Chapter 265: The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse
Presumably, the commander of the Liao army did not expect to send three thousand elite iron cavalry to pursue, and he would return with a feather, and in the next two days, Zhang Ru covered as the king of Liaodong County, and Murong Fu and others returned to Kaizhou smoothly.
As for the water flags led by Youji Youju, they also brought the rescued people to meet them one after another.
Murong Fu also gave them the opportunity to choose, either to send a boat to send them back to their homeland, or to join the rebel army to fight against Hulu.
It seems that they were bullied and scared by the Khitans, and the people they brought back before, plus the total number of people rescued by the You family, were 5,600, but there were only more than 1,000 people who were really willing to stay, and many of them wanted to return to their hometowns.
Just when the group of heroes felt that they had no ambition and were about to persuade them again, Murong Fu and Han Baizhan decisively sent two big ships and sent them back with delicious food and drink.
In the evening, the You family, Shan Zheng, Wu Changfeng and other leaders gathered together and expressed their puzzlement about Murong Fu's approach.
"Alliance leader, in my opinion, many of them still want revenge, as long as we persuade more, and leave more than a thousand people, it will definitely be no problem!"
Wu Changfeng said with some emotion, after all, they are too short of people now.
Murong Fu smiled and said, "Elder Wu doesn't have to be anxious, people who really have the heart to resist the enemy won't leave?" ”
"What do you mean by what the alliance leader is saying?"
Wu Changfeng looked at him suspiciously, and Shan Zheng, You Shuangxiong and others also focused their eyes on Murong Fu.
Murong replied: "Actually, it's not a bad thing to let them go back, you might as well think about it, they were captured by the Khitans, and suddenly returned to their hometown, what will happen after that?" ”
Wu Changfeng touched his head and said, "Isn't it a reunion of relatives and friends, and it's liberated?" ”
Quan Guanqing interjected on the side: "Elder Wu, what the alliance leader means is that when they suddenly return to their hometown, someone will definitely ask them where they went or how they escaped back, and at that time, they will report the name of our rebels, saying that we saved them from the dire situation, and will publicize our achievements. ”
"And isn't this the perfect opportunity for our rebels to unite the hearts and minds of the people and make a big name? As long as you know that there are many people in our rebel army, are you still afraid that no one will come to take refuge? ”
After Quan Guanqing's reminder, everyone present instantly understood, thinking that instead of staying forcibly, it was better to spread the name of benevolence and righteousness of the righteous army first, and then I don't know how many people will voluntarily join the team.
"I see, the alliance leader is far-sighted, I admire it!"
Seeing this, the unjust Daoist took the lead in coming out and taking a picture of Murong Fu's horse.
At the same time, everyone also complimented a few words, and threw themselves on the five bodies that Murong Fu admired.
After talking about the whereabouts of those Han people-only compatriots, the You family asked about their next plans.
Murong Fu said with a smile: "At this time, the Liao army must have sent more people to search for our traces, and it just so happens that I have a way to know their specific location, why don't you go all out and kill him upside down?" ”
Hearing this, the heroes couldn't help but feel their blood boiling, and their pride soared into the sky, as if they could continue to fight with the Liao army for three hundred rounds.
As long as you can know the movements of the enemy army, isn't that not to fight whoever you want?
Isn't marching and fighting a war just to take the lead?
Murong Fu said that in three days at most, he would set off again, let everyone go down to rest first, and talk about whether to continue to rob grain and grass or ambush the Liao cavalry after that!
After everyone left, only Han Baizhan, Murong Fu and Murong Bo were left in the room.
"Fu'er, after this battle, I'm afraid that the Liao State will soon know that it is me who is behind the back, do you think they will be angry and attack the Great Song Dynasty directly, or will they send men and horses to destroy us first?"
Murong Bo expressed the worry in his heart.
Murong Fu pondered for a moment and said: "The Liao army is strong and strong, and the possibility of directly attacking the Song Dynasty will be greater, like a small fight in the rear, they may not really take it to heart." ”
The Liao State is strong, and all the people are soldiers, not to mention that Murong Fu and they only have a few thousand people, even if they get together enough 10,000, Yelu Hongji may not take it to heart, even if he does not move the main force entrenched outside Yanmen Pass, he will issue a holy decree at will, and he can pull out another team of 100,000 in Shangjing to clean them up.
So the odds of going back against them are really slim.
And Murong Fu never thought that they were the key to deciding the outcome of this battle between Song and Liao, all he had to do now was to accumulate fame and fight to nourish the war!
Those 3,000 sets of weapons and equipment are more important to the current Murong Fu than dozens of boxes of gold, and the next time he fights the Liao army, he can completely let his subordinates wear these protective gear to fight the Liao army, and then he can greatly reduce the casualty rate!
Don't look at the Song Dynasty has been weak for a long time, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and if you really want to fight with the Liao State, it may be whimsical to say that you can win, but it is still very possible to fight for three or five years and fight until the sky is dark.
Although the Liao army was brave, the Great Song Dynasty was not without good generals, such as the seed master Dao, who was respected as the "old species", was a famous general who resisted the Western Xia.
If he is there, as long as there are no traitorous ministers who obstruct him, there will be no problem in protecting the Great Song Dynasty for two years.
In addition, Murong Fu also knew that Zongze, the county governor of Tao County, the Daimyo Mansion, also had talents, but unfortunately he had not been able to reuse them.
If Murong Fu remembers correctly, it seems that when he was nearly sixty years old, the other party was promoted to the general judge of Dengzhou, and it was not until he was sixty-six years old that he fought against Jin Bing and began to become famous.
The reason why Murong Fu remembered this person was also because in later generations, it was he who knew people with his discernment, appointed Yue Fei as a general, and broke the golden soldiers.
If it weren't for Yue Fei's light being too dazzling, he should be the first person to fight against gold at that time!
Regarding this person, Murong Fu has also been sending people to woo him, but unfortunately the national war has not started, and Zong Ze is bent on serving the country, so he is naturally willing to resign and follow him?
However, now that the battle of Song Liao is imminent, Murong Fu only needs to make the name of the righteous army a little brighter, and he might as well try to win it over again.
Now that Zong Ze is not reused, Murong Fu still has a chance, if he waits until the imperial court is in danger, it is estimated that such a talent is not something he can have.
To get back to the point, Murong Fu and Han Baizhan both unanimously decided that after Zhang Ru found out the movements of the Liao army tomorrow, they would decide whether to continue to fight each other's grass valley or ambush the cavalry.
Two narrow victories in a row did not make Murong Fu's heart swell, after all, this is the territory of the Liao Kingdom, if he makes a wrong step, he is likely to lose everything, he has been preparing for so many years, and he must not make a mistake at this time.
Almost at the same time, Murong Fu mobilized all the forces he could use in the Liao State to grasp the intelligence.