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Chapter 357 0354【Leave no one behind】

The fighting in Zhuozhou County continues.

However, as Wanyan Zongwang led the army to evacuate first, the 5,000-victorious army led by Guo Yaoshi could not stop it and was beaten back steadily.

Guo Yaoshi originally wanted to use the dense streets and houses in the inner city to fight street fighting, but the Qingzhou Army was not afraid at all.

Who have they been afraid of in fancy dress?

Moreover, there are advantages of firearms.

The Qingzhou Army did not enter the house to fight at all, and a few shield soldiers stood in front.

After kicking open the door, several firearms were thrown in.

After the firearm explosion sounds, rush in to finish the job.

When encountering a large and powerful household that resisted fierce resistance, they directly set up field artillery and bombarded them indiscriminately.

In the county government office, a guard reported with a panicked look: "Shaobao, the Qingzhou thieves' weapons are so fierce that the men can't withstand it, and there are heavy casualties."

After Guo Yaoshi surrendered to the Song Dynasty, although his plan to attack Yanjing failed, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty still loved him very much.

Although the money has been reduced, the victorious army under his command is still accustomed to calling him Shaobao.

Another guard said angrily: "The Jin people made it clear that they wanted us to die when they cut off our rear. Since I surrendered to the Jin people, I have been suppressed and ostracized everywhere. Those Jurchen warlords frequently killed the sons of the Ever Victorious Army and treated them with contempt." Like pigs and dogs. How about surrendering the Qingzhou Army if you don't have enough protection?"

These words immediately attracted the support of a group of personal guards.

"Yes, Shaobao. Han Zhen is also considered a hero. With the power of firearms, he can definitely sweep the world. If you surrender to him, it won't be considered an insult to Shaobao."

This victorious army is not willing to die.

Before the Jin people went south, Medicine Master Guo relied on Song Huizong's favor and became arrogant and domineering. Even the prefect of Yanshan respected him.

Every time Pharmacist Guo asked for money, food, weapons, armor, staff, and horses from the Zhao and Song Dynasties, the court tried its best to provide them.

After accumulating a large amount of grain and ordnance, Pharmacist Guo immediately sent his cronies south to start a grain and ordnance business. He secretly made a lot of money, and the victorious troops under his command were all full of food.

Speaking of which, many divine arm crossbows and infantry armor in the Qingzhou Army were bought from Medicine Master Guo.

Looking around the circle of personal guards, seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, Medicine Master Guo hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then we surrender."

Hearing this, all the guards could not help but let out a long sigh of relief.

He was originally a slave of the three surnames. He was first demoted in Liao, Song and Jin, and now he was demoted to Han Zhen, and he felt no burden at all.

I am not afraid of being bitten if there are too many lice. I have even summarized a set of formal procedures because I have too much experience in surrendering.

I saw Pharmacist Guo ordering: "Gather your subordinates and ask them to put down their weapons. The rest will follow me and surrender."

With that said, Pharmacist Guo began to remove his armor.

He took off his upper body clothes, exposing his tendons, and ordered his guards to find a sheep.

In this way, Yaoshi Guo, shirtless, holding the sheep in one hand, led hundreds of his bodyguards out of the inner city.

This is an ancient ritual, which goes like this: Abandon armor and lead soldiers, expose your flesh and lead sheep.

Expressed determination to surrender and willingness to accept all conditions and punishments of the enemy.

Seeing this scene, the Qingzhou Army stopped one after another.

Yue Fei's expression was even more strange. He had been familiar with ancient books on the art of war since he was a child, so he naturally knew the meaning of the other party's behavior.

You must know that this ancient ritual had disappeared in the Central Plains before the Sui and Tang Dynasties. I never thought that Guo Yaoshi, a Bohai barbarian, was still familiar with ancient rituals.

Han Zhen was riding on a war horse, his expression neither sad nor happy.

