Chapter 222: Something Happens
Song Wen handed Xiao Teng a pot of soju to the centurion, and Xiao Teng took it and poured a big sip...... The spicy liquor irritated his throat and brain.
"Diregu, immediately take ten people to the north shore of the Nada Sea to inquire about the news, do not approach any inexplicable tribes, take people straight to the nearest military state, and tell the northern or southern officials over there, if the defeated army is not exterminated...... The Mongols will have to rebel! ”
One of the chiefs stroked his chest and said yes, then quickly left the center of the camp and began to beckon his somewhat dazed brothers to set off with him.
Song Wen asked, "Why don't you send a letter to the little marquis?"
"It's been sent, Song Langjun...... You are a Song person, in your eyes, is Da Liao still as strong as before? ”
Song Wen smiled: "I'm a businessman, where can I see military affairs so thoroughly?"
"I've been following the little marquis for some years, and the little marquis is actually very angry...... What's more, I look down on the Song people in the south, but I only can't forget you, and I seem to admire you very much...... Anyway, I think Song Langjun is definitely a really smart person. ”
Song Wen shook his head and smiled bitterly...... "Then you will remember that facts always speak louder than words...... The rise and fall of great powers always starts from the top! The habits and morals of a country's nobles and magnates determine the moral bottom line of the nation-state and the strength of the country...... Rise or perish! ”
Xiao Teng grew his mouth and was stunned for a long time...... "No wonder Master Hou values you so much......"
The camp calmed down, and ten cavalrymen who had gone to the north to scout and report the news galloped out and disappeared into the night.
Song Wen looked at An Chun, who was guarding the edge of the camp, and Mingyue, who was guarding the big-eyed sister next to the fire, and suddenly asked Xiao Teng in a low voice, "It was the second son of the palace who arranged for you to attack me, right?"
Xiao Teng was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said to Song Wen: "What does Song Langjun mean by this?"
Song Wen smiled and shook his head...... "The little marquis has not been able to win over my allegiance, why does the second prince think that he will definitely be able to get me?" I am not short of gold and silver, and I have no interest in officials. Gunpowder bullets are indeed very precious, but since I have brought them to Liao, I am ready to sell them to the little marquis...... Or sell it to the king of the Southern Courtyard! ”
Song Wen turned his head to stare at Xiao Teng...... "The one sent out to deliver the letter should be the henchman of the little marquis, right?" I'm just curious, how did Nishiko ask you to force me to cooperate? Life-and-death......? Or my woman?"
Xiao Teng was silent, and the liquor sac in his hand seemed to tremble slightly...... "Song Langjun, why bother?" ”
Song Wen smiled slightly...... "Fifteen people who went to deliver the letter left, and there are still ninety Khitan cavalry left." Ninety against ten, it seems to be a sure win! ”
Xiao Teng seemed a little ashamed, and said in a low voice: "The second son can see that the king seems to be very interested in gunpowder bullets, and this kind of good thing is naturally the safest thing to hold in his own hands...... Moreover, this kind of thing should not be controlled by the third son, the little marquis! ”
Song Wen nodded: "The second prince should not have such great ambitions, the eldest prince is the first heir of the king of the Southern Courtyard, and the little marquis is in the limelight...... The biggest threat to him is the greatest! Let me guess...... You obey the orders of the second prince, but you are actually a subordinate of the eldest prince, right? ”
Xiao Teng smiled bitterly...... "Hehe, no wonder the little marquis values you so much...... Song Langjun is really amazing! Really amazing......"
Song Wen shook his head: "Are you sure that the remaining henchmen of the little marquis in the uniform team are sure?"
"There are at least sixty people who are loyal to the eldest and second sons, and you have no chance of winning."
Song Wen asked, "What about after subduing us?"
"Take away your men and women and make you obedient...... Then I will detain you under the command of the great prince in the west, and force you to send the craftsmen who can make gunpowder bullets from the Song Kingdom......"
Song Wen nodded: "I'm afraid there is still a brewing method for Tiandi Spring Shochu, right?"
Xiao Teng nodded......
Song Wen sneered: "It seems that the great prince has been staring at me for a day or two, he wants both people and money, you see...... That's the best example of what I mean by the rot of the powerful! ”
Xiao Teng was stunned for a moment.
Song Wen was interested...... "There is nothing incomprehensible about this, simply put, the superior has no basic moral bottom line at all!" He wants power and wealth, but he thinks that these things should be owned by him! So he feels that it is natural for you people to abandon their conscience for him, enslave, persecute and even mutilate innocent people......"
Xiao Teng felt a little confused for a while.
