248 Ambush
Because the Goryeo court sent people to the island, the supreme leader of the local people of Tamnado, the "Star Lord", is now in a dilemma. He asked the general named Kim Min-jung sent by Jeolla Province strangely: "General Kim, those Song people have no bad deeds when they come here, and they also teach the people on the island how to farm, so that there is a lot more food." Why should they all be arrested? ”
The Jin general recalled the reason for the assassin's statement and said, "Oh, I'm a Khitan vassal of Goryeo. The Khitan and the Song State were originally hostile, so the Song people crossed the border when they entered the land of Goryeo, and they naturally had to be arrested. ”
The fat merchant who was doing business on behalf of the Assassin on the side immediately said, "Yes, yes." If the Song people entered the Khitan, the Khitans would catch them. These people should also be captured and sent to the Khitan. ”
The star lord has always been the emperor of the earth, and he is lonely overseas, so he has no concept of the Khitan, but judging from the words of the two people, it is not a good thing to give the Song people to the Khitan.
He didn't want these Song people to go. Tamna Island originally had a backward level of production, because every household was so poor that they had no private property, and they were even able to do it to the point of "not leaving the road behind, and not closing their doors at night". Even the "Star Lords", who ruled over more than 20,000 people, could only eat meat a few times a year without starving, and could buy a few better pieces of cloth from the occasional passing Goryeo merchant ships.
But after these Song people came, there were big boats on the island to fish from afar, and the catch on the island increased a lot; Improvements in farming tools and farming methods have at least doubled land yields; Moreover, the large ships of the Song people often passed through this place, bringing goods such as silk, cloth, porcelain and spices, which were cheaper than those on the Goryeo merchant ships, and life on the island suddenly improved. In addition, every year the Song people would present him with a lot of silk, porcelain, spices and so on. By the way, there are still doctors among the Song people, and now that people on the island are sick, they can go to the Song people to see a doctor, and they don't have to resign themselves to fate like in the past. If you get all the Song people away, I'm afraid that you will have to live a hard life again!
But he did not dare to offend the officials of Goryeo. If nothing else, Tamna's magic weapon for self-protection has always been "poverty" rather than force. I can't afford to raise soldiers, and the three or four hundred Goryeo soldiers armed with bows and knives outside the "palace" alone are not something that Tamna Island can handle. There is still a Goryeo army behind these people, how dare an island owner who doesn't even have many bows, arrows and spears dare to offend the Goryeo court. He had to emphasize his difficulties: "But since the Song people came, there have been intermarriages. If all the Song people are arrested, then many husbands and wives will be separated. ”
Jin Minzhong didn't think about it at all, and snorted: "I acted on orders." If the star lord has anything to say, he can say it to the assassin. I must take people away, did the star lord call them, or did I go and catch them myself? ”
The star lord wanted to redeem it again, but before he could speak, the fat man poked the golden general's waist and eyes with his fingers, and made another look. Kim Min-jung immediately realized that his words were inappropriate. The merchant said that the Song people were very oily and watery, so how could they get the oily water if they didn't go on a trip in person?
So Jin Minzhong waved his hand: "I'll take someone myself!" ”
The star lord hurriedly waved his hand to stop: "No, no." I see that those Song people manipulate weapons every day, and they don't seem to be easy to mess with. Even if you don't let them live here, you have to be safe. ”
The merchant laughed: "You don't know about this star lord. The Song people were very timid and never fought a war. They will be defeated by the Khitan in every battle, and as soon as the Khitan army appears, the Song people will send money and silk. Such people need not worry. ”
In Jin Minzhong's eyes, the star lord is a rich man, but he can only be powerful because he hangs abroad. Therefore, he was not polite to this star lord at all, and immediately said decisively: "Please ask the star lord to arrange food and accommodation for us." Tomorrow we will send someone to lead the way. Early tomorrow morning, General Ben will take people to arrest the Song people. ”
The next morning, the Koreans set out, and when it was almost noon, Kim Min-joong, who was riding on a short horse, saw several Koreans driving two oxen to plough the land, and hurriedly asked the merchant: "This cow is from the Song Dynasty?" ”
"yes, yes. There were no cattle on the island at all. This cow must be from the Song Dynasty. ”
Jin Minzhong was worried: "But how did this cow get on the boat?" ”
The merchant actually coveted the cattle of the Song people from the bottom of his heart, but he could only reluctantly admit that their boat was too small and there was no place to put cattle. He had no choice but to comfort Jin Minzhong: "General, there are a lot of light goods in the Song people." ”
Hearing that there was light cargo (lighter goods), Kim Min-jung's eyes gave off a greedy light again, urging the soldiers to leave quickly.
