The merchant ships of the Song Dynasty were quite luxurious, because the merchant ships represented the face of the Chamber of Commerce, and even if the business was difficult, it could not lose face. Liu Shaoqing's cabin is comfortable and tidy, and the soft big bed is perfect for him on a long journey, but it is not so comfortable after Yan Wushu, Liu Shaoqing sealed his acupoint and threw it under the bed when he rested. If Yan Chang tried to attack, he could directly pierce the board of the ship with the Ruthless Sword and kill the Wanyan Wushu below.

As he expected, Wan Yanchang didn't dare to risk his life with Wushu. The local chef prepares three meals a day, and two soldiers rowed a small boat to the middle of the river, where they put the food on the merchant ship and left. The meal was divided into two portions, and after Liu Shaoqing finished eating his own portion, he unlocked the acupoints of Yan Wushu and monitored his eating. Once, after eating, he thanked Liu Shaoqing. Liu Shaoqing said with a smile: "I will threaten you as a hostage." Why thank me. Wanyan Wushu said: "If it is replaced by Luo Tianchu, he will only give me life-sustaining food, and will never let me eat so much." Liu Shaoqing said: "Why?" Wanyan Wushu said: "If I am starved and have no strength, even if I have the opportunity, I can't run, and that kid's means are not inferior to me." ”

Liu Shaoqing said lightly: "I only know that even if you have the strength, you can't run away." Wanyan Wushu smiled and said, "You have confidence." Liu Shaoqing said: "It has nothing to do with self-confidence, it's just that I found an interesting thing from you." "Oh?", waiting for him to continue. Liu Shaoqing said: "I found that you have always stayed away from the side of the boat, so I deliberately tested you a few times, but I saw that you had no intention of escaping at all, so I don't expect you to know water, and you are afraid of water, right?" Liu Shaoqing said: "So you can eat as much as you want, as long as Wan Yanchang doesn't play tricks, you won't have an accident." ”

Wanyan Wushu said: "Will you really let me go afterwards?" Liu Shaoqing smiled lightly and replied disdainfully. Wanyan Wushu said: "The strange thing about this king is how your Excellency can be with Luo Tianchu and others, Your Excellency is from a famous family, but Luo Tianchu is a rough person who doesn't even know a few big characters, how can you talk." Liu Shaoqing pondered for a while, and said slowly: "The more famous you are, the more lonely you are, in fact, the one I envy the most is Luo Tianchu." Wanyan Wushu was puzzled: "What do you envy him?" Liu Shaoqing did not answer directly, but said lightly: "The first book I learned to read and write was the family motto, reciting it twice in the morning and evening, practicing the sword endlessly all day long, words, deeds and thoughts are bound by dogma, I feel that I am just a tool for practicing the sword, and the sword is also my only friend." But after all, the sword is just a cold sword, not a flesh and blood man. If I don't leave the lodge, I'm afraid I'll never understand the meaning of the word 'emotion'. Everyone needs emotions, whether it's love or friendship, and their value is even more important than a sword. I envy Luo Tianchu because his behavior and emotions are free, and he doesn't have to follow etiquette when eating and drinking, and he can gobble it up. Laugh out loud when you're happy, and don't worry about showing your teeth or making an indecent gesture. And that's something I can't do. ”

Wanyan Wushu nodded and said, "Then why don't you break free from the shackles and live freely?" Liu Shaoqing smiled bitterly: "Responsibility." Luo Tianchu has responsibility, and so do I. The son of Sword Qi Villa can be looked down upon by outsiders. Wanyan Wushu said: "This king understands. I don't understand why I said this to me, which should not have been confided in me as an enemy. Liu Shaoqing smiled and said, "Because you don't matter to me." ”

Luo Tianchu hid in the canopy of a big tree beside the road, looking at the Qi State grain cart on the road below slowly passing by. Smoke and dust billowed on the road, the wheels squeaked, and this batch of grain and grass was 50,000 stones, to say the least. Luo Tianchu was itching in his heart, but it was a pity that he was alone and it was difficult to rob food. Luo Tianchu didn't know the current battle situation, he was anxious, usually he would try his best to make trouble for the Qi soldiers, but now his mind was in Tongguan, and he had no time to waste, so he avoided the main road, went around to the front of the Qi army, and then returned to the main road to advance.

