Chapter 184: Fu Luo weaves a net to catch cunning birds

Shi Tianze stared at the distance, this way to kill, he took the Tanma Red Army as the first, and with these Menghu elites, he intercepted and killed all the scouts of the Liuqiu Army, so he could guarantee that his trip was extremely sudden. However, when he approached, the crows in front of Xia Village Village were silent, and there was no figure in sight except for someone in Diao Dou.

It seems to be an empty village, which makes people feel extremely uneasy.

Since its creation, the Flow-Quest Clairing Mirror has been a controlled item, each with a serial number on it, and a record of who each one is issued to. Therefore, until now, the telescope is still unknown to outsiders, and Diao Dou's lookout hand looks at it from a distance, although Shi Tianze feels strange, he doesn't know that it is this thing, so his efforts to intercept and kill the scouts are in vain.

Shi Tianze glanced back at Li Quan, Li Quan led 5,000 cavalry first, and his own family and the brigade followed, Li Quan did not move when he arrived outside Xia Village, and did not take the opportunity to attack.

"Manager Li, is this the case when you come to this village?" Shi Tianze still asked.

Because Li Quan was named the head of a thousand households and Shandong by Temujin, Shi Tianze called him the head of Li, and it was also ironic that he was the head of Jingdong in the former Great Song Dynasty. Li Quan knew what he meant, but just smiled faintly: "Marshal Shi is the main general, and if the marshal can't give orders, how dare the lower officials attack?" ”

"So...... Now you will lead the 2,000 men of your headquarters to try to attack once, and if anything is wrong, come back quickly. Shi Tianze said with a sneer on his face.

It seems that Shi Tianze has good intentions, but it is just a sarcasm for him to run away. Li Quan felt a fury in his heart, but immediately suppressed it again, waved his hand behind him, and his team immediately followed.

This tentative attack came and went quickly, and only seven hundred paces away, a heavy bed crossbow in the summer village opened fire, shooting a thick wooden arrow, but it was crooked, not to mention hurting people, even the horses were not surprised. When Li Quan was close to the village, the cannons in the village finally fired, there were two in total, one on the left and one on the left, and the two cannonballs fell nearly a hundred steps in front of Li Quan, jumping on the ground, but the sound startled the horses a little unbearable.

"Kill!"

Li Quan urged his horse with his gun and began to accelerate, and in the process of dealing with Liuqiu, he knew that it would take time for the cannon to be loaded, so he took advantage of this gap to start rushing forward.

His 2,000 men and horses were all new annexes, including Han Chinese, Khitan, and Jurchen tribes, who were not very loyal to him, but seeing that he was in the lead, they had to follow closely.

Naturally, they were not stupid enough to rush into the village with their horses, but when they reached the range of the bow and arrow, they turned and ran parallel to the village, and in the gallop, round after round of arrows were shot out by them. Because they couldn't see the people in the village, the high-flying Diao Fight became the main target of their shooting. There was a wooden board around Diao Dou, and he looked at his hand and lay down, so he was not injured.

After this round of temptation, Liuqiu did not respond except for firing a crossbow and two cannons.

Shi Tianze's heart was even more uneasy, he groaned slightly, ordered someone to dismount and cut wood, and began to prepare equipment. Although the village is very short, at least you have to use a striking wood to break through the wall to break into it and fight, otherwise you will rely on the same projectile as Fangcai, and the effect is almost zero.

He had 20,000 men, and he sent more than 1,000 people to fix the equipment, and the rest dismounted to rest. This is also a kind of temptation for Shi Tianze's Liuqiu army, if Liuqiujun feels that his army is not in order, and opens the gate of the village to counterattack, then he can take the opportunity to cover up and kill, and even follow into the village.

But to his disappointment, there was still no reaction in the village, and the scouts clearly said that there were 15,000 Song troops from Xuzhou, but 15,000 people could be so quiet, at least it proved that they were well-trained.

Li Ye was also a little anxious to wait, the other party had surrounded the village for half an hour, but except for the temptation at the beginning, he had not attacked. The reason why he chose such a seemingly easily accessible village to defend was that he hoped that the enemy generals would take it lightly and attack him. The more fierce the enemy's attack, the more he rejoiced, and this lack of advance or retreat was the most uncomfortable for him.

"Hmm...... It's not going to work. Just when he was a little impatient, Wu Fang came to his side and asked in a low voice: "Counselor, I heard that some sisters in Mrs. Counselor's boudoir are not yet married, after I go back, can I ask Mrs. to speak for me, I am not too old, I have to find a daughter-in-law." ”

"Huh?" At this time, Wu Fang was still thinking about women, Li Ye admired him a little, and glared at him: "Aren't there so many widows in Liuqiu, why haven't you seen you in Liuqiu to get started?" ”

"That's not good, the widow talks a lot, if you call someone in bed, I don't know if you call me or a wild man." Wu Fang said nonchalantly.

