The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 324 The Decisive Battle in Guangxi ([-])

Moon stars are rare.

On the slightly bright loess official road, more than ten thousand soldiers rushed westward.

Zhao Dongting galloped ahead, breathing the night wind greedily.In the air of this era, there is no industrial atmosphere of later generations, it is fresh and pleasant.

Just wait until the Yuan army arrives to repel Monto, the victory of this battle is decided, right?
Zhao Dongting knew how powerful the Song army equipped with firearms was now. Even if the Yuan army might have more than [-] soldiers chasing to Xiujiang, he was not worried.

If this battle is won, the Southern Song Dynasty will really have a foothold and no longer need to curl up in that mere Leizhou.

Traveling to this era for nearly four years, he tried his best, and now he finally has the hope of seeing Jiangnan Song come back from the death line.

This sense of accomplishment made his heart surge, but it was not humane.

The army arrived outside Song Bitao's barracks.The Yuan army was still gathering and did not leave the camp.

Zhao Dongting led an army to attack suddenly, which was undoubtedly beyond Song Bitao's expectation.After all, a few days ago, Zhao Dongting didn't send troops to attack him.

Now is the time for the decisive battle between the two sides, who would have thought that Zhao Dongting would divide his troops to fight him at this time?
Song Bitao didn't expect Zhao Dongting to send troops at this time, and when the scouts reported that the Song army was coming, it was already too late to withdraw.

His mood at this time is undoubtedly extremely complicated.

In the decisive battle between the two sides, Yang Fan didn't even have the intention of instigating him to leave.This is clearly intended to firmly nail him to this death.

But what about him, Song Bitao?

Leading the army back privately will only give Yang Fan an excuse.Before he left, he issued a military order, and when he returned, he would only be beheaded.

Watching Song Jun approaching slowly, Song Bitao stood in front of the army and murmured in his heart: "I never thought I would be murdered by a villain in this life, let alone... I have a clear conscience in my life, the boy's body wrapped in horse leather."

His face gradually calmed down.

But the Yuan generals and soldiers next to him were all panicked.

Under the moonlight, the army of the Song Army could not see the end.How could this be something their mere 2000 people could resist?
It can be withdrawn, but it cannot be withdrawn.

Deputy Vanguard General Deng Yezhou looked at Song Bitao and said, "General Song, the Song army is powerful, if it is not as good as ours..."

"You mean to surrender?"

Song Bitao turned his head to look at Deng Yezhou, his expression unchanged, "But we are both traitors, do you think the emperor can accept us?"

Deng Yezhou was also a Song general before, and he was also unlucky.I don't know how to provoke Yang Fan, and he was also sent here by Yang Fan.

Hearing Song Bitao's words, his eyes suddenly darkened.

Yes, they are already Jiangyuan generals, will the new emperor of the Song Dynasty be willing to accept them?

Song Bitao suddenly murmured and sighed again, "Yuan's army is incompetent..."

Although he didn't receive any military order and stayed in the barracks all the time and didn't go out, he still had some understanding of the current situation.Some scouts found out about Xiujiang Town, and knew about Monto's attack on Xiujiang Town and then retreated.

Right now the Song army is attacking suddenly, which can already explain a lot of problems.

If the Song Army hadn't been out of trouble, it would be impossible for Xiujiang Town to send so many soldiers to attack them.

The battle between Song and Yuan seems to be far from over.

This was the last thing Song Bitao wanted to see.

He has seen too many dilapidated cities and seen too many people being slaughtered, and he only wants the war to stop soon.This kind of mentality made him attack Xiujiang Town last time, knowing that the new emperor of the Song Dynasty was in front of him, but he still launched the attack without hesitation.When the Song Dynasty is destroyed, the world will be stable, and the people will no longer have to be displaced.

But who would have thought that the Song army could still survive the desperate situation when they were at an absolute disadvantage?
In the final analysis, Princess Mingzhu created opportunities for Song Jun.

After she was captured, in the few days when the Yuan army did not dare to act rashly, Liu Hongyi, Zhao and Luo were able to lead their troops to Xiujiang Town, and only then did the Song army escape from death.If she hadn't been captured, the Yuan army would immediately attack the Song army. Without the help of hot air balloons, it would be difficult for the dozens of divisions of the Song army to survive.

When he was several hundred meters away from the Yuan army's formation, Zhao Dongting reined in his horse.

The soldiers behind slowly stopped.

With such a long distance, both sides could only see each other's torches, not even the flag.

Zhao Dongting circulated his internal qi and shouted loudly: "General Song, come out and say something!"

After shouting, he nodded to Le Wuhui and Hong Wutian beside him, and galloped forward first.

