In the first year of Jianyan, Taiyuan City, the capital of Hedong Road, was bustling and lively, as if it was a festival and a New Year.

Emperor Zhao Ji ascended the throne, the imperial court signed an alliance with the Jin people, the Great Song Dynasty moved south, and the Great Song Dynasty ceded the two rivers and the Jin people......

The sky was clear, and the people of Lei were scorched on the outside and tender on the inside, and everyone didn't expect that the Great Song Dynasty would actually cede Hedong to the Jin people! This also indicates that Xiongcheng in the north and Taiyuan City in Hedong Road have also been handed over.

In contrast to the collective silence of the government, the enthusiasm of the common people was ignited all of a sudden. The young scholars in the city gathered in front of the yamen of the Taiyuan prefect every day, waiting for the final decision of the government.

In the hall of the prefect's yamen, Zhang Xian, Wang Yan and others, who knelt down to listen to the decree, had already stood up from the ground before they had finished reading the decree of the imperial court to cede Hedong.

"Wang Yan, Zhang Xian, Niu Gao, withdraw their troops back to Beijing, cede Hedong, this is the will of the imperial court. Do you want to resist the decree? ”

Seeing that several subordinates were so rampant that they didn't even pay attention to the holy decree, Zhang Jun's face turned blue and he shouted angrily.

Zhang Xian snorted coldly, and sat back on the chair with Niu Gao and the others.

"As the Son of Heaven, he cannot protect the territory and the people, and benefit the people, but fears the enemy like a tiger, grovels and abandons the people in the hands of the barbarian tribe. Such a son of heaven, don't let it. Such a court, forgive my brother, and no longer have anything to do with it. ”

Zhang Jun was furious and wanted to be angry again, but Zhang Xian spoke first and forced his words back into his stomach.

"Joke! Ceding Hedong, won't the blood of tens of thousands of brothers in my loyal army be shed in vain! My brothers just want to fight against the Jin people and kill a few more thieves. As for who is the emperor, what does it have to do with my brother?"

Zhang Xian's words made Zhang Jun and the others stunned, and before they could react, Niu Gao's angry shouts echoed in the lobby again.

"Traitor, hurry up and take your holy decree and get out, there are no cowardly and shameless people here! "

"Wait...... This...... Is it to be violated...... Resist the Holy Decree? ”

The messenger turned pale and trembled and burst out a sentence.

"What bullshit decree?"

Wang Yan poked his fingers and scolded angrily, the muscles on his face were twisted, and he was obviously extremely angry.

"The first emperor has no evil deeds, the emperor is not right, this holy decree must give up the people of Hedong, don't accept it!"

The official who announced the decree was pale, looking at Wang Yan and the others blankly, and his whole body trembled.

"There is no heaven in the eyes, what is really unreasonable!"

Zhang Junqi's face was red, he pointed to the few people in front of him, and said loudly: "Come on, take down all these thieves who resist the order and disobey the order." Hurry up!"

The surrounding sergeants looked at each other, but no one dared to step forward.

Zhang Jun was furious, hoarse, and shouted: "Come on, take down these chaotic ministers and thieves!"

Zhang Jun's eyes widened angrily, and the guards in the hall were still silent. Several officers were helpless and stepped forward with their swords drawn.

"Whoever dares to step forward, Lao Tzu will cut off his dog's head first!"

Niu Gao changed color and pulled out the knife. All the guards drew their swords in their hands and stood on the left and right of Niu Gao, glaring angrily at Zhang Jun.

"Zhang Xianggong, stop shouting, it's useless to shout and break your throat."

Zhang Xian's face was calm, and he separated the sergeants with guns and knives and walked out.

"Most of them are children of Hedong, and if they want to leave their hometowns and leave their fathers and elders in Hedong and their hometowns to Fanzi, I'm afraid they won't agree."

"Zhang Xian, you are going to rebel. How did the official explain to the imperial court? ”

Zhang Jun looked at the surrounding situation and knew in his heart that he was afraid that today's incident was irreparable.

The new emperor Zhao Ji ascended to the great treasure, if he went back naked, without a single soldier, the emperor punished not to mention, and the high position that he finally got in his hands would probably disappear.

However, let him stay and fight against the Jin people in Hedong with Zhang Xian and Niu Gao, but he did not have such a lofty ambition. He is over forty years old, his ambition is withering, and he only thinks about glory and wealth, high-ranking officials, and wealth and prosperity.