Han Shizhong, who was behind him, reminded him in a low voice: "Guo Yaoshi is a slave of the third surname, so he cannot be trusted. After surrendering to the Song Dynasty, relying on the favor of Emperor Zhao and Song, he became arrogant and domineering in the land of Yanyun, and his 50,000 victorious troops did not change. Zuo Ren, in the village of fish and meat. Among the Western Army, they all say that this man is the second best in Anlu Mountain."

The left gusset is how the Liao people wear clothing.

The Hanfu is the right gusset.

This shows that although Yaoshi Guo surrendered to the Song Dynasty, he did not sincerely surrender in his heart, but was ambitious.

Han Zhen asked back: "Where do you think the divine arm crossbows in the Qingzhou Army came from?"

Han Shizhong understood immediately. Since the county magistrate knew what was going on, he felt relieved.

Han Zhen, who has the memory of later generations, knows exactly what Medicine Master Guo is like.

If they were taken under their command, the Jin Kingdom and Zhao Song Dynasty would be able to possess a large number of firearms and artillery within a year and a half.

After leaving the inner city, Pharmacist Guo bowed and said loudly: "General Guo Pharmacist, I have met County Magistrate Han!"

Han Zhen half-smiled but said, "Did I ever say that I would accept your surrender?"

Ok?

Pharmacist Guo suddenly raised his head, his expression changed drastically.

The victorious army behind them also showed horror on their faces.

Pharmacist Guo never expected that Han Zhen would refuse his surrender. He prided himself on being a fierce general, and his victorious army was also a fierce soldier.

In the previous battle with the main force of the Jin army led by Wanyan Zongwang in Baihe, if the Song army led by Zhang Linghui had not escaped, the outcome would have been uncertain.

Even if the Jin army can win, it will definitely be a miserable victory.

"Leave no one behind!"

Han Zhen waved his hand, and there was a chill in his calm tone.

"How dare you, Han thief!"

Pharmacist Guo stared angrily.

The next moment, a hail of arrows struck.

"Ahhhh!!!"

The screams echoed over the county.

Pharmacist Guo and hundreds of personal guards were immediately shot into sieves.

Lying on his back on the ground, feeling the vitality in his body draining rapidly, Yaoshi Guo's eyes were full of disbelief.

He could not understand until his death why Han Zhen refused his surrender...

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The siege lasted until dawn and ended completely.

All five thousand victorious troops were wiped out.

Since the county magistrate said no one would be left alive, that means no one would be left alive.

"Reporting to the county magistrate, the Jin army in the city has been completely wiped out."

After hearing Lao Jiu's report, Han Zhen ordered: "The whole army listens to the order and rest in the city for two days."

Yue Fei frowned and said, "County magistrate, Liu Dutong only has three thousand cavalry, can you send someone to help?" Han Zhen waved his hand and said confidently: "Don't worry, Liu Qi has a sense of proportion."

After being with him for so long, the two of them have become more understanding.

Many times, Liu Qi could understand his combat intentions with just one look.

Knowing that there was an ambush in Fangshan, Liu Qi would never be reckless.

Although this guy usually looks carefree and careless, he looks like a different person on the battlefield.

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"Huchihuchi~"

After running and stopping all night, the horse under him has reached its limit at this moment, and every breath makes a dull sound from his nostrils.

This applies even to war horses, let alone infantry.

Although all the baggage was discarded, the weight of the armor and weapons was not light.

At this moment, each Jin Jun was so tired that his hands and feet were weak and his whole body was weak.

Forget it if you are tired, the key point is that there are still thousands of cavalry behind you.

Whenever Wanyan Zongwang ordered a break, the Qingzhou Army's cavalry would speed up and assume a charging posture.

At the same time, he shouted: "Han Zhen is here, the golden dog is here to take his life!"

After several battles, when the Jin army heard Han Zhen's name from top to bottom, they were frightened and did not dare to fight at all.

After forcing the Jin army to move on again, Liu Qi slowed down again and hung behind leisurely.

