Li Si's sudden lines made Murong Fu wonder whether this guy often did such sinister things.
After dealing with Yeluliang, Lao Zhang also got a new set of clothes and put on a mask and hood.
His body shape is very similar to that of Yelu Liang, so as long as he dresses up a little and imitates his tone and expression, he will be 70% to 80% similar.
Zhang Ru brought the defense plans of the five capitals and the route map for escorting grain, grass and baggage to the capital and gave them to Murong Fu and others.
With this, Murong Fu's plan became more secure.
After everything was handed over to Han Baizhan for coordination, Murong Fu and Murong Bo rested for a day in the palace of the Liaodong County Prince.
The next day, the three of them took Li Si back to the ship and discussed the plan with everyone.
It is reported that the grain and grass collected by the Liao Kingdom were all collected from the Khitan tribes and the northwest and northeastern vassal states. For example, the people in the Wujing area near Yanmen Pass did not collect a single grain of grain, which was very strange.
Murong Fu and others were still a little confused at first, but Li Si, who had been lurking in the Liao Kingdom for many years, told him that this was not a sign of mercy for the emperor and compassion for the people, but a trick commonly used by the commander of the Liao army.
Since all aristocratic men in the Liao Kingdom had to serve in the military and be registered as regular soldiers, they had to prepare their own weapons and war horses during this period, so the custom of threshing grass and grain began.
The so-called "grasping valley" means that Khitan officers and soldiers plundered everywhere in the name of herding horses and used them as military pay. Therefore, many Han people were captured by the Khitan and forcibly abducted as slaves in the Liao Kingdom, and placed in the heart of the Khitan.
The Liao army does not confiscate their military rations now, so that if there is an emergency in the future, they can directly kill and plunder them. This can not only boost the morale of the army, but also supplement the military pay. It can be regarded as an emergency strategy.
In Han Baizhan's view, if they attack the Liao's grain transport troops, the Liao people will definitely kill people to vent their anger. At that time, they can take the opportunity to rally the local Han people to resist, which is also a good way to attract people's hearts.
But Murong Fu rejected Han Baizhan's proposal after hesitating for a while.
He is not a merciful person, but it is also not what he wants to be so careless about human life.
So in front of You Ji and others, Murong Fu planned to dispatch their team to rescue the enslaved Han people within the specified time. There was no need to go through the trouble of escorting them to safety all the way. He only had to tell them that they would not If you leave, you will be massacred by the Liao army. Those who believe are willing to leave will be taken away. Those who do not believe will be left to fend for themselves.
When they heard that there were still so many Song people in the Liao Kingdom, everyone was filled with indignation and wanted to save them from the sea of fire.
Murong Fu's consideration of ordinary people also attracted the favor of the heroes and made them even more convinced of him.
Murong Fu had actually made calculations. The purpose of robbing food, grass and baggage was to speed up the army. If there were too many people, it would be difficult to move. Without You Ji and the others, it would not be a problem. It was not that he had a mother's heart and insisted on taking these things. The Han people were rescued.
He knew that people like You Ji alone would not be able to rescue everyone. Let alone them, it would be impossible to rescue all the five thousand people here.
This move is nothing more than to give a good name for benevolence and righteousness. It is estimated that if the Liao army's food and grass were really cut off, they would still die. And this is also the cruelty of war, there is no mercy at all.
With the plan in hand and knowing the marching route of the Liao army's food, grass and baggage, everyone just went ahead and docked the ship under the cover of night, and then got into position according to the advance arrangements.
You Ji and others dispersed the team into teams of ten, and each went to the village to deal with the Khitan Yidi who enslaved the Han people, and rescued the Han people.
However, in order not to affect the plan, it is stipulated that after arriving at the place, you must wait until five days before taking action. Otherwise, if you alert the snake, everyone will be jailed.
Among them were several hot-tempered ones, who were replaced by Murong Fu and others from their personal team. This matter was of great importance. We must not rush out to rescue the Han compatriots when we see them being bullied.
In order to avoid being noticed, everyone hid in the mountains during the day and rushed on their way at night. After three days of this, Murong Fu and the others arrived in Tongzhou, a must-go place for the Liao army to escort grain and grass.
According to the information received by the Liaoyang Mansion, this time the grain security troops were composed of one thousand tribal troops and three thousand Jingzhou troops.
Among them, the tribal army is composed of strong men from tribes other than Khitan and is one of the main forces of the Liao Army. The Jingzhou Army, also known as the Wuzhou Township Army, is composed of strong men from the Han and Bohai ethnic groups recruited from various prefectures and counties in Wujing Province. Many of them They are all fellow Han people.
In terms of numbers, the two sides were evenly matched, but because the other side only had a thousand regular troops, and the remaining three thousand were mostly Han Chinese, and there was a lot of food and grass transported this time, Murong Fu did not wait for the next batch of food troops, thinking that he could only deal with that group. Thousands of Khitan tribe troops are enough.
However, when Han Baizhan marches and fights, he will never despise the opponent because he thinks he is a compatriot. When the two sides are on opposite sides, you can only see the enemy in your eyes, because only in this way can you survive and win the war.
In the eyes of Murong Fu and the others, the opponent seemed to have 4,000 men, but in fact there were only 1,000 people. But in the eyes of Han Baizhan, the opponent was an enemy with 4,000 troops and must not be careless.
For this reason, he also advised Murong Fu. Murong Fu did not want to be Xiang Yu, but he also felt that this battle was necessary, so he still insisted on robbing.
Tongzhou's landform is mostly plains. Based on the map, Murong Fu and the others managed to find a pass where they could hide themselves. They hid behind piles of rocks and waited for the Liao army to arrive before they rushed out and captured it.
A'Zi, Mu Wanqing, Li Shishi, Cui Luhua and Zhong Ling followed Murong Fu. The expressions of the five women were also different. A'Zi's expression was excited, and she could kill whenever she wanted. She had no scruples about the chance to take action. She had already Just wish for it.
The Yitian Sword in his hand was also held again and again.
Mu Wanqing stared at Murong Fu from time to time, with a hint of relief and a hint of worry in her eyes, and her mind was raised, not daring to be careless.
With her current martial arts skills, she can protect herself. What she has to do now is to fight the enemy bravely and not embarrass the opponent.
Li Shishi's expression was relatively calm, as if nothing could interest her except Murong Fu.
This time she was holding a pipa in her arms. At her level of martial arts, there was no difference whether it was the yaoqin, guzheng or pipa. She could even use the jade flute to condense her martial energy to hurt people.
It's just that the power is not as good as these things with strings!
Cui Luhua is an old man, so she is not afraid when she hears that there are only four thousand people. Since she practiced the Sunflower Manual, her flying knife skills have become more and more sophisticated, comparable to Kang Min's acupuncture, Ah Zi's sword skills, and her current martial arts. Only under Li Shishi and A Zi.
As for the little girl Zhong Ling, she has also achieved some success in Hanbing Zhenqi. In addition, she has learned the external skills in the Nine Yin Manual, and she can be considered a little master.
However, her temperament was undoubtedly much worse than that of the four girls, and Murong Fu would inevitably have to take more care of her later.
