Chapter 144: Zhao Guans familys oral message: We will definitely fulfill our mission
Chapter 144: Zhao Guan’s family’s oral instructions: Fulfill the mission
After hearing this, Liu Yu and Liu Lin, father and son, had dark faces, but resentment in their hearts: Liang Shicheng, do you still say that Zhao Guan's family is virtuous and kind?
Letting my father and son serve as deputy recruitment envoys and go together to the very dangerous Fang La bandit camp to carry out recruitment. This is obviously because they want to kill my father and son!
Liu Yu was even more resentful and lamented his ill-fated fate. He also began to doubt that when he went to a fortune teller in his early years, he said that his fate was precious.
In the first half of his life, Liu Yu had no doubt about the preciousness of his life.
However, Liu Yu now knew that he was ordered to offend the official Zhao Ji.
"Eight years ago, it was the official Zhao Ji who demoted me out of the capital and came to Zhejiang Road as a small visiting envoy..."
'Now, the official Zhao Ji has sent me and my only son Liu Lin as envoys to Fang La's army who narrowly escaped death. Does this really mean that I, Liu Yu, will not be able to succeed?'
The resentment in Liu Yu's heart was deep, and he even secretly calculated in his heart, how to save his life if he and his son Liu Lin were in danger when he was on a mission to Fang La's army...
At this time, Liang Shicheng only said a few words to Zhang Bangchang, the minister Zuocheng. He didn't even look at Liu Yu and Liu Lin, who seemed to be low-ranking officials, and said: "Please set off!"
Liu Yu wanted to waste some more time, so he said: "Sir Liang, it's late at night at this time. It won't be too late for us to hit the road again after dawn!"
Liu Lin also echoed: "My father's words are reasonable..."
Liang Shicheng glared at the Liu family and his son, interrupted Liu Lin's words, and said displeasedly: "Our family, in accordance with the imperial edict of the official family, sent three messengers to set off overnight, how could there be any reason to delay it until tomorrow?!
Do the Liu family and his son want to resist the decree and disobey it?"
Liu Yu was so frightened that he repeatedly bowed and clasped his fists, saying in greeting: "I don't dare."
Liang Shicheng waved and called Yang Zhi, the former envoy of Moutuogang Mu Station and now also serving as the former cavalry staff general of the Southern Patrol.
Yang Zhi put his helmet on his head, got off his maroon horse, stepped forward and bowed deeply to the eunuch Liang Shicheng...
Liang Shicheng briefly introduced Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, and Liu Lin to Yang Zhi. At the same time, he also introduced Yang Zhi, a newly promoted general of Zhao Guan's family, to the three recruitment envoys.
Liang Shicheng said: "With General Yang protecting the three of us, everything will be safe on the way. We will be able to reach the Fangla bandit camp safely and deliver the official recruitment edict."
What Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, and Liu Lin were all worried about was that if they could deliver it safely on the road, would it be safe after entering Fangla Military Camp?
Zhang Bangchang asked: "General Yang, will you also follow us into the Fangla military camp?"
Yang Zhi bowed and clasped his fists, saying: "Replying to Zhang Shangshu, I have received an imperial edict from the government and will not follow the three adults into the bandit camp. This will prevent the bandits from mistakenly thinking that I am leading the cavalry to rob the camp.
Provoking a clash of swords."
Under the urging of the eunuch Liang Shicheng again, Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, and Liu Lin, with sad faces, mounted the war horses brought by Yang Zhiling...
Although Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, and Liu Lin were all civil servants, most of the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty liked to play polo, which was considered a popular entertainment sport at the time. Therefore, the three of them could ride horses.
Yang Zhi gave each of the three envoys a small wooden stick as long as the palm of his hand, and said: "For the sake of concealment and safety during this night march, the cavalry officers and soldiers escorting the three envoys all had coins in their mouths, and the horses took off their necks.
bell.
Please three adults, please also hold this wooden stick in your mouth!"
The young and energetic Liu Lin had long been dissatisfied with the fact that Zhao Guan's family had forced him and his father to complete such a dangerous task. He had no way to disobey Zhao Guan's family, and he did not dare to confront Liang Shicheng, the eunuch who came to see him off.
This military commander Yang Zhi, who was not favored by literati before the Song Dynasty, actually made things difficult for them.
Liu Lin said angrily: "We are the messengers, so naturally we will not talk nonsense along the way. Why do we hold a small stick in our mouth like you and other Wuhan? This is an insult to our civil servants."
If we look at it in the past, the military generals of the Song Dynasty really did not have the social status of civil servants.
However, several new edicts issued by Zhao Guan's family have clearly improved the status of military commanders.
Furthermore, Yang Zhi had received the oral instructions from Zhao Guan's family and was confident.
Yang Zhi scolded: "I received the order from Zhao Guan's family and asked our troops to escort the three envoys, including the three envoys, who all had their mouths in their mouths and their horses took off their bridles. Did Deputy Liu want to disobey the edict by recruiting an envoy?"
