Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 568
Coupled with some other reasons, no matter what, Wuhu City can be regarded as a big piece of fat in Pan Mei's eyes.

At the north gate, Pan Mei pressed the hilt of her sword.Leading the team of personal soldiers into the streets of Wuhu City.The sounds of murder and arson were endless and spread.

A pair of bright and hateful eyes were staring at him quietly in a collapsed two-story building beside the road...

To the south of Wuhu City.Soldiers and civilians crowded the city roads.He rushed out of the city frantically.The market in the rear.The Song army had already advanced, and started a brutal fight in the streets and alleys, in an alleyway full of people.Three Song Kingdom knights blocked the back road, holding long spears, and stabbing forward frantically.

Blood flew out, and the cries of men, women, and children merged into one. Some people tried to hide below, but their arms and heads were crushed by horseshoes, and some people were stepping on The bodies of other people crawled to the other side of the wall. Among them were defeated soldiers holding steel knives. Seeing that the crowd was squeezing past too slowly, they raised the steel knives and started killing people. However, the spears from behind stabbed them through their bodies. .

With Pan Mei's acquiescence, Song Jun coaxed into the city and began to burn, kill and loot.

I saw fires everywhere in the city, adulterers, looters, and wanton massacres of unarmed civilians abounded. Soldiers who killed red-eyed soldiers even went to the monastery.Although there were some people in the Song Dynasty who believed in Buddhism, there were also many people who did not believe in gods and Buddhas. They were disrespectful to the gods. With them taking the lead, those people who fled into the temple with their treasures when they were in danger, and the people who regarded the temple as a protective god were all looted. There are women with outstanding beauty, and there are also perpetrators in the Buddhist hall.

Under Pan Mei, a general named Feng Xin was startled and angry. Seeing the soldiers scattered everywhere like bandits, he was powerless to stop them, so he went to look for Pan Mei full of anger.

When he saw Pan Mei, he immediately reported angrily: "Marshal, the king of Song Dynasty is in the south of the Yangtze River, and the crusader is the Lord Tang. These people will soon be the people of our Song Dynasty. How can they fight like bandits and wantonly Massacre, rape, adultery, robbery."

Pan Mei didn't think so, and smiled and said: "I have my own reasons for what I did. After this battle, I will face Jinling City. I have received information that many of the King Qin's troops from various places in the Southern Tang Dynasty have already gathered for Jinling. There are at least 10 troops. People and horses, the Tang army is backed by Jinling, and there is bound to be a hard battle. At that time, only the three armies will be able to defeat the Tang army in a battle. If the three armies are to become more brave, the most effective and simple way is naturally Ren Sanjun Take this city captive."

"Commander, the people of the Tang Dynasty are under attack, and the people are innocent. Seeing them suffer from this innocent war, will the commander be able to bear it?"

Pan Mei's face darkened, and she shouted: "Compassion does not command soldiers, righteousness does not manage money. How can General Feng cherish the benevolence of women?"

Feng Xin stifled, knowing that Pan Mei had been annoyed, but he still gritted his teeth and cupped his hands and said, "Commander, if the army is like a bandit and loses the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no guarantee that the soldiers and people in the south of the Yangtze River will not repeat the same mistakes as the people of Shu. Destroy the city to calm the people, and the military discipline Only strictness can win the hearts of the people."

Pan Mei's connivance with the troops is not only to motivate the three armies to fight to the death, but also has a shady purpose, which is to take the opportunity to win the hearts of the troops and strengthen control over the subordinate army, so that it can be used someday in the future.But of course this purpose cannot be said.

However, Pan Mei didn't want to be too selfish or obvious. Now that the goal has been achieved, and Feng Xin is a general of the central forbidden army in Kaifeng City, he is a close minister of His Majesty the Emperor, so he said with a smile: "If there is no resistance in the city, my commander-in-chief You want to order the massacre of the city! General Feng has a kind heart, that’s all, I just want to withdraw my troops for your sake.”

At this time, the city was dilapidated everywhere, and wars were raging. Since then, when wars broke out, it was always the people who suffered. The so-called Qiu Wuwu's benevolent and righteous teacher only existed in the official history books and myths.Even if Yue Fei's grandson Yue Ke's story is based on the Yue Family Army's shocking military exploits and iron military discipline, it is simply the best commentary on the army of benevolence and righteousness, but in fact it has to be discounted.

The so-called "Qiu Wucheng" king's division is different from other armies in that they commit more or less crimes. At that time, the boastful Qiu Wucheng often refers to the people under their own rule. One can imagine how the people on the road fell.

Beimen Street.The noise of fighting in the city came from all directions.Pan Mei was riding a war horse, with her arm on the hilt of her sword, and she was talking to Feng Xin while walking forward.

The assassination came suddenly.

The sudden condensed murderous aura seemed to thin the sky and cut off the sound. The silent sharp edge shot out from a half-collapsed small building on the side of the road with a stern murderous intent. When everyone reacted, they shot straight in front of Pan Mei's horse. , cut off in the air.

Among Pan Mei's personal guards, one person shot an arrow suddenly from the side and rear, and the other threw a long spear. However, at that moment, the reaction of everyone seemed to be unable to catch up with the speed of the assassination. He slammed down, and screamed sharply: "Wow!" The shrill and strange voice was like a night crow.

