This mountain is mine

Chapter 258 He's About to Break the Contract

Zhao Chi came in person, and the generals who led the army personally protected him, and Tian Qing was also on the list.

It's just that he is a close person today, whether he avoids suspicion or is pushed out by these generals, these generals are all surrounded by Zhao Chi's side, and he is pushed a little far away.

Tian Qing didn't wear any armor either, he was still wearing the crow-blue jacket, which was dusty and inconspicuous in the crowd.

He just stood indifferently on the bay red horse and didn't speak. For a while, no one paid attention to him.

The horse under the crotch was disturbed by the noise and fighting ahead, and the horse's hooves stomped left and right. Tian Qing touched the horse's neck to comfort him, while staring at the city wall not far away.

At a glance, he recognized the snow-blue figure on the city wall. From a distance, Tian Qing could only see her black hair and jade face. Among the soldiers in armor, she looked like a lilac flower, especially conspicuous .

One can't help but think how Zhao Man protected her so closely in the past, not wanting others to see even her appearance, but now, she is allowed to face the tens of thousands of troops, like a live target, using her weak body to boost morale.

I couldn't help but feel a little dull in my heart.

Suddenly Zhao Chi asked sharply: "The woman on the tower is Zhao Man's wife Yu Shi?"

You Liming responded, who else would be able to go to the gate of the city, except Zhao Man's wife Yu Shi?
Zhao Chi sneered, and didn't take a woman seriously.

In his opinion, Zhao Man will definitely not be able to come back. The rebel army has no leader and is just dying. If he hadn't been eager to make meritorious deeds and returned before the end of the year, Fangling City could have been besieged and the lives inside would have been trapped to death. .

"Little lady, dare to stand on the city tower to show off her power, and shot Yu Shi dead without knowing her life!"

When the woman fell from the tower, the rebel army would naturally be defeated without a fight. If the thief and the king were captured, without a backbone, the city would naturally collapse.

After Zhao Chi finished speaking, Tian Qing saw a man in black approaching on horseback not far behind Zhao Chi, with a bow and arrow in his hand.

Tian Qing has heard that there is a person beside Zhao Chi who is very good at archery, and he is the one in his heart. Although he doesn't know how good it is, but if he is dealing with a weak woman who is pregnant and has difficulty moving, and the sky is good at this time, The wind is blowing towards the city from this side, and the snowflakes are also flying obliquely in the direction of the city, there is indeed a chance of winning.

Tian Qing's eyes sank, and he took out a pendant coated with mercury from his waist without any trace, hidden it in the horse's mane, and quietly shook it at the figure on the city wall.

In the snowy light, the flickering and flickering faint light was actually not obvious, and Yu Miaomiao just noticed that something seemed to reflect the light in front of her eyes.

Looking for the light, he saw that the light source fell on a horse galloping forward. One person on the horse tilted his body, his foot was hooked to the stirrup, and his body was completely hidden on the side of the horse's belly. Walking through the sky, when Yu Miaomiao reappeared in the field of vision, Yu Miaomiao saw that the bow drawn by the man was clearly aimed at her.

If she wasn't careful, she really couldn't see the person on the side of the horse's belly, but now she saw clearly the whole set of movements of this person, and saw him kicking the horse forward, two hundred steps away from the city gate, still hidden among the soldiers.

In an instant, meteor-like arrows came towards her from the front of the enemy's formation with a piercing cold light. At this moment, Yu Miaomiao didn't care about guessing who informed her, so she just lowered her body and sat on the chair.

With a "bang", the sharp arrow swept across her head and landed on a piece of wet ground.

Zhou Xiuwu was standing beside Yu Miaomiao, staring at the cold arrow with wide eyes, sweating suddenly, if Yu Miaomiao was really hit by the arrow and killed three people, how could he explain to the prince, he would be blamed for death.

Not only Zhou Xiuwu, but even the hidden guards protecting Yu Miaomiao felt chills in their backs. The arrow came so fast and urgently that they couldn't stop it with shields. There are such masters in the opponent's army.

Fortunately, Madam sat down suddenly.

Although Yu Miaomiao had seen it earlier and had received the warning, she still had lingering fears at this moment, but she didn't show any signs of fear, and said: "My legs are a little tired."

Zhou Xiuwu breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had no time to guard against the arrow, he saw the direction of the arrow clearly, locked on the person, and immediately drew his bow to fight back.

Zhou Xiu's martial strength is boundless. Usually, five or six people would carry a log together, but he can carry it alone. He also has excellent archery skills. Although he only has one eye, he also shoots against the wind. He shot the horse's back, and the horse panicked and didn't choose its way. When the man jumped off the back and killed him with one arrow, Fang felt relieved.

Lu Lingzhi was lying under the brick wall, only her eyes were exposed looking down, seeing a person being shot dead as soon as she got off the horse, her heart was pounding, and seeing Zhou Xiuwu retracting the arrow, she immediately felt that this ugly man was nothing but yelling and ordering others. Some effect.

The crisis was resolved, and Yu Miaomiao stood up again.

First look at the reflective point just now, but seeing the man turn his horse's head and follow Zhao Chi away slowly, this back is very strange, Yu Miaomiao watched silently, pondered in his heart, and got the answer, but I can't find any trace of familiarity in the past.

She withdrew her gaze and stared coldly at Zhao Chi's back surrounded by heavy soldiers.

She didn't know much about Zhao Chi, but she only knew that he was the one who injected Zhao Man with such a vicious Gu poison as the Acacia Gu.

At this time, when the enemy met, she hated her so much, she wanted to capture Zhao Chi, but he hid too far away, the sky was unfair, the wind and snow were blowing into the city, no matter how powerful the archer was, they could not shoot Hit him.