When Yang Bian said this, he raised his eyebrows and stared, holding the handle of the sword on his waist.
Liu Lin was so frightened that he took two or three steps back.
When Liu Yu saw this, he quickly clasped his fists and said, "Young man is ignorant, I hope General Yang will forgive you."
Liang Shicheng immediately acted as a peacemaker and persuaded both parties.
The three envoys Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, and Liu Lin had no choice but to imitate Yang Zhi's cavalry and hold the small wooden stick horizontally in their mouths.
The three of them were puzzled. They were still in the relatively safe city of Hangzhou, why did Zhao Guan's family want them to hold the title in their mouths?
This was mainly because when the three of them were traveling under the protection of Yang Zhi's troops, the Zhao Guan family could not talk to each other. Without talking, they could not plot anything, nor could they confuse the hearts of Yang Zhi's troops.
Yang Zhi got on his horse and ordered: "Let's go!"
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Along the way, even if the three envoys were disturbed, Yang Zhi would lead his guards to protect the three of them with swords, for fear that the three of them would run away.
Yang Zhi's cavalry had just left Hangzhou City and the whole journey was still smooth for 20 or 30 miles. However, after walking forty or fifty miles, they were about to approach Fuyu County, which was besieged by Fang La's army. They encountered an enemy along the way.
Several teams of bandit scouts consisting of dozens of people.
Yang Zhijun ordered his cavalry to shoot...
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The cavalry under Yang Zhi's command were the most elite ones brought from Moutuogangmu with high horse and shooting skills for the royal performance. They shot and killed most of the scouts sent by the Fang La rebel army along the way, which were composed of rebels.
It's as simple as shooting at a target.
The scouts under Fang La's command saw that most of their companions were killed by arrows. The remaining few wanted to run back to Fang La's army camp ten miles away to report the news. However, they turned around and had not run up to several soldiers.
Not even a step away, he was struck by arrows and fell into a pool of blood...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Bangchang was extremely frightened when he saw this scene.
He was so anxious that he pulled off the wooden stick in his mouth and scolded Yang Zhi beside him:
"General Yang, we were ordered by the officials to go to the main camp of Fang La Army to recruit troops. Now General Yang has ordered his cavalry to shoot Fang La Army soldiers. What should we do after we go to Fang La Army Center?"
Liu Yu also took off the small wooden stick in his mouth and said anxiously: "General Yang, if you shoot the bandits who want to recruit soldiers like this, won't you make Fang La, the leader of the rebels, furious? How can Zhao Guan's family recruit soldiers?"
What's the strategy?"
Liu Lin saw that this time there were Minister Zuo Cheng, Zhang Bangchang, and his father questioning Yang Zhi. This made him feel relieved after being angered by Yang Zhi in front of the government office in Hangzhou, and he was ready to go.
Taking the opportunity to vent his anger on Yang Zhi.
Liu Lin took off the small wooden stick he was biting in his mouth, held the horse's reins in his left hand, and pointed at Yang Zhi with the small wooden stick in his right hand, saying:
"Yang Zhi was so bold that he privately ordered the shooting of Fang La's soldiers who were about to recruit soldiers. This was a sabotage of the campaign and should be punished."
Liu Yu hurriedly said: "My son, please shut up."
Liu Yu glared at his son Liu Lin, who was outspoken and outspoken. He and Zhang Bangchang did not leave any room when they reprimanded Yang Zhi. But what his son Liu Lin said was to push Yang Zhi to a dead end!
However, now we men are among the cavalry of Yang Zhi. Boy Liu Lin, can you bury your thoughts well and wait until Cheng Wanyi can really go back alive to see Zhao Guan's house before impeaching Yang Zhi!
Liu Lin did not listen to his father's dissuasion and continued to scold Yang Zhidao:
"After we complete the recruitment mission and return to Hangzhou City, we will definitely give you a copy in front of Zhao Guan's family. You will be punished for sabotaging the recruitment plan!"
After Liu Lin scolded Yang Zhi, he felt very happy, but he didn't feel happy for two seconds. He only heard a "clang, clang, clang"...
Liu Lin hurriedly looked towards the source of the sound, and saw that Yang Zhi had already pulled out the saber from his waist, got off the horse, leaned over and swung the saber to kill a passing rebel who was lying on the ground and was still gasping for air after being seriously injured by an arrow.
The scout's head was chopped off.
The moonlight shines on the bright knife, and the cold light blinking out is eerie and terrifying.
The moment the knife struck the wounded enemy soldier's neck, the blood spurted out like mist and water.
"ah!"
When Liu Yu saw this bloody scene, he immediately screamed in fright.