"You're a far-sighted man!" Li Ye smiled, feeling relieved in his heart, no longer as anxious as Fang Cai, he patted Wu Fang's shoulder gratefully: "Don't worry, this matter is on the master, which one you fancy is which, if her family doesn't allow it, the master will lead troops to grab it for you - do you want me to do it for you?" ”

Wu Fang glanced at him under his crotch: "You are not afraid of being made into Xiao Bolang by your wife, what am I afraid of, it's a big deal to change your daughter-in-law!" ”

The things about Xiao Bolang's work are like Zhangyu in Liuqiu, and they are all legendary. Hearing Wu Fang's words, Li Ye remembered that this guy's skin was thick enough, and even Li Yilao's cannon barrel was helpless, so he had to shake his head and smile bitterly: "Thief bird, if Lao Tzu peels off your face and covers this door, Hu Ren can't break it even if he uses a rushing car!" ”

They chatted for a long time, and the Liuqiu army, who shrank behind cover to avoid the arrows, also felt relaxed. At this moment, the sound of a sentry came from above the fight, and everyone immediately erected shields and spears, and they all took their positions.

Shi Tianze waited for nearly an hour, and finally lost his patience and ordered to start attacking the city.

At the beginning, his attack was still a temptation, and Li Quan led 2,000 men to abandon their horses and walk on foot, escorting the crashing wood and shouting. On the high platform near the water's edge in the village, the Liuqiu artillery began to roar, this time the two cannons hit more accurately, the first cannon blew up the two most arrogant Tanma Red Army, and the second cannon directly hit a piece of wood, and immediately the flesh and blood flew sideways, and a scream was repeated.

"The cannon is too loud, if it is the first time a war horse encounters in the field, I am afraid that I will be frightened." Shi Tianze secretly thought in his heart that although these two cannons caused damage, he felt that this kind of damage was not comparable to the dense rain of arrows, so he did not attach great importance to the lethality of the artillery itself, but paid more attention to its huge momentum.

Jin Guo and the Great Song Dynasty have long been equipped with gunpowder weapons in the army, and there are many of them who are extremely loud, although Liuqiu artillery is beyond this era, it is not a magic weapon that makes Shi Tianze difficult to accept. He even felt that the intimidating effect of artillery on the war horse could also be prevented, as long as he set off firecrackers at the war horse on weekdays, and after the war horse got used to it, he didn't care about this kind of loudness.

He stared at Li Quan tightly, and when he charged, Li Quan held a gun in one hand and a shield in the other, but he rushed to the front, which made Shi Tianze's perception of Li Quan change a little.

At least this person is not the kind of person who hides behind and yells forward.

Li Quan's blood was boiling at this time, and he completely forgot about the intrigue with Shi Tianze, and he had only one thought, which was to rush to the front of the wooden village.

The archers in the battle shot desperately to suppress the Liuqiu archers who did not appear at all, and the Liuqiu artillery fired two more shots at this time, but this time the two shots did not hit any targets, which just made people's hearts skip a beat.

"Thirty steps, twenty steps, ten steps, rush!"

More than a dozen striking logs slammed into the wooden village, and at least five of them shattered in response, revealing holes the size of a human head.

"Go on, go on!" Li shouted hoarsely, and at last he saw the enemy, and in the middle of the village, behind the wall-like shields, there were rows of spearmen, who were waiting for the battle, but did not rush to attack, as if they were still waiting for the right moment.

"Kill!"

Li Quan shouted again, and the wood hit the wooden village for the second time, and two walls were knocked down, and the Menghu soldiers over there rushed in cheering.

"Bump Bump!" The sound of the crossbows rang out, and within such a distance, the crossbows of the begging people were as dense as rain, and almost in the blink of an eye, the Menghu soldiers who poured in from the gap were swept away, and even the groans were no longer heard.

"Shield, shield!" Li Quan shouted, rushing in through one of the gaps, he held a gun in one hand and a shield in the other, shrunk his body into a ball, and covered his body with a shield as much as possible. With him rushed the rest of the shieldmen, and after the shieldmen, the archers began to throw and suppress the crossbowmen who were begging for people.

"Hmm!"

Li Ye heard a muffled snort behind him, knowing that there were also casualties among his subordinates, he waved his hand suddenly, and the assistant army and deputy army among the soldiers began to roar angrily.

With a roar, the Flowing Shieldmen moved forward, shieldmen guarding the spearmen and charging towards Menghu. But Meng Hu stopped in amazement, including Li Quan, who also changed color.

Between them and the Liuqiu, a large mass of iron wire separated them, and these wires were tied with countless sharp iron thorn hedges, and they were eager to move them, and they had to use their knives and guns to pull them, but these wires were tough and soft, and they could not be removed by knives and guns.

