In the steamer-like cage, a dozen ragged and unkempt men were lying on straw, many of them scarred, apparently tortured by bandits.

These people were all caught by the copycat bandits on the way, and they were suspected to be spies of the Song army, because they had not yet been found out, so they were temporarily detained here.

Zhehu turned over with difficulty, his eyes staring at the tattered roof in a daze. If the bandits torture them again, they don't know if they can survive it.

It doesn't matter if you live or die, the key is to see Wang Song. The Jin soldiers are coming to the city, Fuzhou and Linzhou can't support it for long, if there are no reinforcements, the consequences are unimaginable.

Wang Long and Wang Hu's hands are dark enough, and I don't know if I can get through it.

Suddenly, the bandits outside were all in chaos, grabbed their knives and guns one by one, and went out, in a mess, and no one cared about this group of ravaged men.

A few men who still had some strength stood up and walked to the door and window to look out.

"Brother... Brother, in the end... What happened?"

Zhehu sat up against the wall, panting and asking the men watching from the door and window.

"It seems that the Song army has come in, and there are quite a lot of people!"

Zhehu was in high spirits and couldn't help but prick up his ears.

"The strongmen are flustered, Song Jun is really powerful!"

"Straight lady thief, hurry up and kill these dogs, can we go out?"

"Wang Xianggong's loyal army is in Taiyuan, could it be that they are coming?"

Zhehu's heart moved, and he mustered up his strength to crawl towards the door, and a few men next to him came over, picked him up, and came to the door together, looking outside.

The 200 Jurchen cavalry were ironclad and violent, they slowly put the feather arrows on the strings, and slowly beat the horses and galloped up, although there were only 200 horses, but they were overwhelming, as if there were thousands of horses.

The horse's hooves beat the earth, the ground trembled slightly, the knight on the horse looked fierce and furious, the horse had not yet approached, and a tyrannical aura had already come from the air.

The loyal and righteous army conquered Taiyuan overnight, and conquered the three passes of Shiling one after another, and these Jurchen cavalry were blocked south of Shiling Pass, and could only settle in Hutu Mountain.

"Commander, do you want to fire the cannon now?"

Shao Xing looked at the surging enemy soldiers in front of him, his face calm. After the Battle of Taiyuan, the confidence of everyone in the army has been raised.

"Don't worry, wait until you put 300 steps. This time, we must let these guys who have forgotten their ancestors know the power of our artillery. ”

Niu Gao looked up and shook his head coldly.

Li Xiaochun saw that the Jurchen cavalry was already 300 paces away, and shouted loudly.

"The foot soldiers retreated, and the artillery fired."

The infantry quickly retreated, revealing several rows of artillery on the ground, and the gunners pressed their torches against the fire doors of the guns.

Countless shotguns flew out with a whistling out, and the Jurchen cavalry in the front row, as well as countless bandits, were like leeks cut off by a sickle, falling down at once.

The artillerymen cleared their chambers, reloaded their ammunition, and a second shelling began when the Jurchen cavalry was about 200 paces.

The "boom" cannon sounded, a puff of white smoke rose in front of the loyal and righteous army, and countless iron pellets roared through the air, hugging their heads and covering their faces, and continued to smash towards the Jurchen cavalry that came forward.

The Jurchen officer's face was pale, so many artillery pieces were fired at the same time, and the deafening roar made his war horse under his crotch panic, and he ran out, throwing him under the horse.

The horses were covered in blood, and they fell to the ground wailing and wailing in pools of blood. The knights on the ground were blurred with flesh and blood, many of them had broken limbs and legs, and even internal organs and intestines were flowing out, and the scene was terrible.

The explosion of "Tongtong" sounded again, and the Jurchen Iron Horse, who was lucky enough to break out of the explosion circle, shot over more than a dozen Song soldiers, but was then shrouded in the earth-shattering thunder thrown by the opponent's grenadiers.

