Kou Ji told Liu Heng not to rely too much on Guo Shoude's brain. It's not that Guo Shoude is stupid, but that Guo Shoude has commanded hundreds or thousands of people in battles all year round. His thinking may become rigid, and some of the suggestions he gives may only be suitable for hundreds of people. Thousands of people fight, but tens of thousands of people are not suitable for fighting.
Liu Heng had seen similar people before, so as soon as Kou Ji reminded him, he understood Kou Ji's intention.
"Fourth brother, I understand..."
"Just understand..."
"..."
Kou Ji explained some trivial matters to Liu Heng, and the two of them went to bed separately.
The next day, early morning.
After Kou Ji got up, before he had time to send people to Hengshanguan, Guo Shoude appeared outside the camp with four or five close followers.
Kou Ji ordered people to take Guo Shoude to see Liu Heng, and Liu Heng settled him. Kou Ji himself took some of the Hengshan Army officers and soldiers to an open area outside the southeast corner of Dejing Town.
Although Dejing Town is an important border area of Xixia, it is not completely deserted.
The winter wheat planted last year was trampled by a small group of Liao cavalry before it was harvested, and was completely destroyed.
The grain farmers in Dejing Town had to clean up the trampled wheat with tears in their eyes and planted beans on it, hoping to make up for some losses and avoid starving in the winter due to lack of food and clothing.
When Kou Ji arrived at the southeast corner of Dejing Town, he saw the Xixia people in Dejing Town waiting for the bean sprouts.
When the people of Xixia saw soldiers and horses coming and going, they immediately fled to the dark and carefully looked at Kou Ji and his party.
The reason why they did not flee back to the town was because they had lived at the border for many years and were used to seeing soldiers and horses wreaking havoc on the border.
If they were not forced by life, they would not make a living at the border.
The people of the Song Dynasty were very poor, and the people of Xixia were even poorer.
They were also being exploited, but Xixia's attacks were many times more ruthless than those of the Song Dynasty.
The people of Xixia looked pitiful, but Kou Ji had no sympathy for them.
They deserve to be pitied.
Only Han people farmed in Xixia.
The only people who farmed on the Song-Xia border were Han people who were loyal to Xixia.
The vast majority of them took the initiative to defect to Xixia.
There are rogues, ruthless bandits, and deserters.
In order to settle down and live in Xixia, they did a lot of things to obtain certificates of approval.
Although they are ordinary people who are being oppressed now, once the Xixia soldiers and horses want to plunder the population, food, and wealth, they will carry knives, mount their horses, and become the vanguard of the Xixia soldiers and horses.
Not only did they help the tyrants to commit crimes, they would also go around telling the people of the Song Dynasty how well Xixia treated them, and tricked the people who could not survive in the Song Dynasty to flee to Xixia.
Faced with such a group of people who looked cowardly but were actually treacherous, Kou Ji would naturally not feel the slightest pity.
Kou Ji led his people to the edge of the open field, took four flags, and planted them in four directions to determine the direction.
When we were dividing the territory outside Linzhou City, some soldiers with poor sense of direction would deviate from the direction after getting on horseback and running for a while. There were enough, but not much land was enclosed, and I was so angry that I cried.
In view of this, Kou Ji ordered four special flags to help some soldiers with poor sense of direction to point them in the right direction.
The flag has been put up.
The Xixia garrison in Dejing Town got the news and appeared not far from Kou Ji and his party.
"There are enemies!"
A scout shouted loudly.
The officers and soldiers of the Hengshan Army got on their horses and rushed out.
The officers and soldiers of the Hengshan Army, who were many times more powerful than the Xixia defenders in Dejing Town, rushed toward the Xixia defenders with ferocity. The Xixia defenders were so frightened that they retreated again and again, all the way to the entrance of Dejing Town. They did not dare to follow Hengshan. The soldiers fought.
The leader of the army drove the Xixia garrison from Dejing Town into Dejing Town, and wandered on horseback at the entrance of Dejing Town. While wandering, he shouted loudly: "I advise you to withdraw from our country as soon as possible." territory, otherwise you will have to go under my sword."
The Xixia garrison in Dejing Town stood at the entrance of the town, looking at the officers and soldiers of the Hengshan Army, but they dared not speak with anger.
The officers and soldiers of the Hengshan Army laughed loudly at the angry expressions of the Xixia defenders.
After laughing.
The leader of the army ordered his soldiers to station themselves at the entrance of Dejing Town to clear the way for other soldiers to compete in the territory.
The Xixia garrison in Dejing Town watched helplessly as the officers and soldiers of the Hengshan Army outside the town divided up the land in Dejing Town.