Moreover, this guy was a thief and ordered the cavalry to cut down branches and tie them to the tails of the horses.

When it gallops, thick smoke billows and the sound is terrifying.

There were only three thousand cavalry, but they managed to create the power of tens of thousands of cavalry.

Wanyan Zongwang knew in his heart that this was a trick of the Qingzhou thieves, and he had thousands of Jurchen cavalry in his hands, but he did not dare to gamble.

Once the Korean thieves came to pursue them in person, the thousands of Jurchen cavalry were defeated, and the remaining 20,000 infantry were completely turned into fish on the chopping board, allowing the Qingzhou thieves to slaughter them.

Glancing at the cavalry who were following far behind, Wanyan's mother said with a livid face: "Commander, the Qingzhou thieves are chasing us as prey."

He was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, but luckily no bone was hurt.

"I know."

Wanyan Zongwang had a gloomy face and said in a cold voice: "I sent spies to rush to Yanjing last night, and asked Shu Lie to rush for reinforcements and ambush in Fangshan."

He also left eight thousand people in Yanjing City.

These eight thousand people are all elites under his command, and are personally led by the powerful general Shu Liesu.

Wanyan's mother said with a cruel smile: "Okay, when we get to Fangshan, we must make these Qingzhou thieves look good!"

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Fangshan is stuck between Zhuozhou and Yanjing and is a must-pass road.

The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The northwest is mountainous and the southeast is alluvial plains, depressions, and floodplains.

Such terrain is not conducive to the performance of cavalry.

This is also the reason why Wanyan Zongwang and Han Zhen chose this ambush location one after another.

In the dense forest on the west side of the official road, ten thousand troops were quietly lurking here.

Huang Kai held a piece of weed in his mouth and said boredly: "We have been squatting for ten days and we haven't even seen a ghost."

Nie Dong glanced sideways: "What nonsense, do you dare to disobey the county magistrate's order?"

Huang Kai explained: "How can I dare to disobey orders? It's just that the dry food carried by the soldiers has been eaten up, and now everyone is still hungry. If we wait any longer, the soldiers will starve first. How will we kill the enemy?"

In this ambush, they were traveling lightly, so naturally they could not carry much food, grass and baggage.

Even if I save on dry food, I already finished it at noon yesterday.

Nie Dong ordered the soldiers to hunt in the mountains.

But Fangshan is only so big. How can the animals in the mountain feed an army of ten thousand people?

"Since the county magistrate arranged for us to ambush, he naturally has a careful plan."

At the moment, Nie Dong had no choice but to believe in the county magistrate.

Suddenly, Huang Kai was startled, then stood up suddenly and said, "I seem to hear the sound of horse hooves."

Upon hearing this, Nie Dong immediately listened and said with a solemn expression: "It is indeed the sound of horse hooves."

The sound of horse hooves came from far away and stopped suddenly.

Not long after, a soldier from the scout battalion quickly ran to the mountain col and reported: "Commander Commander, five Jin Army scouts just came galloping towards us, but they have all been intercepted and killed."

Nie Dong immediately realized what was happening and immediately ordered: "The whole army listens to the order and prepares for war!"

Wow!

For a moment, the Qingzhou soldiers who were lying or sitting stood up one after another, their eyes shining.

Since going north, they have not made any achievements.

They felt extremely uncomfortable when they thought about how much other brothers were making money from earning military merit.

Now the opportunity has finally come!

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Time passed bit by bit.

Before I knew it, the sun was gradually setting in the west.

"Report!"

"A large number of Jin troops came straight to Fangshan along the official road, about 20,000 of them."

More than 20,000?

Nie Dong frowned slightly and asked, "How is the military discipline?"

The scout replied: "The army is in disarray, the men and horses are exhausted, and there seems to be cavalry chasing us from behind!"

Huang Kai's eyes lit up and he was ecstatic.

This is simply a god-given military achievement!

(End of this chapter)