Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 198 Crisis Moments

On the morning of New Year's Day, the people who watch the year are drowsy.The sleepless children huddled together to discuss the excitement of the firecrackers last night.I've only seen fireworks before, but I didn't expect such a big movement.

The East hadn't even shown its belly, and a team left Xinye City in the early morning fog.

To the east of the city, a thousand cavalry had already been waiting here.Zhang Jun stepped forward, counted the generals, and restrained the team.After everything has been sorted out, come back and sing a promise to Wang Xiao.Said: "The last general, Zhang Jun, is ordered to set up an envoy, and a thousand cavalry soldiers are here to obey orders!"

Looking at the army in front of him, Wang Xiaolie felt a little excited for a moment.At this time last year, I took three thousand subordinates and crossed Lushan Pass and entered Dengzhou.A year later, there will be a thousand cavalry to go on an expedition.Speaking of it, it seems to be a myth.

After sorting out his thoughts, Wang Xiaolie stepped forward and said loudly: "You are all sons of a good family. You are willing to abandon your homeland, leave your parents, and join the army here. My Han people’s great rivers and mountains! You have been in the army for more than a year, and here in Xinye, I don’t know how much you have endured. Why do you have to suffer? Because you suffer more in peacetime, and you can bleed less in wartime! Now eight hundred miles to the north, Lou Su is leading the way Wan Dajun besieged Shanzhou. It has been almost three years since the Jin army ravaged the Central Plains, and Li Guan and Hao Erlang recovered Shanzhou. In three years, Li Guan fought hundreds of battles and killed countless Jin captives. The Jin people hated him to the bone Two fists are no match for four hands, Jin Renxing's tens of thousands of troops surrounded Shanzhou, and they wanted to put Li Guan to death! Shanzhou has been defending for a month, the food and grass are exhausted, and the officers and soldiers are exhausted, it is difficult to persevere!"

The breeze blows, rolling in the morning mist.It was quiet all around, and there was no sound at all.

"If we don't go to the rescue, it will be very difficult to hold Shanzhou! Once Shanzhou is lost, Guanzhong will open its doors! Jin captives can drive straight into Shaanxi and spy on Sichuan and Shu! Once the land of Shu is lost, the Jin soldiers will flow down the river, and the world will be difficult to defend. In this critical autumn, you rushed to Shanzhou to help Li Guanjian firmly defend that city! I will lead a large army to follow you and fight the Jin army in Shanzhou to the death!"

Wang Xiaolie's voice stopped, and there seemed to be echoes around, floating between heaven and earth.

A thousand cavalrymen shouted at the same time, claiming high promises.

A horn sounded, and with the sound of the drum, Zhang Jun bid farewell to Wang Xiao's hunter.With a thousand cavalry, go west.Shao Yun walked behind the team.Riding in front of Wang Xiaolie, he got off the horse and bowed to the ground.After that, he didn't speak, got on his horse and galloped away.

Watching the team slowly disappear into the thick fog, Wang Xiaolie felt tears in the corners of his eyes.In the past two years, I only wanted to fight a few battles with the Jin army, and let them see if the Han people in the Central Plains were so useless.Today, I finally have the capital to fight.

Wang Ruohai on the side said: "Zhizhi, the army has already moved, let's go back to the city."

Wang Xiaolie nodded, and steered his horse towards Xinye City.

After entering the yamen, Wang Xiaolie left Wang Ruohai and Xie Linong behind, and let the others go back to rest.

Wang Xiaolie looked at the two of them and said, "Two days later, I'm going to set off with a large army. I'll leave the affairs of these states to you."

Wang Ruohai said: "Observation can overcome all difficulties. Leading an army to rescue Shanzhou is a great thing that benefits the country and the people! To be honest, Shao Yun passed by Dengzhou when he came. It is not easy to observe the development of the soldiers. In the past year, the observers have worked day and night, but their lives are extremely frugal. Everyone can see it. This time I went to Shanzhou, and the observations brought almost all the soldiers that can fight. I have tried my best. How many people can do such a feat at this moment? Let me accept the next obeisance!"

After speaking, Wang Ruohai got up and saluted Wang Xiaolie.

Wang Xiaolie hastily helped him up.Said: "I've thought about this matter and thought about it. There are countless reasons not to go to Shanzhou. But in the end, I couldn't make up my mind to stay out of it. I lost a Li Jian today, and I lost another Zhao Guan tomorrow. There are so many people in the world How many? Everyone protects themselves and only wants to preserve their strength. In the end, none of them can survive! Today I save Shanzhou, and tomorrow someone may save Chuzhou. Only by watching and helping each other can we guard against the Jinren and be able to survive in the end. Victory against gold!"

Wang Ruohai said: "A mind like observation is the one who does great things!"

Wang Xiaolie asked Wang Ruohai and Xie Linong to sit down.Said: "I took the army to Shanzhou, Tangzhou must not be peaceful. Sang Zhong was originally a small school in the Western Army, and he was older than the army. In the chaos of the army, he collected people and sent them to Marshal Zong. This man is good at winning people's hearts. , is different from ordinary thieves. He knows the news that the army has left, and he will probably attack Tangzhou."

Xie Linongchashou: "Observe and rest assured, the last general will guard Tangzhou, and nothing will happen!"

Looking at Xie Linong, Wang Xiaolie said in a deep voice: "I have repeatedly warned you that Sang Zhong is coming to attack, defend the city to the death, and do not go out of the city to fight him. Do you know why?"

