Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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Seeing that all the generals were looking at him, Xiao Qian cast his eyes on the few generals of the Han army sitting at the bottom.

These generals were recommended to him by Li Chuwen, the political counselor of Xijin Prefecture in Nanjing, and they are all active fighters.Li Chuwen said that they were strange people from the Song Dynasty, and they could fight against the Jin army.

How about letting them lead the battle, compete with the forwards of the Jin Army, and test the strength of the Jin Army?

Thinking of this, Xiao Qian looked around at the generals in the hall, stared wide-eyed, and said: "I, Khitan, have conquered the world for hundreds of years, and I have defeated many powerful enemies. Are all the warriors of my Daliao dead today?

Forget it, I brought a few warriors from the Song Kingdom from Nanjing, and they are not afraid to fight the Jin army!

The king has decided, let them lead the troops to face the forward of the Jin army.

Where are General Chao Gai and General Dong Ping? "

"The end is here!"

Two tall and mighty generals stepped forward and clasped their fists in response.

These two people were none other than the "Tuota Heavenly King" Chao Gai and the "Two Gun General" Dong Ping who fled northward along the Taihang Mountains to the territory of the Liao Kingdom after their unstable foothold in the Song Dynasty.

After Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Dong Ping and others fled to Yanjing of the Liao Kingdom with Gongsun Sheng, the "Dragon into the Cloud" Gongsun Sheng separated from the others and returned to Erxian Mountain, Jiugong County, Jizhou to serve his mother and follow his master. Master Luo practiced Taoism.

Before Gongsun Sheng left, he left a letter to Chao Gai and others, asking them to vote for Li Chuwen, an important Han official of the Liao Kingdom in Xijin Mansion in Nanjing.

Only then did Chao Gai and Wu Yong get a taste of Gongsun Sheng's recommendation letter.Brother Gongsun Sheng and Li Chuwen, an important minister of the Liao Kingdom, are old acquaintances, and his background is really unpredictable!

Wu Yong suspects that when the seven stars of Dongxi Village gathered for righteousness, Gongsun Sheng, the "Dragon into the Clouds", went south with a secret mission from the Liao Kingdom.

Song and Liao have fought against each other for more than a hundred years, and have infiltrated many spies into each other.

Brother Gongsun Sheng is very likely to be a spy that Li Chuwen planted in Song State!

In this way, it can also be explained why a person who practiced Taoism in the Liao Kingdom suddenly went to the Song Kingdom to join the underworld and become a robber.

Perhaps the secret mission that Gongsun Sheng received back then was to create chaos in Song State!

What surprised the Liao people was that the last threat to them was not the old southern rival Da Song, but the rising Jurchens in Liaodong.

Could it be that Liu Tang, the "red-haired ghost" from the Liao Kingdom who appeared in Dongxi Village with Gongsun Sheng, was also a spy sent by the Liao Kingdom?

It's a pity that Liu Tang died in the Wuwei Army, bringing his secrets into the soil.

Whether it is Li Chuwen, Gongsun Sheng, or Liu Tang, they cannot escape the teasing of fate.

Although they suspected that Gongsun Sheng was a spy of the Liao Kingdom, Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Dong Ping accepted his kindness and led two thousand minions to seek refuge with Li Chuwen, the political counselor of the Liao Kingdom.

Chao Gai and other Liangshanbo bandits failed in their rebellion in the Song Dynasty, which has been tolerated by the court.Wherever they fled, the officers and soldiers pursued and suppressed them, and it was already difficult to gain a foothold in the Great Song Dynasty.

Since Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Dong Ping were bandits who pulled up flags and rebelled, they naturally didn't have the awareness of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

In the eyes of Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Dong Ping, the Liao Kingdom was stronger than the Song Dynasty, suppressing the Song Dynasty for 200 years.

Joining the army of the Liao State, perhaps in the future, he can follow the Liao army into the territory of the Song Dynasty to avenge the brothers in Liangshanbo.

What's more, it was Li Chuwen, the political counselor of the Daliao Kingdom, who Gongsun Sheng set up a bridge for Chao Gai and others, that is, a high-ranking official who served as the prime minister.

As long as you can get Li Chuwen's trust and favor, why not be able to make a fortune?

In this way, with deep hatred for the Song Dynasty and illusions about the Liao Kingdom, Chao Gai and others led their troops to defect to the Liao Kingdom.