After Yu Miaomiao became pregnant, she didn't bring Gu worms with her.

Although she doesn't refine vicious Gu worms, she got a few from her cousins ​​in the past, and she must let this guy also taste the taste of Gu worms.

It's just that Gu worms are rare and rare. If the distance is too far, I don't know if it will definitely fall on Zhao Chi, and it will be a waste to cast it on others.

Can only give up.

The cold wind whizzed and rolled up the heavy snow, which wiped out the sound of fighting. The sky was getting late and the temperature was getting lower and lower. A lot of cold water poured out from the city gate, and a layer of ice gradually formed on the ground, making the road much slippery. It had an impact on the siege, but anyone who fell to the ground could only suffer death.

When night fell, both sides were already exhausted.

There are many soldiers and horses outside the city, and they can take turns to rest, but inside the city they can only fight against fatigue.

Yu Miaomiao didn't do anything, her legs were sore and swollen, and she had a dull pain in her stomach, so Lu Lingzhi sent someone to prepare ginger slices, and each person took a slice to keep the cold away and refresh the mind.

The people have spontaneously set up a bonfire and more than a dozen big pots to cook soup and steam cakes to reward the soldiers. The aroma of the broth slowly rises with the sound of bubbling, so that the exhausted people, regardless of enemy or friend, just feel Hungry more and more.

It was dark and snowy, and it was very difficult to attack or defend the city. Until Xu Shi, the opponent finally retreated.

At this time, in a valley in Zhongjing, among the snowflakes in the sky, snow houses rose up one after another, standing on a high place and staring, like a pot of glutinous rice balls floating in a pot.

This snow house is made by first stacking a huge snowball, and then hollowing out the inside to make it hollow. In the snowy sky in the north, it is the most convenient and warm tent, which can withstand the cold wind and snow without any gaps. , Even if the lights are lit inside the house, there is no need to worry about the snow melting.

In a snow house deep in the valley, the lights were brightly lit, and a circle of people sat around the brazier in the middle. The bonfire was crackling and burning, and the hot water in the copper kettle on the fire was tumbling.

Zhao Man, who hadn't closed his eyes for a few days, was staring at the map in front of him. After a long time, he rubbed the corners of his swollen eyes, his eyes full of coldness.

Finally, he said in a deep voice: "The Jurchens have conquered the entire territory of Daliao and have not failed so far. They have lightly captured the 54 prefectures' soldiers and rations. The momentum is unstoppable. There are still 60 Song soldiers in Yunzhou who have not retreated."

On the other hand, they fought hard against Jurchen all the way and were chased by their own people. They never rested, and they were exhausted and chilled.

Although there were a lot of people on the other side, it was the 70 remnants of the Liao army that Xiao Jinzhao gathered after he was completely disappointed with Emperor Tianxi who had fled and disappeared.

Food and grass are in short supply, and they cannot be sent in at all. This world of ice and snow will not melt until March of the next year, and there are still four months left. There is no way for them to stay here.

"So you mean to avoid the edge?" Xiao Jinchao raised his eyebrows, knowing in his heart that it is a good policy to raise troops and wait for the time to move, and not to act lightly is a good strategy, but because the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, he feels unwilling, and wishes to die with the Jurchens.

Seeing Zhao Man nodded, he said again: "You have Song soldiers in Yunzhou, Zhongjing has Song soldiers chasing you, now Jurchen has absorbed Liao soldiers, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses have surrounded this place, go to Where do you go? It’s better to fight with your back.”

This is also the reason why he doesn't want to retreat, it might be a way out.

Zhao Man didn't say a word, and he said in a deep voice: "You don't really believe that the Jurchen will return the Sixteen States of Youyun, do you?"

Seeing the alienation and coldness in Zhao Man's long and narrow eyes, he let out a mocking "hum".

Xiao Jinzhao originally had countless words to persuade Zhao Man, but suddenly he couldn't continue.

According to the new news, Tang Kuo said that Zhao Man, the traitor of the Song Dynasty, was still in the territory of the Jurchen, and he had hurt many Jurchens before, and severely condemned the envoys of the Song Dynasty. talk.

On the one hand, under the guise of arresting Zhao Man to avenge their revenge, they practiced their troops without any slack. They knew that they were in the Zhongjing Valley, but they only called Song soldiers to surround them without doing anything.

From Xiao Jinzhao's point of view, the Jurchens are now in full swing, and the Great Song Dynasty is just a piece of fat meat. It is said that the military training is to arrest Zhao Man and the Jurchen Sanbu, but it is just to cover up the purpose of marching into the Central Plains in one go.

However, most of the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty were stationed in Yunzhou, but they were restrained, and the country was empty.

If Emperor Song was convinced of the sincerity of the Jurchen's cooperation in returning the Sixteen States of Youyun, and this situation, it is very likely to succeed.

The Jurchens didn't need too many soldiers and horses, and they turned to Xixia, and they were even able to drive straight in, conquer Bianjing, and capture Emperor Song.

If Zhao Man continued to spend here, he would restrain many Song soldiers, which would not be beautiful.

Seeing that Xiao Jinzhao had already thought about it, Zhao Man said indifferently: "Tear a hole to the northwest and break out."

He already had an idea in his mind, if he went to the northwest, he might not be able to unite with all the tribes in the northwest, and he might not be able to come back to contain Jurchen.

Song Jun will also return to defense because he left, and Jurchens should also take precautions when looking at the Jurchens.

Moreover, even if he could not receive the news now, he could still guess how frightened his wife and children were in Fangling and what kind of situation he would face.

Thinking of this, a sharp pain passed through his heart, Miaomiao waited for me, and must wait for me to go back.

He had agreed to go back to see her during the Chinese New Year, and there was only a month left before he would break the contract.

(End of this chapter)