Chapter 80 Sun Degong
This team of more than 4,000 people left the capital and embarked on the road to exit the customs. In addition to the 1,000 new recruits from Gao Shixin, there were more than 100 Jinyiwei Tiqi, Xiong Tingbi's ten personal soldiers and an elite force of more than 800 people. At the end of the team, there was also a baggage team of about 2,000 people, which was the grain transport team selected by Xiong Tingbi from various military households.
Gao Shixin rode his big black horse, wearing a black helmet and a big red cloak, and the red tassels on the eight-petaled steep helmet burned like flames, jumping happily with the fiery red military flag. He did not wear a flying fish suit or a wingless black gauze hat, but was wearing a military uniform. Behind Xiong Tingbi, there were well-equipped Xiong Tingbi's personal soldiers, and there were more than 100 Jinyiwei Tikkas on the periphery.
What surprised Xiong Tingbi was that he originally thought that the team of recruits composed of half-aged children would be a burden, but he did not expect that the team of recruits would march extremely quickly, and the orders were prohibited and the actions were unified.
Originally, Gao Shixin was worried that these children would be affected, but he didn't have to worry about it at all. These children who lost their parents since childhood and rely on homeless begging to make a living have suffered all kinds of suffering in the world. They don't have to worry about them being breathless after walking a few steps like those spoiled children in later generations.
These children who are soaked in bitter water will be satisfied as long as they give them a bite of food to survive. They will regard Gao Shixin as their reborn parents.
"Minister Xiong, the baggage team behind was too slow. If it weren't for their drag, we would have no problem walking a hundred miles a day." Gao Shixin found a problem. Although his recruits and Xiong Tingbi's elite troops marched quickly, they were dragged down by the logistics forces. The marching speed was really slow, and they could only walk more than fifty miles a day.
What does it mean to travel fifty miles a day? That is, you can only walk twenty-five kilometers a day, and it is more than 1,300 miles to Liaoyang. It takes about a month to march at this speed.
Gao Shixin once thought that the supplies were too slow to push, so he also tried to push a car and found that the vehicles filled with food were very difficult to push. This was because there were no bearings and no pneumatic tires. Unlike the rubber wheel trucks in later generations, which were filled with goods, and a mule could run happily when pulled up.
After passing Jinzhou, the army continued to march towards Liaoyang. When passing through Guangning, Gao Shixin proposed to enter Guangning City to take a look.
The Ming army guerrilla Sun Degong was stationed in Guangning. Gao Shixin wanted to take over the culprit who later led to Guangning's defeat, but this guy has not yet colluded with the enemy. Originally, in time and space, it was Sun Degong who told Wang Huazhen that he could persuade Li Yongfang to surrender. Wang Huazhen believed it was true, but Sun Degong surrendered to the Later Jin Dynasty, resulting in Guangning's defeat.
The history has undergone major changes now. Li Yongfang has been killed. If Sun Degong wanted to surrender to the Later Jin Dynasty, what kind of channels would he take?
Thinking of this, Gao Shixin decided to let the Jinyiwei come forward, secretly bribe the people in Sun Degong's army and secretly monitor him.
When he learned that the newly appointed Liaodong governor Xiong Tingbi had arrived, Sun Degong quickly took his servants out of the city to greet him.
"I will meet Xiong Jingluo at the end!" As soon as Sun Degong saw Xiong Tingbi, he knelt on the ground.
"Get up, thank you General Sun for your hard work!" Xiong Tingbi said.
Sun Degong stood up, but saw a man dressed in a military general following Xiong Tingbi. He asked, "Jinluo Xiong, who is this?"
"The Jinyiwei has a hundred households, and she has guerrilla ranks. She will go out of seclusion with me and arrest Yang Hao." Xiong Tingbi replied.
When Sun Degong heard that it was the Jinyiwei Baihu, he hurriedly bowed to the ground and bowed to him, respectfully: "I will join Gaobaihu!"
