Chapter 258 Dating

The Bohai Sea is very close to Goryeo, only two days away. When we arrived at the waters near Goryeo, we could see that military tents had been set up on the Yalu River. Liang Hongyu introduced: "There are soldiers from Hebei Military Road here."

"I know that General Yue landed in Suzhou and pretended to attack Liaoyang Prefecture. Hebei Army Lines hoarded soldiers from Yalu River, mainly attacking Changbai Mountain, and threatened Huanglong Prefecture." Ouyang turned his head and smiled at Liang Hongyu: "Mobilize the troops of Huanglong Prefecture to drive Liao to swallow Jin."

Liang Hongyu was surprised: "How come you know so much as a magistrate?"

"But I just don't know you have a combat mission." Ouyang said dissatisfied: "I originally thought I would meet you for a few months before the war started, but I didn't expect Yue Fei to do anything."

Zhan Ming walked over on the deck and said, "This is a fleet that is different. You can go wherever you want and travel around the world."

Liang Hongyu nodded: "It's a pity that there is no opponent."

"Don't be so warlike." Ouyang asked: "Who is the chief general of the Hebei Military Road now?"

"After General Zhong Shi retired, he had no master general. General Han gave him the order to lead him by a deputy general named Wu Jie, Quan, who was the top scholar in the martial arts two years ago. I heard that he was quite trusted by General Han."

"There are talents in the world." Ouyang sighed that every year, he could find some talents to come out in the martial arts examination, gradually enriching the middle and lower classes of the army, greatly improving the combat effectiveness of the army. It seems that Han Shizhong left the position of the chief general of the Hebei Military Road to Zhang Jun, and also trained Wu Jie's ability to coordinate operations. In this way, Han Shizhong should attach great importance to Wu Jie.

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The most hope for the people on the boat is to board the land, and Ouyang also has this feeling. Liang Hongyu had to go to the Central Army of Hebei Junlu to complete the procedures for allocating materials, so Ouyang and Zhan Ming got off the boat and went to a small town under the jurisdiction of Xijing of Goryeo. There were many people in the town, including Goryeo, Jurchen, Han soldiers and merchants. The pier was about three miles away from the town. Apart from a Goryeo official, there were all wing troops, which was very different from the town.

The town is called Tianyin Town. It was originally called Heliao Trade Town, and it also has Songhai Trade Town. It is one of the more prominent towns in Goryeo. The nearest base of Hebei Jun Road is twenty miles away from the town. There are post stations outside the town to raise horses for Song soldiers. Goryeo has always had a good relationship with the Central Plains. Except for the Qing Dynasty, it respects every dynasty in the Central Plains.

The Korean women were almost all Korean costumes, which were quite distinctive. When they walked into a restaurant, they were entertained by a young girl who was very skilled in Chinese: "How many people?"

"Two." Zhan Ming said curiously: "You speak Chinese well."

The woman smiled and said, "My grandfather is here. There is a seat upstairs, please give me two."

Ouyang smiled and said, "Our Song Dynasty still uses the master to run the hall, which is really too backward."

"Haha" Zhan Ming and the woman both smiled.

When I arrived at the upper floor, there was no private room. Since it was almost noon, there were many people upstairs. Most of the middle and lower classes of ancient people did not have the habit of having lunch, so people who came to eat at this time were usually people with some status or money. Ouyang glanced around and found that there were Jurchens, locals, and a few people who looked like Song merchants. Without paying attention, Ouyang noticed that there were three Jurchens on a table, two of them looked like followers, one of whom looked in his early twenties, with square faces and sword eyebrows, which was quite imposing. The hand holding the cup was wide and thick, and the joints were flexible. The three sheathed knives were placed on the table, and the knife was all arranged clockwise, making the table look like there were many things but not messy.

