The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 55 Occupying Chuzhou

"Shitou, come back quickly." Huangfu Hui saw his guard captain rushing over, and hurriedly shouted, the people around him could clearly hear the anxiety in the voice.

His guard captain is none other than his own nephew, named Huangfu Shouye, nicknamed Shishi.

I saw Huangfu Shouye breaking in. In the Zhou army's formation, even killing several elite soldiers of the Great Zhou was considered heroic.

But go and leave, and then more Zhou troops besieged him, two fists were no match for four hands, and when manpower was exhausted.

Huangfu Hui looked at him and tried his best to call him back, but the chaos of the scene couldn't convey his words.

The personal guards here tried their best to protect Huangfu Hui and walked out of the city according to their captain's wishes.

Huangfu Hui could only watch helplessly as his nephew, surrounded by heavy siege, retreated behind Qingliuguan surrounded by his guards.

Here, Zhao Xu had seen Huangfu Hui and the others retreat, and wanted to stop him, but Tang Jun was surrounded by him, so he couldn't get out.

There were also most of the Tang army who saw their main general retreating, and rushed back to the outside of the city. The main general retreated, and most of the soldiers fled.

So soon, apart from a small number of soldiers resisting at Qingliu Pass, the others were basically brought under control.

Of course, these resistances were simply unable to withstand the elite Zhou army, and soon they were either captured alive or annihilated.

All this is to announce that Dazhou has been occupied by Qingliu Pass, and Qingliu Pass, which claims to have more than [-] defenders, has been captured.

"Father, are you okay?" Zhao Xu saw his father Zhao Kuangyin walking over, covered in blood, and thought he was injured.

Zhao Kuangyin wiped his face with his hands: "Hahaha, these belong to Tang Jun. This battle was fought beautifully, but it's a pity that Huangfu Hui escaped."

If Huangfu Hui were here at this time, he would definitely be furious:
"I didn't run away, I just retreated to Chuzhou." There was no way to command his troops.The old general had no choice.

"I think we can take advantage of the situation to pursue them, and take Chuzhou City in one fell swoop while they are not getting a firm foothold. What do you think, Dad?"

Zhao Kuangyin thought about it for a while, and agreed, leaving only a thousand troops to guard Qingliu Pass, and all the others were chasing in the direction of Chuzhou.

Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng rushed to Chuzhou panting, they wanted to rush to Chuzhou quickly and set up the city defense.

Huangfuhui spent half of his life, when he lived like this, even if he had the ability, it was useless, the soldiers were not strong enough.

Looking at the soldiers who fled back with him behind him, and thinking about the bravery of Zhou's army, his eyes were full of confusion.

He waved his hand and entered the city. He still had a lot of things to do, and Zhou Jun would arrive at the city soon.

He wanted to use the shortest time to arrange the strongest city defense, but he never thought that Zhou Jun would come so soon.

Just as they entered the city, before they even had time to drink a sip of tea, the Zhou army outside had already arrived at the city.

There are still many soldiers of the Tang Army who have not yet crossed the moat of Chuzhou City.But seeing Zhou Jun approaching gradually, you can’t keep the city gates open like this.”

So Huangfuhui immediately ordered the gates to be closed to prevent Zhou Jun from rushing into the city. This was also the most sensible choice.

But now all the people at the gate of the city are Tang Jun who followed them back from Qingliu Pass.They kept gathering towards the gate of the city.

They ran all the way here from Qingliuguan just to escape for their lives. They were about to enter the city safely, but they closed the gate of the city. Isn't this cheating?

That's not to mention, they also dropped the suspension bridge on the moat again, and many Tang Jun who hadn't crossed the moat now watched Zhou Jun rushing towards them eagerly.

These Southern Tang soldiers, who were already terrified, were very conscious and threw their weapons to the ground without anyone's order.

All of them automatically squatted on both sides with their hands on their heads, just like the surrender gesture of the devils back then.

Looking at the soldiers who were scrambling to surrender, the corners of Huangfu Hui's mouth twitched fiercely a few times, his expression extremely lonely.

Huangfu Hui shook his head and sighed:
"Thinking that I, Huangfu Hui, have fought on the battlefield for decades, boasting that I am invincible, and because of this, I am complacent and consider myself a famous general in the world.

This is a slap in the face by myself. I didn't expect that I was defeated by a child today and was so embarrassed by the enemy! "

Huangfuhui's tone was full of sadness, giving people a feeling of being in danger at the end of the year.

Yao Feng, who was beside him, comforted in a low voice: "General, don't care about the momentary success or failure, besides, it's not the general's fault this time."

Huangfuhui looked at the soldiers of the Tang army who were abandoned outside the city, feeling very uncomfortable:

"But these soldiers, indeed..."

Yao Feng knew that Huangfuhui had always loved soldiers like sons, but this time he actually ordered people to close the city gates and keep those soldiers who hadn't had time to enter the city outside. feel good.