The officers and soldiers of the Hengshan Army who were enclosing the territory this time did not have any military exploits, so the enclosure time was not long, only a quarter of the time for burning incense.
It's not that Kou Ji didn't have extra land to give them, but that they had no military exploits and the land they were encircling was good. If the time was equal to the time of the soldiers who had enclosed the land before, then the soldiers who had enclosed the land before would definitely Gives birth to dissatisfaction.
Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality.
The soldiers of the Hengshan Army made a fuss outside Dejing Town for a whole day and completely divided the land outside Dejing Town.
Kou Ji did not lead the soldiers back to the camp, but ordered the soldiers to camp on the spot outside Dejing Town and live there.
Kou Ji made a small fuss in Dejing Town, but caused an uproar in the northwest.
Many people in the northwest were almost shocked when they learned that Kou Ji led his army to carve up a large area of land outside Dejing Town.
Dejing Town was the territory of the Xixia people. Kou Ji, an official of the Song Dynasty, divided it as he pleased without even saying hello to the Xixia people. It was too overbearing and arrogant.
But domineering is domineering and arrogant is arrogant, but no one accused Kou Ji of doing something wrong.
Some quick-thinking people even began to infer Kou Ji's intentions through this move.
The final result was that Kou Ji would almost certainly use troops against Xixia.
If Kou Ji wants to use troops against Xixia, the entire northwest army will not be idle.
As a result, all the soldiers and horses in the northwest began to quietly prepare for war. When the time was right, Kou Ji gave the order and rushed into Xixia, turning him upside down.
The movements of soldiers and horses in the northwest could not be hidden from Kou Ji's eyes and ears.
After Kou Ji learned that the soldiers and horses in the northwest were preparing for war, he smiled knowingly.
"The soldiers and horses in the northwest are all good, and they are somewhat enterprising... Our Song Dynasty also has some features that a powerful country should have..."
What should a strong country look like?
Whenever there is a battle, without showing any cowardice, the soldiers rush to the battlefield first.
This is what a strong country should look like.
With the vast land and abundant resources of the Central Plains, and with the wealth of the Central Plains, in terms of human and financial resources, we cannot lose to any enemy.
As long as the soldiers are brave and not afraid of death, prosperity is inevitable.
"The enterprising spirit of the Northwest soldiers and horses is all brought to them by you."
Liu Heng said with a smile beside Kou Ji.
Kou Ji smiled and said nothing.
Liu Heng continued to smile and said: "In just two days, we have occupied all the land around Dejing Town. Now only Dejing Town is left. When are you going to take action?"
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, curled his lips and said: "I originally thought that the commander of the Xixia garrison in Dejing Town was a smart man, and when he saw such a situation, he should take the initiative to withdraw from Dejing Town.
But I didn't expect that he would be so careless about life and death.
Since he is not afraid of losing his life, he can send them on the road together."
Kou Ji looked at Liu Heng and ordered: "My accompanying guards have escorted the Liao prisoners here. Tonight you select a thousand people, give each of them a sword, and let them leave the camp."
Liu Heng pondered and said: "With one thousand people, there is no problem in taking Dejing Town. But attacking other places may not be enough."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, looked at Liu Heng, and said, "Are you referring to Qiliping not far from Dejing Town?"
Liu Heng nodded slowly, "There are heavy troops stationed in Qiliping, no less than five thousand people, equipped with weapons and horses, and a thousand Liao prisoners. If they rush into Qiliping, they will be wiped out by the Xixia people."
"So what do you mean?"
"Let more Liao prisoners go."
"How much?"
"How about letting him go for 10,000 people?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Ten thousand people? You can say it clearly. We let the dogs out to bite people, not to be bitten by dogs. A thousand Liao people, equipped with weapons and horses, can't do any harm to us."
What a threat.
But the 10,000 Liao people, who have seized enough horses and weapons in Xixia, are a huge threat to us.
If they turn around and devour the Lord, then wouldn’t we be shooting ourselves in the foot?”
"But I heard that you previously said boldly that you would release a large number of Liao people to harm Xixia."
Liu Heng asked seriously.
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng and asked, "Did Guo Shoude tell you?"
Liu Heng did not hide anything and nodded slowly.
Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "I just said it casually, do you still take it seriously?"
Liu Heng suddenly felt dumbfounded.
Liu Heng said: "But a thousand Liao people do not pose much of a threat to Xixia."
Kou Ji smiled and said: "So we have to send some extra manpower to them."
Liu Heng's mind was a little confused for a moment.
Kou Ji said with a smile: "The Liao people are sent out, and they are worried about eating the master, but if we send out our own people, there is no way they can turn against us, right?"