After walking for about half an hour, Jin Minzhong suddenly pricked up his ears: "What sound?" ”
Several officers also heard it and hurriedly said, "It's a trumpet!" ”
"How can there be a horn? Could it be the Song people? General Kim became suspicious.
Suddenly, two soldiers exclaimed: "Look over there! ”
The crowd turned their heads and saw in the distance a few tall horses coming from behind the bushes, and the riders on the horses, all with bows and knives, looked this way with their swords. The merchant hurriedly shouted: "It's the Song people, it's the Song people!" ”
Jin Minzhong was angry when he saw the other party's unscrupulous appearance, and immediately ordered an officer: "Catch them!" ”
Immediately a detachment of soldiers ran towards those on horseback. The knights just watched the Goryeo soldiers running and laughed, and when the Koreans approached, they slowly turned their horses' heads and trotted a little, always keeping a stone's throw away from the Goryeo soldiers.
Naturally, two legs can't run on four legs, and the Koreans can't catch up even when they stick out their tongues. Some of the Goryeo soldiers were annoyed and began to shoot arrows, but the distance was so far that the arrows flew in front of the horses and lost their strength, so that two mischievous riders playfully copied the arrows in their hands and laughed mockingly. At this time, the Goryeo soldiers were even more annoyed, and the rear team also quickened their pace, leaving behind the Tamna natives who were following to see the excitement.
The merchant on the horse turned white, saw that it was almost dark, and hurriedly persuaded Jin Minzhong: "General, don't fight with the Song people, go to the Song people's village quickly." ”
Jin Minzhong also saw that it was not a way to chase down like this, so he asked the Tamna people who led the way: "How far is it from the village of the Song people?" ”
The man gasped and replied, "It's almost there." ”
"That's it! The herald moved on. Spend the night in the Song village! Kim Min-jung ordered.
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard three roars, which startled a group of dirt buns. Looking ahead, I saw a banner behind several knights, and then a team came out from behind the trees to block the way. In the golden sunlight of the setting sun, only the swords, guns and armor shone with a cold light, and the whole team was silent.
At the same time, a team also appeared on the left and right sides of the Koreans, and they also pressed silently without saying a word.
Kim Min-jung had never been on the battlefield, and when he saw the posture on the opposite side, he almost fell off his horse. The Goryeo soldiers who were out of breath also screamed in surprise, pushing each other and retreating. But they had not gone far before someone shouted, and it turned out that a procession was running on their way and lined up a stone's throw away, and at the same time a burst of arrows flew and stuck at the feet of the Koreans. At this time, the Koreans were huddled together, and they were all in chaos.
Shi Feng contemptuously said to a leader named Guo Huo: "This is not even as good as the official army, right?" ”
That Guo Huo is also an old man of the righteous army, after several battles, he naturally knew that Shi Feng was talking about the official army of the Great Song Dynasty, and immediately nodded: "The review of the Xiang army is stronger than them." ”
So Shi Feng ran to the middle of the two armies with a knight who spoke well in Tamluo and shouted, "Ask them why they are here?" Let them disarm and surrender! ”