"The Changsheng Army, also known as the Resentment Army in the old days, was originally created by Dong Xiaoclown, and most of the soldiers and horses in its army were ...... by the Han people of the Liao State and the people of the Bohai State" In the account, the seed master Dao is explaining to Sun Tu the origin and current situation of this key third force, the Chang Victory Army, as a veteran general in the army, he and the seed master are obviously much stronger than Sun Tu in this regard.

It was also in their narration that Sun Tu further understood the inside story. This army, which was full of hatred and hatred as soon as it heard its original name, was indeed at odds with the Liao State earlier, and the reason for this was naturally the Liao State itself.

Like the Great Song Dynasty, as well as every dynasty that came to an end, by this time, the Liao State had already been decayed, and their emperor Yelu Yanxi was a hands-off shopkeeper, who only liked to hunt around and ignore the government and government, and favored traitors, making corrupt officials everywhere in the court, and the exploitation of the people was naturally powerful.

Even in the Great Song Dynasty, such things would have happened one after another, and Liang Shanbo and Fang La and others would rebel one after another, and the situation within the Liao State would be more complicated, and there would naturally be more people who rebelled. The Liao State is roughly composed of the Khitans, the Bohai people and the Han people in the north, and it is precisely because of the tolerance of the sea that the Liao State can quickly become strong, but the contradiction has already been buried, but it was not noticed at that time.

But over the past hundred years, as the Khitan clan has continued to expand, whether it is the Han people or the Bohai people, their situation has become more and more difficult. Most of the officials in the court were Khitans, but most of the taxes in the country fell on the Han and Bohai people, and the superior Khitans persecuted the two ethnic groups for various reasons many times, which deepened the contradictions between them.

Compared with the more tolerable Han people, the Bohai people, who had been destroyed by the Khitan, were more difficult to accept such unfair treatment, so finally a few years ago, an uprising broke out against the army, the leader of which was Dong Xiaoqiu, who was a Bohai person. And what makes Liao feel even more troubled is that this resentful army is not a civilian uprising like Fang La of the Song State, but a whole army of court officials, so it can also be called a mutiny, an army composed of Bohai people and Han people, with revenge and anger!

At that time, the Jurchen Jin people had just risen, and the threat was even greater than that of the resentful army, which made the Liao court unskilled and could only send a small number of soldiers and horses to suppress it. As a result, the Liao army was defeated, and the resentful army was able to expand, and many cities in the central and southern parts of the Liao State fell into its hands, and the danger was more than that of the Jin people.

It was only at this time that the Liao court paid attention to this rebel army, and quickly sent Xiao Gan, who was the best at using soldiers, to lead the troops to quell the rebellion. And Xiao Gan really did not live up to the trust of the imperial court, after several battles, not only won one victory after another, but also relied on the strategy of differentiation to defeat the resentful army, and even the leader Dong Clown lost his life in an internal strife.

Just when the resentful army was about to be completely destroyed, another powerful figure came to the fore - Guo Yaoshi! Different from Dong Xiaocun's background, he is a Han Chinese, and he is also proficient in the art of war, and knows how to judge the situation very well.

At this time, the Liao State was being beaten by the Jin people, and the damage was repeated, there was such a saying, even Xiao Gan did not doubt him, nodded and agreed to their surrender, and did not continue to attack. This naturally gave the resentful army a chance to breathe, and then after pretending to be obedient and taking a ride with the Liao army, he took advantage of Xiao Gan's hurried return to the north, and the other Liao troops were unprepared, so Guo Yaoshi launched a mutiny again, and fled south with a group of soldiers and horses.

He actually knows a truth very well, if he really wants to work for the Liao State according to what he says, he and his brothers are afraid that there is only one way to die. Those Jurchens are not even opponents of the Liao army, how can they have a chance of winning against the resentful army? went to the front, maybe all cannon fodder. Even if they were really lucky enough to survive the battle with the Jin people, with the style of the Liao people, I am afraid that it is impossible to avoid the blame of the past, and when they can't get it, they will cook a rabbit and a dead dog.

So as early as when he asked for surrender, Pharmacist Guo was ready to do the opposite, everything was just an expedient measure. And it turned out that his approach was quite wise and correct, that is, this surrender and rebellion gave them room to survive. Because at this time, the Liao State had put the main forces in the north, and the south was naturally empty, so that the smaller number of resentful troops captured several cities in a row, and even military important cities such as Zhuozhou City were grabbed by them.

It is precisely because of this series of victories that Guo Yaoshi truly took full control of the resentful army, and thus changed its name to the Changsheng Army. It's just that after changing the name, the Chang Shengjun had a bad year, and was beaten by the Liao army that turned back angrily and lost the city, and finally only two cities were in hand, and they survived.

If it weren't for the sudden dispatch of troops to attack Liao last year, I am afraid that this ever-winning army would be completely wiped out. It was also at this life-and-death juncture that Pharmacist Guo sent someone to contact the Song army, wanting to obtain refuge by taking refuge in the Song State. After all, unlike the original Dong clown, he Guo Yaoshi is a Han Chinese, so he is naturally closer to the Song Kingdom, isn't he?