Liu Heng stared at Kou Ji in astonishment and said, "Are you going to send someone to pretend to be a Liao person?"
Kou Ji smiled and nodded, "The difference between the Liao people and us is their hair accessories and clothing. Now I have removed all the weapons of the Liao people and shaved their heads."
Most of the weapons and clothes I issued to the Liao people were discarded from our army.
As long as we send another troop with shaved heads and the same clothes as them, it will be easy to fool them."
Liu Heng stared and pointed at his face blankly, "But face..."
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "Among the Liao people, only a few look different from us. Most of the others are no different from us. As long as the people we send out act with the nature of the Liao people, who knows what they will do?"
Are they really from Liao?
So what if someone finds out?
We don’t admit it, and they don’t admit it either, so what can the Xixia people do to us?”
Liu Heng said dumbfounded: "As the saying goes, the hair and skin of the body are influenced by the parents. We, the people of the Song Dynasty, attach great importance to hair and will not shave it off easily. Where can we find a group of people who are willing to shave their heads?
people?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "The group of regiment trainers in Iron Gate Pass."
Liu Heng said in astonishment: "Those scourges?"
Kou Ji nodded slowly and smiled: "They disobeyed military orders and went out privately to burn, kill and loot. I punished them by shaving their heads. They had no reason to refuse. I asked them to dress up as Liao people and go out to burn, kill and loot. They
There is no reason to refuse.”
Liu Heng opened his mouth and was speechless.
The scourges in Tiemen Pass violated military orders and went out to burn, kill, and loot. Even if Kou Ji killed them all, no one would dare to complain.
Now it's just a matter of cutting off their hair as a punishment, and they are naturally willing to do so.
They used to commit illegal robberies and had a lot of worries.
Now Kou Ji has instructed the Yamen to rob, which is considered a legal robbery.
Then they will definitely let go of their hands and feet and make a big fuss in Xixia territory.
Since Kou Ji has thought about everything, Liu Heng doesn't need to worry about this matter.
Liu Heng left Kou Ji's tent, went to the place where the prisoners were held, and carefully selected a thousand people.
At night, he took them out of the camp.
When they arrived outside the camp, they were given weapons and then sent people to drive them into Dejing Town.
The Liao people were not stupid either, and they could roughly guess that the Song people wanted to take advantage of them by letting them enter Xixia at this time.
But they are willing to be used.
If you stay as a prisoner in the Song Dynasty, you will most likely be tortured to death.
But when they go to Xixia to cause trouble, they can use this opportunity to plunder horses, grain, and soldiers.
As long as they have horses, soldiers, and food in hand, they have the possibility to take back the Liao Kingdom.
Therefore, after the Liao people rushed into Dejing Town, they did not need Kou Ji and Liu Heng to send people to deliberately guide them. They decisively attacked the Xixia defenders in Dejing Town.
The Liao people knew very well that after capturing the Xixia garrison in Dejing Town, their combat effectiveness could be doubled quickly with the help of their armaments and horses.
The Liao people with horses and the Liao people without horses are completely two different people.
Not long after the Liao people entered Dejing Town.
Cries of killing rang out in Dejing Town.
Then fires broke out everywhere, and the flames lit up half of Dejing Town.
Kou Ji and Liu Heng were watching from outside, watching the Liao people fighting with the Xixia defenders in Dejing Town.
After a fierce hand-to-hand fight, the Liao people won.
After the Liao people defeated the Xixia garrison in Dejing Town and plundered their horses, weapons, and grain, they immediately transformed into a small group of cavalry astride horses.
He rushed out from the other side of Dejing Town and disappeared from the sight of Kou Ji and Liu Heng.
As soon as the Liao people left, Kou Ji gave orders to the guards around him without hesitation.
"Write a letter to Li Deming and ask him why he sent people to collude with the Liao people and rescue the Liao people from the place where we held captives in the Song Dynasty! Within half a month, I need Li Deming to give me an explanation.
He must capture this Zhi Liao man and deliver it to me.
We must also repay Da Song for all the damage caused this time.
If he doesn't agree, then we'll meet on the battlefield."
As soon as Kou Ji said these words, everyone around him was shocked.
What happened before you was obviously planned by you. Can you blame the Xixia people for this?
Seeing no one reply, Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there a problem?"
The people around him shook their heads in confusion.
You have made it clear that you want to find trouble with the Xixia people and blame them for everything. How can we have any problems?
The documents in Kou Ji's account were handed over to Kou Ji, and he returned to the tent to draft a long letter.
After Kou Ji led the people back to the tent, the clerk handed the long letter to Kou Ji.
After Kou Ji reviewed it and found that there were no omissions, he stamped his seal and ordered it to be sent to the Xixia people.