Chapter 292: Expedition, Faith Eagle
On the endless sea, twenty large and small sea boats are cleaving the waves, sailing forward with the help of the wind, the waves on the sea are blooming, and a group of dolphins are so excited that they jump out of the water from time to time to lead the way in front of the fleet.
The sky was equally lively, a large flock of seabirds flew over, circling and flying above the fleet, wanting to land and rest their wings on the boat, but as soon as they saw two Hai Dongqing flying into the sky, they immediately gave up this idea and screamed and flew away.
Lin Chong and Xu Guanzhong stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them, blowing the cool sea breeze, and they were also relaxed.
Next to the two, more Liangshan cavalry, Wu Song, Jiao Ting and others held on to the outermost railing of the warship, and pointed to the dolphins in front of them in fuss and said excitedly.
The sailors on the ship looked at them with a look at the buns, full of a sense of superiority, but they completely forgot that when they first went to sea, they were also full of freshness and excitement.
Speaking of which, including Lin Chong, these Liangshan cavalrymen are also Xu Guanzhong, Wu Song and others are all going to sea for the first time, and they should have been very uncomfortable.
After all, the sea is not smaller than the Liangshan Bo puddle, even if the wind and waves in the Bohai Sea are much smaller than those in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, they will definitely get seasick.
However, thanks to the anti-vertigence training such as waves, rollers, and spiral ladders in Liangshan, everyone was only a little uncomfortable at first after entering the sea, but they quickly adjusted and walked out of the cabin to the deck to watch the sea view with great interest.
The only thing that is not very interested is probably the "broken Liao ghost" Ah Shu.
In the original time and space, Ah Shu lived in exile in the Liao State for more than 20 years, and Wanyan Aguda attacked the Liao State many times on the grounds of "A Shu is not sent", and the Liao State naturally knew that this was just an excuse, but he did not hand over A Shu.
After the Liao State was destroyed by the Jurchens, Ah Shu was caught by the soldiers under Wanyan Lou's room, the man asked him who you are, Ah Shu then said with some self-deprecation: I am the "Liao Broken Ghost" Ah Shu!
Later, Ah Shu was caught in front of Wanyan Aguta, and he thought he would die, but Aguda only beat him with fifty boards and let him serve in front of the army, and the matter was over.
But Ah Shupo's nickname of the Liao ghost has also been handed down and recorded in the history books, and Lin Chong happens to know this story.
However, Ah Shu himself must not know, because their family has been in fear in Liao all these years, so he is only fifty-one years old, and now he looks as old as an old man in his sixties and seventies.
originally thought that after arriving at the Liangshan Army in the Great Song Dynasty, he would be able to live a stable life that was not so fearful, but he knew that this new master was a bold figure.
Ah Shu couldn't believe it, how could Lin Chong have such a frustrating, madman-like idea, and dare to sneak attack the Zhongjing Dading Mansion of the Liao State with only 3,000 cavalry.
Could it be that after a few victories, the Liangshan army thought that it was invincible in the world, even more powerful than the Jurchen soldiers?
Besides, the lone army goes deep, this is a taboo for soldiers, once the thing is defeated, won't it cost you your life in vain?
And even if the sneak attack is successful, what will the Liangshan army get, do they want to capture Emperor Tianzuo alive to get a ransom?
Isn't this madman and fool?
After learning of Lin Chong's plan, Ah Shu wanted to escape from this team of madmen immediately, but at this time he was already on the sea boat, and if he wanted to run, he had to jump into the sea;
And his wife and daughter are still on Liangshan. He had no choice but to give up the idea of escaping, and followed Lin Chong all the way forward worriedly.
At this time, the two Hai Dongqing each caught a seagull and flew back, and with the sound of two whistles, the two gray-white Hai Dongqing swooped down, and then landed on the shoulders of Ah Shu's two nephews accurately.
I saw that its two Haidongqing each gathered their wings more than two meters long, put down the seagull in their mouths, and then took a small piece of beef fed by the two of them in one bite, and turned their heads while eating, and looked around vigilantly with a pair of eagle eyes.
Lin Chong looked at these two Hai Dongqing with light in his eyes, he was a human in two lives, it was the first time he had seen such a big eagle, and it was the legendary Hai Dongqing.
These two Hai Dongqing were almost one meter to one meter tall, and their wings were two or three meters long, which was much larger than all the eagles or eagles that Lin Chong had seen in his previous life.
According to the research of later scholars, it is said that Haidongqing is likely to be a secularized and smaller and smaller spear falcon of later generations; It is also possible that it will be extinct long ago in later generations.
Because the body length of the spear falcon in later generations is only 56~61 cm, and the weight is only about 1310~2100 grams;
However, Amu (Ashu's son) and Ashu (Ashu's nephew) are two Haidongqing, but they weigh almost ten catties (1280 grams) of Song Jin, which is completely incomparable with the spear falcon.
Therefore, Lin Chong is more inclined to Haidongqing to be extinct in later generations, and when he can see it with his own eyes, he is naturally full of shock and liking.
"Sure enough, it's a divine eagle, Guan Zhong has been famous for a long time, and today I saw Haidong Qingxiongjun really lived up to the name of the legend. Speaking of the decline and fall of the Liao State, the prosperity of the Jurchen is inseparable from this Haidongqing. ”
At this time, I heard Xu Guanzhong sigh with emotion.
Lin Chong nodded, this is true, because Hai Dongqing's handsome gods are naturally loved by the nobles of the Liao State who love hunting, and become the tribute of the Emperor of the Liao State.
Therefore, since the establishment of the Liao State, the Liao court has to say to the Jurchen tribes every year that they want Haidongqing, and for a long time, the Jurchens have been nine deaths in order to catch eagles, and sometimes they will be beaten to death by the silver angels of the Liao State if they can't hand it over.
Moreover, the Khitan and Xi of the Liao State were originally barbarian peoples, who did not know etiquette and righteousness, and were accustomed to relying on the strong and bullying the weak, so every time the silver angel came to the Jurchen tribe to ask for Haidongqing, there must be a local young and beautiful woman to recommend the pillow seat, regardless of whether they had a husband or not, which naturally aroused the resentment of the Jurchens.
And the Jurchen Wanyan Department also accumulated strength through various means, and with the help of the Jurchens' resentment against the Liao State, they raised troops against Liao, which achieved today's great cause.
Why are the Jurchens so brave in fighting the Liao State, in fact, an important reason is that the Jurchens have been oppressed by the Khitan and Xi for more than 100 years because of this incident, and this breath has been held for more than 100 years, and once it breaks out, it is naturally invincible.
However, Lin Chong was not interested in their grievances, in his opinion, whether it was the Khitan, Xi, or Jurchen, they were all barbarian peoples, and they were all threats to the Chinese nation, and they must be eliminated, or killed and disabled before assimilation and domestication.
Lin Chong was interested in another thing.
"Amu, Ashu, come here."
Lin Chong beckoned Ah Shu's two nephews over and asked, "Let me ask you, this Hai Dongqing has been tamed so obediently by you, do you have a way to domesticate them to become letter eagles and pass on military information to our army?" ”
The two were slightly stunned, and said in their hearts that Hai Dongqing has been domesticated for hunting for hundreds of thousands of years, but it is the first time that they have heard that Hai Dongqing is used to transmit military information.