So Yao Feng tried to comfort him again: "General, you don't have to blame yourself too much, the general is also thinking about the overall situation.

We closed the city gate this time so that many soldiers could not enter the city. This is also to prevent Zhou Jun from entering the city while taking advantage of the chaos.

The lower official thought, those soldiers would understand your lord, and even if the emperor knew about it, he would still understand the general's intentions.

Hearing Yao Feng's words, Huangfuhui really felt better. Yao Fengyou continued to persuade:
"The old general said again, when we entered the city, we took the initiative. There is sufficient food and grass in Chuzhou city, and the city is high and thick, so it is easier to defend.

And there are also many soldiers who have retreated from Qingliuguan at this time. This is our new force.

So as long as we don't go out of the city for the time being to face the battle, and rectify and train these soldiers to restore their morale, Chuzhou will be as stable as Mount Tai.

Even if Zhou Jun wants to attack the city now, but what about their siege equipment, right?That can only be done now, it doesn’t take time?
By the time they have the equipment to attack the city, we have already recovered our vitality, and our reinforcements have already arrived. Isn't it just like finding something to clean up the Zhou army? "

Regarding Yao Feng's statement, Huangfu Hui agreed, but then he shook his head, then looked at these Tang Jun, and then looked at the actually aggressive Zhou Jun below.

There is still a big gap between Tang Jun's quality and Zhou Jun's. Now he is not only worried about Chuzhou, but also worried about the fate of Tang State.

While the two of them were imagining the future here, Zhou Jun had already dealt with the soldiers who hadn't crossed the moat.

Zhao Xu ordered a small group of Zhou Jun to escort Tang Jun who had surrendered to take good care of him.

Looking at the tall city wall and Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng on it, he decided to storm Chuzhou City. If it was someone else, he would have to wait for the tools to attack the city.

But Zhao Xu didn't think so. He knew how Chuzhou city was brought down in history. Even if he didn't attack by force, he believed that his father would do the same.

Looking at Tang Jun who was still in the city and looking at Tang Jun here in horror, Zhao Xu made a decision:

"Father, when the morale of the Tang army is at its lowest, we might as well take down Chuzhou City in one go. What do you think?"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded in agreement, but then he asked again:

"This is an opportunity, but how do we get across the moat? The suspension bridge is not put down, and people can't get through. After all, the river is too cold, and there are still some floating soldiers in some places?"

Zhao Kuangyin's doubt is how to cross the moat, the river is too cold in the cold weather.

At this time, Zhao Xu patted his horse and walked in front of those Zhou Jun, shouting loudly:
"Do you know where the other side is? It's Chuzhou City, which is our destination this time. As long as we win Chuzhou City, it's no problem for us to seal our wife Yinzi."

As he spoke, he looked at the reactions of the soldiers around him, and seeing that their eyes were full of desire to make contributions, he nodded.

"But a small moat in front of us blocks our way forward and our steps to make contributions. Can we be blocked by him?"

"No."

"No."

"No."

As soon as Zhao Xu's words fell, orderly shouts erupted in Zhou Jun's camp, and the general's flag was blown loudly.

Zhao Xu held his hand for a while, and the voice below stopped abruptly, as if he had undergone special training.

Zhao Kuangyin and Huangfuhui and Yao Feng in the city all exclaimed, what a well-disciplined army.

It's just that what Zhao Kuangyin showed was pride and pride, while Huangfuhui and the others were more worried.

Here, Zhao Xu asked the soldiers to calm down and got off their horses:

"In this case, then follow me through this small moat and make contributions." After speaking, the first one jumped off the moat.

Immediately afterwards, some people jumped down one by one and crossed the moat. Those Tang Jun who were left outside the city were stunned on the spot in shock when they saw this scene.

I've seen people fighting desperately, but I've never seen someone so desperate. That's the icy cold river.

Even pouring a jug of old wine by himself can't resist the cold, Zhou Jun actually swam over like this.

I have seen fierce ones, but I have never seen such fierce ones. This is simply desperate!Looking at this group of lunatic soldiers, the Southern Tang army trembled with fright.

If everyone is at the same level, the soldiers can still fight against the Zhou army under the command of General Huangfuhui.

But now it seems that Zhou Jun are all lunatics and murderers. How could we normal soldiers of the Southern Tang Army beat them?

The soldiers trembled in their hearts and did not dare to move forward at all. The city gate was more and more tightly blocked.

Soon after crossing the moat, he led his army to Chuzhou city. Zhao Xu thought there would be a fierce battle outside the city.

After all, there are quite a few Tang troops outside the city, so I must work hard to solve these matters.

Unexpectedly, these Tang troops surrendered, which made him shout, this is too unchallenging.

In fact, those Tang Jun outside the city were frightened by this group of wolves and tigers Zhou Jun, and they had no confidence to resist.

But there is also resentment towards Huangfu Hui and the others. You officials ran fast and entered the city.But they left us outside the city.

(End of this chapter)