The Liao Kingdom was facing the military threat from the Jin Kingdom, and it was the time for employing people.Chao Gai and others came to vote, and Li Chuwen readily accepted.

It happened that Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, was going to lead the army north to Dading Mansion, so Li Chuwen recommended Chao Gai and Dong Ping to Xiao Qian, giving them a chance to make contributions.

Wu Yong was left in his mansion by Li Chuwen to handle business, and did not join the army in the northern expedition.

Chapter 753 Xiao Qian's Struggle

When Li Chuwen recommended Chao Gai and Dong Ping to Xiao Qian, the king of the fourth army, Xiao Qian had seen the martial arts of the two, and they were indeed two powerful generals.

Xiao Qian didn't know that Li Chuwen, who was in charge of political affairs, recommended Chao Gai and Dong Ping to make meritorious service in the army, in order to cultivate his influence in the Han army.But now that the country is in crisis, how can we care about those details?

As long as he is a warrior who dares to face the Jurchens of the Kingdom of Jin, Xiao Qian will give him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, regardless of which faction he is from.

Xiao Qian looked at Chao Gai and Dong Ping, and said in his mouth: "General Chao Gai, General Dong Ping, you two are eager to make contributions, and this king will fulfill you. You bring 2000 troops from the headquarters, and this king will send another 5000 elite soldiers." The two of you, with a total of [-] troops, are our army's chief and deputy vanguards, going north to meet the Jurchen army. Do the two generals dare to fight?"

"The last general is worried that he will not have the chance to fight, thank you King Xiao for your success."

Chao Gai clasped his fists in response.

"The final general will definitely behead the general who killed the Jurchen barbarians, and present it to King Xiao's tent!"

Dong Ping said confidently.

Chao Gai and Dong Ping's rhetoric made those Khitan generals in Zhongjing Road who had lost their courage after repeated defeats by the Jin army look sideways.

"Okay! If the two generals can kill the generals and capture the flag, this king will definitely report to the court and ask for credit for the two generals! The title of marquis and general is only in front of you!"

After Xiao Qian gave Chao Gai and Dong Ping the forward military order, he took a hard look at the generals in the hall, and sighed: "How strong are the warriors of the Southern Dynasty! Could it be that there is really no one in our dynasty?"

What Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army said, made the Khitan generals blush with shame.

"How does King Xiao despise my good Khitan man? The two generals Chao and Dong from the Southern Dynasty are warriors. Is it possible that I, Yelu Aguzhe, is not a warrior? King Xiao, the last general is also willing to lead the army to show the prestige of our Daliao Khitan people ! This vanguard officer, let me Yelu Aguzhe!"

Finally, some Khitan generals couldn't hold back and stepped forward to compete with Chao Gai and Dong Ping to be the vanguard.

"King Xiao, the general is willing to go!"

"King Xiao, we Bohai people also have warriors, and the final general is willing to fight to the death with the Jin army!"

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Stimulated by Xiao Qian's words and driven by Yelu Aguzhe, all the generals in the hall stepped forward one after another to ask for a fight.

"Hahaha~ I, Xiao Qian, have so many warriors of the four clans, why are you afraid of Jurchen barbarians? Yelu Aguzhe, you don't have to compete with Generals Chao and Dong for the position of vanguard officer. I will allocate another 5000 troops for you As the other army, after you go around Enzhou City, cut off the food road between Enzhou and Gaozhou, and cooperate with our main force to wipe out the forwards of the Jin army."

Xiao Qian issued a military order to Yelu Aguzhe.

"The last general takes orders! The last general will definitely make Na'enzhou City an isolated city. The Jin army deceived me without anyone, and thousands of light cavalry dared to rush into the city of Enzhou. This time when I encounter my Khitan army, they will definitely be wiped out! "

Yelu Aguzhe was originally Xiao Qian's confidant, so at this time, he naturally cooperated with Xiao Qian to boost the morale of the army and inspire their fighting spirit.

Taking advantage of the anger among the generals, Xiao Qian arranged for two Khitan generals from the former Zhongjing Dading Mansion to serve as Yelu Aguzhe's lieutenants to go out with him.

The rest of the generals also took their own orders, and they will follow Xiao Qian's main force out of the city to meet the vanguard of Chao Gai and Dong Ping, waiting for the opportunity to go into battle.

Want to abandon the city and go?How can it be so easy!

Xiao Qian looked at the generals under his command and sneered in his heart.