Zhaozhou Stone Bridge, located in the south of Zhaozhou City, Qingyuan Prefecture, is a span of water, built by Li Chun, a craftsman of the Sui Dynasty, with a long age and a large span of single-hole open shoulder stone arch bridge.

In the land of Hebei, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and the shallow seasonal river Hushui River has long been frozen. Frozen corpses can be seen everywhere on the ice and around the riverbank, making the bare riverbed even more ugly.

Along the Zhaozhou Stone Bridge to the south, the closer to Zhaozhou City, there are more and more corpses, even in winter, the smoke of gunpowder and the smell of flesh and blood are choking. On the east bank of the river, countless Song cavalry went back and forth, chasing and killing the Jin deserters who were scattered and fled. Especially the Jin cavalry, once discovered, will chase after them all, and kill them all until they die.

On the ground, it was densely packed with captured Jin prisoners and horses, weapons, armor, battle flags and honor guards everywhere.

Finally, I don't know how long it took, the fighting around finally quieted down. The sergeants began to clean up the battlefield, count casualties, and build pots and cook.

"Yue Dutong captured dozens of Jin generals, captured thousands of prisoners, more than 3,000 horses, more than 20,000 pieces of silver, and countless armor and weapons. The corpses of the golden soldiers filled the valley, and more than 3,000 people died. The crisis of Zhaozhou City has been solved. ”

Yue Fei nodded, and Chen Guang and the others who were beaming with joy on the opposite side said, "How about the casualties of our army?"

Chen Guang looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "The brothers have suffered more than 5,000 casualties, mainly because the impact of the Fanzi cavalry is really strong......

"I told you to use more firearms, but you have to be brave!"

Yue Fei interrupted Chen Guang's words and scolded: "If it weren't for the strict discipline of the Loyal and Righteous Army, and fortunately Niu Tong and Zhao Yuanlong went up with the grenadiers, otherwise in today's battle, it is not known who will kill the deer!" If this matter is known to the prince, hum!"

Chen Guang and Wang Gui both turned red and lowered their heads.

Yue Fei glanced at the two of them and said coldly, "Don't be unconvinced. Compared with Dong Xian and Niu Tong, you are indeed a little inferior in terms of experience in fighting against the enemy. On the battlefield, the most important thing is the presence and experience, and you must act cautiously in the future!"

"Yue Dutong, what should we do with these captives? What's next for the army?"

Niu Tong and Dong Xian got off the horse and walked over, Niu Tong looked at Wang Gui and the others, and the contempt in his eyes flashed.

Compete with the foot soldiers and the Jurchen cavalry, who gave them power, it is clearly a blind command!

If it weren't for the fact that these people took the lead and were not afraid of life and death, he would definitely scold them loudly.

"Niu Tong, why do you look down on people! The brothers and the Jin cavalry resisted hard, but they were also worried that the earth-shaking thunder would be consumed quickly and would not be enough. You despise me so much, it's a little unreasonable! ”

Wang Gui couldn't stand Niu Tong's face, and couldn't help but stand up and say.

"The earth-shattering thunder consumes a lot. I don't think you're taking your brothers' lives seriously!"

Dong Xian said coldly: "The brothers have been training one by one for so long, and it has cost us a lot of effort, and it will be gone just like this, isn't this a matter of careless human life?"

"You!"

Wang Gui and Chen Guang stood up together, pointed at Niu Tong and Dong Xian with one hand, and put the other hand on the handle of the knife, and there was fire in their eyes.

"I want to use a knife and see who's afraid of whom!"

Niu Tong and Dong Xian were also furious, and they were about to draw their swords against each other.

"Enough!"

Yue Fei sank his face and said in a deep voice: "They are all their own brothers, do you have to make you live or die!" If there is anything, go to the prince and tell him when the time comes. After this battle, the army will continue to fight against Jin in the north, if anyone is willful, don't blame the ruthless military law of this official!"

Then they all lowered their arms and parted.

Xu Qing saw that the atmosphere was embarrassing, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said softly: "Dutong, how to deal with these captives, please give me an idea."

Yue Fei looked at the golden soldiers who were trembling in the ice and snow with a frightened look on their faces, and said in a deep voice: "Send some loose money, send it back to your hometown, and let them not do evil!"