Song Wen continued: "He thinks that his younger brother should be honest at home, and you people should honestly be his slaves...... And whether we are businessmen or Song people! In his eyes, it's basically the same thing as an animal, and you can afford to be loyal to you...... Right?"
Xiao Teng opened his mouth and said with a wry smile: "The second prince did say that you should cut your chest and swear allegiance to him by cutting your blood...... Otherwise, hehe......"
Song Wen spread his hands and ......, "You see, just because I am the son of the king of the Southern Courtyard, I don't care about my moral bottom line and real ability at all...... Thus not caring about the thoughts and dignity of others! How could the Great Liao not have this kind of thinking about the Jurchens, the Bohai people, and the Mongols, and all the Tatars?"
Xiao Teng was silent for a while, then raised his head and asked, "They are nobles, even royalty!" Strong armies and vast fiefdoms...... They were born with such a status! Do they have to work for what they want? ”
Song Wen sneered: "Of course not, but they have to learn to exchange their status and the wealth and rights in their hands!" If you don't care about the dignity and lives of others, you must always be ready to be rebelled against and hated......"
Song Wen suddenly shot out and smashed into the Xiao Teng centurion on the opposite side with a punch!
Xiao Teng's eyes widened instantly, and he didn't expect that the Song man on the other side, who looked weak, was actually very good......
Raising his hand to block, Xiao Teng was confident that he could easily block Song Wen's attack, and then capture him one-on-one! As long as Song Wen is captured, his strange guards will not be a threat.
A huge pain suddenly came from his arm, and Xiao Teng was so surprised that he died...... I saw with my own eyes that Song Wen didn't have any weapons on his body! How could his fists be so hard?
Step up and swing your fist! The second punch smashed into his arm with more force...... With a click, Xiao Teng was shocked to hear the crisp sound of the bone in his right arm being smashed!
This time, I saw clearly that this Song man was actually wearing a golden strange gadget on his right hand, which seemed to be a chain of finger sleeves on his fist...... It turned out that this thing seemed to be hanging on Song Wen's waist as an accessory, and I remember that there seemed to be a jewel bead strung on the top of the lanyard.
Song Wen then knocked Xiao Teng to the ground with a knee hit, and pulled out a short knife from behind and rode on Xiao Teng's body, and the short knife pressed against Xiao Teng's throat...... "Centurion Xiao, you don't think this kind of thing...... Brother Yelushan, the little marquis, doesn't know at all, right? ”
There was a shout of hula la, and most of the remaining 90 or so Khitan cavalry rushed over, and many of them were carrying swords and riding bows with cold faces...... The three chiefs led by him raised their scimitars and yelled at Song Wen: "Let our team go, or we will kill all of you!"
I don't know when, An Chun has been waiting behind the campfire with all the guards, and the big-eyed girl is still yawning, and she doesn't seem to have a reaction to what happened.
Daruchi spat and raised a powerful crossbow that had just been assembled, and two guards from the Qingshan battalion also raised heavy crossbows, gritting their teeth and glaring at the dozens of Khitan cavalry opposite.
Song Wen got up and looked at the group of Khitan cavalry nonchalantly, and asked loudly: "I am a friend of Brother Yelu Shan, the third son of the king of the Southern Courtyard, not an enemy!" Why did Xiao Teng attack me? Whose subordinates are you? If the little marquis knew that you were eating inside and out, and following Xiao Teng to secretly be loyal to the great prince...... What will happen to you? ”
Several leaders hurriedly shouted to the Khitan cavalry behind: "Don't listen to that Song Dog's nonsense, he injured Xiao Teng's centurion, this is a capital crime...... Take him down, or we'll be laughed to death by everyone when we go back!" ”
Song Wen frowned: "Are you still watching?" If you look at it any further, you're going to die......"
Many Khitan cavalry stopped when they heard this...... It is absolutely true that Song Wen is the guest of the little marquis, why did he make a move on Xiao Teng's centurion? It stands to reason that there is no need...... Could it really be that the truth is as Song Langjun said? Have Xiao Teng and a few of his subordinates secretly taken refuge in Da Shizi?
Suddenly, a commotion occurred on the edge of the Khitan cavalry camp, and several wails and the sound of blades entering the flesh sounded, and everyone quickly looked back, and saw more than a dozen cavalry kicking away the corpses on the ground, and the first one held the gold medal of the palace and shouted loudly: "Everyone listen, the third prince holds the golden medal edict of the palace to transfer troops...... Put down your weapons and don't blame the past, and those who dare to be disrespectful to the guests of the third prince will be beheaded! The family is sent to the Bohai Frontier as a slave! ”