armyinform Chapter 304 Rendoriji
Chapter 304 Rendoriji
Bai Jing thought for a moment and said, "The generals around him are all hostile to you. I'm afraid if they instigate them, they'll really dare to attack us."
Lin Feng nodded: "Cui Yong doesn't have many ideas. He mostly listens to Song Yi, Kong Jin and others. If Song Yi insists on it, he will probably use troops against Bing County."
“Why Bing County?”
"Because Bin County is closest to the border army camp and is at the very edge, attacking Weiyuan from Bin County will break the defense line from my border town to Weiyuan."
"Is it that simple?"
"Haha, Song Yi's eyes are burning with hatred, and he will definitely want revenge at all costs."
Bai Jing was a little anxious.
"Brother, let's quickly notify Li Donglai to get ready."
"No rush. As far as the border troops are concerned, they are garbage among garbage. The officers are corrupt, and the soldiers have long lost their morale. Moreover, they stay in the camp all day doing nothing. No matter how many people there are, it will be useless."
"Don't be careless, brother. This is war."
"Well, I despise them strategically, but tactically, I have to make them suffer a great loss."
After Lin Feng finished speaking, he shouted.
"Let Wei Bao come over."
Lin Feng asked Wei Bao's cavalry to focus on the movements of the border army camp.
At the same time, let the Qingshui Camp be prepared to attack at any time.
He then mobilized another 5,000 troops from Weiyuan, avoided the eyes and ears, and sneaked to Kuiwu Mountain to wait for orders.
He planned to attack the border troops attacking Bin County from three directions.
As long as Cui Yong dares to take action, don't blame Lin Feng for being rude.
The battlefield here had not yet been arranged when soldiers came to report.
"Report, General, news has arrived from the border town. Five thousand Xixia cavalry have crossed the border and are approaching the border town."
Lin Feng was stunned: "Xixia cavalry?"
I took the border town, why did I get into so much trouble?
Cheng Liang stood at the door and poked his head in.
"General, when I was chasing Du Lisheng, I entered the border of Western Xia. I'm afraid I caused their dissatisfaction."
Lin Feng nodded. He knew about this and frowned in thought.
The Western Xia Kingdom and the imperial court of Dazong had always lived in peace and harmony, without much conflict.
How could it be that just an armed crossing caused such a big reaction?
Bai Jing reminded.
"Brother, Xixia probably heard about the unrest in Dazong and might want to get a piece of the action."
"But the unrest and war have been going on for a long time. Why did they only start moving after I took over the border town? What's the meaning of this?"
"They've found a legitimate reason. After all, we invaded their territory first."
Lin Feng glanced at Bai Jing.
"I find that your brain is getting better and better."
"Isn't it because of my brother's influence?"
Lin Feng waved his hand and said, "It's just five thousand troops. Let Qin Fang negotiate with them. If it doesn't work, just fight back."
Bai Jing quickly stopped him, saying, "Brother, we have five thousand men at the moment, but they have the entire Western Xia Kingdom behind them. We need to talk it over."
"If good words and good advice worked, would there still be war?"
Bai Jing was speechless.
Lin Feng's order reached the border town.
The Qin side was in a dilemma. Facing the 5,000 Xixia cavalry outside the city, they did not take them seriously.
However, the two countries had always been on friendly terms with the Western Xia.
When the border town was besieged, Xixia did not make any movement.
They also often allowed Qin's grain carts to bypass their territory and enter the border town.
Now that the enemy is suddenly at the gates, the Qin side doesn't know how to deal with it.
He didn't have Lin Feng's courage to fight without hesitation.
I feel that there are too many enemies at the moment. In addition to guarding against the Tartars, the capital city has completely turned against us.
It is really not advisable to add another powerful enemy.
Qin Fang ran to the west gate tower and looked down.
More than a mile away from the city gate, a large group of neatly armored Xixia cavalry stood in a square formation.
