Between dreams and reality, the world is often reversed and very different.

I want to save the world, but now I have become the one to be saved, and no one will save me, and there is nothing more ironic and bleak in the world than this.

There was silence in the camp, and the generals had gone out to fight, leaving only a few men in the barracks, and hundreds of sergeants in the camp on guard.

"Xianggong, eat something, you haven't eaten a grain of rice all night."

Wang Song didn't make a sound, just nodded slightly. He only thinks that he is the simplest fool in the world, who seems to be extremely shrewd, but in fact he is out of place with the world, self-righteous and pitiful.

Offended so many people, held such a heavy army, and naively thought that there would be the best of both worlds, it was really a fool's dream, sitting in a well and watching the sky.

"Xianggong, I have already said that the things in the world are too ugly, and you have a pure heart, thinking that you can move the people of the world. Don't you know that people's hearts are unpredictable, and there are too many incorruptible and shameless people in the world. You're so kind!"

Wang Song finally raised his head, his eyes full of bitterness.

"Kindness? It was my ignorance that not only underestimated the hearts of the people, but also put 20,000 troops in danger. You say, why is that? Why? Isn't the major affairs of the state as good as the personal grudges with them?"

Wang Song's brows were tightly knit, the muscles on his face were distorted, and the pain in his eyes was obvious.

"National affairs, that's what you think. For those traitorous ministers, their own private affairs are national affairs, and their personal grievances with their ministers are official affairs. If these people are open-minded, loyal and patriotic, my Great Song Dynasty will not be reduced to this, and everyone can be bullied!"

Ma Kuo whispered, comforting the young man in front of him. He didn't want this savior of the Great Song Dynasty to give up so easily. If there is anyone in this world who can save the Great Song Dynasty, that person must be Wang Song.

All the facts have proven all this, and he has no doubt.

Wang Song's heart fluctuated, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time, his face was cloudy and sunny, and his brows were furrowed.

Why did Zhao Huan send Qin Hui, why did he send Zhang Jun, and why did he send Uncle Zhang to come at night?

What did he send the crown prince to Taiyuan for?

Doesn't he know that these so-called ministers have different minds? At this critical juncture, in the face of these military affairs, is it too child's fun for him to play these so-called imperial techniques and balance constraints?

He couldn't help but think of the famous saying of later generations: If you go outside, you must first settle inside.

It turned out to be a lesson from the past.

"Xianggong, now, now, it's time to think about our retreat."

Ma Kuo's fluttering words pulled Wang Song back from meditation. He looked up and looked at his right-hand man in amazement.

"Xianggong, either retreat from the Jinning army and go south, or go east and retreat to Taiyuan. With the strength of the loyal army, there should be no attacks along the way. ”

Go south, retreat east, sit back and watch the Zhejia army disappear, hundreds of thousands of people are displaced, and Shaanxi is eroded?

No, he can't. If he pats his ass and leaves, how can he be worthy of the people of Shaanxi and his conscience?

"Xianggong, I persuaded you to add a yellow robe, not only for the future of your brothers, but also for the country of the Great Song Dynasty. If you want to restore Yanyun, pacify Western Xia, and expedition to the Western Regions, you can rely on the current imperial court, do you think it is possible?"

Wang Song laughed softly, and the laughter was indescribably desolate. Only now does he seem to really understand the rules of the game in this era.

The Great Song Dynasty system is that the king and the scholars rule the world together, and no one is allowed to encroach on the military force. It is ridiculous that he wants to break the barrier built by the king and the scholars.

"Ma Xuanzan, the life and death of the country is profitable, and it is not because of misfortune and fortune to avoid it. The official also wants to work harder, not for others, but for the people of northern Shaanxi and for his own conscience. ”

Wang Song's words made Ma Kuo silent for a while. He also knew that Wang Song would never do such a thing if he sat back and watched the people suffer and ignore the broken army in the land of Fuzhou.

"Even if the prime minister wants to lead his troops to rescue the Zhejia army, he must promise the villain two things."

Ma Kuo thought for a moment and said in a low voice, with a firm expression, Wang Song nodded lightly.

