Chapter 34: The Great Army Sets Out

The next day, the "Da Song Daily" was quickly sold out.

Inside the teahouse restaurant, there were people gathered to discuss the Jin army's southward movement.

"The Jin army claims to have an army of 500,000 this time, can our Great Song Dynasty resist it?" Passerby A said worriedly.

"Didn't you read the newspaper? Jin Jun is actually only 300,000, and if he says 500,000, he is just scaring people. Passerby B explained.

"Even if it's 300,000, can our Great Song army be able to resist it?" Passerby A is still a little worried, and it is also so many years that the Song army has lost one battle after another, which has worn out the people's confidence in them.

"Don't worry, you didn't see that the official family has already sent a document, and will defend Bianjing City, let us rest assured, the court has not run, what are we looking for!" Passerby said.

"But I heard from the people who fled back from Yanyun's side, the Jin army is in the north, it is really burning, killing, prostituting and plundering, and doing all kinds of evil, if the court wants to run, it is very easy, who will care about us at that time." Passerby A is still worried.

"Don't worry, the imperial court has ordered the seed master Dao to lead an army of 100,000 to meet the enemy army, you all know the general, with him in charge, let's rest assured." At this time, a scholar-like person interjected from the side.

"Really? This time against the Jin army, is it a kind of old general in command? When everyone heard this, they were all a little excited, the name of the master of the Tao, in the late Northern Song Dynasty, it was like thunder.

"Naturally, it's true, so let's rest assured." The scholar-like man swore an oath.

"How did you know such confidential information?" Passerby A asked curiously.

"What kind of confidential matter is this, now the army of the general has gathered in the camp, and when the time comes, it will be out of the city in a mighty way, if you don't believe it, you can go and see it!" The man said.

This man was sure of what he said, and when everyone heard this, they rushed to the forbidden army camp to see what was going on.

Zhao Huan deliberately let the seed master go out of the city with such fanfare, the purpose of which is to calm the people's hearts, at this time, the people's hearts are unstable, but there will be a big mess.

On the high platform of the battlefield, Zhao Huan personally handed over the troop transfer talisman to the master Dao.

"Grow old, go to work hard, you must pay attention to your body, return triumphantly, I will give you the wind and dust." Zhao Huan took the hand of the seed master, and there was some emotion in his words.

The planter's hair has turned gray, and the seventy-year-old age is already a high life expectancy in that era, but the body is still strong, hearing what Zhao Huan said, the planter was about to kneel, but he was pulled by Zhao Huan and said: "The old man can stand and talk." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Lian Po is old, can still eat, the old seed will not disgrace his mission and intercept the Jin army on the north bank of the Yellow River." The seed master said angrily.

"Elder Chong, this army will be handed over to you, I can rest assured." Zhao Huan patted the hand of the seed master vigorously, turned around and came to the edge of the stands.

The so-called death of a confidant, in that era, to be able to get such a sentence from the emperor can really make these courtiers throw their heads and spill their blood, and the master couldn't help but burst into tears at this time.

"My sons and daughters of the Great Song Dynasty, the Jin army is coming, are you ready?" Zhao Huan shouted loudly.

"Ready!" 100,000 Song troops chanted in unison.

"Okay, the whole army is set off, kill!" Zhao Huan drank.

"Kill! Kill!! Kill!!! The 100,000 Song army let out an earth-shattering roar, which made many people watching from the side excited, in fact, everyone had a dream of being a soldier in their hearts, and everyone was infected by this momentum, and everyone also chanted.

The 100,000 troops went out of the city in turn, and the people on the side of the road thanked these soldiers and sent the vegetables and fruits grown in their homes and steamed steamed buns to these soldiers, but they were rejected one by one.

After several months of ideological education, the quality of this group of soldiers has improved markedly.

The 100,000 army went out of the city and walked for a full hour, and then it was over, Zhao Huan stayed on the high platform, and after seeing the army leave, he returned to the palace.

Zong Ze led 50,000 troops to the west into Luoyang, and Zong Shidao led 50,000 troops to the east into Zhending.

Yue Fei is under the command of Zong Ze, although Zong Ze is the deputy marshal, he is actually a civil official, the two are literate and martial, cooperate with each other, but complement each other, in history, Yue Fei also went out under Zong Ze, Zong Ze is a person with a broad heart, knowing that Yue Fei has great skills, and he is not like Zhang Jun and others to suppress, but to give Yue Fei the opportunity to display his talents, which is also the opportunity for Zhao Huan to let the two of them partner.

Of course, Yue Fei was young and vigorous at this time, and he also needed an old man like Zong Ze to suppress him.

Seed Master Dao is a long-famous general in the Song Dynasty, and he marches and fights steadily, and Zhao Huan is also very relieved of him.

Since the last time the Jin army withdrew, Li Gang has ordered people to re-strengthen the city wall, digging trenches outside the city, blocking horses and other defensive facilities, now, these facilities have come in handy, the trench is sprinkled with oil by many soldiers, so that when the Jin army attacks the city, a rocket, can destroy this group of people in the sea of fire, the huge Jingkang crossbow is all over the city wall, the current Jingkang crossbow has been improved by the ordnance department, no longer need to rely on horses to open, now only an ordinary soldier can be easily operated by the hinge.

The morning of late spring was already a little hot, and the soldiers at the head of Kaifeng Mansion were wearing military uniforms, sweating a lot, but their spirits were good, and they looked nervously ahead.

"Look, it's our scout!" A soldier reported.

"Open the gates." It turned out that Yue Fei's lieutenant Zhang Xian was now the overseer of the Imperial Forest Army defending the city, and when he saw the scouts returning, he hurried to the city.

"Report to Inspector Zhang, the vanguard of the Jin Army has attacked my Kaifeng, and it should be possible to arrive in half an hour." The scout said to Zhang Xian.

"Okay, you go down and rest first." Zhang Xian said to the herald next to him: "Quickly report this matter to the general." ”

Zhang Xian hurriedly walked up to the city wall and shouted: "Beat the drum to warn, the whole army is on alert, and the Jin army is coming." ”

"Drumming to warn, the whole army is on alert, the Jin army is coming!" The soldier next to him shouted.

"Knock ......", "Knock ......", "Knock ......"

The sound of war drums clearly reached the ears of every soldier, and the soldiers who were still resting immediately returned to their posts, staring nervously ahead.