According to the news sent back by Zhang Ru, Murong Fu and others learned that Yelu Hongji actually sent the Liaodong County Prince to annihilate them.
After hearing the news, Murong Fu discussed with Han Baizhan that he would continue to rob the Liao Kingdom's food and supplies first, and after the second robbery was completed, he would ask Zhang Ru to cooperate with them in a scene and kill more Liaoyang defenders to borrow money. This builds momentum.
So, after resting for two days, Murong Fu set out with the 1,000 strong men who had just joined and the remaining 2,000 people, and continued to plunder the Liao army's food, grass and baggage.
This time he gave everyone the weapons and equipment he brought back last time. In this way, everyone became more confident in fighting the enemy!
With the first experience and a large number of captured bow and arrow weapons, this mission was completed very smoothly. The casualties were directly reduced by half. It is not an exaggeration to say that we returned with a great victory.
Unfortunately, only one thousand sets of weapons and equipment were collected this time. With the intact equipment taken from the enemy, they could barely make up 1,500 sets.
Upon hearing the news that food and grass had been robbed again, Yelu Hongji was extremely angry and issued three military orders in a row, asking the Liaodong County King to immediately send troops to exterminate the rebels.
After getting Murong Fu's signal, Zhang Ru personally led the troops and deliberately entered the trap they set with 5,000 soldiers and horses. The result was predictable. Except for only a few hundred people who escaped, the remaining 4,000 soldiers and horses escaped. Many people and horses were all killed in the hands of the rebels.
Not to mention Yelu Hongji, even Song Ting heard about this battle. After some investigation, they found out that it was a rebel army formed by a group of Jianghu people.
For a time, there was a polarized and heated discussion on this matter in the Song court.
One party felt that it was precisely because of the unprovoked quarrels and troubles of this group of Jianghu people that the Liao Kingdom wanted to go south to attack the Song Dynasty. This was true since Xiao Feng's death that day, and it is also true now that they are plundering the Liao Kingdom's supplies of food and grass.
The other side believed that the Liao Kingdom had ulterior motives when it shipped large quantities of grain and grass from various places. Although the behavior of these Jianghu people was a bit radical, it also restrained the Liao army to a certain extent. Otherwise, when the Liao Kingdom's grain and grass gathering was completed, Will he come back to make peace with the Song Dynasty again?
Since they are going to fight anyway, it would be a good thing for the Song Dynasty to have a rebel army that does not receive military pay from the imperial court and can cooperate in fighting within the enemy's country.
Judging from the Liao State's continuous escort of grain and grass baggage, it is obvious that the other party is waiting for the opportunity to attack Yanmen.
Huizong's time in power was still short, and he did not neglect government affairs as much as in the later period. He also knew how to listen to the suggestions of his courtiers.
Finally, under the strong recommendation of Han Zhongyan and others, Huizong appointed Zhong Shidao as the Marshal of the Army. From then on, he did not make peace with the Liao Kingdom, and also cut off the supply of food and grass to them, allowing Zhong Shidao to lead 300,000 elite troops to Shanhaiguan. Resist the Liao army.
However, it is worth mentioning that because Cai Jing himself was a treacherous minister and a member of the peace faction, he was naturally an important target of Murong Fu's order to suppress Han Zhongyan.
Not long after Huizong ascended the throne, he was deprived of his official position and sent to Hangzhou.
Along the way, Cai Jing was killed by the Shadow Tower assassins arranged by Bao BuTong and Deng Baichuan. The traitor of the generation was killed out of frustration before he could realize his ambitions.
Nowadays, in the entire court, the Lord Harmony Faction has been demoted and assassinated, and almost all the secret agents of the Murong family such as Han Zhongyan have been eradicated.
After Yelu Hongji learned that the Song Dynasty had decided to go to war with them, he was furious and immediately sent troops to attack Yanmen Pass.
Yanmen Pass is flanked by peaks on both sides and towers into the clouds. The reason why it is called "Yanmen Pass" means that when the wild geese fly south, they also need to fly between the two peaks, which is a metaphor for the dangerous terrain. The defenders of Yanmen Pass Although the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, it is extremely difficult for the Liao army to break through the barrier.
After persisting for several days, Zhong Shidao came to help with his army. After some deployment of troops and generals, he actually repelled the Liao army several times!
After hearing the news about the battle at Yanmen Pass, when the heroes saw that the court did not hold them accountable, they all felt like they were in a state of despair, wishing they could kill more Liao soldiers.
As the rebel army became more and more famous, the Han compatriots who were captured and enslaved in the Liao Kingdom also committed regicide and came to seek refuge with them.
In repeated battles with the Liao army, although Murong Fu and other rebels suffered varying degrees of casualties, by this time, the team had grown to as many as 8,000 people.
It is said that many heroes from the martial arts community in Juxian Manor have come to help, waiting for Murong Fu and the others to return to assist them.
During this period, Yelu Hongji was angry that these so-called rebels were stabbing them in the rear, so he went to Beijing to recruit 30,000 strong soldiers, intending to completely wipe out the rebels.
However, Yelu Hongji should never have let the Liaodong County King cooperate with the generals to wipe out the rebel army. As a result, under Han Baizhan's dispatch, in just five days, the 30,000 Liao army was divided and dispersed. Eaten away.
Just as the Battle of Song and Liao was about to begin, the Han compatriots that Murong Fu had sent back began to play their role in promoting the benevolence and righteousness of the rebels in the Song Dynasty.
Xiangzhou, Tangyin County.
Seeing the old father's sudden return, people from the local wealthy Yue family immediately came out and asked if their father-in-law had been kidnapped by the Khitan people.
The name of the father-in-law is Yue Li. His grandfather was originally from Liaocheng, Dongchang Prefecture. Because he had an official position, he was transferred to Tangyin County, Xiangzhou as an "envoy", so he moved his family here from their original place and purchased fertile land. One son, Yue Cheng, inherited the family business and lived a prosperous life.
It has been passed down to Yue Li for the third generation.
However, six years ago, he was unfortunately kidnapped by the Khitan people and sent to a foreign country while he was out. He thought he would never be able to return home in this life, but he never expected to be rescued by the rebel army led by Murong Fu and finally have the opportunity to see his wife and children again.
In front of Yue Li, stood a fourteen-year-old handsome boy, his son Yue He. When he left, he was only a seven or eight-year-old child. Now he has grown up. Looking at his child, Yue Li was surprised. The rebels were even more grateful.
The Yue family is one of the few wealthy families in Zhouliu Village in Tangyin County. In addition, when Yue Li was still in the village, he was very charitable and had a very harmonious relationship with his neighbors. After learning that he was back, people from all over the country were attracted to him. One after another came to congratulate.
When someone became curious and asked how Yue Li escaped from the brutal Khitan people, Yue Li also bluntly said that the rebels rescued him.
Moreover, the rebels not only rescued them, but also arranged for a boat to take them back, and entertained them with delicious food and drinks along the way. Even when they left, they even paid for their return home. They are really good people!
When the villagers heard this, they all couldn't help praising it. Some heard that the imperial court had started fighting with the Liao Kingdom. Some young people in the village who were ambitious planned to join the army to serve the country, but they refused. At this time, they heard that Yue Yue If he wanted to stand up, he thought in his mind whether he could join the rebel army, which would also serve his family and country!
"There are still three years left until Yue Fei is born!"