At this time, I don't know what kind of words this Ma Xuanzan will say?

"It's okay for Ma Xuanzan to speak bluntly, and the official listens to him."

"One of them, the prime minister sent out to serve, and he asked for a good deal, so that he could join forces with the outside to attack the Jurchen army outside the city, and welcome the army of loyalty and righteousness into the city."

Wang Song nodded and said softly, "Ma Xuanzan, you go on."

"Second, if the war is unfavorable, Xianggong will immediately wave his troops and withdraw, and he must not insist on going his own way, and miss the great cause of resisting gold!"

Wang Song nodded lightly and said in surprise: "That's it?"

Ma Kuo nodded, and said: "If the Xianggong agrees, it will be a promise and no regrets!"

Wang Song also replied solemnly: "I will never regret my word!"

He seemed to have recovered from his decadence, and his whole body became energetic again.

"Ma Xuanzan, don't tell the whole army about this, it will affect the morale of the soldiers. However, there are only tens of thousands of Jurchens, and the official still doesn't pay attention to it. See you on the battlefield!"

Ma Kuo looked at him as something unusual, and couldn't help but worry.

"Xianggong, you still have to be careful, don't underestimate the other party. Tens of thousands of brothers in the army, but they are all counting on you! ”

Wang Song smiled and nodded, his heart was bitter.

"But the king of the world, won the name before and after his death. The things of the world are so ironic! On this winter day, let me make a break with the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Ma Kuo was shocked. In the end, Wang Song saw through all this and knew that there was something to be done and what could not be done.

In the Jinning military village, the piercing sound of fighting continued to sound, and the soldiers shouted loudly, urging the people inside to quickly retreat to the inner city.

Li Wei and Shi Yun, the supervisors of the Jinning Army, opened the door and opened the west gate, taking advantage of the chaos, and the Jurchen army finally broke through the outer layer and attacked the inner city layer by layer.

In the outer city, hundreds of people ran out of the streets and alleys, men, women and children, dragging their families with them, and everyone panicked and went straight to the inner city.

After a fierce battle, the outer city has long been a purgatory on earth. Thousands of corpses of the Song army were piled on the ground, and the corpses of ordinary people were everywhere. Dense golden soldiers poured in with corpses, and the tide rushed towards the gates and walls of the inner city.

Feathered arrows and crossbows galloped, the sound of breaking through the air was endless, and people kept screaming and falling down the city walls. Feathered arrows and crossbows were fired at the wall, and soon a low steel jungle grew.

Behind the wall, the Song archers continued to shoot feather arrows and crossbow arrows from behind, and the pikemen kept stabbing the golden soldiers down the city wall from the gap between the shield and the city wall. The Song soldiers were all hideous, regardless of the numerical inferiority, they just shot the feather arrows in their hands and stabbed the spears out.

Sun Ang was covered in blood, he held a shield in front of him, ran left and right on the city wall, commanding the Song soldiers to defend the city, and the shield was full of arrows.

A Jin soldier cut down the Song soldiers behind the city wall, and just climbed the city wall. Sun Ang stabbed out with a shot and stabbed the unprepared Jin soldiers into the city.

Sun Ang had a pain in his chest, coughed violently, and many large and small wounds on his body cracked, and blood oozed out again.

There are fewer and fewer Song soldiers on the city wall, and the offensive of the Jin soldiers under the city wall is becoming more and more intense, such as the storm crashing on the shore, and the city wall and the gate are in danger.

Sun Ang sighed, it seems that he is going to die here today.

Zhizhai Yamen, the gate was suddenly "banged" open, and a soldier ran in sweaty, shouting loudly: "Xu Xianggong, Fanzi attacked the north gate, the prison officials Li Wei and Shi Yun opened the west gate, Fanzi has entered the outer city, the brothers have suffered heavy losses, retreated into the inner city, and are fighting with Fanzi!"

Xu Huiyan was taken aback, it seems that there is more luck today, and Wang Song's reinforcements can't be counted on.

Immediately afterward, another soldier came in to give a message.

