Zongze asked many more questions, all about the war between the Liao Kingdom and the Jurchens. Qinbei Pavilion
Gao Yaoshi, Cao Xiaocai and Lang Rong did not dare to lie under Zongze's sharp eyes, so they told everything they knew.
"Wang Zhizhou, I have nothing more to ask."
Zongze's face was extremely ugly, and he cupped his hands in front of Wang Shizhong.
"You and the three of you should have been executed on the spot for trespassing into our Song Dynasty. However, considering that it was an unintentional mistake, we will temporarily detain you until the edict arrives and we will make a decision."
Wang Shizhong looked at Gao Yaoshi, Cao Xiaocai and Lang Rong and said.
"Give your mouth to sign for them!"
Wang Shizhong waved his hand, and Essi behind him took a few pieces of paper and walked to Gao Yaoshi and others.
"Sir, please spare my life!"
The three of them were frightened out of their wits, thinking that a few people from the Wang division were trying to plot against them.
"This is your confession. I will send it to Tokyo and plead for you. If what you say is true, you should be pardoned and even be able to live in the Song Dynasty!"
Wang Shizhong looked at the three people and said, those pieces of paper were all filled with conversations from today's interrogation. Another purpose of calling Zongze, the interrogator, here today was to be a witness.
After reading the words on the paper, Yaoshi Gao and the others felt at ease and quickly signed and stamped their signatures.
Oshi brought the papers to Zongze again. Zongze took a look and signed his name, and then Wang Shizhong also signed with a smile.
Even if such top-secret military information about the changes in the Liao Kingdom has been summarized, it can be trusted by the emperor immediately as long as it is sent to Tokyo.
"Zong Tongpan, this can be considered a great achievement for us!"
Wang Shizhong laughed.
"What's so gratifying? I can't see it!"
Zongze shook his head solemnly.
"The Liao Kingdom is about to perish. Isn't this a great joy? After a hundred years of Song Dynasty, I have finally waited for this moment to destroy the Liao Dynasty!"
Wang Shizhong smiled more and more happily. The imperial court had very different attitudes toward the Liao Kingdom. The war faction and the peace faction often criticized each other, and he was the staunch war faction. He had always wanted to fight for the country and destroy the Liao Kingdom.
"The Liao Kingdom is not yet a match for the Jurchens. If the Liao Kingdom dies, how will we deal with the Jurchens? This is not killing the wolf and bringing back the tiger."
Zongze looked at Wang Shizhong and asked. He knew that Wang Shizhong was from the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. He later fled back to the Song Dynasty. Many people in his family died at the hands of the Liao Kingdom. He was extremely hostile to the Liao Kingdom, but he should not interfere with national affairs. Mixed with personal feelings, we should not be greedy for immediate benefits and be short-sighted.
"The Jurchens only have more than 10,000 people, so there is nothing to be afraid of. As long as the Sixteenth State of Yanyun is here and relying on the Yanyun defense line, the Jurchens have nothing to worry about."
Wang Shizhong didn't think so. The Jurchens were just a tribe that had just established a country. They had a small number of people and could not establish a climate.
"Zong Tongpan, have you forgotten the late emperor's last order? Yan Yun must take it back!"
Wang Shizhong looked at Zongze and said coldly, Zongze was also the main militant faction, so he would tell Zongze this secret, but Zongze was not radical, which made him very dissatisfied.
"Let's see what the court says."
Zongze shook his head helplessly. The affairs between the Jurchens and the Liao Kingdom still needed to be investigated clearly. Whether it was war or peace was not something he, a small state general, could control.
The two walked out of the prison, and Zongze was ready to go back to his house to think about things in the north.
"Mr. Zhizhou! Mr. Tongjian!"
The embarrassed shouts of Hu Yanqing came.
Wang Shizhong and Zongze looked at Hu Yanqing, who was covered in dust and had a dark face. Their hearts sank. Something big had happened to Ping Haijun.
"General Huyan, what's going on?"