With the flags fluttering, an austere atmosphere is emanating.
This kind of military appearance is comparable to that of the Tartar cavalry.
This shows that the other side is also a well-trained and combat-capable army.
Qin Fang observed for a moment, then went down the city wall, mounted his horse, and ordered his soldiers to open the city gate.
He brought a dozen guards with him, rode out of the city gate, and slowly stood in front of the trench.
Dozens of Western Xia cavalrymen also rode their horses to the front of the trench and stood opposite the Qin side across the trench which was several feet wide.
Qin Fang bowed and said, "What's the name of the general opposite?"
Among the dozens of Western Xia cavalry, there was a middle-aged general with a full beard, tall and mighty.
The general nodded to a guard beside him.
The guard then raised his voice and said, "The commander of the Xixia Empire, Yinzhou Xiping, Ren Duoliji, is here. Who are you?"
Qin Fang nodded and said, "So it's General Renduoliji. I am Qin Fang, the guard of the Qingshui Prefecture Army and the commander of the border city."
The guard turned around and spoke to Rendoriji.
Apparently, the general didn't quite understand what Da Zong was saying.
Qin Fang asked loudly without waiting for them to speak.
"Excuse me, General Rendoriji, why did you bring such a large number of troops into our Dazong border?"
"It was your large army that first invaded our Xixia territory, so my commander-in-chief brought his troops here to punish you."
Qin Fang frowned and said, "You misunderstood. The Qingshui Army was pursuing the rebels and intruded unintentionally. We immediately withdrew from the border and had no intention of invading."
"Then we don't care. Since you have entered our Xixia border armed forces, you must give a reasonable explanation and pay compensation that will satisfy our commander."
"I've just explained it was a misunderstanding. What kind of compensation do you want?"
The guard whispered with Rendoriji for a while.
"My commander-in-chief said that mobilizing 5,000 troops is not easy. The reports of the battle on the border have caused panic among the people of Yinzhou, and the losses are huge."
Qin Fang understood that this was going to be a huge ask.
Keep calm and wait for the other party to make an offer.
"How about this? Just pay us 18,000 taels of gold, and we'll be done with it."
Qin Fang sneered repeatedly.
Eighteen thousand taels of gold can support a team of five thousand men for a year.
Not to mention that the border town doesn’t have that much money, even if it did, it couldn’t give it to you.
"Qin doesn't have that much money. How about this? Here are a thousand taels of silver. Let's use it as General Renduoliji's travel expenses."
The guard stopped translating for Renduoliji and started cursing.
"You're just sending beggars away! Stop talking nonsense! If you don't hand over 20,000 taels of gold, my Xixia cavalry will immediately crush your city to the ground."
I heard that they were raising the price. It was only 18,000 yuan just now, and now it has become 20,000 yuan.
Qin Fang said coldly: "Are you going to go to war with the Dazong?"
"You started the war first, and now you're blaming us?"
"It was a misunderstanding."
"If you say it's a misunderstanding, then we'll go to your border and talk about it later."
Qin Fang was speechless. What the other party said made sense. It was their army that had entered the other party's border first.
"I have apologized sincerely, and you have nothing to lose."
The guard pointed to the army behind him.
"Mobilizing so many people, doesn't it cost money? Don't be so long-winded, just pay us and we'll leave."
Qin Fang saw that this guy was eloquent and didn't look like a guard.
"Wait a moment, I'll go and report."
Qin Fang didn't want to talk to the other party anymore. He would delay it as long as possible. If you dare to go any further, he would kick you out of the country.
"Bah! What the hell is going on here? Let the person in charge come out and talk."
The guards behind Qin Fang couldn't help it.
"Will you fucking speak properly? If you dare to say something rude again, I'll shoot you through the tongue."
"That's what I'm saying. Go ahead and shoot. I'll be waiting here."
Qin Fang's other guard couldn't help but yell and curse.
The two sides began to curse each other across the trench.