When the soldiers and horses of the Great Liang attacked the city in the territory of Western Xia, the Renzhong camp outside the city of Huanzhou had a heavy atmosphere.

The troops were divided into four places and plundered for a day, without leaving a single ration for the Han people, but all the soldiers and horses only snatched back half a day's grain and grass for the 200,000 army, which means that it stopped for a day, and the army's grain and grass were still missing for half a day.

The generals discussed for a while, but they didn't come up with a result, so they could only disperse.

When everyone left, Renzhong let people recruit henchmen and generals.

"Now the situation is like this, there are no outsiders here, everyone is talking about what countermeasures?"

A general said: "Since we can't grab the grain and grass of the army, we can only reduce the number of the army." ”

When everyone heard this, they all thought about it.

"That's right, especially those men who hit Linglang. Now that the situation in Western Xia is tense, and the prince of Liang has led troops into our country again, even if he takes them back, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not have dissent. ”

A general was suspicious: "Even if you abandon Crash Linglang, there are still 150,000 people in the army, which is not too much different from the current situation." ”

The fan who had previously recruited Xue Sichang gritted his teeth and said: "In my opinion, it is better to choose 50,000 elite soldiers to come out and let the rest of the soldiers and horses find their own way." In this way, 50,000 elite soldiers will have eight days of food and grass. If the war horse is slaughtered, it will last for more than ten days. ”

"What? That's not to give up 150,000 soldiers and horses, the lord of the country and the king of Jin have already lost their soldiers and horses, and we will discard 150,000 soldiers and horses, even if we go back, what will we do to stop the soldiers and horses of the Liang State. ”

"Now the situation is like this, if we don't make a decision, I'm afraid that the 200,000-strong army will all collapse. When the soldiers heard that the lord of the country and Cha Ge had been defeated, they were already unstable, and once they ran out of food, they would inevitably mutiny. Rather than this, it is better to keep tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Who could have done better? ”

When all the generals heard this, they all fell silent.

Renzhong sees only this one way. Said helplessly: "Now there is only this, but we can leave 100,000 soldiers and horses." In this way, the army can have four days of food and grass, and then slaughter some war horses, which is enough to support back. ”

A general said: "If the other 100,000 soldiers and horses know that they are abandoned, I am afraid that they will mutiniate immediately." ”

"Hold them out, and send them to-morrow to steal the food, and when they are far away, we will set up camp and go north. When they find out, they can't catch up with us if they want to. ”

Renzhong discussed it with everyone again. Decide which soldiers and horses to keep and which ones to abandon, and then disperse.

Early the next morning, Renzhong successively sent a number of troops and horses to the villages on the east and south sides to plunder.

When the soldiers and horses who were about to abandon went away, Renzhong immediately set up camp, bypassed Huanzhou, and headed for Western Xia.

Xue Sichang was taking stock of his family wealth in the city, and he also knew that the crown prince hated traitors, and it would be fortunate not to kill him. I will never do it for him again.

Xue Sichang looked at a jade carving carefully, imagining his life as a rich man in the future. He has been an official for many years, and Cai Jing, Gao Yu and others in the DPRK are all corrupt, and he is no exception. Accumulated a lot of private goods. Even if the Great Liang court did not reward him, his family wealth would be enough to make him rich for the rest of his life.

Collect some calligraphy and paintings, buy a few beautiful concubines, and don't have to worry about political affairs. There is no need to intrigue, but it is also pleasant.

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps came from outside the hall.

Xue Sichang put the jade carving in his hand on the table aside. Be serious.

The Huanzhou regimental training made Di Kun come in quickly, hugged his fists and said: "My lord, the Xixia soldiers and horses outside the city have suddenly pulled out of the camp. ”

Xue Sichang suddenly stood up and said, "What? Didn't you report just now that the Western Xia sent many troops and horses to plunder? ”

Di Kun nodded and said: "I did send a lot of soldiers and horses out before, but just now, the army in the camp all rose from the camp and went north, and there were many baggage vehicles. The soldiers and horses who went out to plunder before did not return, could it be that Renzhong abandoned them? ”

Xue Sichang thought about it for a while, and said: "It's not good, Renzhong's guy probably gave up some of the soldiers and horses and saved the elite." ”

When Di Kun heard this, he said, "What should I do then?" ”

Di Kun is Xue Sichang's confidant, and Xue Sichang defected to Western Xia before, and they also followed Xue Sichang to Western Xia. Xue Sichang is a traitor, and they are no better. After Da Liang even broke the soldiers and horses of Brother Cha and Li Qianshun, they were also frightened, afraid that Da Liang would settle accounts after the autumn.

After the generals of Huanqing Road knew that Renzhong had decided to retire, they all abandoned their official positions and ran to Huanzhou quickly, preparing to flee to Western Xia with Renzhong's army, so as not to be liquidated by Daliang.

It's just that Xue Sichang felt that Western Xia had broken Li Qianshun and Brother Cha, and lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, which was already a great injury. But Da Liang was menacing, afraid that Western Xia would sacrifice them and sue for peace with Da Liang. Therefore, he didn't want to follow Renzhong to Western Xia, so he later negotiated with the Liang court.

Di Kun also knew the conditions that Xue Sichang negotiated with the Liang court, and Huanqing Road could only complete their task if he blocked the Renzhong army and let the Liang soldiers and horses surround the Renzhong army. The Great Liang court will forgive the sins of all of them, not only Xue Sichang will not be appointed again, but even these important members of the state capital will also be dismissed, but it is better to be removed from office than to lose their lives.