Dong Xian was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "Yue Dutong, although these people are all my Han people, but punish the evil and release the rest of the people, this is the military rule that Xianggong has always had." If it is all exile, including those "traitors" who have committed many crimes and committed all kinds of evil, how can they be worthy of the thousands of innocent people who died at their hands!"

Yue Fei's face turned red, hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "According to General Dong's wishes, it is not advisable to plant too much!"

"Subordinates obey military orders!"

Dong Xian clenched his fists and left, and Chen Guang said in a low voice: "Dutong, Dong Xian disrespects military orders and openly contradicts the officials, not because they are Wang Song's old subordinates. Why don't you kill the chickens and monkeys, take the opportunity to seize their military power, and control the Hebei Loyal and Righteous Army to establish their prestige! Otherwise, this Hebei Loyal and Righteous Army, tens of thousands of troops, will always be Wang Song's subordinates! ”

"The loyal army is not Wang Xianggong's, and I don't want to set up any military prestige!"

Yue Fei glanced at Chen Guang and said coldly: "The Loyal and Righteous Army is the army of the imperial court, and the prince is in charge of it on his behalf."

He looked at a few of his villagers and said loudly: "Brothers, put your mind into fighting, so that there will be fewer brothers!"

He stood up, looked at the discovery in the west, and muttered to himself: "I don't know how the battle is going with Wang Xianggong?"

The west gate of Zhaozhou City was opened, and a group of Song soldiers came out, and many people were mixed in. The people were ragged and disgraced. The sergeants were stained with blood on their coats and blades, and many of them were supporting each other, and it seemed that the camp was full of wounded soldiers, and they were also struggling to support themselves in the city.

The loyal soldiers were also in awe. After all, in this land of Hebei, there are not many officers and soldiers who can hold the city and protect the people.

A group of guards hugged a tall and powerful middle-aged general and came over on horseback. When they arrived, everyone dismounted together, and the middle-aged man hugged his fists and said: "In Xia Han Shizhong, he was the commander of Zhending Mansion, and was later forced into Zhaozhou City. Thank you brothers for coming to the rescue. May I ask my brother's surname, which officer and army is it?"

"It turned out to be the Korean system!"

Yue Fei stepped forward and said: "The general is fighting against Jin in the Hebei area, invincible, invincible, and famous. Brother admires it so much!"

Han Shizhong laughed, and his words were full of joy. He has been fierce and chivalrous since he was a child, unruly, loves to listen to good words, and is loyal to his ears. As soon as Yue Fei's words came out, he hit the soft underbelly.

"Brother is too modest!"

Han Shizhong hugged his fists and said: "I don't know who my brother is, and it belongs to that official army?"

Yue Fei hurriedly replied: "Under Yue Fei, the Hebei Loyal and Righteous Army is under control. The Loyal and Righteous Army was created by Wang Song and Wang Xianggong, the envoys of the Two Rivers Xuanfu, and I believe General Han has also heard of it!"

"Wang Song, Wang Xianggong!"

Han Shizhong was taken aback, looked around and said, "Xianggong Wang can be here, can Brother Yue introduce me?"

Yue Fei shook his head and said: "It's a pity, Wang Xiangcheng fought with the Jin people in Fuzhou, and I don't know anything about the war." If there is a fate, I will definitely arrange it for General Han. ”

Han Shizhong shook his head and said regretfully: "I can't see this hero of the world, Han is really unblessed!"

He looked at the soldiers of the Loyal and Righteous Army who were all over the mountains and fields, and the military appearance was neat and solemn, and said enviously: "Sure enough, it is the army of tigers and wolves, and Wang Xianggong is worthy of being a hero in the world!" Brother Yue, I'm afraid there must be tens of thousands of people under you, right? ”

Dong Xian said proudly: "General Han, in the recent battles, our army has lost as many as six or seven thousand people. However, the rear supply was timely, and the army remained at about 25,000 men. ”

Han Shizhong nodded again and again, stunned. His subordinates were less than 3,000 men, and with the village soldiers, they were only 5,000. In the past two or three years, there have been many hard battles to defend the city, and there are only about 1,000 people left in the army.

This Yue Fei is only in his twenties, and he is already the commander of tens of thousands of troops, and he is really different from others.