The cloak on Pan Mei's body roared and unfolded in the air. On the streets in the afternoon, horsemen stood up, and it seemed as if a cloud of sunlight had exploded in midair.With a "ha" sound, Pan Mei drew out her sword and slashed. The sword in her hand brought a dazzling light, colliding with the stern breath of death in the air.

The assassin who attacked was slashed and flew away, but it was a thin young woman with a weapon like a knife and a sickle in her hand.Extremely sharp.He rolled a few times on the ground and just stood up when the gunshots arrived.

"what"

With a scream, she flew back, an arrow pierced her shoulder, and a spear followed. She swung a knife and slashed fiercely. Only a moment later, she was forced into a dead corner of the roadside ruins, and several spears pierced through her. her body.Almost picked her up.She held the sickle in her hand, looked at Pan Mei, blood came out of her mouth, and shouted loudly: "You dog thief, your soldiers killed my whole family, and I will not let you go even if I am a ghost, ah..." She yelled.But then.The eerie cry also disappeared.

Obviously, it was the Song army who entered the city and encountered resistance from a certain family in Wuhu City during the killing and looting, and then wiped out the family. The woman just slipped through the net and came to take revenge.However, this woman is thin and small, and she is not strong enough as a woman. However, she has been practicing martial arts and is very talented in the way of assassination. She only hopes to kill the general with one blow.Just miss one hit and die.

Pan Mei was riding on the horse, her expression didn't change at all, looking at the corpse, she didn't bother to pay attention to what the woman said before she died, and said indifferently: "It's a Jianghu person from the Southern Tang Dynasty, with good skills, stripped her naked and hung her in the city. On the door."

He put away the epee in his hand, and the guards led him away.

This is just a little prelude.Soon after, after resting in Wuhu City for a day, Pan Mei will lead an army to sweep down and push Jinling

After resting in Wuhu City for a whole day, Pan Mei took advantage of the victory to pursue and marched eastward, first conquering Xinlinzhai, then breaking through Bailuzhou, and then breaking through Xinlingang.

Pan Mei has won successive battles on the main battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River. At the same time, there are frequent reports of victories in the eastern battlefield.Zhao Zan also broke through Ezhou and Yuanzhou, defeating [-] Southern Tang troops in a field battle, then conquered Fanshanzhai, besieged Wuchang and Jiangyin, and entered Runzhou.

When Zhao Zan attacked from the southeast, he divided his troops into three groups and attacked horizontally in one line. The troops in all states were overwhelmed, and many states were unable to rescue Jinling. This was also Zhao Kuangyin's strategic intention when he sent troops. Both Zhao Zan and Pan Mei knew this, and the purpose was to ensure that the main force led by Pan Mei would not be restrained by the heavy cavalry from all over the place, so they could concentrate their superior forces and attack the city of Jinling.

After Pan Meilianke's Bailuzhou and Xinlingang arrived in the southwestern suburbs of Jinling, he did not stop, without disarming his troops, and stormed Lishui, an important town in the south of Jinling, in one go.

The Lishui Tang army commander is a veteran Li Xiong. As early as the beginning of the Song army crossing the river, he asked the court to increase its troops and prepare for a decisive battle with the Song army on the outskirts of Jinling, but the court did not reply to his request.Now the main force of the Song army is attacking aggressively, and there are only five thousand soldiers in Lishui City, how can they resist the enemy?Although Li Xiong was disheartened, he refused to surrender, nor did he want to abandon the city and run away. He said to his generals: "I am destined to die in a national calamity, so you can take care of yourself."

The Song army began to attack, and Li Xiong led his seven sons to defend the stronghold.When the Song army rushed into the village like a tide, Li Xiong rushed into the enemy's line with his guns, and his seven sons followed closely behind, each holding a weapon.The eight father and son fought bloody battles, stabbed with guns and swords, left and right, and killed countless Song soldiers. In the end, they were outnumbered and unable to recover, and all eight died in the battle between the two armies.Knowing that it was impossible, Li Xiong and his son died generously for the national calamity. They died without hesitation and with vigor and vigor.After several years, the people in the area near Jinling still burned incense and paper for the eight lives of Li Xiong and his son to save the dead.

After conquering Lishui, all the barriers to the north and northwest of Jinling were cleared. Pan Mei led an army to press on, and finally stationed troops under the city of Jinling.Zhao Zan also led an army to approach Jinling City from the southeast.

Jinling City is situated on the north of the river, on the south of Chongling Mountains, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and facing water on one side.The scale of Jinling City is magnificent, and the city pool is solid, all of which are built of huge stones, which is extremely strong.Surrounded by overlapping trenches, it is indeed a majestic city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In March of Yangchun, the weather is getting warmer.

Kaifeng, Prince Jin's Mansion, study in the backyard.

Zhao Guangyi saw that Pan Mei sent people to send him regular reports about his battle in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Seeing that the pontoon bridge was successfully erected and that Pan Mei had already defeated Lin Renzhao, he couldn't help being delighted and muttered to himself: "As long as Pan Mei can fight in the three If we defeat the Southern Tang within a month, and then return with the victory, we will definitely be appointed as the deputy privy envoy, and only then will there be more than [-]% of the success of major events."

(End of this chapter)