"They are about to take action, and we are still bound by the covenant?" Mr. Lu said with wide eyes: "Fourth brother, when did you become so pedantic?!"
"I'm not pedantic, but I have to be cautious." Lu Gongru pointed to the opposite side and said: "Their current identity is the envoys who came to celebrate the official's birthday. The two countries are at war and they haven't killed the envoys. What's more, are they here to steal? The people in the city still have two opinions! How can they be killed just because they say they will be killed?"
"You won't believe it until the knife is held to your neck!"
Listening to them arguing there, Chen Ke was a little lost. It turned out that he thought of Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan from Li Xiangyang and Walter... In Jin Daxia's novel, Murong Fu's father saw the friendship between Song and Liao, and the war was not prosperous. There was no chance to take advantage of his ambition. Hearing that Xiao Yuanshan, the chief coach of the Liao Kingdom's pro-army forces, went to his father-in-law's house in Wuzhou, Song Dynasty on the eighth day of September to pay his birthday, he went to the Shaolin Temple to report that the Liao Kingdom would send experts to attack the Shaolin Temple on the Double Ninth Festival and seize the throne. Martial Arts Classics.
As a result, a group of stupid roe deer from the Central Plains believed it to be true. They set up an ambush at Yanmen Pass on the eighth day of September and fought a bloody battle with Xiao Yuanshan's family. In the end, it turned into a great tragedy.
Now Yelu Yixin and Xiao Feng... Well, this Master Xiao does not have a master named Xiao Yuanshan... Although he came with the Pishi Army, how brave are the Liao people to this extent? The princes all took the lead. , to carry out such a narrow escape mission?
Based on Chen Ke's understanding of the Liao people, it seems that he is not that good at it, not to mention that Yelu Yixin was favored because of his flattery, and it seems that he has never personally led an army.
The most critical point is, if the two countries go to war, is the Song Dynasty prepared? Obviously not at all...
Seeing that he remained silent, Lu Gongzhu finally couldn't help but said: "Zhong Fang, you should say something."
"I support Zhiqing's view." Chen Ke came back to his senses and said, "Don't take action easily. Let's strengthen our vigilance first."
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing that the two people who could make up their minds were both negative, Mr. Lu knew that he couldn't change, so he said angrily: "You two will become sinners!"
"Whether he is a sinner or not, we will decide later," Chen Ke said calmly: "The right thing to do now is to step up the vigilance. The power of the cavalry will be greatly reduced when they enter the city. With the 50,000 troops in Xiongzhou City, as long as they are prepared, they can still be attacked. A mere two thousand Khitan soldiers rebelled?"
"We must also beware of spies." Zeng Bu, who had been silent, added: "It is very likely that a large number of spies have sneaked into the city. It will be dangerous to either join them or create chaos."
"Yes." Lu Gongru nodded and said, "I'm going to arrange it right now!" He clasped his fists and said, "If there really is a war at night, it's too dangerous here. Please follow me back to the Yamen for temporary shelter." Xiongzhou's Post House Because it was often necessary to entertain envoys from the Liao Dynasty, a courtyard wall was used to divide it into the left and right sides. The courtyard on the left was where Song Dynasty officials lived, and the courtyard on the right was where the envoys of the Liao Dynasty stayed.
"It doesn't matter. Five hundred Japanese soldiers are not easy to eat." Chen Ke shook his head and said: "We are here to keep an eye on the wind and grass. If the Liao people make any changes, we will send you red fireworks and just take action!"
"This..." Lu Gongru felt that this was a good idea, but he was afraid that he would lose the imperial envoy and walk around without food.
"I don't want my mother-in-law anymore, that's it." This is the limit that Lu Gongzhu can accept. This second-generation official who idles around in Beijing becomes so aggressive when faced with a crisis.
"Okay then, take care of yourself!" There was no time to hesitate, so Mr. Lu clasped his fists in salute and hurried to arrange defenses.
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It was night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, which was a good time to kill people and set fires.
At this time in the past, Xiongzhou City had fallen into a deep sleep, but today it was even more noisy than during the day. The lights on the city were brightly lit, and the officers and soldiers were nervously debugging various defensive equipment, while the civilians were carrying stacks of arrows. Barrels of kerosene were transported to the top of the city. An iron pot was set up. The vegetable oil was boiled...
Tens of thousands of torches were lit in the city. With the cooperation of the state officials, the Forbidden Army soldiers blocked all streets, searched every house, and arrested all suspicious elements...
On the four streets leading to the post house, civilians are working hard to dig deep trenches. Behind them, thousands of bed crossbows, fu crossbows, enemy crossbows, eight bow crossbows, and eight oxen crossbows are placed. The Song army officers and soldiers are ready, as long as the post house If there are cavalry rushing out, they will be in range of the hedgehogs.
It’s no wonder that Lu Gongru felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, because he had just received an urgent report that the Liao army had moved south, and was expected to cross the border at the third watch and arrive at Xiongzhou at the fourth watch!
Therefore, he sent an emergency report to Daming Mansion and took all necessary measures at the same time. This is the duty of the magistrate of Xiongzhou!
The only dark and quiet place in the entire Xiongzhou City was the post house where the imperial envoys of the Song and Liao Dynasties lived.
But if you are in it, you will know that the atmosphere inside is ten times more tense than outside!
In the west courtyard, all five hundred Japanese soldiers were on the roof. Their sharp weapons had been blackened with ink, and their crossbows were all strung. As long as the Liao people dared to come, they would definitely be given a head-on blow!