Although the Song army borrowed the territory of Goryeo, Goryeo did not cut off contact with the Jin Kingdom. After the Song Dynasty's trade blockade, many of the Jin Kingdom's materials came from Goryeo. Ten miles outside the city was the trading office of Jin and Goryeo. According to the negotiations with Goryeo, these Jurchen commercial behaviors were protected before the Hebei Military Road officially attacked the Jurchen people. The relationship between Goryeo and Jin is still good.

Therefore, the Jurchens, Han and Goryeo are living peacefully here. If the two tribes fight, the patrolling Goryeo soldiers will take down both sides and whip them and leave them after being fined.

The Jurchen man also saw Ouyang looking at him and looked at Ouyang and the others. Although Ouyang was dressed as a businessman, the Jurchen man also saw that he was not an ordinary businessman. Zhan Ming beside Ouyang gave people the feeling of being as stable as Mount Tai.

Ouyang and he looked at each other, chuckled, and prepared to find a table. Unexpectedly, the Jurchen raised his hand and said, "Would you like to come here to have a drink of water and wine together?"

Zhan Mingqing said: "It seems that all three of them are a little capable."

Just a little skill, Ouyang smiled and said, "That's to bother."

The table was close to the window, not big. The two followers neatly packed the dishes and chopsticks they used to next to them, gave up their seats, and stood behind the Jurchen. Ouyang bowed and sat down: "Didn't you ask me about the table?"

"You Song people speak sourly, my name is Ochuo." Ochuo helped Ouyang pour wine and asked, "What's your name?"

"Zhu Da" Ouyang bowed.

"Zhuo Da? I haven't heard of this name." Wu Chuo said: "You are from the Song government, are you?"

Ouyang and Zhan Ming were shocked and Ouyang asked: "How do you know?"

"This brother is using an official sword." Wu Chuan pointed at Zhan Ming, and Zhan Ming was ashamed.

Ouyang nodded: "Brother, I have good eyesight. We were sent to coordinate the local area. But I am just a little pawn, and I will help the later adults check the local situation."

"Sir? Whose adult?"

Ouyang said: "Mr. Ouyang Ou"

"No wonder" Wu Chuo suddenly realized: "I said there is no such thing as an official and having such a strong spirit and a very extraordinary conversation. It turns out that you are from Yangping. I know you are quite good. I heard that Ouyang's close body Zhang San and Li Si are both people who stand alone."

Ouyang was puzzled, who is this kid? How could he know so clearly? Ouyang smiled and said, "Look, you are not an ordinary person either?"

"All people are ordinary people. They are just ordinary businessmen with one nose and one pair of eyes." Wu Chuo raised his glass and said first: "Brother, do you know why there are so many Han soldiers here suddenly?"

"I only heard it is training." Ouyang said: "I heard that Song will recruit 500,000 imperial guards this year, so it should be putting training here."

Wu Chuo shook his head: "But why do I look at it? Song seems to be trying to attack the Jurchens."

Ouyang smiled and said, "How is it possible? The Song army would not be so stupid that the two sides started a war. The Royal Daily also said that after General Han became the general, he moved the soldiers who were not trained enough to Goryeo. It is said that it was to sneak attack Jinzhou." This place was only three days away from Jinzhou. The news released by the Royal Daily's interview was that it was to use the Goryeo realm to train troops, and it was speculated that it was for the purpose of encircling the Liao army's Jinzhou retreat from the sea to encircle the Liao army from the sea. Moreover, these soldiers did not even have a main general, and were led by a sixth-rank deputy general. The relationship between Song and Jin was still very harmonious.

O Chuan said, "Many people in the Jurchens think so too. But I think it's not."

"You care a lot"

Wu Chuo said: "You Han people have a saying that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. We must naturally care about it."

"Actually, let the emperor and the others worry." Ouyang raised his glass and said, "Let's just drink."

"Okay, do it," Ochu put down the cup and said, "It's better to take a bowl if you don't drink it like this?"