"I am only a hundred households, with a guerrilla rank, and you and I are only at the same level, how dare you accept this great gift!" Gao Shixin said. When he spoke, his eyes emitted light and pierced Sun Degong's eyes, which shocked Sun Degong's heart. He didn't dare to look directly at it, but he felt his whole body tremble.
Gao Shi knew in his confidence that although Sun Degong had not yet colluded with the enemy, this guy must be unclear. I don’t know how many people were involved in this guy who came out of seclusion and trade with the Later Jin Dynasty. Guangning is located north of Shanhaiguan and guards the important roads entering Liaodong. If you want to enter Liaodong trade, you need to pass by here.
Sun Degong looked at Gao Shixin and felt that cold sweat was wet his entire back. Of course, he would not show it on his face, but continued to greet him enthusiastically: "Two Shangguans, please come in and ask me, the last one has prepared the wine and food."
Of course, Sun Degong greeted Xiong Tingbi. He really didn't dare to look at Gao Shixin. This small Jinyiwei Baihu made him feel scared, as if he had any secret in his heart that he could not escape the eyes of the Jinyiwei Baihu.
After entering Sun Degong's mansion, Sun Degong had already arranged a banquet to invite Xiong Tingbi and his group.
The wine and food are very simple, without any delicacies. In addition to meat, there are also some vegetarian dishes. In fact, such wine and food does not conform to Sun Degong's identity. According to the historical information in Gao Shixin's mind, everyone in the family of those hereditary generals in Liaodong is rich. How can you say that a high-ranking official like Xiong Tingbi must be served with Xiong Paw and Sea Cucumbers?
The simpler the meal, the more it made Gao Shixin feel that there was something wrong. Xiong Tingbi was an upright honest official and definitely couldn't stand the Liaodong civil and military officials who were eating and drinking, so Sun Degong would like him.
Gao Shixin remembered another thing. In fact, before the Battle of Guangning in real history, Xiong Tingbi had suspected Sun Degong, but later believed this guy. It seemed that all the fine works of the Later Jin Dynasty had penetrated into Xiong Tingbi! Who was that fine works?
There are too many problems in Liaodong. As a household in the Jinyiwei, if you want to thoroughly investigate these matters one by one, you may encounter great obstacles, and you will be killed if you are not careful. But these matters must be thoroughly investigated, and the court will be a clean Liaodong. It is not that the Later Jin Dynasty is too powerful, but that Liaodong itself is too corrupt.
Xiong Tingbi and Gao Shixin finished the dinner and stood up and left.
Seeing Xiong Tingbi and the others leaving, Sun Degong took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat.
Confidant Lu Guozhi stepped forward and said, "Sir, what's wrong with you? Did Xiong Manzi see that there is something wrong with us?"
Sun Degong said: "Xiong Manzi is not worried yet. We have already covered it up very well. What I am worried about is that the Jinyiwei family next to Xiong Manzi is so terrible!"
"Isn't that originally a soldier? As long as Sarhu kills Jiannu's level 36, he will become a Jinyiwei family?" Lu Guozhi asked, "Why should the lord be afraid of him if he is such a Jinyiwei family who is born in a small soldier?"
"This person is unfathomable!" Sun Degong wiped his sweat, "The look he looked at me was so terrible!"
Lu Guozhi said: "Lord, are we looking for someone to test this person? If he can ignore other people's business, we will not care about him; if he insists on in the business of Liaodong, then we might as well find someone to almost get rid of this person?"
"This is the best!" Sun Degong said.
Lu Guozhi said: "I heard that the Jinyiwei family was not married yet. Can the lord give up? If someone asked him to marry the lady to this person, he would see if he agreed or not? If he agreed, then we would have no worries. If he refused, then we should find a way to deal with this person as soon as possible!"
"If I am rejected by this person, what will my daughter face?" Sun Degong disagreed with the beauty plan.
"If this person refuses the lord's kindness, then we have to prepare early. If it really doesn't work, just run to Dajin. When he goes to Dajin, he still cares about the lady's reputation?"
Sun Degong said: "It is better not to test it with a little girl. Let's give him gold, silver and money first."
Chapter completed!