Wang Shunchen had been chasing for a day and a night and was a little tired, but he was not ready to stop.
In the area under his garrison jurisdiction, if he really wanted these dozens of people to escape, he couldn't afford to lose that person.
It was also the laziness of the local and state governments, and the Lu family thought that everything was fine, that led to such a thing happening. If he had been handed over to Wang Shunchen earlier, he would never have been robbed and escaped.
We have to start from the beginning.
This master craftsman of the Lu Family Glass Workshop escaped from Bei Liao. In the early years, most of the people who fled from Bei Liao would go to the Central Plains, just for fear of being confused.
In recent years, the number of people employed in the workshop has increased, and the manpower is obviously insufficient, so there has been a situation of on-site digestion. This is the case for this master craftsman of the Lu family.
It is said that he was oppressed in Beiliao and his whole family died, so he was reused by the Lu family.
This man was considered smart, and he managed to become a master craftsman in just three years. The Lu family attached great importance to him, and even after three years, the Lu family applied for a Song Dynasty household registration for him.
Also because of the Song Dynasty household registration, this great craftsman has a little more freedom...
The Lu family did not relax after all, and the master craftsman did not escape. Because they were already registered in the Song Dynasty, the Lu family had to commit suicide to protect their glass formula and craftsmanship from being stolen by foreigners.
This is not only because I spent a lot of money, but also because I have joint and several liability.
Wang Shunchen did not pay much attention to this matter at first. He only worried about it when the court was about to issue a commercial law.
Wang Shunchen considered that it was also because the imperial court was preparing to issue a law on commercial crimes that prompted Bei Liao to take risks.
If you are convicted of a simple friendship, you will be imprisoned for a year at most, and you will still master the glass craftsmanship after you get out. But once the court finally passes the commercial law and the master craftsman is classified as a fine craftsman, I am afraid it will be another result.
Of course, it is also possible that when the great craftsman was about to escape, Beiliao had already made preparations.
Hence, the Xiongzhou prison robbery happened.
In the 50s and 60s, Xizuo, who gathered in the Northern Liao Dynasty in the name of merchants, stormed into the Xiongzhou Prison, robbed the Lu family's master craftsmen, and caused nearly a hundred casualties in the Xiongzhou Prison.
At this time, the Xiongzhou Prefectural Government asked the garrison for help, and Wang Shunchen took over the matter.
Wang Shunchen also knew that the reason why the Guo Dynasty had surpassed the Northern Liao Dynasty in terms of military strength in recent years was that chariots made up for the disadvantage of infantry. And it was impossible for a team of fifty or sixty people to use chariots in Xiongzhou.
Respond in a combat posture.
To the north of Xiongzhou, there is a first-class plain. Except for a few outposts and camps, there are almost no obstacles. In terms of riding and shooting, the Northern Liao people are not comparable to the soldiers of the imperial court.
Wang Shunchen had to lead his personal guards to pursue him personally.
"How far is it from the end?"
"Go back to the commander, about 150 miles away. The general has followed the command of the commander and ordered the camp in front to intercept. The traitor can't escape like this!"
Wang Shunchen and the others could already see the dust raised by the fleeing horses ahead.
Although the people of Bei Liao were well prepared, they were still unable to defeat one man and three cavalry. Even if they entered Xiongzhou as horse merchants, after a battle with the Xiongzhou government officials, they could not leave behind one man and three cavalry.
Wang Shunchen's bodyguards were also pursuing them, one man and two cavalry.
After all, we are on our own territory, and the war horses can be replaced at any time, and the speed of the war horses can always be maintained.
"I'm afraid these thieves won't escape along the main road. Since they came with a plan, they must have chosen an escape route. They also know that it is impossible to leave the country through the main road. Please inform us that after thirty miles ahead, we will change horses. We must be in
Before leaving the country, wipe out all these thieves!"
Wang Shunchen also got angry.
He only has more than thirty personal guards. If it weren't for the other party's eagerness to escape, if it were a face-to-face battle, it is very likely that our side would be suppressed and beaten.
Now the individual combat capabilities of Guochao's soldiers have been improved, but if there is a one-on-one cavalry battle, Guochao's cavalry will only be beaten.
After all, the cavalry of the Guo Dynasty had horses to train to their heart's content only after the Xixia was annihilated. They could not compare with the Northern Liao people who had grown up on horses.
What's more, the cavalry of the imperial dynasty not only trained in mounted archery, or in other words, it was no longer traditional mounted archery training, but also trained in skills such as crossbows, gunpowder bombs thrown on horseback, and mounted shooting.
Wang Shunchen's bodyguards were personally selected by himself, and they were definitely selected from the best. Because Wang Shunchen was a sharpshooter, his bodyguards were naturally masters in this field.
This was also the reason why he dared to lead thirty personal guards in pursuit of more than fifty people from Northern Liao.
"Commander, the stubborn Liao thieves have turned west and are preparing to borrow the Baigou River. The difference is twenty miles. Once the Bei Liao sets up obstacles in the Baigou River, the pursuit may be delayed."
The telescope is already equipped, and the deputy general's ability allows him to easily use the telescope on horseback.
"Ignore him, notify the surrounding troops, block the opening to the south, and gradually shrink it. Let's divide our troops. You can lead some of them north, and I can lead some of them to continue the pursuit and turn back to stop them!"
"Commander, I will lead the men to pursue you."
"Stop talking about it. The purpose of pursuing is to not let the opponent have time to rest. Only by turning back north to intercept can we fight. Execute the order!"
The continuous running day and night, not to mention the exhaustion of the horses, even the people could not bear it. Wang Shunchen did not expect that the Northern Liao people were not prepared, and they must have brought all the rations and supplies.
As long as you bite the opponent hard like this and don't give them a chance to breathe, both the horses and the people will be exhausted. Only in this way can you fight with less and more.
Although Wang Shunchen was warlike, he was not reckless. Whether he was serving as a guard or fighting in the east of Hedong and northwest, he was deeply influenced by the official strategy.
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When Wang Shunchen and others were preparing to divide their troops, they found dust rising in the east...
"Is there support from the Northern Thieves?"
"No. Signaling, it should be the team intercepted by Baigouyi. Let's go over and change the horses..."
In the territory of this dynasty, anyone who appears so blatantly galloping horses must not be from the Northern Liao Dynasty. Otherwise, it would be his Wang Shunchen's defense front of the Northern Liao Dynasty that is riddled with holes.
"Commander, the final general failed to intercept..."
"I don't blame you. Change the horse, and then notify the troops. The troops stationed along the way will be fully compressed. If there are any omissions in the defense zone, let us know!"
Wang Shunchen was really a little angry. With fifty or sixty people causing such a big mess in his own defense area, he could even imagine how his brothers would laugh at him.
I thought I could take it down with my own bodyguards and save the effort of mobilizing troops. It seems that it doesn't work. I don't have much face to worry about. If I really let the prison robbers escape, it won't be a matter of face anymore.
Wang Shunchen had to ask all the teams in the border defense area to move.
Even being laughed at by the brothers is better than having a big mistake in the defense zone.
As for the court, just report the truth truthfully, plead guilty and be punished.
Wang Shunchen indeed underestimated the enemy. He believed that this was just a business matter, and the so-called prison robbery was just a result of the lack of strength of the local government officials in Xiongzhou.
But the pursuit lasted for a day and a night... If it was really a civilian matter, and those who came from Bei Liao were all noble tribes, then Bei Liao's combat power would be too terrifying.
Therefore, Wang Shunchen was convinced at this time that those who came this time were definitely elites from the Northern Liao Dynasty, and they might even be palace guards.