"If my brother wants to get a bowl, then I can't chat with you." Ouyang said: "I can't drink enough."

"Then brother uses a cup." Ochu ordered: "Get me a bowl."

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The two started bragging, first playing the scenery and food, then talking about Yangping, and also talking about the Song and Jin generals. Ouyang said: "If you want to talk about the famous Jurchen general, you know that one person is Zong Han, the guardian general of Huanglong Mansion."

Wu Chuan asked: "How about Han Shizhong?"

"No, General Han is good at fighting big battles. When the two fight, General Han may suffer a small loss, but the long-term confrontation will definitely lead to General Han."

"I'm afraid not, General Zonghan is brave and resourceful. He is best at using his own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses." Wu Chuo was a little dissatisfied with Ouyang's opinion.

"Don't argue or argue." Ouyang didn't like to have verbal disputes and helped Ouchu pour wine: "The Song and Jin dynasties are still friendly allies."

"Friendly? Then why not let Song merchant ships land on the shore?"

"The Royal News said that it was the merchants who jointly boycotted the trade with Jin. The imperial court also had a ship of supplies coming every month."

"Hmph is the method of your Lord Ouyang." Wu Chuo said: "This person is really insidious. He made a fake Princess Shang two years ago and forced the Liao and Jin Dynasties to reopen the war, but also let the Deputy Marshal Wanyan Zongbi be withdrawn."

Ouyang shook his head: "No, we adults have always been kind and never use tricks for villains."

"Haha" Ochu smiled and was about to refute, but heard a loud voice downstairs.

At the same time, someone shouted on the street: "I've murdered and robbed."

Ouyang Lu looked at it and saw a Song Shang lying in a pool of blood on the street, and a team of patrol soldiers were coming. Looking back, two men and women, two Korean men, appeared on the second floor with short knives stained with blood. The waitress who had been on the second floor said, "This is the place" to push open the window behind.

"Take it down" Ochu shouted.

"Yes" the two followers drew their swords and rushed towards a man and a woman.

Wu Chuo picked up the bowl and said, "These people were originally bandits, and they often gathered together to loot merchants' property."

Ouyang nodded, he knew this. Tianyin Town was the trading place of Song, Jurchen, Goryeo, and even Liao Shang. Many Goryeo people took a fancy to this piece of fertile soil and robbed merchants. Although the Goryeo army suppressed them, these bandits were either in groups of three or a hundred people, and there were also their dens in Tianyin, so it was very difficult to suppress them. After the Song army entered, the scope of bandits' activities outside the city was greatly reduced, so the security in the town was severely and bad. As Ouyang and others saw, an ordinary waitress helped the two bandits escape. The waitress was not necessarily a member of the gang, but perhaps only a relative was in the gang. The locals supported the bandits because these bandits often robbed the rich and helped the poor.

Looking at the streets, many people ran without purpose, and putting carts and stalls randomly, blocking the patrolmen's way forward. The second floor was in chaos. Originally, the two entourages were two against two, but soon turned into two against six. Even so, the two entourages were not at a disadvantage.

**, have you traveled to Dongguan? Ouyang felt deeply moved when he saw the scene in front of him. After a while, all the bandit members scattered. The patrol soldiers went upstairs and only caught the female bandit who was entangled by the two followers and could not escape. The team led the team to look at the roads of the two followers, then asked a few words. Then they said a Goryeo word. One soldier held the female bandit, and another soldier raised his knife to cut off the female bandit's level. Then he didn't deal with the body and left.

Ouyang was foolish when he saw it. What was going on? Ouyang was still in a state of mind. A local man went upstairs and hugged the female bandit's body and cried for a while. Then he saw two injured followers with hatred eyes. Then he fell to Wuchu, pointed at Wuchu and said something about Goryeo, then walked away with the body. A few people from the restaurant came out, started washing the stairs, tidying up the tables and chairs.

The waitress came over and said something, and poured the two of them into the wine and helped them clean up.