Smoke filled the entire position. A breeze blew, and the faces of the few remaining Jurchen warriors turned pale, and they sat on their horses, shaking with their long knives.

Finally, several Jurchen warriors mustered up their courage, came on horseback, and headed towards the gun forest in front.

The bandits have long been defeated. The ferocity of the opponent's artillery and the huge damage instantly crushed these forgetful wallgrass.

Before the two armies could meet, the bandits were beaten by the artillery and lost their courage, and the Jurchen officers in the back cut a few people with their swords, but they couldn't stop the bandits who fled frantically backwards.

If it is a sword, a sword, a feather and an arrow, these people can still bear it. The point is that the cannon hit the body, and the whole person was a blur of flesh and blood, with stumps and broken limbs, intestines and internal organs flying around.

The native chicken tile dog is not worth mentioning. Seeing the bandits fleeing all over the mountain, Niu Gao shook his head.

"Clean up the battlefield, check carefully, and be sure to find the earth-shaking thunder!"

Soon, more than a dozen boxes of sky-shaking thunderbolts were moved out, and there were at least six or seven hundred.

"General, this is the earth-shattering thunder that I bought from Taiyuan City, I used up more than a hundred, and the rest are here."

The captive pointed at the Heaven-Shaking Thunder and said, "Before I could take the Heaven-Shaking Thunder just now, it was scattered."

Niu Gao nodded, and all the earth-shattering thunder finally returned to Zhao.

The soldier opened the cell, and a sour smell came out, Shao Xing frowned, covered his nose and said, "Why are there so many people locked up here?"

Zhehu and a group of "prisoners" came out of the prison, and they were all excited.

"What kind of person is this, how can he be beaten so hard?"

Niu Gao couldn't help frowning and said, "Bring them all back and send them to the king."

Hearing the words "Wang Xianggong", Zhehu raised his head suddenly and hissed: "Are you waiting for Wang Song's subordinates?"

Niu Gao and the others were stunned, and Zhehu hurriedly said: "General, I am a subordinate of the little lady, the military situation is urgent, please take me to see Wang Xianggong quickly, there is a military report!"

Niu Gao chuckled in his heart, it seemed that the loyal army waved its troops north, just in a moment.

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Even the clouds are lined up in battle, and the birds can't be surpassed. Hu comes but keeps himself, how can he be worried...... Tokyo.

Zhang Xian looked at the towering, wide, and long-standing new city wall with satisfaction, and a sense of pride surged in his heart.

Even the walls of Bianliang City are nothing more than that, and when it comes to defense, they are far behind. Bianliang City is still a loess rammed wall, but Taiyuan City is indeed made of cement. Even if you use the gunpowder invented by Xiang Gong to blow it up, it may not be able to blow up the new city wall!

"Brothers, hurry up, hurry up and install the city gate, the Jurchens may go south at any time, everyone work hard!"

"You guys, don't stand there, let's go and help out, get things done soon!"

Zhang Xian was sweating profusely, hurriedly commanding, and watched the east gate finally be installed by the people under the arrangement of the craftsmen, and then let out a long breath.

On the city wall, the group walked around and walked towards the city gate. Zhang Xian saw clearly that it was Wang Song who was the leader.

"Xianggong, this new city wall is so tall and majestic, if the Jurchens attack, without 180,000, I'm afraid it will be difficult to conquer!"

"Zhang Xian, if you are asked to defend the city, with complete grain, grass and weapons, how many soldiers and horses do you need to be able to defend Taiyuan City?"

Zhang Xian pondered for a moment and replied: "Twenty-five thousand, 10,000 in the old city, 15,000 in the new city, Fanzi wants to capture the city, at least more than 100,000 people must be killed or wounded!"

Wang Song nodded, as long as there are 20,000 people left, assisted by artillery, the world is so big, and they can come and go freely. If you want to storm it, see how much blood you have to shed.

His eyes swept over the bustling bazaar, and Wang Song's brows couldn't help frowning.

