quickly asked his men to return to the normal greeting state, for fear that Liu Chan would be afraid of the Yue family's army.
At this time, Yue Fei still felt something was wrong, because Liu Chan was still on the horse and had not stepped off. He only heard Liu Chan say calmly: "Pengju, I brought you a gift. I don't know if you like it or not. Come on,