"Xianggong, there are many Fanzi people, the offensive is very fierce, the brothers have suffered heavy casualties, there are only six or seven hundred people left, I'm afraid it won't last long!"

Xu Huiyan nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Pass down the military order, let the brothers must resist Fanzi, and the official will come immediately!"

The soldier clenched his fists and said goodbye, and hurried away. Xu Huiyan was neatly draped, picked up a spear, and said to the soldiers at the door: "Let the lady and the junior officials come to the lobby to see me."

He paused and said gloomily: "There is a pile of firewood in the lobby, and this official will be useful later."

The soldiers trembled in their hearts and persuaded bitterly: "Xianggong, please take your wife and Yanai to leave from Dongcheng, and the villain will lead the brothers to resist."

"This official was favored by the imperial court, died for the country, and died a well-deserved death, how could he leave his brothers to escape alone. Hurry up and prepare, don't be verbose!"

The soldiers wept bitterly, knelt down and said: "Think twice, the Yanai is still young, please take him away!"

"Don't talk nonsense, don't go quickly!"

The shouting and killing outside was getting closer and closer, Xu Huiyan glared angrily, and said loudly: "Do you want Mrs. and Yanai to fall into the hands of Fanzi, do you dare to disobey the military order?"

The soldiers had no choice but to turn into the back hall, and after a while, they came up with the master mother and the ya, and stood still in the lobby.

Xu Hui's wife hugged her son, burst into tears, obviously had guessed the ending, and said in a trembling voice: "Xianggong, is it really the end of the day?"

Xu Huiyan looked at his wife, his heart was like a knife, and he said ruthlessly: "Madam, the city is about to be broken, you and the child have fallen into their hands, and the end can be imagined." Don't be cruel to your husband, the two of you will go first, and your husband will come later. ”

The soldiers went over, helped Xu's wife, who was crying, and walked into the back hall together. Xu Huiyan arranged for his subordinates to pick up firewood and piled it up in the lobby.

"Ignition!"

Xu Huiyan shouted loudly. The soldiers looked at each other with torches, but no one stepped forward.

Xu Huiyan said angrily: "When Fanzi comes in, don't you know what happened to Mrs. and Yanei?" If you don't do it again, aren't you afraid of military law? ”

The soldiers were silent. Once the Jin people break the city, burn and loot, the fate of the lady and the mother and son can be imagined. It's just that he wants to burn the housewife, and no one can do this.

Xu Huiyan was furious, the soldiers did not respect military orders, they were indecisive, and their wives and children fell into the hands of Jin Bing, and the end was a hundred times more miserable.

Xu Huiyan's face was full of iron, he stepped forward and snatched the torch from the soldier's hand, and shouted angrily: "Indecisive, are you going to hurt Madame?"

The pro-soldier stepped forward to persuade hard, Xu Huiyan kicked over the pro-soldier and threw the torch in his hand onto the wood.

"Madam, child, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Xu Huiyan's heart was like a knife, and he burst into tears.

Suddenly, a piercing gong sounded outside, and Xu Huiyan couldn't help but be stunned, could it be that something had happened, or had the Jin people already attacked?

The gate of the yamen was slammed open, and the soldiers, covered in blood, ran in like the wind, shouting loudly.

"Xianggong, the reinforcements have arrived, and Fanzi has withdrawn from the outer city!"

Xu Huiyan was stunned on the spot as if he was struck by lightning.

The soldiers shouted loudly to the stupid soldiers: "Still stunned! Hurry up, put out the fire, and get the lady and Yanai out!"

Xu Huiyan woke up like a dream and yelled: "Idiot, don't put out the fire yet!"

He strode forward, his spear swept away the burning pile of burning wood in front of him, stepped forward and kicked open the door, and rushed in.

Fortunately, the fire had just been ignited, and the soldiers were busy everywhere and quickly extinguished the fire.

Xu Huiyan came out with his wife in his arms, and the soldiers were holding their children behind, and the group was disgraced and embarrassed.

When he arrived in the courtyard and saw that his wife was fine, Xu Huiyan breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the soldiers to take his wife to the back hall to rest.

"Order the whole army to guard the stockade, let's go to the city wall and have a look!"