Water Margin people

Artillery bombardment continued all night.

When the sky lit up again, the southern city gate of Xijin Mansion could no longer be seen. Half of the towering tower had collapsed, and the city was in a mess. If there were no soldiers showing up, it would have been abandoned.

"How about it?"

Sun Lei led people to the artillery position, and Ling Zhen was checking the condition of the artillery.

"Brother, there's nothing wrong with the artillery. It's just that when it fires continuously, there's no way to solve the overheating of the barrel. We can only use them alternately!"

Ling Zhen said, this problem has troubled him for a long time. It is easiest to pour water on it, but this will cause the barrel to crack, which is not worth the gain.

"Then let's change it and just build more artillery!"

Sun Lei nodded. The overheating of the gun barrel is an eternal problem, and even in later generations, there is no absolutely perfect solution.

"What's going on in the city?"

Sun Lei looked at the dilapidated south city tower of Xijin Mansion again.

"I haven't come out yet. Now I'm hiding behind the city wall!"

Ling Zhen said.

"Call out!"

Sun Lei nodded and spoke to the people behind him.

Lu Zhishen immediately led people forward to call for formation, but after shouting for a long time, there was no response from the city until finally, a no-war sign was hung up.

"Free card? Are you kidding me?"

Sun Lei looked at the battle-free card and laughed. Beiliao was still playing this trick.

"Ling Zhen, fire, blast that sign for me!"

Sun Lei looked at Ling Zhen and said.

Ling Zhen took the order and immediately adjusted the artillery. With a blast, the battle-free card was directly broken into pieces and fell to the ground.

"If they don't come out, they will continue to fight. During the day, the artillery will advance a mile outside the city and fire the shells into the city for me. At night, they will retreat and attack the defenders on the city wall. After a few days of fighting in the south, I will fight in the east. , then north and west, let’s see how long these people can endure!”

Sun Lei said with a smile, in a few days the city will be in chaos.

……

South, Baoding Army.

Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian were leading an army to besiege Tong Guan. They had been testing him for the past few days, but Tong Guan was determined not to come out.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, Jizhou is forced! Liangshan bandits are besieging Xijin Mansion!"

A cavalryman hurriedly ran to Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi and said.

"what!"

Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi were shocked. Jizhou and Xijin Prefecture were important towns, how could this happen.

"When did this happen?"

Xiao Qian grabbed the soldier and asked.

"Just two days ago."

The soldier said quickly.

"Sun Lei!"

Yelu Dashi gritted his teeth and said that the battle on their side was going smoothly, but Sun Lei made a surprise attack on their rear.

"There are Wu Yanguang and others in Xijin Mansion, as well as an army of 20 people. How can they be afraid of Sun Lei?"

Xiao Qian didn't care about Jizhou, where Yelu Dashi's lair was, and it was Yelu Dashi's fault if it was destroyed. He only cared about Xijin Mansion, which was the capital of the Liao Kingdom.

"Sun Lei suddenly arrived with his troops. Prime Minister Zhang Lin held an imperial edict in front of the formation outside the city and ordered Zhao An to surrender. Sun Lei shot him on the spot. His Majesty was so angry that he fainted. The enemy attacked the city with artillery. The general led his men at night. The attack on the camp was unsuccessful..."

The soldiers immediately reported the situation in detail.

"Your Majesty has sent a Taiwei to discuss with the Song army an alliance against Liangshan."

The soldier added one last sentence.

Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi had different expressions, both thinking about how to deal with the current situation.

"We will lead our troops back right now!"

Xiao Qian said.

"No, it's too late for us to go back now!"

Yelu Dashi has a different view. "If anything goes wrong in the Xijin Mansion, can you afford it?"

Xiao Qian glared at Yelu Dashi. The Jin Mansion is too important for today's Bei Liao. If something goes wrong, the entire Bei Liao will be disbanded!