Originally, the Renzhong army camped outside the city, and everyone in the city cheered, as long as they stayed for a few days, the Liang soldiers and horses also arrived, perhaps without the Liang soldiers and horses to encircle, the Renzhong army was cut off from the grain and grass and collapsed. Their task is also successfully completed, and it is not bad for them to return to their hometown to become a rich man.

They also know that the Great Liang is harsh to officials, and they will be cut off if they are greedy, whether they are officials or petty officials. It has only been more than two months since the founding of the Great Liang Dynasty conquered Tokyo, but the number of beheaded officials exceeded that of the Song Dynasty for decades.

One is because the Song Dynasty has always treated officials preferentially, rarely killing officials, and basically not asking for guilt for embezzlement and wealth. Especially after Zhao Ji became the emperor, the ministers of the court and the central government did everything to make a lot of money. Cai Jing's birthday every year, and the birthday compendium enshrined in various places is counted in millions. Zhu Mian borrowed Huashigang to collect money, Gao Yu borrowed the forbidden army to collect money, Yang Jian borrowed the wealth from expanding the field, and Liang Shicheng sold the official mantle. It can be said that the important ministers of the DPRK and the central government are all pioneers in accumulating wealth, and Zhao Ji laughed at these things, so it became a trend for officials across the country to accumulate wealth.

Although after the founding of the Great Liang, various regulations were promulgated, but the officials who were accustomed to accumulating wealth inevitably used the power in their hands to make some benefits, and the secret agents and supervisors of the imperial history all over the Great Liang were all beheaded once discovered, without exception.

It can be said that the officials of the Song Dynasty were completely unsuitable for the system of the Great Liang, and even if they were allowed to continue to be officials, they might make mistakes and lose their heads at some point. It is better to go back to the hometown to be a rich man's insurance, so the officials of Huanqing Road are also very satisfied with the matter of returning to Shun Daliang to remove officials from office for the people.

Concerning his net worth and life, Xue Sichang was not without anxiety in his heart, got up and paced a few steps, and said, "How many soldiers and horses are there in the north?" ”

Di Kun said: "No less than 100,000, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop them when we go out of the city." ”

Xue Sichang shook his head and said: "Maybe this is a benevolent and treacherous plan, if they go out of the city and are ambushed by them, they will not be short of food and grass." And we can't stop them. ”

Di Kun said: "Then how do we explain to the Liang court?" ”

Xue Sichang smiled: "Aren't there still many Western Xia soldiers and horses outside the city? As long as we can't hold out, Renzhong can't get food and grass, so we can only really give up these soldiers and horses. Most of these soldiers and horses will surrender to us when they have no food and grass. The capture of tens of thousands of Western Xia soldiers and horses was enough to satisfy the Liang court. ”

Di Kun said: "There are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city, if they are allowed to enter the city, they will turn up, I am afraid that they will lose Huanzhou." ”

Xue Sichang thought for a while and said: "If they are not allowed to enter the city, if they are willing to surrender, we will send a small team of men and horses out of the city to collect their weapons, and then let them camp outside the city, and the city will provide them with food and grass." Give them only one ration at a time, and they are not afraid that they will rebel or run away. ”

Di Kun's eyes lit up, and he said from the bottom of his heart: "My lord is smart, I will contact the soldiers and horses outside the city." ”

Xue Sichang hurriedly said: "Let's wait for half a day." ”

Di Kun said: "Why? ”

"Let the soldiers and horses of Renzhong go away, lest they go after the soldiers and horses of Renzhong. The people in the vicinity were robbed by them yesterday, and today they can only go further, but the people outside the city have fled early, and when they come back hungry, they find that Renzhong has already run away, and they can't catch up if they want to, so they can only surrender to us. ”

Di Kun nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for them to come back and then recruit them." ”

Xue Sichang said: "Bang Linglang should be given up by them, right?" ”

Di Kun nodded and said, "At least half of those who left the camp in the morning were Ling Lang. ”

Xue Sichang said: "After an hour, you can send someone to contact Ling Lang." Recruit them first, they are Han Chinese, and they will not be so sensitive to surrender. is not afraid that they will chase Renzhong, even if they catch up with Renzhong, they are Han people, and they will be abandoned after all. With an example of surrender, there will be no burden for the other soldiers and horses to surrender. ”

Di Kun also knew that this was related to his net worth and life, and listened and remembered it attentively.

Xue Sichang paused, and then said, "You sent someone to inform General Li Ying from the Zhenrong Army and General Lin Chong from Jingzhao Mansion, so that they don't misunderstand." and Liu Guangshi from Yanyan Road in the east. The three of them are ready to surround the army of Renzhong, lest when they come, we have already surrendered all the soldiers and horses left behind, and let them go in vain, and then they will be troubled if they blame again. ”

Di Kun nodded and said: "What my lord said is that Lin Chong of Jingzhao Mansion heard that he is the elder of Liangshan and the prince's confidant, and we only sent people to the Zhenrong army to lobby before, without his consent. If he blames him, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with. ”

Xue Sichang said with a smile: "You send a clever person to tell him, if he is dissatisfied, we want to transfer the war merits to him, and it is useless for us to have war merits." The war exploits of capturing tens of thousands of Tangut people should be exchanged, and he agreed. ”

Di Kun said convincingly: "My lord is smart, I'll do it." (To be continued......)