Chen Ke was dressed in black, sitting cross-legged on the highest roof, staring at the courtyard of the Liao people. Over the years, he had been practicing his internal skills hard, and he could see in the dark like Monk Xuanyu, but he couldn't see so clearly. That's all. I saw that in the east courtyard, there was also a strong formation. The roof was covered with Khitan archers, and the horses in the backyard were also led out... If Lu Gongzhu saw this scene, he would definitely scream, "The Liao people are going to attack." Take action!
In fact, Chen Ke thought the same way, but he was cautious by nature, so he asked someone to find the commander of the Japanese army, and whispered to him the arrangements of the Liao people, so that even if there was a fight, he could know himself and the enemy.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese commander listened and whispered: "The Liao people are a little strange. They are in a defensive formation."
"Oh?" Chen Ke frowned and gave up the idea of sending a signal.
Lu Gongzhu crawled to the other side of him and whispered: "Zhiqing said that the Liao army has approached the border and he no longer insists on his own opinion. What about you?"
Chen Ke shook his head and said softly: "Wait a little longer."
"Still waiting? It's too late to take action now." Mr. Lu said with wide eyes: "When the Liao people attack the city, they haven't taken it yet, and the morale of the army is shaken. You and I will die without redemption!"
Chen Ke remained silent, thinking to himself, it makes sense that Yelu Yixin and the others planned to attack the city before launching their attack.
Just when he started to waver, a guard suddenly climbed up in a hurry and reported in a low voice: "Xiao Feng wants to see you, sir!"
"Oh? That's a good time." Chen Ke nodded and said, "Let him sit in the flower hall for a while. I will be here soon."
"This guy is here to paralyze us!" Mr. Lu said, not wanting to waste any more time.
"I'll tell you when I see him." Chen Ke said without climbing the ladder, and jumped down to the ground lightly.
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In the flower hall, Xiao Feng was restless. They were already in a state of turmoil, so the Song Dynasty people noticed any movement. Soon, the surrounding roads were dug into horse pits, and the west courtyard was filled with ambushes...these news spread to him and
In the ears of Yelu Yixin.
Both of them were shocked. Could it be that the Song people knew who was hiding in their mission and wanted to capture him even if they broke the contract and started a war?
"It must be like this..." Yelu Yixin was frightened and quickly ordered his men to get ready and prepare to cover the man and rush out.
"Where can we rush to?" Xiao Feng stopped him and said: "The four gates of Xiongzhou City are closed, and there are 50,000 troops. If they really want to be disadvantageous to us, it's better to catch them in a jar...that's nothing like that!"
"Alas..." Yelu Yixin thought about it, and immediately became discouraged and said, "What should we do?"
"Rather than sit here and wait to die." Xiao Feng thought about it and gritted his teeth: "Why don't I go talk to Bachelor Chen and let him know the consequences of killing us!"
"Yeah." Yelu Yixin nodded and said, "Go!"
Xiao Feng waited for a while and finally saw Chen Ke show up.
"Scholar Chen!" Xiao Feng ignored the greetings and asked, "We are here to congratulate the emperor of your country on his birthday. What do you want to do by setting up a dragnet?!"
"Master Xiao," Chen Ke had already changed into casual clothes, and his face was not very good-looking. He said coldly: "What do you want from your country's one hundred thousand Pishi army going south?"
"The reason why the Pishi Army is stationed in Luanhe is naturally because His Majesty, the Emperor, is holding the alms bowl." Xiao Feng said matter-of-factly: "Does it mean that I, the Emperor of Daliao, am moving within my own country, and I have to report to your country?"
"If you can see the light, why don't you move during the day and go south as soon as it gets dark?" Chen Ke said through gritted teeth: "I'm afraid that we have already crossed the border now, and in a few hours, the army will be approaching the city!"
"How is that possible?" Xiao Feng bounced up as if he had been stabbed by a needle in the butt and said, "Are you kidding, Bachelor Chen?"
"Am I going to joke about this kind of thing?" Chen Ke said with a cold look on his face: "The beacon fire has been seen in the city!"
"How is this possible? Absolutely impossible!" Xiao Feng murmured: "How could the Pishi Army go south?"
"Why can't the Pishi Army go south?" Chen Ke asked casually.
"Because no one can mobilize them..." After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he realized that he had made a mistake and quickly changed his words: "They will never enter the territory of the Song Dynasty, let alone attack Xiongzhou City!"
"What if we attack?"
"How dare they do it while we are here!" Xiao Feng said flatly.
"Only by His Highness King Zhao?"
"No..." Xiao Feng can be considered a veteran, but tonight he was in great fear and was almost exposed by Chen Ke, "Anyway, it must be like this, otherwise you will kill us!"
"Master Xiao, are you hiding something from me?" Chen Ke said coldly.
"No." Xiao Feng shook his head.
"If you don't tell me, then I have to guess." Chen Ke stood up and walked with his hands behind his hands: "I originally guessed that you were going to defect to the Song Dynasty, but now it seems that you are obviously being sentimental."
Staring at Xiao Feng closely, he said word by word: "Then there is only one possibility, that is, there is a big shot in a white dragon fish suit in your mission!"
Sorry, sorry, for some reason last night I was so sleepy that I couldn't open my eyes until eight o'clock. I was thinking of sleeping for a while before getting up to write, but who knew it was half past eight when I woke up... It's half past eight today. Hey...