"The city of Jinfu is tall and tall. There are still 20 elites in the city. Sun Lei will not be able to break the city in a short while."

"If we go back now, all our efforts will be wasted, and His Majesty's intention of uniting with the Song Dynasty will be in vain!"

Yelu Dashi opened his mouth and said.

Yelu Dashi was far more anxious than Xiao Qian. Jizhou was destroyed, his foundation was destroyed, and his son and confidants were gone. But now is not the time to think about those things, the overall situation must be the top priority.

"Negotiation is Li Chuwen's business!"

Xiao Qian insisted.

"If we leave and Tong Guan is no longer threatened, how can he use the enemy to deal with Sun Lei with us?"

Yelu Dashi opened his mouth and said.

Although Xiao Qian wanted to refute, Yelu Dashi was very reasonable and made him unable to refute.

"If something goes wrong in the Xijin Mansion, you will be fully responsible!"

Xiao Qian dropped these words and left.

Li Chuwen quickly led people outside the Baoding Army. After meeting Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi, he went directly to the Baoding Army City.

"Who is coming!"

The person in charge of guarding at this time was Zhong Shizhong. When he saw a carriage coming from the enemy formation, he immediately shouted and asked.

"I am Li Chuwen, the Taiwei of the Northern Liao Dynasty, and I am here on the order of the Emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty."

Li Chuwen looked at the city and shouted.

Zhongshi immediately understood that this person was an envoy from the Northern Liao Dynasty and sent someone to inform Tong Guan.

After a long time, the city gate opened, and Li Chuwen's carriage slowly drove into the city.

"I wonder where Privy Tong is?"

Li Chuwen asked with a smile as he looked at the armor-clad cultivator in front of him.

"Please!"

Zhong Shizhong personally led the troops and led Li Chuwen to the government office in the city. The streets were lined with troops, seemingly demonstrating.

"After so many years of separation, Privy Tong remains as majestic as ever!"

Li Chuwen smiled and looked at Tong Guandao. He knew Tong Guan. When Tong Guan went to the Liao Kingdom as an envoy, he accompanied him at the banquet.

"Li Taiwei has made rapid progress!"

Tong Guan's face improved a lot. As a eunuch, what he cared about most was his appearance. This majesty could help him regain some of his dignity as a man.

"Not as good as Privy Tong!"

Li Chuwen smiled and handed over his hand. He was just a minor official back then, and his status in Northern Liao was not very high now, but Tong Guan was one person below ten thousand people in Song Dynasty.

Tong Guan invited Li Chuwen to enter the hall. Li Chuwen did not go around in circles and directly explained his purpose.

"Will we deal with Sun Lei with you?"

Tong Guan squinted his eyes and thought.

"Privy Tong, this is a God-given opportunity. Sun Lei has left Liangshan. If we don't kill him now, we will let the tiger go back to the mountain!"

Li Chuwen said.

"Xijin Mansion has elite soldiers and horses. They should be able to kill Sun Lei without me!"

Tong Guan smiled and said, he didn't want to be used as a gunman. Sun Lei besieged Xijin Mansion. What does this have to do with him?
"Privy Tong, if the Song Dynasty is not willing, then our Bei Liao can cooperate with the Jin Kingdom. It would also be good to let them go to various places in Shandong."

Li Chuwen knew what Tong Guan was thinking and immediately said nonchalantly.

These words made a cold light flash in Tong Guan's eyes. The Jurchens had always wanted to enter the Central Plains. If Beiliao and Jin cooperated, Yan Yun would probably change hands.

"You have a blood feud with the Kingdom of Jin!"

The teacher said.

"Haha, we don't care about this!"

Li Chuwen said with a smile, he must show enough shamelessness at this time.

Li Chuwen's words made everyone in the Song army frown, and his words about broken jars made everyone confused. If Beiliao was really like that, the Song Dynasty would suffer the most. If Yan Yun couldn't take it back, he would have to face more. A powerful enemy.