Judgement

Chapter 240 Four

Chapter 240 Four

Chen Mengsheng had never seen so many wandering spirits before, and wandering spirits were different from ghosts.Wandering souls can haunt the world regardless of the daytime, but without a soul, they cannot enter the six realms of reincarnation and suffer from wandering.But such a huge number of dead people have been turned into wandering spirits by wizards, it is really frightening...

Shangguan Yanran bowed his body and saluted: "The little girl is not talented. When I was young, I often heard my father mention the prestige of the general. It is said that the general is not happy about money and wealth, and can share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. Every time he fights, he always rushes to the front and retreats before the battle. In the early years of Jingkang, the Jin soldiers invaded southward on a large scale. The general was appointed as the Marquis of Wuwei because of his repeated military exploits. In the third year of Jianyan, the Jin soldiers attacked Xuzhou, and the king of Zhizhou led the army and the people to resist. You, the general, personally oversee the battle. The general was hit by six arrows, but he became more and more courageous in the battle. After the city fell, Wang Fu’s family died in the chaos. The general insisted on fighting in the street with the Jinmen, but was unfortunately beaten unconscious by the Jinbing soldiers. After waking up, he killed the guards and entered the city. Found Wang Fu's body and buried it with his hands. Afterwards, the general mobilized the villagers to plan to recover Xuzhou. When the Jin soldiers retreated, the general led the remnant soldiers to attack midway, cut off the Jin soldiers' return and seized a large number of boats and gold silks to take the opportunity to recover Xuzhou After hearing the news, the Southern Song court awarded the general the title of Zhong Yilang, and was promoted to be the doctor of Youwu and the governor of Zhongzhou after acting in charge of the state. The great achievements of the general have made the little girl admire you, general, you have always been a great hero in the mouth of the people!"

Zhao Li said with a faint figure: "The past is unbearable. Wan Yanchang led his troops to invade our Chuzhou Mansion. I was named the Chuzhou Mansion Guard. There are only three thousand soldiers and less than one storehouse of food. Wanyan Chang has countless gold and iron horses. Tens of thousands of people, with strong soldiers and strong horses, intend to capture the capital of Chuzhou in one fell swoop. I ordered the generals and men of the whole state to go to the top of the city and pick up the golden soldiers who climbed the city with spears and fell into the sea of ​​fire and wood. They stood there for seven days and seven nights. Most of the granary was consumed by a few households. Then Wan Yanchang finally returned without success, and the Chuzhou government was barely saved."

Chen Mengsheng looked at the dense layers of wandering souls, and asked with a long sigh: "The general was brave enough to repel the Jin Kingdom's invasion with fewer victories and more victories. It is indeed a great achievement to preserve the Chuzhou Mansion!"

Zhao Li laughed miserably and said: "Hahaha, what a great achievement! Judge, look at these wandering souls, most of them are ordinary people in Chuzhou Prefecture. Then after Wan Yanchang retired, he joined forces with Jin Wushu. More than [-] soldiers from the army have come back, and these people are all wronged souls who were tortured to death..."

"Report..., the general's urgent report from the outer city! Wan Yanchang has gathered the remnants of Jin Wushu and is gathering [-] miles outside the city, intending to launch an attack on our Chuzhou government." Zhao Li reported the calamity of the Jin people's attack again.

When Zhao Li was fighting Wan Yanchang on the city wall, he was shot through both cheeks by the sharp arrows of the Jin soldiers, and there were seven or eight arrow wounds all over his body. After finally being able to speak, he heard that Wan Yanchang joined forces with Jin Wu The news of the garrison outside the city.After drinking back, the military attendant turned over and looked at the map on the table. The outer city of Chuzhou Mansion was guarded for seven days and seven nights, and it was already riddled with holes.Looking at the map, Zhao Li's brows became a word Chuan, Chuzhou Prefecture was a north-south barrier between the Song Dynasty and the Kingdom of Jin.The country of the Great Song Dynasty is in danger, and the people of the Great Song Dynasty have ruined their lives again...

