The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 509 I'm so scared of you like this

Yang Zaixing charged left and right on the city wall, and although surrounded by dozens of people, he did not lose ground, creating conditions for the people behind him to climb the city wall.

Soon, Gao Chong and Yue Yun also climbed onto the city wall.

Two iron spiked spears entered the battlefield simultaneously.

Gao Chong was born with superhuman strength and his spear skills were also top-notch. He could take down a child with a single spear thrust. One of the pseudo-Qi soldiers screamed and flew up, falling off the city wall.

Although Yue Yun was young, he was incredibly brave and fierce, his iron spear always aimed at the throat.

In a short time, the three giant monsters swept a large area of ​​the city wall open, allowing the Northern Song soldiers behind them to easily catch up with the wall. Then, the volunteer soldiers also climbed up.

The Northern Song Dynasty civil and military officials watching from the rear were also astonished by this scene.

The military generals of the Southern Song Dynasty were incredibly fierce!
This is too domineering.

Without firearms or cheat-like technology, relying solely on their physical strength, they scaled the city walls, broke through enemy lines, and brute force their way through the enemy's ranks... Incredible!

Gong Erniangzi sighed, "The fierce generals of the Southern Song Dynasty are truly awe-inspiring."

At this moment, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, who were bringing up the rear, also rushed onto the city wall...

When Li Cheng's bandits saw that Yue Fei was wearing a cloak over his armor, making him look like a civil official going to the battlefield in armor to gain merit, they became furious and charged at Yue Fei, shouting, "Kill him! Fight him to your heart's content!"

Han Shizhong smirked: "Hey, they're charging at you. Need my help?"

Yue Fei: "Those who come for me, of course I'll take them over."

Han Shizhong shrugged.

Yue Fei drew his saber in a flash, and several bandits instantly lay flat on the ground, so fast that they couldn't even be seen.

The civil and military officials of the Northern Song Dynasty were once again taken aback: "Yue Fei looks so refined and scholarly, I never expected him to be so skilled in martial arts?"

Yue Fei sheathed his sword and pointed at Li Cheng amidst the chaos of the soldiers: "Should you deal with him or should I?"

Han Shizhong: "We can't let you take all the limelight, so give this to me."

Amidst the chaos of soldiers, shouts of battle and killing echoed everywhere.

Han Shizhong, however, wore a roguish smile as he walked through the middle of the battlefield. Arrows, spears, and sabers were constantly being swung at him, but he would casually parry or turn his head to dodge, seemingly not even glancing at anything around him, yet he could perfectly evade all the attacks aimed at him.

And so, easily and without leaving a trace, they passed through the chaotic battlefield and arrived in front of Li Cheng.

Li Cheng was limping on one leg, with a hole in his thigh from which blood was gushing out. It seemed that he had been hit in the thigh by a musket during the previous siege battle, which prevented him from escaping, leaving him with no choice but to guard the palace.

Han Shizhong: "Wow, you're badly injured. It wouldn't be very heroic of me to kill you at this time."

Li Cheng: "Then why don't you get out of here?"

Han Shizhong grinned mischievously: "I was never a hero to begin with."

Li Cheng: "!"

The next instant, the two drew their swords almost simultaneously.

The blades flashed in mid-air. Han Shizhong twisted his waist knife, sending Li Cheng's knife flying two or three meters into the air. It tumbled and fell, and by the time it hit the ground, Han Shizhong's knife had already cleaved Li Cheng's neck, and blood spurted high into the air.

Han Shizhong sheathed his sword, stepped back, and chuckled wickedly: "I just love killing cripples. It's so easy. If they were alive and kicking, it would take a lot of my effort."

The battle ended quickly...

Before long, the sound of weapons clashing stopped.

Cheers erupted everywhere.

The gates of the imperial city opened from the inside, and Zhang Xian pushed them open and came out, gesturing for him to come in.

Yue Wenxuan smiled and said, "Come in!" A large group of civil and military officials slowly entered the palace.