"If it weren't for Tong Guan, a dog thief, how could he have achieved nothing and lived under people for a long time!"

Han Shizhong hated Tong Guan at this moment. He has made many military exploits, but he was lightly wiped by this guy, and all of them became clouds of smoke.

This Yue Fei is just a low-level military attaché, lower than his starting point, but he is the commander above 10,000 people, and he hasn't met Wang Song yet!

"Brother Han, Brother Han!"

Yue Fei's shout summoned Han Shizhong, who was in deep thought.

"Brother Yue, what's the matter?"

Yue Fei pointed to the people who went out of the city and said, "Brother Han, the people in the city ......"

Han Shizhong shook his head and said, "Brother Yue, there is not a single grain of rice in the city, the houses have been demolished for heating, and they are all dead bodies." What else can the people do but flee? The team is like this, and there is already one in ten. I am ready to lead my brothers south to rest and recuperate, and wait for the will of the imperial court. ”

Yue Fei nodded and said, "Brother Han, don't worry, when the time comes, I will send a sergeant to escort Brother Han's headquarters and the people south."

Han Shizhong bowed solemnly and said, "Then thank you Brother Yue!"

"You are all children of the Han family, descendants of Yan and Huang, and unfortunately you were driven here by the Jin people. I let you go today, and in the future, I will meet the children of the Han family under the rule of the Jin people, and tell them not to forget that they are Han. When the army of the Righteous comes, you must respond with your friends and relatives!

In front of the captive crowd, Niu Tong sat on his war horse and shouted loudly: "Fanzi treats you like slaves, you can beat you if you want, you can scold if you want, if you don't resist, we will stand up for you!" One day, we will let you live a good life, and no one will dare to bully you!"

When the plate was wrapped in his hand, some of the captives were at a loss, it turned out that these Song soldiers really sent them back.

"The general really sent us home? Are you really part of the Loyal Army?"

In the crowd of captives, someone asked timidly.

"When you're full, let's go!"

Niu Dao: "After I go back, don't die for the Jurchens anymore!" Let's live a good life with our parents, wife and children! ”

The captive knelt on the ground, kowtowed, stood up and said, "General, about the matter of the prince of the Loyal and Righteous Army, the villain doesn't know whether to say it or not?"

Niu Tong was taken aback and said, "What do you know, tell me quickly, General Ben has a lot of rewards!"

Dong Xian and Zhang Sheng also widened their eyes, their faces were solemn, and they urged: "What is the matter with Xianggong Wang, just say it!"

The captive said: "The villain has a good relationship with Shangguan. Before the war yesterday, the villain heard him say that the loyal army Wang Xianggong was killed in Fuzhou and the loyal army was wiped out......"

Before the words fell, the captive had already been grabbed by Dong Xian's collar, and he could barely breathe.

"What you say is true? If you lie to me, I will cut you alive with one sword!"

The captive's face was pale when he was frightened by Dong Xian, and he said tremblingly: "Little ...... Every word is ...... True! After the defeat of Yan Lou in Fuzhou, the 20,000 cavalry of the Lou Room army were broken and eighty nine, and the Han infantry soldiers were killed and wounded 30,000. Wang Xianggong was seriously injured and died......"

Niu Tong sat on the ground with a "poof", Zhang Sheng and Dong Xian's faces turned pale, and all the officers of the Loyal and Righteous Army were gloomy, and some people were already crying.

Hedong and Hebei are isolated, and the Jin people are quick to get the news, but Hebei wants to get the war situation in Hedong, especially in Fuzhou thousands of miles away, but it takes a lot of time and effort.

Under the bad news, the army no longer had the joy of victory, and everyone was full of sadness.

"Dong Xian, Niu Tong, how are the soldiers in these battalions?"

Seeing that everyone in the army looked uncertain, Yue Fei was surprised.

"Yue Dutong, the news from the captives that Wang Xianggong died in the battle of Fuzhou and the whole army was annihilated. The elite cavalry under Wanyan Lou's room was folded and broken, and the Han'er infantry lost 30,000. The Jinren West Route Army was greatly injured and was unable to invade south, so it retreated to the ...... in the clouds"

Yue Fei felt a pain in his chest, as if he had been hit hard, and two lines of tears burst out of his eyes.