That Jin Wushu was defeated by Yue Fei, and he was returning north full of grievances.It happened that they met Wanyan Chang, the son of Jin Taizu Wanyanmin's uncle Yingge, and both of them were defeated, so they aimed at Chuzhou Prefecture.At that time, Wan Yanchang was ordered by Jin Taizong Wan Yansheng to lead [-] Jin soldiers to attack the Song Dynasty for Liubu Road. Later, because of his outstanding military exploits, he was named Marshal Zuo Jianjun and moved to Shandong and Huainan.The whole Shandong was beaten down, and it was unexpected that Zhao Li would lead thousands of people to defeat it.Wan Yanchang was at home, wishing he could eat Zhao Li alive.

Jin Wushu set up camp [-] miles away from Chuzhou Prefecture, and rode a fast horse with Wan Yanchang to inspect Chuzhou Prefecture from afar.Laughing loudly, he said, "Talan, how could such a small town defeat you?"

Wan Yanchang almost choked to death by Jin Wushu's words, but he couldn't argue that Jin Wushu was the famous founding minister of the Great Jin Kingdom.It is also the fourth son of Taizu Wanyan Aguda whose real name is Wanyan Zongbi. When Jin Wushu attacked Shandong, he defeated the Song army by tens of thousands. He even conquered Qingzhou, Linqu and other cities.Wan Yanchang endured and said: "The guard Zhao Li of Chuzhou Prefecture is really good, the city of Chuzhou Prefecture is less than a hundred miles away, and the soldiers are only a few thousand, but Zhao Li's son made a plan to demolish the house and take wood and burn it. So he lasted for seven days and seven nights, and our army suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat!" Jin Wushu stroked his beard without saying a word, with a murderous look on his face...

Zhao Li called the quartermaster in the Chuzhou mansion and asked, "How many soldiers are left in the city? How much is the remaining grain in the granary?"

The quartermaster replied in fear: "I'm going to tell you that there are less than [-] soldiers left in Chuzhou's mansion, and there are about [-] people in the city. The granary is almost exhausted, including the five hundred stones of white flour that the emperor rewarded the general. It’s not enough to last a month’s rations in the city.”

After hearing this, Zhao Li said calmly: "You go down first, and the deputy general Fang Zichou will come in to discuss the matter."

Fang Zichou's character is Shaobing, and he is two years older than Zhao Li. He is 39 this year, and he is a native of Chuzhou Prefecture.He is a rare good general who is brave in battle and uses tactics like a god.Fang Zichou went into the room frowning and said nothing, pointed at the map in front of Zhao Li and flicked it a few times.Zhao Li smiled wryly and said: "Oh, I have already thought about Shao Bing's strategy. Leading troops to break through and ask for help is probably a waste of the lives of soldiers. Jin Wushu is cold, cruel, decisive and resolute, and he is by no means lazy. So easy to deal with. The geography of Chuzhou Prefecture is so important that the Jin people will definitely try their best to capture it. After passing Chuzhou Prefecture to the south, it is the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Song Dynasty. There is no need to defend the flat river. Marshal Han Shizhong is in a tight battle in Taiyuan , General Yue took the Yue family army to reinforce Marshal Han. The imperial court had no soldiers to send and could only ask the prefects of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to send troops to help. As long as the Chuzhou government can try to delay the Jin people from going south to attack the Song Dynasty, it can let the Marshal Han killed the Golden Army on the West Road."

Fang Zichou sighed: "Chuzhou's capital is only a tiny place, trying to hold back a hundred thousand gold soldiers and iron cavalry is like a mantis' arm and a cart. The most difficult thing is that the food and grass in the city are almost exhausted. He was trapped here."

Zhao Li rubbed his eyebrows with his hands and said: "Although I was ordered to be the guard of the Chuzhou Mansion when I was in danger, I will not risk the lives of the soldiers. If God is not blessed, I can only die to repay the emperor's favor." Now, Shaobing, why don't you take the people and soldiers to the south."

"Haha, if the general doesn't leave, of course my lieutenant general will only dance with you. It's better to send the warriors in the army to explore the road to the south first. If the south road is not blocked by the golden men, let the people escape. "Fang Zichou said with a frank smile that he had made up his mind to live and die with Chuzhou Prefecture.