Wang Shizhong looked at Hu Yanqing and asked.
"There is an enemy. The enemy is bombarding the Swordfish Village. The Swordfish Village is over!"
Hu Yanqing said with runny nose and tears.
"Bombarding Daoyu Village! Who did it?"
Zongze's face changed drastically. This news was like a thunder, far more shocking than the rise of the Jurchens. The Swordfish Village was just outside Dengzhou City. If the enemy could bombard the Swordfish Village, wouldn't they also be able to attack the Dengzhou Mansion?
The enemy is already close in front of them, but they still don't know it.
"I don't know. Suddenly there was the sound of artillery at night, and there was a burst of indiscriminate bombardment at Daoyu Village. The enemy was hiding in the heavy fog and couldn't see anything!"
Hu Yanqing said.
Wang Shizhong and Zongze looked extremely ugly. It was foggy these days and it was impossible to sail on the sea. Where did the enemy come from? But they all heard the sound last night, and now when Hu Yanqing said it, they remembered that it was indeed the sound of artillery.
"How is it possible? How could the enemy have artillery?"
Zongze looked at Hu Yanqing and asked, Firearms have always been a secret of the Song Dynasty and cannot be used easily. Even the Forbidden Army did not have the firepower last night.
"It's true, Mr. Magistrate, Mr. Tongjian, please take a look!"
Hu Yanqing quickly asked his soldiers to carry up a round iron ball with bumps on it.
"Such a big projectile!"
Wang Shizhong touched it with his hand and found it was cold. It was indeed a commonly used projectile for artillery, but the problem was that the projectile was much larger than those in the army.
"I gonna go see!"
Zongze looked at the projectile and said to Wang Shizhong.
"Then please trouble Zong Tongpan to go there, Sun Li, you go with us!"
Wang Shizhong looked at Sun Li and said.
"The general will go too!"
Hu Yanqing also said that he would take the soldiers to evacuate at night, and now he must go back and take a look.
Master Wang nodded and agreed.
Zongze took Sun Li and Hu Yanqing out of Dengzhou Mansion in the heavy fog.
"Where did the enemy come from in such a heavy fog?"
Zongze looked at the heavy fog outside the city. Even the navy would not dare to go out in such weather. Once they went to sea, they would definitely be lost in the fog. How did the enemy manage to move freely through the fog?
"My subordinates don't know that the fog has been there for several days, and it is impossible for a ship to sail on the sea."
Hu Yanqing said, he is also a powerful naval officer and is proficient in naval warfare. Who dares to sail in this heavy fog?
"But the enemy did come from the sea!"
Sun Li opened his mouth and said that he was in charge of the military affairs of Dengzhou and wanted to manage local security.
Even if there is heavy fog, it is impossible for a large group of enemies to cross the border without making a sound, not to mention there are so many cannons. Those things cannot move at all without ox horses pulling them, and they must take flat official roads, and small mountain roads can move even if ox horses are pulling them. No.
"That's the problem, these enemies are not simple!"
Zongze said worriedly that the situation in the north is now turbulent, the Liao Kingdom is dark and weak, the Jurchens are eyeing them, and the Song Dynasty is facing an unprecedented crisis.
And now there is such a weird band of thieves. Not only do they have artillery, but they also directly attacked Ping Haijun. Where in the world can there be such bold thieves?
"Master Tongpan, could he be from Liao, Korea or Japan?"
Sun Li said that there are no fierce bandits in Dengzhou, and the only ones who can really be regarded as enemies are foreigners from overseas.
"Impossible. Although the Liao, Goryeo, and Japanese countries have fleets, they will never have artillery, and it is impossible to cross the sea in such foggy weather."
Hu Yanqing said, although the Liao, Goryeo, and Japanese had ships, their naval power was average. How could they have the strength to cross the sea and attack the Ping navy.
There is an official road from Dengzhou Prefecture to Daoyu Village. Zongze led people along the official road and quickly arrived at Daoyu Village.
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