Zhang Jun's heart was shocked. In case these people rise up and kill him, won't he be beaten with chickens and eggs?

"Zhang Xianggong, you better leave quickly. Once the Jin people know that we are unwilling to give up Taiyuan City, and then want to leave, I am afraid it will not be so easy. ”

Although he accepted the military order of Zhang Shuye, Qin Hui and others to take over the Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army, and he was decent on weekdays, but in his bones, he looked down on these people.

If it is a peaceful and prosperous world, he may go with the flow, left and right, and not offend anyone. But now that it is a troubled time and a strong enemy has invaded, it is impossible for him to leave his hometown and follow Zhang Jun south.

What's more, Wang Song is not dead, the banner of anti-gold has been erected, how can he secretly cast a pearl and be a ruthless and unrighteous person.

Niu Gao looked at Zhang Jun, and his hand was already clenched on the handle of the knife. Once Zhang Jun is arrogant, he will kill the killer and take this person's life.

In the lobby, the generals of the Loyal and Righteous Army were so supportive, and they were excited one by one, not because Wang Song was coming back.

Zhang Jun knew this, looked at the generals in the hall, smiled bitterly, and sat down in the chair.

"Brothers, you go your own way, and this official will no longer hinder you. This official will not hand over Taiyuan City to the Jin people. Let's take what we need, and we'll be fine. Brothers, cherish it. ”

The news of Wang Song's life spread throughout Taiyuan City. If you want to take away the soldiers of Taiyuan City, how easy is it?

These arrogant soldiers and fierce generals are all fanatical believers of Wang Song, if he takes a risk, won't he become a pile of bones?

Judging the situation, being able to bend and stretch, this is what the husband does. Today, it is important to save your life first.

Now, thanks to Wang Song, he didn't attack him, otherwise, he could only sit and wait for death.

"Zhang Jun, my loyal army is going to have a bloody battle with the thieves. When the two armies are fighting, please leave with your men and the Chincha. My brothers and I can be regarded as benevolent and righteous. ”

Zhang Xian's face was calm, and he spoke loudly, with a flame in his eyes.

Wang Yan walked out, and he was full of words.

"The thieves ravaged Hedong, and the officers and men of our army have endured it for half a year, not to mention people, even the horses have been fattened. Now, we are going to show the thieves that the men of my loyal army are still there, and they will pay for the sins they have committed!"

Zhang Jun looked at Zhang Xian and the others in front of him blankly, and his heart was at a loss.

The elite of the loyal and righteous army is good at fighting, and they are the frogs at the bottom of the well, and they regard the temporary silence of this group of people as weakness and nests. Now it seems that he is too much of a failure to control the loyal and righteous army, and this boss is just a puppet.

"Zhang Jun, in the first year of Jingkang, the thieves besieged Taiyuan City, the imperial court ceded the three towns in the north, the general manager Wang reprimanded the imperial envoys, and Lu Yundi left in embarrassment."

Niu Gao walked out and shouted loudly: "On that day, Taiyuan City was broken with few people, and there was no food and grass, so I still dared to fight against the thieves. Today, there are tens of thousands of soldiers in Taiyuan City, there is plenty of grain and grass, and the city is high and strong, so I am afraid that he will be a thief. You better leave quickly, if the matter of ceding Hedong is known to the people of Taiyuan City, there will be good fruit for you to eat!"

Zhang Jun was stunned for a long time, glanced at Qin Cha, and shook his head slightly.

Taiyuan City, with a population of two or three hundred thousand, once the news of moving south and ceding land spreads, I am afraid that these ministers will not be able to eat and go around.

These arrogant soldiers and fierce generals of the Loyal and Righteous Army, except for Wang Song, no one cares about them. He had better leave quickly, lest the sergeant mutinied and harm himself.

"Brother Yelu, Brother Lin, are you okay now?"

Niu Gao smiled: "Look at the two of you who are white and fat, you should cultivate well in the prison." I just don't know, can I still go into battle to kill the enemy and lead a thousand armies?"

"I've been in a bird's prison for a year, and my bones are weak."

Yelu Yan shook his head, looked at Meng Niugao and the others in the room, and wondered: "If you let us out today, could it be that the prince has arrived?" Hurry up and take us there to see the prince of the king. ”

Lin Feng also said in a trembling voice: "Brother Niu, quickly lead the way, quickly take the two of me to meet the prince!"