During the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song, the imperial palace in Kaifeng was constantly being renovated and expanded.

Although Emperor Huizong of Song was terrible at governing the country, his aesthetic sense was absolutely top-notch. The palace he personally supervised the construction of was truly magnificent.

Unfortunately, since the Jingkang era, the Kaifeng Imperial Palace had been looted by the Jin army, and later looted again by the puppet Qi army...

It is now an empty palace!

The exotic stones, flowers, trees, jewels, and treasures that once filled the palace are all gone now.

Seeing this, Li Gang couldn't help but shed tears...

Many of the officials who came from the Southern Song Dynasty burst into tears on the spot.

Yue Wenxuan smiled and pointed east and west: "Those buildings over there look very new. They weren't originally within the palace grounds, were they?"

Li Gang nodded: "No, that's a palace complex that was built after the Supreme Emperor requisitioned civilian residences."

Yue Wenxuan smiled and turned to Qian Zhuoqun, saying, "Write this down. Separate that palace area from the imperial palace and transform it into a 'Royal Trading Company.' From now on, it will specialize in selling luxury goods. Just find some rare stones and exotic plants and say that we found them in the palace after we recaptured it. These are the rare stones and exotic plants that Zhao Ji liked the most back then. Mark them high and sell them to rich people."

Qian Zhuoqun smiled and wrote it down.

Li Gang turned his head, his face filled with astonishment: "Isn't this a lie? Everything in the palace has been moved out; there's nothing left. How can you claim that the rare stones and exotic herbs you found elsewhere were used by the Supreme Emperor?"

Yue Wenxuan: "It doesn't matter! Whether or not Zhao Ji used them is not important. As long as our Northern Song Dynasty 'certifies' that these things were used by Zhao Ji, then they were used by Zhao Ji! If the court recognizes it, who else can deny it?"

Li Gang: "This won't do! I don't agree to this kind of deception!"

Yue Wenxuan: "We only scam rich people; ordinary people won't buy our products."

Li Gang: "You can't cheat rich people! There are good people among the rich, not all of them make money through dishonest means."

Yue Wenxuan changed the subject: "Five hundred strings of cash for one cuirassier."

Li Gang instantly covered his mouth, and three seconds later, his expression turned calm: "Yes! These stones were used by the Supreme Emperor. I used to visit the palace frequently, so I can vouch for it."

After saying that, he bent down and picked up a stone from the ground at random, praising it with his fingers: "I have seen this stone before. Because of its unique shape, it looks like an eagle spreading its wings. The Supreme Emperor loves it very much and often plays with it in his hands. It is his favorite stone, which he named Eagle Spreading Wings. I think it can sell for at least five hundred strings of cash."

Yue Wenxuan: "Absolutely, selling it for 500 guan is really cheap."

Li Gang triumphantly tossed a stone: "A cuirassier is in my hands."

Everyone: "..."

Yue Fei wiped away a cold sweat: "Hey, why is Prime Minister Li acting like this too?"

Han Shizhong lowered his voice and said, "Brother Yue, your Yue Family Army used to rely entirely on Prime Minister Li for logistics, right?"

Yue Fei nodded: "Yes."

Han Shizhong: "Do you think you obtained so many weapons and provisions? Where did all that money come from? Did you get every single copper coin honestly? If Prime Minister Li didn't use some extreme measures, could he support you?"

Yue Fei: "..."

Shrugging, what else can you do besides shrugging?
He looked up at Li Gang again and saw the usually upright Prime Minister Li running around the palace at breakneck speed, pointing wildly everywhere: "That area was expanded by the Supreme Emperor, it can be separated out to set up businesses."

"This area was also expanded by the Supreme Emperor and should be returned to the people!"

"The palace could definitely be smaller..."

"Haha, let's just rent out this palace complex. The rent alone can get us a few cuirassiers a year."

Lu Zai chased after him, shouting, "Brother Li, don't do this! You're scaring me!"

(End of this chapter)