Yang Zhi carried the bloody head, got on his horse, pointed at Liu Lin with a knife, and said angrily: "Deputy Ambassador Liu, if you are lucky enough to complete the recruitment and return to Zhao Guan's house, you can impeach me at will, and I will have nothing to say. Let the official do whatever you want."
The family is clear.
However, now on the march, everyone must obey my orders, and those who disobey orders shall be killed.
If the enemy army detects the horse and refuses to kill it, should we wait for them to report the news, so that before we reach the rebel camp of Fang La, a heavy enemy force will come to stop and kill us on the way?"
Liu Lin immediately fell silent, and even quickly put the small wooden stick in his mouth again, clenched it tightly with his teeth, and did not say another word.
This was not because Liu Lin was impressed by Yang Zhi's well-founded analysis of the current enemy situation; the main reason was that when he saw Yang Zhi just beheading the enemy detective who had not yet expired, the bloody scene was really too bloody.
This made him, a scholar, scared.
Like Liu Lin, Zhang Bangchang and Liu Yu also felt the same way. They also knew that it was useless to persuade Yang Zhi. Instead of living the present moment, they also held the small wooden sticks sideways in their mouths.
I dare not say another word.
Yang Zhi smiled and ordered: "Boss, cut off the heads of the enemy soldiers and share the reward equally after receiving the reward."
Dozens of cavalrymen jumped off their horses and quickly cut off the heads of the enemy's probing horses...
Yang Zhi's cavalry protected Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, and Liu Lin as they set off again...
Half an hour later, at the end of Ye Chou, Yang Zhi's cavalry arrived and besieged Fuyu County.
Under the bright moonlight, one can see that the city gate of Fuyu County is closed, the torches on the city tower are brightly lit, and from time to time, officers and soldiers on the city look down at the military situation...
On the ground below the city, although there were no corpses, there were countless dried blood stains left on the ground.
Yang Zhi looked from a distance and knew that outside the south gate of Fuyu County, Fang La's rebel army should have attacked the city during the daytime these two days, but it had not been captured yet.
It was midnight, when the two sides should have ceased fighting.
Three miles away from the southern gate of Fuyu County, there are already thousands of marching tents of different sizes, forming a decent-looking Fangla bandit camp.
Outside the bandit camp, there were thousands of rebel soldiers on guard duty, and they were dressed in a variety of colors. Some rebel soldiers wore patched shorts, and some wore captured official uniforms.
However, the most obvious sign that distinguishes Fangla's rebels is that the rebels all wear various colored turbans on their heads to distinguish their official positions and levels.
Yang Zhi was one mile away from the Fang La bandit camp. He reined in his horse and looked into the distance. Through the moonlight, he could vaguely see:
Most of the rebel soldiers who were guarding outside the Fang La rebel camp were holding weapons such as swords, guns, sticks and other weapons that they had captured after conquering the prefectures and counties, and they even carried bows and arrows on their backs.
Of course, in front of the Fangla camp, most of the rioters wearing patched blouses were holding farm tools such as picks, sickles, and axes for splitting wood...
Tonight, the bandit troops who are responsible for guarding in front of the Fangla camp, regardless of whether they are holding weapons or farm tools, are all ready...
At the same time, thousands of soldiers who were guarding the Fang La military camp had already discovered a group of officers and soldiers more than a mile away. They were already ready to fight and sent reporters back to the camp to report to their superiors.
Went to report military intelligence...
Hundreds of volunteer soldiers, bent bows and arrows, aimed at Yang Zhi's group. Because the distance was too far, these former poor people only waited for the official group to get closer before shooting...
However, they found that this group of officers and soldiers stopped moving forward and stopped there about a mile away from them.
Yang Zhi sighed and thought to himself: "Although the rebel bandit Fang La's troops are all a mob, I see that their camp is well-organized and well-defended.
If the officials and their sages had not waited for it to take over and made plans to get rid of this disaster as soon as possible, otherwise when the anti-thief Fang La's troops became popular, the officials and soldiers would have to pay a huge price if they tried to eradicate it.
Official sage!"
Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, and Liu Lin, the three messengers who were protected by Yang Zhi's cavalry, had their hearts in their throats at this time.
They knew that the most dangerous journey was to enter the main camp of Fang La Army alone, even if they had to go there bravely.
We also need to meet Fang La, the rebel leader who is said to be a murderer and especially likes to torture and kill corrupt officials.
The three of them thought about it and felt their scalps numb, their legs cramped, and their hands trembled...
Yang Zhi smiled slightly, raised his hands on the horse and said:
"Three ambassadors, please dismount! I can only send three adults here.
Please three adults remember the official edict: we must fulfill our mission!"
The three envoys Zhang Bangchang, Liu Yu, and Liu Lin were so frightened that they hurriedly spit out the small wooden sticks in their mouths.
The three of them were forced by Yang Zhi to jump off their horses.
Liu Yu begged: "What do you mean by leaving us here? Please ask General Yang to escort us to the enemy's camp?"