This fierce battle was fought from midnight to dawn, and from morning to dusk, and the Shandong army, which had an absolute advantage in all aspects, finally forced the Liao army into an alley in the northeast corner of Zhuozhou City when the sky was dark again.

The Shandong Army, which was much stronger than the Liao Army in terms of strength, physical fitness, weapons, etc., still attacked the enemy with its own strengths, and relied on street battles in the city to make the enemy's cavalry lose the ability to maneuver and sprint, which took a lot of time to force it into a desperate situation, and this result alone is enough to see how terrible the combat power of this Liao army is. Moreover, the casualties of the Shandong army itself at this time were not small, and the soldiers who rushed forward to kill were even more wounded.

But even so, they had no intention of retreating, and they were still competing for the lead, constantly shooting the Liao army with bows and crossbows under the command of the generals, and harvesting the lives of the enemy little by little. In other parts of the city, there are still sporadic battles, but other soldiers and horses are doing the final battlefield cleanup, eradicating the fleeing Liao soldiers one by one.

Seeing that the war was about to end, the coach Sun Tu at the rear of the team was excited, this victory was indeed too critical, and it was completely promoted by him, and more importantly, the casualties of his subordinates were much smaller than imagined, all this was enough for him to have an explanation for himself and the soldiers, and it was not in vain for him to take the risk of coming to Zhuozhou.

However, the final resistance of the Liao army was quite fierce, even if there were only two or three thousand people left, they were still brave, almost all of them gave up their lives, and fought to the end. This made it difficult for the Shandong army to advance every step in the future, and the casualty toll continued to increase.

This is also a matter of no choice, because the terrain on this side is indeed favorable for defense and unfavorable for attack, and the narrow lanes often have the effect of blocking the advance of the Song army as long as the Liao army deploys dozens of people. And because of the complex terrain, all of which were dwellings of different heights and earthen walls, the lethality of the bows and crossbows that they relied on to suppress the Liao people was reduced by half.

Just now, the trapped camp rushed through for a while under the leadership of Wu Song and Luda, but it was still desperately killed and retreated by the enemy, and there were many injuries, so they could only retreat temporarily. However, for such a situation, Sun Tu was not too anxious, because he had already arranged for people to make targeted preparations, and presumably soon, the problem in front of him would be solved.

"General, the last general has collected dozens of cans of fire oil from the city by order." Sure enough, after a while, a general behind him strode over, it was Ling Zhen.

Sun Tu nodded with satisfaction when he heard this: "Very good, just send these canisters of fire oil to the front, and then let people prepare those trebuchets and give an ultimatum to the Liao army that is still resisting." If they refuse to surrender, we will launch a fire attack and burn them to the ground along with the dwellings here! ”

"Obey!" Ling Zhen and some of the surrounding generals hurriedly responded with their hands crossed, and quickly ordered his subordinates to start moving the relevant weapons forward, and a few soldiers with loud enough voices stepped forward to shout at the Liao army in the alley.

The threatening words were shouted in, but in exchange for a burst of incomprehensible scolding from the Liao people inside, as well as two arrows, which almost wounded the shouting soldier. After seeing this scene, Ling Zhen immediately said angrily: "These Liao people really don't see the coffin and don't die, so let them taste it!" Come on, put in the canister of oil, add fire to them, and see how long they can shrink in this turtle shell! ”

The soldiers, who had long been impatient, immediately moved when they heard the order, and in a few shouts, dozens of clay pots filled with fire oil rose in the air, crossed several arcs, and smashed into a residential house in the alley. Immediately, the crossbowmen in the rear also quickly released the ignited rockets, and the flames flew into those courtyards with a whistling, and as soon as they touched the fire oil flowing everywhere, the flames spread rapidly.

Suddenly, the fire in the alley was blazing, the smoke was billowing out, and the screams and screams of the Liao soldiers were accompanied by them. Some Liao soldiers near the entrance of the alley were even more burned by the fire and it was difficult to hide, and they all ran out screaming and running out regardless of the Song army in front of them, and then they were all taken down by the men and horses who had been waiting outside.

The only regret is that the terrain here is indeed too complicated, and there are many earth walls between the turns, so that the fire cannot fully extend to the depths of the entire alley, but it is impossible to really burn all the Liao troops, so it can only take more effort to advance layer by layer to completely annihilate the enemy.

"General, in fact, there is no need to bother so much, we still have hundreds of destructive bombs and thunderbolts, as long as they are all used at this time, they will not be able to annihilate them all, and it will be enough to completely defeat their last line of defense." Song Jiang took a step forward at this time and proposed in a low voice.