At that time, although Tong Guan was moved, he did not make a deeper statement, but only planned to sharpen the other party's temperament again, so that it would be easier to control the other party. It's just that I didn't expect that the ambitious Tong Shuai went wrong in the next battle, resulting in the defeat of the army, retreating again and again, and the matter of connecting the victorious army of Nachang could only be put aside. This shelving was a few months, but it gave the Changsheng army a real chance to breathe, and became the third force in this Song-Liao war!

When Sun Tu listened to the introduction of the Seed Master, he couldn't help but admire: "This Guo Yaoshi is really a person, and he should even be called a hero, he can still support himself in such an environment and never fall." At the same time, I complained again and again, this name is really good, Guo and Pharmacist, is it a combination of Guo Jing and Huang Yaoshi, or is Jin Yong based on this two roles?

"It's not wrong to call it a generation of heroes, but only then does this matter become more and more tricky." The seed master frowned and said: "Just from his previous methods, it can be seen that this is a capricious villain who has little faith at all, and only focuses on immediate interests. This is also one of the reasons why Tong Guan didn't want to send troops to rescue him immediately and included him in the army. After all, they are not of our race, and once they suddenly turn against each other in battle, our army will be in danger. ”

Sun Tu also nodded thoughtfully: "What the predecessor said is that you really have to guard against it." Only from the fact that the Liao army was able to cross the border from other places and enter the rear of our army this time, it can be seen that he is not credible, and he is completely a man at both ends of the world. ”

"But now the force of the Chang Shengjun has to be co-opted and borrowed, so this matter is really difficult to do." The seed master was also a little embarrassed: "What is the attitude of Pharmacist Guo now, we really can't guess." "The Planter Dao also followed the Dao.

Sun Tu's gaze swept over the map in front of him, and he said after a while: "If I were Pharmacist Guo and wanted to make a difference in this situation, I would sell it at a price and see if I could take advantage of this opportunity for Song Liao to win and lose to create better opportunities for myself and get more benefits." ”

"For example?"

"For example, asking for money and food from both countries and China, asking for a reward for a justifiable official position, and getting a right to disobey the orders of the monarch abroad, and to listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement."

After listening to Sun Tu's words, the two snorted in unison: "He has such a big appetite, isn't he really afraid that he will offend all the two countries and end up in a dismal end?" ”

"He is a hero, he is always greedy, and he has to fight when he has the opportunity! What's more, as far as the current situation is concerned, he does have this capital, and the current battle situation is delicate, and no one can afford his sudden dispatch of troops. Sun Tu squinted at the location of Zhuozhou drawn on the map, and a smile slowly appeared on his face: "Interesting." It is said that immortals fight and mortals suffer, but he, a mortal, has become an important bargaining chip that can influence the victory or defeat of the two immortals at this moment...... No matter how bold this person is, he can be regarded as an outstanding person, and he is a good opponent! ”

"Huh?" Hearing the meaning of Sun Tu's words, the face of the seed master changed slightly: "Qianli, do you have any plans?" ”

"I don't dare to hide it from the two of you, I plan to go to Zhuozhou, talk to him, and pull him to my side of the Great Song Dynasty." Sun Tu replied quite calmly.

"No!" When the two of them heard this, they immediately became anxious, and almost stopped in unison: "The current situation is chaotic, and the situation in Zhuozhou is even more unclear, how can you be so dangerous?" ”

"Yes, Qianli, this is not a wise move, you have a high status in our army, how can you risk wading into that troubled water? Even if Zhuozhou is indeed related to the success or failure of the entire battle situation, it is better than using such ......"

"The two of you naturally understand your love for Sun Tu, but I have a few words that I have to explain that [nameless fo] is white. In fact, if it's not that I'm Sun Tu arrogant, if I really want to talk about fighting with soldiers, my Sun Tu doesn't say that compared with the two, even compared with some other generals of the Western Army, it is also very inferior. So in the barracks, it doesn't really do much. Sun Tu said unhurriedly, after this battle, he did understand that he was not a famous general, and his previous victories were either because of surprise or luck, and the enemy was generally not too strong. But now, in the face of a strong enemy like the Liao Army, his military literacy is obviously not enough.

After a pause, he added, "In that case, I have nothing to do with the overall situation here. On the other hand, Zhuozhou is now in need of my Da Song to show enough sincerity, and compared to others, I believe that my identity is more convincing, and I can act at the opportunity, at least not let the situation go badly. This may be the greatest use of my grandson's journey to the north! ”

Speaking of this, he stood up solemnly and saluted: "It is a matter of life and death in the Great Song Dynasty and even the entire Central Plains inheritance, and I hope that the two seniors can understand my intentions and let me do my part." ”

Looking at his frank and pleading appearance, the two of them were really moved: "Sun Qianli, what a hero!" The two of us are really convinced this time! As long as you can return safely, the Western Army will look at you from top to bottom! Saying that, the two of them also got up quickly and bowed respectfully to Sun Tuxing, which was completely a performance of subordinates meeting their superiors.