Since Zhang Shuye, Zhao Chen, Qin Hui and others left, the life of Yelu and the others in prison has been better. Li Ruoshui respected the two of them as heroes of the loyal and righteous army, and did not embarrass the two of them.

The news that Wang Song is alive has already been known to the two. was released today, and I thought Wang Song was here, but I didn't know that something had happened in the court.

"Wang Xianggong is still in Hebei, so he can't come here in person."

Niu Gao said with a smile: "The imperial court ceded the land and two rivers to the Jin people, and the envoys of the imperial court have arrived, so Zhang Xian and Wang Yan naturally did not allow it." These days, the brethren are suffocating. Zhang Xian and they have already discussed, we are about to have a big battle with the Jin people outside the city, it depends on the two of you, can you catch up with this big battle?"

Yelu Yan and Lin Feng glanced at each other, and together they couldn't wait to shout loudly: "Catch up!" Catch! ”

In the early morning, the air was fresh and the breeze was blowing, sweeping through the arena full of soldiers of the loyal army.

Row after row of sergeants raised their heads and chests, neatly straight, densely packed, swords and guns like a forest, artillery doors, muzzles of cannons, horses like walls, all over the church.

Zhang Xian stepped onto the platform, and Wang Yan, Niu Gao, Lin Feng, Yelu and other generals followed behind.

"Brothers, if you go out to kill the thief, is anyone afraid?"

"Kill the thief, kill the thief!"

The roars of the sergeants shook the heavens and the earth, and after Zhang Xian's words, they erupted.

"There is a prince with us, do you say, are you afraid?"

"Wang Xianggong, long live! Wang Xianggong, long live!"

The uniform shouts spread throughout Taiyuan City.

Zhang Xian pointed his head obliquely and said loudly: "Get out of the city!"

In the sound of "squeak", the north city gate slowly opened, and the Song soldiers were like a forest of swords and guns, stepping out of the city, flying flags, thousands of troops and horses, endlessly.

In the Jurchen camp, the sound of horns, drums, and fights came and went, and the entire golden camp moved.

"Kill!"

Niu Gao shouted, and his subordinate sergeants shouted loudly, stepping forward.

"Kill!"

Yelugen's face was flushed, and the thousands of archers under his command felt the arrows in their hands, stretched out their bows and arrows, and the horses marched forward like a wall.

"Fire!"

The red flag in Wang Yan's hand waved down heavily, and the gunners ignited the primer together, and one cannon after another let out an earth-shattering roar.

"Crossbowmen ready!"

Zhang Xian shouted, beat his horse forward, and in the rumbling artillery, a bloody battle began.

The Song army was rolling in, the military formation was neat, and it was overwhelming, especially the banner of the word "king" fluttering high, which made Wanyan Zonghan in the Jurchen great array gasp.

"Who is the boss surnamed Wang?"

Don't look at it, this is the elite of the Song Army, the loyal army concocted by Wang Song. Today, I am afraid, is a fierce battle.

The south gate of Taiyuan City opened gently, and Zhang Jun led a team of two or three thousand soldiers and horses to leave quietly.

The rumbling sound of cannons and the earth-shattering sound of fighting came from afar, and Zhang Jun and his subordinates listened carefully.

"Zhang Xianggong, do you think they can win?"

The messenger of the decree couldn't help asking.

"The lower officials are not sure."

Zhang Jun had a sense of loss in his expression, but he hid it back well.

"There are more than 30,000 loyal and righteous soldiers, and at least 20,000 have left the city. Although Fanzi has 50,000 soldiers and horses, there are only 10,000 elite cavalry. With the elite of the loyal and righteous army, supplemented by firearms, this battle may be evenly matched. ”

The envoy nodded, and seeing that Zhang Jun's face was not good, he persuaded: "Zhang Xianggong rest assured, as long as you bring these thousands of troops back to the court, it will also be a great achievement." I will speak well for you in front of the officials, and you can put your heart in your stomach. ”

He received a lot of gold, silver and jewelry from Zhang Jun, so he naturally wanted to shelter him from the rain.

"Thank you, Envoy."

Zhang Jun changed his face at this time.

"Envoy, it's better to leave quickly. Once Fanzi notices, he is afraid that the city gate will catch fire and affect the fish in the pond. ”