Wu Chuan smiled and said, "The one who collected the body was the woman's husband. He said he would not let me go. The waiter told me that I had caused trouble and had to leave Tianyin Town before sunset. Once I reached the scope of the Song army's garrison, it would be considered safe. Have you never seen this scene? I was scared to death? They killed me, Jurchen merchants, not one or two, even if they threatened me."

Ouyang was surprised by the way the patrol soldiers cooked. This method was quite South American and had the color of the late Qing Dynasty. Both the bandits and patrol soldiers respected the rules of the game very much. If you rob, don’t be caught, you will die if you catch them. After hearing what Ouchu said for a long time, he replied: "I have never seen such a person before."

"What are you afraid of? Besides, my hands are itchy for a long time." Wu Chuo pulled out his knife and stroked the blade and said, "His little nephew was robbed and killed here. Do you know how much it costs? Just three sprig of copper coins."

A follower nodded.

"The Jurchens who don't have horses are only suitable for carrying shoes." Wu Chuo said: "Our horses are outside the town, and there is an inn outside the town. We will kill him tonight without leaving any armor. Are you interested in watching the game?"

"Okay, we happen to be looking for a place to live."

"Young Master, I'm afraid it's not good." Zhan Ming hurriedly persuaded him. Although Zhan Ming was not afraid, he had to worry about Ouyang's safety.

"It's okay." Ouyang said: "Just please help us book a room and we'll be here in the evening."

"Okay" O smirked, "Don't dare not come."

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"Sir, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous." Zhan Ming said: "I just found out that there was a flat outside the inn. There was a curfew at night. I couldn't go back to the town. I was still nearly twenty miles away from the Hebei Jun Road station."

"So we have to buy two horses first to run away." Ouyang explained: "Don't worry so much. Go to the dock to find the fleet to find a hand-swinging cannon." The dock is more than three miles away from the town, and there are a large amount of supplies from the Song army. Liang Hongyu must first go to the Hebei East Road Central Army to show military orders, and then get the supply order before it can be given. Ouyang never fights a war that is unsure. After all, those people are bandits and mobs. There will be no strict discipline. As long as the firearm comes out, the other party will definitely not be able to withstand such great casualties. Besides, looking at Wu Chuan's confident look, Ouyang will not lose face and miss a good show.

The inn outside the town is very simple and can barely shelter from the wind and rain, but the scale is quite good. Ouyang probably has about thirty rooms. Outside the inn is a flat ground, which can be seen five miles away at first glance. Ouyang and Zhan Ming arrived and knew that it was unusual at night. There were three or four outside the lonely inn, and there were all kinds of guys in their hands. When they entered the inn, there were many twenty Koryo people in the stunning hall.

"My name is Zhu Da, has anyone booked a room?"

The waiter nodded: "Yes, the name is Room B, but the guest official, the younger one would advise you to hurry up."

"It's okay." Ouyang followed the waiter to the room and ordered: "Please make two basins of hot water for us." By the way, he stuffed a silver note.

The waiter replied attentively: "Cheer officer wait."

"Sir, look." Zhan Ming pointed out the window, and Ouyang looked out, and saw a tent two hundred meters away standing alone in the center of the flat ground. Two followers of Ouchu were sitting on the ground eating dry food, and three horses were quietly looking for the tender grass on the ground.

Wu Chuo came out naked and raised his hand to Ouyang. Ouyang returned the favor. Wu Chuo sat on the ground and started eating. On the other side, there were more people from Korea. Ouyang had seen a man standing on a stone glaring at the tent. This man was the husband of the female bandit. But he couldn't do it now. Before the sun set, there were patrol soldiers near the inn. After the patrol soldiers returned to the city, both sides could coach.

Zhan Ming, who had been walking around outside, came back and whispered: "There are about thirty Koreans in the inn, and it seems that some of them want to attack us."
To be continued...