Le Wuhui and Hong Wutian followed closely, followed by more than ten soldiers holding torches.Liu Hongyi led the army to stand in place.

Song Bitao was slightly stunned when he heard Zhao Dongting's shout.

He could hear Zhao Dongting's voice, but he didn't expect Song Emperor to come in person, and he didn't attack immediately.

Deng Yezhou next to him suddenly showed joy, and said in a low voice: "General Song, it seems that the emperor does not want to destroy you and me here."

Song Bitao said, "But I don't want to vote for Song again. General Deng, when will this war stop?"

Deng Yezhou was a little stunned, and then said: "If you are alive, you may be able to see the day when the war ends, but if you die, you will not be able to see anything. General Song, you are fighting for the people of the world. I admire this very much. But you can I once thought that the battle between Song and Yuan will not change because of where you and I go. How much power can the two of us have? If the emperor really intends to surrender to you, you can at least keep the nearly two thousand soldiers under our command Soldiers' lives, isn't it?"

Song Bitao was moved.

Although Deng Yezhou's words were very straightforward, they spoke to his heart and caused him a great shock.

Yes, although he has the heart to save the common people, does he have the ability?

If it was a deadly battle, the two thousand soldiers would have to die.He can't save the common people in the world, but if he surrenders now, he can still save the lives of these two thousand soldiers.

Song Bitao stopped talking, and slowly drove his horse forward.Without letting his followers follow, he drove his horse alone under the moonlight.

Soon, he and Zhao Dongting met, only a few meters away.

Zhao Dongting had a smile in his eyes and said, "General Song, we meet again."

Song Bitao said: "Dare to ask the emperor, have the tens of thousands of soldiers under siege escaped?"

Zhao Dongting was slightly stunned, and said: "I have escaped from the predicament, and I am ninety percent sure that I will win this battle."

Song Bitao sighed and was speechless.

In his heart, he really hoped that the Yuan army could win so that the world would be peaceful.This is undoubtedly not the result he hoped to see.

But in Zhao Dongting's eyes, his appearance made Zhao Dongting admire him even more.

In this era, whether it was for the Song Dynasty, or for the Yuan Dynasty, or for fame and fortune, how many generals really fought for the people?
Of course Song Bitao was not a famous general, but his kind of mind was incomparable even to Wen Tianxiang, who was loyal to the Great Song Dynasty.

The corners of Zhao Dongting's mouth curled up into a smile, and he said again: "The Yuan army was defeated in this battle, we can have Guangxi in our hands, and it is inevitable to send troops to Guangdong, Kuizhou, Hunan, and Hubei. I don't know if General Song Are you willing to return to the Great Song Dynasty, continue to defend the borders of the Great Song Dynasty, and protect the peace of the people of the Song Dynasty?"

Song Bitao slowly got off his horse, "Song Bitao will kowtow to the emperor."

He didn't continue to hold on.

In fact, after Deng Yezhou said those words to him, he had already decided to surrender.And now Zhao Dongting is so polite to him, which moved him even more.

Given his status, there was absolutely no need for Zhao Dongting to treat him with such courtesy.

When kneeling on the ground, Song Bitao couldn't help sighing in his heart, "Why didn't such an emperor appear in Song Dynasty?"

He thought, if Zhao Dongting had been born more than ten years earlier, Da Song would not have fallen into the current situation.

Zhao Dongting dismounted from his horse, helped Song Bitao up, and said, "General Song has always been fighting for the common people, how can he call himself a general?"

Song Bitao lowered his head, "I will be ashamed for my crime."

Zhao Dongting patted him on the shoulder, "I'm not speaking politely. General Song really doesn't need to blame himself. I have already heard about the fact that you and General Lu Wenhuan guarded Xiangyang City. You are both loyal generals. If I were you, in Xiangyang When the city is broken, they will also choose to surrender to the Yuan army. In that situation, there is really no need to let the people die."

His appearance at this moment is very old-fashioned.Because his face is still too immature.

But when Song Bitao heard this, his eyes turned red and he almost cried.

He didn't expect that Zhao Dongting would understand him so much. Not only did he not care about his surrender, but he even recognized what he and General Lu Wenhuan did at that time.At this time, Song Bitao felt that he had met the Lord of the Ming Dynasty, and he knelt down on the ground again, his voice choked with sobs, "I am willing to go through fire and water for the emperor in this life, and I will die!"

"I don't want you to die for me."

Zhao Dongting smiled softly, "General Song, let your soldiers lay down their weapons! I will take you back to Song Dynasty."

Song Bitao finally broke down in tears.

(End of this chapter)