Sun Tu shook his head after glancing at him and said, "I still have a great use for killing chickens with a knife, how can I waste these weapons on these defeated armies?" And Xiao Gan who is alive is much more useful than a dead one. So I just force them to surrender, not kill them all. ”

Song Jiang peeked at Sun Tu, somehow, the pressure on his own general, who he hadn't seen for several years, was much greater than before, so that he didn't even have the courage to persuade again, so he could only say yes and no more.

Facts have proved that at this moment, the Liao army has also come to the critical point of the collapse of the army's morale, as the Shandong army advanced again, throwing another batch of crockpots near them, just about to release the rocket, there was finally a desperate cry inside: "Stop...... Stop it. We are willing to surrender and not set fire again......"

People are greedy for life and fear death after all, and perhaps a few people can not hesitate to abandon their lives for the sake of loyalty and ideals, but when this number becomes hundreds and thousands, it is difficult to make everyone willing to die. Perhaps Xiao Gan has great prestige in the army, but that is based on the premise that he can lead the army to continuous victory. And now, when the former pride of the Liao army has been completely shattered, his prestige over the years is gone.

As these words were shouted, after discovering that the Song army had indeed not fired any more arrows, the Liao army finally slowly staggered out from the depths of the alley. First a few, then dozens, hundreds, and finally nearly two thousand, covered in blood, the extremely embarrassed Liao soldiers raised the weapons in their hands and walked out with panicked faces.

When they saw this scene, the soldiers waiting outside the alley cheered: "We have won!" The Great Song Dynasty will win, and General Sun will be mighty! ”

"The Great Song Dynasty will win, and General Sun will be mighty!" …… The cheers then extended from all directions and reached all corners of Zhuozhou City. With the surrender of the Liao army, it means that the battle of Zhuozhou finally ended with the complete victory of the Song army.

The tired look on the faces of all the officers and men of the Shandong Army was swept away, and they were replaced by full pride and excitement. Because they know very well that this battle is a rare victory for Da Song for so many years. It can be said that in the past twenty years, the Great Song Dynasty has not been able to achieve such a big victory on the frontal battlefield, it is tens of thousands of elite Liao troops, they were defeated by them in a battle, and they didn't even have a chance to escape and fight again.

And for Sun Tu and other generals, the significance of this battle is extremely significant, Xiao Gan is now one of the few famous generals in the Liao army, and now he can capture him alive, which is more beautiful than breaking his hundreds of thousands of troops, as long as he takes it to Tokyo, it is enough to make the people of the world feel excited and cheered.

Because of this, Sun Tu's eyes have been fixed on the Liao generals who are constantly surrendering, waiting for the appearance of that important person. After a long time, his gaze finally fell on a slightly thin Liao general with a cold and gloomy face, and he knew that this was the Xiao Gan he was looking for.

Compared with others, although Xiao Gan was also covered in blood and wounded, his whole person's momentum was still quite strong, his back was straight, and his eyes were resolute, even if he met Sun Tu's gaze, he never flinched. I saw him come to Sun Tu, and after staring at him silently for a while, he sighed: "Song General Sun Tu really deserves his reputation, no wonder he will be so respected and cared about by Dashi Linya." I only hate that after all, I underestimated your methods and calculations, so that I have today's defeat. The sarcasm and disdain in his tone were undisguised.

"Bold!" His performance aroused the dissatisfaction of the generals of the Shandong army, and someone immediately reprimanded: "The general of the defeated army dares to be so presumptuous, and he still kneels to be bound!" With this shout, hundreds of soldiers around raised their swords and guns and aimed at Xiao Gan and the others, which frightened the other Liao soldiers into a change of expression. However, the weapons in their hands were confiscated as early as when they came out of the alley, and they really had no ability to protect themselves with their bare hands.

In the face of such a scene, Xiao Gan did not see the slightest fear, nor did he have anger, but calmly swept over everyone: "Although I am the general of the defeated army, I am also the king of Daliao Xi, but I can't be insulted at will." I have heard that your Song people are the most reasonable and polite, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. If you are really not afraid of carrying a statement of going back on your word and killing the surrendered army, you can order it now! In the end, his gaze completely fell on Sun Tu's face in front of him, making a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance that would never give in.

Under his influence, even those Liao troops on the side actually re-erected their chests one by one, completely ignoring the swords, guns and arrows of the surrounding Song army, as if it was not them who were defeated.

This aroused the anger in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Shandong army, and they were about to scold and even do it again, but when they saw Sun Tu, they suddenly waved their hands: "The winner should have the belly of the winner, why mess up your mind because of a few words from these incompetent people?" Don't worry, my Sun Tu can't do anything to kill and surrender. ”

As he waved his hand to speak, the soldiers lowered their weapons, but their eyes were still full of anger. And Sun Tu continued to look at Xiao Gan: "It seems that you still can't accept today's defeat, so you insist on pretending to be fearless of life and death, in order to retain your last bit of pitiful dignity?" ”