After galloping for three hours, he felt tired, and suddenly saw a man galloping towards him, the knight was bald on the top of his head, and there were four strands of braided hair on both sides of his head, and he looked like a standard golden man. He was dressed in a golden army uniform, with a saber tied around his waist, and straddled a cowhide pouch, the leather of which was shiny and tightly pierced, as if he had placed something important.

The knight of the Jin Kingdom frowned when he saw him, but he didn't mean to stop, and subconsciously touched the leather bag. Luo Tianchu was worried that there was no horse to walk, and now he could even save money to buy a horse, so he jumped up and grabbed him by the collar and pulled off the horse. Luo Tianchu grabbed the reins of the horse, touched his mane and said, "Don't be surprised by the horse, don't be surprised by the horse." The golden soldier got up from the ground and scolded angrily in Jurchen language. Luo Tianchu understood it, he didn't want to entangle with him, and was about to get on the horse and leave, when he suddenly saw the cowhide bag tightly hugged by him on his chest, as if it was incomparably precious, and his heart moved, thinking that this road ran through the Song, Qi, and Jin Kingdoms, could he be a messenger to the Jin country to report the news? He came from the direction of Tongguan, could it be that he had the military intelligence of the front line. Then he stepped forward and pointed to the leather bag, and said in Jurchen words: "Show me this." The golden soldier was frightened and said, "You are so bold! Luo Tianchu grabbed the bag with his hands and kicked him away. Seeing that the seal of the leather bag was sewn with careful stitches, he tore it open and took out a thin thing like a letterhead, wrapped tightly in waterproof yellow silk on the outside, uncovered the yellow silk, and there were a few lines of Jurchen characters written on the envelope inside, he recognized the words "battle", "summary", "His Majesty the Emperor" and so on, thinking that it was really a front-line war report, tore open the ink, took out the letter paper and watched.

Unlike the Song people, who always had to write a few paragraphs of praise and nonsense at the beginning, the content of the letter was concise, but it fully described the situation on the front line.

Luo Tianchu probably understood that this was a "front-line assessment", in order to let the Emperor of Jin State grasp the specific battle situation, and the general content was as follows: "The minister is finished, Yan Sticky, Han respectfully plays the Great Jin Guolang, Your Majesty: The minister is ordered to exterminate the anti-thieves in Guanzhong." The army consisted of 30,000 Jurchen elites, 50,000 Bohai, Liao, and Song signing troops, and 20,000 Qi allied troops. Grain and grass are supplied by the Qi country, which can last for half a year. There are about 30,000 thieves in Tongguan, and they are the elite of thieves, and the thief general Lu Fei has no lack of strategy, superb martial arts, and the number of deputy generals is not general. The main army of the minister is stationed in the north of the Yellow River in seven villages, arranged according to the 'seven ring array', and the north gate of Tongguan is seen from afar across the bank. There are eight pillboxes built along the coast of the subordinate sergeants, which are as high as the pass, so that they can peek into the whole picture of the pass and monitor the movement of troops. On the night of April 23, the minister ordered Han Chang to lead his headquarters to sign an army of 20,000 troops to forcibly cross the Pubanjin ferry. Now Han Chang has set up a camp outside the western slope of Tongguan, and is a horn with our army. Han Chang's army cut down the trees day and night, cleared the rocks, and built defenses. The main army of the minister also cut down trees to make rafts, and connected thousands of rafts to spread on the surface of the Yellow River, just like a road, the carriages and horses are feasible, and 10,000 people cross together, and the Yellow River moat can be broken with a snap of a finger. The plan to destroy the enemy has already been considered, but he is afraid that this letter is not confidential and does not dare to disclose it. Even if this battle is not won, it will not be defeated, please worry about my king. The minister implored the military writ to establish a military order, and he would never return to the north if he did not enter Chang'an. The subordinate finished his face and kowtowed. ”

This is a handwritten letter from Wanyan Sticky Han to Wu Qimai, although he did not write a specific offensive method, but just looking at his pre-war layout has already made Luo Tianchu break out in a cold sweat. Standing on a high platform, controlling the ferry, dividing troops to contain it, and cutting down the river, this series of actions all show the battlefield experience of this Jin general. (To be continued.) )