"Zhang Xian, if the Jin people lose Taiyuan, they will definitely wave their troops again. The people outside the city must be well resettled. ”

In this huge nest of refugees, there are tens of thousands of people. If you don't move into the city as soon as possible, I'm afraid you will be poisoned by the Jurchens.

Zhang Xian nodded and said: "If the northern captives go south, they must be thousands of troops, burning, killing and looting." With the main force of our army, in addition to defending the city, it is not enough to fight a decisive battle with the Jinren. In the villain's opinion, now that the city has been built, it is better to screen the people outside the city and let them enter the city once and for all. ”

"Xianggong, if this is the case, I am afraid that the houses in the city may not be enough!"

Ma Da was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Among the people, it is inevitable that there will be meticulous work. Now the crown prince is coming to Taiyuan City, and once an accident occurs, the consequences can be imagined. Think twice! ”

"Xianggong, the people outside the city are screened to enter the city, how do you think this matter will be handled?"

Zhang Xian asked cautiously. Everyone has different opinions, and this decision is still made by Wang Song.

"Brothers, let's fight bloodily, fight thousands of miles, throw our heads and spill blood, what is the so-called? Do you want to be like Du Chong, a thief, who kills innocents indiscriminately and treats human life like a mustard. Resting on the bones of the people, will you be able to sleep peacefully?"

Wang Song's words made the surrounding staff and generals stunned and didn't know what to do.

"Xianggong, of course we can't be the same as Du Chong, a thief. We fought a bloody battle with Fanzi, born and died, of course, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty court and the people of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhai Er's face was red, and he couldn't help blurting out.

"Second Brother Zhai is right!"

Wang Song nodded, patted Zhai Er's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, appease the people, protect the land and defend the country, and prevent the people from being harmed by Fanzi, this is what the big husband does." Turtle retreat in the city, let Fanzi burn and loot, can you feel at ease?"

If the Jin people go south, if they don't let the people into the city, then tens of thousands of people outside the city don't know how much else will be left.

Is it really necessary to let the blood of the people of Taiyuan die?

How difficult the people's livelihood is, why should we sprinkle another salt on their wounds and push them into an even more isolated and helpless predicament.

"If it is said that there are Fanzi's fine works, how can there be no in the land of these two rivers, or even in the city of Bianliang, how can they waste food because of choking, and disregard the life and death of the people. A military order was issued, ordering all armies to screen at the gate of the city and properly arrange the people to enter the city. ”

Everyone was moved in their hearts, and they bowed together: "Obey the military order of the Prime Minister!"

Liu Xingping stood aside, and his heart was also hot. Unexpectedly, Wang Song dared to give such a military order for the safety of the people.

Ma Kuo smiled bitterly: "Xianggong, I'm just afraid that the houses in the city may be lacking, can we adapt measures to local conditions, according to the size of the courtyard, and divide the people, which can also facilitate our military control?"

"What Ma Xuanzan said is very true."

Wang Song nodded and said: "When the people enter the old and new cities, the sergeants must be registered, and according to the size of the courtyard, whether they are single or not, they will move in separately. When Governor Li arrives, it will be handed over together. We must strictly investigate and not neglect our duties and cause a big disaster!"

Everyone went all the way along the city wall to investigate, and when they encountered things that were not properly handled, Wang Song pointed out one by one, and the civil officials around him carefully recorded them, and then repaired them later.

Suddenly, smoke and dust billowed outside the West City Gate, and everyone looked up.

"It's the Niu Gao brothers, it seems that they have won and returned."

Zhang Xian took a closer look, and then said with a smile: "This big car and small car, it seems that there is still a lot of gain."

Seeing that it was Wang Song standing on the city wall, Niu Gao got off his horse and ran up the city wall out of breath.

"Xianggong, the big thing is not good, Fanzi has already attacked the three states outside the river!"

Wang Song was shocked, and his worries these days finally came to fruition.

"Beat the drum and gather the generals, let the generals in the army go to the state government to meet, and the officials have important military information to discuss!"