The Southern Song Dynasty began with the apprenticeship of Huang Shang

Chapter 440
After Zong Ying's death, the Zong family fell into ruin. Zong Han was reduced to the streets when he was ten years old, begging for a living, and suffered all kinds of human feelings.

When Shen Baichuan saw him, he took him in after knowing his identity. Later, he showed amazing general talent, and Shen Baichuan focused on training him.

"lady!"

Hearing Yue Yinping's order, Zong Han was puzzled and said: "Soldiers are tricky. We should separate our troops and station them on the high ground on both sides, forming an angle with each other. When the officers and troops come in, we will attack from three sides. Hit him off guard."

Hearing this, Yue Yinping looked at Zong Han, nodded, and said: "Your strategy is good, but we can't do it first, we have to find out the purpose of the officers and soldiers first, and then make further plans."

"Follow my orders first!"

Although Yue Yinping was of the generation of women, but at this time he showed a tough method, as if he had changed into a different person, which made all the soldiers and Zhuang Ding stunned.

Zong Han didn't understand why Yue Yinping didn't act first, although he was dissatisfied, seeing Yue Yinping's unquestionable attitude, he shook his head helplessly, and went down to arrange people to carry out Yue Yinping's order.

Zong Han shook his head secretly: "It's really a woman's benevolence!"

When everything was ready, Yue Yinping stood on the parapet, with Zong Han and Fei Yue on the left and one on the right, followed by a row of Zhuang Ding holding bows and crossbows.

As for the red-clothed cannons and the Yellow Dragon Spears, they all hid themselves.

Seeing the officers and soldiers getting closer, everyone's eyelids jumped, and the bows in their hands were fully drawn.

Those officers and soldiers stopped not far from Shenjiazhuang, just outside the range of the red cannon and yellow dragon gun, which surprised Yue Yinping.

Looking at the well-trained officers and soldiers, Yue Yinping sighed secretly: "I don't know who is leading this team, but judging from its formation, it seems quite familiar."

Although Yue Yinping seldom experienced battles, he also learned the essence of the art of war under the influence of his father and elder brother since he was a child.

All the soldiers admired Yue Yinping's composure, especially Zong Han. No matter what, Yue Yinping's fearless demeanor in the face of danger made him admire.

"Ma'am, look!"

At this time, Zong Han pointed in the direction of the officer and said.

Yue Yinping looked in the direction Zong Han pointed, and saw one person and one rider coming out of the ranks of the officers and soldiers, patting their horses and running slowly towards this side.

"Listen to my order, don't act rashly, first look at the intention of the visitor."

After Yue Yinping gave the order, he looked calmly at the galloping men and riders.

The visitor came to stand 200 meters away from the city gate, clasped his fists against the city wall and said: "This general is Meng Gong, the capital commander of the Imperial Forest Army. Please come out and answer the questions from Guizhuang."

On the city wall, Yue Yinping said to Zong Han: "Meng Gong is a brave general, and he is a man of integrity. He is different from those court generals who are full of wine and food. You first ask him why he led his troops to besiege my Shenjiazhuang."

Zong Han nodded, put his hands on the city gate, and shouted to Meng Gong: "It turns out that it is General Meng, and I am the guard of Shenjiazhuang Zonghan. I don't know what the purpose of General Meng leading the army to besiege my Shenjiazhuang is?"

Hearing this, Meng Gong followed his reputation and saw that he was a young general under 20 years old. He couldn't help frowning and asked, "Zong Han? Is he the grandson of General Zong Ze, the son of General Zong Ying?"

"hehe"

Zong Han said: "General Meng still remembers my ancestor and father? It's really hard work."

Meng Gong leaned against Zong Han on the wall in the distance, and asked, "Young General Zong is also a general after all, why didn't he serve the imperial court, instead he succumbed to Shenjiazhuang and was willing to be a guard?"

Hearing this, Zong Han sneered and said: "General Meng, I respect your character, but why did you say such unbearable words?"

"The two families of my family were loyal and loyal to the country one after another. The family fortune fell, and I, Zong Han, became a beggar. Fortunately, Master Shen wanted to save him from starving to death on the street."

"It was Master Shen who gave me a new life, so what's wrong with staying in Shenjiazhuang?"

For Zong Han's rhetorical question, Meng Gong was speechless, and he was very sympathetic to the situation of the Zong family, but he was just a small commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and he was soft-spoken and powerless.

Meng Gong cupped his fists apologetically, and said: "Young General Zong, I heard that Zhuang Master Shen recruited troops for the Northern Expedition, and he has conquered our lost territory in the north of the Great Song Dynasty and destroyed the Kingdom of Jin, so I came here to congratulate you, and please invite General Shen to come out." A story."

Zong Han said: "Master Shen has something to do, General Meng can tell you anything, and I will definitely pass it on."

"What about Princess Yue?"

Meng Gong asked again.

Zong Han looked at Yue Yinping next to him, and said, "What kind of identity is Princess Yue, how can he stand in front of the two armies?"

Meng Gong looked at Yue Yinping next to Zong Han. In fact, he had seen Yue Yinping when he first arrived. Since Yue Yinping didn't want to reveal his identity, he couldn't point it out.

"Da da da"

At this moment, another cavalry came running from the army and stood beside Meng Gong.

"Meng Gong, what are you talking about here?"

I only heard people yelling at Meng Gong.

Meng Gong said angrily: "Ding San, you are just a supervising army, how should I behave is up to the general, and it is not your turn to tell me what to do!"

Ding San said angrily: "Well, you Meng Gong, let's wait for this matter, see if I don't report to the prime minister."

Ding San glared at Meng Gong, and then shouted at the city wall: "Listen, Yue Yinping, Shen Baichuan recruited soldiers privately, disobeyed the imperial order, and detained the prime minister's son Ding Song privately."

"Quickly let go of General Ding Song if you are sensible, or you will destroy your Shen family village and kill everyone!"

Hearing Ding San's words, Yue Yinping's heart suddenly "thumped", it seemed that Fu'er had really detained Ding Daquan's son Ding Song.

"Ding San, since Villa Master Shen did it, there must be his reasons. Since you want to flatten my Shen family manor, then just give it a try and see if you have a good set of teeth!"

Before Yue Yinping could speak, Zong Han yelled at Ding Quan angrily.

“good good”

Hearing this, Ding San laughed back angrily, and then asked Meng Gong: "General Meng, what else do you have to say?"

"Order!"

Meng Gong frowned, and said: "Ding San, Master Shen conquered the lost land and destroyed the Kingdom of Jin. He has made great contributions to the country. I'm afraid we will be criticized for attacking Shenjiazhuang in this way. Why don't we try again?"

"Humph!"

Ding San snorted coldly, and said, "Meng Gong, the prime minister has long seen that you are unreliable, and before leaving, he gave the supervising army the right to make decisions in times of crisis."

"From now on, you are a pawn, follow the orders of this general!"

Ding San said and patted his horse away, and quickly returned to the ranks of the officers and troops.

Meng Gong looked in the direction of the city wall, shook his head, sighed, and patted his horse back.

In a short time, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers roared towards the city wall of Shenjiazhuang.

The Imperial Forest Army is indeed the essence of the imperial court, with the best equipment in the whole army, and each soldier is extremely tough, and it is possible to crush the power of Shenjiazhuang in one fell swoop.

Watching the army go away, Meng Gong stayed in place alone, staring at the solid city wall of Shenjiazhuang from a distance, and the bad premonition in his heart became more and more intense.

(End of this chapter)