That night, Zhao Li and Fang Zichou stood on the high city wall and said loudly to all the soldiers and people in Chuzhou Prefecture: "The Jin people are making a huge comeback, and now I need five warriors to go out of the city and go south to search for the people in the city." The way to life. This search is no small matter, it is related to the life and death of [-] people in the city, whoever is willing to go will reward you with a hundred taels of silver." Zhao Li looked like a giant spirit god in the cold wind of early spring.

Under the city, tens of thousands of people held their breaths and were silent. Suddenly, one person shouted loudly: "Zhang Wei, the captain of the Zuo Military Academy in Chuzhou Prefecture, is willing to go! The Great Song Dynasty has been bullied by Jin people for so many years, and the last general's family is in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If they lose it, they will be finished. General, I don’t want silver. A man of seven feet can do something or not. If it’s a man, stand up for me. If the south road is feasible, then the people in the city will be saved. If they are surrounded by gold men, then Then let's kill the golden dog together!" A burly man flashed out from the crowd and stood proudly in front of them.The power of role models is infinite. After seven days and seven nights of fierce fighting, Zhang Wei's words aroused the bloodliness of the soldiers again.

"General, I am also willing to go."

"I'll go as well."

"Count me in."……

The soldiers under the city came out one by one, some of them were still wounded.But their faces showed a kind of domineering attitude, no one knew whether they would still see the sun that was born tomorrow, and no one knew what hardships they would go through.You can reach Dutou by walking [-] miles south from Chuzhou Mansion, and you can reach Jiangsu and Zhejiang along the waterway from Dutou. When you arrive in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, you will have a lifeline...

From the top of the city, Zhao Li watched his soldiers march out one by one, until the number reached over a thousand in the end.Zhao Li, a strong man who had never been hurt and cried, couldn't help the tears falling down silently at this moment.Pull out the long sword and sing with the highest etiquette fencing on the battlefield. "The wind is rustling and the water is cold. Once the strong man is gone, he will never return. When he explores the tiger's lair, he enters the Jiao Palace, and when he looks up to the sky, he becomes a white rainbow..." A song of the Warring States period Gao Jianli bid farewell to Jing Ke, "Song of Yi Shui", now composed by Zhao Li The singing was extremely tragic, and the soldiers in the city all drew out their swords one after another, flicking their fingers on the spine of the sword and singing together loudly.The desolate songs merged into a torrent resounding through the sky, and the morale of the army was like a rainbow. Even if you know that you are going to die, how many times can you be impassioned in life?

After three o'clock at night, there was silence in Chuzhou Mansion.Tens of thousands of people watched as the five selected warriors stood upright in the vast blackness with their backs and letters asking for reinforcements.Zhao Li personally poured the farewell wine for the warriors to show their dignity. At this time, the silver on the tray in the hands of the quartermaster became the most worthless thing.None of the five people took a look, and the tile bowl broke into eight petals after drinking.Zhao Li knelt on one leg in front of the five people and said, "Zhao Li is deeply graciously sworn by the emperor to live and die with the Chuzhou government. I will leave it to you all to find a way to the south for help. The Song Dynasty will not perish without you! I am waiting in the city You have returned in triumph!"

The five people were also deeply moved by Zhao Li, and they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to accept orders.Zhang Wei, the captain of the Zuo Military Academy of Chuzhou Prefecture, knelt down and said: "We will have a good time whether we live or die. It is much more difficult for the general to stay in Chuzhou Prefecture. Please take care of the general. If we can If we are lucky enough to find the South Road, we will set off fireworks to let the common people escape, and if we are unfortunately killed, we will also protect Chuzhou Mansion under the Nine Springs from being destroyed by the golden men!"

Zhao Li stood up and said to the crowd: "Brothers, it's a good journey! Where is Fang Zichou, open the side door to send the warriors out!" Fang Zichou, the deputy general of the Chuzhou government, clenched his hands into fists and waved them vigorously.The soldiers guarding the gate opened the side gate and watched the five warriors go out of the city and disappear into the night...