On the contrary, the spear hidden behind the shield of the Liuqiu people revealed its true body, this kind of spear six or seven feet long, which could easily pierce from behind the barbed wire, although the Menghu soldiers also had a shield body, but the arms, legs and feet that were exposed outside the shield became an excellent target, one stabbed at a time, extremely accurate.

If it had been ten years ago, Li Quan would have relied on his personal courage to cross the barbed wire fence and kill it. But now that he had enjoyed it for a few years, he was no longer what he had been, and after connecting the spears that had blocked the Streamers several times, he cautiously hid himself behind the crowd and refused to rush to the front again.

"Split with an axe, split with an axe!" He figured out a way to break the barbed wire after a few moments, but it was unsurprisingly tough, and it was so entangled that even a split was useless.

Li Quan glanced back, hoping that Shi Tianze would see the opportunity to urge the army to attack, and he really saw the army moving forward, and just as he was rejoicing, there was a sudden sound like the sky was cracking.

In the Yellow Village, ten cannons roared at the same time, instead of the original two.

"This old fox has abducted a lot of things." Zhao Youju got up and stretched, seeing the back of Cui and slowly leaving, he couldn't help but scold, although he was abducted by Cui and some things, but he was not really annoyed, he just thought Cui He was interesting, and he couldn't live without scolding him.

I talked with Cui for an afternoon, covering both a big topic like the future direction of the Great Song Dynasty and a specific topic like the curriculum set up in the elementary school. Although Cui He is extremely persistent on some issues, his persistence does not give people a sense of angularity, but is silent and almost imperceptible. It was only after he left that Zhao Youju found that he had fallen in the way of the old fox on some key issues, such as the future trend of the Great Song Dynasty, such as the attitude towards science, and the curriculum of the Royal Elementary School, and he had retreated from the position he had originally adhered to.

However, he didn't think there was a problem with this, Cui He's caution and persuasion made him appreciate it very much, and he really needed such a figure to preside over the center. Such a character has become a bridge of communication between him and his ministers, which is really in line with his heart.

Thinking of this, he said to himself: "If the name is not right, it is not good, maybe it is time to give this old fox a real name." ”

"What does Your Majesty command?"

His voice was small, so the palace maid beside him didn't understand, she lowered her eyebrows and asked.

Zhao Youju turned his face away, and it was Xie Daoqing who was serving him. This makes Zhao Youju still a little melancholy, the Queen Mother's attitude towards Yang Miaozhen is completely different, but this has not completely changed the Queen Mother's position on the queen issue, and the promotion of Yang Miaozhen to a concubine is probably already the limit of the Queen Mother. What's more, even if the Queen Mother agrees, it will be difficult for the courtiers to pass.

Fortunately, Yang Miaozhen is now the highest status in the harem, and she has the name of the queen but the fact that she is the queen, and the new palace maids in the harem also admire her. She and Han Yu are two people, one martial and one literate, but they can also control the scene.

"Your Majesty."

Xie Daoqing's face had a faint flush, and since the beginning of the day, the Son of Heaven stared at her in a daze, making her heart begin to pound. Although her face was still graceful and unmoved, her heart was a little uneasy.

"Thank you...... Daoqing? Zhao Youju was a little embarrassed when he called out the name.

"The slave is here."

"Hmm......" Zhao Youju originally wanted to ask her how she had been doing since she entered the palace, but when she thought about it, this question was a little ambiguous. Although he is not jealous of women, he has no emotion at all, and he goes to bed for the sake of venting his desires, which does not make him feel very pleasant. If there is someone among the new palace maids who can really move him, like Yang Miaozhen and Han Yu, who have a deep affection for him, then he doesn't care about a woman.

It's just this person......

Seeing Xie Daoqing's serious appearance, Zhao Heju felt a little lacking in interest. He coughed, and then said, "Do you know where the concubine and Zhaorong are?" ”

"The concubine is now in Xingjian Garden, and Zhaorong should also be there." Zhao Youju originally just asked casually, but he didn't expect Xie Daoqing to really be able to answer: "At this time of the day, the concubine and Zhaorong will be in Xingjian Garden." ”

Xingjian Garden is taken from the meaning of Tianxingjian gentleman to self-improvement, originally a deserted courtyard in the palace, which was changed by Zhao and Ju into a sports field, and it can be regarded as a place for Yang Miaozhen to move his body. In addition to the cement field, there are also some fitness equipment that is common in the residential community in later generations, that is, the Empress Dowager Yang, who now also goes there from time to time to move her hands and feet. After hearing this, Zhao Heju also became interested: "Okay, I will go to Xingjian Garden, you tell me to go down, if there is something to find me, go to Xingjian Garden." ”