Xie Linong shook his head: "The last general has little talent and learning, and I really can't figure it out. Sang Zhong doesn't have many soldiers, and I have thousands of soldiers. Don't be afraid of him."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Normal when the two armies meet, I also believe that you don't have to be afraid of him. But now that the army is out, it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate. If you miss a little during the battle, rumors will inevitably spread. My army is in Shanzhou. What I fear most is The rear is not stable. You are in Tangzhou with strong walls and clear fields. When Sang Zhong arrives, he will not be able to grab food and grass. After a long time, he will naturally retreat. If the rear does not move, the frontline army will be stable. No matter what happens to Sang Zhong, as long as my army stays If you come back, it’s not worth mentioning. At that time, I’ll send you to fight him.”

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie sighed: "The most fearful thing about fighting is two fronts. It is difficult to be comprehensive. If you want to save Shanzhou, you must give way to Sang Zhong. You must be careful, suppress the anger in your heart, and don't miss it." event!"

On the Shanzhou city tower, Li Yanxian looked at the ant-like Jin army outside the city with a calm expression.On the table in front of him is a longbow and a pot of wine.Shoot a man with a longbow and drink a glass of wine.

Song Yan put down the crossbow and moved his arms.Seeing that the Jin army outside the city began to hesitate, it was not as violent as before, so I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.When he arrived at the tower, he crossed his hands to Li Yanxian: "Observe, there are many more Jin troops today than in the past."

Li Yanxian said: "A few days ago, I heard people say that since New Year's Day, Lou Su divided his troops into ten divisions, and one of the Japanese divisions attacked the city. When the tenth day came, they would attack the city together, and the city was expected to be broken by thirty days. .Today is the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, which is the day when the Jin people attack the city together. It seems that the rumors are true."

Song Yan said: "That's what I thought. Observe, the food and grass in the city are exhausted, and there are not many arrows left. If there is no reinforcements and the Jin people don't retreat, what should we do? No matter how strict we are, we will eventually run out of arrows .”

Li Yanxian looked at the golden soldiers outside the city and was silent for a while.Cai said: "Lousu has only tens of thousands of soldiers. If Shaanxi soldiers come to help, Shanzhou will have no worries. It's a pity that Qu Duan is jealous of me and doesn't want to send troops. What should we do? We can only die to protect the city, and in the end it is nothing more than a death!" "

Song Yan nodded.His eyes were determined.Yes, in the end, it's nothing more than death.

At this moment, a fast horse passed the Jin army and arrived in front of the city.Immediately the knight shouted loudly: "I want to teach Li Jianan in the city to know that Marshal Lou Su of our army misses you for your loyalty and bravery. You are an extraordinary person. Now Shanzhou has become an isolated city, and you can go down sooner or later. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty did not send any reinforcements. How do you do it?" Can you keep it? You should return as soon as possible, and you will be rich and prosperous in the future! The marshal allows you to be the marshal of Henan soldiers and horses, and the post of Henan Yin!"

Li Yanxian stood up.He said in his mouth: "I would rather be a ghost of Song Dynasty, and use you to wait for riches and honors! This son is making noise in front of the battle, so I can't keep you!"

After finishing speaking, he picked up the longbow on the case and drew the bow to lead the arrow.With just one arrow, the golden envoy was shot and killed in front of the formation.

As the golden envoy fell to the ground, cheers erupted from the city.Song Jun, who was guarding the city, stood at the top of the city and laughed while watching Jin Jun.

Jin Jun panicked for a while.Not long after, the drums sounded again, and the entire Jin army came overwhelmingly.

Li Yanxian picked up the wine glass, poured a glass of wine, and handed it to Song Yan.With a wry smile on his face, he said: "The food and grass in the city are exhausted, so where can I get the wine? It's just to put some water here to boost my morale. General, drink a glass of water, and we will fight to the death with the Jinlu!"

Song Yan picked up clear water, raised his hands above his head, saluted, and drank it all in one gulp.Arrange the armor and return to your position.

The Jin army had been besieging the city for more than a month, the Haogou outside the city had already been filled, and there were countless corpses piled up under the city.Even the loess on the battlefield has been dyed red.There are arrows, knives and guns everywhere, mixed with various flags that have been crushed.

Zhe Keqiu rode on the horse and looked at the city in front of him.Seeing that the Song army on the city was still extremely brave, as soon as the Jin army got close, arrows shot down from the city.The goose cart and rush cart on my side were targeted by the artillery in the city early, and they were smashed halfway.

The crossbows in the city are very sharp, one arrow can often take away a person's life.And it is so powerful that it can often penetrate the human body.

Zhe Keqiu said to Lou Su, who was on the opposite side: "Marshal, the Song Army's bows and crossbows are extremely powerful, there must be a master in the city."

Lou Sudao: "I heard from people that there is a general named Song Yan who is the best at making powerful crossbows. This is his skill. When the city is broken, he should be surrendered. If our army wins such a strange man, it will definitely be even worse. sharp!"

Zhe Keqiu listened and nodded.Most of the army in this battle were Fuzhou soldiers who could afford it, and only 8000 were Jurchen soldiers from Lousu.In addition, there are more than [-] Khitan soldiers and Bohai soldiers.

A few years ago, Zhe Keqiu was still a general who resolutely resisted gold.The Jin army broke through Fuzhou and threatened Zhe Keqiu's family, Zhe Keqiu was forced to surrender to the Jin Dynasty.The Zhe family's history of guarding the border for the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years ended here.

Watching his soldiers striding forward to attack Shanzhou City with the sound of drums, Zhe Keqiu felt a strange feeling.He didn't know how to describe this feeling, and he didn't know how to evaluate himself.Fuzhou is a local tyrant, and these soldiers are all his clansmen for hundreds of years.A few years ago, they were still fighting for the Song Dynasty, and suddenly they came to attack the Song Dynasty again, so I felt a little strange.

(End of this chapter)